(2023-05-31). Blowing the whistle on Henry Kissinger / Benjamin B. Ferencz and the Nuremberg legacy. indybay.org On the birthday of the lawless (and never indicted) former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, I believe it is important to underscore the fact that the impunity enjoyed by senior Pentagon officials who knowingly promote far-right former foreign terrorists in Department of Defense international programs (and regularly engaged in the racism, sexism, homophobia and coup mongering overseas [Honduras], as well as common corruption), is a peculiar brand of "American Exceptionalism."
(2023-05-30). Toronto: "Walk Against Israel" confronts Zionist racism and crimes. samidoun.net 
On Sunday, 22 May, Toronto 4 Palestine, together with Montreal 4 Palestine, Neturei Karta International and the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, organized the "Walk Against Israel" to challenge the "Walk for Israel", a Zionist, pro-apartheid event that takes place annually in Toronto. Participants spoke out against Zionist crimes in occupied Palestine. They emphasized their …
(2023-05-31). Verviers (Belgium) cuts ties with apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-05-30). U of MN SDS: "University lies about cancelation of appearance by Chief Zwelivelile Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela" fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the University of Minnesota chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | The University of Minnesota is lying to the public about the cancellation of a speaking event featuring Nkosi Mandela – anti-apartheid activist, member of the South African National Assembly, tribal chief of the Mvezo Traditional Council, and grandson of Nelson Mandela. Chief Zwelivelile Mandela had been scheduled to speak at the Cowles Auditorium in the Humphrey School for Public Affairs on the UMN campus on May 16. Several grassroots activist organizations in the…
(2023-05-31). Ukrainians might suffer due to Kiev regime's escalating drone attacks on Russia. infobrics.org Russian President Vladimir Putin himself has issued a stark warning to the Neo-Nazi junta: "[The drone attacks] are designed to prompt a reaction from Russia… they provoke mirrored actions. Well, we will see what [we can do] about it."
(2023-05-30). Moscow might cut all ties with London over UK's rabid Russophobic hostility. infobrics.org There's no indication London will stop escalating, as it's now at the forefront of the initiative to deliver F-16 fighter jets to the Neo-Nazi junta. Moscow is well aware of this and has made efforts to communicate with the UK, but to no avail. London's rabid Russophobia seems to be clouding its judgment, leaving Russia with no other option but to just cut contact.
(2023-05-31). Russian Lancet Drones Take Out Four More Radar, Air Defense Systems Of Kiev Forces (Videos). southfront.org 
MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA — JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian military has destroyed or damaged four more radar and air defense systems of Kiev forces with Lancet loitering munitions. | Between May 26 and 31, Russian news sources shared videos and photos documenting the pinpoint loitering munition strikes, which targeted Soviet-made 9K33 Os…
(2023-05-30). 2 Patriot Systems, 29 Storm Shadow Missiles, Headquarters Of Military Intelligence in Kiev: Russia Assessed Ukrainian Losses. southfront.org 
The Russian military continues its effective massive precision strikes on the military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine…
(2023-05-31). Weaponising anti-semitism, bringing down Corbyn. mronline.org 
Britain's mainstream media, its Army and the Israel lobby all combined to ensure Jeremy Corbyn did not become prime minister, a new book argues.
(2023-05-31). Joe Biden Launches His War on Antisemitism. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-30). California seeks reparations to bring about racial equality. america.cgtn.com 
California is seeking to become the first state in the U.S. to pay reparations to its African-American residents over the systematic discrimination and mistreatment of the people. A reparations task force has been studying ways in which California can compensate its African-American residents, with …
(2023-05-31). Sarasota County Is Florida's "Underground Lab" for Far Right Education Policies. truthout.org On a Sunday afternoon in late May 2022, Zander Moricz, then class president of Sarasota County's Pine View School, spent the moments before his graduation speech sitting outside the auditorium, on the phone with his lawyers. Over the previous month, the question of what he'd say when he stepped to the podium had become national news. That March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis had signed the… |
(2023-05-31). Spain: Sánchez counters rout in local polls with general election call. greenleft.org.au The far right were the big winners in the May 28 local elections in Spain, reports Dick Nichols, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is seeking to minimise the damage by calling a general election as early as July 23.
(2023-05-30). Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal. truthout.org As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) scrambles to win the support of far right members of the Republican caucus for his debt ceiling deal, it is becoming increasingly clear that McCarthy may have to rely on support of Democrats to pass the package. Roughly 20 House Republicans have announced their opposition to the bill since it was released over the weekend… |
(2023-05-30). Europe's War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right's Ascension. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). A Regime Of Private Corporations That Is Normalizing Fascism In Italy. popularresistance.org Italy is one of a few countries in the European Union without a legal minimum wage; 21 out of 27 EU countries have instituted minimum wages. In Italy, minimum wages are only determined in collective labor agreements, but these salaries are often very low — around four to six euros per hour. In addition, Italy is the only country in the continent where since 1990, real wages are not growing — they even diminished by 3% in the last 30 years. Thus, one out of 10 people in Italy are working poor, among the youth, this number increases to one out of six. | Already a year ago, Potere al Popolo started a pol…
(2023-05-31). Banned books or banned author recommendations. indybay.org In Opposition To The Banning Of Books By Dangerous Fascist Right-Wing Extremists:…
(2023-05-31). Biden-McCarthy austerity debt ceiling bill moves to vote in Congress. wsws.org The Republican Party, led by its fascistic wing, is used to drive the so-called "debate," making the most extreme demands for social cuts and thereby paving the way for the Democrats to agree to somewhat less onerous attacks, while accelerating the process of gutting all of the social gains won by the working class in a century of struggle.
(2023-05-31). Spain: Sánchez counters rout in local polls with general election call. greenleft.org.au The far right were the big winners in the May 28 local elections in Spain, reports Dick Nichols, and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is seeking to minimise the damage by calling a general election as early as July 23.
(2023-05-30). Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal. truthout.org As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) scrambles to win the support of far right members of the Republican caucus for his debt ceiling deal, it is becoming increasingly clear that McCarthy may have to rely on support of Democrats to pass the package. Roughly 20 House Republicans have announced their opposition to the bill since it was released over the weekend… |
(2023-05-30). Europe's War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right's Ascension. globalresearch.ca
(2023-05-31). A Regime Of Private Corporations That Is Normalizing Fascism In Italy. popularresistance.org Italy is one of a few countries in the European Union without a legal minimum wage; 21 out of 27 EU countries have instituted minimum wages. In Italy, minimum wages are only determined in collective labor agreements, but these salaries are often very low — around four to six euros per hour. In addition, Italy is the only country in the continent where since 1990, real wages are not growing — they even diminished by 3% in the last 30 years. Thus, one out of 10 people in Italy are working poor, among the youth, this number increases to one out of six. | Already a year ago, Potere al Popolo started a pol…
(2023-05-31). Banned books or banned author recommendations. indybay.org In Opposition To The Banning Of Books By Dangerous Fascist Right-Wing Extremists:…
(2023-05-31). Biden-McCarthy austerity debt ceiling bill moves to vote in Congress. wsws.org The Republican Party, led by its fascistic wing, is used to drive the so-called "debate," making the most extreme demands for social cuts and thereby paving the way for the Democrats to agree to somewhat less onerous attacks, while accelerating the process of gutting all of the social gains won by the working class in a century of struggle.
(2023-05-31). Fascists' Convictions Not a Cause for Celebration. scheerpost.com 
(2023-05-30). Giorgia Meloni government is a regime of private corporations that is normalizing fascism. peoplesdispatch.org Maurizio Coppola from Potere al Popolo (Power to the People) talks about his party's campaign for a 10 Euro minimum wage, the Giorgia Meloni government's attack on workers, and the attempt to normalize authoritarianism and fascism…
(2023-05-30). 'Novel' and 'news' have the same root: 'A Time Outside This Time' reviewed. peoplesworld.org 
Sometimes the experience of violence and trauma induces memory loss. As U.S. residents prepare psychologically to relive the lies and trauma of the 2016 Trump campaign and presidency, and the fascistic nightmare of a possible second presidency, a quick visit to the archive of that time is necessary. Novelist Amitava Kumar's A Time Outside This …
(2023-05-31). Azerbaijani, Israeli presidents tout heightened military ties against Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagMay 31, 2023 Presidents of Azerbaijan and Israel made press statements Excerpts Statement by President Ilham Aliyev During the official visit, we had more opportunities to address important issues on our bilateral agenda. Opening of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel this year, of course, will elevate relations on a high level and at the same …
(2023-05-31). The Cultural Looting of Gaza. orinocotribune.com 
By Miko Peled — May 30, 2023 | There needs to be a particularly high standard of cynicism and cruelty to rob destitute people. In many ways, this is what capitalism is all about. But to use the fact that people are near ruin to exploit them is as cold as it gets. | People in Gaza are confined to living with few resources in what amounts to a prison. They are permitted levels of nutrition and medicine that are just enough to prevent total starvation and disease. This is only because Israel, which controls the piece of land known as the Gaza Strip, does not want disease to spread into its own borders. | EXPLOI…
(2023-05-31). Palestinos prisioneros en Israel suspenden huelga de hambre. telesurtv.net Los reclusos iniciaron la huelga en apoyo a sus compañeros enfermos y para enfrentar el ataque a sus líderes puestos en cautiverio.
(2023-05-31). Reportan más de 40 heridos por redada israelí en Nablus. telesurtv.net La Sociedad de la Media Luna Roja Palestina puntualizó que 46 palestinos fueron heridos por las tropas israelíes.
(2023-05-31). EE.UU. e Israel pasan a cuartos de final en Mundial Sub-20. telesurtv.net El choque entre Nueva Zelanda y EE.UU. fue favorable a los norteamericanos con un marcador de cuatro anotaciones por cero.
(2023-05-31). 3 June, Vancouver: Free Walid Daqqah! Picket and Info Stand. samidoun.net 
Saturday, June 3 2: 00 pm CBC Vancouver (700 Hamilton St) Vancouver Join Samidoun Vancouver for a picket and information stand outside the CBC offices in Vancouver on Saturday, June 3. Walid Daqqah, the Palestinian prisoner and intellectual, was once again denied early release on May 31 by Israeli occupation authorities, despite the fact that his …
(2023-05-31). Occupation regime again denies release of Walid Daqqah; delays amount to a policy of assassination. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 31 May, the Israeli prison system's "early release committee" hearing the case of Palestinian prisoner and intellectual Walid Daqqah refused to rule on his release, instead once again delaying his case and his treatment by referring his file to the "release committee for prisoners with life sentences." This is despite the fact that …
(2023-05-31). Bombardeo israelí asesina a cinco miembros del frente palestino. telesurtv.net La facción palestina señaló que el Ejército israelí ejecutó un bombardeo contra una de sus posiciones en Qusaya.
(2023-05-31). Five Palestinian Fighters Killed In Alleged Israeli Strike On Lebanese-Syrian Border (Photos). southfront.org 
Illustrative image. Source: the Israeli Air Force. | On May 31, five members of Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — General Command (PFLP-GC) in Lebanon were killed in a blast that was blamed on Israel. | The blast occurred at the entrance of a base belonging to the front in the town of Qousaya in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, near the border with Syria. | Anwar Raja, a PFLP-GC official, said that the deadly blast was caused by an Israeli strike. He revealed that ten…
(2023-05-31). Israeli Mossad Spy, Italian Intelligence Agents & Russian Woman Killed In Mysterious Boat Accident. southfront.org 
A vessel that sank on Lake Maggiore with four fatalities, May 2023 (Italian fire and rescue services) | A recently retired Mossad spy was killed along with two Italian intelligence and a Russian woman in a mysterious accident on Italy's Lake Maggiore in which a boat carrying dozens of intelligence officers capsized. | The incident took place on May 28 evening. Officials in the Lombardy region claimed that a "whirlwind" made the 52-foot boat overturn and sink, while Italian investigators said a sud…
(2023-05-31). Syrian BUK-M2E Systems Shot Down Two Glide Bombs During Last Israeli Attack On Damascus. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | Syrian air defenses intercepted two out of six guided glide bombs launched by Israeli fighter jets during the May 28 attack on Damascus outskirts, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, revealed. | According to Gurinov, two Israeli F-16 fighter jets carried the airstrikes from the airspace of the occupied Golan Heights, launching six GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs."The Syrian air defense…
(2023-05-30). Headlines for May 30, 2023. democracynow.org Debt Ceiling Deal Would Cap Nonmilitary Spending, Add Welfare Work Requirements, Slash IRS Funds, Sudan's Rival Military Factions Extend Shaky Truce, Drone Attacks on Moscow Follow Russian Airstrikes on Kyiv, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Wins Reelection in Presidential Runoff, Israeli Settlers Move to Reestablish Illegal Outpost in Occupied West Bank, Libyan Court Sentences 23 Men to Death over ISIS Takeover of Sirte, Ugandan President Signs Draconian Anti-LGBTQ Bill That Includes Death Penalty, Lula Welcomes Venezuelan President Maduro to Brazil, Blasts U.S. Sanctions, 16 Killed Across U.
(2023-05-30). Israel starts resettling former illegal outpost of Homesh in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Earlier this year, the Israeli Knesset approved a bill that legalized Homesh along with three other illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank—namely, Sa-Nur, Ganim, and Kadim—which had been evacuated in 2005…
(2023-05-31). Revealed: How British spies pull the PA's strings. electronicintifada.net Leaks detail US-UK control of the Palestinian Authority.
(2023-05-31). Global News Dispatches: 4 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces Extend Fragile Ceasefire by Five Days Nicolás Maduro Makes Historic Trip to Brazil for South American Presidents' Summit WFP Expected to Cut Food Aid to Palestine Due to Lack of Funding People's Health Tribunal Finds Shell and Total Energy Guilty of Harming African Communities …
(2023-05-30). 31 May, Online Event: The Battle of Life and Freedom — The Case of Walid Daqqah. samidoun.net 
Join us on Wednesday, May 31 for an online event to Free Walid Daqqah! Walid Daqqah is a Palestinian political prisoner, intellectual and freedom fighter suffering from a rare cancer who requires freedom to receive proper treatment after years of medical neglect in Zionist prisons. Hear from: Sanaa Salameh, the wife of Walid Daqqah with Charlotte …
(2023-05-30). Mass demonstration in Vancouver commemorates 75 years of Nakba and resistance. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Vancouver joined with the Palestinian Youth Movement, Canada Palestine Association, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights UBC and the International League of People's Struggle to commemorate the ongoing Nakba since 1948 on Sunday, 14 May 2023. Hundreds participated in a mass popular march from the Vancouver Art Gallery in the center of downtown to the …
(2023-05-31). Texas Is the First State to Ban Student Interaction With Elected Officials. truthout.org Texas students have faced increasing restrictions in recent years on their education, from limiting discussions about race and gender in the classroom to regulating books in school libraries. The latest move by Texas politicians is hidden in plain sight under an existing 2021 ban that targets the teaching of "inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive" groups. The law, HB 3979… |
(2023-05-30). Black unionists vow to push for racial justice and democracy. peoplesworld.org 
NEW ORLEANS—Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) President Terry Melvin, keynoting CBTU's 2023 Convention last week, its 52nd, called out the danger of a "racist, anti-democratic America" that wants to see Black and Brown people "eradicated from stories about America's less than perfect self." "Bring it on!" Melvin declared, speaking of the need to prevent …
(2023-05-31). NATO HQ in U.S. accelerates Sweden's integration. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationMay 25, 2023 Allied Command Transformation Receives Swedish Defence Delegation for Strategic Discussions on Defence Planning and Policy NORFOLK, VA — On May 25th, 2023, Swedish Chief of Directorate of Strategic Plans and Policy, Defence Staff, Major General Johan Pekkari and his delegation visited the Headquarters of Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, located in …
(2023-05-31). Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act as Conservative Justices Side with Polluters and Developers. democracynow.org 
We look at how a new Supreme Court ruling awards a major victory to polluters and land developers. In a 5-4 decision last week, the justices sharply limited the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect and preserve wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The ruling ends protections for about half of all the wetlands in the contiguous United States, jeopardizing access to safe drinking water for millions. "That just defies science, physics, commonsense," says Earthjustice's Sam Sankar, who urges Congress to take action to once again protect the country's critical water resour…
(2023-05-31). Al menos 1.176 personas imputadas por intento golpista en Brasil. telesurtv.net Este miércoles la Corte Suprema iniciará análisis de acusaciones contra séptimo y último grupo de los 1.390 denunciados.
(2023-05-31). üéß LEVER TIME: Sen. Chris Murphy On The Debt Ceiling Deal And Reforming The Supreme Court. levernews.com