(2023-08-07). Pregnant Woman's False Arrest in Detroit Shows "Racism Gets Embedded" in Facial Recognition Technology. democracynow.org 
A shocking story of wrongful arrest in Detroit has renewed scrutiny of how facial recognition software is being deployed by police departments, despite major flaws in the technology. Porcha Woodruff was arrested in February when police showed up at her house accusing her of robbery and carjacking. Woodruff, who was eight months pregnant at the time, insisted she had nothing to do with the crime, but police detained her for 11 hours, during which time she had contractions. She was eventually released on a $100,000 bond before prosecutors dropped the case a month later, admitting that her arrest was based in part o…
(2023-08-07). Pacific peace activist fights US militarism for love, peace, decolonisation & anti-racism. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Jail Trump for Racism and War Crimes! wibailoutpeople.org
(2023-08-07). A Report Back on Community Defense at Oregon City's First Pride. itsgoingdown.org Report back on community defense of Pride in Oregon City, Oregon. Originally posted to Sabot Media. This article is published as a critique of the coverage of the Pride event and ongoing local news narratives surrounding community defense of marginalized groups in Oregon City (OC), Or. We are co-writing this with antifascists involved with the…
(2023-08-07). Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombing: U.S. domination of post-war world. mronline.org 
July 1939, Leo Szilard, the Hungarian physicist and a refugee in U.S., had sought the help of Einstein to persuade the U.S. administration headed by President Roosevelt, to construct an atomic bomb as a counter to an identical programme that, it was then suspected, Nazi Germany had embarked upon.
(2023-08-07). Latin America and West Africa: Patterns of Neocolonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Stephen Sefton 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…
(2023-08-07). Who will the Voice 'designed to appease conservative opinion' speak for? greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). San Jose community celebrates removal of Thomas Fallon statue. fightbacknews.org San Jose, CA – On August 4, around 70 people gathered to celebrate the removal of the Thomas Fallon statue that had stood at the corner of West Julian Street and Notre Dame Avenue in San Jose for over 20 years. Fallon was a captain of the U.S. military during the Mexican-American War and captured San Jose in 1846. In the 1850s, he returned to the area and began a political career, culminating in a one-year term as mayor of San Jose in 1859. His time in public office took place during a period of genocide against the indigenous peoples of California, as well as the oppression and disenfranchisement of Mexican peop…
(2023-08-07). Islamophobia: Scapegoating Muslims in France. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Russian soprano Anna Netrebko sues Metropolitan Opera for discrimination and defamation. wsws.org Netrebko, following a favorable arbitration decision, is pursuing her claims that the Met has unfairly attacked her and jeopardized her career.
(2023-08-07). Vandana Shiva: Bill Gates and Silicon Valley behind Push for 'Farming without Farmers, Food without Farms'. transcend.org 2 Aug 2023 – On this episode of Russell Brand's "Stay Free," TRANSCEND member, scholar, environmental activist and food sovereignty advocate Vandana Shiva, Ph.D., discusses food fascism, the power of "philanthropy," digital enslavement and how people can free themselves from this system.
(2023-08-07). Trump incites violence against prosecutors, political enemies, in social media posts and Republican Party fundraisers. wsws.org Trump's violent language underscores the ongoing political crisis and the continuing transformation of the Republican Party into a fascist movement committed to destroying any vestiges of democracy in America.
(2023-08-07). The Violent Lies of Israel's President. transcend.org When members of the US Congress applaud falsehoods about Israel being a vibrant democracy, they are aiding and abetting further oppression of Palestinians.
(2023-08-07). Palestine: Unsettling Israeli Settlers Severely Damaging the USA. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: "There have been 570 attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the first six months of 2023; three attacks a day." 2010-2019: 3,000 settler attacks, 22 Palestinians killed, 1,258 injured.
(2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…
(2023-08-07). Israel Lights Up Palestinian Refugee Camp Violence in Lebanon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). In confronting Israel in West Asia. Iran expands its list of partners. journal-neo.org
(2023-08-07). 1,200 Palestinians are in administrative detention, the highest in 34 years. peoplesdispatch.org The number of Palestinian administrative detainees being held by Israel has
(2023-08-07). The Violent Lies of Israel's President. transcend.org When members of the US Congress applaud falsehoods about Israel being a vibrant democracy, they are aiding and abetting further oppression of Palestinians.
(2023-08-07). Palestine: Unsettling Israeli Settlers Severely Damaging the USA. transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: "There have been 570 attacks by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in the first six months of 2023; three attacks a day." 2010-2019: 3,000 settler attacks, 22 Palestinians killed, 1,258 injured.
(2023-08-07). Headlines for August 7, 2023. democracynow.org Nigerien Coup Leaders and Supporters Remain Defiant as ECOWAS Deadline to Restore Bazoum Passes, Attacks by Ukrainian and Russian Forces Intensify as World Leaders Meet in Jeddah for Peace Talks, Ukrainian Authorities Charge Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko, Raid His Home, Russian Court Sentences Alexei Navalny to Another 19 Years in Prison, Ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan Calls for Supporters to Keep Up Protests as He Receives 3-Year Sentence, Rahul Gandhi, Lawmaker Critical of Narendra Modi, Reinstated to Indian Parliament, Another Bloody Weekend in the West Bank as Israelis Kill at Least 5 Palestinians, Incl. Teen…
(2023-08-07). Israel Lights Up Palestinian Refugee Camp Violence in Lebanon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). In confronting Israel in West Asia. Iran expands its list of partners. journal-neo.org
(2023-08-07). 1,200 Palestinians are in administrative detention, the highest in 34 years. peoplesdispatch.org The number of Palestinian administrative detainees being held by Israel has
(2023-08-07). At least four killed and four injured in another Israeli missile attack in Syria. peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council has so far failed to take any action on Syria's repeated complaints about Israeli violations of its sovereignty which is endangering regional peace…
(2023-08-07). Israeli forces and illegal settlers killed four Palestinians in 24 hours in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org 
Israeli forces have already killed more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank this year than the total figure last year, which was declared the deadliest for Palestinians in the region since 2005 by the UN…
(2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed In Israeli Air Strike On Damascus. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Originally published by The Israeli regime's army fighter jets fired several missiles at targets on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, which left four Syrian soldiers killed and four others wounded. | According to information released by a Syrian military source, "around 02: 20 local time on Monday, the Israeli enemy fired several missiles from the occupie…
(2023-08-07). Military Situation In Syria On August 7, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On August 7, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On August 7, Israel warplanes struck Damascus countryside. Four SAA servicemen were killed; | On August 6, the Turkish Army sent a convoy of 12 units of military equipment to Idlib region via Kafr Lusin crossing; | On August 6, unidentified gunmen attacked HTS checkpoint near Ariha. A HTS member was killed. | MORE ON THE TOPIC…
(2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed by Israeli Airstrikes on Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian capital of Damascus early Monday morning, killing four Syrian soldiers and wounding four more, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 02: 20 am on Monday, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial act of aggression from the direction of occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some sites in Damascus," a Syrian …
(2023-08-07). Israel greenlights settler attacks on Palestinians: Army official. new.thecradle.co
(2023-08-07). Fuerzas de Israel asesinan a tres palestinos en Jenin. telesurtv.net Los militares israelíes dispararon contra el vehículo en el que viajaban las tres víctimas.
(2023-08-07). Israel's missile strike near Damascus kills four Syrian soldiers. plenglish.com The Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying that the missiles were launched from the occupied Syrian Golan; the antiaircraft defense intercepted some. The ones that slipped past the defense also caused material damage. | This is the seventeenth attack perpetrated by Israel this year; the previous one took place on July 26 on various positions of the Internal Security Forces, in the town of Al-Qahtaniya, province of Quneitra, some 70 kilometers to the southwest of Damascus. | Ten attacks were launched on Damascus and its surroundings, three were aimed at the Aleppo airport in northern Syria, one hit the Mes…
(2023-08-07). Ataque israelí contra Siria deja cuatro soldados muertos. telesurtv.net Los sistemas de defensa antiaérea sirios se activaron tras escucharse algunas explosiones en los suburbios de Damasco.
(2023-08-07). Four Syrian Soldiers Killed in Israeli Missile Attack. telesurenglish.net On Monday, four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four injured in an overnight Israeli missile attack targeting the vicinity of Syria's capital Damascus. | RELATED: | The country's air defenses confronted the attack and explosions were heard in the suburbs of Damascus. The attack, originating from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, also caused material damage, according to Syrian state news agency SANA. | The Syrian air defenses intercepted and shot down some of the missiles, said the Syri…
(2023-08-06). Debunking Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Pro-Israel Talking Points. thelastamericanvagabond.com US Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr recently sat down with celebrity rabbi Shmuley Boteach at an event in New York to perform a pre-prepared set of pro-Israel talking points. This came after the politician stated that Covid-19 didn't affect Jewish and Asian people as much as White and Black Americans, drawing complaints
(2023-08-06). Ben-Gvir praises settlers who killed teen as "heroes" electronicintifada.net Israeli soldiers execute Palestinian child amid surge in West Bank violence.
(2023-08-06). The Unsettling Settlers-Severely Damaging Americans. scheerpost.com 
By Dan Lieberman / Countercurrents.org Unimpeded Jewish settler violence has left the Palestinian people in desperation. "Between 2010 and 2019, nearly 3,000 Israeli settler attacks killed at least 22 Palestinians and injured 1,258 others across the occupied West Bank." "Data collected by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reveals that there have been …
(2023-08-06). IRGC Dismantles Terrorist Cell In Southeastern Iran. southfront.org 
File image. | On August 3, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had dismantled a terrorist cell in Iran's southeastern region. | The public relations office of the IRGC Ground Forces said in a statement that the cell was affiliated with "arrogance powers," a term the guards usually use to refer to the United States or Israel. According to the statement, the cell was planning to carry out subversive and terrorist operations in the southeastern region and was dismantled before being able to ca…
(2023-08-06). IDF has killed 31 Palestinian minors since the beginning of the year. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 6 (Prensa Latina) The Israel Defense Forces have murdered 31 Palestinian minors since the beginning of this year, the Defense for Children International NGO denounced.
(2023-08-06). Israeli Patrol Officer Killed In New Tel Aviv Shooting Attack (Video). southfront.org 
Screengrab, video via Twitter. | On August 5, a Tel Aviv municipal patrol officer was killed in a shooting attack that was carried out by a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). | The attack took place at a corner between Tel Aviv's Montefiore and Nachalat Binyamin streets, where dozens of restaurants, cafes and bars are located. | Two of the municipal patrol officers approached the attacker who was standing at the corner. The attacker initially refused to answer their cal…
(2023-08-07). Will Christina Aguilera, Imagine Dragons cross international picket line? electronicintifada.net US pop stars plan to perform on ruins of ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages.
(2023-08-07). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.
(2023-08-07). Imprisoned, cancer-stricken Palestinian intellectual Walid Daqqah once again denied release by occupation courts. samidoun.net 
Occupation courts once again denied justice to imprisoned Palestinian intellectual and freedom fighter Walid Daqqah on Monday, 7 August 2023. Imprisoned since 1986, Daqqah is currently suffering from a rare form of bone marrow cancer, myelofibrosis. Since his diagnosis in December 2022, he has not only received inadequate and inappropriate treatment for his cancer, …
(2023-08-07). Masar Badil summer youth camp concludes in Germany with continued dedication to struggle. samidoun.net 
Dozens of active members of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network throughout Europe participated in the summer camp of the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, in Germany between 23 and 28 July 2023. Participants in the camp, including members and supporters of the Masar, came from France, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, …
(2023-08-06). Rail Unions Win Where Lawmakers Fall Short. levernews.com In the six months since the East Palestine disaster brought railroads into national focus, we've been covering the aftermath — the health implications for residents, the empty rhetoric from politicians, and the seemingly never-ending saga of the Railway Safety Act of 2023. As craven bipartisanship and corporate pandering have predictably stalled efforts to ensure a safer industry through legislation, two new major victories — on paid sick leave for rail workers and a better monitoring policy for dangerous train equipment— illustrates how collective action, not partisan dealmaking, can make our…
(2023-08-07). "It's a Way of Reparations": Why Henrietta Lacks Settlement Matters for Bioethics & Racial Justice. democracynow.org 
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, has reached a deal over the unethical use of her cells with pharmaceutical company Thermo Fisher Scientific. Henrietta Lacks's family has denounced the racist medical system that allowed the biotech company to make billions in profit from the "HeLa" cell line, which helped produce remedies for multiple diseases, including the first polio vaccine. Details of the settlement were not made public, but the plaintiffs celebrated the lawsuit's resolution l…
(2023-08-06). Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette. strategic-culture.org 
America's Pacific War was a racist war of annihilation both before and after Japan's surrender, Declan Hayes writes. | Join us on , , and . | America's 9th/10th March 1945 firebombing of Tokyo was the single most destructive…
(2023-08-07). Class struggle and country music: Which side are you on? workers.org 
Over the last several weeks, two country music videos containing completely different political messages have been a big topic of conversation. One video is a vulgar display of flag-waving jingoism and white supremacy, generically titled "Try That in a Small Town" and sung by right-wing "pop" country singer Jason Aldean. . . . |
(2023-08-07). LEVER TIME PREMIUM: Who Does The Supreme Court Answer To? levernews.com On this week's bonus episode of Lever Time Premium, exclusively for The Lever's supporting subscribers, we're sharing our recent live chat with Yale law professor Samuel Moyn where we examined the
(2023-08-07). Colombia's Supreme Court to elect new chief prosecutor. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro sent the Supreme Court a shortlist of candidates to replace chief prosecutor Francisco Barbosa at the end of his term ends in February. All candidates are…
(2023-08-06). A Victory Over Social Media Censorship. strategic-culture.org In a season of good news for the First Amendment following some important Supreme Court decisions, here's more to be happy about: a federal judge in Louisiana issued an injunction stopping Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies to block content in what could be a landmark order targeting government censorship and suppression of online postings.
(2023-08-06). Texas Judge Halts Abortion Ban in Risky Pregnancies. truthout.org In what The Associated Press reports is the first legal pushback since an abortion ban took effect in Texas in 2022, State District Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunction against the ban late Friday afternoon in the case of unsafe pregnancies. While the Texas Supreme Court instantly blocked the injunction by filing an appeal, it was seen as a victory by reproductive rights advocates. |
(2023-08-06). Texas Judge Halts Abortion Ban for Risky Pregnancies. truthout.org In what The Associated Press reports is the first legal pushback since an abortion ban took effect in Texas in 2022, State District Judge Jessica Mangrum issued a temporary injunction against the ban late Friday afternoon in the case of unsafe pregnancies. While the Texas Supreme Court instantly blocked the injunction by filing an appeal, it was seen as a victory by reproductive rights advocates. |