2023-09-07: News Headlines

Rithika Ramamurthy (2023-09-07). To end racism, we need to rebuild the economy. therealnews.com

Leah Watson (2023-09-07). What the Fight Against Classroom Censorship is Really About. aclu.org The ACLU is leading the fight to end classroom censorship and protect our right to learn. We filed the first case in the country to challenge a law that censored instruction about systemic sexism and racism in

Zack Linly (2023-09-06). Florida's Racist Congressional Map Rejected By Federal Judge As Gov. DeSantis' Bad Run Continues. newsone.com Source: Sanghwan Kim / Getty | It has been a rough week for Republican legislators who seek to perform systemic racism through congressional map redistricting while, at the same time, denying the existence of systemic racism. | On Tuesday, a panel of federal judges

Staff (2023-09-06). Headlines for September 6, 2023. democracynow.org Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy, Blinken Visits Kyiv to Unveil New $1 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Meadows, Eastman & Clark Plead Not Guilty in Georgia Election Case, Special Counsel Jack Smith Warns Trump's Remarks May Be Prejudicing Jury Pool in D.C., Trial Begins for Trump's Former Trade Adviser Peter Navarro, 61 Cop City Activists Face RICO Charges in Atlanta for Protests Against Police Facility, U.N. Head Warns "Climate Breakdown Has Begun", Brazil: 21 Die After Cyclone Triggers Floods & Landslides, Seven Killed Afte…

WSWS (2023-09-06). Ex-leader of Proud Boys and "prolific" FBI informant sentenced to 22 years in prison for role in January 6 coup. wsws.org Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the fascistic militia group and protégé of Trump political crony Roger Stone, was previously convicted of six felonies related to the failed coup, including seditious conspiracy.

Ann Brown (2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …

Zach D. Roberts (2023-09-07). How the 'Free Helicopter Rides' Meme Went Viral. progressive.org Referencing the dark history of the Pinochet regime in Chile, the Proud Boys have sought to desensitize people against targeted violence by making it a joke.

Chris Walker (2023-09-06). Former Proud Boys Leader Tarrio Receives 22-Year Sentence for Capitol Attack. truthout.org Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, the former chair and leader of the Proud Boys, a far right, white nationalist organization, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in federal prison for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio was convicted in May of seditious conspiracy for his role in the attack, trying to keep former President Donald Trump in power beyond his single term… |

Zack Linly (2023-09-06). 'Fired On His Day Off': Enrique Tarrio Gets 22 Years For Plotting Jan. 6 Riot He Didn't Attend. newsone.com Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Ann Brown (2023-09-07). Proud Boys Leader Was 'Prolific' Government Informant And Still Got 22-Year Sentence. moguldom.com Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former leader of the right-wing extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection. Tarrio was found guilty in May of seditious conspiracy related to the events of Jan. 6th, along with several other members of the Proud Boys. Prosecutors …

WSWS (2023-09-06). Ex-leader of Proud Boys and "prolific" FBI informant sentenced to 22 years in prison for role in January 6 coup. wsws.org Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the fascistic militia group and protégé of Trump political crony Roger Stone, was previously convicted of six felonies related to the failed coup, including seditious conspiracy.

Staff (2023-09-06). Headlines for September 6, 2023. democracynow.org Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison for Jan. 6 Seditious Conspiracy, Blinken Visits Kyiv to Unveil New $1 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine, Meadows, Eastman & Clark Plead Not Guilty in Georgia Election Case, Special Counsel Jack Smith Warns Trump's Remarks May Be Prejudicing Jury Pool in D.C., Trial Begins for Trump's Former Trade Adviser Peter Navarro, 61 Cop City Activists Face RICO Charges in Atlanta for Protests Against Police Facility, U.N. Head Warns "Climate Breakdown Has Begun", Brazil: 21 Die After Cyclone Triggers Floods & Landslides, Seven Killed Afte…

Chris Walker (2023-09-06). Former Proud Boys Leader Tarrio Receives 22-Year Sentence for Capitol Attack. truthout.org Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, the former chair and leader of the Proud Boys, a far right, white nationalist organization, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in federal prison for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Tarrio was convicted in May of seditious conspiracy for his role in the attack, trying to keep former President Donald Trump in power beyond his single term… |

sputnikglobe (2023-09-06). US Court Hands Proud Boys Leader 22-Year Prison Sentence Over Jan. 6 Capitol Breach. sputnikglobe.com Enrique Tarrio, who has been behind bars since his arrest in 2022, was convicted earlier this year by a Washington, DC jury on multiple charges, including those related to him leading a failed plot to prevent the transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 US presidential election.

Michael F. Brown (2023-09-07). Blinken indulges Republican senator toying with Palestinian hunger. electronicintifada.net Democrats push back for "economic peace" but ignore underlying issues of apartheid, dispossession and occupation.

Elis Gjevori (2023-09-07). Ex-Mossad chief's 'apartheid' criticism undermines occupation. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2023-09-06). Israel: Former Mossad chief says his country is enforcing apartheid in the West Bank. middleeasteye.net Israel: Former Mossad chief says his country is enforcing apartheid in the West Bank | Tamir Pardo told the media that Israel's heavy restrictions on Palestinians amount to apartheid | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 15: 46 | Tamir Pardo was the director of Mossad from 2011-2016 (AFP) | The former head of

Pavel López Lazo (2023-09-06). Cuban Deputy FM receives Swiss Ambassador Stefano Vescovi. plenglish.com In the ceremony, held at Cuba ¥s Foreign Ministry (MINREX), the Swiss diplomat presented the copies of style as new ambassador to the government of the Republic of Cuba, according to MINREX. | In April 2023, the Counselor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis paid an official visit to Cuba, an occasion that reaffirmed the interest in continuing to strengthen bilateral ties with a long history of friendship and cooperation.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). US Congress Flouts Own Laws to Arm Ukrainian Nazis. sputnikglobe.com The Biden administration's military supplying of Ukraine has won it the unlikely support of US-based neo-Nazi groups. But independent journalist Rachel Blevins said state security agencies have been in league with such extremists for almost a decade.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-09-06). Cuban Deputy FM receives Swiss Ambassador Stefano Vescovi. plenglish.com In the ceremony, held at Cuba ¥s Foreign Ministry (MINREX), the Swiss diplomat presented the copies of style as new ambassador to the government of the Republic of Cuba, according to MINREX. | In April 2023, the Counselor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis paid an official visit to Cuba, an occasion that reaffirmed the interest in continuing to strengthen bilateral ties with a long history of friendship and cooperation.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Western 'Wonder Weapons' Won't Turn the Tide in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles, HIMARS rocket artillery, JDAM guided glide bombs and Patriot air defense systems have all failed to grant victory to the Kiev regime. Brian Berletic, an ex-US Marine and independent geopolitical researcher and writer, said the failure of the UK's front-line tank was predictable.

TASS (2023-09-07). Last two US Open champs Alcaraz, Medvedev set to face off in semifinals in New York. tass.com On Wednesday, 2021 US Open Champion and 3rd-seed Daniil Medvedev outplayed his compatriot Andrey Rublev, finishing with a straight-sets win of 6-4; 6-3; 6-4…

Simon Hooper (2023-09-07). Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told. middleeasteye.net Boycott bill: Labelling critics of Israel antisemitic a 'dangerous road', MPs told | Campaign groups warn legislation could block divestments from arms trade and fossil fuels and undermine human rights commitments | Thu, 09/07/2023 – 15: 50 | Melanie Phillips was praised by one MP for her 'excellent articles' (Parliament TV) | The

Graham Peebles (2023-09-06). Ethiopia: Amhara genocide and the threat of civil war. nationofchange.org If peace, social harmony and democracy are to be established, long-term constitutional reform is needed, ethnic federalism abandoned and fair and open parliamentary elections held.

Graham Peebles (2023-09-06). Ethiopia: Amhara genocide and the threat of civil war. nationofchange.org If peace, social harmony and democracy are to be established, long-term constitutional reform is needed, ethnic federalism abandoned and fair and open parliamentary elections held.

Elis Gjevori (2023-09-06). France abaya ban: Muslim schoolgirl sent home for wearing kimono. middleeasteye.net France abaya ban: Muslim schoolgirl sent home for wearing kimono | Education minister says as many as 67 girls were sent home after refusing to take off loose-fitting robes | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 15: 41 | A woman holds a placard reading 'my veil is my freedom' during a protest in 2019 (AFP) | A Muslim girl in

Robert Inlakesh (2023-09-06). The Biden Administration's Relations With Israel Aren't Going To Change, Here's Why. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government's long-held position of unconditional support for Israel is seemingly being placed under duress, due in large part to the current push from the regime in Tel Aviv towards a legal system overhaul. As Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, bars his ministers from traveling to Washington, speculation has arisen of a breakdown in

sputnikglobe (2023-09-07). Netanyahu Implies He Will Not Accept Israeli Supreme Court's Repeal of Judicial Reform. sputnikglobe.com TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Benjamin Netanyahu gave a tacit support to parliamentary speaker Amir Ohana's warning to the country's Supreme Court against interfering with Israel's fundamental laws, in an indication that he would not accept a possible court ruling to repeal one of the clauses of the controversial judicial reform during a hearing next week.

Staff (2023-09-07). Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi seized by occupation forces; family urges support and attention. samidoun.net Palestinian-Italian researcher Khaled al-Qaisi, a translator, researcher and student in the Department of Oriental Languages and Civilizations at Sapienza University of Rome, has been detained by Israeli occupation forces since 31 August. Al-Qaisi, a Palestinian and Italian citizen, was visiting Palestine with his wife and four-year-old son. While leaving Palestine at the bridge to Jordan, …

Editor (2023-09-06). The Red Heifer Project: Israeli Government Part of Plan to Build Third Temple at Al-Aqsa. scheerpost.com By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News Since 1967, non-Muslims have been allowed to visit Al-Aqsa but not pray at the holy site. Yet that status quo is rapidly eroding in recent years as Israeli Jewish settler groups work alongside the government to take control of the compound. Under Jewish law, the ashes of a red …

Jeff Wright, Mondoweiss. (2023-09-06). United Nations Committee Releases Exhaustive Study On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org Last week, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) issued a study two years in the making: The Legality of the Israeli Occupation of the Occupied Territories, Including East Jerusalem. | Committee Chair Ambassador Cheikh Niang introduced the study commissioned by the CEIRPP and prepared by the Irish Human Rights Centre of the National University of Ireland in Galway. Niang said, "The relevance and urgency of this study cannot be overstated… It is incumbent upon us, the international community, to deepen our understanding of the legal issues raised by this pr…

Staff (2023-09-06). Anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel: Palestinian prisoners reaffirm their leadership in the resistance. samidoun.net On the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel, in which six Palestinian prisoners: Mahmoud al-Ardah, Mohammed al-Ardah, Yousef Qadri, Ayham Kamamji, Munadil Nafa'at and Zakaria Zubaidi — liberated themselves from the Israeli occupation's Gilboa prison, this iconic event continues to highlight the commitment of the Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people as a whole to …

Staff (2023-09-06). Audio interview: Palestinian prisoners' movement declares plans for hunger strike to resist repression. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 5 September, Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun, spoke with Salaamedia, based in South Africa, about the current situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. Specifically, the Palestinian prisoners' movement has called for a collective open hunger strike launching on Thursday, 14 September against the latest attacks on prisoners' living conditions by …

Oren Ziv (2023-09-07). Israel: New movement sees young people refusing military service over judicial reforms. middleeasteye.net

teleSUR (2023-09-07). Palestinian Wounded in Clashes in West Bank's Bethlehem. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, a Palestinian was wounded during clashes that erupted in the central West Bank city of Bethlehem. | RELATED: | Palestinian medical sources said that the Israeli army transferred "a young Palestinian man with a foot injury" to a local hospital for treatment after clashes in Bethlehem. | The clashes erupted after Israeli forces stormed the Dheisheh refugee camp south of Bethlehem, according to eyewitnesses, who said Is…

WSWS (2023-09-07). Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown. wsws.org A regime of mass deportations and administrative detentions, long used against the Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, will inevitably be used against Israeli workers as well.

Areeb Ullah (2023-09-06). Boycott bill: Pro-Palestine groups not invited to give evidence to MPs. middleeasteye.net Boycott bill: Pro-Palestine groups not invited to give evidence to MPs | Committee scrutinising anti-BDS bill set to hear from Melanie Phillips and pro-Israel lobbyists, but not from supporters of Palestinian cause | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 13: 16 | Pro-Palestinian activists and supporters let off smoke flares during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian cause in central London on 15 May 2021 (A…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-06). Blinken Speaks With Netanyahu, Abbas Amid Saudi Normalization Push. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid a US push to broker a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia. According to the State Department, Blinken and Netanyahu discussed several issues, including Iran and …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-06). Libya's Attempt to Normalize Relations with the Zionist Entity is a Multilayered Treason. libya360.wordpress.com Essam Elkorghli There are Arab governments going along with the U.S. push to normalize relations with Israel. But people throughout the region are adamantly opposed to such treachery, as the now suspended Foreign Minister of Libya discovered. Following the destruction of Libya by NATO in 2011, the country has had consecutive governments that were parachuted…

MEE staff (2023-09-06). Jared Kushner's investment firm to acquire stake in Israeli company. middleeasteye.net Jared Kushner's investment firm to acquire stake in Israeli company | Affinity Partners, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, is making its first Israeli investment | Wed, 09/06/2023 – 20: 28 | Jared Kushner gestures as he attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on 25 October 2022 (AFP) | The private equity firm of Jared Kushner, son-in-law an…

Melvin Goodman (2023-09-06). We Must Reduce the American Role in the Middle East. counterpunch.org The U.S. preoccupation with the Middle East over the past six decades has been a costly endeavor with little benefit. The traditional twin pillars of U.S. policy in the region have been relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia. Relations with Israel have been complicated due to domestic pressures on U.S. administrations that prevent a forthright approach to dealing with Israel. As a result, the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty in the 1960s was handled duplicitously by the administration of Lyndon Johnson. Relations with Saudi Arabia are dependent on U.S. energy requirements, and Saudi influence in the OPEC arena.

scorinoco (2023-09-06). Palestine: Women Stripped and Attacked by Israeli Soldiers, Resistance Factions Vow Revenge. orinocotribune.com According to an investigation conducted by the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli soldiers forced five Palestinian women to undress, while attacking them using army dogs. | Palestinian reactions continued following the abuse of five Palestinian women from the city of Al-Khalil, Hebron by Israeli soldiers. | The calls for revenge followed an investigation conducted by the Israeli rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. | Terrifying testimonies of 5 Palestinian women about their exposure of brutal abuse after being forced by Israeli sold…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-09-07). Israel asesina a un niño palestino de 17 años en Jericó. telesurtv.net Israel se hizo con el control de Cisjordania ocupada en 1967, durante la Guerra de los Seis Días, y desde entonces mantiene una larga ocupación militar y colonización sobre este territorio.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-09-06). Libya's Attempt to Normalize Relations with the Zionist Entity is a Multilayered Treason. libya360.wordpress.com Essam Elkorghli There are Arab governments going along with the U.S. push to normalize relations with Israel. But people throughout the region are adamantly opposed to such treachery, as the now suspended Foreign Minister of Libya discovered. Following the destruction of Libya by NATO in 2011, the country has had consecutive governments that were parachuted…

Staff (2023-09-06). Audio interview: Palestinian prisoners' movement declares plans for hunger strike to resist repression. samidoun.net On Tuesday, 5 September, Charlotte Kates, international coordinator of Samidoun, spoke with Salaamedia, based in South Africa, about the current situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. Specifically, the Palestinian prisoners' movement has called for a collective open hunger strike launching on Thursday, 14 September against the latest attacks on prisoners' living conditions by …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-06). Egypt reaffirms support for Palestine and refugee agency. plenglish.com Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement noted that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he received its commissioner, Philippe Lazzarini. | During the meeting, Shoukry affirmed Cairo's full support for that agency, which is facing severe funding problems due to a fall in international donations. | The head of Egyptian diplomacy stressed the need to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and preserve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including establishing an inde…

Editor (2023-09-06). The Red Heifer Project: Israeli Government Part of Plan to Build Third Temple at Al-Aqsa. scheerpost.com By Jessica Buxbaum / MintPress News Since 1967, non-Muslims have been allowed to visit Al-Aqsa but not pray at the holy site. Yet that status quo is rapidly eroding in recent years as Israeli Jewish settler groups work alongside the government to take control of the compound. Under Jewish law, the ashes of a red …

Jeff Wright, Mondoweiss. (2023-09-06). United Nations Committee Releases Exhaustive Study On Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org Last week, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) issued a study two years in the making: The Legality of the Israeli Occupation of the Occupied Territories, Including East Jerusalem. | Committee Chair Ambassador Cheikh Niang introduced the study commissioned by the CEIRPP and prepared by the Irish Human Rights Centre of the National University of Ireland in Galway. Niang said, "The relevance and urgency of this study cannot be overstated… It is incumbent upon us, the international community, to deepen our understanding of the legal issues raised by this pr…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-06). Blinken Speaks With Netanyahu, Abbas Amid Saudi Normalization Push. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the State Department said Secretary of State Antony Blinken held separate phone calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas amid a US push to broker a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia. According to the State Department, Blinken and Netanyahu discussed several issues, including Iran and …

Melvin Goodman (2023-09-06). We Must Reduce the American Role in the Middle East. counterpunch.org The U.S. preoccupation with the Middle East over the past six decades has been a costly endeavor with little benefit. The traditional twin pillars of U.S. policy in the region have been relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia. Relations with Israel have been complicated due to domestic pressures on U.S. administrations that prevent a forthright approach to dealing with Israel. As a result, the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty in the 1960s was handled duplicitously by the administration of Lyndon Johnson. Relations with Saudi Arabia are dependent on U.S. energy requirements, and Saudi influence in the OPEC arena.

scorinoco (2023-09-06). Palestine: Women Stripped and Attacked by Israeli Soldiers, Resistance Factions Vow Revenge. orinocotribune.com According to an investigation conducted by the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli soldiers forced five Palestinian women to undress, while attacking them using army dogs. | Palestinian reactions continued following the abuse of five Palestinian women from the city of Al-Khalil, Hebron by Israeli soldiers. | The calls for revenge followed an investigation conducted by the Israeli rights group, B'Tselem, and reports by Israeli newspaper Haaretz. | Terrifying testimonies of 5 Palestinian women about their exposure of brutal abuse after being forced by Israeli sold…

Staff (2023-09-06). Anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel: Palestinian prisoners reaffirm their leadership in the resistance. samidoun.net On the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel, in which six Palestinian prisoners: Mahmoud al-Ardah, Mohammed al-Ardah, Yousef Qadri, Ayham Kamamji, Munadil Nafa'at and Zakaria Zubaidi — liberated themselves from the Israeli occupation's Gilboa prison, this iconic event continues to highlight the commitment of the Palestinian prisoners and the Palestinian people as a whole to …

krish-rad_ind (2023-09-06). Activists Storm Manchester Office of Sole Recruiters for Israel's Largest Weapons Firm. palestineaction.org

Robert Inlakesh (2023-09-06). The Biden Administration's Relations With Israel Aren't Going To Change, Here's Why. thelastamericanvagabond.com The US government's long-held position of unconditional support for Israel is seemingly being placed under duress, due in large part to the current push from the regime in Tel Aviv towards a legal system overhaul. As Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, bars his ministers from traveling to Washington, speculation has arisen of a breakdown in

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-06). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes atacaron durante la noche el campo de refugiados de Nour Shams en Tulkarem.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-09-06). Egypt reaffirms support for Palestine and refugee agency. plenglish.com Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement noted that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed the importance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) when he received its commissioner, Philippe Lazzarini. | During the meeting, Shoukry affirmed Cairo's full support for that agency, which is facing severe funding problems due to a fall in international donations. | The head of Egyptian diplomacy stressed the need to revive the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians and preserve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including establishing an inde…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-09-06). Israel asesina a un niño palestino de 17 años en Jericó. telesurtv.net Israel se hizo con el control de Cisjordania ocupada en 1967, durante la Guerra de los Seis Días, y desde entonces mantiene una larga ocupación militar y colonización sobre este territorio.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-06). Israeli Researchers Find Four 1,900-Year-Old Swords Hidden Inside Cave. sputnikglobe.com Scientists initially made the new discovery two months back while exploring the same location in which researchers previously uncovered a stalactite with an inscription.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous (2023-09-06). Palestine in Pictures: August 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine…

Staff (2023-09-07). Collectif Palestine Vaincra on Al Mayadeen: Free all Palestinian prisoners, free Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net On Wednesday 6 September 2023, the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen organized a special program on the occasion of the second anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel operation, when six Palestinian prisoners escaped from the maximum security prison of Gilboa. This program took place with the participation of a member of the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, alongside Sahar Francis, …

Staff (2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Online Event: From Cop City to Palestine. samidoun.net Thursday, September 7th at 4 pm/PST, 6 pm/CST, 7 pm/EST Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3916866… This is the first in a series of webinars in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace and Samidoun (an international aid organization for Palestinian prisoners and their families). The webinar will examine the connections between the Black and Palestinian struggles. Panelists will explore …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Vienna: Free Amin Abu Rashed! samidoun.net Palestine Solidarity Austria is organizing a demonstration at the Dutch embassy in Austria to demand freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian leader and organizer being persecuted and jailed for his charity work for Palestine. Details at their Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CwpoY7GsPq_/ Join our rally on Thursday at 6pm in front of the Dutch Embassy in Vienna (Opernring …

Staff (2023-09-06). Growing campaign to free Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands. samidoun.net The campaign for the liberation of Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian-Dutch community leader, organizer and humanitarian worker, held as a Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands, is growing. Amin Abu Rashed is being jailed before trial despite his difficult health situation. For decades, he has been one of the most prominent leaders of the Palestinian community …

Staff (2023-09-06). Paris rally supports Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, during the afternoon, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine organized a rally at the Fontaine des Innocents in Paris in support of the Palestinian resistance, as it confronts the intensification of colonial violence throughout occupied Palestine, including the Palestinian prisoners' movement. For several hours, many people took part in this dynamic mass gathering, including activists from …

Staff (2023-09-06). Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Charleroi, Belgium. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, the Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine in Charleroi, Belgium, a member of the Samidoun network, organized a Palestine awareness stand on the Place Verte in Charleroi, where activists had the opportunity to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners with a diverse group of city residents. Participants in the stand highlighted that over 5,000 men, women …

Angela (2023-09-07). Sunday 9/10: Art of the Palestinian Thobe – An Exhibit featuring Palestinian textiles, embroidery. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-07). PM Shtayyeh opens 13th Palestinian International Book Fair. plenglish.com Ramallah, Sep 7 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh opened on Thursday the 13th Palestinian International Book Fair, in which about 390 publishers and agencies from various countries will be attending.

Staff (2023-09-07). Four Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strikes for liberation. samidoun.net Four Palestinian prisoners are continuing their hunger strikes for freedom against administrative detention and arbitrary imprisonment: Kayed Fasfous, Sultan Khallouf, Abdel-Rahman Baraqa and Maher al-Akhras. Fasfous and Khallouf have now been on hunger strike for 35 days, while Baraqa has been on strike for 28 days and al-Akhras for 15 days. Fasfous, Khallouf and Baraqa …

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-07). Labor needs to step up support for Palestine, meeting hears. greenleft.org.au

Anonymous (2023-09-06). Palestine in Pictures: August 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine…

Staff (2023-09-06). Solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Charleroi, Belgium. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, the Plate-forme Charleroi-Palestine in Charleroi, Belgium, a member of the Samidoun network, organized a Palestine awareness stand on the Place Verte in Charleroi, where activists had the opportunity to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners with a diverse group of city residents. Participants in the stand highlighted that over 5,000 men, women …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Online Event: From Cop City to Palestine. samidoun.net Thursday, September 7th at 4 pm/PST, 6 pm/CST, 7 pm/EST Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3916866… This is the first in a series of webinars in partnership with Black Alliance for Peace and Samidoun (an international aid organization for Palestinian prisoners and their families). The webinar will examine the connections between the Black and Palestinian struggles. Panelists will explore …

Staff (2023-09-06). 7 September, Vienna: Free Amin Abu Rashed! samidoun.net Palestine Solidarity Austria is organizing a demonstration at the Dutch embassy in Austria to demand freedom for Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian leader and organizer being persecuted and jailed for his charity work for Palestine. Details at their Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/CwpoY7GsPq_/ Join our rally on Thursday at 6pm in front of the Dutch Embassy in Vienna (Opernring …

Staff (2023-09-06). Growing campaign to free Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands. samidoun.net The campaign for the liberation of Amin Abu Rashed, Palestinian-Dutch community leader, organizer and humanitarian worker, held as a Palestinian political prisoner in the Netherlands, is growing. Amin Abu Rashed is being jailed before trial despite his difficult health situation. For decades, he has been one of the most prominent leaders of the Palestinian community …

Staff (2023-09-06). Paris rally supports Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian prisoners. samidoun.net On Saturday, 2 September, during the afternoon, CAPJPO-EuroPalestine organized a rally at the Fontaine des Innocents in Paris in support of the Palestinian resistance, as it confronts the intensification of colonial violence throughout occupied Palestine, including the Palestinian prisoners' movement. For several hours, many people took part in this dynamic mass gathering, including activists from …

Andreas Sartzekis (2023-09-07). In Greece, megaracists fan the flames of megafires. internationalviewpoint.org

Mark Gruenberg (2023-09-06). Un tribunal desestima el mapa racista de redistribución de distritos de los republicanos de Alabama. peoplesworld.org BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—Otra victoria en un tribunal federal en la que los votantes negros impugnaron con éxito una reasignación del Congreso manipulada por una mayoría republicana blanca, esta vez en Alabama, muestra que la Ley de Derecho al Voto (VRA) todavía tiene cierta influencia. Pero el propio fallo del tribunal, en el Tribunal de Distrito de …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-09-06). Court tosses Alabama Republicans' racist re-districting map — again. peoplesworld.org BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Yet another federal court win where Black voters successfully contested a Republican white majority-rigged congressional remap, this time in Alabama, shows the Voting Rights Act still has some clout. But the court's ruling itself, in U.S. District Court for Northern Alabama, also sheds a light on what was lost when the U.S. Supreme Court …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-09-06). Un tribunal desestima el mapa racista de redistribución de distritos de los republicanos de Alabama. peoplesworld.org BIRMINGHAM, Alabama—Otra victoria en un tribunal federal en la que los votantes negros impugnaron con éxito una reasignación del Congreso manipulada por una mayoría republicana blanca, esta vez en Alabama, muestra que la Ley de Derecho al Voto (VRA) todavía tiene cierta influencia. Pero el propio fallo del tribunal, en el Tribunal de Distrito de …

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.

Brasil de Fato (2023-09-06). Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice says Lula's arrest was "one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in the country's history" peoplesdispatch.org STF justice overturns evidence from the Odebrecht Construction Company's leniency agreement in Operation Car Wash…

People's Dispatch. (2023-09-06). Yemeni Government Criticizes Decision To Cut Humanitarian Aid. popularresistance.org On Monday, September 4, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, criticized the World Food Programme's (WFP) decision to scale back its aid program in the country. He termed it part of the US attempts to continue the humanitarian crisis there. Earlier, the WFP had stated that due to lack of funds, it will be forced to cut the size of its aid program in Yemen from September. | Al-Houthi met with WFP's Middle East and North Africa director, Corinne Fleischer, and claimed that the UN has failed to carry out the humanitarian program in Yemen which faces what is considered to be one of the…

Staff (2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the state, in a historic ruling that is another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer the…

Zane McNeill (2023-09-07). Mexico's Supreme Court Rules to Federally Decriminalize Abortion. truthout.org On Wednesday, Mexico's Supreme Court ruled to decriminalize abortion at the federal level, holding that national laws prohibiting the procedure are unconstitutional. The ruling not only orders that abortion be removed from penal codes, but requires that federal public health institutions offer abortion procedures. "Today is a day of victory and justice for Mexican women! |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-09-06). Court orders arrest of Colombia's former Congress president. colombiareports.com Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of former Senator Arturo Char, a member of the powerful Char Clan from Barranquilla, on election fraud charges. The high court also requested international…

Ming Hsu Chen (2023-09-06). What the Supreme Court Got Wrong About Affirmative Action. progressive.org As an Asian American graduate of Harvard and a Constitutional law professor, I've been asked about my thoughts on the recent affirmative action case. I think the justices got race wrong in a fundamental way.

teleSUR (2023-09-06). Guatemala: Bernardo Arevalo is Accredited as Elected President. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) presented Bernardo Arevalo with his credentials as president-elect of Guatemala and Karin Herrera as vice president-elect. | RELATED: | "The magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal have become a bulwark to prevent attempts to assault the electoral authority from other State powers," Arevalo said. | The electoral authorities assured that their work will continue until…

Zane McNeill (2023-09-05). Texas Goes After Out-of-State Abortions, Forces Prosecutions of Abortions. truthout.org After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections last summer, some district attorneys in Texas vowed not to prosecute residents who seek, facilitate or provide abortions — but last Friday, a state law went into effect that could result in prosecutors being removed from office if they refuse to pursue abortion cases. The law forbids prosecutorial discretion… |

Brittani Banks (2023-09-06). New Fellow for Human Bridges: Yann Perreau. independentmediainstitute.org The Independent Media Institute is pleased to announce that Yann Perreau will join the Human Bridges project as a writing fellow. We are excited for his contributions to this project in our growing scope of media coverage, art and museums initiatives, and efforts in higher education. Yann Perreau has a long background as an author, …

Staff (2023-09-07). México Decriminalizes Abortion in Historic Ruling. orinocotribune.com México's Supreme Court of Justice recently decriminalized abortion throughout the state, in a historic ruling that is another step in the fight for reproductive rights. | According to the AP news agency, the Court's justices unanimously approved this Wednesday, September 6, an injunction that nullifies the section of the Federal Criminal Code that criminalized abortion in the country. | As a fundamental part of this ruling, federal public health institutions, such as the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) and the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), are obliged to offer the…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-07). Suprema Corte de México despenaliza el aborto a nivel federal. telesurtv.net En una decisión histórica, la Suprema Corte de México avaló la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo a nivel nacional.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-07). Supremo de Brasil califica error histórico la prisión de Lula. telesurtv.net La corte calificó el fallo contra el ahora mandatario como "uno de los mayores errores judiciales en la historia del país".

Adriaan Alsema (2023-09-06). Court orders arrest of Colombia's former Congress president. colombiareports.com Colombia's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of former Senator Arturo Char, a member of the powerful Char Clan from Barranquilla, on election fraud charges. The high court also requested international…

Ming Hsu Chen (2023-09-06). What the Supreme Court Got Wrong About Affirmative Action. progressive.org As an Asian American graduate of Harvard and a Constitutional law professor, I've been asked about my thoughts on the recent affirmative action case. I think the justices got race wrong in a fundamental way.

thecommunists (2023-09-06). Joti Brar: What happened to our trade unions? thecommunists.org In this segment of our recent seminar on Trade unionism and working-class leadership, Comrade Joti outlines why the action undertaken by British unions in the past year have ended in extremely poor settlements, with real-terms pay cuts across the board. She also makes some comparisons with the strike movement in France. A supremacist ideology is …

People's Dispatch. (2023-09-06). Yemeni Government Criticizes Decision To Cut Humanitarian Aid. popularresistance.org On Monday, September 4, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, criticized the World Food Programme's (WFP) decision to scale back its aid program in the country. He termed it part of the US attempts to continue the humanitarian crisis there. Earlier, the WFP had stated that due to lack of funds, it will be forced to cut the size of its aid program in Yemen from September. | Al-Houthi met with WFP's Middle East and North Africa director, Corinne Fleischer, and claimed that the UN has failed to carry out the humanitarian program in Yemen which faces what is considered to be one of the…

Brasil de Fato (2023-09-06). Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice says Lula's arrest was "one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in the country's history" peoplesdispatch.org STF justice overturns evidence from the Odebrecht Construction Company's leniency agreement in Operation Car Wash…

teleSUR (2023-09-06). Guatemala: Bernardo Arevalo is Accredited as Elected President. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) presented Bernardo Arevalo with his credentials as president-elect of Guatemala and Karin Herrera as vice president-elect. | RELATED: | "The magistrates of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal have become a bulwark to prevent attempts to assault the electoral authority from other State powers," Arevalo said. | The electoral authorities assured that their work will continue until…

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2023-09-05: News Headlines

Staff (2023-09-05). Racist Shootings "Don't Happen in a Vacuum": Bishop Barber on DeSantis, Trump & Those Who Spread Hate. democracynow.org As federal law enforcement opens an investigation into the Jacksonville, Florida, shooting where a white gunman killed three Black people at a Dollar General as a possible hate crime and act of domestic violent extremism, we speak with civil rights leader Bishop William Barber about the increasing number of racist attacks in America fueled by racism. "There is this history of not just who kills, but what kills and what creates the atmosphere," says Barber, who calls for a political movement of love to force out hateful politicians. Barber specifically condemns the Republican Party and Florida Governor…

Editor (2023-09-05). DeSantis and Jacksonville racist killings. workers.org Once again racism raised its ugly head in a violent manner. A racist shooter killed three Black people near a Dollar General store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26. The city is home to Edward Waters University, a historically Black college, which was a potential . . . |

WSWS (2023-09-04). Proud Boy leaders sentenced to double-digit prison terms. wsws.org Four former top Proud Boys–Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl–were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 to 18 years.

Amjad Alqasis (2023-09-05). Israel's "democracy" protests defend an apartheid system. electronicintifada.net State was never meant to include Palestinians.

infobrics (2023-09-04). Neo-Nazi junta raising its Volkssturm. infobrics.org In the last several months, there have been reports about people with severe physical disabilities getting conscription notices, including blind people, as well as those with no extremities. However, the madness doesn't stop there. People with severe mental disabilities are not spared either. Their apparent "physical fitness" makes them "the perfect cannon fodder" for the criminal Kiev regime.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-04). Luxembourgers commemorate 1942 general strike against Nazi German occupation. peoplesdispatch.org Protesting against forced conscription, workers went on a general strike that started in Wiltz on August 31, 1942 and spread across the country. 21 workers were executed by Nazi authorities for participating in the action…

WSWS (2023-09-04). Bavarian deputy prime minister kept in office despite neo-Nazi past. wsws.org Keeping Hubert Aiwanger in office is a clear sign that right-wing extremism does not represent an obstacle to the highest government positions in Germany.

WSWS (2023-09-04). An attack on Holocaust research: The takeover of the History Chair at the Institute for East European Studies at Berlin's Free University. wsws.org With the installation of Robert Kindler, a favourite of right-wing-radical professor Jà∂rg Baberowski, a fundamental reorientation of the Institute for East European Studies is in train, away from studying the crimes of the Nazi regime and Polish-Jewish history.

Tarak Kauff, Peace & Planet News. (2023-09-04). Once We Were Proud And Supportive. popularresistance.org I was born in 1942 to a Jewish family while WWII was raging. My mother hated not only the Nazis but the German people for allowing that to happen. She never forgave them. Never would she buy or touch anything made in Germany. In 1948 the Jewish State of Israel was founded. My family were fiercely proud and supportive of what we felt was the heroic Zionist achievements in Israel. We knew nothing about Palestinians. All we knew was that Arabs hated Jews and did terrible things. At a young age I decided to join the US Army and "become a man." I spent three-and-a-half years, mostly in the 101st Airborne division as a…

Jon Hochschartner (2023-09-05). Vegetarian Socialists of the Anti-Nazi Resistance. counterpunch.org I recently came across some references to a vegetarian socialist organization founded in Weimar Germany, that was active in the anti-Nazi resistance, before it merged with the Social Democratic Party of Germany after World War II. The group was called the Internationaler Sozialistischer Kampfbund, which generally seems to be translated as the Militant Socialist International

Larry Johnson (2023-09-05). Will Americans Supporting UKRAINE Finally Acknowledge That there are Nazis Fighting For Ukraine? sonar21.com The Western media has devoted a lot of resources trying to quash the video evidence of the powerful neo-Nazi element that is fighting for Ukraine. This past weekend a group…

John Mullen (2023-09-05). French government attacks Muslims again. How will the left opposition respond? greenleft.org.au President Emmanuel Macron's government has imposed a ban on long dresses and tunics worn by school students in a deliberate move to exploit widespread Islamophobia, court far-right support and divert attention away from class conflict, writes John Mullen.

John Mullen (2023-09-05). French government attacks Muslims again. How will the left opposition respond? greenleft.org.au Schools opened in France on September 4, after President Emmanuel Macron's government imposed a ban on long dresses and tunics worn by pupils in a deliberate move to exploit widespread Islamophobia, court far-right support and divert attention away from class conflict, writes John Mullen.

WSWS (2023-09-04). Fascist mobs terrorise migrants in Cyprus while police turn blind eye. wsws.org The ruling elites everywhere are enacting the most savage anti-immigration policies and scapegoating refugees and asylum seekers for society's ills.

Staff (2023-09-04). Gofundme, defunded — The Grayzone live. youtube.com Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed explain how the attempted sabotage of The Grayzone's fundraiser fits into the wider spectrum of online censorship, and discuss events from Ukraine to Gabon, and a very revealing fascist rally outside Disneyland..

WSWS (2023-09-04). Fascist mobs terrorise migrants in Cyprus while police turn blind eye. wsws.org The ruling elite everywhere, no matter the political colouration of the parties and state leaders involved, are enacting the most savage anti-immigration policies, and scapegoating refugees and asylum seekers for society's ills.

Omar Karmi (2023-09-05). Saudi-Israeli romance? It's complicated. electronicintifada.net Whatever the outcome of Biden's matchmaking, Palestinians have to fend for themselves.

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-09-05). Incursión de tropas israelíes en Cisjordania deja cinco heridos. telesurtv.net También dispararon un misil dentro del campo de refugiados de Yenín.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-09-05). Uruguay presenta lista de convocados para eliminatorias mundialistas. telesurtv.net Los tres arqueros serán Sergio Rochet, Santiago Mele y Franco Israel; siendo una de las primeras convocatorias en la que no estará Fernando Muslera.

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-04). IAEA Report Shows Iran Slows Its Enrichment of Uranium at 60%. news.antiwar.com A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at 60% purity, The Associated Press reported on Monday. Iran began enriching uranium at 60% in response to an Israeli attack on its Natanz nuclear facility in April 2021. The level is the highest uranium enrichment Iran has …

Karen Rodman (2023-09-04). Canada Complicit with Israel's Annexation of East Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-04). Palestinian prisoners to launch hunger strike against increasing Israeli restrictions. peoplesdispatch.org Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir recently restricted family visits for prisoners to once every two months from the currently allowed monthly visits. Prisoners will start their collective strike on September 14 and continue it until their demand for the full restoration of their rights is met…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-05). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes atacaron durante la noche el campo de refugiados de Nour Shams en Tulkarem.

teleSUR (2023-09-05). US Silence Encourages Israeli Aggression: Abu Rudeineh. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces killed Ayed Samih Khaled Abu Harb, a 21-year-old Palestinian youth who was shot in the head during an armed raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarem. | RELATED: | In a reaction to this, the Palestinian presidency spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh criticized the United States for its inaction on the ongoing Israeli violations in the West Bank, urging it to take meaningful actions to e…

Editor (2023-09-05). Belgian Minister Says What Biden Won't: Israel Is Wiping Entire Palestinian Villages Off the Map. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — I heard Noam Chomsky speak in my youth about the press coverage of the Middle East in the United States, and as I remember it he at one point remarked that it was sometimes the regional newspapers, such as the San Francisco Chronicle that had the …

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-09-05). The Red Heifer Project: Israeli Government Part of Plan to Build Third Temple at Al-Aqsa. mintpressnews.com In a bid to establish the Third Temple and obtain Jewish sovereignty over the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jewish extremists and the Israeli government have ramped up efforts to sacrifice a red heifer and spark an unprecedented holy war.

_____ (2023-09-04). (Italiano) Vietnam e Palestina/Israele: un confronto tra legge e guerra. transcend.org 31 Agosto 2023 – Il testo che segue è la mia prefazione a un confronto di conflitti di eccezionale valore: Vietnam e Palestina/Israele. Queste due regioni mi hanno preoccupato per tutta la mia carriera professionale e nel corso della mia vita di cittadino attivista.

Alastair Crooke (2023-09-04). Hotel Ukraine: 'Sure, Check-Out Any Time, but You Can Never Leave'. thealtworld.com In the case of Ukraine, the U.S., it seems, is tilting towards a more permanent (yet less intense) war. The so-called 'Israeli formula'. | (Lyrics from The Eagles' Hotel California song) | "Welcome to the Hotel California | Such a lovely place … | They livin' it up at the Hotel California | What a nice surprise | Bring your alibis" | And she said, "We are all just prisoners here | Of our own device" | And in the master's chambers | They gathered for the feast | They stab it with their steely knives | But they just can't kill the beast … Last thing I remember, I was | Running for the door. | "Relax", said th…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-09-04). Incursión de tropas israelíes en Cisjordania deja cinco heridos. telesurtv.net También dispararon un misil dentro del campo de refugiados de Yenín.

teleSUR (2023-09-04). Palestinian Prisoners Plan Hunger Strike to Protest. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons announced that they would stage a hunger strike to protest a decision to cut the frequency of their family visits. | RELATED: | The hunger strike, which will start on Thursday, demands a reversal of the decision by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to reduce family visits from once a month to once every two months, according to the Supreme Emergency Committ…

Editor (2023-09-04). West Bank Dispatch: 120 Palestinians Arrested In Three Days. scheerpost.com

teleSUR, odr, JCM (2023-09-04). Presos palestinos en huelga de hambre para el 14 de septiembre. telesurtv.net El objetivo de esta acción es la restauración de los derechos de los prisioneros y frenar las decisiones y políticas que recrudecen la vida de los palestinos recluidos.

Paul Street (2023-09-05). The Chicago Non-Defender's Cowardly Cuddle with Anti-Communist Cancel Culture. counterpunch.org The Chicago Defender and the "Eye of the [Racist-Imperialist United States] Government" One Century Ago First, some haunting history. In early 1918, an agent from United States (US) Military Intelligence visited the offices of The Chicago Defender, the most influential Black newspaper in the US. Read by masses of Black folks north and south, the

Anna Massoglia (2023-09-04). New Filings Reveal More Luxury Trips and Payments to Ginni Thomas. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported more trips paid for by Texas billionaire and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow in 2022, according to a newly-filed disclosure detailing the justice's financial dealings. The new financial disclosure reveals that Crow — who is described in the new filing as "a longtime friend of filer and his wife" —- paid for Thomas' travel to speak at a conference in… |

ecsorinoco (2023-09-04). Guatemala: TSE Temporarily Overturns Semilla Party Suspension. orinocotribune.com The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala denied, until the end of the electoral process on October 31, the resolution of the Registry of Citizens that temporarily cancelled the Semilla party. | The plenary of magistrates of the TSE, through a legal appeal, urged the three powers of the state to "continue to watch over the respect for the popular will manifested in the ballot boxes, along with the integrity, purity and efficacy of the electoral process." | The decision came after the winner of the elections, Bernardo Arévalo, general secretary of the Semilla party, requested that the resolution be nulled,…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-09-05). Trump faces Manhattan trial Oct. 2 unless he pays $250M. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—Donald Trump will face yet another trial, in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan on October 2. That is unless he, his company and his kids pay New York State at least $250 million first, to settle massive fraud claims. So says New York Attorney General Letitia "Tish" James in a 100-page filing …

Stephen Cooper (2023-09-05). Has the Texas Lawyer's Creed Gone to Seed? An Exploration of Professional Ethics and the Death Penalty. counterpunch.org The "Texas Lawyer's Creed" was promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on November 7, 1989. Established to eliminate abusive tactics within the practice of law, it was thought to be a seminal moment in the legal profession; the culmination of months of hard work and spirited debate

Ann Brown (2023-09-04). 10 Quotes From C. Delores Tucker On Hip-Hop And Its Negative Programming Power. moguldom.com Some recall C. Delores Tucker as the acclaimed civil rights activist and politician who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, contributing significantly to advancing women's and voting rights. In 1984, Tucker and U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the trailblazing first Black woman to run for president, established the National Congress of Black …

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2023-09-04: News Headlines

midwesternmarx (2023-09-03). Ambiguity in an Art World Shaped by Capital. By: Ian Matchett. midwesternmarx.com ​"You can't be Neutral on a moving train"- Howard Zinn ​ I am standing in front of an assemblage of found objects, culled from a midwestern city ravaged by capitalism and racism. The pile has been helpfully located here by an artist with support of the local billionaire's philanthropic foundation, and a private art school in the suburbs. The artist's statement informs me that the work is about the possible importance of these objects in the …

WSWS (2023-09-04). Proud Boy leaders sentenced to double-digit prison terms. wsws.org Four former top Proud Boys–Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl–were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 10 to 18 years.

MEE staff (2023-09-04). New Barcelona mayor restores twin cities status with 'apartheid Tel Aviv'. middleeasteye.net New Barcelona mayor restores twin cities status with 'apartheid Tel Aviv' | Pro-Palestine activists condemn the decision, months after the former mayor cut ties following a popular public campaign | Mon, 09/04/2023 – 15: 40 | Pro-Palestine activists present their petition to Barcelona's City Hall demanding the city cut ties with Tel Aviv in February 2023 (Twitter/Social Media) | Barcelona announced on M…

Phil Pasquini (2023-09-03). Protesters: "Google, Amazon Cancel Apartheid Cloud Project" indybay.org

infobrics (2023-09-04). Neo-Nazi junta raising its Volkssturm. infobrics.org In the last several months, there have been reports about people with severe physical disabilities getting conscription notices, including blind people, as well as those with no extremities. However, the madness doesn't stop there. People with severe mental disabilities are not spared either. Their apparent "physical fitness" makes them "the perfect cannon fodder" for the criminal Kiev regime.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-04). Luxembourgers commemorate 1942 general strike against Nazi German occupation. peoplesdispatch.org Protesting against forced conscription, workers went on a general strike that started in Wiltz on August 31, 1942 and spread across the country. 21 workers were executed by Nazi authorities for participating in the action…

Tarak Kauff, Peace & Planet News. (2023-09-04). Once We Were Proud And Supportive. popularresistance.org I was born in 1942 to a Jewish family while WWII was raging. My mother hated not only the Nazis but the German people for allowing that to happen. She never forgave them. Never would she buy or touch anything made in Germany. In 1948 the Jewish State of Israel was founded. My family were fiercely proud and supportive of what we felt was the heroic Zionist achievements in Israel. We knew nothing about Palestinians. All we knew was that Arabs hated Jews and did terrible things. At a young age I decided to join the US Army and "become a man." I spent three-and-a-half years, mostly in the 101st Airborne division as a…

WSWS (2023-09-04). Bavarian deputy prime minister kept in office despite neo-Nazi past. wsws.org Keeping Hubert Aiwanger in office is a clear sign that right-wing extremism does not represent an obstacle to the highest government positions in Germany.

WSWS (2023-09-04). An attack on Holocaust research: The takeover of the History Chair at the Institute for East European Studies at Berlin's Free University. wsws.org With the installation of Robert Kindler, a favourite of right-wing-radical professor Jà∂rg Baberowski, a fundamental reorientation of the Institute for East European Studies is in train, away from studying the crimes of the Nazi regime and Polish-Jewish history.

Ryan Cristián (2023-09-03). CIA Is Creating, Fostering & Seeding Neo-Nazi Extremists Into The US & Fauci's Mask Lies Crumble. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/3/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Editor at NewsOne (2023-09-03). Nazis March In Florida One Week After White Supremacist Mass Shooting In Jacksonville. newsone.com Nazis holding swastika flags chanted "white power" while marching in Orlando, Florida, one week after a racist mass shooting in Jacksonville. There was no visible police presence.

TASS (2023-09-03). Japan draws into confrontation in Russia by providing military aid to Kiev – Medvedev. tass.com Russia "continues fighting the Nazism, that sadly and regrettably raised its head in Ukraine now", Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council said…

Graham Peebles (2023-09-03). Ethiopia: Amhara Genocide and the Threat of Civil War. dissidentvoice.org Since April the Ethiopian government, in the form of the ENDF (Ethiopian National Defense Force) have been engaged in violent clashes throughout the Amhara region in Ethiopia, with the volunteer force known as Fano. The ENDF have used drones, tanks and heavy artillery against Fano freedom fighters, resulting, inevitably in the death of hundreds of …

WSWS (2023-09-04). Fascist mobs terrorise migrants in Cyprus while police turn blind eye. wsws.org The ruling elite everywhere, no matter the political colouration of the parties and state leaders involved, are enacting the most savage anti-immigration policies, and scapegoating refugees and asylum seekers for society's ills.

Staff (2023-09-04). Gofundme, defunded — The Grayzone live. youtube.com Max Blumenthal and Wyatt Reed explain how the attempted sabotage of The Grayzone's fundraiser fits into the wider spectrum of online censorship, and discuss events from Ukraine to Gabon, and a very revealing fascist rally outside Disneyland..

Karen Rodman (2023-09-04). Canada Complicit with Israel's Annexation of East Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca

MEE correspondent (2023-09-04). Saudi-Israel normalisation: Palestinian delegation to discuss deal with officials in Riyadh. middleeasteye.net Saudi-Israel normalisation: Palestinian delegation to discuss deal with officials in Riyadh | Sources say top PA leaders are open to hearing issues raised by Saudi Arabia to push normalisation | Mon, 09/04/2023 – 14: 20 | Hussein al-Sheikh attends the funeral of late Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qorei in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on 22 February 2023 (AFP) | A

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-04). Palestinian prisoners to launch hunger strike against increasing Israeli restrictions. peoplesdispatch.org Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir recently restricted family visits for prisoners to once every two months from the currently allowed monthly visits. Prisoners will start their collective strike on September 14 and continue it until their demand for the full restoration of their rights is met…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-09-04). Incursión de tropas israelíes en Cisjordania deja cinco heridos. telesurtv.net También dispararon un misil dentro del campo de refugiados de Yenín.

Editor (2023-09-03). Report: US, Israel to Conduct Joint Drills Simulating Attacks on Iran. scheerpost.com

MEE staff (2023-09-03). Israel: Netanyahu threatens deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers following violence in Tel Aviv. middleeasteye.net Israel: Netanyahu threatens deportation of Eritrean asylum seekers following violence in Tel Aviv | At least 160 people were wounded in the flare-up of clashes between Eritrean refugees and riot police. NGOs say the violence was avoidable | Sun, 09/03/2023 – 13: 33 | Members of Israel's security forces clash with Eritrean asylum seekers protesting an event organised by Eritrea's government in the coasta…

MEE staff (2023-09-03). Netanyahu says Israel to build new security barrier along Jordan border. middleeasteye.net Netanyahu says Israel to build new security barrier along Jordan border | Netanyahu's announcement came a few days after claim IDF had foiled attempt to smuggle Iranian-produced explosives from Jordan to Israel | Sun, 09/03/2023 – 18: 31 | A soldier on the Israeli side of the border at the Jordan Valley site of Naharayim, also known as Baqura in Jordan, east of the Jordan River, 10 November 2019 (AFP)…

MEE, agencies (2023-09-03). Israeli foreign minister in Bahrain for official talks. middleeasteye.net Israeli foreign minister in Bahrain for official talks | Eli Cohen's trip coincides with growing speculation about an impeding normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia | Sun, 09/03/2023 – 20: 49 | Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani (left) receiving his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Manama, 3 September 2023 (AFP) | Israel's foreign minister arrive…

channelnewsasia (2023-09-05). Israel opens Bahrain embassy, three years after normalising ties. channelnewsasia.com

Alastair Crooke (2023-09-04). Hotel Ukraine: 'Sure, Check-Out Any Time, but You Can Never Leave'. thealtworld.com In the case of Ukraine, the U.S., it seems, is tilting towards a more permanent (yet less intense) war. The so-called 'Israeli formula'. | (Lyrics from The Eagles' Hotel California song) | "Welcome to the Hotel California | Such a lovely place … | They livin' it up at the Hotel California | What a nice surprise | Bring your alibis" | And she said, "We are all just prisoners here | Of our own device" | And in the master's chambers | They gathered for the feast | They stab it with their steely knives | But they just can't kill the beast … Last thing I remember, I was | Running for the door. | "Relax", said th…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-04). IAEA Report Shows Iran Slows Its Enrichment of Uranium at 60%. news.antiwar.com A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows Iran has slowed its enrichment of uranium at 60% purity, The Associated Press reported on Monday. Iran began enriching uranium at 60% in response to an Israeli attack on its Natanz nuclear facility in April 2021. The level is the highest uranium enrichment Iran has …

teleSUR, nama (2023-09-03). Choque entre eritreos y la policía de Israel deja 114 heridos. telesurtv.net Individuos procedentes de Eritrea destrozaron varias patrullas y derribaron barreras instaladas por los policías.

teleSUR, SH (2023-09-03). Miles de israelíes vuelven a marchar contra reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Las protestas semanales se han mantenido desde que la reforma judicial fue anunciada por el Gobierno israelí, en enero pasado.

teleSUR (2023-09-04). Palestinian Prisoners Plan Hunger Strike to Protest. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons announced that they would stage a hunger strike to protest a decision to cut the frequency of their family visits. | RELATED: | The hunger strike, which will start on Thursday, demands a reversal of the decision by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to reduce family visits from once a month to once every two months, according to the Supreme Emergency Committ…

_____ (2023-09-04). (Italiano) Vietnam e Palestina/Israele: un confronto tra legge e guerra. transcend.org 31 Agosto 2023 – Il testo che segue è la mia prefazione a un confronto di conflitti di eccezionale valore: Vietnam e Palestina/Israele. Queste due regioni mi hanno preoccupato per tutta la mia carriera professionale e nel corso della mia vita di cittadino attivista.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-03). Israel Will Reinforce Eastern Border With Jordan to Prevent Illegal Migration – Netanyahu. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Israel will reinforce its eastern border with Jordan by building a fence to prevent illegal migration and a possible wave of "infiltrators" from Africa, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

Editor (2023-09-04). West Bank Dispatch: 120 Palestinians Arrested In Three Days. scheerpost.com

teleSUR, odr, JCM (2023-09-03). Presos palestinos anuncia huelga de hambre para el14 septiembre. telesurtv.net El objetivo de esta acción es la restauración de los derechos de los prisioneros y frenar las decisiones y políticas que recrudecen la vida de los palestinos recluidos.

teleSUR, odr, JCM (2023-09-04). Presos palestinos en huelga de hambre para el 14 de septiembre. telesurtv.net El objetivo de esta acción es la restauración de los derechos de los prisioneros y frenar las decisiones y políticas que recrudecen la vida de los palestinos recluidos.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-03). Internet Rips Biden's 'Tight Schedule' Excuse For Not Visiting Ohio Train Wreck. sputnikglobe.com A disastrous train derailment and chemical leak occurred in East Palestine, Ohio, six months ago. The accident's fall-out and the "controlled burn" of toxic vinyl chloride that was carried out on 3 February 2023, is continuing to affect the health of residents, yet President Joe Biden has yet to visit the area.

Anna Massoglia (2023-09-04). New Filings Reveal More Luxury Trips and Payments to Ginni Thomas. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reported more trips paid for by Texas billionaire and Republican megadonor Harlan Crow in 2022, according to a newly-filed disclosure detailing the justice's financial dealings. The new financial disclosure reveals that Crow — who is described in the new filing as "a longtime friend of filer and his wife" —- paid for Thomas' travel to speak at a conference in… |

TASS (2023-09-04). University of Amsterdam prepares to ship Scythian gold artifacts to Ukraine. tass.com The Supreme Court of the Netherlands on June 9 released a ruling upholding the verdict of the Amsterdam Appellate Court demanding that the Scythian gold collection be transferred to Ukraine…

ecsorinoco (2023-09-04). Guatemala: TSE Temporarily Overturns Semilla Party Suspension. orinocotribune.com The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) of Guatemala denied, until the end of the electoral process on October 31, the resolution of the Registry of Citizens that temporarily cancelled the Semilla party. | The plenary of magistrates of the TSE, through a legal appeal, urged the three powers of the state to "continue to watch over the respect for the popular will manifested in the ballot boxes, along with the integrity, purity and efficacy of the electoral process." | The decision came after the winner of the elections, Bernardo Arévalo, general secretary of the Semilla party, requested that the resolution be nulled,…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-09-03). Supreme Electoral Court to call elections in El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador ¥s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) will call elections on Wednesday, which will put the brakes on one of the most controversial political contests in recent years.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-03). Piden a fuerzas políticas hondureñas acuerdos para fiscalía. telesurtv.net "Mi deseo es que se elija un fiscal general y adjunto por la paz de Honduras", expresó la presidenta de la Corte Supremsa de Justicia, Rebeca Raquel Obando.

Ann Brown (2023-09-04). 10 Quotes From C. Delores Tucker On Hip-Hop And Its Negative Programming Power. moguldom.com Some recall C. Delores Tucker as the acclaimed civil rights activist and politician who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, contributing significantly to advancing women's and voting rights. In 1984, Tucker and U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the trailblazing first Black woman to run for president, established the National Congress of Black …

FP Staff (2023-09-03). Typhoon Haikui prompts Taiwan to evacuate thousands, cancel flights. firstpost.com Domestic flights were cancelled, and almost 3,000 people were evacuated, as Taiwan braced for the arrival of Typhoon Haikui on Sunday, which is predicted to deliver torrential rain and high gusts to the island's south and east. | Haikui is expected to make landfall in Taiwan's hilly and sparsely populated far southeast late Sunday afternoon. Counties and towns in the east and south cancelled courses and announced a day off for employees. | Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen informed a gathering of disaster management authorities that this would be the first storm to make landfall on the island and pass its central mou…

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-04). South Africa Says Inquiry Found No Evidence of Arms Shipment to Russia. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said an independent inquiry found no evidence that a Russian cargo ship that docked in South Africa last year was loaded with weapons despite US claims. The Russian ship, the Lady R, docked at a naval base near Capetown in December 2022, angering the US because the vessel …

Ann Brown (2023-09-04). 10 Quotes From C. Delores Tucker On Hip-Hop And Its Negative Programming Power. moguldom.com Some recall C. Delores Tucker as the acclaimed civil rights activist and politician who marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, contributing significantly to advancing women's and voting rights. In 1984, Tucker and U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm, the trailblazing first Black woman to run for president, established the National Congress of Black …

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2023-09-02: News Headlines

Zane McNeill (2023-09-01). 300 Black Lives Matter Protesters in Denver Awarded $4.7 Million Settlement. truthout.org On Monday, the city council of Denver, Colorado, unanimously approved a $4.72 million settlement that covers over 300 protesters in the movement for Black lives who were arrested by Denver police in the summer of 2020. "Tens of thousands of activists took to the streets of Denver to demand justice for Black lives and faced a massive, militarized response," Z Williams, director of client support… |

Staff (2023-09-01). Headlines for September 1, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Georgia Racketeering Charges, Asks to Sever Case from Co-Defendants, Two Proud Boys Leaders Get 17 and 15 Years in Jail for Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection, AU Suspends Gabon After Coup; Opposition Seeks Ballot Count After Pre-Coup Election Loss, AFP Reports 48 People Killed by Soldiers in Eastern Congo, Chile Launches Nationwide Search for 1,000 Disappeared During Pinochet Rule, Tribunal Finds U.S-Trained General Responsible for Extrajudicial Killings in Colombia's War on Drugs, Biden Admin Advises Americans to Leave Haiti as It Continues to Deport Haitian Asylum Seekers, China Conde…

Staff (2023-09-01). Jan. 6: Proud Boys Lieutenant Joe Biggs, Who Warned of "Second Civil War," Sentenced to 17 Years. democracynow.org Two former leaders of the right-wing Proud Boys gang were sentenced Thursday for their actions during the January 6 insurrection, with the judge handing down some of the longest sentences yet for people involved in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Biggs, the former leader of the group's Florida chapter, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison. Zachary Rehl, the former leader of the Philadelphia chapter, received 15 years. The two men were convicted in May of seditious conspiracy and other charges alongside other Proud Boys leaders, including the group's former national chair, Enrique Ta…

Labor Video Project (2023-09-02). Google Stop Nimbus! No TECH For Apartheid, Rally In SF At Google Cloud Conference. indybay.org A. rally was held at a Google cloud conference to call for Google to drop their contract with Nimbuus which is being used to spy on Palestinians and repress them.

Phil Pasquini (2023-09-02). Protesters: "Google, Amazon Cancel Apartheid Cloud Project" indybay.org

SAMIR (2023-09-01). Pop-Kultur Berlin festival dumps apartheid Israel. bdsmovement.net

infobrics (2023-09-01). Kiev regime worsens already rampant drug abuse among its troops. infobrics.org The Neo-Nazi junta's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin himself admitted that drug abuse is actually getting worse among troops and that it's now also spilling over to civilians, fueling organized crime.

sputnikglobe (2023-09-01). Christie's Cancels Jewelry Auction From Heiress Fortune Made by Nazi Anti-Jewish Laws. sputnikglobe.com Christie's auction house in the United Kingdom has announced it is canceling a forthcoming auction of jewels from the fortune of an Austrian heiress whose wealth was made as a result of anti-Jewish discriminatory laws passed by the Nazis in the 1930s.

John Newton (2023-09-01). Garry Tan Takes Down Video Calling Out His Anti-Semitism. indybay.org Garry Tan did a YouTube DMCA takedown of this video that called him out for using anti-Semitic tropes when referring to Jewish politicians.

TASS (2023-09-01). Russia urges UN rights officials to condemn Estonia's discriminatory initiative. tass.com According to the statement, "tens of thousands of the country's residents and taxpayers will be subjected to straightforward discrimination only because their free opinions and beliefs may differ from the Tallinn government's ideas and policies"

WSWS (2023-09-02). Two US academics protest ongoing political censorship of IYSSE at Sydney's Macquarie University. wsws.org "This generation of young people faces the threat of world war, the rise of fascism, the COVID pandemic, and the global climate crisis. It is imperative that students' capacity to address these questions not be arbitrarily limited in the name of administrative bookkeeping."

Roger Bybee (2023-09-01). U.S. Fighters in the Spanish Civil War: A Left Legacy in the Fight Against Fascism. mronline.org "Brigadistas: An American Anti-Fascist in the Spanish Civil War" is a page-turner of a graphic novel, illuminating the courage and commitment of young Americans in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, who put their lives on the line against fascism in Spain. The Brigadistas left behind a profound legacy of courage and international solidarity for the U.S. left that still resonates today.

Editor (2023-09-02). Is RFK Jr. the Judas Goat Leading Us to Slaughter? (w/ Sam Husseini). scheerpost.com By Diego Ramos and Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost The J4S boys talk to Sam Husseini about his critiques of RFK Jr., which are of the most substantive and unique in independent media. While most people criticize Kennedy almost entirely on his hawkish positions on Israel/Palestine, Husseini goes deeper — pointing out Kennedy's silence …

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-02). More than 30 injured in Israel after repression of Eritreans protest. plenglish.com Tel Aviv, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) At least 35 people were injured, 11 of them by gunshots, during the police repression of a protest held today in this city by asylum seekers from Eritrea.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-09-02). Resistance against Israel reaffirmed in Lebanon. plenglish.com Beirut, Sep 2 (Prensa Latina) Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanon's Hizbullah, and of the Palestinian movements: Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nakhaleh, and Hamas Saleh Al-Arouri, reaffirmed here today their position of resistance against Israel.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2023-09-02). Fuerzas de Israel reprimen nueva protesta en Gaza. telesurtv.net Los soldados israelíes se desplegaron para disparar balas de plástico y munición real, así como lanzar bombas lacrimógenas contra los manifestantes.

Abeer Ayyoub (2023-09-01). Gaza: Students face shortened terms after UNRWA cuts hit education services. middleeasteye.net Gaza: Students face shortened terms after UNRWA cuts hit education services | Officials at refugee agency warn $200m shortfall in funds could lead to ending the school term early in 2023 | Fri, 09/01/2023 – 14: 38 | Palestinian students attend a class at a government school in Gaza city, on 26 August (Reuters) | Over 300,000 students in Gaza return to school in late August, all of them attendin…

Alex MacDonald (2023-09-01). Israeli settler filmed harassing Palestinian boy spoke in UK parliament in 2019. middleeasteye.net

Dave DeCamp (2023-09-01). US, Israel to Conduct Joint Drills "Simulating Attacks" on Iran. Report. globalresearch.ca

MEE staff (2023-09-01). Israel: Ben Gvir restricts family visits for Palestinian prisoners. middleeasteye.net Israel: Ben Gvir restricts family visits for Palestinian prisoners | The prime minister's office later denied that a decision has been made to limit visits to once every two months | Fri, 09/01/2023 – 15: 01 | A police officer keeps watch from an observation tower at the Gilboa Prison in northern Israel on 6 September 2021 (AFP) |

MEE staff (2023-09-01). Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid. middleeasteye.net

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-09-01). Arabic press review: Libyan local officials reject Israel normalisation. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Libyan local officials reject Israel normalisation | Meanwhile, Egypt launches mass arrest campaign targeting opponents and their relatives and Saudi Arabia provides food aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan | Fri, 09/01/2023 – 16: 36 | Palestinians participate in a protest supporting the Libyan people for standing against normalisation with Israel, in Gaza City on 31 Aug…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-09-01). Dominican President receives credentials from several officials. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Sep 1 (Prensa Latina) Dominican President Luis Abinader received on Friday the credentials of the Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Piergiorgio Bertoldi, and the new Ambassadors of Nicaragua, Honduras and Israel.

UCEIRPP (2023-09-01). UN Report: The Legality of the Israeli Occupation, Of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including East Jerusalem. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-09-01). Samidoun Network: We Dare to Speak Out for Palestinian Prisoners and Detainees. scheerpost.com By Rima Najjar / CounterCurrents.org There is history and there is a pattern to how Zionist and Jewish organizations coalesce to plot the erasure of Palestinians. Today, they are mobilizing to criminalize the activities of Samidoun, Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. Eleven Zionist organizations have announced the establishment of an alliance for the inclusion of Samidoun Network on terrorist …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-09-01). Progressives in Cyprus condemn racist attack on migrants in Chloraka. peoplesdispatch.org Over a period of time, Chloraka has seen rising tensions between migrants, many of them from Syria, and far-right xenophobic sections within the local community. Progressive sections claim that the situation created in Chloraka is the result of a lack of a comprehensive migration policy…

Editor (2023-09-01). 'Oppenheimer,' J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the University of California. scheerpost.com By Tony Platt / Original to ScheerPost This is an excerpt from Tony Platt's new book "The Scandal of Cal: Land Grabs, White Supremacy, and Miseducation at UC Berkeley." The book can be found here. Cal Berkeley was created in the 1860s-1870 and for its first fifty years was the only full-scale campus of the …

WSWS (2023-09-01). Clarence Thomas admits to free flights last year with billionaire Harlan Crow. wsws.org The Supreme Court justice has been unabashed in defending his close ties to a group of ultra-right billionaires.

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2023-08-29: News Headlines

infobrics (2023-08-29). BRICS Influence in Shaping the Global Financial Landscape and Its Implications for Developing Economies Like Zambia. infobrics.org We explored the BRICS economy—an alliance of emerging market economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Now, we shift our focus to examine BRICS' potential impact on the global financial system. As global economic and political dynamics change, we'll explore what this means for developing countries like Zambia…

infobrics (2023-08-29). Ukraine accuses the Pope of "imperialist propaganda" after he praised Russian youth. infobrics.org Kiev angered at the Vatican for not capitulating to anti-Russia demands.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-29). BRICS and the English-Speaking Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Wayne Kublalsingh — Aug 25, 2023 | August 24, 2023, marked a dramatic shift in the course of global history. BRICS, the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced that they were admitting Argentina, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates into its fold. | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has calculated that the larger BRICS Plus formation is worth roughly 30 per cent of the globally economy, that is US$30.7 trillion. BRICS Plus is home to 46 per cent of the global population, 3.7 billion citizens. Its share of oil production is now 43.1 per cent; and…

Ahmed Adel (2023-08-29). Kiev's Slow Counteroffensive Makes Biden Lose Interest and Consider Talks with Russia. globalresearch.ca

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-08-29). Only Idiots Believe The US Is Protecting Australia From China. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The Economist has taken a keen interest in Australia lately, which if you know anything about The Economist is something you never want to see happen to your country. Two articles published in the last few days by the

Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-29). Border Massacres: The Saudi Ethiopian Migrant Killings. dissidentvoice.org We know what the regime is like. Starving a country, bombing its hospitals and strafing its schools has been minor fare for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The population of Yemen has found this out to their colossal cost. Add to this the killing of dissident journalists, the enthusiastic employment of capital punishment, and an …

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-29). Elizabeth Tsurkov's Iraq travel was not authorized, Princeton confirms. electronicintifada.net Mystery remains over activities of detained Israeli intelligence veteran and graduate student.

Federico Fuentes (2023-08-29). A socialist guide to China's role in the world today. greenleft.org.au In his latest work, Simon Hannah sketches out China's development into "one of the most powerful capitalist and emerging imperialist countries in the world". Federico Fuentes reviews.

Staff (2023-08-29). As Mark Meadows Pushes for Federal Trial, Activists Say Attack on Voting Rights at Heart of Georgia Case. democracynow.org A judge on Monday set Donald Trump's federal trial for plotting to overturn the 2020 election to begin in Washington, D.C., on March 4 — at the height of the presidential primary season and one day before Super Tuesday. Meanwhile, Trump's former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows testified before a federal judge in Georgia on Monday as part of an effort to move his trial from state to federal court. Meadows is one of Trump's 18 co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering case, and any decisions on his fate could affect the others. Black Voters Matter co-founder Cliff Albright says at th…

Mohammad Sadeghpour (2023-08-29). Iranian-Australians welcome NSW Upper House support for democracy struggle. greenleft.org.au The global campaign in solidarity with Iran's uprising is making progress after decades of indifference by Western governments to the suffering of the Iranian people, writes Mohammad Sadeghpour.

Staff (2023-08-29). "Hurricane of Racism": Racial Terror in Jacksonville, from Recent Shooting to 1960 Ax Handle Saturday. democracynow.org As the Jacksonville community mourns the loss of three people killed Saturday in a racist shooting, more details are emerging about the white supremacist who went to a Dollar General store looking to target Black people before killing himself. Authorities say he left behind a suicide note and other writings outlining his racist ideology. The 21-year-old gunman had legally bought the two weapons he used in the shooting, including an AR-15-style rifle marked with swastikas. The shooting occurred as thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin…

Staff (2023-08-29). Jacksonville Shooting: Rep. Maxwell Frost Blasts DeSantis for Pushing Bigotry & Ignoring Gun Violence. democracynow.org Congressmember Maxwell Frost of Florida says this weekend's shooting in Jacksonville, carried out by a white supremacist who targeted Black people at a dollar store, did not happen in isolation. He points to Republican efforts to loosen gun laws and racist rhetoric from party leaders as part of the problem of far-right violence. "All of these things are connected," says Frost, who also applauded people for booing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at a prayer vigil in Jacksonville. "In moments like these, we have to stand strong on ensuring that leaders who contributed to the problem can'…

Staff (2023-08-29). Judge in D.C. Sets Trump Trial for March 4 & Rejects Trump Lawyer's Citation of Scottsboro Boys Case. democracynow.org We continue to look at Donald Trump's mounting legal battles with constitutional law professor Anthony Michael Kreis. Trump's federal trial for election interference is set to begin in Washington, D.C., in March, but his legal team argued this week for a two-year delay, citing the case of the Scottsboro Boys, nine young Black men who were falsely accused of raping a white woman and convicted in a rushed trial before the Supreme Court ultimately intervened. "It's offensive," Kreis says of the comparison. "To claim that Donald Trump is a victim of some unlawful, unruly criminal justice…

Staff (2023-08-29). Syria accuses Israel, US of trying to escalate war in the country. peoplesdispatch.org Syria's foreign and expatriate ministry issued a statement on Monday, August 28, accusing Israel and the US of trying to escalate the war in the country by supporting terrorists and aggravating the impact of economic sanctions. The statement called on the UN Security Council to "resume its responsibilities and hold the Israeli occupation accountable for …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-29). After sustained protests, Israeli finance minister agrees to release funds for councils in Palestinian-majority areas. peoplesdispatch.org Extremist leader and Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich had announced earlier this month the suspension of funds worth 200 million Israeli shekels meant for municipal councils in Palestinian-majority areas. After sustained protests, he was forced to reverse his decision…

Yanis Iqbal (2023-08-29). Negotiating Faith and Capitalism: An Exploration of Contemporary Spirituality. dissidentvoice.org Born into a Muslim family, I regularly encounter people who come to my house to invite me to religious gatherings. In these times of neoliberal fascism, it is interesting to note the ideological experience that piety seeks to provide. The most recent person whom I interacted with attempted to root the everyday relevance of religion …

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2023-08-26: News Headlines

Ramzy Baroud, Counter Punch. (2023-08-25). Is Western Media's Perception Of Africa Racist? popularresistance.org Racism goes beyond the use of certain words or the discriminatory practices of everyday life. It is also about political perceptions, intellectual depictions, and collective relationships. | Consider the way that Africa is currently portrayed in the news. | From a political viewpoint, Africa is seen as a totality, and not in a positive way, as in a united Africa. | For example, mainstream Western media coverage of the US-Africa Summit, held in Washington last December, presented all of Africa as poor and desperate. The continent, one can glean from headlines, was also willing to pawn its political position in the…

Shane Burley (2023-08-25). Right-Winger Andy Ngo Lost His Suit. Why Are Defendants on the Line for Damages? truthout.org When Elizabeth Richter first received notice on December 13, 2022, that she was being sued by right-wing media performer Andy Ngo, none of it made sense. Richter had only ever been in proximity to Ngo once, at a 2021 Black Lives Matter demonstration. Ngo had dressed in all-black clothing in an effort to go undetected by demonstrators. A group of activists discovered him, prompting Ngo to flee into… |

Editor (2023-08-25). Targeting Palestinian children is necessary for Israeli settler colonialism. mronline.org Israeli settler colonialism and apartheid is based on the extermination of the indigenous population and the elimination of their hope of living freely. Palestinian children represent that hope.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Wagner Chief Prigozhin Dies in Plane Crash in Russia, Putin Recognizes His Work Against Ukrainian Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. | What details have been confirmed? | The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all three crew and seven passengers on board were killed. The ministry said that the jet, an Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600, was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg at the time of the incident. | Rosaviatsiya, the Russian federal air transport agency, said that Prigozhin was on board…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-25). Wagner Chief Prigozhin Dies in Plane Crash in Russia, Putin Recognizes His Work Against Ukrainian Neo-Nazis. orinocotribune.com Russian authorities have confirmed that a private jet with Wagner Group founder Evgeny Prigozhin listed as a passenger crashed between Moscow and St. Petersburg on Wednesday, killing all on board. | What details have been confirmed? | The Russian Emergencies Ministry confirmed that the jet plunged to the ground in Tver Region, and that all three crew and seven passengers on board were killed. The ministry said that the jet, an Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600, was traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg at the time of the incident. | Rosaviatsiya, the Russian federal air transport agency, said that Prigozhin was on board…

Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt (2023-08-25). Revealed: Israel charity funded Campaign Against Antisemitism. electronicintifada.net Jewish National Fund is a key donor to a group which boasted of slaying opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.


Fight Back (2023-08-25). Milwaukee: Coalition to March on the RNC protests far-right anti-trans personality Riley Gaines. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 30 protesters with the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 massed outside the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee on the evening of August 22 to protest Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing anti-trans personality. Protesters chanted "Transphobic, anti-gay, Riley Gaines, go away!" "Can't swim Riley" and "Sore loser Riley" as they picketed outside the hotel. They carried a large banner that read "Stop trans genocide" and received a great deal of support from passing cars and people walking by. | Gaines originally gained notoriety in March 2022 for protesting the fact tha…

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Milwaukee: Coalition to March on the RNC protests far-right anti-trans personality Riley Gaines. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 30 protesters with the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 massed outside the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee on the evening of August 22 to protest Riley Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer turned right-wing anti-trans personality. Protesters chanted "Transphobic, anti-gay, Riley Gaines, go away!" "Can't swim Riley" and "Sore loser Riley" as they picketed outside the hotel. They carried a large banner that read "Stop trans genocide" and received a great deal of support from passing cars and people walking by. | Gaines originally gained notoriety in March 2022 for protesting the fact tha…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees. middleeasteye.net US sues Musk's SpaceX over alleged hiring discrimination against asylees and refugees | Lawsuit claims SpaceX consistently deterred refugees and asylees from submitting applications and did not hire or even consider them | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 17: 14 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 24 August 2023 (AFP) | The US Department…

Homar Garcés (2023-08-26). Cuando el fascismo se disfraza de revolución. globalizacion.ca Cuando el fascismo (que es decir también la derecha o el conservadurismo o el liberalismo) se disfraza de revolución, el pueblo no tiene ningún protagonismo ni tampoco una influencia significativa en lo que atañe a la dirección y el destino…

WSWS (2023-08-25). Republican presidential debate—the ugly face of American fascism. wsws.org The Democrats offer no alternative to the Republicans, because both parties represent the interests of the financial aristocracy and its national-security apparatus.

Staff (2023-08-25). Repurposed Rubber: Tire Recycling in the Gaza Strip. unicornriot.ninja Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine — In the besieged and blockaded Gaza Strip, a 27-year-old Palestinian created a car tire recycling project aimed at reducing environmental damage. In light of the difficulties getting rid of tires in Gaza with the Israeli blockade imposed on the Strip, Madian Helles' project recycles the tires for use in …


krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Israeli Government Influence Prosecution of Palestine Action Court Cases. palestineaction.org

Mohammed Hamo (2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-25). Bombing Palestinians is a "public function," top Dutch court rules. electronicintifada.net Decision shields Israeli commanders from war crimes accountability.

Ayah El-Khaldi (2023-08-25). Israel's Ben Gvir lashes out at Bella Hadid over Palestinians' rights comment. middleeasteye.net Israel's Ben Gvir lashes out at Bella Hadid over Palestinians' rights comment | Far-right politician calls supermodel 'Israel hater' after she rebukes him for his 'inflammatory' remarks | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 13: 29 | Supermodel Bella Hadid wearing traditional Palestinian dress and waving a Palestinian flag at a march in New York in May 2021 (Instagram/@mohamedhadid) | Supermodel Bella Hadid…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement. middleeasteye.net Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement | State Department notably names the Israeli far-right minister in its statement | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 09: 04 | Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at the site of a rockslide in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on 24 August 2023 (AP) | The United States State Department has condemned remarks made by <...

Ryan Black (2023-08-25). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Palestinians In Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. progressivehub.net PEOPLES DISPATCH…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-25). Israeli Government Influence Prosecution of Palestine Action Court Cases. palestineaction.org

Mohammed Hamo (2023-08-25). Gaza photographer captured and tortured by Israel. electronicintifada.net Hatim Abu Sharia spent five years in prison.

Ali Abunimah (2023-08-25). Bombing Palestinians is a "public function," top Dutch court rules. electronicintifada.net Decision shields Israeli commanders from war crimes accountability.

Ayah El-Khaldi (2023-08-25). Israel's Ben Gvir lashes out at Bella Hadid over Palestinians' rights comment. middleeasteye.net Israel's Ben Gvir lashes out at Bella Hadid over Palestinians' rights comment | Far-right politician calls supermodel 'Israel hater' after she rebukes him for his 'inflammatory' remarks | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 13: 29 | Supermodel Bella Hadid wearing traditional Palestinian dress and waving a Palestinian flag at a march in New York in May 2021 (Instagram/@mohamedhadid) | Supermodel Bella Hadid…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement. middleeasteye.net Israel: US condemns Ben Gvir's 'inflammatory' claim on Palestinian freedom of movement | State Department notably names the Israeli far-right minister in its statement | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 09: 04 | Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir arrives at the site of a rockslide in the Ein Gedi Nature Reserve on 24 August 2023 (AP) | The United States State Department has condemned remarks made by <...

Ryan Black (2023-08-25). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Palestinians In Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. progressivehub.net PEOPLES DISPATCH…

Ryan Black (2023-08-25). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year On Record For Palestinians In Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. progressivehub.net PEOPLES DISPATCH…

MEE staff (2023-08-25). Palestine at the centre of free-speech battle on US campuses, academics say. middleeasteye.net Palestine at the centre of free-speech battle on US campuses, academics say | Methods used to blacklist pro-Palestinian academics are now being deployed against students and academics in other fields, experts say | Fri, 08/25/2023 – 21: 14 | Members of the Palestinian community protest against violence in the Gaza Strip, during a rally in Times Square, on 18 May 2018 in New York City (AFP) | As issues o…

FP Staff (2023-08-26). US Conservative author Ann Coulter draws flak for 'Hindu business' comment. firstpost.com Prominent American conservative media pundit and author Ann Coulter is drawing flak for making racist comments against two Indian-origin US presidential contenders — Niki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy. | During Wednesday night's first Republican presidential debate, Coulter characterised a heated exchange between former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy as "Hindu business." | Coulter, 61, in her tweet on the social media platform X said: "Nikki and Vivek are involved in some Hindu business, it seems". | On Thursday, she started to face backlash, with Ramaswamy's senior…

Labor Video Project (2023-08-26). KPFA Journalist Frank Sterling, , Elections, Pacifica & The Fight Against The Racist Anti. indybay.org KPFA journalist Frank Sterling and KPFA LSB candidate Steve Zeltzer speak out about the refusal of the KPFA Local Station Board group "The Protectors" to support a resolution calling for the dropping of Antioch police charges against journalist Frank Sterling. The KPFA Local station board and the past manager have refused to also call for the freedom of journalist s Mumia Abu-jamal and Julian Assange. KPFA also put on programmer Ian Masters who has said he is for keeping Mumia in jail and the supporters of Mumia are dupes.

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-25). Policing The Police In The East Bay Area. popularresistance.org If you think the San Francisco Bay Area is "woke," you probably don't know about East Contra Costa County, in the East Bay, where nearly half the City of Antioch's police department are now on leave for police misconduct that includes exchanging racist, homophobic, and misogynist text messages, some of which include the n-word and references to Black people as gorillas and monkeys. In one instance it was revealed that one cop had sent another a text image depicting the Black police chief, who had been on the job for about a year, as a gorilla . The chief resigned shortly thereafter without saying why.

Fight Back (2023-08-25). Milwaukee: Hundreds march against the Republican primary debate despite record 100-plus degree heat. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Nearly 400 people marched in the streets of Milwaukee on the evening of August 23 in protest of the first Republican presidential primary debate. Chants like "Racist, sexist, anti-gay, GOP, go away!" and "Whose streets? Our streets! Whose city? Our city!" rang out as marchers ignored the 100-plus degree heat. | The debate comes just under a year before the GOP returns to the city for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The action was organized by the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, a broad-based progressive network of different local and national organizations opposed to the Republican ag…

Marjorie Cohn (2023-08-26). Extradition of Julian Assange threatens First Amendment, Press Freedom. indybay.org JURIST: My favorite Supreme Court Justice of all time is William O. Douglas. A staunch defender of the First Amendment, he asserted in his book Points of Rebellion, "We must realize that today's Establishment is the new George III. Whether it will continue to adhere to his tactics, we do not know. If it does, the redress, honored in tradition, is also revolution."

Grahame Russell (2023-08-25). Guatemalans Voted to End 69 Years of Corrupt Rule. Will US, Canada Accept It? truthout.org On August 20, 2023, the Semilla Party's Bernardo Arévalo and Karin Herrera were elected president and vice president of Guatemala. This election will bring a formal end to 69 years of anti-democratic, military-backed, corrupt, "open-for-global-business" governments when the transition of power takes place on January 14, 2024. "The Supreme Electoral Tribunal has recognized the results and what the… |

Adriaan Alsema (2023-08-25). Why "Macaco" matters to Colombia's peace processes. colombiareports.com Jailed drug trafficker and paramilitary chief "Macaco" says his influence went all the way up to Colombia's Supreme Court. Macaco, whose real name is Carlos Mario Jimenez, reiterated last week…

Walter Smolarek (2023-08-25). Civics class for radicals: The rise of the dollar. liberationnews.org The fact that the dollar reigns supreme as the "world reserve currency" is a crowning achievement of Washington and Wall Street. How did they pull it off?>

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2023-08-23: News Headlines

Marc Steiner (2023-08-22). India and Israel's fascists are in cahoots. Can Hindu and Jewish progressives form an alliance too? therealnews.com open.spotify.com/episode/7yF6Z1HNTOoPnTm… | Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-based violence in "the world's largest democracy." Throughout, India's fascists have found a fellow traveler, a collaborative partner, and a state model to emulate in Israel's ethno-nationalist apartheid regime. How deep does the India-Israel relationship go? And how can Hindu and Jewish progressives be part of the solution? Aparna Gopalan joins T…

infobrics (2023-08-22). Leaked documents indicate Zelensky about to be replaced. infobrics.org New evidence shows that Western officials plan to choose a new leader for the neo-Nazi regime.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-22). Republican Party Sets Up Trump for Democrats. thealtworld.com Just think of the many years and the many iterations the Democrats and their FBI and presstitute media have given to their attempts to frame up President Trump beginning with the "Russiagate" hoax in 2016 seven years ago. After "Russiagate," which even the Democrat anti-Trump special prosecutor had to dismiss, there were two phony impeachments, both rejected by the Senate, an "insurrection" hoax which has left 1,000 American patriots and military veterans in prison on false convictions orchestrated by a black anti-Trump judge, strippergate in which a woman who performs in pornographic films, likely a false charge…

Michael F. Brown (2023-08-22). PragerU brings pro-Israel propaganda to Florida schools. electronicintifada.net DeSantis is keen to sanitize history from anti-Black race massacres in the US to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.


unitedEditor (2023-08-23). Senior Pakistani clerical delegation visits Uighur region. uwidata.com Reporting from Urumqi / China Delegations of clerics visiting China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are proving that Western media and Uighur separatists' claims that "China is banning Islam and practicing genocide against Uighur" are false. The last important visit came from Pakistan, a country with high Islamic sensitivity. Between July 16-19, a delegation of senior Pakistani clerics …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). Palestinian councils in Israel protest suspension of funds. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld allocations and payments worth 200 million Israeli shekels to Palestinian municipal councils. Residents of Palestinian-majority areas in Israel have been subject to decades of discrimination and marginalization…

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-22). What Explains the Rise of the Far Right in Argentina? leftvoice.org

José Luis Granados Ceja (2023-08-22). Venezuela: Opposition Begins Primary Race as Far Right Threatens 'Military Rebellion'. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro announced the mobilization of "Peace Squads" in order to prevent the outbreak of violence by the opposition.




Staff (2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). Anti-fascist groups protest vandalization of Red Army monument in Bulgaria. peoplesdispatch.org Attacks on Soviet monuments in Eastern Europe have become a regular affair as right-wing governments have initiated de-communization drives. These campaigns have intensified after the Ukraine war broke out…

Editor (2023-08-22). Palestinians Welcome China's New Middle East Role, but It is Not Mediation They Need. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese …

Staff (2023-08-22). Israeli embassy seeks to interfere in prosecution of Palestine Actionists. samidoun.net

Staff (2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-22). Anti-fascist groups protest vandalization of Red Army monument in Bulgaria. peoplesdispatch.org Attacks on Soviet monuments in Eastern Europe have become a regular affair as right-wing governments have initiated de-communization drives. These campaigns have intensified after the Ukraine war broke out…

Editor (2023-08-22). Palestinians Welcome China's New Middle East Role, but It is Not Mediation They Need. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese …

Staff (2023-08-22). Israeli embassy seeks to interfere in prosecution of Palestine Actionists. samidoun.net

Dave DeCamp (2023-08-22). One Syrian Soldier Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus late Monday wounded at least one Syrian soldier, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 11: 55 this evening, the Israeli enemy carried out a guided missile attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," …

Dimitri Lascaris, The Real News Network. (2023-08-22). Israeli Naval 'Piracy' Won't Stop Freedom Flotilla Voyage To Gaza. popularresistance.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement working to end the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, has launched numerous Freedom Flotilla voyages since 2008. Joel Opperdoes has served as captain for multiple Flotilla voyages, including in 2012, when his vessel was descended upon and boarded by Israeli naval forces and he and his crew were detained. TRNN contributor, lawyer, and freelance journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Opperdoes aboard The Handala, the flagship vessel of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, en route to Oslo, Norway.

Lubna Masarwa (2023-08-22). Israel Expands Law that Allows Villages and Towns to 'Reject Palestinians'. globalresearch.ca

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-22). Blue Users on X Will Need to Send Selfie & Data to Israeli Software Company. expose-news.com X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will now require X Blue users to submit a selfie alongside a photo of a government-issued ID, according to PC Magazine. The move …

Editor (2023-08-23). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …

Staff (2023-08-23). Video: Fadia Barghouthi in conversation with NYC organizers. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 16 August, Fadia Barghouthi, a Palestinian political organizer and educator in Ramallah, spoke with CUNY 4 Palestine and several organizations active in New York and New Jersey, including Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun. Watch the full video of the event below: Ôªø Introduction (Erica and Corinna, CUNY for Palestine and …

Staff (2023-08-22). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have already signed on to this statement against a red-baiting attack in the New York Times aiming to incite repression against anti-imperialist organizations in the United States. We urge you to sign on to the statement here: actionnetwork.org/forms/mccarthyism-is-b… McCarthyism …

krish-rad_ind (2023-08-22). Over 200 Palestinians Killed in Occupied West Bank in 2023. consortiumnews.com

Staff (2023-08-22). The 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the global movement for Palestinian liberation. therealnews.com The Freedom Flotilla Coalition's flagship vessel, The Handala, concluded the first stage of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla voyage this past week when it arrived in Oslo, Norway. According to the Coalition, The Handala has visited 12 ports in a number of European countries over the past two months carrying the Palestinian flag and raising awareness …

repost (2023-08-22). SFSU stop anti-Palestinian hostility and immediately restore Dr. Abdulhadi's Classes. indybay.org There is a campaign by the SF State administration to shut down the courses of AMED. They have been supporting the Zionist agenda to destroy this program…

Staff (2023-08-22). RNC Presidential Candidates Are Bigoted, Anti-Worker War Criminals! (List, Bio and Photos) — With People's Protest Information for August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee. wibailoutpeople.org

Staff (2023-08-23). Venezuela Condemns IACHR Questioning of Supreme Court Decisions (+PCV & Red Cross). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The statement was made public by the minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, th…

Pivot to Peace (2023-08-22). Chinese Americans and the Affirmative Action Battle: What's Behind It? peacepivot.org What's behind the Supreme Court cases ‚öñÔ∏è that put a handful of Chinese Americans at the center of the affirmative action battle? How do Chinese Americans really feel about affirmative action? Retired Judge and Pivot to Peace organizer Julie Tang talks Edward Blum, the anti-civil-rights legal strategist, the U.S. elites that packed the most right-leaning …

Staff (2023-08-22). Centrist Bernardo Arévalo is Guatemala's New President, Venezuela Sends Congratulations. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( As shown in the final report by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Arévalo obtained 2,441,661 votes (58.01%), while Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope party obtained 1,567,472 votes (37.24%). | On Sunday, Arévalo said that he accepted "with great humility this victory that the people of Guatemala have given us." | According to Guatemala's TSE, the elect…

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2023-08-20: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-20). You Are Not a Capitalist! If You Are Afraid of Socialism, You Are Afraid of Yourself! libya360.wordpress.com Ekaterina Cabylis "We don't think you fight fire with fire best ; we think you fight fire with water best. We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism. We're…

Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs (2023-08-20). Black Female Prosecutors Have An Extra Burden Of Gendered And Racist Attacks. newsone.com

No Tech for Apartheid (2023-08-20). Tuesday 8/29: No Tech for Israeli Apartheid @ Google Cloud Next. indybay.org Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103…

Editor (2023-08-19). Zelensky Holds Court With Ukraine's Most Notorious Neo-Nazi. scheerpost.com

teleSUR, JDO (2023-08-20). Etiopía copa el podio en carrera de 10.000 metros en Budapest. telesurtv.net Gudaf Tsegay se coronó campeona, escoltada por sus compatriotas Letesenbet Gidey y Ejgayehu Taye. Brasileño Caio Bonfim obtuvo medalla de bronce en marcha 20 km.

TASS (2023-08-19). Zimbabwe grateful to Moscow for help in establishing, defending sovereignty. tass.com Zimbabwe has experienced three difficult moments in its modern history, a member of the leadership of Zimbabwe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front Christopher Mutsvangwa recalled…

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-08-20). Sunday 8/27: A Socialist Understanding of Antisemitism. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), | San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 ∑ wheelchair accessible | Also available via Zoom – to register: bit.ly/soc_understand_antisem

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-19). The Growing Right-Wing Threat. libya360.wordpress.com R Arun Kumar On August 13th, a political tremor shook Argentina. Javier Milei, a far right politician pushed behind the contenders of the two established political parties in Argentina and emerged as the leader in the presidential primaries. Milei's electoral gains were immediately acknowledged by almost all the far-right leaders of Latin America. The rising…

_____ (2023-08-19). China, o fascinante voo do dragaoPublicado originalmente por Outras Palavras. strategic-culture.org Como a emergência de um país que rejeita dogmas neoliberais, e está construindo o Comum, pode sacudir um Ocidente à s voltas com desigualdade, estancamento econà¥mico, devastaàßà£o ambiental e fascismo. Crà¥nica de uma viagem | Por Antonio MARTINS | Cravada a 2,4 mil quilà¥metros de Pequim, mas a apenas duzentos da fronteira com o Vietnà£, a

Fayha Shalash (2023-08-20). Israeli forces raid Palestinian towns as settlers call for 'burning' of Huwwara. middleeasteye.net

Mohammad Ayesh (2023-08-20). Arabic press review: Rare Yemeni artefacts to be auctioned in Israel. middleeasteye.net Arabic press review: Rare Yemeni artefacts to be auctioned in Israel | Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian academic slams UAE strategy in Yemen, and Egyptian journalists hold sit-in to demand release of jailed colleagues | Sun, 08/20/2023 – 10: 38 | A bronze frame from Yemen is expected to be up for auction in Israel in October (Abdullah Mohsen/Facebook) | Yemeni artefacts to be sold in Israel

Jordan Bollag, Sami Abu Shehadeh (2023-08-20). The Fight Over Israel's Judicial Reform Neglects Palestinian Rights. internationalviewpoint.org "Those who will be affected first and foremost by this weakening of the judicial system in Israel will be the Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line. | – | / |

teleSUR (2023-08-20). Palestine Rejects Israeli Plan to Legalize 155 Settlements. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Palestine condemned and rejected Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's plan to legalize 155 Israeli settlement outposts in the West Bank. | RELATED: | Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the spokesperson of the Palestinian presidency, said that the plan "is condemned and rejected," adding that "under international resolutions, Israeli settlement on the lands of Palestine is illegal." | Israel Radio reported that Smotrich began prom…

TASS (2023-08-20). Israeli opposition leader Lapid predicts downfall of Netanyahu's cabinet will happen soon. tass.com Speaking at an opposition rally, he expressed confidence that the current cabinet headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon fall, paving the way for a fresh national election…

| AFP | (2023-08-19). Two Israeli civilians killed in West Bank shooting. tribune.com.pk Two Israeli civilians were killed in a suspected shooting attack in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the army said. | "A suspected shooting attack was carried out at a number of Israeli civilians in the area of the town of Huwara," an army statement said, adding that two civilians had been killed. | The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the army had closed key entrances to the main northern West Bank city of Nablus, and that soldiers were forcing businesses to close as they searched for the suspected attackers. | Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou said the attack was the "result of the r…

MEE staff (2023-08-19). Palestinian dies days after shooting by Israeli forces during West Bank raid. middleeasteye.net Palestinian dies days after shooting by Israeli forces during West Bank raid | Mohammed Abu Asaab was seriously wounded earlier this week when Israeli forces raided the Balata camp | Sat, 08/19/2023 – 12: 50 | Mohammed Abu Asaab died on Saturday after being shot by Israeli forces on Wednesday this week (Social Media) | A

MEE staff (2023-08-19). Two Israelis killed in West Bank shooting attack. middleeasteye.net

scorinoco (2023-08-19). Venezuela Upgrades Diplomatic Mission in Palestine. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has made upgrades to the level of its diplomatic mission in Palestine, turning it from an office to an embassy, according to an announcement made by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry. | In a statement issued on Thursday, August 17, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates welcomed Venezuela's decision, and highlighted the fact that Venezuela was the first country in Latin America to recognize the sovereignty of Palestine, back in 2009. | The Palestinian Foreign Ministry expressed its gratitude to the president, government, and people of Venezuela, for their unwavering support for the P…

Martin Hacthoun (2023-08-19). Some 2.1 million Palestinians in occupied lands need help. plenglish.com Ramallah, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Lynn Hastings, warned today that some 2.1 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are in need of assistance.

KPFA "Protectors" Protecting Police (2023-08-20). KPFA "Protectors" Backed Racist Police In Antioch Instead of KPFA Reporter Frank Sterling. indybay.org KPFA "Protectors" including the KPFA treasurer Sharon Adams supported the Antioch police claims against KPFA journalist Frank Sterling who was attacked and arrested by the Antioch police. The "Protectors" opposed a resolution at the Local Station Board calling for the police to drop the charges and the former manager agreed.

TASS (2023-08-19). People with racist worldview 'at helm' in West — Lavrov. tass.com According to him, these days few people deny the fact that "the Americans and their satellites are trying to slow down or even reverse the natural evolution process of international relations in the context of the shaping of a multipolar system"

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Avanza con normalidad segunda vuelta electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Magistrados del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) participaron en la ceremonia inaugural de los comicios para el balotaje en Guatemala en el parque Erick Barrondo de la ciudad capital.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Magistrada del TSE de Guatemala anuncia su renuncia. telesurtv.net Blanca Alfaro, quien ha recibido amenazas de muerte en el pasado, anuncia su renuncia al Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) en el marco del balotaje para elegir al presidente.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-20). Comienza segunda vuelta electoral en Guatemala. telesurtv.net Magistrados del Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) participaron en la ceremonia inaugural de los comicios para el balotaje en Guatemala en el parque Erick Barrondo de la ciudad capital.

Editor (2023-08-19). Siege on Manipur: Hindu nationalists' war for ethnic supremacy. mronline.org Across India, experiments to forge the 'Hindu national community' are predicated on the breakage of minoritised Muslims and Christians, and Adivasis and Dalits. What's happening in Manipur is part of a plan operationalised by the Hindu Right decades ago.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-19). Arrestan a policías de Brasil acusados de complicidad golpista. telesurtv.net Estas acciones se realizan en paralelo con el juicio de la Corte Suprema de los 70 denunciados por participar en los ataques golpistas.

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2023-08-18: News Headlines

Mark Gruenberg (2023-08-18). Teachers, civil rights leaders fight DeSantis history whitewash. peoplesworld.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Right-wing Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's whitewash—the word is deliberate—of U.S. history is upsetting teachers, students, civil libertarians, and civil rights leaders. A dark cloud of racism, they say, has descended on the Sunshine State's schools. But teachers, students, and civil liberties groups are fighting back, with rallies, lobbying, and, for the ACLU, a …

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-08-18). US Soldier Sought Asylum in North Korea To Flee Racism, Injustice in Army: Pyongyang. orinocotribune.com The African American soldier that crossed the border from South Korea last month to seek asylum in the North did so to escape "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the US military, Pyongyang has declared. | The statement, released Wednesday by North Korea's official KCNA news agency, are the country's first public assertions on the defection of the South Korea-based US soldier Travis King, who crossed into North Korea on July 18 while on a tourist tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) that separates the two rival countries. | The statement further noted that King had confessed to crossing the border…

Fietje Auslà§nder (2023-08-17). The birth and long life of 'Peat Bog Soldiers' on its 90th anniversary. peoplesworld.org Few of the hundreds of songs in the antifascist repertoire became as popular as the "Song of the Peat Bog Soldiers," written 90 years ago at the Bà∂rgermoor concentration camp. This is its history. The rise of German fascism prompted an impressive musical culture directed against it. Ironically, if it had not been for the …

No Tech for Apartheid (2023-08-18). Tuesday 8/29: No Tech for Israeli Apartheid @ Google Cloud Next. indybay.org Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103…

Miko Peled (2023-08-17). Blind Loyalty or Selective Blindness? American Politicians' Perplexing Support for Apartheid Israel. mintpressnews.com A sickness has infected American politics. This malady, it so happens, affects people of both parties, and support for apartheid Israel – which means funding it to the tune of billions of dollars each year – crosses almost every political divide.

WSWS (2023-08-18). Ukrainian government persecutes pacifist, while Zelensky meets with neo-Nazi leader. wsws.org The NATO-backed government continues its campaign of political repression while touting meetings with neo-Nazis.

infobrics (2023-08-17). UK about to send Ukrainian neo-Nazi mercenaries to Africa. infobrics.org British intelligence agency is allegedly involved in move to neutralize pro-Russian wave in African countries.

Editor (2023-08-17). 'The Greatest Fighting Force in Human History' — The Perpetual Wars You Aren't Supposed to Notice. scheerpost.com By William J. Astore / TomDispatch.com 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 …

Freedom Socialist Party (2023-08-18). Sunday 8/27: A Socialist Understanding of Antisemitism. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (near Ellis St.), | San Francisco | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni bus lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49 ∑ wheelchair accessible | Also available via Zoom – to register: bit.ly/soc_understand_antisem

Kit Klarenberg, MintPress News. (2023-08-18). CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. popularresistance.org From April 1964 to March 1985, a military junta ruled Brazil with an iron fist. Its crimes against humanity throughout this period were extensive, including institutionalized torture, imprisonment, forced disappearances and mass murder. Typically, the victims were political opponents of the regime, although the country's indigenous population was a specific, dedicated target. | In most cases, their crime was objecting to economic "reform" projects that destroyed their homes or simply living in the wrong place at the wrong time. With the backing and direction of the World Bank, the junta forcibly displaced indigen…

Editor (2023-08-18). Bolsonaro's Butchery: CIA Fingerprints Are All Over Brazil's Indigenous Genocide. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-08-17). Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia Demands End to Azerbaijan Blockade Amid Accusations of Genocide. democracynow.org Armenia is calling on the United Nations Security Council to address a worsening humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, a region of Azerbaijan home to ethnic Armenians that has been under a blockade for eight months. Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought multiple wars over the territory since the collapse of the Soviet Union, most recently in 2020. Azerbaijan closed the only road into the region in December, severely restricting the movement of food, medicine and other supplies for the roughly 120,000 people living there. "We cannot accept a new Armenian genocide in 2023," says Luis Moreno Ocampo, the…

Jeff Abbott (2023-08-18). An Assassination in Ecuador. progressive.org Far right in Ecuador proposes authoritarian response to rise in violence.

Jorge Majfud (2023-08-18). Dos formas de ser fascista. globalizacion.ca La historia prueba que si el fascismo europeo siempre sufrió de un fuerte complejo de superioridad, el fascismo del Sur global siempre sufrió de un fuerte complejo de inferioridad. Los fascistas europeos y estadounidenses fueron nacionalistas y conservadores, mientras los…

WSWS (2023-08-18). Trump incites threats of fascist violence against grand jurors and judges. wsws.org In a clear and obvious threat of violence, supporters of ex-president Donald Trump have posted on the internet the names and addresses of every member of the Fulton County, Georgia grand jury that indicted Trump.

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-17). Using public health policies, the Pandemic Industry is on the road to global fascism. expose-news.com The Pandemic Industry is developing international instruments and processes that will entrench the destructive covid practices in international law. Public health, presented as a series of health emergencies, is being used, as …

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Los Angeles joins National Day of Action for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA — On August 9, Centro CSO, along with the Chicano Moratorium organizing committee, staged an action outside of the U.S. Marines recruitment office in East Los Angeles and joined a national call to action in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Joined with cities nationwide, 30 people gathered to protest the injustices faced by the Tampa 5, and to demand the U.S. stop funding wars overseas like in Ukraine and for Israel. | The Tampa 5 – Gia Davila, Lauren Pineiro, Laura Rodriguez, Jeanie Kida and Chrisley Carpio – are the five Students for a Democratic Society protesters at the University of South F…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-18). Over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike against increased violence by Israeli prison authorities. peoplesdispatch.org Nine Palestinian administrative detainees are on a separate indefinite hunger strike to demand their release and better treatment of fellow prisoners…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Israeli court sentences Palestinian activist to four years in prison. peoplesdispatch.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-17). Israeli occupation forces raze Palestinian buildings to expand illegal settlements. peoplesdispatch.org In just two weeks between July 25 and August 7, Israel demolished at least 56 Palestinian structures in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released last week…

Staff (2023-08-17). "We are still on the front lines:" Palestinian prisoners launch collective response after occupation forces attack detainees. samidoun.net Palestinian prisoners are engaged in a sharp confrontation with the Israeli occupation regime, after repressive forces invaded the Naqab desert prison on Thursday, 17 August and attacked the prisoners. Approximately 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in all prisons announced that they would start a hunger strike at 7 pm Palestine time to confront the aggression of the …

Anonymous669 (2023-08-17). Hamas Showcases Captured Israeli Loitering Munition (Video). southfront.org File image. | On August 15, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Movement, announced that it had seized an Israeli Orbiter drone that crashed in the Gaza Strip. | The brigades released video footage of the seized drone, which reportedly crashed in the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City a day earlier. | The Orbiter is a lightweight drone that was developed by Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems for use in military and security reconnaissance missions. The version seized by…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Israeli Occupation Army Kills Palestinian in a Raid. telesurenglish.net On Thursday morning, Palestinian citizen Mustafa al-Kastouni, 32, lost his life after being shot by the occupation forces in the head, chest and abdomen during a raid on Jenin city. | Related: | During the assault by storming troops on Jenin, in the northern West Bank, Israeli soldiers arrested two young Palestinian men, accused of planning attacks on Jewish territory. | Palestinian media reported that al-Kastouni b…

Caleb Crowder (2023-08-17). Biden's 'Concerns' About Israel Don't Match Voters' Concerns about injustice. ips-dc.org Despite the Biden administration expressing concern about extremist activities of the Netanyahu cabinet, the Pentagon is focusing on Israel's military capacity amid the protests.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-08-17). UN condemns demolition of school in Palestine. plenglish.com United Nations, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations (UN) on Thursday strongly condemned demolition of a school in the West Bank just days before the start of the school year.

Staff (2023-08-17). Victory for Palestine in Dutch court: From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. samidoun.net On Tuesday 15 August, a Dutch court confirmed that the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" falls under freedom of expression and is not punishable by law. The court's verdict represents a victory for the Palestinian movement in general, and in the Netherlands specifically. Expressions for Palestinian liberation cannot simply …

Fight Back (2023-08-18). Chicago stands against FOP arbitrator's attempts to undermine police accountability. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On Monday, August 14, 50 people joined the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and the Empowering Communities for Public Safety coalition in the pouring rain in Chicago's Union Park to march to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) headquarters in response to an arbitrator's recent decision. The decision states that Chicago Police Department officers facing discipline, regardless of the severity, would have the option to take their case to arbitration, behind closed doors, instead of going before the public Police Board. | Currently, officers facing discipline that could result i…

KPFA "Protectors" Protecting Police (2023-08-18). KPFA "Protectors" Backed Racist Police In Antioch Instead of KPFA Reporter Frank Sterling. indybay.org KPFA "Protectors" including the KPFA treasurer Sharon Adams supported the Antioch police claims against KPFA journalist Frank Sterling who was attacked and arrested by the Antioch police. The "Protectors" opposed a resolution at the Local Station Board calling for the police to drop the charges and the former manager agreed.

splcenter (2023-08-18). Libertarian Party's Far-Right Leadership Worries Takeover Turning Into 'Disaster'. splcenter.org A year after the far-right Mises Caucus took over the Libertarian Party, its membership and financial numbers are down. Some state parties, including New Mexico, Virginia and Massachusetts, have splintered or disaffiliated from the national party. Leaked documents Hatewatch obtained show the Libertarian National Committee is squabbling and worried that their takeover is "turning into a disaster."

Megan Squire, Hannah Gais (2023-08-17). Hosting Company Used by Extremists Received $3 Million in Bitcoin After 2021 Hack. splcenter.org An unidentified source sent Epik, a web services company that caters to a far-right customer base, nearly $3 million worth of bitcoin one day after hackers announced that they had broken into the company's servers, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Data Lab found.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-08-18). Arrestan a policías de Brasil acusados de complicidad golpista. telesurtv.net Estas acciones se realizan en paralelo con el juicio de la Corte Suprema de los 70 denunciados por participar en los ataques golpistas.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-18). Autorizan en Brasil levantar el secreto bancario de Bolsonaro. telesurtv.net En el fallo del juez de la Corte Suprema, Alexandre de Moraes también se incluyo a la Michelle Bolsonaro, esposa del exmandatario.

teleSUR (2023-08-18). Brasilia Police Officers Arrested for Omission in January Coup. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Brazilian Federal Police carry out an operation against Brasilia's police authorities who failed to act properly during the coup attempt on January 8 when supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro attacked the buildings of the three branches. | RELATED: | The federal agents comply with seven arrest warrants issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) at the request of the Attorney General's Office (PG…

Sharon Zhang (2023-08-17). Supreme Court Rebuffed Democrats' Call for Thomas Probe With Just One Sentence. truthout.org Earlier this year, a group of Democrats urged Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to open a probe into Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito after journalists uncovered egregious corruption in the form of alleged violations of the court's ethics code and financial disclosure requirements. Chief Justice Roberts rebuffed their call, as new reporting reveals, with just one sentence… |

Staff (2023-08-17). Headlines for August 17, 2023. democracynow.org Hawaii Officials Defend Response to Wildfires; Gov. Calls for Moratorium on Lahaina Land Purchases, Yellowknife Orders Evacuation of 20,000 Residents as Record Wildfires Continue to Devastate Canada, Appeals Court Backs Restrictions on Abortion Pill, Sending Case to Supreme Court, 60 Asylum Seekers Feared Dead Near Cape Verde, ECOWAS Military Chiefs Meet over Niger Coup Amid Mounting Humanitarian Concerns, Libya Fighting Kills 55 People, U.N. Warns of "Spiralling" Humanitarian Situation in Sudan as Army Leader Says Talks Needed, NATO Official Apologizes for Saying Ukraine Could Give Up Territory in Ex…

Kate Horgan (2023-08-17). Resilience Amidst Controversy: Unveiling the Struggles of the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Unearthing Adult Supremacy. projectcensored.org The Mountain Valley Pipeline, a zombie fracked gas project that found new life in the dark corners of the debt ceiling relief bill continues to struggle through the rough terrain…

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