(2023-06-26). The Modern Form Of Colonialism: Climate Change. popularresistance.org I am from a disappearing nation. | My country, Bangladesh, is one of several at risk of becoming submerged partially or completely by rising sea levels caused by climate change in the coming decades. 75 percent of the country lies below sea level. | Bangladesh, a tropical country on top of a low-lying delta, is no stranger to flooding, especially during monsoon season. But the extent to which this flooding has taken place in recent years is unprecedented. Flooding in Sylhet and other northeastern districts of Bangladesh between May and June of 2022 displaced an estimated 15 million people — approximately 9…
(2023-06-26). Australian IYSSE member advances antiwar perspective at pro-establishment "anti-AUKUS" meeting. wsws.org The only challenge to ex-Labor parliamentarian Peter Garrett's militaristic speech came from International Youth and Students for Social Equality member Morgan Peach.
(2023-06-25). The Power of Sports: Tackling Gender Stereotypes in Hong Kong. scheerpost.com 
The most recent report of the World Economic Forum paints a rather dim picture of gender inequality worldwide. According to current research, it will take 132 years to close the global gender gap. Alicia Lui from the initiative Women in Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE) works with youth to approach this problem in Hong Kong and agreed to share a few valuable insights with Pressenza contributor, Chris Hoellriegl.
(2023-06-26). Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community: Mayo Clinic expert addresses key topics. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Being diagnosed with cancer is a hardship on its own, but it's especially challenging if a person is a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Jewel Kling, M.D., director of women's health at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains that stigma and discrimination create barriers to healthcare, placing the LGBTQ+ community at heightened risk for certain forms of cancer due to delayed cancer screenings as well as challenges with survivorship care. Increased cancer risks…
(2023-06-26). UFT Contract Would Expand Virtual Learning And School Privatization. popularresistance.org As if responding to Betsy Devos' admonition that "K-12 education for too long has been very static and very stuck," Department of Education Chancellor David Banks declared last week that the City's new Tentative Contract Agreement with the UFT fulfilled Mayor Adams' challenge to "reimagine education" and that "the days of simply working … in the four walls of the classroom are over." To this end, New York City will become "the first major public-school system to develop, implement and expand high-quality virtual learning programs for instruction and related services" by creating a centralized virtual learning p…
(2023-06-26). World Bank: 110 Mln USD Loan to Enhance Philippines Education. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, the World Bank (WD) announced that it has approved a 110 million U.S. dollars loan to finance a project aiming to boost education quality in the southern Philippines. | Related: | According to WD, nearly 2 million elementary school students from kindergarten to grade 6, as well as over 60,000 teachers and school administrators in three poor regions in western Mindanao, will benefit from the project. | Offi…
(2023-06-25). Cuba congratulates Mozambique on Independence Day. plenglish.com Through its Twitter profile, the Cuban Foreign Ministry confirmed its willingness to continue strengthening the existing ties of friendship and cooperation in various sectors. | Diplomatic relations between Cuba and Mozambique were established at the very moment when the African nation achieved its independence, on June 25, 1975, and since then, they have developed a close collaboration in areas such as medical assistance, education, agriculture, and in training of human resources. | Finally, Mozambique maintains an unequivocal position against the US blockade on Cuba, which it expresses every year with its vote,…
(2023-06-26). Wednesday 6/28: 10 Years Since Shelby County: How Democracy Advocates Can Fight Back for Voting Freedom. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-06-26). Wednesday 7/5: Voting Rights, Election Laws, Supreme Court & More w/ Rick Hasen, UCLA Law Scholar. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-06-26). Monday 6/26: #NoQuarry: Protecting Juristac Sacred Land Forum w/ Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-06-26). Saturday 7/15: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Poverty by America, by Matthew Desmond. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-06-25). New Videos Show Recent Strikes On HTS Logistic Bases, Drone Workshops In Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase, Syria, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. IMAGE: AP PHOTO/VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | On June 25, videos surfaced online showing some of the recent Russian airstrikes and Syrian artillery strikes that hit positions of al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib. | The strikes reportedly targeted logistic bases and drone workshops of the terrorist groups, who escalated their attacks earlier this…
(2023-06-25). Thursday 6/22: Pride, Prejudice & Corporate P.R: Corporate Capitalism and Anti-LGBTQIA+ Hate. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2023-06-26). Cutting-edge deep-sea vessel begins construction in Guangzhou. ecns.cn Construction of China's first deep sea multi-functional scientific research and archaeological vessel officially began in Guangzhou's Nanshan district on Sunday.
(2023-06-26). No.6 Luzhou Yangtze River Bridge connected in Sichuan. ecns.cn Construction of the No. 6 Luzhou Yangtze River Bridge, world's largest road-rail three-tower cable-stayed bridge, was successfully completed on Monday.
(2023-06-25). Barbados PM Mottley Holds Talks With Chinese Premier Li. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang held talks with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who is on an official visit in Beijing. | RELATED: | "Barbados is a good friend and partner of China in the Caribbean region," he pointed out, noting that the Asian nation is ready to work with Barbados to promote the joint construction of a high-quality Belt and Road, and enhance exchanges and cooperation related to the economy,…
(2023-06-26). Avanzan elecciones para elegir a nuevo presidente en Guatemala. telesurtv.net 9.3 millones de guatemaltecos están convocados a participar en unos comicios donde también quedarán definidos el vicepresidente y 160 diputados al Congreso.
(2023-06-25). Morning Commute 6/25/2023. podcasters.spotify.com What's up folks, little check in episode a bit more laid back, talking about some workplace stuffs and some general organizing ideas…
(2023-06-26). Labor breaks election promise with new income management card. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-26). Ian Masters CIA Operative Protested At KPFA In Berkeley. indybay.org
(2023-06-26). Friday 6/23: Hands Off Korean Independent Journalist Jan Jin-young-Drop The Charges NOW! indybay.org San Francisco Korean Consulate | 3500 Clay St. | San Francisco…
(2023-06-26). Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota announce new pathway program for training nurse-midwives. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences and the University of Minnesota School of Nursing are collaborating to create a new academic pathway for nurse-midwives that will expand the nurse-midwifery workforce in the Upper Midwest. The collaboration creates a pathway for students admitted to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice program to complete the approximately 1,000 hours of required clinical training at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Minnesota and…
(2023-06-26). Premian en Cuba trabajo colaborativo entre Telecristal y TeleSUR. telesurtv.net La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba destaca la serie de reportajes Incendio en Pinares de Mayarí, de Yordanis Rodríguez Laurencio y Eddi de la Pera.
(2023-06-26). Australian central banker openly calls for higher unemployment. wsws.org Now stated blatantly, the aggressive offensive by the Reserve Bank and the Labor government means destroying up to 150,000 jobs in order to induce an economic slump and further drive down workers' real wages.
(2023-06-26). Official US intelligence report finds no evidence for laboratory origin of SARS-CoV-2. wsws.org The release of the ODNI findings only corroborates what principled scientists have stated before: that the WIV did not possess SARS-CoV-2 or a close ancestor and there is no evidence that the virus emerged from the laboratory to cause the COVID pandemic.
(2023-06-25). Environment coalition protests NT Labor's plans for more gas. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-26). NSW hospital workers strike over wages. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-26). Police locate more bodies in New Zealand's Pike River mine. wsws.org The police investigation into the 2010 disaster that killed 29 mineworkers has been dragged out until at least the end of 2023, with no guarantee that anyone will be charged over the avoidable deaths.
(2023-06-26). Virginia UPS worker speaks out on conditions in the company's warehouses. wsws.org "A lot of the warehouse workers are part-time. UPS needs to create more full-time jobs," he said. "The young people are poor, and work second jobs, but they get too tired, and it's too much gas money. It's just not worth it."
(2023-06-26). 6,000 workers strike Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. wsws.org Six thousand workers struck at Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kansas, after an overwhelming rejection of the sellout tentative contract recommended by the IAM.
(2023-06-26). Sri Lankan SEP wins strong support for its campaign against government austerity and privatisation measures. wsws.org "The unions are no use for workers because they are carrying out management requirements, not ours. We can't depend on the unions to fight against privatization."—National Water Supply and Drainage Board worker.
(2023-06-26). After union contract betrayal, Los Angeles school district presses ahead with additional cuts. wsws.org Less than two months after the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) forced a concessionary contract on 35,000 educators and three months after a similarly rotten deal was reached with 30,000 school support staff represented by SEIU Local 99, the Los Angeles Unified School District is pressing ahead with even more cuts.
(2023-06-25). High suicide rate among Uruguayan police officers. plenglish.com In the Police, the suicide rate is 63 per 100,000 inhabitants and the general rate in the country is 21 per 100,000, according to the local press. | The sources themselves point out that so far this year eight uniformed officers have committed suicide. Last Thursday it was an officer and on Friday a policewoman, making four so far in June. | In this situation, the police unions assure that the phenomenon is closely related to the harassment of the commanders, threats and pressures to return to work, despite the fact that they are under medical certificate. | The Minister of the Interior, Luis Alberto Heber, cons…
(2023-06-25). Earth Has Two Swinhoe's Softshell Turtles Left. telesurenglish.net Many wept for the death of Lonesome George, the last known survivor of the Pinta Island tortoise subspecies, about a decade ago. Yet, here comes an even more desperate truth: the Earth's last two Swinhoe's softshell turtles (Rafetus swinhoei) are both males, starting a cruel countdown on the species' extinction. | RELATED: | Critically endangered as listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…
(2023-06-26). Geelong council under pressure not to cut jobs, libraries. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-06-26). Ford Australia to axe 400 more jobs as part of global cost-cutting strategy. wsws.org The announcement, on top of 500 job cuts at Geelong and Broadmeadows over the past year, means Ford has slashed close to half of the small product design and development workforce it maintained after shuttering its Australian factories in 2016.
(2023-06-25). The "Wagner Coup" Failure, The Transparent Misinformation Complex & The Transgender Movement Facade. 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 (6/25/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-06-26). Hospital Doctors In England Plan To Go On Strike In July. popularresistance.org On 23 June, hospital doctors in England announced the longest strike in the 75-year history of the NHS. As ever, it's part of the ongoing row over pay and working conditions. | The British Medical Association (BMA) stated that Junior doctors — those below consultant level — will stage a walkout. They'll start on 7: 00 on July 13, and continue until the same time on July 18. | The stoppage follows a 72-hour strike earlier this same month. It was in opposition to the government's refusal to budge on its offer of just a 5% pay increase.
(2023-06-26). 'If You Challenge The FBI, They Will Crush You,' Says Whistleblower. popularresistance.org Being an FBI agent was Stephen Friend's dream job. For eight and a half years working there, the Notre Dame graduate and Iraq War veteran investigated around 200 violent crimes, including human and sex-trafficking cases, and served five years as part of an FBI SWAT team. | Friend did his job so well that he won an FBI performance award. | Then one day this past fall, his top-secret security clearance was revoked by his superiors at the Jacksonville, Florida, field office, and he lost his job. | The reason was that he had expressed concern about a) the inflation of statistics regarding Domestic Violent Extremism (…
(2023-06-25). Prigozhin's Wagner PMC Rebellion against Vladimir Putin. How it All Started. globalresearch.ca In an important "as a concerted effort between Wagner, the Ukrainian intelligence service, and their Western sponsors … | Prigozhin is working on behalf of foreign intelligence Services carrying out their …