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slorinoco (2023-04-25). Former Deputy Guaidó in Colombia After Illegally Crossing Border. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 24, 2023 ( Representatives of 20 countries, including the United States, are scheduled to meet this Tuesday in Bogotá to gene…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-25). US Rehearses War With China on Philippine Island South of Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Hundreds of US Marines and US Army soldiers participated in military exercises on the Philippine island of Baton, just over 100 miles across the Bashi Channel from Taiwan. The drills are part of the Balikatan Exercise, which is being touted as the largest-ever joint military exercise between the US and the Philippines. They come after …

Editor (2023-04-25). Patriarchy subsidises capitalism. mronline.org While discussing about primary accumulation of capital, Marx did refer to a process of alienating direct producers from the means of production and this has been done by the use of coercion.

Editor (2023-04-25). These Queers Bash Back: Pittsburgh anarchists organize in response to transphobic hate. mronline.org Report on recent demonstrations in Pittsburgh against anti-trans grifter Michael Knowles.

_____ (2023-04-25). The Syrian Problem on Course to a Positive Resolution. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-25). Turkish Elections and the Fate of the "Turan" Project. journal-neo.org

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Another Reason for the COVID-19 Closure Craze. americanthinker.com The COVID-19 period of American History will be studied for generations.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Five-Year Plans: Climatistas Think Three's the Charm. americanthinker.com Politicians are good for winning world wars and handing out free stuff — at least they were. But when it comes to restructuring the economy, not so much.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). The Bad Guys Won't Trumpize DeSantis? americanthinker.com Why do we think that DeSantis won't be every inch the target as GOP presidential nominee that Trump would be?>

americanthinker (2023-04-25). To Believe or Not to Believe the Transgender Talking Points. americanthinker.com What can be and should be done if anyone is giving false, incomplete, or misleading information to those seeking gender-care information?

americanthinker (2023-04-25). What Happened in Hospitals During Covid? americanthinker.com Hospitals should be places you can trust to provide comfort and healing when you're most vulnerable. But that trust may have been shattered by brutal Covid protocols that critics claim turned many hospitals into hellscapes of systematic medical murder.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Good conservatives sucked in by old disinformation on Joe McCarthy. americanthinker.com The anti-McCarthy campaign was and always will continue to be the disinformation strategy that continued past the McCarthy times.The anti-McCarthy campaign was and always will continue to be the disinformation strategy that continued past the McCarthy times.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Has Mayor Adams had enough? americanthinker.com "Biden did it," Eric Adams style.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Male sex offender gains access to woman's shelter; commits rape. americanthinker.com Canada has gone further down the "transgender" road than the United States, so what's happening there is a snapshot of what's going to happen here.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Tucker is to the news media what Trump is to US politics. americanthinker.com A tale of two disruptors.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Where is it carved in stone that Progressivism is good? americanthinker.com There is an assumption afoot that progressivism always improves things, modernizes them, and moves the needle forward…

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2023-04-25). Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Revisited. globalresearch.ca

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-25). Blood, Golf, and Saudi Arabia. dissidentvoice.org The recently concluded LIV Tournament in Adelaide was a matter of bread, circuses and golf. It was something of a triumph for the chief sponsor: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and, more notably, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Critics, and criticism about the regime and the blood spattered House of Saud, were generally forgotten. …

Canadian Tire Fire (2023-04-25). Canadian Tire Fire #58: Street Sweeps in Vancouver, Coastal Gaslink and RBC Developments, Prisoners on Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org photo: @AndreaWoo After decades of struggle, the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation (Grassy Narrows) has secured a major win in their fight to stop clear-cutting on their lands. This month, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry notified the first nation that they are abandoning plans to open a portion of the forest to commercial…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-25). Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand: The Slaughter of the Unthinking by the Unaccountable. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-25). Blood, Golf and Saudi Arabia: The LIV Tournament in Adelaide. globalresearch.ca

Elena Garcia (2023-04-25). Coal seam gas wastes kill. greenleft.org.au While Doctors for the Environment Australia warns that coal seam gas mining is toxic, the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has the Queensland government's ear. Elena Garcia and Glen Beasley report on the toxic waste problem.

Final Straw (2023-04-25). Final Straw: Pro-Choice Activists Face 12 Years for Graffiti. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show The Final Straw speaks with two members of the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee about activists who face years in prison for pro-choice graffiti. Listen and Download HERE First up, a chat with two members of the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee doing solidarity for the 4 queer activists facing up…

Global Research News (2023-04-25). Selected Articles: Epidemic of 15-19 Year Olds Dropping Dead in Schools and Dorms Across USA and Canada in April 2023. globalresearch.ca By Found dead in dorm or residence. Cardiac arrest and died while at school. Died …

Karsten Riise (2023-04-25). The EU Wants War with China. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-04-25). Ultimo Appello Al Mondo Per Impedire All'oms Di Imprigionare L'umanità. globalresearch.ca Tutti gli articoli di Global Research possono essere letti in 51 lingue attivando il pulsante Traduci sito sotto il nome dell'autore. | Per ricevere la newsletter quotidiana di Global Research (articoli selezionati), fare Fai clic sul pulsante di …

Sean Callebs (2023-04-25). The Heat: World Immunization Week. america.cgtn.com Millions of children didn't receive routine vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. How does that impact global health? This week marks World Immunization Week, which is celebrated during the last week of April. And this year's theme is called "The Big Catch Up." The name underscores …

Ben Norton (2023-04-24). Peru's Coup-Plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval (But Full US Backing). orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Apr 16, 2023 | A polling firm found that Peru's coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full support of the US, Canada, and foreign mining corporations. | A study by a leading polling firm in Peru found that the country's coup-plotting congress has an approval rating of just 6%, with a staggering 91% disapproval. | The South American nation's unelected president, Dina Boluarte, has the approval of just 15% of Peruvians, with 78% disapproval. | In December 2022, Per…

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-24). Why Did the Premier of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Show Up in Venezuela To Meet Lavrov? orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Apr 20, 2023 | Just like with Brazil, Russia's officially de-ideologized relations with Latin America mean that it won't let political differences on one issue (no matter how sensitive) impede the mutually beneficial comprehensive expansion of bilateral ties with St. Vincent & the Grenadines. That country's worldview is aligned with Russia's multipolar one and just as pragmatic with respect to the de-ideologization of bilateral ties otherwise Prime Minister Gonsalves wouldn't have traveled to Venezuela to meet with Lavrov this week. | Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's latest trip to Latin…

Staff (2023-04-24). US Dollar Hegemony in 2022 Eroded at '10 Times the Pace Seen in the Past 2 Decades'. orinocotribune.com Last week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged that US sanctions against Russia and other countries are endangering the hegemony of the dollar as those sanctioned try to find alternatives. | Even French President Emmanuel Macron commented that Europe should reduce its reliance on the "extraterritoriality of the US dollar." | Yellen's fear is well-founded, since the status of the US dollar as a reserve currency eroded in 2022 at a rate "10 times the average annual pace of erosion in the USD's market share in the prior years," according to Eurizon SLJ Asset Management, explaining that the fall is…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-24). US Army Faces Recruitment Crisis in Wake of Military Failures Abroad. orinocotribune.com Officials say the army faces a 'perception' problem due in part to their failed occupation of several nations in West Asia | US Army Secretary "6…

Roger D. Harris (2023-04-24). Whither Multipolarity in a Changing World Order. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Apr 20, 2023 | 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 or…

Staff (2023-04-24). Marxism and Colonialism: An Interview with Vijay Prashad. orinocotribune.com Vijay Prashad 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 displayed an intense vital activity that has taken him to numerous countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity.He currently works as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task that alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at various universities, as well as with a prolific work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poorer Nations and the most…

Ana Perdigón (2023-04-24). Venezuela's Far-Right Unitary Platform Supports Petro's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This past Saturday night, a meeting was held between President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and representatives of the far-right Venezuelan opposition belonging to the so-called Unitary Platform. | The meeting was held at the Presidential Treasury and was attended by the Colombian president and his foreign minister, àÅlvaro Leyva. | On behalf of the Venezuelan opposition, the head of the Unitary Platform negotiation team, Gerardo Blyde was present, together with Claudia Nikken and Alejandro Mora. In addition, Tomas Guanipa, Stalin González, Luis Emilio Rondón, Luis Aquiles Moreno and Roberto Enríquez were also…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). US Ships and Drones Positioned Near Sudan to Help Fleeing US Citizens. news.antiwar.com The US military has drones and ships deployed near Sudan to help Americans looking to flee the country after US special operations forces evacuated embassy personnel from Khartoum. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Pentagon and US Africa Command (AFRICOM) were working with the State Department on the situation in Sudan, where forces …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Report: Ukraine Postponed Attacks Inside Russia Due to US Pressure. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Monday that Ukraine's military intelligence directorate, known as HUR, was planning major strikes inside Russia in February that were postponed due to US pressure. The report cited documents allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira. According to a report from the National Security Agency, HUR chief Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov instructed one …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Russia to Host Meeting of Syria and Turkish Intel and Defense Chiefs. news.antiwar.com Russia will host a meeting of intelligence and defense chiefs from Turkey, Syria, and Iran on Tuesday as part of an effort to work toward the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the planned meeting that will be held in Moscow and said the goal is to "find …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). POLITICO: Biden Preparing for Failed Ukrainian Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is preparing for the possibility of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive failing, POLITICO reported on Monday. Pentagon documents allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira revealed that the US doesn't believe Ukraine can regain any significant territory in its counteroffensive, which is expected to be launched in the spring. The information in the leaks was …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Australia Planning Major Military Overhaul to Prepare for War With China. news.antiwar.com A government review of Australia's military capability has called for Canberra to make sweeping changes to better prepare for a future conflict with China, Australia's largest trading partner. According to Australian media, the review has triggered "one of the greatest shifts in Australia's military since" World War II. The review was conducted by former Australian …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Taiwan in Talks With US About Weapons Stockpile on or Near Island. news.antiwar.com Taiwanese Premier Chen Chien-jen confirmed on Monday that the US and Taipei are in talks about establishing a contingency stockpile of weapons for a future fight with China located on or near the island of Taiwan. "The proposal of regional contingency stockpiles is still in the negotiation process," Chen said, according to The South China …

Ben Norton (2023-04-24). Facebook censors journalist Seymour Hersh's report on Nord Stream pipeline attack. geopoliticaleconomy.com Facebook censored a report by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany, forcing users to instead read a website funded and partially owned by NATO member Norway.

Noam Chomsky (2023-04-24). ChatGPT and human intelligence: Noam Chomsky responds to critics. mronline.org 'The threat to privacy and data security posed by language models like ChatGPT is real enough. I frankly doubt that there's any practical way to contain them. The most effective means that I can think of…to counter the spread of malicious doctrines and ideology are education in critical thinking, organization to encourage deliberation, and modes of intellectual self-defense.' —Noam Chomsky…

Editor (2023-04-24). Here comes everyone: climate, class and the movement we need. mronline.org As thousands prepare to surround parliament to demand climate action, Feyzi Ismail explains the scale of the crisis and the strategy the movement needs.

Editor (2023-04-24). The Culture War doesn't exist. mronline.org Call it what it is: class war.

Editor (2023-04-24). Anti-NATO protests in Sweden as the country hosts large int'l exercise. mronline.org Protesters across 17 cities in Sweden, including Stockholm, voice opposition to the international military exercise hosted by their country.

Editor (2023-04-24). A brutal system replaced socialist health care in Europe. mronline.org Matthew Read, researcher at the IF DDR, talks to the People's Health Dispatch about similarities between East Germany's and Yugoslavia's socialist health systems and the lessons to be learned from these systems.

Editor (2023-04-24). We STILL don't get it: It is an Empire, Folks! mronline.org In mid-March 2023, David Swanson published a very interesting article: "Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned." There were some things in there I agreed with, some I disagreed with, others I might want to debate. Still, I appreciated his effort to pull together ideas from these experiences. However, there's one thing that he did …

Ann Brown (2023-04-24). Silicon Valley And Start-Up Spook Are Over: Down Rounds Are The Expected New Reality. moguldom.com In the financial chaos that followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March, many startups were caught up in the mess. There was a significant downturn in investor cash available to founders. Some venture-backed companies were expected to forced to raise new funding even if it means agreeing to a lower valuation than they once secured, …

Ann Brown (2023-04-24). Meta's Facebook Was Caught Riding Dirty: How to Claim Your Check from $725 Million Settlement. moguldom.com Facebook allegedly shared its users' data and data on specific users' friends with third parties. These third parties included app developers, business partners, advertisers, and data brokers. The Meta company shared the data without the permission of the users. And now the social media giant must pay the price. Facebook recently made a $725 million settlement following …

Ann Brown (2023-04-24). Report: U.S. Government May Charge President's Son With Tax Crimes. moguldom.com President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is in hot water—again. This time, he may actually face federal charges. Federal prosecutors are considering four possible charges against Hunter. Possible charges are two misdemeanor tax counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion, and a felony count related to a gun purchase. …

_____ (2023-04-24). A Chronicle of Tensions on the Korean Peninsula in Early April 2023. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-24). Meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers takes place in Japan. journal-neo.org

Adriaan Alsema (2023-04-24). Conflict-related violence in Colombia dropped during ceasefire. colombiareports.com Think tank Indepaz registered 80 possible violations of a ceasefire between Colombia's armed forces and illegal armed groups that was declared on January 1. According to Indepaz, possible ceasefire violations…

Alastair Crooke (2023-04-24). Both Sides in the Middle East Region Now See 'Big War' as Possible. globalresearch.ca

Alberto Pinzón Sánchez (2023-04-24). øEs la pequeña burguesía la clase social que hará la paz en Colombia? globalizacion.ca Varios hechos políticos de trascendental importancia han ocurrido en Colombia en las últimas semanas, que por mostrar procesos sociopolíticos más profundos, han sido tratados por la gran prensa o los analistas y comentaristas adictos al régimen, sólo en sus detalles…

Alex Bainbridge (2023-04-24). Protesters say: 'Housing is a right, not a business'. greenleft.org.au "Build tenant power" rang out through the CBD streets in a housing justice rally organised by SEQUR — South East Queensland Union of Renters. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-04-24). Video: Jonathan Sriranganathan on Greens, capitalism and social change. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Alex Bainbridge speaks to outgoing Greens Gabba Ward councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan about politics, social change and the role of elected representatives.

Ali Abunimah (2023-04-24). Palestinian killed in Israeli attack on refugee camp. electronicintifada.net Alleged car ramming in Jerusalem leaves five injured.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). All the President's Relatives. americanthinker.com Three more episodes in an ever-widening and never-ending pattern of corruption and influence-peddling from Biden, his family, and his administration.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Appointment in Chicago — Democrats and Destiny. americanthinker.com We, destiny, and the Democrats have an appointment in Chicago for a presidential convention.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Black Lives Matter Self-Identifies as Black Nationalist. americanthinker.com which underscores the need for the Republican Party to focus on the ties between this entity and the Democrats.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). ESPN and the Democrats Throw Women Athletes Under the Bus. americanthinker.com Wokeness and leftist groupthink is threatening to send women athletes to the back of the bus to favor male athletes who choose to "identify" as women.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Seething Rage in former Institutions of Higher Learning. americanthinker.com Our universities have taught students not to learn anything by staying within the confines of their safe little bubbles where they cannot be challenged.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). A media earthquake just hit: Tucker Carlson has left Fox. americanthinker.com And in a smaller earthquake, maybe even just a temblor, Don Lemon is gone from CNN.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). AOC accuses Tucker Carlson of 'very, very clearly' inciting violence, flaunts her stunning ignorance of government regulation. americanthinker.com It boggles the mind that someone so frequently appearing on television screens would not grasp the basics of federal regulation.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Claim: Tucker was fired for his January 6 coverage, and because of a lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment. americanthinker.com Looking at the facts in the media, it seems as if the lawsuit's existence was used to give greater weight to a primarily ideological firing.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). House Committee to investigate Pelosi's grab of $200 million park maintenance slush fund. americanthinker.com Is it possible to be cynical enough about Pelosi, who somehow became very rich while in Congress?>

americanthinker (2023-04-24). In Texas, some strange cattle deaths — and silence from the establishment. americanthinker.com Where is Rod Serling when you need him?>

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Like Capone before him, will Biden's taxes be his downfall? americanthinker.com If Joe Biden had his hand in the Hunter till, his tax returns may be his Achilles' heel.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). The domestic purveyors of disinformation are the real threat to national security. americanthinker.com How long are the American people going to be deceived by the lies of the intel committee that serves the Deep State aim of promoting the good life for the insiders, supported by the majority of Americans eking by on the fringes of society?>

americanthinker (2023-04-24). The great sorting that's taking place in America. americanthinker.com Something very fundamental is happening, and we're all in the middle of it.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Why is Bill Maher the only one making sense? americanthinker.com When the court jester is the only one telling the truth.

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-24). Lula Just Discredited Brazil's Foreign Policy by Placing Conditions on His Visit to Russia. globalresearch.ca

Arjun Walia (2023-04-24). The White House and Billionaires Are Getting Serious About "Blocking Out the Sun" globalresearch.ca

Bevan Ramsden (2023-04-24). Australia's war preparations could include worrying Defence Act changes. greenleft.org.au The US has been perusing its China containment strategy for some years. But Australia is also preparing for war. Besides spending big on military hardware, it is looking at making worrying changes to the Defence Act. Bevan Ramsden reports.

cameron orr (2023-04-24). Building unity in the fight for reproductive justice. cpusa.org The following updated report was given to the National Board of the Communist Party USA on April 19th, 2023. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe last June, it said it was done with abortion cases and was leaving it to the gerrymandered state legislatures to decide on abortion law. States controlled by extreme-right GOP …

Chris Wright (2023-04-24). The Left and the Ukraine War. dissidentvoice.org To be a leftist in the United States is a dispiriting experience, but in the last year one of the more dispiriting things has been to see the attitude of many leftists themselves on a subject of crucial importance: the war in Ukraine. The consensus of the Washington establishment remains that the U.S. must support …

Claudio Della Croce (2023-04-24). Paraguay: incertidumbre en la recta final de la campaña electoral. globalizacion.ca El domingo 30 de abril se realizarán en Paraguay los comicios generales, en las que se elegirá presidente, pero además se renovarán los 45 escaños del Senado, los 80 de la Cámara de Diputados, los gobernadores de los 17 departamentos…

Daniel Campione (2023-04-24). Argentina — Las islas y el peñón. globalizacion.ca A miles de kilómetros de distancia dos situaciones coloniales persisten hasta hoy. Gran Bretaña preserva los últimos restos de un imperio perdido, a costa de las soberanías argentina y española. | Gibraltar, también conocido como "el peñón" o "la roca", es…

Don Hank (2023-04-24). Is Biden Taking the World Closer to Nuclear Armageddon? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-24). Barry Humphries: Misunderstood Anarchist of Culture. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-04-24). The Geopolitics of "Soft Power" globalresearch.ca

Farooque Chowdhury (2023-04-24). Labor Market and Mainstream Economics. dissidentvoice.org Market and labor in market are crucial questions both to capital and labor. The questions have been discussed and answered by economists, from the mainstream, and also from the camp of labor. "Markets", writes Michael D. Yates in his Work Work Work: Labor, Alienation, and Class Struggle (Monthly Review Press, 2022), "act as a veil, …

Gavin OReilly (2023-04-24). 9/11 Revelations — Is Washington Now Throwing Riyadh Under the Bus? globalresearch.ca

Gerald E. Scorse (2023-04-24). The 75-year Thievery of Joint Tax Returns. dissidentvoice.org Another tax season has ended, and more than 50 million returns arrived at the Internal Revenue Service marked "Married filing jointly". Few of the filers had any idea that joint returns—created in 1948 and modified in 1969—may be the oldest tax inequity in America. They've been picking various pockets for 75 years, and there's little …

Gilbert Mercier (2023-04-24). Axes Powers of a New Global Cold War? China, Russia, India Versus US, EU, Japan. globalresearch.ca

Global Times (2023-04-24). Borrell and His Likes Should Avoid Leading Europe into a Ditch. dissidentvoice.org The European Parliament just spent a whole week discussing China, and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will convene foreign ministers from across EU on April 24 local time to discuss the same topic. In anticipation of this meeting, Borrell published a column on April 22 urging …

Hedelberto López Blanch (2023-04-24). Golpes y más golpes al dólar. globalizacion.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). EU Navies to Challenge China Over Taiwan. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic In yet another move set to cement the European Union's status as a geopolitical pendant of the United States, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell openly stated that he wants the armed forces (or, in this particular case, navies) of EU countries to patrol the increasingly contested Taiwan Strait to "help protect" Taiwan. Borrell…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Chairs UNSC Debate on Effective Multilateralism Through Defence of Principles of the UN Charter. libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the UN Security Council's open debates "Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter," New York, April 24,2023 The 9,308th session of the UN Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is called, "Maintenance of international peace and security; Effective…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Going Underground: Interview with Seymour Hersh. libya360.wordpress.com Afshin Rattansi's Going Underground On this special episode of Going Underground, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on his new 'Trading with the Enemy' report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage have been embezzling $400 million from US aid allocated for fuel purchases, as well as buying diesel from Russia. He…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Is Multipolarity Authoritarian? A South-South Controversy (I). libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara Is multipolarity authoritarian, as Kavita Krishnan claims, and why is this perspective so seductive for the countries of the Global South? What is the discreet allure of imagining a world with many poles of power? In the monumental work "Pensamiento periférico. A global interpretative thesis", Eduardo Devés Valdés warned not only about the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Is This Man a Russian Agent Operating in the Black Community of St. Louis? libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Omali Yeshitela The Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place. On April 18, the Department of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Relations Between Russia and Africa at the Present Stage. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Barabanov The results of UN General Assembly voting make it possible to at least formally interpret a certain split and lack of unity among African countries in relation to Russia. We can also conclude that those 19 countries that have never voted "yes" are open to continuing the cooperation with Russia that they had…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Russia-South Africa: BRICS and Multilateralism. libya360.wordpress.com Mikatekiso Kubayi South Africa-Russia relations are not new. They date back decades before South Africa arrived at a democratic dispensation in 1994; a journey in which Russia provided a lot of support. During the recent visit to South Africa of Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, it was agreed that the two countries need to further…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Sudan: Over 420 Civilians Killed as Foreign Countries Accelerate Evacuations. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch 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 At least 427 people have been killed as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Ukrainian Nazism: Why a New Nuremberg is Necessary. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Medvedchuk Since the "collapse" of the USSR and the emergence of an independent Ukraine, Western politicians, and special services in Ukraine began to revive Nazism through the introduction of nationalist ideology in the consciousness of Ukrainians. According to Western plans, a Nazified Ukraine was to become a "weapon" against Russia. One of the ideologues…

Jim McIlroy (2023-04-24). Unions, health organisations call for total ban on silica products. greenleft.org.au Building industry unions and health groups are calling a total ban on the construction industry using engineered stone bench tops which contain silica. Jim McIlroy reports.

John Mullen (2023-04-24). Revolt in France: Macron humiliated, but no victory for workers yet. greenleft.org.au President Emmanuel Macron has now signed his pensions bill into law, but the struggle to defeat it is not over, reports John Mullen.

John Rachel (2023-04-24). Interview with Garland Nixon. dissidentvoice.org Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Garland Nixon for his current thoughts. We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce …

Jonathan Turley (2023-04-24). The Tower for Twitter? UK Minister Calls for Jailing Social Media Bosses Who Do Not Censor Speech. globalresearch.ca

Juan Guahán (2023-04-24). Argentina ante la crisis: øultraderecha, continuismo, baja participación electoral? globalizacion.ca El agravamiento de la situación social y económica, la emocionante marcha de antorchas culminada en el acampe piquetero en la Plaza de Mayo, la aproximación de las fechas del cronograma electoral nacional, los resultados de las primeras elecciones provinciales, el…

Karsten Riise (2023-04-24). Old CIA Ways — Arms and Drugs. "The Re-Export of U.S. Weapons" globalresearch.ca

Kary B. Mullis (2023-04-24). Video: Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Winning Inventor of PCR "Test". Died in August 2019. globalresearch.ca

Kit Klarenberg, David Cronin (2023-04-24). Britain declares war on a slogan. electronicintifada.net Suella Braverman mulls ban on chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

Laith Fadel (2023-04-24). TikTokers use platform to discuss taboo topic of layoffs. america.cgtn.com For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-04-24). The Ukraine War Has Never Been America's War. fpif.org

León Cremieux (2023-04-24). Francia: la movilización no quiere pasar página. globalizacion.ca Los últimos ocho días han supuesto un punto de inflexión en el movimiento de huelgas y movilizaciones. El jueves 13 de abril tuvo lugar la duodécima jornada de movilización nacional convocada por la Intersindical nacional, luego se dio la movilización…

Liza Featherstone (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'

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-04-24). NATO's Weapons Are Leaking to Black Market — Western Journalist. globalresearch.ca

Mansa Musa (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.

Molly Kingsley (2023-04-24). The Most Dangerous International Treaty Ever Proposed. globalresearch.ca

Monisha Rios (2023-04-24). The Toxic Legacy of U.S. Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico. fpif.org The women of Vieques, an island off the east coast of Puerto Rico, have been on the front lines of the generations-long struggle for peace and justice to end the havoc wrought by U.S. foreign policy on their island, in their homes, and on their bodies.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-04-24). Frankfurt court reverses ban on Roger Waters concert. electronicintifada.net Rock icon had challenged city council's cancellation of 28 May gig.

North Shore Counter-Info (2023-04-24). Hamilton: Reflections on Ongoing Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail. itsgoingdown.org Report on an ongoing hunger strike in Hamilton, Ontario and how people are organizing to support. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. This past Wednesday, April 19, 2023, we received word that prisoners on all the ranges on the fourth floor of the Barton Jail had coordinated to begin a hunger strike. At the same…

Paul D Thacker (2023-04-24). Twitter Files: Twitter Loves Dr Fauci and Big Pharma "Marketing Strategy" globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-04-24). Puerta de entrada a ninguna parte. El Orden Mundial va por la privatización de la Amazonía. Codicia de poder y dinero. globalizacion.ca

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). Ankara/NATO-led Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia military triad prepares for new wars in the Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 24, 2023 Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov during his visit to Baku and signed an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries. The Georgian Defense Ministry said on April 24 that the two ministers discussed bilateral defense …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). Integration proceeds: Brazil to produce NATO-standard warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 21, 2023 Brazil's Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal Brazil's Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country's planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO's requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. *** The company launched last week the A-29 Super Tucano with a NATO configuration, initially focussing …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). NATO trains Balkans, Caucasus, Eastern European cohorts for war with Russia, Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Think like the "bad guys" — Exercise Saber Junction 22 For every NATO exercise, there's a blue team — the "good guys" who come to train and test their skills — and the "bad guys", who put them to the test by taking on the role of the …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). NATO's Fortress Europe records largest military spending since fall of Berlin Wall: SIPRI. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah with agenciesApril 24, 2023 Europe drives fresh record in worldwide military spending in 2022 SIPRI: World military expenditure reaches new record high as European spending surges Military spending around the world reached a record high last year, driven by an increase in expenditure in Europe not seen since the end of the Cold …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). "Strategic communications during times of war": NATO's top military HQ hosts Ukrainian defense, security officials. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Ukraine Strategic Communications personnel visit Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Representatives from Ukrainian security and defence sector institutions visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Friday, Apr. 21, 2023, providing valuable insight into the role of strategic communications during times of war. The visit was part of …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). Video: European war games test "ability to quickly aggregate U.S.-based combat power in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and Africa Defender 23 VIDEO DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on strategic deployment of U.S.-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, it demonstrates the ability to quickly aggregate U.S.-based combat power …

SAMIR (2023-04-24). German court reverses Roger Waters' concert cancellation. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-04-24). Norwegian Refugee Council: Violence, Climate & Poverty Are Fueling Migration from Central America. democracynow.org We continue our conversation with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who has just returned from Honduras. He calls on the international community to do more to help in Central America, where one in three people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, and gangs, drug trafficking and violence are forcing many to flee north. North Americans, says Egeland, must "honor the legitimate asylum applications for protection of people" from their "own neighborhood."…

Staff (2023-04-24). Headlines for April 24, 2023. democracynow.org Diplomats Lead Sudan Exodus as Sudanese Reel from Intense Fighting, Food and Power Shortages, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill Mifepristone on Market While Challenge to Ban Proceeds, Peru's Ex-President Alejandro Toledo Detained, Facing Corruption Charges Following U.S. Extradition, Kenya Exhumes Bodies of 47 Cult Members Who Starved Themselves to Death, Burkina Faso Attack Near Malian Border Kills 60 People, Thousands of Asylum Seekers Make Their Way Up Mexico to Protest Migrant Abuse, Mississippi GOP Expands State Control Over Police and Courts in Majority-Black Jackson, Rasheed Williams AKA "Koka Da Doll…

Staff (2023-04-24). What's Next in Legal Fight over Mifepristone? Supreme Court Protects Access to Abortion Pill for Now. democracynow.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted a ban and other restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone, keeping the nation's most popular abortion method available for now as an appeal of the nationwide ban on the pill plays out. The ban was issued earlier this month by the Trump-appointed Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who ruled the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval of the drug was invalid. The case is likely to end up before the Supreme Court again after making its way through a lower appeals court. We speak with Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California, Da…

Staff (2023-04-24). Sudan Will Be "Nightmare Beyond Belief" If Conflict Grows, Warns Humanitarian Leader Jan Egeland. democracynow.org As fighting continues in Sudan between the military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, we speak with Norwegian Refugee Council head Jan Egeland, who says humanitarian work in the country has been paralyzed as a result of the power struggle. "There is hardly any humanitarian work in large parts of Sudan," says Egeland, who adds that the conflict has already devolved into a war that "will be impossible to stop if it lasts for much longer."…

Staff (2023-04-24). Sudan: Death Toll Tops 420 as Fear Grows That Fighting Between Rival Generals Could Lead to Proxy War. democracynow.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, further dashing hopes of a return of civilian rule in the country. CNN reports the powerful Russian mercenary group Wagner has backed the RSF by providing the paramilitaries with surface-to-air missiles. Wagner founder Yevgeny P…

Ted Snider (2023-04-24). The Most Important Line in the China-France Joint Statement. globalresearch.ca

The Expose (2023-04-24). Pfizer Killed Your Friends & Family for Profit — 92% of COVID Deaths Were Among the Triple+ Vaccinated in 2022 According to UK Gov. globalresearch.ca

scorinoco (2023-04-23). Indictment of African People's Socialist Party is a Racist Assault on the Black Liberation Movement (Statement). orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2023-04-23). Venezuela Attorney General: Corruption Detainee's Suicide Confirmed by Autopsy. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's attorney general Tarek William Saab has provided details on the death of Jesús Azuaje, who died in the custody of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) on April 19. Azuaje had been arrested the day before for his involvement in the Cartones de Venezuela corruption case. | On Friday, April 21, Attorney General Saab reported that an autopsy performed by the Forensic Unit of the Attorney General's Office revealed that Azuaje had committed suicide by mechanical asphyxia by ligature strangulation, caused by hanging. Azuaje hanged himself with bed sheets in the prison cell where he was being held. | 1…

Staff (2023-04-23). US to Send High-Level Delegation to International Conference on Venezuela in Colombia. orinocotribune.com

mforinoco (2023-04-23). Echoes of Taif: Syria and Saudi Arabia Reconcile. orinocotribune.com By The Cradle — April 16, 2023 | Syria-Saudi relations leap forward with joint statements, bilateral meetings, and, for the first time in 12 years, a shared vision for resolving the crisis in Syria. | During his visit to Moscow in mid-March, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The watchdog for US spending on Afghanistan told Responsible Statecraft in an interview that he expects "pilferage" of US aid to Ukraine. John Sopko, who has served as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) since 2012, said that he personally favored creating a similar position for US spending on the war in Ukraine. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Chinese Foreign Minister Says Beijing Will 'Never Back Down' on Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Friday that China would "never back down" on the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, in a warning aimed at the US and the government in Taipei. Qin made the comments toward the end of a speech on China's contributions to the global economy. "The …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). EU's Borrell Tells European Governments to Send Ships to Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has called on European countries to send warships through the Taiwan Strait, patrols that Beijing would view as provocations. "Europe must in fact be very present on this issue [of Taiwan], which concerns us economically, commercially and technologically," Borrell wrote in an op-ed for the French newspaper Le …

_____ (2023-04-23). The USA is still only planning to modernize the Turkish F-16 fighter jets. journal-neo.org

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-04-23). Mexico is the largest exporter of cars to U.S. america.cgtn.com Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Answering Bill Maher's Question: 'Why don't we have an Atheist's Day'? americanthinker.com Bill Maher takes on two thousand years of theology… and loses.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Communism Is Liberty's Mortal Enemy. americanthinker.com If we give the communists a pass, we will truly lose our beautiful country.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Getting Off the Roller Coaster to Bondage. americanthinker.com No matter how strong or principled at its inception, no government will last.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Without Firing a Shot: How Islam Overcame the West. americanthinker.com Muslims finally prevailed in the West, not by force of arms, but because Christians lost — including themselves.

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-04-23). Learning to Speak One-Percent. dissidentvoice.org Review of Succession (contains spoilers) In ancient Rome, at one point, they wanted to make all the slaves wear something so they could identify them. Like a cloak or whatever. But then they decided not to do it. And do you know why? Hmm? Because they realized if all the slaves dressed the same, they …

Chris Wright (2023-04-23). The Second Cold War Is More Dangerous than the First. dissidentvoice.org Twenty years ago, Noam Chomsky published a bestselling book called Hegemony or Survival. Since then, the stark choice he posed has only become more urgent. Depending on how humanity responds to the challenges of ecological destruction and imperialistic war, in the coming decade that terrifying question "Hegemony or survival?" may well be answered. Modern history …

Conor Bond (2023-04-23). Barak Beacon Estate residents speak up against demolition. greenleft.org.au Margaret Kelly, a resident of the Barak Beacon Estate, in Port Melbourne, told Green Left Radio she was angry with the Labor government's decision to abandon its commitment to public housing. Conor Bond reports.

Dongsheng Collective (2023-04-23). Tianxia: All Under Heaven. dongshengnews.org Tianxia is a complex, contested, and constantly-evolving concept. It embodies a range of meanings, from geography (demarcating a governed territory), to morality (defining political legitimacy), to subjectivity (representing the aspirations of the people), to politics (providing a vision for a world system), and much more.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Anti-Opportunism Today Looks Like Siding with Russia, China, & U.S. Imperialism's Other Enemies. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea To find the real masses, the types who join a movement not for aesthetics but out of desire to win the struggle, look for which types of people have gravitated towards the anti-NATO movement. Liberals have not been the most inclined to join this movement, especially not the most serious element of it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Black Lives Remain in Danger Throughout the United States. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Lynnette Williams holds a sign during a gathering at Second Baptist Church in Akron, Ohio, calling for justice for Jayland Walker, July 2, 2022. (AP) Even after three years of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in the United States, law-enforcement agencies and the entire legal system are still "justifying" the shooting deaths of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). No to NATO: Protests Against US-Led Military Coalition Held Across Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Thousands of people have held protests across Sweden to voice their anger at the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the country's NATO membership bid. While holding placards and banners that read, "No to NATO", and "NATO's war will get our children killed for a dollar," demonstrators around 17 cities called on officials to adhere…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing & More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Update on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Sudan: Alignment of Forces, Players. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar People fleeing fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2023 The worst-case scenario is coming to pass, apparently, in Sudan. That is, at any rate, the apocalyptic message streaming out of Khartoum in the western media. President Biden lent credence to the alarmist perception by confirming that on his orders, the US military…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). What Parenti Warned Against: Making Workers' Unity Impossible by Fixating on Their Racial Differences. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea …the most advanced segment of the workers, the ones with an anti-imperialist consciousness, have been building an anti-NATO movement. That this movement hasn't exclusively been on the left is seen as offensive by the ABC leftists. But having a multi-tendency antiwar coalition is a healthy thing… When Michael Parenti polemicized against what he called the…

Jews Against the Occupation (2023-04-23). Jews against the Occupation calls on Randwick City Council to reverse its decision to fly flag of Israel. greenleft.org.au Jews against the Occupation sent this open letter to the Mayor and councillors at Randwick City Council, requesting it revisit its decision to fly the flag of Israel on April 26.

Michelle Begue (2023-04-23). Colombia raises threat level for Nevado del Ruiz volcano. america.cgtn.com The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.

Peter Boyle (2023-04-23). Video: Green Left Party campaign in Turkish general election launched in Sydney. greenleft.org.au The Green Left Party (Yeşil Sol Parti) campaign for the May 14 Turkish general election was launched in western Sydney on April 22.

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-23). "Ensure Ukraine's victory": Borrell says 46,000 Ukrainian troops have been/will be trained in EU states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 21, 2023 Borrel: More than 16,000 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trained in the EU More than 16,000 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trained in the European Union (EU) within the framework of the military aid mission. [T]his was said by the head of the EU …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-23). Germany: Pentagon builds new hospital "to shift focus to wartime care to treat battlefield injuries, handle mass casualties" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 20, 2023 US military hospital to replace 70-year-old Landstuhl is on track for 2027, officials say Landstuhl Regional Medical Center this month celebrates its 70th anniversary, but with construction of its replacement proceeding apace, the storied hilltop hospital is unlikely to have many more anniversaries in its future. Work a few miles …

Robert Hunziker (2023-04-23). El Nino Threatens Unparalleled Heatwaves. dissidentvoice.org Can the world handle a climate that exceeds the far-reaching excesses of 2022 when the entire world turned upside down with unprecedented flooding, fires, and drought? NOAA and climate researchers in Germany and China believe an El Niño, starting in 2023-24, is the works. El Niños equate to more heat throughout the planet. Buckle-up! El …

Staff (2023-04-23). Having Enemies Is a Choice. davidswanson.org

Xiaolu Sun (2023-04-23). Environmentalists warn of the impact of rising sea levels on NYC. america.cgtn.com The city of New York is threatened by the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels and severe storms. Find out more.

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slorinoco (2023-04-25). Former Deputy Guaidó in Colombia After Illegally Crossing Border. orinocotribune.com Caracas, April 24, 2023 ( Representatives of 20 countries, including the United States, are scheduled to meet this Tuesday in Bogotá to gene…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-25). US Rehearses War With China on Philippine Island South of Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Hundreds of US Marines and US Army soldiers participated in military exercises on the Philippine island of Baton, just over 100 miles across the Bashi Channel from Taiwan. The drills are part of the Balikatan Exercise, which is being touted as the largest-ever joint military exercise between the US and the Philippines. They come after …

Editor (2023-04-25). Patriarchy subsidises capitalism. mronline.org While discussing about primary accumulation of capital, Marx did refer to a process of alienating direct producers from the means of production and this has been done by the use of coercion.

Editor (2023-04-25). These Queers Bash Back: Pittsburgh anarchists organize in response to transphobic hate. mronline.org Report on recent demonstrations in Pittsburgh against anti-trans grifter Michael Knowles.

_____ (2023-04-25). The Syrian Problem on Course to a Positive Resolution. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-25). Turkish Elections and the Fate of the "Turan" Project. journal-neo.org

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Another Reason for the COVID-19 Closure Craze. americanthinker.com The COVID-19 period of American History will be studied for generations.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Five-Year Plans: Climatistas Think Three's the Charm. americanthinker.com Politicians are good for winning world wars and handing out free stuff — at least they were. But when it comes to restructuring the economy, not so much.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). The Bad Guys Won't Trumpize DeSantis? americanthinker.com Why do we think that DeSantis won't be every inch the target as GOP presidential nominee that Trump would be?>

americanthinker (2023-04-25). To Believe or Not to Believe the Transgender Talking Points. americanthinker.com What can be and should be done if anyone is giving false, incomplete, or misleading information to those seeking gender-care information?

americanthinker (2023-04-25). What Happened in Hospitals During Covid? americanthinker.com Hospitals should be places you can trust to provide comfort and healing when you're most vulnerable. But that trust may have been shattered by brutal Covid protocols that critics claim turned many hospitals into hellscapes of systematic medical murder.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Good conservatives sucked in by old disinformation on Joe McCarthy. americanthinker.com The anti-McCarthy campaign was and always will continue to be the disinformation strategy that continued past the McCarthy times.The anti-McCarthy campaign was and always will continue to be the disinformation strategy that continued past the McCarthy times.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Has Mayor Adams had enough? americanthinker.com "Biden did it," Eric Adams style.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Male sex offender gains access to woman's shelter; commits rape. americanthinker.com Canada has gone further down the "transgender" road than the United States, so what's happening there is a snapshot of what's going to happen here.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Tucker is to the news media what Trump is to US politics. americanthinker.com A tale of two disruptors.

americanthinker (2023-04-25). Where is it carved in stone that Progressivism is good? americanthinker.com There is an assumption afoot that progressivism always improves things, modernizes them, and moves the needle forward…

Barbara Nimri Aziz (2023-04-25). Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela Revisited. globalresearch.ca

Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-25). Blood, Golf, and Saudi Arabia. dissidentvoice.org The recently concluded LIV Tournament in Adelaide was a matter of bread, circuses and golf. It was something of a triumph for the chief sponsor: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and, more notably, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Critics, and criticism about the regime and the blood spattered House of Saud, were generally forgotten. …

Canadian Tire Fire (2023-04-25). Canadian Tire Fire #58: Street Sweeps in Vancouver, Coastal Gaslink and RBC Developments, Prisoners on Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org photo: @AndreaWoo After decades of struggle, the Asubpeeschoseewagong Netum Anishinabek First Nation (Grassy Narrows) has secured a major win in their fight to stop clear-cutting on their lands. This month, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry notified the first nation that they are abandoning plans to open a portion of the forest to commercial…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-25). Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand: The Slaughter of the Unthinking by the Unaccountable. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-25). Blood, Golf and Saudi Arabia: The LIV Tournament in Adelaide. globalresearch.ca

Elena Garcia (2023-04-25). Coal seam gas wastes kill. greenleft.org.au While Doctors for the Environment Australia warns that coal seam gas mining is toxic, the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association has the Queensland government's ear. Elena Garcia and Glen Beasley report on the toxic waste problem.

Final Straw (2023-04-25). Final Straw: Pro-Choice Activists Face 12 Years for Graffiti. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio and podcast show The Final Straw speaks with two members of the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee about activists who face years in prison for pro-choice graffiti. Listen and Download HERE First up, a chat with two members of the South Florida Anti-Repression Committee doing solidarity for the 4 queer activists facing up…

Global Research News (2023-04-25). Selected Articles: Epidemic of 15-19 Year Olds Dropping Dead in Schools and Dorms Across USA and Canada in April 2023. globalresearch.ca By Found dead in dorm or residence. Cardiac arrest and died while at school. Died …

Karsten Riise (2023-04-25). The EU Wants War with China. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-04-25). Ultimo Appello Al Mondo Per Impedire All'oms Di Imprigionare L'umanità. globalresearch.ca Tutti gli articoli di Global Research possono essere letti in 51 lingue attivando il pulsante Traduci sito sotto il nome dell'autore. | Per ricevere la newsletter quotidiana di Global Research (articoli selezionati), fare Fai clic sul pulsante di …

Sean Callebs (2023-04-25). The Heat: World Immunization Week. america.cgtn.com Millions of children didn't receive routine vaccinations during the coronavirus pandemic. How does that impact global health? This week marks World Immunization Week, which is celebrated during the last week of April. And this year's theme is called "The Big Catch Up." The name underscores …

Ben Norton (2023-04-24). Peru's Coup-Plotting Congress Has 6% Approval, 91% Disapproval (But Full US Backing). orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Apr 16, 2023 | A polling firm found that Peru's coup-plotting, right-wing-controlled congress has 6% approval and 91% disapproval. Unelected leader Dina Boluarte has 15% approval and 78% disapproval. But they have the full support of the US, Canada, and foreign mining corporations. | A study by a leading polling firm in Peru found that the country's coup-plotting congress has an approval rating of just 6%, with a staggering 91% disapproval. | The South American nation's unelected president, Dina Boluarte, has the approval of just 15% of Peruvians, with 78% disapproval. | In December 2022, Per…

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-24). Why Did the Premier of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Show Up in Venezuela To Meet Lavrov? orinocotribune.com By Andrew Korybko — Apr 20, 2023 | Just like with Brazil, Russia's officially de-ideologized relations with Latin America mean that it won't let political differences on one issue (no matter how sensitive) impede the mutually beneficial comprehensive expansion of bilateral ties with St. Vincent & the Grenadines. That country's worldview is aligned with Russia's multipolar one and just as pragmatic with respect to the de-ideologization of bilateral ties otherwise Prime Minister Gonsalves wouldn't have traveled to Venezuela to meet with Lavrov this week. | Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's latest trip to Latin…

Staff (2023-04-24). US Dollar Hegemony in 2022 Eroded at '10 Times the Pace Seen in the Past 2 Decades'. orinocotribune.com Last week, US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged that US sanctions against Russia and other countries are endangering the hegemony of the dollar as those sanctioned try to find alternatives. | Even French President Emmanuel Macron commented that Europe should reduce its reliance on the "extraterritoriality of the US dollar." | Yellen's fear is well-founded, since the status of the US dollar as a reserve currency eroded in 2022 at a rate "10 times the average annual pace of erosion in the USD's market share in the prior years," according to Eurizon SLJ Asset Management, explaining that the fall is…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-04-24). US Army Faces Recruitment Crisis in Wake of Military Failures Abroad. orinocotribune.com Officials say the army faces a 'perception' problem due in part to their failed occupation of several nations in West Asia | US Army Secretary "6…

Roger D. Harris (2023-04-24). Whither Multipolarity in a Changing World Order. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Apr 20, 2023 | 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 or…

Staff (2023-04-24). Marxism and Colonialism: An Interview with Vijay Prashad. orinocotribune.com Vijay Prashad 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 displayed an intense vital activity that has taken him to numerous countries, always in defense of the cause of humanity.He currently works as executive director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, a task that alternates with his work as a teacher and researcher at various universities, as well as with a prolific work in which we can highlight texts such as The Darker Nations, The Poorer Nations and the most…

Ana Perdigón (2023-04-24). Venezuela's Far-Right Unitary Platform Supports Petro's International Conference on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This past Saturday night, a meeting was held between President of Colombia Gustavo Petro and representatives of the far-right Venezuelan opposition belonging to the so-called Unitary Platform. | The meeting was held at the Presidential Treasury and was attended by the Colombian president and his foreign minister, àÅlvaro Leyva. | On behalf of the Venezuelan opposition, the head of the Unitary Platform negotiation team, Gerardo Blyde was present, together with Claudia Nikken and Alejandro Mora. In addition, Tomas Guanipa, Stalin González, Luis Emilio Rondón, Luis Aquiles Moreno and Roberto Enríquez were also…

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). US Ships and Drones Positioned Near Sudan to Help Fleeing US Citizens. news.antiwar.com The US military has drones and ships deployed near Sudan to help Americans looking to flee the country after US special operations forces evacuated embassy personnel from Khartoum. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said the Pentagon and US Africa Command (AFRICOM) were working with the State Department on the situation in Sudan, where forces …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Report: Ukraine Postponed Attacks Inside Russia Due to US Pressure. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Monday that Ukraine's military intelligence directorate, known as HUR, was planning major strikes inside Russia in February that were postponed due to US pressure. The report cited documents allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira. According to a report from the National Security Agency, HUR chief Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov instructed one …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Russia to Host Meeting of Syria and Turkish Intel and Defense Chiefs. news.antiwar.com Russia will host a meeting of intelligence and defense chiefs from Turkey, Syria, and Iran on Tuesday as part of an effort to work toward the normalization of relations between Ankara and Damascus. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced the planned meeting that will be held in Moscow and said the goal is to "find …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). POLITICO: Biden Preparing for Failed Ukrainian Counteroffensive. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is preparing for the possibility of Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive failing, POLITICO reported on Monday. Pentagon documents allegedly leaked by Airman Jack Teixeira revealed that the US doesn't believe Ukraine can regain any significant territory in its counteroffensive, which is expected to be launched in the spring. The information in the leaks was …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Australia Planning Major Military Overhaul to Prepare for War With China. news.antiwar.com A government review of Australia's military capability has called for Canberra to make sweeping changes to better prepare for a future conflict with China, Australia's largest trading partner. According to Australian media, the review has triggered "one of the greatest shifts in Australia's military since" World War II. The review was conducted by former Australian …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-24). Taiwan in Talks With US About Weapons Stockpile on or Near Island. news.antiwar.com Taiwanese Premier Chen Chien-jen confirmed on Monday that the US and Taipei are in talks about establishing a contingency stockpile of weapons for a future fight with China located on or near the island of Taiwan. "The proposal of regional contingency stockpiles is still in the negotiation process," Chen said, according to The South China …

Ben Norton (2023-04-24). Facebook censors journalist Seymour Hersh's report on Nord Stream pipeline attack. geopoliticaleconomy.com Facebook censored a report by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany, forcing users to instead read a website funded and partially owned by NATO member Norway.

Noam Chomsky (2023-04-24). ChatGPT and human intelligence: Noam Chomsky responds to critics. mronline.org 'The threat to privacy and data security posed by language models like ChatGPT is real enough. I frankly doubt that there's any practical way to contain them. The most effective means that I can think of…to counter the spread of malicious doctrines and ideology are education in critical thinking, organization to encourage deliberation, and modes of intellectual self-defense.' —Noam Chomsky…

Editor (2023-04-24). Here comes everyone: climate, class and the movement we need. mronline.org As thousands prepare to surround parliament to demand climate action, Feyzi Ismail explains the scale of the crisis and the strategy the movement needs.

Editor (2023-04-24). The Culture War doesn't exist. mronline.org Call it what it is: class war.

Editor (2023-04-24). Anti-NATO protests in Sweden as the country hosts large int'l exercise. mronline.org Protesters across 17 cities in Sweden, including Stockholm, voice opposition to the international military exercise hosted by their country.

Editor (2023-04-24). A brutal system replaced socialist health care in Europe. mronline.org Matthew Read, researcher at the IF DDR, talks to the People's Health Dispatch about similarities between East Germany's and Yugoslavia's socialist health systems and the lessons to be learned from these systems.

Editor (2023-04-24). We STILL don't get it: It is an Empire, Folks! mronline.org In mid-March 2023, David Swanson published a very interesting article: "Iraq and 15 Lessons We Never Learned." There were some things in there I agreed with, some I disagreed with, others I might want to debate. Still, I appreciated his effort to pull together ideas from these experiences. However, there's one thing that he did …

Ann Brown (2023-04-24). Silicon Valley And Start-Up Spook Are Over: Down Rounds Are The Expected New Reality. moguldom.com In the financial chaos that followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March, many startups were caught up in the mess. There was a significant downturn in investor cash available to founders. Some venture-backed companies were expected to forced to raise new funding even if it means agreeing to a lower valuation than they once secured, …

Ann Brown (2023-04-24). Meta's Facebook Was Caught Riding Dirty: How to Claim Your Check from $725 Million Settlement. moguldom.com Facebook allegedly shared its users' data and data on specific users' friends with third parties. These third parties included app developers, business partners, advertisers, and data brokers. The Meta company shared the data without the permission of the users. And now the social media giant must pay the price. Facebook recently made a $725 million settlement following …

Ann Brown (2023-04-24). Report: U.S. Government May Charge President's Son With Tax Crimes. moguldom.com President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden is in hot water—again. This time, he may actually face federal charges. Federal prosecutors are considering four possible charges against Hunter. Possible charges are two misdemeanor tax counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion, and a felony count related to a gun purchase. …

_____ (2023-04-24). A Chronicle of Tensions on the Korean Peninsula in Early April 2023. journal-neo.org

_____ (2023-04-24). Meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers takes place in Japan. journal-neo.org

Adriaan Alsema (2023-04-24). Conflict-related violence in Colombia dropped during ceasefire. colombiareports.com Think tank Indepaz registered 80 possible violations of a ceasefire between Colombia's armed forces and illegal armed groups that was declared on January 1. According to Indepaz, possible ceasefire violations…

Alastair Crooke (2023-04-24). Both Sides in the Middle East Region Now See 'Big War' as Possible. globalresearch.ca

Alberto Pinzón Sánchez (2023-04-24). øEs la pequeña burguesía la clase social que hará la paz en Colombia? globalizacion.ca Varios hechos políticos de trascendental importancia han ocurrido en Colombia en las últimas semanas, que por mostrar procesos sociopolíticos más profundos, han sido tratados por la gran prensa o los analistas y comentaristas adictos al régimen, sólo en sus detalles…

Alex Bainbridge (2023-04-24). Protesters say: 'Housing is a right, not a business'. greenleft.org.au "Build tenant power" rang out through the CBD streets in a housing justice rally organised by SEQUR — South East Queensland Union of Renters. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Alex Bainbridge (2023-04-24). Video: Jonathan Sriranganathan on Greens, capitalism and social change. greenleft.org.au Green Left's Alex Bainbridge speaks to outgoing Greens Gabba Ward councillor Jonathan Sriranganathan about politics, social change and the role of elected representatives.

Ali Abunimah (2023-04-24). Palestinian killed in Israeli attack on refugee camp. electronicintifada.net Alleged car ramming in Jerusalem leaves five injured.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). All the President's Relatives. americanthinker.com Three more episodes in an ever-widening and never-ending pattern of corruption and influence-peddling from Biden, his family, and his administration.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Appointment in Chicago — Democrats and Destiny. americanthinker.com We, destiny, and the Democrats have an appointment in Chicago for a presidential convention.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Black Lives Matter Self-Identifies as Black Nationalist. americanthinker.com which underscores the need for the Republican Party to focus on the ties between this entity and the Democrats.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). ESPN and the Democrats Throw Women Athletes Under the Bus. americanthinker.com Wokeness and leftist groupthink is threatening to send women athletes to the back of the bus to favor male athletes who choose to "identify" as women.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Seething Rage in former Institutions of Higher Learning. americanthinker.com Our universities have taught students not to learn anything by staying within the confines of their safe little bubbles where they cannot be challenged.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). A media earthquake just hit: Tucker Carlson has left Fox. americanthinker.com And in a smaller earthquake, maybe even just a temblor, Don Lemon is gone from CNN.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). AOC accuses Tucker Carlson of 'very, very clearly' inciting violence, flaunts her stunning ignorance of government regulation. americanthinker.com It boggles the mind that someone so frequently appearing on television screens would not grasp the basics of federal regulation.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Claim: Tucker was fired for his January 6 coverage, and because of a lawsuit alleging a hostile work environment. americanthinker.com Looking at the facts in the media, it seems as if the lawsuit's existence was used to give greater weight to a primarily ideological firing.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). House Committee to investigate Pelosi's grab of $200 million park maintenance slush fund. americanthinker.com Is it possible to be cynical enough about Pelosi, who somehow became very rich while in Congress?>

americanthinker (2023-04-24). In Texas, some strange cattle deaths — and silence from the establishment. americanthinker.com Where is Rod Serling when you need him?>

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Like Capone before him, will Biden's taxes be his downfall? americanthinker.com If Joe Biden had his hand in the Hunter till, his tax returns may be his Achilles' heel.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). The domestic purveyors of disinformation are the real threat to national security. americanthinker.com How long are the American people going to be deceived by the lies of the intel committee that serves the Deep State aim of promoting the good life for the insiders, supported by the majority of Americans eking by on the fringes of society?>

americanthinker (2023-04-24). The great sorting that's taking place in America. americanthinker.com Something very fundamental is happening, and we're all in the middle of it.

americanthinker (2023-04-24). Why is Bill Maher the only one making sense? americanthinker.com When the court jester is the only one telling the truth.

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-24). Lula Just Discredited Brazil's Foreign Policy by Placing Conditions on His Visit to Russia. globalresearch.ca

Arjun Walia (2023-04-24). The White House and Billionaires Are Getting Serious About "Blocking Out the Sun" globalresearch.ca

Bevan Ramsden (2023-04-24). Australia's war preparations could include worrying Defence Act changes. greenleft.org.au The US has been perusing its China containment strategy for some years. But Australia is also preparing for war. Besides spending big on military hardware, it is looking at making worrying changes to the Defence Act. Bevan Ramsden reports.

cameron orr (2023-04-24). Building unity in the fight for reproductive justice. cpusa.org The following updated report was given to the National Board of the Communist Party USA on April 19th, 2023. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe last June, it said it was done with abortion cases and was leaving it to the gerrymandered state legislatures to decide on abortion law. States controlled by extreme-right GOP …

Chris Wright (2023-04-24). The Left and the Ukraine War. dissidentvoice.org To be a leftist in the United States is a dispiriting experience, but in the last year one of the more dispiriting things has been to see the attitude of many leftists themselves on a subject of crucial importance: the war in Ukraine. The consensus of the Washington establishment remains that the U.S. must support …

Claudio Della Croce (2023-04-24). Paraguay: incertidumbre en la recta final de la campaña electoral. globalizacion.ca El domingo 30 de abril se realizarán en Paraguay los comicios generales, en las que se elegirá presidente, pero además se renovarán los 45 escaños del Senado, los 80 de la Cámara de Diputados, los gobernadores de los 17 departamentos…

Daniel Campione (2023-04-24). Argentina — Las islas y el peñón. globalizacion.ca A miles de kilómetros de distancia dos situaciones coloniales persisten hasta hoy. Gran Bretaña preserva los últimos restos de un imperio perdido, a costa de las soberanías argentina y española. | Gibraltar, también conocido como "el peñón" o "la roca", es…

Don Hank (2023-04-24). Is Biden Taking the World Closer to Nuclear Armageddon? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-24). Barry Humphries: Misunderstood Anarchist of Culture. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2023-04-24). The Geopolitics of "Soft Power" globalresearch.ca

Farooque Chowdhury (2023-04-24). Labor Market and Mainstream Economics. dissidentvoice.org Market and labor in market are crucial questions both to capital and labor. The questions have been discussed and answered by economists, from the mainstream, and also from the camp of labor. "Markets", writes Michael D. Yates in his Work Work Work: Labor, Alienation, and Class Struggle (Monthly Review Press, 2022), "act as a veil, …

Gavin OReilly (2023-04-24). 9/11 Revelations — Is Washington Now Throwing Riyadh Under the Bus? globalresearch.ca

Gerald E. Scorse (2023-04-24). The 75-year Thievery of Joint Tax Returns. dissidentvoice.org Another tax season has ended, and more than 50 million returns arrived at the Internal Revenue Service marked "Married filing jointly". Few of the filers had any idea that joint returns—created in 1948 and modified in 1969—may be the oldest tax inequity in America. They've been picking various pockets for 75 years, and there's little …

Gilbert Mercier (2023-04-24). Axes Powers of a New Global Cold War? China, Russia, India Versus US, EU, Japan. globalresearch.ca

Global Times (2023-04-24). Borrell and His Likes Should Avoid Leading Europe into a Ditch. dissidentvoice.org The European Parliament just spent a whole week discussing China, and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will convene foreign ministers from across EU on April 24 local time to discuss the same topic. In anticipation of this meeting, Borrell published a column on April 22 urging …

Hedelberto López Blanch (2023-04-24). Golpes y más golpes al dólar. globalizacion.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). EU Navies to Challenge China Over Taiwan. libya360.wordpress.com Drago Bosnic In yet another move set to cement the European Union's status as a geopolitical pendant of the United States, its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell openly stated that he wants the armed forces (or, in this particular case, navies) of EU countries to patrol the increasingly contested Taiwan Strait to "help protect" Taiwan. Borrell…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Chairs UNSC Debate on Effective Multilateralism Through Defence of Principles of the UN Charter. libya360.wordpress.com Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the UN Security Council's open debates "Effective multilateralism through the Defence of the Principles of the UN Charter," New York, April 24,2023 The 9,308th session of the UN Security Council is called to order. The provisional agenda for this meeting is called, "Maintenance of international peace and security; Effective…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Going Underground: Interview with Seymour Hersh. libya360.wordpress.com Afshin Rattansi's Going Underground On this special episode of Going Underground, we speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh on his new 'Trading with the Enemy' report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his entourage have been embezzling $400 million from US aid allocated for fuel purchases, as well as buying diesel from Russia. He…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Is Multipolarity Authoritarian? A South-South Controversy (I). libya360.wordpress.com Lautaro Rivara Is multipolarity authoritarian, as Kavita Krishnan claims, and why is this perspective so seductive for the countries of the Global South? What is the discreet allure of imagining a world with many poles of power? In the monumental work "Pensamiento periférico. A global interpretative thesis", Eduardo Devés Valdés warned not only about the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Is This Man a Russian Agent Operating in the Black Community of St. Louis? libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Kuzmarov Omali Yeshitela The Justice Department has just indicted him and three other members of the African People's Socialist Party for advancing Russian propaganda—though it looks more like the Biden administration was looking for a scapegoat to justify its anti-Russia offensive and found one in a familiar place. On April 18, the Department of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Relations Between Russia and Africa at the Present Stage. libya360.wordpress.com Oleg Barabanov The results of UN General Assembly voting make it possible to at least formally interpret a certain split and lack of unity among African countries in relation to Russia. We can also conclude that those 19 countries that have never voted "yes" are open to continuing the cooperation with Russia that they had…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Russia-South Africa: BRICS and Multilateralism. libya360.wordpress.com Mikatekiso Kubayi South Africa-Russia relations are not new. They date back decades before South Africa arrived at a democratic dispensation in 1994; a journey in which Russia provided a lot of support. During the recent visit to South Africa of Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov, it was agreed that the two countries need to further…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Sudan: Over 420 Civilians Killed as Foreign Countries Accelerate Evacuations. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch 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 At least 427 people have been killed as clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-24). Ukrainian Nazism: Why a New Nuremberg is Necessary. libya360.wordpress.com Viktor Medvedchuk Since the "collapse" of the USSR and the emergence of an independent Ukraine, Western politicians, and special services in Ukraine began to revive Nazism through the introduction of nationalist ideology in the consciousness of Ukrainians. According to Western plans, a Nazified Ukraine was to become a "weapon" against Russia. One of the ideologues…

Jim McIlroy (2023-04-24). Unions, health organisations call for total ban on silica products. greenleft.org.au Building industry unions and health groups are calling a total ban on the construction industry using engineered stone bench tops which contain silica. Jim McIlroy reports.

John Mullen (2023-04-24). Revolt in France: Macron humiliated, but no victory for workers yet. greenleft.org.au President Emmanuel Macron has now signed his pensions bill into law, but the struggle to defeat it is not over, reports John Mullen.

John Rachel (2023-04-24). Interview with Garland Nixon. dissidentvoice.org Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Garland Nixon for his current thoughts. We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce …

Jonathan Turley (2023-04-24). The Tower for Twitter? UK Minister Calls for Jailing Social Media Bosses Who Do Not Censor Speech. globalresearch.ca

Juan Guahán (2023-04-24). Argentina ante la crisis: øultraderecha, continuismo, baja participación electoral? globalizacion.ca El agravamiento de la situación social y económica, la emocionante marcha de antorchas culminada en el acampe piquetero en la Plaza de Mayo, la aproximación de las fechas del cronograma electoral nacional, los resultados de las primeras elecciones provinciales, el…

Karsten Riise (2023-04-24). Old CIA Ways — Arms and Drugs. "The Re-Export of U.S. Weapons" globalresearch.ca

Kary B. Mullis (2023-04-24). Video: Kary Mullis, Nobel Prize Winning Inventor of PCR "Test". Died in August 2019. globalresearch.ca

Kit Klarenberg, David Cronin (2023-04-24). Britain declares war on a slogan. electronicintifada.net Suella Braverman mulls ban on chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

Laith Fadel (2023-04-24). TikTokers use platform to discuss taboo topic of layoffs. america.cgtn.com For years, the topic of being fired was considered something to be personal, but with the emergence of social media, users have galvanized to discuss what was once taboo. One such platform that is seeing its users discuss the topic of layoffs is TikTok. TikTokers …

Lawrence S. Wittner (2023-04-24). The Ukraine War Has Never Been America's War. fpif.org

León Cremieux (2023-04-24). Francia: la movilización no quiere pasar página. globalizacion.ca Los últimos ocho días han supuesto un punto de inflexión en el movimiento de huelgas y movilizaciones. El jueves 13 de abril tuvo lugar la duodécima jornada de movilización nacional convocada por la Intersindical nacional, luego se dio la movilización…

Liza Featherstone (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'

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2023-04-24). NATO's Weapons Are Leaking to Black Market — Western Journalist. globalresearch.ca

Mansa Musa (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.

Molly Kingsley (2023-04-24). The Most Dangerous International Treaty Ever Proposed. globalresearch.ca

Monisha Rios (2023-04-24). The Toxic Legacy of U.S. Foreign Policy in Vieques, Puerto Rico. fpif.org The women of Vieques, an island off the east coast of Puerto Rico, have been on the front lines of the generations-long struggle for peace and justice to end the havoc wrought by U.S. foreign policy on their island, in their homes, and on their bodies.

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-04-24). Frankfurt court reverses ban on Roger Waters concert. electronicintifada.net Rock icon had challenged city council's cancellation of 28 May gig.

North Shore Counter-Info (2023-04-24). Hamilton: Reflections on Ongoing Hunger Strike in the Barton Jail. itsgoingdown.org Report on an ongoing hunger strike in Hamilton, Ontario and how people are organizing to support. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. This past Wednesday, April 19, 2023, we received word that prisoners on all the ranges on the fourth floor of the Barton Jail had coordinated to begin a hunger strike. At the same…

Paul D Thacker (2023-04-24). Twitter Files: Twitter Loves Dr Fauci and Big Pharma "Marketing Strategy" globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2023-04-24). Puerta de entrada a ninguna parte. El Orden Mundial va por la privatización de la Amazonía. Codicia de poder y dinero. globalizacion.ca

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). Ankara/NATO-led Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia military triad prepares for new wars in the Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 24, 2023 Georgia, Azerbaijan Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov during his visit to Baku and signed an agreement on defense cooperation between the two countries. The Georgian Defense Ministry said on April 24 that the two ministers discussed bilateral defense …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). Integration proceeds: Brazil to produce NATO-standard warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com ReutersApril 21, 2023 Brazil's Embraer to build NATO-approved aircraft in Portugal Brazil's Defence Minister Jose Mucio said on Friday his country's planemaker Embraer SA would manufacture aircraft that meet NATO's requirements in a partnership with Portuguese aerospace company OGMA. *** The company launched last week the A-29 Super Tucano with a NATO configuration, initially focussing …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). NATO trains Balkans, Caucasus, Eastern European cohorts for war with Russia, Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Think like the "bad guys" — Exercise Saber Junction 22 For every NATO exercise, there's a blue team — the "good guys" who come to train and test their skills — and the "bad guys", who put them to the test by taking on the role of the …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). NATO's Fortress Europe records largest military spending since fall of Berlin Wall: SIPRI. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Daily Sabah with agenciesApril 24, 2023 Europe drives fresh record in worldwide military spending in 2022 SIPRI: World military expenditure reaches new record high as European spending surges Military spending around the world reached a record high last year, driven by an increase in expenditure in Europe not seen since the end of the Cold …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). "Strategic communications during times of war": NATO's top military HQ hosts Ukrainian defense, security officials. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 24, 2023 Ukraine Strategic Communications personnel visit Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Representatives from Ukrainian security and defence sector institutions visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on Friday, Apr. 21, 2023, providing valuable insight into the role of strategic communications during times of war. The visit was part of …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-24). Video: European war games test "ability to quickly aggregate U.S.-based combat power in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Army Europe and Africa Defender 23 VIDEO DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on strategic deployment of U.S.-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, it demonstrates the ability to quickly aggregate U.S.-based combat power …

SAMIR (2023-04-24). German court reverses Roger Waters' concert cancellation. bdsmovement.net

Staff (2023-04-24). Norwegian Refugee Council: Violence, Climate & Poverty Are Fueling Migration from Central America. democracynow.org We continue our conversation with Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, who has just returned from Honduras. He calls on the international community to do more to help in Central America, where one in three people are in urgent need of humanitarian aid, and gangs, drug trafficking and violence are forcing many to flee north. North Americans, says Egeland, must "honor the legitimate asylum applications for protection of people" from their "own neighborhood."…

Staff (2023-04-24). Headlines for April 24, 2023. democracynow.org Diplomats Lead Sudan Exodus as Sudanese Reel from Intense Fighting, Food and Power Shortages, SCOTUS Keeps Abortion Pill Mifepristone on Market While Challenge to Ban Proceeds, Peru's Ex-President Alejandro Toledo Detained, Facing Corruption Charges Following U.S. Extradition, Kenya Exhumes Bodies of 47 Cult Members Who Starved Themselves to Death, Burkina Faso Attack Near Malian Border Kills 60 People, Thousands of Asylum Seekers Make Their Way Up Mexico to Protest Migrant Abuse, Mississippi GOP Expands State Control Over Police and Courts in Majority-Black Jackson, Rasheed Williams AKA "Koka Da Doll…

Staff (2023-04-24). What's Next in Legal Fight over Mifepristone? Supreme Court Protects Access to Abortion Pill for Now. democracynow.org The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday halted a ban and other restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone, keeping the nation's most popular abortion method available for now as an appeal of the nationwide ban on the pill plays out. The ban was issued earlier this month by the Trump-appointed Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who ruled the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year-old approval of the drug was invalid. The case is likely to end up before the Supreme Court again after making its way through a lower appeals court. We speak with Mary Ziegler, law professor at the University of California, Da…

Staff (2023-04-24). Sudan Will Be "Nightmare Beyond Belief" If Conflict Grows, Warns Humanitarian Leader Jan Egeland. democracynow.org As fighting continues in Sudan between the military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces, we speak with Norwegian Refugee Council head Jan Egeland, who says humanitarian work in the country has been paralyzed as a result of the power struggle. "There is hardly any humanitarian work in large parts of Sudan," says Egeland, who adds that the conflict has already devolved into a war that "will be impossible to stop if it lasts for much longer."…

Staff (2023-04-24). Sudan: Death Toll Tops 420 as Fear Grows That Fighting Between Rival Generals Could Lead to Proxy War. democracynow.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, further dashing hopes of a return of civilian rule in the country. CNN reports the powerful Russian mercenary group Wagner has backed the RSF by providing the paramilitaries with surface-to-air missiles. Wagner founder Yevgeny P…

Ted Snider (2023-04-24). The Most Important Line in the China-France Joint Statement. globalresearch.ca

The Expose (2023-04-24). Pfizer Killed Your Friends & Family for Profit — 92% of COVID Deaths Were Among the Triple+ Vaccinated in 2022 According to UK Gov. globalresearch.ca

scorinoco (2023-04-23). Indictment of African People's Socialist Party is a Racist Assault on the Black Liberation Movement (Statement). orinocotribune.com

scorinoco (2023-04-23). Venezuela Attorney General: Corruption Detainee's Suicide Confirmed by Autopsy. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's attorney general Tarek William Saab has provided details on the death of Jesús Azuaje, who died in the custody of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (SEBIN) on April 19. Azuaje had been arrested the day before for his involvement in the Cartones de Venezuela corruption case. | On Friday, April 21, Attorney General Saab reported that an autopsy performed by the Forensic Unit of the Attorney General's Office revealed that Azuaje had committed suicide by mechanical asphyxia by ligature strangulation, caused by hanging. Azuaje hanged himself with bed sheets in the prison cell where he was being held. | 1…

Staff (2023-04-23). US to Send High-Level Delegation to International Conference on Venezuela in Colombia. orinocotribune.com

mforinoco (2023-04-23). Echoes of Taif: Syria and Saudi Arabia Reconcile. orinocotribune.com By The Cradle — April 16, 2023 | Syria-Saudi relations leap forward with joint statements, bilateral meetings, and, for the first time in 12 years, a shared vision for resolving the crisis in Syria. | During his visit to Moscow in mid-March, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Afghanistan Watchdog Says 'You're Gonna See Pilferage' of Ukraine Aid. news.antiwar.com The watchdog for US spending on Afghanistan told Responsible Statecraft in an interview that he expects "pilferage" of US aid to Ukraine. John Sopko, who has served as the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) since 2012, said that he personally favored creating a similar position for US spending on the war in Ukraine. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). Chinese Foreign Minister Says Beijing Will 'Never Back Down' on Taiwan. news.antiwar.com Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Friday that China would "never back down" on the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, in a warning aimed at the US and the government in Taipei. Qin made the comments toward the end of a speech on China's contributions to the global economy. "The …

Dave DeCamp (2023-04-23). EU's Borrell Tells European Governments to Send Ships to Taiwan Strait. news.antiwar.com The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has called on European countries to send warships through the Taiwan Strait, patrols that Beijing would view as provocations. "Europe must in fact be very present on this issue [of Taiwan], which concerns us economically, commercially and technologically," Borrell wrote in an op-ed for the French newspaper Le …

_____ (2023-04-23). The USA is still only planning to modernize the Turkish F-16 fighter jets. journal-neo.org

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-04-23). Mexico is the largest exporter of cars to U.S. america.cgtn.com Mexico's auto industry accounts for 20% of the country's overall manufacturing, and last fall it became the top vehicle exporter to the U.S. market. See more.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Answering Bill Maher's Question: 'Why don't we have an Atheist's Day'? americanthinker.com Bill Maher takes on two thousand years of theology… and loses.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Communism Is Liberty's Mortal Enemy. americanthinker.com If we give the communists a pass, we will truly lose our beautiful country.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Getting Off the Roller Coaster to Bondage. americanthinker.com No matter how strong or principled at its inception, no government will last.

americanthinker (2023-04-23). Without Firing a Shot: How Islam Overcame the West. americanthinker.com Muslims finally prevailed in the West, not by force of arms, but because Christians lost — including themselves.

Caoimhghin àì Croidheáin (2023-04-23). Learning to Speak One-Percent. dissidentvoice.org Review of Succession (contains spoilers) In ancient Rome, at one point, they wanted to make all the slaves wear something so they could identify them. Like a cloak or whatever. But then they decided not to do it. And do you know why? Hmm? Because they realized if all the slaves dressed the same, they …

Chris Wright (2023-04-23). The Second Cold War Is More Dangerous than the First. dissidentvoice.org Twenty years ago, Noam Chomsky published a bestselling book called Hegemony or Survival. Since then, the stark choice he posed has only become more urgent. Depending on how humanity responds to the challenges of ecological destruction and imperialistic war, in the coming decade that terrifying question "Hegemony or survival?" may well be answered. Modern history …

Conor Bond (2023-04-23). Barak Beacon Estate residents speak up against demolition. greenleft.org.au Margaret Kelly, a resident of the Barak Beacon Estate, in Port Melbourne, told Green Left Radio she was angry with the Labor government's decision to abandon its commitment to public housing. Conor Bond reports.

Dongsheng Collective (2023-04-23). Tianxia: All Under Heaven. dongshengnews.org Tianxia is a complex, contested, and constantly-evolving concept. It embodies a range of meanings, from geography (demarcating a governed territory), to morality (defining political legitimacy), to subjectivity (representing the aspirations of the people), to politics (providing a vision for a world system), and much more.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Anti-Opportunism Today Looks Like Siding with Russia, China, & U.S. Imperialism's Other Enemies. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea To find the real masses, the types who join a movement not for aesthetics but out of desire to win the struggle, look for which types of people have gravitated towards the anti-NATO movement. Liberals have not been the most inclined to join this movement, especially not the most serious element of it…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Black Lives Remain in Danger Throughout the United States. libya360.wordpress.com Abayomi Azikiwe Lynnette Williams holds a sign during a gathering at Second Baptist Church in Akron, Ohio, calling for justice for Jayland Walker, July 2, 2022. (AP) Even after three years of mass demonstrations and urban rebellions in the United States, law-enforcement agencies and the entire legal system are still "justifying" the shooting deaths of…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). No to NATO: Protests Against US-Led Military Coalition Held Across Sweden. libya360.wordpress.com Thousands of people have held protests across Sweden to voice their anger at the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the country's NATO membership bid. While holding placards and banners that read, "No to NATO", and "NATO's war will get our children killed for a dollar," demonstrators around 17 cities called on officials to adhere…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing & More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive. libya360.wordpress.com Update on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). Sudan: Alignment of Forces, Players. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. Bhadrakumar People fleeing fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, April 19, 2023 The worst-case scenario is coming to pass, apparently, in Sudan. That is, at any rate, the apocalyptic message streaming out of Khartoum in the western media. President Biden lent credence to the alarmist perception by confirming that on his orders, the US military…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-04-23). What Parenti Warned Against: Making Workers' Unity Impossible by Fixating on Their Racial Differences. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea …the most advanced segment of the workers, the ones with an anti-imperialist consciousness, have been building an anti-NATO movement. That this movement hasn't exclusively been on the left is seen as offensive by the ABC leftists. But having a multi-tendency antiwar coalition is a healthy thing… When Michael Parenti polemicized against what he called the…

Jews Against the Occupation (2023-04-23). Jews against the Occupation calls on Randwick City Council to reverse its decision to fly flag of Israel. greenleft.org.au Jews against the Occupation sent this open letter to the Mayor and councillors at Randwick City Council, requesting it revisit its decision to fly the flag of Israel on April 26.

Michelle Begue (2023-04-23). Colombia raises threat level for Nevado del Ruiz volcano. america.cgtn.com The Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia is on orange alert and could erupt any day now, prompting the closure of the Los Nevados National Natural Park and voluntary evacuation of 2,500 families living in the area.

Peter Boyle (2023-04-23). Video: Green Left Party campaign in Turkish general election launched in Sydney. greenleft.org.au The Green Left Party (Yeşil Sol Parti) campaign for the May 14 Turkish general election was launched in western Sydney on April 22.

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-23). "Ensure Ukraine's victory": Borrell says 46,000 Ukrainian troops have been/will be trained in EU states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 21, 2023 Borrel: More than 16,000 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trained in the EU More than 16,000 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were trained in the European Union (EU) within the framework of the military aid mission. [T]his was said by the head of the EU …

Rick Rozoff (2023-04-23). Germany: Pentagon builds new hospital "to shift focus to wartime care to treat battlefield injuries, handle mass casualties" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesApril 20, 2023 US military hospital to replace 70-year-old Landstuhl is on track for 2027, officials say Landstuhl Regional Medical Center this month celebrates its 70th anniversary, but with construction of its replacement proceeding apace, the storied hilltop hospital is unlikely to have many more anniversaries in its future. Work a few miles …

Robert Hunziker (2023-04-23). El Nino Threatens Unparalleled Heatwaves. dissidentvoice.org Can the world handle a climate that exceeds the far-reaching excesses of 2022 when the entire world turned upside down with unprecedented flooding, fires, and drought? NOAA and climate researchers in Germany and China believe an El Niño, starting in 2023-24, is the works. El Niños equate to more heat throughout the planet. Buckle-up! El …

Staff (2023-04-23). Having Enemies Is a Choice. davidswanson.org

Xiaolu Sun (2023-04-23). Environmentalists warn of the impact of rising sea levels on NYC. america.cgtn.com The city of New York is threatened by the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels and severe storms. Find out more.

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Leon Kunstenaar (2023-04-25). Clanging Pots and Pans Throughout France Rattle French President. indybay.org Sonorous demonstrations against Macron at City Halls throughout France…

Class Conscious Photographers (2023-04-25). Sunday 5/14: HOUSING! – A photo exhibit and reception. indybay.org Milpitas Library | 160 North Main Street | Milpitas, CA 95035…

Keep Oakland Beautiful (2023-04-25). Saturday 4/29: Earth Day Celebration & Silent Auction. indybay.org Humanist Hall, 411 28th Street, Oakland 94608…

Strike Debt Bay Area (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.

Brenda Norrell (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.

Ritter Center (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…

Ritter Center (2023-04-25). Saturday 5/20: 3rd Annual Under the Stars Sleepout to End Homelessness. indybay.org Virtual…

Mothers on the March (2023-04-25). Friday 4/28: Free Palestine. indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

Florian Warweg (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.

Marc Morial, the spirit of Kermit Thomas (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…

Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures (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…

Labor Video Project (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.

Oakland Privacy (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.

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-04-25). French Unions Prepare for Massive May Day Actions. indybay.org Workers won't allow Macron regime to cut retirement benefits…

Angela (2023-04-25). Sunday 4/23: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Sebastia" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Women's March (2023-04-25). Wednesday 5/3: #AbortionRights: Organizing Call to Strategize & Fight for Mifepristone Access. indybay.org Online organizing call…

Dave Id (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.

Raging Grannies (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…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-04-25). navegar sin patrón es necesario: Kalewche. indybay.org desde nuestro Sur al Sur, navegar sin patrón es necesario: Kalewche…

Pedro Rodriguez (2023-04-25). Danish Defence: Why Is Christian Juhl the Only One Talking About Business Ethics? indybay.org Signed off and sealed: a deal by the Danish government led by Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats and their coalition partners to purchase Israeli weapons systems produced by Elbit Systems has made little noise. There are a number of concerning ethical considerations that are generally being ignored, with only a few dissenting voices daring to break ranks.

Timo Rieg (2023-04-25). Is our system still capable of solving the big problems of the future? indybay.org How high rents for residential and business premises are, how much biodiversity there is in our cultural landscape, whether there are twelve or thirteen grades up to the Abitur, are all determined by the rulers. Energy prices, construction prices, food prices are the results of politics. Desolate inner cities, new construction deserts and ugly industrial areas are made by politicians.

Lynda Carson (2023-04-25). Proposed HUD budget cuts threatens 430,000 Section 8 tenants with eviction. indybay.org HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Warns That Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten 430,000 Section 8 Tenants With Eviction!

Demonstrators Costume Up for Reproductive Rights (2023-04-25). Protesters in Mountain View Say Abortion Pill is Safer than Viagra. indybay.org Heeding a call to action on April 15 in response to a Texas federal judge's ruling on the abortion pill Mifepristone, about 20 people came together to demonstrate in the San Francisco Peninsula city of Mountain View.

Abby Zimet (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

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-04-25). 'Child porn content in UK doubled in two years, children below 2 most affected'. firstpost.com

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-04-25). Police find tons of liquid meth stored in Tequila bottles at Mexican port. firstpost.com

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-04-25). Taliban-style: Singapore to execute Indian man for just helping smuggler conceal little over 1kg ganja. firstpost.com

Abhishek Awasthi (2023-04-25). UN calls for army intervention in Haiti after angry residents lynch alleged robbers to death. firstpost.com

Ajeyo Basu (2023-04-25). Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir in China to discuss CPEC security, military co-operation. firstpost.com

Ajeyo Basu (2023-04-25). US using Afghan Taliban to fight ISIS in Afghanistan, says leaked Pentagon document. firstpost.com

Ayndrila Banerjee (2023-04-25). UK Healthcare Horror: After over 6,500 rapes, sexual assaults in hospitals since 2019, nurses to wear body cams. firstpost.com

Ayndrila Banerjee (2023-04-25). US Supreme Court to decide legality of govt officials blocking critics on Twitter, Facebook. firstpost.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). The Continuum: A worthy family heirloom. channelnewsasia.com Nestled in a cultural oasis at the edge of the city, this awe-inspiring luxury condominium is the largest freehold new-launch estate in the east.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). China to replace PCR COVID-19 test requirement with antigen test for inbound travellers. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Former UN chief Ban says Myanmar army must take first step to end violence. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). South Korean President Yoon travels to US; security ties top agenda amid North Korea tensions. channelnewsasia.com Mr Yoon's high-profile trip will be the first state visit to the US by a South Korean leader since 2011, and will mark the 70th anniversary of the nations' alliance.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Good vibrations: Thai party makes sex toy election pledge. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). China completes landmark national real estate registration system. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Hyundai Motor, Kia to invest US$787 million in autonomous mobility firm 42dot. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Japan supports industrial use of generative AI, PM says. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Mitsubishi Motors takes one-time US$78 million hit from China woes. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Philippines' SM Prime aims to raise record $1 billion in REIT listing. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). South Korea prosecutors indict Terraform Labs co-founder: Report. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Startup e-commerce platform Temu expands to Europe. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Former assistant finance manager jailed for embezzling S$5.1 million from company. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). 'Highly misleading' to project 3,500 high-net-worth individuals becoming Singapore citizens: MHA. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Median wait time for admission to hospital wards has gone up to 7.2 hours: MOH. channelnewsasia.com The Health Ministry says that patients will be treated while they wait to be admitted.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Hasegawa says Japan must be tenacious to compete at Women's World Cup. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Hassan may look to emulate Zatopek's distance triple in Paris. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Australia's major defence overhaul 'necessary', as China rapid military buildup stirs security worries. channelnewsasia.com A government-commissioned review recommended that Australia spends more money on defence, makes its own munitions and develops the ability to strike longer-range targets.

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Bolton calls for redeploying tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea. channelnewsasia.com

channelnewsasia (2023-04-25). Governments should take the lead in combating environmental issues with infrastructure, education: Experts. channelnewsasia.com Political will is needed for authorities to push for certain policies and make decisions on resource distribution, and provide the necessary infrastructure or education, said experts across various fields.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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).

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (2023-04-25). China, India seek to resolve border issues. ecns.cn China and India will continue to maintain close contact to resolve border issues and maintain peace and stability in the region, the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (2023-04-25). French director desires collaboration with Chinese filmmakers. ecns.cn China's film market has been recovering in…

ecns.cn (2023-04-25). Explosions kill 12 at police facility in NW Pakistan. ecns.cn At least 12 people have been killed in two explosions at a police facility in northwest Pakistan, according to media reports.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (2023-04-25). Space Day of China marked with themed exhibition. ecns.cn China celebrated this year's Space Day with the theme of "Investigate things to extend knowledge, exploring the firmament".

ecns.cn (2023-04-25). Explainer: Phase 4 of China's lunar exploration project. ecns.cn

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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

ecns.cn (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.

FP Explainers (2023-04-25). Why Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov chairing UN Security Council meet is being dubbed as 'April Fool's joke'. firstpost.com

FP Explainers (2023-04-25). Tucker Carlson is ousted from Fox News: Was a sexism lawsuit the reason behind it?>. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). Britain to take on big tech companies with new legal powers. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). EU 11th package of sanctions on Russia no earlier than "deep into May", says Poland FM. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). Ladakh standoff: India, China agree to 'speed up' settlement of relevant issues. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). Not Shehbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari expresses desire to see THIS person as Pakistan PM. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). Pakistan: Explosions at counter-terrorism ammunition stockpile kill at least 13, injure over 50. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). Pakistan lacks ammunition, economic strength, cannot afford war with India: Ex-army Chief Gen Bajwa to journalists. firstpost.com

FP Staff (2023-04-25). Pakistan raises Kashmir issue at UN yet again, India snubs 'mischievous' remarks. firstpost.com

FP Trending (2023-04-25). If you can prove Elon Musk owns emerald mine, he will pay 1 million Dogecoin. firstpost.com

FP Trending (2023-04-25). New survey suggests Gen Z is 'most difficult to work with' in United States. firstpost.com

Larry Johnson (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…

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-25). Foldable Pixel Phone Leaked: Leaked video shows what might be Google's first foldable device. firstpost.com

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-04-25). What's next for SpaceX after Starship Explosion: Musk wants to launch $3 billion Mars rocket in 2 months. firstpost.com

Monet Bailey (2023-04-25). Defence Therapeutics granted US patent for vaccine enhancer technology. healtheuropa.com

Shivam Verma (2023-04-25). Netherlands pulling fraud on visa applicants, uses biased algorithm to screen out unwanted people. firstpost.com

Shivam Verma (2023-04-25). Russia sends 300,000 Iran-made artillery shells, 1 mn ammo rounds to troops in Ukraine via Caspian Sea. firstpost.com

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Americans, Russians Need Spirit of Elbe, Peaceful World – Veteran. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Americans and Russians need to preserve the spirit of their troops' historical meeting at the Elbe River in Germany in April 1945 because the two peoples understand they need a peaceful world, World War II veteran Frank Cohn told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). 'Boosting Russia's Civil Aviation Industry Remains Priority Amid Sanctions'. sputnikglobe.com Russia's civil aviation sector, which was seriously hit by Western sanctions, currently shows sign of restoring, a process that certainly takes time, Dmitry Drozdenko, editor-in-chief of the Russian military magazine Arsenal Otechestva (Arsenal of the Fatherland), told Sputnik.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Canadian Defense Minister: Arctic Threat Won't Be Posed by 'One Country Alone'. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Canada's National Defense Minister Anita Anand warned during a Monday Senate hearing that the threat in the Arctic would not be posed by a single country.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Finland's Military Spending Soars to Cold War Levels as It Joins NATO. sputnikglobe.com The Nordic country's military expenditure has risen from 1.3 to 2 percent of its GDP within a matter of several years, underpinned by a number of costly purchases such as a new fleet of US-made F-35 jets.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). First Republic Bank Lost $100 Billion in Deposits During First Quarter Banking Panic. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – First Republic Bank revealed it lost over $100 billion during the first quarter after bank failures spurred a domino-effect of withdrawals from regional lenders and profits fell over 33%.

sputnikglobe (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?

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Lavrov Admits It Would Be 'Good' If UN Relocated From New York Amid Visa Snag. sputnikglobe.com UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that it would be "good" if the United Nations relocated its headquarters elsewhere from New York.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Netherlands Shutters Embassy in Sudan Amid Mass Evac Operations. sputnikglobe.com PARIS (Sputnik) – The Netherlands has closed its embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, diplomats will continue to work remotely, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). North Dakota Governor Signs Bill Banning All Abortions at Six Weeks. sputnikglobe.com Since the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to have an abortion under the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling last year, Republican-led states have been handing down some of the strictest abortion bans in history.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Parties to Sudan Conflict Agree to 72-Hour Ceasefire as US Urges Compliance. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire after approximately 600 people were killed as a result of conflict between the two parties, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Lavrov and Guterres Touch on Ukraine, Mideast & Grain Deal at UNSC Meeting. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed, at a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the situation in Ukraine, Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan, as well as cooperation between Russia and the UN and the implementation of the Black Sea grain deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry has detailed.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Russia's State-of-the-Art Armata Tanks Reportedly on Mission in Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com The T-14 Armata tank is a next-generation combat vehicle that has an unmanned remote-controlled turret, while the crew is protected by an armored capsule.

sputnikglobe (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.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Tucker Carlson's Fox News Ouster Reportedly Done at Direction of Rupert Murdoch. sputnikglobe.com Carlson served as Fox News' most popular host with an average prime-time audience of 2.5 million viewers. But following the network's recent $787 million settlement in the Dominion Voting lawsuit, the cost of keeping Carlson may have turned out to be too much.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). US Supreme Court to Hear Cases on Whether Officials Can Block Critics Online. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Supreme Court will weigh two cases regarding whether public officials in the United States can block critics online without violating the First Amendment of the US Constitution, the court said in an order list.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-25). Video: Hiring of Officer Who Killed Breonna Taylor Sparks Protests in Kentucky. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A small group of demonstrators gathered in front of the Carroll County Courthouse in Kentucky on Monday protesting the hiring of the police officer who fatally shot Breonna Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman, two years ago.

Umang Sharma (2023-04-25). India's presence across the world is steadily growing: Jaishankar at India-Latin America business event. firstpost.com

Umang Sharma (2023-04-25). Pakistan: Short circuit, not suicide attack behind police station blasts that killed 17. firstpost.com

Alastair Crooke (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

Alyssa Bowen (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… |

Amy Goodman (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… |

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). EU's Borrell Tells European Governments to Send Ships to Taiwan Strait. southfront.org Illustrative ImageAccording to Taiwanese media, a French warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait this month | Originally published on The EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has called on European countries

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Kiev's War Crimes In Bakhmut: "There Are People Inside! — Commander's Orders Are Not Discussed" southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Literacy, the Moskva, Simplicius, Pentagon Incontinence. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Military Situation In Iraq On April 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Military Situation In Syria On April 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On April 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded 1 case of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 24, Israeli artillery attacked SAA position near Hadar town in Qunaitra; | On April 24, unknown assailants throw a stun grenade at the Asayish headquarters in Hasakah city; | The defense and intelligence chiefs from Syria, Turkey, Russia, and Iran will meet in Moscow on Tuesday, according to the Turkish Defense Minister…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Two Ukrainian naval drones attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol. The Russian Army destroyed one drone and the second one blew up on its own; | The Russian Army targeted a communication center of the AFU near Orekhov; | The Russian Army destroyed two ammo depots of the AFU in the Zaporozhye region; | The Russian Army destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Stelmakhovka; | Russian forces destroyed one armoured fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks in the Kupyan…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). NATO's Weapons Leaking To Black Market — Western Journalist. southfront.org Illustrative ImageSeymour Hersh's report validate what has been said by many Russian authorities months ago. | Written by Confirming what several other analysts had already been reporting since the beginning of Western military aid campaign to Ukraine, an important American informant pointed out that several weapons sent by NATO are being sold on the black market. The r…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). UPDATED: Probing Russian Air Defence In Crimea: Naval Drones Destroyed In Sevastopol, While Ballistic Missiles Targeted Kerch. southfront.org UPDATE: The Russian Ministry of Defence revealed that Ukraine had attacked the base of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol…

Anonymous103 (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…

Anonymous103 (2023-04-24). While Under Felony Investigation, Crack Addict Influence Peddler Hunter Biden Demands Ethics Probe Into MTG. southfront.org Originally published on ZeroHedge Recovering crack connoisseur Hunter Biden has called for an ethics investigation into Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) over…

Anonymous765 (2023-04-24). Rainy Weather And Bad Excuses From Ukrainian Military. southfront.org |

Avishai Ehrlich (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…

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-24). 'This Must Stop,' Say Climate Activists Targeting US Banks' Fossil Fuel Financing. commondreams.org

| Demanding an end to fossil fuel financing amid a worsening planetary emergency, climate and environmental justice campaigners on Monday staged coordinated protests in three cities against a trio of the biggest U.S. banks a day ahead of their annual shareholder meetings. | Each of the demonstrations—which targeted the Charlotte, New York, and San Francisco headquarters of Bank of America, Citibank, and Wells Fargo, respectively—featured a delegation from Louisiana and Texas communities adversely affected by liquefied natural gas projects financed by the three banks.
| In Charlotte, pro…

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-24). Global Military Spending Hits All-Time High of $2.24 Trillion: Analysis. commondreams.org

An annual analysis published Monday revealed that global military spending rose to an all-time high of over $2.2 trillion last year, driven largely by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Western response, as well as the steadily increasing Pentagon budget in the United States. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI)

Brett Wilkins (2023-04-24). Climate Coalition to UK Government: 'You Had Your Chance—Now We're Stepping It Up'. commondreams.org

They gave British leaders until Monday to engage with their demands or face a renewed wave of civil disobedience, and as their deadline passed without a response, climate campaigners

Brian Berletic (2023-04-24). BRICS DESTROYS US DOLLAR | BRIAN BERLETIC ON CHINA'S SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM | CHINA-US WAR IN 2027? thealtworld.com

Brian Berletic (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:

C.J. Polychroniou (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… |

Camila Escalante (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.

Chris Walker (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… |

Chris Walker (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… |

Christopher Harris (2023-04-24). Small Town Libraries Don't Want Imported Book Bans. commondreams.org

| Growing up in Milwaukee, the local branch of the public library was always just a bus ride away. But when my family moved to central Pennsylvania when I was entering high school, we lived in a rural region that didn't even have a public library. | In the '90s, before the internet was widely available, the loss of a robust library system left me feeling cut off from the world. This is one reason I've spent the last 20 years living in a rural community, where I serve as library director for a school district. | After decades building resources and capacity in our small school districts, some of which do…

Editor (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.

Editor (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 …

Editor (2023-04-24). A New Bill in Oregon Could Target Environmental Protesters as Terrorists. scheerpost.com

Editor (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 …

Editor (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.

Emily Potts (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 …

Gabriella Ferrigine (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… |

Hal McNulty (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 …

imperial.ac.uk (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.

Jake Johnson (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… |

Jake Johnson (2023-04-24). Goldman Prize Goes to Activists Who Scored Huge Victories Over Corporate Polluters. commondreams.org

| Activists from Zambia, Indonesia, Turkey, Finland, Brazil, and the United States were "Now that the world has awakened to acute environmental crises like climate change, fossil fuel extraction, and pollution…

Jake Johnson (2023-04-24). 'Can't Win, So They Cheat': GOP Tries to Keep Abortion Rights Off Ballot After Big Losses. commondreams.org

Last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to abortion, voters in

Jake Johnson (2023-04-24). GOP Debt Limit Bill Could Put Over 10 Million at Risk of Losing Medicaid: Analysis. commondreams.org

The House GOP leadership's newly released debt ceiling legislation would have potentially devastating impacts on Medicaid recipients across the United States, putting more than 10 million low-income people at risk of losing health coverage under the program.That's according to a

Jessica Corbett (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 "

Jessica Corbett (2023-04-24). US Supreme Court's Blow to Big Oil 'Should Open the Floodgates for More Lawsuits'. commondreams.org

| Campaigners and frontline communities celebrated Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court "Big Oil companies have been desperate to avoid trials in state courts, where they will be forced to defend their climate lies in front of juries, and today the Supreme Court declined to bail them out," said Center for Climate Integrity president Richard Wiles.

Jon Letman (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… |

Julia Conley (2023-04-24). Biden Admin Further Endorses Disastrous MVP While Claiming to Support Environmental Justice. commondreams.org

| Climate advocates on Monday denounced the "hypocrisy" of the Biden administration, which doubled down on the White House's push for the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline late last week, just as President Joe Biden was pledging a renewed commitment to environmental justice. | U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm sent

Julia Conley (2023-04-24). 3,000 Migrants March Through Mexico to Protest Detention Centers After Deadly Fire. commondreams.org

As the Biden administration seeks to expand its anti-immigration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border, thousands of Central and South American asylum-seekers are taking part in a march that began Sunday in southern Mexico to protest the detention centers where migrants are being held in the country—some after being expelled from the United States.Roughly 3,000 people from countries including El Salvador, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Cuba

Julia Conley (2023-04-24). Tucker Carlson, 'Purveyor of Hate,' Out at Fox. commondreams.org

Less than a week after avoiding a trial regarding its election lies with a $787.5 million settlement, Fox News announced on Monday that its top-rated prime-time host, Tucker Carlson, is leaving the network effective immediately. Carlson's final show was Friday evening, and he closed the broadcast by

Larry Johnson (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…

Liza Featherstone (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'

Lucy McCann (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 Cuthrie 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 …

Mansa Musa (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.

Newswire Editor (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…

Paul Craig Roberts (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…

Rania Khalek (2023-04-24). The Truth About the So-Called 'Immigration Crisis'? Both Parties Are Lying. thealtworld.com Despite the accusations of Democrats and Republicans against each other of being "soft" on immigration, both parties have been actively and aggressively going after migrants and refugees in recent years, using different rhetoric for the same policies. Meanwhile, imperialism continues to drive migration and the undocumented continue to be super-exploited for cheap labor. | Dr. Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, discusses the apparent paradox, the motives behind the rhetoric, and the actual impact of "border security" measures.

Ravi Anupindi (2023-04-24). 10 Years After Rana Plaza, Fast Fashion's Complex Supply Chains Still Put Workers at Risk. commondreams.org

| On April 24, 2013, a multistory garment factory complex in Bangladesh called Rana Plaza collapsed, Several factories inside the complex

Robert Reich (2023-04-24). Why Trump Shouldn't Be Allowed to Run in 2024. commondreams.org

| Friends, | The most obvious question in American politics today should be: Why is the guy who committed treason just over two years ago being allowed to run for president? | Answer: He shouldn't be. | Remember? Donald Trump lost reelection but refused to concede and instead claimed without basis that the election was stolen from him, then pushed state officials to change their tallies, hatched a plot to name fake electors, tried to persuade the vice president to refuse to certify Electoral College votes, sought access to voting machine data and software, got his allies in Congress to agree to question…

Rosalind English (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 …

Scott Ritter (2023-04-24). Middle East embraces Russia & loses trust in the U.S. | Forces in play in Sudan conflict. thealtworld.com On episode 31 of the show we are joined by Evgeny Satanovsky, a Russian economist, professor and orientalist, one of the leading experts in the field of politics and economics of Israel, as well as other countries of the Middle East. | He is the founder and president of the Middle East Institute. From 2001 to 2004, he served as the President of the Russian Jewish Congress.

Shaiba Rather (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…

Sharon Zhang (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… |

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). How Many Americans Are in Sudan? sputnikglobe.com While fighting in Sudan shows no sign of abating and casualties continue to mount, many foreign nationals, including US citizens, remain in the country, their lives potentially imperiled by the conflict.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). Kiev's Recent Strikes on Humanitarian Corridor Threaten Extension of Grain Initiative. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukraine attacked bases of Russia's Black Sea fleet and civilian infrastructure in Crimea on March 23 and on April 24 using humanitarian corridors that are used for exports of Ukrainian agricultural products, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. If such efforts continue, it will severely jeopardize any deal extension.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). Kremlin Spokesman Confirms His Eldest Son Took Part in Russia's Special Operation. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that his eldest son did take part in Russia's special operation, but no further details will be disclosed.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). 'Monday Media Massacre': Twitter Stunned as Lemon, Carlson Handed Pink Slips. sputnikglobe.com Carlson's Monday departure comes less than a week after Fox News chose to settle a defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems for a whopping $787.5 million. Lemon, meanwhile, was let go from CNN following a Variety article that claimed he had misogynistic and abusive tendencies towards company staffers.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). Poland Wants Ban on Ukrainian Grain Imports Until End of Year. sputnikglobe.com WARSAW (Sputnik) – The proposed ban on the imports of Ukrainian agricultural products into the European Union must be prolonged until the end of the year, Polish Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Robert Telus said on Monday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). Police Clear Protesters From Montana State Capitol Amid Tensions Over Trans Bills. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Law enforcement cleared the gallery of the Montana House of Representatives amid protests in support of trans representative Zooey Zephyr, who has not been allowed to speak on legislation in recent days after making comments deemed inappropriate by Republican colleagues.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). Poll: Biden's Support Plummets Among Young Americans. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Only about one-third of Americans below the age of 30 now approve of President Joe Biden and his policies, a new Harvard University Youth Poll revealed on Monday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). Turkish FM: West Won't Compensate Türkiye's Damage if Ankara Joins Russia Sanctions. sputnikglobe.com ANKARA (Sputnik) – The Western nations will not pay compensation to Türkiye if Ankara decides to join its ongoing sanctions campaign against Russia, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.

sputnikglobe (2023-04-24). US Secret Service Cordons Off Area Near Russian Embassy Over Suspicious Luggage. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Secret Service temporarily cordoned off the area around the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C. on Monday after an unidentified woman left two suspicious suitcases next to the mission's building, an embassy official told Sputnik.

Steven Day (2023-04-24). Grandpa, Tell Me About the Time the Supreme Court Picked a Fight With the Future. commondreams.org

thecommunists (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 …

thedigradio (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.

Tom Engelhardt (2023-04-24). When Will Great Military Powers Ever Learn? commondreams.org

| I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II. Though it ended with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 before I could say much more than "Mama" or "Dada," in some strange fashion, I grew up at war. | Living in New York City, I was near no conflict in those years or in any since. My dad, however, had volunteered for the Army Air Corps at age 35 on December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He fought in Burma, was painfully silent about his wartime experiences, and died on Pearl Harbor Day in 1983. He was the op…

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-24). Killer Cop Kim Potter Hurriedly Released After 16 Months in Prison. unicornriot.ninja

Unicorn Riot (2023-04-24). The Case of Marvin Haynes — Part Four: The Trials of Marvin Haynes. unicornriot.ninja

Zane McNeill (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."… |

| AFP | (2023-04-24). UN chief denounces 'devastation' of Ukraine invasion in front of Lavrov. tribune.com.pk The UN secretary-general on Monday denounced the "devastation" caused by Moscow's invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russia's foreign minister. | Antonio Guterres said in front of Sergei Lavrov that the Russian invasion was a violation of international law and is "causing massive suffering" to the Ukrainian people. | He added it was "adding to the global economic dislocation triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic". | Lavrov was chairing a meeting on "effective multilateralism" through the defence of the principles of the United Nations charter. | "The multilateral system is under grea…

| Arif Anis | (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…

| News Desk | (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…

Aallyah Wright (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… |

Anonymous103 (2023-04-23). In Video: Survivors From Bakhmut Testify On War Crimes Of Kiev's Nazis. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-04-23). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 23, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue near the Industrial college; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces reached to Polevaja street; | Clashes between the AFU and the Russian Army continue west of Khromove; | Clashes are ongoing north of Chaikovskoho street. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2023-04-23). Military Situation In Sudan On April 23, 2023 (Map Udpdate). southfront.org

Brian Berletic (2023-04-23). Russian Airpower Over Ukraine Increasing + More Shortcomings Appear Ahead Ukrainian Offensive. thealtworld.com Update on conflict in Ukraine for April 23-24, 2023: | — Most of Bakhmut is now under Russian control; | — Ukraine & Western media report increasing use of precision-guided bombs by Russian military aviation; | — Russian bombing is increasingly effective owed to dwindling Ukrainian air defenses; | — Recent Ukraine Contact Group in Germany admit air defenses in Ukraine are a priority, fail to commit to any possible solution; | — US announces acceleration of its shipments of 31 M1-Abram tanks to Ukraine after a 10 week training course, less than half the training an entry-level US tank crew…

Editor (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 …

Editor (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…

Editor (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…

Editor (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.

Finian Cunningham (2023-04-23). Beware Perfidious Albion as Britain Takes Lead Role in War Provocation. thealtworld.com The tensions over the NATO proxy war in Ukraine with Russia are a powder-keg situation. And the British dirty-tricks brigade are the past masters that merit being closely watched. | The much-vaunted Anglo-American "special relationship" is gaining a new dubious meaning as Britain emerges as an adept agent provocateur for inciting a wider NATO war against Russia. | Warmongering British lawmakers are this week

Francis Brodsky (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… |

Gideon Lukens (2023-04-23). By the Numbers: McCarthy's Plan to Kick 10 Million or More People Off Medicaid. commondreams.org

| A Republican proposal led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy would take Medicaid coverage away from people who do not meet new work-reporting requirements. The McCarthy proposal would apply to all states, but in practice it would heavily impact people covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion. Of this group, more than 10 million people in Medicaid expansion states would be at significant risk of losing coverage under the McCarthy proposal. This group would be subject to the new Medicaid requirement, and they are not part of a group that states could readily identify in existing data sou…

Ilya Marritz (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. |

Inci Sayki (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… |

Jon Queally (2023-04-23). 'Paging the FTC': Experts Warn Musk's Misleading Celebrity Twitter Blue Checks Are Violation. commondreams.org

Experts warned Sunday that the practice of Twitter adding official blue check marks to high-profile users on the social media platform without their consent could be a violation of FTC guidelines meant to prevent fraud.The mysterious application of the blue checks—indicating that people had voluntarily paid to be members of the new Twitter Blue premium plan controversially launched by billionaire owner Elon Musk—was a source of endless online conversation over the weekend after living celebrities like basketball star LeBron James and novelist Stephen King as well as deceased people like food…

Jon Queally (2023-04-23). French Campaigners Build Literal Block Wall to Oppose New Motorway. commondreams.org

Over 8,000 opponents of a new motorway in southern France demonstrated near the village of Saix on Saturday to prevent the project, building a wall of people and then one from actual cement blocks as they vowed to defend local farm land and biodiversity in the area.

Jon Queally (2023-04-23). Earth Day Message to Biden: 'End the Era of Fossil Fuels!'. commondreams.org

The Earth Day message delivered to President Joe Biden outside the White House on Saturday was clear: do everything in your power to bring the age of fossil fuels to an end while rapidly escalating the renewable energy transition that holds the key to a more sustainable future.It was delivered by hundreds who turned out to march in downtown Washington, D.C. and rallied outside the president's official residence despite rain and cold weather in the nation's capitol."Humanity is at a crossroads," organizers said ahead of the day's event. "Now is when we decide how we want to go on as a civilization. Will w…

Larry Johnson (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….

Michael A. Lebowitz (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…

Naveena Sadasivam (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… |

noreply (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…

Ralph Nader (2023-04-23). To Tax the Rich, We Need 'Scranton Joe' of Working People Not 'Delaware Joe' of Wall Street. commondreams.org

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 restore the corporate tax rate to 28% from Trump's decrease to 21% in 2017, raise the top rate for income above $400,000 a year from 37% to 39.6%, raise the 1% excise tax on massive stock buybacks to 4% and get rid of the gaping super-rich private fund managers' "carried interest"

Rania Khalek (2023-04-23). Unauthorized Disclosure: The Bloodshed In Sudan. thealtworld.com Eugene Puryear, host on BreakThrough News, joins Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola to discuss the violence that has been unfolding in Sudan.

Sam Knight (2023-04-23). Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal. truthout.org A company accused of lying about retirement benefits to stop workers from organizing can be sued in a class-action lawsuit, a federal judge ruled. The decision came on April 7 after the defendant, the California-based grocery retailer Save Mart Supermarkets, asked the judge to dismiss the case, which experts are calling a creative use of labor law against union-busting. The suit hinges on promises… |

thecommunists (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? …

unitedEditor (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, …

William Cohn (2023-04-23). Hush Money: Fox's Dominion. commondreams.org

Admittedly, Fox's settlement with Dominion Voting Systems has benefits as well as drawbacks in establishing accountability for ill-motivated journalism. Yes, it's the largest-ever payout to settle a media defamation lawsuit, and yes, it will help the subsequent libel claims against Fox for amplifying and validating the Big Lie. Most importantly, the discovery phase of the lawsuit was not muzzled (put under seal), so it is a matter of public record that Fox knew it was lying to its viewers regarding rigged voting machines flipping votes to Biden, and more. Still, the payout will not deter Fox from continu…

youtube (2023-04-23). OPSEU President JP Hornick Opening Speech. youtube.com JP Hornick opens Convention 2023 on April 20, 2023.

| News Desk | (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…

| Reuters | (2023-04-23). All US embassy staff evacuated from war-torn Sudan: White House. tribune.com.pk The US military evacuated American government personnel from Khartoum, President Joe Biden said on Saturday, adding that Washington is suspending operations at its embassy there as fighting between Sudan's rival commanders continued. | "This tragic violence in Sudan has already cost the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians," Biden said in a statement. "It's unconscionable and it must stop." | US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that "all US personnel and their dependents" have been safely evacuated and that the US will continue to assist Americans in Sudan in planning for their own safe…

| Reuters | (2023-04-23). China draws ire after envoy questions Ukraine sovereignty. tribune.com.pk France and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania expressed dismay after China's ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet countries like Ukraine. | Asked about his position on whether Crimea is part of Ukraine or not, Chinese ambassador Lu Shaye said in an interview aired on French television on Friday that historically it was part of Russia and had been offered to Ukraine by former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. | "These ex-USSR countries don't have actual status in international law because there is no international agreement to materialize their sovereign status," Shaye…

| Reuters | (2023-04-23). Foreign states rush to evacuate from Sudan. tribune.com.pk KHARTOUM, April 23 (Reuters) – The United States and the United Kingdom said their armed forces helped staff from both embassies get out of Sudan, but evacuations by some other countries faced problems on Sunday as rival military factions battled in the capital Khartoum. | The eruption of fighting eight days ago between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 400 people and trapped many thousands of civilians in their homes. | As people attempted to flee the chaos and foreign countries tried to pull out their nationals, gunfire rang out across the…

| Reuters | (2023-04-23). Tensions over Karabakh rise after Azerbaijan blocks land route from Armenia. tribune.com.pk Azerbaijan said on Sunday it had established a checkpoint on the only land route to the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a step that was followed by claims of border shootings by both Azeri and Armenian forces. | Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, but its 120,000 inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Armenians and it broke away from Baku in a war in the early 1990s. | Azerbaijan said it had established a checkpoint on the road leading to Karabakh, a step it said was essential due to what it cast as Armenia's use of the road to transport weapons. | Azerbaijan "took appropr…