Daily Archives: December 2, 2022

2022-12-02: News Headlines

Anonymous587 (2022-12-02). Foreign Mercenaries: Kiev Regime's War Is Full Of Corruption, Deceit And Dirty Deals. southfront.org | With the beginning of the war in Ukraine, President Zelensky launched a full-scale campaign to attract foreign military volunteers to strengthen the capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Citizens of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, and Israel were among the first to arrive. Later, entire squads of foreign soldiers of fortune were formed, equipped with the most advanced Western weapons. However, it soon became clear that this war is not 'a walk in the Ukrainian fields' but a fierce battle un…

_____ (2022-12-02). Who prevents Palestine from becoming a full member of the UN? journal-neo.org Granting Palestine full member state status at the UN would, according to many politicians, be a practical step that could preserve the two-state solution and help reinvigorate the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. And this view is constantly making its way on the world stage and within the UN walls. Several consultations have been …

Ted Kelly (2022-12-02). Free Leonard Peltier and all Native prisoners. workers.org The slightly edited article first appeared online Oct. 13, 2021. During the era of colonial theft and conquest, North America became a proving ground for European imperialists. This was where strategies of biological warfare and genocide were honed, as well as the industry that has become a pillar of modern . . . |

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-12-02). Sunday 12/11: Speaker: Fight the Far Right to Win Reproductive Justice! indybay.org In person in San Francisco (or via ZOOM link below) | New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk Street (at Ellis), San Francisco | (7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near #5, 19, 27, 31, 38 Muni bus lines)…

WSWS (2022-12-02). Timothy Snyder's Bloodlands: Right-wing propaganda disguised as historical scholarship—Part One. wsws.org The role that Snyder is playing in justifying the imperialist proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and the alliance of US imperialism with the Ukrainian far right make it imperative to investigate his book more closely.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-02). Alarm bells sounded for the Zionist regime, its backers. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) — Referring to the globalization of hatred against the Israeli regime, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said that alarm bells have been sounded for the Zionist regime and its supporters.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-12-02). 'Deliberate ambiguity': Israel's nuclear weapons are greatest threat to Middle East. peoplesworld.org As Western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many of those governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel's nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many other countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic hypocrisy. The Conference on the Establishment of a …

Angela (2022-12-02). Sunday 12/11: Q&A Discussion of "Come and See; Go and Tell – Next Year in Palestine" indybay.org

Lee Siu Hin, National Immigrant Solidarity N (2022-12-02). Winter 2022 National Immigrant Solidarity Network Immigrant Justice News Alert! indybay.org Racist Hate and Migrantphobia Continues Under Biden…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-12-02). Golden Harvest Ceremony – Growing food in Historic Negro Bar, Lake Natoma, California. indybay.org 1848 Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District on Ancient Indigenous Lands in California. "It's important to keep the focus squarely on the culprit that brought us to this point today. And that's the US government. Its subtle and overt expansion of White supremacy is to blame here. These are two incredibly aggrieved, hyper-marginalized groups,"

Mark Gruenberg (2022-12-02). Free elections come under attack Dec. 7 at the Supreme Court. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—On Dec. 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy," as FDR put it, the Empire of Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor. On Dec. 7, 2022, the empire of the right wing attacks the United States election system—at the Supreme Court. That's the day when the right-wingers, seizing on two small …

People for the American Way (2022-12-02). Sunday 12/4: "Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted" – History Film on Black Voter Suppression. indybay.org Online event…

Bennett Shoop (2022-12-02). Drag against fascism: D.C. LGBTQ+ community raises funds for Club Q workers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Seven different talented drag performers—Jane Saw, Rico Pico, Jaxknife Complex, Ricky Rose, Dirty Sanchez, Mari Con Carne, and Molasses—took the stage at As You Are, a local queer bar and café in Southeast D.C., on Nov. 27 for a solidarity fundraiser for the workers of Club Q in Colorado Springs. The event was the third …

It's Going Down (2022-12-01). How Transphobia Built a Coalition of Eco-Radicals, White Nationalists and Right-Wing Think Tanks. itsgoingdown.org Last month, antifascists and members of the LGBTQ+ community, mobilized against a group of TERFs (Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists), holding events across the US, under the banner of "Let Women Speak." While these rallies were small, drawing only a few dozen and opposed by much larger crowds, they also brought out far-Right anti-trans activists and members…

En.mehrnews (2022-12-01). Israeli regime martyrs 2 Palestinians, injure 3 in Jenin raid. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The apartheid Israeli regime martyred 2 Palestinians and injured 3 more in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Thursday morning.

Rima Najjar (2022-12-01). In the World Cup Arena and in Israel, Might Makes Right. orinocotribune.com By Rima Najjar Nov 26, 2022 | Marco Balich, the creative director of the opening ceremony of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, probably has no idea that "bridging distances" when it comes to Palestinians and Israelis is a euphemism for normalizing Israel's apartheid and settler colonialism, its brutal subjugation and dispossession of Palestinians. | For Palestinians and their supporters, more than football is afoot at the games. The World Cup has presented a great opportunity to raise international awareness of the Palestinian struggle for liberation and return. Several campaigns have been launched on social media…

Miko Peled (2022-12-01). UN Resolution 181: 75 Years of Myth Making and False Israeli Legitimacy. mintpressnews.com Seventy-Five years after the United Nations' fatal decision to partition Palestine, the carnage and oppression of Palestinians by those who would claim they represent the Jewish people continues — and it promises to get much worse. | Some claim that Zionism came to save the Jewish people from another Holocaust, that they speak for defenseless Jews so that they will never again have to endure a genocide the likes of the Nazi genocide of the Jews in Europe. But these assertions are merely excuses to allow the Zionist regime to exercise its cruelty and brutality without interruption. | The United Nations Parti…

WSWS (2022-12-01). German parliament declares 1930s famine in Ukraine a genocide: Falsification of history in the service of war propaganda. wsws.org The German parliament explicitly places the "Holodomor" on par with the Holocaust and the Nazi crimes against the Soviet Union. With this line of argument, the Bundestag places itself squarely in the tradition of the Ukrainian and international far right.

_____ (2022-12-01). Elbit Systems UK Fired From £280 Million Worth Of Defence Contracts. popularresistance.org Minister of State for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk has confirmed that Elbit Systems UK, a subsidiary of Israel's largest arms company Elbit Systems LTD, has been forced out of lucrative contracts to deliver training for Dreadnought submarine and Royal Navy crews [1, 2]. The Ministry of Defence has ejected Elbit from a contract worth £160m to deliver Dreadnought crew training, and is 'negotiating the departure' of Elbit from a £123m contract for 'Project Selborne' Royal Navy training, stating that Elbit now falls short of 'operational sovereignty standards for the UK's highest priority capabilities'.

Ali Abunimah (2022-12-01). Will Macron stop Israel's expulsion of Salah Hammouri? electronicintifada.net Palestinian-French human rights lawyer may be deported as soon as Monday.

Anonymous669 (2022-12-01). Israel, U.S. Held Joint Air Drills Simulating Strikes On Iran And Its Allies (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On November 30, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shared details on a series of joint air exercises it held with the United States military over the last 48 hours, simulating strikes against Iran and its allies in the Middle East. | During the exercises, which took place over Israel and the Mediterranean Sea, four F-35i fighter jets of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) accompanied four U.S. F-15 fighter jet, while an American KC-135 aerial refueli…

En.mehrnews (2022-12-01). Zionists backers in no position to talk about human rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said the backers of occupying, terrorist and racist Zionist regime of Israel are in no position to comment on human rights in other places.

Misión Verdad (2022-12-01). Israeli Journalists Ignored at World Cup in Qatar. orinocotribune.com

Ramona Wadi (2022-12-01). Lapid exploits UN resolutions to further Israel's security narrative. thealtworld.com The Israeli government is portraying itself as being worried about international delegitimisation at the UN. As the UN General Assembly

Ramzy Baroud (2022-12-01). Deliberate Ambiguity: Israel's Nukes Are the Greatest Threat to the Middle East. mintpressnews.com US support for Israel is not confined to ensuring the latter has a 'military edge' over its neighbors, but to also ensure Israel remains the region's only superpower, even if that entails escaping international accountability for the development of WMDs.

Staff (2022-12-01). #JusticeForSalah: Massive banner unfurled in Paris urges freedom for Salah Hamouri #LiberezSalah. samidoun.net Photo credit: @tulyppe On Thursday December 1 in Paris, a huge banner was unfurled over a busy street, calling for the immediate release of Salah Hamouri, the French-Palestinian lawyer imprisoned without charge or trial under Israeli administrative detention regime since 7 March 2022. The banner was widely seen by many passers-by, both pedestrians and drivers …

____ (2022-11-30). Chinese envoy calls for collective int'l efforts to solve Palestine question. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called for collective international efforts to solve the Palestine question.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-01). UN approves a resolution in support of Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution regarding the anniversary of the occupation of Palestine (Nakba Day) despite the opposition of the United States, Britian and the Zionist regime.

En.mehrnews (2022-12-01). VIDEO: Resistance groups missile test in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) — The Palestinian Shahab news agency announced that the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip test-fired three test missiles towards the Mediterranean Sea this morning.

Fight Back (2022-12-01). Grand Rapids holds solidarity rally for Palestine Day. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – The Palestine Solidarity Committee of Grand Rapids organized a sign-holding in conjunction with groups across the world recognizing the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, November 29. The event was part of a call to action put out by the US Palestinian Community Network. | Drivers were met with Palestine flags and chants of, "From the belly of the beast – no justice, no peace!" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho! The occupation's got to go!" at the busy intersection. A few onlookers joined in on the call to "Free Palestine," while others honked their horns in support. | "I would…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2022-12-01). When will ICC's Karim Khan break his silence on Palestine? electronicintifada.net Chief prosecutor urged to deter war crimes and expedite investigation.

Staff (2022-12-01). Actions and events honour Arab revolutionary intellectual Samah Idriss. samidoun.net On the first anniversary of the passing of renowned Arab revolutionary writer and intellectual Samah Idriss on 25 November 2021, political, cultural and social events were organized around the world to commemorate his legacy of struggle and vow to follow in the path of his words: " If we abandon Palestine, we abandon ourselves." Samidoun …

Staff (2022-12-01). Take action in Canada for #JusticeforSalah Hamouri: Send a letter to government officials. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is joining with Just Peace Advocates, the Canada Palestine Association, Palestinian and Jewish Unity and Palestine House to launch a letter-writing campaign targeting Canadian officials following the statement of Zionist officials on 30 November that they intend to forcibly deport imprisoned Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri to France this coming Sunday …

Chris Walker (2022-12-01). House Ways and Means Committee Obtains Trump's Tax Records. truthout.org The Treasury Department has reportedly handed over six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee, about a week after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to entertain an appeal from the former president to prevent the transfer of his records. The committee had formally requested Trump's tax documents in 2019 and 2021. After years of legal opposition from Trump… |

Dick Nichols (2022-12-01). Scotland: British court blocks independence referendum. greenleft.org.au The British Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to legislate for an independence referendum. Dick Nichols reports.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-12-01). Trump's troubles keep piling up. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Donald Trump's troubles keep piling up, pointing the way ever more towards holding the former Republican Oval Office occupant accountable for his misdeeds and malfeasance in and out of the White House. On Nov. 29 alone, the Supreme Court, in a one-sentence order, ended Trump's long struggle to keep six years of his tax returns …

Staff (2022-12-01). Top NATO/EUCOM commander in Georgia to solidify military outpost. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseDecember 1, 2022 Minister of Defense of Georgia met with General Christopher Cavoli The Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe and the Commander of the US European Command, General Christopher Cavoli , is visiting Georgia. The American general was hosted by the Minister of Defense of Georgia Juansher Burchuladze at …

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-12-01). Fuerzas de ocupación israelí asesinan a dos palestinos. telesurtv.net Un menor de edad murió luego de permanecer un mes en el hospital herido con impactos de bala del Ejército israelí.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-12-01). ONU rechaza ocupación israelí de los Altos de Golán sirios. telesurtv.net El seno de la ONU ratificó que la ocupación de Israel de estos territorios constituye un obstáculo contra la estabilidad regional.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-12-01). Exigen cese de deportaciones de haitianos desde República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Denuncian que esa práctica del Ejecutivo que preside Luis Abinader tiene un carácter racista y discriminatorio.

TeleSUR, gao, JDO (2022-12-01). Mueren otros dos jóvenes palestinos bajo el fuego israelí. telesurtv.net La más reciente agresión israelí a Jenin, perpetrada este jueves, provocó dos muertos, un herido y cuatro palestinos apresados.

_____ (2022-11-30). DC Government's Racial Equity Plan Is Elite Capture By The State. popularresistance.org D.C. Mayor Bowser's "Draft Racial Equity Action Plan " (REAP) is a public relations document which reflects a continued commitment to the systemic foundations of racial inequities. As a follow-up to the empty gesture of painting the words "Black Lives Matter" on 800 16th Street Northwest, Washington, DC and declaring that space "Black Lives Matter Plaza ", the REAP suggests that the state structures which maintain settler colonialism and capitalism can be a remedy for racial inequity. | "It is our charge and our responsibility to put in place policies that are intentional about ending structural racism and revers…

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). World Cup shows how world hates Israel, supports Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani condemned the recent atrocities by the Zionist Israeli regime against Palestinians in West Bank, adding the Qatar World Cup shows how the world despises the apartheid regime.

_____ (2022-11-30). Russia strengthens cooperation with its allies in the East. journal-neo.org The start of the special operation to denazify the Kiev regime was essentially a dividing line, revealing not only the true Russophobic attitude towards Russia of the current US political elite and their Western allies, but also clearly highlighting the outspoken defenders and sponsors of today's neo-Nazis. These circumstances have defined and deepened the sharp …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-11-30). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's Interview for the Film, Nazism on Trial, Moscow, November 26, 2022. libya360.wordpress.com Nothing would have happened without external forces, neither glorification of the Nazis, or the transformation of Nazism into the current Ukrainian government's theory & practice. Question: Today, we are being told (primarily by the Ukrainians) that the Russians have "made things up" and there are no Nazis in Ukraine and there have never been any. However, we remember…

Kyle Anzalone (2022-11-30). White House Considering Transferring Patriot Missiles to Ukraine, Kremlin Threatens Response. globalresearch.ca

Yves Engler (2022-11-30). Hey CIJA! Conflating Jews with Israel is Racist. dissidentvoice.org Charges of "antisemitism" have been degraded to the point where they often sound like a 6-year-old telling other kids not to play with Johnnie because he has cooties. Recently federal NDP executive member Ryan Painter quote-tweeted me saying "Don't listen to anything Yves Engler says. He's Canada's leading antisemite and doesn't want anything more than …

Chris Walker (2022-11-30). Oath Keepers Founder Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for Role in Jan. 6. truthout.org A federal jury in Washington D.C. has convicted two members of the far right Oath Keepers — including founder Stewart Rhodes — of seditious conspiracy for their involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, and for their attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Three other members of the group were also convicted of obstruction of an official… |

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-11-30). Sunday 12/11: Conversation with an Australian Feminist: Fight the Far Right to Win Reproductive Justice. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk St (@ Ellis), SF | (7 blocks from Civic Center BART, on/near #5, 19, 27, 31, 38 Muni bus lines) | Also online (REGISTER: bit.ly/Dec11AussieFeminist)…

_____ (2022-11-30). Ben-Gvir's Appointment As Minister For National Security Is Bad News. popularresistance.org The racist thug Itamar Ben-Gvir has not yet set foot in his new office as Minister of National Security, but the effects of his rise to power have already been felt throughout Palestine. As I write these words, Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro was arrested by the Israeli Army. He recently published a video showing an IDF soldier attacking and beating an Israeli activist in the city of Al-Khalil (also known as Hebron). The actions of the soldier and the sudden unwarranted arrest of Issa are signs of things to come. | From Al-Khalil, Issa runs Youth Against Settlements, one of the most important and effe…

_____ (2022-11-30). Israelis Are Not Welcome in Qatar During the 2022 World Cup. strategic-culture.org The 2022 World Cup in Qatar has been the first of its kind and may be a breakthrough in calling out Israel and its Israeli citizens and journalists are allowed in Qatar in a FIFA agreement during the 2022 World Cup now underway in Doha. Being allowed to enter a country to watch football, or to cover an event as a journalist or media crew, is far different than being welcome. | Israeli journalists have reported numerous interactions with football fans and locals in Qatar that let them know they ar…

Anonymous669 (2022-11-30). Israeli Navy Test-Fired New Interceptor Designed To Counter 'Advanced' Cruise Missile (Video). southfront.org Screengrab. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | The Israeli Navy has successfully test-fired the LRAD long-range interceptor which was especially designed to counter "advanced" cruise missile | On November 30, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Ministry of Defense said in a joint statement that a Sa'ar 6-class corvette INS Magen successfully test-fired the LRAD missile earlier this month. The warship launched the missile after detecting a "target that resembled an advanced cruise missile" and des…

Dave DeCamp (2022-11-30). US, Israel Hold Joint Aerial Drills Simulating Attacks on Iran. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military on Wednesday published pictures of joint aerial exercises with the US that were held this week and simulated attacks on Iran. The drills were held over Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. According to the Times of Israel, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said the exercises involved four Israeli F-35 fighter jets that …

Editor (2022-11-30). Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Including Two Brothers. scheerpost.com The three Palestinians killed overnight were identified as Jawad Rimawi, 22, Thafer Rimawi, 21, and Mufid Ikhlayel, 44. A fourth Palestinian was killed later on Tuesday morning after carrying out a car-ramming that left one Israeli wounded.

Kit Klarenberg (2022-11-30). Palestine Action puts Israel's war industry "on trial" electronicintifada.net A hostile judge couldn't stop protesters against Elbit Systems turning a court appearance to their advantage.

Marwa Osman (2022-11-30). Al Quds Douple OperationMES EP 186. thealtworld.com The Israelis are paranoid from the return of the resistance bombings, which had been absent for more than 15 years, but returned to occupied Al Quds last Wednesday, with the implementation of the "AlQuds operation." For many years, Palestinians attacked Israeli occupation forces targets with stabbing, run-over, shooting and stone-throwing operations in response to the Israeli occupation aggressions and human rights violations. | But the most effective of all to this moment was the scenes at the bombing sights of buses stations in the heart of the occupied commercial centers were illegal colonial settlers roam ter…

UnitedEditor (2022-11-30). Israel-Lebanon agreement and restructuring in the Eastern Mediterranean. uwidata.com By Prof. Dr. Ata Atun * As if the rapid change of balances in the world will lead to the reconciliation of resentments and the re-determination of ranks… For example, after Israel completed the exploration and extraction of gas in the Karish field, political relations between Lebanon and Israel were positively affected by the certainty …

Alex Bainbridge (2022-11-30). Giant flag drop for International Day in Solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was marked by Justice for Palestine Meanjin — Brisbane with a giant flag drop from the Goodwill Bridge. Alex Bainbridge reports.

____ (2022-11-30). Xi sends congratulations to UN meeting marking Int'l Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping extended congratulations to a UN meeting held on Tuesday to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

Editor (2022-11-30). 'Holy Land Foundation 5' are victims of America's unjust persecution of Palestinians. mronline.org The case against the "Holy Land 5" led to the wrongful conviction and unjust long-term imprisonment of five highly respected Palestinian men. Three of them, Mufid Abdulqader, Ghassan Elashi, and Shukri Abu Baker, remain imprisoned today.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). 13-year-old Palestinian martyred by Zionist forces in Negev. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — Palestinian sources on Wednesday evening announced that a Palestinian child was martyred after sustaining severe injuries from a shot by the Zionist regime's forces.

En.mehrnews (2022-11-30). Spectator runs onto pitch in Wed. match with Palestinian flag. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) — A supporter wearing a Tunisia shirt and holding a Palestinian flag ran on to the pitch at Education Stadium during the second half of the World Cup Group D game between Tunisia and France on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-11-30). New attack on Salah Hamouri: Occupation threatens to forcibly deport him on Sunday, 4 December. samidoun.net Salah Hamouri, the imprisoned French-Palestinian lawyer and human rights defender jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention since March 2022, has been told by occupation prison administrators in Hadarim prison that he will be forcibly deported to France and stripped of his Jerusalem ID on Sunday, 4 December. His detention is scheduled to expire …

Staff (2022-11-30). #PalestineDay: Actions around the world stand with the Palestinian people's liberation struggle. samidoun.net 29 November marks the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People — infamously, it marks the anniversary of the United Nations' Resolution 181 in 1947, which planned for the partition of Palestine over the objections and resistance of the indigenous Palestinian people. On this 75th anniversary of the partition of Palestine, organizers around the …

Editor (2022-11-30). Biden's Student Debt Relief Program Is Now in the Hands of the Supreme Court. scheerpost.com By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout More than 40 million lower-income people burdened with student loans are still waiting for clarity about how much they will owe and when their next payments will be due, as the Supreme Court decides if it will rule on whether to allow President Joe Biden's student debt relief program to …

Ian MacDougall (2022-11-30). What's really at stake in a politically charged Supreme Court case on elections. nationofchange.org Moore v. Harper could transform the law—but not in the way that many pundits, or even politicians, anticipate.

Joe Lauria (2022-11-30). Media Serve the Governors, Not the Governed. orinocotribune.com By Joe Lauria Nov 24, 2022 | [Joe Lauria gave the original version of this speech at a rally for Julian Assange in Sydney on March 3, 2019. The video of the speech can be watched In his 1971 opinion in the Pentagon Papers case, US Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote: | In the First Amendment the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors. The Government's power to censor the press was…

Mary Clare Jalonick (2022-11-30). Historic same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. The bill, which would ensure …

Rosalind English (2022-11-30). The Weekly Round-up: Scottish independence referendum, retained EU law and social media. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the News… The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the Scottish parliament does not have the power to pass legislation that would allow for a second referendum on Scottish independence. Such legislation, the Supreme Court found, would touch on 'reserved matters', that is, matters affecting the United Kingdom as a whole. The Scottish government unsuccessfully argued …

WSWS (2022-11-30). Execution of Kevin Johnson goes forward after US and Missouri Supreme Courts deny stay. wsws.org Missouri executed Kevin Johnson Tuesday evening after the US Supreme Court denied Johnson's request for last-minute stay despite a special prosecutor's finding that race played a "decisive factor" in his death sentence.

TeleSUR, jaa, YSM (2022-11-30). Israel asesina a otros dos palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Uno de los occisos fue identificado como Raed Ghazi Na'ssan de 20 años y, hasta el momento, se desconoce la identidad del otro.

TeleSUR, odr, JGN (2022-11-30). ALBA-TCP ratifica apoyo a la soberanía del pueblo de Palestina. telesurtv.net El ente de integración latinoamericana y caribeña exigió el cese de las acciones contra Palestina en el estricto respeto al derecho internacional.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-11-30). Senado aprueba proyecto de ley sobre el censo nacional en Bolivia. telesurtv.net La propuesta legal, aprobada el sábado por el pleno de Diputado, recoge en esencia los contenidos del Decreto Supremo 4824 que fija para el 23 de marzo de 2024 la realización del Censo de Población y Vivienda.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-11-30). Corte avala que el ejército apoye tareas de seguridad en México. telesurtv.net Por mayoría de votos, los magistrados consideran que ello no viola la Constitución, no militariza el país y contribuye a hacer frente a elevada criminalidad.

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