2023-05-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-05-09). Navy reservist and intelligence contractor sentenced to four years in prison for storming Capitol with Proud Boys. wsws.org Hatchet Speed, who spent more than 20 years in the US Navy as a cryptologic technician and intelligence analyst, was previously sentenced to three years in prison for stockpiling illegal silencers, which he planned on using in a kidnapping and assassination plot targeting Trump's political enemies and Jewish people.

NYC Anarchist Black Cross (2023-05-09). Anarchist Political Prisoner Dan Baker Needs Support! itsgoingdown.org Call from New York City Anarchist Black Cross (NYC-ABC) to support anarchist and antifascist prisoner Daniel Baker. Daniel Baker is an anti-fascist activist who was arrested on January 15, 2021 for social media posts that called for defense against possible far-right attacks in the wake of the January 6th riots. Daniel was facing up to…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-08). Our antifascist past must be our future, declare Zagreb's citizens on 78th anniversary of liberation. peoplesdispatch.org Thousands of people gathered on the banks of the Sava river in Zagreb to mark the 78th anniversary of the city's liberation from the fascist Usta≈°a regime and Nazi occupiers…

Staff (2023-05-09). Las 5 lecciones de vida para aprender de Nelson Mandela. telesurtv.net Mandela, cambió para siempre la historia de Sudáfrica, un país colonizado por los europeos y sometido desde principios del siglo XX al régimen del apartheid.

Jenny Farrell (2023-05-09). First they burned books, then people: Lessons of the Nazis' 1933 book blaze. peoplesworld.org How can memorials powerfully remind us of past horrors? How can they keep the atrocities of the past alive and relevant? "The Empty Library," Micha Ullmann's Berlin memorial commemorating the fascist book blaze—when on May 10, 1933, some 20,000 works by a great number of German and international authors were devoured by the flames before …

teleSUR (2023-05-09). "A Forced Decision", Putin Says on Victory Day. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, on Moscow's Red Square, Russia, the Russian President Vladímir Putin, gave a speech in celebration of the Victory Day, a day that commemorates the triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II. Putin spoke about the conflict in Ukraine; noted the importance of remembering the sacrifices made during World War II and honoring those who fought for victory and those who fight today. | Related: | During his speec…


Kit Klarenberg (2023-05-09). Neo-Nazi terror threat grows as Ukraine fighters jailed in France. thegrayzone.com The arrest of two heavily armed French neo-Nazis returning from Ukraine highlights a looming problem for NATO states sponsoring the proxy war, and their conspiracy of silence on the nature of the threat. On April 24th 2023, two French neo-Nazis were jailed for 15 months, nine of which were suspended, for possessing assault rifle ammunition. The pair had returned to Paris from Ukraine two days earlier, and were arrested at customs. Both were on the radar of French domestic spying …

Amy Goodman (2023-05-09). A Ceasefire Is Immediately Needed to Reduce Escalating War in Ukraine. truthout.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in… |

Anonymous103 (2023-05-09). Two More Militants Of Azov Nazi Battalion To Face Trial For Killing Civilians. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On May 9, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia reported that two militants of the Ukrainian Nazi Azov battalion will face the trial for the murder of civilians. | The Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk People's Republic has approved an indictment in a criminal case against Ivan Bochkarev, a 24-year-old driver-shooter of the reconnaissance platoon of the separate special purpose detachment "Azov" and Dmitry Kanuper, a 23-year-old machine gunner of the first platoon of the rec…

Editor (2023-05-09). Russian & Soviet Flags Banned at Berlin Victory Day. scheerpost.com A court in Berlin has outlawed the display of the Russian and Soviet flags on May 8 and 9 celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany because they can "convey a readiness for violence."

Staff (2023-05-09). Victory Day? — The Grayzone Live. youtube.com Join Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a last minute livestream covering Ukraine's assassination campaign inside Russia as the country commemorates victory of Nazism, the anxiety among US foreign policy elites about Kiev's coming counter-offensive, the shifting diplomatic sands in Syria, and much more.

Matthew Ehret (2023-05-09). The Anglo-American Hand Behind the Rise of Fascism Then and Now. thelastamericanvagabond.com This May 9th, the world will celebrate Victory Day. For those who have not closed their eyes to the integration of leading unreconstructed Nazis, Italian Fascist, and Japanese fascists into the Anglo-American intelligence complex after World War Two this celebration is bitter sweet to say the least. In West Germany, the head of Nazi intelligence,




Staff (2023-05-09). Phyllis Bennis on Ukraine War & Why a Ceasefire Is the First Step Toward Lasting Peace. democracynow.org As Russia marks the Soviet Union's defeat of the Nazis 78 years ago, Ukraine is preparing to launch a major counteroffensive, which has forced Moscow to issue an evacuation order for thousands of residents in areas occupied by Russian forces. Meanwhile, international actors are calling for negotiations, possibly brokered by China or Brazil, to end the war. For more on the prognosis for peace in Ukraine, we're joined by Phyllis Bennis, author and a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Staff (2023-05-09). Headlines for May 9, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Bombs Gaza Strip, Killing 13 People, Including Children, Putin Delivers Defiant "Victory Day" Speech as Russia Fires Missiles Across Ukraine, Sudan's Warring Parties Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia But Won't Agree to Ceasefire, Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Arrested in Islamabad, Tens of Thousands March Against Gun Violence in Serbia After Two Mass Shootings, Texas Gunman Was Rejected from Army, Had Nazi Tattoos But Purchased AR-15 Legally, Texas Man Who Rammed SUV Into Migrants Charged with Eight Counts of Manslaughter, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Deploys "Tactical Bo…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-09). Venezuela celebrates the victory of the Red Army over fascism. plenglish.com Caracas, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the victory of the Red Army over Nazi Germany, on the 78th anniversary of the triumph over fascism.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-09). Norway honors memory of Red Army soldiers. plenglish.com Oslo, May 9 (Prensa Latina) A solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to the Soviet soldiers who liberated Norway from the Nazi invaders took place today at the Vestre Gravlund cemetery in this capital.

Anonymous349 (2023-05-09). Russia Will Win War Unleashed Against It: Putin Declares At Vicotry Day Parade. southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On May 9, the annual Victory Day parade is taking place in Moscow's Red Square. The parade marks the 78th anniversary of the Soviet victory over the Nazis in the Great Patriotic War. | In his speech, President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Victory Day, recalled the heroes of the Great Patriotic War and addressed the key ongoing events. | The President emphasized that the civilization is now at a turning point."A real war has once again been unlea…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-09). Charles III Coronation Ignored Imperialism, Colonialism, Genocide, Trauma, Deadly Colonial Legacy & Palestine. libya360.wordpress.com Dr Gideon Polya Perhaps billions around the world saw at least part of the coronation of King Charles III and marvelled at the pomp, the pageantry and the glorious choral music. The colourful military uniforms and the final parade of thousands of British and Commonwealth military forces testified to past imperial glory. However the lavish…




Editor (2023-05-09). Paying tribute to the victims of genocide in Namibia. mronline.org Every year, descendants of the Nama-Ovaherero tribes gather at Swakopmund Memorial Park Cemetery in Namibia during the month of March to pay tribute to their ancestors who were victims of the genocide that took place from 1904-1908.

Miko Peled (2023-05-08). Settler Leo Dee and the Blood-Stained Israeli Consensus. mintpressnews.com Israeli activist Miko Peled argues that Leo Dee, father of two Jewish settlers killed by a Palestinian fighter, chose to participate in a bloody project of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine and therefore has no right to speak of right and wrong.

WSWS (2023-05-09). The far-right violence in Texas. wsws.org The fascist gunman who killed eight people in Allen, Texas, was a supporter of antisemite Nick Fuentes, who was Trump's dinner guest at Mar-a-Lago last fall.

Robert S. Becker (2023-05-09). When do wary Dems take down the rightwing 'terrorist front' with a fierce battle plan? nationofchange.org Start by calling the Republican Party a terrorist organization, with unholy alliances to autocratic, racist extremism backing violent, fascist rule.

teleSUR (2023-05-09). Iran Strongly Condemns Israel's Airstrikes on Gaza Strip. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip earlier in the day. | RELATED: | He highlighted the necessity of an "immediate, effective, deterrent and coordinated" action by Muslim states to stop Israel's "crimes," after the Israeli attacks on Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants in the Gaza Strip that killed at least 13 people, including women,…

teleSUR (2023-05-09). Israel Kills 13 Palestinians During Airstrikes in Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Israeli warplanes intensified airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing 13 Palestinians, including three leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ). | RELATED: | The Palestinian authorities reported that the Israeli airstrikes were carried out in the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. | The Health Ministry in Gaza said that the killed in the attac…

Editor (2023-05-09). Paying tribute to the victims of genocide in Namibia. mronline.org Every year, descendants of the Nama-Ovaherero tribes gather at Swakopmund Memorial Park Cemetery in Namibia during the month of March to pay tribute to their ancestors who were victims of the genocide that took place from 1904-1908.

Miko Peled (2023-05-08). Settler Leo Dee and the Blood-Stained Israeli Consensus. mintpressnews.com Israeli activist Miko Peled argues that Leo Dee, father of two Jewish settlers killed by a Palestinian fighter, chose to participate in a bloody project of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Palestine and therefore has no right to speak of right and wrong.

WSWS (2023-05-09). The far-right violence in Texas. wsws.org The fascist gunman who killed eight people in Allen, Texas, was a supporter of antisemite Nick Fuentes, who was Trump's dinner guest at Mar-a-Lago last fall.

Robert S. Becker (2023-05-09). When do wary Dems take down the rightwing 'terrorist front' with a fierce battle plan? nationofchange.org Start by calling the Republican Party a terrorist organization, with unholy alliances to autocratic, racist extremism backing violent, fascist rule.

teleSUR (2023-05-09). Iran Strongly Condemns Israel's Airstrikes on Gaza Strip. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip earlier in the day. | RELATED: | He highlighted the necessity of an "immediate, effective, deterrent and coordinated" action by Muslim states to stop Israel's "crimes," after the Israeli attacks on Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants in the Gaza Strip that killed at least 13 people, including women,…

teleSUR (2023-05-09). Israel Kills 13 Palestinians During Airstrikes in Gaza. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Israeli warplanes intensified airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing 13 Palestinians, including three leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ). | RELATED: | The Palestinian authorities reported that the Israeli airstrikes were carried out in the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and in Gaza City. | The Health Ministry in Gaza said that the killed in the attac…

Marc Steiner (2023-05-09). The 'Two-State Solution' masks a One-State Reality in Israel/Palestine. therealnews.com The debate on a just future to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine has often pivoted around the question of a two-state or one-state solution. In a recent article for

Editor (2023-05-09). Talk World Radio: James Bamford on Israelgate and Nordstream. scheerpost.com By David Swanson / Let's Try Democracy This week on Talk World Radio we're discussing Israelgate and Nordstream. Our guest, journalist James Bamford, has a new book called Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America's Counterintelligence, and recent articles in The Nation, one called "The Candidate and the Spy," another "The Nord Stream Explosions: …

Staff (2023-05-09). Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 13, including 4 children. peoplesdispatch.org At least 13 Palestinians, including four children, were killed and dozens injured in the latest round of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. The airstrikes, which started late on Monday night, targeted a number of residential and civilian areas in the blockaded Gaza strip. Israeli military sources claimed that only military sites and compounds belonging to the …

Ahmed Al-Sammak (2023-05-09). Painful memories of May 2021. electronicintifada.net Israel is bombarding Gaza again — on the second anniversary of a devastating attack.

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-05-09). Israel kills Islamic Jihad leaders in surprise Gaza attack. electronicintifada.net Resistance faction says senior figures were assassinated along with their wives and children.

Staff (2023-05-09). Israel Kills 13, Including Women & Children, in Airstrikes Targeting Militant Leaders in Gaza. democracynow.org Israel launched surprise airstrikes in Gaza overnight, targeting three commanders of the Islamic Jihad militant group, who were assassinated in their homes. The attacks killed a total of 13 people, including the wives and children of the men. The Israeli attack broke a ceasefire that had been reached last week after a spike in violence following the death of Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan in Israeli custody. "As the occupying power, Israel has the obligation to protect the civilian population," says Phyllis Bennis, author and fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. "Instead, we're s…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-09). Israeli forces must be held accountable for killing of journalists: CPJ. peoplesdispatch.org According to the CPJ, in the last 22 years, Israeli defense forces have killed at least 20 journalists, 18 of them Palestinians. All the killings have taken place inside the occupied Palestinian territories…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-09). Israel demolishes EU-funded school in West Bank, draws criticism. peoplesdispatch.org EU funds had been used in the construction of the Jubbet Adh Dhib school in the Bayt Ta'mar village, east of the city of Bethlehem, which was demolished on Sunday despite a pending court appeal…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-05-09). Syria kills terrorist ringleaders, confiscates Israeli weapons. plenglish.com Damascus, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Syria's Security Forces on Tuesday killed two ringleaders of the Islamic State terrorist group (Daesh, in Arabic) and confiscated their weapons, some of which were Israeli-made.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-05-09). Sube a 12 los muertos por bombardeo israelí a la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Sanidad palestino advirtió que la cifra de decesos por el reciente bombardeo pueda aumentar en las próximas horas.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-05-09). ONU pide a Israel respetar derecho de niños palestinos a la educación. telesurtv.net Según la ONU, al menos 58 escuelas que atienden a 6.500 niños enfrentan amenaza de demolición.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-05-09). Sube a 13 los muertos por bombardeo israelí a la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Sanidad palestino advirtió que la cifra de decesos por el reciente bombardeo pueda aumentar en las próximas horas.

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-05-09). Comunidad mundial condena bombardeos de Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net Varios países árabes junto con otros Estados, Naciones Unidas y la cancillería palestina pidieron a Israel detener la agresión.

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2023-05-09). Bombardeo israelí contra la Franja de Gaza deja nueve muertos. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Sanidad palestino advirtió que la cifra de decesos por el reciente bombardeo pueda aumentar en las próximas horas.

teleSUR (2023-05-08). Israeli Occupation Forces Launch Airstrikes On Gaza Strip. telesurenglish.net Israeli occupation forces launched airstrikes against the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, targeting Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) facilities, the Israeli military confirmed. | RELATED: | According to Al Jazeera news agency, citing the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 10 people have been killed, and an unspecified number injured in the Israeli airstrikes. | An Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that two residential…

Staff (2023-05-08). Headlines for May 8, 2023. democracynow.org Texas Gunman Kills 8 People, Including Children, at Dallas-Area Shopping Mall, Driver Plows SUV into Migrants in Brownsville, Texas, Killing Eight People, IDF Kills 2 Palestinians, Razes West Bank School as Dems Push Bill to Stop Funding Israeli Violence, Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Region Evacuated; Wagner Group Withdraws Bakhmut Retreat Threat, Over 400 Killed in DRC Flooding as U.N. Chief Points to Climate Change, Ethnic Conflict Kills Dozens While Tens of Thousands Flee Indian State of Manipur, Arab League Readmits Syria After 12-Year Suspension, Right-Wing Parties Win Majority of Seats on Commission to Rewr…

Ben Jamal (2023-05-08). 75 Years of Nakba: A Stark Reminder of Israel's Colonialism. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-05-09). Berlin police ban a series of pro-Palestine demonstrations. wsws.org The basic right of freedom of assembly is being repressed with increasing ruthlessness in Germany.

Mark Gruenberg (2023-05-09). East Palestine rail wreck prompts congressional re-regulation plan. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Sometimes it takes a disaster to get a bipartisan congressional majority to get off its ass and do something for the country. In this case, the disaster was the Feb. 3 East Palestine, Ohio, freight train wreck and its noxious aftereffects. On May 10, the Senate Commerce Committee will thrash out legislation to start re-regulating …

Ramona Wadi (2023-05-09). Behind the faàßade of humanitarian aid and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. thealtworld.com The humanitarian paradigm for Palestinians is not working, the UN should be informed. On the assumption that the Institution holds a shard of respect towards human rights. For several years, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has been warning of a funding deficit that affects its provision of services. Recently, the World Food Programme (WFP)

Staff (2023-05-09). 21 May, Portland: Nakba75 — Resistance Until Reclamation Demonstration and Palestine Festival. samidoun.net Sunday, 21 May 1: 30 pm SW Park Ave & SW Madison St. Portland, OR Info: www.instagram.com/p/Cr9OQkTSIkY/ Join CSPP PDX, SUPER @ PSU, and the Palestine solidarity community on Sunday, May 21st at 1: 30 PM at SW Park Ave & SW Madison St. for a rally and festival on the 75th anniversary of an-Nakba, the catastrophe …

Staff (2023-05-09). 13 May, Seattle: Nakba75 — Resist Until Return! samidoun.net Cal Anderson Park, North Lawn Saturday, May 13, 12pm Seattle, WA Info: www.instagram.com/p/CrfD6xKr3Zw/ Join @super_uw, @falastiniyat, and @samidounseattle for a community gathering, rally, and march to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the ethnic cleansing of Palestine—Al-Nakba— and create a space to channel our grief into action. We will uplift 75 years of Palestinian sumud (steadfastness) and unified resistance to …

Staff (2023-05-09). 13 May, NYC: Palestine Takeover for #Nakba75. samidoun.net Saturday May 13th 2 PM 72nd & 5th Ave Bay Ridge Brooklyn Info: www.instagram.com/p/Cr4Jt9XOmwS/ Samidoun NY/NJ will be joining Within Our Lifetime for this important event! Join us for a takeover of Bay Ridge, the heart of the Palestinian community in NYC, to celebrate Palestinian resistance, life, culture, food, music and the ongoing struggle for …

Staff (2023-05-09). Breaking News: Gaza under attack with repeated occupation air raids; resistance leaders targeted. samidoun.net As of 4: 50 pm Pacific time Monday, 8 May, occupation forces are currently targeting the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian people and the Palestinian resistance in attempted assassination raids, particularly targeting leaders of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. Homes in Rafah, in Gaza City and elsewhere have been hit by Zionist missiles, leading to casualties …

teleSUR, nama, JCM (2023-05-09). ONU suspenderá ayuda a cientos de miles de palestinos. telesurtv.net Se afectarán los vales mensuales de 10,3 dólares que recibían los palestinos, así como la entrega de alimentos.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-08). Canada's Hypocrisy: The Blood on Trudeau's Hands in Palestine, Yemen and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com Karl Fluri Fellow comrades of the revolutionary struggle. It is with great outrage and indignation that I report to you the treacherous and criminal actions of the Canadian government. Once again, we find ourselves facing the grim reality of Canadian imperialism and its destructive impact on the world's oppressed peoples. From Palestine and Yemen to…

Staff (2023-05-08). Free Walid Daqqah: Palestinian prisoner confronting medical neglect and struggling for freedom. samidoun.net On Sunday, 7 May, Sana' Salameh, the wife of imprisoned Palestinian intellectual, writer and freedom fighter Walid Daqqah confirmed that he had been returned to Barzilai hospital two days prior, after he had been removed from the civilian hospital and returned to the infamous Ramleh prison clinic. On 12 April 2023, Daqqah underwent surgery to …

Staff (2023-05-08). Global actions honour the life and struggle of Khader Adnan, demand justice and accountability. samidoun.net One week after Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan's life was taken behind bars after 86 days of hunger strike, after he was deliberately denied transfer to a civilian hospital, blocked from release on bail and returned to the infamous Ramle prison clinic only one day before, actions and events around the world to honour the martyred …

Staff (2023-05-08). Former Palestinian prisoner Etaf Alayan launches hunger strike to demand the release of Khader Adnan's body and the detained martyrs' bodies. samidoun.net Former Palestinian prisoner and long-term hunger striker Etaf Alayan launched a hunger strike on Sunday, 7 May, outside the offices of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Al-Bireh, occupied Palestine, to demand the release of the body of Khader Adnan and his fellow detained martyrs in the occupation's morgues. "I will not stop …

Staff (2023-05-08). Palestinian prisoners under attack: Ahmad Sa'adat, Ahed Abu Ghoulmeh, Walid Hanatsheh transferred to isolation. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoner leaders are once again under attack inside occupation prisons today, as Zionist repressive forces invaded sections 5 and 7 of Ramon prison and transferred three prominent Palestinian prisoners to solitary confinement and potential interrogation in an unidentified location: Ahmad Sa'adat, the General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; and …

Staff (2023-05-08). Over 160 Organisations, Political Parties, and Unions join the International Campaign Against Anti-Palestinian Repression in Germany. samidoun.net

David Cavendish (2023-05-09). 'Whole Process People's Democracy' in China: What does it mean? peoplesworld.org The expulsion of two African American representatives from the Tennessee state legislature recently is only the latest in what seems to be a never-ending series of attacks on democracy in the United States. Add to it the endless voter suppression tactics like racist purges of voter rolls, bans on mail-in ballots, restrictive voter ID hurdles, reduced …

teleSUR (2023-05-09). Let the Mexicans Choose Supreme Court Judges!: AMLO. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced that he will send a constitutional reform initiative so that citizens directly elect the members of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ). | RELATED: | During his morning press conference, he recalled that this proposal is not new since the Mexican people directly elected the judges in the time of President Benito Juarez, when the liberal Constitution of 1857 was in for…

teleSUR (2023-05-09). Putin Promises Victory in the War Unleashed Against Russia. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin guaranteed that Russia will emerge victorious from the war that the Western countries and their ideology of supremacy have unleashed against it. | RELATED: | "I congratulate you on the holiday, on Victory Day. A war has been unleashed against Russia, but we have defeated terrorism, and we will cope with this. We will protect ourselves and Donbass. We want to see a future of peace, freedom, and stability," he sai…

Chris Walker (2023-05-09). Study: Without Reforms, Conservative Justices Will Run Supreme Court Until 2065. truthout.org A new analysis from a number of law and political science professors finds that, if current trends continue, the liberal bloc of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court will remain in the minority until at least 2065, barring any immediate reforms. The study sought to examine the potential outcomes of "court packing," or increasing the number of Supreme Court justices beyond the current nine in order… |

Dana Sanchez (2023-05-09). Report: Mass Shooter In Texas With Hispanic Name Has Links To White Supremacist Groups. moguldom.com Eight shoppers, including three small children, were shot dead Saturday and seven others injured at a mall in Allen, Texas, by a 33-year-old with an AR-15 rifle who wore tactical gear and a clothing patch during the attack with the insignia RWDS, short for "Right Wing Death Squad." Texas had the most mass shootings of …

Ann Brown (2023-05-09). Rymir Satterthwaite Files Supreme Court Motion to Force Paternity Test: Jay-Z Is My Daddy. moguldom.com For more than 10 years, Rymir Satterthwaite has been trying to prove that hip-hop billionaire Jay-Z is his father. Now he's taking his fight to the Supreme Court. Satterthwaite, 30, has filed a motion to force Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, to take a paternity test. Satterthwaite filed a motion to unseal court …

David Sirota (2023-05-09). Here's The Real Goal Of Supreme Court Corruption. levernews.com

Staff (2023-05-09). Corte Suprema de Brasil aceptó las denuncias contra otras 250 personas por su supuesta participación en el intento de golpe de Estado. cubadebate.cu La víspera, la Corte Suprema de Brasil aceptó las denuncias contra otras 250 personas por su supuesta participación en el intento de golpe de Estado contra el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva el pasado 8 de enero. Con esta última decisión, el supremo brasileño suma alrededor de 550 personas procesadas desde inicios de año por seguidores de Bolsonaro.

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). Fraud figures remain high in 1st quarter. ecns.cn Procuratorates nationwide approved the arrest of 10,923 people on suspicion of fraud in the first quarter of this year, ranking second on the list of all recorded crimes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-05-09). Justicia anula parte de reforma electoral de López Obrador. telesurtv.net Al conocer la decisión en contra de la reforma electoral, el secretario de Gobernación de México acusó a la Suprema Corte de Justicia de estar contra el pueblo. | La propuesta del presidente López Obrador busca modificarlas leyes electorales de comunicación social y de responsabilidades administrativas.

Editor (2023-05-08). The Troubling Case of Richard Glossip: After Unprecedented Bipartisan Support, Supreme Court Blocks His Ninth Execution Date. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-05-08). Sister Helen Prejean on Richard Glossip's Stay of Execution: I Believe He Will Walk Out a Free Man. democracynow.org Oklahoma death row prisoner Richard Glossip's execution was stayed by the Supreme Court on Friday, marking the ninth time he had an execution date put on hold. Glossip has maintained his innocence throughout his 25 years of incarceration; his accuser has previously attempted to recant his testimony. In an unprecedented move earlier this month, Oklahoma's Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a joint motion with Glossip's defense team to halt his May 18 execution, saying he did not receive a fair trial. For more, we are joined in Oklahoma City by Sister Helen Prejean, one of the worl…

Staff (2023-05-08). Should Sen. Feinstein Resign? Why Aren't Media, Colleagues Talking Openly About Mental Competence? democracynow.org We look at the question of whether Senator Dianne Feinstein, who is on the Judiciary Committee, should resign due to mental deterioration, and how the media has failed to fully address the issue, with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick. As a result of Feinstein's current condition, "we're not getting judges confirmed at rates that we need to see," Lithwick says. This should lead to "soul-searching above and beyond competency to say, 'How am I hampering this institution from doing the essential work of government?'"…

Staff (2023-05-08). Can Anyone Hold Justice Clarence Thomas to Account for Secret Dealings with Billionaire GOP Megadonor? democracynow.org We speak with longtime Supreme Court reporter Dahlia Lithwick about the mounting evidence of apparent financial impropriety by the court's conservatives. ProPublica recently reported that Republican billionaire Harlan Crow paid two years of private school tuition for Clarence Thomas's grandnephew — payments that Thomas did not include on his annual financial disclosures. This comes after previous reporting revealed Crow also paid money to Thomas and his relatives in an undisclosed real estate deal, and that Thomas accepted luxury travel from Crow virtually every year for decades, while failing t…

Sharon Zhang (2023-05-08). Texas House Passes Bill to Allow Election Workers to Carry Guns at Polling Sites. truthout.org On Friday, lawmakers in the Texas House passed a bill that would allow certain election workers to carry handguns in a proposal that voting rights advocates say would decrease voter participation and create an atmosphere of intimidation at polling sites. The Republican-sponsored bill would allow election judges, or the presiding officer at a polling place, and some poll workers to carry handguns… |

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