Monthly Archives: May 2022

2022-05-07: News Headlines

Contributing Writers (2022-05-07). Ukraine Snipers Killed Civilians in Mariupol Say Residents. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

amarynth (2022-05-07). On Wars, Propaganda and outright Lies. thesaker.is By Francis Lee for the Saker Blog. Here is a typical political offering from the British centre-left. As follows: "Putin's war on Ukraine has led to thousands of deaths, upended…

Editor2 (2022-05-07). Sycophants and Slaves: US Empire is Impervious to any Advice That Might Save it. orinocotribune.com The US Empire pulls out all the stops to forestall its own demise: neo-Nazis, proxy wars, its fearsome agitprop — still, it can't escape the writing on the wall, according to an American political analyst and writer. | Daniel Patrick Welch made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Thursday while commenting on a report which said two months after the warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine. | The Reuters report quoted US officials saying they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support, a welcome development in the tense US-China relations…

____ (2022-05-07). Expansion into Asia-Pacific: NATO military bloc is poison, not antidote. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMay 7, 2022 Japan shouldn't be a promoter for NATO's Asia-Pacific expansion The Ukraine crisis and the geopolitical tragedy it has triggered are not enough to kill the hunger of the US and some Western countries to reap political profits from the situation. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart Boris …

____ (2022-05-07). Fact Sheet on the National Endowment for Democracy. ecns.cn The United States has long used democracy as a tool and a weapon to undermine democracy in the name of democracy, to incite division and confrontation, and to meddle in other countries' internal affairs, causing catastrophic consequences.‚ÄÇ…

Editor2 (2022-05-07). Mexico Calls for Latin American Lithium Alliance. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has "There has been communication with the president of Bolivia (Luis Arce), he, in turn, has a relationship, like us, with the president of Argentina (Alberto Fernández), who also has lithium, and with the president of Chile (Gabriel Boric), with the purpose of creating an association to help each other mutually," said the Mexican president during his morning press conf…

Staff (2022-05-07). 22 dead, dozens injured after explosion at Havana hotel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — At least 22 people have been killed and more than 70 injured after a large explosion ripped through a historic hotel in Havana, the Cuban government has said.

Contributing Writers (2022-05-07). Orthodox Priest Falls Victim to Ukrainian Crimes Against Civilians. marktaliano.net via Vanessa Beeley "Ukrainian military keeps on murdering civilians in #Donbass. It is with deep regret that we inform you that Father Parthenius, rector of the church of St. Theodosius of Chernigov in the village of Mikhaylovka in the Luhansk region, died yesterday. He died from a shrapnel wound received during the shelling of the …

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2022-05-06: News Headlines

_____ (2022-05-06). The Middle East, the US and the Ukrainian Crisis. journal-neo.org For several decades, US policy in the Middle East has been depended on the cooperation of the Gulf states, headed by Saudi Arabia, and on Israel, Egypt, and Turkey. However, since the Obama administration, relations between Washington and the main regional powers have become increasingly strained. Primarily due to the substitution by the United States …

Toward increased Networking (2022-05-06). Online events with John Bellamy Foster, Jodi Dean, Margaret Kimberley, David Wengrow, etc. indybay.org Here are about a dozen online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 3 pm today, May 4th), featuring people such as John Bellamy Foster, Marcello Musto, Jodi Dean, Jeremy Lent, Margaret Kimberley, David Wengrow, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

____ (2022-05-06). United States seeks to provoke Russia into escalation in Ukraine. wsws.org The New York Times and NBC published reports, based on the statements of US officials, documenting both the extent of direct US involvement in the war in Ukraine and the deliberate effort to provoke a direct conflict with Russia.

____ (2022-05-06). U.S. should stay simple in Ukraine crisis: NYT columnist Thomas Friedman. ecns.cn (ECNS) — New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman on Tuesday published an opinion work "A Message to the Biden Team on Ukraine: Talk Less", criticizing the Biden Administration of talking too much about its goal on the Ukraine crisis.

____ (2022-05-06). Zhao Lijian: China is a victim of U.S. disinformation campaign when asked about Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn

Editor2 (2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security. orinocotribune.com By Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.

amarynth (2022-05-06). Russian Sanctions on Europe: Gonzalo Lira II. thesaker.is Gonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…

____ (2022-05-06). Australia: Students and youth speak out over war, COVID and rising poverty. wsws.org "I'm anti-war because I came from a country of war, Vietnam, which was invaded even before the Americans." — Thao, a Western Sydney University student.

____ (2022-05-06). Hostility to the ruling parties deepens political crisis in the Australian election. wsws.org The implosion of support for the two ruling parties is producing alarm within ruling circles about the danger of "chaos" and "instability."

____ (2022-05-06). Bavarian constitutional protection law ruled largely unconstitutional. wsws.org The agency that is supposed to protect the Constitution is itself a danger to it and tramples elementary fundamental rights underfoot in its work.

____ (2022-05-06). Expand the CNH strike to fight for a $10 raise and COLA! Join the CNH Workers Rank-and-File Committee! wsws.org The CNH Workers Rank-and-File Committee is being launched in order to organize a real fight for the needs of all workers at CNH.

____ (2022-05-06). Fascist militia leader Stewart Rhodes sought Trump's approval on January 6 for more violent attacks. wsws.org After the initial attack failed, Rhodes over the phone lobbied a Trump intermediary and asked to speak directly with the then president to suggest that he order far-right militia groups to take Congress by force.

____ (2022-05-06). UAW blocks strike, moves for snap contract vote for 1,300 Detroit Diesel workers. wsws.org Workers at Detroit Diesel are scheduled to hold a contract ratification vote next Tuesday after the UAW announced an 11thhour settlement, blocking a strike by workers against the maker of commercial truck engines.

____ (2022-05-06). The World Health Organization says the COVID pandemic has killed nearly 15 million across the globe. wsws.org A much-awaited report by the World Health Organization was released yesterday confirming the deadly toll the pandemic has had on the world's population. Though only 5.4 million COVID-19 deaths were reported by the end of 2021, excess deaths approached 15 million.

____ (2022-05-06). Two New Zealand port workers killed in one week. wsws.org Ongoing deaths and injuries among port workers are the result of decades of restructuring and profiteering, exacerbated by the recent global supply chain crisis.

____ (2022-05-06). Sharp price rises in essentials and shortages drastically hitting Sri Lankan workers and the poor. wsws.org Workers from a range of industries spoke to WSWS reporters about the poverty they now face and voiced their anger against President Rajapakse and his big business government.

Richie Merino (2022-05-06). SCOTUS rules to exclude Puerto Ricans from SSI. workers.org The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that denies disability benefits to U.S. citizens living in Puerto Rico. In an 8-1 ruling April 21, the court agreed with the Biden administration's argument that the federal government has the right to exclude residents of Puerto Rico from Supplemental Security . . . |

Joe Piette (2022-05-06). UArts rally for union rights and benefits. workers.org Philadelphia Philadelphia University of the Arts workers, students and community members rallied April 27 in solidarity with staff seeking to unionize and with faculty still bargaining for their first contract after a successful union drive. Speakers at the rally of over 40 people included UArts faculty and staff union leaders, . . . |

Betsey Piette (2022-05-06). øSe acaba la hegemonía del dólar estadounidense? workers.org øExiste un movimiento global para abandonar la dependencia del dólar estadounidense? øEstá el mundo asistiendo al fin de la hegemonía económica de Estados Unidos? La perspectiva de la desdolarización de la economía mundial ha sido estudiada por los economistas desde hace tiempo. La mayoría admite que no es una cuestión . . . |

Joe Piette (2022-05-06). Philadelphia: Displacing low-income families for profit. workers.org Philadelphia Faced with evictions on July 8, residents of Philadelphia's University City Townhomes and their supporters converged on the offices of Daniel Killinger, president of National Real Estate Development in a surprise visit April 22. The company has expressed interest in purchasing the property the homes exist on from the . . . |

G. Dunkel (2022-05-06). Housing is a human right! Fight! Fight! Fight! workers.org New York It was a spirited rally in City Hall Park, April 28, which expressed the anxiety that hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are feeling about their homes and caught the attention of the press. The rally called by Community Action for Safe Apartments featured Chinese, Spanish and English . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-05-06). With Gerardo Hernández of the Cuban 5 for May Day. workers.org By Bill Sacks Greetings from Cuba. I am meeting with Gerardo Hernandez of the Cuban 5 today. When he was asked about his time in prison, he told the international Brigadistas that one of the ways he had earned the respect of the other prisoners was by sharing his Workers . . . |

teleSUR, DRL (2022-05-06). Registran fuerte explosión en hotel céntrico en La Habana. telesurtv.net Una fuerte explosión se registró hace minutos en un hotel enfrente a la sede de la Asamblea Nacional de Cuba.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-05-06). Familiares de detenidos salvadoreños presentan habeas corpus. telesurtv.net Los abogados defensores aseguran que no se han podido mostrar pruebas incriminatorias contra los detenidos injustamente.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-05-06). España quiere que Marruecos detenga la inmigración irregular. telesurtv.net La estrategia incluye el incremento del patrullaje conjunto en las aguas del mar Mediterráneo y las de la ruta canaria.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-05-06). Avanzan elecciones locales en Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte. telesurtv.net Aunque abarcan todo Reino Unido, es en Irlanda del Norte donde los republicanos podrían hacerse con un triunfo histórico.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-05-06). Lavrov asegura que el pueblo ruso resistirá las sanciones. telesurtv.net El Canciller de Rusia asegura que actualmente se está decidiendo si el mundo será o no unipolar bajo el control de EE.UU.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-05-06). øQué es el Día de Vesak o Día del Plenilunio?>. telesurtv.nettelesurtv.net En la India y otros países del sur de Asia, comúnmente el Vesak se celebra haciendo ofrendas a Buda.

teleSUR, jm, SH, JGN, JDO (2022-05-06). José Antonio Páez "El Centauro de los Llanos" de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Páez fue un héroe en los procesos de independencia, rol que ejerció con gallardía y temple militar.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Hungría advierte riesgos para la UE si se prohíbe el gas ruso. telesurtv.net La autoridad húngara señala que depende en un 65 por ciento del gas ruso y no puede acometer una inversión nacional en el sector.

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-06). Ataques terroristas en Burkina Faso dejan al menos 11 muertos. telesurtv.net Las Fuerzas Armadas burkinesas indicaron que en los ataques fallecieron un total de siete soldados y cuatro civiles.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Abogada Paola Flores asume como Secretaria de DD.HH en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La abogada defenderá los derechos de mujeres, infantes y adultos mayores en el país a nivel nacional.

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-06). ONU envía un convoy para evacuar a civiles del complejo de Azovstal. telesurtv.net La operación de la ONU se da en medio de una tregua anunciada por Rusia para permitir la evacuación de civiles del complejo industrial de Azovstal.

teleSUR, jm, MM, JGN (2022-05-06). Simón Bolívar y su legado independentista. telesurtv.net El héroe forjó las bases de la independencia de los pueblos del Nuevo Mundo.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Denuncian en Colombia paro ordenado por el Clan del Golfo. telesurtv.net El motivo del paro armado fue la extradición a EE.UU. del jefe de dicha banda alias Otoniel.

teleSUR, evc, JGN (2022-05-06). La curiosa vida de Sigmund Freud a 166 años de su nacimiento. telesurtv.net Con el psicoanálisis, Freud pudo indagar en las profundidades de la mente a través de la palabra.

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-06). Asesinan en Sinaloa al periodista mexicano Luis Enrique Ramírez. telesurtv.net El gobernador de Sinaloa solicitó iniciar las investigaciones para dar con los responsables del hecho criminal.

teleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-05-06). Venezuela y Cuba refuerzan lazos de cooperación y solidaridad. telesurtv.net Ambos países consolidan acuerdos cooperativos que les permiten hacer frente a la ofensiva del Gobierno de EE.UU.

teleSUR, SH (2022-05-06). Suben a 53 los muertos por derrumbe de un edificio en China. telesurtv.net Los cuerpos de rescate chinos lograron rescatar un total de diez sobrevivientes de los escombros del edificio.

teleSUR, mcs, SH (2022-05-06). Firman acuerdo en Ecuador para proteger a las islas Galápagos. telesurtv.net El convenio impulsa el desarrollo de sistemas de seguimiento e información para confirmar la erradicación de especies invasoras en las islas.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-05-06). Pdte. de México insta a impulsar la unidad de América. telesurtv.net Para el jefe de Estado de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador se debe atender el problema de la migración en las comunidades de origen.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-05-06). China señala fracaso de expansión de la OTAN en este de Europa. telesurtv.net El alto funcionario de Beijing aseveró que la OTAN, a pesar de haberse declarado con naturaleza defensiva, realizó acciones bélicas contra países soberanos.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-05-06). Inicia construcción de parque eólico marino más grande del mundo. telesurtv.net Está previsto que las obras del parque eólico marino culminen en el año 2026.

teleSUR-mcs -HIM (2022-05-06). México registra creación de 5.490 empleos formales en abril. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con la institución mexicana, el país cerró el año fiscal 2021 con 20.620.148 trabajadores afiliados, y una caída de 312.902 puestos laborales en diciembre.

Our Reporter (2022-05-06). Tayebwa directs Magyezi to explain about the returned district council budgets. plusnews.ug The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi to present a comprehensive statement explaining why budgets that had not been approved by districts councils were submitted to parliament. Tayebwa made the statement while delivering his communication to Members of Parliament during the Thursday plenary sitting. He informed MPs that …

Our Reporter (2022-05-06). Kabushenga to media organisations : Re-tool journalists in digital era. plusnews.ug Media organizations have been asked to work together and invest more in generating content for online audiences. Media owners, regulators, and Journalists Associations convened at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on Thursday to commemorate World Press Freedom Day. Giles Muhame, the President of the Online Media Association of Uganda says that while this feels like a …

Our Reporter (2022-05-06). DP withdraws from Omoro County Parliamentary by-election race. plusnews.ug The move came shortly after Godwin Okello, from Democratic Party (DP) aspirant withdrew his candidature from the race on earlier this week . Okello was the only aspirant who publicly expressed interest to vie in Omoro County under DP after the Electoral Commission announced a vacancy in the constituency last month. Justine Simple man' Obol, …

Mark Gruenberg (2022-05-06). Amazon Labor Union tells White House and Senate: Pass the PRO Act. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—Organizing, union wins, and corporate greed were the top topics of both workers and labor leaders in a whirlwind round of a White House meeting and a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill. And Amazon, both how to beat it and what to do about it, was a top topic of the sessions on May …

Liberation staff-Olympic Peninsula (2022-05-06). Sequim, Washington, socialist May Day celebration brings together the community. liberationnews.org The event honored the community's food workers: aquaculture laborers, ranch workers, dairy farm workers, foragers, fishmongers, dishwashers, chefs, cooks, bartenders, servers and all those who are involved in food production, access and security.

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of CA (2022-05-06). Saturday 5/14: Sacramento: Bans Off Our Bodies! March & Rally for Roe at CA State Capitol. indybay.org California State Capitol- west steps, 10th St and L Street and N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814…

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2022-05-05: News Headlines

Anonymous103 (2022-05-05). Briefing Of Russian MoD On Morning Of May 5, 2022. southfront.org

_____ (2022-05-05). A Statement on Ukraine from the Black Liberation Movement. popularresistance.org The ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine threatens to pull the world into a disastrous nuclear confrontation. Disinformation, lies, and propaganda from the US and other western media are aimed at confusing millions of people inside the US and around the world to view Russia as the aggressor, while hiding the US role in the evolution of this conflict. One major example of this manipulation is that western media has not been honest about the massive role that the US played in facilitating a 2014 coup in Ukraine that overthrew the country's democratically elected president, and funneled support to neo-Nazi forces who w…

_____ (2022-05-05). Former CIA Contract Pilot Tosh Plumlee: "There Are Many More American Soldiers Like Willy Joseph Cancel Already In Ukraine" popularresistance.org Willy Joseph Cancel, a native of Orange County, New York, became the first U.S. casualty of the Ukraine War last week. The U.S. Marine veteran was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces while working for a private U.S. military contractor. He was ambushed by Russian forces during a night-time patrol—though his body has not yet been recovered. William "Tosh" Plumlee, a CIA contract pilot who participated in arms and drug smuggling missions into Nicaragua during the 1980s, said that "there are many more American soldiers like Willy Joseph Cancel already in Ukraine."

____ (2022-05-05). U.S., Japanese defense chiefs at Pentagon: "Can no longer separate security of Indo-Pacific from that of Europe" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Department of DefenseMay 4, 2022 Austin, Japan's Defense Minister Pledge to Defend Rules-Based Order Kishi unequivocally emphasized that Russia's invasion of Ukraine means that the Japanese can no longer separate the security of the Indo-Pacific from that of Europe. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi pledged to …

____ (2022-05-05). U.S. unit that was withdrawn from Ukraine back to Europe to train troops. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense OneMay 4, 2022 Task Force Gator Back to Training Ukrainians as Battle Rages For the Donbas Members of the Florida National Guard unit that was training Ukrainians in the days before Russia invaded are back at it, getting Ukrainian soldiers spun up on the new hardware the U.S. has sent…. The American soldiers are …

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. criticized over blaming, smears on China's position. ecns.cn The Chinese embassy in the United States has rebuked and debunked a recent statement issued by U.S. State Department attacking Beijing's position on the Ukraine situation, saying that "blaming and smearing just won't solve the problem".

____ (2022-05-04). Russia threatens to attack NATO vehicles delivering military supplies in Ukraine. ecns.cn Any vehicle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that arrives in Ukraine with weapons or material for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces is considered by Russia as "a legitimate target for destruction".

____ (2022-05-04). Ukraine not to agree to 'frozen conflict' with Russia: Zelensky. ecns.cn Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev will not agree to any deal that would lead to a "frozen conflict" with Russia, the Ukrinform news agency reported on Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-04). Pandemic, conflicts affect mlns' mental health: WHO. ecns.cn A senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic and military conflict in Ukraine have affected the mental health of millions of people.

____ (2022-05-04). Russia to open humanitarian corridor for civilian evacuation from Azovstal. ecns.cn The Russian military announced on Wednesday that it will open a humanitarian corridor from Thursday to Saturday for the evacuation of civilians from the blocked Azovstal plant in Ukraine's Mariupol.

Anonymous103 (2022-05-05). Ukrainian POW: When Retreating, We Were Ordered To Shell Settlements. Those Who Refused Were Killed. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-05-05). Media Battle For Azovstal And First Casualties. southfront.org Ukrainian servicemen demand evacuation of civilians, wounded and dead militants | So far, about a hundred of civilians have been evacuated from the facilities of Azovstal in the city of Mariupol. As soon as they are in security, the warring sides launched informational campaigns on the issue. Civilians were filmed by the Azov militants when leaving their basements as well as by Russian media when they reached the village of Bezimennoe where they were treated by Russian forces, representatives of the UN and the Red Cr…

Editor (2022-05-05). Michael Moore: The Forced Birth Ruling. scheerpost.com By Michael Moore / One hundred seventy million American women and girls were suddenly informed on Monday that they have been removed from the ranks of full citizenship, and that their rights are now diminished so severely they will heretofore be commanded to give birth, whether they want to or not. | Once pregnant, the government will now make all women prisoners of their wombs, automatically forced for the full nine months to carry the fetus inside them to term, whether they intended to be pregnant or not, a 21st century versio…

_____ (2022-05-05). Cross Party Group Of 37 German Parliamentarians Call To Stop Extradition Of Julian Assange On World Press Freedom Day. popularresistance.org "As a cross-party group of parliamentarians of the German Bundestag, we have the honor to reach out to you, and to ask for your attention in a case that is currently of great concern to us, knowing that we share a mutual concern for the protection as well as the implementation of internationally recognized human rights. We have closely followed the fate of Julian Assange in the past; however, the current developments in his case arouse our concern all the more."

_____ (2022-05-05). Joint Health Statement For First Meeting Of States Parties. popularresistance.org Representing physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical students worldwide, we speak with a united voice on the urgent need to eliminate nuclear weapons as a matter of global health and survival. Updated evidence on the catastrophic consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, the acute and growing danger of their use, and the impossibility of any effective humanitarian and health response following nuclear explosions on populations, should underpin the work of the upcoming 1st Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

_____ (2022-05-05). International Seminar For Peace Kicks Off In Cuba. popularresistance.org Leaders of the World Peace Council (WPC) and its member organizations, as well as prominent figures, academics, anti-war activists and friends in solidarity with Cuba, are present in the event, to be held until Thursday, May 5. | According to the program, WPC President Maria do Socorro Gomes, that organization's Executive secretary Iraklis Tsavdaridis and Venezuela's Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Ron Martinez are also attending the Seminar.

_____ (2022-05-05). Over 5 Million People March On May Day In Cuba, A Country Of 11 Million. popularresistance.org Led by the slogan, "Cuba Works and Lives," Havana's 2022 May Day parade was attended by more than 700,000 workers and students from across Havana, demonstrating both a joyful celebration and triumphant victory of the Cuban Revolution. | More than 5.5 million people celebrated throughout Cuba on May 1 in their respective provinces, for a total of 6 million people at events over the weekend. | It was a special celebration because of the parade's cancellation the last two years due to COVID-19 restrictions. Cuba's May Day parade is historically the largest in the world, and this year it came back with a roar in one…

_____ (2022-05-05). National Intelligence Report Found FBI Searched The Data Of Americans Millions Of Times In 2021. popularresistance.org The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) reported on Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched through the electronic data of Americans 3.4 million times in 2021. | The searches were revealed in the ODNI's "Annual Statistical Transparency Report Regarding the Intelligence Community's Use of National Security Surveillance Authorities" for calendar year 2021. The data shows that there was nearly a tripling of these unconstitutional searches from 1.3 million in 2020.

_____ (2022-05-05). Honduras Repeals Colonialist ZEDEs (Interview). popularresistance.org President Xiomara Castro fulfilled a major campaign promise last week when she signed the decree to repeal the ZEDEs law. We spoke to Honduran Vice Minister for Agrarian Reform, Rafael Alegría, on this important victory for the campesinos and social movements of Honduras. | Rafael is a historic leader of the international peasants movement, La Vía Campesina. Having been at the forefront of years of struggles in Latin America, he's now a strong anti-imperialist voice with the Partido Libre administration. Kawsachun News' Camila Escalante sat down with Rafael in Managua, where he and other movement leaders particip…

_____ (2022-05-05). Abortion Rights Protesters And Counter Protesters Demonstrate At Indianapolis Monument Circle. popularresistance.org Tensions were running high Wednesday evening in downtown Indianapolis as protesters both for and against abortion met in demonstrations at Monument Circle. | The crowd of at least 500 people was made up mostly of pro-abortion rights activists, with about 25 anti-abortion protesters. Police blocked off nearby streets as the two groups converged at close distances, sometimes yelling at each other. | The pro-abortion rights group chanted "abortion ban has got to go" and "we stand with Roe", while the anti-abortion group chanted "we are the pro-life generation and we will abolish abortion."

Staff (2022-05-05). Codify Abortion Rights and Civil Liberties in Federal Law. peoplesparty.org Getting an abortion should be up to a woman and her doctor. Justice Samuel Alito's decision overturning Roe v. Wade is an attack on the people of the United States. The decision states no such right as abortion "is protected by any constitutional provision, including… The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. That provision has been held to guarantee some rights that are not mentioned in the Constitution, but any such right must be "deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition." | Alito goes on to describe the Nation's history and tradition as a continuous reign of "prohibiting abortion on pai…

Editor2 (2022-05-05). Sacha Llorenti: "ALBA-TCP is Fundamentally Anti-Imperialist" orinocotribune.com During the III Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements, allied platforms spoke about the importance of building unity and fighting imperialism and capitalism together | A central discussion throughout the III Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements was on the challenges that people's movements face in the medium and long term. One of the key strategies of ALBA movements has been strengthening over the last couple of years has been to build not only with organizations involved in its work across the continent but also to work with other platforms of people's movements and organizations that are resisting capitalism…

Joe Lauria (2022-05-05). PayPal Cancels Consortium News Account; May Seize Balance. orinocotribune.com The online payment system gave no warning or reason why Consortium News' account has been "permanently limited." PayPal indicated that only if "applicable" will the balance be returned. | PayPal has canceled Consortium News' account without any prior notice or due process and with virtually no explanation. | As Consortium News is today launching its Spring Fund Drive, it has lost one of its most important ways for its viewers and readers to show their support through donations. Clicking on the yellow PayPal donate button on our home page now yields this message: | PayPal has sent an email to CN that says: | "You…

_____ (2022-05-05). Tensions Flare in the Palestinian-Israeli Relations. journal-neo.org The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reaffirmed its commitment and support for the rights of the Palestinian people to sovereignty over their occupied land. The OIC member states held an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah on April 25 and called for coordinated efforts to protect Quds (Jerusalem) and its holy sites from "crimes committed by …

Staff (2022-05-05). Cohesion, unity in Iraq always emphasized by Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Stating that cohesion and unity in Iraq have always been emphasised by Iran, Raeisi expressed hope that the political process of the parliamentary elections in Iraq will end soon with the formation of a powerful government.

Staff (2022-05-05). Massive explosion reported in eastern Baghdad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Some sources reported a loud sound of an explosion east of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Thursday morning.

Staff (2022-05-05). Iran calls on UNDGC to scale up anti-sanctions efforts. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — Iran's UN envoy calls on the world body's Department of Global Communications to ratchet up its efforts to inform the international community about the adverse effects of sanctions on the targeted countries.

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-05-05). Iran marks national Shiraz Day. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) — The 15th day of Ordibehesht in the Iranian calendar that falls on May 5 has been designated as Shiraz Day due to its historical and cultural importance as well as its unique beauty.

Staff (2022-05-05). Proyecto de Ley del Sistema de Recursos Naturales y del Medio Ambiente: Nuevas realidades y enfoque sistémico. cubadebate.cu Uno de los proyectos de leyes que abordará el Parlamento en su quinta sesión extraordinaria de la novena legislatura es el del Sistema de los Recursos Naturales y del Medio Ambiente. El texto legal, fruto de un proceso de análisis y estudio, consultas, conciliaciones y elaboración que comenzó años atrás, derogaría la vigente Ley 81, Del Medio Ambiente (1997).

Staff (2022-05-05). Este viernes, cuarta edición de la peña La Pupila Afilada. cubadebate.cu El encuentro, que ya es esperado por los comprometidos con la Revolución, se celebrará en la Casa de la Amistad del Vedado capitalino y estará dedicado a las madres cubanas y al pensamiento y obra de Antonio Guiteras Holmes.

Staff (2022-05-05). Recibió Díaz-Canel al presidente de la Confederación Mundial de Beisbol y Softbol (+ Video). cubadebate.cu ´Para nosotros es una nueva oportunidad de poder compartir ª, expresó el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, en el encuentro de bienvenida a Riccardo Fraccari, presidente de la Confederación Mundial de Beisbol y Softbol. | En el Palacio de la Revolución, el Jefe de Estado agradeció al directivo por el apoyo dado al país caribeño en el ámbito del beisbol…

Staff (2022-05-05). Visitará Cuba el Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos. cubadebate.cu El presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Excmo. Sr. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, realizará una visita de trabajo a Cuba a partir del próximo 7 de mayo. | El distinguido visitante sostendrá conversaciones con autoridades cubanas y realizará otras actividades.

Staff (2022-05-05). SNB 61: Los Gallos espirituanos ya tienen su boleto para los playoffs. cubadebate.cu Los Gallos espirituanos alcanzaron su victoria número 42 de esta temporada y se convirtieron oficialmente en el primer equipo de esta Serie Nacional 61 que asegura un puesto para los playoffs, cuando van restando cinco partidos para concluir el calendario regular.

Staff (2022-05-05). Ministro de Comunicación e Información de Venezuela: Hoy libramos una batalla por el derecho a tener voz. cubadebate.cu Sobre los desafíos que las redes sociales imponen a nuestros pueblos y el relato sobre la realidad que las grandes corporaciones mediáticas construyen a nivel global, conversó hoy el vicepresidente sectorial de Comunicación, Cultura y Turismo de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, Freddy àëáñez, con estudiantes de relaciones internacionales y profesionales de la prensa en Cuba.

Mark Taliano (2022-05-05). Critical Care Nurse Takes a Stand Against COVID Crimes. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Contributing Writers (2022-05-05). NATO's fascist history/ By Prof. Anderson. marktaliano.net In recent years NATO — essentially the USA and Western Europe — has bared its fascist roots through multiple interventions across four continents. Original Link Here: NATO's fascist history | Al Mayadeen English In recent years NATO — essentially the USA and Western Europe — has bared its fascist roots through multiple interventions across four …

____ (2022-05-04). Beijing set to strengthen battle against COVID. ecns.cn The number of infections in Beijing's latest COVID-19 outbreak since April 22 has surpassed the total tally in the city's Xinfadi outbreak in 2020, and interventions will be further strengthened to cut potential transmissions.

____ (2022-05-04). New vaccine renews date with hope. ecns.cn Health volunteers in Hangzhou city received the first shot of a Sinopharm vaccine developed specifically to take on the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, on May 1.This marks the start of clinical trials for the first Omicron inactivated vaccine in the world.

____ (2022-05-04). Singer Liu scores smash hit with workout videos. ecns.cn Chinese singer Liu Genghong is enjoying an extra spike in popularity recently after branching out into online fitness.

____ (2022-05-04). Putin steps up actions against unfriendly states. ecns.cn Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Tuesday that bans economic relations with sanctioned individuals from "unfriendly countries" on a soon-to-be-published list.

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. secretary of state tests positive for COVID-19. ecns.cn U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a State Department spokesman said.

____ (2022-05-04). Tax, fee cuts put enterprises in stronger position. ecns.cn China's continued tax and fee cuts and the recent move of refunding value-added tax credits to businesses are helping market players withstand economic headwinds and are critical in supporting growth this year, an official said.

____ (2022-05-04). China sees 160 mln domestic tourist trips during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw a total of 160 million domestic tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, down 30.2 percent from last year, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-04). China-Laos Railway sees brisk passenger, cargo transport over inaugural 5 months. ecns.cn As of Tuesday, the China-Laos Railway had handled over 2.7 million passenger trips and transported 2.9 million tonnes of cargo since its launch in December 2021, official data showed.

____ (2022-05-04). China sets up world's highest automatic weather station. ecns.cn Chinese scientific researchers on Wednesday established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma on the China-Nepal border.

____ (2022-05-04). 10 rescued, 5 dead in central China building collapse. ecns.cn Ten people have been rescued and five others died after a self-built residential structure collapsed in central China's Hunan Province on April 29, rescuers said early Thursday.

____ (2022-05-04). U.S. Fed raises interest rates by half point, ramping up inflation fight. ecns.cn The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, marking the sharpest rate hike since 2000, as it takes more aggressive steps to rein in the highest inflation in four decades.

____ (2022-05-04). Vaccines still protect against new COVID-19 variants: WHO. ecns.cn Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized on Wednesday that vaccines are still highly effective against COVID-19, even new variants of the disease emerging in South Africa and the United States.

____ (2022-05-04). China ensures smooth road traffic during May Day holiday. ecns.cn China saw smooth and safe road traffic during the five-day May Day holiday, with road trips mainly made for short and medium distances due to the COVID-19 resurgence, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

____ (2022-05-04). Ukraine crisis: Japan-Russia tensions at post-Cold War high. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsMay 4, 2022 Russia bans entry of Japan PM, 62 others indefinitely Tatsuo has decided that with a war on in Europe and no one able to say how long Japan could stay out, and with the China Incident, now in its third year, showing signs of becoming a world war….Jun'ichir≈ç Tanizaki, The Makioka …

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