(2021-11-19). Florida Republican Gaetz offers intern job to fascist shooter Kyle Rittenhouse. wsws.org Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida offered teenage fascist shooter Kyle Rittenhouse an internship should he be acquitted of homicide charges at his trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at which the jury has deliberated for three days.
(2021-11-19). "Honest mistakes": How the US and Israel justify the targeting and killing of civilians. dissidentvoice.org An "honest mistake" is buying your partner the wrong perfume or copying someone into an email chain by accident. It is not firing a drone missile at a car, killing 10 civilians — and doing so when a small child was clearly visible moments earlier. And yet, a supposedly "independent" Pentagon inquiry this month claimed …
(2021-11-19). Phoenix Nazis a No-Show Despite Weekend of Nationwide Fascist Activity. itsgoingdown.org 
Antifascist action report from so-called Phoenix, Arizona about a successful mobilization against neo-Nazi organizing. Between the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the Boise mall shooting, a recent wave of hate by the Goyim Defense League and other Nazis targeting marginalized groups, the far-Right has been mobilizing in recent weeks. A Phoenix, Arizona group known as both "White…
(2021-11-19). 19 November, Toulouse: Palestine Stand — Solidarity with the Hunger Strikers! samidoun.net 
Friday 19 November 2021 From 11 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m. Metro Bagatelle — Toulouse, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/594854881756808 Friday November 19 from 11 a.m. to 12: 30 p.m., Collectif Palestine Vaincra is organizing a Palestine Stand at the exit of the Bagatelle metro in Toulouse in support of the 5 Palestinian prisoners currently on hunger strike for their release […] | The article
(2021-11-19). Saudi attempts to play regional hegemon face tough resistance in Lebanon. peoplesdispatch.org Hezbollah's resistance to Israel and criticism of the war in Yemen has infuriated Saudi Arabia which is now using its economic leverage to punish the common Lebanese people at a time when they are going through the worst crisis in the history of the country since the civil war…
(2021-11-19). Angela Davis: "Forces of White Supremacy" Are Behind Attacks on Teaching Critical Race Theory. democracynow.org 
We speak to legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis about the latest war waged by ultraconservative lawmakers against teaching the racist history of the United States. North Dakota's Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation banning the teaching of critical race theory, defining it as any suggestion that racism is systemically embedded in American society. The law prohibits even discussion of the law in state schools. Critics say the ban also endangers honest narratives of slavery, redlining and the civil rights movement. "What we are witnessing are efforts on the part of the forces of white supremac…
(2021-11-19). In speech before the court, Trotskyist leader indicts German state's revival of Nazi-style anti-socialist laws. wsws.org Christoph Vandreier, the deputy chairman of the Socialist Equality Party, defended the right to advocate for the socialist transformation of society in a speech at the Berlin Administrative Court on November 18.
(2021-11-19). UAE rewards Israeli firms that supplied arms for Gaza massacre. electronicintifada.net Jordan deepens embrace of Tel Aviv, ignoring deep public opposition.
(2021-11-19). What conclusions must be drawn from French racist pundit Éric Zemmour's presidential bid? wsws.org The promotion of Zemmour marks a new and dangerous stage in the crisis of French democracy that must serve as a warning to workers in France and internationally.
(2021-11-19). 200 Activists Arrested While Demanding Biden, Congress Defend Voting Rights. zcomm.org "We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote."
(2021-11-18). In Charlottesville, Rittenhouse and Arbery Cases, White Supremacy Is on Trial. truthout.org 
Jurors in Charlottesville, Virginia, are hearing closing arguments today in a civil trial that seeks to hold white supremacists accountable for organizing the deadly "Unite the Right" rally there in 2017, and conspiring to commit racially motivated violence. Two of the white supremacists have been defending themselves in the courtroom: Richard Spencer and Christopher Cantwell. They took the stand Tuesday, and tried unsuccessfully to have the judge dismiss the case for lack of evidence, even as th…
(2021-11-18). Three White Supremacy Trials: Dahlia Lithwick on Charlottesville, Rittenhouse & Arbery Murder Case. democracynow.org 
Jurors in Charlottesville, Virginia, are hearing closing arguments today in a civil trial that seeks to hold white supremacists accountable for organizing the deadly "Unite the Right" rally there in 2017, and conspiring to commit racially motivated violence. Two of the white supremacists have been defending themselves in the courtroom: Richard Spencer and Christopher Cantwell. They took the stand Tuesday, and tried unsuccessfully to have the judge dismiss the case for lack of evidence, even as they used racial slurs during the trial. Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Friday. Both Spencer and Cantwell hav…
(2021-11-18). Islamophobia, the Surveillance State & U.S. Wars of Aggression w/ Dr. Nazia Kazi. liberationnews.org 
Dr. Nazia Kazi, an activist and professor of Anthropology at Stockton University, explains how the managers of the U.S. empire foment Islamophobia and other racist ideas at home as an integral part of waging war abroad.
(2021-11-18). Anti-Communism, Anti-Blackness, and Imperialism. libya360.wordpress.com Dr. Charisse Burden Stelley In this talk prepared for the Albuquerque Anti-War Coalition's Anti-Communism & Imperialism panel discussion, Dr. Charisse Burden Stelley discusses how anti-communism and anti-Blackness are intrinsically intertwined structures of white supremacist and capitalist control. Transcript Good afternoon, everybody. My name is Charisse Burden Stelley and I am a professor of Africana studies in political science…
(2021-11-18). RCMP Set up Illegal Exclusion Zone Blocking Food, Medicine, and People from Reaching Healing Center and Homes on the Territory. dissidentvoice.org 
Is this what Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau meant when he told Indigenous leaders: It is time for a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with First Nations peoples, one that understands that the constitutionally guaranteed rights of First Nations in Canada are not an inconvenience but rather a sacred obligation.
(2021-11-18). US lawmaker accused of 'racial violence' over Halloween costume. rt.com 
A Boston legislator has apologized after a photo of her Asian-themed Halloween costume from two years ago triggered outrage, including accusations that she committed "racial violence." | The photo in question, which surfaced online earlier this week, shows Malden, Massachusetts City Councilor Jadeane Sica wearing a bamboo hat and an "Orchids of Asia" T-shirt while holding a bottle of lotion. Her husband is shown with her in the picture, wearing New England Patriots garb and holding a fake NFL championship trophy. Orchids of Asia is the Florida spa where Patriots owner Robert Kraft was accused of soliciting pro…
(2021-11-18). Australian establishment legitimises fascist political violence with anti-lockdown protests. wsws.org Demonstrations against proposed pandemic laws in the state of Victoria are being used to integrate an extreme-right-wing and fascistic anti-lockdown milieu into the official political establishment.
(2021-11-18). House censures Gosar while Republicans defend fascist threats. wsws.org Gosar provoked the censure motion nine days ago by posting on his official Twitter account an edited video that depicted him killing Ocasio-Cortez with a sword and then brandishing the weapon in the face of President Biden. The response of Republicans marks a further step in the fascistic transformation of the party.
(2021-11-18). F&M Students Express Support for Intellectual Freedom. zcomm.org We unconditionally uphold the value of freedom of speech and condemn foreign intervention with an explicit agenda from Israel…
(2021-11-18). Selected Articles: Vaccinated People Are Up to Nine Times (9X) More Likely to be Hospitalized than Unvaccinated People. globalresearch.ca 
By In the spring of 2021, before the emergence of the Delta variant, Israel had been the first country in …
(2021-11-18). From Pegasus to Blue Wolf: How Israel's "Security" Experiment in Palestine Became Global. dissidentvoice.org 
The revelation, a few years ago, that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been conducting mass surveillance on millions of Americans has reignited the conversation on governments' misconduct and their violation of human rights and privacy laws. Until recently, however, Israel has been spared due criticism, not only for its unlawful spying methods on …
(2021-11-18). FBI hid evidence in Malcolm X murder trial, convictions tossed. rt.com 
A New York judge voided the convictions of two black men for the 1965 assassination of activist Malcolm X, after a re-investigation inspired by a Netflix documentary found the FBI had withheld evidence of their innocence. | State Supreme Court Justice Ellen Biben threw out the convictions of Muhammad A. Aziz (aka Norman 3X Butler) and Khalil Islam (aka Thomas 15X Johnson), who were charged with assassinating Malcolm X at Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom and sentenced to life in prison in 1966. | "I am an 83-year-old man who was victimized by the criminal justice system," Muhammad Aziz says as DA moves to vacate hi…
(2021-11-18). Nearly 200 activists arrested in DC demanding passage of voting rights legislation. nationofchange.org "We are here today to send a message that President Biden must take action now to ensure the promise of our democracy and protect our freedom to vote."