(2022-02-07). How Israel's occupation of Palestine intensifies climate change. mronline.org 
"Israel's actions over the last almost 75 years demonstrate that there is very little regard for the indigenous landscape, the indigenous flora and fauna, the wildlife population, and the indigenous people." — Zena Agha, Middle East Institute.
(2022-02-07). Protest Calls On Public Stores To Stop Selling Apartheid Products. popularresistance.org On Saturday, 5 February, activists in Vancouver gathered outside the downtown BC Liquor Store for a picket and literature distribution calling for the publicly owned stores to stop selling Israeli wines, many of which are produced in the occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands of the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Despite repeated calls to provincial officials noting that the sale of these wines means that BC Liquor Stores are directly implicated in war crimes, they have continued to take no action and market these apartheid wines. | The Canada Palestine Association has led the campaign for years to remove these…
(2022-02-07). Casual Racism and the New Cold War. popularresistance.org A quick Google search of "Russia" or "China" is all that is needed to identify the casual racism of the corporate media and its central role in the U.S.'s New Cold War. Add the word "fear" to the search and the agenda becomes even clearer. In a search for mainstream media articles on Russia conducted on January 26th, nine of the first ten articles that appeared contained the word "fear" in the headline. China fared a bit better than Russia, but not by much. Better than half of the headlines referenced the word "fear" or "worried" to describe affairs relating to the world's second largest economy.
(2022-02-07). Is the NFL Run Like a Plantation? Ex-Player Donté Stallworth Responds to Bombshell Racism Lawsuit. democracynow.org 
Ahead of the Super Bowl this weekend, we speak to former National Football League player Donté Stallworth about racism and anti-Blackness in the league. Last week, former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores sued the NFL, as well as three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — for discriminating against him as a Black candidate during his interview process. In his complaint, Flores says the NFL is "racially segregated and is managed much like a plantation," with wealthy white owners and head coaches at the top while the majority of players who risk bodily injury are Black. "Hop…
(2022-02-07). 'Black lives matter' say detained youth from inside Don Dale isolation block. greenleft.org.au Activists are continuing to keep up the pressure on the NT government to close the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Stephen W Enciso reports.
(2022-02-07). Boise Tent Demonstration Remains Strong In Face Of Continued Police And Far-Right Harassment. popularresistance.org Folks are three weeks into the tent demonstration in so-called Boise, Idaho. Lasting through multiple police raids, attacks from local fascist groups, and a whirlwind of misrepresentation in local media; folks are war weathered but are regaining strength and pressing forward. | In the early morning hours of Friday, February 4th, 2022 folks began to hear the soft and eerie hum of police drones flying overhead, followed by the invasion of 40 Idaho state police filling the area. Cops started opening tents and grabbing whatever they could find that could be used to sustain warmth for the protesters who have been occu…
(2022-02-07). State of emergency declared in Ottawa as far-right Freedom Convoy occupation continues. wsws.org Far-right and fascist activists, many of whom are armed, remain menacingly encamped outside Canada's parliament. They have vowed to remain until all COVID-19 restrictions are scrapped by the federal Liberal government.
(2022-02-07). Israel Gets Georgia To Strip Free Speech Rights (Again). popularresistance.org After Abby's major legal victory getting Georgia's anti-BDS law ruled unenforceable, Israel has hit back by getting the State Legislature to keep this brazenly unconstitutional law officially on the books.
(2022-02-07). 7 months after her arrest, Shatha Odeh's case is emblematic of Israeli attack on Palestinian civil society. peoplesdispatch.org Shatha Odeh, the director of the Health Work Committees, has been in jail since July 2021 during which time she contracted COVID-19. Her case is a microcosm of Israel's attempts to eliminate all voices critical of its discriminatory policies…
(2022-02-07). Did the Pegasus Spyware Netanyahu used against Palestinians and gave to Saudis bring him Down? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Pegasus spyware made by the Israeli NSO company and backed by the Israeli state has been used extensively against Palestinians to keep them stateless, and former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu used access to the software as an incentive for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to improve relations …
(2022-02-07). As US Withholds Millions in Aid From Egypt, Local Expert Says It Won't Bring Cairo 'to Its Knees'. sputniknews.com Egypt has been the recipient of an average of $2 billion in annual military and economic aid from the US since 1979, when it signed a peace treaty with Israel. And an Egyptian professor claims that money has always been used as a tool to ensure political leverage.
(2022-02-06). Boycott Israeli Wines! Spirited Vancouver protest calls on public stores to stop selling apartheid products. samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 5 February, activists in Vancouver gathered outside the downtown BC Liquor Store for a picket and literature distribution calling for the publicly owned stores to stop selling Israeli wines, many of which are produced in the occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands of the West Bank and the Golan Heights. Despite repeated calls to …
(2022-02-06). Reclaman en Brasil justicia por refugiado congoleño asesinado. telesurtv.net Ciudadanos movilizados en al menos 30 ciudades brasileñas denuncian violencia estructural y racismo que persiste en Brasil.
(2022-02-06). Stay Out of DC: A Report on Confronting Patriot Front at 'March for Life'. itsgoingdown.org Report back on antifascist mobilization against the neo-Nazi group Patriot Front, who attempted to march at the anti-abortion, 'March for Life' rally in DC in late January. We, speaking as DC AFA, Frederick AF, DCYLF, MDYLF and other DC community members united against Patriot Front on January 21, 2022 during the National March for Life…
(2022-02-06). How Israel lost the War of Words over its Apartheid. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — Who wrote the following quote? "Whereas the Afrikaner apostles of apartheid in South Africa, for example, brazenly proclaimed their sin, the [Israeli] practitioners of apartheid in Palestine beguilingly protest their innocence." Amnesty International? Human Rights Watch (HRW)? Perhaps even the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem? Since January of last …
(2022-02-06). There are No Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. The US and Canada do not Support Fascism. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on March 1, 2014 Svoboda is a Neo-Nazi Party, Ukraine's fourth biggest party holding 36 seats out of 450 in parliament. | They're also part of the Alliance of European National Movements along with the …
(2022-02-06). Canadian Patriot Review on the Ground Report from Ottawa's Freedom Convoy. dissidentvoice.org Matt Ehret reports from the Trucker convoy in Ottawa Canada. Yesterday I had the great pleasure to spend the day in Ottawa in order to experience the Freedom Convoy with my own eyes. This is the real deal.
(2022-02-06). Big Pharma, Gates, Fauci, UK Officials Accused of Crimes against Humanity in Complaint to International court. globalresearch.ca First published on December 18, 2021 | Activists are charging UK officials and the world's most powerful health figures with genocide, citing a range of statistics on the effects of COVID "vaccines" and policies. | A group that includes former Pfizer vice …
(2022-02-06). Israel Expands Its Iran Strategy Amid Potential Social Unrest In The Islamic Republic. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has laid out
(2022-02-06). Video: Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Literary and Socio-Political Paths. samidoun.net On Saturday, 5 February, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement (Masar Badil) organized a webinar to remember the Lebanese revolutionary intellectual Samah Idriss. "Remembering Samah Idriss: An Organic Intellectual and his Subversive Literary and Socio-Political Paths" included analysis of his literary and political contributions, memories of his life in struggle, and visions for future organizing …
(2022-02-06). Manchin's Likely Backing of Biden SCOTUS Pick Reflects Court's Conservative Role. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden's agenda has stalled out in Congress. He's facing low approval ratings and a potential Republican wave in November's midterm election. The announcement of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement was seen as a chance to reset the narrative, in Washington-speak, and give party activists some reason for enthusiasm in what could be a grueling and demoralizing year. In reality, nominating a new justice, even one in the mold of the bench's most liberal member, Sonia…
(2022-02-06). WEEKEND READER: The Truth About A Supreme Court Contender. dailyposter.com 
(2022-02-06). Thursday 2/17: Voting Rights, Civil Rights: What's Now, What Next? indybay.org Virtual event (FREE)…