Daily Archives: January 18, 2023

2023-01-18: News Headlines

Scholars for Academic Freedom (2023-01-18). San Francisco State Administration Reaffirms Support for Racism. indybay.org The San Francisco State administration has openly supported the racist Zionist line that Judaism equals Zionism and being critical of Israel is "anti-semitic"

H. Scott Prosterman (2023-01-18). Is Israel's Netanyahu even worse than Trump? juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) The parallel trajectories of far-far right politicians accruing more power in the US and Israel is striking. Elements include similar motivations, policy actors, agenda and attempts to subvert democracy. But the dynamics differ with the roles of the two nations' judicial systems. Far-far right wingers in Israel feel …

John Catalinotto (2023-01-18). Editorial/Detener el golpe fascista en Brasil. workers.org Apenas una semana después de la toma de posesión del recién elegido y ex presidente de Brasil, Luis Ignacio 'Lula' da Silva, una turba pro fascista intentó el 8 de enero de 2023 provocar un golpe militar contra su gobierno, atacando edificios clave del gobierno en Brasilia, la capital. En . . . |

Lynda Carson (2023-01-18). Doing business with Fit "N" Furry Pet Resort in Petaluma may be a threat to our democracy. indybay.org Extremist Fascist Right-Wing Pet – Training Center Pet:…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-18). Pentagon Sends US Artillery Shells Stored in Israel and South Korea to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The US has dipped into stockpiles of arms it keeps in Israel and South Korea to supply Ukraine with more artillery shells, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing anonymous US and Israeli officials. The stockpile in Israel is meant to supply the US for its conflicts in the Middle East and is also used …

Global Research News (2023-01-18). Selected Articles: A Third Intifada and the Last War. Palestine and the Global South. globalresearch.ca By Today, many Israelis believe what Golda Meir had said, including Israel's top cabinet member Itamar Ben-Gvir, a known far-right extremist …

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-18). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a palestino en Hebrón, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Soldados sionistas de un puesto de control en la entrada norte de la ciudad abrieron fuego contra la víctima.

Brenda Norrell (2023-01-18). The Smithsonian is Missing — Whitewashing History and Harboring Native American Remains. indybay.org The Smithsonian is concealing from the public its collection of Native American remains. The Smithsonian paid bounties for Native American skulls for racist studies resulting in grave robbing, executions of Native people and the Massacre at Sand Creek. Today, the Smithsonian refuses to make the facts public, and delays the return of Native American remains to their homelands for reburial by dodging the NAGPRA law.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-18). STF de Brasil da plazo para informar sobre atentado golpista. telesurtv.net El magistrado, Alexandre de Moraes, atendió la solicitud de la Procuraduría General que pedía investigar a varios agentes públicos por los actos golpistas.

_____ (2023-01-17). US Activists Honor The Anti-War Legacy Of Martin Luther King Jr. popularresistance.org "We are here, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," said co-executive director of The People's Forum, Claudia De La Cruz, to a crowd of hundreds gathered in Times Square, in front of the US Army Recruiting Station, on January 14. "We are here to reclaim his legacy and say: no to war." | The organizers and workers mobilized to demand an end to NATO and a peaceful resolution to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The rally and march was organized by the Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER) Coalition, a US anti-war organization, and the People's Forum. Activists raised slogans to demand a peaceful resol…

Fight Back (2023-01-17). Tampa: Community speaks out against racist cop survey. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – In late December, the Tampa Police Benevolent Association (PBA) sent out a survey to city council candidates for the upcoming municipal election asking both "Have you ever participated in a protest, whether physical, virtual, digital or online or advocated against, publicly or privately, police brutality?" and "Have you ever been a member of, donated to or supported Black Lives Matters whether financially, verbally, online or through social media?" | Community members spoke out at a recent city council meeting. Laura Rodríguez, an organizer with the Tampa Bay Community Action Committee, said, "This su…

This Week in Fascism (2023-01-17). This Week in Fascism #133: Communities Continue to Mobilize Against Anti-LGBTQ Attacks as New Fascist Formations Emerge. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! Since our last column, much has happened. After Elon Musk took over Twitter and quickly moved to align with the far-Right by removing anarchist and antifascist accounts, we wanted to bring back this column and use it as a vehicle to promote antifascist theory, action, and research. Today there's much to celebrate…

SAMIR (2023-01-17). Santo Domingo Book Fair: Don't celebrate Israeli apartheid! bdsmovement.net

_____ (2023-01-17). Report: Major Corporations Are Complicit In Israel's Water Apartheid. popularresistance.org In December, the Palestinian human rights organization, Al-Haq, released a report accusing major corporations of maintaining Israel's water apartheid on Palestinians living in the occupied territories. | According to Al-Haq, businesses are instrumental in helping Israel restrict water access to Palestinians and destroy Palestinian water infrastructure. Additionally, foreign companies profit from Israel's system of water discrimination. | Al-Haq's paper named both Israeli and international companies as: | Complicit in the violation of the Palestinian right to self-determination and permanent sovereignty over natur…

jamanetwork (2023-01-17). Anatomy From Nazi Germany to Today. jamanetwork.com This viewpoint reviews the anatomical body procurement used in Nazi Germany, notes the continued use of those images, and calls for disclosure of the biographical history of the people whose bodies and tissues are now studied.

WSWS (2023-01-17). Australian Labor Party saves right-wing NSW premier after admission he wore Nazi uniform. wsws.org In an age of manufactured scandals, including of the #MeToo variety, political careers have been ended for far less.

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-17). Germany deploys U.S. interceptor missiles, troops to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 16, 2023 Germany starts transfer of Patriot air defence system to Poland: reports Germany's Bundeswehr army has begun the process of transferring a Patriot air defence system to Poland, with the weaponry set to arrive in a matter of days…. The German army has begun the process of transferring a Patriot air defence …

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-17). Germany starts moving interceptor missiles to Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyJanuary 17, 2023 Patriot batteries to reach Poland in coming days says MoD Patriot air defence systems will arrive in Poland in the coming days, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has said. On Monday, the dpa press agency reported, quoting a German government source, that the Bundeswehr, the German army, had already started …

WSWS (2023-01-17). Indonesia's new criminal code: A major assault on democratic rights. wsws.org The new code contains a broad range of sweeping attacks on the basic rights of workers and their ability to express political opposition, under conditions of growing social tensions.

americanthinker (2023-01-17). Proof the fascist far-left opened the border to an illegal invasion to cheat on elections. americanthinker.com Two contrasting news stories show that the anti-liberty left only cares about power and not about asylum seekers from socialism.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-17). AFL-CIO's Redmond: Disenfranchising workers boosts 'fascist ideology'. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Disrespect, disenfranchisement and disinheritance of workers—of whatever race, color or creed—produces "a fertile environment" for hate and "fascist ideology." So said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech to the AFL-CIO convention in 1961, and that's still true today, says AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond. Which is a big reason, he told the federation's annual …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-17). Unionists tackle ideas to fight the fascist right. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—When it comes to fighting the fascist right, there's no shortage of ideas from union members—at least from those attending small-group discussions on the issue at the AFL-CIO's Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative conference in D.C. The Jan.14 seminars, led by AFL-CIO Associate General Counsel Raven Hall and federation Senior Field Representative Jocelyn Woodards, saw …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-01-17). Boy killed, father executed by Israeli troops. electronicintifada.net Five Palestinians slain by occupation forces since Saturday.

Betsey Piette (2023-01-17). Thousands protest latest Israeli repression. workers.org Since Jan. 7, thousands of Palestinian and Israeli protesters have taken to the streets in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and cities in occupied Palestine. The actions are in response to a series of repressive measures imposed since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right extremist government took office in December. People waving . . . |

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-17). 'Bring Down the Dictator', Protesters Shout in Thousands-Strong Anti-Netanyahu Rallies. orinocotribune.com Tens of thousands have rallied in three major cities across the occupied Palestinian territories against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new extremist cabinet and its proposed judicial reforms plan. | Protesters flooded the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday, brandishing signs with slogans decrying Netanyahu's new cabinet as the "government of shame" and urging, "bring down the dictator." | Israeli media reported 80,000 people joined the rally, while the regime's security sources gave no official estimate after reporting 20,000 protesters earlier in the evening. | The monumental rally marked the biggest…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-17). Itamar Ben Gvir Just Banned the Palestinian Flag. orinocotribune.com The new Israeli Minister of National Security banned the display of the colors of the Palestinian flag in public spaces. It is the latest Israeli attempt to erase Palestinian identity. | On Monday, January 9, the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, banned the display of the Palestinian flag in all public spaces. | This order is one in a recent string of escalating attacks on Palestinians by the newly formed ultra-rightwing Israeli government. | The Israeli minister

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-17). Daily Round-Up | Protests continue in Peru and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the ongoing protests in Peru, the Oxfam report on inequality, the continuing Israeli atrocities in Palestine, and protests in Tunisia…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-17). Israel asesina a otro niño palestino, el cuarto en el año 2023. telesurtv.net Los soldados de ocupación utilizaron balas reales y bombas de sonido y gas contra los jóvenes y niños, lo que provocó que uno de ellos resultara herido de bala en la cabeza.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-01-17). Una Tercera Intifada y la última guerra. globalizacion.ca Timothy Alexander Guzman, Silent Crow News — En 1969, Golda Meir, la primera mujer en convertirse en Primera Ministra de Israel que supervisó un conflicto importante en la Guerra de Yum Kippur de 1973, proclamó una vez que "No existe…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2023-01-17). A Third Intifada and the Last War. Palestine and the Global South. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-01-17). Women Expect: To Have Gas Stoves. americanthinker.com It's our job, each of us racist-sexist-homophobes, to teach our beloved women these practical facts of life.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-17). Military Situation In Yemen On January 17, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 107 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Forces loyal to Tareq Saleh reportedly captured Ras Arah area in the Lahij province; | Saudi drone attacked Shada district in the Saada province. One Yemeni civilian was killed; | Mehdi Al-Mashat, the head of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen met with the Royal delegation of Oman in Sanaa and discussed the issues of…

Emir Sader (2023-01-17). Intento de golpe en Brasil: Susto, alivio e interrogantes. globalizacion.ca El domingo 8 de enero nos encontró con la espantosa imagen de una turba de miles de personas subiendo impunemente al edificio del Congreso. Pronto supimos que estaban invadiendo el propio Congreso, el Palacio del Planalto y el Supremo Tribunal…

John Wojcik (2023-01-17). AFL-CIO calls for a truthful remembering of the words of Dr. King. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON — Every year when the holiday remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes around, opponents of civil rights and voting rights twist King's calls for judging people "by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin" into support for their opposition to raising the need to fight systemic …

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