(2020-07-05). As 'Annexation' Looms, Let's Expand Our Compassion to Include Palestinians. commondreams.org A demonstrator holds up a sign during an anti-annexation protest in Tel Aviv on June 6th, 2020. (Photo: Twitter) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/palestine-wecantbreath-955px.jpg …
(2020-07-05). Palestine, Annexation and the Wrong Story. globalresearch.ca The other night I watched PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruff. The report on the annexation (do I need to qualify or explain "annexation"? What other country has or is likely ever to declare its impending annexation of someone else's land …
(2020-07-05). Will the ICC Investigation Bring Justice for Palestine? zcomm.org Will the US succeed, once more, in blocking another international investigation?>
(2020-07-05). House Democrats Restrict Trump's Planned Withdrawal of Troops. zcomm.org It should come as absolutely no surprise that House Democrats are finding common cause with Liz Cheney and other GOP warmongers to block any efforts to reduce even moderately the footprint of the U.S. military in the world or its decades-long posture of endless war…
(2020-07-05). The Unthinkable: Is a US-China War Possible? US War Ships in the South China Sea. A New Era of "Great Power Competition" globalresearch.ca The US is waging undeclared war on China by other means — aiming to undermine its growing prominence on the world stage. | Pompeo falsely calling China's new national security law "an affront to all nations," his endless war of words …
(2020-07-05). Government of, for and by Everyone, Equally. dissidentvoice.org 
Read Part I, Part II, and Part III. The US is ruled by a private club of a few hundred oligarchs and corporations. An uprising aimed at the police cannot succeed without taking economic and political power away from this club and redistributing it among the poor and disenfranchised, especially Blacks and Indigenous members of …
(2020-07-05). US Builds New Air Base in Syria. dissidentvoice.org 
The United States has built a new military base, including an airport for military aircraft, for its occupying forces in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah. Local sources told Syria's state news agency SANA on Wednesday that the new base and its airport had been established in Jazira Region, located between Um Kahif Village and Tal …
(2020-07-05). Tracy Chapman — Talkin' About A Revolution (Official Music Video). mronline.org 
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(2020-07-05). Gil Scott-Heron spells out why "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" mronline.org 
Consider the power that networks like Fox and CNN continue to wield over that nebulous thing called public opinion; the continued dominance of NBC and CBS.
(2020-07-05). Protest exposes Albuquerque's covered up police killings. liberationnews.org 
Dominic Smith, Orlando Abeyta, Valente Acosta-Bustillos. These are names you have probably never heard of.
(2020-07-05). Protesters Attacked by Police Are Suing to Vindicate Their Constitutional Rights. zcomm.org Researchers found not one police department in the 20 largest U.S. cities in compliance with minimum human rights standards.
(2020-07-05). Is Washington Provoking India into a War with China? globalresearch.ca US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a recent video conference suggested that the US might move some of its troops from Germany to the region around India, citing growing US security concerns in the Asian region. Given the dramatic …
(2020-07-05). Video: String of ISIS Attacks Continues in Syrian Desert. globalresearch.ca Since the start of the week, the Syrian Army has repelled several ISIS attacks on its positions in the desert in central Syria. | The most recent attack took place in eastern Homs early on July 2 and became the largest …
(2020-07-05). Tampa protesters march to get charges dropped, community control of the police. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On the evening of July 3, 50 members of the community marched through downtown Tampa to demand that local State Attorney Andrew Warren drop charges on protesters arrested during the Justice for George Floyd movement. Many protesters from events over the past several weeks in Tampa face charges like unlawful assembly and inciting a riot, both of which have been commonly used by police across the country to repress activists. The organizers of the march and protest, Tampa Bay Community Action Committee (TBCAC), previously had a similar event after which 67 protesters had their cases dismissed. They say…
(2020-07-05). In Memoriam: Dr.Howard Croft 1941 — 2020. zcomm.org Members and activists who have long memories of his tireless work for empowerment of all residents of the District of Columbia contribute their recollections…
(2020-07-05). Israeli Forces Injure Six Palestinians in Nablus. imemc.org Six Palestinians were injured, on Friday, when Israeli forces attacked a peaceful protest, in the village of Asira ash-Shamaliya, north of Nablus, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. Dozens of protesters gathered for the Friday prayer, near the northern West Bank village, to protest the Israeli threat of confiscation. Israeli …
(2020-07-05). We Need a New National Anthem. dissidentvoice.org As we celebrate the 244th anniversary of our nation's Declaration of Independence, in the midst of demonstrations and protests against systemic racism and police brutality of African-Americans, it is time to consider replacing our national anthem with one more suitable to the values and priorities of the United States in 2020. There are many important …
(2020-07-05). Trump Regime Wants Legitimate Iranian Fuel Shipments to Venezuela Seized. globalresearch.ca No nation in world history more strongly professes support for democratic values and the rule of law while more egregiously breaching its proclaimed principles than the US. | It's been this way throughout the country's history, fleeting moments alone when positive …
(2020-07-05). Riot declared in Portland for THIRD night this week as protesters besiege federal courthouse. rt.com 
Portland police used tear gas against protesters who had erected barricades and shot fireworks at the Hatfield Federal Courthouse in the city. Friday was the third riot in Portland this week. | Several hundred activists marched on Friday evening into the streets around the courthouse in downtown Portland, bearing makeshift shields and diverse materials they used to erect some barricades, police said. | In the early hours of Saturday, the situation became increasingly volatile, with Portland police declaring a riot at around 4am local time. Officers deployed tear gas and pushed the protesters away from the cour…
(2020-07-05). The Truth About Russian-Taliban Ties. popularresistance.org The New York Times' latest fake news provocation alleging that Russia's military-intelligence agency GRU solicited the Taliban (officially designated as "terrorists" by Moscow) to assassinate American soldiers in Afghanistan has brought a lot of attention to Moscow's ties with the militant group. The truth, however, is just as intriguing than the fake news about them. On the surface, it's surprising enough that Russia has diplomatic contacts with the Taliban considering that the latter grew out of the 1980s Mujahiddin that defeated the USSR. | Casual observers could be forgiven for thinking that Russia still hold…
(2020-07-05). Virus outbreak in Hebron 'out of control': Palestine. yenisafak.com Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila has described the coronavirus outbreak in the West Bank city of Hebron as "out of control".Speaking in an interview with Palestine TV, al-Kaila said 173 virus infections were registered in Hebron on Saturday.The health minister is set to visit the city on Sunday to check on the health situation there.According to the minister, 50 Palestinian medics have so far contracted the virus.As the cases continue to surge, al-Kaila expected that the Palestinian government would extend a lockdown imposed in the territories for five more days to stem the spread of the pandemic.On Wedne…
(2020-07-05). Anti-Trump brigade rushes to school president over misleading clip implying he said Desert Storm op was in 'jungles of Vietnam'. rt.com 
Trump critics were very quick to give the US president a history lesson after he seemingly mistook the Vietnam War for the Gulf War during his Independence Day speech… except that he didn't. | A short clip circulating on social media seemed to suggest that Donald Trump mistakenly said that Operation Desert Storm — an offensive against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in the 1990 Gulf War — actually took place in "the dense fields and jungles of Vietnam" during his July 4 address. | Some Twitter warriors quickly jumped in to blast and mock the president for what looked like an embarrassing gaffe on Indep…
(2020-07-05). 'F**k the American flag': WATCH BLM protesters stomp on & BURN US flag outside White House (VIDEO). rt.com 
A group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington DC marked July 4 by trampling on the American flag before setting it on fire, arguing that the US state symbol represents "slavery, genocide and war." | Footage showing protesters mocking the US flag began making the rounds online on Saturday evening. | | © REUTERS/Leah Millis | One of the videos, filmed at a square outside the White House that was officially named 'Black Lives Matter Plaza' in the wake of the protests, shows a young black woman dancing on the American flag, as another female protester with a megaphone in her hand can be heard shout…
(2020-07-05). 'We're in your house': Armed black protesters march through Georgia Confederate park. rt.com Scores of armed black protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park in Georgia, calling for the removal of an infamous Confederate monument and warning "redneck" militias that "we're in your house." | Footage from the march, which brought out 100 to 200 demonstrators, showed heavily-armed black protesters marching through the park on Independence Day, leading some on social media to react with worry at what appeared to be a volatile situation as protests across the country have descended into violence. | "Threat. Counter threat. Because threats don't mean s**t to us. Ya'll been threatening us since Birmingham…
(2020-07-05). 'F*ck the American flag': WATCH BLM protesters stomp on & BURN US flag outside White House (VIDEO). rt.com A group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington, DC, has marked July 4th by trampling the American flag before setting it on fire, while arguing that the US state symbol represents "slavery, genocide and war." | Footage that shows protesters mocking the US flag began making rounds online on Saturday evening. | | © REUTERS/Leah Millis | One of the videos, filmed at a square outside the White House, an area which was officially named 'Black Lives Matter Plaza' in wake of the protests, shows a young black woman dancing on the American flag sprawled on the ground, as another female protester with a m…
(2020-07-05). Woman struck by car during Seattle protest dies in hospital. thecanary.co 
A car drove onto a closed road and ploughed into people in a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle on Saturday 4 July. The driver killed one protester and critically injured the other, authorities have said.Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died in the evening at Harborview Medical Centre, spokesperson Susan Gregg said.Officials said the car barrelled through a panicked crowd of protesters on Interstate 5 (I-5) in the early hours of 4 July, hitting Taylor along with Diaz Love, 32, of Portland.Video footage: Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were blocking the I-5 and sped into the crowd…
(2020-07-05). Fire chiefs call for cladding answers ahead of Grenfell Inquiry restart. thecanary.co 
Fire chiefs have said it is "imperative" that an inquiry establishes why Grenfell Tower came to be covered in dangerous flammable cladding.The hearings into the disaster which, according to official figures, killed 72 people in 2017 will reopen on 6 July after being halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Attendance will be limited to comply with social distancing guidelines. Only members of the panel, the counsel to the inquiry, the witness giving evidence and their legal representative, support staff, and an invited journalist will be allowed to attend.Parliamentary committee debating the need to f…
(2020-07-05). Friday 7/10: Reforming the Cops: A Discussion on Movement Demands to Rein in the Police. indybay.org This discussion will be held on Zoom. | Register at http: //tiny.cc/July-10-mtg…
(2020-07-05). Sunday 7/5: What to a Slave is the Fourth of July? indybay.org ZOOM meeting, log-in info at | icssmarx.org…
(2020-07-05). ICE Out Of Marin Action at Marin County Jail. indybay.org Activists demand County end cooperation with ICE and defunding of Sherriff's department.
(2020-07-05). Florida State students protest to take down statue of slave-owner. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On July 4, over 70 students protested in front of the Westcott administration building at Florida State University to demand the removal of the statue of Francis Eppes, a large Leon County slave-owner who had funded the Confederacy. The protest was called by Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), who also issued demands for the removal of Eppes from the criminology building and segregationist Doak Campbell from the stadium. | Students, holding signs reading, "No slave-owners on campus" and "Eppes must fall," marched to the new location of the Eppes statue. An American flag was drap…
(2020-07-05). San Quentin Inmates On Hunger Strike. popularresistance.org Several men incarcerated in California's San Quentin State Prison who have tested positive for COVID-19 have gone on a hunger strike to protest what they call "dismal" living conditions, KNTV in San Jose reported Wednesday. | More than 1,100 active coronavirus cases have been reported at San Quentin, California's oldest prison and home to the state's only death row. At least one person, a 71-year-old death row inmate, has died of complications from the coronavirus. | The hunger strike at San Quentin, north of San Francisco, began Monday, The Appeal reported. The strikers are protesting inhumane and cramped condit…
(2020-07-05). Facebook Groups Pivot To Attacks On Black Lives Matter. popularresistance.org A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over coronavirus stay-at-home orders has become a hub of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have pivoted to a variety of new targets. Their latest: Black Lives Matter and the nationwide protests of racial injustice. | These groups, which now boast a collective audience of more than 1 million members, are still thriving after most states started lifting virus restrictions. | And many have expanded their focus. | One group transformed itself last month from "Reopen California" to "California Patriots Pro Law…
(2020-07-05). Baghdad to turn to UNSC to protest Turkey's attack. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Referring to the recent Turkish attacks on northern the country, Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman said that it is possible for Baghdad to turn to the Security Council to protest Turkey's attacks on its territory.
(2020-07-05). VIDEO: Protestors burn US flag outside White House. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — protesters burned an American flag near the White House on July 4, chanting "America was never great," just moments after President Donald Trump finished delivering a speech on the occasion of the US Independence Day.
(2020-07-05). VIDEO: Protesters topple statue of Christopher Columbus in US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) — Protesters against racial discrimination in the US have torn down a statue of Christopher Columbus in a park in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
(2020-07-05). VIDEO: Iraqi nation protest Saudi's insult to Ayat. Sistani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Hundreds of Iraqi people gathered in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy in Baghdad on Sunday to protest against a cartoon published in Asharq al-Awsat that has insulted Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sistani.
(2020-07-05). Christopher Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore amid Black Lives Matter protests. thecanary.co Protesters in Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbour. They used ropes to topple the statue on 4 July near the Little Italy neighbourhood, news outlets reported. | Protesters mobilised by the Black Lives Matter movement and the police killing of George Floyd have called for the removal of statues of Columbus, Confederate figures and others. They say the Italian explorer is responsible for the genocide and exploitation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas. | According to the Baltimore Sun, the city owned the statue. It was dedicated in 1984 by former mayor…
(2020-07-05). Anti-Fourth Celebration in Santa Cruz. indybay.org To celebrate the holiday weekend without glorifying genocide, slavery and the settler state, community members in Santa Cruz organized a block party on July 4 at the Town Clock, which was followed by a protest march. An online post promoting the street party read: "This event is open to all members of the community who do not want to celebrate the foundations of this country being on stolen land. This is a space to share food, community and acknowledge the truth. We are choosing to honor those who have suffered genocide by the American government. This day is a sanitized holiday to erase indigenous nations and a…
(2020-07-05). Remember "Bloody Thursday" & Stop Racist Graffiti At SSA! Press Conf At Port Of Oakland. indybay.org ILWU Local 34, ILWU Local 34 and ILWU IBU Bay Area members held a press conference on July 3, 2020 to protest Ku Klux Klan racist graffiti put up at the SSA terminal following the Juneteenth | Action. They also announced plans for commemoration of July 5, 2020 "Bloody Thursday" at the SSA Terminal…
(2020-07-05). Video: Germany's Extra-parliamentary Inquiry on COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Dear fellow citizens, | Welcome to the ACU, the Extra-Parliamentary Corona Investigation Committee. If the Parliament does not do it, then we citizens are called upon to do it ourselves. | Extra-parliamentary Corona Committee of Inquiry, we will investigate why these …
(2020-07-05). Scotland Could Place English in Quarantine as Independence Debate Heats Up. globalresearch.ca There's no doubt that Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon has had a better pandemic than her English counterpart. Sturgeon's ratings have been consistently high throughout the crisis, with one
(2020-07-05). The US Military Has Its Knee on the Throat of the World. zcomm.org We must vanquish this shape-shifting, Orwellian spectre with which our overlords ensnare us, with their lies of "they hate our freedoms". Defund the Pentagon…
(2020-07-05). White Men in Suits, Original Sin, and Rumplestiltskin. commondreams.org The millers daughter happens upon the imp dancing around his fire in the forest while he is chanting his name, Rumplestiltskin. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/rumpelstiltskin_dances_around_fire-955px.jpg …
(2020-07-05). Netherlands 'Justice' Is Totally Corrupt: The Malaysian MH17 Court Case against Russia. globalresearch.ca On Friday, July 3rd, the judge in the Netherlands court case against Russia as having fired a Buk missile that brought down the Malaysian Airlines plane that Ukrainian Air Traffic Control had instructed to fly over Ukraine's civil-war zone on …
(2020-07-05). Hitler's Ideologues: The U.S. Racism that Bore Fruit in Mein Kampf. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/passing_of_the-great-race-955px.jpg …
(2020-07-05). Next Steps in the Anti-Racist Struggle? zcomm.org We need to make important and unifying decisions toward a just transition. And then we need to act…
(2020-07-05). Benjamin Franklin and the International Dimensions of 1776. How an Age of Reason Was Subverted. globalresearch.ca This July 4th, a larger-than-usual shadow is cast upon America which has come face-to-face with some serious historic reckonings. While the existence of an oligarchy and international "deep state" should not be ignored as a political force of …
(2020-07-05). Break Gilead's patent since US has bought all stock of Remdesivir. peoplesdispatch.org Trump is trying to improve his waning electoral chances by reserving all of Gilead's stock of Remdesivir to cover up his disastrous handling of the Covid-19 epidemic so far…
(2020-07-05). CIA Information Warfare Succeeds: Occupation of Afghanistan Forced to Continue, Trump's Real Crimes in Afghanistan Ignored. globalresearch.ca On July 1st the House Armed Services Committee
(2020-07-05). How Ottawa is Driving Up the Cost of Infrastructure by Listening to Wall Street. commondreams.org U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House February 13, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump-trudeau-955px_0.jpg …
(2020-07-05). The Racist Underpinnings of the American Way of War. zcomm.org The deadly interplay of racism, genocide, and denial at the heart of American white society has been reproduced in the country's wars…
(2020-07-05). Co Dependence Day. Voting will Not Solve Anything. Furthering Demand for Real Change in America. globalresearch.ca They'll be shooting off the fireworks, eating and drinking like ' Ants at a picnic' and sending 'Social Distancing' out the window. Why not? It's July 4th once again, a time to celebrate. Celebrate what? This pandemic is showing its …
(2020-07-05). Israeli Troops Abduct a Palestinian Student in Ramallah. imemc.org Israeli troops abducted early on Sunday a Palestinian university student in the central West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian media sources and witnesses said that Israel soldiers, stationed on a mobile military roadblock, near the Khan Alahmar neighborhood, mainly on the Ramallah-Jericho street, intercepted student Majdy Abuzaid, 20, before they …
(2020-07-05). COVID-19: virus strain dominant worldwide is different from original in Wuhan. peoplesdispatch.org According to a publication in Cell, the strain, which is named D614G, is a result of point mutation of the original strain. However, it is not associated with disease severity…
(2020-07-05). Israeli Settlers Invade Town near Jenin, Threaten Palestinians near Hebron. imemc.org Illegal Israeli settlers, Friday night, stormed areas south of Jenin, in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian WAFA News Agency reported. Local sources said the invasion prompted confrontations between Palestinian civilians who resisted the invasion, and illegal settlers who were protected by soldiers. Israeli forces provided cover for the colonists …
(2020-07-05). India should not be a pawn in US imperialist efforts against China. peoplesdispatch.org India and China are two sovereign and independent countries with their own set of strengths and problems. They need to sit and talk to resolve their issues on their own…
(2020-07-05). The World Is Burning and Canada Will Not Extinguish It. globalresearch.ca It's hard to find things to celebrate right now. Between a dangerous virus and the dangerous police, the news cycle is even darker than usual. This week, Justin Trudeau and the Canadian establishment will try to interrupt that cycle and …
(2020-07-05). Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Seven Palestinians in Abu Dis. imemc.org Israeli forces, on Friday evening, injured 23 Palestinians during an invasion into the town of Abu Dis, east of occupied Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). Soldiers stormed Abu Dis town, which elicited resistance among the local Palestinian civilians. The army used live rounds, rubber-coated steel rounds …
(2020-07-05). 'Completely Out of Control': China Says 'US Epidemic' Threat to Rest of the World. commondreams.org 'In the coming fall and winter, the US epidemic will likely run rampant, and more countries and regions will be forced to suffer because of the US.' | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/florida-new-infections-07042020-955px.jpg …
(2020-07-05). Moore's Planet of the Humans: More Misanthropic than Malthus. dissidentvoice.org In reverential tones with ominous background music, director of Planet of the Humans Jeff Gibbs intones about "the most terrifying realization I ever had." Gibbs instructs us, "Every expert I talked to wanted to bring my attention to the same underlying problem." It is "not the elephant but the herd of elephants in the room," …
(2020-07-05). Crapped out on the Delayed Postage Front. dissidentvoice.org Barney came walking back into the living room from his kitchen holding a sandwich baggie and a bottle of cheap scotch. "I'm gonna teach that fuckin' post office a thing or two about losin' peoples unemployment checks," he announced. He took a pull off the bottle and his entire body trembled as he swallowed. I …
(2020-07-05). New Illegal Israeli Settlement Units Announced in Bethlehem. imemc.org The so-called Israeli settlement council in the West Bank, announced on Sunday a new colonial illegal settlement project, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Chief for the Palestinian file for illegal colonial Israeli settlement in the Bethlehem city, Hassan Brega, confirmed earlier today that the so-called Israeli settlement council, …
(2020-07-05). The Democrats' New Climate Plan: Improved But Weirdly Isolationist. zcomm.org Shaped by mass demand, Congressional Democrats' June 30th report on the climate crisis is a welcome improvement. But, in addition to its weak response to fossil fuel expansion, the report adopts an America First strategy to solve a global problem.
(2020-07-05). The Democrats' Disastrous, Militarist Climate Plan. popularresistance.org Don't believe for a minute that the Democrats climate plan even means what it says. Its solutions include disastrous scams like "biofuels" and nuclear energy. It proposes no fundamental change in lifestyle, no reduction in personal consumption, and no halt or reduction in eating meat (but renewable energy production on land used for livestock, so that the same land can mitigate the unacknowledged damage it is doing). It offers no proposed federal budget with any major moving of the money to where it's needed, and no plan to extract any resources from billionaires and corporate giants. | This plan has been critici…
(2020-07-05). Iranian animation to go on screen at Venzuela's film festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) — Iran's animated short title 'I'm not Alice but here is Wonderland' will be screened at Five Continents International Film Festival in Venezuela.
(2020-07-05). Igbo Women Seek Biafra, Voice Nigeria's Bleak Future. globalresearch.ca Nigeria is one of the largest by territory with population (estimated currently at 206 million) and huge economy in Africa. Situated on the southern coast on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, this country most often referred to …
(2020-07-05). Churchill, Columbus And Leopold All Fall Down. popularresistance.org The perpetrators of crimes against humanity are often elevated to positions of respect and admiration. It all depends on who did the killing, and who was killed. Now the murderers are being called to account. The new movement in the United States against police and other state violence has inspired this welcome change taking place all over the world. The criminals are being exposed decades and even centuries after their atrocities took place. There is no statute of limitations for murder nor should there be for calling out people who have the blood of millions on their hands. The hand wringing over monument remov…
(2020-07-05). The Return Of The Anti-Antiwar Left. popularresistance.org In the writings of Dreyfuss, The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg, Mother Jones' David Corn, The Atlantic's Franklin Foer, New York magazine's resident dolt Jonathan Chait, and many more besides, we can see the emergence of the anti-anti-Cold War Left, there has also reemerged alongside it the very vocal and ravenously unscrupulous anti-antiwar Left. And it is on the issue of the Syrian war on which the anti-antiwar Left has coalesced, inexplicably arguing for the wholesale takeover of a secular police state by the very same Islamist radicals who, if given the chance, would turn around and immediately kill them…
(2020-07-05). On Contact: Patriotism And Dissent With Danny Sjursen. popularresistance.org Former Army Major Danny Sjursen, a frequent contributor to Popular Resistance, urges people to consider themselves citizens of humanity and not of a nation. Sjursen is the author of "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War" where he defines patriotism as wanting the country to live up to its aspirations, that dissents from the United States when it is wrong. When a country becomes an empire, Sjursen says it is our patriotic duty to dissent. Sjursen discusses three types of patriotism. Principled participatory patriotism takes the same sense of duty to urge the United States to become a better place t…
(2020-07-05). Your White Neighbor's 'Black Lives Matter' Yard Sign Is Not Enough. popularresistance.org Despite my having grown up in the South, Portland is the most racist place I have ever lived. This is because being anti-racist isn't about using politically correct buzzwords and giving lip service to sensitive conversation topics. Being anti-racist is about constructing a landscape that is safe for dark people to inhabit. It is not about white people trying to prove they are "woke" by putting up yard signs. That is not even what "woke" means. "Woke" is a territory of open-eyed, unsuperficial, cultural awareness white people are nowhere close to occupying; they are not even in the neighborhood. But being anti-ra…
(2020-07-05). White Supremacy And Segregation Under FDR's New Deal. popularresistance.org Key New Deal programs failed Black Americans. The WPA and CCC could have been part of a segregation-busting project, but instead segregation was bolstered, as Blacks were relegated to separate work camps across the country, bringing Jim Crow to the North. The best jobs went to whites and out of the 10,000 WPA supervisors hired in the south, only 11 were Black. | This was one of the many concessions FDR made to the racist southern Democrats in his coalition, which bled over to the war mobilization where whites and Blacks served in segregated units. The backwardness of the South was forced upon the rest of the coun…
(2020-07-05). UAE restructures government, seeking more agility as it deals with coronavirus impact. yenisafak.com The United Arab Emirates announced a broad government restructuring on Sunday, merging government entities and appointing new economy and industry ministers, and giving it a year to achieve new targets.The head of Abu Dhabi's national oil company ADNOC, Sultan al-Jaber, was named as industry and advanced technology minister and Abdullah al-Marri was appointed economy minister, as part of the restructuring announced by UAE Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum on his official Twitter account.The energy and infrastructure ministries were merged under a single portfolio to be headed by the current ene…
(2020-07-05). Jahangiri felicitates Independence Day of Algeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — In a message on Sunday, Iranian First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri felicitated Algerian government and nation on the country's Independence Day.
(2020-07-05). Turkey seizes large amount of PKK ammunition in N.Iraq. yenisafak.com The Turkish military seized a large amount of ammunition as part of its anti-terror operation in northern Iraq, said the Turkish National Defense Ministry on Sunday.The ministry said in a written statement that search and sweep activities by commandos as part of the Operation Claw-Tiger seized four AK-47s, 40 hand grenades, as well as ammunition for RPG-7 rocket launcher and mortars, grenade throwers along with many others.The operation is successfully ongoing, it said.Turkey's operations Claw-Tiger and Claw-Eagle were launched last month to ensure the safety of the Turkish people and borders by neutralizing the…
(2020-07-05). Jets hit Libya's al-Watiya airbase where Turkey may build base, sources say. yenisafak.com Warplanes struck overnight at an airbase that was recently recaptured by Libya's internationally recognised government from eastern forces with help from Turkey, a military source with the eastern forces and a resident nearby said.The strikes were carried out by "unknown aircraft", the military source with the Libyan National Army (LNA) of eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said.A resident at the nearby town of Zintan said explosions were heard from the direction of the base.Watiya's recapture in May by the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli marked the start of a sudden collapse of the LNA's 14-mo…
(2020-07-05). Turkey sends medical aid to Azerbaijan amid COVID-19. yenisafak.com Turkey has sent medical supplies to Azerbaijan to contribute to country's fight against the novel coronavirus, Turkey's Embassy in Baku said on Sunday.The shipment included 30 ventilators, 55,000 overalls, 50,000 N95 face masks, 100,000 surgical masks, 5,000 glasses, 200,000 gloves, and 40,000 boxes of various medicines, said the embassy statement.It stressed that the aid sent to Azerbaijan is a "strong manifestation of the brotherhood" of the two countries' presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ilham Aliyev.The fight against the pandemic will only succeed if all countries show cooperation and solidarity, it added.
(2020-07-05). Brazil reports 1,091 virus fatalities, 523 die in Mexico. yenisafak.com Brazil Sunday reported 1,091 COVID-19 fatalities, while 523 more patients died in Mexico over the past 24 hours.The death toll in Brazil reached 64,265, according to the data by the country's Health Ministry.A total of 37,923 new cases were reported in the Latin America country, pushing the total count to 1,577,004.Meanwhile, the death toll in Mexico rose to 30,366 with 523 more fatalities, the Health Ministry data showed.The number of cases surged to 252,165, with 6,914 additions over the past 24 hours.So far 152,309 patients have recovered from the virus in the country.Mexico confirmed its first COVID-19 case…
(2020-07-05). Spain imposes second local coronavirus lockdown in two days. yenisafak.com People living in A Marina along Spain's northern coast in the region of Lugo will not be able to leave the area from midnight on Sunday until Friday, two days before regional elections in Galicia on July 12.The regional government said people will be allowed to move around A Marina but only those who need to travel for work will be allowed to leave or enter the area.Regional Health minister Jesus Vazquez Almuina told a news conference on Sunday that the biggest outbreaks were linked to several bars in the area. Regional health authorities said there were now 258 cases in Galicia, of which 117 were in Lugo.Capacit…
(2020-07-05). Coronavirus claims more lives in Oman, Sudan. yenisafak.com Health authorities in Oman and Sudan confirmed additional fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Sunday.In a statement, the Omani Health Ministry said ten people had died from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 213.A further 1,072 people tested positive for the virus, pushing the figure to 46,178, while 949 patients recovered, taking the overall recoveries to 27,917.In Sudan, the Health Ministry confirmed four fatalities due to the illness, while 117 new cases were recorded.Sudan's tally now stands at 9,767 cases, including 608 deaths, and 4,673 recoveries.Since originating…
(2020-07-05). Trump stopped West Bank annexation: Ex-Knesset speaker. yenisafak.com The former Speaker of Knesset (Israel's parliament), Abraham Borg, said US President Donald Trump has halted the Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.In an interview with Italian daily "Il Fatto Quotidiano", Borg said Trump stopped the implementation of the annexation plan as "he doesn't have time to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in implementing the annexation of the West Bank and Jordan Valley".He described both Netanyahu and Trump as suffering from a "narcissistic paranoia, with no scrupulous and ethics who are ready to roll over anyone to save themselves and remain in power".W…
(2020-07-05). Turkey extends condolences to Japan over deadly floods. yenisafak.com Turkey on Sunday extended condolences to Japan over the deadly floods."We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and extensive damage caused by floods and mudslides in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures, Japan," the Foreign Ministry said in a written statement."We extend our sincere condolences to the people and Government of Japan as well as to the relatives of those who lost their lives and wish a quick recovery to the injured," the ministry added.On Saturday, at least 15 people in the Kyushu island were killed, nine were missing and one was injured after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in…
(2020-07-05). Turkey: 114 exit hospital after fireworks factory blasts. yenisafak.com A total of 114 patients have been discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for injuries from blasts in a fireworks factory in northwestern Turkey, said a local official on Sunday.Speaking to reporters following inspections at the site of the blast, Sakarya Governor Cetin Oktay Kaldirim said eight people are being treated in hospital, including one seriously wounded.Friday's explosions killed four people, and two of them have been laid to rest on Saturday, Kaldirim said."The two other people killed in the incident were identified, and our prosecutor's office is working to deliver them to their families."
(2020-07-05). Iran records highest daily COVID-19 fatalities. yenisafak.com Iran on Sunday confirmed 163 more fatalities from coronavirus, the largest daily spike in the country since the outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the nationwide death toll to 11,571.A further of 2,560 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 240,438, Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said.She added that 3,168 patients remain in critical condition in the country.Since first appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 188 countries and regions. The US, Brazil and Russia are currently the countries hardest hi…
(2020-07-05). Over 20 kg of heroin seized in eastern Turkey. yenisafak.com Police seized over 20 kilograms (44 pounds) of heroin in eastern Turkey on Sunday, according to officials.Anti-drug police in the southeastern Gaziantep province launched an operation in the Ibni Sina neighborhood, the provincial security directorate said in a statement.During the operation, over 15 kg (33 lb) of heroin and 6.4 kg (14 lb) of methamphetamine were seized and a suspect arrested.Separately, more than 5.6 kg (12 lb) of heroin was seized in the Ipekyolu district of the eastern Van province.A sniffer dog found three packs of heroin hidden in three bags in a cargo distribution center.Two suspects, identi…
(2020-07-05). Iran's currency touches new low, sends shockwaves. yenisafak.com There is a palpable buzz at Ferdowsi Square, one of the busiest intersections in the Iranian capital and the hub of foreign exchange market, these days. However, not many happy faces can be seen.The Iranian currency, rial, continues to lose its value against the US dollar, touching a record low every day. The impact of COVID-19 can be clearly seen on the financial market.The rial was trading at 217,000 (buy) and 218,000 (sell) on the unofficial market on Sunday, prompting many money exchange shops to down their shutters.In the past two weeks, the rial has continued to slide, dropping from 171,000 to 217,000. The…
(2020-07-05). Turkey brings back 90,000 citizens from 130 countries during pandemic. yenisafak.com Turkey has brought back more than 90,000 citizens from 130 countries so far as part of its evacuation efforts during the coronavirus pandemic, the country's top diplomat said on Sunday."We have successfully carried out the largest evacuation operation of the history of the Republic of Turkey, we brought back more than 90,000 citizens from 130 countries to our country," Mevlut Cavusoglu told a local tourism meeting in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.His country also helped 90 countries to evacuate their 230,000 citizens from Turkey, Cavusoglu added."Thanks to the measures we have taken, we have become one…
(2020-07-05). Can we hit the reset button on capitalism? yenisafak.com As the world tries to extricate itself from the web of hardships spun by the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become clearer than ever, which is that new ways of conceiving economics for the benefit of human well-being are urgently needed."In these early decades of the twenty-first century, the master story is economic: economic beliefs, values and assumptions are shaping how we think, feel and act," wrote F.S. Michaels in her book Monoculture: How One Story Is Changing Everything, winner of the 2011 NCTE George Orwell Award.Echoing her views, Kate Raworth, an Oxford University economist, proclaims that economics…
(2020-07-05). Pakistan: Opposition leader recovers from COVID-19. yenisafak.com Pakistan's main opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has recovered from coronavirus after a weeks-long battle, the party announced on Sunday.Sharif, the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), tested positive for the novel virus last month."By the grace of Allah, and nation's prayers, President, Pakistan Muslim League (N), Shehbaz Sharif's (latest) coronavirus test result is negative," party's spokeswoman Marriyum Aurungzeb said on Twitter.The doctors, she said, advised Shehbaz, who previously served the country's largest Punjab province as its chief minister thrice, to get his antibodies tests done for th…
(2020-07-05). ISIL terrorists kill 2, including a child, in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Takrifi terrorists affiliated to ISIL have launched an attack against civilians in northeast Nigeria, killing two people, including a five-year-old child, according to a UN report.
(2020-07-05). Iran records 2,560 new cases, 163 deaths on Sunday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease has infected 2,560 people across Iran in the past 24 hours, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.
(2020-07-05). '250 major water, electricity projects to come on stream'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iran's energy minister announced on Sunday that the country will have 250 major water and electricity projects online by the end of the present Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2021).
(2020-07-05). Wearing masks mandatory in crowded places. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — National Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters announced on Sunday that wearing masks is mandatory in indoor and crowded places.
(2020-07-05). AEOI to build a shed with more advanced equipment in Natanz. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) will construct a large shed with more advanced and sophisticated equipment in Natanz Nuclear Facility.
(2020-07-05). Zarif addresses Parliament open session. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif answered the questions of the Iranian lawmakers in the open session of the Parliament on Sunday.
(2020-07-05). Suez Canal to be replaced by Chabahar corridor: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Managing Director of Chabahar Free Zone Abdulrahim Kurdi said on Sunday that Suez Canal will be replaced by the Chabahar corridor in the future.
(2020-07-05). 24-hour monitoring of Iran's airspace duty of Air Defense. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — The Commander of Iranian Air Defence Force noted that 24-hour full protection and monitoring of Iran's airspace is the duty of Iran's Air Defence.
(2020-07-05). 'Iran resumes saffron exports to some destinations'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — The deputy head of Iran's National Saffron Council informed that the country has resumed its exports of saffron to some countries.
(2020-07-05). Pres. Rouhani stresses need for constructive coop. with Parl. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani emphasized the need for establishing constructive interaction and unity between the government and the Parliament.
(2020-07-05). Enemies afraid of Iran's increasing power. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Head of Ideological-Political Organization of the Ministry of Defense Hojatoleslam Seyyed Ziaeddin Aghajanpour said that enemies are fear of increasing power and authority of the Islamic Iran in the international arena.
(2020-07-05). Iran not to witness economic collapse: Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Underling the ability of the CBI in controlling forex rates and in the fight against enemies' psychological warfare, the Iranian President assured on Sunday that the country's economy will not collapse.
(2020-07-05). What high-tech military equipment can Iran offer world? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — Despite sanctions, Iran has been able to develop advanced military equipment and is ready to offer it for purchase in the world market.
(2020-07-05). It's Time to Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America. globalresearch.ca The Declaration of Independence speaks volumes about the abuses suffered by early Americans at the hands of the British police state. Read it again, and ask yourself if the list of complaints tallied by Jefferson don't bear a startling resemblance to the abuses "we the people" are suffering today at the hands of the American police state.
(2020-07-05). Alex Vitale, author of 'The End of Policing', explains what needs to come next. thecanary.co The Canary interviewed If you had to announce The End of Policing in three or four sentences, what would you say?
(2020-07-05). Acting Lib Dem leader calls for Farage to be investigated over trip to the US and breach of quarantine rules. thecanary.co Acting Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called on police to investigate whether Nigel Farage has broken quarantine rules. The former cabinet minister has written to the chief constable of the Kent constabulary questioning whether the Brexit Party leader had contravened coronavirus (Covid-19) guidelines. | The move followed the reopening of pubs across England on 4 July and a tweet from Farage from a bar. Farage insisted he had been back from a trip to the US for two weeks and had tested negative for coronavirus. | Letter to chief constable: | Davey wrote to chief constable Alan Pughsley, stating: I wri…
(2020-07-05). Sunday 7/12: LaborFest 2020: Technology, Lawsuits & How to Fight Union Busting. indybay.org This is a free Zoom based event. You can be anywhere to view and participant. Please visit the LaborFest 2020 website URL to register and to receive a Zoom invitation to the event.
(2020-07-05). The four walls are not what we think they are. indybay.org As Thomas Hobbes put it, we will always be prepared to sacrifice a large part of our freedom for our security. For Arendt, modernity in general is characterized by the loss of the world. The private home cannot compensate for all that is lost. The private home must be a part of the "world." By being imprisoned, we have lost our freedom and the world itself.
(2020-07-05). "This Land is Your Land," by Woody Guthrie, performed by the Oakland Symphony. indybay.org The Oakland Symphony Performing In The Midst Of The Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic Raging Across Our Nation!
(2020-07-05). Assembling for Equity on the Fourth of July. indybay.org In late June the call went out to assemble for equity on the fourth of July, traditionally known as Independence Day. People said that America's Independence Day will have no value for them without significant social and economic changes. Some expressed it by saying "Independence Day has not arrived."
(2020-07-05). Monday 7/13: LaborFest 2020: New Deal Art – Anita Brenner & Cultural Bridge-Builders. indybay.org This is a free Zoom based event. You can be anywhere to view and participant. Please visit the LaborFest 2020 website URL to register and to receive a Zoom invitation to the event.
(2020-07-05). Saturday 7/11: Paddle Out for Tamario Smith. indybay.org Cowells Beach, 21 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz…
(2020-07-05). Monday 7/6: Occupy Tri-City. indybay.org In Fremont, exact address to be disclosed on day of event. Contact me on signal for exact details prior to Monday | 425-749-6678…
(2020-07-05). A Historical Reminder of What Defines the United States, As Told by a Former Slave. strategic-culture.org We live in tumultuous days… one could say "the end of an era". | It is clear that there is a storm coming, however, the question is will it be the sort of storm that provides sustenance and relief to drought-stricken and barren lands, or will it be the sort of storm that destroys indiscriminately and leaves nothing recognizable in its wake? | There is such a heavy tension in the air, the buildup we are told of centuries of injustice, oppression and murder. It feels like the entire world's burden has laid itself upon one culprit and that it is high time that that villain pay for past blood spilled. | That villai…
(2020-07-05). VIDEO: Is There Really Such a Thing as White Privilege? strategic-culture.org From the restricted perspective of Segregation America or Apartheid South Africa — Yes. But from a greater historical perspective this idea is madness. Watch the video and read more
(2020-07-05). Russia's Political Stability Ensured While the West Sinks. strategic-culture.org Despite what American and European commentators may think, there really is a deep desire among people to vote for their own sovereignty. And that impulse was on full display last week with the announcement of the results of Russia's public vote to approve the changes to its constitution. | The final tally put the vote at 78% in favor with a 65% voter turnout for the referendum. These are the most sweeping changes to Russia's constitution since it was ratified back in 1993, which vested the President with immense power. | And while the final package of reforms differed in one important aspect from the original one…