(2023-05-25). Appleton, WI: Activists shut down county board meeting, call for removal of transphobic member. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI – Over 50 outraged community members gathered outside the Outagamie County Courthouse on May 23 for a protest demanding accountability around Tim Hermes, a member of the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors. The event took aim at Hermes after recent transphobic comments he made during a board meeting became public. A look at his social media reveals a long history of bigotry and racism. The demand put forward was for Hermes's removal from office. | The action was organized by members of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO), Appleton Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and a brand ne…
(2023-05-25). Antifascists Shut Down Neo-Nazis And Proud Boys In Sacramento. popularresistance.org Sacramento, California – Clashes broke out inside the Sacramento City Council chambers on May 23rd, as angry community members chanted, held banners, and shut down a small group of neo-Nazis who threw up Hitler salutes and attempted to address the council. | The group of white supremacists was led by Ryan Messano of the bay area, who made headlines last week for attending a previous city council meeting, spewing racist and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Writing on the neo-Nazi friendly social media platform Gab, Messano gloated, "I've commented 20+ times under my name. None of the Leftists have put it together…
(2023-05-26). Nakba in Portland Solidarity with Palestine. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon U.S. imperialism was in the crosshairs of the Nakba event in Portland on May 21. Speeches and signs alike identified U.S. weapons and money as the critical factor that allows Israel to perpetrate genocide and apartheid on the Palestinian people. Credit: Sarah Kowaleski Speakers, including those from organizers . . . |
(2023-05-25). Belgian activists confront sportswashing of Israeli apartheid in cycling. samidoun.net 
Several members and sympathizers of the Plate-Forme Charleroi-Palestine mobilized on 18 May at the "Circuit de Wallonie" cycling race in Belgium against the participation of a propaganda team for Israeli apartheid and colonialism. Carrying large banners and Palestinian flags, these supporters of justice in Palestine expressed their rejection of Israel's sportswashing of its war crimes in …
(2023-05-25). 'Apartheid' designation ignored as Israel kills children in Gaza AGAIN. mronline.org 
Israel's recent bombing of the Gaza Strip from May 9—13 killed 33 Palestinians, including seven children. FAIR looked at coverage of these attacks from the Washington Post, New York Times and CNN, and didn't find a single reference to Israel as an apartheid state, despite this being the consensus in the human rights community.
(2023-05-26). Behind Boric's defeat and strengthening of fascists in vote on Chile's constitution. wsws.org The party receiving the most votes was the fascistic Republicans, led by José Antonio Kast, the son of a Nazi German officer and admirer of US president Donald Trump.
(2023-05-25). Georges Abdallah sends a message to French resistance gathering on Glières plateau. samidoun.net 
From 19 to 21 May, thousands of people converged on the Glières plateau in Haute-Savoie France, a historic site of the French resistance to Nazi occupation, for the Resistance Forum organized by the Resistant Citizens of Yesterday and Today association. The 2023 gathering, which marked the 17th such occasion, highlighted solidarity with Palestine at the …
(2023-05-25). Operation Stiff Upper Lip… British Minister Rushes to Kiev Following Artyomovsk Debacle. strategic-culture.org When the NATO-backed Nazi regime in Kiev is finally defeated, people like Ben Wallace will be answerable to war crimes prosecutions. | Britain's top military minister Ben Wallace was in Kiev this week on a This year marks the 80th anniversary of the same city being liberated by the Soviet Red Army from the Nazi Wehrmacht and their Ukrainian fascist collabor…
(2023-05-25). A Fugitive Wanted for Rwandan Genocide is Arrested>. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, former police inspector Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most wanted fugitives from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, was arrested in Paarl in South Africa. | RELATED: | He planned and carried out the murder of some 2,000 people at the Nyange Catholic Church during the genocide against Tutsis, said the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (ICTR), the institution that…
(2023-05-25). Georges Abdallah sends a message to French resistance gathering on Glières plateau. samidoun.net From 19 to 21 May, thousands of people converged on the Glières plateau in Haute-Savoie France, a historic site of the French resistance to Nazi occupation, for the Resistance Forum organized by the Resistant Citizens of Yesterday and Today association. The 2023 gathering, which marked the 17th such occasion, highlighted solidarity with Palestine at the …
(2023-05-25). Operation Stiff Upper Lip… British Minister Rushes to Kiev Following Artyomovsk Debacle. strategic-culture.org When the NATO-backed Nazi regime in Kiev is finally defeated, people like Ben Wallace will be answerable to war crimes prosecutions. | Britain's top military minister Ben Wallace was in Kiev this week on a This year marks the 80th anniversary of the same city being liberated by the Soviet Red Army from the Nazi Wehrmacht and their Ukrainian fascist collabor…
(2023-05-25). A Fugitive Wanted for Rwandan Genocide is Arrested>. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, former police inspector Fulgence Kayishema, one of the most wanted fugitives from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, was arrested in Paarl in South Africa. | RELATED: | He planned and carried out the murder of some 2,000 people at the Nyange Catholic Church during the genocide against Tutsis, said the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (ICTR), the institution that…
(2023-05-26). Chile: Far right will control the drafting of new constitution. greenleft.org.au Chile witnessed a significant triumph for the far right in its constitutional elections on May 7, which has never been seen before in its contemporary political history, reports Hugo Guzmán.
(2023-05-25). Far Right Holds Chile Hostage. orinocotribune.com By Carole Concha Bell — May 23, 2023 | The ultra-conservative Republican Party won a majority on Chile's new Constitutional Council, delivering a major blow to President Gabriel Boric's transformative platform. | President Gabriel Boric's government suffered a
(2023-05-25). Supreme Court Ruling Opens Millions of Acres of Wetlands to Pollution. truthout.org The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Thursday that severely curtails the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to regulate water pollution in the latest of the far right justices' crusade against environmental regulations. In a 5-4 decision, with the three liberal justices and Brett Kavanaugh disagreeing, the Court ruled that the EPA's jurisdiction over protecting the "waters of the… |
(2023-05-26). Saturday 6/3: Attack on Trans People: A Page in the Fascist Playbook. indybay.org Starry Plaugh Pub | 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 | also online…
(2023-05-26). DeSantis joins Republican presidential race, challenging Trump from the right. wsws.org The candidacy of the Florida governor is another step in the shift of the Republican Party towards outright fascist authoritarianism.
(2023-05-26). Brasil — Asfixiar al gobierno de Lula. globalizacion.ca Una poderosa articulación del establishment actúa cohesivamente en la estrategia de hacer inviable y asfixiante al gobierno de Lula. En este empeño, la oposición de ultraderecha y fascista va de la mano de ciertos partidos de derecha que, sorprendentemente, incluso…
(2023-05-25). Paragons of modern American fascism: Two new poems by Raymond Nat Turner. peoplesworld.org 
Count Ghouliani's Grift Shop— government of the rich on display I. 90 proof most matters handled after 2PM. Law partners Jim Beam, Jack Daniels, Johnny Walker Red, et al. High profile firm the renown Scandal, Scandal and Scandalous, LLC… II. No Amos and Andy operation. No lil slow mom-and-pop shop. His Grift Shop's where big …
(2023-05-25). Roger Waters in Berlin: A powerful musical and political statement against fascism, militarism and war. wsws.org There were two exciting evenings in the almost sold-out Mercedes-Benz Arena. Many thousands of Berliners of all generations praised the music of the now almost 80-year-old former Pink Floyd mastermind and his clear political messages.
(2023-05-25). Farruggio for President 2024. dissidentvoice.org Since my governor, Fascism Forever Captain Ron as I call him, just announced for President, allow me to jump into the fray. Of course, I have not much of a chance as anyone else who stands apart from the Two Party/One Party scam to get the support needed without raising and spending a fortune. Issues! …
(2023-05-25). Desde Cuba, artistas e intelectuales condenan agresión contra Buena Fe. cubadebate.cu Hoy, desde La Habana, un grupo de intelectuales y artistas se reúnen para condenar un acto de este tipo, dónde el odio y la violencia, la cara más horrenda del fascismo se interpuso a la música, pero el arte puede más y como dijo el propio Israel "la música es nuestra fortaleza. La manera más violenta en que golpeo al que me ofende".
(2023-05-25). Condenan agresión contra artistas cubanos en Barcelona, España. telesurtv.net Uno de los integrantes del dúo, Israel Rojas, resaltó que de ellos saldrá música y que le han visto el rostro al fascismo.
(2023-05-26). Palestine Action Blockade Leicester's Israeli Weapons Factory. popularresistance.org On the 24th day of Palestine Action's siege against Leicester's Israeli Elbit factory — UAV Tactical Systems, another blockade has successfully locked down the company's only entrance gates in the early hours of this morning. | An immovable vehicle and two Palestine Actionists have locked-on in the road outside the perimeter fence, evading their paramilitary-style security workforce, the site's surveillance cameras, and inhibiting the company's ability to open by blocking staff entry. | In Leicester, and in Elbit's 7 other remaining sites in Britain, weaponry is being manufactured and exported to Israel.
(2023-05-26). Friday 5/26: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-05-25). 15 Palestinian prisoners to launch hunger strike protesting Israeli prison conditions and abuse. peoplesdispatch.org Among the main demands of the prisoners is the right to receive specialized medical treatment from their personal doctors instead of those sent by the prison administration…
(2023-05-25). Hearing delayed, returned to Ramleh prison: Occupation targets Walid Daqqah's life and health. samidoun.net 
On Thursday, 25 May, the Israeli occupation prison system once again removed Palestinian prisoner, intellectual and freedom fighter, Walid Daqqah, suffering from the rare cancer myelofibrosis and a number of severe health complications, from Assaf Harofeh civilian hospital to the infamous Ramleh prison clinic, putting his life and health at even more severe risk. The …
(2023-05-25). Israeli Army Says It Downed Drone That Crossed Frontline With Lebanon. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the Israeli Defense Forces. | On May 25, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it had downed a drone that crossed the frontline with Lebanon. | The IDF Spokesperson's Unit said in a brief statement that the drone was downed near the settlement of Zar'it, adding that it was tracked by Israeli air defenses."The IDF will continue to act to prevent any violation of the sovereignty of the State of Israel," the statement reads. | The IDF re…
(2023-05-25). Israel Panics After Hezbollah Show Of Force. southfront.org 
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(2023-05-25). Flag March: The Annual Israeli Display Of Jewish Supremacy. scheerpost.com 
By Miko Peled / MintPress News The annual display of Jewish Supremacy in Palestine, known as the Flag March, is not limited to the Old City of Jerusalem. It is part of a campaign of intimidation in cities around the country that have a significant Palestinian population. This year this racist, violent display of supremacy …
(2023-05-25). Israel's brutality driving Democratic Party voters and some lawmakers to support Palestine. peoplesworld.org 
Though the government of the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed "unbreakable bond" with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds. Following the provocative "Flag March" on May 18, which is carried out annually by Israeli Jewish extremists in the Occupied Palestinian …
(2023-05-25). "Not On Our Dime": Why Democrats Are Finally Challenging Israel. mintpressnews.com 
Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds. | Following the provocative ' The language used by the US State Dep…
(2023-05-25). Israel: US voices support for civil society groups targeted by legislation. middleeasteye.net 
Israel: US voices support for civil society groups targeted by legislation | Israel set to clampdown on human rights groups through a new bill that will restrict foreign funding | Thu, 05/25/2023 – 08: 53 | A man walks past a billboard advertising a campaign by Israeli rights group B'Tselem ahead of the US President's official visit, Bethlehem, 13 July 2022 (AFP) | The United States on Wednesday voiced supp…
(2023-05-25). Israeli officials set to discuss Iran and Saudi Arabia with US national security advisor: Report. middleeasteye.net 
(2023-05-25). WHO to Ensure Health Care in Occupied Palestinian Territory. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved a draft decision calling on Israel to ensure adequate health care for those residing in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, and the Syrian Golan. | RELATED: | The 76th World Health Assembly delegates passed the resolution with 76 votes in favor, 13 against and 35 abstaining. According to the draft decision, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in the occupied Palestinian territ…
(2023-05-25). Leaked Report: "CIA Does Not Know" If Israel Plans to Bomb Iran. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-25). Lebanon's Secretary General stands out axis of resistance. plenglish.com Beirut, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary General of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, on Thursday highlighted the cohesion and firmness of the known axis of resistance to confront the US-Israeli project in the region.
(2023-05-25). Soldados israelíes hieren a 13 palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El Ejército de Tel Aviv confiscó las grabaciones de las cámaras de vigilancia de las tiendas y los hogares, después de allanarlos y saquearlos.
(2023-05-25). "Not On Our Dime": Why US Democrats Are Finally Challenging Israel. mintpressnews.com Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds. | Following the provocative ' The language used by the US State Dep…
(2023-05-25). Not On Our Dime!': Why US Democrats Are Finally Challenging Israel. mintpressnews.com Though the United States remains a strong supporter of Israel, there are some indications that the supposed 'unbreakable bond' with Tel Aviv is faltering, though more in language than in deeds. Following the provocative 'Flag March' on May 18, which is carried out annually by Israeli Jewish extremists in the Occupied Palestinian city of East …
(2023-05-25). Palestinian resistance factions respond to Israeli attacks. plenglish.com Ramallah, May 25 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian resistance factions responded to Israeli attacks during the imposition of a security cordon and the assault on the Aqabat Jabr camp in Jericho.
(2023-05-26). Palestinian Resistance's Tactical Triumph: Missiles Multiply Despite Losses. orinocotribune.com In its These targeted killings sought to weaken the PIJ's leadership structure and disrupt the organization's command and control. However, despite these setbacks, the PI…
(2023-05-26). Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela visits San Francisco as part of Nakba 75 Tour. fightbacknews.org San Francisco, CA — On May 19, around 100 people gathered in San Francisco State University's Knuth Hall for the San Francisco leg of the Mandela Nakba 75 Tour. It featured the Honorable Chief Nkosi Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela and member of the Parliament of South Africa. | The tour was co-hosted by the US Palestinian Community Network and the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression, and had already visited Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Cleveland, and Orange County. | San Francisco State University Assistant Professor in Race and Resistance Studies Rama Ali Kased emceed the eve…
(2023-05-25). Paris area mobilizations commemorate 75 years of Nakba and ongoing resistance. samidoun.net 
For over a week, many organizations held events and actions, bringing together thousands of people in Paris, France, and its suburbs. These events were part of the collective commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, a process of colonization and ethnic cleansing in Palestine still underway today, which the Palestinian people tirelessly resist. On …
(2023-05-25). Geneva bends to Zionist pressure campaign, censors exhibition of Swiss revolutionary artist Mark Rudin. samidoun.net 
From 25 to 27 May an exhibition of Palestinian resistance posters by the late Swiss activist and artist Marc Rudin was to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by Secours Rouge Geneva in collaboration with Samidoun Geneva. This exhibition was an opportunity to pay tribute to our comrade, who died on April 7, and his …
(2023-05-25). East Palestine, 100 Days Later. scheerpost.com 
Months after an explosive Norfolk Southern train derailment changed their lives and communities forever, residents of East Palestine, Ohio, and the surrounding area feel "numb," lied to, and abandoned… and they're running out of drinkable water.
(2023-05-25). How Big Oil is Manipulating the Way You Think About Climate Change. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-25). Military Situation In Palestine On May 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-05-25). West Bank: Hamas-linked bloc wins second major student election. middleeasteye.net 
West Bank: Hamas-linked bloc wins second major student election | Palestinian movement sweeps second big university in latest sign of shifting political sentiments | Thu, 05/25/2023 – 12: 05 | Palestinian students supporting celebrate the Islamic Wafa bloc victory in student elections at Birzeit University, 19 May 2022 (AFP) | The Hamas-affiliated Islamic Wafa bloc won the Birzeit University's student union…
(2023-05-25). Two Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed In New Central Syria Terrorist Attack. southfront.org 
File image. | On May 25, two pro-government fighters were killed when terrorists believed to be members of ISIS opened fire at a vehicle of the Palestinian al-Quds Brigade in Syria's central region. | The attack took place on a road in the desert area of al-Sharah in the eastern Homs countryside. Several other fighters of al-Quds Brigade were reportedly wounded during the ambush. ISIS is yet to officially claim responsibility via the Amaq news agency. | The ambush was the most recent in a series of terrorist att…
(2023-05-27). Perspectives] Confronting medical colonialism and obstetric violence in Canada. thelancet.com On Sept 28, 2020, just moments before her death, 37-year-old Joyce Echaquan sent a message to her family via Facebook Live, expressing her distress about treatment administered by hospital staff at an emergency department in Joliette, QC, Canada. She had been admitted there a few days earlier with severe abdominal pain. Echaquan was entitled to respectful, dignified care. Instead, capturing health-care workers treating her disdainfully with slurs and taunts based on degrading stereotypes of Indigenous women, Echaquan's live-stream video made headlines worldwide, exposing the racist and sexist violence Indigenous…
(2023-05-26). InsightsÔΩúInternational relations expert: G7 has transformed into a containment machine for other countries. ecns.cn Linjie Chou Zanadu, senior research fellow at the European Center for Peace and Development, claimed that G7's mission has never changed: to guard the interest of those imperial powers. In addition, Chou explained that G7 members intentionally exclude other countries that are not 100 percent in line with the Western ideological camp. Therefore, G7 is highly racist and is now an ultra neo-liberal institution.
(2023-05-26). Judge sentences Anthony Gay to 7 years of torture; Anthony's fight continues. fightbacknews.org Peoria, IL – Activists, family members and supporters of Anthony Gay rallied outside the U.S. Central District Court in Peoria, Tuesday morning, May 23. Members of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression led the group in chanting, "Free, free Anthony Gay" and "The people united will never be defeated" before entering the courthouse for Anthony's sentencing hearing. | Anthony Gay is a political prisoner. He was incarcerated at 21 years old for a minor offense and held in solitary confinement for 22 years in Illinois prisons. Much of that time was spent in Tamms Correctional Center, a torture…
(2023-05-26). US Troops To Train Peruvian Armed Forces, Proves US Behind Coup. popularresistance.org Amid continuing social upheaval five months after the parliamentary coup against Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian Congress, controlled by the hard right, has approved the entrance of US troops into national territory to train the Peruvian military and National Police beginning June 1st through the end of the year. This comes after the Supreme Court ruled that protest is not a protected right under the 1993 Fujimori dictatorship era constitution. This also comes after a visit from the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and Association Clément Nyaletsossi Voule stated that there was no evidence of…
(2023-05-26). Tuesday 6/13: How the Supreme Court is Dividing America. indybay.org Online event – FREE…
(2023-05-26). California Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Thursday Over Monterey Oil, Gas Drilling Restrictions. indybay.org Residents to Rally at Local Courthouse in Support of Measure Z…
(2023-05-25). 2 Democrats Join House GOP in Voting to Repeal Student Debt Relief. truthout.org Two House Democrats — Reps. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington — faced backlash on Wednesday after voting for a GOP resolution that would repeal President Joe Biden's student debt relief program, which is currently on hold as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a pair of deeply flawed legal challenges. The resolution, led by Rep. Bob Good (R-Virginia), aims to make use of a… |
(2023-05-25). Brazil's court convicts former president Collor of corruption. plenglish.com Brasilia, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Thursday convicted former President Fernando Collor, on the grounds that he committed crimes of passive corruption and money laundering.
(2023-05-25). Cierra votación en el exterior de cara a presidenciales turcas. twitter.com De acuerdo con el Consejo Supremo Electoral (YSK), en el balotaje participaron 1.856.000 turcos residentes en otros países en solo cinco días.