(2023-05-07). George Floyd's Murder Reminds Us; Israel's Knee Sits On The Neck Of Black America. popularresistance.org Nearly three years have passed since, on 25 May 2020, four Minneapolis police officers were involved in killing George Floyd. Then, the iconic shots of Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd sparked a rejuvenated mass movement against structural racism in the police, specifically about using the "knee-on-neck" technique. The iconic photo meant that Chauvin became…
(2023-05-08). How to Ignore Israel's Apartheid: Learn from Ursula Von Der Leyen. transcend.org 2 May 2023 – The EU boss should be ashamed about her use of anti-Palestinian racist tropes. She won't be.
(2023-05-08). The enduring significance of Ruth First's life and words. peoplesdispatch.org 
The International Union of Left Publishers has released a collection of five essays written by Ruth First, a leading communist, anti-apartheid activist, and journalist, who was assassinated by the white supremacist South African regime in 1982…
(2023-05-08). Rwanda: Search Suspended for 6 People Missing in Mine Collapse. telesurenglish.net The search for at least six artisanal miners who were reported missing after a quartzite mine collapsed in Kinazi sector, in Southern province, has been suspended, according to a Rwandan government official who made the announcement late on Saturday. | RELATED: | "After 16 days of searching for the six people who went missing in a collapsed mine, the government of Rwanda has concluded that the search activities had to stop due to the f…
(2023-05-07). Valentina Lisitsa in Concerto su Byoblu: Un Manifesto contro Ogni Forma di Censura dell'Arte. globalresearch.ca Valentina Lisitsa, la "Regina di Rachmaninov", pianista classica di fama internazionale, della "regina" non ha solo la presenza scenica, ma anche un magnetismo capace di catalizzare l'ascoltatore, di catturarlo tra le corde del pianoforte e di portarlo ad …
(2023-05-08). Examination of Patriot Front Phone Data Delays Rousseau Trial. splcenter.org Idaho court records show that Patriot Front leader and founder Thomas Rousseau was granted a continuance Tuesday in his trial in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, after attorney Kinzo Mihara argued that the defense needs more time to process 4 terabytes of data the FBI has extracted from Patriot Front members' phones.
(2023-05-08). Settler Leo Dee and the Blood-Stained Israeli Consensus. mintpressnews.com 
Israeli activist Miko Peled argues that Leo Dee, father of two Jewish settlers killed by a Palestinian fighter, chose to participate in a bloody project of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine and therefore has no right to speak of right and wrong.
(2023-05-07). Statement on NATO from government officials; New projects in the electoral process; Reactions to US President calling the events of 1915 "Armenian genocide" uwidata.com As Türkiye is going through the critical last 6 days of the election process, candidates and parties continue their campaigns with rallies, statements, and promises. Statements regarding foreign policy also have an important place in the electoral process. The ruling party has joined the opposition in making statements about "good relations with the West". Foreign …
(2023-05-08). The March on Rome, Milisuthando and The Tuba Thieves: Most importantly, the rise of Italian fascism and how it's viewed. wsws.org The March on Rome includes much intriguing imagery and points toward certain historical truths. Overall, however, the film is confused and, in the end, quite wrong-headed.
(2023-05-08). 75 Years of Nakba: A Stark Reminder of Israel's Colonialism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). The US and Israeli Role in Sudan's Path to War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-08). Headlines for May 8, 2023. democracynow.org Texas Gunman Kills 8 People, Including Children, at Dallas-Area Shopping Mall, Driver Plows SUV into Migrants in Brownsville, Texas, Killing Eight People, IDF Kills 2 Palestinians, Razes West Bank School as Dems Push Bill to Stop Funding Israeli Violence, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Region Evacuated; Wagner Group Withdraws Bakhmut Retreat Threat, Over 400 Killed in DRC Flooding as U.N. Chief Points to Climate Change, Ethnic Conflict Kills Dozens While Tens of Thousands Flee Indian State of Manipur, Arab League Readmits Syria After 12-Year Suspension, Right-Wing Parties Win Majority of Seats on Commission to Rewr…
(2023-05-08). Palestinos reconstruyen escuela demolida por soldados israelíes. telesurtv.net Naciones Unidas denuncia que en el primer trimestre de 2023 Tel Aviv demolió 290 estructuras en Cisjordania ocupada, con saldo de 413 desplazados.
(2023-05-07). Israel Hands Over Jordanian MP Accused Of Smuggling Arms To West Bank. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Police, via Twitter. | On May 7, Israel released a Jordanian parliamentarian who was accused of smuggling hundreds of firearms to Palestinians in the West Bank. | MP Imad Adwan was detained by Israeli authorities at the Allenby Bridge border crossing while on his way to the West Bank on April 22. Back then, 194 handguns and 12 assault rifles were seized from the parliamentarian's car. | The Israeli security agency, Shin Bet, said in a statement th…
(2023-05-08). ONU suspenderá ayuda a cientos de miles de palestinos. telesurtv.net Se afectarán los vales mensuales de 10,3 dólares que recibían los palestinos, así como la entrega de alimentos.
(2023-05-08). Former Palestinian prisoner Etaf Alayan launches hunger strike to demand the release of Khader Adnan's body and the detained martyrs' bodies. samidoun.net 
Former Palestinian prisoner and long-term hunger striker Etaf Alayan launched a hunger strike on Sunday, 7 May, outside the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Al-Bireh, occupied Palestine, to demand the release of the body of Khader Adnan and his fellow detained martyrs in the occupation's morgues. "I will not stop …
(2023-05-08). Palestinian prisoners under attack: Ahmad Sa'adat, Ahed Abu Ghoulmeh, Walid Hanatsheh transferred to isolation. samidoun.net 
Palestinian prisoner leaders are once again under attack inside occupation prisons today, as Zionist repressive forces invaded sections 5 and 7 of Ramon prison and transferred three prominent Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement and potential interrogation in an unidentified location: Ahmad Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; and …
(2023-05-08). Over 160 Organisations, Political Parties, and Unions join the International Campaign Against Anti-Palestinian Repression in Germany. samidoun.net 
(2023-05-08). Palestinos reconstruyen escuela demolida por soldados israelíes. telesurtv.net Naciones Unidas denuncia que en el primer trimestre de 2023 Tel Aviv demolió 290 estructuras en Cisjordania ocupada, con saldo de 413 desplazados.
(2023-05-07). Israel Hands Over Jordanian MP Accused Of Smuggling Arms To West Bank. southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Police, via Twitter. | On May 7, Israel released a Jordanian parliamentarian who was accused of smuggling hundreds of firearms to Palestinians in the West Bank. | MP Imad Adwan was detained by Israeli authorities at the Allenby Bridge border crossing while on his way to the West Bank on April 22. Back then, 194 handguns and 12 assault rifles were seized from the parliamentarian's car. | The Israeli security agency, Shin Bet, said in a statement th…
(2023-05-08). ONU suspenderá ayuda a cientos de miles de palestinos. telesurtv.net Se afectarán los vales mensuales de 10,3 dólares que recibían los palestinos, así como la entrega de alimentos.
(2023-05-08). Former Palestinian prisoner Etaf Alayan launches hunger strike to demand the release of Khader Adnan's body and the detained martyrs' bodies. samidoun.net Former Palestinian prisoner and long-term hunger striker Etaf Alayan launched a hunger strike on Sunday, 7 May, outside the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Al-Bireh, occupied Palestine, to demand the release of the body of Khader Adnan and his fellow detained martyrs in the occupation's morgues. "I will not stop …
(2023-05-08). Palestinian prisoners under attack: Ahmad Sa'adat, Ahed Abu Ghoulmeh, Walid Hanatsheh transferred to isolation. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoner leaders are once again under attack inside occupation prisons today, as Zionist repressive forces invaded sections 5 and 7 of Ramon prison and transferred three prominent Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement and potential interrogation in an unidentified location: Ahmad Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; and …
(2023-05-08). Over 160 Organisations, Political Parties, and Unions join the International Campaign Against Anti-Palestinian Repression in Germany. samidoun.net
(2023-05-08). Canada's Hypocrisy: The Blood on Trudeau's Hands in Palestine, Yemen and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Karl Fluri Fellow comrades of the revolutionary struggle. It is with great outrage and indignation that I report to you the treacherous and criminal actions of the Canadian government. Once again, we find ourselves facing the grim reality of Canadian imperialism and its destructive impact on the world's oppressed peoples. From Palestine and Yemen to…
(2023-05-08). Remembering the Nakba via Folke Bernadotte's 'To Jerusalem'. greenleft.org.au As we prepare to join the global Palestinian diaspora in remembering the ethnic cleansing of 1948, Folke Bernadotte's personal story illuminates Zionism in action, writes Ken Blackman.
(2023-05-07). Zionist settler runs over and kills a Palestinian child. youtube.com
(2023-05-08). Who Is Fighting Whom in Sudan? orinocotribune.com 
By As'ad AbuKhalil — May 2, 2023 | There are various ways in which we can examine the Sudanese conflict and its underlying causes. We can treat it as a purely domestic conflict between two warring factions and leaders who are vying for absolute political power. Or we can view it as a proxy war in which outside powers — regional and international — are fighting for the imposition of their own agendas on Sudan. | We can also borrow from the racist Orientalist tropes and assert, yet again, that the people of Africa and the Middle East have always been at war and that the West just wants to establish…
(2023-05-08). Here's The Real Goal Of Supreme Court Corruption. levernews.com 
(2023-05-08). The Troubling Case of Richard Glossip: After Unprecedented Bipartisan Support, Supreme Court Blocks His Ninth Execution Date. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-08). Sister Helen Prejean on Richard Glossip's Stay of Execution: I Believe He Will Walk Out a Free Man. democracynow.org 
Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip's execution was stayed by the Supreme Court on Friday, marking the ninth time he had an execution date put on hold. Glossip has maintained his innocence throughout his 25 years of incarceration; his accuser has previously attempted to recant his testimony. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a joint motion with Glossip's defense team to halt his May 18 execution, saying he did not receive a fair trial. For more, we are joined in Oklahoma City by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the worl…
(2023-05-08). Should Sen. Feinstein Resign? Why Aren't Media, Colleagues Talking Openly About Mental Competence? democracynow.org 
We look at the question of whether Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is on the Judiciary Committee, should resign due to mental deterioration, and how the media has failed to fully address the issue, with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick. As a result of Feinstein's current condition, "we're not getting judges confirmed at rates that we need to see," Lithwick says. This should lead to "soul-searching above and beyond competency to say, 'How am I hampering this institution from doing the essential work of government?'"…
(2023-05-08). Can Anyone Hold Justice Clarence Thomas to Account for Secret Dealings with Billionaire GOP Megadonor? democracynow.org 
We speak with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick about the mounting evidence of apparent financial impropriety by the court's conservatives. ProPublica recently reported that Republican billionaire Harlan Crow paid two years of private school tuition for Clarence Thomas's grandnephew — payments that Thomas did not include on his annual financial disclosures. This comes after previous reporting revealed Crow also paid money to Thomas and his relatives in an undisclosed real estate deal, and that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow virtually every year for decades, while failing t…
(2023-05-07). Psychiatric Incarceration Isn't Treatment. popularresistance.org The horrific choking murder of 30-year-old Jordan Neely by a white MTA rider on May 1, 2023, in the New York City subway sparked mass outrage, with demonstrators converging on subway stations while cops brought "force and chaos" to a vigil in his memory. The murder has put a renewed spotlight on carceral logics of the state that assume the disposability of Black, poor and unhoused people — in particular those said to be in "mental health crisis." | New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's response to Neely's killing deflects from the white supremacist violence and ongoing lack of accountability for the killer, and inst…
(2023-05-08). Texas House Passes Bill to Allow Election Workers to Carry Guns at Polling Sites. truthout.org On Friday, lawmakers in the Texas House passed a bill that would allow certain election workers to carry handguns in a proposal that voting rights advocates say would decrease voter participation and create an atmosphere of intimidation at polling sites. The Republican-sponsored bill would allow election judges, or the presiding officer at a polling place, and some poll workers to carry handguns… |