(2022-01-12). Dr. Cheryl Grills Appointed to National Reparations Commission. indybay.org On the ground, in the streets of Sacramento County, seat of the Capitol of the Great State of California, "Racism" declared a Public Health Crisis by Sacramento County Supervisors. Slavery in California cloaked, authentic California History by people of African Descent distorted, discredited and being destroyed as Dr. Carter G. Woodson suggested in his seminal work, "Mis-Education of the Negro" – oftern it is darkest before the dawn.
(2022-01-12). Food Empowerment Project Announces New Anti-Dairy Literature. indybay.org Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.), a vegan food justice organization, is pleased to announce the release today of its new anti-dairy booklet "One Glass at a Time." Today, January 11, is the date that the U.S. dairy industry observes as National Milk Day. The eight-page booklet examines not only how animals are harmed for milk production but how the dairy industry hurts the environment and workers, as well as its role in colonization and environmental racism.
(2022-01-12). "They Didn't Want the Smoke": Chicago Police Blocked Streets to Allow Patriot Front an Escape Route. itsgoingdown.org Report from antifascists on the ground in Chicago about confronting neo-Nazi group Patriot Front. Originally posted to 1312 United Against Fascism. Through leaked chats, it was shared that Patriot Front had planned on joining the annual March for Life anti-abortion rally as they had in previous years. For those unfamiliar, PF is a rebranded splinter…
(2022-01-12). Overwhelming support for artists' boycott of Sydney Festival. greenleft.org.au There has been an overwhelming response by artists to the call to boycott the Sydney Festival over its partnership with apartheid Israel, writes Vivienne Porzsolt.
(2022-01-12). Catholic Church outraged after coffin covered with Nazi flag. rt.com 
Photos and videos of a funeral in Italy show mourners covering a coffin with a Nazi flag and making fascist salutes | The Vicariate of Rome has issued a statement condemning a funeral procession outside a church that saw mourners gather around a swastika-covered casket while shouting 'Presente!' and making fascist salutes with their right arms. | Italian news site Open published photos and videos of the situation outside St. Lucia church in Rome, sparking backlash over the presence of the Nazi symbol at a religious establishment. | In a statement released on Tuesday, the Catholic Church in Rome denied any know…
(2022-01-12). Mainland welcomes Taiwan compatriots in Beijing Winter Olympics: spokesperson. ecns.cn Taiwan compatriots are welcome to be part of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.Taiwan athletes are expected to compete in sports including speed skating, luge and alpine skiing during the Games, according to Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council.
(2022-01-12). RCEP to benefit Taiwan compatriots, businesses on mainland: spokesperson. ecns.cn Taiwan-funded enterprises on the mainland will enjoy better opportunities for development after the implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
(2022-01-12). Omicron is Under Control in the West Bank, But the Question is: For How Long? sputniknews.com The Palestinian territories have so far registered nearly 300 cases of COVID-19's new variant. To contain its spread, authorities plan to step up the mass vaccination campaign and keep encouraging the masses to adhere to social distancing and personal hygiene.
(2022-01-12). Biden gives lip service to voting rights in Atlanta as legislation remains stalled in Senate. wsws.org Biden's speech was another empty gesture by the Democratic Party as it continues to abandon any defense of democratic rights.
(2022-01-11). "Expect Escalation of Conflict in Donbass and Ukraine Soon," Says Foreign Correspondent. covertactionmagazine.com U.S. and Ukraine are already secretly preparing for the all-out war with Russia that they intend to make happen.
(2022-01-11). Meet the Muslim Army Chaplain Who Condemned Torture of Guantánamo Prisoners & Then Was Jailed Himself. democracynow.org 
Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison's former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were eventually dropped, and he received an honorable discharge. Yee describes how boys as young as 12 to 15 years old were treated as enemy combatants on the prison complex and the widespread Islamophobia that put even Muslim Americans under heavy surveillance. "During my time I was there, it was clear that these individuals were not in any wa…
(2022-01-11). When Revolutionary Moments Arise Again — What Will We Do? popularresistance.org The world is in a prolonged period of global unrest. Since the financial crisis of 2008, every region of the planet has experienced levels of mass protest unprecedented in recent history, from the Arab Spring in the Middle East and Black Lives Matter in the U.S., to the farmers' protests in India and the recent upheaval in Kazakhstan. | Yet decades of social movement struggle haven't produced a break from capitalist domination, and in most places they have failed to even accomplish the more modest aims of reform. Meanwhile, the global climate crisis has added another layer of urgency to the task of social transfo…
(2022-01-11). Green pass nucleare: esce a maggio la Bomba per l'Italia. globalresearch.ca Fra quattro mesi, in maggio, inizia negli Usa la produzione su larga scala della nuova bomba nucleare B61-12: lo annuncia la U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (L'Amministrazione per la sicurezza nucleare nazionale, NNSA, facente parte del Dipartimento …
(2022-01-11). Former Army Chaplain at Guantánamo Was Jailed There Himself. truthout.org 
Twenty years ago today, the U.S. military began imprisoning Muslim men at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. We speak with the prison's former Muslim chaplain, James Yee, who was jailed and held in solitary confinement for 76 days after being falsely accused of espionage. All charges were eventually dropped, and he received an honorable discharge. Yee describes how boys as young as 12 to 15 years old were treated as enemy combatants on the prison complex and the widespread Islamophobia that put even Muslim Americans under…
(2022-01-11). Cancel Culture's War on Free Speech. dissidentvoice.org 
Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners. — George Carlin Cancel culture—political correctness amped up on steroids, the self-righteousness of a narcissistic age, and a mass-marketed pseudo-morality that is little more than fascism disguised as tolerance—has shifted us into an Age of Intolerance, policed by techno-censors, social media bullies, and government watchdogs. Everything is …
(2022-01-11). Elbit Forced To Sell Factory After Sustained Direct Action Campaign. popularresistance.org After 18 months of sustained direct action taken at the Elbit Ferranti site in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with 36 people arrested, Elbit have now sold Ferranti technologies, with its continued operation in Oldham appearing unfeasible. Activists have occupied, blockaded, smashed, disrupted, and protested regularly at the site, ultimately succeeding in ending the factory's production of specialist military technologies for Israel's fleet of combat drones. | In November 2021, anonymous sources revealed to Palestine Action that mass redundancy notices had been issued to staff working at the factory, and that premise…
(2022-01-11). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jan 5, 2022 | With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double its illegal Jewish settler population in the Golan, while Israeli bombs continue to drop with a much higher frequency on various Syrian targets. | Indeed, a one-sided war is underway, casually reported as if a routine, everyday event. In the last decade, many…
(2022-01-11). Studies Suggest COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Save Lives. jamanetwork.com The results of 2 large studies comparing severe disease and death among individuals vaccinated against COVID-19 support a benefit of booster doses. Both studies were conducted in Israel, where BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) boosters were introduced in July 2021.
(2022-01-11). Israel Rojas: Una pelea cubana por la inteligencia y el razonamiento (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu "Se está llegando a un punto en el que ya no es por lo que dices, sino por no decir nada. Por eso he alertado en mis redes sociales: 'Artista, creador, no creas que con no meterte estarás ileso; no, te va a llegar tu momento'", afirma el integrante de Buena Fe. "Que intenten matarte mediática y temporalmente no significa que puedan matarte (…) Te matan cuando te callas, cuando te logran transformar, cuando te logran confundir, cuando aprendes el discurso que quieren escuchar de ti".
(2022-01-11). Israeli raid of Birzeit University met with sharp condemnation. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces did not specify the reason for storming the university campus apart from saying that its forces shot a "wanted Palestinian". Three out of five students abducted by the Israeli security forces from the university were later released.
(2022-01-11). Sixteen Palestinians detained in the occupied Naqab as they resist land confiscation and colonialism. samidoun.net 
The occupied Naqab of Palestine is rising up to reject the colonial plans of the occupation, with the launch of a general strike in the villages of the occupied Naqab to protest against village and home demolitions. Occupation forces attacked Palestinian protesters in the southern part of occupied Palestine, in the Naqab. Palestinians are striking […] | The article
(2022-01-11). Elbit Systems' arms factory in Oldham shut down following fierce campaign. peoplesdispatch.org The Palestine Action group carried out a series of direct actions as part of their campaign such as occupying, blockading, and vandalizing the factory which were ultimately instrumental in forcing its sale and closure…
(2022-01-11). Interview with Frank Chapman, of National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) as we start 2022. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviews Frank Chapman, Executive Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR). | Fight Back!: One month ago, you held the second national conference of the Alliance. What came out of that? | Frank Chapman: Quite a bit came out of it; but let me first address why it was important to have it. December 4th and 5th was just over two years since we held the re-founding conference in 2019. We held the re-founding conference six months before the outbreak of the George Floyd rebellion. At the time, we realized that the struggle for community control of the police was…
(2022-01-11). Autoridad electoral de Nicaragua juramenta a Daniel Ortega para nuevo periodo presidencial. cubadebate.cu La presidenta del Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua entregó este lunes a Daniel Ortega y a Rosario Murillo las credenciales como presidente y vicepresidenta para un nuevo periodo al frente del Ejecutivo de esa nación. Entre otros temas abordados en su intervención, Ortega reiteró el reclamo de cese de la política de bloqueo y sanciones contra Cuba y Venezuela.
(2022-01-11). Black America Rallies Behind Georgia Activist LaTosha Brown As She Refuses To Tap Dance For Biden And Democrats. moguldom.com Georgia activist LaTosha Brown is not shy when it comes to speaking out and her latest comments about voting rights have attracted attacks by supporters of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The co-founder of Black Voters Matter, Brown is helping lead a coalition of Georgia voting and civil rights groups that planned …
(2022-01-11). Biden Will Back Filibuster Changes After Pressure From Voting Rights Groups. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden plans to give a speech on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the need to pass voting rights legislation at the federal level — and to express his support for changing the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate to do so. | Republicans have used the Senate filibuster to block major voting rights bills