2023-02-23: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Black History Month: Dr. Floyd Willis on the importance of inclusive Alzheimer's Disease research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Floyd Willis Black History Month is a month for all people to celebrate and learn about the diverse and important contributions of Black Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Dr. Floyd Willis, a family medicine physician and investigator…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-02-22). Panel: Unions are the road to good jobs for Black workers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —There was one big agreement by a panel of top Labor Department officials, union leaders, and rank-and-file Black workers: Unions are the road to a decent standard of living and good jobs for Black Americans and critical to the struggle to overcome the impact of centuries of ingrained racism in the U.S. Conversely, added …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-02-22). Podcast Ep 73: Fighting the lobby's racism, with Lara Sheehi. electronicintifada.net How a professor is pushing back against Israel lobby smears and holding George Washington University accountable for collusion.

_____ (2023-02-22). The attempt of the US to build a secret biolab in Kyrgyzstan is failing. journal-neo.org Russia's special military operation to denazify the criminal Kiev regime allowed it to collect and receive more than 20 thousand documents on the US bioweapon program at the captured Ukrainian military facilities. This program, as it turns out, does not only include Ukraine. Relevant reference and analytical materials on this aspect of US criminal activity …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). US Attempts to Build a Secret Biolab in Kyrgyzstan is Failing. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Russia's special military operation to denazify the criminal Kiev regime allowed it to collect and receive more than 20 thousand documents on the US bioweapon program at the captured Ukrainian military facilities. This program, as it turns out, does not only include Ukraine. Relevant reference and analytical materials on this aspect of US…

Keith Barlow (2023-02-22). Hans Modrow, 1928-2023: Son of the German Democratic Republic. peoplesworld.org Highly regarded by the many who knew and knew of him, it would be no exaggeration to say that Hans Modrow was the son of the German Democratic Republic, of which he was the last-but-one Prime Minister. Only five when the Nazis came to power, his generation was overshadowed by hatred, fascism, and war. He …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Russia's Rostec Increased Production Of Tornado-S Rockets, Lancet & KUB-BLA Drones. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has increased production of Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), as well as advanced weapons for the Russian military, including the Lancet and KUB-BLA loitering munitions, RIA Novosti reported on November 22. "Rostec enterprises…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). President Vladimir Putin's Speech: Russia Has the Right to Be Strong. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. I would like to thank you for this responsible, firm position and recall the words of Pyotr Stolypin, a patriot and a proponent of a strong Russian state. He said this in the State Duma over a hundred years ago, but it is still consonant with our times. He said: "In the…

Staff (2023-02-22). On East Palestine, Dems' Unwillingness to Speak in the Language of Class Opens the Door for GOP's Cynical "White Genocide" Narrative. therealnews.com From the minute it became clear that US media were going to offer little more than lackluster, largely uncritical coverage of the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, it was only a matter of time before the greasiest operators in Republican messaging would start cynically exploiting the outpouring of genuine …

Shannon Dawson (2023-02-22). Here Are All Of The States That Have Successfully Passed The CROWN Act. newsone.com Source: JuiceBros / Getty | Michigan lawmakers are fighting for the CROWN ACT to be implemented across the wolverine state's schools and workplaces. On Feb. 21, Sen. Sarah Anthony of Lansing and several other representatives introduced the CROWN ACT to officials in the Michigan Senate to safeguard residents with natural and coily hair from discrimination, M-Live reported. | Anthony said she was upset by the horror stories she has heard from residents detailing their experiences with hair discrimination. Several women said they were either denied a job or refused an opportunity because they would not chemically st…

Staff (2023-02-22). Sanders Says US Must Condition Aid to Israel to Rein in "Racist Government" truthout.org As the Israeli government, run by far right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, advances even further in its violence and inhumanity against Palestinians, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for the U.S. to attach strings to its aid to Israel in order to combat the country's suppression of Palestine. Speaking with CBS News this week, Sanders said that it is unacceptable for the U.S. |

Jacob Crosse, Joseph Kishore, WSWS (2023-02-23). The "Rage Against the War Machine" rally: A reactionary political freak show. indybay.org The "Rage Against the War Machine" rally held on February 19 in Washington, D.C., was a political freak show attended by a motley crowd of several hundred Libertarian Party supporters, neo-fascists, and disoriented and demoralized middle-class individuals without an independent program or perspective. The speeches, many of which were obscenity-laced rants, were pitched to the lowest political level. By the time the event finally dribbled to an end, it had left nothing behind but confusion and a bad smell.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Trump seeks to exploit the East Palestine rail disaster for political gain. wsws.org The fascist ex-president is only one of a series of capitalist politicians making a phony display of sympathy in town.

WSWS (2023-02-22). Russia suspends participation in New START nuclear arms control treaty as US prepares expansion of Ukraine war. wsws.org Behind the smokescreen of rhetoric about "democracy" and "liberty," the imperialist powers, basing themselves largely on fascist and ultra-nationalist forces, are preparing an escalation and geographic expansion of the war in Ukraine, which threatens to soon engulf all of Eastern Europe and bears the danger of a nuclear catastrophe.

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-23). Report: Israel's Netanyahu Held Meetings With Top Brass on Attacking Iran. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Israeli TV, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of meetings over the past few weeks with his top military and intelligence officials on the possibility of attacking Iran. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu held five meetings with his defense minister, the military intelligence chief, the head of …

Mothers on the March (2023-02-23). Friday 2/24: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-23). Elevan a 11 los palestinos asesinados por Israel en Nablus. telesurtv.net El occiso fue identificado como Anan Shawkat Annab, de 66 años que falleció por complicaciones respiratorias causadas por gases lacrimógenos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-23). Condenan asesinato de palestinos por parte de Israel en Nablus. telesurtv.net La autoridad llamó la atención por el alza de la violencia que hasta ahora ha resultado en la muerte de 11 palestinos.

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Israeli Army Says It Arrested Syrian Man Involved In Hezbollah's 'Golan File'. southfront.org File image. | On February 20, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that a suspect who had been detained after crossing from Syria into the occupied Golan Heights last month was involved in efforts by the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group to gather intelligence. | The military said that the suspect, Ghaith Abdullah, was part of the so-called "Golan File," or "Project Golan," a network of armed cells that Hezbollah is allegedly building in Syria' southern region to gather intelligence and even launch attacks against Israel…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Targeted Iranian Military Experts Report. southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | The recent Israeli strikes on Syria targeted an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile, The strikes, whic…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Targeted Iranian Military Experts — Report. southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | The recent Israeli strikes on Syria targeted an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile, The strikes, whic…

Editor (2023-02-22). Democracy cannot be saved when it never existed in 'Israel': NYT. mronline.org The New York Times publishes a piece explaining that democracy cannot exist in an ethnocracy, thus making "Israel" a non-democracy from inception until today regardless of intra-Israeli differences.

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-02-22). Israel's Pattern of Violating Palestinian Right to Education, As Bedouin Village Khan al-Ahmar Up for Demolition. towardfreedom.org

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-02-22). Israel kills 11 in daytime raid on Nablus. electronicintifada.net Escalation in violence comes days after Washington thwarts UN resolution.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). Syria just suffered a devastating earthquake but Israeli bombing does not stop. mronline.org Israeli attacks on Syria continue even as Syria struggles with the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake, in which over 5,800 were killed.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Nablus in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces invaded the city on Wednesday morning and proceeded to lay siege to a building housing two Palestinian resistance fighters. While Palestinian armed groups resisted the raid, Israeli forces injured over 100 people using live bullets and tear gas…

Ryan Black (2023-02-22). Sen. Bernie Sanders Threatens To Withhold Aid To "Racist" Israeli Government. progressivehub.net JUAN COLE | INFORMED COMMENT…

scorinoco (2023-02-22). Israeli Diplomat Removed from African Union Summit. orinocotribune.com A video posted on social media showed security personnel walking Israeli Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li out of the auditorium during the opening ceremony of the summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, February 18. | Ebba Kalondo, the spokesperson for the African Union's chairman, said the diplomat was removed because she was not the duly accredited Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia, the official who was expected. | An AU official later told AFP news agency that the diplomat who was "asked to leave" had not been invited to the meeting, with a non-transferable invitation issued only to Israel's ambassador to the African Union, A…

Staff (2023-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Forces Kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus Raid, U.N. Warns Israel Not to Attack Courts Amid Weeks of Mass Protests, Beijing and Moscow Pursue Talks as Biden Declares "Ukraine Will Never Be a Victory for Russia", EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Contaminated Water and Soil from Ohio Derailment, Barbara Lee Announces U.S. Senate Bid as Race for Dianne Feinstein's Seat Heats Up, Democrat Jennifer McClellan Wins VA Special Election; RI Rep. David Cicilline Resigns from House, SCOTUS Leaves in Place Ban on Israel Boycott, Hears Case Involving Liability for YouTube Algorithms, Pivotal Wisco…

Staff (2023-02-22). Israeli Rescue Team Steals Ancient Manuscripts in Tàºrkiye. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-02-22). Khader Adnan on hunger strike for freedom for 17th day. samidoun.net Leading Palestinian prisoner and multiple long-term hunger striker Khader Adnan is once again on hunger strike for the 17th day as he resists yet another arrest by Israeli occupation forces. He launched his hunger strike immediately after his arrest on 5 February. He is being held in isolation in harsh, cold winter conditions without blankets …

Staff (2023-02-22). Palestinian prisoners confront repression with resistance: Rise up with the prisoners of Palestine! samidoun.net Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails are in their eighth day of rising up in a collective call to action, demanding justice and liberation. They have announced an escalating program of struggle leading up to 22 March, the first day of Ramadan, when prisoners have declared they will launch a collective hunger strike. The prisoners' …

Staff (2023-02-22). Israeli Forces Kill at Least 10 Palestinians in West Bank Raid. truthout.org A child and two elderly people were among at least 10 Palestinians who were killed Wednesday morning by Israeli military forces conducting a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus. The attack brings the number of Palestinians killed in the occupied territories by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to 61 since the beginning of the year — a rate of more than one per day, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported. |

Staff (2023-02-22). The family of Muntassar Al-Shawa Prepare His Body For Burial. youtube.com The family of Muntassar Al-Shawa, 16, prepare his body for burial. He died on Monday from wounds sustained resisting an Israeli military raid on the Balata refugee camp two weeks ago. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Staff (2023-02-22). Israeli Occupation Forces Disrupt Palestinian Paramedics. youtube.com After killing him, Israeli occupation forces prevent Palestinian paramedics from treating an elderly man who had been shot earlier today. #FreePalestin #Palestine#Gaza #Jerusalem #AlAqsa #StopTheWarOnGaza #Israel #SaveSheikhJarrah #SaveSilwan #ICC4Israel' Support Independent Watchdog Journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

teleSUR (2023-02-22). 10 Palestinians Killed, 102 Injured in Clashes With Israelis. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Israeli Army Leaves 6 Dead and Over 30 Wounded in the West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces killed six Palestinians and injured over 30 people in a raid on the city of Nablus in the West Bank. | RELATED: | Their killings occurred when soldiers stormed Nablus and surrounded a house. Palestinians clashed with soldiers, who fired tear gas and flash grenades at family residences and businesses. Among the victims are Muhamad Khaled Anbousi, 25, and Adnan Saba Baara, 72.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Flint, Michigan workers warn East Palestine residents: "You can't trust the government!" wsws.org The WSWS recently spoke to workers from Flint about the comparison of the disastrous derailment in eastern Ohio and the ongoing Flint water crisis which was set into motion nearly nine years ago.

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-22). The Heat: Ohio Train Derailment. america.cgtn.com Residents in East Palestine, Ohio say they need help more than two weeks after a freight train derailed spilling dangerous chemicals. Ahead, why authorities say the air and drinking water are now safe. A health clinic opened Tuesday in East Palestine, Ohio in response to …

Frank Cappello (2023-02-22). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: On The Ground In East Palestine (w/ John Russell). levernews.com Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full story and get access to all paid posts. | Already have an account? |

Mark Gruenberg (2023-02-22). Railroad Workers United: Ohio wreck shows need for rail nationalization. peoplesworld.org EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—The growing uproar over the massive chemical contamination of the air and water from the Norfolk Southern freight train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, shows—once again—the need to nationalize the railroads and run them in the public good, not for profits, Railroad Workers United says. And now they're joined by the United Electrical …

Otis Grotewohl (2023-02-22). After toxic train wreck, residents demand answers. workers.org Weeks after the disaster, more terrifying information is coming out about the toxic train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. The two-mile-long, 1 -car train, owned by Norfolk Southern, weighed 18,000 tons and was carrying hazardous material when it jackknifed as a result of a broken axle. East Palestine, Ohio, . . . |

Staff (2023-02-22). Massacre in Nablus: The Palestinian People's Resistance Lives On! samidoun.net On Wednesday, 22 February, Zionist forces invaded occupied Nablus and killed 10 Palestinians, including resistance fighters, elderly men, passers-by and a teen boy; they injured 97 more with their assault on the Palestinian people. As thousands of people have taken to the streets of Nablus in mourning for the martyrs, the Palestinian people and their …

splcenter (2023-02-22). Charges dismissed against Alabama woman jailed for not paying $85 trash bill. splcenter.org

Jennifer Stisa Granick (2023-02-22). Is This the End of the Internet As We Know It? aclu.org Two pending Supreme Court cases interpreting a 1996 law could drastically alter the way we interact online. That law, Under Section 230, platforms generally may not be held liable for the content posted by users. Without this protection, important speech such as commun…

Matthew Flinn (2023-02-22). Supreme Court finally weighs in on the Tate's viewing platform. ukhumanrightsblog.com In a headline-grabbing decision, the Supreme Court has decided that an observation platform at the Tate Modern Art Gallery ("the Tate"), which overlooks a number of nearby luxury apartments, gives rise to the tort of nuisance read judgment In 2017 a group of apartment owners from the Neo Bankside building issued proceedings complaining that …

Staff (2023-02-22). "It's White Supremacy" — Critics Lambaste Greene's Call for "National Divorce" truthout.org This week, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) declared that Republican and Democratic states in the U.S. need "a divorce," prompting many to wonder whether she was calling for Republican-leaning states to secede. Later, Greene claimed that she wasn't calling for secession but for the federal government to have less influence, allowing states to determine how to govern for themselves… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Ketanji Brown Jackson Rebukes Colleagues for Rejecting Case on 162-Year Sentence. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has penned a scathing rebuke of the court's decision not to hear a case involving a Florida man who was sentenced to 162 years in prison. A writ of certiorari — the court's decision to hear a case — requires at least four justices to be in agreement. Jackson was joined in her dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, another member of the court's liberal bloc… |

Staff (2023-02-22). WI Supreme Court Election Candidate Is Trump Loyalist Involved in Electors Plot. truthout.org One of the two candidates who advanced to the next round of Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race on Tuesday allegedly sought to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results in the state through a fake electors scheme. Two of the four candidates who took part in the primary election will face off in the April 4 general election, having secured the two highest vote totals in… |

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