(2023-04-26). Yoon says US-South Korea alliance must 'leap into new phase' to overcome complex crises. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Bankrupt crypto firm FTX to sell LedgerX for US$50 million. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Google-parent Alphabet's revenue beats on ad, cloud strength. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Homegrown fried chicken chain replaces KFC in Russia. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Mexico's America Movil quarterly profit slides to $1.7 billion. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Microsoft earnings, revenue top forecasts, shares jump 4.6%. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). South Korean consumers' inflation expectations fall to 11-month low. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). TI forecasts downbeat second-quarter on expanding demand weakness. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Twitter says removed more content in first half of 2022 than in previous six months. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). World Bank Chief Economist Gill calls for new approaches to address 'debt crisis'. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Aston Villa go fifth in Premier League with 1-0 win over Fulham. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Burnley seal Championship title. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Canada Soccer names former men's captain deVos interim general secretary. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Girona's Castellanos hits Real Madrid for four in fresh blow to title hopes. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Vardy rescues point for Leicester in basement clash at Leeds. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Wolves earn vital points in battle against drop. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Climate activists block Berlin roads again. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Moscow human rights centre packs up as state tightens 'monopoly on memory'. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Sudan lab seizure poses biohazard risk during lull in battles. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). Trump rape accuser's claim not a 'he said, she said', lawyer says as trial starts. channelnewsasia.com
(2023-04-26). BAT to pay over $600 million for violating North Korea sanctions. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). Brazil's Lula da Silva arrives in Spain, Mercosur deal high on agenda. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). EAM Jaishankar visits Hindu temple in Panama, interacts with Indian community. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). EU on cusp of ending damaging Ukraine farm import standoff. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). Germany invites Chinese premier Li Qiang for talks in June. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). Russia convicts former cop to 7 years in prison over Ukraine war criticism. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). Sudan lab seizure poses biohazard risk, says UN agency. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). Sweden launches research rocket, accidentally lands in neighbouring Norway. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). UK launches massive evacuation of British nationals from Sudan. firstpost.com
(2023-04-26). 'Will do everything…': Bernie Sanders endorses Biden, rules out 2024 bid of his own. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Enlightenment in a Lost Postmodern Civilization. indybay.org Enlightenment in a confused, insane, dangerous anti-civilization.
(2023-04-25). Panel On The CIA AFL-CIO Murderous Attack On Mexico City Ford Assembly Worker In 1980. indybay.org There will be a panel on the CIA AFL-CIO attack on Mexico City Ford Assembly workers on January 8, 1980. It injured many workers and killed one auto worker. It has been covered up by the AFL-CIO and UAW leadership since it took place.
(2023-04-25). Paiute Blocking Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site in Nevada. indybay.org Fort McDermitt and Pyramid Lake Paiute are offering prayers, and blocking lithium mine construction by Lithium Americas of Canada, at the Paiute Massacre Site in northern Nevada. "They are digging right into the massacre site."
(2023-04-25). Wednesday 4/26: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org amphitheater outside the Bernal Branch Library | 500 Cortland Avenue | San Francisco…
(2023-04-25). Clanging Pots and Pans Throughout France Rattle French President. indybay.org Sonorous demonstrations against Macron at City Halls throughout France…
(2023-04-25). Sunday 5/14: HOUSING! – A photo exhibit and reception. indybay.org Milpitas Library | 160 North Main Street | Milpitas, CA 95035…
(2023-04-25). Saturday 4/29: Earth Day Celebration & Silent Auction. indybay.org Humanist Hall, 411 28th Street, Oakland 94608…
(2023-04-25). Saturday 5/13: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "Debt," by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-04-25). World Governments Attempt to Silence Indigenous Peoples at United Nations Permanent Forum. indybay.org The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues began its second week today, and world governments continued to rush to silence Indigenous Peoples, and deny the human rights violations being exposed. The Indigenous Forum is "no place to come and complain" said one of the United Nations representatives critical of the exposure of human rights violations around the world.
(2023-04-25). Saturday 5/20: 3rd Annual Under the Stars: BBQ Celebration. indybay.org San Rafael Elks Lodge | 1312 Mission Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901…
(2023-04-25). Saturday 5/20: 3rd Annual Under the Stars Sleepout to End Homelessness. indybay.org Virtual…
(2023-04-25). Friday 4/28: Free Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…
(2023-04-25). Nord Stream as a reason for war. indybay.org Only the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines ultimately cleared the way for the EU, and Germany in particular, to become long-term buyers of U.S. natural gas surpluses and to keep the price at a profitable level for U.S. fracked gas producers, even in the long term.
(2023-04-25). Pan African Peace and Global Prosperity – California Pan African Food and Ag Pavillion. indybay.org Trump Towers in NY, the blessing of a kindred spirit opened doors I did not know existed… today the spirit of Kermit Thomas, an ole green Louisiana frog, helping change the world. Gumbo Soup ready out West… Congo Square style… International Jazz Day…
(2023-04-25). Wednesday 5/10: Free Public Talk on Two Upcoming Eclipses of the Sun Visible from the U.S. indybay.org Smithwick Theater, Foothill College | 12345 El Monte Rd. | Los Altos Hills, CA 94022…
(2023-04-25). A's/GAP Billionaire Owner Fisher's Failed Howard Terminal Privatization Deal With ILWU. indybay.org Billionaire A's owner John Fisher who also owns the GAP has said that they will build a new stadium in La Vegas.
(2023-04-25). Wednesday 5/17: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org EMAIL CONTACT@OAKLANDPRIVACY.ORG A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE MEETING TO RECEIVE UP-TO-DATE INFO AND/OR ZOOM CONTACT INFO.
(2023-04-25). French Unions Prepare for Massive May Day Actions. indybay.org Workers won't allow Macron regime to cut retirement benefits…
(2023-04-25). Sunday 4/23: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Sebastia" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-25). Wednesday 5/3: #AbortionRights: Organizing Call to Strategize & Fight for Mifepristone Access. indybay.org Online organizing call…
(2023-04-25). In Shadow Docket Decision, Supreme Court Refuses to Rule on Mifepristone Ban. indybay.org The supreme court basically punted the issue of a mifepristone ban back to the 5th circuit, issuing a stay this afternoon with little word on what they are thinking. Why that took them so many days to do remains a mystery.
(2023-04-25). Saturday 4/22: SCOTUS decision is NOT the one we Needed! Hit the Streets! indybay.org King Plaza | 250 Hamilton Ave | Palo Alto, CA…
(2023-04-25). navegar sin patrón es necesario: Kalewche. indybay.org desde nuestro Sur al Sur, navegar sin patrón es necesario: Kalewche…
(2023-04-25). Stalin Is Dead,Tuckums Is Gone, The Masses Rejoice. commondreams.org
| In good news for America, "sentient white supremacist bow tie," "angry barking walrus," and "worst human being known to mankind" Tucker Carlson has been unceremoniously dumped by his overlords at Faux News, evidently not for being a racist POS whose toxic $787.5 million lies threatened democracy but for bad-mouthing said overlords. America's response: "Don't let the door hit you on your way out. Actually, let it." He departed declaring, "Let them eat bugs," and still lying. Thoughts and prayers. | Carlson's abrupt
(2023-04-25). A Jordanian message to Israel. thealtworld.com The case of the MP caught trying to smuggle arms into the West Bank | Every time I've met with Jordan's King Abdullah II over the past 20 years, the discussion has included three major points: That Jordan is more powerful that other Arab states regarding the Israeli occupation state as it can threaten its security along the 600km border; The imperative of restoring relations with Iran and allowing Iranian pilgrims to visit Shia shrines in southern Jordan; And the need to open up to Syria as quickly as possible. | Israel fell into what seems to have been a carefully snared trap when it announced it had arrested Jo…
(2023-04-25). Hero Without Cape: UK doctor shot in leg while saving mother, daughter amid Sudan violence. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). China's defence minister General Li Shangfu to visit India for SCO summit. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Will China's Push for Multipolar World End US Global Domination? truthout.org China is taking an increasingly assertive role in world affairs, helping to broker a restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, offering a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine, and strengthening its relationships with European and Latin American powers. Last week, China continued its diplomatic outreach by offering to hold talks between Israel and Palestine. "China doesn't want the United… |
(2023-04-25). Germany's New Anti-Russian Role Is Partially Due To Its Regional Competition With Poland. thealtworld.com Ideological motivations and shadowy US influence networks only go so far in accounting for Germany's pivot from Russia's top partner in Europe to one of its top opponents. The latest analysis for RT from leading Russian expert Fyodor Lukyanov would arguably have benefited by incorporating a geopolitical dimension with regards to Germany's regional competition with Poland. | Chairman of the Council on Foreign & Defense Policy and Research Director at the prestigious Valdai Club
(2023-04-25). Not a Green Bone in Their White Bodies. tomdispatch.com It's not often that conservative lobbyists beat the drum for increased environmental oversight and regulation. But that's what happened this month when the far-right Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), through its legal arm, filed a brief in federal court demanding that the Department of Homeland Security conduct an extensive environmental impact study examining, of all things, immigration policy. In a press release, the group laid out its reasoning: "Clearly, DHS desperately wants to avoid the impossible task of explaining, in detail, why adding millions of illegal aliens to our population does no…
(2023-04-25). Targeting Mental Illness Will Not Prevent Mass Shootings. commondreams.org
(2023-04-25). 4506 Civilians Killed By Kiev Regime In DPR Since Escalation In Donbass — Official Data By JCCC. southfront.org 
On the evening of April 24, 2023, the mission of the Donetsk People's Republic to the Joint Control and Coordination Center (DPR…
(2023-04-25). Anglican Schism Is Not Just About Theology. It's About Geopolitics Too. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by A schism that could tear the Anglican church apart is about more than LGBTQ rights. It's about fundamental cultural and religious differences with potentially profound consequences for the geopolitical battle to shape a 21st-century world order. | The rift also raises questions about the Church of England's priorities at a time when the Anglican c…
(2023-04-25). Bad Parts of U.S. History That Must Be Reversed. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by In order for a nation to reverse bad parts of its history, those bad parts must be undone; and in order to do that (to reverse past evils), they must first become ACKNOWLEDGED to HAVE BEEN bad parts of its history. But, instead, today's America — which had done that sort of thing in 1860, concerning slavery (committed itself to the abolition of slavery,…
(2023-04-25). BREAKING: Ukrainian Aircraft Shot Down In Kherson Region. southfront.org
(2023-04-25). CIA Cover-Up Of Hunter Biden's Laptop Charged By House Republicans. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image: Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst | Written by Here is the letter by the lead investigators, to Secretary of State Blinken, reporting the new evidence of his complicity in that cover-up, and Michael Morell's admission that it was done by the U.S. intelligence community in order…
(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Donbass On April 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Russian Army destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 system near Selidovo; | Russian artillery struck an AFU position near Stupochki; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue near Pervomaiske; | Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 warplane in Kherson Region; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU…
(2023-04-25). Military Situation In Syria On April 25, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 25, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 2 cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Aleppo region in the past 24 hours; | On April 25, the defense and intelligence chiefs of Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran met in Moscow; | On April 25, an SDF member was killed by a Turkish drone attack in the northern countryside of Ain al-Arab; | On April 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SAA positions near Bsartun; | On April 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces…
(2023-04-25). Russian Armata T-14 Main Battle Tank Deployed On Ukrainian Front Lines — Report. southfront.org 
(2023-04-25). The Pentagon Confirms US Cyber Military Specialists Deployed In Kiev. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | The Pentagon has officially recognized the participation of its military personnel in the war against Russia in Ukraine. Washington sent 43 employees of the US Armed Forces Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) to Ukraine to participate in cyber operations. | 43 US military specialists in Ukraine are fighting Russian cyber attacks during the war. The Pentagon traditionally claimed that these are allegedly defensive measures. U.S. Army Major General William Hartman said that "those are defense teams…
(2023-04-25). Ukraine Will Launch Its Offensive By April 30, Anniversary Of Hitler's Death — Newsweek. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImagePreparations for Ukraine's anticipated offensive is far from complete. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | A lot has been said about Ukraine's expected spring offensive, with many Western analysts predicting that it will soon begin. In fact, Newsweek cited the secret documents leaked on the Internet, which revealed that the US and its allies are aiming to launch Ukraine's offensive by April 30, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler's death. | Given th…
(2023-04-25). US And Ukrainian Agents Plotted To Assassinate Russians In Africa. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageThe case raises suspicions about possible US involvement in Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian territory. | Written by Apparently, it is increasingly difficult to hide the Western participation in attacks against Russians abroad. In a recent report it was revealed that the US and its proxies had a secret plan to assassinate some comman…
(2023-04-25). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — April 25, 2023. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
(2023-04-25). Ukraine Lost Media Battle For Dnieper Islands. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-25). Has Fox News 'Found Religion' by Firing Tucker Carlson? commondreams.org
| Tucker Carlson got | Many liberals are celebrating, calling it a reckoning—a win for racial justice and decency. With this bombshell revelation, some might even believe that | Fox News has finally gotten religion and seen the error of its ways. It's better late than never, they say. Salvation is always possible. | But if | Fox did find religion, why did it take so long? Religion is not something that is found overnight. It is a conversion that moves us when it takes hold at the core of our being. It's hard to bel…
(2023-04-25). 'So Blatant': Gorsuch Failed to Disclose He Sold Home to CEO of Major Law Firm. commondreams.org
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(2023-04-25). 'Win for Artistic Freedom' as Court Reverses Frankfurt Ban on Roger Waters Concert. commondreams.org
| A German court on Monday ruled that the city of Frankfurt cannot cancel an upcoming Roger Waters concert amid accusations of antisemitism stemming from the Pink Floyd co-founder's outspoken criticism of Israeli apartheid and other crimes against Palestinians. | Deutsche Welle
(2023-04-25). Regulation Won't End Bank Crises. We Must Put Shadow Banks Under Public Control. truthout.org Recent bank failures in the U.S. have raised the prospect of yet another financial crisis and brought about renewed calls for stricter bank regulations rules. Yet, key questions remain: Why have banking crises become an essential feature of contemporary capitalism? Are strict bank regulations in a capitalist society really the answer to a problem caused by capitalist financial institutions… |
(2023-04-25). New Defence Review Further Enslaves Australia To US War Agendas. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | The Australian government has released the declassified version of its highly anticipated Sydney Morning Herald's Matthew Knott, most well-known for being
(2023-04-25). Abbott's Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring. truthout.org Austin, Texas—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plan to pardon former U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry, who was unanimously convicted by a Travis County jury this month for the 2020 murder of racial justice protester Garrett Foster, may already be backfiring, according to internal emails Truthout obtained from the Travis County District Attorney's office. According to an April 17 email from Travis County… |
(2023-04-25). Alaska Supreme Court Says Partisan Gerrymandering Is Unconstitutional. truthout.org On Friday, the Alaska state Supreme Court ruled that the Alaska Redistricting Board — a state agency that is formally charged with redrawing political maps every ten years following the federal census — drew maps illegally, violating the state Constitution's equal protection doctrine. The court explicitly stated in its ruling that the maps were an illegal partisan gerrymander — the first decision… |
(2023-04-25). Gorsuch Failed to Report Real Estate Deal 9 Days After Joining Supreme Court. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch failed to disclose that the CEO of a prominent law firm that frequently argues cases before the Court purchased a large piece of property he had invested in — a transaction that occurred just days after Gorsuch had been appointed to the bench in 2017, a new report reveals. The report comes just weeks after a separate report uncovered that Justice Clarence Thomas… |
(2023-04-25). Joe Biden Announces Reelection Bid, Setting Up Likely Rematch With Donald Trump. truthout.org It's official: Democratic President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he is running for reelection in 2024. Biden announced his reelection bid in a campaign video sent to his supporters by email and on social media Tuesday morning. The video frames his presidential run as a continued "battle for the soul of America" and emphasizes the Republican Party's recent attacks on democracy and human… |
(2023-04-25). Legendary Performer, Civil Rights Champion Harry Belafonte Dies at 96. commondreams.org
Harry Belafonte, the beloved singer and civil rights activist who never wavered from his commitment to a better and more just world, has died at the age of 96.A spokesperson said that Belafonte, who straddled the world between celebrity and progressive activism for over seven decades, died at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan from complications related to congestive heart failure."I was an activist who became an artist, I was not an artist who became an activist," Belafonte (1927-2023) once
(2023-04-25). Clarence Thomas and Democratic Fecklessness. commondreams.org
Earlier this month, ProPublica released a
(2023-04-24). Cross-border passenger train on track to boost trade, relations with Laos. ecns.cn What can a high-quality railway bring to a less-developed region? China has answered that question with decades of efforts to build railways across the country, and those efforts have borne fruit.
(2023-04-24). ChatGPT craze drives domestic innovation. ecns.cn China's natural language processing (NLP) development is expected to see rapid development as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm. But additional joint efforts are needed for more homegrown breakthroughs.
(2023-04-24). Premier calls for advancing ties with Cuba. ecns.cn Premier Li Qiang called on Monday for strengthened strategic coordination and pragmatic cooperation between China and Cuba to make joint efforts to build a China-Cuba community with a shared future.
(2023-04-24). Foreign Ministry: China respects sovereign status of all countries. ecns.cn China has always respected the sovereign status of all former Soviet republics and this position has not changed, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Monday, after recent remarks on the issue by Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye.
(2023-04-24). Xi meets new envoys, urges joint efforts. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping reiterated on Monday China's commitment to peaceful development, saying that the nation will create more opportunities for the world with its own development and work with other countries to jointly deal with global challenges.
(2023-04-24). EU-China relations should not be tied to the Ukraine crisis: Chinese envoy to EU. ecns.cn The EU should not view the China-EU relations through the "prism" of the Ukraine crisis and should not sacrifice the China-EU relations and the interests of China as the cost to develop its relations with the U.S.
(2023-04-24). Sufficient travel urged to break 'vicious cycle'. ecns.cn Scholars from the United States and China expressed hope during a seminar for robust travel between the two countries to resume, and said both sides should remove obstacles to the process.
(2023-04-25). Distinctive pineapple industry proves sweet success for southern city. ecns.cn Driving 50 kilometers north from Xuwen Port, the world's largest roll-on/roll-off passenger terminal, there is another sea to be found — one of fresh pineapples.
(2023-04-25). Irish beef returns to market in China. ecns.cn A container of Irish beef arrived in China on Monday, marking a return of Irish beef to the Chinese market after three years' suspension due to a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
(2023-04-25). Train from Thailand returns with freight on maiden round-trip voyage. ecns.cn An international cold freight train carrying 414 tons of durians from Thailand returned to a freight railway station in Zengcheng district of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.
(2023-04-25). China will make proper arrangements for Chinese citizens in Sudan: ministry. ecns.cn The security situation in Sudan remains complex and challenging. The safety of the 1,000-plus overseas compatriots has been uppermost in the thought of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Chinese FM to chair fourth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang will chair the fourth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting on Thursday in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). China's high-tech zones show strong growth momentum in Q1. ecns.cn China's high-tech zones started the first quarter with strong growth momentum and a number of economic indicators achieved double-digit growth, Shanghai Securities News reported on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Spring warming thwarted by unseasonal cold snap. ecns.cn A rare strong cold front has put the brakes on spring warmth, with most parts of China seeing the mercury drop sharply since Thursday.
(2023-04-25). Draft notification targets food waste, security. ecns.cn Solicitation has been finalized on a draft notification ordering restaurants to clearly mark the prices and amounts of dishes as a new step to prevent food waste and safeguard national food security.
(2023-04-25). Global cooperation key in safeguarding IPR. ecns.cn China will actively and deeply participate in global intellectual property rights governance and advance multilateral and bilateral IPR cooperation to promote the building of an open economy, IPR officials said on Monday.
(2023-04-25). Wenzhou procuratorate approves arrest of Taiwan separatist. ecns.cn The Wenzhou procuratorate in Zhejiang province has approved the arrest of Yang Chih-yuan on suspicion of splitting the country, according to a statement issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). French director desires collaboration with Chinese filmmakers. ecns.cn China's film market has been recovering in…
(2023-04-25). China successfully trials Asia's largest liquid rocket engine test stand. ecns.cn China has conducted a successful trial run of Asia's largest test stand for high-thrust liquid-propellant rocket engine, according to its developer on Monday.
(2023-04-25). China's gold consumption hits 291.58 metric tons in Q1. ecns.cn China's gold consumption in the first quarter of 2023 reached 291.58 metric tons, an increase of 12.03 percent over the same period last year, according to data released by China Gold Association.
(2023-04-25). More Chinese cities pay salaries in digital yuan. ecns.cn Changshu City in east China's Jiangsu Province will start paying salaries of all civil servants and state-owned units in digital RMB from May, Shanghai Securities News reported on Saturday, citing the local financial supervisory authority and financial bureau.
(2023-04-25). China, APSCO sign joint statement on international lunar research station cooperation. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration and the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization(APSCO) signed a joint statement on cooperation toward an international lunar research station on Tuesday in Hefei City of Anhui Province.
(2023-04-25). Airlines will no longer check pre-departure Covid testing results of inbound travelers. ecns.cn To further facilitate cross-border travel, China is taking new steps to refine pre-departure testing requirements guided by the principle of ensuring safe and orderly travel and keeping the measures science-based and well-targeted, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning announced at a news briefing on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). ROK leader to meet Biden as doubts grow. ecns.cn Yoon Suk-yeol, president of the Republic of Korea, flew to Washington on Monday for a six-day state visit, with the aim of bulking up military deterrence in the region, a move experts say would exacerbate confrontation and increase uncertainty in Northeast Asia.
(2023-04-25). China details International Lunar Research Station building plans. ecns.cn China plans to work with global partners to construct a basic version of International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) before 2028, an improved version of ILRS earlier than 2040.
(2023-04-25). Zhejiang procuratorate approves arrest of Taiwan resident suspected of endangering national security. ecns.cn The Wenzhou procuratorate in East China's Zhejiang Province has approved the arrest of Yang Chih-yuan on suspicion of crimes of splitting the country.
(2023-04-25). China to scrap COVID-19 nucleic acid test for inbound air passengers from April 29. ecns.cn Chinese FM announced on Tuesday that airline companies will no longer check COVID-19 nucleic acid test results of passengers to China before boarding from April 29.
(2023-04-25). Explainer: Phase 4 of China's lunar exploration project. ecns.cn
(2023-04-25). In numbers: RMB gains more influence in global monetary system. ecns.cn Chinese currency renminbi's influence is increasing under the current international monetary system.
(2023-04-25). Aerial view of floating ice on Heihe River in Heilongjiang. ecns.cn As the temperature rises, ice in Heihe River began to melt on Monday, 8 days earlier than 2022. The water level stood at 91.32 meters, 0.75 meters higher than previous years.
(2023-04-25). Wild flowers in full bloom in California. ecns.cn Wild flowers are in full bloom along the coast of Pacifica in San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S., April 24, 2023.
(2023-04-25). Blooming azalea flowers offer spectacular view to visitors in Jiangxi. ecns.cn A sea of blooming azalea flowers that stretch across the Shenghua mountain offers a spectacular view to visitors in Yichun, east China's Jiangxi Province.
(2023-04-25). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Breaking Down Your Tax Bill. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Experts Warn Musk's Misleading Celebrity Twitter Blue Check Are FTC Violation. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Patrick Lawrence: Force-Marching the Europeans. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost ZURICH—Am I the only American to travel overseas and feel embarrassed by the conduct of the diplomats Washington sends abroad to speak for our republic? It is pretty strange to find yourself, an ordinary citizen, apologizing for the intrusive, cajoling, bullying, badgering and otherwise crude utterances of this …
(2023-04-25). Ralph Nader: Scranton Joe Nevermore — It's Always Been Delaware Joe. scheerpost.com 
By Ralph Nader In early March 2023, President Joe Biden embedded in his proposed 2024 budget to Congress revenue increases through tax measures that the rich and corporations do not like. Like his predecessors Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, he doesn't really mean what he says. Biden's four proposed increases are significant because they would …
(2023-04-25). Scott Ritter: Syria Comes in From the Cold. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). What the UK's Arrest of a French Publisher Means for Public Intellectuals the World Over. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-25). World's second-deepest blue hole found in Mexico: What is this undersea sinkhole and why is it so mysterious?>. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Operation Kaveri: First batch of stranded Indians leave conflict-torn Sudan for Jeddah on INS Sumedha. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Soldier among seven killed in rural Mexico clash between army troops, gunmen. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Sweden expels five Russian diplomats, suspects them of spying. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Watch: IAF's C-130J aircraft lands in Port Sudan for evacuation operations. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). WHO warns of 'biological hazard' in Sudan as warring parties seize lab containing measles, cholera. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Environmental activists pile up 6 lakh cigarette butts to raise awareness on pollution. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Fake Disney account gets verified on Twitter, now suspended. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Wait, What? US man wins lottery thrice with same numbers in less than a year. firstpost.com A US-based man has got his hands on the luckiest numbers of his life, which made him win not only once, but three back-to-back lotteries in less than a year. The anonymous man from Maryland's Waldorf won his first two lotteries in May last year, and now in 11 months has won his third lottery with the same numbers, said the Maryland Lottery in a new release. | Each time, the man won $50,000 on the tickets from Maryland's "Pick 5" game, betting on 48548, thus drawing a total of $1,50,000. Notably, the man's impressive records have made headlines all across the country, leaving people surprised about his logic behin…
(2023-04-25). The Rutgers Strike is a Turning Point for Higher Ed. progressive.org Inside the adjunct faculty uprising at the New Jersey campus.
(2023-04-25). Georgia DA's Request for "Heightened Security" Signals Likely Trump Indictment. truthout.org Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis said Monday that she is planning to announce any potential indictments in her probe of TrumpWorld attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election over the summer. Willis sent a letter to the county sheriff's office warning of a need for "heightened security" ahead of the announcement over concerns of violence. The charges would be announced between… |
(2023-04-25). Will Joe Biden's age affect his chances as he announces reelection bid for 2024?>. firstpost.com 
(2023-04-25). Losing everything to water. actionaidusa.org 
Every morning when I was a child, my dad would declare, in a sing-song voice — "There's nothing like a nice, hot shower!" — as he stepped into the steaming shower and the first deluge of water hit the top of his head. It's a motto that has stuck with my family, and it was…
(2023-04-25). 84 Amazon Contract Drivers and Dispatchers Have Joined the Teamsters Union. truthout.org In what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Monday called a "historic victory," 84 drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California have joined the union and reached a tentative deal with an Amazon "delivery service partner" that may be losing its contract with the online retail giant. The contractor, Battle-Tested Strategies (BTS), voluntarily recognized the union… |
(2023-04-25). WHO Official Warns Occupation of Sudanese Lab Poses 'Huge Biological Risk'. commondreams.org
Amid a 72-hour truce in Sudan, a United Nations official revealed Tuesday that that one of the warring parties had seized control of a national laboratory in the capital Khartoum that holds samples of multiple diseases, posing a public health threat.Dr. Nima Saeed Abid, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Sudan,
(2023-04-25). 'To Stand Up for Democracy,' Biden Makes 2024 Reelection Bid Official. commondreams.org
President Joe Biden made his reelection campaign official Tuesday morning as he evoked the threat to foundational and hard-won rights and freedoms posed by the increasingly fascist Republican Party."Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms," Biden declared in an early morning post to social media. "I believe this is ours." | \u201cEvery generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours.\n\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019m running for reelection as…
(2023-04-25). Venezuela's Guaidó Flees to US After 'Illegal' Entry into Colombia. venezuelanalysis.com With international delegations already in Colombia for a summit on Venezuela, Juan Guaidó's visit had all the features of a publicity stunt.
(2023-04-25). 100+ Groups to NY Gov. Hochul: Don't Allow Radioactive Waste Dumping in Hudson River. commondreams.org
Ahead of a public hearing
(2023-04-25). Ocean Warming Study So Distressing, Some Scientists Didn't Even Want to Talk About It. commondreams.org
Scientists are so alarmed by a new study on ocean warming that some declined to speak about it on the record, the BBC reported Tuesday."One spoke of being 'extremely worried and completely stressed,'" the outlet
(2023-04-25). 'Let Her Speak!': 7 Arrested in Protest Over Montana GOP's Silencing of Trans Lawmaker. commondreams.org
Chants of "Let her speak!" rang out in the Montana House on Monday afternoon as constituents and supporters of state Rep. Zooey Zephyr demanded that the Republican Party end its silencing of the transgender lawmaker over an impassioned defense of nonbinary and transgender children she gave last week. For the third day in a row, state House Speaker Matt Regier (R-4)
(2023-04-25). North Dakota GOP Approves Near-Total Abortion Ban After Rejecting Free School Lunches. commondreams.org
Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota on Monday
(2023-04-25). Progressive Young Voters to Biden: Energize Us and Win or Ignore Us and Lose. commondreams.org
In response to U.S. President Joe Biden's Tuesday
(2023-04-25). Texas Agriculture Dept Tells Employees to Dress According to "Biological Gender" truthout.org Transgender and gender nonconforming employees of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) received an unwelcome surprise last Monday: a new dress code that continues Governor Greg Abbott's campaign of anti-LGBTQ+ oppression. The Observer obtained a copy of the policy on Friday. The opening sentences of the memorandum, titled "Texas Department of Agriculture Dress Code and Grooming Policy,"… |
(2023-04-25). Direct Action Succeeds In Weakening Support For Israeli Apartheid. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Environmental Racism And Corporate Colonialism Revealed At Canadian Bank. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Hotel Workers Face Unwelcome Guests: Union Busters Hired By Bosses. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Our Missing Middle Housing Didn't Just Go Missing. popularresistance.org
(2023-04-25). Why does Putin not offer Germany Russia's security-umbrella? theduran.com
(2023-04-25). The Fish Rots From the Head — Why The CIA is Dysfunctional. sonar21.com 
This photo array shows the pictures or titles of the 51 CIA former officials who signed the letter in October 2020 declaring that the Hunter Biden laptop showed all the…
(2023-04-25). Kayla Denker speaks out against death threats, transphobic backlash. therealnews.com 
Kayla Denker is a military veteran and a trained archaeologist who has worked in the private sector and for the US Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. She is also a trans woman living in America, and every day she navigates the difficult and increasingly dangerous terrain of living her life as an out trans person—estrangement from unaccepting family, hostile encounters in public, and a growing right-wing political crusade hellbent on scapegoating LGBTQ+ people as the ultimate evil and the source of society's ills, stripping them of their rights, and outwardly calling for the elimination…
(2023-04-25). A call to action: Addressing inequalities between European healthcare systems. healtheuropa.com 
(2023-04-25). Defence Therapeutics granted US patent for vaccine enhancer technology. healtheuropa.com 
(2023-04-25). Cortez Masto's Bill a Public Land Giveaway to the Mining Industry. commondreams.org Today, Senator Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and several co-sponsors will introduce legislation to change permitting for hardrock mines on federal public land. Under current law, mining claims become valid only after the miner discovers valuable minerals. The bill introduced today would waive that requirement and instead allow any person to "claim" mining rights on withdrawn public lands merely by grounding a stake, paying a fee, and filing paperwork.
Below is a statement from Earthworks Policy Director Lauren Pagel:
"This legislation is an unprecedented giveaway to the mining industry, one that would…
(2023-04-25). Don't Run Joe releases statement on Biden announcement. commondreams.org With President Biden announcing that he will run for re-election, the The truth remains that a president is not his party's king and has no automatic right to renomination. Simply crowning Joe Biden as the 2024 nominee is unhealthy for the Democratic Party and the country. | In the face of clear polling that shows he is ill-positioned to defeat a Republican nominee, Biden is moving the Democratic Party toward a likely disaster in 2024. As the Democratic standard bearer, Biden would represent the stat…
(2023-04-25). Earthjustice Blasts Mining Bill That Perpetuates Broken Status Quo. commondreams.org
(2023-04-25). Leading Youth Groups Issue Joint Response to Biden Announcement. commondreams.org Today, in response to President Biden's re-election announcement, leading youth groups, Sunrise Movement, March for Our Lives, Gen Z for Change and United We Dream sent a joint letter to President and candidate Biden.
With Gen Z poised to play a significant role this election, the four organizations are calling on President Biden to 1) legislate boldly in 2024 and 2) run on a platform that energizes young people as he builds his campaign.
The text of the letter is below.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Dear President and candidate Biden,
We write to you as leaders from a d…
(2023-04-25). Nevada Senator Introduces Bill to Give Away Public Lands to Mining Industry. commondreams.org Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto introduced legislation today that would allow the mining industry to turn public lands into toxic mining-waste dumps.The bill removes most requirements for mining claims and development. Under the bill, mining companies would be allowed to bury public lands under tons of rock waste, construct roads and transmission lines, regardless of whether or not they had proven legal rights to do so. The bill would undo a century of legal precedent requiring mining claimants to prove they discovered a valuable mineral deposit on public lands before they could mine there."Sen. Cortez-Mast…
(2023-04-25). Shareholders of major US banks vote on proposals urging progress on climate & Indigenous rights. commondreams.org Today, major US banks Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo held their annual general meetings, where each faced multiple shareholder votes calling for progress on implementing their climate and human rights commitments. These banks were three of the four biggest fossil fuel financiers in the world in the seven years following the Paris Agreement, according to the annual
(2023-04-25). SpaceX Explosion Sparks Environmental Concerns After Coating Texas Community in Ash. commondreams.org
Experts and community members say that particulates from the Thursday explosion of Elon Musk's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket rocket spread much farther than SpaceX predicted, raising concerns about the impact on human health and endangered species.Within minutes of the explosion, residents of Port Isabel, Texas reported that wet, sandy material was falling from the sky, despite the fact that they were around six miles from the Boca Chica launch site. | "What kind of danger did Cameron County bring to our community when SpaceX was welcomed here?" Elma Arredondo, a retired school teacher who u…
(2023-04-25). Our Heartless Medical System. thealtworld.com A 41-year old mother of seven young children has been in effect condemned to death by Emory Healthcare Inc. of Atlanta, an affiliate of Emory University, for refusing to take the dangerous Covid-19 shot. The mother was approved for a kidney transplant but was removed from the list when she refused the death jab. The woman has had Covid and is protected by natural immunity. Moreover, there are many medical scientists who believe the adverse effect of the Covid mRNA "vaccine" would attack her kidney and kill her. | Only about one-third of America's transplant centers are still so medically ignorant of the mRNA "vac…
(2023-04-25). As Army and Rapid Support Forces battle it out, Sudanese left calls for restoring the revolution. therealnews.com 
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have begun fighting each other. The root of the conflict lies in disagreements over integrating the paramilitary into the army. The Sudanese left has noted that both parties seek to escalate armed conflict, so that it can be used as a reason to not hand over power to civilian forces.
(2023-04-25). Amid mounting political crisis, Peru's de-facto president swears in four new ministers. peoplesdispatch.org Indigenous and social organizations, as well as trade unions, have decided to intensify protests against the government of de-facto president Dina Boluarte. They are demanding her resignation, the release of her predecessor Pedro Castillo, the dissolution of Congress, and fresh elections…
(2023-04-25). As UN 'reviews' its presence in Afghanistan, its people continue to suffer from growing hunger and poverty. peoplesdispatch.org The 'Afghanistan Socio-Economic Outlook 2023' report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on Tuesday, April 18, highlights the impact of cuts in international aid to Afghanistan since the Taliban took over power in the country…
(2023-04-25). Austrian communists enter Salzburg State Assembly for the first time since 1949. peoplesdispatch.org The alliance led by KPàñ performed particularly well in the city of Salzburg, securing 21.8% of the votes and emerging as the second largest force. The regional election saw the incumbent Christian Democrat-Green-Liberal coalition lose its majority…
(2023-04-25). Is the US spooked by the possibility of peace breaking out in West Asia? peoplesdispatch.org NewsClick's Prabir Purkyastha analyzes the recent developments in West Asia, including discussions between countries which have long been hostile to each other. He also talks about the US response to these initiatives…
(2023-04-25). What place does multilateralism have in a 'rules-based international order'? peoplesdispatch.org The UN Security Council discussed challenges and need for effective multilateralism in global politics with representatives from various countries asserting that unilateral measures adopted by some Western countries violate the UN Charter, threaten global peace, and aggravate human suffering…
(2023-04-25). Joe Manchin's Tax Hike On The Working Class. progressivehub.net DAVID SIROTA | THE LEVER…
(2023-04-25). Idaho Attorney General's Abortion Opinion Shows Overturning Roe Was Only the Beginning. aclu.org
(2023-04-25). GOP Energy Bills Are Geared Towards Personal Enrichment. progressivehub.net DAVID MOORE | SLUDGE…
(2023-04-25). Tucker Carlson Will Find Another Home For His Hate. progressivehub.net ARI PAUL | FAIR…
(2023-04-25). TV Writers Flex Their Union Power. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-04-25). Australia's Defense Review Shows Its Readiness to Side With US in Possible Conflict With China. sputnikglobe.com Implementing all the tasks outlined in Australia's defense review is a challenge that will take plenty of time, Professor Joe Siracusa, US political expert and dean of Global Futures at Curtin University, told Sputnik.
(2023-04-25). Biden Officially Announces 2024 Reelection Bid. sputnikglobe.com US Vice President Kamala Harris has also announced on social media that she is going to be Biden's running mate in her reelection bid.
(2023-04-25). Citizens Rally in Tel-Aviv on Israel's Independence Day. sputnikglobe.com Israel became a sovereign state on May 14, 1948 — with extensive support from the Soviet Union. However, the celebration date changes on a yearly basis – in 2023, the Independence of Israel is celebrated on April 25-26.
(2023-04-25). 'Difficult for Republicans to Win' 2024 US Presidential Election. sputnikglobe.com President Joe Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris announced that they are going to run for reelection in 2024 on April 25, to the elation of some and the bafflement of others.
(2023-04-25). EU, Japan Oppose US Plan for Almost Total Ban on G7 Exports to Russia – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Representatives of the European Union and Japan have opposed a US proposal to almost completely ban G7 exports to Russia, noting that such a move is impossible to implement, the British news outlet reported, citing informed sources.
(2023-04-25). EU to Introduce Common AI Usage Regulations by End of 2023. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The European Union intends to agree on common regulations for the use of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT by the end of the year, Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Falling at Every Hurdle: Verdict on Biden Presidency Ahead of Second-Term Bid. sputnikglobe.com Joe Biden was was hailed in 2020 as the liberal saviour from president Donald Trump, who ended the 20-year Afghan war told Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to make his own peace with Russia. But now he must head off challengers in the Democratic primaries before he can attempt a re-run of the last election.
(2023-04-25). For Heaven's Sake: 700-Year-Old Angels Appear in Norway's Oldest Cathedral During Renovation. sputnikglobe.com Two-meter-tall angel paintings, covered by a layer of lime plaster and concealed for centuries, were discovered by accident as specialists were working on restoring Norway's oldest cathedral. Could the Reformation have anything to do with these mysterious works of art having been hidden for so long?
(2023-04-25). Iran Launches Exports to Saudi Arabia After Renewal of Diplomatic Ties. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Iran has started exporting the first batch of goods to Saudi Arabia, as the two countries agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies in March following years of tensions, Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Lavrov Chairs UNSC Meeting on Middle East, Israeli-Palestinian Tensions. sputnikglobe.com This April, Moscow holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. Experts stress that Russia has a deep understanding of Mideast policy and a vast power-brokering experience in the region.
(2023-04-25). Lavrov Holds Presser after UNSC Meeting on Middle East. sputnikglobe.com The Middle East is considered one of most complicated regions with religious and ethnic sectarianism recently exacerbated by inconsistent US policy. Russia has decades-long experience of mediating the tensions in the Middle East.
(2023-04-25). Moving UN HQ Out of US to Neutral Ground Reflects Evolution of 'Multipolarity'. sputnikglobe.com Sergey Lavrov agreed this week with the suggestion that the UN should move to a another venue outside the US Professor Alfred de Zayas, former UN independent expert on international order, said that would chime with the new global "multipolarity."
(2023-04-25). 'Once-in-a-Generation': Tucker Carlson's Departure Prompts Online Buzz. sputnikglobe.com The decision to remove Carlson from Fox News' host lineup reportedly came from none other than Rupert Murdoch, the media organization's billionaire chairman.
(2023-04-25). Russia Reveals Fast & Accurate Breakthrough Diagnostic Method for Cancer. sputnikglobe.com Scientists from the National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University designed a radiopharmaceutical for an accurate prostate cancer diagnosis. The drug is based on the isotope of technetium-99m.
(2023-04-25). Russia Slams US for Banning Diplomats From Holding Elbe Day Commemorations… Again. sputnikglobe.com Soviet and American troops met at the Elbe River in Germany on April 25, 1945, after completing the defeat of Nazi Germany. It was considered the highest point in allied relations of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition.
(2023-04-25). Russian Budget Stable, Deficit to Be Near Target Figures by Year-End. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's budget is stable, its deficit by the end of the year will be near target figures after a period of large expenditures early this year, presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Shoigu Holds Bilateral Talks With Iran, Syria, Türkiye Counterparts. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held several bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of Syria, Iran and Türkiye in Moscow, and discussed ensuring global and regional security, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). St. George's Ribbon: Symbol of the Fight Against Nazism, Past & Present. sputnikglobe.com Eighteen years ago, on April 25, journalists of Russian media agency RIA Novosti launched an initiative that resulted in the emergence of a symbol that became intrinsically linked with WWII victory celebrations both in Russia and abroad — the ribbon of St. George.
(2023-04-25). Switzerland Imported Over 10 Tonnes of Russian Gold in March. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Switzerland imported more than 10 tonnes of Russian gold via the United Kingdom in March, for a total sum of 565 million Swiss francs ($638 million), in compliance with all the trade restrictions, the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS) said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Top Slovak Lawmaker Warns Against Raising Ukraine's NATO Membership Hopes. sputnikglobe.com BRATISLAVA (Sputnik) – Slovak parliamentary speaker Boris Kollar has cautioned NATO against giving Ukraine false hopes about a prompt accession, after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed all allies were in favor of accepting Kiev into the alliance.
(2023-04-25). Trump Ponders Reasons Behind Carlson's Departure From Fox, Calls Host 'Terrific'. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described Tucker Carlson, a prominent TV host who suddenly left Fox News, as "terrific," adding that he still wonders if the television personalty was fired or left voluntarily.
(2023-04-25). UK Gave Ukraine Thousands of Shells, Including Depleted Uranium Rounds. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom has provided Ukraine with thousands of shells for the donated Challenger 2 main battle tanks, UK minister for armed forces James Heappey said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-25). Watch Russian Baikal Armored Train Operating in Special Op Zone. sputnikglobe.com Baikal is a state-of-the-art armored train capable of exterminating any possible adversary. Also, it demines and restores the railroad.
(2023-04-25). What is the T-14 Armata, Russia's Newest Main Battle Tank? sputnikglobe.com Equipped with a powerful cannon and fitted with a wide assortment of active and passive defensive measures, the T-14 Armata may well be one of the deadliest tools at Russia's disposal.
(2023-04-25). What's Behind Tucker Carlson's Ouster From Fox News? sputnikglobe.com Why did Fox News part ways with Tucker, whose name has never been tarnished with scandals of any kind? Speaking to Sputnik, journalist and pundit, Carmine Sabia weighs in on this issue.
(2023-04-25). 9/11 Hijackers Were CIA Recruits: New Docs Reveal. leecamp.com
(2023-04-25). British health workers to intensify protests against meager pay hikes offered by government. peoplesdispatch.org Health workers in the UK are taking a stand against the policies of the Conservative (Tory) government which has refused to heed their demands for pay restoration and essential resources for National Health Service (NHS) staff. Nurses, support staff, ambulance drivers, and other workers of NHS England have strongly opposed the latest, below-inflation pay offer …
(2023-04-25). Egypt adds 82 individuals, including several journalists, to new terror 'watchlist'. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday, April 22, the Egyptian government designated 82 individuals including activists, politicians, and journalists on its new terrorism 'watchlist'. According to reports, all those included are currently living in exile, having left the country after President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power through a military coup in 2013 by ousting the President Mohammad Morsi …
(2023-04-25). Rape allegation against Trump heads to civil trial. thecanary.co Content warning: This article contains discussion of rape and sexual assault. Jury selection is scheduled to start on 25 April in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against E. Jean Carroll. Carroll, formerly a prominent American columnist, has accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. The 79-year-old says Trump sexually assaulted her in a …
(2023-04-25). Lowkey points out the US arms companies profiting from the war in Ukraine. youtube.com 
"We've seen a 37% increase in the value of Lockheed Martin shares. We've seen a 41% increase, in the value of Northrop Grumman shares…so it seems there are winners in this war." Lowkey points out the US arms companies profiting from the war in Ukraine. Footage from @lowkey0nline speech at the @STWuk event in London …
(2023-04-25). Ecofascism Leads to Hate and Destruction, Not a Greener World. commondreams.org
It's not often that conservative lobbyists beat the drum for increased environmental oversight and regulation. But that's what happened this month when the far-right Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), through its legal arm, filed a brief in federal court
(2023-04-25). Baltimore comptroller sidesteps City Council to scrutinize controversial tax break for developers. therealnews.com 
Taking a major step toward improved public transparency regarding the city's use of Sponsored by Comptroller Bill Henry, the resolution will require the city to produce an annual report aggregating a wide swath of financial information on wha…
(2023-04-25). Zyuganov to Putin: 'Form a patriotic front against the imperial west!'. thecommunists.org The following letter was sent to Russian president Vladimir Putin by Communist party chairman Gennady Zyuganov on 13 April 2023 and is reproduced here with thanks to the CPRF. ***** Esteemed Vladimir Vladimirovich For all of us, 9 May is a sacred date. Victory over German nazism became a great milestone in the thousand-year history …
(2023-04-25). La Türkiye face à l'Empire américain. thealtworld.com 
À trois semaines de l'élection présidentielle turque, le débat se transforme. De pour ou contre l'islamisme de Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, il devient pour ou contre l'alliance avec les États-Unis. Le président sortant est en train de regagner des points dans les sondages qui le pronostiquaient perdants. D'islamiste, il est devenu nationaliste. On ignore pour le moment si cela sera suffisant pour lui permettre de l'emporter, mais on doit s'attendre, s'il gagne, à ce qu'il retire la Türkiye de l'Otan. | Les sondages donnent le président Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan perdant face au leader de l'oppositio…
(2023-04-25). Turquía contra el Imperio estadounidense. thealtworld.com 
A sólo tres semanas de la elección presidencial turca, el debate se transforma en Turquía. Antes se trataba de estar a favor o en contra del islamismo del presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan pero ahora se trata de estar a favor o en contra de la alianza con Estados Unidos. El presidente saliente está tratando de recuperar puntos en los sondeos que pronostican su derrota. Después de haber sido islamista, Erdogan se convierte en nacionalista. Por ahora, no se sabe si eso será suficiente para llevarlo a la reelección. Pero, si gana, es posible que saque a Turquía de la OTAN. | Los sondeos sobre la elección presidencial…
(2023-04-25). Big Tech Companies Are Becoming More Powerful Than Nation-States. commondreams.org
| A few years ago, I was having dinner with a friend who worked at Google. As we were discussing the ins and outs of the tech world, he casually remarked: "Google is going to take over the world you know." Driving home and reflecting on that remark I thought: "How curious." But now, as I contemplate the shambles our democracy has become, I'm more inclined to think: "How prescient." |
| Democracy is under threat—not just in the U.S. but in many other countries as well. But the precipitous actions of newly minted authoritarian leaders and the turmoil in Western democracies are just a few of the…
(2023-04-25). EAM Jaishankar warns Pakistan, says 'difficult to engage with neighbour who practices terrorism against us'. firstpost.com
(2023-04-25). Dashnaks in movies of Soviet-Armenia. uwidata.com 
We have thoroughly examined the role played by the Dashnaks in igniting mutual massacres and serving imperialist plans, leading our region to various disasters, especially in our books titled "The Armenian Issue in 150 Documents from Russian State Archives," "The Adventure of Armenian Nationalism," and "Turkish-Soviet Military Cooperation in the Caucasus (1919-1922)." We have displayed …
(2023-04-25). Florida Passes Bill That Allows for "Legal Kidnapping" of Transgender Children. truthout.org The Florida House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow state courts to intervene in custody disputes and remove transgender children who are receiving gender-affirming care from supportive families with whom they live. In extreme circumstances, legal experts say this may even "involve the state taking physical custody of a child." SB 254 would classify gender-affirming care for… |
(2023-04-25). 700 Pakistanis evacuated from Sudan fighting. tribune.com.pk 
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday that 700 nationals have been evacuated to safety in Sudan, where heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people and sparked an exodus of foreigners. | "Today, another convoy carrying 211 Pakistanis dispatched from Khartoum has arrived in Port Sudan," he said in a statement. | Alhamdulillah another convoy of 211 Pakistanis has safely reached Port Sudan. I'm grateful to our whole Foreign Office team & Mission in Khartoum for working tirelessly over Eid to facilitate Pakistanis in Sudan. Also grateful to friendly countries in the region especially Saudi… | […
(2023-04-25). Netflix to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea to make TV shows, movies. tribune.com.pk 
Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday it will invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and unscripted shows, doubling its investment in the market since 2016. | The US streaming service made the announcement after a meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. Yoon arrived in Washington on Monday for a six-day state visit. | President Yoon welcomed the investment as a "major opportunity" Netflix and the content industry of South Korea as the latter seeks to boost its cultural exports and influence. | Shares of South…
(2023-04-25). UK's Sunak wants EU deal on passport checks to ease delays. tribune.com.pk 
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to make a deal with the European Union to make it easier for Britons to travel to the bloc, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. | Sunak is hoping to build on improved relations with the EU to reach an agreement to let Britons use EU e-gates for passport checks, which would speed up border crossings, the report said. | Sunak's spokesman, however, said he did not recognise the reporting that the prime minister was pushing for greater access. | "As far as I'm aware there are no live discussions to that end, but of course we will al…
(2023-04-25). Modi's BJP courts India's rising election power: Women. tribune.com.pk 
Ranika Jaiswal's family in Varanasi has boasted a string of officials in India's ruling BJP party over the last four decades. Now she wants a piece of the action. | "Three generations of my family, all men, have been with the party. But now it's changing – as a woman I am also equally invested," said the 48-year-old, who is seeking the support of party officials to stand as a lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 national election. "I think it's critical for more female candidates to contest." | Decades after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was born from a Hindu nationalist organi…
(2023-04-25). Japan's ispace prepares for world's first commercial lunar landing. tribune.com.pk 
Japanese startup ispace inc (9348.T) is preparing to land its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) spacecraft on the moon early on Wednesday, in what would be the world's first lunar landing by a private company if it succeeds. | The M1 lander is set to touch down around 1: 40 a.m. Japan time (1640 GMT Tuesday) after taking off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a SpaceX rocket in December. | Success would mark a welcome reversal from the recent setbacks Japan has faced in space technology, where it has big ambitions of building a domestic industry, including a goal of sending Japanese astronauts to the moon by the late 2020s…
(2023-04-25). Rahul Gandhi appeals after court denies stay of defamation conviction. tribune.com.pk 
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appealed to the High Court in the western state of Gujarat seeking a stay of conviction in a defamation case, challenging a lower court's ruling against his plea, his lawyer said. | Gandhi was convicted last month in a case brought by a state lawmaker from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after comments he made that were deemed to be insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other people surnamed Modi. | Read more: Rahul Gandhi appeals defamation conviction with hearing set for April 13 | The 52-year-old scion of India's Congress party was sentenced t…
(2023-04-25). William settled hacking case with UK paper group, Harry says. tribune.com.pk 
Britain's Prince William settled a phone-hacking claim against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm for a "huge sum" after a secret deal struck with Buckingham Palace, the heir's younger brother Prince Harry said in court documents. | Harry, the younger son of King Charles, is suing Murdoch's News Group Newspapers (NGN) at the High Court in London for multiple unlawful acts allegedly committed on behalf of its tabloids, the Sun and the now-defunct News of the World, from the mid-1990s until 2016. | NGN, which has paid out millions of pounds to settle more than a thousand phone-hacking cases, is trying this week t…
(2023-04-25). Pakistanis among 57 dead as migrant boats sink off Libya. tribune.com.pk 
At least 57 bodies have been washed ashore after two migrant boats sank in the Mediterranean off different towns in western Libya, a coast guard officer and an aid worker said on Tuesday. | One survivor, Bassam Mahmoud from Egypt, said there were about 80 passengers on one of the boats that set off for Europe at around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. There was an argument as the boat was sinking but the man in charge refused to stop, he said. | "We kept fighting until someone caught up with us. The scene was horrific and some died (in the water) in front of me," he told Reuters. Eleven bodies, including that of a child, we…
(2023-04-24). Europe Has Lost Its Guiding Myth. thealtworld.com There seems to be more cultural energy present in the U.S. today, than there is in Europe, which has long since severed from living myth. | The message sent by the Chinese Defence Minister's three-day visit
(2023-04-24). DeSantis's Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money. truthout.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made dominating public schools a signature issue in his efforts to appeal to his political base, with the help of school-focused groups funded by dark money donors. DeSantis has appointed far right activists with ties to dark money groups to fill the state's Board of Education, which wields significant power over the state's K-12 schools, including the power to… |
(2023-04-24). Sudan Death Toll Grows Amid "Near-Total Collapse" of Essential Daily Necessities. truthout.org The United States and other countries moved to evacuate diplomats and citizens from Sudan over the weekend amid fighting between rival military factions that's killed at least 420 people and injured over 3,700 more, in a crisis that began on April 15 when the Sudanese military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces began exchanging fire in the capital Khartoum… |
(2023-04-24). Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On April 24, a Ukrainian-made kamikaze drone fell in the Moscow region. It was not intercepted by Russian forces but fell because it ran out of fuel. To defeat its target, the kamikaze drone was loaded with Canadian M112 explosive charges based on US C4 explosives. | The drone was Ukrainian-made UJ-22 Airborne. It was discovered in the Bogorodsky city district. | This model was used by the AFU mainly for reconnaissance and surveillance operations. Over the past six months, UJ-22 Airborne was ofte…
(2023-04-24). From the Protests to Palestine: The Far Right in Israel and the Left. socialistproject.ca 
Benjamin Netanyahu returned to the Israeli prime minister's office in November, backed by a coalition of religious and far-right ethno-nationalist parties. Since then, clashes between Israeli armed forces and Palestinians have escalated, due largely to increasing raids on Palestinian civilians and highly provocative armed aggression by Israel at the al-Aqsa Mosque. Netanyahu's government is additionally attempting to consolidate its control over the judiciary by claiming the right to appoint judges and constrain the courts' jurisdiction — a move that has sparked massive protests across the country. On Ma…
(2023-04-24). The US has DESTROYED the EU in Ukraine. Is Taiwan Next? w/ Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano. thealtworld.com Danny Haiphong joins Brian Berletic and Angelo Giuliano to discuss Europe's steep decline after following the US's aggressive moves to contain Russia and China. | Full stream:
(2023-04-24). What Would It Take To Defeat Big Oil? popularresistance.org At a time when the world is close to irreversible climate breakdown, fossil fuel energy is growing, with oil being the biggest contributor to primary energy supply. Globally, approximately 33 percent of our energy comes from oil, followed by coal, gas and hydroelectric power. Indeed, oil companies are bringing in staggering profits, and oil production may even continue to increase through 2050. Why is it so hard to quit oil, and what would it take to defeat Big Oil? Progressive economist Gregor Semieniuk tackles exasperating questions like those in this exclusive interview for Truthout.
(2023-04-24). Even as They Protest, Israeli Liberals Reject Solidarity With Palestinians. truthout.org Why are liberal Israeli protesters working with Israeli police to rip down Palestinian flags whenever anti-occupation activists attempt to raise them in the context of the widespread anti-government protests in Israel? There's a structural reason why the occupation of Palestine is absent from the mainstream liberal agenda of the protests, says Israeli academic and left-wing activist Idan Landau… |
(2023-04-24). Chris Matlhako: Remarkable South African Internationalist. towardfreedom.org Comrade Chris Matlhako, the Secretary for International Affairs of the South African Communist Party and Central Committee member, passed away in the morning of April 20, 2023, at the age of 58. He was a diligent friend to the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and a partner in the construction of socialism internationally. Camila Escalante penned this tribute.
(2023-04-24). The United States Of Paralysis. popularresistance.org Political paralysis is snuffing out what is left of our anemic democracy. | It is the paralysis of doing nothing while the ruling oligarchs, who have increased their wealth by nearly a third since the pandemic began and by close to 90 percent over the past decade, orchestrate virtual tax boycotts as millions of Americans go into bankruptcy to pay medical bills, mortgages, credit card debt, student debt, car loans and soaring utility bills demanded by a system that has privatized nearly every aspect of our lives. | It is the paralysis of doing nothing about raising the minimum wage, despite the ravages of inflatio…
(2023-04-24). Lizzo Performs With Drag Queens in Defiance of Statewide Ban in Tennessee. truthout.org Pop superstar Lizzo appeared on stage with a group of drag queens at her concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Friday night, purposely defying a law barring drag performances in the state. A Tennessee bill that passed earlier this year forbids so-called "adult cabaret" in public spaces where children could feasibly be present, including restaurants, bars, libraries, and other areas. "I was told by… |
(2023-04-24). Tucker Carlson Is No Longer at Fox News, Company Says. truthout.org Tucker Carlson is no longer part of Fox News's primetime lineup of hosts, the company said in a statement. The far right host, whose program often amplified false, right-wing conspiracy theories, has "parted ways" with the network, the company announced on Monday. "Mr. Carlson's last program was Friday April 21st," Fox News said in a statement. Until a replacement is found, the time slot that… |
(2023-04-24). Chris Hedges: The United States of Paralysis. scheerpost.com 
The longer the corporate state erodes the social bonds that knit us to society and give us a sense of purpose and meaning the more inevitable an authoritarian state and a Christianized fascism becomes.
(2023-04-24). Extinction Rebellion's Roger Hallam: It's not the climate, it's the system | The Chris Hedges Report. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Real News Network Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of UN scientists, delivered a "final warning" to drastically cut global emissions in order to prevent the heating of the planet past 1.5 degrees Celsius. As the exponentially accelerating effects of the climate crisis have …
(2023-04-24). A New Bill in Oregon Could Target Environmental Protesters as Terrorists. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-24). MaxBytes: Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown Challenged on Ukraine. scheerpost.com 
By Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost On April 20, 2023, ScheerPost writer/editor Max Jones attended a panel hosted by the University of Southern California's Center for Political Future featuring former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown. In a Q&A with the former prime minister and other panelists, Jones questioned a statement Brown …
(2023-04-24). The EARN IT Bill Is Back, Seeking To Scan Our Messages and Photos. scheerpost.com 
If EARN IT passes, we're likely to see state lawmakers step in and mandate scanning of messages and other files similar to the plan that Apple wisely walked away from last year.
(2023-04-24). Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-24). Dispatch from Artsakh: 'A Continuous Effort to Ethnically Cleanse Armenians'. progressive.org The brutal Azerbaijani blockade of the historically Armenian region has gone largely unacknowledged by U.S. media, even as the Biden Administration enables it.
(2023-04-24). European Patients' Rights Day and ATMPs: Combining sustainability, innovation and respect for patients' rights. healtheuropa.com 
Mariano Votta and Bianca Ferraiolo from the Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network discuss this year's European Patients' Rights Day which focuses on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products in Europe. This year, Active Citizenship Network, the European branch of the Italian NGO Cittadinanzattiva, will celebrate European Patients' Rights Day which has reached its 17th edition. The event will be …
(2023-04-24). Georgia DA to Open Investigation Following Report of New Trump Election Texts. truthout.org Two men hired by former President Donald Trump's legal team discussed a plot to use data obtained from a breached Georgia voting machine as part of an attempt to decertify the state's 2021 U.S. Senate run-off election, according to CNN. Jim Penrose, a former NSA official who worked alongside Trump attorney Sidney Powell to access voting machines in Coffee County, Georgia… |
(2023-04-24). U.S. Gun Companies Must Be Held Accountable for Violence in Mexico. progressive.org A new lawsuit argues that U.S. gun companies' unlawful conduct has substantially reduced the life expectancy of Mexican citizens.
(2023-04-24). Weekly round-up: Dominic Raab resignation, Fox news settlement, love-bombing. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Dominic Raab has resigned as deputy prime minister after a bullying inquiry vindicated a number of civil servants' claims about his behaviour as a minister in the cabinets of Boris Johnson and Theresa May. The report of Andrew Tolley KC held that Raab's behaviour constituted an "abuse or misuse of power," citing instances of an …
(2023-04-24). Imperial and UN leaders meet to tackle development challenges. imperial.ac.uk Leaders from Imperial and the UN met to explore ways the College can support efforts to tackle development challenges.
(2023-04-24). Republicans Attack Abortion Rights Ballot Initiatives in Several States. truthout.org Last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, voters in Kansas, California, Michigan, Vermont, Kentucky, and Montana used the ballot initiative process to show their support for reproductive freedom, both by defeating GOP-backed anti-abortion measures and approving constitutional amendments aimed at preserving abortion access. Those losses for anti-abortion… |
(2023-04-24). 'Historic Victory': Amazon Contractor Delivery Drivers Join Teamsters. commondreams.org
In what the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Monday called a "historic victory," 84 drivers and dispatchers in Palmdale, California have joined the union and reached a tentative deal with an Amazon "
(2023-04-24). The US Has No Plans to Give Up Nuclear Weapons. The Public Needs to Change That. truthout.org When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his intention to deploy short-range nuclear missiles to Belarus in March, he pointed to U.S. nuclear weapons housed in five NATO nations as justification. Putin said the construction of a "special repository" for an Iskander missile complex in Belarus would not violate obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. But by accepting the… |
(2023-04-24). Marxism And Anticolonialism: A Conversation With Vijay Prashad. popularresistance.org Vijay Prashad (Calcutta, 1967) is above all a militant. His intellectual work is an attempt to understand and respond to some of the great challenges of our time. Of Indian origin, this Marxist historian has deployed an intense vital activity that has taken him to many countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity. | He currently serves as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task he alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at several universities, as well as with a prolific body of work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poore…
(2023-04-24). Another Blast From the Past — Former CIA Director Mike Morrell Confirms I Was Right. sonar21.com 
In October 2020, on the eve of the last Presidential debate, 50 U.S. intelligence luminaries published a letter intimating that the Hunter Biden laptop had all the earmarks of diabolical…
(2023-04-24). Electing union members to office is good, actually. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in As soon as the votes were counted in Chicago's mayoral election, declaring Brandon Johnson, a longtime Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader as both a rank-and-file member and staffer, the winner, the concern trolling began. Conservative and liberal pundits had questions. Or rather, one question: How could Johnson represent the "public" when he's "beholden" to the teachers'
(2023-04-24). Lowkey: The Ukraine Kill List And Weaponizing Anti-Semitism. popularresistance.org In this latest thought-provoking episode of The Watchdog, esteemed academic and public intellectual David Miller returns, this time delving into the covert tactics used by the powerful Israel Lobby to silence advocates for Palestinian rights. Drawing upon firsthand experience, Miller exposes the systematic campaign to force him out of Bristol University and the weaponization of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism to stifle dissent. He reveals how academics who have dared to speak out against the Israeli government's policies towards Palestine face severe repercussions, including threats of termination and profes…
(2023-04-24). Law Pod UK new episode: Multi-defendant cases: the more the merrier? ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 183 Lucy McCann speaks to Cara Guthrie and Matthew Flinn of 1 Crown Office Row about multi-defendant litigation in the field of clinical negligence. The discussion covers, who to sue, the costs implications of having multiple defendants, contribution proceedings, apportioning liability between defendants, and interim payment applications. Cases mentioned in this episode: Webb …
(2023-04-24). How a 1970s prisoner-organized literacy program changed Maryland's penitentiaries. therealnews.com 
Marshall "Eddie" Conway was framed for the murder of a police officer and incarcerated for 44 years—but even behind bars, he continued to organize. In the early 1970s, Maryland's state prisons were overcrowded and lacked education opportunities for incarcerated people. As a form of intervention, Eddie organized a university-level education program with fellow prisoners known as "To Say Their Own Word." The program not only raised the level of literacy among inmates; it also forged stronger solidarity between prisoners, and catalyzed other organizing and transformation across Maryland's prison system.
(2023-04-24). Voting Rights Groups File Emergency Motion to Lift Georgia's Line Relief Ban in 2024 Elections. commondreams.org ATLANTA—Voting rights organizations filed an emergency preliminary injunction motion today to lift part of the restriction in Georgia's anti-voter law, S.B. 202, that blocks Georgians from providing food and water to voters waiting in long lines at the polls.The motion was filed as part of ongoing litigation in AME Church v. Kemp, which challenges S.B. 202 for unconstitutionally creating barriers to voting that diminish the voices of communities of color, women, and people with disabilities. If granted, the preliminary injunction would allow volunteers to provide food and water to voters in lines that ex…
(2023-04-24). No More Truth from Fox News. thealtworld.com As I have reported over and over, truth-tellers are being eliminated. Now it is the most popular TV host with the largest following that has been jettisoned. | It is highly unusual, indeed extraordinary, for a media company to suddenly cancel its star primetime host, especially when the show is booming while other TV news loses credibility and viewers. Here is the report just released by The Epoch Times: | "Fox News on Monday confirmed that it 'parted ways' with popular primetime host Tucker Carlson, offering no explanation why. | "'FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways. We thank him for his…
(2023-04-24). The Western World Has Forsaken All of Its Former Values. thealtworld.com Let's be honest and face it. The Western countries are no longer democracies with free speech, a rule of law, and accountable governments. They are tyrannies. | Wherever you look you see free speech stifled. You see law used as a weapon against journalists like Julian Assange and an American president like Donald Trump and his supporters. The Biden regime has put one thousand Americans in prison for attending a rally for Trump by asserting without any evidence that the rally was an insurrection. The Western media is a propaganda ministry. The West's foreign policy consists of war. | Law professor Jonathan Turley…
(2023-04-24). A decade after Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, garment workers' safety still not a priority. peoplesdispatch.org Clothing brands operating in the country have still not joined the Accord on Health and Safety, which could prevent accidents like the one that occurred at Rana Plaza in April 2013 which led to over 1,100 deaths…
(2023-04-24). Chile's President Gabriel Boric announces plan to nationalize lithium industry. peoplesdispatch.org Chile's President Gabriel Boric has proposed the creation of a state-owned company which will eventually take over the lithium mining sector from private industry giants. The Latin American country has one of the world's largest lithium reserves and is the second largest producer of the metal globally, after Australia…
(2023-04-24). Over 420 people have been killed in fighting in Sudan. Foreign countries accelerate evacuations. peoplesdispatch.org According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 3,700 people have been injured since fighting broke out on April 15. The humanitarian crisis, including mass displacement, has continued to worsen as multiple ceasefires have failed to hold…
(2023-04-24). US and NATO allies accounted for over half of global military expenditure in 2022: SIPRI report. peoplesdispatch.org 
According to this year's SIPRI defense expenditure report, Europe has recorded the highest defense expenditure in more than 30 years, surpassing its previous highest record from 1989…
(2023-04-24). Whither Multipolarity In A Changing World Order. popularresistance.org The Italian political theorist Antonio Gramsci presciently observed: "The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear." | This period that we live in is arguably shaped by three elements: two moribund (the implosion of the USSR and the centrality of US imperialism) and one vital (the promise of multipolarity). The camp associated with the US is consolidating at the same time that a countervailing multipolar tendency is emerging. Major changes are reshaping the world order, I contend, but the outcome is not ye…
(2023-04-24). The Michael Schumacher "Interview" ukhumanrightsblog.com 
It has been widely reported that the German magazine Die Aktuelle recently ran a front cover with a picture of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promising 'Michael Schumacher, the first interview'. The strapline added: "it sounded deceptively real". Anyone walking past a news stand would have assumed that this was a genuine interview with …
(2023-04-24). The Perpetual War Alarm Sounds In Australia. progressivehub.net BRIAN MARTIN | TRANSCEND MEDIA SERVICE…
(2023-04-24). Do Billionaires Really Care About "Woke" Politics? progressivehub.net THOM HARTMANN | THE HARTMANN REPORT…
(2023-04-24). Lockheed Martin Doesn't Care About Climate Change. progressivehub.net DANAKA KATOVICH AND DAVID GIBSON | JACOBIN…
(2023-04-24). Syria Comes In From The Cold. popularresistance.org While the world continues to come to grips with the reality — and consequences — of the Chinese-brokered rapprochement between Saudi Araba and Iran, another diplomatic coup is unfolding in the Middle East. | This one is orchestrated by the Russians. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan flew to Damascus last week, where he met Syrian President Bashar Assad. This visit followed that of Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad earlier this month to Riyadh. | The two countries severed diplomatic relations in 2012 at the beginning of a Syrian civil conflict that saw Saudi Arabia throwing its money…
(2023-04-24). Is the Government Tracking Your Social Media Activity? aclu.org 
The Biden administration has been quietly deploying and expanding programs that surveil what people say on social media, using tools that allow agents and analysts to invisibly monitor the vast amount of protected speech that occurs online. For years, these kinds of tools have been increasingly used for a range of controversial law enforcement and intelligence purposes. But some of the most troubling programs continuously monitor the social media posts of non-citizens to decide who gets to live, study, or stay in the United States. | If you're an immigrant or visa-holder in the United States and believe you've…
(2023-04-24). Bills Enabling Child Labor Can Be Traced to This One Conservative Lobbying Group. truthout.org Republicans have been waging a push in recent months to pass bills weakening child labor protections. But even though these bills are being pushed across several states, a new investigation finds that a right-wing, Florida-based think tank is behind a large number of them — and that the think tank, in some cases, outright wrote the bills. According to The Washington Post… |
(2023-04-24). Socialist Movement of Ghana calls for urgent public health response to new malaria threat. peoplesdispatch.org The invasive, malaria-transmitting Anopheles stephensi mosquito has been detected in Ghana for the first time. The species can survive in high temperatures and urban areas, posing new challenges for disease response and control…
(2023-04-24). The 'incremental genocide' of the Palestinians continues. thecommunists.org The following article is reproduced from Palestine Chronicle, with thanks. ***** I am writing this op-ed on 23 March 2023. Seventy-five years ago, on this date, the military command of the zionist leadership publicised Plan Dalet, or Plan D, which, among other guidelines, instructed the zionist forces, who were on their way to occupy hundreds …
(2023-04-24). How to Build a Fighting Labor Movement. thedigradio.com Featuring Jane McAlevey on how to organize workers into unions that wage mass strikes to fight employers.
(2023-04-24). Killer Cop Kim Potter Hurriedly Released After 16 Months in Prison. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-24). The Case of Marvin Haynes — Part Four: The Trials of Marvin Haynes. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-24). Days After $550M Tyre Nichols Death Lawsuit Filed, TN Weakens Police Oversight. truthout.org The Tennessee legislature passed a bill on Thursday that would weaken police oversight in the state and dissolve community-led oversight boards in Memphis and Nashville. Racial justice and civilian oversight advocates have denounced the bill as a legislative attempt to muzzle independent investigations into police, saying it would "abolish civilian oversight and undermine the will of the people."… |
(2023-04-24). UK's grooming gang scandal & the minister who loves to hate. tribune.com.pk 
In the fortnight past, during which I attended the inaugural iftars at Lancaster House and 10 Downing Street, I felt the Conservative Party had struck a chord with Muslims, especially British Pakistanis. Yet, just before the May 2023 local elections, the party seems to have shot itself in the foot, diluting most of its gains. | Suella's slander | Suella Braverman, the British Home Secretary of Kenyan Christian Goan origin has caused quite a stir with her controversial comments, ruffling feathers amongst British Pakistanis. Braverman's remarks on the grooming gangs in the North of England were seen as disrespec…
(2023-04-24). Pakistani-born Canadian author Tarek Fatah dies at 73. tribune.com.pk 
Tarek Fatah, a Pakistani-born Canadian columnist, journalist, and television personality, passed away on Monday at the age of 73. | Fatah, who was battling cancer, died in Canada, according to reports in Indian media. His daughter, Natasha Fatah, confirmed his death on her Twitter handle. | Fatah was a well-known figure in the media industry, with a reputation for being a controversial and outspoken voice on a range of issues. | He was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1949 and moved to Canada in the early 1980s, where he worked as a political activist, journalist, and television host. He was also an author and pe…
(2023-04-23). Tennessee Wants to Take Land From Black Residents So a Ford Plant Can Benefit. truthout.org When retired nurse Rosa Whitmore-Miller left New York City after 40 years for the peace of her hometown of Stanton, Tennessee, she never expected she'd have to fight to keep the land her family worked hard to cultivate. "It wasn't just handed to us, like some people inherit. We had to go out there and struggle and work for little [to] no money because they weren't paying that much money for bales… |
(2023-04-23). A Radical Approach To The Environmental Crisis (w/ Keith Akers). scheerpost.com 
By Lee Camp / MintPress News Join activist Keith Akers in a fascinating deep-dive interview on climate change and ecological sustainability. In his upcoming book, Embracing Limits, Akers asks tough questions about the impact of anthropogenic climate change and proposes a truly sustainable future with economic degrowth at its core. In this conversation, Akers discusses …
(2023-04-23). EU's Withdrawal of Tariffs on Ukrainian Grain Backfires as Eastern European Countries Rise in Opposition. scheerpost.com 
The European Union and five countries in eastern Europe are at loggerheads over the tariff-free import of grain from Ukraine. The five countries say that the removal of tariffs has affected their internal markets and their farmers…
(2023-04-23). Leaked Docs: Ukraine Planned Attacks on Russian Forces in Syria. scheerpost.com 
By Kyle Anzalone / Kiev's military intelligence agency believed it could carry out attacks on Russian soldiers and Wagner Group forces in Syria, forcing Moscow to redeploy military assets from Ukraine. The story was reported by the The Ukrainian defense officials believed they could use Kurdish forces to wage a proxy war against Russia in Syria. According to…
(2023-04-23). WATCH: John Pilger's Guide to Propaganda. scheerpost.com Journalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger, who has spent decades studying governments' nefariousness, tells Katie Halper how to spot propaganda.
(2023-04-23). New Documentary on Trump Operative Roger Stone Is a Damning Political Thriller. truthout.org The new documentary about Roger Stone, A Storm Foretold, anticipated since its Danish director Christoffer Guldbrandsen received a subpoena last year from the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, finally had its world premiere at CPH: DOX in Copenhagen, Denmark. Footage from the production, during which Stone allowed the filmmakers access to… |
(2023-04-23). Corporate Funders Dropped Insurrectionist Attorneys General. Now They're Back. truthout.org An atmosphere of conviviality greeted Republican attorneys general arriving in New Orleans for their recent winter conference. It was Mardi Gras, and tourists traipsed through the lobby of the historic Roosevelt Hotel wearing colorful beaded necklaces and clutching cocktails. A few feet from the check-in desk, if any of the attorneys general stopped to notice it, stood a replica of former U.S. Sen. |
(2023-04-23). Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia. truthout.org Foreign agents registered to lobby on behalf of the United Arab Emirates sought to assuage concerns about the Gulf nation's relationship with Russia in the wake of the Ukraine invasion, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act disclosures filed with the Justice Department. The UAE spent over $36 million on foreign influence and lobbying in the U.S. in 2022, including hyping its role calling… |
(2023-04-23). Why Is the Western Media Lying About Russia's Role in Sudan? sonar21.com 
Follow along with me now. This is not complicated. Russia reached a tentative agreement with the Government of Sudan to build a base for the Russian Navy on Sudan's coast….
(2023-04-23). The State and the Future of Socialism. socialistproject.ca 
We are in the midst of a class war. That's not unusual. There is always class war in capitalism — although sometimes it is hidden and sometimes there is the interlude of an apparent Carthaginian Peace. But the class war has intensified now because of the crisis in capitalism — a crisis rooted in the over-accumulation of capital. And, in this crisis, capital has intensified the class war against the working class. Austerity, cutbacks, the need to sacrifice — these are the demands of capital as it calls upon workers to bear the burden of capital's own failures. This is a war conducted by capita…
(2023-04-23). A New Bill in Oregon Could Criminalize Environmental Protest as "Terrorism" truthout.org A bill that could stifle environmental protests has emerged in an unlikely place: the Democrat-controlled Oregon state legislature. Lawmakers in the Beaver State are considering a bill that could make "disruption of services" provided by so-called critical infrastructure, which includes roads, pipelines, electrical substations, and some oil and gas infrastructure, a felony punishable by up to 10… |
(2023-04-23). Guilty Mathematical War Pleasure. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Demonstrates beautifully the work of mechanical ballistic computers (Part 1) from the US Navy–a must see: And modern (superb) explanation of mechanical integrators. As you can see, Jack Monaco in his presentation uses the same US Navy's training documentary. In the same time you can take a look an Space Navigation Indicator (INK) from 1970s Soyuz vehicle–also fascinating, here is Part 1. I highly recommend since the mathematics is explained beautifully and it also is the same math which is in the modern computing, despite its digital processing being highly advanced. But this is a great primer. In reality, of c…
(2023-04-23). Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself On Fire Outside The Supreme Court. I Tried To Understand Why. progressivehub.net MICHAEL KODAS | INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS…
(2023-04-23). Dan O'Brien, Ranjeet Brar: immigration and the new 'stop the boats' bill. thecommunists.org Is it immigration, or exploitation of wage-labour, that is causing the cost of living crisis in Britain and the west, and the deepening poverty of the masses of humanity around the world? Since poverty and war cause the modern phenomnon of mass migration, who is responsible for the difficulties caused to workers as a result? …
(2023-04-23). A current look at the conflict in Ukraine. uwidata.com During the first week of Russia's special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine in February last year, Russian troops reached the vicinity of Kyiv and Kharkov, Ukraine's two main cities. They stayed there for a month. The world was waiting impatiently for the moment when the Kremlin would order the offensive to take the capital. However, …
(2023-04-23). OPSEU President JP Hornick Opening Speech. youtube.com JP Hornick opens Convention 2023 on April 20, 2023.
(2023-04-23). Pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh surrenders before police. tribune.com.pk 
Prominent Sikh and pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh was arrested on Sunday after he surrendered before the police in Indian Punjab, local media reported. | Earlier this month, the Indian police had launched "massive cordon and search operations" and suspended internet and mobile services across Punjab in a push to nab Amritpal. | The Indian government had also summoned its United Kingdom's senior-most diplomat to protest the taking down of its national flag at the Indian High Commission (HC) in London by pro-Khalistan demonstrators. | Soon after, India had summoned Canada's High Commissioner as well to "con…
