2023-09-08: News Headlines

Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, Black Agenda Report. (2023-09-08). Biden And Democrat's Climate Agenda Increases Environmental Racism More Than It Reduces Emissions. popularresistance.org Earlier this month the Biden Administration, along with high ranking democrats including Senate Majority Leader, Charles Schumer, and former House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as well as a slew of acolytes representing centrist environmental organizations, celebrated the one-year signing of the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the White House. | It was a curious time to celebrate an ostensible climate bill during a summer of cataclysmic events fueled by runaway climate change including deadly and crippling heatwaves, wildfires that blanketed major cities with toxic smoke, and the annihilation of Lahaina, Maui…

Leah Watson (2023-09-07). What the Fight Against Classroom Censorship is Really About. aclu.org The ACLU is leading the fight to end classroom censorship and protect our right to learn. We filed the first case in the country to challenge a law that censored instruction about systemic sexism and racism in

Rithika Ramamurthy (2023-09-07). To end racism, we need to rebuild the economy. therealnews.com

krish-rad_ind (2023-09-08). How Joe Biden and The Democratic Party's Climate Agenda Increases Environmental Racism More Than It Reduces Emissions . blackagendareport.com

Ann Brown (2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …

Zach D. Roberts (2023-09-07). How the 'Free Helicopter Rides' Meme Went Viral. progressive.org Referencing the dark history of the Pinochet regime in Chile, the Proud Boys have sought to desensitize people against targeted violence by making it a joke.

Ann Brown (2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …

Elis Gjevori (2023-09-07). Ex-Mossad chief's 'apartheid' criticism makes justifying occupation even harder. middleeasteye.net

Michael F. Brown (2023-09-07). Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger. electronicintifada.net Democrats push back for "economic peace" but ignore underlying issues of apartheid, dispossession and occupation.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-07). From Golda Meir to Ben-Gvir: Examining Israel's Supremacist Apartheid Legacy. orinocotribune.com By Miko Peled — Sep 5, 2023 | Remarks by Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, saying his rights are superior to those of Arabs. He received the precise reaction he wanted — his comments were posted and repeated everywhere. His face was shown, and the | Israel has a seventy-five-year history of d…

Roger McKenzie (2023-09-08). Former Israeli spy chief admits government enforcing apartheid against Palestinians. peoplesworld.org The former head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency said Wednesday that Israel is enforcing an apartheid system in the occupied West Bank. Tamir Pardo joins a growing list of retired officials to have concluded that Israel's treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank amounts to apartheid, a reference to the system of racial separation …

Elis Gjevori (2023-09-07). Ex-Mossad chief's 'apartheid' criticism undermines occupation. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2023-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2023. democracynow.org Oxfam Says G20 Leaders Are Falling Drastically Short on Climate Action , Hong Kong Flooded as 6 Inches of Rain Falls in One Hour, 380 Remain Missing in Hawaii a Month After Wildfires Scorched Lahaina, Amid Record Heat in D.C., Protesters at White House Demand Biden Declare Climate Emergency , Climate Protesters Disrupt U.S. Open Tennis Tournament Amid Searing Heat, Spectator Ejected from US Open After Shouting Nazi Slogan at German Player, NATO Head Says Ukrainian Counteroffensive Making "Gradual" Progress , New Book Says Elon Musk Intervened to Thwart Attack by Ukraine on Russian-Occupied Crimea, Nor…

teleSUR, HIM, SH (2023-09-08). øCómo fue la resistencia de los rusos al sitio de Leningrado?>. telesurtv.net Durante el sitio de Leningrado murieron cerca de 1.2 millones de personas, el 90 por ciento de ellas como consecuencia del hambre y los bombardeos nazis.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). US Congress Flouts Own Laws to Arm Ukrainian Nazis. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration's military supplying of Ukraine has won it the unlikely support of US-based neo-Nazi groups. But independent journalist Rachel Blevins said state security agencies have been in league with such extremists for almost a decade.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-09-08). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. orinocotribune.com By Russian Ministry of Defense — Sep 6, 2023 | Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity | The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of other countries. | The second meeting of the working group on strengthening the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention was held in Geneva from 8 to 17 August 2023. The event was held to develop concrete…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-07). How the US Patriot Act Paved the Way for the Expansion of the Illegal Bioweapons Programme. libya360.wordpress.com Briefing by Chief of Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov on U.S. military-biological activity The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation continues to analyse the military and biological activities of the U.S. and its allies in Ukraine and on the territory of…

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Western 'Wonder Weapons' Won't Turn the Tide in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS rocket artillery, JDAM guided glide bombs and Patriot air defense systems have all failed to grant victory to the Kiev regime. Brian Berletic, an ex-US Marine and independent geopolitical researcher and writer, said the failure of the UK's front-line tank was predictable.

TASS (2023-09-07). Last two US Open champs Alcaraz, Medvedev set to face off in semifinals in New York. tass.com On Wednesday, 2021 US Open Champion and 3rd-seed Daniil Medvedev outplayed his compatriot Andrey Rublev, finishing with a straight-sets win of 6-4; 6-3; 6-4…

H. A. Nethery (2023-09-08). White Supremacy and "White Innocence" Were Behind the Killings in Jacksonville. truthout.org The murder of three Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, last month by white male supremacist Ryan Christopher Palmeter, who later killed himself, cannot be understood as anything other than an act of racist terrorism. In the wake of the horror of the attack, we are left needing once again to make sense of this latest iteration of the U.S.'s relentless history of anti-Black terrorism. |

Ann Brown (2023-09-08). Marc Lamont Hill Accused Of Being Compromised After Defending ADL. moguldom.com Author and academic Marc Lamont Hill is under fire for his recent comments defending the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against Elon Musk's accusations. Hill's remarks have led to criticism and accusations of him being compromised. The ADL is a non-profit organization that works to combat hate speech and anti-Semitism. Musk, the billionaire behind the Twitter/X social …

Simon Hooper (2023-09-07). Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told. middleeasteye.net Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told | Campaign groups warn legislation could block divestments from arms trade and fossil fuels and undermine human rights commitments | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 15: 50 | Melanie Phillips was praised by one MP for her 'excellent articles' (Parliament TV) | The

Richard Sanders (2023-09-08). UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members. middleeasteye.net UK Labour Party accused of discrimination over expulsion of Jewish members | Jewish members of the Labour Party are almost 13 times more likely to be expelled for supporting proscribed left-wing organisations than non-Jewish members, JVL claims | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 12: 12 | Demonstrators hold placards as they protest outside the headquarters of Britain's opposition Labour party in centr…

Palestine Action. (2023-09-07). Palestine Action Crash International Weapons Dealers Summit. popularresistance.org While senior representatives of the world's largest arms firms convened at the 'International Composites Summit 2023' to discuss "cost-effective" weaponry components [1], Palestine Action snuck their way in and crashed the event. | Once inside the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, four activists took over the stage to disrupt the marketing of 'genocide' as a tool to be bought-and-sold to annihilate the Palestinian people. | Activists over-spoke the corporate speeches and raised the Palestinian flag, stating: "You are all war criminals. We're making a stand against you and your weapons of death.

Staff (2023-09-07). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi seized by occupation forces; family urges support and attention. samidoun.net Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi, a translator, researcher and student in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at Sapienza University of Rome, has been detained by Israeli occupation forces since 31 August. Al-Qaisi, a Palestinian and Italian citizen, was visiting Palestine with his wife and four-year-old son. While leaving Palestine at the bridge to Jordan, …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-08). Gazan fishermen in dire straits amid attacks from Israeli forces and border closing. peoplesdispatch.org Gaza has been under a comprehensive land, sea and air blockade imposed by Israel since 2006, which has destroyed its economy and forced its over 2.3 million people to live in miserable conditions…

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-09-08). Fuerzas israelíes hieren a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Los soldados israelíes irrumpieron en el campamento, agredieron a los palestinos y abrieron el fuego contra los palestinos.

Kyle Anzalone (2023-09-07). Zelensky Speaks With Netanyahu, Requests More Support from Israel. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Zelensky spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu by phone on Thursday. The leaders discussed how Tel Aviv could support Kyiv's fight against Russia and the potential deployment of Israeli police to Ukraine to support Jewish pilgrims. According to a press release from Zelensky's office, the Ukrainian leader requested more assistance from Netanyahu. "The …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-09-07). Israel halts exit of goods from Gaza. electronicintifada.net Tens of thousands of jobs threatened amid 46 percent unemployment rate.

Oren Ziv (2023-09-07). Israel: New movement sees young people refusing military service over judicial reforms. middleeasteye.net

WSWS (2023-09-07). Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown. wsws.org A regime of mass deportations and administrative detentions, long used against the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, will inevitably be used against Israeli workers as well.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Netanyahu Implies He Will Not Accept Israeli Supreme Court's Repeal of Judicial Reform. sputnikglobe.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Benjamin Netanyahu gave a tacit support to parliamentary speaker Amir Ohana's warning to the country's Supreme Court against interfering with Israel's fundamental laws, in an indication that he would not accept a possible court ruling to repeal one of the clauses of the controversial judicial reform during a hearing next week.

channelnewsasia (2023-09-08). Singapore's upgraded F-16 fighter jets now armed with Python-5 missiles. channelnewsasia.com The Israeli-made short-range air-to-air missiles have an "exceptional kill probability and excellent resistance to countermeasures".

Lawrence Davidson (2023-09-08). The Downward Trajectory of Women's Rights. counterpunch.org The New York Times recently published an article on the status of women's rights in Israel. It is not a happy story. Despite Israel's feigned reputation as a "liberal democracy," the reality is that within its privileged Jewish population is a large number of religious zealots—the Ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jews—seeking to reshape the state's culture

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Israel authorises three settler outposts in West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel authorises three settler outposts in West Bank | The process turns the outposts into settlements recognised by the state of Israel, not the international community | Fri, 09/08/2023 – 19: 52 | Israeli soldiers and settlers in Halhoul village north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on 1 August 2023 (AFP) | The US has condemned Israel's decision to "legalise" three settler outposts in the occupi…

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Israel: Mossad reveals its Egyptian spy warned of Yom Kippur war 'tomorrow'. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-09-08). Israel not in compliance with visa waiver programme, Senate Democrats say. middleeasteye.net

Staff (2023-09-08). Palestine Death Log: August, 2023. youtube.com Israel killed at least 19 Palestinians, including 6 children, in August 2023. MintPress will continue to record Palestinian deaths at the hands of the Israeli occupation each month. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

teleSUR, DRL (2023-09-07). Israel asesina a un niño palestino de 17 años en Jericó. telesurtv.net Israel se hizo con el control de Cisjordania ocupada en 1967, durante la Guerra de los Seis Días, y desde entonces mantiene una larga ocupación militar y colonización sobre este territorio.

Staff (2023-09-07). Palestinian prisoners prepare for mass hunger strike; 3 prisoners continue strikes against administrative detention. samidoun.net On Thursday, 7 September, Palestinian detainee Abdel-Rahman Baraqa suspended his hunger strike against administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial, after 26 days. Baraqa, 24, from Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, has been detained without charge or trial since 30 April 2023. In his hunger strike, he has experienced severe deterioration of his health while fighting …

Staff (2023-09-07). Collectif Palestine Vaincra on Al Mayadeen: Free all Palestinian prisoners, free Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net On Wednesday 6 September 2023, the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen organized a special program on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel operation, when six Palestinian prisoners escaped from the maximum security prison of Gilboa. This program took place with the participation of a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, alongside Sahar Francis, …

Staff (2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …

Angela (2023-09-08). Sunday 9/10: Art of the Palestinian Thobe – An Exhibit featuring Palestinian textiles, embroidery. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-08). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

Angela (2023-09-08). Saturday 9/9: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Stitching Palestine" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-07). PM Shtayyeh opens 13th Palestinian International Book Fair. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh opened on Thursday the 13th Palestinian International Book Fair, in which about 390 publishers and agencies from various countries will be attending.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

Andreas Sartzekis (2023-09-08). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org

Editor at NewsOne (2023-09-08). 'Token' Florida Surgeon General Defends DeSantis From Black Man Blaming Jacksonville Shooting On Governor. newsone.com "Django" vibes. Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo defended DeSantis from a Black man accusing the Florida governor of causing the Jacksonville shooting with racist state policies.

splcenter (2023-09-08). Coalition trains advocates of children with disabilities in Mississippi. splcenter.org

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-09-08). Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationally in landmark ruling. peoplesdispatch.org The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the national level…

Ann Brown (2023-09-08). Cornel West To Jimmy Dore: I Won't Just Focus On Class And Put Up With White Supremacy. moguldom.com Green Party 2024 presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West went head-to-head recently with controversial political podcaster Jimmy Dore. Dore, a stand-up comedian, political commentator, podcaster, and YouTube personality, hosts "The Jimmy Dore Show," a humorous and often contentious political talk show on the YouTube platform. Dore has also gained traction for his coverage of conspiracy theories. …

Staff (2023-09-08). Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion in Major Step Forward for Reproductive Rights in Latin America. democracynow.org In a unanimous decision, Mexico's Supreme Court issued a historic ruling Wednesday decriminalizing abortion on the federal level. While laws banning the procedure are still in place in a majority of Mexican states, people in those states can now receive abortions at federal medical facilities run the country's public health system, and states will be barred from penalizing those patients and providers. The ruling is part of a wave of reproductive rights wins in the region, as Mexico now joins Argentina and Colombia in decriminalizing or legalizing abortion since 2020. "Latin America is actually…

Staff (2023-09-08). Brazil's Supreme Court Labels Lula's Imprisonment as Historic Mistake. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the nation, in a historic ruling that marks another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.

Zane McNeill (2023-09-07). Mexico's Supreme Court Rules to Federally Decriminalize Abortion. truthout.org On Wednesday, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion at the federal level, holding that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional. The ruling not only orders that abortion be removed from penal codes, but requires that federal public health institutions offer abortion procedures. "Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women! |

Newswire Editor (2023-09-08). Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Abortion Ban Challenge. commondreams.org The Florida Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a case brought by abortion providers challenging the state's ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy as a blatant violation of decades of established law within the state constitution. In the case, the State has argued that Floridians have no state constitutional right to abortion and therefore politicians could ban abortion entirely. Unless the court blocks the 15-week ban, a separate law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year that bans abortion at six weeks in pregnancy — a time when many people don't even know they are pregnant —…

Staff (2023-09-08). Brazil's Supreme Court Labels Lula's Imprisonment as Historic Mistake. orinocotribune.com

TASS (2023-09-08). Georgia must fulfill 9 preconditions to obtain EU membership candidate status — Borrell. tass.com It is noted that Tbilisi must, in particular, carry out reforms in areas of supremacy of law, human rights and freedom of media…

Staff (2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the state, in a historic ruling that is another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer the…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-07). Supremo de Brasil califica error histórico la prisión de Lula. telesurtv.net La corte calificó el fallo contra el ahora mandatario como "uno de los mayores errores judiciales en la historia del país".

Staff (2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the state, in a historic ruling that is another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer the…

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