(2023-05-05). Freedom to Learn: Nat'l Day of Action Targets Ron DeSantis, "Anti-Woke Cabal" over Book Bans & More. democracynow.org 
This week, protests were held across the United States against right-wing efforts to ban books and antiracism education in schools. Fourteen protesters with Florida's Dream Defenders were arrested Wednesday for staging a peaceful sit-in inside the office of Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the end of the state's legislative session, in which he backed efforts to ban abortion after six weeks, deny gender-affirming care for youth, roll back rent control, censor discussions of LGBTQ issues and Black history in schools, and crack down on immigrants and unions in his political crusade ag…
(2023-05-05). Raíces nazis del conflicto mundial. globalresearch.ca El racismo de Occidente es tan viejo como Matusalén, numerosos de sus pensadores intentaron demostrar que los anglosajones, los celtas y los teutones son de raza superior. | Rudyard Kipling, premio Nobel de literatura, escribió el poema "La carga del Hombre …
(2023-05-05). "Freedom to Learn" Protests Target Book Bans, Right-Wing Attacks on Education. truthout.org This week, protests were held across the United States against right-wing efforts to ban books and antiracism education in schools. Fourteen protesters with Florida's Dream Defenders were arrested Wednesday for staging a peaceful sit-in inside the office of Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the end of the state's legislative session, in which he backed efforts to ban abortion after six… |
(2023-05-05). Jordan Neely Is Being Blamed for His Own Death Due to Sanism and Racism. truthout.org The volatile and toxic intersection of anti-Black racism and our society's dehumanizing attitude toward people seen by others as "mentally ill" is on full display this week in victim blaming narratives surrounding the murder of Jordan Neely — the 30-year-old Black subway rider who was choked to death by a 24-year-old white ex-Marine on the New York City subway on May 1, as other passengers looked… |
(2023-05-05). Guilty: Four Proud Boys Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for Role in Jan. 6 Insurrection. democracynow.org 
Four members of the far-right Proud Boys organization, including former leader Enrique Tarrio, were convicted Thursday of seditious conspiracy for trying to keep Donald Trump in office by force after his 2020 election defeat to Joe Biden. The men could face decades in prison for their actions. A fifth defendant was found not guilty of seditious conspiracy but convicted on other charges. We look at the Proud Boys, their role in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and where the extremist group goes from here, with HuffPost senior editor Andy Campbell, author of We Are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang…
(2023-05-05). Headlines for May 5, 2023. democracynow.org U.S. Sees Long Conflict Ahead in Sudan as Fighting Rages Between Rival Military Factions, Head of Russia's Wagner Group Says He'll Pull Mercenaries from Besieged Ukrainian City, Jury Finds Proud Boys Guilty of Sedition and Other Felonies for Jan. 6 Insurrection, Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Tuition Payments from Billionaire GOP Donor Harlan Crow, Conservative Judicial Activist Secretly Funneled at Least $80,000 to Ginni Thomas, Eight People, Including 6 Teachers, Killed in Pakistan Shootings, Serbia Pledges Gun Controls After Two Mass Shootings in Two Days Claim 17 Lives, Shootings in Georgia an…
(2023-05-05). Odessa after the massacre: nine years later the wounds are still fresh. By: Steve Sweeney. midwesternmarx.com 
The west continues to ignore, downplay and misrepresent the trade unionists who were burned alive in Odessa's trade union building by Nato's fascist stormtroopers The burning alive of antifascist protestors in Odessa's trade union building on 2 May 2014 sent shock waves round the world. But the perpetrators of this heinous crime, far from being brought to book, have been rewarded with promotions and immunity. These are the 'democrats' our rulers are funding …
(2023-05-06). Take action: Tell Ontario NDP to apologize to Sarah Jama and stand in solidarity with detained Palestinians. samidoun.net 
Sign-on Action for Canada: Take one minute to send letter to the Ontario New Democratic Party (ONDP) asking them to stop succumbing to the Israel lobby. Insist the ONDP apologize to Sarah Jama and the Palestinian community, and join the human rights community in condemning Israel's detention of Palestinians and its occupation, apartheid and colonial …
(2023-05-06). "Automated Apartheid": How Israel Uses Facial Recognition to Track Palestinians & Control Movement. scheerpost.com 
A new report by Amnesty International documents how the Israeli government is using an experimental facial recognition system to track Palestinians and control their movements. The findings are part of "Automated Apartheid," which reveals an ever-growing surveillance network of cameras in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron and in East Jerusalem — two places …
(2023-05-05). Kevin McCarthy endorsed by Israel's most famous racists. electronicintifada.net Republican House speaker cozies up to apartheid.
(2023-05-05). In Video: Russian Lancet Loitering Munition Defeats Ukrainian Anti-Drone System. 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 military has successfully destroyed a Ukrainian Bukovel-AD anti-drone electronic warfare system with a Lancet loitering munition. | Video footage of the pinpoint strike surfaced online on May 5. The strike completely destroyed the system, which was reportedly deployed between the…
(2023-05-05). Turkish Intelligence 'Neutralized' Wanted PKK Member In Northern Iraq. southfront.org 
Necirvan Seven as seen in a photo released by the Anadolu Agency. | The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) "neutralized" Necirvan Seven, a wanted member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), during a recent operation in northern Iraq, the Anadolu Agency reported on May 5. | Unnamed security sources told the state-run news agency that Seven joined the rural establishment of the PKK in 2015 and was active in the so-called Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (YDG-H),…
(2023-05-06). Rusia realizará Desfile de la Victoria pese a ataque ucraniano. telesurtv.net Tendrá lugar en Moscú y otras 28 ciudades. Se realizará bajo especiales medidas para garantizar la seguridad de la población.
(2023-05-05). 'Anti-Black' Claim Raised About Cuba As Solidarity Activists Stopped at U.S. Border & Black Socialists Arraigned in United States for Collaborating with Russia. towardfreedom.org A 2-year-old argument about "anti-Blackness" in Cuba, which Black solidarity activists in the United States say has no basis in reality, has reared its head. TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-05-06). Dear Friends, Sorry to Announce a Genocide: Dr. Naomi Wolf on the Pfizer "Confidential Report" globalresearch.ca The truth is: I've been rendered almost speechless because recently I've had the unenviable task of trying to announce to the world that indeed, a genocide — or what I've called, clumsily but urgently, a "baby die-off" — is underway.
(2023-05-05). Confederate-style states' rights tantrums rise again—and will fall again to enlightened federalism. nationofchange.org Either federalism determines "self-evident" human rights, or the Constitutional republic model turns farce, with 50 different state law clusters.
(2023-05-06). We must speak up before the propagandists get their war with China. peoplesdispatch.org Where are the voices that speak up against fascism, war, and propaganda, asks renowned journalist John Pilger as he surveys the past decade of dirty tricks perpetrated by the United States and its allies…
(2023-05-05). Fascists, cops, and politicians: Who will face justice for Jan. 6 attack? liberationnews.org 
This sanitized version of the story is designed to shield those in influential positions in the state from scrutiny over their own roles in the attack.
(2023-05-06). Israel/Palestine: New Wave of Repression Meets an Upsurge in Resistance. jacobin.com Tension is mounting as Israeli state repression and settler violence are being matched by an upsurge in Palestinian resistance.
(2023-05-06). Israel Is Using a Vast Network of Biometric Cameras to Terrorize Palestinians. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-06). Israeli arms manufacturer released a promotional video for its BlueWhale submarine. youtube.com 
An Israeli arms manufacturer released a promotional video for its BlueWhale unmanned, autonomous submarine on Wednesday. It will be another tool for the occupation Navy to harass fisherman off the coast of Gaza. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews…
(2023-05-06). European Cities Breathe New Life Into BDS Movement. popularresistance.org A succession of events starting in Barcelona, Spain, in February, and followed in Liège, Belgium, and Oslo, Norway, in April sent a strong message to Israel: The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS) is alive and well. | In Barcelona, the city's Mayor canceled a twinning agreement with the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. The decision was not an impulsive one, although Ada Colau is well-known for her principled positions on many issues. It was, however, an outcome of a fully democratic process initiated by a proposal submitted by left-wing parties at the city council.
(2023-05-06). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a dos palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Israel ha estado organizando incursiones casi nocturnas en aldeas, pueblos y ciudades ocupadas de Cisjordania durante más de un año.
(2023-05-06). Palestinians Launch General Strike, Protests Over Adnan's Murder in Israeli Jail. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-05-06). 33 Arrests; The Siege Continues Despite Police Repression. popularresistance.org An unprecedented 33 arrests were made yesterday at the site of the Palestine Action siege, as Leicestershire Police took disproportionate measures using unjustifiable force against individuals who had turned out in opposition to Israel's arms trade. The siege continues into its third day, a mass mobilisation against the UAV Tactical Systems drone factory in Leicester — owned by Israel's largest weapons company, Elbit Systems. | Leicestershire Police, having witnessed the speeches, workshops, dance, and community mobilisation that have characterised The Siege thus far, stepped in with all of the force at the…
(2023-05-06). Ejército israelí hiere a cinco palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Casi todas las semanas, se informa en aldeas de Cisjordania de ataques de colonos israelíes de los cercanos asentamientos israelíes.
(2023-05-05). Israel's military deliberately brings Palestinian conflict to boiling point. wsws.org In the last days, security forces have killed at least four Palestinians they allege have killed Israeli citizens, without even attempting to arrest, formally charge them and bring them before the courts.
(2023-05-05). George Floyd's Murder Reminds Us: Israel's Knee Sits on the Neck of Black America. mintpressnews.com 
As the three-year anniversary of George Floyd's death nears, David Miller investigates the campaign to silence critics of Israel's role in training American police on the violent tactics of suppression meted out on Black Americans.
(2023-05-05). Arkansas Stiffs $500 Payment To Jewish Doctor Over Refusal To Pledge Not To Boycott Israel. progressivehub.net MATTHEW CHAPMAN | RAW STORY…
(2023-05-05). Palestine Actionist arrested in Leicester, UK. youtube.com 
"Please let Palestinians know we stand in solidarity in the UK." The last words of a Palestine Action activist arrested outside a factory in Leicester owned by Elbit Systems, Israel's largest arms company. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews…
(2023-05-05). Palestine Action lay siege to an Israeli arms manufacturer. youtube.com
(2023-05-06). Norfolk Southern conducted toxic chemical burn in East Palestine, Ohio without consulting federal authorities. wsws.org Also this past week, test results from two independent laboratories confirmed the presence of carcinogens in the surrounding soil, water and air.
(2023-05-06). Sunday 5/14: Palestinian Cultural Day. indybay.org James P. McEntee Plaza | Santa Clara County Government Center | 70 West Hedding Street | San José, CA 95110…
(2023-05-05). Work Won't Love You Back: We Were Warned. progressive.org The East Palestine disaster is a reminder that rail workers' fight for safety is also a form of bargaining for the common good.
(2023-05-05). Podcast Ep 76: The impossibility of the "two-state solution" electronicintifada.net EI editor Omar Karmi analyzes what comes next for Palestinians.
(2023-05-06). The Kremlin Did Not Kill Itself: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Your rulers do not care what race you are. They do not care if you are gay, transgendered or nonbinary. They do not care how many bullets you are allowed to have in your gun. They do not care whether you are allowed to have an abortion or not. They do not care if you are racist, sexist, ableist, ageist, xenophobic, homophobic, transphobic or fatphobic. They do not care about diverse representation in politics or media, and they do not care about any lack thereof. All they care about is that we all keep thinking, speaking, working, consuming and voti…
(2023-05-05). Supreme Court's abortion ruling disproportionately affects Black people with low incomes in the Deep South. splcenter.org
(2023-05-06). More revelations of corruption on US Supreme Court. wsws.org The exposure of rampant corruption on the US Supreme Court expanded over the past week. While the scandal has centered on Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife "Ginni," the most brazen bribe-takers, it has increasingly implicated the entire court, including the chief justice and the Democratic minority.
(2023-05-06). Top procurator will oversee Beijing fire probe. ecns.cn The Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Saturday it will supervise the investigation into a deadly fire that killed 29 people in Beijing on April 18..
(2023-05-05). The Heat: U.S. Abortion Controversy. america.cgtn.com 
Abortion rights are no longer guaranteed as several states across the U.S. limit access to the procedure. It was considered a watershed moment in modern American history. Roe v. Wade, a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1973, recognized the right to personal privacy including a …
(2023-05-05). Leonard Leo Arranged Secret Payments to Ginni Thomas Ahead of Voting Rights Case. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni Thomas are under fresh scrutiny as yet another revelation, this one reported by the Washington Post on Thursday evening shows Ginni received tens of thousands of dollars in off-the-book compensation from a powerful right-wing nonprofit shortly before the group "soon would have an interest before the court" — a pivotal voting rights case. |
(2023-05-06). Tuesday 5/9: Realizing American Democracy: Climate Justice & Voting Rights. indybay.org Online teach-in…