(2021-02-11). Continuing Prosecutions: Assange and the Biden Administration. dissidentvoice.org With changes of presidential administrations, radical departures in policy are always exaggerated. Continuity remains, for the most part, a standard feature. It is precisely that continuity being challenged by groups fearful of the continuing prosecution of Julian Assange. The effort by the US Justice Department to extradite Assange from the UK on eighteen charges based …
(2021-02-11). The Three Apartheids of Our Times (Money, Medicine, Food). zcomm.org The elite is not capable of solving the ordinary problems created by the normal crisis of capitalism; they are certainly not capable of solving the extraordinary problems posed by the pandemic. That's where movements come in…
(2021-02-11). Understanding the complicated politics and geopolitics of the coup in Myanmar. peoplesdispatch.org Is it a coup if the military was already in power? Vijay Prashad examines the recent military coup in Myanmar through a political and geopolitical lens…
(2021-02-11). Newsclick says 'our voice can't be muzzled' as ED raids continue for over 30 hours. mronline.org The Editors Guild of India, The Press Club of India and The Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemned the action against the news portal.
(2021-02-11). Wall Street Admits Curing Diseases Is Bad for Business. zcomm.org This is a system built on the exploitation of others for gain. There was no time when that was not true. And that's why we need a revolution of the mind…
(2021-02-11). Coronavirus Scandal Breaking in Merkel's Germany. False Positives and the Drosten PCR Test. globalresearch.ca First posted by Global Research on December 11, 2020 | The widely-praised German model of the Angela Merkel regime to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic is now engulfed in a series of potentially devastating scandals going to the very heart of …
(2021-02-11). Fatou Bensouda: A Daring Prosecutor Who Challenged the US, Israeli Impunity. counterpunch.org Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has dared to take on the US, Israeli impunity and opened investigations in Afghanistan and the Israeli-occupied territories of Gaza and the West Bank. In March 2020, the ICC authorized the Prosecutor to investigate whether the US troops and contractors committed war crimes and crimes
(2021-02-11). The Russian Alternative: How Moscow is capitalizing on US Retreat in Palestine, Israel. dissidentvoice.org Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not contacted by the new American President, Joe Biden, for days after the latter's inauguration. While much is being read into Biden's decision, including Washington's lack of enthusiasm to return to the 'peace process', Moscow is generating much attention as a …
(2021-02-11). IMF Rethinking Its Callousness to the Global South. zcomm.org The world seems to have turned topsy-turvy when the undisputed voices of global capital start talking about the virtues of "cooperation" among nations and "universal distribution of vaccines" to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic…
(2021-02-11). Explaining India's farmer uprising, the largest strike in human history. thegrayzone.com Anya Parampil speaks with New Delhi-based journalist Prasanth Radhakrishnan about the historic farmer strike currently sweeping India Radhakrishnan explains why farmers are rising up, how they are organized, and how the neoliberal government of Narendra Modi has responded to the movement. Just one day after this interview, the Modi government raided the offices of Radhakrishnan's employer, Newsclick.in, and detained its editors in what has been denounced as an act of intimidation against critical media. Learn more about the disturbing press crackdown …
(2021-02-11). Facebook's "depoliticization" aimed at censorship of left-wing and socialist organizations. indybay.org The recent announcement by Facebook that it would "reduce the amount of political content" on its platform is part of the drive by the US ruling establishment to block the spread of progressive, left-wing and socialist ideas on social media.
(2021-02-11). Frontier workers picket at Super Bowl, demand decent contract. fightbacknews.org Tampa FL – IBEW Local 824 Frontier workers and supporters gathered near Raymond James Stadium before Super Bowl LV to hold an informational picket raising public awareness about Frontier's ongoing attempt to gut workers' retirement benefits and healthcare and its attempts to double the amount that active workers have to pay for health insurance. | The decision to demonstrate outside the Super Bowl was strategic, not just because it was a major national event that happened locally, but because Frontier has corporate partnerships with the Buccaneers and Raymond James Stadium. | In an open letter to member…
(2021-02-11). Covid-19: a Nation at War? counterpunch.org The full impact the Covid pandemic is revealed in a recent AMA study that notes "in counties where the population was substantially non-white with a median income defined as $60,240, the COVID-19 death rate was more than nine times higher when compared to counties that are substantially white with the same median income." It adds, "the COVID-19 infection and death rates were nearly three times higher in substantially non-white counties with higher median incomes when compared to substantially white, higher income counties …."
(2021-02-11). SF Giants Owner Rakes in $815 Million During the pandemic. counterpunch.org The assets of Charles Johnson, the controversial chief owner of the San Francisco Giants, increased by $815 million during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, his net worth was a mere $4.2 billion dollars. By January 2021 he commanded a fortune of $5.015 billion, an increase just short of 20%. Workers at Oracle Park, where
(2021-02-11). PDF of February 11 issue. workers.org Download the 12-page PDF. Haiti: Struggle intensifies Black History Month: Salute to Rosa Parks, Harry Haywood, Ben Fletche ALSO: Nurses, autoworkers, teachers on the move! Reparations for racist pandemic!; Capitalist accumulation and agriculture; GameStop bubble; COVID: comparing economic systems. Editorial: Dangling the carrot. GLOBAL: Sanctions Kill. Yemen: Bait and switch. . . . |
(2021-02-11). Tuesday 2/23: Now or Never: Eradicating Systemic Racism in the Government's Pandemic Response. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-02-11). Head of Strategic Command: U.S. must prepare for "very real possibility" of nuclear war with China. mronline.org In an era when international cooperation in the face of pandemics and climate change is essential, the world appears to be racing towards a new Cold War, and unfortunately, few except the military top brass are talking about it.
(2021-02-11). The foreign roots of Haiti's "Constitutional crisis" mronline.org Haiti's president's term has come to an end, but he refuses to step down. Solidarity is urgent.
(2021-02-11). Alexander Hamilton Meets RBG and the Supremes. counterpunch.org "I don't think my efforts would have succeeded had it not been for the women's movement that was reviving in the United States and more or less all over the world." — Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2013 In 1788 in The Federalist Papers, "Publius" (aka Alexander Hamilton) argued that the judiciary branch of the American republic would have
(2021-02-11). China's energy watchdog under fire over pollution failures. mronline.org China's energy regulator has come under rare fire from a team of central government inspectors over the agency's lax enforcement of environmental standards.
(2021-02-11). Ending the Other War in Yemen. dissidentvoice.org On February 4, in his first major foreign policy address, President Joe Biden announced "we are ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales." Speaking of the Saudi-led coalition that has been at war in Yemen since 2015, creating what he called "a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe," …
(2021-02-11). Attacks on tenants' rights intensify in Indianapolis, activists resist. liberationnews.org Dozens of activists convened on the steps of the Indiana State Capitol building at 9 am on Feb. 8, bearing freezing temperatures to protest the Indiana General Assembly's attacks on the limited rights that tenants have in Indiana. The protest, called for by Family Promise of Greater Indianapolis and supported by the Indianapolis branch of …
(2021-02-11). The Fire Next Time: Climate Change, the Bomb, or the Flame of Hope? counterpunch.org If you live in California, you're likely to be consumed on occasion by thoughts of fire. That's not surprising, given that, in last year alone, actual fires consumed over four and a quarter million acres of the state, taking with them 10,488 structures, 33 human lives, and who knows how many animals. By the end
(2021-02-11). Biden Adopts a Trump Approach to Iran. counterpunch.org All right! Let's hear it for Joe Biden! Our new president is leading us in the direction of domestic sanity, and there are even hints of progressive potential in his evolving agenda. Under his leadership, we might soon master the Covid-19 plague and dig ourselves out of our near-depression economic straits. This is terrific! Some
(2021-02-11). Letter from an inmate: St Louis prisoners protest COVID violations, inhumane conditions. liberationnews.org Early in the morning of February 6, inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center protested for seven hours over the complete lack of response by jail officials to complaints from inmates about conditions in the CJC.
(2021-02-11). Of Mexican Wolves and Their Habitat. counterpunch.org The Arizona Game and Fish Department has been busy promoting recently published research which documents ample habitat for Mexican wolves in Mexico. This supports the recovery criteria in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's official recovery plan and the Department's desire to assume management of Mexican wolves, which will occur when the delisting criteria have been met. It
(2021-02-11). Yemen: "Mission Accomplished"… For Now? counterpunch.org Since 2015, the US has been giving crucial assistance to Saudi Arabia's military coalition in its war against Yemen's Houthi rebels. US assistance takes the form of intelligence sharing, logistics and targeting assistance, arms sales, and transfer of spare parts for coalition warplanes.
(2021-02-11). Biden Should Stop Payment on U.S. Funds to Sisi's Egypt. zcomm.org They should put a "stop payment" on the U.S. taxpayer-funded check that has enabled Sisi to operate with impunity…
(2021-02-11). Evolution Doesn't Give a Damn About Us, or the USA. thenation.com Evolution Doesn't Give a Damn About Us, or the USA…
(2021-02-11). COVID-19 PCR Tests Are Scientifically Meaningless. globalresearch.ca First published on June 29, 2020 | Lockdowns and hygienic measures around the world are based on numbers of cases and mortality rates created by the so-called SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests used to identify "positive" patients, whereby "positive" is usually equated with …
(2021-02-11). Imperial's new COVID-19 testing lab goes live. imperial.ac.uk This month Imperial College London opened its new COVID-19 testing lab on its South Kensington Campus.
(2021-02-11). COVID-19 test pioneer elected to the National Academy of Engineering. imperial.ac.uk Professor Chris Toumazou has been elected International Member of the National Academy of Engineering in the USA.
(2021-02-11). Biden Regime Wants Julian Assange Crucified for Truth-Telling. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | At the behest of Trump regime hardliners, truth-telling investigative journalist/whistleblower Assange …
(2021-02-11). 3 get prison until death for crimes during Bangladesh liberation war. laprensalatina.com Dhaka, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced three people in jail until death and five more to 20 years in prison on Thursday for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 struggle for independence from Pakistan. The three-judge panel of the International Crimes Tribunal, led by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, acquitted one of …
(2021-02-11). Biden admin smears Nicaragua as 'dictatorship' for forcing US-funded, coup-plotting NGOs to register as foreign agents. thegrayzone.com Nicaragua's elected leftist government passed a law requiring NGOs funded by outside governments to register as foreign agents. This led a CIA agent-turned-Biden State Department spokesman to smear it as "driving toward dictatorship" — despite the policy's similarity to US legislation. Since Nicaragua's socialist Sandinista Front returned to power through democratic elections in 2006, the United States government has poured millions of dollars into right-wing opposition groups in the Central American country. These US-funded NGOs have aimed to destabilize the …
(2021-02-11). Australia must cut all business and military ties to Myanmar/Burma coup regime. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance strongly condemns the February 1 military coup in Myanmar/Burma and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other leaders of the National League for Democracy and calls on the Australian government to deny recognition to the regime.
(2021-02-11). Archbishop blesses immigration sculpture in Miami. laprensalatina.com Miami, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Miami Archbishop Thomas Wensky on Wednesday blessed the "Angels Unawares" sculpture dedicated to immigration, which will remain in a city park until April 8 to inspire compassion and awareness about the needs of migrants and refugees. The story of humanity is the story of immigration and also of this city, said …
(2021-02-11). Study blames Trump policies for high US Covid-19 mortality rate. laprensalatina.com New York, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Former President Donald Trump's administrative healthcare failures caused 461,000 deaths prior to the pandemic in the United States and tens of thousands more over his Covid-19 and air pollution policies, a study published Thursday said. In the study, published in the scientific journal The Lancet 33 researchers said the US …
(2021-02-11). Malaysia posts biggest GDP contraction since 1998. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 5.6 percent in 2020, its worst contraction since the 1998 crisis when it had fallen by 7.4 percent, due to the economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the country's statistics bureau said Thursday. The construction sector plummeted by 19.4 percent while net exports …
(2021-02-11). 'If I can do it, so can you': women scientists on the power of education to reach gender equality. news.un.org Women are extremely under-represented in science, but a UN research centre in The Netherlands is trying to address the gender imbalance, by raising awareness of the leading role that women researchers play in tackling global problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-02-11). Merkel warns of aggressive coronavirus mutations. yenisafak.com New mutations of coronavirus first seen in the UK, South Africa and Brazil are more aggressive and more dangerous, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Thursday.Addressing lawmakers in parliament, Merkel said it was necessary to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown until March 7, as new variants of the virus could lead to a more dangerous third wave of the pandemic."Not all the research has yet been finalized, but we'd be well advised to listen to what so many experts both in Germany and abroad tell us," she told lawmakers, referring to the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants, which were also detected…
(2021-02-11). #CancelDisneyPlus: Boycott campaign claims 'Mandalorian' star Gina Carano's firing was politically motivated. rt.com Social media users have sharpened their pitchforks after it was revealed that Lucasfilm axed 'Mandalorian' star Gina Carano. Conservatives claim she was wrongfully 'canceled' from the show due to her political beliefs. | No stranger to internet controversy, Carano shared a post from another user on her Instagram page on Wednesday which described how Jews were treated in Nazi Germany, as part of a broader commentary about political persecution.
(2021-02-11). Los Alamos lab, birthplace of the atomic bomb, STILL under threat from wildfires despite repeated major incidents. rt.com Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, birthplace of the atomic bomb and critical US nuclear weapons production facility, remains under threat from wildfires despite several high profile, expensive blazes in recent decades. | A recent
(2021-02-11). The UK government's Kickstart Scheme is more like another kick in the teeth. thecanary.co In July 2020, the UK government The
(2021-02-11). Mercury plunges to minus 22.9C on coldest UK night in more than 25 years. thecanary.co Temperatures plunged to below minus 22C overnight, the lowest in the UK in more than two decades, following an "extreme freeze". | The mercury dropped to minus 22.9C (minus 9.2F) in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, the coldest temperature recorded in the UK since 1995, the Met Office said. | Forecasters said the last time a temperature below minus 20C was recorded in the UK was December 23 2010. | (PA Graphics) | Scattered snow showers and some sunshine is forecast for large swathes of the UK over the rest of the day on Thursday. | Yellow weather warnings for areas where wintry weather could cause travel disruption have b…
(2021-02-11). Almost a quarter of a million people waiting more than a year for NHS treatment. thecanary.co The number of people waiting more than 52 weeks to start hospital treatment in England is at its highest level since 2008, new figures show. | Data from NHS England shows 224,205 people in December had been waiting more than a year — the highest number for any calendar month since April 2008. | One year earlier, in December 2019, the figure was just 1,467. | The figures also show that a total of 4.52 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end of December — the highest number since records began in August 2007. | The total number of people admitted for routine treatment in hospitals in E…
(2021-02-11). Supreme court starts hearing Bobi Wine petition in Uganda. yenisafak.com The Supreme Court of Uganda started hearing a petition Thursday by the runner-up candidate of the country's presidential elections last month.Robert Kyagulanyi, locally known as Bobi Wine, is seeking to get the Jan. 14 ballot annulled after the country's electoral commission named sitting President Yoweri Museveni the winner.At the nine-judge hearing in the capital Kampala led by chief justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo, Wine claims that the election was not held in accordance with the Constitution and the law, according to his lead lawyer Medard Segona."The elections were not free and fair and I expect court to rule th…
(2021-02-11). Turkish charity to build 1,000 houses in Syria. yenisafak.com A Turkish charity will build 1,000 houses in Idlib, northwestern Syria for those who are living in hard conditions due to the ongoing civil war.The Istanbul-based Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has been working to find permanent solutions to the humanitarian crisis in Syria for more than 10 years.It has started to renew and improve briquette houses built as an emergency solution, the foundation said in a statement on Wednesday.Thousands of Syrian families have found the opportunity to live in warm houses rather than makeshift tents.The IHH will build 1,000 houses in the first phase of the project. They will…
(2021-02-11). UN sends 71 truckloads of humanitarian aid to NW Syria. yenisafak.com The UN on Thursday sent 71 truckloads of humanitarian aid to northwestern Syria, where millions of people need assistance due to internal conflict.The trucks carrying supplies passed through the Cilvegozu border gate in Turkey's southern Hatay province.The aid will be distributed to those in need in Idlib and nearby rural areas.A civil war has ravaged Syria since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protesters. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and displaced since then.Idlib falls within a de-escalation zone forged under an agreement between Turkey and Russia.*Writing by A…
(2021-02-11). Vaccine apartheid threatens everyone. greenleft.org.au Vaccinations must reach all the peoples of the world, or COVID-19 will continue to spread, and with continued spread there will be continual mutations and the threat of more dangerous variants, including those that resist current vaccines, writes Barry Sheppard.
(2021-02-11). Merkel says goal is to lift restrictions, although she does not specify when. laprensalatina.com Berlin, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that the government's goal is to lift Covid-19 restrictions when they are no longer needed, although she did not give a specific date. "All the measures have been decided on the basis of the norms of our democracy, which makes it legitimate. But I …
(2021-02-11). Double masks provide double protection against COVID-19. yenisafak.com Wearing a double mask provides twice as much protection against COVID-19 as a single one, according to a new study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In the study released Wednesday, two artificial heads with a breathing function were outfitted with one masks or two, and particles the same size as COVID-19 particles were sprayed on them from a distance of about 2 meters (6.5 feet).The researchers found that 40% of the particles sprayed on the artificial head wearing one mask were blocked, while 80% were blocked on the artificial head wearing two.If everyone in the same environment wears a…
(2021-02-11). Nigeria reports 1,131 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths. yenisafak.com Nigeria reported 1,131 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, up from 1,056 confirmed the previous day.The new numbers pushed the overall caseload to 142,578 and 1,702 deaths as eight more patients succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.A record 2,314 infections were registered on Jan. 22.All travelers entering the West African country are required to take a COVID-19 test five days before departure.According to the Health Ministry, an estimated 80% of coronavirus patients are asymptomatic but can spread the disease to other people. It has urged the public…
(2021-02-11). What Trump and the Myanmar Coup Have in Common. zcomm.org The Asian country's military overthrew its government over baseless claims of voter fraud. Sound familiar?
(2021-02-11). Tokyo 2020 chief to resign over sexist remarks: Japanese media. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- The president of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee resigned Thursday following controversy sparked by sexist remarks her made last week, according to local media reports. Yoshiro Mori has communicated his decision to resign from office to people close to the organization after continuing to face criticism for his remarks at a …
(2021-02-11). Saturday 2/13: Sexuality & Relationships Film Screening: Romantic Chorus (animated-documentary)! indybay.org Online Film Screening…
(2021-02-11). Ground Force showcases IRGC defense doctrine in drill: Spox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – Spokesman for Payambar-e Azam 16 (Great Prophet-16) drill of Ground Forces of Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) revealed the demonstration of IRGC defense doctrine by implementing six offensive operations in the drill.
(2021-02-11). Three explosions hit Afghanistan's Kabul, Nangarhar. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) — The three explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul and Nengarhar claimed lives of two civilians and six people were injured as a result of the blast.
(2021-02-11). [Research Paper] Intramuscular midazolam, olanzapine, or haloperidol for the management of acute agitation: A multi-centre, double-blind, randomised clinical trial. thelancet.com Midazolam resulted in faster sedation in patients with undifferentiated agitation in the emergency setting compared to olanzapine and haloperidol. Midazolam and olanzapine are preferred over haloperidol's slower time to sedation and potential for cardiovascular and extrapyramidal side effects.
(2021-02-11). Impact and acceptability of HIV self-testing for trans men and trans women: A mixed-methods subgroup analysis of the SELPHI randomised controlled trial and process evaluation in England and Wales. thelancet.com HIVST significantly increased testing uptake and frequency in trans men and trans people overall, although recruitment and retention of trans women was low. HIVST acceptability was high and indicates easy access to this novel technology may increase HIV testing access for this key population.
(2021-02-11). Friday 2/12: Namibian Mine Workers Union Rossing Solidarity At SF Chinese Consulate. indybay.org San Francisco Chinese Consulate | 1450 Laguna St at Geary St. San Francisco…
(2021-02-11). All Power to the Pictures! Judas and the Black Messiah. zcomm.org Judas and the Black Messiah performs a valuable service, traveling back in time to present an extremely entertaining, compelling, vivid dramatization of the Black Panthers…
(2021-02-11). Beyond Donald Trump. zcomm.org When Poisons Curdle…
(2021-02-11). Ending the Other War in Yemen. zcomm.org Peace in Yemen, peace in the world, demands no less than an end to the production, trade and use of weaponized drones…
(2021-02-11). Education Will Be Critical in the Fight for Democracy and Anti-Racism. zcomm.org What is the role of education in creating a critically-minded public that is unafraid to resist lies and deceptions perpetuated by anti-democratic forces?
(2021-02-11). Dallas plans to sweep Camp Rhonda, a symbol of houseless organizing. zcomm.org The city of Dallas threatened a local unhoused encampment with displacement and destruction of personal property…
(2021-02-11). The Left Can Take Back Power in Ecuador. zcomm.org Interview on continuing the Citizen Revolution…
(2021-02-11). Australian mining companies in Myanmar put profit ahead of human rights and democracy. greenleft.org.au As protests grow against the February 1 military coup in Myanmar/Burma, the country's military elites try to protect their ill-gotten gains, and Australian mining companies carry on as if nothing happened, writes Allen Jennings.
(2021-02-11). Activists blockade weapon's manufacturer. greenleft.org.au Activists from Quaker and Catholic community groups took action outside weapons manufacturer Nioa's gates in Pinkenba, reports Kerry Smith.
(2021-02-11). Australia fails on sustainable development, climate action. greenleft.org.au It may seem a surprise to learn that Australia's sustainable development is currently ranked very low compared to other OECD countries, writes Patrick McDonald.
(2021-02-11). How Israel's Netanyahu helped break apart the Joint List. dissidentvoice.org For six years the Joint List had served as a beacon of political hope. Not just for the large Palestinian minority in Israel it represented, but also for a global Palestinian audience disillusioned by years of infighting between Fatah and Hamas that has sidelined the national cause. But last week, the Joint List's coalition of …
(2021-02-11). British man convicted over policeman's killing released from Bali jail. laprensalatina.com Jakarta, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- A British man jailed on Indonesia's tourist island of Bali over the brutal killing of a local policeman was released from prison Thursday after completing his sentence. David Taylor was released at 8 am, Directorate General of Corrections spokesperson Rika Aprianti told EFE. It is expected he will be deported. Originally …
(2021-02-11). "Strategic Dialogue" Between Italy and Saudi Arabia. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | The fact, that Matteo Renzi was received in Riyadh by His …
(2021-02-11). Myanmar finalizing law to curb, monitor internet, activists say. laprensalatina.com Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- The military junta in Myanmar is finalizing a cybersecurity law that will allow it to carry out internet blackouts, ban content and demand data from users, about 160 Myanmar nonprofits reported. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the civil society organizations indicated that the proposed law violates digital rights, privacy …
(2021-02-11). Rublev wins, Tsitsipas, Fognini grind to reach Aussie Open 3rd round. laprensalatina.com Bangkok Desk, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas played a tennis marathon Thursday to defeat local crowd favorite Thanasi Kokkinakis in four hours and 32 minutes at the Australian Open, as Russia's Andrey Rublev faced a tough third set before advancing into the third round. Rublev remains undefeated in 2021 after recently winning the ATP …
(2021-02-11). Biden confronts Xi over rights, security, economic practices. laprensalatina.com (Update 1: adds Xi comments in pars 4-6, updates dateline, minor edits) Washington/Beijing, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday (Thursday Beijing time) spoke to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time as leader and expressed concern over a range of issues including human rights, regional security and Beijing's economic …
(2021-02-11). India, China agree on military disengagement from Himalayan border lake. laprensalatina.com New Delhi, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- India on Thursday said it reached an agreement with China on disengagement from a Himalayan lake after their months-long deadly military standoff in the disputed eastern Ladakh border region. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh told the upper house of the Indian parliament that the pact with the Chinese side "for disengagement …
(2021-02-11). New Zealand parliament makes tie optional after Maori MP controversy. laprensalatina.com Sydney, Australia, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- The president of the New Zealand Parliament said that starting Thursday, wearing a tie would be optional in the chamber after the controversy that arose this week with Maori MP Rawiri Waititi, who said wearing the garment is a cultural imposition. "As chairman, guided by the decision of the (ordinance) …
(2021-02-11). Israel relaxes lockdown restrictions to partially reopen schools. laprensalatina.com Jerusalem, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Hundreds of thousands of kindergarten and elementary school students returned to in-person learning for the first time in a month on Thursday as Israel continued easing its lockdown restrictions despite climbing daily coronavirus cases. The partial school reopening only affects 20 percent of the students in Israel, while the remaining 80 …
(2021-02-11). Barty, Pliskova, Svitolina through to Aussie Open 3rd round, Kenin out. laprensalatina.com Bangkok Desk, Feb 11 (efe-epa).- Defending champion Sofia Kenin crashed out of the Australian Open in straight sets Thursday, as No. 1 seed Ashleigh Barty beat Daria Gavrilova to reach the tennis tournament's third round. The Aussie beat her compatriot 6-2, 7-6 (7) as Gavrilova pushed to the limit in the second set, mounting a …
(2021-02-11). Twenty Reasons Mandatory Face Masks are Unsafe, Ineffective and Immoral. globalresearch.ca First published by Global Research on January 23, 2021 | Nine Potential and Proven Dangers to Muzzling Yourself: | 1. Cavities: New York dentists are reporting that half their patients are suffering decaying teeth, receding gum lines and seriously sour breath from …
(2021-02-11). Are the New York Times and Washington Post Fraudulent? strategic-culture.org An article by the Moon of Alabama (MoA) blogger, on February 5th, decimated the credibility of two American newspapers in just that one shot. It was aptly headlined "New York Times Editors Lie, Obfuscate Facts, To Reinforce Their False Russia Narrative". The following commentary will presume the reader has already read it, because this is a commentary upon his commentary, which was a brilliant (though I shall also note, imperfect) analysis. So, that article should be read first, because the following builds upon it.
(2021-02-11). BioNTech, Turkey in talks on opening research center in country. yenisafak.com German-based BioNTech is in talks with Turkey to set up a research center in the country, the Turkish industry and technology minister told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.Ugur Sahin, the Turkish-German co-founder of BioNTech, "wants to work on cancer research in Turkey, and continues to negotiate with the authorities to build a center," said Mustafa Varank."We discussed with Sahin what can be done in Turkey apart from vaccine development work. He's preparing his plans now and wants to set up a cancer research center here."Sahin and Hasan Mandal, head of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TU…
(2021-02-11). 'Turkey favors fair, permanent solution of Cyprus issue'. yenisafak.com Turkey believes in a fair and permanent solution to the Cyprus issue, the country's vice president said during a visit to Northern Cyprus on Wednesday."We stand against injustice and stand by the will for a solution on the Cyprus issue. The Turkish side favors a fair, permanent solution," Fuat Oktay told a joint press conference in Lefkosa, the Turkish Cypriot capital, with Ersin Tatar, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).Stressing that Turkey will never abandon Northern Cyprus, he said there are two separate communities, democracies, and states on the island.Oktay called on the European U…
(2021-02-11). If Republicans Have a Conscience, They'll Convict Trump. Most Don't. thenation.com If Republicans Have a Conscience, They'll Convict Trump. Most Don't.
(2021-02-11). Fox News Should Pay for the Lies and Slander It Helped Promote. thenation.com Fox News Should Pay for the Lies and Slander It Helped Promote…
(2021-02-11). 'Minari' Is a Landmark for Asian American Cinema. thenation.com 'Minari' Is a Landmark for Asian American Cinema…
(2021-02-11). Armenia says must normalize ties with Turkey to guarantee own security. yenisafak.com Ayvazyan, in an address to parliament, also underscored the need to reopen borders with Turkey, noting that keeping them closed "makes no sense anymore," according to TASS news."Keeping Armenia's borders with Turkey closed serves no purpose," Ayvazyan said as he called on ties with Turkey to be normalized.Ayvazyan also reportedly expressed concern over the joint Turkey-Azerbaijan military exercises as the two nations boost military cooperation.In December 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country could open its borders to Armenia, if Yerevan takes steps toward regional peace."We have no grudge…
(2021-02-11). At least 17 asylum seekers held in northwestern Turkey. yenisafak.com Seventeen asylum seekers were held by Turkish security forces in the northwestern province of Kirklareli, which borders Bulgaria, security sources said on Thursday.The Afghan and Syrian nationals were held by local gendarmerie forces in Kofcaz and Demirkoy districts near the border.According to insiders, the asylum seekers told Turkish forces that they crossed the border but were arrested by Bulgarian police and left on the Turkish side after being beaten and their valuables snatched.After routine medical checks, they were referred to the provincial Gendarmerie Command, and later transferred to the local repatria…
(2021-02-11). Turkey 'neutralizes' 2 YPG/PKK terrorists in N.Syria. yenisafak.com The terrorists attempted to infiltrate the area of Turkey's cross-border anti-terror offensive Operation Peace Spring to disrupt peace and security in the region, the ministry said on Twitter.Turkish authorities use the word "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.Since 2016, Turkey has launched a trio of successful anti-terror operations in northern Syria to prevent the formation of a terror corridor and enable the peaceful settlement of residents: Euphrates Shield (2016), Olive Branch (2018), and Peace Spring (2019).In its more than 30-year terror campaign agains…
(2021-02-11). Iran's Zarif says 'window closing' for US. yenisafak.com Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned Wednesday that the "window of opportunity" for the United States was "fast closing", calling on Washington to end its "fruitless hostility" with Tehran. | Speaking on the sidelines of the 42nd anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution, Zarif expressed hope that the new US administration would take a "new approach" towards Iran. | "The existing window is closing," Zarif said, referring to the Iranian parliament's deadline of Feb. 21 for Washington to return to the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA), also known as Iran nuclear deal. | He said Tehran would be force…
(2021-02-11). Turkey, US conduct joint maritime drill in Black Sea. yenisafak.com Turkish and US naval forces conducted a joint maritime exercise in the Black Sea, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.Turkish frigates TCG Turgutreis and TCG Orucreis were part of the drill along with the USS Porter and USS Donald Cook destroyers of the US Navy, the ministry said in a statement. | Two Turkish Air Force F-16s and one US maritime patrol aircraft also participated in the exercise, it added."The training conducted for the fundamental types of naval warfare has further strengthened cooperation between the Naval Forces of the two countries and has contributed to their interoperability,…
(2021-02-11). Qatar to resume trade with Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14. yenisafak.com Qatar's authorities Wednesday said the country will resume commercial traffic with Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14, adhering to the coronavirus protective measures.The Qatari News Agency quoted the customs authority as saying: "The General Authority of Customs has issued a number of regulatory and precautionary controls pertaining to the movement of imported and transiting goods from the Salwa border port in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Abu Samra border port in the State of Qatar."Truck drivers coming from the Salwa port must obtain a certificate attested by the Saudi Health Ministry, proving that they have been te…
(2021-02-11). Towards A Police State in Germany? Live Video of Police Raid into Home of Dr. Andreas Noak. globalresearch.ca First published on GR on November 24, 2020 | This is what is happening in Germany. It is a matter of concern to people Worldwide. Freedom of Expression is being brutally suppressed. | . | Police break into the home of Dr. Andreas …
(2021-02-11). Friday 2/19: Abolition! Reparations! Carrying the Light for Justice. indybay.org Virtual Broadcast…
(2021-02-11). Can the Rich Fix Their Outdated Economic System? dissidentvoice.org A key feature of disinformation is that it robs people of an outlook, not just ideas and views, but a coherent world outlook that enables and empowers them to make sense of the world, figure out what is going, avoid illusions, and take actions that favor the public interest and restrict the unjust claims of …
(2021-02-11). Saturday 2/20: The Far Right in the U.S. and its Potential Impact (Online townhall). indybay.org Online meeting, see website for details…
(2021-02-11). Democracy Not Feudalism: A Left-Libertarian Critique of the Libertarian Right Part 2. realprogressives.org Libertarianism is the championing of liberty. We can't have liberty with economic and political organization where the majority of the wealth generated is extracted by uninvolved, unproductive rich people who are powerful just because they exist. There's no freedom if people have zero say in the decisions which will affect their entire livelihood. That goes for all government. Today, nobody bats an eye when we have appointed politicians with no consent from the public, without even mandatory public referendum. Unless the economy is designed so all those involved have an equal say to the same degree they are af…
(2021-02-11). 3 States With "Prolife" Governors Have Scheduled Executions For 2021. indybay.org Execution removes the ability to redress a wrongful sentence.
(2021-02-11). Hundreds of Fish Species, Including Many that Humans Eat, Are Consuming Plastic. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | Trillions of
(2021-02-11). Can Washington think of Cuba's government as something other than needs to be overthrown? peoplesdispatch.org Joe Biden's Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that he will be reviewing all actions taken by the outgoing Trump administration, including the designation of Cuba as a sponsor of terrorism…
(2021-02-11). The GOP Is Over. counterpunch.org Republicans have won only one popular presidential vote in the past 32 years. George H.W. Bush won it back in 1988, thanks to his campaign's use of the black parolee Willie Horton's committing rape to upend what had been a sure victory for Michael Dukakis. Prior to the Horton campaign ad, Dukakis had a 17
(2021-02-11). New Music Releases: Moonlight Grace & two other songs. indybay.org The Music Is Played On A Handmade Guitar Built By Lynda Carson, In The Guitar Workshop Of Ervin Somogyi, Many Years Ago…
(2021-02-11). Open Letter: Write off debt, win the future! indybay.org We are fortunate to have a creditor that does not have to fear losing its money: the ECB. Our proposal is therefore very simple: let us conclude an agreement between the European states and the ECB. The ECB writes off the debt it holds (or converts it into perpetual interest-free debt), and in return the European states commit to a social and environmental recovery plan of the same amount.
(2021-02-11). Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul released after 1001 days in prison. peoplesdispatch.org Her release as per a judge's order also includes the conditions that she stay on probation for three years and refrain from travelling outside of Saudi Arabia for five years…
(2021-02-11). Chicago Teachers Union ratifies framework agreement for return to in-person learning. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – After midnight on Wednesday, February 10, the Chicago Teachers Union officially certified ballot results ratifying an agreement between the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) that will provide a framework for returning to in-person learning in Chicago Public Schools. The vote to ratify the agreement passed by just over a two thirds majority. However, the union has been clear that they do not feel that this plan is what the teachers or students and community deserve. They say it is disgraceful that the Chicago Public School System could not delay reopening for a few weeks t…
(2021-02-11). Friday 2/19: Waging Change Premiere on KQED. indybay.org Broadcasted on KQED on February 19th, 2021 at 8: 00pm.
(2021-02-11). Impeachment: Why the Senate Will Acquit Trump. counterpunch.org As I write this, the US Senate is cranking up for its trial of former President Donald J. Trump. The House impeached Trump on January 13, a week before the end of his term, on one article charging him with "incitement of insurrection" in the form of the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.
(2021-02-11). Monday 2/15: Reaping What We Sow: A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Alice Walker. indybay.org YouTube livestream (FREE)…
(2021-02-11). Thursday 2/18: The Art of Liberation: A Conversation w/ Artist & Justice Activist Favianna Rodriguez. indybay.org Online event…
(2021-02-11). Thursday 3/11: Poets Martin Espada & Dennis Bernstein: A Zoom Event: Floaters. indybay.org Online webinar…
(2021-02-11). Saturday 2/20: African American Theater Arts Troupe 30th Anniversary Gala. indybay.org online event | more info. and to register: www.cadrc.org…
(2021-02-11). Farmers' Protest in India: Price of Failure Will Be immense. dissidentvoice.org Globally, there is an ongoing trend of a handful of big companies determining what food is grown, how it is grown, what is in it and who sells it. This model involves highly processed food adulterated with chemical inputs ending up in large near-monopoly supermarket chains or fast-food outlets that rely on industrial-scale farming. While …
(2021-02-11). Colorado's Fracking Secessionists. counterpunch.org Oh no, Colorado's Weld County wants to move north again. According to the associated press, Colorado's Weld County, the state's fracking epicenter, has once again had enough of us freedom-hating scoundrels living to the south of them. They're tired of our belly aching about air quality. If you want pickups and diesel fuel, you gotta
(2021-02-11). To Conspiracy Theory or to Not Conspiracy Theory (That is the Question). counterpunch.org Ever since the words were first introduced, conspiracy theories have carried the weight and stigma of mysterious enigmas wrapped in multiple layers of intrigue, deception, black-ops and lies. The very notion of conspiracy theories is itself considered by some to be a conspiracy theory. There are those who maintain that the CIA invented the term
(2021-02-10). Headlines for February 10, 2021. democracynow.org Senate Votes to Proceed with Impeachment as Managers Present Harrowing Video of Jan. 6 Insurrection, Gov't to Send Vaccines to Community Health Centers as U.S. Continues Ramping Up Vaccinations, WHO Team Confirms COVID-19 of Animal Origin; Ghana Shuts Parliament After Outbreak Infects Lawmakers, Protesters in Burma Defy Bans, Escalating Crackdown by Police, Journalists Decry Raid on Progressive Indian News Site NewsClick, U.S. to Pursue Extradition of Julian Assange as Press Freedom Groups Warn of Dangerous Precedent, Fossil Fuel Pollution Causes One in Five Global Deaths, Calls Growing to Shut Down DAPL as Key H…
(2021-02-10). 'This Is for You, Dad': Interview With an Anonymous GameStop Investor. scheerpost.com By Matt Taibbi / TK News Thursday, January 21st was a critical day in the story of the video game chain GameStop (ticker name: GME). Retail investors, including many subscribers to a Reddit forum called wallstreetbets, pushed the company's stock from $6 to $43.03, but experts said playtime was over. It was time for the big shots to clean up. According to Citron Research, one of many funds that had… |
(2021-02-10). On the Relative Vileness of George W. Bush and Donald Trump, Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene. counterpunch.org When I think Donald Trump I think the word: VILE. A combination of the evil and repulsive. But when I think George W. Bush I ALSO think "vile." There is no great moral distance between Bush as Texas governor mocking the plea for mercy by a death row female prisoner who'd become a born-again Christian
(2021-02-10). Historians Say "Decades of Medical Racism" Led to Unequal COVID Impact on Black & Latinx People. democracynow.org Historians Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain dedicate their new book, "Four Hundred Souls," to the "Black lives lost to COVID-19." They put the content of their book in the context of the disparate impact of the pandemic on the African American community in the United States. "This has been in the making for decades. Even though this is a new virus, … it connects to a larger history of racial inequality, and we wanted to make sure that was clear," says Blain. Kendi is a cancer survivor and notes Black and Latinx are more at risk from preexisting conditions because of a history of racist policies, but "Americans d…
(2021-02-10). Watch: Dramatic Video of Capitol Attack & Trump's Incitement Kicks Off Impeachment Trial in Senate. democracynow.org The Senate has voted 56 to 44 to proceed with the impeachment trial of Donald Trump for inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Six Republicans joined Democrats in rejecting arguments from Trump's defense team that it is unconstitutional for a former president to face an impeachment trial. Trump is the first president to ever be impeached twice and the first to be tried after leaving office. We air highlights from the first day of Trump's historic second impeachment trial, including clips from a dramatic video mixing Trump's words on January 6 with scenes of rioters breaking into the Ca…
(2021-02-10). Navalny's 'doctor', who never actually treated activist, 'liquidated' in secret Kremlin plot, says conspiracy-loving Western media. rt.com Western media has jumped down the rabbit hole into another Kremlin killing conspiracy after a doctor in the Siberian city of Omsk died suddenly — taking to the grave, they say, secrets about opposition figure Alexey Navalny. | On Monday, a number of outlets, including US state-run media, splashed the explosive claims that the clinician's death had been part of a cover up relating to the anti-corruption campaigner. The Sun, the UK's best read newspaper,
(2021-02-10). Dawn: Marxism and National Liberation. mronline.org Only at the end of his life did Karl Marx leave the shores of Europe and travel to a country under colonial dominion. This was when he went to Algeria in 1882. 'For Mussulmans, there is no such thing as subordination', Marx wrote to his daughter Laura Lafargue.
(2021-02-10). Harry Haywood, Black Bolshevik. workers.org February 4 was the birthday of Black Communist Harry Haywood, one of the great Marxist-Leninist thinkers, leaders and revolutionaries of the 20th century. Although Haywood was born over 100 years ago and has been deceased for over 30 years, his contributions to Marxism-Leninism and the struggle for Black Liberation and . . . |
(2021-02-10). The Questionable Characters Behind the Kushner-Linked Insurance Giant Oscar Health. mintpressnews.com Oscar Health, a tech-based telehealth insurance mishmash co-founded by Joshua Kushner is about to go public with a massive IPO underwritten by the gods of Wall Street and backed by Silicon Valley titans.
(2021-02-10). Dear Comrades: Russian film about the 1962 Novocherkassk massacre. wsws.org Konchalovsky's film offers a view of the crisis of Stalinism in the Soviet Union, but he does so from the standpoint of the Stalinist bureaucracy itself.
(2021-02-10). In the News: Trump and Right Wing Privilege. liberationnews.org This interview is an episode of The Socialist Program with Brian Becker, a podcast providing news and views about the world for those who want to change it. You can follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and Walter Smolarek discuss the …
(2021-02-10). When It Seemed as If the World Took Notice. counterpunch.org An antiwar protester in Providence, Rhode Island, Jerry Elmer, noted in the middle of the decade of the 1970s that it was difficult to sustain interest in the antiwar movement as the American war in Southeast Asia came to a close. Elmer, and other peace activists, had set up a replica of the tiger cages
(2021-02-10). Investors Tell Amazon to Stop Interfering in Union Vote. zcomm.org The investors calling for Amazon to cease pushing back on the unionization efforts collectively hold more than $20 billion worth of the company's shares…
(2021-02-10). Historic vote on Amazon union kicks off in Alabama. peoplesdispatch.org Over 5,800 ballots have been sent out to the employees of Amazon's Bessemer warehouse near Birmingham, Alabama. Workers will have seven weeks to mail-in their ballots, in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic…
(2021-02-10). GM 1937, Amazon 2021: øDe qué lado estás? workers.org Bessemer, Alabama, situada en las afueras de Birmingham y con una población de 26.500 habitantes -alrededor de un 75% de afroamericanos- se ha convertido en un foco central de toda la lucha de clases. Solidaridad con la huelga de brazos caídos de Flint dentro de las plantas de GM . . . |
(2021-02-10). Stop union busting! BAmazon Union now! workers.org Amazon Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala., are in a historic organizing drive for union representation by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. They received significant support at a Feb. 6 rally. Workers World Party comrades (pictured) joined participants ranging from nurses to miners, travelling from in-state and from Florida, . . . |
(2021-02-10). Peru in COVID-19 lockdown as new Brazilian variant exposes murderous "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org The new lockdown in Peru follows a horrific resurgence of the pandemic in neighboring Brazil's Amazon capital Manaus, which experts blame squarely on the "herd immunity" policy.
(2021-02-10). ICC's "Landmark Decision" Could Open Door to Prosecuting Israel for War Crimes. zcomm.org The International Criminal Court has ruled it has the authority to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes in the Palestinian territories…
(2021-02-10). International Criminal Court ruling paves way for legal proceedings against Israel for war crimes. wsws.org This ruling has infuriated Israel and its patron in Washington, which rejects any constraints on its geostrategic interests and plans for a new imperialist carve-up of the world in which Israel plays a central role in carrying out this agenda and suppressing the working class in the region.
(2021-02-10). How Defeating Keystone XL Built A Bolder, Savvier Climate Movement. popularresistance.org When President Biden rescinded a crucial permit for the Keystone XL pipeline last week, it marked the culmination of one of the longest, highest-profile campaigns in the North American climate movement. The opposition to Keystone XL included large environmental organizations, grassroots climate activist networks, Nebraska farmers, Texas landowners, Indigenous rights groups and tribal governments. Few environmental campaigns have touched so many people over such large swaths of the continent. | The Keystone XL resistance was part of the ongoing opposition to the Canadian tar sands, one of the most carbon-intensive…
(2021-02-10). National Priorities/Prioridades Nacionales. dsausa.org DSA must be a political home that attracts, retains, and supports BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) organizers. This starts by acknowledging the pain experienced by BIPOC members caused by a white supremacy culture in our practices, recognizing the overburdened work that falls on BIPOC organizers to repair these issues, and by educating and…
(2021-02-10). US Sanctions Obstructing Humanitarian Aid in Venezuela, New Report Finds. venezuelanalysis.com A US Government and Accountability Office report found that sanctions have pushed the Venezuelan economy into crisis.
(2021-02-10). Trump Should be Charged with Sedition and Treason; McConnell's Role Should be Investigated — Paul Jay. theanalysis.news Did Donald Trump attempt to organize a military coup against the incoming Biden administration? Did Mitch McConnell, as majority leader of the Senate and the person who is ultimately responsible for the Capitol Hill Police, deliberately allow the protestors into the Capitol Buildings? Why is mainstream media so quiet about what's so obvious?
(2021-02-10). Egypt reopens Gaza's Rafah crossing following Hamas and Fatah election deal. middleeasteye.net Egypt reopens Gaza's Rafah crossing following Hamas and Fatah election deal | Egyptian authorities allowed travellers in Egypt and Gaza to cross after the two Palestinian parties agreed to respect upcoming election results | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 14: 17 | Palestinians at the reopened Rafah border crossing travel from the Gaza Strip into Egypt on 9 February 2021 (AFP) | Egyptian authorities on Monday reopened the R…
(2021-02-10). Letter to the Australian Taxpayer-funded ABC and SBS Media re Anti-Arab & Anti-Jewish Anti-Semitism and False Reportage about Occupied Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Dear ABC & SBS management and staff, I am an anti-racist Jewish-Celtic scientist, humanitarian, artist and writer from one of Hungary's most famous Jewish families (ask any mathematician or surgeon). Only about a dozen of my wider family survived the Jewish Holocaust in Hungary in 1944-1945. For all decent people and in particular anti-racist Jewish …
(2021-02-10). For Russian leftists, Western favorite Navalny represents same corrupt elitism. thegrayzone.com Western politicians and media pundits portray Alexei Navalny as the leader of the Russian opposition. But Russian leftists see something quite different: a representative of a different faction of the Russian elite, who backs continued neoliberal policies and aligns with destabilizing NATO-backed actors. The imprisoned Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny has been held up in the West as…
(2021-02-10). The Clash Between the UK and EU Over Northern Ireland. zcomm.org The outlook is that Britain will remain obsessed by its relations with the EU — and that those relations will generate continuous friction…
(2021-02-10). Venezuela to Receive 100,000 Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday announced that 100,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine will arrive in his country next week. | RELATED: | Once the first lot arrives in Caracas, the national vaccination campaign will kick off, prioritizing health workers who are on the front line against COVID-19 and the people most vulnerable to the disease. | The next to be vaccinated will be the country's t…
(2021-02-10). How Ecuador's U.S.-backed, coup-supporting 'ecosocialist' candidate Yaku Pérez aids the right-wing. mronline.org Ecuador's February 7 presidential election concluded in a surprise: The quick count published by the country's National Electoral Council appeared to show a little-known candidate named Yaku Pérez Guartambel in second place, securing a narrow victory over right-wing candidate Guillermo Lasso, a banker with significant influence in the country.
(2021-02-10). Sunday 2/21: The Unfinished Revolution: Black Reconstruction Today. indybay.org Online: us02web.zoom.us…
(2021-02-10). London bus workers denounce Facebook censorship: "Hands off the WSWS!" wsws.org A resolution protesting Facebook censorship of the World Socialist Web Site and Socialist Equality Party has been received from the London Bus Rank-and-File Committee, along with statements of support from bus drivers.
(2021-02-10). Ecuador's US-Backed 'Ecosocialist' Candidate Yaku Pérez Aids The Right-Wing. popularresistance.org Ecuador's February 7 presidential election concluded in a surprise: The quick count published by the country's National Electoral Council appeared to show a little-known candidate named Yaku Pérez Guartambel in second place, securing a narrow victory over right-wing candidate Guillermo Lasso, a banker with significant influence in the country. | Most polls had predicted that the presidential race would boil down to two presidential candidates, who could hardly have been more different: On one side was the conservative banker Lasso, who had the backing of Ecuadorian elites and the United States, and had unsuccessf…
(2021-02-10). Facebook's "depoliticization" aimed at censorship of left-wing and socialist organizations. wsws.org The recent announcement by Facebook that it would "reduce the amount of political content" on its platform is part of the drive by the US ruling establishment to block the spread of progressive, left-wing and socialist ideas on social media.
(2021-02-10). The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All. thenation.com The Socialist Glossy That Wants You to Have It All…
(2021-02-10). Quienes somos y qué queremos los Socialistas Democráticos. dsausa.org El Grupo de Trabajo por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes de DSA los invita a un seminario web en español: "Quienes somos y qué queremos los Socialistas Democráticos." Escuche a algunos de nuestros miembros sobre su trabajo en DSA y en sus comunidades. Zoom Información de registro en instrucciones y respuesta. Join…
(2021-02-10). UK: Johnson government orders review of "left wing extremism", targeting Socialist Workers Party and "far-left entryism" wsws.org The SWP is a stalking horse for attempts by the British state to blackguard and ultimately illegalise the socialist movement.
(2021-02-10). The Desiccated Hearts and Souls of Working-class Americans. dissidentvoice.org Desiccate: deaden, devitalize, lobotomize, castrate — Merriam-Webster In the United States the average man and woman has been dismissed, devalued and manipulated by both parties and the financial system. They have been prevented access to healthcare, decent-paying jobs, affordable education and food security. And their hopes and dreams have been crushed by the absence of …
(2021-02-10). Corona and psychology: Fear works against democratic coexistence. indybay.org The current "simultaneous consolidation and weakening of the state" (Nicos Poulantzas) are two sides of the same coin: the rise of the punitive state goes hand in hand with growing social insecurity and disenfranchisement, rather than an increase in rule-breaking and crime. The state authority & police strengthen themselves in pandemic…
(2021-02-10). Educators fight to save lives in Chicago, Sà£o Paulo and worldwide. wsws.org Educators are now at the forefront of the global working class movement to contain the pandemic and save lives.
(2021-02-10). Philadelphia teachers defy return to classroom order. workers.org Credit: Joe Piette Thousands of Philadelphia public school teachers defied an order from school Superintendent William Hite Jr. to return to their classrooms Feb. 8 for the first time since schools became fully virtual in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. Across the city, educators demonstrated outside closed . . . |
(2021-02-10). Dangling the carrot. workers.org Maybe some thought that President Joe Biden was serious about doubling the minimum wage to $15 an hour and doing it during the pandemic when workers were most in need. That was never his plan. One of 300 Fight for $15 demonstrations in the U.S. on May 1, 2019. . . . |
(2021-02-10). Mass layoffs in Germany as companies restructure in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org Not a day goes by without a corporation or business announcing job cuts and the closure of plants and branches .
(2021-02-10). 22 Bahman rallies in provinces (2). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — Along with their fellow Iranians, people in Tabriz, Birjand, and in Yazd held drive-in rallies amid the pandemic on Wednesday to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution victory on February 11, 1979.
(2021-02-10). Right-wing US Supreme Court majority again exempts large religious gatherings from COVID-19 safety measures. wsws.org For the second time since the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, the court has struck down state measures to control the spread of COVID-19 that limit indoor religious services, reversing rulings earlier in the pandemic.
(2021-02-10). Los Angeles Hospital slated for closure amid pandemic. wsws.org The impending closure of the Olympia Medical Center Hospital in Los Angeles County in the midst of a pandemic shows the irrationality of health care run for profit.
(2021-02-10). The Heat: Yemen's war. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Joe Biden charts a new course in an effort to end the war Yemen.
(2021-02-10). Washington state restaurants need more relief, not premature reopening plans. liberationnews.org While restaurants are being allowed to open for indoor dining at 25% capacity, restaurant workers are not included as essential workers in the state's vaccine schedule.
(2021-02-10). Wall Street is a grift. therealnews.com In this segment of "The Marc Steiner Show," Marc is joined by investigative journalist Arun Gupta and former financial regulator Bill Black to discuss how the stock market actually works and how we can hold Wall Street accountable.
(2021-02-10). China, Papua New Guinea and Australia's Backyard Blues. counterpunch.org Clever diplomacy rarely involves total commitment or unqualified fidelity to any one state. Treacherous waters require careful navigation, an understanding of shifty and shifting allegiances. The goal for the prudent statesperson is the pursuit of self-interest without alienation. In that regard, Papua New Guinea is proving increasingly interesting, finding itself between playground thugs with varying
(2021-02-10). The Indian farmers are right: their land is at stake (Part 2). mronline.org In the previous part of this article we saw that the Indian rulers are actively preparing the legal groundwork for parting peasants from their land. In the following part we place this in an international context.
(2021-02-10). Here's my number: Netanyahu still waiting for Biden phone call. middleeasteye.net Here's my number: Netanyahu still waiting for Biden phone call | Israeli envoy to the UN sent a phone number purporting to be Netanyahu's office line to the US president on Twitter | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 20: 43 | Then-Vice President Biden and Israel's Netanyahu give joint statements in Jerusalem, 9 March 2016 (AFP/File photo) | We've all had friends who don't call. Sometimes they are busy. Sometimes they are avoidin…
(2021-02-10). Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi activist released from prison. middleeasteye.net Loujain al-Hathloul: Saudi activist released from prison | Blogger Nouf Abdulaziz, who was also swept up in Mohammed bin Salman's 2018 crackdown on dissent, also reportedly released | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 16: 56 | In a photo shared by her sister on social media, Loujain is shown smiling after her release (Screengrab/Twitter) | Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has returned home after spendin…
(2021-02-10). Media Frames Teen Using College Savings To Save Mom From Eviction as Uplifting Puff Piece. mintpressnews.com Corporate media outlets appear to have so completely internalized the grim logic of neoliberal capitalism that they see single mothers being evicted, children in debt, or octogenarians working in the gig economy as unremarkable facts of life, not damning indictments of a broken system.
(2021-02-10). A Death on the Anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. counterpunch.org Haleh Lajevardi, an Iranian professor of sociology, died last week in Tehran at the age 56. Her brother who tweeted the news of her passing did not reveal the cause of death. People close to her knew that she had dealt with bouts of depression for many years, particularly after she was dismissed from her
(2021-02-10). Rennie Davis: Not the Boy Next Door. counterpunch.org Rennie Davis sometimes seemed to be the all-American boy who lived in the house next door that came with a lawn and a picket fence. In some ways he fit the stereotype. Unlike Abbie, Jerry and Tom, Rennie's roots were patrician. Born in Michigan and raised in Virginia, he belonged to a 4-H Club as a boy.
(2021-02-10). Biden's 'prison reform': Smoke and mirrors. workers.org Alabama Students Against Prison demonstrate against state plans to construct three new private prisons, Dec. 30, 2020, Birmingham, Ala. In an executive order signed Jan. 26 as part of his "racial equity" plan, President Joe Biden ordered the U.S. Attorney General and the Department of Justice not to renew contracts . . . |
(2021-02-10). Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Arabia's Abha airport. middleeasteye.net Yemen's Houthis attack Saudi Arabia's Abha airport | Yemen rebels say four of its drones targeted Abha airport located around 120km from the border, leaving an aircraft in flames | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 13: 26 | The Houthis have previously hit Abha international airport, and regularly launch drones and missiles into Saudi Arabia (AFP) | Yemen's Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for a…
(2021-02-10). 'Mutants are a reality': Germany extends lockdown until March 7 as Merkel urges caution over Covid-19 variants. rt.com Lockdown restrictions in Germany will be extended until March 7, Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country's 16 state governors agreed on Wednesday, in an attempt to stop Covid-19 variants undermining falling infection rates. | Exceptions to the lockdown, which has been in place since December, mean that hairdressers are able to reopen from March 1 and federal states can decide on their own timetables for the reopening of schools. | But German bars, restaurants, hotels, leisure centers and non-essential shops will remain closed until the seven-day virus incidence rate drops from the current 68 new cases per 100…
(2021-02-10). UN expert calls on UAE to release jailed human rights defenders. middleeasteye.net UN expert calls on UAE to release jailed human rights defenders | Sentenced to ten years in prison, three imprisoned human rights defenders have been subjected to 'conditions that may amount to torture', says UN Special Rapporteur | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 15: 56 | A police officer enters Dubai's Al-Awir central prison in the United Arab Emirates, on 21 May 2020 (AFP/File photo) | A United Nations expert has called…
(2021-02-10). Anti-regime protests intensify in Haiti. workers.org Tens of thousands of Haitians took to the streets of Port-au-Prince on Feb. 7 in numerous small, very militant and angry demonstrations demanding that President Jovenel MoàØse follow the constitution and leave office on Feb. 7, when his term expires. Protesters want an end to corruption and an accounting of . . . |
(2021-02-10). China's 'Sea of Conflict'. peoplesworld.org President Joseph Biden Jr's. administration faces a host of difficult problems, but in foreign policy, its thorniest will be its relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC). How it handles issues of trade, security, and human rights will either allow both countries to hammer out a working relationship or pull the U.S. into an …
(2021-02-10). Through the "Bolivar Act" U.S. Congressmen intend to tighten the blockade against Venezuela. mronline.org On January 28th, a group of U.S. Congressmen, led by former Green Beret and now Republican Party legislator, Michael Waltz, introduced to the U.S. Congress a new bill dedicated to Venezuela entitled the "Bipartisan Banning Operations and Leases with Illegitimate Authoritarian Regime Act".
(2021-02-10). US senators urge Biden to press Turkey on human rights, 'combative' foreign policy. middleeasteye.net US senators urge Biden to press Turkey on human rights, 'combative' foreign policy | Fifty-four senators signed letter sent to Biden, saying Ankara needed to end 'crackdown on dissent' | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 14: 55 | Prior to Joe Biden's inauguration, the then-president-elect did not respond to multiple requests for call with Erdogan (AFP) | A bipartisan majority of the US Senate called on President Joe Biden to…
(2021-02-10). The Indian farmers are right: their land is at stake (Part 1). mronline.org The protesting kisans on the borders of Delhi repeat one thing over and over: When fighting against the three farm-related Acts, they are fighting to save their land.
(2021-02-10). UAE's Anwar Gargash removed as foreign affairs minister. middleeasteye.net UAE's Anwar Gargash removed as foreign affairs minister | Cabinet reshuffle sees Gargash, who has held the position since 2008, become a diplomatic advisor to the president | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 13: 24 | Sheikh Mohammed said Gargash, pictured, had been 'had been able to bring about major transformations in our foreign political work' (AFP) | Anwar Gargash, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) mini…
(2021-02-10). The Kisans are right. Their land is at stake (Part 2). mronline.org In the previous part of this article we saw that the Indian rulers are actively preparing the legal groundwork for parting peasants from their land. In the following part we place this in an international context.
(2021-02-10). Ben Fletcher, militant labor leader. workers.org Ben Fletcher One of the greatest labor leaders of the tumultuous period of the early 20th century was a Black man from Philadelphia named Ben Fletcher. In the forward from the biography by Peter Cole, "Ben Fletcher: The Life and Times of a Black Wobbly," labor historian Robin D. G. . . . |
(2021-02-10). Wake up call for Ukrainian PM in Brussels as top EU official says Kiev remains hindered by 'criminals' & 'widespread corruption'. rt.com Given his country's geopolitical importance to the bloc, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmigal might have expected a smoother ride on his visit to the European Union in Brussels this week. | Addressing the European Parliament on Tuesday, its executive vice president, MEP Valdis Dombrovskis, revealed that the bloc believes corruption is still holding Kiev back. | Speaking on behalf of the EU's high representative for foreign affairs Josep Borrell, Dombrovskis said Ukraine "remains high on the European agenda," but "comprehensive judiciary reform is long overdue," noting that the country still has issues with "
(2021-02-10). Sri Lanka u-turns over Covid-19 Muslim burial row after international backlash. rt.com The prime minister of Sri Lanka has announced in parliament that the country will reverse its earlier decision to prohibit the burial of Muslims who died of Covid-19, after international outcry over the ban. | While PM Mahinda Rajapaksa has stated the policy will change, Muslim lawmaker Rishard Bathiudeen said that the government must now issue a formal withdrawal of the compulsory cremation rule for the announcement to take effect. | In April, the government banned the burial of all Covid-19 victims over claims that the practice could spread the virus by contaminating the groundwater. | Muslims in Sri Lanka a…
(2021-02-10). Covid-19: Several Gulf states see daily cases rise to near 2020 highs. middleeasteye.net Covid-19: Several Gulf states see daily cases rise to near 2020 highs | The UAE, the region's tourism hub, has seen the biggest surge with daily infections tripling in six weeks | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 10: 44 | Last week, visitors from several countries told Middle East Eye they were shocked by how desolate Dubai felt (AFP) | Several Gulf Arab states have seen daily coronavirus cases climb bac…
(2021-02-10). EDITORIAL — Demonizando a China. workers.org Los designados para la política del exterior de la nueva administración estadounidense no han tardado en enseñar los dientes a la China Popular. Las primeras declaraciones del Secretario de Estado Anthony Blinken aclararon que las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y China son importantes y a la vez adversas. Eso es . . . |
(2021-02-10). UK's Boris Johnson cautions against booking summer holidays, says it's too early to predict what Covid-19 rules will allow by then. rt.com Beleaguered Brits weary of Covid-19 lockdowns shouldn't pin their hopes on being able to venture out for summer vacations, even domestically, as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is warning that it's too soon to book such trips. | "I am afraid it is just too early for people to be certain about what we'll be able to do this summer," Johnson said on Wednesday in a Downing Street press briefing. "I understand why people want to make plans now, but we're just going to have to be a little bit more patient." | Johnson and the government's chief scientific officer, Patrick Vallance, emphasized the importance of eme…
(2021-02-10). House panel probes meatpackers' refusal to protect workers from virus. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The special House committee investigating the federal government's response, or lack of it, to the coronavirus plague has opened an investigation of big meatpackers' refusal to protect their workers against the contagion. In Feb. 1 letters to the nation's three big meatpacking firms and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Rep. James Clyburn, …
(2021-02-10). South Africa to give up to 500,000 health workers Johnson & Johnson Covid jab amid AstraZeneca efficacy concerns. rt.com Between 350,000 and 500,000 health workers in South Africa are to be given the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, a top government medical adviser said, amid concerns over the AstraZeneca jab's efficacy against the local strain. | The government is hoping to take delivery of around 80,000 doses every seven to 14 days as part of its role in a global J&J "implementation study," the president of the South African Medical Research Council, Glenda Gray, told Reuters. | Gray is the co-lead investigator of the South Africa part of the study, which will further scrutinize the J&J jab in a similar way to Phase IIIB st…
(2021-02-10). Vaccination and public/private coercion. ukhumanrightsblog.com In an earlier post I discussed the problem of "vaccine hesitancy" and written evidence to Parliament to Parliament outlining ways in which a vaccination against Covid-19 without consent could be put on a par with capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and with Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983. Since the announcement …
(2021-02-10). PSL Statement: Solidarity with Newsclick and the people's movements of India! liberationnews.org Photo: Farmers protest in India. Credit — Newsclick The Party for Socialism and Liberation joins with progressive organizations and media around the world in demanding that the Indian government cease its repression of leading media outlet Newsclick. Newsclick is read and watched by millions every day and is facing persecution for the key role it …
(2021-02-10). Wall Street admits curing diseases is bad for business. mronline.org Goldman Sachs is openly saying in financial reports that curing people of terrible diseases is not good for business.
(2021-02-10). Asteroid bigger than Statue of Liberty set for Earth flyby, but BIG ONE of 2021 to come in March, NASA warns. rt.com NASA is warning of a slew of asteroids headed Earth's way in the coming days and weeks, some coming between us and the moon, with others measuring roughly the same size as the Golden Gate Bridge. | On February 10 alone, at least four Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are due to buzz the Earth. | The nine-meter asteroid 2021 CX has already passed the planet at a safe distance of 1.9 million kilometers. | Space rocks including the Statue of Liberty-sized, 119-meter long 2019 YP5 and the 5-meter 2008 DB will follow shortly after at a distance of 3.1 million km and 5 million km respectively. | Bringing up the rear on Wedn…
(2021-02-10). Anne Feeney (1951-2021): Wherever there's a fight, she'll be there. peoplesworld.org In the film, The Grapes of Wrath, there is a famous scene at the end of the film. With the rain pouring and his Dust Bowl family hiding under a bridge, Tom Joad tells his mother that he is taking up the torch dropped by Casy, the social justice preacher. As Mother Joad wonders whether …
(2021-02-10). Biden: "Boxed-In" by the Military Establishment? counterpunch.org President Barack Obama got excellent advice from his vice president, Joe Biden, regarding dealing with the Pentagon and the military establishment. Above all, Biden warned, you shouldn't get "boxed-in" by the military. We're only several weeks into the Biden administration, and the military is already lobbying for increased funding for questionable reasons. The civilian defense establishment and its collegial think tanks as well as the mainstream media can be counted to support increased spending.
(2021-02-10). Political crisis deepens in Haiti as Jovenal Moise refuses to leave. peoplesworld.org Haiti is undergoing a deep political and institutional crisis, sparked by the refusal of US-backed president Jovenel MoàØse to step down despite an official ruling that his mandate ended on February 7, 2021. Protests which have been going on since early January have intensified and have been met by brutal repression by security forces as …
(2021-02-10). I'm on Hunger Strike in Guantánamo. I Dream of Cooking for My Family. truthout.org There are very few freedoms at Guantánamo Bay prison, where I have been held without charge or trial — referred to as Guantánamo ISN 1461 — for over 16 years. The right to starve myself is one of them, but even then, they force-feed me, to spare themselves the embarrassment of my death. | Back in Pakistan, before I was kidnapped and tortured and flown halfway around the world in chains, I loved cooking. There is nothing more satisfying than preparing a hot meal for your family and sharing i…
(2021-02-10). The Kisans are right. Their land is at stake (Part 1). mronline.org The protesting kisans on the borders of Delhi repeat one thing over and over: When fighting against the three farm-related Acts, they are fighting to save their land.
(2021-02-10). LGBTQ2S+ youth targeted again in Florida: Defeat HB241/SB582! workers.org Occupied Muscogee Creek/Seminole/Timucua Land In January of 2020, Florida LGBTQ+ organizers mobilized thousands of people against 10 anti-LGBTQ2S+ bills. Introduced into the Florida House of Representatives and with identical accompanying bills in the state Senate, they constituted a gross, blatant attack on LGBTQ2S+ people. They mainly targeted youth, from censoring . . . |
(2021-02-10). Texas Teen Was Forced to Use College Savings to Prevent Mom's Eviction. truthout.org After Alondra Carmona, a high school senior in Houston, recently exhausted all of her college savings to prevent her unemployed mother from being evicted, one media outlet on Tuesday
(2021-02-10). The Unreliable Superpower. counterpunch.org The nightmare is over. The vanquished beast has crawled back to Mar-a-Lago to lick his wounds. The heroes are hard at work repairing the damage. As America returns to the international stage, the world heaves a collective sigh of relief. That, at least, is the story the incoming Biden administration is telling. "America is back,
(2021-02-10). Egypt: New mega-mosque project for administrative capital divides opinions. middleeasteye.net Egypt: New mega-mosque project for administrative capital divides opinions | Social media users have both praised and condemned the government's plans to build what it says would be the biggest mosque in the world | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 15: 55 | The mosque is set to be one of the largest in the world, according to Egypt's presidential spokesperson (Screengrab/Facebook) | Egypt's announcement of plans to bui…
(2021-02-10). Changing the speculative game. mronline.org January proved to be an unusual month in the U.S. equity market. The shares of GameStop, a brick-and-mortar retailer of gaming consoles and video games, had in the course of that month risen by close to 2000 per cent.
(2021-02-10). A Pro-Cairo Lobby is Spending Big to Make Sure Biden Doesn't Cut Aid to Egypt's Dictatorship. mintpressnews.com President al-Sisi is afraid that his free rein to commit human rights abuses are over now that Trump is out of office, that's why he hired Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck to the tune of $65,000 per month to whitewash his image and keep the American money flowing.
(2021-02-10). Biden should stop payment on US funds to Sisi's Egypt. nationofchange.org They should put a "stop payment" on the U.S. taxpayer-funded check that has enabled Sisi to operate with impunity.
(2021-02-10). Lula's Arrest Is 'A Gift From The CIA'. popularresistance.org A petition filed with the Federal Supreme Court (STF) by the defense of ex-president Lula presents new evidence that ex-judge Sergio Moro colluded with foreign authorities in conducting the process which led to the arrest of the Workers Party leader, and his subsequent barring from a run for the presidency in 2018. In the latest leaked Telegram conversations, which are now official court documents, the level of illegal collaboration visible between the Lava Jato task force and the internationally promoted judge is the most flagrant yet, and more valuable for Lula's defence than chats published by the Intercept in…
(2021-02-10). Protests demanding resignation of Haitian president intensify. peoplesdispatch.org Protests in Haiti, which have been going on for a month now, have garnered more strength as president Jovenel MoàØse refused to step down. On February 8, Haitian opposition political parties and social organizations appointed Supreme Court Judge Joseph Mécène Jean-Louis as the interim president.
(2021-02-10). UN To Assess the Impact of US Sanctions on Venezuela. telesurenglish.net United Nations representative Alena Douhan visits Venezuela to assess the impact of U.S. economic sanctions imposed on the Bolivarian nation since 2015. | RELATED: | The visit announcement came shortly after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) acknowledged that its country's sanctions on Venezuela have killed tens of thousands of people. | The results of the analysis of the U.S. unilateral coercive measures imposed on this…
(2021-02-10). New US Military Base in Northeast Syria Latest of Biden's Warlike Moves. mintpressnews.com Many of Biden's first moves in the Middle East, including the building of a new base in Syria, suggest his term will be more of the same rather than a break with the old.
(2021-02-10). Midwest Dispatch: Can Sam's Club Vaccinate Our Teachers? progressive.org As educators and staff are forced to return to schools, many are wondering if and where they will receive their COVID-19 vaccinations.
(2021-02-10). Los Angeles County courts hold in-person proceedings despite deaths of three employees from COVID-19 in January. wsws.org Despite more than 340,000 positive COVID-19 cases reported in Los Angeles County in the month of January alone, bringing hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units to the brink of collapse, county courthouses are continuing to hold in-person hearings for traffic court, criminal cases and eviction proceedings.
(2021-02-10). Screen Shot 2021-02-10 at 1.13.47 PM.png. progressive.org Addressing the deep inequalities exposed by COVID-19 will probably prove more elusive than treating the disease.
(2021-02-10). Hidden in Plain Sight: The "Unimpeachable" Offenses. counterpunch.org Impeachment dramas on Capitol Hill have routinely skipped over a question that we should be willing to ask even if Congress won't: "What about a president's unimpeachable offenses?" The question is the flip side of one that Republican Gerald Ford candidly addressed when he was the House minority leader 50 years ago: "What, then, is an impeachable
(2021-02-10). DOJ confirms Biden will continue push for Assange's extradition as human rights groups call to drop case before US appeal deadline. rt.com The Joe Biden administration will continue to pursue extradition for Julian Assange, the Justice Department said, rebuffing calls from rights groups to reverse course ahead of an appeal deadline in the WikiLeaks co-founder's case. | DOJ spokesman Marc Raimondi said on Tuesday that Washington has not abandoned plans for Assange's extradition from the UK, noting that Biden will still challenge a January ruling from a British judge barring extradition over concerns that Assange might take his own life in American custody. | "We continue to seek his extradition," Raimondi told Reuters, signaling that the new Biden…
(2021-02-10). Assange Prosecution, Launched By Trump Justice Department, Will Continue Under Biden. popularresistance.org The Justice Department under President Joe Biden plans to continue the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that was launched under President Donald Trump. | "We continue to seek his extradition," Justice Department spokesperson Marc Raimondi told Reuters, days before February 12, the deadline for the United States government to submit its "grounds for appeal." | The statement represents a departure from President Barack Obama's administration, which declined to prosecute Assange. Justice Department officials were reportedly concerned about the threat it would pose to press freedom. | On January 4, Briti…
(2021-02-10). Ignoring First Amendment Pleas, Biden's DOJ Will Seek Extradition of Assange. truthout.org The Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Donald Trump had aggressively pursued the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange — and it appears, now that President Joe Biden has taken office, that policy won't be changing anytime soon. |
(2021-02-10). Biden administration will continue with extradition of Julian Assange. wsws.org President Biden's Department of Justice stated on Tuesday that it will continue with the Trump administration policy of seeking the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the UK to the US.
(2021-02-10). "Four Hundred Souls": Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha Blain on History of African America from 1619 to Now. democracynow.org As the U.S. deals with the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we speak with Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain, co-editors of a new book that situates the white supremacists who rallied around Trump in the longer arc of U.S. history. "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019" brings together prominent Black writers to collaborate on what they call a "choral history" of Black American life in 80 short essays, including by the renowned scholar and activist Angela Davis, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and others. "We wanted to bring together so man…
(2021-02-10). Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha Blain on Impeachment, White Supremacist Violence & Holding Trump Accountable. democracynow.org As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump proceeds, we speak with two historians about the importance of accountability for the January 6 insurrection and white supremacist attacks in the United States. The scenes of violence at the U.S. Capitol were "familiar" to Black people, says Ibram X. Kendi, author, professor and founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. "We have consistently, over the course of 400 years, faced white supremacist mob violence." We also speak with Keisha Blain, an author and associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, who says Trump must b…
(2021-02-10). "Four Hundred Souls": Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha Blain on African American History from 1619 to Today. democracynow.org As the U.S. deals with the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, we speak with Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha Blain, co-editors of a new book that situates the white supremacists who rallied around Trump in the longer arc of U.S. history. "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019" brings together prominent Black writers to collaborate on what they call a "choral history" of Black American life in 80 short essays, including by the renowned scholar and activist Angela Davis, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and others. "We wanted to bring together so man…
(2021-02-10). UN urged to question Bangladesh over Israeli tech bought for peacekeeping. middleeasteye.net UN urged to question Bangladesh over Israeli tech bought for peacekeeping | The UN has denied claims that it required Bangladesh to buy Israeli surveillance equipment for its peacekeeping operations
| Wed, 02/10/2021 – 14: 37 | Bangladesh is the largest contributor of uniformed personnel to UN peacekeeping missions in the world (AFP) | Several rights groups have called on the United Nations to quest…
(2021-02-10). At Confirmation Hearing, Bernie Sanders Calls Out Neera Tanden's History of 'Vicious Attacks' on Progressives. commondreams.org The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee also pressed Tanden on her think tank's prolific fundraising from such corporate giants as Amazon, Walmart, and JPMorgan Chase. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12310810921.jpg …
(2021-02-10). Unions begin to make inroads in Silicon Valley. laprensalatina.com By Marc Arcas San Francisco, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Absent for decades from a Silicon Valley tremendously hostile to organized labor, unions are starting to win adherents in the US tech sector with a particular mixture of traditional demands and political activism. This week, employees at an Amazon distribution center in Bessemer, Alabama, are voting by …
(2021-02-10). 'Barbarism or solidarity' at stake at Ecuador elections. zcomm.org Yaku Pérez, the leader of indigenous party Pachakutik, is running on a green platform — but can he reach outside of his traditional base?
(2021-02-10). With Environmental Justice, the Devil Is in the Details. commondreams.org If we invest enough, and we invest right, our communities—Black, Indigenous, Latinx, all of us—will finally get a taste of the good life that America has forever promised. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/image-from-ios.jpg …
(2021-02-10). NYC Taxi Drivers Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge in Demand for Debt Forgiveness. commondreams.org "We shut down the Brooklyn Bridge because only direct action will get us what we need: medallion debt forgiveness now!" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/brooklyn-bridge-taxi-shut-down.jpg …
(2021-02-10). 'The Fight Is Not Over': Prominent Women's Rights Activist Loujain al-Hathloul Released From Saudi Prison. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/al-hathloul-released-prison-saudi.jpg …
(2021-02-10). Video: Trump's Maximum Pressure Campaign Lives on Under Biden's Command. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps received 340 new speedboats during a …
(2021-02-10). Loujain al-Hathloul Released After Over 1000 Days in Prison—CODEPINK Statement. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). Afghanistan announced death of 22 terrorists, including 10 foreigners. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The Afghan government announced on Wednesday the death of 22 terrorists, including 10 foreigners, in an operation by the security forces against a Taliban shelter from which suicide attacks were organized in southern Afghanistan. The special operation took place on Tuesday in Deh-Yak, one of the safest districts in Ghazni province, …
(2021-02-10). On Trump's Next Absurd Acquittal. counterpunch.org "Fight Like Hell to Take Back Our Country" On Wednesday, January 6th of this year, with 14 days left in his fascist presidency, after months of trying to subvert the 2020 presidential election, a rabid Donald Trump sent thousands of his frothing minions to the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden's Electoral
(2021-02-10). Biden throws weight behind Newsom as campaign to recall California governor says it nears 1.5mn signatures needed to trigger vote. rt.com US President Joe Biden is "clearly" opposed to the drive to oust California Governor Gavin Newsom from office, the White House said, as more than 1.4 million people have reportedly signed a petition to recall the governor. | Biden's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, took to Twitter on Tuesday to voice support for the embattled governor, stating that the president considers him an ally in many areas and does not endorse the fast-growing recall campaign. | "In addition to sharing a commitment to a range of issues with Gavin Newsom from addressing the climate crisis to getting the pandemic under control, [President Biden]…
(2021-02-10). Bodyless, UPSIDE-DOWN head of US congressman appears before House committee in latest Zoom snafu (VIDEO). rt.com US Representative Tom Emmer (R-Minnesota) inadvertently appeared with his head upside down and his body missing as he participated virtually in a House committee meeting, providing the polarized Congress a rare moment of levity. | As Emmer began to speak passionately of the need to help small business owners during the Covid-19 pandemic, his colleagues on the House Financial Services Committee couldn't help but be distracted by his floating, upside-down head. | "I'm sorry, Mr. Emmer," Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-California) interjected. "Are you OK?" Committee members began to laugh as Emmer assured the mem…
(2021-02-10). 'Russia has most favorable situation of all Euro 2020 host countries': Organizing committee chief Sorokin to RT. rt.com Alexey Sorokin, Russia's Euro 2020 Organizing Committee chief, says the country has the "most favorable circumstances" of all host nations to hold the football tournament with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic in an interview to RT. | The northern Russian city of St Petersburg was chosen as one of the 12 host cities for the pan-continental tournament, and Sorokin says the decrease in number of infections there and in Moscow, as well as the stadium and city's experience of hosting games at the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup, makes it the perfect location to host games. | Sorokin, who also served as Local Organizing C…
(2021-02-10). COVID-19 And Democrats' Indifference Killed My Husband In Jail. popularresistance.org In February 2020, my husband, Nickolas Lee, was incarcerated in Cook County Jail in Chicago. The judge didn't offer him bail. So even though he was presumed innocent, he had to await his trial in jail. When the coronavirus seeped into the facility, he was sleeping in a dormitory with 50 other men, including those with active COVID-19 symptoms. Nick and the other men had no ability to social distance. Although the sheriff's office claimed to be "clearly leaders in the Country on dealing with the pandemic [sic]," Nick was denied even basic sanitary products, like sanitizer or a mask. He had to use his shirt to cove…
(2021-02-10). Toyota earned $13.4 billion from April to December, 14.1% drop. laprensalatina.com Tokyo, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Japanese car group Toyota Motor said Wednesday it recorded a 1.47 trillion yen ($13.4 billion) net profit from April to December 2020, 14.1 percent less than the previous year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Japanese firm saw profit fall by 26.1 percent to 1.51 trillion yen in …
(2021-02-10). Boris Johnson warned he risks leaving children 'languishing in poverty'. thecanary.co Ian Blackford MP urged the prime minister to tackle child poverty by making the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit during the Covid-19 pandemic permanent. The Scottish National Party (SNP) Westminster leader told Boris Johnson he risks leaving "a generation of children languishing in poverty" if he proceeds with plans to cut Universal Credit. | Raising the issue at Prime Ministers Questions (PMQs), Blackford said that Johnson has the powers to address poverty in the country. | "Truly shocking": | He told the Commons: New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the baby bank charity, Littl…
(2021-02-10). Senate Republicans Choose Special Interests Over American People with Plans to Obstruct Becerra's Confirmation Amid Global Pandemic. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). Iran marks 42nd anniversary of Islamic Revolution in cars, motorcycles. laprensalatina.com Tehran, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Tens of thousands of Iranians on Wednesday commemorated the anniversary of the country's 1979 revolution in parades of cars and motorcycles, instead of the usual large-scale rallies organized by the government, due to the coronavirus pandemic. From their vehicles, people held up photos of former Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, who led …
(2021-02-10). 'Women and girls belong in science' declares UN chief. news.un.org Closed labs and increased care responsibilities are just a two of the challenges women in scientific fields are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said in his message for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, on Thursday.
(2021-02-10). Chicago teachers accept to return to in-person learning. yenisafak.com Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) in the US state of Illinois has backed a tentative deal to return to in-person learning amid coronavirus pandemic, the union said in a statement Wednesday.The decision was taken by 13,681 members voting in favor, and came after weeks of negotiations between the CTU and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system. 6,585 members voted against the deal.Although the sides agreed on returning to classrooms, the union voiced concern about the safety of schools."This plan is not what any of us deserve. Not us. Not our students. Not their families. The fact that CPS could not delay reopening a few sh…
(2021-02-10). 'Turkey supports unity, prosperity, security of Gulf'. yenisafak.com Turkey's foreign minister reiterated on Wednesday that Ankara supports the unity, prosperity and security of the Gulf region."[…]We are ready to work closely with Oman and all other Gulf countries on issues regarding our region," Mevlut Cavusoglu told a joint news conference with his Omani counterpart, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood al-Busaidi, in Muscat.Saying that the two countries will further improve political, economic and commercial relations despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Cavusoglu hailed Oman's neutral and independent foreign policy. "Oman is a voice of reason and wisdom in the region.""Turkey is the…
(2021-02-10). Dems try to push through school funding, wage increase. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday muscled past Republicans on portions of President Joe Biden's pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in additional relief to help the nation's schools reopen and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Democrats on the Education and Labor Committee say schools won't …
(2021-02-10). Atlanta's landmark Krispy Kreme doughnut shop goes up in flames as firefighters battle blaze (VIDEOS). rt.com A historic doughnut joint in Atlanta, Georgia has caught fire, causing pastry lovers to mourn. Videos posted to social media show firefighters scrambling to extinguish the inferno. | The massive fire broke out at the Krispy Kreme doughnut store on Ponce de Leon Avenue in the early hours of Wednesday morning, local media reported. | Footage shows the building engulfed in flames with fire trucks and emergency vehicles parked nearby. | The Krispy Kreme Restaurant on Ponce De Leon Avenue is on fire. Crews from Atlanta…
(2021-02-10). 'Nobody will call it that': Netizens puzzled after 'racist' 'Aunt Jemima' syrup & pancakes rebranded as 'Pearl Milling Company'. rt.com The Aunt Jemima brand is no more, with PepsiCo restyling the decades-old trade name to the 'Pearl Milling Company' in a bid to cut racial stereotypes from its products — a move netizens panned as a hollow gesture of 'wokeness.' | The behemoth food and beverage corporation, and its subsidiary Quaker Oats, declared on Tuesday that the Aunt Jemima pancake and syrup line would soon be retired for good, set to be replaced by the new branding in June. | "Throughout the effort that led to the new Pearl Milling Company name, Quaker worked with consumers, employees, external cultural and subject-matter experts, a…
(2021-02-10). 'Even prisoners get to exercise!' UC Berkeley bans solo outdoor exercise for dorm-bound students. rt.com Students at the University of California, Berkeley are banned from outdoor exercising as the campus extends its lockdown due to a reported spike in Covid-19 cases. Initially set to finish on Monday, it no longer has an end date. | University media revealed on Monday that students living on the Berkeley campus can no longer leave their dorms to exercise, explaining that the baffling new regulation is an expansion of a so-called "self-sequester mandate" imposed last month after an uptick in Covid-19 cases on campus. | Obesity is probably the best-known comorbidity for Covid-19 complications, and even the harsh q…
(2021-02-10). Choose your own algorithm? Twitter's Dorsey wants to create decentralized platform giving users total control over what they see. rt.com Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has teased an ultra-customizable new platform allowing users to build the ultimate echo chamber by picking out the "ranking algorithms" that shape their feed — as Twitter's own usefulness diminishes. | Dorsey fleshed out ideas for a long-promised decentralized social network tentatively dubbed Bluesky in a phone call with investors on Tuesday, The Verge reported. He suggested that giving people the option to select ranking algorithms themselves would attract (and keep) users much better than leaving the choices up to a single company (i.e. Twitter) with heavy-handed moderating…
(2021-02-10). 'You say the wrong thing, you lose your position': Guardian columnist reveals he was fired over tweets criticizing Israel. rt.com Columnist Nathan J. Robinson has revealed that the Guardian fired him over a sarcastic tweet about US aid to Israel, even though he deleted it and agreed to never bring up the issue in hopes of keeping the job. | "The moment I irritated defenders of Israel on social media, I was summarily fired from my job as a newspaper columnist," Robinson wrote on Wednesday in His columns had appeared in the Guardian since 2017, and Robinson says he had only…
(2021-02-10). Director of Marvel's 'Avengers' and DC's 'Justice League' under fire over 'toxic work environments,' alleged misogyny & racism. rt.com A second actor has come forward accusing blockbuster filmmaker Joss Whedon of ill-treating his actors on set. Charisma Carpenter, who worked with Whedon in the 1990s, has voiced her support for Justice League's Ray Fisher. | Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on the hit TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, posted a lengthy Twitter denunciation on Wednesday, describing how Whedon "abused his power on numerous occasions" during the time she worked with him — fat-shaming her while she was pregnant, mocking her religious beliefs, playing actors off against one another, and even triggering a "chronic…
(2021-02-10). Director of Marvel's 'Avengers' and DC's 'Justice League' under fire over 'toxic work environments', alleged misogyny & racism. rt.com A second actor has come forward accusing blockbuster filmmaker Joss Whedon of ill-treating his actors on set. Charisma Carpenter, who worked with Whedon in the 1990s, has voiced her support for Justice League's Ray Fisher. | Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase on the hit TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, posted a lengthy Twitter denunciation on Wednesday, describing how Whedon "abused his power on numerous occasions" during the time she worked with him – fat-shaming her while she was pregnant, mocking her religious beliefs, playing actors off against one another, and even triggering a "chronic phys…
(2021-02-10). 'Just like a flu shot': People may need to take Covid-19 vaccine annually 'for the next several years', says Johnson & Johnson CEO. rt.com Alex Gorsky, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, has said people may need Covid-19 vaccines annually for the next several years following his company applying for emergency use authorization for its own one-dose shot. | In a Tuesday interview with CNBC, Gorsky said it's "likely" that "for the next several years, we'll be getting a COVID-19 shot just like we would a flu shot." | In this near future, Gorsky sees science keeping "pace" with the virus, but vaccines will allow people to "keep on living [their] lives." | Johnson & Johnson could be introducing their Covid vaccine as early as this month. They applied for emerge…
(2021-02-10). Biden sets low bar on school reopenings, targets resuming in-person teaching at half of schools 'ONE DAY A WEEK' by late April. rt.com In a likely blow to parents' expectations, the Biden administration has said its pledge to reopen most K-8 schools within its first 100 days means "at least one day a week" of in-person classes for over 50 percent of schools. | "His goal that he set was to have the majority of schools — so more than 50 percent, open by day 100 of his presidency, and that means some teaching in classrooms," White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Tuesday. "So, at least one day a week, hopefully it's more, and obviously it is as much as is safe in each school and local district." | White House: Our goal is t…
(2021-02-10). 'Don't rely' on US intel: WHO team member bats away Washington's scrutiny of Covid fact-finding mission to China. rt.com A member of the WHO team sent to China to probe the origins of Covid-19 in the country has shrugged off Washington's demand to verify the mission's findings, saying US intelligence on the matter should be viewed with skepticism. | The World Health Organization (WHO) expert team held a press conference on Tuesday to reveal their findings after spending four weeks in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first case of the coronavirus was reported back in December 2019. According to their investigation, there is currently no evidence to support the theory that the virus leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, a claim put…
(2021-02-10). Criminal probe into 'attempts to influence' 2020 US election in Georgia targets Trump, media claims. rt.com A criminal probe into the 2020 US presidential election, launched by the district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, will look at former President Trump asking the secretary of state to "find" votes, according to media reports. | Fulton County DA Fani Willis confirmed the existence of the investigation on Wednesday and said she had sent letters to Governor Brian Kemp, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, the lieutenant governor, and the attorney general, asking that all records related to the administration of the election should be preserved. | "This investigation includes, but is not limited to, potential…
(2021-02-10). Even a child-murdering clown wears a mask! Hollywood supercut shows famous characters with masks on to endorse face coverings. rt.com The US Centers for Disease Control have reached out to movie-lovers with a montage of classic Hollywood scenes, masking up both heroes and villains. About as subtle as a sledgehammer, the message didn't land quite right. | The public service announcement, sponsored by Warner Media and the Ad Council, took iconic moments from popular films like 'The Matrix', 'Casablanca', and 'Lord of the Rings' and slapped masks on the characters. Notably, the list included both heroes and villains, including Pennywise the Dancing Clown, a child-murdering monster from the film adaptation of Stephen King's 'It'. | Heroes wear m…
(2021-02-10). 'You say the wrong thing, you lose your position': Guardian columnist reveals he was fired over tweets criticizing Israel. rt.com Columnist Nathan J. Robinson has revealed that the Guardian fired him over a sarcastic tweet about US aid to Israel, even though he deleted it and agreed to never bring up the issue in the hope of keeping his job. | "The moment I irritated defenders of Israel on social media, I was summarily fired from my job as a newspaper columnist," Robinson wrote on Wednesday in His columns had appeared in the Guardian since 2017, and Robinson says he had on…
(2021-02-10). Activist claims LA cops playing copyrighted music to keep videos of interactions with the public off social media. rt.com Police in Beverly Hills have been accused of playing copyrighted music while speaking to a local activist, in an apparent bid to trigger a content-blocking feature and keep videos of the encounters off social media. | Sennett Devermont is an entrepreneur whose 'Mr. Checkpoint' app tips users off to the location of police checkpoints on the road and allows them to rate their encounters with individual police officers. He's also a thorn in the side of the Beverly Hills Police Department, and regularly livestreams videos of himself verbally challenging officers on the street and at protests. | Also on rt.com…
(2021-02-10). 'Oath Keeper' accused of leading Capitol rioters is a former FBI section chief who had top-secret security clearance, lawyer says. rt.com Retired Navy officer Kenneth Caldwell, who is accused of leading Oath Keepers militia members in last month's US Capitol riot, formerly held a top-secret security clearance as an FBI section chief and consultant, his lawyer said. | "He has been vetted and found numerous times as a person worthy of trust and confidence of the United States government, as indicated by granting him top-secret clearance," lawyer Thomas Plofchan said Monday in a court filing. | The 66-year-old Caldwell worked as an FBI section chief from 2009 to 2010, after retiring from the Navy as a lieutenant commander, and did classified consul…
(2021-02-10). 'When you're removed, you're removed': Twitter chief says Trump ban is PERMANENT even if he's re-elected. rt.com Former President Donald Trump will never be allowed back on Twitter, even if he runs for office again in 2024 and wins, company Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal told CNBC. | "The way our policies work, when you're removed from the platform, you're removed from the platform," Segal told CNBC on Wednesday, adding that bans are permanent "whether you're a commentator, you're a CFO, or you are a former or current public official." | "The way our policies work, when you're removed from the platform, you're removed from the platform whether you're a commentator, you're a CFO or you are a former or current public of…
(2021-02-10). Be a goody two-masks: US health authorities change guidelines to urge DOUBLE masking against Covid-19. rt.com The CDC are now saying one mask is good but two are better, urging Americans to wear tight-fitting cloth masks under medical ones so as to increase protection against the spread of the coronavirus. | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their "The bottom line is this: Masks work and they work best when they have a good fit and are worn cor…
(2021-02-10). Dozens of people develop rare blood disorder after taking coronavirus vaccines — reports. rt.com At least 36 recipients of Pfizer's and Moderna's Covid-19 vaccines in the US have developed a rare immune disorder that attacks the blood, according to reports. One patient is dead, and doctors can't rule out blaming the vaccine. | Dr. Gregory Michael — a 56-year-old obstetrician-gynecologist who ran his own practice at Miami Beach's Mount Sinai Medical Center for more than a decade — died in January of a brain hemorrhage. He had received a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine two weeks earlier, and immediately developed immune thrombocytopenia, a rare and sometimes fatal blood disorder.
(2021-02-10). Biden's budget nominee Neera Tanden grilled over calling Bernie Sanders 'everything but an ignorant SLUT' at contentious hearing. rt.com Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's nominee for budget director, was pressed over her history of insulting tweets and corporate coziness. However, neither party took her to task for suggesting that Libya pay for its own bombing. | Tanden sat before the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday for her second confirmation hearing, after Tuesday's session with the Homeland Security Committee. This time, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) held the gavel, and questioned Tanden on her history of derogatory statements about him and his progressive supporters. | "Your attacks were not just made against Republicans," Sanders told Tande…
(2021-02-10). Khabib laments current generation in Dagestan but says children can learn for future after killing of former village chief. rt.com Khabib Nurmagomedov has said Dagestan must learn from the mistakes of current generations and ensure the region's children are brought up in the right way. | The UFC lightweight champion recently took to social media to quote a war poem and call for societal change after the killing of Abakar Kaplanov, the former head of the Dagestani village of Novokuli. | Kaplanov was killed over a reported land dispute as part of an initial incident that led to hundreds of people taking to the streets. | The news of Kaplanov's death drew tributes from UFC fighters including Khabib's close friend and teammate Islam Makhachev…
(2021-02-10). German World Cup winner Jerome Boateng's ex-girlfriend found dead just a week after pair split. rt.com Polish model Kasia Lenhardt was found dead in a Berlin apartment just a week after breaking up with German World Cup winner and Bayern Munich star Jerome Boateng | The exact details of the tragedy remain unknown, but German police said her death is not being treated as suspicious. | Her parents reportedly called the police after failing to contact Lenhardt for several hours. | The 25-year-old model reportedly committed suicide on her son's sixth birthday, just a week after Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng announced their split. | "She died a week after Jerome gave an interview in which he said their re…
(2021-02-10). Heavy is the head: Khabib says giving up UFC lightweight crown will be 'A RELIEF' — as star plays down Dana White talks (VIDEO). rt.com Khabib Nurmagomedov says he will be relieved to no longer hold the UFC lightweight title as the Russian star doubled down on his retirement stance and urged fans not to read anything into his meetings with Dana White. | Khabib set some sections of the MMA fanbase aflutter again this week when he revealed he was set to meet UFC boss White on his next trip to the US at the end of the month. | The Eagle — as he has done consistently in recent months — reiterated however that he was intent on allowing the 155lbs division to move on in his absence, and that he will stick by the retirement decision he anno…
(2021-02-10). Saudi Arabia 'suspended ministry website following criticism of hateful speech'. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia 'suspended ministry website following criticism of hateful speech' | Washington-based think tank says Riyadh has taken steps to remove anti-western and antisemitic content by its own officials and platforms in response to recent revelations | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 13: 24 | The Saudi Crown Prince has promoted himself as a reformist, but the rhetoric found on his government's platforms and by his appoin…
(2021-02-10). Brexit, One Month After. counterpunch.org "This [Brexit] is an amazing moment for this country." —Boris Johnson (New Year's Day, 2021) "Only a quarter of Brits believe Brexit has 'gone well' so far" — YouGov poll The UK's official departure from the EU took place on January 1, 2021. The Brexit roll-out, not unexpectedly, has been awash with problems. The government
(2021-02-10). Russian Communist politician and YouTube star Bondarenko accused of violating corruption laws after attending Navalny protest. rt.com A Russian MP who attended a protest supporting opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been accused of breaking corruption laws after monetizing his YouTube channel. He says he is being targeted to stop him from running in elections. | Nikolay Bondarenko, a Communist politician in the Saratov regional parliament, around 700km southeast of Moscow, runs a channel called 'Diary of an MP', which has over one million subscribers. Some of his videos have garnered multiple millions of views, including one titled 'A fight in Parliament. I was beaten by United Russia deputies. The truth hurts scumbags'. | In September, he…
(2021-02-10). Israel finally begins vaccinating Palestinians, but only those with Israeli work permits. rt.com After facing a backlash for its reluctance to extend coronavirus vaccinations to the Palestinian territories, Israel has finally started administering Covid-19 jabs to Palestinians, but only if they legally work in Israel. | The vaccination of Palestinians was launched on Wednesday at a medical station of Israeli Red Cross affiliate Magen David Adom in Qalandiya village, near the main checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank. | "Palestinians can come and be vaccinated, including those who have Palestinian Authority identity cards and work permits," a Magen David Adom spokesperson said. "This initiative r…
(2021-02-10). The Diplomacy of No Diplomacy. strategic-culture.org By Patrick LAWRENCE | A return to diplomacy: Let us hold this thought up to the light. Among all the promises President Joe Biden is going to break over the next four years, this will prove the most fraudulent and, in the larger scheme of things, the most consequential of his breaches. | As of last week, it is the crisis over the agreement governing Iran's nuclear programs that stands to demonstrate the truth of this judgment. On Sunday Tehran appeared to put the Biden administration on notice that it has two weeks to get serious about reentering diplomatic negotiations, after which time the shutter will come dow…
(2021-02-10). The witch hunt has come for Ken Loach. They'll have to come through us first. thecanary.co First, the media and political opportunists tried to convince us life-long anti-racist Jeremy Corbyn was Hitler-in-waiting. Now, life-long anti-racist Ken Loach is being attacked by the same witch hunt. But after several years of the fraudulent weaponisation of antisemitism to achieve political objectives, the left is done. You come for one of us, you come for all of us. And that includes Ken. | The anatomy of the witch hunt: | The witch hunt has a standard play after it picks a target. First, a person's social media and public history is combed. Then a fabricated 'controversy' is constructed. This is amp…
(2021-02-10). A staggering fact in the Universal Credit chaos just emerged. thecanary.co New Bu…
(2021-02-10). Trump's top for impeachability. thecanary.co Image description | A "Top Trump" style card is illustrated with the words "Donald J Trump" down the side and "Former reality TV host & president" at the bottom. There is an image of Donald Trump on the card and next to that an image of a blue bird puking green vomit and the words "toxic media rating" followed by five radioactive waste symbols. Beneath that, the following characteristics and ratings are written: | Shouting about election fraud — 99 | Finding evidence of election fraud — 0 | Inciting domestic terrorism — 99 | Impeachability — 99 | Next to the card is a game's box with an ill…
(2021-02-10). Al-Ahly players removed from squad after shaking hands with exiled star Aboutrika. middleeasteye.net Al-Ahly players removed from squad after shaking hands with exiled star Aboutrika | Mahmoud Kahraba and Hussein el-Shahat to miss Club World Cup match for breaching Covid-19 regulations by greeting former star | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 13: 52 | Exiled Egyptian football star Mohamed Aboutrika attends a match between former team Al Ahly and Bayern Munich in the Qatari city of Al-Rayyan (Reuters) | Two Al Ahly…
(2021-02-10). Biden supports repatriating foreign nationals from Syria, says US diplomat. middleeasteye.net Biden supports repatriating foreign nationals from Syria, says US diplomat | Several European countries refuse to repatriate adults from Syria, saying they should be tried where they are accused of committing crimes | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 19: 29 | Tens of thousands of women and children have been detained in camps run by Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces militia in northeast Syria (AFP) | The Biden administrat…
(2021-02-10). Aid charity facing scrutiny over payments to armed opposition group. middleeasteye.net Aid charity facing scrutiny over payments to armed opposition group | Relief International, which operates in countries across the Middle East, suspended from receiving funding by USAID | Wed, 02/10/2021 – 08: 53 | A Syrian girl looks into a room at a school run by Relief International in Al Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, near the border with Syria, in 2017 (Reuters) | A global aid charity that works exten…
(2021-02-10). Only One GOP Senator Changed His Mind About Trump's Trial After Haunting Video. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began on Tuesday, and only six Republican senators voted that the trial was constitutional, after what many, including Trump himself, are saying was a bad show by his defense. | Two weeks ago, the Senate voted on a similar idea: A proposal by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) to declare the impeachment trial for Trump unconstitutional was brought to a vote to decide whether the proposal should be brought to the floor for discussion. Only fiv…
(2021-02-10). Trump Must Be Held Accountable for Inciting the Capitol Insurrection. truthout.org As the impeachment trial of Donald Trump proceeds, we speak with two historians about the importance of accountability for the January 6 insurrection and white supremacist attacks in the United States. The scenes of violence at the U.S. Capitol were "familiar" to Black people, says Ibram X. Kendi, author, professor and founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research. "We have consistently, over the course of 400 years, faced white supremacist mob violence." We also speak with K…
(2021-02-10). Trump Is Furious With His Lawyers' Performance on Day One of Impeachment Trial. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump is reportedly angry with how his lawyers, on day one of his second impeachment trial, have attempted to defend him in their opening statements, at one point resorting to screaming in order to vent his frustrations, multiple reports have said. | Without a Twitter or Facebook account to express his feelings on the impeachment trial in a more direct manner, the public is largely unaware of what Trump's thoughts are about the first day of the Senate's impeachment pr…
(2021-02-10). Trump Incited Real Harm on January 6. His Impeachment Trial Must Reflect This. truthout.org Donald Trump has been impeached (again) for his incitement of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In his Senate trial, his lawyers will likely argue that his speech to the mob that day was just a regular political speech that maybe contained a little "hyperbole." Don't fall for it. | In the closing days of the 2020 election campaign,
(2021-02-10). Impeachment Won't Stop Threat Trump's Allies Pose to Global Reproductive Rights. truthout.org As Donald Trump faces his second impeachment trial this week,
(2021-02-10). Lawmakers use video to make the case for convicting Trump. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Using horrifying video of the Jan. 6 Trumpite invasion of the U.S. Capitol, with the mayhem inside and extensive excerpts of Donald Trump's speech that day egging them on, impeachment managers from the U.S. House mustered a strong case that senators should put Trump on trial and convict him of violating the U.S. Constitution and …
(2021-02-10). AP fact check: Trump's lawyers and the constitution. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump stretched beyond the facts Tuesday when they argued there's an open-and-shut case that the Constitution bars impeaching former presidents. That question is not settled, though the weight of legal views contradicts the Trump team's assertions. Bruce Castor and David Schoen addressed the Senate on the first day of Trump's …
(2021-02-10). Federal workers warmly welcome Biden revocation of Trump dictates. peoplesworld.org  …
(2021-02-10). 9th Circuit Denies En Banc Review for Juliana v. United States; Youth Plaintiffs Will Take Their Case to Supreme Court. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). After 9th Circuit Decision, Youth Climate Campaigners Vow to Take Landmark Case to Supreme Court. commondreams.org "The 9th Circuit failed to correct the legal errors in the panel decision," said the lead attorney in the case, who added that the case is now up to the nation's highest court. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/juliana_0.jpg …
(2021-02-10). Pakistani court commutes death sentences of 2 mentally ill inmates. laprensalatina.com Islamabad, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday commuted the death sentences of two mentally ill people who have spent decades on death row. The convicts, Imdad Ali and Kanizan Bibi are diagnosed as schizophrenic and sentenced to death in separate murder cases. "We hold that if a condemned prisoner, due to …
(2021-02-10). Biden administration peers at the Eastern Mediterranean: analysis. yenisafak.com Dean Acheson prefaced his collection of political essays, A Democrat Looks at His Party, with a quote from the esteemed US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.: "And it seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure." Holmes's quote provided an effective summary of what Acheson, writing only two years after the end of his tenure as US Secretary of State, explained in the rest of the text.While serving as the secretary of state, Acheson carried out one of the boldest and most visionary foreign policy initiatives of an era dominated by bold and visio…
(2021-02-10). GAO Report Shows Biden Should Scrap Trump's Economic Sanctions On Venezuela. popularresistance.org Washington, DC ‚Äï A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that US economic sanctions on Venezuela are harming the Venezuelan economy, especially by depressing oil production and exports, and that they are also hindering US-backed humanitarian assistance to the country. The report, which looks at the impact of US sanctions on Venezuela's economic crisis, was requested by former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel (D-NY) and committee member Congressman Andy Levin (D-MI). | "This report from the GAO offers more evidence that these unilateral, illeg…
(2021-02-10). BioNTech begins Covid-19 vaccine production in German plant. laprensalatina.com Frankfurt, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- German biotech firm BioNTech has started manufacturing its Covid-19 vaccine at its new plant in Marburg, central Germany, which it bought from Swiss company Novartis last year. BioNTech said in a statement Wednesday that the vaccine manufacturing process started with the production of mRNA, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in the Pfizer-BioNTech …
(2021-02-10). Bulgarian Orthodox believers offer 'miraculous' honey against Covid-19. laprensalatina.com Sofia, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Thousands of jars of honey have been "sanctified" this Wednesday in a traditional Orthodox liturgy that has been celebrated for years and which is believed, without any scientific evidence, works as a cure against all diseases, Covid-19 included. This tradition was created 15 years ago in a church located in the …
(2021-02-10). WHO backs AstraZeneca vaccine for over 65s. laprensalatina.com Geneva, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University was safe for people over 65 years old, despite some countries like Germany and Austria advising against. It is the second approval from the WHO for a vaccine against Covid-19, after the organisation in December …
(2021-02-10). South Africa to reboot vaccination plan with Johnson & Johnson. laprensalatina.com Johannesburg, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- South Africa will restart its halted Covid-19 vaccination program with doses from Johnson & Johnson, according to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday, after the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was found to be less effective against a new variant currently prevalent in the country. "We will soon announce more details about the delivery …
(2021-02-10). S Korea approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, including for elderly. laprensalatina.com Seoul, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- South Korea approved Wednesday the use of a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University in adults, including those over 65. It, however, said there was a lack of data on the efficacy of the vaccine in the elderly. South Korea set up a committee to carry out a fast …
(2021-02-10). BioNTech begins COVID vaccine production at new plant. yenisafak.com BioNTech announced Wednesday that it has started vaccine production at its new manufacturing site in the German city of Marburg."We started the manufacturing process at the Marburg facility with the execution of the first step: the production of mRNA, which is the active pharmaceutical ingredient of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine," the German pharma company said in a statement.Once fully operational, the new production site will become one of the largest mRNA manufacturing plants in Europe with an annual production capacity of up to 750 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.BioNTech, which together with the Ame…
(2021-02-10). COVID sparks resurgence of ISIL terrorists, threatening international peace and security, Security Council hears. news.un.org The threat to international peace and security posed by ISIL terrorist fighters is "on the rise again", the UN counter-terrorism chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
(2021-02-10). CDC Now Recommends Double-Masking for Optimal Protection Against COVID-19. sputniknews.com The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director, Rochelle Walensky, has clarified that new mask recommendations "do not change the specific recommendations about who should wear a mask or when they should wear one," but instead "provide new information on why wearing a well-fitting mask is so important."
(2021-02-10). UK Muslims ask UN to halt Sri Lanka's forced cremations. yenisafak.com The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) submitted a complaint to the UN on Tuesday over the forced cremations of Muslims in Sri Lanka who died of COVID-19.The MCB in partnership with UK-based law firm Bindmans submitted the complaint to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on behalf of their families. "No other state has carried out such unjust and discriminatory measures. We very much hope that the Sri Lankan government will change its policy in line with the World Health Organization's advice," Zara Mohammed, secretary general of the MCB, said in a statement, describing the government's policy as "unprecedented."Tay…
(2021-02-10). COVID-19: Expert asks US not to rely much on intel. yenisafak.com A member of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of coronavirus has asked the US not to rely "too much" on information from intelligence agencies."Please don't rely too much on US intel: increasingly disengaged under [Donald] Trump frankly wrong on many aspects… but don't forget it's "TRUST" then "VERIFY"!" Peter Daszak tweeted on Wednesday.He was reacting to the news story, the US will not accept the global health body's findings out of Wuhan without independently verifying.The disease, which first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, has killed more than 2.3 mi…
(2021-02-10). Iran celebrates 1979 revolution amid virus restrictions. yenisafak.com Iran marked the 42nd anniversary of the 1979 revolution this year in a remarkably subdued way owing to countrywide COVID-19 restrictions. | Instead of massive annual processions associated with Bahman 22, when the rule of Iran's Pahlavi dynasty ended in 1979, this year's celebrations are limited to car and motorcycle rallies in Tehran and other major cities. | On Wednesday morning, a large number of motorcycles and cars marched on the iconic Azaadi Street in Tehran, with revelers waving the country's flag and chanting patriotic slogans. | The similar two-wheeler and four-wheeler marches were carried out in other…
(2021-02-10). Indonesia says mechanical failure caused Sriwijaya Air plane crash. laprensalatina.com Jakarta, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- Indonesian authorities reported this Wednesday that a mechanical failure in an engine throttle lever could cause the crash of the Boeing 737 of the Indonesian airline Sriwijaya Air on January 9 with 62 people a board. The preliminary report, published Wednesday by the National Committee on Transportation Safety, said that as …
(2021-02-10). Macron's idea sign of his inability to think strategically. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA)—"The idea to include Saudi Arabia must be seen within that context, i.e. the inability of Macron to think strategically and in more analytical detail about national and international relations", says Prof. Adib Moghaddam.
(2021-02-10). 22 Bahman rallies in provinces (3). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — Below are photos of today's rallies in Bandar Abbas, Bojnourd, and Isfahan on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
(2021-02-10). Enemy seeks maximum pressure, minimum commitments: Jalili. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — Representative of Iran's Leader to the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili has warned against US claim on JCPOA return, saying that the enemy seeks maximum pressure along with minimum commitments.
(2021-02-10). EU parl. official says Iran has not violated nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Cornelia Ernst, the Chairwoman of the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Iran has stressed the need to resume talks with Tehran.
(2021-02-10). Which feature of Iran revolution causes concern for West? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — It is the Islamic, ideological, and transnational aspect of the Iranian revolution that has concerned the Western powers.
(2021-02-10). Revolution occurred for independence, dignity: FM spokesman. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said that the 1979 Islamic Revolution was the result of a relentless national endeavor for independence and dignity.
(2021-02-10). Spox rejects report on Flight PS752 as politically motivated. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has dismissed a report by Canadian CBC on Flight PS752 case as politically motivated.
(2021-02-10). Iranian inmates in Iraq to be handed over to Tehran: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — Chairman of Iran's Prisons Organization says the Iranian prisoners held in Iraq will be pardoned or will be handed over to Iran to spend their remaining jail term in their own country's prisons.
(2021-02-10). Iran condemns Kabul blasts. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned blasts that hit the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, claiming at least three lives.
(2021-02-10). Jan 6th, Fascistization, and Education. zcomm.org Interview on the events of Jan 6th, the destruction of public education and degeneration of mass culture…
(2021-02-10). 2020: A Year of Resistance in Tech. zcomm.org 2020 has been a record-breaking year for collective action in the tech sector…
(2021-02-10). Who decides what counts as 'political'? zcomm.org Government demands for public sector 'neutrality' uphold a harmful status quo. For civil servant Sophie Izon, it's time to speak out…
(2021-02-10). Iran's Islamic Republic Celebrates its 42nd Anniversary. zcomm.org I believe it is correct that the failure of the United States to overcome Iranian resistance to its destabilization and counterrevolutionary efforts is viewed as one dimension of American imperial decline…
(2021-02-10). Who Are the Ultimate War Profiteers? zcomm.org While defense contractors make billions in profits, Wall Street is the ultimate beneficiary of today's nonstop wars…
(2021-02-10). Fossil Fuel Pollution Caused Nearly 1 in 5 Premature Deaths in 2018. zcomm.org "There's a vaccine for the 8.7 million deaths caused each year by air pollution from fossil fuels. That vaccine is called solar panels and wind turbines"
(2021-02-10). Outcry As More Than 20 Babies and Children Deported by US to Haiti. zcomm.org Ice accused of sending 'defenseless babies into the burning house' as deportations of 72 carried out in apparent breach of Biden order…
(2021-02-10). What Ever Happened To Class Struggle? popularresistance.org As the fight amongst the oligarchs heats up over Trump's 2nd impeachment, one must wonder what ever happened to the days when the poor and the working class were clear-eyed enough to see their real struggle was against the rich? Wall Street banksters, the weapons warlords, Hollywood moguls, oil barons, real estate developers and the like. | Instead we see the Lumpenproletariat on their knees scratching and clawing each other – defending one side of the elite mobsters who are armed against the other in Washington's usual sideshow that distracts the nation from the ever present reality of capital accumulation.
(2021-02-10). Black Communities Fight Racist And Polluting Pipeline Project. popularresistance.org Black communities in Memphis, TN are leading a growing opposition campaign to the Byhalia Connection Pipeline, a proposed crude oil pipeline funded by the fossil fuel corporations Valero and Plains All American. Byhalia has yet to receive a crucial federal permit for the project, lacks local government approvals, and has not acquired all necessary easements for the pipeline route. Advocates argue that there is ample local authority to block the pipeline project. | In an interview, Wyatt Price, a supervising land agent for Plains All American, said: "We took, basically, a point of least resistance" in reference to…
(2021-02-10). Why A War In Yemen? popularresistance.org The Saudis decided to enter an ongoing civil war in Yemen in 2015 for several reasons. The two countries share a long border at the southern end of their peninsula. This length of this border is matched by Yemen's coastline on the Arabian Sea, an access to ocean waters that Saudi Arabia does not have. | Even more important is that the southeast corner of Yemen sits at the point where the Red Sea flows into the Arabian Sea through a very narrow passageway. This would enable the Saudis to control shipping through the Red Sea. | Furthermore, Yemen has oil that generates revenue from contracts with private producers.
(2021-02-10). Keep protesting, pleads freed refugee. greenleft.org.au Released refugees are pleading with supporters to keep up the pressure on government until all refugees are released from on-shore and off-shore detention. Chris Slee reports.
(2021-02-10). Communities organise to stop Berejeklian's destruction of public housing. greenleft.org.au The New South Wales government's plan for "social housing" is all about to helping out its developer mates and pushing poorer communities out of inner city spaces. Paul Gregoire investigates.
(2021-02-10). Sunday 2/14: San Jose Day of Remembrance of E.O. 9066 Japanese American Imprisonments WWII. indybay.org Livestream via YouTube…
(2021-02-10). Britain Says It Wants 'To Defend Human Rights Across The Globe' But Is Selective About Its Support. strategic-culture.org The "defence of human rights" by the government of Boris Johnson is a charade, and the treatment of the Chagos Islanders is cruel and loathsome. | Hong Kong used to be a British colony and was returned to China in 1997. Since then there have been disagreements between Britain and China concerning governance of the region, and the British government has poked its nose where it has no right to dictate the conduct of affairs. It
(2021-02-10). Women in Science award and bronze statue for innovative bioengineering professor. imperial.ac.uk Professor Molly Stevens has won the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award in recognition of her outstanding scientific achievements.
(2021-02-10). Imperial graduate inspires engineers and coders of the future. imperial.ac.uk SAM Labs, founded by Imperial graduate Joachim Horn, provides hands-on coding and technology teaching resources to schools across the world.
(2021-02-10). Solar Orbiter: one year in space. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's magnetometer instrument aboard the Solar Orbiter spacecraft has seen a successful and eventful first year in space.
(2021-02-10). Dragonflies perform upside down backflips to right themselves. imperial.ac.uk High speed cameras and CGI technology have revealed the inbuilt righting mechanisms used by dragonflies when they are thrown off balance.
(2021-02-10). Imperial funds 17 new equality, diversity and inclusion projects. imperial.ac.uk New equality, diversity and inclusion projects have been funded to highlight diverse voices and encourage open conversations and collective learning.
(2021-02-10). UK Bans China's CGTN for Being Too Much Like the BBC. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | The British Office of Communications (Ofcom) has pulled the license for …
(2021-02-10). 'Shameful': Fox News Cuts Away From Senate Trial as Shocking Footage Emerges. commondreams.org Instead, the network aired segments on a viral kitten filter video and the Dallas Mavericks national anthem controversy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/fox.jpg …
(2021-02-10). Fossil Fuel and Other Polluters Gave Tens of Millions in Campaign Cash to GOP Lawmakers Opposing Biden's Leasing Freeze. commondreams.org "Our elected officials are sold out to Big Oil," said Public Citizen. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/california_fossil_fuels_3.png …
(2021-02-10). Charitable Gifts May Not Actually Be Gifts …Yet. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). Local Georgia Prosecutor Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump's Request to 'Find' the Votes. commondreams.org The former president also faces the ongoing U.S. Senate impeachment trial as well as civil and criminal probes in New York. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_call_unredacted_0.jpg …
(2021-02-10). Washington Post Curates the Memory of George Shultz. commondreams.org By exclusion or distortion, establishment obituaries rewrite history to make the official heroes fit for adoration. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1300902550.jpg …
(2021-02-10). WATCH LIVE: On Day Two of Trump Trial, House Dems Set to Unveil New Footage of 'Extreme Violence'. commondreams.org The new footage, said one Democratic aide, "shows a view of the Capitol that is quite extraordinary." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12304683991_0.jpg …
(2021-02-10). Public Citizen Report: Big Oil Funneled Millions to Lawmakers Opposed to Biden's Pause on New Drilling. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). Student Action on Student Debt Cancellation: We Need More. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). New Report Finds "Serious Conflicts of Interest" at Top National Security Think Tank Sought Out By Biden Administration. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). Beyond Nuclear Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging High-Level Radioactive Waste Dump Targeted at Texas/New Mexico Border. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). Standing Rock Youth Council Ask President Biden to Shut Down DAPL and Line 3 Pipelines as They Finish 93-Mile Run in Protest. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). If You Want Healing, Get Off My Bike. commondreams.org Do we, as a people, want the events of January 6th to be seen by history as the beginning of national healing, or will we allow it to be the start of an even worse time of division and violence in our nation? | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/gettyimages-1231081426.jpg …
(2021-02-10). With Nods to Country's Free Tuition and Paid Maternity Leave, Norwegian University Delivers Epic Response to Will Ferrell's Super Bowl Ad. commondreams.org After the comedian noted that per-capita sales of electric vehicles are higher in Norway than in the U.S., a video from the Scandinavian country pointed out a few more reasons why life is better with social democracy. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/norway_2.png …
(2021-02-10). America 'Should Be Ashamed': Texas Teen Forced to Use College Savings to Prevent Mom's Eviction. commondreams.org "Americans owe $70 billion in back rent that they won't be able to pay. If we don't get them relief, there will be millions of stories like these." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/alondra_carmona.png …
(2021-02-10). All Undocumented Americans Deserve a Pathway to Citizenship. commondreams.org Years of advocacy have made DACA the floor of what's possible, not the ceiling. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/shutterstock_49320484.jpg …
(2021-02-10). On Friday, Landmark Climate Case Before DC Circuit Court. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-02-10). UK Labour Party wades deeper into the nationalist sewer. wsws.org Elected Labour leader in September 2015 on a massive wave of popular demand for socialism, Corbyn's five years in office ended with Labour led by witch-hunters and flag-waving anti-communists.
(2021-02-10). Sergio Garcia: New Yorker cover is a mythic model. laprensalatina.com By Jorge Fuentelsaz New York, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- "The cover of the New Yorker is a mythic model to which we all aspire someday, or rather we all dream of being able to publish" on it, Spanish illustrator Sergio Garcia — who is now fulfilling that dream — told EFE in an interview. Readers of …
(2021-02-10). First plane to fly from Europe to LatAm still gleams 95 years on. laprensalatina.com By Rodrigo Garcia Melero Buenos Aires, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- This capital rolled out the red carpet on Feb. 10, 1926, to welcome the first plane to cross the Atlantic from Europe to South America. Ninety-five years later, the Plus Ultra, donated to Argentina by Spanish King Alfonso XIII, has lost none of its luster thanks …
(2021-02-10). Djokovic, Thiem, Serena into Aussie Open 3rd round, Kvitova, Andreescu out. laprensalatina.com Melbourne, Australia, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic suffered to defeat American Frances Tiafoe under the Wednesday heat at the Australian Open, as Austria's Dominic Thiem offered a tennis masterclass to beat Germany's Dominik Koepfer The Serbian beat Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7 -6 (2), 6-3 to reach the third round of the …
(2021-02-10). K2 winter climbing season concludes with glorious summit, several deaths. laprensalatina.com Islamabad, Feb 10 (EFE).- The winter climbing season at Mt. K2 concluded Wednesday, marked by glory and tragedy, as climbers succeeded in an unprecedented winter ascent of the world's second highest peak (8,611 meters), while two other lost their live and three remain missing. Alpine Club of Pakistan's secretary Karrar Haidri told EFE that the …
(2021-02-10). Thai demonstrators call for release of protest leaders. laprensalatina.com Bangkok, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- More than a thousand people gathered in Bangkok on Wednesday to protest Thailand's strict lèse-majesté law, which prescribes prison terms of up to 15 years for insulting the monarchy. The fresh demonstration in the Thai capital came a day after prosecutors denied bail for four leaders of the pro-democracy movement who …
(2021-02-10). Djokovic, Serena, Halep into Aussie Open 3rd round, Kvitova, Andreescu out. laprensalatina.com Melbourne, Australia, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic had to suffer to defeat American Frances Tiafoe under the Wednesday heat at the Australian Open, as Austria's Dominic Thiem offered a tennis masterclass to beat Germany's Dominik Koepfer. The Serbian beat Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7 -6 (2), 6-3 to reach the third round …
(2021-02-10). EU chief 'regrets' bid to check vaccine exports on Irish-UK border. laprensalatina.com Brussels, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said the EU made mistakes in its hasty effort to control vaccine exports amid a spat with pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca late last month. The EU triggered an emergency article that would have forced controls at the sensitive border between …
(2021-02-10). Tree House Cafe in Nablus, West Bank. laprensalatina.com People enjoy beverages at the Tree House Cafe in the old city of Nablus, in the Israeli occupied West Bank, 10 February 2021. With wood and root-like decoration, the cafe is designed to look like a tree house. A visual story by EFE/EPA photographer ALAA BADARNEH…
(2021-02-10). 8 Islamists sentenced to death for Bangladeshi secular publisher's murder. laprensalatina.com Dhaka, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- A Bangladesh court on Wednesday awarded death sentence to eight members of a banned Al Qaeda-linked Islamist outfit for the 2015 killing of a publisher who worked with atheist writers and published secular books. Judge Mojibur Rahman of the Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Tribunal fined each convict 50,000 takas (approximately $600) for the …
(2021-02-10). EU chief acknowledges errors in vaccine rollout. laprensalatina.com (Update 1: Provides new angle, adds detail, alters headline, lede). Brussels, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in the EU's vaccine rollout. "We were late with the approval. We were too optimistic on mass production and perhaps too confident that what we ordered would …
(2021-02-10). Five More Memphis, Shelby County Businesses Closed After Allegedly Violating Health Directive. laprensalatina.com SHELBY COUNTY, TN (WREG) — The Shelby County Health Department announced five more businesses were shut down last week after they were found to be in violation of the health directive. Soulz Café & House of Soul at 549 South Parkway East; EL 7 Mares Bar & Grill at 3681 Jackson Avenue; Blue Nile Hookah …
(2021-02-10). Memphis Animals Services Responding To Pets In Need As Temps Fall. laprensalatina.com MEMPHIS, TN (WREG) — Memphis Animal Services issued an urgent plea for help as temperatures plummet. With temperatures falling, the agency said it's experiencing high call volume from citizens reporting animals left out in the cold which leads to an increase in intake. MAS needs those interested in adopting or fostering an animal to come …
(2021-02-10). German Red Cross deploy heated buses to help Berlin's homeless amid cold wave. laprensalatina.com Berlin, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The extreme cold that has gripped much of northwestern Europe in the wake of Storm Darcy has seen temperatures plummet to their lowest levels in years. Temperatures on Tuesday night in Berlin fell to -11C (12.2F), with lows of -14C forecast for this week. The German Red Cross has stepped in …
(2021-02-10). China's Tianwen-1 enters Mars orbit. laprensalatina.com Beijing, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- China's Tianwen-1 probe on Wednesday successfully entered Mars' orbit after a seven-month journey from Earth. The probe activated its braking system as it approached the Red Planet and it took 15 minutes for it to reduce its speed sufficiently ease into Mars' gravitational pull, according to China's National Space Administration. Tianwen-1, …
(2021-02-10). 2 killed, 5 wounded as wave of targeted attacks intensifies in Kabul. laprensalatina.com Kabul, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- At least two people including a senior police official were killed and five others were injured Wednesday in a series of bomb explosions as the wave of the targeted killings in the Afghan capital intensified over the past week. Kabul city was rocked by at least three consecutive sticky bomb attacks …
(2021-02-10). Atletico-Chelsea Champions League 1st leg match moved to Bucharest. laprensalatina.com Madrid, Feb 10 (efe-epa).- The first leg of the Uefa Champions League last-16 clash between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea will be held at Bucharest's Arena Nationala instead of the Wanda Metropolitano, UEFA announced on Wednesday. The change of venue for the game, scheduled for 23 February, came after the Spanish government on Tuesday decided to …
(2021-02-10). You're only three steps away from making perfectly tender cauliflower rice that still has texture. salon.com As with any good relationship, if you love your cauliflower rice, you need to give it a little space…
(2021-02-10). Meghan McCain: Marjorie Taylor Greene will be president if Democrats "keep demonizing" Republicans. salon.com "I'm more fearful of that than anything else facing us in the future," McCain says on "The View"
(2021-02-10). Impeachment trial 2, day 1: Now the Republicans are the party of terrorism. salon.com Trump is officially gone, but his specter hangs over Washington — and Republicans are still shackled to him…
(2021-02-10). "Buffy" star Charisma Carpenter accuses creator Joss Whedon of "abusive" behavior in lengthy post. salon.com Several fellow "Buffy" stars, including Sarah Michelle Gellar, also spoke out in support of the actress…
(2021-02-10). Trump trial, day 2: Democrats employ emotion to make their case. Will Republicans be moved?>. salon.com House managers make their impeachment case crystal clear: GOP complicit in Trump's insurrection…
(2021-02-10). Trump's lawyers make a mockery of Republican senators: Impeachment trial makes GOP complicity clear. salon.com If Republicans in the Senate had any integrity or loyalty to their oath, this one would not be a hard call…
(2021-02-10). How "House of Cards" prepared Robin Wright to direct "Land," a moving tribute to nature & resilience. salon.com The actress-turned-filmmaker spoke to Salon about playing a woman who deals with trauma by retreating to a cabin…
(2021-02-10). EU Vaccine Chaos: Go Now, Ursula. Just Go Now. strategic-culture.org The European Commission president has to be a failed politician who will be dazzled by the bodyguards, motorcades and photo ops with world leaders, but not really take the lead from the front. | When Ursula von der Leyen became European Commission president in December 2019, many journalists responded with vitriol over how such a German political lightweight could take the top job in Brussels. She literally had no success stories in Germany in previous ministerial positions and many Germans when hearing of her appointment reacted with "Ursula who?". | And yet, with the exception of Jacques Delors, European Commis…
(2021-02-10). Report: UK Government Considering Knocking on Doors of Vaccine Refusniks. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | The UK government is considering a plan to despatch council staff …
(2021-02-10). Immunologist: Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Could Cause Long-Term Chronic Illness. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | In new research published in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, immunologist J. …
(2021-02-10). Cuba to Produce First 150,000 Doses of Soberana 02 Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Cuba's Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV) President Vicente Verez on Tuesday announced that his country started producing the first batch of 150,000 doses of the Soberana 02 vaccine. | RELATED: | "Because of the vaccine's encouraging results, we started producing it on a large scale to launch its third phase of clinical trials in March," Verez said. | Over 700 people have already been vaccinated with Sovereign 02 during the…
(2021-02-10). Palestinians accuse JCB of complicity, as Israeli army demolishes homes for the third time in one week. thecanary.co On Monday 8 February, heavily armed Israeli soldiers entered the Palestinian Bedouin village of Humsa, and forced people to leave their homes. | They The Canary has also been shown photographs showing that JCB equipment was used to destroy houses in the nearby village of Yarza on the same day. The use of JCB's equipment has led to Palestinians accusing JCB of complicity in the dem…
(2021-02-10). Experts begin tests to determine whether the UK will need to be re-vaccinated. thecanary.co As part of our #FactOfTheMatter series, The Canary explores whether On 6 January, an emerging strain was found from Brazil, making it the latest variant to be reported after South Africa, the UK and…
(2021-02-10). Jamie Raskin's Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History. thenation.com Jamie Raskin's Passionate Prosecution Is Convicting Trump in the Eyes of History…
(2021-02-10). The American Example Is Shakier Than Ever. thenation.com The American Example Is Shakier Than Ever…
(2021-02-10). Kali Uchis's Fearless Latinx Pop. thenation.com Kali Uchis's Fearless Latinx Pop…
(2021-02-10). The Case for Blue-State Secession. thenation.com The Case for Blue-State Secession…
(2021-02-10). Trump's Lawyers Mocked Democracy and Reasoned Debate. thenation.com Trump's Lawyers Mocked Democracy and Reasoned Debate…
(2021-02-10). The Suffering Underclass of War-Torn Yemen. thenation.com The Suffering Underclass of War-Torn Yemen…
(2021-02-10). East Asian countries led economic recovery in last quarter of 2020, says UN report. news.un.org Without the resilience of the economies of East Asia and the Pacific, there would have been no global trade recovery at the end of last year, UN analysts said on Wednesday.
(2021-02-10). UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security. news.un.org The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as a vital source of nutrition, but also for improving soil fertility and warding off crop pests.
(2021-02-10). UN talks 'honestly' about the environment and avoids 'scaremongering'. news.un.org The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about "honestly, without scaremongering" and by focusing on scientific fact, according to Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
(2021-02-10). Libya: Security Council urges interim leadership to prepare for December polls. news.un.org The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the new interim leadership of Libya to swiftly form an inclusive Government and make necessary preparations for December's presidential and parliamentary elections.
(2021-02-10). UN highlights importance of pulses for diets and food security, marking World Day. news.un.org The United Nations is marking World Pulses Day on Wednesday, highlighting their importance not only as a vital source of nutrition but also for improving soil fertility and warding off crop pests.
(2021-02-10). Only 'following orders', no defence for any Myanmar atrocities: UN expert. news.un.org The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Wednesday said that security forces in the country must "stand down before there are more casualties" among protesters, amid reports of use of lethal force against those demonstrating against last week's military takeover.
(2021-02-10). Mali: Around 20 UN peacekeepers injured in major attack on MINUSMA base. news.un.org Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country.
(2021-02-10). Impeachment Managers Roll Out New Unseen Videos of Capitol Riot at Day Two of Trump Trial. sputniknews.com On 6 January, the US Capitol was attacked by violent Trump supporters who disrupted the certification of the presidential election results and caused the evacuation of lawmakers from the building. Five people died as a result of the riot, including a police officer. All the Dems and some GOP House members agreed that Trump incited the insurrection.
(2021-02-10). School Student Protests in Sudan Reportedly Turn Into Riots. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Protests by Sudanese high school students against rising food prices in the East Darfur and West Kordofan provinces have escalated into robberies and riots, the SUNA news agency reported.
(2021-02-10). Minnesota Republican Gets Stuck Upside Down During Virtual Committee Hearing. sputniknews.com Thomas Earl Emmer, an American politician, lobbyist and attorney, has served as the US Representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district since January 2015. Emmer also served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives between 2005 and 2011.
(2021-02-10). Video: Striking New York Taxi Drivers Shut Down Brooklyn Bridge in Anti-Debt Protest. sputniknews.com The rise of ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft, whose drivers do not have the same licensing requirements as professional taxi drivers, has helped cause the value of taxi medallions to collapse, plunging some drivers into debt.
(2021-02-10). Netizens Rejoice as Released Capitol Riot Footage Shows Officer Goodman Directing Romney to Safety. sputniknews.com Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) was one of several lawmakers specifically targeted by the pro-Trump rioters that stormed Capitol Hill and forced their way into the US Capitol building to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election. Four rioters and one police officer died as a direct result of the attack.
(2021-02-10). One More Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Off New Caledonia Coast — US Geological Survey. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake was registered on late Wednesday off the coast of New Caledonia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
(2021-02-10). Tamil National People's Front collaborates with allies of Sri Lankan regime. wsws.org By joining with the EPDP militia, a faction of the Tamil National People's Front is strengthening the Gotabhaya Rajapakse government against the working class.
(2021-02-10). Don't Impeach Trump: Impeach the Deep State for Its Conspiracy to Kill the Constitution. dissidentvoice.org All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which could be appealed to whenever it was necessary to make them accept longer working hours or shorter rations. And even when they became discontented, as they sometimes did, their discontent led nowhere, because, being without general ideas, they could only focus it on petty …
(2021-02-10). Don't Impeach Trump. Impeach the Deep State for Its Conspiracy to Kill the Constitution. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 27 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | *** | "All that was required of them was a primitive patriotism which …
(2021-02-10). Multinational military drill 'to give Pakistan diplomatic push'. yenisafak.com Hosted by Pakistan, a week-long multination naval exercise is set to begin in the Arabian Sea from Thursday, a move that could set the tone for its enhanced bilateral relations with many countries, experts said.Naval forces from 45 countries, including the US, China, Russia and Turkey are participating in Aman-2021 from Feb.11-16.Russia will join the military drill with NATO members for the first time in a decade, a development considered significant. The last time Russian and NATO naval forces took part in a joint exercise was at the Bold Monarch 2011 off the coast of Spain.Organized under the slogan, 'Together…
(2021-02-10). UN expert calls on UAE to free jailed rights defenders. yenisafak.com A UN expert Wednesday said she feared three human rights defenders serving 10-year prison sentences in the UAE are being mistreated in conditions that may amount to torture and urged authorities to release them."Issuing long-term prison sentences to human rights defenders, in connection to their human rights work, is a practice that cannot continue, and is an issue I will be prioritizing during my mandate," said Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders."Not only have Mohammed Al-Roken, Ahmed Mansoor, and Nasser Bin Ghaith been criminalized and imprisoned for their non-violent and legitimate c…