Monthly Archives: February 2023

2023-02-15: News Headlines

Editor (2023-02-14). Capitalism in Black and Blue. mronline.org Policing is inextricably linked to racism and to capitalism.

Michael F. Brown (2023-02-14). New York lawmakers want to write Palestinians out of history. electronicintifada.net Ritchie Torres and nine Republican colleagues showcase their anti-Palestinian racism as they lambaste New York state exam.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-14). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

It's Going Down (2023-02-14). This Is America #181: Interview with Vishal Singh on Growing Gender Fascist Attacks; Roundup of Resistance to Cop City. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, February 13th, 2023. On today's episode, first we speak with antifascist journalist Vishal Singh, about being kicked off of Twitter, covering the far-Right in Southern California, and how Trump is rushing to double-down on anti-trans hatred. We then switch to our discussion, where we unpack recent attacks by Florida Governor,…

Marc Steiner (2023-02-14). Antifascism beyond Antifa: A conversation with Shane Burley and Maximillian Alvarez. therealnews.com

Staff (2023-02-15). Headlines for February 15, 2023. democracynow.org U.N. Aid Trucks Enter Earthquake-Stricken NW Syria as Combined Death Toll with Turkey Tops 41,000, U.N. Seeks $5.6 Billion for Ukraine War Relief as NATO Says Russia's Latest Offensive Is Underway, Israeli Soldier Attacks Palestinian Activist Issa Amro During Intv with Reporter Lawrence Wright, Biden Admin Withdraws Nomination of Human Rights Attorney for Condemning Israeli Apartheid, India Orders Search of BBC Offices After Release of Documentary Critical of Narendra Modi, Papuan Independence Fighters Hold New Zealand Pilot Hostage, Demand Freedom from Indonesia, New Zealand Minister Slams Inaction on Clim…




Editor (2023-02-14). Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau Cuts City's Ties With Israel Over 'Crime of Apartheid'. scheerpost.com

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-02-14). New Report Charges Major Corporations as Complicit in Israel's Water Apartheid. globalresearch.ca

Ullrich Mies, Felix Feistel (2023-02-15). The coup from above and The Decline of Civilization. indybay.org Ignazio Silone (14), an important theorist of Italian fascism is reported to have said: "When fascism returns, it will not say: 'I am fascism' No, it will say: 'I am anti-fascism'." And I say: we are on the threshold of an internationalized super-fascism, which merely uses new, more perfidious and, above all, more complex methods than the traditional one. | The traditional one was based on nationalist-racist-ethnic ideologemes and came to power through the terror of street and hall battle shock troops of fascist militias.

kwjorinoco (2023-02-14). President Petro: Peru's Security Forces Behaving Like Nazis. orinocotribune.com This weekend, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, described the Peruvian police as "Nazis" for killing their own people. | "In Peru, they stomp their own people, like Nazis, breaking the American Convention on Human Rights," said the president of Colombia. | In this sense, President Petro demanded that all governments in America, including the United States, apply the American Convention on Human Rights; since "it should not be applied only to leftist governments. Drop your double standards." | El Presidente de Colombia Gustavo Petro contra el silencio de los medios: "La Policía del Perú marcha como nazis c…

Lisa Chiu (2023-02-14). U.S. power grid main target for domestic neo-Nazis. america.cgtn.com The energy sector was the target of 13 of the 16 cases involving neo-Nazis, according to a recent report. While the number of these cases have risen since 2016, the number of cases involving attack planning by jihadist groups has decreased.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-14). Anti-fascists protest annual neo-Nazi gathering in Budapest. peoplesdispatch.org




Brenda Norrell (2023-02-15). The Long Journey Home: Peabody Coal removed 341 Navajo and Hopi from their burial places. indybay.org BLACK MESA, Arizona — Peabody Coal removed 341 Navajo and Hopi from their burial places for its coal mining, a tool of genocide, oppression and relocation. Southern Illinois University still has several million artifacts stolen from Black Mesa by Peabody Coal, some dating back 8,000 years.

Paul Haeder (2023-02-14). Let the Bandwagon Play On! dissidentvoice.org How do I then deftly move from housing as a human right (my last piece in DV is about housing, a job, my interviews, and getting the boot, i.e., not getting hired for a job I am perfect for — What's It All About, Alfie?), and from the discrimination of this culture on all levels, …

Alex Aldridge (2023-02-14). Portland Took Cops Out of Schools in 2020. Now It May Put Them Back. truthout.org While public schools have increasingly taken center stage in the far right's quest to take over school boards and fight the boogeyman of Critical Race Theory, LGBTQ2S+ existence, and "woke" policies and books, they have also been a key site of struggle for prison-industrial complex (PIC) abolition over the presence of police in the form of School Resource Officers (SROs). |

Miko Peled (2023-02-14). Israeli Far Right Ramping Up Violence Against Palestinian Prisoners, Human Rights Defenders. mintpressnews.com Israel is engaging in a strategy to "Judaize" East Jerusalem, the Galilee and the Naqab to make the areas more attractive to Jewish residents, with the hope of forcing Palestinians out.

americanthinker (2023-02-15). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Christian Super Bowl ads pro-fascism. americanthinker.com A Christian group spent approximately $20 million on two Super Bowl advertisements. AOC was not happy.

Marwa Osman (2023-02-14). Sanctions Keep Syrians Under Rubble—MES EP.197. thealtworld.com Today, the United States of America is the hub of global savagery, the source of absolute evil, and the real repository of terrorism that usurps peoples. After years of directing armed terrorist groups and seeking funding from Persian Gulf oil farms to destroy Syria, its infrastructure and foundations of the state's entity, strike its service institutions and logistical equipment, provide a complete cover for DAESH and support it to tear the nation's map through religious fascism, the American occupation sits on the Syrian oil wells, relying on its cheap tools to steal it. | It is truly a continuation of organize…

Brenda Norrell (2023-02-15). The Long Journey Home: Peabody Coal removed 341 Navajo and Hopi from their burial places. indybay.org BLACK MESA, Arizona — Peabody Coal removed 341 Navajo and Hopi from their burial places for its coal mining, a tool of genocide, oppression and relocation. Southern Illinois University still has several million artifacts stolen from Black Mesa by Peabody Coal, some dating back 8,000 years.

Paul Haeder (2023-02-14). Let the Bandwagon Play On! dissidentvoice.org How do I then deftly move from housing as a human right (my last piece in DV is about housing, a job, my interviews, and getting the boot, i.e., not getting hired for a job I am perfect for — What's It All About, Alfie?), and from the discrimination of this culture on all levels, …

Alex Aldridge (2023-02-14). Portland Took Cops Out of Schools in 2020. Now It May Put Them Back. truthout.org While public schools have increasingly taken center stage in the far right's quest to take over school boards and fight the boogeyman of Critical Race Theory, LGBTQ2S+ existence, and "woke" policies and books, they have also been a key site of struggle for prison-industrial complex (PIC) abolition over the presence of police in the form of School Resource Officers (SROs). |

Miko Peled (2023-02-14). Israeli Far Right Ramping Up Violence Against Palestinian Prisoners, Human Rights Defenders. mintpressnews.com Israel is engaging in a strategy to "Judaize" East Jerusalem, the Galilee and the Naqab to make the areas more attractive to Jewish residents, with the hope of forcing Palestinians out.

americanthinker (2023-02-15). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Christian Super Bowl ads pro-fascism. americanthinker.com A Christian group spent approximately $20 million on two Super Bowl advertisements. AOC was not happy.

Marwa Osman (2023-02-14). Sanctions Keep Syrians Under Rubble—MES EP.197. thealtworld.com Today, the United States of America is the hub of global savagery, the source of absolute evil, and the real repository of terrorism that usurps peoples. After years of directing armed terrorist groups and seeking funding from Persian Gulf oil farms to destroy Syria, its infrastructure and foundations of the state's entity, strike its service institutions and logistical equipment, provide a complete cover for DAESH and support it to tear the nation's map through religious fascism, the American occupation sits on the Syrian oil wells, relying on its cheap tools to steal it. | It is truly a continuation of organize…

WSWS (2023-02-14). Opposition mounts in Israel to Netanyahu's fascistic government. wsws.org The right-wing layers leading the protests call for a general alliance of "democratic forces" on a capitalist, pro-austerity basis, seeking little more than a watering down of the government's plans for the judiciary and Netanyahu's removal from office.

No to Israeli Dictatorship (2023-02-15). Demo Demands on Crissy Field. indybay.org The Golden Gate Bridge at their back, demonstrators on San Francisco's Crissy Field posed for photos as wind blew around banners, flags and signs reading "No to Israeli Dictatorship" and calling the current leadership corrupt.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-02-15). Shin Bet Agents Brandish Weapons at Palestinian Protesters. orinocotribune.com By Richard Silverstein — Feb 2, 2023 | Armed Agents in Germany and Spain threaten to shoot Palestinian and Israeli protesters | On February 8th, a group of pro-Palestinian students at the Complutense University of Madrid

Tamara Nassar (2023-02-15). Palestinian prisoner dies after "medical neglect" electronicintifada.net Ahmad Abu Ali is the 235th Palestinian prisoner to die in Israeli custody since 1967.

Dr. Stephen Sizer (2023-02-15). "Palestinians are being attacked by Israeli settlers, and weapons are replacing stones." Interview with Dr. Stephen Sizer. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-02-14). Iranian-Israeli tensions are doomed to escalate in the absence of Russia. journal-neo.org After the collapse of the USSR and the weakening of Russia, Israel started to believe in its own exclusivity as the US's main ally in the Middle East. In the interests of national security and unity in the face of an external enemy, the Israeli leadership (particularly under the right-wing Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu) …

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-14). In 'War on Palestinians,' Israel 'legalises' Colonial Squatter Outposts in Palestine, causing further Irritation in Washington. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitors ) — Israel has "legalised" nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington. According to Axios, in addition to the legalisation …

Philip Giraldi (2023-02-14). Does Israel Seek a "Final Solution for Palestinians?" globalresearch.ca

Richard S. Dunn (2023-02-14). Israeli Security Forces Carry Out Massacre in Jenin, Palestine. covertactionmagazine.com On the morning of January 26, 2023, Israeli security forces massacred at least nine Palestinians in Jenin, among them a 61-year-old woman; Jenin is located in the north hills of the West Bank, Occupied Palestine. Medical attention was severely delayed because of the presence of security force snipers, and the targeting of hospitals and makeshift …

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-14). Ejército israelí lanza ataques aéreos en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Israel justificó que los ataques se lanzaron "en respuesta al lanzamiento de cohetes del sábado desde Gaza hacia Israel".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-14). Miles de personas protestan en Jerusalén contra reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Cerca de 100.000 israelíes salieron a las calles en Jerusalén, enarbolando banderas, haciendo sonar bocinas y coreando "democracia" y "no a la dictadura".

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-14). Israel asesina a un palestino y detiene a 17 en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net La cifra de palestinos asesinados por las fuerzas israelíes desde principios de 2023 asciende a 48.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-02-14). Palestina condena a Israel por reconocer nuevos asentamientos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades palestinas emitieron su inconformidad ante la arbitrariedad que viola las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad sobre las colonias en Cisjordania.

ecns.cn (2023-02-15). Ohio cleaning up toxic train derailment. ecns.cn Photo shows the freight train carrying vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that burns easily and is produced industrially for its commercial uses derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, U.S., Feb. 6, 2023.

David Hill (2023-02-14). Railroad hunger for profits blasts Ohio community with massive dose of poisons. peoplesworld.org EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—A catastrophic derailment of 50 train cars on Feb. 3 has led to a mounting humanitarian and ecological disaster that continued to develop in the days since the crash. The immediate result of the wreck was an enormous fireball looming over the border of Ohio and Pennsylvania, necessitating the evacuation of at least …

Editor (2023-02-14). How Precision Scheduled railroading at Norfolk Southern caused a toxic Vinyl Chloride mushroom cloud over East Palestine, Ohio. mronline.org In this post, I will not cover what has been well-covered elsewhere: The derailment itself (50 cars, 20 of which carried toxic materials, 14 of those vinyl chloride), the subsquent fire, which burned for three days, the ultimate "controlled release" of the poisonous gas, the toxicity of vinyl chloride, the effects of the poison on locals, their pets, and their streams, or the arrest of the reporter who asked questions at Governor DeWine's presser.

Jim Miles (2023-02-14). "Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts": Feminism Inter/Nationalism and Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-14). Daily Round-up | Polisario Front resumes armed struggle & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the Polisario resolving to resume armed struggle against Moroccan occupying forces, talks between the Colombian government and the ELN, Palestine's bid for UN membership, and protests by health workers in Spain…

Robert Inlakesh (2023-02-14). The US Wants To Train A Proxy Force To Fight Palestinians — CIA Intervenes Again. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, requested that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) accept Washington's proposal to form a special Palestinian task force, trained by the US, that would hunt down Palestinian resistance fighters in the West Bank. The proposal follows a long history of anti-democratic intervention by the US government into Palestinian affairs

Staff (2023-02-14). El descarrilado tren de Ohio transportaba productos químicos letales. cubadebate.cu Un tren que transportaba productos químicos tóxicos descarriló en Ohio el pasado viernes 3 de febrero. El accidente causó un gran incendio y obligó a desalojar a los vecinos de la zona de East Palestine, cerca de la frontera con Pensilvania, porque sus vidas corrían peligro.

Staff (2023-02-14). "Bomb Train" in Ohio Sickens Residents After Railroad Cutbacks, Corporate Greed Led to Toxic Disaster. democracynow.org Fears of a wider health and environmental disaster are growing, after a 150-car freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed and a so-called controlled burn released toxic chemicals last week in East Palestine, Ohio. Residents reported seeing a fireball and mushroom cloud of smoke fill the skyline. Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows the train contained more toxic and carcinogenic chemicals than initially reported, including phosgene, a poisonous gas that has been used as a chemical weapon in war. Officials lifted an evacuation order for residents last Wednesday, saying the air and w…

Unicorn Riot (2023-02-14). 'Like the Doors of Hell Were Open': East Palestine Train Disaster Casts Toxic Cloud Over Future of OH/PA Region. unicornriot.ninja

WSWS (2023-02-14). More questions than answers for residents poisoned by Ohio train derailment. wsws.org Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are still seeking answers 10 days after a train derailment that sent toxic chemicals spewing into the air.

Dan Bacher (2023-02-15). California Tribes, E.J. group file comments on voluntary water agreements with the State Water Board. indybay.org "As long as the state upholds historic water rights, that we all know to be racist and unfair, we will continue to have first- and second-class California communities," said Dillon Delvo, Executive Director, Little Manila.

Labor Video Project (2023-02-15). Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! Launch Musk On Autopilot To Mars NOW! indybay.org Artists, poets and labor activists rallied in front of Twitter to demand that Elon Musk be sent to Mars on autopilot. They also spoke out against the illegal layoffs at Twitter and the violations of health and safety along with racist working conditions at Tesla which is called the plantation by Tesla workers.

Richard Drake (2023-02-15). Was Charles Austin Beard a Racist Historian? juancole.com ( Counterpunch ) — Controversy about Charles Austin Beard began in 1913 when he published An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States. He turned thirty-nine that year. Until then, his books had appeared to widespread praise within the profession and to the benign neglect of the general reading public. A highly successful …

Dana Sanchez (2023-02-14). Lawsuit Filed Against Celebrity NFT Hype Machine: Was Bored Ape A Racist Theme? moguldom.com A class action lawsuit, filed in December, alleges that Paris Hilton, talk show host Jimmy Fallon, and other celebrities conspired to artificially inflate the price of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, hyping the non-fungible tokens to unbelievable prices that generated enormous media interest. Yuga Labs — the parent company of Bored Ape, the celebrities and …

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2023-02-14). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…

Ben Rosenfeld, CounterPunch. (2023-02-14). Police Accountability Is A 'Non-Starter' Without Discarding The Qualified Immunity Doctrine. popularresistance.org Some reps in Congress assert that dismantling qualified immunity ("QI")—a police officer's so-called good faith defense to a civil rights lawsuit—is a "non-starter" in negotiations to pass the George Floyd Civil Rights Act. In reality, meaningful police accountability is a non-starter without discarding QI. | QI is a regressive framework which has turned federal civil rights lawsuits into sheer games of chance with bad odds. Under QI, the Supreme Court instructs judges to apply a two-pronged analysis, in a specific order: first to examine whether the right sought to be vindicated was clearly-establish…

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-14). Diputados alcanzan consenso para elegir nueva Corte de Honduras. telesurtv.net El Congreso Nacional subrayó a través de un comunicado el pasado 12 de febrero que los exmagistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, ya no eran autoridad del Estado.

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2023-02-14: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-14). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Chris Walker (2023-02-13). Study: Racism Plays Bigger Role in Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Than Wealth. truthout.org A Black infant is many times more likely to die within one year of birth than a white infant is, even if that Black infant comes from a wealthy home, a new study shows. The study, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research last month, demonstrates that disparities in Black and white infant mortality rates cannot be explained by economics alone. Rather, racism within the health… |

Monica Moorehead (2023-02-13). Super Bowl can't disguise systemic racism, big profits. workers.org The most popular one-day sports event in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12 this year in Glendale, Arizona — Super Bowl LVII. The two teams that played for the National Football League championship were the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City team — whose ownership to this day refuses to . . . |

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-02-13). Where is "White Privilege?" I Can't Find It. thealtworld.com "People don't realize how hard it is to speak the truth to people who don't realize they are living a lie." — Edward Snowden | February is the month we celebrate Black Heritage Month. Try celebrating White Heritage. It would be declared an insurrection, and instantly the FBI would be on the scene rounding up white supremacists and domestic terrorists. White heritage has been characterized as racism, and racism is something to be ashamed of, not celebrated. Universities and public schools have taught white students for years that they, their parents, and all forebears are racists who enslaved and oppressed b…

It's Going Down (2023-02-14). This Is America #181: Interview with Vishal Singh on Growing Gender Fascist Attacks; Roundup of Resistance to Cop City. itsgoingdown.org Welcome, to This Is America, February 13th, 2023. On today's episode, first we speak with antifascist journalist Vishal Singh, about being kicked off of Twitter, covering the far-Right in Southern California, and how Trump is rushing to double-down on anti-trans hatred. We then switch to our discussion, where we unpack recent attacks by Florida Governor,…

Anonymous Contributor (2023-02-13). Antifascists Remove and Burn Neo-Nazi Flyers Targeting Lakeland, FL Community. itsgoingdown.org Report on antifascist clean-up of the Lakeland, Florida neighborhood, after neo-Nazis dropped flyers. On the 11th of February, the neo-Nazi group the Goyim Defense League (GDL), threw trash propaganda onto people's lawns and driveways in Lakeland, FL. The fliers were in bags weighted with corn and with rat food pellets, similar to incidents of KKK…




Ullrich Mies, Felix Feistel (2023-02-14). The coup from above and The Decline of Civilization. indybay.org Ignazio Silone (14), an important theorist of Italian fascism is reported to have said: "When fascism returns, it will not say: 'I am fascism' No, it will say: 'I am anti-fascism'." And I say: we are on the threshold of an internationalized super-fascism, which merely uses new, more perfidious and, above all, more complex methods than the traditional one. | The traditional one was based on nationalist-racist-ethnic ideologemes and came to power through the terror of street and hall battle shock troops of fascist militias.

_____ (2023-02-13). Corruption and Weakness, What's Behind Washington's Love of Nuclear Brinkmanship. journal-neo.org It is a mystery for "educated Americans" as to why a "liberal" president would risk nuclear war. Biden's domestic policies certainly oppose tyranny and Naziism, brought to America by Trump and his army of hillbilly miscreants. He has cut taxes to workers and middle class and worked to undo some of Trump's insane policies regarding …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-13). The Moral and Intellectual Disconnect between the Memories of Shoah and Today's Jewish State. transcend.org 6 Feb 2023 – Every time I hear about the Shoah or the Nazi genocide of the Jews, I can't help but make a sad and rage-filled link between it and the present day Israel — the officially Jewish State with echoes of the ideology that served as the foundation of Nazi Germany.

Taylor Fox (2023-02-13). We Can't Let Antisemitism Be Weaponized to Criminalize Solidarity With Palestine. truthout.org As Jewish students and anti-Zionist organizers, we know that it is in no way antisemitic to support the fight for Palestinian liberation. False accusations of such should not be used to silence Palestinian solidarity activists. That's why we were glad to see the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights ditch a misleading and discredited definition of antisemitism in its recent fact sheet… |

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-02-13). The Writing on the Wall. "Genocide in The Making". Resistance to "Governmental Lawlessness Worldwide" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-14). Opposition mounts in Israel to Netanyahu's fascistic government. wsws.org The right-wing layers leading the protests call for a general alliance of "democratic forces" on a capitalist, pro-austerity basis, seeking little more than a watering down of the government's plans for the judiciary and Netanyahu's removal from office.

Ullrich Mies, Felix Feistel (2023-02-14). The coup from above and The Decline of Civilization. indybay.org Ignazio Silone (14), an important theorist of Italian fascism is reported to have said: "When fascism returns, it will not say: 'I am fascism' No, it will say: 'I am anti-fascism'." And I say: we are on the threshold of an internationalized super-fascism, which merely uses new, more perfidious and, above all, more complex methods than the traditional one. | The traditional one was based on nationalist-racist-ethnic ideologemes and came to power through the terror of street and hall battle shock troops of fascist militias.

_____ (2023-02-13). Corruption and Weakness, What's Behind Washington's Love of Nuclear Brinkmanship. journal-neo.org It is a mystery for "educated Americans" as to why a "liberal" president would risk nuclear war. Biden's domestic policies certainly oppose tyranny and Naziism, brought to America by Trump and his army of hillbilly miscreants. He has cut taxes to workers and middle class and worked to undo some of Trump's insane policies regarding …

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-02-13). The Moral and Intellectual Disconnect between the Memories of Shoah and Today's Jewish State. transcend.org 6 Feb 2023 – Every time I hear about the Shoah or the Nazi genocide of the Jews, I can't help but make a sad and rage-filled link between it and the present day Israel — the officially Jewish State with echoes of the ideology that served as the foundation of Nazi Germany.

Taylor Fox (2023-02-13). We Can't Let Antisemitism Be Weaponized to Criminalize Solidarity With Palestine. truthout.org As Jewish students and anti-Zionist organizers, we know that it is in no way antisemitic to support the fight for Palestinian liberation. False accusations of such should not be used to silence Palestinian solidarity activists. That's why we were glad to see the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights ditch a misleading and discredited definition of antisemitism in its recent fact sheet… |

Dr. Emanuel Garcia (2023-02-13). The Writing on the Wall. "Genocide in The Making". Resistance to "Governmental Lawlessness Worldwide" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-02-14). Opposition mounts in Israel to Netanyahu's fascistic government. wsws.org The right-wing layers leading the protests call for a general alliance of "democratic forces" on a capitalist, pro-austerity basis, seeking little more than a watering down of the government's plans for the judiciary and Netanyahu's removal from office.

Sharon Zhang (2023-02-13). Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Christian Super Bowl Ads That "Make Fascism Look Benign" truthout.org During the Super Bowl on Sunday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) criticized advertisements by a Christian organization with deep conservative ties, saying that the ads normalize fascism. As part of a $100 million media campaign, a group called He Gets Us ran two ads during the Super Bowl on Sunday. As Lever News revealed earlier this month, He Gets Us is a subsidiary of the Servant… |

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-14). In 'War on Palestinians,' Israel 'legalises' Colonial Squatter Outposts in Palestine, causing further Irritation in Washington. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitors ) — Israel has "legalised" nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington. According to Axios, in addition to the legalisation …

No to Israeli Dictatorship (2023-02-14). Demo Demands on Crissy Field. indybay.org The Golden Gate Bridge at their back, demonstrators on San Francisco's Crissy Field posed for photos as wind blew around banners, flags and signs reading "No to Israeli Dictatorship" and calling the current leadership corrupt.

Richard S. Dunn (2023-02-14). Israeli Security Forces Carry Out Massacre in Jenin, Palestine. covertactionmagazine.com On the morning of January 26, 2023, Israeli security forces massacred at least nine Palestinians in Jenin, among them a 61-year-old woman; Jenin is located in the north hills of the West Bank, Occupied Palestine. Medical attention was severely delayed because of the presence of security force snipers, and the targeting of hospitals and makeshift …

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-14). Ejército israelí lanza ataques aéreos en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Israel justificó que los ataques se lanzaron "en respuesta al lanzamiento de cohetes del sábado desde Gaza hacia Israel".

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-14). Miles de personas protestan en Jerusalén contra reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Cerca de 100.000 israelíes salieron a las calles en Jerusalén, enarbolando banderas, haciendo sonar bocinas y coreando "democracia" y "no a la dictadura".

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-14). Israel asesina a un palestino y detiene a 17 en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net La cifra de palestinos asesinados por las fuerzas israelíes desde principios de 2023 asciende a 48.

teleSUR, odr, SH (2023-02-14). Palestina condena a Israel por reconocer nuevos asentamientos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades palestinas emitieron su inconformidad ante la arbitrariedad que viola las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad sobre las colonias en Cisjordania.

Staff (2023-02-13). Headlines for February 13, 2023. democracynow.org Earthquake Death Toll Tops 36,000 as U.N. Admits Failure in Delivering Aid to War-Torn Syria, Mass Protests Continue Amid Netanyahu Attack on Courts; Israel Announces More Illegal Settlements, U.S. Launches Somalia Airstrike, Killing 12 al-Shabab Fighters, According to Pentagon, U.S. Shoots Down 3 More Unidentified Objects Over North America, Lula and Biden Talk Political Violence, Climate Crisis on Lula's 1st U.S. Visit After Inauguration, NC Police Bodycam Shows Cops Tasering Unarmed Black Man with Heart Problems Before Death, 250,000 March in Madrid to Oppose Dismantling of Public Healthcare System, Scho…

Tamara Nassar (2023-02-13). Palestinian man, child latest victims of Israeli violence. electronicintifada.net Mentally ill driver who killed three Israelis may have been extrajudicially executed.

Brett Wilkins (2023-02-13). Israel Defies International Law to Legalize 9 Settler Colonies on Occupied Land. truthout.org Israel's far-right Security Cabinet on Sunday approved the immediate "legalization" of nine Jewish-only settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem over what critics called the empty objection of benefactor the United States and in violation of international law — under which all Israeli settler colonies are illegal. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister… |

Editor (2023-02-13). New Israeli Regime Moves Toward "Cleansing" All Palestinians From Palestine. scheerpost.com

Marjorie Cohn, Truthout. (2023-02-13). Israeli Regime Moves To 'Cleanse' All Palestinians From Palestine. popularresistance.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious Zionist coalition, which was sworn in on December 29, 2022, declared in its manifesto that Jews have the "exclusive and inalienable right to all parts of the Land of Israel." To that end, in a little over a month, the Israeli regime has killed Palestinians, demolished their homes, mounted incursions into occupied Palestinian territory and endeavored to change laws and policies to accelerate the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians from Palestine. | This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba — the Arabic word for "catastrophe." In 1948, Israel assu…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-13). Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterates bid to seek full UN membership. peoplesdispatch.org Mahmoud Abbas was addressing the Arab League conference on Jerusalem in Cairo, Egypt. He also appealed to the world community to "put a stop to the Israeli aggression and unilateral actions"

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-13). Barcelona City Decides to Cut All Official Ties with Israel Over Its Systemic Violations of Palestinian Rights. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-02-13). Zionists out of the University! Demonstrators in Madrid confront Israeli ambassador, armed security, official complicity and police repression. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 8 February, students and activists for justice in Palestine gathered at the Complutense University of Madrid to protest the appearance of the Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radian-Gordon, at an event organized to "commemorate" the notorious Oslo Accords aiming toward the liquidation of the Palestinian cause. Student organizations and activists for justice in …

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-13). Presidente de Israel pide a Netanyahu retrasar reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Isaac Herzog asegura que implementar la reforma judicial sin un amplio consenso pone al país al borde de una confrontación.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-13). Soldados ocupantes asesinan a adolescente palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Qusai Radwan Waked tenía 14 años. Según medios locales, con él suman 47 los palestinos asesinados por soldados o colonos israelíes en lo que va de 2023.

Editor (2023-02-14). How Precision Scheduled railroading at Norfolk Southern caused a toxic Vinyl Chloride mushroom cloud over East Palestine, Ohio. mronline.org In this post, I will not cover what has been well-covered elsewhere: The derailment itself (50 cars, 20 of which carried toxic materials, 14 of those vinyl chloride), the subsquent fire, which burned for three days, the ultimate "controlled release" of the poisonous gas, the toxicity of vinyl chloride, the effects of the poison on locals, their pets, and their streams, or the arrest of the reporter who asked questions at Governor DeWine's presser.

Jim Miles (2023-02-14). "Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts": Feminism Inter/Nationalism and Palestine. globalresearch.ca

Unicorn Riot (2023-02-14). 'Like the Doors of Hell Were Open': East Palestine Train Disaster Casts Toxic Cloud Over Future of OH/PA Region. unicornriot.ninja

WSWS (2023-02-14). More questions than answers for residents poisoned by Ohio train derailment. wsws.org Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are still seeking answers 10 days after a train derailment that sent toxic chemicals spewing into the air.

Amira Jarmakani (2023-02-13). From Palestine to US Prisons, Radical Love Can Guide Our Fight for Liberation. truthout.org What will your conversation heart say this Valentine's Day? Will it replicate the possessive politics of modern heteronormative love — summed up by phrases like "be mine" — or will it communicate the idea that love is always political, and that the greatest act of love is to work toward collective liberation? Cornel West famously said that "justice is what love looks like in public… |

Anonymous103 (2023-02-13). "Get The Hell Out Of There" Ohio's Apocalyptic Chemical Disaster Rages On. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by 'BlueApples'. Originally published on ZeroHedge | While the US government is dispensing millions of dollars in resources to treat balloons as an existential crisis, a small town in Ohio finds itself engulfed in what actually looks like the apocalypse. Perhaps by design, all of the drama surrounding violations of US airspace by Chinese spy initiatives has done well to keep what is becoming one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory from getting any headline…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-13). "Get The Hell Out Of There" — Ohio's Apocalyptic Chemical Disaster Rages On. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by 'BlueApples'. Originally published on ZeroHedge | While the US government is dispensing millions of dollars in resources to treat balloons as an existential crisis, a small town in Ohio finds itself engulfed in what actually looks like the apocalypse. Perhaps by design, all of the drama surrounding violations of US airspace by Chinese spy initiatives has done well to keep what is becoming one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory from getting any headline…

Jake Johnson (2023-02-13). Ohio Residents Fear Returning Home in Toxic Aftermath of Train Crash. truthout.org Residents of East Palestine, Ohio are voicing alarm and mistrust of officials after a 150-car train carrying hazardous materials — including vinyl chloride — crashed in their small town, prompting emergency evacuations and a "controlled release" of chemicals into the air to prevent a catastrophic explosion. Norfolk Southern, the company that owns the derailed train, has insisted that public health… |

Otis Grotewohl (2023-02-13). Drive for profits leads to fiery train wreck, toxins on board. workers.org Corporate greed and capitalist irresponsibility led to a fiery, jackknifed derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train in East Palestine, Ohio, on the evening of Feb. 3. This northeast Ohio community is located 22 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio, and 55 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Plume of black smoke after . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-13). Ohio train derailment exposes system-wide failure. peoplesdispatch.org On February 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio. 50 out of 100 train cars ran off the tracks, igniting a massive fire that could be seen from miles away. Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio issued an

rqorinoco (2023-02-13). Palestine Is My Cause: Arabs Reaffirm Support for Palestinians, Rejection of the Occupation. orinocotribune.com

Dan Bacher (2023-02-14). California Tribes, E.J. group file comments on voluntary water agreements with the State Water Board. indybay.org "As long as the state upholds historic water rights, that we all know to be racist and unfair, we will continue to have first- and second-class California communities," said Dillon Delvo, Executive Director, Little Manila.

Labor Video Project (2023-02-14). Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! Launch Musk On Autopilot To Mars NOW! indybay.org Artists, poets and labor activists rallied in front of Twitter to demand that Elon Musk be sent to Mars on autopilot. They also spoke out against the illegal layoffs at Twitter and the violations of health and safety along with racist working conditions at Tesla which is called the plantation by Tesla workers.

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2023-02-14). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-14). Diputados alcanzan consenso para elegir nueva Corte de Honduras. telesurtv.net El Congreso Nacional subrayó a través de un comunicado el pasado 12 de febrero que los exmagistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, ya no eran autoridad del Estado.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-13). Congreso buscará elegir a miembros de Corte Suprema en Honduras. telesurtv.net El Congreso Nacional de Honduras ha fallado en tres intentos para elegir a los 15 magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.

Jamal Rich (2023-02-13). House Republicans, with help from corporate Dems, vote against D.C. immigrant voting rights. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—This past week, Republicans led by Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia passed resolutions aimed at overturning two progressive laws in the District of Columbia. The two laws include the recently-passed local voting rights act aimed at enfranchising 50,000 non-citizens, letting them cast ballots in municipal elections. The other was a revision of the criminal code …

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2023-02-13: News Headlines

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-13). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-12). Evil and "Terribly Normal People" libya360.wordpress.com Rosa Miriam Elizalde The new banality of evil is tourism, capable of turning a Nazi concentration camp, where 200,000 people were interned between 1936 and 1945, into an object of consumption. In Sachsenhausen, near Berlin, more than 30,000 died from disease, starvation, medical experiments, torture or the gas chamber. It was a center conceived by…

Women's March, Working Families Power (2023-02-12). Tuesday 2/7: #AbortionRights: Text Party for WI Supreme Court Election – NO to Far Right Justices. indybay.org Online event…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-13). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-12). Evil and "Terribly Normal People" libya360.wordpress.com Rosa Miriam Elizalde The new banality of evil is tourism, capable of turning a Nazi concentration camp, where 200,000 people were interned between 1936 and 1945, into an object of consumption. In Sachsenhausen, near Berlin, more than 30,000 died from disease, starvation, medical experiments, torture or the gas chamber. It was a center conceived by…

Women's March, Working Families Power (2023-02-12). Tuesday 2/7: #AbortionRights: Text Party for WI Supreme Court Election – NO to Far Right Justices. indybay.org Online event…

Cindy Forster, Kawsachun News. (2023-02-12). Interview: Taking Down A Fascist. popularresistance.org We were in our distinct regions when the coup took place. I was the first to leave my province because we met with the grassroots organizations, and they decided, "You are the representative of this province. While we defend our [vote] in the streets, you need to defend it in Parliament. Whatever it takes, you have to get back into Parliament." I was able to re-enter, and I stayed there, while the rest were on the outside in the streets, communicating with us —they told us everything that was happening— they were being tear-gassed and arrested, they were chased, some lost their shoes, their aguayos or…

JANET (2023-02-12). Is the Democratic Party the alternative to fascism, or its enabler? iacenter.org By Arjae Red February 9, 2023 Feb. 7 — The Jan. 6, 2021, failed attack on the U.S. Capitol exposed an attempt to overturn the presidential election results and made it undeniably clear that the Donald Trump-led MAGA movement represents a critically dangerous and growing threat of fascism in the U.S. But it left this question open: Can the Democratic Party really provide a solution to the fascist menace? Some might answer that the Democratic Party isn't the ideal alternative but the lesser of two evils. Others would say the Democrats are an inadequate instrument for totally defeating the Republicans and MAGA…

No to Israeli Dictatorship (2023-02-13). Demo Demands on Crissy Field. indybay.org The Golden Gate Bridge at their back, demonstrators on San Francisco's Crissy Field posed for photos as wind blew around banners, flags and signs reading "No to Israeli Dictatorship" and calling the current leadership corrupt.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-13). Presidente de Israel pide a Netanyahu retrasar reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Isaac Herzog asegura que implementar la reforma judicial sin un amplio consenso pone al país al borde de una confrontación.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-13). Soldados ocupantes asesinan a adolescente palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Qusai Radwan Waked tenía 14 años. Según medios locales, con él suman 47 los palestinos asesinados por soldados o colonos israelíes en lo que va de 2023.

Staff (2023-02-13). Zionists out of the University! Demonstrators in Madrid confront Israeli ambassador, armed security, official complicity and police repression. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 8 February, students and activists for justice in Palestine gathered at the Complutense University of Madrid to protest the appearance of the Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radian-Gordon, at an event organized to "commemorate" the notorious Oslo Accords aiming toward the liquidation of the Palestinian cause. Student organizations and activists for justice in …

Marjorie Cohn (2023-02-12). New Israeli Regime Moves Toward "Cleansing" All Palestinians From Palestine. truthout.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious Zionist coalition, which was sworn in on December 29, 2022, declared in its manifesto that Jews have the "exclusive and inalienable right to all parts of the Land of Israel." To that end, in a little over a month, the Israeli regime has killed Palestinians, demolished their homes, mounted incursions into occupied Palestinian territory and… |

scorinoco (2023-02-12). Spain: Riot Police and Unidentified Gunman Attack Palestine Solidarity Activists Protesting Israeli Ambassador's Presence in Complutense University. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, February 8, Palestine solidarity activists and students at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Spain protested against Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radian-Gordon's presence on campus. Radian-Gordon was participating in "The Oslo Accords: A Commemoration," a conference organized by the Department of General Linguistics, Arabic, Hebrew, Basque, and East Asian Studies of the Faculty of Philology of UCM, held to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the Oslo Accords that advocate a "two-state solution" for the occupied Palestinian territories. | The visit of the representative of the Sta…

teleSUR, YSM (2023-02-12). Colonos israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net La víctima se nombraba Methkal Sulaiman Rayyan, tenía de 27 años y murió a consecuencia de un disparo en la cabeza.

Staff (2023-02-12). Days of Rage and Resistance on the streets with labour in France. samidoun.net Activists for justice in Palestine once again took to the streets in France alongside the labour movement fighting back against the Macron government's pension reforms that aim to raise the retirement age, over the objection of 93% of working people in France. The movement has involved multiple one-day general strikes as well as mass manifestations …

Staff (2023-02-12). Sheikh Khader Adnan on eighth day of hunger strike following detention by occupation forces. samidoun.net Palestinian leader and former long-term hunger striker, Sheikh Khader Adnan, is currently on hunger strike for the eighth day as of 12 February. He is being held in Al-Jalameh interrogation center, where he is being subjected to a harsh interrogation. The Salem military occupation court extended his detention until next Monday; he was seized by …

Roger Waters (2023-02-12). Roger Waters United Nations Speech: Ceasefire Now! socialistproject.ca Roger Waters Addresses United Nations February 8, 2023. | "The invasion of Ukraine by The Russian Federation was illegal. I condemn it in the strongest possible terms. Also, The Russian invasion of Ukraine was not unprovoked, so I also condemn the provocateurs in the strongest possible terms. | "We the people, want universal human rights for all our brothers and sisters all over the world irrespective of their ethnicity, religion or nationality. To be clear, that would include but would not be limited to the right to life and property under the law, for instance, Ukrainians, and for instance Palestinians.

Labor Video Project (2023-02-13). Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! Launch Musk On Autopilot To Mars NOW! indybay.org Artists, poets and labor activists rallied in front of Twitter to demand that Elon Musk be sent to Mars on autopilot. They also spoke out against the illegal layoffs at Twitter and the violations of health and safety along with racist working conditions at Tesla which is called the plantation by Tesla workers.

Dan Bacher (2023-02-13). California Tribes, E.J. group file comments on voluntary water agreements with the State Water Board. indybay.org "As long as the state upholds historic water rights, that we all know to be racist and unfair, we will continue to have first- and second-class California communities," said Dillon Delvo, Executive Director, Little Manila.

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2023-02-13). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-13). Congreso buscará elegir a miembros de Corte Suprema en Honduras. telesurtv.net El Congreso Nacional de Honduras ha fallado en tres intentos para elegir a los 15 magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.

BobHarrison, Adam Ganucheau, Portside. (2023-02-12). White Representatives Vote To Create White-Appointed Court System. popularresistance.org Jackson, Mississippi – A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted after an intense, four-plus hour debate to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson — the Blackest city in America — that would be appointed completely by white state officials. | If House Bill 1020 becomes law later this session, the white chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court would appoint two judges to oversee a new district within the city — one that includes all of the city's majority-white neighborhoods, among other areas. The white state attorney general would…

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2023-02-10: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-02-10). Stepping up US war preparations against China, Victoria Nuland visits South Asia. wsws.org Nulan, who served under former US presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, played a key role in the 2014 fascist-led coup that overthrew the pro-Russian Ukraine government of President Viktor Yanukovich.

Staff (2023-02-10). Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Abu Ali dies in occupation prisons amid ongoing policy of medical neglect. samidoun.net On Friday, 10 February, Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Badr Abu Ali, 48, from Yatta, al-Khalil, lost his life inside the occupation's Naqab desert prison, once again linked directly to the policy of medical neglect, delay and mistreatment to which the Palestinian prisoners are subjected to on an ongoing and systematic basis. Abu Ali was transferred to …

Bill Blum (2023-02-10). Unequal Justice: The U.S. Supreme Court is Reactionary, But Is it Also Corrupt? progressive.org Besides their ultra-right rulings, the Supreme Court Justices have a well-documented history of misconduct.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-10). Daily Round-up | Barcelona cuts ties with Israel, cancels twinning with Tel Aviv & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of Barcelona cutting ties with Israel, increasing cooperation between Venezuela and Iran, rights group CODESA 's criticism of the European Commission and progressive forces in Ecuador rejecting the President's offer…

WSWS (2023-02-10). Reporter arrested as public officials attempt to placate victims of rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. wsws.org The arrest of a news reporter at a public press event in Ohio took place amid a campaign by company and government officials to cover up the extent of health and environmental issues in the massive chemical leak caused by the derailment.

WSWS (2023-02-10). Stepping up US war preparations against China, Victoria Nuland visits South Asia. wsws.org Nulan, who served under former US presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, played a key role in the 2014 fascist-led coup that overthrew the pro-Russian Ukraine government of President Viktor Yanukovich.

Staff (2023-02-10). Palestinian prisoner Ahmad Abu Ali dies in occupation prisons amid ongoing policy of medical neglect. samidoun.net On Friday, 10 February, Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Badr Abu Ali, 48, from Yatta, al-Khalil, lost his life inside the occupation's Naqab desert prison, once again linked directly to the policy of medical neglect, delay and mistreatment to which the Palestinian prisoners are subjected to on an ongoing and systematic basis. Abu Ali was transferred to …

Bill Blum (2023-02-10). Unequal Justice: The U.S. Supreme Court is Reactionary, But Is it Also Corrupt? progressive.org Besides their ultra-right rulings, the Supreme Court Justices have a well-documented history of misconduct.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-10). Daily Round-up | Barcelona cuts ties with Israel, cancels twinning with Tel Aviv & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of Barcelona cutting ties with Israel, increasing cooperation between Venezuela and Iran, rights group CODESA 's criticism of the European Commission and progressive forces in Ecuador rejecting the President's offer…

WSWS (2023-02-10). Reporter arrested as public officials attempt to placate victims of rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. wsws.org The arrest of a news reporter at a public press event in Ohio took place amid a campaign by company and government officials to cover up the extent of health and environmental issues in the massive chemical leak caused by the derailment.

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2023-02-10). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…

WSWS (2023-02-10). Two US executions this week: Missouri inmate maintained his innocence, Texas inmate claimed racial prejudice and juror misconduct. wsws.org The US Supreme Court cleared the way for the executions of Leonard Taylor, 58, in Missouri on February 7, and John Balentine, 54, in Texas on February 8. Terence Andrus, 34, hanged himself six months after the high court denied review of his case.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-10). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a joven palestino en Hebrón, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes han asesinado a 43 palestinos desde principios de año.

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2023-02-09: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud (2023-02-09). Israel's War on Gaza: From Inhuman Weapon Experiments to Political Experiments on Palestinians. mintpressnews.com Though Israeli wars on Gaza are much riskier nowadays compared to the past, a cornered and embattled Netanyahu could still resort to such a scenario if he feels that it could salvage his embattled leadership.

Editor (2023-02-09). Fiery Ohio train wreck the result of "PSR" mronline.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever.

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2023-02-09). POLICE TERROR–RACIST ARROW TIP LAUNCHED AGAINST ALL WORKERS. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-02-09). Israel's War on Gaza: From Inhuman Weapon Experiments to Political Experiments on Palestinians. mintpressnews.com Though Israeli wars on Gaza are much riskier nowadays compared to the past, a cornered and embattled Netanyahu could still resort to such a scenario if he feels that it could salvage his embattled leadership.

Editor (2023-02-09). Fiery Ohio train wreck the result of "PSR" mronline.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever.

Nayvin Gordon, M.D. (2023-02-09). POLICE TERROR–RACIST ARROW TIP LAUNCHED AGAINST ALL WORKERS. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…

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2023-02-08: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-02-08). Neo-Nazi couple arrested in plot to attack Baltimore-area substations. wsws.org Two neo-Nazis, including the founder of the Atomwaffen fascist terrorist group, Brandon Russell, are accused of conspiring to attack several energy facilities in Maryland in the hopes of causing a "cascading failure."

Ahmed Adel (2023-02-08). Israel Deepens Support for Ukraine Despite Claims of Balancing Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-02-08). Press Release: Fiery Ohio Train Wreck the Result of "PSR" popularresistance.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever. The root causes of this wreck are the same ones that have been singled out repeatedly, associated with the hedge fund initiated operating model known as "Precision Scheduled Railroading" (PSR). But risky practices, such as ever longer and heavier trains even precede PSR. The train that wrecked is a case in point, 9300 feet long, 18,000 tons. Other hallmarks of modern day railroading in…

Staff (2023-02-08). Supporters of Palestine confront war criminal Netanyahu's visit in Paris. samidoun.net From 2 to 5 February 2023, Israeli war criminal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was hosted in Paris by the French government. On this occasion, he met French President Emmanuel Macron as well as figures from the business sector and representatives of organizations that aim to fight the growing movement to boycott Israel in France. Faced with …

WSWS (2023-02-08). NYU graduate student loses job, investigated "for anti-Semitism" after writing anti-Israel slogan on trash bag. wsws.org The actions by the New York University administration against Naye Idriss constitute a fundamental assault on democratic rights and set a dangerous precedent for the victimization and targeting of left-wing students and university employees.

WSWS (2023-02-08). Neo-Nazi couple arrested in plot to attack Baltimore-area substations. wsws.org Two neo-Nazis, including the founder of the Atomwaffen fascist terrorist group, Brandon Russell, are accused of conspiring to attack several energy facilities in Maryland in the hopes of causing a "cascading failure."

Ahmed Adel (2023-02-08). Israel Deepens Support for Ukraine Despite Claims of Balancing Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-02-08). Press Release: Fiery Ohio Train Wreck the Result of "PSR" popularresistance.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever. The root causes of this wreck are the same ones that have been singled out repeatedly, associated with the hedge fund initiated operating model known as "Precision Scheduled Railroading" (PSR). But risky practices, such as ever longer and heavier trains even precede PSR. The train that wrecked is a case in point, 9300 feet long, 18,000 tons. Other hallmarks of modern day railroading in…

Staff (2023-02-08). Supporters of Palestine confront war criminal Netanyahu's visit in Paris. samidoun.net From 2 to 5 February 2023, Israeli war criminal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was hosted in Paris by the French government. On this occasion, he met French President Emmanuel Macron as well as figures from the business sector and representatives of organizations that aim to fight the growing movement to boycott Israel in France. Faced with …

WSWS (2023-02-08). NYU graduate student loses job, investigated "for anti-Semitism" after writing anti-Israel slogan on trash bag. wsws.org The actions by the New York University administration against Naye Idriss constitute a fundamental assault on democratic rights and set a dangerous precedent for the victimization and targeting of left-wing students and university employees.

Women's March, Working Families Power (2023-02-08). Tuesday 2/7: #AbortionRights: Text Party for WI Supreme Court Election – NO to Far Right Justices. indybay.org Online event…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-08). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Nablus, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El joven fue asesinado por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes, a tiros que le dispararon en el rostro.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-02-08). Arrestan a exjefe de operaciones de Policía Militar de Brasil. telesurtv.net El arresto integra la quinta fase de la operación "Lesa Patria" lanzada tras la aprobación del Supremo Tribunal Federal.

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2023-02-07: News Headlines

_____ (2023-02-07). Israeli Protests: How Many Elephants Can Fit In One Room? journal-neo.org The world is hearing a great deal about the recent protests in Israel. There are anti-government protests in many countries at any one time; and in some a state of open civil war. But it is the Israeli protests which are grabbing headlines, as if they are something to do with the news consuming public …

WSWS (2023-02-07). How should workers respond to the right-wing furor over Trudeau's appointment of a Canadian Special Representative to combat Islamophobia? wsws.org There is no "progressive" side in the ruling-class faction fight over Elghawaby's appointment. Neither the proponents of Quebec's chauvinist Bill 21 nor the advocates of multiculturalism and identity politics have anything to offer the working class except war, austerity and reaction.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-07). Palestina condena asesinato de 5 personas por Israel en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Mediante un comunicado, el Gobierno de Palestina detalló que decenas de personas resultaron heridas en el incidente.

_____ (2023-02-07). Israeli Protests: How Many Elephants Can Fit In One Room? journal-neo.org The world is hearing a great deal about the recent protests in Israel. There are anti-government protests in many countries at any one time; and in some a state of open civil war. But it is the Israeli protests which are grabbing headlines, as if they are something to do with the news consuming public …

WSWS (2023-02-07). How should workers respond to the right-wing furor over Trudeau's appointment of a Canadian Special Representative to combat Islamophobia? wsws.org There is no "progressive" side in the ruling-class faction fight over Elghawaby's appointment. Neither the proponents of Quebec's chauvinist Bill 21 nor the advocates of multiculturalism and identity politics have anything to offer the working class except war, austerity and reaction.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-07). Palestina condena asesinato de 5 personas por Israel en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Mediante un comunicado, el Gobierno de Palestina detalló que decenas de personas resultaron heridas en el incidente.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-07). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a cinco palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El Gobierno palestino llamó a la comunidad internacional a presionar a Israel para obligarla a levantar el asedio militar contra la ciudad de Jericó.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-07). Líder Supremo iraní conmuta sentencias a convictos. telesurtv.net El Ayatolá Jamenei sancionó la reducción de condena para los procesados por protagonizar los recientes disturbios antigubernamentales.

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2023-02-06: News Headlines

Staff (2023-02-06). Thousands Dead as Earthquakes Devastate Syria and Turkey. truthout.org Thousands of collapsed buildings, widespread destruction, and deep anguish were reported alongside over 2,300 dead and thousands more injured after a pair of earthquakes — an initial 7.8 tremor on the Richter scale in the early morning and another that measured 7.5 — devastated Syria and Turkey on Monday. Amid dozens of aftershocks — and the quakes being also felt in Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt… |

Anonymous103 (2023-02-06). Former Israeli PM Bennett Says US 'Blocked' His Attempts at a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal. southfront.org Bennett says the US and its Western allies decided to 'keep striking Putin' and not negotiate | Originally published by Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Anonymous103 (2023-02-06). Ukrainian General & Israeli Intelligence Reveal Ukrainian, Russian Losses Reports. southfront.org | The Kiev regime is carefully hiding its real losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Indeed, the numbers are so high that they are worth to be hidden. | Adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak assured that the number of dead was only about 10 thousand servicemen in December 2022. In his turn, Zelensky reduced the number up to 8 thousand. | In recent days, the lies of Kiev officials that Ukrainian servicemen are crashing Russian Army, suffering almost no casua…

WSWS (2023-02-06). Macron hosts Netanyahu in Paris to plan Israeli arms deliveries to Ukraine. wsws.org The French president and Israeli prime minister, both facing mass protests at home, met on Thursday to plan an escalation of NATO's war in Ukraine and Israel's conflict with Iran.

infobrics (2023-02-06). The Dollar's Supremacy in Global Trade Faces Fresh Challenges. infobrics.org The dollar's supremacy in global trade faces fresh challenges as several countries float plans to use local currencies in commerce…

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-06). International perspectives on apartheid and decolonization in Palestine. juancole.com By Omar Ahmed | (Middle East Monitor ) A conference was held in London yesterday, hosted by MEMO entitled "International perspectives on apartheid and decolonization in Palestine" and included a diverse group of academics and writers discussing three broad themes: apartheid, genocide and decolonisation. Dr Daud Abdullah, the Director of MEMO, kicked off …

Staff (2023-02-06). Thousands Dead as Earthquakes Devastate Syria and Turkey. truthout.org Thousands of collapsed buildings, widespread destruction, and deep anguish were reported alongside over 2,300 dead and thousands more injured after a pair of earthquakes — an initial 7.8 tremor on the Richter scale in the early morning and another that measured 7.5 — devastated Syria and Turkey on Monday. Amid dozens of aftershocks — and the quakes being also felt in Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt… |

Anonymous103 (2023-02-06). Former Israeli PM Bennett Says US 'Blocked' His Attempts at a Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal. southfront.org Bennett says the US and its Western allies decided to 'keep striking Putin' and not negotiate | Originally published by Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Anonymous103 (2023-02-06). Ukrainian General & Israeli Intelligence Reveal Ukrainian, Russian Losses Reports. southfront.org | The Kiev regime is carefully hiding its real losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Indeed, the numbers are so high that they are worth to be hidden. | Adviser to the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak assured that the number of dead was only about 10 thousand servicemen in December 2022. In his turn, Zelensky reduced the number up to 8 thousand. | In recent days, the lies of Kiev officials that Ukrainian servicemen are crashing Russian Army, suffering almost no casua…

WSWS (2023-02-06). Macron hosts Netanyahu in Paris to plan Israeli arms deliveries to Ukraine. wsws.org The French president and Israeli prime minister, both facing mass protests at home, met on Thursday to plan an escalation of NATO's war in Ukraine and Israel's conflict with Iran.

infobrics (2023-02-06). The Dollar's Supremacy in Global Trade Faces Fresh Challenges. infobrics.org The dollar's supremacy in global trade faces fresh challenges as several countries float plans to use local currencies in commerce…

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-06). International perspectives on apartheid and decolonization in Palestine. juancole.com By Omar Ahmed | (Middle East Monitor ) A conference was held in London yesterday, hosted by MEMO entitled "International perspectives on apartheid and decolonization in Palestine" and included a diverse group of academics and writers discussing three broad themes: apartheid, genocide and decolonisation. Dr Daud Abdullah, the Director of MEMO, kicked off …

Miko Peled (2023-02-06). The US is Legitimizing Jewish Terrorism Against Palestinians. mintpressnews.com US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's recent visit to Palestine offered a paltry aid package to Palestinians and a gift to Israel's far-right in the form of the removal of the Jewish Defense League from the State Department's list of terrorist organizations.

Lowkey (2023-02-06). Lowkey and Sukhdev Reel Talk Justice for Ricky Reel. mintpressnews.com Sukdhev, the mother of Ricky Reel, addresses police racism, sexism, and surveillance in the UK after the botched investigation into the suspected 1997 murder of her son by racist attackers.

____ (2023-02-06). Antony Blinken Plays the 'Two Sides Game': Getting Netanyahu/Israel off the Hook. transcend.org 31 Jan 2023 – Antony Blinken is the most lightweight Secretary of State, a fitting complement to the overweight Mike Pompeo. Together they could do a late night TV comedy routine on the 'arrogance of decline' when it comes to US foreign policy in the Trump/Biden years.

____ (2023-02-06). Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization. transcend.org 30 Jan 2023 – Palestinian journalists pay a heavy price for carrying out their mission of spreading the truth about the Israeli oppression of Palestinians. Their work is critical not only to balanced media coverage but to the very cause of justice and freedom in Palestine. However, the harm inflicted on Palestinian journalists is not only physical and material. They are also constantly exposed to a very subtle but equally dangerous threat: the constant delegitimization of their work.

____ (2023-02-06). US House Republicans Vote to Remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. transcend.org 2 Feb 2023 – House Republicans have voted to remove Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing past controversial comments she made about Israel and concerns over her objectivity.

WSWS (2023-02-06). Sudan's military junta to normalise relations with Israel amid massive crackdown on Palestinians. wsws.org The deal deepens the treacherous role of the Arab bourgeoisie, which has now formally buried its own "two state" solution and confirms that the nationalist agenda championed by all sections of the Palestinian bourgeoisie provides no way forward for the workers and oppressed masses…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-02-06). Behold, the new GOP culture wars. nationofchange.org The Republican Party's latest wave of attacks against anyone who threatens the white supremacist patriarchy is couched in false concern for health and well-being.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-06). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a cinco palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El Gobierno palestino llamó a la comunidad internacional a presionar a Israel para obligarla a levantar el asedio militar contra la ciudad de Jericó.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-06). Líder Supremo iraní conmuta sentencias a convictos. telesurtv.net El Ayatolá Jamenei sancionó la reducción de condena para los procesados por protagonizar los recientes disturbios antigubernamentales.

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2023-02-05: News Headlines

Jean-Franàßois Girard (2023-02-04). Video: "Something is Wrong, Why All Those Lies". Commemorating the Ottawa Freedom Convoy. Justin Trudeau Accused Them of "Violence" and "Racism". globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-04). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Linn Washington (2023-02-04). Sickening Similarities In Police Assaults Evidence Resilience Of Racism. thiscantbehappening.net Editor's note: Exclusive new information about Mumia Abu-Jamal in the sidebar below. This article incorporates that information. Raw racism deeply embedded in law enforcement connects the fatal January 7, 2023 police beating of a Black man in Memphis, Tennessee with a vicious December 9, 1981 police assault on a Black man in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That … |

Fight Back (2023-02-05). Denver students hold vigil in response to recent police killings. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On February 1, about 40 students from the Auraria campus community came out to show solidarity with the latest wave of victims of police brutality. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), alongside the Black Student Alliance, held a vigil for Tyre Nichols, Manuel "Tortuguita" Paez Terán, and Keenan Anderson – each of whom were murdered by police in January. Students had the opportunity to speak out and voice their grief and anger towards these murders that continue to happen in the United States. | On January 3, Keenan Anderson, a cousin of a Black Lives Matter co-founder, was attempting to find hel…

_____ (2023-02-04). The Strike Is Our Most Powerful Weapon, Use It Against The Police! popularresistance.org So many of us have been marching against the police, challenging them in the streets and organizing massive demonstrations. In 2020, cop cars were set ablaze. A police station burned with an approval rating higher than the U.S. Congress! The consciousness of millions of people was deeply changed in the U.S. and around the world. | As the movement waned, our class enemies attacked us. As self-appointed leaders became millionaires, they led the movement to the Democratic Party, a party of police itself, as a backlash against the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement mounted. Both Democrats and Republicans whipped up fe…

Jean-Franàßois Girard (2023-02-04). Video: "Something is Wrong, Why All Those Lies". Commemorating the Ottawa Freedom Convoy. Justin Trudeau Accused Them of "Violence" and "Racism". globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-04). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Linn Washington (2023-02-04). Sickening Similarities In Police Assaults Evidence Resilience Of Racism. thiscantbehappening.net Editor's note: Exclusive new information about Mumia Abu-Jamal in the sidebar below. This article incorporates that information. Raw racism deeply embedded in law enforcement connects the fatal January 7, 2023 police beating of a Black man in Memphis, Tennessee with a vicious December 9, 1981 police assault on a Black man in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That … |

Fight Back (2023-02-05). Denver students hold vigil in response to recent police killings. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On February 1, about 40 students from the Auraria campus community came out to show solidarity with the latest wave of victims of police brutality. Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), alongside the Black Student Alliance, held a vigil for Tyre Nichols, Manuel "Tortuguita" Paez Terán, and Keenan Anderson – each of whom were murdered by police in January. Students had the opportunity to speak out and voice their grief and anger towards these murders that continue to happen in the United States. | On January 3, Keenan Anderson, a cousin of a Black Lives Matter co-founder, was attempting to find hel…

_____ (2023-02-04). The Strike Is Our Most Powerful Weapon, Use It Against The Police! popularresistance.org So many of us have been marching against the police, challenging them in the streets and organizing massive demonstrations. In 2020, cop cars were set ablaze. A police station burned with an approval rating higher than the U.S. Congress! The consciousness of millions of people was deeply changed in the U.S. and around the world. | As the movement waned, our class enemies attacked us. As self-appointed leaders became millionaires, they led the movement to the Democratic Party, a party of police itself, as a backlash against the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement mounted. Both Democrats and Republicans whipped up fe…

Alex Bainbridge (2023-02-04). Protesters condemn ALP support for Israeli apartheid after Jenin killings. greenleft.org.au Chanting "Free, free Palestine" and "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free", 70 protesters gathered in the Murray St Mall to protest the Speakers pointed out that US and Australian politicians were quick to condemn the killing of seven Jewish civilians in Jerusalem on January 28 but were silent about the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces two days earlier.

Mickey Z. (2023-02-04). Never Again? The Same Criminals Who Funded Hitler are Imposing Tyranny on Us Today. dissidentvoice.org Like many of you, I watched parts of Vera Sharav's new documentary series, Never Again is Now Global, this week. With its sharp focus on the Holocaust and Nazi tactics in general, I felt the need to reach back into some of my older research and remind readers who was supporting and enabling the rise …

Manlio Dinucci (2023-02-04). Cooperazione a 360 ∞ Con la Libia". Ma con quale Libia? globalresearch.ca La Presidente Meloni, in visita ufficiale a Tripoli, ha impegnato l'Italia a una "cooperazione a 360 gradi con la Libia". Ma con quale Libia? Il "Governo di Unità Nazionale" libico, "internazionalmente riconosciuto", presieduto da Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. Esso è stato …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-04). Madhav Kumar Nepal on threat of extreme right in Nepal. peoplesdispatch.org Madhav Kumar talks about the ongoing political instability in the country, the threat posed by the rising influence of the far right, and the path ahead for the left to defend Nepal's socialist and secular values enshrined in the constitution.

WSWS (2023-02-04). Republicans remove Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee, Democrats capitulate. wsws.org House Speaker McCarthy has allotted an outsized number of slots on key committees to members of the fascistic House Freedom Caucus who held up his election for Speaker for 15 ballots, as well as other far-right lawmakers who supported his bid for the speakership.

Ben Bartee (2023-02-04). Pfizer's Business Model is Actual Fascism. "The Merger of Corporate Power and State Power" globalresearch.ca

Juan Cole (2023-02-05). Why is the Biden Administration So Worried about Israel's New Government? (Juan Cole Video Interview). juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) I am interviewed by prominent journalist Steve Clemons, editor at large of the global news site Semafor, for his Al Jazeera English show, The Bottom Line, on "Why is the US worried about Israel's new government?" It is a rollicking 24-minute conversation. Here is the YouTube description of the show: …

Anonymous669 (2023-02-05). Israel Will 'Carefully Study' Supplying Ukraine With Iron Dome System: Netanyahu. southfront.org Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Ministry of Defense. | Israel will carefully study the possibility of supplying Ukraine with defensive weapons, including the Iron Dome air defense system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on February 5, answering a question on the matter by French news channel LCI. | The Israeli PM, who assumed his position very recently, stressed that his country does not want to start a confrontation with Russia in Syria."I'm going…

_____ (2023-02-04). Writing About A Joy That Invades Jenin. popularresistance.org Israel calls its latest military campaign Operation Break the Wave, a lyrical description of a brutal reality. This year, 2023, will be the seventy-fifth year after the Nakba, the catastrophe of 1948 when Israeli troops illegally removed Palestinians from their homes and tried to erase Palestine from the map. Since then, Palestinians have resisted against all odds, despite Israel's formidable backing by the most powerful countries in the world, led by the United States. | Operation Break the Wave started in February 2022 with the assassination of three Palestinians in Nablus (Adham Mabrouka, Ashraf Mubaslat, and…

H. Scott Prosterman (2023-02-04). Faustian Bargain: On pretext of Israel, Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from Committee to please White Nationalist Base. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) Congressional Republicans are more interested in grandstanding than governance, and political persecution rather than functional democracy. The banishment of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her assignment on the Foreign Affairs Committee by Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) illustrates how Republican candidates and office holders try to outdo each other with …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-04). Daily Round-up | Sudan, Israel to sign formal peace treaty & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of developments in the normalization of ties between Sudan and Israel, the condemnation of war-mongering by the US, a summit between Spain and Morocco, and the resettlement of a Guantanamo Bay detainee…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-04). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Abdullah Sami Qalalweh, de 25 años y residente de la aldea de Al-Judeida fue asesinado por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes.

Fight Back (2023-02-04). Minneapolis denounces Blinken's support for Israeli occupation, speaks out against Jenin massacre. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On February 1, 15 activists stood with banners and signs at the busy intersection of 42nd and Cedar Avenues in south Minneapolis to show support for Palestine and to call for an end to U.S. aid to Israel. | The MN Anti-War Committee called for the bannering in response to Israeli commandos killing nine Palestinians and wounding 20 in the Jenin refugee camp last week. Israeli forces have killed 32 Palestinians in January so far. Israel is on track to double 2022's rate of lethal violence in the occupied West Bank, which was already the highest on record since the United Nations began colle…

_____ (2023-02-04). Truth About Tanks: How NATO Lied Its Way to Disaster in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Tank warfare has evolved. The large force-on-force armored battles that were the hallmark of much of WWII, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, which served as the foundation of operational doctrine for both NATO and the Soviet Union (and which was implemented in full by the United States during Operation Desert Storm in 1991), has run its course.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-02-04). Tropas israelíes hieren a seis palestinos en Jericó, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las militares dispararon un misil guiado antitanque, abrieron fuego real y lanzaron gases lacrimógenos y granadas.

Editor (2023-02-04). Contextualizing the shooting in Neve Yaakov. mronline.org Media and political leaders have misrepresented Khairy Alqam's attack in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov that killed seven Israeli settlers by ignoring the context in which it took place.

Anonymous669 (2023-02-04). 13 Palestinians Wounded During New Israeli Operation In Occupied West Bank (Videos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On February 4, Israeli forces clashed with Palestinians while conducting an operation in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, adjacent to the West Bank city of Jericho. | The target of the operation was reportedly to apprehend suspects involved in a recent shooting attack. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that "during the activity, armed individuals fired at the forces who responded back with live fire,"

Michael Bull (2023-02-04). Palestine Solidarity Conference draws widespread support. greenleft.org.au More than 150 people from across Australia and New Zealand attended the Palestine Solidarity Conference to discuss how to raise public awareness about Palestinian human rights and oppression. Michael Bull reports.

infobrics (2023-02-06). The Dollar's Supremacy in Global Trade Faces Fresh Challenges. infobrics.org The dollar's supremacy in global trade faces fresh challenges as several countries float plans to use local currencies in commerce…

Editor (2023-02-05). Ralph Nader: The Progenitor of Inequalities — Corporate Personhood vs. Human Beings. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader The word "inequality" is everywhere in the media. It usually refers either to race, gender, rich vs. poor, or other differences between human beings. Absent from the public debate is the biggest perpetrator of "inequality" against human beings — the corporate entity itself. Ever since 1886 when a U.S. Supreme Court reporter, …

Rageshri Dhairyawan (2023-02-04). [Perspectives] A space to grow. thelancet.com A woman's right to choose what happens to her body is an issue that often makes headlines. In 2022, the US Supreme Court made the controversial decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 law which made access to safe abortion a constitutional right. Concerns were also raised by human rights groups in July, 2022, when the UK Government took out references to protect sexual and reproductive health and rights in a multinational statement about gender equality. In her debut novel, Diary of a Void, Japanese writer Emi Yagi tackles the issue of bodily autonomy from an unusual angle—that of a single woman choosing…

Staff (2023-02-04). Juez de Corte Suprema brasileña confirma que senador le contó sobre reunión conspirativa con Bolsonaro. cubadebate.cu El ministro del Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil, Alexandre de Moraes, confirmó que el senador Marcos do Val le contó sobre una reunión de conspiración electoral a la que habría asistido con el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro y el exdiputado Daniel Silveira en 2022. Do Val dijo a periodistas el jueves que Bolsonaro "se sentó en silencio" mientras Silveira exponía el complot.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-04). TSE de Guatemala rechaza candidatura de lideresa indígena. telesurtv.net Jordán Rodas, exprocurador de Derechos Humanos, anunció a través de su cuenta en Twitter que apelarán en Corte Suprema de Justicia la decisión del TSE…

Ralph Nader (2023-02-04). The Progenitor of Inequalities: Corporate Personhood vs. Human Beings. dissidentvoice.org The word "inequality" is everywhere in the media. It usually refers either to race, gender, rich vs. poor, or other differences between human beings. Absent from the public debate is the biggest perpetrator of "inequality" against human beings — the corporate entity itself. Ever since 1886 when a U.S. Supreme Court reporter, in a headnote …

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2023-02-04: News Headlines

Jean-Franàßois Girard (2023-02-04). Video: "Something is Wrong, Why All Those Lies". Commemorating the Ottawa Freedom Convoy. Justin Trudeau Accused Them of "Violence" and "Racism". globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-04). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Fight Back (2023-02-03). Dallas demands justice for Tyre Nichols. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On January 28, over 50 people gathered in Civic Garden Park in Downtown Dallas to protest the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by police in Memphis, Tennessee. The rally was organized by the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression-Dallas. | Local activist Olinka Green led a chant of the names of victims, including Tyre Nichols, Sandra Bland, Atatiana Jefferson, Santos Rodriguez and DeeDee Hall, an African American trans woman who was killed by police in Dallas in 2022. | Sydney Loving, co-chair of NAARPR Dallas, demanded justice for Tyre Nichols and emphasized the importance and need…

Richie Merino (2023-02-03). Harlem resists gentrification, environmental racism. workers.org Harlem, New York Harlem families and grassroots community groups gathered Jan. 28 on West 145th St. and Lenox Ave. in Harlem to protest the operations of a truck stop, which they say was opened in retaliation for their rejection of a gentrification project known as "One45." Several rally speakers condemned . . . |

Fight Back (2023-02-03). Black Lives Matter-LA protest calls for "No cops in traffic stops!" fightbacknews.org Venice, CA — On January 29, over 200 people gathered on the intersection of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards in an action led by Black Lives Matter-LA demanding justice for Keenan Anderson, Tyre Nichols and many others whose lives were taken by police during traffic stops. | This protest comes days after the Memphis Police Department released gruesome body camera footage of five now-former officers beating 29-year-old Nichols, which led to his death days later. Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of BLM and family members of Keenan Anderson were present and spoke about how much Keenan was loved and missed and demand…

Amy Goodman (2023-02-03). "Florida Is a Laboratory of Fascism": Scholars Discuss Fight Over Black History. truthout.org We host a roundtable with three leading Black scholars about the College Board's decision to revise its curriculum for an Advanced Placement course in African American studies after criticism from Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The revised curriculum removes Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer theory as required topics, while it adds a section on Black conservatism. |

Jean-Franàßois Girard (2023-02-04). Video: "Something is Wrong, Why All Those Lies". Commemorating the Ottawa Freedom Convoy. Justin Trudeau Accused Them of "Violence" and "Racism". globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-04). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…

Fight Back (2023-02-03). Dallas demands justice for Tyre Nichols. fightbacknews.org Dallas, TX – On January 28, over 50 people gathered in Civic Garden Park in Downtown Dallas to protest the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by police in Memphis, Tennessee. The rally was organized by the National Alliance Against Racism and Political Repression-Dallas. | Local activist Olinka Green led a chant of the names of victims, including Tyre Nichols, Sandra Bland, Atatiana Jefferson, Santos Rodriguez and DeeDee Hall, an African American trans woman who was killed by police in Dallas in 2022. | Sydney Loving, co-chair of NAARPR Dallas, demanded justice for Tyre Nichols and emphasized the importance and need…

Richie Merino (2023-02-03). Harlem resists gentrification, environmental racism. workers.org Harlem, New York Harlem families and grassroots community groups gathered Jan. 28 on West 145th St. and Lenox Ave. in Harlem to protest the operations of a truck stop, which they say was opened in retaliation for their rejection of a gentrification project known as "One45." Several rally speakers condemned . . . |

Fight Back (2023-02-03). Black Lives Matter-LA protest calls for "No cops in traffic stops!" fightbacknews.org Venice, CA — On January 29, over 200 people gathered on the intersection of Venice and Lincoln Boulevards in an action led by Black Lives Matter-LA demanding justice for Keenan Anderson, Tyre Nichols and many others whose lives were taken by police during traffic stops. | This protest comes days after the Memphis Police Department released gruesome body camera footage of five now-former officers beating 29-year-old Nichols, which led to his death days later. Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of BLM and family members of Keenan Anderson were present and spoke about how much Keenan was loved and missed and demand…

Amy Goodman (2023-02-03). "Florida Is a Laboratory of Fascism": Scholars Discuss Fight Over Black History. truthout.org We host a roundtable with three leading Black scholars about the College Board's decision to revise its curriculum for an Advanced Placement course in African American studies after criticism from Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The revised curriculum removes Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer theory as required topics, while it adds a section on Black conservatism. |

Alex Bainbridge (2023-02-04). Protesters condemn ALP support for Israeli apartheid after Jenin killings. greenleft.org.au Chanting "Free, free Palestine" and "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free", 70 protesters gathered in the Murray St Mall to protest the Speakers pointed out that US and Australian politicians were quick to condemn the killing of seven Jewish civilians in Jerusalem on January 28 but were silent about the killing of Palestinians by Israeli forces two days earlier.

Mickey Z. (2023-02-04). Never Again? The Same Criminals Who Funded Hitler are Imposing Tyranny on Us Today. dissidentvoice.org Like many of you, I watched parts of Vera Sharav's new documentary series, Never Again is Now Global, this week. With its sharp focus on the Holocaust and Nazi tactics in general, I felt the need to reach back into some of my older research and remind readers who was supporting and enabling the rise …

Manlio Dinucci (2023-02-04). Cooperazione a 360 ∞ Con la Libia". Ma con quale Libia? globalresearch.ca La Presidente Meloni, in visita ufficiale a Tripoli, ha impegnato l'Italia a una "cooperazione a 360 gradi con la Libia". Ma con quale Libia? Il "Governo di Unità Nazionale" libico, "internazionalmente riconosciuto", presieduto da Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. Esso è stato …

Evan Reif (2023-02-03). How a Network of Nazi Propagandists Helped Lay the Groundwork for the War in Ukraine. covertactionmagazine.com "History isn't what happened, but the stories of what happened and the lessons these stories include. The very selection of which histories to teach in a society shapes our view of how what is came to be and, in turn, what we understand as possible. This choice of which history to teach can never be …

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-03). Poland: U.S. interceptor missile battery, German troops meet operational capability. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyFebruary 3, 2023 German air defence system in eastern Poland is now operational The US-made Patriot air defence system that Germany has sent to Poland…. In its Friday edition, the Rzeczpospolita daily wrote that Germany had offered Poland three Patriot PAC-3 batteries to strengthen the security of the Polish eastern border. They are …

Dr. Naomi Wolf (2023-02-03). 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.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-04). Madhav Kumar Nepal on threat of extreme right in Nepal. peoplesdispatch.org Madhav Kumar talks about the ongoing political instability in the country, the threat posed by the rising influence of the far right, and the path ahead for the left to defend Nepal's socialist and secular values enshrined in the constitution.

Sharon Zhang (2023-02-03). DeSantis Impeded Federal Officials' Ability to Enforce Voting Law, Watchdog Says. truthout.org A government watchdog group filed a complaint against the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week in an attempt to obtain records regarding far right politicians blocking federal election monitors in certain polling places during the 2022 election. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is suing over the DOJ's failure to turn over records of communications between federal… |

WSWS (2023-02-04). Republicans remove Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee, Democrats capitulate. wsws.org House Speaker McCarthy has allotted an outsized number of slots on key committees to members of the fascistic House Freedom Caucus who held up his election for Speaker for 15 ballots, as well as other far-right lawmakers who supported his bid for the speakership.

_____ (2023-02-03). Universities Submit To Neoliberalism And Fascism. popularresistance.org We are witnessing the rise of a unique brand of U.S. fascism, which has once again reared its ugly head and has made higher education one of its primary targets. This fascist attack on the university is made possible by the longstanding neoliberal withering of its institutions, which now rely mostly on underpaid contingent workers. The disempowerment of university labor runs hand-in-hand with a right-wing ideological front — rooted in rampant anti-intellectualism and rugged individualism — which seeks to control what knowledge universities can produce and teach. In order to counter this attack on high…

cameron orr (2023-02-03). It's going to take a mass movement. cpusa.org Editor's Note: Below is the full report by Joe Sims to the CPUSA National Committee on January 14th. Previously an excerpted keynote was published under the title "The Party We Must Become." As we meet this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, the fight against the fascist danger remains front and center. Make no …

_____ (2023-02-04). Writing About A Joy That Invades Jenin. popularresistance.org Israel calls its latest military campaign Operation Break the Wave, a lyrical description of a brutal reality. This year, 2023, will be the seventy-fifth year after the Nakba, the catastrophe of 1948 when Israeli troops illegally removed Palestinians from their homes and tried to erase Palestine from the map. Since then, Palestinians have resisted against all odds, despite Israel's formidable backing by the most powerful countries in the world, led by the United States. | Operation Break the Wave started in February 2022 with the assassination of three Palestinians in Nablus (Adham Mabrouka, Ashraf Mubaslat, and…

H. Scott Prosterman (2023-02-04). Faustian Bargain: On pretext of Israel, Republicans oust Ilhan Omar from Committee to please White Nationalist Base. juancole.com Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) Congressional Republicans are more interested in grandstanding than governance, and political persecution rather than functional democracy. The banishment of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) from her assignment on the Foreign Affairs Committee by Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) illustrates how Republican candidates and office holders try to outdo each other with …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-04). Daily Round-up | Sudan, Israel to sign formal peace treaty & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of developments in the normalization of ties between Sudan and Israel, the condemnation of war-mongering by the US, a summit between Spain and Morocco, and the resettlement of a Guantanamo Bay detainee…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-04). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Abdullah Sami Qalalweh, de 25 años y residente de la aldea de Al-Judeida fue asesinado por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes.

Ryan Black (2023-02-03). Iran Blames Israel For Last Week's Attack On Isfahan Military Site. progressivehub.net PEOPLES DISPATCH…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-03). Israel's Security Agency Says It Foiled Attempt By Hezbollah To Recruit Palestinians Via TikTok. southfront.org The TikTok accounts involved in Hezbollah's alleged recruitment attempt. Source: Shin Bet. | On February 1, the Israel Security Agency, Shin Bet, announced that it had thwarted an attempt by a former Lebanese operative of Hezbollah to recruit Palestinians via the TikTok video-sharing mobile application. | Two said two East Jerusalem men, with Israeli ID cards, were arrested over their alleged ties with the operative who identified as Salah Swouti, also known as "Abu Ghas…

ecns.cn (2023-02-03). China becomes Israel's largest supplier of imported passenger cars in Jan. ecns.cn The gasoline-powered models of the Chinese automaker Chery, which were introduced to Israel in November 2022, and the electric models of MG and Geely, also registered high sales in Israel in January. ‚ñ…

Juan Cole (2023-02-03). No, Militant Israeli Squatters haven't Exceeded 0K in Occupied Palestine: It is more Like 733,000. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) AP is reporting that what it calls the Israeli "settler" population in the Palestinian West Bank has now exceeded 0,000, quoting an Israeli squatter organization. Later in the article AP admits that about 200,000 Israelis also live in East Jerusalem, but does not specify that their presence there is illegal, …

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-03). Informe revela que Israel asesinó a 224 palestinos en 2022. telesurtv.net La cifra incluye a 53 menores de edad, entre ellos, ocho tenían menos de 10 años y 45 entre 11 y 17 años.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-03). Aviones israelíes lanzan nuevo ataque contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El bombardeo aéreo deja daños materiales. Se desconoce si provocó víctimas o heridos. Resistencia palestina responde al ataque.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-03). Daily Round-Up | Half a million UK workers go on strike and more stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of a massive strike by workers in the UK, the increase in US bases in the Philippines, Israeli attacks on Gaza, and protests in Peru…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-03). Sudan and Israel announce plans for a peace deal. peoplesdispatch.org Despite criticism from the ongoing pro-democracy movement in the country, Sudan is one of the four Arab countries that have "normalized" relations with Israel by signing the Abraham Accords…

Vijay Prashad (2023-02-03). Writing about a joy that invades Jenin: The Fifth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org Israel calls its latest military campaign Operation Break the Wave, a lyrical description of a brutal reality.

Michael Bull (2023-02-04). Palestine Solidarity Conference draws widespread support. greenleft.org.au More than 150 people from across Australia and New Zealand attended the Palestine Solidarity Conference to discuss how to raise public awareness about Palestinian human rights and oppression. Michael Bull reports.

Staff (2023-02-03). Palestinian worker says UN refugee agency is retaliating against him for leading strike. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Workday Magazine on Feb. 3, 2023. It is shared here with permission. A Palestinian worker for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the West Bank is accusing the agency of retaliating against him for leading a strike for better pay. The strike of nearly 4,000 workers began …

Anonymous (2023-02-03). Palestine in Pictures: January 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.

Editor (2023-02-03). Palestine is my cause: Arabs reaffirm support for Palestinians, rejection of the occupation. mronline.org The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions to their take on immigration, state institutions and democracy. With one single exception: Palestine.

Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni (2023-02-03). Perú: Conmoción y violencia estatal. globalizacion.ca El telón de fondo de este drama es la cicatriz racista que históricamente enfrentó la costa y la sierra peruanas, con una Lima reluciente que no deja de ser capital virreinal. Desde la destitución de Pedro Castillo hace menos de…

Sharon Zhang (2023-02-03). Sanders, Warren Condemn GOP's "Disgusting" Move to Silence Ilhan Omar. truthout.org Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) issued strong rebukes of the GOP after the House voted along party lines on Thursday to remove Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) from her spot on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a move that Democrats and progressives have decried as racist and Islamophobic. "It is an outrage that every Republican voted to remove… |

Rageshri Dhairyawan (2023-02-04). [Perspectives] A space to grow. thelancet.com A woman's right to choose what happens to her body is an issue that often makes headlines. In 2022, the US Supreme Court made the controversial decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the 1973 law which made access to safe abortion a constitutional right. Concerns were also raised by human rights groups in July, 2022, when the UK Government took out references to protect sexual and reproductive health and rights in a multinational statement about gender equality. In her debut novel, Diary of a Void, Japanese writer Emi Yagi tackles the issue of bodily autonomy from an unusual angle—that of a single woman choosing…

Staff (2023-02-04). Juez de Corte Suprema brasileña confirma que senador le contó sobre reunión conspirativa con Bolsonaro. cubadebate.cu El ministro del Supremo Tribunal Federal de Brasil, Alexandre de Moraes, confirmó que el senador Marcos do Val le contó sobre una reunión de conspiración electoral a la que habría asistido con el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro y el exdiputado Daniel Silveira en 2022. Do Val dijo a periodistas el jueves que Bolsonaro "se sentó en silencio" mientras Silveira exponía el complot.

Ryan Black (2023-02-03). How The Supreme Court Could Finally Force Big Oil To Face Trial. progressivehub.net KATE YODER | GRIST…

americanthinker (2023-02-03). Republicans shouldn't forget the leak that wrecked the Supreme Court's reputation. americanthinker.com Perhaps the new Congress should consider subpoenas to get to the bottom of the unprecedented leak of the Dobbs v. Jackson abortion decision.

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