Daily Archives: June 13, 2021

2021-06-13: News Headlines

Staff (2021-06-13). Take action 12-19 June: Week of Action to Free Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net Join the international week of action between 12 and 19 June for the liberation of Georges Abdallah! Georges Abdallah is a Lebanese Communist struggler for Palestinian liberation imprisoned in France since 1984 and the longest-held political prisoner in Europe. The call for this international week of action was launched by the Unitary Campaign for the Liberation of Georges Abdallah and supported by a joint appeal signed by Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Collectif Palestine Vaincra, alongside many other organizations, emphasizes that "Your release is our determination and our commitment,…

Angela (2021-06-13). Thursday 6/17: Specter of Colonial Violence during Military Escalations & Its Health Impact in Palestine. indybay.org Zoom…

Staff (2021-06-13). 13 June, Austin, TX: Demand freedom for Georges Abdallah — Art party and solidarity video. samidoun.net First event: Sunday, 13 June 3 pm Chestnut Pocket Park, Austin TX Second event: Tuesday, 15 June 6: 30 pm Mueller Park Austin, TX More info: www.instagram.com/p/CQBwOZLFNfS/ Join PSC (the Palestine Solidarity Committee of Austin, TX) and Red Aid as we gather to create a solidarity video for the international week of action (called by Pour la Libération de Georges Abdallah) to demand that France release Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese freedom fighter for Palestine and Europe's oldest political prisoner. George has been eligible for release since 1999 and between 2004 and 2020, nine of his parole requests hav…

Brian Mier (2021-06-13). Lava Jato: Sergio Moro's 7 Crimes of Judicial Bias. orinocotribune.com By Brian Mier — Jun 8, 2021 | The Brazilian Supreme Court just released its March, 2021, 411 page ruling that reverses all Lava Jato related convictions against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and initiates an investigation of 7 counts of felony judicial bias against disgraced former judge and Justice Minister Sergio Moro. | When the ruling was first announced, many journalists were quick to credit the Intercept, for it's slow-motion leaking of a small portion of the Telegram conversations between prosecutors revealed by hacker Wagner Delgatti in what is now called Operation Spoofing. Delgatti him…

Moderator (2021-06-13). On Contact: Hedges with Jenny Chan on 'Dying for an iPhone'. scheerpost.com On his show "On Contact" this week, Chris Hedges talked to Professor Jenny Chan about the people in China who make iPhones, iPads and Kindles, driving the huge profits of two of the world's most powerful companies — Foxconn, the world's largest provider of electronics manufacturing services, and Apple with its $2 trillion in market …

Angela (2021-06-13). Saturday 6/12: Testimonies from Gaza: Between Deprivation and Liveability. indybay.org Zoom…

Staff (2021-06-13). Venezuela's Bolivarian Oxygen Route: How Venezuelans Are Facing COVID-19 Challenges. orinocotribune.com In Venezuela, workers' productive councils, students' teams from the Jesús Rivero Bolivarian Workers' University (UBTJR), and Workers' Militia in SIDOR, PDVSA Petroleum Services, in coordination with regional governments, mayors, the General Health Services and organized communities, are supplying liquid oxygen to the public healthcare system of Venezuela. | In about two months, they have supplied more than 40% of the demand for oxygen in the public healthcare system, which is particularly necessary for treatment of patients with COVID-19. They have provided 100% of the requirements of the industrial clinics of P…

_____ (2021-06-13). NYT's Africa: A Place of Failure and No Leadership. popularresistance.org "…Living in a postcolonial African education system that still relies heavily on Western literature, one becomes intimately aware of how the world sees Africa. Still, I have always bristled against what is now famously called "the single story," which presents Africa as a one-dimensional scene of tragic suffering and endless despair. Coverage of Covid-19 in Africa, despite the continent's relatively low infection rates, is disproportionately grim and macabre compared to the rest of the world, as two New York Times articles illustrated."

Editor2 (2021-06-13). "Standing Tall Against The 'Double Pandemic' of COVID-19 and the Blockade" (Interview). orinocotribune.com Interview with Cuban Ambassador Josefina Vidal | The importance of the Cuban Revolution cannot be overestimated. For over 60 years, it has stood as a beacon for workers and oppressed people all over the world, and particularly in Latin America. It has survived the six-decades-long US blockade, the overthrow of socialism in the USSR and Eastern Europe, and now, deep global economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Longtime peace and solidarity activists Miguel Figueroa and Larry Wasslen interviewed Cuban Ambassador to Canada Josefina Vidal, to discuss the current context for the Cuban Revolution. People…

Mike Whitney (2021-06-13). The Killer in the Bloodstream: the "Spike Protein" globalresearch.ca "From the beginning Covid has been a conspiracy against health and life. Covid is a profit-making agenda and an agenda for increasing arbitrary government power over people. There should be massive law suits and massive arrests of those who block …

Moderator (2021-06-13). There's No 'Labor Shortage.' There's a Wage Shortage. scheerpost.com Truthout] By Jim Hightower | OtherWords At a recent congressional hearing on America's so-called "labor shortage," megabanker Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, offered this insight: "People actually have a lot of money, and they don't particularly feel like going back to work." Dimon is a billionaire who may be unaware that most people are living paycheck to paycheck. Since COVID-19 hit…

WSWS repost (2021-06-13). 600,000 dead in the US from COVID-19: American capitalism "normalizes" mass death. indybay.org As the United States passes the milestone of 600,000 deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic, the ruling class is abandoning all efforts to contain the disease.

Juan Cole (2021-06-13). Israel's New PM Bennett called Evil by Fundamentalist Jewish Parties even as He plans more Expropriation of Palestinians. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The new government of extreme-right Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, set to be approved on Sunday afternoon by the Israeli parliament, has big plans for Occupied Palestine. Nidal Muhammad Watad at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that Bennett boasts that his government, despite being based on an 8-party coalition that …

Ramzy Baroud (2021-06-13). On 'conflict', 'peace' and 'genocide': Time for new language on Palestine and Israel. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — On 25 May, famous US actor Mark Ruffalo tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza. "I have reflected and wanted to apologise for posts during the recent Israel/Hamas fighting that suggested Israel is committing 'genocide'," Ruffalo wrote, adding: "It's not accurate, it's inflammatory, disrespectful …

T.J. Coles (2021-06-13). The CIA and the Israeli Left. counterpunch.org Image by America's domestic activists have achieved a great deal. In particular, they have pressured Joe Biden into moving significantly to the left—though, not nearly left enough, given

Global Research News (2021-06-13). Netanyahu's Last Hurrah? globalresearch.ca On the cusp of being replaced as Israeli prime minister, Netanyahu isn't going quietly into that good night — far from it. | After extremist settlers and other far-right elements were denied permission for an unacceptable march through Occupied East Jerusalem's …

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). Anti-Netanyahu protesters celebrate victory ahead of ouster. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Occupied Quds "one last time" to celebrate their "victory," ahead of a crucial vote in the Knesset, which is all but guaranteed to remove Benjamin Netanyahu from power.

Staff (2021-06-13). Israeli occupation launches arrest wave targeting Palestinian leftists, community leaders. samidoun.net Israeli occupation forces have targeted a number of prominent Palestinian organizers in the occupied West Bank of Palestine with raids and arrests in the past several days, including several leading Palestinian leftist political figures and activists. On Monday, 7 June, Omar Shehadeh, a high-profile political leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, was seized by occupation forces as he attempted to enter occupied Jerusalem at the Qalandiya checkpoint. Shehadeh, 68, who has represented the PFLP at the PLO Executive Committee, has repeatedly spoken out to demand an end to Palestinian Authority…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-06-13). Peru: What Will be the Nature of a Pedro Castillo Government? globalresearch.ca As we go to press, June 11, 2021, the results published by Peru's National Electoral Processes Office (ONPE) point in favor of Perú Libre's candidate José Pedro Castillo Terrones against Fuerza Popular's Keiko Fujimori. | Fujimori has claimed fraud and …

Scott Parkin (2021-06-13). We Canceled Keystone: Now it's Time to Stop the Line 3 Pipeline. counterpunch.org Image credit: Giniw Collective. | This week, TC Energy (formerly TransCanada) announced that they were finally terminating the Keystone XL Pipeline (KXL) project after over a decade resistance from the Alberta tar sands to Wall Street to the White House to the Gulf Coast. | It stirs a lot of feelings and memories for me. I've devoted myself to climate direct action for over two decades. Half of it, I spent fighting the Keystone XL pipeline. Through my KXL journey, I was arrested sitting-in the White House, recruited tens of thousands to pledge to take action, trained thousands in direct action to disrupt Obama…

_____ (2021-06-13). New Jersey Activists Halted Two Deportations. popularresistance.org The 14 people arrested had camped out at the Bergen County Jail the previous night to try and stop the deportation of Marvin Jerezano Peña, a father from Red Bank, New Jersey who migrated from Mexico to the United States as a child. He had been arrested by ICE and was being held for marijuana possession, something now fully legal in the state. Nevertheless, ICE planned to deport Peña.

_____ (2021-06-13). Let's Not Forget The Suffering The United States Has Inflicted On Guatemala. popularresistance.org "I want to be clear to folks in this region who are thinking about making that dangerous trek to the United States-Mexico border," she said at a press conference with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on June 7. "Do not come. Do not come. The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border." | Harris's comments drew criticism from organizations advocating for asylum seekers. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D‚ÄëN.Y.) wrote on Twitter that seeking asylum at the U.S. border is "100% legal" and called on the United States to "finally acknowledge its contributions to destab…

Olivia Engling (2021-06-13). G7 COVID Summit: Vaccines, Tax, Debt, Climate, Trade. indybay.org The presidents and prime ministers of 7 of the world's wealthiest countries gather in the United Kingdom to meet on the response to the economic and health crises spurred by the coronavirus.

_____ (2021-06-13). Building an anti-imperialist climate justice movement. popularresistance.org Eco-nationalism, eco-modernism, green social democracy and democratic socialist iterations of the Green New Deal all come under scrutiny and all are found wanting. Each in their own way, Max argues, are too attached to what Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen call "the imperial mode of living." A way of life predicated on the subordination of the Global South to the needs, wants and desires of the Global North. And each, in their own way, denies the sheer scale of the social and economic crisis that confronts us.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: A dangerous phase of the COVID-19 pandemic for those unvaccinated. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you've been vaccinated for COVID-19, you're able to go shopping, eat in restaurants and travel on airplanes without the same worry of becoming infected with COVID-19 that existed just months ago. But for those who are unvaccinated, getting infected with COVID-19 — even with just minor symptoms — should be a concern, according to Dr. Gregory …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Study finds patients highly satisfied with telehealth. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic rose dramatically across the nation, including at Mayo Clinic. Telehealth has provided safe, convenient access to health care for people who needed to stay home to follow guidelines for social distancing and quarantines. Recent studies conducted by the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition found that patients and providers are …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic offers COVID-19 walk-in vaccine clinics in Minnesota. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic in Rochester and at its Health System sites continue to offer patients, visitors and staff additional convenient opportunities to be vaccinated for COVID-19. All domestic and international patients, visitors and staff who want to be vaccinated for COVID-19 have a couple of opportunities to do so at walk-in clinics this week. Available COVID-19 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Overcoming pandemic procrastination. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Have you noticed that you put things off more during the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, you are not alone. This article is written by Yaser Dorri, Ph.D., is a psychologist Psychiatry and Psychology in Austin, Minnesota. ______________________________________________ When COVID-19 emerged, people did not have time to adjust to the new lifestyle and process it. As a result of …

Staff (2021-06-13). US: FDA Asks J&J To Discard Millions of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses. globalresearch.ca The U.S. Food & Drug Administration on Friday said Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) must dump millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine manufactured at a Baltimore factory plagued with sanitary problems. | While the federal agency cleared about 10 million doses, …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-06-13). Video: Covid-19 Criminality. globalresearch.ca Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media as to the causes and devastating consequences of the Covid-19 "pandemic". | SARS-2 is upheld as the "killer virus". And now the Covid vaccine is presented to public opinion …

Anonymous103 (2021-06-13). COVID-19 FACTS JUNE 2021 UPDATES. southfront.org Illustrative image | The article was originally published on Overview: | Lethality: According to the latest immunological studies, the overall infection fatality rate (IFR)…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-06-13). We Don't Need Another Oil Pipeline. juancole.com By Sonali Kolhatkar | — ( Otherwords.org ) — A decades-old pipeline called Line 3, run by the Canadian company Enbridge, is in the midst of a controversial upgrade. That has sparked fierce resistance from Indigenous communities living along the route. Line 3 is being replaced to transport nearly 800,000 barrels of dirty tar sands …

Jonathan Flowers (2021-06-13). 'We moved a mountain': Colorado pre-K teachers win a union. liberationnews.org Most of all, the Jefferson County preschool teachers are looking forward to having a collective voice.

Ed Rampell (2021-06-13). In the Crosswind. counterpunch.org A still from In the Crosswind. | As Estonia prepares to mark the 30th anniversary of regaining its independence from Soviet rule Martti Helde's In the Crosswind (Risttuules) is blowing onto U.S. screens to remind viewers of an especially egregious crime against humanity: The 80th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's purported Baltic purge. Shortly after Crosswind's rapturous opening depicting Erna and her husband Heldur enjoying an Estonian idyll at their countryside home, 40,000 people are deported from the Baltic Republics as part of Stalin's alleged plot for ethnically cleansing Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as…

The Conversation (2021-06-13). Uncovering anti-Blackness in the Arab world. juancole.com By Amir Al-Azraki | — Black Arabs are underrepresented and largely invisible in "white" Arab-dominated countries, and excluded from political, academic, artistic and religious institutions. "Black" and "Arab" are not mutually exclusive: some Black people are Arab and some Arab people are Black. As an Arab intellectual in the West (I'm an Arabic language and …

Liberation Staff, New Hampshire (2021-06-13). Manchester, NH: homeless community at The Bucket resists 11th eviction in seven months. liberationnews.org Gov. Chris Sununu has said that "homelessness is going to be an issue we constantly have to deal with," (Union Leader) but it doesn't need to be.

Gary Olson (2021-06-13). A Few Thoughts on White Identity. dissidentvoice.org I may well be among the few people here who've only recently come across Robin DiAngelo's immensely popular book, White Fragility: Why White People Have Such a Hard Time Talking About Racism, but I'll share a few of my reactions. In my opinion, this book starkly epitomizes the dangerous consequences when discussions of white identity …

Robert Hunziker (2021-06-13). Toxic Chemicals Engulf the Planet. dissidentvoice.org Worldwide chemical emissions are six times global warming emissions. This hidden dilemma is fully exposed in a superbly researched new book by science writer Julian Cribb: Earth Detox, How and Why We Must Clean Up Our Planet, Cambridge University Press, scheduled for release August 2021. The planet has become a toxic soup of tested, untested, …

Yanis Iqbal (2021-06-13). USA's Sordid Role in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The situation in Afghanistan remains bleak. In late April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced an apparent withdrawal from the Central Asian country. However, the facts on the ground indicate that America's longest war has merely been downsized. 16,000 military contractors and more than 1,000 US troops will stay in Afghanistan; aerial bombardments, drone strikes …

Gary Engler (2021-06-13). Racist, misogynist, militaristic, imperialistic, homophobic, white Christian supremacy. dissidentvoice.org Canadians like to think of ourselves as less racist, less right wing and especially less violent than Americans. But two recent events coming after a previous series of mass murders has shaken this belief. Four members of a Muslim family were murdered in a hate crime while out for a stroll last Sunday in London, …

Staff (2021-06-13). 19 June, Paris: National demonstration for the liberation of Georges Abdallah. samidoun.net Saturday, 19 June 2: 30 pm Place des Fetes Paris, France Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/469848320788391 FREE GEORGES ABDALLAH, OUR STRUGGLE, OUR FIGHT! Demonstrate, June 19, 2021, to demand his release! Georges Abdallah, our struggle, our fight! His release is our determination! Georges Abdallah, our struggle, our fight, because we are on the side of the oppressed and not the oppressor! Emancipation and freedom! Insubordination and insurrection! Revolt is a just and legitimate right! Anger and dignity! Georges Abdallah, our struggle, our fight, to unmask the systems of exploitation, of domination &#150…

Andrew Freeman, Jane Cutter (2021-06-13). In rural Washington hate crime case, community demands 'Justice for Joel Salgado'. liberationnews.org Liberation News interviews community organizer Julio Reyes who asks: "How can we hold these prosecutors accountable?"

_____ (2021-06-13). Financial Blowout Ahead: Lobotomized Economists Clash on the Deck of the Titanic. strategic-culture.org Under the new world order of "stakeholder capitalism" citizens will learn to own nothing and be happy, Matt Ehret writes. | As the geniuses running the western financial bubble sometimes called an "economy" continue to double down on their obsession to pump a dead financial system with ever more trillions in stimulus spending, arguments are raging among brainwashed economists living in denial over the oncoming systemic collapse. The thought of engineers on the Titanic passionately arguing over whether they should accelerate or decelerate the speed of the boat whose hull has long been torn to shreds by an iceberg…

ANSWER Coalition (2021-06-13). Sunday 6/20: San Francisco Caravan: End the U.S. Blockade of Cuba! indybay.org Gather at 1875 Marin Street, San Francisco…

_____ (2021-06-13). United Kingdom: Members Of Parliament Call On Joe Biden To Free Assange. popularresistance.org "Our countries are … increasingly confronted with the contradiction of advocating for press freedom abroad while holding Mr. Assange for years in the UK's most notorious prison at the request of the US government," the letter says. "We appeal to you to drop this prosecution, an act that would be a clarion call for freedom that would echo around the globe."

Kit Knightly (2021-06-13). Is a "Climate Lockdown" on the Horizon? globalresearch.ca If and when the powers-that-be decide to move on from their pandemic narrative, lockdowns won't be going anywhere. Instead it looks like they'll be rebranded as "climate lockdowns", and either enforced or simply held threateningly over the public's head. | At …

Oakland Privacy (2021-06-13). Wednesday 7/14: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org We intend to meet in-person at the OMNI Commons, as we have in the past before the pandemic, assuming it is open and available. Email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info. | Omni Commons | 4799 Shattuck Ave.

Ben Norton (2021-06-13). How Washington is Positioning Syrian Al-Qaeda's Founder as Its 'Asset'. globalresearch.ca A PBS Frontline special is the latest vehicle in a PR campaign to legitimize rebranded Syrian al-Qaeda, HTS, and market its leader Mohammad Jolani as a competent American "asset." | ** | March 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the Western regime-change …

_____ (2021-06-13). US Compels Small African Country To Imprison Venezuelan Diplomat. popularresistance.org Upon landing in Cabo Verde, Saab was forcibly removed from the plane, imprisoned, and held under torturous conditions. A year later, Saab, who is a lawfully appointed diplomatic agent of Venezuela, remains illegally imprisoned and is fighting extradition to the US. | Saab faces US charges with a maximum penalty of 160 years imprisonment. To put Saab's potential sentence into perspective, the reportedly rogue Cabo Verde soldier who murdered eleven in the 2016 Monte Tchota massacre on the Cape Verdean island of Santiago received a 35-year sentence. | Although Saab had not violated any law in Cabo Verde, the US has…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). 'Daily Massacre in Tehran' goes to Odense Intl. FilmFest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iranian short film 'Daily Massacre in Tehran' directed by Hessam Hamidi will be screened at Odense International Film Festival in Denmark.

Christopher Black (2021-06-13). The Copenhagen Summit for Democracy: The New Nazis. globalresearch.ca On May 10-11 a conference was presented by the "Alliance of Democracies" in Copenhagen that claimed to "unite free peoples" against authoritarianism, to promote the rule of law, to advance the "technological control of democracy," freedom of expression and US …

Yanis Iqbal (2021-06-13). USA's Sordid Role in Afghanistan. dissidentvoice.org The situation in Afghanistan remains bleak. In late April 2021, US President Joe Biden announced an apparent withdrawal from the Central Asian country. However, the facts on the ground indicate that America's longest war has merely been downsized. 16,000 military contractors and more than 1,000 US troops will stay in Afghanistan; aerial bombardments, drone strikes …

Staff (2021-06-13). Justice Democrat Lisa Ring Joins the People's Party. peoplesparty.org The two-time progressive congressional candidate is leaving the Democratic Party to build a major new party free of corporate money Savannah, GA — June 8, 2021 — Lisa Ring, the progressive candidate for Georgia's 1st Congressional District …

_____ (2021-06-13). BDS Is Gaining Momentum With #BlockTheBoat Actions. popularresistance.org The ship, which belongs to Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) and is known as the Zim San Diego, was originally scheduled to unload its cargo in Seattle on June 2, but has postponed docking in response to the ongoing #BlockTheBoat picket line organized by Falastiniyat, a Seattle-based Palestinian feminist collective. Hundreds of people are expected to show up in protest of the Zim San Diego if it eventually manages to dock.

_____ (2021-06-13). How to Wreck a Black Nation In the Age of "Black Lives Matter" popularresistance.org Today you play a more nuanced game and you recruit Black politicians and Black terrorist groups who are willing to play along. Obfuscate, confuse, confound, so as to hide your true intentions, that is how you play the game in this day and age.

Megan Sherman (2021-06-13). The West should Embrace a Multipolar World Order. globalresearch.ca There have been many obvious signs of Western defensiveness, protectiveness and isolationism against the emergence of a multipolar BRIC ascendancy, which is interpreted as a threat to hegemon America's unilateral geopolitical strategy, so brutally imposed on the ever evolving politics …

_____ (2021-06-13). California reparations committee confronts harms of slavery, debates direct payments. popularresistance.org "You are here today not just to seek an answer to say was there harm, but your task is to determine the depth of the harm and the ways in which we are to repair that harm," Secretary of State Shirley Weber, a former state Assembly member who introduced the legislation last year, told the reparations committee at the start of the six-hour meeting.

_____ (2021-06-13). Climate Crisis Protestors Hit The Beach At The G7 Summit. popularresistance.org Falmouth, England — Hundreds of environmental protesters took to the Cornish seaside Saturday morning in a bid to draw the attention of world leaders and the international media outlets that have descended on southwest England for the G-7 summit. | Some protesters paddled out to sea, while others sunbathed on the beach wearing masks of leaders' faces. | A crowd of surfers, kayakers and swimmers gathered Saturday on a beach in Falmouth for a mass "paddle out protest" organized by the group Surfers Against Sewage, which is campaigning for more action to protect oceans. | U.S. President Joe Biden and fellow le…

Michael Lyon (2021-06-13). Tuesday 6/15: What About Reparations? indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/81690297060 | Meeting ID: 816 9029 7060 | One-tap for mobile phones: 16699009128,,81690297060# | Call in: 669 900 9128 , Meeting ID: 816 9029 7060…

Watsonville Film Festival (2021-06-13). Tuesday 6/15: WFF Virtual: Murals / Art / Activism. indybay.org Online: watsonvillefilmfest.org/

Oakland Asian Cultural Center (2021-06-13). Saturday 6/26: Community Rising. indybay.org Zoom…

Angela (2021-06-13). Tuesday 6/15: Palestinian Narrative: Censorship and Creativity in Time of Crisis. indybay.org Zoom Webinar…

WSWS repost (2021-06-13). Near-unanimous strike authorization vote by 5,000 University of California lecturers. indybay.org University of California lecturers living on poverty wages have voted 96 percent in favor of striking, while the American Federation of Teachers seeks to prevent any strike from taking place.

repost (2021-06-13). Protecting Pacifica, Saving Independent Radio, Building a Progressive Movement. indybay.org "We are in a battle for the heart and soul of Pacifica…At stake is whether Pacifica represents the highest standards of journalistic integrity, or a mix of snake oil quackery and fake radicalism." —Sonali Kolhatkar, Host of "Rising Up with Sonali"

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2021-06-13). Folsom Juneteenth "Remembering the Ancestors" from 1849 Negro Bar, Sacramento County. indybay.org Our 20th Anniversary, Folsom Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, will be an amazing new opportunity to build stronger bridges utilizing mutually beneficial California – Pan African Trade and Commerce…

Pulse Night Club Coalition (2021-06-13). Saturday 6/12: Pulse Night Club Mass Shooting 5 Years Later Rememberance. indybay.org Online via livestream…

National Poor People's Campaign (2021-06-13). Monday 6/21: End Poverty Action: National Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers One Year Campaign Kick-Off. indybay.org Online rally…

Philosopher Olivia Mitscherlich Schoenberg (2021-06-13). "We were paralyzed for a long time" indybay.org Only in dialogue with those who are strangers to us can we become discerning, can we develop political wisdom. If it is true that we are tipping into a particular form of oligarchy, we should consider how we might supplement our representative system – to re-democratize it.

Brava Theater Center (2021-06-13). Sunday 6/20: Manifesto In-Person Film Screening. indybay.org Brava Theater Center | 2781 24th Street | San Francisco, CA 94110…

Grace Blakeley, Paul Mason (2021-06-13). How Corona is radicalizing Generation Z. indybay.org People are fighting back. While governments spend huge sums of money to bail out big corporations, many people are rightly wondering why those same states can't seem to raise money to stop climate change or reduce inequality. They are taking to the streets to demand justice – be it social, environmental or gender justice.

reposted by the Jamal Journal (2021-06-13). Watch Ted Passon, Johanna Fernández, and Michael Schiffmann: "Philly D.A." and Mumia. indybay.org With the Support of the International Film Festival "Berlinale," the German Network Against the Death Penalty and to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Presents: "Philly D.A." and the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal…

Steve Pleich (2021-06-13). Homeless Legal Assistance Office Opening June 15. indybay.org Project Seeking Local Legal Professionals…

JDW Tenants Union, SMC Tenants Counil, Others (2021-06-13). Saturday 6/26: Tell Libby Schaaf: Housing is a Human Right! indybay.org Safeway (3550 Fruitvale Avenue)…

Santa Cruz Juneteenth (2021-06-13). Saturday 6/19: Santa Cruz Juneteenth 2021. indybay.org Laurel Park, 301 Center street, Santa Cruz…

Angela (2021-06-13). Sunday 6/13: Q&A Discussion of film Radiance of Resistance. indybay.org Zoom…

Daniel Rold (2021-06-13). Doctor Mutilates Close To One Hundred Little Girl's Genitals In The USA Gets Off Scot-free. indybay.org DOCTOR MUTILATES CLOSE TO ONE HUNDRED LITTLE GIRL'S GENITALS IN THE USA GETS OFF SCOT-FREE, FEMINISTS QUIET…

Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs (2021-06-13). Sunday 7/4: Celebrate Our Independence. indybay.org Front/Laurel East (Lot 27), Santa Cruz…

anonymous (2021-06-13). Journalist, Activist Kevin Gallagher Has Died. indybay.org Kevin Gallagher, age 36, was found deceased at his home in San Francisco. This announcement was made yesterday on June 10th. Gallagher was an an activist, journalist and researcher who raised awareness about the surveillance industry. Cause of death has not been announced at this time.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Consumer Health: Men's health threats and strategies for healthier living. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Do you know the greatest threats to men's health? Do you know what you can do to lower your risks and lead a longer, healthier life? June is Men's Health Month, which makes this a good time to explore these topics. Three of the top causes of death among men in the U.S. are heart …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cancer survivorship needs are unique for each survivor. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is National Cancer Survivor Month, and National Cancer Survivors Day was recognized on Sunday, June 6. Both events recognize and celebrate the millions of adults and children in the United States who have experienced a cancer diagnosis. According to the National Cancer Institute, there are nearly 17 million cancer survivors in the U.S. Each …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Science Saturday: Patients need to know how their data affects their health outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In the near future, genome sequencing, among other biological measures, will be as routine as X-rays and cholesterol testing. The challenge, though, will be accurately interpreting the vast amount of data and effectively using it to guide decisions about health care. In a position statement published in Hepatology, Mayo Clinic researchers layout perspectives of various stakeholders …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic study provides clarity on use of anticoagulants in gastrointestinal cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study by Mayo Clinic researchers provides some clarity in the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC), such as apixaban and rivaroxaban, to treat acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. The findings were published Wednesday, June 2, in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Among the study's findings: Rivaroxaban showed no higher risk …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed on Sunday, June 6, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, and there are more than 16.9 million cancer survivors alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Thanks to 3D printing, 'They know who I am — I'm grandpa'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For John Roby, the road to recovery from injuries to his face has been paved with teamwork between Plastic Surgery and Radiology using 3D printing. __________________________________________________ In an instant — the grasp on the hand brakes, the squealing tires, the realization of what was to come, the unavoidable collision between motorcycle and passenger side of …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Groundbreaking Early Cancer Detection Test Studied at Mayo Clinic Introduced Nationally. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic today recognized the debut of a groundbreaking multi-cancer early cancer detection (MCED) test called Galleri? that can detect more than 50 types of cancers[1] through a simple blood draw. The Galleri test is intended to complement U.S. guideline-recommended cancer screenings. Mayo Clinic Oncologist Minetta Liu, M.D. was involved in the development of the new test. …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). FDA approves aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab to treat Alzheimer's disease on Monday, June 7. About 6 million people in the U.S. and 30 million worldwide are living with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disorder that is the most common cause of dementia. "I think this is good news for our patients with Alzheimer's …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Eating disorders affect all genders, races. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It's the stereotypical image of an eating disorder: a young, white female who is extremely thin. But as Jason Howland reports in the Mayo Clinic Minute, that's not always the case. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/wtUmE6xlFYg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Infographic: Overhead and throwing athlete. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Learn more about sports medicine.?Other health tip infographics: mayohealthhighlights.startribune.com?

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Cerebrospinal fluid leaks are commonly misdiagnosed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cerebrospinal fluid is the clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It cushions the brain and spinal cord from injury, delivers nutrients and acts as a waste removal system for the brain. A cerebrospinal fluid leak occurs when fluid escapes through a small tear or hole in the outermost layer of tissue that …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Consumer Health: Treating cluster headaches. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about one of the most painful types of headache: the cluster headache. Cluster headaches occur in cyclical patterns or cluster periods that can last from weeks to months. During a cluster period, headaches usually occur daily, sometimes several times …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Do glasses that block blue light help your eyes? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Sitting behind a computer screen all day can strain your eyes, but do glasses that claim to block blue light really help? Dr. Muriel Schornack, a Mayo Clinic optometrist, says the macula is the area of the retina in your eye that is responsible for processing your clear central vision. The macula can be sensitive …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Supporting rural communities across southern Minnesota with a mobile health clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A mobile health clinic will launch this summer in southern Minnesota and offer a new way for patients in rural communities to connect with Mayo Clinic Health System, expanding access to Mayo Clinic care. ____________________________________________________________ ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Health System will launch a new mobile health clinic that will expand services by increasing …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Viral skin bumps that are a common occurrence in childhood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 7-year-old son developed a small pink bump on his arm recently. Soon we started noticing more on his back and under his arms. His pediatrician said they were called "molluscum," and we didn't have to do anything about them. But I am worried about them spreading to his little sister. What are …

Staff (2021-06-13). G7's $40 trillion project seeking to compete with China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — G7 leaders have unveiled a project dubbed 'Build Back Better World' to compete with China's Belt and Road Initiative.

ŸÖÿ±ÿ∂€åŸá ÿ±ÿ≠ŸÖÿߟ܀å (2021-06-13). Iran's concerns on sanction-lifting issues legitimate. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iran's concerns about sanction-lifting issues are legitimate and reasonable, a Chinese envoy said, adding that in order to resume full compliance with the JCPOA, the US should first lift its unilateral sanctions against Iran.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-13). 48 people killed, wounded in a gas pipe explosion in China. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — A gas pipe explosion in a residential complex in China killed 11 people and wounded 37 others.

Mohammad Ali Haqshenas (2021-06-13). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on June 13. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English-language dailies on Sunday, June 13.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-13). Egypt complains to UN of Ethiopia's measures on Nile dam fill. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) —The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that Egypt has sent a letter to UN Security Council to reaffirm its "complete rejection" of Ethiopia's unilateral measures on filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

ŸÖÿ±ÿ∂€åŸá ÿ±ÿ≠ŸÖÿߟ܀å (2021-06-13). 13 killed in shelling in Syria's Afrin. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — According to local sources, at least 13 people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-13). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). No agreement on horizon without meeting Iran's key demands. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Stating that Iran is looking for a good agreement, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs said that the country will certainly not agree without meeting its key demands in the Vienna talks.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). Enemies' plans for Iran Presidential Election. en.mehrnews.com &nbsp…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2021-06-13). Campaigns for Presidential, City Council elections in Hamedan. en.mehrnews.com HAMEDAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) —The campaigning for 13 Presidential Election (Iran 2021 Presidential Election) and City Council in Hamedan has intensified as voting day approaches.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). At least 3 killed, 23 injured in weekend shootings in Chicago. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — At least three people have been killed and 23 others injured in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend, according to police.

ŸÖÿ±ÿ∂€åŸá ÿ±ÿ≠ŸÖÿߟ܀å (2021-06-13). Ulyanov says cannot expect finalization of Vienna Talks soon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — "We can't expect the finalization of the Vienna Talks in the days to come", Russian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said, referring to JCPOA revival.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). Iran-Russia joint efforts to develop power plants. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Iran and Russia are always trying to remove obstacles to improving economic and trade cooperation, one of which is the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of energy, said an Iranian official.

ŸÖÿ±ÿ∂€åŸá ÿ±ÿ≠ŸÖÿߟ܀å (2021-06-13). China tests 'carrier killer' amid tensions with US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Following the recent provocative visit of US senators to Taiwan, the Chinese military demonstrated its ability to deploy and fire ballistic missiles designed to attack aircraft carriers.

Staff (2021-06-13). China says G7 format is outdated. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Beijing has slammed the group of seven amid the Cornwall summit, stressing that the whole format is outdated.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2021-06-13). Venezuela gets new shipment of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — A new batch of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Venezuela, Russian Ambassador to the Latin American country Sergei Melik-Bagdasarov said.

Staff (2021-06-13). VIDEO: Christian Eriksen collapses in Euro 2020 match. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — There was a massive delay in the first half of the UEFA Euro 2020 opening match between Denmark and Finland after Christian Eriksen collapsed. The video shows the moment of his collapse.

Candice Bernd (2021-06-13). Line 3 Water Protectors Launch Occupation. zcomm.org "It's not a crime to protect our inherent treaty rights, to be a protector of water, of all those sacred elements; it's a crime to be in collusion with a foreign company."

Asad Rehman (2021-06-13). "Our House Is on Fire" zcomm.org Activists Urge G7 to Immediately Address Climate, Vaccine Apartheid & Poverty…

Akela Lacy (2021-06-13). Baltimore Businesses Request Police Crackdown on Low-Level Crimes. zcomm.org After a shooting last weekend, the heads of 37 businesses asked city leaders to "empower police" to enforce traffic and drug laws…

Brett Wilkins (2021-06-13). 'We Are Coming'. zcomm.org Poor People's Campaign to March Against Manchin Obstructionism in West Virginia…

Walden Bello (2021-06-13). Why Biden Might not be Able to Extricate the US from its Middle East Quagmire. zcomm.org Biden has promised an end to the endless wars. But such promises are not easy to keep…

Edward Curtin (2021-06-13). The Elephant in the Room: Cell Phones. globalresearch.ca It is difficult to talk to addicts about addictions and it is even harder to do so when their embrace of the drug of choice has dire consequences. | I once asked the ether if God had a cell phone, and …

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