August 2023 Archives

Monthly Archives: August 2023

2023-08-29: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-08-29). BRICS Influence in Shaping the Global Financial Landscape and Its Implications for Developing Economies Like Zambia. infobrics.org We explored the BRICS economy—an alliance of emerging market economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Now, we shift our focus to examine BRICS' potential impact on the global financial system. As global economic and political dynamics change, we'll explore what this means for developing countries like Zambia…

infobrics (2023-08-29). Ukraine accuses the Pope of "imperialist propaganda" after he praised Russian youth. infobrics.org Kiev angered at the Vatican for not capitulating to anti-Russia demands.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-29). BRICS and the English-Speaking Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Wayne Kublalsingh — Aug 25, 2023 | August 24, 2023, marked a dramatic shift in the course of global history. BRICS, the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced that they were admitting Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates into its fold. | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has calculated that the larger BRICS Plus formation is worth roughly 30 per cent of the globally economy, that is US$30.7 trillion. BRICS Plus is home to 46 per cent of the global population, 3.7 billion citizens. Its share of oil production is now 43.1 per cent; and…

Ahmed Adel (2023-08-29). Kiev's Slow Counteroffensive Makes Biden Lose Interest and Consider Talks with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-29). Only Idiots Believe The US Is Protecting Australia From China. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The Economist has taken a keen interest in Australia lately, which if you know anything about The Economist is something you never want to see happen to your country. Two articles published in the last few days by the

Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-29). Border Massacres: The Saudi Ethiopian Migrant Killings. dissidentvoice.org We know what the regime is like. Starving a country, bombing its hospitals and strafing its schools has been minor fare for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The population of Yemen has found this out to their colossal cost. Add to this the killing of dissident journalists, the enthusiastic employment of capital punishment, and an …

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-29). Elizabeth Tsurkov's Iraq travel was not authorized, Princeton confirms. electronicintifada.net Mystery remains over activities of detained Israeli intelligence veteran and graduate student.

Federico Fuentes (2023-08-29). A socialist guide to China's role in the world today. greenleft.org.au In his latest work, Simon Hannah sketches out China's development into "one of the most powerful capitalist and emerging imperialist countries in the world". Federico Fuentes reviews.

Staff (2023-08-29). As Mark Meadows Pushes for Federal Trial, Activists Say Attack on Voting Rights at Heart of Georgia Case. democracynow.org A judge on Monday set Donald Trump's federal trial for plotting to overturn the 2020 election to begin in Washington, D.C., on March 4 — at the height of the presidential primary season and one day before Super Tuesday. Meanwhile, Trump's former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows testified before a federal judge in Georgia on Monday as part of an effort to move his trial from state to federal court. Meadows is one of Trump's 18 co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering case, and any decisions on his fate could affect the others. Black Voters Matter co-founder Cliff Albright says at th…

Mohammad Sadeghpour (2023-08-29). Iranian-Australians welcome NSW Upper House support for democracy struggle. greenleft.org.au The global campaign in solidarity with Iran's uprising is making progress after decades of indifference by Western governments to the suffering of the Iranian people, writes Mohammad Sadeghpour.

Staff (2023-08-29). "Hurricane of Racism": Racial Terror in Jacksonville, from Recent Shooting to 1960 Ax Handle Saturday. democracynow.org As the Jacksonville community mourns the loss of three people killed Saturday in a racist shooting, more details are emerging about the white supremacist who went to a Dollar General store looking to target Black people before killing himself. Authorities say he left behind a suicide note and other writings outlining his racist ideology. The 21-year-old gunman had legally bought the two weapons he used in the shooting, including an AR-15-style rifle marked with swastikas. The shooting occurred as thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin…

Staff (2023-08-29). Jacksonville Shooting: Rep. Maxwell Frost Blasts DeSantis for Pushing Bigotry & Ignoring Gun Violence. democracynow.org Congressmember Maxwell Frost of Florida says this weekend's shooting in Jacksonville, carried out by a white supremacist who targeted Black people at a dollar store, did not happen in isolation. He points to Republican efforts to loosen gun laws and racist rhetoric from party leaders as part of the problem of far-right violence. "All of these things are connected," says Frost, who also applauded people for booing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a prayer vigil in Jacksonville. "In moments like these, we have to stand strong on ensuring that leaders who contributed to the problem can'…

Staff (2023-08-29). Judge in D.C. Sets Trump Trial for March 4 & Rejects Trump Lawyer's Citation of Scottsboro Boys Case. democracynow.org We continue to look at Donald Trump's mounting legal battles with constitutional law professor Anthony Michael Kreis. Trump's federal trial for election interference is set to begin in Washington, D.C., in March, but his legal team argued this week for a two-year delay, citing the case of the Scottsboro Boys, nine young Black men who were falsely accused of raping a white woman and convicted in a rushed trial before the Supreme Court ultimately intervened. "It's offensive," Kreis says of the comparison. "To claim that Donald Trump is a victim of some unlawful, unruly criminal justice…

Staff (2023-08-29). Syria accuses Israel, US of trying to escalate war in the country. peoplesdispatch.org Syria's foreign and expatriate ministry issued a statement on Monday, August 28, accusing Israel and the US of trying to escalate the war in the country by supporting terrorists and aggravating the impact of economic sanctions. The statement called on the UN Security Council to "resume its responsibilities and hold the Israeli occupation accountable for …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-29). After sustained protests, Israeli finance minister agrees to release funds for councils in Palestinian-majority areas. peoplesdispatch.org Extremist leader and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had announced earlier this month the suspension of funds worth 200 million Israeli shekels meant for municipal councils in Palestinian-majority areas. After sustained protests, he was forced to reverse his decision…

Yanis Iqbal (2023-08-29). Negotiating Faith and Capitalism: An Exploration of Contemporary Spirituality. dissidentvoice.org Born into a Muslim family, I regularly encounter people who come to my house to invite me to religious gatherings. In these times of neoliberal fascism, it is interesting to note the ideological experience that piety seeks to provide. The most recent person whom I interacted with attempted to root the everyday relevance of religion …

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2023-08-28: News Headlines

2023-08-26: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud, Counter Punch. (2023-08-25). Is Western Media's Perception Of Africa Racist? popularresistance.org Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective relationships. | Consider the way that Africa is currently portrayed in the news. | From a political viewpoint, Africa is seen as a totality, and not in a positive way, as in a united Africa. | For example, mainstream Western media coverage of the US-Africa Summit, held in Washington last December, presented all of Africa as poor and desperate. The continent, one can glean from headlines, was also willing to pawn its political position in the…

Shane Burley (2023-08-25). Right-Winger Andy Ngo Lost His Suit. Why Are Defendants on the Line for Damages? truthout.org When Elizabeth Richter first received notice on December 13, 2022, that she was being sued by right-wing media performer Andy Ngo, none of it made sense. Richter had only ever been in proximity to Ngo once, at a 2021 Black Lives Matter demonstration. Ngo had dressed in all-black clothing in an effort to go undetected by demonstrators. A group of activists discovered him, prompting Ngo to flee into… |

Editor (2023-08-25). Targeting Palestinian children is necessary for Israeli settler colonialism. mronline.org Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid is based on the extermination of the indigenous population and the elimination of their hope of living freely. Palestinian children represent that hope.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Wagner Chief Prigozhin Dies in Plane Crash in Russia, Putin Recognizes His Work Against Ukrainian Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. | What details have been confirmed? | The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all three crew and seven passengers on board were killed. The ministry said that the jet, an Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600, was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg at the time of the incident. | Rosaviatsiya, the Russian federal air transport agency, said that Prigozhin was on board…

Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt (2023-08-25). Revealed: Israel charity funded Campaign Against Antisemitism. electronicintifada.net Jewish National Fund is a key donor to a group which boasted of slaying opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Milwaukee: Coalition to March on the RNC protests far-right anti-trans personality Riley Gaines. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 30 protesters with the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 massed outside the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee on the evening of August 22 to protest Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing anti-trans personality. Protesters chanted "Transphobic, anti-gay, Riley Gaines, go away!" "Can't swim Riley" and "Sore loser Riley" as they picketed outside the hotel. They carried a large banner that read "Stop trans genocide" and received a great deal of support from passing cars and people walking by. | Gaines originally gained notoriety in March 2022 for protesting the fact tha…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees. middleeasteye.net US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees | Lawsuit claims SpaceX consistently deterred refugees and asylees from submitting applications and did not hire or even consider them | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 17: 14 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 24 August 2023 (AFP) | The US Department…

Homar Garcés (2023-08-26). Cuando el fascismo se disfraza de revolución. globalizacion.ca Cuando el fascismo (que es decir también la derecha o el conservadurismo o el liberalismo) se disfraza de revolución, el pueblo no tiene ningún protagonismo ni tampoco una influencia significativa en lo que atañe a la dirección y el destino…

WSWS (2023-08-25). Republican presidential debate—the ugly face of American fascism. wsws.org The Democrats offer no alternative to the Republicans, because both parties represent the interests of the financial aristocracy and its national-security apparatus.

Staff (2023-08-25). Repurposed Rubber: Tire Recycling in the Gaza Strip. unicornriot.ninja Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine — In the besieged and blockaded Gaza Strip, a 27-year-old Palestinian created a car tire recycling project aimed at reducing environmental damage. In light of the difficulties getting rid of tires in Gaza with the Israeli blockade imposed on the Strip, Madian Helles' project recycles the tires for use in …

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Israeli Government Influence Prosecution of Palestine Action Court Cases. palestineaction.org

Mohammed Hamo (2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-25). Bombing Palestinians is a "public function," top Dutch court rules. electronicintifada.net Decision shields Israeli commanders from war crimes accountability.

Ayah El-Khaldi (2023-08-25). Israel's Ben Gvir lashes out at Bella Hadid over Palestinians' rights comment. middleeasteye.net Israel's Ben Gvir lashes out at Bella Hadid over Palestinians' rights comment | Far-right politician calls supermodel 'Israel hater' after she rebukes him for his 'inflammatory' remarks | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 13: 29 | Supermodel Bella Hadid wearing traditional Palestinian dress and waving a Palestinian flag at a march in New York in May 2021 (Instagram/@mohamedhadid) | Supermodel Bella Hadid…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement. middleeasteye.net Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement | State Department notably names the Israeli far-right minister in its statement | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 09: 04 | Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at the site of a rockslide in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on 24 August 2023 (AP) | The United States State Department has condemned remarks made by <...

Ryan Black (2023-08-25). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Palestinians In Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. progressivehub.net PEOPLES DISPATCH…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Israeli Government Influence Prosecution of Palestine Action Court Cases. palestineaction.org

Mohammed Hamo (2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-25). Bombing Palestinians is a "public function," top Dutch court rules. electronicintifada.net Decision shields Israeli commanders from war crimes accountability.

Ryan Black (2023-08-25). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Palestinians In Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. progressivehub.net PEOPLES DISPATCH…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Palestine at the centre of free-speech battle on US campuses, academics say. middleeasteye.net Palestine at the centre of free-speech battle on US campuses, academics say | Methods used to blacklist pro-Palestinian academics are now being deployed against students and academics in other fields, experts say | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 21: 14 | Members of the Palestinian community protest against violence in the Gaza Strip, during a rally in Times Square, on 18 May 2018 in New York City (AFP) | As issues o…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). US Conservative author Ann Coulter draws flak for 'Hindu business' comment. firstpost.com Prominent American conservative media pundit and author Ann Coulter is drawing flak for making racist comments against two Indian-origin US presidential contenders — Niki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. | During Wednesday night's first Republican presidential debate, Coulter characterised a heated exchange between former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as "Hindu business." | Coulter, 61, in her tweet on the social media platform X said: "Nikki and Vivek are involved in some Hindu business, it seems". | On Thursday, she started to face backlash, with Ramaswamy's senior…

Labor Video Project (2023-08-26). KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling, , Elections, Pacifica & The Fight Against The Racist Anti. indybay.org KPFA journalist Frank Sterling and KPFA LSB candidate Steve Zeltzer speak out about the refusal of the KPFA Local Station Board group "The Protectors" to support a resolution calling for the dropping of Antioch police charges against journalist Frank Sterling. The KPFA Local station board and the past manager have refused to also call for the freedom of journalist s Mumia Abu-jamal and Julian Assange. KPFA also put on programmer Ian Masters who has said he is for keeping Mumia in jail and the supporters of Mumia are dupes.

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-25). Policing The Police In The East Bay Area. popularresistance.org If you think the San Francisco Bay Area is "woke," you probably don't know about East Contra Costa County, in the East Bay, where nearly half the City of Antioch's police department are now on leave for police misconduct that includes exchanging racist, homophobic, and misogynist text messages, some of which include the n-word and references to Black people as gorillas and monkeys. In one instance it was revealed that one cop had sent another a text image depicting the Black police chief, who had been on the job for about a year, as a gorilla . The chief resigned shortly thereafter without saying why.

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Milwaukee: Hundreds march against the Republican primary debate despite record 100-plus degree heat. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 400 people marched in the streets of Milwaukee on the evening of August 23 in protest of the first Republican presidential primary debate. Chants like "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, GOP, go away!" and "Whose streets? Our streets! Whose city? Our city!" rang out as marchers ignored the 100-plus degree heat. | The debate comes just under a year before the GOP returns to the city for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The action was organized by the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, a broad-based progressive network of different local and national organizations opposed to the Republican ag…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-08-26). Extradition of Julian Assange threatens First Amendment, Press Freedom. indybay.org JURIST: My favorite Supreme Court Justice of all time is William O. Douglas. A staunch defender of the First Amendment, he asserted in his book Points of Rebellion, "We must realize that today's Establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If it does, the redress, honored in tradition, is also revolution."

Grahame Russell (2023-08-25). Guatemalans Voted to End 69 Years of Corrupt Rule. Will US, Canada Accept It? truthout.org On August 20, 2023, the Semilla Party's Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera were elected president and vice president of Guatemala. This election will bring a formal end to 69 years of anti-democratic, military-backed, corrupt, "open-for-global-business" governments when the transition of power takes place on January 14, 2024. "The Supreme Electoral Tribunal has recognized the results and what the… |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-25). Why "Macaco" matters to Colombia's peace processes. colombiareports.com Jailed drug trafficker and paramilitary chief "Macaco" says his influence went all the way up to Colombia's Supreme Court. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario Jimenez, reiterated last week…

Walter Smolarek (2023-08-25). Civics class for radicals: The rise of the dollar. liberationnews.org The fact that the dollar reigns supreme as the "world reserve currency" is a crowning achievement of Washington and Wall Street. How did they pull it off?>

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2023-08-23: News Headlines

Marc Steiner (2023-08-22). India and Israel's fascists are in cahoots. Can Hindu and Jewish progressives form an alliance too? therealnews.com open.spotify.com/episode/7yF6Z1HNTOoPnTm… | Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-based violence in "the world's largest democracy." Throughout, India's fascists have found a fellow traveler, a collaborative partner, and a state model to emulate in Israel's ethno-nationalist apartheid regime. How deep does the India-Israel relationship go? And how can Hindu and Jewish progressives be part of the solution? Aparna Gopalan joins T…

infobrics (2023-08-22). Leaked documents indicate Zelensky about to be replaced. infobrics.org New evidence shows that Western officials plan to choose a new leader for the neo-Nazi regime.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-22). Republican Party Sets Up Trump for Democrats. thealtworld.com Just think of the many years and the many iterations the Democrats and their FBI and presstitute media have given to their attempts to frame up President Trump beginning with the "Russiagate" hoax in 2016 seven years ago. After "Russiagate," which even the Democrat anti-Trump special prosecutor had to dismiss, there were two phony impeachments, both rejected by the Senate, an "insurrection" hoax which has left 1,000 American patriots and military veterans in prison on false convictions orchestrated by a black anti-Trump judge, strippergate in which a woman who performs in pornographic films, likely a false charge…

Michael F. Brown (2023-08-22). PragerU brings pro-Israel propaganda to Florida schools. electronicintifada.net DeSantis is keen to sanitize history from anti-Black race massacres in the US to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

unitedEditor (2023-08-23). Senior Pakistani clerical delegation visits Uighur region. uwidata.com Reporting from Urumqi / China Delegations of clerics visiting China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are proving that Western media and Uighur separatists' claims that "China is banning Islam and practicing genocide against Uighur" are false. The last important visit came from Pakistan, a country with high Islamic sensitivity. Between July 16-19, a delegation of senior Pakistani clerics …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). Palestinian councils in Israel protest suspension of funds. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld allocations and payments worth 200 million Israeli shekels to Palestinian municipal councils. Residents of Palestinian-majority areas in Israel have been subject to decades of discrimination and marginalization…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-22). What Explains the Rise of the Far Right in Argentina? leftvoice.org

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-22). Venezuela: Opposition Begins Primary Race as Far Right Threatens 'Military Rebellion'. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro announced the mobilization of "Peace Squads" in order to prevent the outbreak of violence by the opposition.

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Staff (2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). Anti-fascist groups protest vandalization of Red Army monument in Bulgaria. peoplesdispatch.org Attacks on Soviet monuments in Eastern Europe have become a regular affair as right-wing governments have initiated de-communization drives. These campaigns have intensified after the Ukraine war broke out…

Editor (2023-08-22). Palestinians Welcome China's New Middle East Role, but It is Not Mediation They Need. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese …

Staff (2023-08-22). Israeli embassy seeks to interfere in prosecution of Palestine Actionists. samidoun.net

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). One Syrian Soldier Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus late Monday wounded at least one Syrian soldier, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 11: 55 this evening, the Israeli enemy carried out a guided missile attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," …

Dimitri Lascaris, The Real News Network. (2023-08-22). Israeli Naval 'Piracy' Won't Stop Freedom Flotilla Voyage To Gaza. popularresistance.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement working to end the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, has launched numerous Freedom Flotilla voyages since 2008. Joel Opperdoes has served as captain for multiple Flotilla voyages, including in 2012, when his vessel was descended upon and boarded by Israeli naval forces and he and his crew were detained. TRNN contributor, lawyer, and freelance journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Opperdoes aboard The Handala, the flagship vessel of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, en route to Oslo, Norway.

Lubna Masarwa (2023-08-22). Israel Expands Law that Allows Villages and Towns to 'Reject Palestinians'. globalresearch.ca

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-22). Blue Users on X Will Need to Send Selfie & Data to Israeli Software Company. expose-news.com X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will now require X Blue users to submit a selfie alongside a photo of a government-issued ID, according to PC Magazine. The move …

Editor (2023-08-23). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …

Staff (2023-08-23). Video: Fadia Barghouthi in conversation with NYC organizers. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 16 August, Fadia Barghouthi, a Palestinian political organizer and educator in Ramallah, spoke with CUNY 4 Palestine and several organizations active in New York and New Jersey, including Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun. Watch the full video of the event below: Ôªø Introduction (Erica and Corinna, CUNY for Palestine and …

Staff (2023-08-22). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have already signed on to this statement against a red-baiting attack in the New York Times aiming to incite repression against anti-imperialist organizations in the United States. We urge you to sign on to the statement here: actionnetwork.org/forms/mccarthyism-is-b… McCarthyism …

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-22). Over 200 Palestinians Killed in Occupied West Bank in 2023. consortiumnews.com

Staff (2023-08-22). The 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the global movement for Palestinian liberation. therealnews.com The Freedom Flotilla Coalition's flagship vessel, The Handala, concluded the first stage of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla voyage this past week when it arrived in Oslo, Norway. According to the Coalition, The Handala has visited 12 ports in a number of European countries over the past two months carrying the Palestinian flag and raising awareness …

repost (2023-08-22). SFSU stop anti-Palestinian hostility and immediately restore Dr. Abdulhadi's Classes. indybay.org There is a campaign by the SF State administration to shut down the courses of AMED. They have been supporting the Zionist agenda to destroy this program…

Staff (2023-08-22). RNC Presidential Candidates Are Bigoted, Anti-Worker War Criminals! (List, Bio and Photos) — With People's Protest Information for August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee. wibailoutpeople.org

Staff (2023-08-23). Venezuela Condemns IACHR Questioning of Supreme Court Decisions (+PCV & Red Cross). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The statement was made public by the minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, th…

Pivot to Peace (2023-08-22). Chinese Americans and the Affirmative Action Battle: What's Behind It? peacepivot.org What's behind the Supreme Court cases ‚öñÔ∏è that put a handful of Chinese Americans at the center of the affirmative action battle? How do Chinese Americans really feel about affirmative action? Retired Judge and Pivot to Peace organizer Julie Tang talks Edward Blum, the anti-civil-rights legal strategist, the U.S. elites that packed the most right-leaning …

Staff (2023-08-22). Centrist Bernardo Arévalo is Guatemala's New President, Venezuela Sends Congratulations. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( As shown in the final report by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Arévalo obtained 2,441,661 votes (58.01%), while Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope party obtained 1,567,472 votes (37.24%). | On Sunday, Arévalo said that he accepted "with great humility this victory that the people of Guatemala have given us." | According to Guatemala's TSE, the elect…

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2023-08-20: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-20). You Are Not a Capitalist! If You Are Afraid of Socialism, You Are Afraid of Yourself! libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Cabylis "We don't think you fight fire with fire best ; we think you fight fire with water best. We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism. We're…

Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs (2023-08-20). Black Female Prosecutors Have An Extra Burden Of Gendered And Racist Attacks. newsone.com

No Tech for Apartheid (2023-08-20). Tuesday 8/29: No Tech for Israeli Apartheid @ Google Cloud Next. indybay.org Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103…

Editor (2023-08-19). Zelensky Holds Court With Ukraine's Most Notorious Neo-Nazi. scheerpost.com

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-20). Etiopía copa el podio en carrera de 10.000 metros en Budapest. telesurtv.net Gudaf Tsegay se coronó campeona, escoltada por sus compatriotas Letesenbet Gidey y Ejgayehu Taye. Brasileño Caio Bonfim obtuvo medalla de bronce en marcha 20 km.

TASS (2023-08-19). Zimbabwe grateful to Moscow for help in establishing, defending sovereignty. tass.com Zimbabwe has experienced three difficult moments in its modern history, a member of the leadership of Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front Christopher Mutsvangwa recalled…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-08-20). Sunday 8/27: A Socialist Understanding of Antisemitism. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), | San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 ∑ wheelchair accessible | Also available via Zoom – to register: bit.ly/soc_understand_antisem…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-19). The Growing Right-Wing Threat. libya360.wordpress.com R Arun Kumar On August 13th, a political tremor shook Argentina. Javier Milei, a far right politician pushed behind the contenders of the two established political parties in Argentina and emerged as the leader in the presidential primaries. Milei's electoral gains were immediately acknowledged by almost all the far-right leaders of Latin America. The rising…

_____ (2023-08-19). China, o fascinante voo do dragaoPublicado originalmente por Outras Palavras. strategic-culture.org Como a emergência de um país que rejeita dogmas neoliberais, e está construindo o Comum, pode sacudir um Ocidente à s voltas com desigualdade, estancamento econà¥mico, devastaàßà£o ambiental e fascismo. Crà¥nica de uma viagem | Por Antonio MARTINS | Cravada a 2,4 mil quilà¥metros de Pequim, mas a apenas duzentos da fronteira com o Vietnà£, a

Fayha Shalash (2023-08-20). Israeli forces raid Palestinian towns as settlers call for 'burning' of Huwwara. middleeasteye.net

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-08-20). Arabic press review: Rare Yemeni artefacts to be auctioned in Israel. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Rare Yemeni artefacts to be auctioned in Israel | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian academic slams UAE strategy in Yemen, and Egyptian journalists hold sit-in to demand release of jailed colleagues | Sun, 08/20/2023 – 10: 38 | A bronze frame from Yemen is expected to be up for auction in Israel in October (Abdullah Mohsen/Facebook) | Yemeni artefacts to be sold in Israel

Jordan Bollag, Sami Abu Shehadeh (2023-08-20). The Fight Over Israel's Judicial Reform Neglects Palestinian Rights. internationalviewpoint.org "Those who will be affected first and foremost by this weakening of the judicial system in Israel will be the Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line. | – | / |

teleSUR (2023-08-20). Palestine Rejects Israeli Plan to Legalize 155 Settlements. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Palestine condemned and rejected Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's plan to legalize 155 Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank. | RELATED: | Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson of the Palestinian presidency, said that the plan "is condemned and rejected," adding that "under international resolutions, Israeli settlement on the lands of Palestine is illegal." | Israel Radio reported that Smotrich began prom…

TASS (2023-08-20). Israeli opposition leader Lapid predicts downfall of Netanyahu's cabinet will happen soon. tass.com Speaking at an opposition rally, he expressed confidence that the current cabinet headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon fall, paving the way for a fresh national election…

| AFP | (2023-08-19). Two Israeli civilians killed in West Bank shooting. tribune.com.pk Two Israeli civilians were killed in a suspected shooting attack in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the army said. | "A suspected shooting attack was carried out at a number of Israeli civilians in the area of the town of Huwara," an army statement said, adding that two civilians had been killed. | The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the army had closed key entrances to the main northern West Bank city of Nablus, and that soldiers were forcing businesses to close as they searched for the suspected attackers. | Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou said the attack was the "result of the r…

MEE staff (2023-08-19). Palestinian dies days after shooting by Israeli forces during West Bank raid. middleeasteye.net Palestinian dies days after shooting by Israeli forces during West Bank raid | Mohammed Abu Asaab was seriously wounded earlier this week when Israeli forces raided the Balata camp | Sat, 08/19/2023 – 12: 50 | Mohammed Abu Asaab died on Saturday after being shot by Israeli forces on Wednesday this week (Social Media) | A

MEE staff (2023-08-19). Two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting attack. middleeasteye.net

scorinoco (2023-08-19). Venezuela Upgrades Diplomatic Mission in Palestine. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has made upgrades to the level of its diplomatic mission in Palestine, turning it from an office to an embassy, according to an announcement made by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry. | In a statement issued on Thursday, August 17, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed Venezuela's decision, and highlighted the fact that Venezuela was the first country in Latin America to recognize the sovereignty of Palestine, back in 2009. | The Palestinian Foreign Ministry expressed its gratitude to the president, government, and people of Venezuela, for their unwavering support for the P…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-08-19). Some 2.1 million Palestinians in occupied lands need help. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Lynn Hastings, warned today that some 2.1 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are in need of assistance.

KPFA "Protectors" Protecting Police (2023-08-20). KPFA "Protectors" Backed Racist Police In Antioch Instead of KPFA Reporter Frank Sterling. indybay.org KPFA "Protectors" including the KPFA treasurer Sharon Adams supported the Antioch police claims against KPFA journalist Frank Sterling who was attacked and arrested by the Antioch police. The "Protectors" opposed a resolution at the Local Station Board calling for the police to drop the charges and the former manager agreed.

TASS (2023-08-19). People with racist worldview 'at helm' in West — Lavrov. tass.com According to him, these days few people deny the fact that "the Americans and their satellites are trying to slow down or even reverse the natural evolution process of international relations in the context of the shaping of a multipolar system"

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Avanza con normalidad segunda vuelta electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Magistrados del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) participaron en la ceremonia inaugural de los comicios para el balotaje en Guatemala en el parque Erick Barrondo de la ciudad capital.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Magistrada del TSE de Guatemala anuncia su renuncia. telesurtv.net Blanca Alfaro, quien ha recibido amenazas de muerte en el pasado, anuncia su renuncia al Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) en el marco del balotaje para elegir al presidente.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Comienza segunda vuelta electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Magistrados del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) participaron en la ceremonia inaugural de los comicios para el balotaje en Guatemala en el parque Erick Barrondo de la ciudad capital.

Editor (2023-08-19). Siege on Manipur: Hindu nationalists' war for ethnic supremacy. mronline.org Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-19). Arrestan a policías de Brasil acusados de complicidad golpista. telesurtv.net Estas acciones se realizan en paralelo con el juicio de la Corte Suprema de los 70 denunciados por participar en los ataques golpistas.

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2023-08-18: News Headlines

Mark Gruenberg (2023-08-18). Teachers, civil rights leaders fight DeSantis history whitewash. peoplesworld.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Right-wing Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's whitewash—the word is deliberate—of U.S. history is upsetting teachers, students, civil libertarians, and civil rights leaders. A dark cloud of racism, they say, has descended on the Sunshine State's schools. But teachers, students, and civil liberties groups are fighting back, with rallies, lobbying, and, for the ACLU, a …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). US Soldier Sought Asylum in North Korea To Flee Racism, Injustice in Army: Pyongyang. orinocotribune.com The African American soldier that crossed the border from South Korea last month to seek asylum in the North did so to escape "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the US military, Pyongyang has declared. | The statement, released Wednesday by North Korea's official KCNA news agency, are the country's first public assertions on the defection of the South Korea-based US soldier Travis King, who crossed into North Korea on July 18 while on a tourist tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) that separates the two rival countries. | The statement further noted that King had confessed to crossing the border…

Fietje Auslà§nder (2023-08-17). The birth and long life of 'Peat Bog Soldiers' on its 90th anniversary. peoplesworld.org Few of the hundreds of songs in the antifascist repertoire became as popular as the "Song of the Peat Bog Soldiers," written 90 years ago at the Bà∂rgermoor concentration camp. This is its history. The rise of German fascism prompted an impressive musical culture directed against it. Ironically, if it had not been for the …

No Tech for Apartheid (2023-08-18). Tuesday 8/29: No Tech for Israeli Apartheid @ Google Cloud Next. indybay.org Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103…

Miko Peled (2023-08-17). Blind Loyalty or Selective Blindness? American Politicians' Perplexing Support for Apartheid Israel. mintpressnews.com A sickness has infected American politics. This malady, it so happens, affects people of both parties, and support for apartheid Israel – which means funding it to the tune of billions of dollars each year – crosses almost every political divide.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader. wsws.org The NATO-backed government continues its campaign of political repression while touting meetings with neo-Nazis.

infobrics (2023-08-17). UK about to send Ukrainian neo-Nazi mercenaries to Africa. infobrics.org British intelligence agency is allegedly involved in move to neutralize pro-Russian wave in African countries.

Editor (2023-08-17). 'The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History' — The Perpetual Wars You Aren't Supposed to Notice. scheerpost.com By William J. Astore / TomDispatch.com In his message to the troops prior to the July 4th weekend, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin offered high praise indeed. "We have the greatest fighting force in human history," he tweeted, connecting that claim to the U.S. having patriots of all colors, creeds, and backgrounds "who bravely volunteer …

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-08-18). Sunday 8/27: A Socialist Understanding of Antisemitism. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), | San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 ∑ wheelchair accessible | Also available via Zoom – to register: bit.ly/soc_understand_antisem…

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2023-08-18). CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. popularresistance.org From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. | In most cases, their crime was objecting to economic "reform" projects that destroyed their homes or simply living in the wrong place at the wrong time. With the backing and direction of the World Bank, the junta forcibly displaced indigen…

Editor (2023-08-18). Bolsonaro's Butchery: CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-17). Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia Demands End to Azerbaijan Blockade Amid Accusations of Genocide. democracynow.org Armenia is calling on the United Nations Security Council to address a worsening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan home to ethnic Armenians that has been under a blockade for eight months. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought multiple wars over the territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union, most recently in 2020. Azerbaijan closed the only road into the region in December, severely restricting the movement of food, medicine and other supplies for the roughly 120,000 people living there. "We cannot accept a new Armenian genocide in 2023," says Luis Moreno Ocampo, the…

Jeff Abbott (2023-08-18). An Assassination in Ecuador. progressive.org Far right in Ecuador proposes authoritarian response to rise in violence.

Jorge Majfud (2023-08-18). Dos formas de ser fascista. globalizacion.ca La historia prueba que si el fascismo europeo siempre sufrió de un fuerte complejo de superioridad, el fascismo del Sur global siempre sufrió de un fuerte complejo de inferioridad. Los fascistas europeos y estadounidenses fueron nacionalistas y conservadores, mientras los…

WSWS (2023-08-18). Trump incites threats of fascist violence against grand jurors and judges. wsws.org In a clear and obvious threat of violence, supporters of ex-president Donald Trump have posted on the internet the names and addresses of every member of the Fulton County, Georgia grand jury that indicted Trump.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-17). Using public health policies, the Pandemic Industry is on the road to global fascism. expose-news.com The Pandemic Industry is developing international instruments and processes that will entrench the destructive covid practices in international law. Public health, presented as a series of health emergencies, is being used, as …

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Los Angeles joins National Day of Action for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On August 9, Centro CSO, along with the Chicano Moratorium organizing committee, staged an action outside of the U.S. Marines recruitment office in East Los Angeles and joined a national call to action in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Joined with cities nationwide, 30 people gathered to protest the injustices faced by the Tampa 5, and to demand the U.S. stop funding wars overseas like in Ukraine and for Israel. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South F…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-18). Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against increased violence by Israeli prison authorities. peoplesdispatch.org Nine Palestinian administrative detainees are on a separate indefinite hunger strike to demand their release and better treatment of fellow prisoners…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Israeli court sentences Palestinian activist to four years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Israeli occupation forces raze Palestinian buildings to expand illegal settlements. peoplesdispatch.org In just two weeks between July 25 and August 7, Israel demolished at least 56 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released last week…

Staff (2023-08-17). "We are still on the front lines:" Palestinian prisoners launch collective response after occupation forces attack detainees. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoners are engaged in a sharp confrontation with the Israeli occupation regime, after repressive forces invaded the Naqab desert prison on Thursday, 17 August and attacked the prisoners. Approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in all prisons announced that they would start a hunger strike at 7 pm Palestine time to confront the aggression of the …

Anonymous669 (2023-08-17). Hamas Showcases Captured Israeli Loitering Munition (Video). southfront.org File image. | On August 15, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, announced that it had seized an Israeli Orbiter drone that crashed in the Gaza Strip. | The brigades released video footage of the seized drone, which reportedly crashed in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City a day earlier. | The Orbiter is a lightweight drone that was developed by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems for use in military and security reconnaissance missions. The version seized by…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Israeli Occupation Army Kills Palestinian in a Raid. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Palestinian citizen Mustafa al-Kastouni, 32, lost his life after being shot by the occupation forces in the head, chest and abdomen during a raid on Jenin city. | Related: | During the assault by storming troops on Jenin, in the northern West Bank, Israeli soldiers arrested two young Palestinian men, accused of planning attacks on Jewish territory. | Palestinian media reported that al-Kastouni b…

Caleb Crowder (2023-08-17). Biden's 'Concerns' About Israel Don't Match Voters' Concerns about injustice. ips-dc.org Despite the Biden administration expressing concern about extremist activities of the Netanyahu cabinet, the Pentagon is focusing on Israel's military capacity amid the protests.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). UN condemns demolition of school in Palestine. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Thursday strongly condemned demolition of a school in the West Bank just days before the start of the school year.

Staff (2023-08-17). Victory for Palestine in Dutch court: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. samidoun.net On Tuesday 15 August, a Dutch court confirmed that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" falls under freedom of expression and is not punishable by law. The court's verdict represents a victory for the Palestinian movement in general, and in the Netherlands specifically. Expressions for Palestinian liberation cannot simply …

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Chicago stands against FOP arbitrator's attempts to undermine police accountability. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Monday, August 14, 50 people joined the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Empowering Communities for Public Safety coalition in the pouring rain in Chicago's Union Park to march to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) headquarters in response to an arbitrator's recent decision. The decision states that Chicago Police Department officers facing discipline, regardless of the severity, would have the option to take their case to arbitration, behind closed doors, instead of going before the public Police Board. | Currently, officers facing discipline that could result i…

KPFA "Protectors" Protecting Police (2023-08-18). KPFA "Protectors" Backed Racist Police In Antioch Instead of KPFA Reporter Frank Sterling. indybay.org KPFA "Protectors" including the KPFA treasurer Sharon Adams supported the Antioch police claims against KPFA journalist Frank Sterling who was attacked and arrested by the Antioch police. The "Protectors" opposed a resolution at the Local Station Board calling for the police to drop the charges and the former manager agreed.

splcenter (2023-08-18). Libertarian Party's Far-Right Leadership Worries Takeover Turning Into 'Disaster'. splcenter.org A year after the far-right Mises Caucus took over the Libertarian Party, its membership and financial numbers are down. Some state parties, including New Mexico, Virginia and Massachusetts, have splintered or disaffiliated from the national party. Leaked documents Hatewatch obtained show the Libertarian National Committee is squabbling and worried that their takeover is "turning into a disaster."

Megan Squire, Hannah Gais (2023-08-17). Hosting Company Used by Extremists Received $3 Million in Bitcoin After 2021 Hack. splcenter.org An unidentified source sent Epik, a web services company that caters to a far-right customer base, nearly $3 million worth of bitcoin one day after hackers announced that they had broken into the company's servers, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Data Lab found.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Arrestan a policías de Brasil acusados de complicidad golpista. telesurtv.net Estas acciones se realizan en paralelo con el juicio de la Corte Suprema de los 70 denunciados por participar en los ataques golpistas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Autorizan en Brasil levantar el secreto bancario de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net En el fallo del juez de la Corte Suprema, Alexandre de Moraes también se incluyo a la Michelle Bolsonaro, esposa del exmandatario.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Brasilia Police Officers Arrested for Omission in January Coup. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Brazilian Federal Police carry out an operation against Brasilia's police authorities who failed to act properly during the coup attempt on January 8 when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the buildings of the three branches. | RELATED: | The federal agents comply with seven arrest warrants issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) at the request of the Attorney General's Office (PG…

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-17). Supreme Court Rebuffed Democrats' Call for Thomas Probe With Just One Sentence. truthout.org Earlier this year, a group of Democrats urged Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open a probe into Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito after journalists uncovered egregious corruption in the form of alleged violations of the court's ethics code and financial disclosure requirements. Chief Justice Roberts rebuffed their call, as new reporting reveals, with just one sentence… |

Staff (2023-08-17). Headlines for August 17, 2023. democracynow.org Hawaii Officials Defend Response to Wildfires; Gov. Calls for Moratorium on Lahaina Land Purchases, Yellowknife Orders Evacuation of 20,000 Residents as Record Wildfires Continue to Devastate Canada, Appeals Court Backs Restrictions on Abortion Pill, Sending Case to Supreme Court, 60 Asylum Seekers Feared Dead Near Cape Verde, ECOWAS Military Chiefs Meet over Niger Coup Amid Mounting Humanitarian Concerns, Libya Fighting Kills 55 People, U.N. Warns of "Spiralling" Humanitarian Situation in Sudan as Army Leader Says Talks Needed, NATO Official Apologizes for Saying Ukraine Could Give Up Territory in Ex…

Kate Horgan (2023-08-17). Resilience Amidst Controversy: Unveiling the Struggles of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Unearthing Adult Supremacy. projectcensored.org The Mountain Valley Pipeline, a zombie fracked gas project that found new life in the dark corners of the debt ceiling relief bill continues to struggle through the rough terrain…

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2023-08-15: News Headlines

Monica Moorehead (2023-08-16). Environmental racism links LƒÅhainƒÅ and Katrina — a WW commentary. workers.org August 29 will mark the 18th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history, which devastated much of the Gulf Coast (specifically Louisiana and Mississippi) and disproportionately struck New Orleans. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that this Category 4 hurricane caused at least $108 . . . |

Staff (2023-08-15). Britain's workers abused by the Tories and bosses — from racism to zero-hours contracts. thecanary.co The UK's labour market is little more than an insecure, racist aberration — not that that's anything new. However, what is new is that it's actually getting worse, as two analyses from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found. Structural racism in the UK labour market First up, the TUC has found that the number of …

Fight Back (2023-08-14). Oak Lawn Arab community demands investigation into police department. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Family and supporters of Murod Kurdi packed a Bridgeview Circuit court room, August 8, to demand justice in a case that highlights the racism of the Oak Lawn Police Department. | The case, which was continued to September 18, referenced a speeding ticket issued to Leanne Cusack on June 5, when she struck and killed Murod Kurdi with her car. Cusack had admitted to drinking before getting in her vehicle, but when Oak Lawn Police Department (OLPD) arrived at the scene, they allowed Cusack to leave without alcohol tests or arrest for the death she caused. The next day she was seen drinking at the same b…

WSWS (2023-08-15). More than 1,500 academics denounce Israel for imposing apartheid-style regime on Palestinians. wsws.org The letter is a devastating indictment of Netanyahu's government, its international backers in Washington, London, Berlin and other capitals and a major rebuttal of the refusal of Israel's protest leaders to oppose the repression of the Palestinians.

Middle East Eye (2023-08-15). Former Israeli General Compares Treatment of Palestinians to 'Nazi Germany' and 'Apartheid'. globalresearch.ca

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-08-15). Podcast Ep 82: Will Visa Waiver Program allow Israel to keep racist entry policies? electronicintifada.net US would ignore Israel's ongoing apartheid practices for Palestinian Americans with Gaza or West Bank identification.

Staff (2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-14). Quebec government embraces Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Canadian province buys into myths about "startup nation."

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-15). The U.S. Government's Nazi-Like Arrogance. theduran.com

Anonymous834 (2023-08-15). The Nazi-Like Arrogance Of The U.S. Government. southfront.org Robert Menendez — | Written by The U.S. Government presumes that it, and NOT the United Nations, is the ultimate moral authority regarding international affairs, and that any Government which believes otherwise, must be overthrown and replaced, in order to be or become a democracy and to serve the interests of that nati…

Staff (2023-08-15). Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry): Foot Soldiers for Capitalism. wibailoutpeople.org Adolf Hitler Quoted in Newsletter: | In a recent newsletter from the Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, it was discovered that the group had quoted Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter. In the first version of the letter, it included the quote, "'He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future,' and cited Hitler. While the origin of the quote is not entirely clear, it has been attributed in numerous historical texts to a 1935 rally speech by the Nazi lead…

Staff (2023-08-15). Moms For Liberty (Moms For Bigotry) Funded by Right-Wing National Network; Group Hates Kids, Quotes Hitler. wibailoutpeople.org Adolf Hitler Quoted in Newsletter: | In a recent newsletter from the Indiana chapter of Moms for Liberty, it was discovered that the group had quoted Adolf Hitler in its inaugural newsletter. In the first version of the letter, it included the quote, "'He alone, who OWNS the youth, GAINS the future,' and cited Hitler. While the origin of the quote is not entirely clear, it has been attributed in numerous historical texts to a 1935 rally speech by the Nazi leader." W…

Everything Ain't What it Seems: Adoption and Anti-Blackness

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Dave DeCamp (2023-08-14). New US Arms Package for Ukraine Uses Money Made Available by Pentagon 'Accounting Error'. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Monday announced a $200 million arms package for Ukraine using funds made available by a Pentagon "accounting error" that includes munitions for Patriot air defense systems, HIMARS rocket systems, and other equipment. In June, the Pentagon claimed it overvalued weapons sent to Ukraine through the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which allows …

ecns.cn (2023-08-15). Facts, lessons still need to be told 78 years after Japan surrender in war. ecns.cn Seventy eight years ago, the Japanese government officially announced its unconditional surrender, signifying the end of World War II and the victory of people worldwide against fascism.

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-14). THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF ALL TIME: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The 2024 presidential election will be THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF ALL TIME, because if Americans don't make the correct choice between the two candidates something terrible might happen to their country. The US might even turn into an abusive totalitarian dystopia where everyone's mind is controlled by propaganda engineered to shape them into unthinking gear-turners for a globe-spanning empire. | ‚ùñ | People on one side of the partisan divide are being trained to fear a future fascist takeover. | People on the other side are…

Marc Steiner (2023-08-15). On Israel and Palestine, public opinion is finally changing—when will US policy change with it? therealnews.com "The shift in US public opinion toward Palestine and Israel has been dramatic over the last decade, especially transformative in the last few years," Phyllis Bennis recently wrote in The Nation. "US polls have been shifting since the mid-2000s, away from the uncritical embrace of Israel and toward a view much more critical of Tel Aviv and in favor of Palestinian rights." It has taken generations of struggle and countless instances of Israeli settler-colonial violence against Palestinians for Americans to finally question their government's unwavering and virtually unconditional support of Israel. As attitud…

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Israeli Soldiers Kill Two Palestinians in the City of Jericho. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces killed two Palestinians during a military raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. | RELATED: | The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the slain youths as Qusai al-Walaji, 16, and Mohamed Nujum, 25. Their deaths took place within the framework of an arrest operation by the Israeli Army in the Aqbat Jaber refugee camp, located in the city of Jericho. | In the early hour…

teleSUR, rzr, MER (2023-08-15). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a dos jóvenes palestinos en Jericó. telesurtv.net Con este hecho, aumenta a 11 la cifra de palestinos asesinados por Israel en el campo de Aqabat Yabr.

Democrat Fascism: Trump Indicted Again | Hillary Clinton Goes on Rachel Maddow & Van Jones Chimes In

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Dr. Vladislav B. Sotiroviƒá (2023-08-15). Historical Analysis: Zionism and Israel. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-08-15). US Pressures Saudi Arabia to Sell Oil in Dollars, Not Chinese Yuan, Amid Israel Negotiations. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-15). Headlines for August 15, 2023. democracynow.org Georgia Grand Jury Indicts Trump & 18 Others for Trying to Overturn 2020 Election, Maui Fires: Death Toll Rises to 99; 1,300 People Remain Unaccounted For, Montana Judge Rules in Favor of Youth Plaintiffs in Landmark Climate Case, NASA: Last Month Was Hottest July Ever Recorded "By a Long Shot", More Than 50 Die in Northern India Due to Heavy Rain & Landslides, Another Political Leader Assassinated in Ecuador Days Before National Elections, Ethiopian Airstrike Kills 26 in Amhara Days After State of Emergency Declared, Explosion at Gas Station in Russian Republic of Dagestan Kills at Least 35, Israel K…

Vanessa Beeley (2023-08-15). What Israel fears most about Syria — with Kevork Almassian. thealtworld.com A Tel-Aviv think tank lays out Israeli strategy to deal with a refurbished Syrian military | Syrian journalist and founder of Syriana Analysis, Kevork Almassian, joins me to discuss a new report published by Tel-Aviv think thank — The Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University. The report (in Hebrew) is titled The INSS describes its mission on its

Staff (2023-08-15). Israeli settler released following arrest for murdering 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Matan. youtube.com Israeli settler Elisha Yared smiles after being released by Israeli authorities following his arrest for murdering 19-year-old Palestinian Qusai Matan this month. Yared is a spokesman for the Jewish Power party headed by Israel's National Security Minister Ben-Gvir. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Palestine describes new Israeli attacks "brutal" and "bloody" plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Government on Tuesday condemned the systematic attacks by the Israeli Army on cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, and described them as "brutal" and "bloody."

Not Confident Trump Judge Tanya Chutkan is Impartial

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There is no room for doubt that Israel is an apartheid regime! Hebron, Palestine.

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Editor (2023-08-14). U.S. pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan, amid Israel negotiations. mronline.org As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China's renminbi or other currencies.

Editor (2023-08-14). A primer on the occupation of Western Sahara. mronline.org As Israel recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, it is imperative that we stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis and their right to self-determination.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). 14 Palestinian administrative detainees are on hunger strike. peoplesdispatch.org The detainees are demanding their immediate release from prison and an end to mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli occupation authorities. Some of them have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). Ben-Gvir wants revocation of parliamentary membership of Arab party leader. peoplesdispatch.org Representatives of Palestinian citizens of Israel in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, often face isolation and threats of expulsion for standing with their fellow Palestinians in the occupied territories…

Chris Hedges (2023-08-14). Chris Hedges: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — The Israel Lobby's Useful Idiot. mintpressnews.com Kennedy, bereft of a moral compass and a belief system rooted in verifiable fact, has not only failed the Palestinians, he has failed us.

Editor (2023-08-14). How Palestinians Started Smuggling Their Sperm Out of Israeli Prisons. scheerpost.com

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_____ (2023-08-14). Innovative Regional Dialogue: Iran, Iraq, and Six Gulf Countries. transcend.org 7 Aug 2023 – The regional dialogue scheduled for Sep 2023 is a notable breakthrough, by diplomatic initiatives, to replace tensions with stability in the Middle East, and in the process gaining political independence from U.S./Israel hegemony. This development also reflects the increased involvement of China in the region.

_____ (2023-08-14). Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — The Israel Lobby's Useful Idiot. transcend.org 12 Aug 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regurgitates every lie, racist trope, distortion of history, and demeaning comment about the backwardness of the Palestinians peddled by Israel's most retrograde and far-right elements. This alone discredits him as a progressive candidate. It calls into question his judgment and sincerity.

Chris Hedges (2023-08-14). Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—the Israel lobby's useful idiot. canadiandimension.com "The Kennedy Promise." Illustration by Mr. Fish. | The long nightmare of oppression of Palestinians is not a tangential issue. It is a black and white issue of a

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-08-15). Líderes de Jordania, Palestina y Egipto celebran cumbre regional. telesurtv.net Los líderes egipcio y jordano ratificaron su apoyo a los esfuerzos del mandatario palestino para continuar defendiendo los intereses de su pueblo.

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-15). Victims Of The East Palestine Train Disaster Still Fighting For Their Lives. popularresistance.org

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-15). Egyptian lawmakers repeat support for Palestinian cause. plenglish.com Mujahid Nassar, a member of the House of Representatives, the told Al-Ahram daily that Cairo will not abandon the Palestinian people neither politically nor financially. | He noted the importance of a tripartite summit held on Monday between Presidents Abdel Fatah El-Sisi (Egypt) and Mahmoud Abbas (Palestine), and King of Jordan Abdullah II. | "The event is very important to revitalize Arab solidarity with the inhabitants of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip," he stressed. | Nassar's colleague in parliament, Ahmed Bahaa Shalaby, spoke in a similar vein, considering that the meeting confirmed Egypt's support for t…

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A Guest Author (2023-08-14). Palestine Writes Festival returns. workers.org Palestine Writes Literature Festival Returns with an Outstanding Line-up of Writers and Artists ÿ®ŸäÿßŸÜ ÿµÿ≠ŸÅŸä (ŸÑŸÑŸÜÿ¥ÿ± ÿßŸÑŸÅŸàÿ±Ÿä) ÿπŸàÿØÿ© ÿßŸÑŸÖŸáÿ±ÿ¨ÿßŸÜ ÿßŸÑÿ£ÿØÿ®&Yu…

Unicorn Riot (2023-08-14). Bombed Houses in Gaza Transformed by Palestinian Calligraphy Artist. unicornriot.ninja

Staff (2023-08-15). All RNC Presidential Candidates Are Racist, Anti-Worker War Criminals! (List, Bio and Photos) — With People's Protest Information for August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee. wibailoutpeople.org The RNC presidental debate will take place in Milwaukee August 23, 2023 at the There will be union and other people's protests. | AUGUST 23, 2023 MILWAUKEE PROTEST INFORMATION | Protests will take place beginning at 3 p.m. with an SEIU Wisconsin tailgate at 1037 W McKinley Avenue, Milwaukee, followed…

Staff (2023-08-15). March on the Presidential Debate in Milwaukee August 23, 2023 to Protest the RNC's Anti-Worker, Anti-Union and Racist Agenda! — Build the People's Movement! wibailoutpeople.org

Mansa Musa (2023-08-14). Juvenile sentencing in the US is barbaric, racist, and ineffective. therealnews.com "The United States is the only country in the world that permits youth to be sentenced to life without parole," the

teleSUR (2023-08-15). Final Details for the Second Round of Elections in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala began last Sunday the distribution of ballots in the most remote districts of the country, while more than 42,000 police officers will be deployed for the second round of elections scheduled for next August 20. | Related: | "The electoral boxes, which contain the supplies to carry out the elections of August 20, are already being distributed throughout the country," the electoral body a…

Unicorn Riot (2023-08-14). Bombed Houses in Gaza Transformed by Palestinian Calligraphy Artist. unicornriot.ninja

Staff (2023-08-15). March on the Presidential Debate in Milwaukee August 23, 2023 to Protest the RNC's Anti-Worker, Anti-Union and Racist Agenda! — Build the People's Movement! wibailoutpeople.org

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-15). Communist Party of Venezuela Decries 'Usurpation' by Supreme Court. venezuelanalysis.com The PCV has claimed that the judicial ruling is part of a scheme orchestrated by the leadership of the PSUV to take over the party's credentials.

Marjorie Cohn (2023-08-15). Supreme Court Has an Originalist Roadmap to Disqualify Trump From the Presidency. truthout.org "[O]n the basis of the public record, former President Donald J. Trump is constitutionally disqualified from again being President (or holding any other covered office) because of his role in the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election and the events leading to the January 6 attack." Those words were written by two prominent conservative legal scholars in a comprehensive 126-page paper that will… |

Kate Horgan (2023-08-15). Resilience Amidst Controversy: Unveiling the Struggles of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Unearthing Adult Supremacy. projectcensored.org The Mountain Valley Pipeline, a zombie fracked gas project that found new life in the dark corners of the debt ceiling relief bill continues to struggle through the rough terrain…

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2023-08-15). Ultiman detalles de cara a segunda ronda electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Más de 19.4 millones de papeletas impresas cubrirán las más de 25.500 mesas de votaciones a nivel nacional.

Lucy Trieshmann (2023-08-14). Hotel Accessibility Reaches the Supreme Court. aclu.org As a wheelchair user with multiple disabilities, travel is unpredictable at best and completely inaccessible at worst. In order to book my trips, I have to trust the accuracy of the websites run by hotels, airlines, car rental companies, and more to learn whether I can use their services (i.e., have the honor of paying them my hard-earned money.) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires hotels to include enough of their accessibility features on their website that a person with a disability can judge whether their hotel would be safe and usable. Unfortunately, the features they include are often inco…

Jake Johnson (2023-08-14). Wisconsin GOP Threatens to Impeach Justice Who May Reject Gerrymandered Maps. truthout.org The Republican leader of Wisconsin's Assembly late last week threatened impeachment proceedings against liberal state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn't recuse herself from cases involving Wisconsin's legislative maps, which GOP lawmakers have aggressively gerrymandered to give themselves what experts say is an illegal electoral advantage. In a radio interview on Friday… |

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2023-08-14: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-08-14). New York University hosts segregated "anti-racism workshops": The logic of identity politics exposed. wsws.org The workshop demonstrates that the logic of identity politics is not to eliminate prejudice, but to enshrine it as the central axis of society.

Editor (2023-08-14). Chris Hedges: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — The Israel Lobby's Useful Idiot. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost The long nightmare of oppression of Palestinians is not a tangential issue. It is a black and white issue of a settler-colonial state imposing a military occupation, horrific violence and apartheid, backed by billions of U.S. dollars, on the indigenous population of Palestine. It is the all powerful against the all powerless. Israel uses its modern weaponry …

Sameena Rahman (2023-08-13). 24 Democratic Congress members visit Israel, give unconditional support to the apartheid regime. liberationnews.org This is just another example of U.S. government complicity in the violence of the Israeli apartheid state and the human rights violations of Palestinians.

Editor (2023-08-13). You Ignore 'Apartheid' — Angry Scholars' Letter to US Jews Is Signed by 750 Including Benny Morris. scheerpost.com

infobrics (2023-08-14). UK intelligence insists greenery's 'collusion' with Russia is hampering Kiev regime's counteroffensive. infobrics.org In yet another futile attempt of belittling Moscow's power, the United Kingdom keeps claiming that trees, shrubs, grass and other greenery are effectively "helping" the Russian military by "slowing down" the Neo-Nazi junta forces.

WSWS (2023-08-14). Far-right Temecula school board in California sued over critical race theory ban. wsws.org The WSWS condemns the attempts of the far right to censor school curricula. The working class and youth must come to reject both the racialist narrative of the Democratic Party and the false pretenses of the far right to be defending unity and equality.

WSWS (2023-08-14). Utah Trump supporter who threatened to assassinate Biden, Democrats killed in FBI raid. wsws.org Craig D. Robertson doubled down on his fascistic death threats after FBI agents first contacted him this past March after Truth Social, ex-President Donald Trump's social media platform, reported him to the FBI.

mforinoco (2023-08-13). An Unforgettable Crime in Cuba's Historical Memory. orinocotribune.com By José Luis Méndez Méndez — Aug 9, 2023 | The fascist groups within the terrorists of Cuban origin immediately allied with the September 1971 Chilean coup plotters and set out to serve them with the knowledge acquired from their CIA training and the skill acquired in decades of exercising terror as a method of achieving their objectives. This alliance of mutual convenience allowed them to acquire other knowledge that were previously not in their long list of aggressions, such as the much used kidnapping and disappearance of people so common at that time in the Southern Cone of Latin America. They even began…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-08-14). Israelíes continúan protestas contra la reforma judicial. telesurtv.net La modificación que quiere llevar a cabo el Gobierno de coalición incluye un cambio en el sistema de elección de jueces de la Corte Suprema.

Editor (2023-08-14). How Palestinians Started Smuggling Their Sperm Out of Israeli Prisons. scheerpost.com

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Israeli army enters Gaza Strip. plenglish.com At least a dozen vehicles entered agricultural land near the security fence, in the vicinity of the city of Beit Lahiya, the Safa news agency reported on Monday. | According to the source, the convoy consisted of five bulldozers, a Namer armored personnel carrier, two Merkava tanks and several jeeps. | Israel has kept Gaza locked down since 2007, when the Islamic Resistance Movement came to power there. | According to data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the cumulative cost of the Israeli siege of Gaza and economic restrictions totaled 16.7 billion dollars in 2007 and 2018, accountin…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-14). Fuerzas de ocupación arrestan a seis palestinos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Varias partes de la Jerusalén ocupada y Cisjordania están sujetas diariamente a campañas de redadas e incursiones en pueblos y ciudades por parte de las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes.

Editor (2023-08-14). How Palestinians Started Smuggling Their Sperm Out of Israeli Prisons. scheerpost.com

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-14). Ben-Gvir wants revocation of parliamentary membership of Arab party leader. peoplesdispatch.org Representatives of Palestinians citizens of Israel in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, often face isolation and threats of expulsion for standing with their fellow Palestinians in the occupied territories…

Daniel Larison (2023-08-13). A Security Pact With Saudi Arabia Would Be a Disaster. truthout.org As the Biden administration continues to pursue a normalization deal with Israel and Saudi Arabia, supporters of a U.S. security guarantee for the Saudis have started making their case in public. The Israeli foreign minister, Eli Cohen, took to the opinion page of The Wall Street Journal earlier this week to sell a U.S. defense commitment to Riyadh as "the foundation upon which true regional… |

Fight Back (2023-08-13). Chicago rally demands charges against the Tampa 5 be dropped. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On August 9, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UIC and Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression joined forces with a powerful coalition to demand justice for the Tampa 5, at a rally in the Federal Plaza. | This dynamic coalition – including the United States Palestinian Community Network, Anakbayan Chicago, Mientras Haya Amor Hay Esperanza (As Long As There's Love There's Hope), Freedom Road Socialist Organization, LVLHS Fight Back!, and members of the Chicago Teachers Union – embodied the rallying cry of "The people united will never be defeated!" with speeches and message…

Staff (2023-08-13). 14 Palestinian prisoners now on hunger strike to confront administrative detention as movement grows in occupation jails. samidoun.net As the struggle continues inside occupation prisons for justice and liberation, there are currently 14 Palestinian prisoners engaged in an open hunger strike to demand freedom from administrative detention, imprisonment without charge or trial. There are over 1100 Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under such orders, over one-fifth of all Palestinian prisoners (approximately 5,000) …

JANET (2023-08-13). GABRIELA statement: Condemn U.S.-led attacks on the peoples of Palestine and their supporters. iacenter.org August 10, 2023 Manila, Philippines GABRIELA issued the following slightly edited statement August 5. The national alliance of Filipino women GABRIELA and the women's committee of the International League of Peoples' Struggle strongly denounce the repressive measures launched by the U.S. and its cohorts against peoples' resistances across the world. Its latest attack came in the form of severing access to financial services of one of the leading fiscal sponsors of grassroots organizations in many parts of the world: the Alliance for Global Justice. Shortly before the credit card company cut off AFGJ's access to i…

progressive.international (2023-08-13). 2023 Palestine Delegation: Report. progressive.international In May, the Progressive International delegation to Palestine visited East Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem, the Naqab Desert, and Ramallah.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Arabia Saudita nombra a su primer embajador en Palestina. telesurtv.net Al-Sudairi subrayó la voluntad del rey Salman y del príncipe heredero Mohamed bin Salman de "reforzar las relaciones con los hermanos del Estado de Palestina.

Staff (2023-08-13). Venezuela: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Communist Party Dissidents, Appoints Ad Hoc Board for Elections. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The TSJ's ruling, announced on Friday, August 11, in Judgment No. 1160, appointed an ad hoc board of directors to oversee the PCV's internal affairs and organize democratic elections for a…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-13). Mexican opposition war against free school books continues. plenglish.com Mexico City, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The opposition's war against the distribution of free school textbooks continued today in Mexico when the Supreme Court of Justice (SCNJ) suspended their delivery in Chihuahua.

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2023-08-12: News Headlines

Staff (2023-08-11). Appleton, August 14, 2023: Keep the Racist and Bigoted Moms for Liberty Out of Outagamie County! wibailoutpeople.org Join us to demonstrate against the far-right hate group Moms for Liberty and their allies in the John Birch Society. | We will gather in the parking lot outside the Art Spark on Lyndale Ave in Appleton. Bring signs calling for a hate free Outagamie! 5: 30 P.M. | According to the SPLC, Moms for Liberty and the John Birch Society, are extreme hate groups responsible for racism, bigotry and anti-union actions — and attacking public services and entities such as libraries! We don't want the…

Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-08-11). US Pressures Saudi Arabia To Sell Oil In Dollars, Not Chinese Yuan. popularresistance.org The United States is negotiating behind the scenes with Saudi Arabia, pressuring the country to keep selling its oil in dollars. | Washington is concerned that Riyadh may price its crude in other currencies, particularly China's renminbi. | Saudi Arabia is one of the world's top three oil producers. Since the 1970s, Riyadh has agreed to sell its crude in dollars, helping maintain the greenback's hegemonic status as the global reserve currency. | The Wall Street Journal reported that the US is working on a diplomatic deal in which Saudi Arabia would agree to normalize relations with Israel's apartheid regime.

Stephen Sefton, Tortilla Con Sal. (2023-08-11). Latin America And West Africa — Patterns Of Neocolonialism. popularresistance.org The patterns of neocolonial intervention in the majority world by the United States and its allies since their victories over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in 1945 are very clear. Almost immediately the Western countries started a cycle of bloody aggression against peoples resisting colonialism, followed later by the dependence of most African and Asian countries on the ruthless Western economic system. In all this time, the United States and Europe demonstrated the most crude and brutal determination to guarantee at all costs control of the natural resources required by their capitalist system.

teleSUR, nama, DRL (2023-08-11). ONU condena asesinato de candidato presidencial en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Por su parte, un líder indígena ecuatoriano instó a sus compatriotas a dar una salida democrática, mediante los comicios, a la violencia.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). World Bank Not to Finance in Uganda Because of Anti-LGBTI Law. telesurenglish.net The World Bank insists that the law undermines the institution's efforts to democratize access to development, as "inclusion and non-discrimination are at the core (…) Our goal is to protect sexual and gender minorities from discrimination and exclusion in the projects we finance. These measures are under discussion with the authorities", to which he adds that until laws guaranteeing these rights are passed, public financing will not continue on their part. | This law will institutionalize discrimination and rejection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Uganda. Aug. 11, 2023.

Chris Walker (2023-08-11). Idaho's Teacher of the Year Winner Leaving State Following Right-Wing Harassment. truthout.org Last year's Idaho Teacher of the Year winner was harassed so frequently by right-wing parents and community members that she has decided to leave the state to pursue a different career. The news comes as harassment of teachers is becoming alarmingly commonplace in school districts across the country, with far right conservatives waging aggressive attacks on schools… |

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Israeli Soldiers Leave 1 Palestinian Dead and 8 Wounded. telesurenglish.net On Friday, a Palestinian was killed and eight were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank. | RELATED: | Mahmoud Jarad, 24 years old, died after he was shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes, said the Palestinian Health Ministry said, adding eight Palestinians injured by live ammunition were evacuated to the governmental hospita…

Anonymous669 (2023-08-11). Israel's Shin Bet Says It Arrested Iranian Jewish Spy (Photos). southfront.org File image. | On August 11, the Israeli Shin Bet security agency announced that it had arrested an Iranian Jew on suspicion of spying for his home country. | The suspected spy, who has relatives in Israel, was detained right after landing in Israel, The Shin Bet said that he admitted that he had come to Israel to gather intelligence and take photos for Iranian intelligence. | Before coming to Israel, the suspect met with Iranian security officials who handed him a tissue box intended for the disp…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Denuncian asesinato de joven palestino por fuerzas israelíes. telesurtv.net El joven mortalmente herido fue ingresado en el Hospital Público Thabet Thabet en estado crítico y posteriormente declarado como fallecido.

Editor (2023-08-11). U.S.: Racist denialism takes hold in Florida. mronline.org resumen-english.org/2023/08/us-racist-de……

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-11). US: Racist Denialism Takes Hold in Florida. orinocotribune.com By Anahi Rubin — Aug 7, 2023 | The Florida State Board of Education approved new guidelines for teaching black history, after Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state's Republican congressmen passed new laws, which limit educational content in schools. The new guidelines include teaching students that "slaves developed skills that in some cases they were able to use for personal gain." | The Florida Education Association criticized these rules: "Governor DeSantis is embracing a political agenda that will produce clashes between people. He is also misleading young people, who deserve to know the truth about American h…

Fight Back (2023-08-11). Seattle activists hold barbecue to raise funds for the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Seattle, WA — On August 9, the UW Progressive Student Union (UW PSU), a chapter of Students For A Democratic Society, and the Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (SAARPR) held a fundraiser in response to a national call to action in support of the Tampa 5. The Tampa 5 are student and community activists who are currently facing up to ten years in prison for protesting Ron DeSantis' attacks on education in Florida. | A crowd of 45 people rallied in Powell Barnett Park to chant, give speeches and donate funds to the Tampa 5's legal defense fund. Chants of "When protesters are under attac…

splcenter (2023-08-11). Florida sets up formerly incarcerated people to vote — then arrests them. splcenter.org

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Brazilian Supreme Annuls Evidence Against Ecuadorian Jorge Glas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) annulled the evidence presented by the Odebrecht company against former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas. | RELATED: | "The annulment is based on the fact that the evidence was delivered without judicial authorization and without respecting due legal process," Juscogens law firm reported, stressing that the Citizen Revolution militant was unjustly sentenced to pris…

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-11). Lawmakers Call on Clarence Thomas to Resign — or Be Impeached. truthout.org Democrats and government watchdogs are reupping their calls for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be removed from the Supreme Court either through resignation or impeachment after some of the most damning findings yet about the conservative justice's mountain of improprieties were made public this week. "Today's a good day to impeach Clarence Thomas," said Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan). |

Zane McNeill (2023-08-11). Anti-LGBTQ Couple Sues After Foster Care Application Denied. truthout.org A Catholic couple in Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit against the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF) for denying their foster care application over concerns that they would not affirm an LGBTQ child. The couple is being represented by the right-wing law firm behind several consequential Supreme Court cases — including Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, which granted owners of some private… |

Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski, Pro Publica. (2023-08-11). The Billionaires Who Treated Justice Clarence Thomas To Luxury Travel. popularresistance.org During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion, an entire 737. It's a stream of luxury that is both more extensive and from a wider circle than has been previously understood. | Like clockwork, Thomas' leisure activities have been underwritten by benefactors who share the…

WSWS (2023-08-11). Clarence Thomas has lived like a billionaire in more than 30 years on US Supreme Court. wsws.org The longest-serving current justice enjoyed a corrupt lifestyle financed by at least four billionaire sponsors who valued his consistently ultra-right influence on the high court.

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

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2023-08-11: News Headlines

Jay A. Fernandez (2023-08-10). Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81. aclu.org David Rufus was just a toddler when the bulldozers rolled into the streets of his Syracuse, New York, neighborhood in 1960. As part of the country's interstate highways surge, city officials wanted to extend I-81 with an elevated viaduct that would cut right through the 15th Ward, where nearly 90 percent of Syracuse's Black population lived. Protesting locals were ignored, and the razing of homes, churches, and businesses resulted in the displacement of more than 1,300 families, including Rufus's. Over the next 50 years, the 15th Ward community suffered in every way possible—jobs, housing, schools, and p…

Michael F. Brown (2023-08-10). Democratic Party leaders fully embrace Netanyahu's Israel. electronicintifada.net While claiming to fight racism at home, delegation led by Hakeem Jeffries funds it against Palestinians.

Middle East Eye (2023-08-10). 'Watershed Moment': Over 700 Academics Equate Israeli Occupation with Apartheid. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-08-10). The Perpetual Wars You Aren't Supposed to Notice. strategic-culture.org In his message to the troops prior to the July 4th weekend, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin offered high praise indeed. "We have the greatest fighting force in human history," he tweeted, connecting that claim to the U.S. having patriots of all colors, creeds, and backgrounds "who bravely volunteer to defend our country and our values."

Ricardo Mimbela (2023-08-10). Visualizing the Racial Wealth Gap. aclu.org Systemic inequities and barriers keep people of color from achieving economic security through employment, education, and homeownership, resulting in racial disparities in wealth and income. These disparities are the consequence of ongoing discrimination, structural inequality, and biases across our institutions. They continue to emerge in new forms of technology — including artificial intelligence and algorithmic risk assessment tools — that influence nearly every facet of life. The confluence of these inequities has created a massive, persistent racial wealth gap in the United States. | Here are…

Juan Cole (2023-08-10). Far Right Attack on Israel's Supreme Court Is About Occupation, Not Democracy. truthout.org On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country's High Court of Justice from in any way checking the power of the government, whether in making cabinet decisions or appointments, based on what's known as the "reasonability" standard. In the Israeli context, this was an extreme act, since right-wing parliamentarians were defying massive crowds that had, for months on end… |

Israeli forces assassinate Palestinian youth near Nablus

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Mike Ludwig (2023-08-10). Right-Wing Troll Andy Ngo Loses Lawsuit Filed Against Portland Activists. truthout.org A jury in Portland, Oregon, ruled against conservative provocateur Andy Ngo this week in a civil lawsuit he filed three years ago against local activists over multiple allegations of assault, including an embarrassing incident in 2019 when Ngo was hit in the face with a milkshake during a far right rally and counterprotest. "The jury's verdict was a resounding affirmation that Multnomah County is… |

Andy Kroll (2023-08-10). How Israel Occupied Itself. tomdispatch.com On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country's High Court of Justice from in any way checking the power of the government, whether in making cabinet decisions or appointments, based on what's known as the "reasonability" standard. In the Israeli context, this was an extreme act, since right-wing parliamentarians were defying massive crowds that had, for months on end, demonstrated with remarkable determination against such radical legislation. And that measure was only one part of a wide-ranging redesign of the court system unveiled by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in January, whi…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-08-10). Behind Crumbling Concrete: The Tragic Story of Ain Al Hilweh's Displaced Palestinians. mintpressnews.com Throughout the years, hundreds of Ain Al-Hilweh's refugees have been killed in Israeli bombings, and with the camp a tinderbox of political rivalries and machinations, infighting is adding new danger to the lives of Palestinian refugees in the camp.

Ben Norton (2023-08-10). US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan, amid Israel negotiations. geopoliticaleconomy.com As part of negotiations for Saudi Arabia to recognize Israel, the United States is demanding that Riyadh keep pricing its oil in dollars, not China's renminbi or other currencies.

Anonymous669 (2023-08-10). Israeli Navy Receives First U.S.-Built Landing Ship (Photos). southfront.org Israeli Navy officers stand on the INS Nahson landing craft, at the Pascagoula shipyard, Mississippi, August 8, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) | On August 8, the Israeli Navy received the first of two newly-built landing ships from a shipyard in the United States. | During a ceremony at the Pascagoula shipyard in Mississippi, an Israeli flag was raised on the new landing ship which was named INS Nahshon. | The landing ships, which have a displacement of 2,500 tons each and are approximately 95 mete…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-10). A Primer on the Occupation of Western Sahara. libya360.wordpress.com Amaraya As Israel recognizes the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara, it is imperative that we stand in solidarity with the indigenous Sahrawis and their right to self-determination. The area known as Western Sahara today, commonly referred to as 'Africa's last colony' was occupied by Spain up until 1975. Despite the International Court of Justice declaring the…

A Guest Author (2023-08-10). GABRIELA statement: Condemn U.S.-led attacks on the peoples of Palestine and their supporters. workers.org Manila, Philippines GABRIELA issued the following slightly edited statement August 5. The national alliance of Filipino women GABRIELA and the women's committee of the International League of Peoples' Struggle strongly denounce the repressive measures launched by the U.S. and its cohorts against peoples' resistances across the world. Its latest attack . . . |

Editor (2023-08-11). U.S.: Racist denialism takes hold in Florida. mronline.org resumen-english.org/2023/08/us-racist-de……

WSWS (2023-08-10). Racially charged brawl erupts at Montgomery, Alabama riverfront. wsws.org The incident occurred the day after ex-president Donald Trump spoke in Montgomery, where he made numerous racist and xenophobic statements.

Fight Back (2023-08-10). UT Austin students join National Day of Action to drop the charges on the Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX — On August 9, members of Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) joined the call for nationwide protest to defend the Tampa 5, the five SDS members in Florida who were brutally attacked by police and now face trumped-up charges for protesting Ron DeSantis' attacks on diversity in schools. | Austin SDS members gathered in the 106-degree heat at the University of Texas' West Mall for this day of action. | The group chanted: "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, Ron DeSantis go away!" and "Protesting is not a crime, justice for the Tampa 5!" | SDS member Jake Holtzman said, "Protesting is not a crime…

infobrics (2023-08-10). "Russians are not human": Kiev's trans military spox causes controversy for racist comments. infobrics.org The controversial comments follow on from a Kiev official wanting "the maximum killing of Russians".

splcenter (2023-08-11). Florida sets up formerly incarcerated people to vote — then arrests them. splcenter.org

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

Brett Murphy (2023-08-10). Beyond Harlan Crow, Other Billionaires Funded Justice Thomas's Luxury Vacations. truthout.org During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access to a lifestyle most Americans can only imagine. A cadre of industry titans and ultrawealthy executives have treated him to far-flung vacations aboard their yachts, ushered him into the premium suites at sporting events and sent their private jets to fetch him — including, on more than one occasion… |

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