(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…
(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…
(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.
(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.
(2023-08-10). 'Watershed Moment': Over 700 Academics Equate Israeli Occupation with Apartheid. globalresearch.ca
(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.
(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.
(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."
(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.
(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…
(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… |
(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… |
(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… |
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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.
(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… |
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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.
(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…
(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…
(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 . . . |
(2023-08-11). U.S.: Racist denialism takes hold in Florida. mronline.org 
resumen-english.org/2023/08/us-racist-de……
(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…
(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…
(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.
(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…
(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".
(2023-08-11). Florida sets up formerly incarcerated people to vote — then arrests them. splcenter.org
(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). |
(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… |
(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…
(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.
(2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com 
The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…
(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…
(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… |