(2021-02-07). Congress Is Investigating the Meatpacking Industry's Failure to Protect Workers. truthout.org 
Since the start of the pandemic, the meat industry has struggled to contain the virus in its facilities, and plants in Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas have endured some of the biggest workplace outbreaks in the country. | The meat companies' employees, many of them immigrants and refugees, slice pig bellies or cut up chicken carcasses in close quarters. Many of them don't speak English and aren't granted paid sick leave. To date, more than 50,000 meatpacking workers have been infected and at…
(2021-02-07). "The burdens of the pandemic must not be passed on to the working class" peoplesdispatch.org The pandemic has exposed the inadequacy of the Austrian public health system, the failure of the federal government, and led to the acceleration of the economic crisis, writes Tibor Zenker, chairman of the Party of Labor of Austria…
(2021-02-07). Newsom, Stop The Executions! Rally & Caravan to End the COVID Deaths in Prisons. indybay.org Activists in Oakland caravanned across the Bay Bridge to San Francisco on January 31, calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to grant the mass release of incarcerated individuals. They said that Gov. Newsom and the California Department of Corrections (CDC) are responsible for the deaths of at least 180 people in prisons since the start of the COVID pandemic.
(2021-02-07). States Are Poised to Cut Mental Health Care Despite Rising Demand Under COVID. truthout.org 
Helena, Montana — When the pandemic hit, health officials in Montana's Beaverhead County had barely begun to fill a hole left by the 2017 closure of the local public assistance office, mental health clinic, chemical dependency center and job placement office after the state's last budget shortfall. | Now, those health officials worry more cuts are coming, even as they brace for a spike in demand for substance abuse and mental health services. That would be no small challenge in a poor…
(2021-02-07). The Chinese 'Debt Trap' Is A Myth. popularresistance.org China, we are told, inveigles poorer countries into taking out loan after loan to build expensive infrastructure that they can't afford and that will yield few benefits, all with the end goal of Beijing eventually taking control of these assets from its struggling borrowers. As states around the world pile on debt to combat the coronavirus pandemic and bolster flagging economies, fears of such possible seizures have only amplified. | Seen this way, China's internationalization—as laid out in programs such as the Belt and Road Initiative—is not simply a pursuit of geopolitical influence but also, in so…
(2021-02-07). Electoral Politics Use The Same Containment Strategies As Alzheimer's Facilities. thealtworld.com 
In a high-quality dementia care facility, confused residents who are at risk of unsafe wandering are skillfully redirected away from exit doors by staff members who are trained to provide them with the illusion of freedom while still keeping them in the safety of the care home. A propaganda-addled populace wandering around trying to find an escape from its oppressors is redirected in very much the same way. | If you've ever visited a loved one in a locked dementia care facility, especially near sunset, you know how agitated the people who live there can become. The impulse to wander and pace is very common, and d…
(2021-02-07). Amazon intensifies 'severe' effort to discourage first-ever US warehouse union. zcomm.org Movement to unionize workers in Alabama faces tough opposition as the retail giant launches aggressive anti-union drive…
(2021-02-07). A Common Platform: Reimagining Data And Platforms. popularresistance.org On October 20, 2020, the US Department of Justice filed an antitrust action against Google, the first step in what might be one of the biggest anti-monopoly cases of this century. With Google controlling more than an 87% share of the U.S. search market and its parent company, Alphabet, now one of the largest and most valuable companies in history, the move is likely long overdue. Yet Google/Alphabet is not alone. Just weeks later, the European Commission formally accused Amazon of breaking EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in online retail markets. | At this point, it is relatively uncontroversial to p…
(2021-02-07). Biden reduces US role in Saudi war on Yemen, but leaves room to continue crisis. thegrayzone.com A massive humanitarian crisis and Houthi-led resistance forced President Joe Biden to change course on Yemen. But that won't stop the US and Saudi Arabia from trying to impose imperial terms on the Yemeni people, scholar and author Isa Blumi says. President Biden has taken important steps to reduce the US role in the war on Yemen, while still leaving room to continue supporting the Saudi-led campaign and imposing its terms on the Yemeni people. Isa Blumi, associate professor at …
(2021-02-07). Int'l Criminal Court will take up Israeli War Crimes and Apartheid in Palestine. zcomm.org On Friday, the International Criminal Court found that it had jurisdiction to consider war crimes and crimes against humanity and the crime of Apartheid in the Palestinian territories…
(2021-02-07). Junipero Serra statue vandalized in San Mateo County. indybay.org White supremacist symbol of colonization thoroughly defaced in solidarity with indigenous resistance…
(2021-02-07). Fifity Thousand Sign Petition in Support of Indigenous Demonstrators. indybay.org Tens of thousands of supporters have signed petition for Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli to drop the charges against a group of Indigenous Peoples Day demonstrators.
(2021-02-07). Sunday 2/7: Support Indigenous Resistance! indybay.org Take action where you are!
(2021-02-07). Fifity Thousand Sign Petition in Support of Indigenous Demonstrators. indybay.org Tens of thousands of supporters have signed petition Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli to drop the charges against a group of Indigenous peoples day demonstrators.
(2021-02-07). Change Is Not Scary — The Present System Is. zcomm.org Improved Medicare for All would do away with the need for supplemental coverage and expand the services covered…
(2021-02-07). BAP Solidarity Network Demands Biden End War In Afghanistan. popularresistance.org In response to the Biden administration suggesting it will not complete the withdrawal of U.S. forces, per the Doha Agreement of February 2020, the Black Alliance for Peace Solidarity Network demands the United States end the war in Afghanistan. | The BAP Solidarity Network, comprised of non-African/Black people and organizations who support BAP's anti-imperialist mission, released a petition today, calling on everyone committed to peace, human rights and common sense, to demand Biden re-start peace talks; immediately withdraw all U.S. forces, private contractors, and other mercenaries; close all U.S. bases; and…
(2021-02-07). On Contact: People's History Of West Virginia. popularresistance.org On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to filmmaker and journalist, Eleanor Goldfield about her documentary, "Hard Road of Hope". | Goldfield's documentary, "Hard Road of Hope", revisits West Virginia's long tradition of radicalism and militant unionism, including the famed 1921 armed uprising, the largest since the Civil War, by some 10,000 coal miners at Blair Mountain who fought the repressive coal owners and their hired coal company gun thugs and militias. In 2018, the state's 20,000 public school teachers and employees carried out a strike over low pay and high health-care costs, shutting down every publi…
(2021-02-07). Palestinian Groups Call On ICC To Take Swift Action. popularresistance.org Palestinian organisations have urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to move swiftly in holding Israel to account for its actions in the Occupied Territories after a landmark decision on Friday. | Judges ruled that it is within the court's remit hear war crimes allegations made against Israel in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. | In a preliminary investigation opened six years ago, chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda focused on 2014's Israeli aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, which left 2,257 Palestinians dead, along with 74 Israeli soldiers. | In December 2019, Ms Bensouda said there was…
(2021-02-07). Ecuador: US-Backed Government Scrambles To Privatize The Central Bank. popularresistance.org With just days until Ecuador's February 7 presidential election and four months remaining on President Lenin Moreno's mandate, the Ecuadorian government and right-wing elites are still scrambling to privatize the country's central bank. | The process involves fast-tracking an emergency law dubbed the Humanitarian Support Organic Law, which will "lockdown" the central bank, siphon it from the public sector, and place Ecuador's financial sovereignty at the whims of private interests. | According to right-wing figures and the country's mainstream media apparatus that protects and serves its interest, the unconstitut…
(2021-02-07). OCHA-OP: "Humsa al Bqai'a | Flash Update #1" imemc.org 
Report By: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian territory OCHA-OPT: Posted on 5 February 2021 Highlights During two major incidents in recent days, Israeli forces demolished or confiscated 46 structures in the Palestinian Bedouin community of Humsa — Al Bqai'a in the Jordan Valley, leaving 60 people, including 35 …
(2021-02-07). The Heat: U.S. and Brazil battle COVID-19. america.cgtn.com 
COVID-19 continues its deadly rampage across the United States. | And Brazil battles a coronavirus crisis too.
(2021-02-07). St. Louis Inmates Take Over Units After Weeks Of Complaints. popularresistance.org More than 100 inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center took over two units of the jail early this morning, shattering fourth-floor windows and setting small fires as they called out jubilantly to a crowd of supporters who gathered on the street below. | The uprising began around 2: 30 a.m., and detainees held control of the units for more than six hours before teams of city sheriff's deputies and police regained custody. | For weeks, tensions have been high at the downtown jail. Inmates staged two protests in late December and early January to complain about COVID-19 protocols and other conditions in the facil…
(2021-02-07). Covid-19: Israel begins exit from third virus lockdown. middleeasteye.net 
Covid-19: Israel begins exit from third virus lockdown | Despite a vaccination campaign, the country has been registering a daily average of 6,500 new Covid-19 cases
| Sun, 02/07/2021 – 15: 48 | While a third of Israelis have received the vaccine, Palestinians living in the occupied territories have been left out of the roll-out (AFP) | Israeli barbershops and some other businesses…
(2021-02-07). Israeli Navy Attacks Palestinian Fishermen In Gaza. imemc.org 
Israeli navy ships attacked, Sunday, Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza territorial waters, in the southern part of the besieged coastal region, and near Gaza city. Media sources said the navy ships fired many live rounds at the Palestinian fishing boats, in addition to using the high-powered cater cannon against them, near Khan Younis, in the …
(2021-02-07). The Folly of Backing France's African Adventures. scheerpost.com U.S. Army photo by Spc. Yvette Zabala-Garriga/Released) By Maj. Danny Sjursen / AntiWar In Africa, Islamic State, and other Islamists, are just the tip of an underlying conflicts iceberg. Still, for decades, French Titanics — fueled by America — have rammed the symptomatic spire whilst ignoring the subsurface bulk of problems Paris largely caused or catalyzed. As for those running that nuance-free… |
(2021-02-07). How Ecuador's US-backed, coup-supporting 'ecosocialist' candidate aids the right-wing. thegrayzone.com Ecuador's third-place presidential candidate Yaku Pérez and his US-backed party Pachakutik supported coups in Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, and Nicaragua. His supposedly "left-wing" environmentalist campaign is being promoted by right-wing corporate lobbyists. Ecuador's historic February 7 election could bring a popular revolutionary movement back from the dead and help fuel a new wave of socialist governments in Latin America. The contrast between the two main presidential candidates could hardly be more stark: On one side is a conservative banker backed by …
(2021-02-07). Israeli Soldiers Injure Three Palestinians, Abduct Two, In Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, Jenin city in northern West Bank, and injured three Palestinians, including one who was rammed with an army jeep, in addition to abducting two Palestinians, including one child. Several army jeeps invaded the center of Jenin city and attacked Palestinian protesters with live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs. Medical …
(2021-02-07). Struggling Cities and States Shouldn't Pay the Price for Federal Bipartisanship. truthout.org 
For much of the past week, the media has been rather fixated on the supposed resurrection of a On Friday, however, after days of back-and-forth in which th…
(2021-02-07). Jailed Saudi teen Ali al-Nimr has death sentence commuted to 10 years in prison. middleeasteye.net 
Jailed Saudi teen Ali al-Nimr has death sentence commuted to 10 years in prison | Rights group Reprieve welcomes the news but calls for others imprisoned as minors to receive similar treatment | Sun, 02/07/2021 – 14: 11 | Ali al-Nimr, a Saudi youth facing the death penalty for taking part in pro-reform protests, posing for a photo at an unknown location (AFP) | Saudi Arabia has commuted the deat…
(2021-02-07). Army Abducts Two Palestinians In Hebron And Jerusalem. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers abducted, earlier Sunday, two Palestinians from Hebron, in southern West Bank, and in Jabal al-Mokabber, south of occupied East Jerusalem. Media sources said the soldiers invaded Be'er al-Hummus area, in the center of Hebron city, before storming and ransacking homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Haitham Talal as-Sammak, 22, from his home …
(2021-02-07). Illegal Israeli Colonists Spray Toxins On Palestinian Lands Near Nablus. imemc.org 
On Sunday, several fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on Palestinian lands, invaded Palestinian farmlands in Khirbat Tana village, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and sprayed them with chemical toxins. Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors Israel's colonialist activities in northern West Bank, said the Israeli assailants came from Itamar …
(2021-02-07). San Antonio activists save historic public housing as disgraced CEO resigns. liberationnews.org 
What the long struggle against public housing privatization has shown above all else is that with the people united and organized to fight back, we can win.
(2021-02-07). Israeli Soldiers Invade Archaeological Site Near Nablus. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the archeological site in Sebastia Palestinian town, north of Nablus, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Mohammad Azem, the Mayor of Sebastia, said several army jeeps invaded the town, before heading towards the archeological site. He added that the soldiers forced the Palestinian away, and closed the site, …
(2021-02-07). Russia Expels Diplomats From Germany, Sweden and Poland for Attending Protests in Russia. anti-empire.com 
Moscow has revoked the credentials of three officials from EU nations, over claims they took part in unauthorized rallies in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, local media reported on Friday. | In a statement issued on Friday, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had made formal protests to the embassies of Germany, Poland and Sweden. Representatives of these countries are said to have participated in mass-demonstrations that saw thousands take to the streets in cities across Russia over the past two weeks. According to officials, they have now been made "personae non grata" and "ordered…
(2021-02-07). Chicago activists demand city shelter homeless during polar vortex. liberationnews.org 
The banner's message was driven home by periodic blasts of arctic wind: "1750 vacancies = DEATH."
(2021-02-07). Geneva, NY connects fight for rent cancellation to housing justice. liberationnews.org 
People from across the Finger Lakes region of New York came to Geneva, New York on the snowy afternoon of Jan 30 to demand housing justice, safe and secure housing, and an end to racism and disrespect of Black women from the Geneva Housing Authority.
(2021-02-07). Israeli Colonists Attack Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron. imemc.org 
A group of fanatic Israeli colonists, illegally squatting on private Palestinian lands, attacked many shepherds, Sunday, in the Masafer Yatta area, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Fuad al-Amour, the head of the "Protection and Steadfastness Committee" in Masafer Yatta and Southern Hebron Hills, said the colonists came from Havat Ma'on illegal …
(2021-02-07). Army Halts Construction Of Seven Palestinian Homes Near Nablus. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers invaded, Sunday, the town of Sorra, west of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and handed seven locals military orders halting the construction of their homes. Morad Eshteiwi, the head of the "Wall And Colonization Resistance Commission" in northern West Bank, said the soldiers halted the construction of seven Palestinian homes near …
(2021-02-07). Israeli Colonists Cut 30 Olive Saplings Near Salfit. imemc.org 
Several fanatic illegal Israeli colonists invaded, Sunday, a Palestinian olive orchard near Salfit, in central West Bank, and cut more than thirty olive saplings, in addition to stealing equipment. Eyewitnesses said the colonists invaded the Palestinian orchard near Bruqin village, west of Salfit, before cutting at least thirty olive saplings. They added that the colonists …
(2021-02-07). China Detaining Millions of Uyghurs? Serious Problems With Claims by US-Backed NGO and Researcher 'LED by God' Against Beijing. anti-empire.com 
Text is from December 2019. | The US House of Representatives passed the To drum up support for the sanctions bill, Western governments and media outlets have portrayed the People's Republic as a human rights violator on par with Nazi Germany. Republican Rep. Chris S…
(2021-02-07). Brooklyn community fights food gentrification, demands "Save our supermarket!'. liberationnews.org 
Capitalism creates "food deserts."
(2021-02-07). Mississippi police shoot child, claim 'man' was shot, outraging community. liberationnews.org 
A 2014 study found that Black boys are perceived as less innocent within a criminal justice context, and as more appropriate targets of police violence.
(2021-02-07). The Nashville Bombing, More Than Meets the Eye. counterpunch.org 
The most terrifying event of…
(2021-02-07). Biden's Iran Dilemma: Serve Obama's Third Term — or Trump's Second? anti-empire.com 
Even before winning the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden began hedging his bets on US policy toward Iran. While correctly blaming Donald Trump for violating the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, aka the Iran nuclear deal, he tried to fob responsibility for restoring that deal off on the Iranians rather than accepting the job himself. | "If Iran returns to strict compliance with the nuclear deal," he
(2021-02-07). Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Worker Near Jenin. imemc.org 
Israeli soldiers shot, on Sunday morning, a Palestinian worker near the illegal Annexation Wall near Barta'a town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers fired live rounds at Palestinian workers near the wall, wounding one of them. They added that the soldiers shot Khaled Mer'eb Freihat with a live …
(2021-02-07). The New Environmentalism Must Demand Systemic Change. truthout.org 
Fifty years ago, my young daughter and I were on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the first Earth Day. A group of us were then launching the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Since then, the NRDC and other U.S. environmental groups have racked up more victories and accomplishments than one can count. | But here's the deeply troubling rub: As our environmental organizations have grown stronger, more sophisticated and more global in reach, the environment has continued to slide downhill. And not just…
(2021-02-07). Rich countries at risk of their own vaccine nationalism. yenisafak.com The world's richest countries would do well to hurry in supplying and distributing vaccines against the novel coronavirus, as failing to do so would eventually harm their economies more severely than projected by earlier studies, experts say.As the world tries to free itself from the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue of making vaccines universally available has taken center stage.Despite pledges by donor countries to aid the global inoculation effort, there is still uncertainty about when jabs will reach vulnerable populations."No economy can bounce back fully until vaccines are distributed fairly, equally, quickly, a…
(2021-02-07). The Global Consequences of Jan. 6 and the Mass Base of Fascism — Gerald Horne. theanalysis.news How has the turmoil of Jan 6th and talk of coups affected American ability to control global events, especially as regards to China? The basis for fascism exists in the U.S. as a significant number of people who voted for Trump support a more racist and repressive state. Historian Gerald Horne on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
(2021-02-07). Tribes at Long Last Reclaim Control of National Bison Range. commondreams.org Indigenous people will take over the management of decimated herds.
(2021-02-07). Republican senator sets off liberals by suggesting Trump impeachment trial a 'distraction' from Pelosi. rt.com 
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) has claimed that the upcoming impeachment trial for Donald Trump is a diversion for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and her own actions, a vague theory that's earning plenty of scorn. | Appearing on Fox News' 'Sunday Morning Futures,' Johnson was asked about a letter written by former US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund. It was addressed to Pelosi, as well as ranking members from both parties. | The letter, which was obtained by
(2021-02-07). 'Unbelievable,' Says Sanders, That Some Dems Want to Further Limit Eligibility for Covid-19 Relief Checks. commondreams.org "In other words," noted the Senate Budget Committee chair, "working-class people who got checks from Trump would not get them from Biden." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12308178881.jpg …
(2021-02-07). Iran to receive next shipment of Russian vaccine in mid-Feb. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Russian Federation said that Tehran will receive the next shipments of Russian COVID-19 vaccine in mid-February, March, and April.
(2021-02-07). The Netherlands brought to standstill after first snow in over a decade. laprensalatina.com The Hague, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Storm Darcy brought the first snow to the Netherlands in more than a decade, dumping up to 30 centimeters as rail, road and air traffic were all suspended on Sunday. The disruption has also affected Covid-19 testing centers, which have been closed for the next few days. The Netherlands Meteorological …
(2021-02-07). Ten people have died after coronavirus outbreak at a care home. thecanary.co Ten people have died after contracting coronavirus (Covid-19) following an outbreak at a care home. | NHS Fife said 25 residents and 43 staff tested positive for the virus at Mossview Care Home in the town of Lochgelly. | The care home was closed to new admissions but has since reopened as it's now 14 days since the last positive test. | The health board said its health protection team and Fife Health and Social Care Partnership worked closely with Fife Council's environmental health service to support the management of the care home and offer advice. | NHS Fife said: NHS Fife is aware of a recent cluster of confi…
(2021-02-07). Mosque turned into pop-up vaccination centre to encourage take-up from Muslim community. thecanary.co A mosque has been turned into a pop-up coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccination centre. The move is intended to help ease mistrust in the Muslim community about getting the jab. | Misinformation: | The makeshift clinic has been set up at the London Muslim Centre. Young children attended with their grandparents and relatives aged over 68 in the bitter winter chill to get the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. | It comes just days after local medical officials in Tower Hamlets said only three out of 200 people who'd been contacted had turned up for an appointment. This was according to Asad Jaman of the East London Mosq…
(2021-02-07). Afghanistan gets 1st doses of COVID vaccine from India. yenisafak.com Afghanistan on Sunday received 500,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from India, health officials said.The India-made vaccine, locally known as Covishield, is the first to reach Afghanistan. It is being produced by the Serum Institute for mid- and low-income countries.Talking to reporters at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport after receiving the consignment, Ghulam Dastagir Nazari, head of the immunization drive at the Health Ministry, said frontline health care staff, followed by security forces and civil servants, will be the first to be inoculated after emergency approval from the Worl…
(2021-02-07). South Africa records 3,184 new COVID-19 infections. yenisafak.com South Africa recorded 3,184 new coronavirus infections, taking the country's total to 1,473,700, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said late Saturday. | "Regrettably, we report a further 278 COVID-19 related deaths," Mlkhize said, adding that it brings the number of fatalities to 46,180. | The coastal city of Kwa-Zulu Natal had the highest death toll Saturday with 109, followed by the tourism province of Western Cape which recorded 57 deaths. | Gauteng province, which includes the capital of Pretoria and the largest city, Johannesburg, registered 50 deaths. While the remaining six provinces each have less than 47 deat…
(2021-02-07). Can the Super Bowl end the Toxic season of Trumpism in Sports? juancole.com 
By Robert Lipsyte | — ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Overwhelmed by the intertwined plagues of Covid-19 and Trumpism, sports didn't stand a chance in 2020. No wonder I'm weirded out by the strange, metaphorical moments of that last disastrous year and the first days of this one. To mention just three among so many: Dr. …
(2021-02-07). What Trump and the Myanmar Coup Have in Common. commondreams.org The Asian country's military overthrew its government over baseless claims of voter fraud. Sound familiar? | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12309090381.jpg …
(2021-02-07). No return to nuclear deal before Iran sanctions lifted, says Khamenei. middleeasteye.net 
No return to nuclear deal before Iran sanctions lifted, says Khamenei | Supreme Leader says US needs to 'completely lift sanctions… not just on paper' before any return to 2015 deal | Sun, 02/07/2021 – 10: 08 | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivering a speech in front of air force commanders on 7 February, days ahead of the 42nd anniversary marking the victory of the Isla…
(2021-02-07). Joe Biden says no lifting of Iran sanctions before talks. middleeasteye.net 
Joe Biden says no lifting of Iran sanctions before talks | Tehran has previously called for the lifting of sanctions before it returns to the 2015 nuclear accords | Sun, 02/07/2021 – 15: 52 | US President Joe Biden makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on 5 February 2021 (AFP) | US President Joe Biden said he would not lift sanctions…
(2021-02-07). Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi armed drone attack. middleeasteye.net 
Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted Houthi armed drone attack | The incident comes days after President Biden announced ending of US support for Saudi-led operations in Yemen | Sun, 02/07/2021 – 11: 15 | Drone attack attributed to Houthis comes after US moved to delist the rebels as a terrorist group (AFP) | An armed drone launched towards Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Houthis was intercepte…
(2021-02-07). A Return to "Normal" Under Biden Is Not Good Enough. We Must Demand More. truthout.org 
A return to "normality." A collective sigh of relief. From Washington, D.C. to living rooms across the world, the inauguration of President Joe Biden signalled a return to "normal." Back to the old ways of doing politics. The slew of executive actions Biden signed on his first day undid (thankfully) many of the draconian dictates of the Trump administration. For many, January 20, 2021, was like waking up after a four-year nightmare. And of course, the damage of those years — whether in packing…
(2021-02-07). Sanders Slams Democrats Who Want to Further Limit Eligibility for Relief Checks. truthout.org 
Sen. Bernie Sanders took to Twitter Saturday night to call out Democrats in Congress who are considering a proposal to exclude As the new chair of the…
(2021-02-07). 'Shoot his ass!' Maryland driver goads deputy sheriff as he unloads clip into stick-swinging assailant (GRAPHIC VIDEO). rt.com 
An incident in Maryland in which a driver attacked a deputy sheriff with a stick before being shot to death was caught on film by a witness. The man can be heard calling on the deputy to use his gun. | The fatal shooting happened near the town of Laytonsville in Montgomery County on Saturday morning, according to a police account of the events. The man that ended up being killed was driving erratically on the road to Olney, running one car off the road and into a telephone pole, and colliding with another vehicle before coming to a stop. | "He immediately got out of the car with a very large wooden stick of so…
(2021-02-07). 'Man has to eat': Report mocked online for revealing Sen. Josh Hawley billed Simpsons-themed food at Universal Studios to campaign. rt.com 
An article that revealed Republican Senator Josh Hawley had billed nearly $200 worth of Universal Studios fast food to his senate campaign, before reimbursing the cost, attracted mockery and scorn on social media this week. | A Saturday The bill included $80.04 at Margaritaville, $3…
(2021-02-07). Biden puts US in standoff with Iran, says sanctions won't be lifted until country stops enriching uranium. rt.com 
In a new excerpt from his pre-Super Bowl interview, President Joe Biden made it clear there is no chance of the US lifting sanctions on Iran unless they "stop enriching uranium first," a step Tehran is not willing to take. | Biden's stance puts him at odds with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who said before the US president's comments aired that the US must lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to "return to its commitments." | "It must lift all sanctions in practice, then we will do verification … then we will return to our commitments," he stated, according to local media. | Also on rt.com…
(2021-02-07). School faces backlash after allowing kids to 'opt out' of Black History Month to 'exercise their civil rights'. rt.com 
A Utah charter school is facing a major backlash after it was revealed to be allowing parents to opt their students out of lessons relating to Black History Month. | In a letter sent to families by Maria Montessori Academy Director Micah Hirokawa, the school said complaints from a handful of families had led to them offering the decision for everyone to "exercise their civil rights to not participate in Black History Month at the school." | Hirokawa wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend that the demands from the few complaining parents "deeply saddens and disappoints me." | The school, which has a majorit…
(2021-02-07). MyPillow's Mike Lindell says he could be suing Dominion, Smartmatic 'for the American people'. rt.com 
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell continues to push controversial election fraud claims, this time saying he could possibly sue voting software companies like Dominion in an effort to get to "the truth." | Discussing his new film 'Absolute Proof' on Steve Bannon's 'War Room' podcast, Lindell had an "epiphany" when speaking about Dominion and Smartmatic, two companies he continues to say implemented machines that were manipulated in Joe Biden's favor during the presidential election. | Lindell's epiphany was a threat to figure out a way to sue Dominion if they did not agree to meet with him to discuss his election…
(2021-02-07). Trump critics cheer as poll claims majority of Americans want ex-president convicted and barred from holding public office. rt.com 
As former President Donald Trump is set to begin his impeachment trial in the Senate this week, a new poll shows support for the endeavor is rising as a narrow majority support conviction. | According to the latest poll, released by ABC/Ipsos on Sunday, 56 percent of the public wants to see Trump impeached and convicted for his alleged role in the US Capitol riot on January 6. | The former Republican president is accused of inciting an insurrection, with critics pointing to a speech he gave in DC not long before events at the Capitol transpired as him pushing supporters toward violence. During his speech, Trum…
(2021-02-07). A day of action against the DWP has put a spotlight on our broken social security system. thecanary.co 
Campaigners have thrust the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) into the spotlight again. Because on Saturday 6 February, Universal Credit was the subject of a day of online action. | DWP and the Treasury: at war: | In April 2020, the DWP
(2021-02-07). Trump May Be Gone, But Neofascism Remains. socialistproject.ca 
At last, the Donald Trump Presidency has crash landed and he is out of the White House. Now, we can all start dealing with 'Trump trauma' and shock. What did we live through over the past four years? This is a planetary question. It is a question we are all grappling with because the world …
(2021-02-07). The Anatomy of Fascism Denial. counterpunch.org 
All hesitation to acknowledge that the United States had a serious brush with fascism under Donald Trump should have disappeared with the Trump-instigated Attack on the U.S. Capital last January 6th. "Donald Trump…is indeed a fascist — an authoritarian willing to use violence to achieve his racial nationalist goals. So are many of his supporters.
(2021-02-07). Denmark to build Artificial Island for Wind Farms to Power the Whole Country. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — AFP reports that Denmark's parliament has just committed to building an artificial island off its shores that will be home to hundreds of huge wind turbines. It is the largest construction project in Denmark's history, and will be as big as 80 football fields. It will be protected on three …
(2021-02-07). US decision will provide 'profound relief' to millions in war-torn Yemen: UN spokesperson. news.un.org The US announcement revoking the previous administration's terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthi movement, formally known as Ansar Allah, will provide "profound relief" to millions in the country, who depend on international assistance and imports for their survival, the UN Spokesperson said on Saturday.
(2021-02-07). India: UN rights office urges 'maximum restraint' in ongoing protests. news.un.org The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) has called on authorities and protesters in India to "exercise maximum restraint" amidst ongoing protests by farmers.
(2021-02-07). Flames of protests against Kremlin burn behind bars. laprensalatina.com Zakharova, Russia, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Bags of cigarettes, sachets of tea and boxes of cookies are piled up in the snow in front of the detention center. They are for demonstrators who were detained in the mass protests in favor of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The demonstrations have stopped, but the discontent of these young …
(2021-02-07). Recent war games sent clear message to enemy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — The Commander of Iran's Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars said the recent military exercises staged by Iran have sent a clear message to the enemy.
(2021-02-07). US must ensure Trump's actions won't be repeated: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister said that the US must guarantee that the measures taken by the Trump administration will not be repeated.
(2021-02-07). Iranian Parl. speaker arrives in Moscow for bilateral talks. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Russian capital Moscow on Sunday to discuss bilateral ties and relevant issues.
(2021-02-07). Iraqi forces arrest 13 ISIL terrorists in Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — The Iraqi intelligence agency announced on Sunday that 13 ISIL terrorist elements have been arrested in Baghdad.
(2021-02-07). Iranian nation 'serious' in overcoming sanctions. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Noting that the arrangement of the Iranian nation to overcome the sanctions and the enemies is serious, IRGC Chief Commander said, "Iranian youth have managed to stand on their own feet to bury the wishes of the enemies."
(2021-02-07). Iran, Russia enjoying excellent, strategic relations. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Saying that Tehran-Moscow relations are excellent and strategic, a senior Iranian Parliamentary advisor noted that Ghalibaf's trip takes place in the light of important regional and international developments.
(2021-02-07). 3 Iranian football clubs ready to host 2021 ACL group stage. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Three Iranian football clubs present at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League 2021 have announced readiness to host the group stage of the games.
(2021-02-07). Three people trapped in avalanche near Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Three people are missing after getting trapped under an avalanche in the mountains of Taleghan, Alborz province, northwest of capital Tehran.
(2021-02-07). Tehran ,Moscow to finalize tie on joint vaccine production. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — An Iranian delegation, who just arrived in Moscow, will finalize a joint cooperation agreement for the production of the Sputnik V vaccine between Iran and Russia.
(2021-02-07). Iran sympathizes with India over deadly flood. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry has sympathized with the Indian government and nation over the deadly flood in the northern parts of the country.
(2021-02-07). No one can take Iran back to American domination period: Amb. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Damascus Javad Torkabadi said that no one can return Iran to the time of American domineering and hegemony period, emphasizing that the resistance is a decision that the country will not relinquish it.
(2021-02-07). Multiple knife attacks in London claim two lives. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — British police announced that two people have been killed and 14 others injured in a series of stabbings in London in the past 24 hours.
(2021-02-07). VIDEO: IRIAF commanders meet Leader. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received a group of Iranian Air Force commanders on Sunday in Tehran.
(2021-02-07). Some 100 missing as glacier bursts in Himalayan mountains in India. laprensalatina.com New Delhi, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- A glacier burst in the Himalayan mountains of northern India on Sunday led to a large flood of water and mud destroying several structures and left at least a hundred people missing. The disaster occurred early morning in Chamoli district in the state of Uttarakhand, when a glacier broke off …
(2021-02-07). Pyongyang to hold new plenary session to finalize 2021 strategy. laprensalatina.com Seoul, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- North Korea will soon hold a new single party plenary session to determine a roadmap of its 2021 strategic plan, agreed at its recent congress, state media reported Sunday. The session will take place "within the first 10 days of February, to deliberate and determine the 2021 work plans in all …
(2021-02-07). City strengthens grip over Premier League lead with 4-1 win over Liverpool. laprensalatina.com Liverpool, England, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Manchester City on Sunday earned a second-half away 4-1 win over defending champion Liverpool, to strengthen their grip over the Premier League's top spot. City had an opportunity to break the deadlock with eight minutes to go before first-half stoppage time, when they were awarded a penalty after English forward …
(2021-02-07). Wolves, Leicester City play out goalless stalemate. laprensalatina.com London, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City on Sunday had to settle for a goalless draw in their Premier League match. Leicester's recent ups and downs continued at Wolves' Molineux Stadium, where they failed to build up their mid-week 2-0 away win over Fulham City. Heading into Wednesday's Fulham game, Leicester — the …
(2021-02-07). Israel begins gradual easing of national lockdown. laprensalatina.com Jerusalem, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Israel on Sunday began gradually easing national lockdown restrictions that have seen people confined to within one kilometer of their homes for more than a month. Although people can once again travel more freely, businesses remain subject to closures or capacity limits. Restaurants can now serve take-out food, national parks can …
(2021-02-07). Biden: US won't lift sanctions unless Iran stops enriching uranium. laprensalatina.com Washington, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- President Joe Biden confirmed that he will not lift sanctions on Tehran unless the Islamic government there stops enriching uranium, according to an excerpt of an interview that CBS will air later on Sunday. When questioned by the interviewer whether the US will first lift sanctions on Iran to entice it …
(2021-02-07). Spain's FM begins Gulf tour in UAE. laprensalatina.com Cairo, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez Laya on Sunday arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), kicking off a Gulf trip that will also take her to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The Spanish official held a meeting with the UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Sheikh Saif …
(2021-02-07). Myanmar internet blockade continues amid new demonstrations. laprensalatina.com Update 1: Adds detail about number of detainees, internet usage Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Myanmar continued Sunday with the nationwide internet blockade imposed by the military junta that launched a coup earlier in the week, as demonstrations protesting the putsch continued in Yangon. The outage, ordered the day earlier, does not affect national and …
(2021-02-07). At least 9 dead, 150 missing as glacier bursts in Himalayas in India. laprensalatina.com (Update 1: adds info on casualties) New Delhi, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- At least nine people have died and 150 are missing after a glacier burst in the Himalayas in northern India on Sunday, triggering a massive flood of water and mud that destroyed or severely damaged two hydroelectric power plants under construction and other infrastructure …
(2021-02-07). Myanmar lifts internet blockade as anti-coup demonstrations continue. laprensalatina.com Update 2: Updates with lifting of intenet blockade Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 7 (efe-epa).- Myanmar's teleoperator MPT, jointly owned and controlled by the government, at least temporarily reestablished internet connection in the country Sunday as demonstrations protesting this week's military coup continued in Yangon. An EFE correspondent was able to confirm that the network was operational …
(2021-02-07). Varane leads Real Madrid over Huesca; Sevilla win 4th in a row. laprensalatina.com Sports Desk, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Raphael Varane had a brace Saturday in Real Madrid's 1-2 come from behind victory against last-place Huesca, while Sevilla topped Getafe 3-0 to extend their winning run in LaLiga to four. Varane's first goals of the season — and his first double ever in the league — came on the …
(2021-02-07). How Democracies Die. strategic-culture.org U.S. politics are already reeling from the events of January 6, and now the Biden administration is weakening them all the more. | Sometimes democracies die from corruption, fascism, or a military coup. But other times it succumbs to terminal stupidity. | An example of how this works occurred on Feb. 2 when the State Department announced that "the Biden Administration embraces and champions the working definition" of anti-Semitism put forth by a group known as the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. "We applaud the growing number of countries and international bodies that apply it," the department said.
(2021-02-07). The Snowplow Test. strategic-culture.org By Rod DREHER | Now, stop right there. Normal people don't have this problem. Normal people think, aww, how nice, and start thinking of ways to return the kindness. But normal people are not Harvard-educated New York-based liberal journalists. Hence Heffernan'
(2021-02-07). Dealing With the Bosnian Conundrum. strategic-culture.org The stage is being set in the Republic of Srpska for what in Texas they call a double whammy. | There is a Serbian saying that when an idle priest can think of nothing better to do he entertains himself by baptising goats. Bosnia's High Representative Valentin Inzko apparently finds himself in a similarly absurd position. Oblivious to the Great Reset issues gripping the world around him and even of the dire condition of his own Bosnian raj, Inzko was busy over the last couple of days composing a letter to Nedeljko ƒåubriloviƒá, speaker of parliament in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-…
(2021-02-07). Ideological Imperialism Is Leading to a Bad End. strategic-culture.org By Patrick BUCHANAN | When it was learned in 2016 that Russia may have hacked the emails of John Podesta and the DNC, and passed the fruits on to WikiLeaks to aid candidate Donald Trump, mighty was the outrage of the American establishment. | If Russia's security services filched those emails, and a troll farm in Saint Petersburg sent tweets and texts to stir up rancor in our politics, it was said, this was an attack on American democracy and its most sacred of rituals — the elections by which we chose our leaders. | Some called it an "act of war." Others compared it to Pearl Harbor. | Almost all agreed it…
(2021-02-07). Governments mustn't confuse Criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism: British-Israeli Academics. juancole.com Via Israeli Academics UK Call to reject the IHRA's 'working definition of antisemitism' To: Vice Chancellors, Members of Academic Senates, all other UK Academics and Students & Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP Secretary of State for Education RE: The IHRA 'working definition of antisemitism' We, British Academics who are also Israeli citizens, strongly oppose …
(2021-02-07). Turkish series rate high in popularity in Bangladesh. yenisafak.com Like in other parts of the world, the Turkish mega-series Dirilis Ertugrul is taking Bangladesh by storm, with hundreds of people even in remote areas getting hooked to it."People are rushing to my shop to get the series in their mobile memory cards instead of demanding songs or other things," Farhad Hossain, a mobile service shop owner in the southern coastal district of Barguna, told Anadolu Agency.For Oliur Rahman Oli, a movie freak and an intermediate student of a private college in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, watching the Turkish serial in Bengali language dubbing is an essential routine. A local private TV…
(2021-02-07). Turkish vice president to pay working visit to N Cyprus. yenisafak.com Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay will pay a working visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on Feb. 10-11.Oktay will be accompanied by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun and President of Digital Transformation Office Ali Taha Koc.On the first day of the visit, Oktay will meet with TRNC President Ersin Tatar, Prime Minister Ersan Saner and Parliament Speaker Onder Sennaroglu.During the two-day working visit, talks on a financial cooperation protocol between Turkey and the TRNC will also be held.The Presidential Digital Transformation…
(2021-02-07). Reporting is not a crime. So why has India's government charged our magazine? zcomm.org The Caravan's editors write that charges filed against them after covering protests are an 'assault on free media'
(2021-02-07). Inside the West Virginian Movement to Push Joe Manchin to the Left. zcomm.org The wild variety of grassroots organizers hoping to give the nudge to the senator all agree on one thing: The old ways won't work…
(2021-02-07). Who The Hell Is Alexei Navalny? zcomm.org Nothing fundamentally new is happening right now. A part of Russian society is unhappy with Putin and his government, but that's been a constant throughout his 20-plus year term…
(2021-02-07). How to Defeat The White Power Movement. zcomm.org Understanding the White Power Movement and Broader Political Landscape in the United States…
(2021-02-07). Going Hungry in the Most Magical Place on Earth. zcomm.org Disney World's union workers, running out of federal aid, are banding together to keep each other afloat…
(2021-02-07). Austin Leads the Way in Cutting Police Funding and Using the Money for Housing. zcomm.org Austin City Council voted Thursday to use funds slashed from the police budget to purchase a hotel that will provide permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness…
(2021-02-07). Biden to Lift the Wrongheaded Houthi Terrorist Designation—But What's Next? commondreams.org Having reversed the worst of Trump's policies, Biden must now tackle those of the Obama administration. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/shutterstock_1875831082-scaled1.jpg …
(2021-02-07). Enormous VA Union Contract Moves Towards Uncertain Conclusion Under New Biden Administration. commondreams.org The fate of more than a quarter million federal workers is still up in the air.
(2021-02-07). US Reporting Fails to Note Foreign Roots of Haiti's 'Constitutional Crisis'. commondreams.org Voices within Haiti amplified in foreign corporate media are political parties. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12309110011.jpg …
(2021-02-07). Returning to the Roots of Community Resilience in Hawai'i. commondreams.org Local agriculture initiatives offer a way toward food security through reconnection with the land and the true spirit of aloha.
(2021-02-07). Henry Darby Goes Above and Beyond to Help His Students—And That Should Make You Angry. commondreams.org What does it say about us as a country that he must go to such extraordinary lengths? | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/henry-darby1.jpg …
(2021-02-07). Northern Ireland's ministerial list of interests to 'be published this month'. thecanary.co A register of members' interests for However, once an MLA becomes a minister…
(2021-02-07). The left eyes victory as Ecuador goes to the polls. thecanary.co On Sunday 7 February, Ecuadorians go to the
(2021-02-07). Russia searches for remains of 2 Israelis in Syria. yenisafak.com The Russian army conducted searches in a cemetery near the Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees in Syria, in an attempt to find the remains of two Israeli soldiers who went missing 39 years ago during the first Lebanon war, The Times of Israel reported.The Hebrew daily, citing Syrian media reports, named the two soldiers as Tzvi Feldman and Yehuda Katzwent. They went missing during the battle of Sultan Yacoub in 1982, along with Zachary Baumel, whose remains were recovered and returned to Israel in 2019.In 2019, Tel Aviv received the remains of Baumel, who was killed in the same battle with the Syrian army near…
(2021-02-07). Saudi-led coalition intercepts rebel drone from Yemen. yenisafak.com The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said Sunday it had intercepted an explosive-laden drone fired by Houthi rebels towards Saudi Arabia.The Houthi drone attack was a "systematic and deliberate attempt to target civilians and civilian objects", coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said in a statement cited by Saudi SPA News Agency.There was no comment from the Houthi group on the coalition's statement.The rebel movement regularly announces rocket and drone attacks on Saudi territories, saying they are a reaction to the Saudi-led coalition's assault on Yemen.Yemen has been wracked by violence and instability since…
(2021-02-07). Pakistan hopes to get off watchdog's gray list. yenisafak.com Despite the strong "Indian lobby," Pakistan hopes that a watchdog for global money-laundering will not make a "politically motivated" decision at the next meeting later this month and delete the country's name from the FATF gray list.Pakistan's anxious eye is on the four-day virtual meeting of the Financial Action Task Force — a Paris-based global money-laundering watchdog — starting on Feb. 22, which is expected to decide whether or not to remove Islamabad from its gray list.The country has been on the FATF radar since June 2018, when it was placed on its gray list for terrorist financing and money l…
(2021-02-07). Turkey 'friend and ally' to Libya: Interim PM. yenisafak.com Libya's new Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Sunday described Turkey as a "friend and ally", saying his government will work to achieve peace in war-torn Libya.This came in an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, the first by a foreign news agency with the new premier after being elected to lead an interim government.On Friday, Libya's rival political groups agreed to form an interim unity government after five days of talks in Switzerland. Mohammad Younes Menfi was elected to head the Presidency Council of an interim government and Dbeibeh as its prime minister. Mossa Al-Koni and Abdullah Hussein Al-Laf…
(2021-02-07). Bomb blast kills at least 12 in central Somalia. yenisafak.com The attack, which wounded several others, targeted the vehicle of Abdirashid Abdi Qooje as it passed through the village of Eldhere 30 kilometers (18 miles) west of Dhusamareb, the administrative capital of Galmudug State. Qooje was the head of the National Intelligence and Security Agency in Dhusamareb.Speaking to Anadolu Agency, security officials in the region confirmed the attack and number of casualties on condition of anonymity."A military vehicle carrying Dhusamareb intelligence chief Abdirashid Abdi Qooje, was attacked while traveling between Eldhere and Guriel town, killing him and 11 of his bodyguards,"
(2021-02-07). UN envoy visits Iran for talks on Yemeni conflict. yenisafak.com UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials on a resolution of the 7-year Yemeni conflict.A statement released by his office said that Griffiths will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and other senior officials during his two-day visit."The visit is part of the Special Envoy's diplomatic efforts to support a negotiated political solution to the conflict in Yemen that meets the aspirations of the Yemeni people," the statement said.According to the statement, Griffiths' immediate priority is "to support agreement between the parties to the conflict on…
(2021-02-07). Thousands rally in Myanmar against military coup. yenisafak.com The police in Yangon are struggling to block the protesters who are marching to Sule Pagoda, the center of the city, according to Anadolu Agency's freelance reporter in the city.He said the citizens cheered the demonstrators by clapping and offering food and water, adding the protesters marching on various city roads are avoiding any conflict with the police during the anti-coup demonstrations.Myanmar's military junta on Saturday shut down internet services across the country amid anti-coup protests.Nearly 300 members of Myanmar's parliament on Saturday issued a joint statement rejecting the military junta that s…
(2021-02-07). Suu Kyi's party asks world not to recognize military junta. yenisafak.com Myanmar's former ruling party on Sunday called on the UN and international community not to recognize the State Administrative Council formed following a military coup in the country.Established on Feb. 2 following the detention of scores of government officials, the council, led by commander-in-chief of the armed forces, is the executive body currently governing the country.The National League for Democracy (NLD), led by ousted State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, who was among those detained during the coup, released a statement on Sunday calling on the UN and the international community not to recognize the milit…
(2021-02-07). Around 150 missing as glacier breaks in northern India. yenisafak.com Some 150 people went missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke in northern India, leading to a massive flood, officials said on Sunday.A portion of Nanda Devi glacier, India's second-highest mountain, broke off in Tapovan area of the Uttarakhand state, damaging the Rishiganga hydro power project."Representatives of the power project have told me that they are not being able to contact around 150 of their workmen at the project site," Ridhim Aggarwal, an official of the state disaster response force, told local media.Photos and videos posted and shared on social media platforms showed a massive flood in the…
(2021-02-07). YouTube Financially Deplatforms Swath Of Indie Media. popularresistance.org The Google-owned video sharing platform YouTube has demonetized numerous independent media accounts, a jarring escalation in the steadily intensifying campaign against alternative news outlets online. | Progressive commentators Graham Elwood, The Progressive Soapbox, The Convo Couch, Franc Analysis, Hannah Reloaded and Cyberdemon531 have all received notifications from YouTube that their videos are no longer permitted to earn money through the platform's various monetization features, as has Ford Fischer, a respected freelancer who films U.S. political demonstrations. No explanation has been offered for this deci…
(2021-02-07). Why Israel Is Joining The Pentagon's 'Arab NATO'. popularresistance.org With none of the usual fanfare associated with such a momentous decision, the Pentagon announced last month a major reorganisation to bring Israel – for the first time – inside its military command in the Middle East alongside the Arab states. | Until now, Israel has belonged to the US military's European command, or Eucom, rather than the Middle Eastern one, known as Central Command, or Centcom. The decision effectively jettisoned the traditional wisdom that Israel's inclusion in Centcom would increase friction between the US and Arab states, and would make the latter more reluctant to share intelligence or coop…
(2021-02-07). Venezuelan Parliamentary Commission Charges Guaidó. popularresistance.org Today, February 5, the Comptroller Commission of Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) presented before the Public Ministry (MP) charges against the 2015 deputy Juan Guaidó for damage to the Republic and usurpation of functions. | In statements transmitted by Venezolana de Televisión, the president of the commission, deputy José Brito, stated that the charges presented by the Commission included criminal association, organized crime, usurpation of functions, assassination, attempted coup, homicide, and others. | "The sum of penalties would add up to more than 200 years in prison," said Brito. In this regard, he ment…
(2021-02-07). Sunday 2/14: Movie Night: Pussy Riot A Punk Prayer. indybay.org online…
(2021-02-07). Syria Should Talk With The US Since Its Iranian & Russian Allies Are Already Doing So. oneworld.press Syria must become diplomatically proactive in order to adapt to the changing regional geopolitical situation of the early Biden era during a time when both its Iranian & Russian allies are already talking with the US otherwise it'll be left out of the negotiation process and ultimately told what to do without any reliable alternative if certain issues of relevant importance are decided without its input.
(2021-02-07). Saturday 2/13: YAX Valentine's Day Print & Sip with Alyssa Aviles + Bar Part Time. indybay.org Via Zoom…
(2021-02-07). Ode To Ervin Somogyi, Master Guitar Builder. indybay.org Photo of Ervin Somogyi on the right hand side of picture, at a past Artisan Guitar Show!
(2021-02-07). How Does Washington Rob the Entire World? Weapons Exports, Military Spending. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Against the backdrop of the recent change in the White House …
(2021-02-07). Three-Part Protest in Mountain View. indybay.org In a California statewide day of action, health care professionals and activists rallied to enact a single-payer health care plan for the state–California Guaranteed Health Care for All, known as CalCare.
(2021-02-07). Saturday 2/20: Meetup: Supporting Activists Around the World. indybay.org online event…
(2021-02-07). Thursday 2/11: Save the Hampton House: Virtual Gala. indybay.org Online Event | www.eventbrite.com/e/save-the-hampton-house-virtual-fundraising-gala-tickets-137374708451…
(2021-02-07). Sunday 2/21: February Day of Action: Let Dairy Die. indybay.org Crescent Lawn UC Berkeley | 37.871312, -122.265449…
(2021-02-07). Saturday 3/13: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group. indybay.org Online. Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com to get the Zoom info a few days before the group meets.
(2021-02-07). Ending the War on Yemen? theanalysis.news The Biden administration announced an end to US support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. This is in larger part thanks to the constant activism and mobilization of peace groups around the US. Guest host Greg Wilpert talked to Hassan el Tayyab, the Legislative Manager for Middle East Policy of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, shortly before the announcement was made. He outlines the background of the war, the history of US support, what an end to US support would mean, and what further steps need to be taken to put an end to the devastation in Yemen.
(2021-02-07). Egyptian student Ahmed Samir Santawy remanded to 15 days in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Ahmed Samir Santawy, a student of the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, was detained by the police in Cairo on February 1, leading to an international outcry…
(2021-02-07). How Defeating the Planet-Killing Keystone XL Oil Pipeline built a Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement. juancole.com By Nick Engelfried | ( Waging Nonviolence) — When President Biden rescinded a crucial permit for the Keystone XL pipeline last week, it marked the culmination of one of the longest, highest-profile campaigns in the North American climate movement. The opposition to Keystone XL included large environmental organizations, grassroots climate activist networks, Nebraska farmers, Texas …
(2021-02-07). Students in Turkey continue protests in defense of academic autonomy. peoplesdispatch.org The protests in Turkey began on January 4 against the appointment of Melih Bulu, an outsider and loyalist of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as rector of Boƒüaziàßi University. They have continued despite hundreds of arrests by the police…
(2021-02-07). The Biden Presidency: Political Factionalism and Continuity. globalresearch.ca Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States amidst an armed fortress in the nation's capital on January 6, 2021. Twenty-five thousand National Guard troops were deployed to ensure a peaceful transition of power for …
(2021-02-07). Saturday 2/27: Meetup: Stories from GeoCircles. indybay.org online event…
(2021-02-07). Thursday 3/4: Conversation w/ Issac Julien on His Artistic Work, "Lessons of the Hour: Fredrick Douglas" indybay.org Online event…
(2021-02-07). Sunday 2/28: Movie Night: The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975. indybay.org online event…
(2021-02-07). Monday 2/8: $15 Fair Wage Now! San Francisco Rally & Digital Rally w/ Poor People's Campaign & OFW. indybay.org RSVP for San Francisco location & time email; or choose "Digital Event" for livestream info email | Masks & Social Distancing is Required at All Times…
(2021-02-07). Majority of the US Senate Votes Yes to Keep US Embassy in Jerusalem Indefinitely. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Jerusalem is considered an important religious city for Muslims, Christians and …
(2021-02-07). Thursday 2/11: How To Advance Racial Justice Town Hall w/ ACLU. indybay.org Online town hall via livestream…
(2021-02-07). Saturday 2/20: How to Change the World in One Generation – DxE Intro Workshop. indybay.org Join this Zoom link Saturday at 1pm PST: us02web.zoom.us/j/84012361059 | Meeting ID: 840 1236 1059 | Please sign up to our email list before you attend this event: www.dxe.io/signup…
(2021-02-07). The Russia-Africa Partnership. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | In this interview with Armen Khachatryan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer …
(2021-02-07). Farmers' Protest in India: Price of Failure Will be Immense. "The Plan to Radically Restructure Agrifood" globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Globally, there is an ongoing trend of a handful of big …
(2021-02-07). Wednesday 2/10: On The Frontline: Unity in America Requires Racial Justice Accountability Mass Call. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-02-07). Farmers block roads across India in protest against farm laws. peoplesdispatch.org On February 6, farmers across India conducted chakka jams or road blockades. This was part of their continuing struggle against the three farm laws that were pushed through the parliament by the Narendra Modi led govt in September last year.
(2021-02-06). Interview with Martin Jacques on BBC Coverage of China. dissidentvoice.org The Chinese Foreign Ministry has demanded an apology from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for its recent coverage of COVID-19, saying the BBC used a clip about an anti-terrorism exercise, claiming it was for pandemic control. The BBC responded: it will continue to uphold the "principle of justice". For more on this, CGTN talked to …
(2021-02-06). Pandemic Super Bowl 2021: Billionaires Win, We Lose. zcomm.org No matter who wins the 55th Super Bowl, the big winners in our COVID-ravaged economy are billionaires — including dozens of sports team owners…
(2021-02-06). Strikes against face-to-face teaching at Bavarian schools widen. wsws.org Students in Bavaria are striking against the state government's attempts to force graduating classes back into in-person lessons amid the pandemic.
(2021-02-06). Military Metaphors in Health Care Are Harmful — Especially During the Pandemic. truthout.org 
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to sweep through the U.S., many have noticed the coupling of military and health. There's been an ongoing conversation amongst oncologists for years about the use of war metaphors in cancer research and treatment. In fact, many public health concerns are framed in these terms — "war on drugs" or "war on poverty," for example. It's argued the use of these metaphors help make it easier for our society to better understand health. But herein lies a follow…
(2021-02-06). Lancet editor says inequality and COVID-19 have converged to create a "syndemic" salon.com Dr. Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet, says we face a crisis that is biological as well as social…
(2021-02-06). Canada's governments lift COVID-19 restrictions, even as pandemic rages. wsws.org The lifting of COVID-19 restrictions threatens to plunge Canada into a death spiral, especially since there are now scores of cases—including some linked to community transmission—of the more contagious British and South African variants.
(2021-02-06). UK's BoJo reportedly plans to give health secretary more control by reversing 2012 NHS policies as coronavirus pandemic continues. rt.com 
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to reverse the controversial NHS reforms introduced in the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, returning elements of the public service to the control of the Secretary of Health. | According to
(2021-02-06). Dungeons & Dragons is truly the best saving throw to escape the pandemic doldrums. salon.com The role playing was popular before 2020, but now it helps us connect with friends and take a break from reality…
(2021-02-06). Biden Aims for US to Produce Millions of At-Home COVID Tests by End of Summer. truthout.org 
President Biden's pandemic response team announced plans on Friday to use the Defense Production Act to help Pfizer manufacture more of its COVID vaccine, produce 61 million rapid at-home COVID tests over the next six months, and address shortages of personal protective equipment for health care workers. | The Defense Production Act gives the president emergency powers to compel private companies to prioritize supply lines and manufacturing for the benefit of national defense, in this case…
(2021-02-06). There Are Still 14 Million Americans on Federal Unemployment, Down Just 2 Million From Shutdown High. anti-empire.com 
Initial claims for regular state unemployment insurance totaled 847,000 for the week ending January 23, down 67,000 from the previous week's upwardly revised tally of 914,000 (see first chart). Claims have been above 800,000 for three consecutive weeks, in the 700,000 to 1 million range for 22 consecutive weeks, and well above the pre-pandemic level of 212,000 in early 2020 for 45 weeks. | The four-week average rose again, up 16,250 to 868,000. The four-week average has drifted higher since hitting a low of 740,500 for the week of November 28, rising in eight of the last ten weeks. Persistent initial claims at su…
(2021-02-06). UK National Education Union bolsters homicidal plans to reopen schools and the economy. wsws.org The National Education Union's recovery plan is predicated on the dangerous fiction that it is possible to reopen schools safely while the pandemic is raging.
(2021-02-06). Billionaires Win and We Lose at Pandemic Super Bowl 2021. truthout.org 
We won't know the winner of this year's Super Bowl till Sunday, but we already know the big winners in our COVID-ravaged economy include dozens of billionaire sports barons. | On the eve of the big game, and after 10-plus months of the pandemic, 64 billionaire owners of major league sports franchises — including the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs' Hunt family and the NFC champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Glazer family — have enjoyed a $98.5 billion rise in their collective net worth, a 30 percent incre…
(2021-02-06). The Corona Pandemic: The Most Serious Economic and Social Crisis in Modern History. globalresearch.ca Presentation to the Korea University Conference, February 7, 2021 | Dear Friends, | My thoughts are with the Korean people. With my Korean friends. | I wish to express my solidarity with the Korean people in their long standing struggle waged at different …
(2021-02-06). The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Psychological Coup d'Etat. globalresearch.ca We have almost reached a full year since the spread of SARS-Cov2 was proclaimed a pandemic. If we are to believe the World Health Organization's and individual governments' official statistics, the number of confirmed cases is reaching 100 million with …
(2021-02-06). Biden Administration Rules Out Maduro Talks, Pledges Support for Guaido. venezuelanalysis.com State Department Spokesperson Ned Price indicated that the Biden White House will not change tack in its predecessor's Venezuela foreign policy.
(2021-02-06). Lessons From The November 2019 U.S.-Backed Coup In Bolivia. popularresistance.org In October of 2020, the Movement Towards Socialism (acronymed MAS in Spanish) returned to power 11 months after the U.S.-backed far-right coup regime of Jeanine àÅñez ousted Evo Morales and his government during Bolivia's November 2019 elections. The MAS party restored majority control over Bolivia's legislature, and MAS candidate Luis Arce won the presidential election by a landslide victory, earning about 55% of the vote against the two main anti-MAS candidates, center-right ex-president Carlos Mesa (who received almost 29%) and far-right Luis Camacho (who received only 14%). | The right-wing opposition h…
(2021-02-06). The Empire Must Die: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Q: What is a liberal? | A: A liberal is a violent white supremacist extremist who supports and participates in the mass slaughter of brown-skinned human beings overseas while tweeting that white supremacist extremists are bad. | ‚ùñ | Q: What is capitalism? | A: Capitalism is a wonderful economic and political system which has given us powerful technology, a wide assortment of breakfast cereals, and near term human extinction. | ‚ùñ | Q: What is China? | A: China is a large Asiatic nation which westerners use as an emotional punching bag for their capitalism-induced rage, p…
(2021-02-06). San Francisco Letter Carriers union resolution: Support union drive of Amazon workers in Alabama. workers.org 
This resolution was adopted Feb. 3, 2021, by unanimous vote of Golden Gate Branch 214, National Assn. of Letter Carriers, San Francisco, Calif., at their monthly membership meeting Whereas, 5,800 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., are fighting for a union. They will be voting Feb. 8 to . . . |
(2021-02-06). In Game Changer, Int'l Criminal Court will take up Israeli War Crimes and Apartheid in Palestine. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — On Friday, the International Criminal Court found that it had jurisdiction to consider war crimes and crimes against humanity and the crime of Apartheid in the Palestinian territories. Israeli politician Abba Eban once quipped that Palestinians never lost the opportunity to lose an opportunity. But Palestinians have carefully, methodically created …
(2021-02-06). Atlantic Council pens anonymously authored expose calling for regime change in China. mronline.org 
The report outlines a plan for the United States to pursue a China without Xi Jinping, with a weakened Communist Party, and operating in a region dominated by the US and its allies.
(2021-02-06). ICC Clears Way For War Crimes Probe Of Israeli Actions. popularresistance.org Jerusalem – The International Criminal Court said Friday that its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, potentially clearing the way for its chief prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions. | The decision was welcomed by the Palestinians and decried by Israel's prime minister, who vowed to fight "this perversion of justice." The U.S., Israel's closest ally, said it opposed the decision. | The ICC's chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said in 2019 that there was a "reasonable basis" to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions in the Gaz…
(2021-02-06). Big Pharma and Big Profits: The Multibillion Dollar Vaccine Market. globalresearch.ca First published on January 27, 2016. | Of relevance to an understanding of the Covid Vaccine Initiative | The business of vaccines is soon to become a major source of profits for the world's largest pharmaceutical corporations. A press release (Business Wire, …
(2021-02-06). Vaccine Passports and Health Passes: Is Showing Your "Papers" the "New Normal?" globalresearch.ca First published on December 17, 2021 | Life cannot return to normal until there is a vaccine for COVID 19. | At least, that is what governments, corporations, and their mainstream propaganda media outlets have been incessantly arguing. Interestingly, the development of …
(2021-02-06). 501 Deaths + 10,748 Other Injuries Reported Following COVID Vaccine, Latest CDC Data Show. globalresearch.ca The numbers reflect the latest data available as of Jan. 29 from the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System website. Of the 501 reported deaths, 453 were from the U.S. The average age of those who died was 77, the …
(2021-02-06). Omaha Public Schools pushes for fully in-person learning despite widespread opposition. wsws.org As the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases in Omaha reaches 25 percent, the Omaha Public Schools district is pushing to reopen schools in the face of massive opposition.
(2021-02-06). Wearable/Implantable Nanotech Is Your New Normal & Experimental COVID Injections Are Its Fast-Track. 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 (2/6/21). 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
(2021-02-06). Loosening Restrictions as New COVID Variants Spread Could Lead to New Surge. truthout.org 
Announcing that indoor dining would reopen at 25% capacity in New York City on Valentine's Day, and wedding receptions could also resume with up to 150 people a month after, Cuomo
(2021-02-06). Incarcerated and at COVID's mercy: New York must do more for elderly imprisoned people. mronline.org 
COVID-19 is now raging uncontrolled throughout the United States. New variants that are more easily transmitted have entered the country from the U.K., Brazil and South Africa. Vaccine is scarce.
(2021-02-06). Dr. Paul Craig Roberts Questions COVID-19. thealtworld.com Sà∏ren Roest Korsgaard of crimeandpower.com has a virtual sit down with Dr. Paul Craig Roberts to talk about covid-19. | The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of The Alternative World.
(2021-02-06). Moscone Center Open for SF Vaccine Appointments. indybay.org The Moscone Convention Center at 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, allows everyone in San Francisco to book an appointment or if none is available, get on the mailing list. The City is partnering with Kaiser to do the COVID19 vaccine.
(2021-02-06). Experts warn Hawaii on the brink of major COVID-19 outbreak and hospital overcrowding catastrophe. wsws.org With hospitalization rates rising, health officials have warned that zero percent ICU capacity could be reached in the next two weeks.
(2021-02-06). Europe nears 750,000 COVID-19 deaths as governments move to end lockdown restrictions. wsws.org Lockdowns in Europe are being ended in the knowledge that not only are new and more deadly variants of the virus developing, including the UK's B117, but they continue to infect, and at a higher rate.
(2021-02-06). Citizen Scientists Are Filling Research Gaps. popularresistance.org The rapid spread of COVID-19 in 2020 disrupted field research and environmental monitoring efforts worldwide. Travel restrictions and social distancing forced scientists to cancel studies or pause their work for months. These limits measurably reduced the accuracy of weather forecasts and created data gaps on issues ranging from bird migration to civil rights in U.S. public schools. | Our work relies on this kind of information to track seasonal events in nature and understand how climate change is affecting them. We also recruit and train citizens for community science — projects that involve amateur or vo…
(2021-02-06). What's Not Being Said About the Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine. "Human Guinea Pigs"? globalresearch.ca The Pharma giant Pfizer use an experimental technology known as gene editing, specifically mRNA gene-editing, something never before used in vaccines. Before we rush to get jabbed in hopes of some immunity, we should know more about the radical experimental technology and its lack of precision.
(2021-02-06). Ecuador's historic election explained: Inside the Citizens' Revolution. thegrayzone.com Ben Norton traveled to Ecuador to report on the historic February 7 election, which pits a wealthy US-backed right-wing banker against a left-wing economist who pledges to continue the socialist Citizens' Revolution launched by former President Rafael Correa. In this dispatch, working-class Ecuadorians explain why they support leftist candidate Andrés Arauz and oppose the repressive Washington-allied government of Lenín Moreno. QUITO, ECUADOR — The South American nation of Ecuador is currently suffering through its worst economic crisis in decades. Poverty …
(2021-02-06). Dreams Outside the Hopes of the Neuronormal. dissidentvoice.org /https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/80/1b/801b5790-de77-4f5a-be6f-c82dd073fbd5/keller.jpg)
The legacy of a society is, well, how it treats its young, old, frail, infirm, sick, poor and those hobbled by structural and environmental injustice. Some in urban planning circles also allude to how safe a community is based on the popsicle test — can a child or two walking from home to a store, …
(2021-02-06). An Interview with: "A simple boy from the prairie" dissidentvoice.org 
When a European graduate student emailed to ask if I would participate in an assignment to "do an interview with one of my favourite authors," I said yes. My books have not exactly been best-sellers, and so I was an easy target for anyone describing me as a "favourite author." But beyond my gratitude for …
(2021-02-06). GameStop buying scramble was no "investor revolution" workers.org 
Over the last two weeks, blaring headlines and memes alike have proclaimed the opening of a new front expressing mass outrage at Wall Street — and in the most unlikely place: the stock market. In 2011 Occupy Wall Street was a real revolt. The mad scramble to buy up GameStop . . . |
(2021-02-06). 'Genie's out of the bottle': German FM pledges €21 million to help Belarusian opposition in fight to remove embattled Lukashenko. rt.com 
Germany has set aside ‚Ǩ21 million ($25.3 million) as part of its new "action plan" aimed at supporting opponents of the Belarusian government, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has told an improvised pro-opposition online conference. | Seemingly in an effort to cement an image of Berlin as the leader among European nations sponsoring anti-government movements in…
(2021-02-06). Imperio de E.E.U.U. libra guerra de 30 años contra Irak. workers.org 
Desde la perspectiva de los jóvenes del mundo, el imperialismo estadounidense ha estado librando una guerra contra Iraq durante toda su vida. Los niños iraquíes nacidos el mismo año del comienzo de la Guerra del Golfo, que deberían estar acercándose a sus 31 años, fueron asesinados por las sanciones o . . . |
(2021-02-06). Facebook urges Myanmar to unblock access to social media, as internet blackout reported after military coup. rt.com 
Facebook has called on Myanmar to allow its citizens to freely log onto social media. A "near-total" internet shutdown has been reported in the country, after the military seized power there earlier this week. | "We are extremely concerned by orders to shut down the internet in Myanmar," the social media company's public policy director for Southeast Asia, Rafael Frankel, said. "We strongly urge the authorities to order the unblocking of all social media services." | Facebook confirmed on Thursday that telecom providers in Myanmar were told to temporarily block Facebook. On Saturday, a monitoring group NetBloc…
(2021-02-06). Biden's Executive Orders on Climate Change Aren't Upsetting Some Industry Giants. truthout.org 
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(2021-02-06). 'Martian landscape': Sahara sand covers Alpine snow as early desert wind from Africa turns Europe orange (PHOTOS). rt.com 
Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. | While pictures of the surreal scenes flooded social media on Saturday, the French are actually quite used to the annual phenomenon: the sandy wind is "not extremely rare," but it is "exceptional" that it is so early in the year,
(2021-02-06). Comunidad vietnamita en EE.UU. da bienvenida al Año Nuevo Lunar. peoplesworld.org 
Washington (VNA) — La Embajada de Hanoi en Washington organizó de manera virtual un programa en saludo al Tet (Año Nuevo Lunar) 2021, al cual asistieron más de 200 representantes de la comunidad vietnamita y amigos estadounidenses en este país. En el evento efectuado la víspera, el embajador vietnamita, Ha Kim Ngoc, transmitió los mejores …
(2021-02-06). Socialist Activist, Ecologist: The Wayne Roberts We Knew. socialistproject.ca 
The tributes that have been made to Wayne Roberts (born 30 September 1944) for his work as a food-policy leader and activist are well known and continue to be made after his untimely death on January 20th, 2021. There is no question that "this kid from Scarberia," as he described himself, played a highly respected …
(2021-02-06). Beirut blast: German firm set to ship dangerous containers out of country. middleeasteye.net 
Beirut blast: German firm set to ship dangerous containers out of country | Officials previously warned that the Lebanese capital would 'be wiped out' if the hazardous materials were not removed | Sat, 02/06/2021 – 13: 47 | The devastated Beirut port seen from the Mar Mikaehl neighbourhood two days after the 4 August blast last year (AFP) | Dozens of containers of hazardous material have b…
(2021-02-06). New Libyan interim unity government met with cautious optimism. middleeasteye.net 
New Libyan interim unity government met with cautious optimism | UN-brokered deal could end a decade of chaos, but rival administrations face a difficult road ahead | Sat, 02/06/2021 – 15: 26 | Participants in UN talks on Friday in Switzerland voted government head to oversee the run-up to elections (AFP) | Libya's Tobruk administration welcomed Friday's announcement of a new interim gover…
(2021-02-06). La Luz — Live on KEXP. counterpunch.org 
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(2021-02-06). Denmark to Roll Out a 'Digital' Vaccine Passport in 3-4 Months. anti-empire.com 
The exact practical applications of the digital documentation are still under consideration, but its primary purpose is to facilitate a reopening of society. | "We are taking the first steps so that, before the end of February, you will be able to see your vaccination on (online health services platform) Sundhed.dk," acting finance minister Morten Bà∏dskov said. | "In three to four months, the digital corona passport will be ready for use for things like business trips," Bà∏dskov added. | The government and business representatives will decide on the exact applications of the vaccination 'passport' once…
(2021-02-06). Iraq: Mass funeral of Yazidi victims of Islamic State brings back grim memories. middleeasteye.net 
Iraq: Mass funeral of Yazidi victims of Islamic State brings back grim memories | Locals in the Yazidi village of Kojo hope the burial of 104 genocide victims can help start a healing process for beleaguered minority | Sat, 02/06/2021 – 13: 44 | The funeral procession in Kojo before the burial of victims killed by the Islamic State group, after the bodies were exhumed from mass graves (Reuter…
(2021-02-06). How the Gulf War sparked China's military revolution. mronline.org 
With the technology and firepower on show during the conflict — precision bombing, satellite guidance, missile interception, air-to-surface strike to eliminate tanks, electronic warfare, one-way transparency on the battlefield, stealth bombers — the Gulf War was a "psychological nuclear attack" on China, observers say.
(2021-02-06). Israeli village demolition leaves Palestinian families desperate and homeless. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli village demolition leaves Palestinian families desperate and homeless | Residents of Humsa al-Fawqa have repeatedly had their homes in the Jordan Valley destroyed by Israeli forces | Sat, 02/06/2021 – 10: 03 | Aisha Abu Awwad sitting in a tent in the demolished surroundings of Humsa al-Fawqa (MEE/Shatha Hammad) | Aisha Abu Awwad, 57, sat in front of a demolished tent that once constituted h…
(2021-02-06). Just 15 Percent of Russians Believe Navalny's Account of 'Poisoning'. anti-empire.com 
Machine translated from Russian. | The majority of Russians (78%) are aware of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, although they closely follow the development of events for less than a fifth of the population. The respondents name three main versions of what happened: 30% consider the incident to be a staging of the politician himself, 19% see this as a provocation of the Western special services, 15% speak of an attempt by the authorities to eliminate a political opponent. | Most Russians are aware of Navalny's poisoning today: 17% are watching closely, 61% have at least heard something about it. At the same time,…
(2021-02-06). America's Global Empire is now Costing us our own Well-Being. juancole.com ( Code Pink) — In 2004, journalist Ron Susskind quoted a Bush White House advisor, reportedly Karl Rove, as boasting, "We're an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality." He dismissed Susskind's assumption that public policy must be rooted in "the reality-based community." "We're history's actors," the advisor told him, "…and …
(2021-02-06). The Rockefeller Way: The Family's Covert 'Climate Change' Plan. globalresearch.ca First published in December 2016, this article is of relevance to an understanding of the ongoing debate on Climate Change as well the Green New Deal, largely controlled by the financial establishment. The Rockefellers also play a key role in …
(2021-02-06). "A moment of moral and political nihilism": Theologian Adam Kotsko on our current crisis. salon.com Leftist theologian Adam Kotsko on the Trump coup, the collapse of neoliberalism and the apocalypse overdose…
(2021-02-06). Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and New Zealand. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site invites workers and other readers to contribute to this regular feature.
(2021-02-06). FROM THE FIELD: COVID-19 increasing risk of female genital mutilation. news.un.org The COVID-19 pandemic is increasing the risk of female genital mutilation or FGM, with the UN predicting that an additional two million girls will be subjected to the practice in the next ten years.
(2021-02-06). Splintered SCOTUS gives California churches partial win, rules state can't ban indoor services, but can limit capacity over Covid. rt.com 
In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court denied California's ban on indoor church services, but did say the state has the right to limit capacity to 25 percent amid the Covid-19 pandemic. | Religious organizations have been battling with California for months now, as the state's lockdown restrictions have meant that indoor services have been banned across most of the state — a move that has drawn criticism, in particular, because Hollywood productions have been allowed to move forward. | The Supreme Court ruled late Friday night in two cases where churches were suing the state over indoor-services bans, but it…
(2021-02-06). Canceling their own? NYT's lead Covid-19 reporter resigns after reprimand for use of 'N-word' fails to appease co-workers. rt.com 
Donald McNeil Jr., the New York Times' top reporter on the Covid-19 pandemic, has resigned after management's decision not to fire him for innocuously using the "N-word" left many staffers at the newspaper "outraged and in pain." | The episode began when a student on a Times-sponsored trip to Peru in 2019 asked McNeil whether he thought her classmate should be suspended for using a racial slur on a video made years earlier. The reporter, who was on the trip as an expert to inform the students, repeated the slur when asking the girl about the context in which it had been used. | Allegations regarding McNeil's c…
(2021-02-06). [Editorial] Genomic sequencing in pandemics. thelancet.com Advanced genetic sequencing techniques have undoubtedly provided valuable information on the biology and evolution of SARS-CoV-2. Never have the nearly 30‚Äà000 nucleotides of a virus been so closely considered by scientists, public health experts, and politicians alike. But the use and application of genetic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 has varied, risking an insufficient response to a rapidly changing pandemic.
(2021-02-06). Sputnik V Gets an Unexpected Boost From NATO in Serbia. strategic-culture.org Aleksandar Pavic describes how the lack of either EU or NATO membership has proven to be an advantage for Serbia in a time of crisis. | Serbia has been one of the stars of the first weeks of the global vaccination effort to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Differently from other European, and especially EU countries — despite its official
(2021-02-06). Iran to begin COVID-19 vaccination rollout this week. yenisafak.com The announcement comes amid fears of a fourth wave of the coronavirus that was first reported in Iran February last year, marking one year of the pandemic.The first shipment of Sputnik V vaccine, the only foreign vaccine to be registered and approved in Iran, arrived by Iran's Mahaan Airlines on Thursday.In the first phase of vaccination, Rouhani said high-risk groups including healthcare workers on the frontline, followed by elderly and those with critical ailments, will be administered the vaccine.He said the vaccination program for the entire population of 80 million will take around eight months, as the secon…
(2021-02-06). Africa suffers 'devastating impact' of COVID-19. yenisafak.com The coronavirus pandemic has had a "a devastating impact" on Africa," the South African president said on Saturday.Speaking at the 34th ordinary session of the African Union, Cyril Ramaphosa, who was the chairperson of the union for 2020, said global inequalities were further revealed by the pandemic."COVID-19 has not been defeated and there will be difficult times ahead," he said, adding there is also "a long road to travel to silence the guns in Africa."The pan-African body had planned to achieve the silencing of the guns by 2020, but due to the threat of terrorism, cross-border clashes and civil wars, the plan…
(2021-02-06). Hunter Biden's newly announced memoir briefly makes it to #1 in 'Chinese biography bestsellers' on Amazon. rt.com 
President Joe Biden's son Hunter briefly hit bestseller status in Amazon's 'Chinese biography' section for a new memoir, for which he was reportedly paid $2 million by the same publisher who scrapped GOP Sen. Josh Hawley's book. | The 'Chinese biography'
(2021-02-06). FROM THE FIELD: Sharing migration stories across generations in Central America. news.un.org Two migrants, one young and one old, have been sharing their experiences of migrating to a small town in Costa Rica in Central America.
(2021-02-06). AOC Ripped Over Her Claims of 'Close Encounter' With Capitol Rioters in Separate Building. sputniknews.com Claims by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that she narrowly escaped murder at the hands of the Capitol rioters have been cast into doubt by her own claim to be sheltering in a separate building, which fellow representatives say protesters never entered.
(2021-02-06). $60 billion court battle: Russian deputy Justice Minister says Yukos oligarchs seeking 'legal protection for illegal behavior'. rt.com 
A long-running legal battle over the legacy of defunct energy giant Yukos, has resumed in the Netherlands, this week. RT spoke to Russia's Deputy Justice Minister about the landmark case and why it also matters for other nations. | Speaking exclusively to RT, Mikhail Galperin outlined how the Russian defense team has several arguments, but the one with particular precedent-setting ramifications concerns its contention that international law should not be abused to protect criminals. | On Friday, the Supreme Court in The Hague started hearings over a complaint brought against Russia in 2005 by former shareholde…
(2021-02-06). In Game-Changer, ICC Will Take Up Israeli War Crimes and Apartheid in Palestine. commondreams.org Palestinian victims of Israeli war crimes from various generations will gain the right to seek justice after decades of occupation. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/palestine_6.jpeg …
(2021-02-06). Afghan government 'ready for war' as Taliban refuse to negotiate. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- The Afghan government on Saturday said it was ready for war after successive setbacks in recent weeks to peace talks with the Taliban, who have refused to return to discussions that began in September in Doha. "Taliban left the negotiating table, making excuses, and don't want to move toward peace," Hamdullah …
(2021-02-06). MN labor movement rallies in support of locked out Marathon refinery workers. fightbacknews.org St. Paul Park, MN – On February 4, with wind chill readings below zero, members of a wide collection of unions gathered for an evening rally at the Marathon Refinery picket line, where Teamsters who work at the refinery have been locked out for two weeks after a 24-hour strike. | Union leaders took to the stage and spoke in solidarity with the locked out workers, including several leaders from Teamsters 120, which represents the refinery workers, along with speakers from the Minnesota Nurses Association, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, Laborers Local 563, The Awood Center, AFSCME Local 3800, UFCW 1189 and others. Memb…
(2021-02-06). 'Better Late Than Never': Palestinians Welcome ICC Decision Enabling War Crimes Probe of Israel. commondreams.org An investigation "would not, for sure, bring my kids back to life," said a survivor of an Israeli airstrike. "However, I am certain that I need to continue to try to find some sort of justice." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-4542290061.jpg …
(2021-02-06). Citing Humanitarian Impact, Biden Reverses 'Dangerous' Designation of Houthis as Terrorist Group. commondreams.org Moving forward, said one expert, "the international community needs to stop fueling the conflict, generously fund Yemen's humanitarian response, and prioritize peace." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/foodaid.jpg …
(2021-02-06). US moves to revoke terror designation of Yemen's Houthis. middleeasteye.net 
US moves to revoke terror designation of Yemen's Houthis | State department cites humanitarian reasons as it begins process to reverse action by outgoing Trump administration | Sat, 02/06/2021 – 10: 46 | The Houthis have welcomed Biden's announcement to withdraw US support for the Saudi-led offensive (AFP)
| The US has moved to delist Yemen's Houthi rebels as a terrorist organisation,…
(2021-02-06). Biden Says He's Ending The Yemen War. popularresistance.org The February 4 announcement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that President Biden would end U.S. support for "offensive operations" in Yemen was understandably met with celebration by those opposed to the war. Almost six years of the U.S.-Saudi‚ÄëU.A.E. war on Yemen have left the country devastated by humanitarian disaster and famine. Anti-war activists have spent these years‚Äâ—‚Äâfirst during the Obama-Biden administration, then the Trump-Pence administration, and now the Biden-Harris administration‚Äâ—…
(2021-02-06). 'Rules do not apply to her': GOP accuses Pelosi of breaking metal detector rule but not facing $5,000 fine like Republicans. rt.com 
After two Republican lawmakers were fined $5,000 each for avoiding security protocol in Congress, Nancy Pelosi was herself accused of doing the same thing, but will not be facing the consequences. | GOP members of the Committee on House Administration squealed on the House Speaker for allegedly avoiding going through a metal detector on Thursday when entering Congress, a new rule that two Republican congressmen are being docked thousands of dollars for breaking. | "Yesterday at approximately 9: 59 am multiple members observed the Speaker of the House entering the House Chamber without completing security screen…
(2021-02-06). China approves Sinovac jab for public use. laprensalatina.com Beijing, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- The National Medical Products Administration of China has approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Sinovac, the company said Saturday in a statement. The vaccine is safe for people from 18 years of age and is to be applied in two doses of 0.5 milliliters each at an interval of between 14 …
(2021-02-06). [World Report] WHO team begins COVID-19 origin investigation. thelancet.com A WHO-led international mission has begun investigations in China to try to establish the origin of SARS-CoV-2. John Zarocostas reports on its activities.
(2021-02-06). [Correspondence] Avoiding shoulder injury from intramuscular vaccines. thelancet.com With the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination programmes to tens of millions of people, some individuals might receive vaccines, which have received rigorous safety checks and approval from regulatory bodies, via intramuscular injection. However, the safety around the technique used and the site of injection, in particular, has received little attention. As recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), adults aged 16 years or older will be the main population receiving the intramuscular vaccine.
(2021-02-06). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19 and the convergence of nations. thelancet.com It has become axiomatic that COVID-19 has worsened a range of inequalities within and between countries. Coronavirus-related mortality is higher in more materially deprived communities. If you live in crowded living conditions, your risk of contracting infection will be higher. And crowded living conditions are, of course, more commonly found in poorer areas among people with lower incomes. The risk of death is higher among those who are front-line workers, among those who are unable to enjoy the relative luxury of working from home.
(2021-02-06). [Perspectives] Tahmeed Ahmed: new leader of icddr,b. thelancet.com It was back in 1985 when Tahmeed Ahmed joined the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, today known as icddr,b, in Dhaka. On Feb 1, 2021, he became icddr,b's new Executive Director, its first leader from within Bangladesh. Before his new role, he was Director of Nutrition and Clinical Services at icddr,b, where he also led the organisation's response to COVID-19. As a distinguished clinician and research leader, Ahmed's career has been defined by public health developments in his country, notably in the areas of cholera treatment and in confronting malnutrition.
(2021-02-06). 'People don't go to the pub for lemonade': Angry Brits protest over alleged Covid plan to ban ALCOHOL from pubs. rt.com 
Reports suggesting that the UK government is contemplating a ban on alcohol when pubs reopen after lockdown in April have provoked fury and disbelief from Brits on Twitter. | On Friday, the Daily Telegraph
(2021-02-06). South Africa: New lockdown bans political gatherings. greenleft.org.au Under new COVID-19 regulations, for the first time in South Africa's history it is now a criminal offence for anyone in the country to hold any kind of political gathering, writes Dale McKinley. This should make us all sit up and take notice.
(2021-02-06). Biden's 'America First' Vaccination Strategy Promotes Global Inequity. commondreams.org Gobbling up nearly 1.6 billion doses of various Covid-19 vaccinations directly conflicts with the administration's so-called equity-based approach. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12306951071.jpg …
(2021-02-06). The Biden Rescue Plan Is Neither Risky Nor a Distraction From Structural Issues. commondreams.org The risks of going too-big are trivial. The risks of going too-small are large—letting the unemployment shock from Covid-19 linger for years. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-12188626381_0.jpg …
(2021-02-06). Virginia surpasses 500,000 COVID-19 cases: A product of the "herd immunity" policies of the state's Democratic Party government. wsws.org After lifting restrictions in early summer, the state has accumulated hundreds of thousands of positive cases and thousands of deaths.
(2021-02-06). Trump's Coup and Burma's Coup: What they have in Common. juancole.com The Asian country's military overthrew its government over baseless claims of voter fraud. Sound familiar? ( 48hills.org) — This week, military officers in Myanmar (formerly Burma) overthrew that nation's democratically elected government after the party it preferred lost the parliamentary elections. The military claimed voter fraud without presenting any proof. It tried to fill the …
(2021-02-06). NY Times' Pseudo-Expert Accusing China of Genocide Worked for Far-Right Cult Falun Gong's Publicity Arm. strategic-culture.org 
The New York Times recycled flimsy claims by a right-wing apocalyptic extremist to accuse China of "genocide," in an op-ed by an American with 1/8th Uighur heritage who worked for Epoch Times, a far-right, pro-Trump outlet backed by cult Falun Gong. | By Ben NORTON | The New York Times published a factually challenged op-ed accusing China of committing "genocide" against its Uighur minority. The article sourced its spurious accusations to a right-wing operative who insists his research is part of a divine "mission" against Beijing that is "led by God." | The author of the New York Times op-ed, Amelia Pang, happen…
(2021-02-06). Iran again warns US of dangers in delaying return to nuclear deal. middleeasteye.net 
Iran again warns US of dangers in delaying return to nuclear deal | Foreign minister says December legislation passed in parliament, dominated by hardliners, set a two-month deadline for the easing of sanctions | Sat, 02/06/2021 – 20: 17 | "We don't need to return to the negotiating table. It's America that has to find the ticket to come to the table,' said Mohammad Javad Zarif (AFP) | Ira…
(2021-02-06). Republicans Have Already Introduced Over 100 Voter Suppression Bills This Year. truthout.org 
Since former President Donald Trump failed to reverse the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Republicans in more than two dozen states have introduced over 100 bills to restrict voting access, an alarming development that voting rights advocates have pointed to as yet another reason for Democrats to
(2021-02-06). 'Now fire Hannity, Ingraham, Carlson': Liberals call for BIGGER PURGE at Fox News as canceled Lou Dobbs shares tweets of support. rt.com 
Donald Trump and other fans are expressing support for Lou Dobbs after the sudden cancellation of his "number one news program" on Fox News, but liberals are so giddy they want other conservatives like Sean Hannity pulled. | The axing of 'Lou Dobbs Tonight' follows a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit from SmartMatic, a company behind voting software used in the presidential election, against Fox News and multiple hosts who aired election fraud conspiracy theories, including Dobbs. | A spokesperson for the network, however, did not name the lawsuit or controversies surrounding Dobbs' election coverage — he a…
(2021-02-06). 'He might slip and say something': Biden thinks Trump should be denied traditional intel briefings for former presidents. rt.com 
US President Joe Biden has said that his predecessor Donald Trump is too "erratic" to be entrusted with classified information that is being traditionally provided to former presidents. | Biden was asked by Norah O'Donnell on CBS News whether Trump should get classified intelligence briefings. The president replied: "I think not." | Providing Trump with classified intelligence would be a bad idea "because of his erratic behavior, unrelated to the insurrection," Biden added, referring to the storming of the US Capitol building in Washington by a group of Trump supporters on January 6. | I just think that there…
(2021-02-06). FBI unwittingly includes meme of NUDE MAN in court filing against Capitol rioter. rt.com 
America's top law enforcement agency mistakenly used a photo featuring a well-circulated internet meme of a large, nude man sitting on a bed in its criminal complaint against a suspect accused of rioting on Capitol Hill. | The FBI
(2021-02-06). Microsoft BANS donations to Republicans who objected to Biden victory & shifts lobbying focus to 'promoting democracy'. rt.com 
Microsoft said its political action committee will bar all donations to Republican lawmakers who refused to certify Joe Biden's election win, while announcing a change in focus to the "promotion of democracy." | The tech giant said on Friday that it will modify a
(2021-02-06). NYPD launches probe into 'domestic terrorist' cop wearing 'political patch' amid calls for purges & cleansing of 'Trump's Army'. rt.com 
A New York City police officer was caught on video wearing pro-Trump patches, leading to an investigation after liberals claim the entire force is "Trump's Army" and label the cop a "domestic terrorist." | At a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Brooklyn on Friday evening, video was captured of the officer in uniform with two Trump badges attached to her vest. One is of a skull styled after the comic book character The Punisher — which some have called for to be retired — with Trump's hair, while the other has a similar image along with Trump's name and the phrase "make enforcement great again." | "
(2021-02-06). German farmers drive their tractors by Brandenburg Gate with message: 'Don't kill farms to save bugs' (VIDEO). rt.com 
A German farmers' group has staged a tractor ride through central Berlin to protest against the looming approval of new regulations, which they predict will cost many of their livelihoods in the name of environmental protection. | Dozens of agricultural vehicles drove through the streets of the German capital on Friday, passing by Alexanderplatz, the Brandenburg Gate, and the Victory Column. The tractors and semis were carrying slogans like "Agriculture needs a future," "When right becomes wrong, resistance becomes duty," and "Schulze is getting rid of us." | The latter refers to Federal Minister for the En…
(2021-02-06). 5yo child suffers 'life-threatening injuries' in car crash involving Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid hours before Super Bowl. rt.com 
Just hours before the Kansas City Chiefs look to secure their second straight Super Bowl, defensive coach Britt Reid was involved in a multi-car pileup leaving two children with injuries, with one described as "life threatening". | Reid, 35, the son of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, is now not expected to travel with the team on Saturday to Super Bowl LV in Florida, where they face Tom Brady's Tampa Bay Buccaneers after an incident which is understood to have occurred on Thursday evening. | According to a police report from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department (KCPD), the accident happened after a car ran…
(2021-02-06). No way, Jose: Ex-baseball star Canseco KNOCKED OUT 10 seconds into celebrity boxing fight with blogger (VIDEO). rt.com 
Six-time MLB All-Star Jose Canseco promised a quick night for his opponent, sports blogger 'Billy Football', at a celebrity boxing event on Friday night – but instead it was Canseco who was hit with a home run shot 10 seconds in.
(2021-02-06). Zlat's that: Milan football star Ibrahimovic 'AVOIDS racism charge' after bizarre 'voodoo' comments to Serie A rival Romelu Lukaku. rt.com 
Evergreen Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be charged with any manner of racist abuse after his heated confrontation with ex-Manchester United colleague Romelu Lukaku at last month's Milan derby at the San Siro. | The two marksmen squared up to one another just before half-time in January's pivotal Italian Cup tie between the two Milanese arch-rivals, with what began as a verbal exchange developing into the two players butting heads with one another. | As the
(2021-02-06). Watch out, ref: Cristiano Ronaldo bags for Juventus against Roma – then grabs for official's arm as he asks to check goal (VIDEO). rt.com 
Cristiano Ronaldo smacked a shot off the bar before asking the referee if he could check that his watch hadn't shown the strike had crossed the line, making the official laugh after opening the scoring for Juventus against Roma. | The striker, who was spotted wearing an 18-karat white gold Rolex worth around $510,000 at an awards ceremony in June, asked official Daniele Orsato whether his effort had gone in after nearly netting in the home game on Saturday evening. | When Orsato assured him that the sensor on his decidedly less expensive device had not gone off to indicate a goal, disbelieving Ronaldo insisten…
(2021-02-06). 'Best thing to ever happen to the Premier League': Football 'super-agent' hails Roman Abramovich's impact on English football. rt.com 
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is the "best thing to ever happen to the Premier League" – that's the verdict of football super-agent Jonathan Barnett, who counts Welsh supremo Gareth Bale among his galaxy of clients. | Abramovich has pumped in countless millions since assuming control of the cash-strapped West London club in 2003, delivering a two-decade spell of (mostly) success during that time which has seen Chelsea claim five Premier League trophies, a Champions League title and numerous domestic cups. | The success under Abramovich's rule has seen the club assume a seat at European football's top table bu…
(2021-02-06). 'Round two!': UFC ace Merab Dvalishvili returns for 'rematch' with frozen lake after he was BUSTED OPEN in dive gone wrong (VIDEO). rt.com 
Georgian UFC star Merab Dvalishvili has shown that his sense of humor has remained intact after he returned to "rematch" the frozen lake which led to a nasty head wound and a trip to the emergency room earlier this week. | Dvalishvili caused a stir online when he released a video on Instagram showing him attempting to dive into what he thought was a snowy lake – but one sickening thud and a some gnarly head lacerations later, he quickly discovered that the lake had frozen over since the last time he had been there. | The 30-year-old, who is the 12th-ranked fighter in the UFC's bantamweight fold, was in clear d…
(2021-02-06). 'You knocked my teeth out': Paige VanZant loses to Britain Hart on Bare Knuckle FC bow in front of celebrities & UFC stars (VIDEO). rt.com 
Paige VanZant lost her closely-contested Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut on a decision to professional boxer Britain Hart, claiming at least one of her rival's teeth and a mixed reaction before revealing her bruised face. | UFC fighter Mike Perry and pornstar Kendra Lust were among the star-studded crowd in Florida, where Instagram sensation VanZant performed creditably on her bow as her new promotion's biggest star, winning the final round of the five with a late flurry. | Little-known scrapper Hart, who entered the bout with a record of two defeats from three fights in the discipline, had been invol…
(2021-02-06). Super Bowl LV: Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes 'dream matchup' set for center stage in NFL showpiece between Chiefs and Buccaneers. rt.com 
NBA fans never got to see Michael Jordan and LeBron James on the court at the same time, but NFL supporters will be treated to a showdown between the 'GOAT' and the man seen as his successor, Patrick Mahomes, at Super Bowl LV.
(2021-02-06). 'This is me': Ex-WWE wrestler Gabbi Tuft admits she is not sexually 'active' with wife after becoming 'fabulous' transgender woman. rt.com 
"Fun-loving" Gabbi Tuft – best known for her years in the WWE as wrestler Tyler Reks – has said that her "intimate life" with her wife has changed because of the "thrilling" gender transition that she announced publicly this week. | Tuft, 42, revealed on Thursday that she was about to share her story of changing from a "WWE superstar, body builder, fitness guru, motivational speaker and motorcycle racer" to a "fabulous female", explaining she was "finally set free and ready to rule her world." | Now the former Florida Heavyweight Championship king has spoken about how the switch has affected her two-decade mar…
(2021-02-06). Fossil fuels aren't going anywhere. rt.com 
As the world continues to push a green energy narrative, experts are warning that a full transition away from oil and gas may not be possible. | "There is no scenario where hydrocarbons disappear," the chief executive of Baker Hughes, Lorenzo Simonelli, said during his keynote speech at this year's annual meeting in the company. | Like other executives from the industry, Simonelli acknowledged and welcomed the energy transition, but he noted that a 100-percent renewable energy scenario was simply not possible. There is plenty of evidence this is indeed the case, despite the hopes and ambitions of many environm…
(2021-02-06). Betsy DeVos is out — but her right-wing agenda lives on. mronline.org 
Supporters of public education and school teachers were relieved to see Betsy DeVos leave her job as head of the Department of Education, knowing full well the education policies she and former President Trump supported would go nowhere in a President Biden administration.
(2021-02-06). Yes, Speech can Incite Violence: What Decades of Research Show about Trump's Impeachment Trial. juancole.com 
By Kurt Braddock | — Senators, acting in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump that begins on Feb. 9, will soon have to decide whether to convict the former president for inciting a deadly, violent insurrection at the Capitol building on Jan. 6. A majority of House members, including 10 Republicans, took the …
(2021-02-06). [83.2] Free Assange Vigil w/ Lucas Waggoner. slownewsdayshow.com 
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(2021-02-06). From badass Peter Dinklage to thriller "Behind Her Eyes," here's what's new on Netflix in February. salon.com Netflix's new projects are studded with stars like Zendaya, Nadiya Hussain, Rosamund Pike and Dianne Wiest…
(2021-02-06). Treat your inner kid at heart to homemade versions of Bagel Bites, Combos and more nostalgic treats. salon.com You don't need an occasion like the Super Bowl to comfort yourself with from-scratch renditions of beloved foods…
(2021-02-06). There are multiple coronavirus vaccines available. Is any one of them better?>. salon.com Americans may soon have four different coronavirus vaccines; experts weigh in on how they compare…
(2021-02-06). How to make the best wings at home — no fryer needed. salon.com Here are Sohla Sohla El-Waylly's saucy secrets to oven-roasted chicken…
(2021-02-06). The best appetizer recipes to fuel a night of binge-watching TV, according to the Salon Food team. salon.com Our favorite recipes will level up any live TV extravaganza or Netflix marathon. Yes, that includes the Super Bowl…
(2021-02-06). We tested the internet's favorite ground beef trick. salon.com Browned ground beef has never been browner, crispier or more delicious…
(2021-02-06). What the Weeknd's changing face says about our sick celebrity culture. salon.com The singer is set to perform at the Super Bowl Las Vegas halftime show on Feb. 7…
(2021-02-06). Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says. news.un.org The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people's right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals.
(2021-02-06). FROM THE FIELD: Chicken wings, hunger and the Super Bowl. news.un.org The amount of money spent on food and beverages to enjoy, perhaps, the United States' most high-profile annual sporting event, adds up to more than twice the global budget of the UN's World Food Programme (WFP), according to the agency.
(2021-02-06). The Q-Word: Weapon of Choice for Smearing Opponents. strategic-culture.org By Trevor Scott FITZGIBBON | –ûne of the most effective information-operation weapons during the 2016 presidential election was to smear political targets as "Russian bots" working on behalf of the Kremlin. Journalists were de-platformed, presidential candidates were The art of attacking political targets by using open-sourced guilt-by-association is not new — nor is using Russians as foils: Joseph McCarthy and his ilk did it in the…
(2021-02-06). US logistics convoy arrives in Syria from Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) — Some sources reported the arrival of a US logistics convoy from Iraq to Syria and that the convoy has entered an illegal US base on the outskirts of Al Hasakah.
(2021-02-06). Ghalibaf to convey Leader's message to Russian officials. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) — An advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker said that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf will convey the message of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to the Russian government in his upcoming visit to Moscow.
(2021-02-06). Small-sized industries can help promote Iran-Russia trade tie. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) — The Director General of Tehran Province Industrial Townships Company said that expansion of trade exchanges between Iran and Russia using the capacities of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is of paramount importance.
(2021-02-06). Iraqi forces could seize ISIL ammunition, explosives. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) — Iraqi intelligence service said in a statement that Iraqi forces were able to identify and confiscate the main warehouse of ammunition and explosives belonging to ISIL terrorist groups in west part of Iraq.
(2021-02-06). Biden weighs easing pressure on Iran without lifting sanction. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) — Biden administration is reportedly weighing ways to ease financial pressure on Iran without lifting economic sanctions including on oil sales.
(2021-02-06). US can't fool Yemenis by claiming end of support to Saudis. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) — Yemen's Supreme Political Council said that Yemenis will not be fooled by US claim on the decision to stop supporting the Saudi invasion.
(2021-02-06). Stopping arms sales to Riyadh could be a step forward. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that stopping arms sales to the Saudi-led coalition could be a step toward correcting past mistakes of the US.
(2021-02-06). Myanmar junta blocks internet countrywide as thousands protest military coup. laprensalatina.com Update 1: Adds nationwide internet outage, Amnesty International, Telenor Group quotes Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Myanmar's military junta ordered a national scale internet outage Saturday, as massive demonstrations against Monday's coup were held, the country's Telenor Group communications service said in a statement. The live social network broadcast of the protests was suddenly interrupted, …
(2021-02-06). Thousands of farmers cut off highways to protest new laws. laprensalatina.com New Delhi, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Thousands of farmers cut off some of India's main highways on Saturday to protest against new agricultural laws. The protesters allege the new laws will benefit big businesses and leave agricultural workers at their mercy. The government says that the reforms will help farmers and make the sector more efficient …
(2021-02-06). An adapted 'Llorona' presides over a united cry against Mexico femicide. laprensalatina.com Mexico, Feb 5 (efe-epa).- An adapted version of "La Llorona," the popular Mexican theme, presided over a protest Friday in Mexico City against the killing of young doctor Mariana Sanchez last week in the country's south and against ceaseless violence against women. "Being a woman is a crime, Llorona, with a well-defined passion. They grab …
(2021-02-06). Early Aston Villa goal extends Arsenal's winless run. laprensalatina.com Birmingham, United Kingdom, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- An early goal by Aston Villa's English forward Ollie Watkins added to Arsenal's recent woes as they lost 1-0 at Villa Park on Saturday. The defeat means the Gunners have now gone three Premier League games without winning. Just two minutes into the game, the 25-year-old Watkins' shot punished …
(2021-02-06). Thousands protest military coup in Myanmar's streets. laprensalatina.com Yangon, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Thousands took Saturday to the streets of Yangon, Myanmar's former capital and largest city, to protest the coup the army launched earlier this week. A column of people marched down one of the main avenues of the city with proclamations in favor of democracy and in opposition to the military junta, …
(2021-02-06). Draghi obtains large majority to form government. laprensalatina.com Rome, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Mario Draghi, who has been put in charge of forming a government in Italy, has achieved a broad majority after securing the support of the decisive 5 Star Movement (M5S) and the ultra-right-wing League. The economist must now find a way to make such opposing political forces coexist. After securing the …
(2021-02-06). Yemeni conjoined twins head to Jordan after Houthis' refusal to Saudi gesture. laprensalatina.com Sana'a, Feb 6 (efe-epa).- Fifty-day-old Yemeni conjoined twins were flown by UNICEF-chartered ambulance aircraft from the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Saturday to the Jordanian capital Amman where they are to have a life-saving separation surgery after the Houthi rebels refused a Saudi offer to evacuate them. Muhammad and Ahmad Yasser al-Bukhaiti were born connected at …
(2021-02-06). [Comment] The next quantum leap forward? Bimekizumab for psoriasis. thelancet.com Biologics have revolutionised the management of psoriasis.1 Initially, there were two biologics: alefacept, which worked well but for only a few patients; and efalizumab, which was associated with rare, life-threatening infections.1 But then came etanercept, a treatment that took patients with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis and improved their skin, their joints, and their quality of life.2 Now, etanercept is rarely prescribed, as adalimumab and ustekinumab were approved and were considerably more effective and, at least in the case of ustekinumab, perhaps even safer.
(2021-02-06). [Obituary] Tabaré Vázquez. thelancet.com Former President of Uruguay and oncologist. Born on Jan 17, 1940, in Montevideo, Uruguay, he died from lung cancer there on Dec 6, 2020, aged 80 years.
(2021-02-06). [Perspectives] 30th anniversary of Australian legal ruling on second-hand smoke. thelancet.com Before the 1990s, where people smoked was generally unrestricted. Legislation prohibited smoking near explosives or flammable materials, in other hazardous areas, and in some but not all confined spaces. Smoking was largely unrestricted in many work places and most public spaces, such as theatre foyers, pubs, clubs, restaurants, and hotel rooms. In Australia, all this changed after Federal Court Justice Trevor Morling handed down judgment on Feb 7, 1991, in Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc (AFCO) versus the Tobacco Institute of Australia Limited (TIA).
(2021-02-06). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Tonin V. Young people seeking mental-health care. Lancet 2007; 369: 1239—40—In this Comment, the text has been amended at the author's request. This correction has been made to the online version as of Feb 4, 2021.
(2021-02-06). [World Report] Relocated Rohingya face uncertain health-care provision. thelancet.com Bangladesh is moving refugees to an uninhabited island, but non-governmental organisations warn of the lack of health-care provision and coordination. Udani Samarasekera reports.
(2021-02-06). [Articles] Bimekizumab efficacy and safety in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (BE READY): a multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised withdrawal phase 3 trial. thelancet.com Bimekizumab showed high levels of response, which were durable over 56 weeks, with both maintenance dosing schedules (every 4 weeks and every 8 weeks). Moreover, bimekizumab was well tolerated, with no unexpected safety findings. Data presented here further support the therapeutic value of bimekizumab and inhibition of IL-17F in addition to IL-17A for patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
(2021-02-06). [World Report] Hopes for trachoma control in South Sudan. thelancet.com Conflict has hampered trachoma control in South Sudan, but there are new plans to map and treat the disease. Jacqui Thornton reports.
(2021-02-06). [Articles] Bimekizumab versus ustekinumab for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis (BE VIVID): efficacy and safety from a 52-week, multicentre, double-blind, active comparator and placebo controlled phase 3 trial. thelancet.com Bimekizumab was more efficacious than ustekinumab and placebo in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The bimekizumab safety profile was consistent with that observed in previous studies.
(2021-02-06). [Articles] Posaconazole versus voriconazole for primary treatment of invasive aspergillosis: a phase 3, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial. thelancet.com Posaconazole was non-inferior to voriconazole for all-cause mortality up until day 42 in participants with invasive aspergillosis. Posaconazole was well tolerated, and participants had fewer treatment-related adverse events than in the voriconazole group. This study supports the use of posaconazole as a first-line treatment for the condition.
(2021-02-06). [Correspondence] Pooled public financing is the route to universal health coverage. thelancet.com The recent report1 by the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Collaborators is a very valuable contribution about whether the world is moving towards UHC and how it is getting there. The report's index of effective coverage is an excellent measure of whether people are actually using the health services available to them and whether these services are effective.
(2021-02-06). [World Report] Understanding variants of SARS-CoV-2. thelancet.com Many variants of SARS-CoV-2 are emerging, but will they have different clinical effects? A new consortium is trying to find out. Talha Burki reports.
(2021-02-06). [Correspondence] Universal health coverage for the poorest billion: justice and equity considerations — Authors' reply. thelancet.com As co-chairs of The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission,1 we thank Jordan Jarvis and Belinda Townsend, and Michelle Amri for their thoughtful comments. Jarvis and Townsend highlight the role of global power arrangements that perpetuate the existence of extreme poverty. Specifically, they refer to the examples of tax avoidance by multinational corporations that starve the poorest countries of potential revenue, and the influence of billionaires on a global health agenda that has excluded non-communicable disease and injury (NCDI) poverty.
(2021-02-06). [Correspondence] Universal health coverage for the poorest billion: justice and equity considerations. thelancet.com The Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission report by Gene Bukhman and colleagues makes a compelling case that the needs of people affected by non-communicable disease and injury (NCDI), and poverty have been largely neglected.1 The Commission report lays out crucial evidence and health sector interventions, and calls for increased solidarity and development assistance to redress these health inequities. However, what will it take to convince global actors and national governments to act on this issue?
(2021-02-06). [Perspectives] The undiscovered country. thelancet.com It is hard to think of William Shakespeare as a family man. Neither his life nor his work necessarily suggest someone who would walk from London to Stratford-upon-Avon to be at the deathbed of a sick child, or who would remain loyal (after a fashion) to his wife even when circumstances forced them apart. Yet we see him do both these things in Hamnet, Maggie O'Farrell's fictionalised account of the life and afterlife of Shakespeare's only son.
(2021-02-06). [Clinical Picture] Hepatitis B reactivation after chemoimmunotherapy: screen before treatment. thelancet.com A 70-year-old man presented to our department reporting fatigue, night sweats, and weight loss of 18 kg over the previous 3 months. He said he had been taking numerous nutritional supplements and vitamins daily.
(2021-02-06). [Correspondence] Time to revise the strategy for Gavi funding of rabies vaccine? thelancet.com The Global Burden of Disease cause and risk summary on rabies shows the 13‚Äà700 deaths worldwide in 2019, close to the estimated 12‚Äà700 furious rabies cases in India alone.1 Figure 4 of this summary is misleading, especially the key. As there is no surveillance in many of the poorest countries, the global annual deaths quoted by WHO2 of 59‚Äà000 is derivedfrom extensive extrapolation. Rabies encephalomyelitis is always fatal in Asia and Africa. Although prevention of infection by correct vaccination after dog bites is extremely effective, vaccines are often…
(2021-02-06). Who Controls American Imperialism? strategic-culture.org America does most of the entire world's invasions and coups and sanctions. This has been the case ever since 1945, Eric Zuesse writes. | U.S. imperialism is a fact, which the U.S. Government always denies. However, U.S. President Barack Obama implicitly 'justified' it when he
(2021-02-06). Indian farmers plan nationwide three-hour blockade of major roads. thecanary.co Tens of thousands of protesting farmers plan to blockade major roads across India for three hours on Saturday 6 February. It's an attempt to press their demands for the repeal of new agricultural laws in the country. | Authorities deployed thousands of security forces mainly outside India's capital New Delhi. Farmers have camped at three main sites there for more than two months. | They say they will not leave until the government rolls back the laws it says are necessary to modernise Indian agriculture. | Protracted talks: | The scheduled highway blockade is set to start at noon local time (6.30am GMT).
(2021-02-06). Myanmar junta shuts Twitter and Instagram to curb protests. thecanary.co Military authorities in charge of Myanmar broadened a ban on social media following this week's coup. They've shut down Twitter and Instagram, as residents in the nation's biggest city again banged pots and plastic bottles to show their opposition to the army takeover. | It came as street protests continued to expand on Saturday 6 February. People gathered again to show their opposition to the army takeover. | Protests: | Around 1,000 protesters marched on Saturday morning through the streets of Yangon, the country's biggest city. Prominent among them were factory workers and students. | By noon, more tha…
(2021-02-06). Turkish Cargo wins top honor in global awards. yenisafak.com Turkish Cargo was named the Best Overall Carrier of the Year at the Payload Asia Awards 2020, the company announced on Saturday.Turkish Cargo, a subsidiary of flag carrier Turkish Airlines, beat out competitors from around the world to win the award based on service quality, efficiency, speed, and reliability, as well as the company's innovation and vision, a statement said."This important award, along with other global honors we won throughout the year, represents a significant milestone indicating our service quality, operational excellence, our innovative standards aiming to exceed the customer expectations, a…
(2021-02-06). Myanmar shuts down internet amid anti-coup protests. yenisafak.com Myanmar's military junta shut down internet services across the country amid anti-coup protests, a mobile service provider confirmed on Saturday."The Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has directed all mobile operators to temporarily shut down the data network in Myanmar. Voice and SMS services remain open." said Norwegian telecom giant Telenor that operates the second-largest mobile network in Myanmar.In its order, the ministry cited "legal basis in Myanmar's Telecommunication Law, and references circulation of fake news, the stability of the nation and interest of the public as a basis for…
(2021-02-06). After Default, Zambia Becomes Third Country Seeking G20 Debt Relief. indybay.org Zambia requested the G20 coronavirus debt relief process, the "Common Framework for Debt Treatment beyond the Debt Service Suspension Initiative."
(2021-02-06). Big Tech's Playing Monopoly. It's Going to Lose. zcomm.org The long-term result of American Big Tech allying itself with the state to suppress Internet freedom will be its withering as users desert it…
(2021-02-06). AOC's Powerful Plea for Republican Accountability Cannot Be Ignored. zcomm.org The congresswoman knows impunity for those who incited the Capitol attack just allows them to do the same, or worse, again. Impunity for the people who told the lie would amount to complicity in their conduct…
(2021-02-06). Silicon Valley Wants to Entrench the Gig Economy and Neutralize the Labor Movement. zcomm.org Gig economy companies and organized labor are at war over the future of work and the definition of "employee"
(2021-02-06). Scientists Warn of 'Ghastly Future' Unless Policymakers Act Now. zcomm.org 17 scientists called for a World War II-type mobilization to prevent a future of mass extinction, declining health, climate-disruption upheavals and resource conflicts…
(2021-02-06). It's Easy to Fix Inequality: Tax the Rich. zcomm.org There is no better time than now to address the ridiculous levels of wealth and income inequality in the United States. It can be done with ease through aggressive taxation of the wealthiest handfuls of individuals…
(2021-02-06). Movie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda. zcomm.org Scholars on the Nazis and anti-Semitism have seen this before…
(2021-02-06). Green Left launches new video show. greenleft.org.au Alex Bainbridge writes about Green Left's new video podcast — the Green Left Show — which aims to cover important topical issues and involve guests from the diversity of progressive opinion and campaign areas.
(2021-02-06). '1 dose of vaccine for virus survivors will save jabs for millions more'. yenisafak.com In a new study published on Monday, researchers from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York observed that participants who were previously infected with the coronavirus gave an equal or higher antibody response after they were administered the first dose of the mRNA-based vaccine than those did not catch the virus and received two doses of the same vaccine.The study — yet to be peer-reviewed — also found that people who had previously contracted the virus reported unpleasant side effects such as headache, fever, and muscle or joint pain more frequently than those who never had the virus a…
(2021-02-06). Biden's Repeal of Trump's Muslim Ban Is Just the Beginning. commondreams.org It should kick off a bigger process of healing the harms this long-term dehumanization has caused. | www.flickr.com/photos/vpickering/31894712794/…
(2021-02-06). 65 Billion Reasons the Senate Can Pass a $15 Minimum Wage by Reconciliation. commondreams.org The benefits of a $15 minimum wage are clear. The raise is long overdue. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/fight_15_c.jpg …
(2021-02-06). Biden's Efforts on Climate Is a Start—But What About Including Biodiversity? commondreams.org With approximately one million plant and animal species threatened by extinction, the loss of our natural habitats is as much of a global crisis as climate change. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/temmincks_red_colobis_mayhew.jpg …
(2021-02-06). Suu Kyi and Trump Have a Lot in Common—Offices They Held and Their Treatment of People. commondreams.org However, one significant difference is Suu Kyi is the recipient of something Trump wanted more than almost anything else in the world—the Nobel Peace Prize. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2017-09-21_at_7.31.15_am.png …
(2021-02-06). British Gas workers continue strike action against fire and rehire threats. wsws.org Workers are striking in response to British Gas's plans to impose inferior contracts which would mean workers taking an effective 20 percent pay cut.
(2021-02-06). Officials to Determine Trump's Access to Intel Briefings, White House Says. sputniknews.com President Joe Biden said that the former commander-in-chief should not be provided access to US intelligence briefings because of his "erratic behavior". Former American leaders have been granted access to classified information on major policy issues.
(2021-02-06). Biden Set to 'Put a Little More Distance' in Relations With Israel, Focus on Iran – Reports. sputniknews.com The approach of the new US administration will reportedly be different from what former president Donald Trump had pursued – namely, embracing ties with Saudi Arabia and Israel.
(2021-02-06). Trump's 'Social Media Comeback' Appears to Be Fake, Senior Aide Says. sputniknews.com The former US president has been absent from social media since January 8, after major tech giants – Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook – banned the former US president over accusations that he incited the Capitol riots.
(2021-02-06). German Company to Clear Beirut Port of Hazardous Materials Kept in Containers for Years. sputniknews.com The explosion of an ammonium nitrate fertilizer stockpile on August 4, which had been left to haphazardly gather dust in the port of Beirut for years, killed more than 200 people, injured at least 6,500 others and destroyed hundreds of the capital's buildings.
(2021-02-06). Federal Probe of Hush Money Paid to Conceal Trump's Alleged Extramarital Affairs Is 'Dead' – Report. sputniknews.com The end of Trump's tenure at the White House has sparked rumors that the federal probe, which sent Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, to jail, could be reopened, since he no longer has presidential immunity.
(2021-02-06). Armie Hammer Dropped by Agency Amid Cannibal DM Scandal – Report. sputniknews.com The actor's career has been taking a dramatic plunge over the past month following a sex scandal that involved allegations of abuse and cannibalism, which Hammer and his family have strongly denied.
(2021-02-06). US woman becomes Muslim after watching Turkish series. yenisafak.com A 60-year-old American woman has become Muslim after being influenced by Resurrection: Ertugrul, a popular Turkish TV series.The Wisconsin resident chose the name of "Khadija" after her conversion to Islam and told Anadolu Agency that she came across Resurrection: Ertugrul while browsing Netflix."I looked into it, the details about it. So I started watching," said Khadija, adding she was really interested in Islam after watching a few episodes."It was talking about the history that I knew nothing about. What I heard about God, Islam, peace, justice and helping the oppressed drew my attention and connected me to t…
(2021-02-06). Over 45 Palestinians arrested by Israel in January: NGOs. yenisafak.com Israeli forces rounded up 456 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in January, according to Palestinian organizations that monitor the conditions of Palestinian prisoners.Ninety-three minors and eight women were among those detained last month, the Palestinian Authority's Prisoners' Affairs Commission, the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, and the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said in a joint statement.According to the statement, 105 administrative detention orders were carried out by occupation authorities, including 30 new orders along with the extensio…
(2021-02-06). Turkey's Erdogan congratulates Libya interim gov't leaders. yenisafak.com Turkey's president congratulated the leaders of Libya's interim government in a phone call on Saturday.Recep Tayyip Erdogan wished success to Mohammad Younes Menfi and Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbebibeh, who have been elected as head of the Presidential Council and prime minister, respectively, according to a statement by the Turkish Presidency."Turkey will continue its efforts for political unity, territorial integrity, stability, peace, security and prosperity in Libya and further enhance its cooperation with Libya in the new period," Erdogan said.Menfi and Dbebibah, who were chosen at the UN-led Libyan Political Di…
(2021-02-06). At least 10 tons of bootleg alcohol seized in Turkey. yenisafak.com Turkish law enforcement forces seized at least 10 tons of bootleg alcohol in separate operations in two southeastern provinces of the country, sources said on Friday.As part of operations against illegal alcohol production and distribution, gendarmerie teams captured six tons of bootleg alcohol in the Birecik district of Sanliurfa province. Three people were also held for their alleged involvement.In a separate operation, police forces captured at least four tons of bootleg alcohol in a storehouse in the Sehitkamil district of Gaziantep province and held two suspects.Bootleg alcohol is made by using low-cost meth…
(2021-02-06). EU keeps PKK on terrorism list. yenisafak.com The European Union on Friday renewed its terrorist list for a further six months.The sanctions list features 14 persons and 21 entities or groups, including the PKK and Dalokay Sanli, a senior figure of the terrorist group.Terrorist organizations DHKP/C, IBDA-C, and TAK — a PKK offshoot — are also on the list.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK — also listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey and the US — has been responsible for the deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children, and infants.In order to combat terrorism, the bloc freezes the funds and financial a…
(2021-02-06). Turkey eyes becoming 10th largest global economy. yenisafak.com Turkey is engaging in major investments and projects, hoping to become one of the world's top 10 largest global economies, the country's president said Saturday."To make our country one of the 10 biggest economies in the world, we've turned towards bigger investments in bigger projects," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said via video link at the opening ceremony of a bridge in the eastern Malatya province.Today, Turkey by itself is realizing more than half of all megaprojects being carried out in the world, Erdogan added.He added that the country aims to embrace the future with space technology, hi-tech, and artificial inte…
(2021-02-06). At least 456 Palestinians arrested by Israel in January: NGOs. yenisafak.com Israeli forces rounded up 456 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in January, according to Palestinian organizations that monitor the conditions of Palestinian prisoners.Ninety-three minors and eight women were among those detained last month, the Palestinian Authority's Prisoners' Affairs Commission, the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, and the Wadi Hilweh Information Center said in a joint statement.According to the statement, 105 administrative detention orders were carried out by occupation authorities, including 30 new orders along with the extensio…
(2021-02-06). New coronavirus variants cause concern in Spain. yenisafak.com While the peak of Spain's third wave appears to have passed, new variants are causing unease as Madrid confirmed Spain's first ever case of the Brazil variant on Friday.Spain has now detected all three of the variants that have alarmed health officials worldwide.The mutant virus was detected in a 44-year-old man who had flown into the Madrid airport from Brazil. He presented a negative PCR test upon arrival on Jan. 29, but officials gave him a rapid test and discovered he was contagious.After sequencing the virus, scientists can now confirm that he was carrying the variant, which some studies suggest increases th…
(2021-02-06). Fenerbahce Beko beat Zenit for 9th straight win. yenisafak.com Turkish basketball team Fenerbahce Beko beat Zenit St Petersburg from Russia 92-84 in a Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game Friday for their ninth consecutive win.French playmaker Nando De Colo led the team from Istanbul to victory at home in the Round 24 game, scoring 24 points with seven assists at Ulker Sports and Event Hall.Serbian guard Marko Guduric had 19 and Czech center Jan Vesely added 16 for the Turkish club.US forward Will Thomas led Zenit with 21 points.KC Rivers scored 14. American guard Billy Baron added 13.Fenerbahce Beko have 14 wins in the 2020-21 EuroLeague regular season.This season Zenit has los…
(2021-02-06). Standing Rock Lakota Youth Call For Biden To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline. popularresistance.org Standing Rock – Today, Lakota youth from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River tribal nations announced a plan to run over 93 miles back to the Oceti Sakowin Camp site to call on President Biden to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The youth are asking for everyone who stood with Standing Rock four years ago to participate by uploading their own #NoDAPL | The oil pipeline poses a grave threat to the safety and sanctity of the tribes' water, hunting and fishing rights, and cultural and religious practices. Federal courts have sided with the tribes on the years-long litigation and have revoked DAPL's fede…
(2021-02-06). Nevada Bill Would Allow Tech Companies To Create Governments. popularresistance.org Carson City, NV – Planned legislation to establish new business areas in Nevada would allow technology companies to effectively form separate local governments. | Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak announced a plan to launch so-called Innovation Zones in Nevada to jumpstart the state's economy by attracting technology firms, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Wednesday. | The zones would permit companies with large areas of land to form governments carrying the same authority as counties, including the ability to impose taxes, form school districts and courts and provide government services. | The measure to further ec…
(2021-02-06). India's Farmers' Protests: 'This Is History In The Making'. popularresistance.org On January 26, 2021, India observed its 71st Republic Day under historically unprecedented circumstances. On an occasion meant to commemorate the adoption of the Indian Constitution, two fiercely antagonistic visions of the country locked horns with each other in the capital of Delhi. | On the Rajpath ceremonial boulevard in the heart of Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s homegrown Hindu nationalist proto-fascism was on full display. It was no coincidence, for example, that the winner of the Republic Day Parade's tableaux competition was the state of Uttar Pradesh, w…
(2021-02-06). Haitians Intensify Struggle Against President Jovenel MoàØse. popularresistance.org Haiti has been experiencing a new wave of protests against US-backed President Jovenel MoàØse. Since January 10, thousands of citizens, students, workers, members of various social movements and opposition political parties have been mobilizing across the country in rejection of MoàØse's decision to hold presidential and legislative elections on September 19 and a referendum to replace the current constitution, which is the main achievement of the democratic movement of 1986, on April 25. | Haitian citizens and the opposition denounced MoàØse's decision as an attempt to extend his term of off…
(2021-02-06). Sylvia Ageloff and the assassination of Leon Trotsky. wsws.org On August 20, 1940, Leon Trotsky was assassinated by Stalinist agent Ramón Mercader in the Mexico City suburb of Coyoacán. Mercader's access to the great revolutionary was made possible through his relationship with Sylvia Ageloff, who presented herself as an innocent victim of Mercader's duplicity, a claim that was never challenged by the SWP. This series of articles constitutes the first systematic investigation by the Trotskyist movement of Ageloff's role.
(2021-02-06). The enduring legacy of China's Red Detachment of Women. peoplesdispatch.org On the eve of the Communist Party of China's centenary in July 2021, the story of the country's first women's military brigade in the 1930s continues to find life in popular culture and the imagination of the Chinese people…
(2021-02-06). Federal indictments allege coordinated planning by Proud Boys in January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org At least eight Proud Boys have been charged for their role in the fascist assault on Congress.
(2021-02-06). Chicago teachers poised to strike as mayor threatens another lockout. wsws.org A strike in Chicago would provoke similar opposition across the US and join a global upsurge of educators striking against school reopenings in over a dozen countries.
(2021-02-06). How to Change the World in One Generation – DxE Intro Workshop. indybay.org Right now the most vulnerable individuals are being exploited on a massive scale and it will only get worse if we don't take action now. But can we as average citizens really make a difference to help them? The answer is YES. In Direct Action Everywhere's workshop, you will learn the history of social movements, the groundbreaking new research that shows the power of ordinary people, and the bold plan to nonviolently abolish the most harmful industry on earth that kills billions of animals every year.
(2021-02-06). Tuesday 2/9: Extinction: Solutions for Species on the Brink Virtual Conference (Day 1). indybay.org Online/virtual conference…
(2021-02-06). Ode To Ervin Somogyi Master Guitar Builder. indybay.org Ode To Ervin Somogyi, Oakland's Master Guitar Builder! This original song of mine is dedicated to Master Luthier Ervin Somogyi, and is performed by Lynda Carson.
(2021-02-06). Nevada's Clark County School District presses ahead with deadly school reopenings. wsws.org The fifth largest school district in the US is scheduled to begin sending teachers and support staff back to schools on February 22, with Pre-K through 3rd grade students returning on March 1.
(2021-02-06). Unite with Chicago teachers to save lives and prepare a general strike! wsws.org Chicago educators are in a fight for their lives, and they need the support of educators and workers everywhere.
(2021-02-06). 60+ groups and unions to Senate Democrats: End harmful 'gridlock and dysfunction' by eliminating the filibuster. nationofchange.org "People want a government that works for them, not just the wealthy, well-connected, and entrenched special interest groups."
(2021-02-06). Behind Biden's invocations of "democracy," US military prepares for nuclear war. wsws.org As Biden devoted his first foreign policy speech to invocations of "democracy" and "human rights," the head of US nuclear forces declared nuclear war "a very real possibility."
(2021-02-06). Human noise pollution is harming ocean creatures. nationofchange.org Noise from vessels, sonar, seismic surveys and construction can damage marine animals' hearing, change their behaviors and, in some cases, threaten their ability to survive.
(2021-02-06). Gunmen kill two FMLN campaigners in El Salvador. wsws.org President Nayib Bukele, who has constantly encouraged violence against his political opponents, has defended the attackers, which included one police officer.
(2021-02-06). Chicago threatens lockout as teachers stand firm on safe classroom demands. peoplesdispatch.org Despite strong opposition from the Chicago Teachers' Union, representing the educators, the Chicago Public Schools and the city administration have decided to reopen in-person classes on Monday…
(2021-02-06). Revised: Ode To Ervin Somogyi, Master Guitar Builder. indybay.org Photo of Ervin Somogyi on the right hand side of picture, at a past Artisan Guitar Show!
(2021-02-06). Anti-Terrorism Laws is the Wrong Approach. iclmg.ca The ICLMG recognizes the pressing need to address the threat of white supremacist and hate-based violence in Canada.
(2021-02-06). Australian unions suppress news of Coles workers' vote to reject UWU sell-out. wsws.org The United Workers Union is still trying to black out all news of the decisive stand taken by the locked-out warehouse workers at Smeaton Grange in Sydney, against the destruction of jobs and conditions across their industry.
(2021-02-06). Israel Elections: Competition Among Right-Wing Zionist Parties for Arab Votes. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Introduction | It is noteworthy to mention that at the beginning of …
(2021-02-06). Campaigners claim 'historic win' as France found guilty of climate inaction. nationofchange.org Today the Paris administrative court concluded France has failed to do enough to meet its own commitments on the climate crisis and is legally responsible for the ensuing ecological damage.
(2021-02-06). Germany: Siemens Energy announces thousands more job cuts. wsws.org In defence of their own privileges, IG Metall and the works councils are prepared to accept all attacks on workers.
(2021-02-06). January jobs report shows ongoing economic disaster as US Senate strips minimum wage increase from the relief bill. wsws.org Senate Democrats agreed to remove an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from the Biden administration's economic relief package as economic figures from January show almost no jobs growth.
(2021-02-06). Illegal demolition of Palestinian Bedouin village condemned. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces demolished the village of Khirbet Humsa for the second time in four months. The rights organization B'Tselem accused Israel of trying to displace the entire Palestinian Bedouin community of the village…
(2021-02-06). Pennsylvania rank-and-file committee stands with Chicago teachers. wsws.org Chicago teachers confront the Democratic Party at the local, state and national level—just as many Pennsylvania teachers do.
(2021-02-06). Weekly News Review — What A Mess We're In. truepublica.org.uk TruePublica Editor: The Tories have been in power now for almost eleven years. In that time, Britain has gone from one of the most politically and economically stable countries in the democratic West — to one of the least. It has a populist in power and political factions within the government are driving wedges into …
(2021-02-06). Friday 2/12: Conversations Across the African Diaspora w/ Filmmaker & Director Xoliswa Sithole (MOAD). indybay.org Online speaker event…
(2021-02-06). What was Eduardo Bolsonaro doing in Washington during the January 6 coup? wsws.org Eduardo's arrival in the US on January 4 was reported as a "surprise visit" to the White House at the invitation of Ivanka Trump, daughter of the former US president.
(2021-02-06). Experts warn Hawaii on the brink of major outbreak and hospital overcrowding catastrophe. wsws.org With hospitalization rates rising, health officials have warned that zero percent ICU capacity could be reached in the next two weeks.
(2021-02-06). Can We Trust the World Health Organization (WHO)? globalresearch.ca First published on May 6, 2020 | Many more questions are being raised than there are answers being discovered concerning the recent strains of coronavirus. Where and how did it originate? Was it the result of human engineering and manipulation or …
(2021-02-06). Australian PM calls on New Zealand to "align more" against China. wsws.org The US and Australian governments are concerned that New Zealand's government is strengthening economic relations with Beijing while the US and its allies are preparing for war against China.
(2021-02-06). Support the SGP's campaign for the German federal election! wsws.org Workers in every country around the world confront the same problems and can only oppose exploitation, militarism and fascism by uniting. This is why the SGP's election campaign is not restricted to Germany, but addresses itself to workers throughout Europe!
(2021-02-06). The Super Bowl super-spreader. wsws.org By any rational standard that takes public health into account, Sunday's Super Bowl game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs should not be held at all.
(2021-02-06). Wednesday 2/10: Extinction: Solutions for Species on the Brink Virtual Conference (Day 2). indybay.org Online/virtual conference…
(2021-02-06). Fracked waste spews from unused gas well in Ohio entering waterways and harming fish. nationofchange.org "We have been exposing Ohio as a radioactive dumping ground that accepts oil and gas waste from all over the region for more than ten years."
(2021-02-06). Vaccination's Dilemma: Unsafe at Any Dose. globalresearch.ca This incisive article first published in May 2016 analyses the issue of mandatory vaccination. | The CDC and advocates for mandatory vaccination consistently repeat a dangerous mantra that finds no warranted basis in medical science. This monolithic industry, now a massive …
(2021-02-06). The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Between Azerbaijan & Armenia. oneworld.press Some countries are in the favor of ceasefire, but the situation still remains unresolved.
(2021-02-06). A conversation with Âsold Uggadóttir, director of And Breathe Normally. wsws.org In December, we reviewed a film from Iceland, And Breathe Normally, directed by Âsold Uggadóttir, that spoke revealingly and movingly to problems that exist all over the planet. We recently spoke to the filmmaker.
(2021-02-06). Modi regime steps up repression of farmers opposing its pro-agribusiness laws. wsws.org After witnessing the massive security presence and layers of police barricades at one of the protest camps on the Delhi border, a group of MPs said the farmers were being treated like "prisoners in jail."
(2021-02-05). Police arrest twelve activists demanding housing for the homeless in Olympia, Washington. wsws.org The housing crisis is more critical than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite their negative impact on public health, evictions across the country continue to add to the growing numbers of homeless people in the population.
(2021-02-05). Epidemic of Despair Could Haunt America Long After COVID. zcomm.org Researchers worry the pandemic may have severe after-effects, with deaths of despair impacting more distressed and newly-vulnerable populations…
(2021-02-05). Amazon workers call for united struggle to oppose the reopening of schools during the pandemic! wsws.org In the struggle against unsafe reopenings, workers must remind themselves of the traditional militant rank-and-file slogan: "An injury to one is an injury to all."
(2021-02-05). What It's Like to Face a Deadly Pandemic Behind Bars. aclu.org 
For incarcerated people, it can be impossible to prevent contracting COVID-19. Crowded quarters, limited access to hygiene, and inadequate medical care have made jails and prisons the sites of some of the worst outbreaks in the country. To date, more than 350,000 people have
(2021-02-05). Head of Strategic Command: US Must Prepare for "Very Real Possibility" of Nuclear War With China. mintpressnews.com In an era when international cooperation in the face of pandemics and climate change is essential, the world appears to be racing towards a new Cold War, and unfortunately, few except the military top brass are talking about it.
(2021-02-05). Unite conceals ballot results for reinstatement of London bus driver Judith Katera. wsws.org Katera's dismissal is part of a wave of victimisations during the pandemic. Backed by Unite, bus operators are targeting drivers who speak out, suspending them and forcing them to endure disciplinary proceedings whose methods resemble those of a Star Chamber.
(2021-02-05). Should People Who Want to Save the World from the Pandemic Be Demanding We Pay China to Produce Billions of Vaccine Doses? cepr.net I have written repeatedly on how we should have been looking for a collective solution to the pandemic, where countries open-source their research and allow anyone with manufacturing capacity to produce any treatment, test, or vaccine. (We pay upfront, like with Moderna, for those wondering why anyone would do the work.) Anyhow, we obviously did …
(2021-02-05). UK universities step up jobs cull in collaboration with the trade unions. wsws.org The response of the University and College Union to the attack on jobs and the reopening of campuses during the pandemic has been to isolate each dispute and refuse to call unified national strike action.
(2021-02-05). Radiation Illnesses And COVID-19 In The Navajo Nation. popularresistance.org The COVID-19 pandemic is wiping out Indigenous elders and with them the cultural identity of Indigenous communities in the United States. But on lands that sprawl across a vast area of the American West, the Navajo (or Diné) are dealing not just with the pandemic, but also with another, related public health crisis. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says COVID-19 is killing Native Americans at nearly three times the rate of whites, and on the Navajo Nation itself, about 30,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and roughly 1,000 have died. But among the Diné, the coronavirus is also s…
(2021-02-05). The Struggle Inside Senator Mitch McConnell's Brain. counterpunch.org Since 2015, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell has ruled the Senate with an iron hand, describing himself as "the Guardian of Gridlock." He was Senator "NO," except for confirming over 200 mostly corporatist federal judges. Now comes a new challenge for Mitch McConnell as he leads 49 other Republican Senators, twenty of whom are up
(2021-02-05). Our Mutual Fight: The Case against Pakistani Normalization with Israel. dissidentvoice.org 
The Pakistani government should never, under any circumstances and no matter the pressure, normalize with Israel. Doing so is not only dangerous — as it will embolden an already vile, racist, violent apartheid Israel — but it would also be considered a betrayal of a historic legacy of mutual solidarity, collective affinity and brotherhood that …
(2021-02-05). You're Not A Radical, You're Just Sane. thealtworld.com In response to rumors that Bernie Sanders foreign policy advisor Matt Duss may be playing some role in the Joe Biden State Department, bloodthirsty psychopath Nikki Haley Which is of course ridiculous. Taken as a whole Biden's im…
(2021-02-05). It's Now or Never — We Stare Into the Abyss. counterpunch.org This column is hopeful. I promise. The northern white rhinoceros is now functionally extinct. Sudan — the last male of his kind — passed away recently. There are two females remaining but obviously they can produce no more of their species without a male — and mating with nearby giraffes is not something in which they seem
(2021-02-05). Socialist Feminist Day School Session Two. dsausa.org The Socialist Feminist Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America invites you to our second Day School session on February 13, at 4 PM EST/ 1PM PST. We will be discussing Socialism and Identity Politics, from identity politics' roots in the Black, lesbian socialist feminism of the Combahee River Collective to its modern manifestations…
(2021-02-05). The Danger Posed by Far Right to AOC and the Squad Is Very Real. zcomm.org The far right is dangerously obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow left-wing members of Congress. They deserve the Left's solidarity…
(2021-02-05). "A Moral Catastrophe": Africa CDC Head Says Lack of Vaccines for the Continent Will Imperil World. democracynow.org 
Countries across the African continent are facing a second COVID-19 outbreak, linked to a variant first found in South Africa that has been detected in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Comoros and Zambia and more than 20 non-African countries so far. There is concern new variants, which scientists believe are more infectious, could spread the virus further before widespread vaccination begins. More than 40 African countries have been hit by this second wave, and just six have received relatively small shipments of vaccines. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the world…
(2021-02-05). Palestine Action Co-Founder Arrested For Blackmail. popularresistance.org Palestine Action co-founder Richard Goddard was arrested for blackmail on 3 February, just days after the group launched a joint action with Extinction Rebellion that shut down the premises of Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems. | The arrest, which was filmed, took place at around 3pm and Goddard was taken to Fresh Wharf Custody Base, London. Both he and co-founder Huda Ammori reportedly had their passports seized during the raid. Palestine Action has accused the police of 'harassment.