Daily Archives: June 23, 2023

2023-06-23: News Headlines

Caleb Crowder (2023-06-22). 55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People's Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices. ips-dc.org New fact sheets by the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state.

C.J. Atkins (2023-06-22). Remembering Gary Dotterman: Anti-racist Oklahoman, Vietnam vet for peace, and irrepressible gay Communist. peoplesworld.org Fighter against racism and Jim Crow segregation in 1960s Oklahoma. Vietnam vet turned peace activist. Advance man for Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign who was standing next to the candidate the night he was assassinated. Gay rights pioneer who pushed the Communist Party USA to turn away from its homophobic past. Advocate of socialism on …

Amy Goodman (2023-06-22). Expert Who Met With Biden Explains How AI Is Enabling Racism and Sexism. truthout.org We speak with Dr. Joy Buolamwini, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, who met this week with President Biden in a closed-door discussion with other artificial intelligence experts and critics about the need to explore the promise and risk of AI. The computer scientist and coding expert has long raised alarm about how AI and algorithms are enabling racist and sexist bias. We discuss examples… |

Staff (2023-06-22). How AI Is Enabling Racism & Sexism: Algorithmic Justice League's Joy Buolamwini on Meeting with Biden. democracynow.org We speak with Dr. Joy Buolamwini, founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, who met this week with President Biden in a closed-door discussion with other artificial intelligence experts and critics about the need to explore the promise and risk of AI. The computer scientist and coding expert has long raised alarm about how AI and algorithms are enabling racist and sexist bias. We discuss examples, and she lays out what should be included in the White House's "Vision for Protecting Our Civil Rights in the Algorithmic Age."…

Dianne Mathiowetz, Workers World. (2023-06-23). Week Of Action Demands Stop Cop City! popularresistance.org Within a day of the massive community turnout at the June 5 Atlanta City Council meeting — where, despite 16 1/2 hours of public comment opposing the over $67 million of taxpayer money to build the militarized police training center in the Weelaunee Forest, the Council approved the expenditure — a new strategy to stop "Cop City" was announced on the steps of City Hall. | Representatives of multiple organizations, including Community Movement Builders, the NAACP Legal Fund, Movement for Black Lives, Working Families Party and Black Voters Matter, described the referendum process to allow the people of…


Will Hodgkinson (2023-06-23). Smash fascism in Germany — and around the world. workers.org Although it is 90 years since Hitler took power in 1933, Germany is witnessing a resurgence of overt fascism. According to polling released earlier in June, the far-right Alternative for Germany Party (AfD) has the support of almost 18% of the electorate. The 18% ties the AfD, along with the . . . |

Anonymous Contributor (2023-06-22). Reflections on the Campaign Against the Turning Point USA/BLEXIT event in NYC. itsgoingdown.org Report on recent antifascist organizing campaign in New York City against Turning Point USA. From Monday, June 12th to Friday, June 16th, 2023, we — an informal coalition of NYC antifascists — launched a targeted campaign to shut down a Turning Point USA and BLEXIT event in our city. While the event ultimately did happen, we…

Yves Engler (2023-06-22). Promoting Israeli Apartheid in Canadian Schools Not Okay. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-06-22). Clown Prince Zelensky's Nero Decree: Destroy Ukraine. strategic-culture.org The latest of a string of war crimes by the Zelensky junta not stop the fate that awaits their rotten Reich. | Zelensky's Nero Decree is now live. Zelensky's Fourth Reich, taking a leaf out of Hitler's play-book at the Oder and Neisse rivers, has flooded the Dnieper basin, with all the collateral damage German citizens had to suffer during the last weeks of Hitler's 1000 year Reich. As Zelensky's Nazis, together with their British SAS and Yankee Navy Seal buddies, have also

Mark Felton (2023-06-22). Video: The Secret Post-War Transfer of Ukrainian Nazi SS to Britain and Canada. globalresearch.ca




Rhoda Wilson (2023-06-23). Who Rules the World? (Part 1). expose-news.com In a two-part presentation for the International Crimes Investigative Committee ("ICIC"), Matthew Ehret, a journalist, lecturer and founder of the Canadian Patriot Review, spoke to Dr. Reiner Fuellmich about the structure of …

JANET (2023-06-22). Eyewitness Xinjiang: the reality vs. U.S. propaganda. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders June 19, 2023 The author is a co-director of the International Action Center and a contributing editor to Workers World newspaper. A slightly abridged version of this article was published in Global Times. U.S. imperialism's hostility to China is increasing — with military threats, new rounds of sanctions and increasingly wild fabrications. The media have been saturated with allegations of human rights abuses, forced labor, religious persecution and "genocide" — especially of Uygur and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Sara Flounders, Lee Siu Hin and Arjae Red in front of Id Kah M…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-23). Addressing cancer concerns in the LGBTQ+ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org During June, many cities and towns around the U.S. and the world celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community's accomplishments and the ongoing fight for equality and acceptance. When it comes to health, the LGBTQ+ community faces increased cancer concerns. Stigma and discrimination create barriers to health care, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer. Being aware of cancer risks and finding ways to overcome these challenges can be lifesaving. Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-06-23). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…

Editor (2023-06-22). New U.S. anti-immigrant measures: Militarization, and discrimination watches over the border. mronline.org It is hard to imagine it could get any worse, but another calamitous situation has been created at the U.S.-Mexico border due to the new policies implemented by Joe Biden's administration, which have forced hundreds of migrants to wait on the Mexican side.




Masha Borak (2023-06-22). Civil Society Groups Warn About EU Digital ID Wallet Privacy, Discrimination Risks. globalresearch.ca

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-22). AOC Is Boycotting Modi's Address Over "Deeply Troubling" Human Rights Record. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and a number of other progressives in the House have announced that they're boycotting far right Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to Congress on Thursday, citing Modi's abysmal human rights record and erosion of free press and religion rights in India. Modi is slated to speak before Congress as part of a trip to the U.S. on an invite from… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-22). Chapter of "Moms Group" Attacking CRT Plastered a Hitler Quote on Its Newsletter. truthout.org An Indiana chapter of the far right hate group Moms for Liberty posted a newsletter on Wednesday featuring a quote from Adolf Hitler on the front page — and is now attacking the news outlet that first reported on the incident. As IndyStar reported this week, the Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty — a group most recently in the news for being labeled an extremist group by the Southern… |

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-06-23). Israeli Occupation: How Microsoft, IBM, Cisco and Dell Enable Surveillance and Control in Palestine. mintpressnews.com Multinational tech giants Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, and Dell Technologies are complicit in Israel's human rights violations, enabling surveillance, data collection, and control over Palestinians in the occupied territories.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Israeli politicians denounce occupation of Palestine and repression. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Israeli politicians denounced the occupation of the West Bank and criticized the wave of attacks by the armed forces and settlers against the Palestinian civilian population.

Masha Borak (2023-06-22). Civil Society Groups Warn About EU Digital ID Wallet Privacy, Discrimination Risks. globalresearch.ca

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-22). AOC Is Boycotting Modi's Address Over "Deeply Troubling" Human Rights Record. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and a number of other progressives in the House have announced that they're boycotting far right Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to Congress on Thursday, citing Modi's abysmal human rights record and erosion of free press and religion rights in India. Modi is slated to speak before Congress as part of a trip to the U.S. on an invite from… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-22). Chapter of "Moms Group" Attacking CRT Plastered a Hitler Quote on Its Newsletter. truthout.org An Indiana chapter of the far right hate group Moms for Liberty posted a newsletter on Wednesday featuring a quote from Adolf Hitler on the front page — and is now attacking the news outlet that first reported on the incident. As IndyStar reported this week, the Hamilton County chapter of Moms for Liberty — a group most recently in the news for being labeled an extremist group by the Southern… |

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-06-23). Israeli Occupation: How Microsoft, IBM, Cisco and Dell Enable Surveillance and Control in Palestine. mintpressnews.com Multinational tech giants Microsoft, IBM, Cisco Systems, and Dell Technologies are complicit in Israel's human rights violations, enabling surveillance, data collection, and control over Palestinians in the occupied territories.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-06-23). Israeli politicians denounce occupation of Palestine and repression. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) Israeli politicians denounced the occupation of the West Bank and criticized the wave of attacks by the armed forces and settlers against the Palestinian civilian population.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-06-23). Palestina condena construcción de asentamientos israelíes. telesurtv.net Los ministros de Netanyahu construyeron 1.000 nuevas unidades de asentamiento en la colonia de Eli.

Middle East Eye (2023-06-23). US Brands Israeli Moves to Expand West Bank Settlements an 'Obstacle to Peace'. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JDO (2023-06-23). Ocupante israelí mata a tres palestinos en un ataque con dron. telesurtv.net Las víctimas viajaban en un vehículo que recibió el impacto de un misil. Ejército israelí impidió que las ambulancias palestinas llegaran al lugar.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Large Blast Rocks Former Munition Factory In Central Israel (Video). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: The Times of Israel, via Twitter. | Late on June 22, a large blast rocked the site of a former munition factory of Israel Military Industries (IMI) in the central Israeli city of Herzliya. | The blast was heard across the central region, part of cities like Ramat Gan, Givatayim, Kiryat Ono, Hod Hasharon, and Rosh Ha'ayin. Residents in Herzliya and nearby areas reported an unusual smell after the blast as well as a burning sensation in the eyes.

Anonymous669 (2023-06-23). Western Weapons Supplied To Ukraine Has Already Surfaced Near Israel's Border: Netanyahu. southfront.org Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with U.S.-made Javelin missiles during military exercises in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on December 23, 2021. Photo: Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service. | Weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine have already surfaced near Israel's border, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Jerusalem Post newspaper in an interview that was published on June 22. | Answering questions on his government stance with regard to providing military…

CJPME (2023-06-23). Heartbreaking Disparity: Child Detainees in Canada vs. Israel. cjpme.org This analysis exposes the disparity in the way that Palestinian children are treated.

Staff (2023-06-23). Ghada Karmi And Lowkey Discuss Her New Book 'One State'. youtube.com For this episode of The Watchdog, Lowkey caught up with legendary writer, physician and academic Dr. Ghada Karmi. They discuss her experience of the Nakba as a child and her new book 'One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel.' Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews MintPress News: www.mintpressnews.com/ Twitter: twitter.com/MintPressNews Instagram: www.instagram.com/mintpress/ Telegram Broadcasting: t.me/mintpress_news

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-22). International Criminal Court Advancing Global Injustice, Unaccountability and Criminal Agenda against Guardians of Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Prof Hoosen Vawda "Rise, O' all you intelligent, righteous humanoids". Just as the war in Ukraine has become a festering sore in the politically motivated, combined, western, proxy war against Russia, the plight of Palestinians is a chronic human rights violation, festering, as an ulcer, already systemic in its manifestations, generated by Israel in its…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-22). Syrian Druze In Occupied Golan Heights Clash With Israeli Police Over Wind Farm Project (Videos). southfront.org Druze face off against police during a protest against the construction of a new wind farm near the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, June 21, 2023. (Israel Police) | On June 21, thousands of Druze residents of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights protested against Israeli plans to set up a wind farm near the town of Majdal Shams. | The protestors burned tyres on key roads in the Golan Heights. They also hurled rocks, fireworks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli police…

Anonymous669 (2023-06-22). Three Palestinian Fighters Killed In First Israeli Drone Strike On West Bank Since 2006 (Video, Photos). southfront.org Late on June 21, an Israeli drone strike killed three Palestinian fighters in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern…

Editor (2023-06-22). Biden's Refusal to Demand Accountability for Israeli Army Killings Is an Open Farce. scheerpost.com The State Department shrugged after the Israeli government said there would be no consequences for the barbaric killings of 80-year-old Omar Asaad and three-year-old Mohammed al-Tamimi.

Gush Shalom (2023-06-22). The Rebellious Youths of Jenin are Not Terrorists. dissidentvoice.org On 20 June, the army invaded with great force the city of Jenin and killed several of its inhabitants. Today, Palestinians took an act of revenge and killed Israelis in the West Bank settlement of Eli. The cycle of bloodshed continues to turn and claim ever more and more victims, of both peoples. The Israelis …

JANET (2023-06-22). Hunger strike threat by Palestinian prisoners forces concessions. iacenter.org By Ted Kelly June 21, 2023 Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, who had been held without charges by Israeli authorities, were poised to launch a mass hunger strike beginning on June 18. But in a statement by The Administrative Detainees' Committee of the Palestinian prisoners' movement, the strike has been postponed. Credit: Samidoun.net Why? Because the organized and coordinated efforts of the incarcerated Palestinian workers have already managed to win some concessions from the Israeli occupation forces. A statement signed by the Administrative Detainees' Committee in Occupation Prisons dated June 17, 2023, reads…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-06-22). Israeli settlers attack West Bank villages and towns for second day, one Palestinian killed and over 35 injured. peoplesdispatch.org The settler violence caused widespread damage to Palestinian property, with hundreds of cars and dozens of homes completely burnt…

Staff (2023-06-22). Headlines for June 22, 2023. democracynow.org Nearly 40 Asylum Seekers Drown as Ship Sinks En Route to Canary Islands, Israeli Drone Strike in West Bank Kills Three Palestinians, Putin Claims Ukraine's Counteroffensive Hits "Lull" Due to Heavy Losses, Russian Court Denies Pretrial Release to Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich, More Progressives to Boycott Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Speech to Congress, Capitol Rioter Sentenced to 12+ Years in Prison for Attacking Officer with Stun Gun, House Republicans Censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia Claims, House Speaker McCarthy Rejects Immediate Vote on Resolution t…

WSWS (2023-06-22). Israel's settlers, army and far-right government attack the Palestinians on all fronts. wsws.org Far-right forces have repeatedly demanded the annexation of the West Bank—as has Netanyahu himself—in defiance of international law, in pursuit of their aim of establishing a Jewish Supremacist state in both Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.

PACBI (2023-06-22). Israel Just Murdered Another Palestinian Footballer. PUMA is complicit. bdsmovement.net

Editor (2023-06-23). West Bank Dispatch: 14 Palestinians Killed in 3 days; Army Carries Out Drone Strike in Jenin. scheerpost.com At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank over the last three days, making it one of the deadliest weeks since the start of 2023. Among those killed were two youths, ages 15 and 14.

Florence CGTN (2023-06-22). UNGA adopts framework to counter global terrorism. america.cgtn.com The Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations has called for an urgent Security Council meeting to address the current spate of violence on the West Bank. Labelling the attacks as terrorism Riyad Mansour says the Palestinian people are being punished by …

greenleft.org.au (2023-06-23). Labor breaks election promise with new income management card. greenleft.org.au

Eric Stoner, Waging Nonviolence. (2023-06-23). How Students Jumpstarted A Bold New Campaign For Debt Abolition. popularresistance.org The historic movement victory to forgive student debt won last summer is under relentless attack. At the beginning of June, the Senate passed a bill blocking President Biden's debt cancellation plan, which he subsequently vetoed. However, the plan remains on hold as the Supreme Court considers dubious challenges to it. Another blow came with the signing of the bipartisan debt ceiling deal that will restart student loan payments at the end of August. | In response to these ongoing threats, students are once again taking action — rallying outside the Supreme Court in February and organizing a sit-in at House…

Chris Walker (2023-06-22). 1 Year After "Roe" Overturn, Most Americans Say Ruling Has Been Bad for Country. truthout.org Nearly one year to the day that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights protections by upending precedent established in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, new polling shows that most Americans are opposed to the anti-abortion ruling. The survey, a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted on June 14-17, was published just days before the first anniversary of the Dobbs v. |

Chris Walker (2023-06-22). FL Org Gathers Signatures for Ballot Measure to Undo State's 6-Week Abortion Ban. truthout.org An effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida state constitution is gaining steam, and will likely be included on the 2024 general election ballot if current trends hold steady. However, the proposed amendment faces some hurdles before it can be accepted on the ballot, including passing muster in the state's conservative Supreme Court. For the petition to be considered… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-06-22). Fight for Student Debt Relief Won't End With Supreme Court Ruling, AOC Vows. truthout.org With the Supreme Court expected to hand down its ruling on student debt forgiveness any week now, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) is vowing to continue fighting for relief for borrowers even if the Supreme Court strikes it down. In a press conference with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez said that lawmakers in the caucus, as well as the Congressional Black… |

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-06-22). Peru's former prime minister Betssy Chávez arrested on rebellion and conspiracy charges. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday, June 20, the Peruvian National Police arrested former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez for the alleged crimes of rebellion and conspiracy against the state. Chávez was arrested at her home in the southern city of Tacna after the Supreme Court ordered 18 months of pre-trial detention for her. The charges against Chávez stem from

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