(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy? thelancet.com The advocacy for maximising the global use of e-cigarettes to reduce smoking harms based on the UK nicotine vaping report,1 as commented on by Sarah Jackson and Chris Bullen,2 is most questioning as it is neither comprehensive nor practical.
(2023-04-08). [Obituary] Judith Heumann. thelancet.com Disability rights activist. Born on Dec 18, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA, she died on March 4, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA, aged 75 years.
(2023-04-08). [Perspectives] Imagining alternative paths for WHO 75 years in. thelancet.com WHO's 75th anniversary comes at a fraught moment. The vaccine apartheid that has marked the COVID-19 pandemic response has once again raised questions about the influence of corporate actors and their Global North partners on global health. Amid perennial debates around reform and mounting calls for decolonising global health and interrogation of who is represented by WHO, we highlight a set of missed opportunities from the past and offer reimaginings of how WHO might propitiously forge a path towards its centenary in a more equitable, representative, and counter-hegemonic way.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked. thelancet.com The new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants, as commented on by Gary Darmstadt and colleagues,1 are to be commended. In particular, the recommendation that kangaroo mother care should be routinely started soon after birth and the emphasis on the centrality of family support and involvement in care should help facilitate the promotion of a neonatal care environment that embraces an integrated approach to addressing the medical and broader developmental and psychosocial needs of infants and their families.
(2023-04-08). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Mitjà O, Alemany A, Marks M, et al. Mpox in people with advanced HIV infection: a global case series. Lancet 2023; 401: 939—49—The SHARE-NET Collaborators and the appendix have been updated and Valentina Mazzotta's affiliation has been amended. These corrections has been made to the online version as of April 6, 2023.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] The needs of children born preterm are too often overlooked — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Eilis Kennedy and Guy Skinner for highlighting the importance of the new WHO recommendations for the care of preterm or low birthweight infants—with particular attention to immediate kangaroo mother care and family involvement and support—and for pointing out some key challenges to ensuring that the new recommendations are carried out and achieve their potential benefits.1 Challenges in supporting families in the care of preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units have been well documented.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Unsuccessful ban on gutkha and need for tobacco control in India. thelancet.com In India, the use of smokeless tobacco, including gutkha, is a prevalent and dangerous practice that poses serious health risks, especially for oral cancer. Despite being banned by Indian states since 2012, gutkha remains widely used and available.1 Gutkha is a mixture of areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, tobacco, added flavourings, and sweeteners.2 The ban on gutkha aimed to control addiction rates and adverse effects on the oral mucosa. However, companies producing gutkha have found ways to circumvent the ban by producing pan masala (a non-tobacco product containing areca nuts, slaked lime, catechu, and seasoni…
(2023-04-08). [World Report] PEPFAR at 20. thelancet.com The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has worked to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS for two decades. Paul Webster reports.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back. thelancet.com We read with great interest the study by Yi Li and colleagues1 that reports the comparison of bivalirudin plus high-dose infusion versus heparin monotherapy in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction having percutaneous coronary intervention. The authors conclude that bivalirudin reduced the 30-day composite rate of all-cause mortality or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3—5 major bleeding compared with heparin. This large, well conducted study provides new data to the debate regarding the appropriate anticoagulation for these patients.
(2023-04-08). [Comment] Offline: The world's forgotten children. thelancet.com Momentum has stalled. There is no high-level political leadership for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health. Not even high-level UN leadership. Multilateral organisations are distracted and weakened. Domestic country resources are constrained. The competition for limited donor financing has increased. Accountability has withered. Advocacy has quietened. This is an era of de-development for women and children. How have we reached such a desperate and dishonourable place?
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Electronic nicotine delivery systems: pragmatism or expectancy? — Authors' reply. thelancet.com Alain Braillon and Adam Edward Lang raise important questions about e-cigarettes and harm reduction in response to our Comment.1 Here, we explain why a pragmatic approach to maximising e-cigarettes' harm reduction potential is important.
(2023-04-08). [World Report] Hazardous train spills prompt calls for tougher safety rules. thelancet.com New bipartisan legislation has been proposed to protect health and safety following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, USA. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] Shared decision making with psychological safety. thelancet.com Psychological safety is defined as a shared belief that individuals within a team or group are able to take risks without fear of being embarrassed or punished.1,2 Psychological safety consists of an environment in which people feel respected and comfortable to speak up and express their ideas, opinions, and concerns, which is essential for effective communication and collaboration and encourages creativity and innovation.
(2023-04-08). [Correspondence] BRIGHT-4 trial: bivalirudin strikes back — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank Pierre-Guillaume Piriou and colleagues for their interest in our Article.1…
(2023-04-07). Israel Attacks Aqsa Mosque; Nightly Protests in Gaza, West Bank Calling For Palestinian Mobilization. orinocotribune.com 
UPDATES: | Red Crescent: Seven Palestinians reportedly wounded in Israeli attack on Palestinian worshipers in Jerusalem. Al Jazeera: Over 400 Palestinians arrested by Israeli soldiers. Israeli Media: 10 rockets fired towards Israel from besieged Gaza. | Israeli occupation forces have reportedly attacked and forcefully evicted Muslim worshipers from Al-Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, leading to many injuries and arrests. | After smashing windows in the Mosque, the occupation troops fired stun grenades before storming the holy shrines, beating up people and handcuffing worshipers. | Palestinians quickly mobil…
(2023-04-07). International Court of Justice: Essequibo Dispute Can Be Resolved Without UK. orinocotribune.com
(2023-04-07). NATO Formed 74 Years Ago To Defend Capitalist Profits. orinocotribune.com 
By Steve Lalla — Apr 4, 2023 | On this day in 1949, 12 countries signed the "Washington treaty," making NATO official. The NATO military alliance was formed by the US to defend the property of the capitalists, colonizers, and corporations of the West against the growing popularity of revolutionary socialism, which threatened to expropriate and distribute the riches that the imperialists had accumulated over centuries of pillage and exploitation. | Although the original treaty
(2023-04-07). Finland becomes 31st NATO member, Russia warns of escalation. peoplesdispatch.org Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a full member on Tuesday, April 4, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday. | Finland's President Sauli Niinistà∂ along with his defense and foreign ministers are expected to join the ceremony at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also be present. | Finland's accession was announced days after the Turkish parliament
(2023-04-07). Latin American and Caribbean governments agree to join forces against inflation. peoplesdispatch.org The leaders agreed to unite efforts to allow the exchange of basic food products and essential goods under better conditions, with the priority of lowering the costs…
(2023-04-07). Cuba wins case against Caymanian creditor over unpaid loans in UK court. peoplesdispatch.org A UK High Court judge ruled that CRF has no legal standing to sue the Cuban state over the loans, and that the court has no jurisdiction to hear the case against it…
(2023-04-07). Seymour Hersh: The Nord Stream Ghost Ship. popularresistance.org America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have an explanation when things go well, as they did in the Baltic Sea last fall. Within weeks of my report that Joe Biden ordered the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines, the agency produced a cover story and found willing takers in the New York Times and two major German publications. | By creating a story of deep sea divers and a crew who did not exist, the agency was following protocol, and the story would hav…
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/15: Earth Month: E-Bikes & EVs Expo Event in Mitchell Park (Palo Alto). indybay.org Mitchell Park – next to pickleball courts | 3700 Middlefield Road | Palo Alto, CA 94303…
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/8: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "The Tower" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-07). Dangerous Jet Combat Training over Tohono O'odham Nation Endangers O'odham. indybay.org Tohono O'odham were not informed of jet combat training overhead during the last two weeks, or that the Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems had built an 11th spy tower in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
(2023-04-07). Chief Na'Moks Grabbed and Isolated by Royal Bank of Canada at Stakeholders Meeting. indybay.org Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Na'moks was violently prevented from entering the Royal Bank of Canada annual general meeting. "Such a racist act, they've actually laid hands on me, a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief on my regalia just now," Chief Na'Moks told the RBC, as snipers were stationed on the buildings where traditional elders gathered in an Indigenous delegation.
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/29: EV Ride and Drive: Electrify your Ride. indybay.org Sunnyvale Community Center – 550 E Remington Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087…
(2023-04-07). Coliseum Connections Tenant Association to Protest Oakland Mayor's 'Town Hall'. indybay.org Media opportunity: Tenant Rally Wed. April 5th, 6: 30pm at 1724 Adeline St, Oakland CA 94607.
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/22: This Is Not A Gun Workshop with Cara Levine and Angela Hennessy. indybay.org Contemporary Jewish Museum | 736 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-04-07). Earth First!er Andy Caffrey INFORMATIONAL: Global Climate Destabilization. [Orig. Huffman]. indybay.org Forward of email fr. Earth First!er Andy Caffrey chock full of information re: global climate destabilization. [The original message was sent to Congressman Jared Huffman of CA District 2.]…
(2023-04-07). CA Climate activists protest approval of hundreds of neighborhood oil permits this year. indybay.org
(2023-04-07). Trump's Arraignment was Unprecedented, but so is the Enormity of his Crimes against America. juancole.com 
Chicago (Feature; Special to Informed Comment) — Adding another humiliating chapter to his despicable life, the twice-impeached former President becomes the first ex-president to face criminal charges. Responding to the indictment, Trump said, "Never before in our nation's history has this been done." He's right, never before in our nation's history have we had a …
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/12: Solon's Salon. indybay.org Notable House | 189 Ellsworth St. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Saturday 4/8: What Putin's invasion tells us about housing issues: a walking tour. indybay.org American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/4: Prop 13 reform's assassination by kindness: the OMG of California taxpayers. indybay.org ZOOM: us05web.zoom.us/j/87077550566?pwd=NlErNVR5ZkszTG9TR0pTd1RJR1hLdz09 | (this is a virtual only meeting)…
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/5: Bernal Litterati [sic]. indybay.org amphitheater at the corner of the Bernal Branch library | 500 Cortland Ave. | San Francisco…
(2023-04-07). Airbus inks deal for 160 aircraft in China. ecns.cn European aircraft manufacturer Airbus signed an agreement with China Aviation Supplies Holding Co on Thursday and landed orders of 160 Airbus commercial aircraft.
(2023-04-07). Airbus to open second assembly line in Tianjin. ecns.cn Airbus plans to open its second production line in northern China to expand its assembly capacity of the A320 airliner family, Airbus announced Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Compatriots urged to boost cross-Straits exchanges. ecns.cn People on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are Chinese and can resolve their domestic affairs through consultation, but no external interference should be allowed, said Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official, at a farewell dinner in Shanghai on Thursday for Ma Ying-jeou.
(2023-04-07). Spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in U.S. makes remarks on Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' and meeting with U.S. House Speaker. ecns.cn The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the United States Wednesday delivered remarks regarding Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" in the United States and her meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
(2023-04-07). Tsai Ing-wen's 'transit' trips through U.S.: Truths and Facts. ecns.cn In disregard of China's strong opposition and solemn representation, the United States has allowed Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip through the United States and the high-profile meeting between Tsai and U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
(2023-04-07). Universities to focus on tech, industry. ecns.cn China plans to adjust around 20 percent of its university majors by 2025, with majors focusing on new technologies and industries being established, while majors unfit for socioeconomic development will be weeded out, a new plan said.
(2023-04-07). Economy gets uplifting news from indexes. ecns.cn China's services sector activity expanded for a third straight month in March, pointing to further recovery in business activity amid the optimized COVID-19 containment measures, a private survey showed on Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Shanghai unveils new bonus to attract investment. ecns.cn A package of measures aimed to attract more investments with a maximum incentive of 100 million yuan ($14.54 million) was announced by the Shanghai government on Thursday during an investment promotion event in the metropolis.
(2023-04-07). 2 killed in U.S. Colorado shooting. ecns.cn Two people were killed and another hospitalized after a shooting at a residence Thursday in U.S. state of Colorado, authorities said.
(2023-04-07). Punishments on organizations advocating 'Taiwan independence' announced. ecns.cn The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Friday announced punishments on Taiwan "Prospect Foundation" and "Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats" for advocating "Taiwan independence."
(2023-04-07). 2nd trial for couple who killed two kids begins. ecns.cn The highly anticipated second trial for a man and his girlfriend who were responsible for the deaths of his two children began on Thursday at Chongqing High People's Court.
(2023-04-07). China, India to account for half of global economic growth in 2023: IMF chief. ecns.cn Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the world economy is expected to grow less than 3 percent this year, with India and China projected to account for half of global growth in 2023.
(2023-04-07). Renminbi settlement for the trading of HK-listed shares set to kick off. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Monetary Authority aims to launch renminbi settlement of Hong Kong-listed stocks around the middle of the year, as part of the financial hub's efforts to promote renminbi internationalization, the head of the HKMA said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-07). Countries urged not to act as U.S. pawns. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday blasted the announcement of four new military bases by the Philippines for the United States, urging regional countries not to act as Washington's pawns so as to avoid harming themselves.
(2023-04-07). Culprit behind Nord Stream sabotage still unclear: Sweden's prosecutor. ecns.cn Sweden's public prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist has said on Thursday that due to the "complex" nature of the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the investigation has yet to determine who is responsible.
(2023-04-07). Chinese national smuggled into Myanmar engaged in telecom fraud rescued: Embassy. ecns.cn Chinese Embassy in Myanmar announced on Thursday that it had rescued a Chinese national who was smuggled into Myanmar and was forced to engage in telecom fraud.
(2023-04-07). China has no choice but to take countermeasures in response to India's unfair treatment of Chinese journalists: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China has no choice but to take appropriate countermeasures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese media organizations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday, urging India to correct its mistakes.
(2023-04-07). China's top office on Taiwan affairs sanctions diehard separatist Hsiao Bi-khim. ecns.cn
(2023-04-07). Sanctions against diehard 'Taiwan independence' separatist Bi-khim Hsiao announced. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Taiwan Work Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday announced sanction measures against diehard "Taiwan independence" separatist Bi-khim Hsiao.
(2023-04-07). China concludes 39th Antarctic expedition as ships return. ecns.cn China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, returned to Shanghai on Thursday, marking the end of the country's 39th Antarctic expedition.
(2023-04-07). Hainan Free Trade Port project in progress. ecns.cn Hainan will finish building all the necessary infrastructure for independent customs operations for the Hainan Free Trade Port, which covers the whole island and the No. 1 project in Hainan, by 2023.
(2023-04-07). Unique landscape of 'earth forest' in Tibet. ecns.cn Unique landscape of Zanda earth forest in Zanda County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Zanda earth forest is the largest and most distinctive clay forest in China and was listed as a national geopark in 2007.
(2023-04-07). Tianjin opens new container shipping route to Europe. ecns.cn Twelve 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ships will be put into operation on the new route, which connects Tianjin with major European ports, including Algeciras in Spain, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Hamburg in Germany and Antwerp in Belgium.
(2023-04-07). Ma Ying-jeou visits Fudan University. ecns.cn Ma Ying-jeou, former chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang party, led a group of Taiwan students to Fudan University in Shanghai on Thursday morning.
(2023-04-07). China's largest flying car debuts in Sichuan. ecns.cn Aerofugia, a subsidiary of Geely Holding Group, displayed its independently-developed AE200 manned aircraft (flying car) for the first time in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Thursday. "ÄÄ…
(2023-04-07). The Bombing of Nord Stream — This Act of War Against Europe Requires Congressional Investigation. scheerpost.com 
President Biden's own statements predicting the end of Nord Stream , preliminary to the devastating attack on its infrastructure, point to the necessity of determining whether or not the president was speaking from his singularly informed position of the Chief Executive, as Hersh indicated.
(2023-04-07). Iran 1953: The Birthplace of Western Backed Coups. scheerpost.com 
Despite its unique circumstance and history, the Iranian coup in 1953—as explored by Taghi Amirani in his film Coup 53—proved to be a template for the West's exploitation of the world.
(2023-04-07). In Bad Sign for Climate Summit, Oil-Rich UAE warns Conference Attendees against Criticizing Government. juancole.com 
Katharina Rall Senior Researcher, Environment and Human Rights @katha_nina ( Human Rights Watch) — Speakers at a recent climate and health summit in Abu Dhabi were advised by the conference organizers not to "criticize Islam, the government, corporations or individuals" or protest while in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to a recent investigation …
(2023-04-07). Four taboo truths about the Ukraine war. indybay.org Like every war in history, the Ukrainian war has a prehistory that does not begin with Russia's invasion of the neighboring country nearly a year ago, or even in 2014 with the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Second, the war has an immense potential for escalation.
(2023-04-07). Will workers turn toward taking the offensive in France? workers.org 
For the 11th time since Jan. 19, millions of people in France, led by the workers of the major union confederations, especially the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), took to the streets all over the country on April 6. Once again, they shut France down. Early reports in the New . . . |
(2023-04-07). Global Growth Remains Low Amidst Debt Concerns, War and Inflation, Says IMF. indybay.org Press Release…
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/18: 2023 California Pan African Global Trade – Urban Agriculture Producers and Consumers. indybay.org Online – In person Watch Party | The Grand Ballroom | 1215 J Street | Sacramento, California…
(2023-04-07). Tuesday 4/25: 11th Annual Pan African Global Trade and Investment Conference – Media Event and Luncheon. indybay.org International Peace Rose Garden | California State Capitol…
(2023-04-07). Wednesday 4/12: Impactful Relationship Building with Central California Indigenous Community Partners. indybay.org Virtual Event…
(2023-04-07). California Department of Public Health's Criminal Negligence—April 2023. indybay.org California Department of Public Health deliberately sacrifices the lives of the elderly, sick, and disabled by removing all restrictions on the transmission of the Covid-19 virus in high risk locations.
(2023-04-07). From Inequality of the Gods to Equality of Humankind. indybay.org History demonstrates clearly that humans can live in egalitarian societies, we do not have to accept the brutality of social dominance and inequality. We must take matters into our own hands to change the world.
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: What can you eat to avoid kidney stones? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is National Kidney Month, a time to raise awareness about your kidney health and generate support for those affected by conditions, including kidney stones, kidney infections and kidney disease. It's estimated that 1 in 10 people will get a kidney stone in his or her lifetime. Kidney stones are not only painful, but they can lead to serious complications that may require hospitalization and even surgery. The good news is kidney stones are preventable,…
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: Treating spinal stenosis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Spinal stenosis happens when the space inside the backbone is too small. This can put pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves that travel through the spine. Spinal stenosis occurs most often in the neck, called cervical spinal stenosis, and in the lower back, called lumbar spinal stenosis. The most common cause of spinal stenosis is wear-and-tear changes in the spine related to arthritis. Most people with spinal stenosis are over 50. Younger people…
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: What do you know about cornea transplantation? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A cornea transplant, or keratoplasty, is an operation to replace part of the cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye. Light enters the eye through the cornea. Nearly 80,000 corneal transplants were performed worldwide in 2021, according to the Eye Bank Association of America. More than 2 million people have recovered their sight through corneal transplants since 1961. Why it's done A cornea transplant most…
(2023-04-07). Not all lumps are breast cancer: Benign breast disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Changes to your breast can cause a lot of worry. This is understandable. But not all breast changes are a result of breast cancer. Any breast symptoms, such as a breast lump, nipple discharge or breast pain, should be evaluated by a medical professional. If they are diagnosed as benign, it means they are not cancer. Noncancerous breast symptoms are known as benign breast disease. Some cases of benign breast disease are discovered during a…
(2023-04-07). Colorectal cancer myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It can be easy to feel confused by screening recommendations for common types of cancer. Your health care team is a trusted resource for keeping you up to date on screenings, including screening for colorectal cancer. Test your knowledge of why, when and how you can be screened with these myths and facts: Colorectal cancer is rare. Myth. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women combined. Roughly 1 in 25 women will…
(2023-04-07). Science Saturday: Igniting the interest of young cancer researchers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The 2022 SPARK scholars gather for a photo before the Mayo Clinic SPARK Mini Science Fair on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida. Back row: Sara Wasserman, Krish Relan, Nyla Searl, Manish Kota, William Li, Garrett Davidsen, Riya Kar, Ella McCarthy. Front row: Kristi Biswas, Ysabella Wijaya, Yangying Jiang, Katie Shapiro, Esinam Ekpeh, Nia Atcherson, Katherine Jones and Hazel Parent. Not pictured: Jessica Desgroseilliers. "My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer when I…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are colon and rectal cancers treated differently? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Eric Dozois and team during a surgical procedure Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surgery. When it comes to treating cancer, experience matters, says Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon. And Mayo…
(2023-04-07). Consumer Health: The truth about organ donation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org April is National Donate Life Month. This annual observation raises awareness about donation, encourages people to register as donors and honors those who have saved lives through the gift of donation. Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. And it's estimated 20 patients die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. Have you considered becoming a donor? If you've never considered organ donation or delayed becoming…
(2023-04-07). $41 million federal grant to help Mayo Clinic, collaborators advance multiethnic Alzheimer's research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Alzheimer's disease affects people of all ethnic groups. Armed with $41 million in new federal funding, Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from 13 other institutions around the country are pursuing three multiethnic projects to identify targets for treatment. Alzheimer's disease robs victims of their memories and families of quality time with their loved ones. Deaths from Alzheimer's more than doubled from 2000 to 2019, and the number of people living with the…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Menstrual cycle changes in young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter is 19 and just finished her first year of college. It has been a stressful transition for her, but she has managed to stay quite active. She is a swimmer and runner, and she also plays volleyball. About eight months ago, she noticed her periods becoming irregular. Her family medicine physician said this sometimes happens in athletes, and we should not be overly concerned about it. Now, my daughter hasn't had…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating colon cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A family member recently was diagnosed with colon cancer. After researching potential treatment options, I came across intraoperative radiation therapy. What is the difference between this and normal radiation? Is radiation a standard treatment option, or are there other approaches? ANSWER: Colon cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the U.S., with more than 100,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Over a lifetime, it is estimated that 1 in 23 men and…
(2023-04-07). Cancer-free and embracing new adventures thanks to Mayo's collaborative care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January 2021, after being in remission from melanoma for almost a decade, Christina Armendariz began to feel unwell. The 42-year-old mother went to the emergency room at a hospital near her Orlando, Florida, home. After several imaging tests, Christina was told her cancer had returned. She had a mass under her arm and multiple soft tissue tumors throughout her body. Although she began treatment locally, Christina's condition worsened over time. She experienced significant cognitive…
(2023-04-07). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on choosing the right running shoes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Congratulations on setting a goal to run a long-distance race. You've just joined a group of more than 60 million people in the U.S. who participate in organized runs and races. Running doesn't require much gear, but well-fitting, running-specific shoes are a must. "Someone training for a long-distance run such as a marathon can log 800 or more miles before a race," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
(2023-04-07). Patients with multiple tumors in one breast may not need mastectomy, research finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients who have multiple tumors in one breast may be able to avoid a mastectomy if the tumors can be removed while leaving enough breast tissue, according to research led by the Alliance in Clinical Trials in Oncology and Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Patients would receive breast-conserving therapy: a lumpectomy followed by whole-breast radiation therapy, rather than mastectomy. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Watch: Dr. Judy…
(2023-04-07). Tips to remain healthy while fasting during Ramadan. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Muslims worldwide are observing Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. It's a time of spiritual reflection, increased devotion, charity work and fasting. Fasting during Ramadan is believed to be a way to purify the soul and develop self-discipline. Muslims abstain from all food or drink, including water and chewing gum, from dawn to sunset. Depending on your location, the fast lasts 12 to 18 hours. "In Minnesota, as we start Ramadan, that's going…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is Himalayan sea salt a healthy alternative? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Consuming too much salt can lead to serious health conditions, including high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Many consumers are turning to Himalayan sea salt, which can now be found in almost any grocery store. Claims are Himalayan salt and other sea salts are a healthier alternative than regular table salt. Are the claims true? Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says, before you stock up on Himalayan sea salt, there are some…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips to deal with 2023 spring pollen and allergies. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you are one of the millions of people who suffer pollen and allergies, you don't need a calendar to tell you it's spring. Sometimes called hay fever, allergic rhinitis can sometimes be confused with a cold. So, what's happening and what can you do? While hay fever alone may not be life threatening, it can be uncomfortable, says Dr. Arveen Bhasin, a Mayo Clinic allergy and immunology expert. She offers these tips for relief from spring pollen and…
(2023-04-07). Mayo Clinic Minute: 3 things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Three things to know when using Narcan during an opioid overdose…
(2023-04-07). Athletic or personal trainer: What's the best fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have seen athletic trainers on the sidelines of team sports and personal trainers working one-on-one with people at the gym. If you're seeking personalized advice and support to help you refine or advance your physical activity, which type of trainer would be the best fit for you? Here are some tips to consider. What's the difference between an athletic and a personal trainer? While the two terms often are used interchangeably, these professionals…
(2023-04-07). Ready to Run: Mayo Clinic Health System gives tips on self-care for plantar fasciitis. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MANKATO, Minn. — Most runners will run into a case of plantar fasciitis occasionally, and this heel pain can range from slightly uncomfortable to utterly debilitating. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue extending from the heel to the ball of the foot, and plantar fasciitis is caused by excessive stress, which brings on inflammation and, typically, heel pain. "Plantar fasciitis can affect anyone," says Stephanie Kvas, D.P.M., a Mayo Clinic Health System podiatrist….
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(2023-04-07). Can Iran and Russia's Arms Swapping Sustain A Lasting Defense Partnership? juancole.com 
By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) — When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited Moscow in early 2022, he had high hopes of leaving with defense deals that would circumvent international sanctions and take advantage of the expiration of a United Nations embargo on arms trading with Tehran. Russian fighter jets, advanced antimissile defense …
(2023-04-07). Enlaces de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 02.04.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-04-07). México_Cherán: Ejemplo de Autonomía y Rebelión. indybay.org México_Cherán: Autonomía y rebelión | El pueblo mexicano que expulsó a políticos, narcos y policía…
(2023-04-07). No Invite For War Monger Nancy Peloso-Protest At CUNY In New York-War Mongers Out Of Cong. indybay.org
(2023-04-07). Monday 5/1: San José May Day – International Workers' Day. indybay.org Roosevelt Park | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San José, CA 95116…
(2023-04-07). How The U.S. Is Trying To Force China To Break With Russia. southfront.org 
Written by Before there would be any World War Three between America and China (which would result from America's officially ending
(2023-04-07). China Sanctions Two American Entities Over Taiwan. sputnikglobe.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – The Chinese authorities have sanctioned two US entities, namely the Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for violation of the one-China principle, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
(2023-04-07). China to Build Out Satellite Network Amid Worries About Starlink's Military Use – Reports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – China will launch 12,992 satellites into orbit to rival SpaceX's Starlink constellation amid calls from the military community to speed up the creation of a national network, after Elon Musk's project revealed its military capabilities in the Ukrainian conflict, US media has learned.
(2023-04-07). Gun Deaths For US Teens, Children Up by 50% in Two Years – Poll. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The number of gun-related deaths among teens and children in the United States increased by 50% between 2019 and 2021, a new study by the Pew Research Center revealed on Thursday.
(2023-04-07). Ice Sheets May Retreat Faster Than Previously Thought, Likely to Affect Sea Levels Badly – Study. sputnikglobe.com Ice sheets are huge masses of ice layers covering large areas of land, mostly in Antarctica and Greenland. The glacial ice is important because they cool the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space and store vast quantities of fresh water. However, a new study suggests ice sheets are much more prone to erosion than previously thought.
(2023-04-07). IDF Strikes Targets in Lebanon After Retaliatory Gaza Strip Launches: Videos. sputnikglobe.com The latest barrage was preceded by earlier IDF airstrikes targeting Hamas weapons facilities and two tunnels in response to security breaches over the past few days.
(2023-04-07). Is Japan Plunging Ever Deeper Into NATO? sputnikglobe.com Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is convinced that it is time for his country to deepen its cooperation with NATO. At the same time, Tokyo is determined to take the lead in maintaining and strengthening the free and open international order.
(2023-04-07). Lavrov Attends Working Dinner With Cavusoglu in Ankara – Turkish Foreign Ministry. sputnikglobe.com ISTANBUL (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, after arriving in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday, has held a working dinner with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, a video released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry showed.
(2023-04-07). No 10 to Restart US-UK Trade Deal Talks Amid Biden's Upcoming Visit to Northern Ireland: Report. sputnikglobe.com With bilateral negotiations in place since 2020, a trade agreement between Britain and America "is not expected soon", according to the UK parliament's website.
(2023-04-07). No Donald Trump is Above the Law. sputnikglobe.com In the United States, no man is above the law, not even the president—even if his name is Donald J. Trump.
(2023-04-07). Report: Biden Administration Investigating Leak of Alleged US, NATO Military Plans for Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Biden administration is reportedly investigating a leak of classified documents that allegedly detail US and NATO plans for the Ukrainian military ahead of its counteroffensive this spring against Russian forces.
(2023-04-07). Report: Justice Clarence Thomas Failed to Disclose Gifts From Republican Mega-Donor. sputnikglobe.com Since his appointment in 1991, Justice Clarence Thomas has consistently been the most conservative voice in the Supreme Court. He has advocated for the end of federal voting protections and abortion rights, and has criticized decisions that enshrined the right to birth control and gay marriage.
(2023-04-07). Republican-Led Tennessee House Expels Two Democratic Members Over Gun Control Protest. sputnikglobe.com Democratic Reps. Gloria Johnson (Knoxville), Justin Jones (Nashville), and Justin Pearson (Memphis) nicknamed the Tennessee Three, earlier admitted they did not follow House rules on March 30 when they led chants of demonstrators who were in the gallery without being called on.
(2023-04-07). Sweden-Hungary Ties at a Low Amid Stockholm's NATO Bid, Orban Aide Warns. sputnikglobe.com Despite applying to NATO jointly and voicing plans to be ushered into the alliance together, Stockholm and Helsinki ultimately drifted apart, as Finland has already become a member, whereas Sweden's bid remains bogged down by problems.
(2023-04-07). Ukrainian Agent Detained for Spying on Number of Russian Military in Kherson Region. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukrainian agent and his assistant have been detained for spying on the number of Russian armed forces in the Kherson region, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.
(2023-04-07). UN WFP Calling for $26.7Mln to Aid 541,000 People in Mozambique Affected by Cyclone Freddy. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday called for $26.7 million to assist over 500,000 people in Mozambique who have been affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
(2023-04-07). US Bank Reportedly Aborts Client Conference After Criticism Over Pro-Russian Views From Experts. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – One of the largest banks in the United States, the Bank of America, had to abort an online client conference after some clients complained about the predominantly pro-Russian rhetoric of online discussion participants, British newspaper reported on Thursday, citing people who attended the event.
(2023-04-07). Cuba prioriza la gestión sostenible del agua en medio del cambio climático. cubadebate.cu La búsqueda de soluciones alternativas y la implementación de estrategias para gestionar el uso del agua con eficiencia, son prioridades del Instituto Nacional de Recursos Hidráulicos (INRH) para este 2023, afirmó Manuel Marrero Cruz, Primer Ministro de la República de Cuba.
(2023-04-07). Voleibol de Playa: Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzan en su segundo torneo del circuito mundial. cubadebate.cu Como sucedió en su debut en el Beach Pro Tour de voleibol de playa, la dupla cubana de Noslen Díaz y Jorge Luis Alayo avanzó al cuadro principal de otro torneo con categoría Challenge. El evento, organizado en la ciudad brasileña de Itapema, representa la segunda salida de los criollos en este tipo de competencias.
(2023-04-07). Yoan Moncada está encendido y lidera la Liga Americana. cubadebate.cu El tercera base regular de los Chicago White Sox, el cubano Yoan Moncada, ha tenido un gran inicio de temporada en MLB 2023. La víspera, su equipo de White Sox derrotó 7àó3 a San Francisco Giants y Moncada impulsó una carrera.
(2023-04-07). The Seven Loose Pieces of the Global Jigsaw Puzzle. indybay.org Toward the end of the Cold War, capitalism created a military horror: the neutron bomb, a weapon that destroys life while leaving buildings intact. During the Fourth World War, however, a new wonder has been discovered: the financial bomb. This new bomb destroys the polis (here, the nation), imposing death, terror, and misery .
(2023-04-07). Argentina confirma su regreso formal a la Unasur. telesurtv.net El Gobierno argentino comunicó la decisión a los cancilleres de los Estados miembros del ente.
(2023-04-07). Bolivia reporta inflación de -0,19% en primer trimestre de 2023. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que esto fue alcanzado gracias a políticas que permiten garantizar "nuestra seguridad con soberanía alimentaria".
(2023-04-07). Rescatan a 41 migrantes en el canal de la Mancha. telesurtv.net En el primer operativo fueron rescatadas unas 28 personas por la patrullera de la Marina francesa Pluvier.
(2023-04-07). Argentina vuelve al primer puesto del ranking FIFA. telesurtv.net Brasil descendió al tercer puesto del ranking FIFA, siendo desbancada también por la selección francesa, finalista del pasado mundial de fútbol.
(2023-04-07). China y Francia profundizan cooperación económica. telesurtv.net Firman nuevos acuerdos de colaboración y manifiestan su intención de avanzar en el ámbito aeroespacial, la energía nuclear con fines civiles y otras áreas.
(2023-04-07). Cuestionan en Ecuador decreto presidencial sobre porte de armas. telesurtv.net Consideran que la medida va en dirección contraria a la necesidad de mejorar la seguridad ciudadana.
(2023-04-07). Exponen abusos sexuales a menores en arquidiócesis de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Entre 1940 y 2002, más de 150 sacerdotes y personas asociadas con la arquidiócesis de Baltimore abusaron sexualmente de niños.
(2023-04-07). Gobierno de Venezuela celebra sentencia incidental de la CIJ. telesurtv.net Corte Internacional de Justicia de La Haya podrá revisar conducta fraudulenta del Reino Unido en el Laudo Arbitral de 1899.
(2023-04-07). Israel realiza nuevo ataque contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Fueron registradas explosiones de ataques aéreos israelíes en Beit Hanoun (norte) y en Khan Yunis (sur).
(2023-04-07). Autoridades de China condenan visita a EE.UU. de la líder de Taiwán. telesurtv.net Comunicados de entidades gubernamentales y partidistas aseveran que la estadía de Tsai Ing-wen en ese país viola el principio de "una sola China".
(2023-04-07). Corte Internacional de Justicia rechaza solicitud de Venezuela sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Meses atrás, Caracas pidió al tribunal no admitir un alegato de la República Cooperativa de Guyana sobre ese territorio, por considerar que desconoce el Acuerdo de Ginebra.
(2023-04-07). Dimite Sanna Marin como primera ministra de Finlandia. telesurtv.net La renuncia de la jefa de Gobierno ocurre horas después de haber dimitido como presidenta del Partido SDP, tras el resultado adverso en las elecciones parlamentarias.
(2023-04-07). Policía de Israel asalta Mezquita Al-Aqsa por segundo día. telesurtv.net La irrupción sucedió cuando casi 20.000 personas realizaban la oración nocturna de Tarawih, identificativa del Ramadán.
(2023-04-07). Rusia y Belarús abordan nuevo concepto de seguridad conjunta. telesurtv.net El mandatario de Rusia destacó la necesidad de fortalecer los sistemas de seguridad de ambas naciones.
(2023-04-07). Combaten incendio en reserva forestal de Panamá. telesurtv.net El incendio fue reportado en horas de la tarde del miércoles y al mediodía de esta jornada estaba apagado en un 70 por ciento.
(2023-04-07). Registran marzo de 2023 como el segundo más cálido de la historia. telesurtv.net Las temperaturas estuvieron por encima del promedio en el sur y centro de Europa, así como por debajo del promedio en la mayor parte del norte de Europa.
(2023-04-07). Venezuela y Guinea-Bissau estrechan vínculos bilaterales. telesurtv.net La visita a Caracas de una delegación del país africano sirvió para fortalecer la cooperación económico-comercial y profundizar el intercambio cultural.
(2023-04-07). Colombia elimina protocolos anticovid para ingresar al país. telesurtv.net Ambas regulaciones estaban dentro de las últimas medidas vigentes de la lucha contra la propagación del Covid-19 en Colombia.
(2023-04-07). Juez estadounidense ordena la detención de expresidente peruano. telesurtv.net La Corte revocó la libertad condicional y ordenó al servicio Marshall de Estados Unidos poner al expresidente peruano, Alejandro Toledo en custodia.
(2023-04-07). Sindicato policial haitiano denuncia ataques contra comisarías. telesurtv.net El gremio policial declaró que los casos de Pernier, Fort Jacques y Meyotte demuestran que el Consejo Superior de la Policía Nacional está fracasando.
(2023-04-07). Cancilleres de Irán y Arabia Saudí se reúnen en Beijing. telesurtv.net Teherán y Riad anunciaron en marzo el restablecimiento de sus relaciones tras una negociación facilitada por el Gobierno chino.
(2023-04-07). Gobierno chileno anunciará nuevas medidas de seguridad. telesurtv.net La vocera del Gobierno chileno comentó que las medidas permitirán enfrentar con firmeza e inteligencia lo que se está viviendo en nuestros territorios.
(2023-04-07). Franceses protagonizan nuevas marchas contra reforma jubilatoria. telesurtv.net Tras el fracaso de la reunión con la primera ministra, los gremios acusaron al Gobierno de ignorar el reclamo de la mayoría de los franceses.
(2023-04-07). Israel reanuda ataques contra el Líbano y la Franja de Gaza Gaza. telesurtv.net Los nuevos ataques de Israel se concentraron en el campo de refugiados Nusseirat en el centro del territorio palestino de Gaza.
(2023-04-07). Presidente colombiano ordena evacuación por amenaza volcánica. telesurtv.net Los departamentos de Tolima, Caldas, Risaralda, Quindío y Cundinamarca están en alerta ante la probabilidad de erupción del Nevado de Ruiz.
(2023-04-07). Savage Capitalism: From Climate Change to Bank Failures to War. juancole.com 
By David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | — [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the …
(2023-04-07). German Economy Minister Habeck in Kiev: German big business makes grab for Ukraine. wsws.org As in any war, the imperialist powers pursue geostrategic goals and viable economic interests. This was underlined by the trip of German Economy Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) to Ukraine earlier this week.
(2023-04-07). Reserve Bank of Australia pauses rate hikes but insists that they are not over. wsws.org The RBA has said some "further tightening of monetary policy may well be needed," pointing to a "very tight" labour market, the need for greater productivity—code phrase for increased profits—and the need to avert a "prices-wage spiral."
(2023-04-07). Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov's performances cancelled by Boston Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Hall. wsws.org Abdrazakov is the latest victim of the anti-Russian propaganda campaign being waged as part of the US/NATO proxy war in Ukraine.
(2023-04-07). Lessons of the Temple University strike. wsws.org Two paths presented themselves to the Temple graduate workers—one, an isolated struggle coupled with appeals to the Democratic Party; the other, the expansion of the struggle in the working class through the formation of a rank-and-file committee.
(2023-04-07). After overwhelming strike vote, union announces two-day limited strike for 3,000 Cub Foods grocery workers in Minnesota. wsws.org Notably, the strike has only been called for 33 out of the 79 Cub Foods stores in the state of Minnesota.
(2023-04-07). Two construction workers killed in trench collapse at New York's JFK airport. wsws.org The deaths occurred as the Port Authority is pressing to complete an expansion as quickly as possible.
(2023-04-07). The great "unwinding" of Medicaid enrollment will leave millions without health coverage. wsws.org The ending of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency has brought an end to the protection of health coverage for millions who have enrolled in Medicaid over the last three years.
(2023-04-07). South Korea's Democrats stoke nationalism to obscure growing danger of war. wsws.org While falsely promoted as a defense of victims of forced labor, there is nothing progressive about the opposition Democratic Party's anti-Japanese campaign.
(2023-04-06). Why Zelensky Will Not Take Back Crimea. orinocotribune.com By Rick Sterling — Apr 2, 2023 | Seventeen months ago the US State Department officially In June 2016 I visited Crimea with a delegation from the
(2023-04-06). Brazil Presidential Advisor Met With Putin in Moscow. orinocotribune.com Celso Amorim, head advisor to the Brazilian Presidency, met with President Vladimir Putin for a one hour meeting during a discreet trip to Moscow last week. | Amorim was received by the Secretary of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and by the Kremlin's main advisor for international affairs, Yuri Ushakov. He also had lunch with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will visit Brasília on the 17th. | The two spoke a little about bilateral issues: the trade flow between Brazil and Russia, the supply of fertilizers, the possibility of using local currencies to offset exports and imports. Then they turned to qu…
(2023-04-06). Latin American Governments Work Together To Tackle Inflation (+Delcy Rodríguez). orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, Mexico and 10 Latin American countries, members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), reached seven agreements to combat inflation and facilitate regional trade, including the creation of a Technical Working Group with government representatives from each nation to identify cooperation measures. | The participating nations also agreed to promote logistical and financial measures that allow the exchange of basic food basket products and intermediate goods in better conditions, taking into account the reality of each country, with the priority of lowering costs. | In accor…
(2023-04-06). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez Meets With Guinea-Bissau Minister. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a working meeting this Wednesday with the vice prime minister for interior and public order of Guinea-Bissau, Soares Sambú. | The meeting aimed to strengthen the strategic alliances between nations and relaunch a program enabling each country to face the new challenges facing their respective regions. | Venezuela and Guinea-Bissau, in 17 year…
(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Arrested in Corruption Crackdown. orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
(2023-04-06). Venezuela's Public Ministry: 51 People Detained on Corruption Charges So Far. orinocotribune.com A total of 51 people have been detained for being involved in different acts of corruption across Venezuela, reported Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab. At a press conference, Saab explained that the detainees include, but are not limited to, those related to the PDVSA-Crypto cases, the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) case, as well as detained judges and regional/parliamentary officials. | "To date, there are 51 people who have been detained for various corruption schemes, including that of PDVSA-Crypto, CVG, and detained judges," the Attorney General announced this Wednesday, March 5. "When…
(2023-04-06). Judge Janet Protasiewicz's Victory Is a Win for Democracy in Wisconsin and the Nation. peoplesaction.org People's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members celebrate the election of Judge Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, a victory for democracy in Wisconsin and the nation. Grassroots organizing powered Judge Protasiewicz's victory. "Wisconsin voters demanded democracy loud and clear and will accept nothing …
(2023-04-06). Grassroots Power Catapults Working Class Hero Brandon Johnson to Chicago Mayor's Office. peoplesaction.org People's Action Members Play a Key Role in Victory WASHINGTON, D.C. — People's Action and its members today celebrated Brandon Johnson's election as mayor of Chicago, bringing home People's Action's vision of trusted elected officials working for public safety rooted in communities with good jobs, a sustainable economy, and a government that works for all …
(2023-04-06). Peruvian Congress votes against impeaching de-facto President Dina Boluarte. peoplesdispatch.org On Tuesday April 4, Peru's right-wing dominated Congress, with 37 votes in favor, 64 against and 10 abstentions, rejected a motion to launch an impeachment process against de-facto President Dina Boluarte. Boluarte emerged unscathed due to the key political alliances she made with conservative legislators in the parliament, in betrayal of the progressive ticket she was elected on. | The
(2023-04-06). India's workers and farmers march into New Delhi against anti-people policies of Modi government. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of workers, farmers and agricultural workers marched into New Delhi against the anti-people policies of the Narendra Modi government. They are calling for policies to control inflation and the scrapping of labor laws, among other demands…
(2023-04-06). Iran, Saudi Arabia seal deal to restore ties, reopen embassies. peoplesdispatch.org The announcement came during a meeting of the foreign ministers of the two countries in Beijing, less than a month after the historic China-brokered agreement to restore bilateral relations was announced…
(2023-04-06). Israeli aggression continues for the third day at Al-Aqsa compound. peoplesdispatch.org 
Israel has been carrying out attacks inside the Al-Aqsa mosque compound during Ramadan for the last couple of years. Also known as Haram al-Sharif, the mosque inside occupied East Jerusalem is considered the third holiest site in Islam…
(2023-04-06). Rights groups urge UN to refrain from adopting skewed definition of anti-Semitism. peoplesdispatch.org In a letter, rights groups expressed concern that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition has been used to muzzle criticism of Israel and advocacy of Palestinian rights by equating them with anti-Semitism…
(2023-04-06). The changing face of healthcare in Lebanon: navigating an economic crisis. peoplesdispatch.org Lebanon's health system is being reshaped by the ongoing economic and social crisis in the country. After years of prioritization of hospitals and tertiary care, it seems a re-evaluation of the importance of primary health care is in order…
(2023-04-06). Greek workers intensify protests against further privatization of water utilities. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, the Greek parliament passed a bill to revamp the Energy Regulatory Authority as the Waste, Energy, and Water Regulatory Authority, and expand its scope to include water and urban services. Unions and the communist party say that this will pave the way for further privatization…
(2023-04-06). Another fragmented election verdict in Bulgaria may worsen political crisis. peoplesdispatch.org The elections held in Bulgaria on April 2—the fifth in the last two years—have again resulted in a fragmented verdict as no single party or bloc managed to attain a simple majority in the 240-seat parliament, plunging the country into deeper political chaos. The polls saw a voter turnout of 40.63% as the majority of voters abstained from participating. As per the results, the conservative GERB-led coalition, led by former President Boyko Borisov, is in the front with 69 seats (2+) and 26.49% votes, while the liberal coalition of We Continue the Change (PP) and Democratic Bulgaria (DB), led by Kiril Pe…
(2023-04-06). Dozens more killed defending unionist city of Las Anod from separatist Somaliland. peoplesdispatch.org Scores were killed on April 1 while defending Las Anod—the city at the heart of movement to reunify the region with Somalia—from attacks by the separatist Somaliland army…
(2023-04-06). The Loss of Dollar Hegemony by Rod Brana. peoplesparty.org At the end of World War II, the US emerged as the only power without wholesale destruction of its cities and towns, with its manufacturing at its peak, and its infrastructure unscathed. This position of dominance was further enforced and cemented by the US dollar becoming the currency of trade and reserve that is the basis of economic activity in the world. The advantage of having the dollar, which the US could "print" (now digitize) has been huge. But, it has also been abused by generations of politicians in Washington DC, and the arrangement is starting to unravel, at an accelerating pace. | Consider the effect…
(2023-04-06). Protest At Australian Nuke Sub Port. popularresistance.org Under the AUKUS plan, Australia would pay the U.S. and Britain to the build and deliver three nuclear submarines by the early 2030s to the Port of Kembla in the city of Wollongong, 85 kms south of Sydney. Opponents of the plan, including the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, say China poses no military threat to Australia, but rather that the U.S. is leading Australia into a dangerous provocation against China.
(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's President Tsai In California. popularresistance.org House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in California on Wednesday, marking the highest level meeting between US and Taiwanese officials since the previous House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taipei in August 2022. | The meeting is historic and risks provoking a major Chinese response as it makes McCarthy the highest-level US official to host a Taiwanese leader on US soil since Washington severed diplomatic relations with Taipei in 1979 to open up with Beijing. | China has warned strongly against the plans and launched a naval patrol in the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting…
(2023-04-06). 15 Million In The US To Be Kicked Off Of Public Health Benefits. popularresistance.org As US-based news is inundated with coverage surrounding the spectacle of former president Donald Trump's arraignment, 15 million people are being quietly phased out of receiving Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) benefits, beginning April 1 and going through May and July. | As the Joe Biden administration will end the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration on May 11, starting this past weekend states have already begun to kick people off of Medicaid and CHIP. These states are all Republican Party-controlled: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, and South Dakota.
(2023-04-06). Inside The Prisoner-Led Struggle To Win Education For All. popularresistance.org Despite increasing recognition that prison education is a key tool for reducing crime, Washington State prisoners were recently forced to gather in a janitor's closet to organize and facilitate college education for people incarcerated in several prisons across the state. | They took this dramatic step because new official restrictions are jeopardizing a liberating, prisoner-led program known as Taking Education And Creating History, or TEACH. Organized by a handful of incarcerated people — including me — over a decade ago, TEACH's goal is to democratize education for people with long sentences.
(2023-04-06). What To Expect When You're Expecting (To Win). popularresistance.org You've done it. Your team of rank-and-file members has run for union office and won. In a few short weeks or months you will leave the truck, classroom, or hospital floor behind and join the staff of your local union. You've made promises to the members, and you don't want to let them down. | Back in 2009 I was in exactly this situation. I had been a member of Teamsters Local 814, packing art in a warehouse and filling in as shop steward. When incompetent leaders plunged our local into financial insolvency, our slate decided to run for union office. Soon we won our election and I found myself principal officer of…
(2023-04-06). Measuring The Value Of Student Housing. popularresistance.org CUNY Hunter College's Brookdale Residence Hall is home to over 600 Hunter College students, where residents have a unique opportunity to foster community through social, educational, and cultural programs. It is organized by Resident Assistants, and a quick commute from New York City's cultural hotspots and classes. Brookdale is unique in its affordability among CUNY housing, costing students less than $10,000 per academic year, but the dorm is currently in danger. | On October 13, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayer Eric Adams publicized the creation of an "Education Hub" at Brookdale Campus without mentioning…
(2023-04-06). The Planet Will Warm Past 1.5 ∞C — What Now? popularresistance.org The only way of ensuring that the overshoot is temporary is to decisively defeat the fossil fuel cartel. | The 1.5 ∞C temperature target is difficult to honestly and openly discuss. Within the climate movement, it has become a locus of anguish, confusion, and even despair. Long a symbol of mobilization and hope, 1.5 ∞ has become central to both activist campaigns and scientific analysis. Yet it's now clear that the planet will almost certainly warm more than 1.5 ∞C. | This is a rough prospect. It will likely condemn countless communities, many of them largely innocent of responsibility for the c…
(2023-04-06). What You Don't Know About The Willow Project. popularresistance.org On March 13, 2023, President Biden approved the Willow project, an oil drilling venture by the large crude oil producer, ConocoPhillips, occurring on Alaska's North Slope. The proposed drilling area is believed to hold 600 million barrels of oil, which will be extracted from three different drill pads. While there is no exact date for the project to begin, construction is set to commence at any time and will continue for decades. | The detrimental climate impact is by far the project's most severe effect. However, the media is ignoring a crucial factor: the drill site sits next to the Nuiqsut tribe, an Inupiaq co…
(2023-04-06). 7 April, Ottawa: Hands off Al-Aqsa! Emergency Protest. samidoun.net 
🚨OTTAWA — EMERGENCY PROTEST FOR AL-AQSA🚨 In the past two nights, Zionist Occupation Forces stormed the al-Aqsa mosque and brutally shot, assaulted, detained and forcibly removed Palestinian Muslim worshippers. The worshippers were in al-Aqsa performing i'tikaf, a part of Ramadan's rituals where Muslims remain in mosques overnight to pray. The desecration of one of Jerusalem's …
(2023-04-06). 8 April, Berlin: Demonstrate for Al-Aqsa and the Palestinian People. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, call for broad participation in the popular demonstration on Saturday, April 8, in Berlin, Germany "to declare with one voice that our Palestinian people will respond to the call of duty in defense of their people and sanctities, and in …
(2023-04-06). 8 April, Cologne: Solidarity with Palestine, Defend Al-Aqsa. samidoun.net 
The armed resistance, based on popular support, has shown that it is the only legitimate protector of Al-Aqsa and Palestine. And just as the masses of our people in the occupied homeland rose up in all the squares of Palestine, the time has come for our people in the diaspora to rise up to express …
(2023-04-06). 8 April, Online Event — Palestine, Land, Liberation and Return: Learn about the Ottawa conference. samidoun.net 
Join us Saturday, April 8 at 10 AM Pacific, 1 PM Eastern, 5 PM UTC to discuss Palestine, the next steps in the struggle on Turtle Island/in North America, and the Ottawa Liberation Conference, coming up at the end of the month. The news from Palestine — the outrageous attacks on Al-Aqsa, the vicious settler …
(2023-04-06). Exclusive interview with comrade Eda on her 15th day of open hunger strike. samidoun.net 
(2023-04-06). Turkey: The Fight over the Presidential Election Grows. journal-neo.org 
(2023-04-06). Why's the US Doing Air Strikes on Syria? journal-neo.org 
Could this just be a coincidence that the US has begun conducting airstrikes on Syria right after the announcement of a China brokered peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Following the announcement of this deal, it was revealed that the Saudis are also in talks with the Syrians to normalise ties. The China factor, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-06). Biden's Looming Trap in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org Three key factors show why the administration needs to press the accelerator pedal on negotiations with Russia now. | By George BEEBE | Three big factors are in motion that will shape prospects for the war in Ukraine. Each of these affects the others in potentially reinforcing ways. Together, they could soon create a dynamic that might greatly constrain the ability of the Biden administration to steer events toward its desired outcomes. | The first is the course of battlefield developments. Bolstered by the mobilization Putin ordered last fall, Russian forces are pressing closer toward encircling Bakhmut, and…
(2023-04-06). Fascism Denial American Style: Exceptionalism in the Ivory Tower. strategic-culture.org It borders on cliché the number of times historians lament how "fascism" is an over-used term. But Sinclair Lewis, writing about the specter of fascism a century ago, understood something most historians don't — that U.S. intellectual culture is loathe to acknowledge fascist undercurrents in this country. I attribute this hostility to intellectuals' belief that their nation is an exceptionalist democracy — hence fascism "can't happen here."
(2023-04-06). How to Take Off a (Political) Straitjacket. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-06). NATO's Crimes Against Sport. strategic-culture.org
(2023-04-06). Comunicado: La clase obrera en Francia entierra a sus sepultureros. workers.org 
Los estudiantes se suman a la lucha para defender la jubilación. París, 7 de marzo. Por CNC en el Estado Español Comunicado de la Coordinadora de Núcleos Comunistas (CNC) en el Estado Español (España), publicado el 28 de marzo de 2023. Workers World publica este comunicado porque también podría aplicarse . . . |
(2023-04-06). Chicago: Unions rally for pro-labor mayoral candidate. workers.org 
Special to Workers World Chicago Bulletin: Brandon Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago April 4, defeating pro-cop, pro-gentrification candidate Paul Vallas. A vigorous rally was held on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago on March 29 to encourage the April 4 vote for Brandon Johnson for mayor. Johnson . . . |
(2023-04-06). Miners from northern Colombia suspend strike. colombiareports.com Miners from one of Colombia's most important gold mining regions said they have suspended a strike they went on more than a month ago. According to a representatives of the…
(2023-04-06). Tiktok On Trial: The Latest Front In The US Tech War On China. popularresistance.org On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government. Though TikTok is a subsidiary of ByteDance, which is based in Beijing, it operates as an independent entity. Chew has maintained the company has never shared user data with the Chinese government, and would refuse if pressed to do so. Still, the Congressional hearings amounted to nothing more than racist political theater, a McCarthyite witch trial, in which members…
(2023-04-06). A Pandemic of Cognitive Dissonance. americanthinker.com The Left has built an ideological belief system based on alternate realities and conflicting assertions. It is a house of cards which is inherently flawed and will eventually fall.
(2023-04-06). America's Geriatric Megalomaniacs. americanthinker.com As Soros provides the money and organization, an oblivious Biden provides the execution of his nefarious plans.
(2023-04-06). America's Glass Is Half Full. americanthinker.com Things may look bad, but take heart. There is room for optimism.
(2023-04-06). Bragg's Lawfare Tears Apart A Thousand Years of Anglo-American Jurisprudence. americanthinker.com If he is allowed to get away with it, the damage to our country may be irreparable.
(2023-04-06). Desire and Delusion Didn't Do Diddly to Dylan Mulvaney's DNA. americanthinker.com Dylan Mulvaney is attempting the impossible. He'll never be a woman.
(2023-04-06). How Could a Democrat Voter Learn the Truth? americanthinker.com Most Democrat voters I talk to are comparatively normal, although deceived and misinformed. What to do?>
(2023-04-06). A leading leftist pens a book on White racism in America in which she judges people based on their skin color. americanthinker.com Heather McGhee's book The Sum of Us reveals her muddled thinking and hypocrisy on race and ethnicity.
(2023-04-06). Democrats ignoring core principles put America in peril. americanthinker.com There are certain life principles that apply always and everywhere. The Democrats are ignoring them and leading Americans to a very dark place.
(2023-04-06). Department Of Defense official testifies that the military must be a 'safe space' for the non-binary. americanthinker.com If service members value their "lived experiences," "own truths," and "individual gender journeys" over their collective ability to perform their mission and defeat the enemy, "screwed" doesn't begin to describe what we are as a nation. Impotent might come close.
(2023-04-06). If Trump is bad, Clinton was worse. americanthinker.com Yet Democrats did not exactly rush to condemn Clinton for his manifold transgressions.
(2023-04-06). Lopez-Obrador talking to China? americanthinker.com Mexico, China, and fentanyl: perfect together.
(2023-04-06). Media's salivation at the thought of a Trump arrest shows (again) how grotesque and off-base it really is. americanthinker.com Leftwing journalists overstimulated by Bragg's "new details" regarding The National Enquirer's coverage in 2016, and no, this is not a belated April Fool's joke.
(2023-04-06). NC Dem state rep switches to GOP, saying, 'the modern-day Democratic Party has become unrecognizable to me'. americanthinker.com The central political fact of our era is the radicalization of the Democrat party, which has been stealthily taken over by American Marxists, devoted to what Obama called the "fundamental transformation" of America.
(2023-04-06). So Joe Biden did indeed leave classified documents lying around for anyone at the Penn-Biden Center to read them. americanthinker.com Not to worry, they weren't out on the street, he said earlier…
(2023-04-06). The woke mob goes after Jennifer Aniston and Friends. americanthinker.com In the words of President Trump, "everything woke turns to…." — you know.
(2023-04-06). Twitter labels NPR 'state-affiliated media' and the government-funded network squeals like a stuck pig. americanthinker.com Elon Musk's Twitter has provoked a spasm of media outrage by adding the works "state-affiliated media" to tweets coming from the main account of the indisputably federally-funded radio network.
(2023-04-06). When leftists oppose transgenderism, conservatives should listen. americanthinker.com Good, solid information from an unlikely source.
(2023-04-06). Your tax dollars at work: Translating dictionary 'of LGBTQ+ terms' into Spanish. americanthinker.com In the space of just a few years, the federal government — along with the commanding heights of corporations, universities, and nonprofits — has been transformed into a propaganda and promotion vehicle for homosexuality and gender confusion.
(2023-04-06). Tennessee Republicans move to expel 3 Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led gun protests. nationofchange.org "This is authoritarianism," Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones says of attempts to remove him. "This is an assault on our democracy."
(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Release Jailed US Journalist Accused of Espionage. truthout.org We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before… |
(2023-04-06). Zelensky's Latest Trip to Poland Was Super Significant. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). After Blacklash, Dr. Jill Biden Disinvites Losing Team Iowa. moguldom.com National sports champions have traditionally been invited to the White House for decades. The losers stay home. So when First Lady Jill Biden verbally invited both the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers, which took home the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association national championship title on April 2, and the University of Iowa's Hawkeye, the losing …
(2023-04-06). Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | The decision to go to war should be as burdensome as possible. The more impediments to such folly, the better. Such a state of affairs does not characterise the Westminster system of government. It certainly does not apply to Australia, which is all the more troubling given a string of disastrous military interventions led by a slavish, ignoramus complex. | As things stand, the National Security Committee, comprising inner cabinet members including the Pri…
(2023-04-06). F-35 Readiness Rates Get In Way Of NATO War Planning. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageDefense Secretary under the Trump administration, Christopher C. Miller, was so frustrated with the jet that he referred to it as "a monster" and "a piece of… (you get the idea)". Even the late John McCain, well known for anything but enmity towards the US MIC (Military Industrial Complex), called it "a textbook example of our broken defense acquisition system". | Written by Last year, NATO officially…
(2023-04-06). France About To Take Militarization Measures. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageParis could be looking to improve its defense capacity in the midst of a tense world, but the action could also be aimed at mitigating the effects of the serious domestic crisis. | Written by France is preparing for a conflict in the near future. The country is about to implement a new measure to raise the age of military reservists. The expansion…
(2023-04-06). How the U.S. Government Is Now Secretly Instituting Martial Law. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The U.S. Congress is now about to pass into law something called
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Bakhmut On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Syria On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, the AANES handed over four women and ten children of ISIS families to a Canadian delegation; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorbike killed a civilian in the town of al-Busayrah; | On April 5, Foreign Ministers of Syria and Tunisia exchanged views on boosting the bilateral ties in all fields in a phone cal…
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson region; | Clashes between…
(2023-04-06). Military Situation In Yemen On April 6, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 41 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah in the past 24 hours; | Saddam Hossein al-Salehi, the commander of Hizam al-Amini forces in the district of Mudiyah was killed in the internal conflict between Hizam al-Amini forces and the STC; | A civilian was killed and seven others were wounded in the Shada and Qitabar districts by the Saudi artillery attacks. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : | <...
(2023-04-06). Philippines Joins Washington's Containment Policy Of China. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageChina pushes for negotiations as Philippines deepens military ties with the US. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Philippines announced on April 3 that the locations of four new military bases that the US will gain access to have been identified. These bases, an expanded part of the defence agreement between the two countries, will allow the US to approach Taiwan from the south in the event of war and acts as another part of i…
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Nazis Killed At Least 12 Civilians In Donbass. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 6, Ukrainian nazis cowardly shelled civilians in the DPR and LPR. In just one day, at least 12 civilians became victims of Ukrainian shelling. | According to the Mayor of Donetsk Alexey Kulemzin, at about 5 pm the AFU launched at least four rounds of ammunition from multiple rocket launchers in the Kalininsky and Budyonnovsky districts of the city. Ten minutes later, in the direction of the Kievsky district, fire was opened from 155-mm artillery of the NATO sample. | Nine civil…
(2023-04-06). Iranian-Backed Forces In Syria Received Precision-Guided Missiles: U.S. Official. southfront.org 
(2023-04-06). Seven Al-Quds Brigade Fighters Killed During Anti-ISIS Operation In Central Syria. southfront.org 
A poster with the photo of the seven fallen al-Quds Brigade fighters. Via Facebook. | On April 6, the al-Quds Brigade mourned seven of its fighters who were killed during a combing operation against ISIS cells in Syria's central region. | The Palestinian armed group, which has been supporting Syrian government forces for around ten years, said that its fighters were killed in al-Amour mountain chain and al-Mara mount in the eastern countryside of Homs between April 3 and 4. | Despite sustaining s…
(2023-04-06). Ukraine To Receive M120K Rak Self-Propelled Mortars From Poland. southfront.org 
Polish M120K Rak self-propelled mortars. By Wikimedia user (Jaros≈Çaw Wolski). | Ukraine and Poland have agreed on a new military aid package that includes M120K Rak self-propelled 120mm mortars, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced during a joint conference with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on April 5. | Morawiecki said that three company-level sets of Rak mortars will be supplied to Kiev forces as a part of the new package. | A typical Polish military Rak company has eight…
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian Pilots Target Druzhba Pipeline. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-06). Black Alliance For Peace Launches People(s)-Centered Campaign For A Zone Of Peace In The Americas. popularresistance.org April 4, 2023—Today, the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) will launch a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout our region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. | The "Zone of Peace" concept emerged from the January 29, 2014, meeting of the heads of state and governments of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), all of which declared Latin America and the Caribbean should be seen and respected as a "Zone of Peace." BAP is leading an effort to activate the popular movement element of this state-centered declaration by…
(2023-04-06). Students Across the US Stage Walkouts, Demanding an End to Gun Violence. truthout.org Students across the United States walked out of their classrooms Wednesday to take part in a nationwide protest demanding gun control legislation amid relentless shootings that have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year. Wednesday's National School Walkout followed a smaller demonstration Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, where six people including three 9… |
(2023-04-06). Canadian Tire Fire #57: RCMP Raid on Gidimt'en Checkpoint, Safe Third Country Loophole Closed, Queer and Trans Community Defense. itsgoingdown.org 
This week we've got quite a few stories for you. We are bringing you updates about the recent raid and arrests at Gidimt'en Checkpoint, and community defense of queer and trans events in both Vancouver and Montreal. We also provide an explanation of the hardening of the border between the US and Canada, and its…
(2023-04-06). Canada Must Condemn, Sanction Brutal Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Worshippers. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Florida Senate Bill Would Ban Removal of Confederate Monuments. truthout.org A bill advancing in the Florida state Senate would forbid the removal of memorials related to Confederate figures or events, and ban the addition of text on or near monuments to provide added historical context. The proposal would also impose steep fines on individuals who damage historical memorials, including Confederate statues, plaques, and other sites glorifying people who fought to preserve… |
(2023-04-06). GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote. truthout.org Florida Republican state senators have advanced a new elections bill that would create additional burdens for a number of voting groups — particularly college and university students. Senate Bill 7050 was submitted on Monday and forwarded by the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee for full consideration by the state Senate just 24 hours later, giving the public very little time to comment on the… |
(2023-04-06). KS Sports Ban on Trans Athletes Could Include "Genital Inspection," Critics Say. truthout.org The Republican-controlled Kansas state legislature has overridden a veto by Gov. Laura Kelly (D) to enact a law that will block transgender girls and women in the state from participating in sports that correspond with their gender. GOP lawmakers had been attempting to pass a trans sports ban for nearly three years, but Kelly vetoed the legislation every time. This week, however… |
(2023-04-06). Inflation, Ukraine and China. indybay.org What impresses me is China's diplomatic engagement. And I say that also in terms of their role in restoring diplomatic relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Our diplomacy, American diplomacy, seems to me reactive, unimaginative, and ineffective. | Chinese diplomacy, on the other hand, seems to me to be more imaginative and potentially more effective. (Andrew Bacevich)…
(2023-04-06). Peru's Indigenous communities protest controversial bill. america.cgtn.com 
A lawmaker from a right-wing party in Peru has put forward a parliamentary bill that would dismantle Amazon reserves created for indigenous people living in isolation. The controversial move has sparked pushback from Indigenous Amazon groups who want to protect the vulnerable tribes. CGTN's Dan …
(2023-04-06). Merri-bek council rejects proposed development blocking neighbour's sunlight. greenleft.org.au In a win for those opposed to inappropriate development in Melbourne, Merri-bek council has rejected a proposed apartment building that would have blocked a neighbour's access to sunlight. Darren Saffin reports.
(2023-04-06). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Must Win the War to Become a NATO Member. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that in order for Ukraine to become a NATO member, it must prevail in its war with Russia and become more interoperable with the Western military alliance. "NATO's position is that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance, and that position has not changed. But we know that …
(2023-04-06). Noam Chomsky: There Are Signs of Hope Amid Climate Crisis, Bank Failures and War. truthout.org [The following is excerpted from David Barsamian's recent interview with Noam Chomsky at AlternativeRadio.org.] David Barsamian: On March 20th, the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest report. The new IPCC assessment from senior scientists warned that there's little time to lose in tackling the climate crisis. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said… |
(2023-04-06). David Brophy: 'The justifications for AUKUS are simply not convincing'. greenleft.org.au The defence minister claims the South China Sea is of vital national interest, because all trade with Japan and South Korea goes through it. David Brophy argues this is absurd, saying Canberra is spending billions of dollars to defend its trade with China — from China.
(2023-04-06). Mary Pinotti Kaessinger: Revolutionary, disability justice and rights fighter, labor organizer — Rest in power! workers.org 
The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (WWP) sadly announces the passing of our magnificent leader, Mary Pinotti Kaessinger, on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77. Mary Pinotti first became politically aware in the 1960s, during the Civil Rights Movement and the movement to protest . . . |
(2023-04-06). Australia: Executive Donkeys and War Powers Reform. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). CATL: Hungary EV battery plant still a 'go'. ecns.cn Its battery plant in Hungary is "proceeding as planned", rebutting market rumors that the Hungarian plant had halted construction plans due to environmental issues.
(2023-04-06). Int'l flights continue to resume. ecns.cn International flights to and from China have been resuming since the country optimized its COVID-19 management measures, an official said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-06). Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts. ecns.cn Former U.S. president Donald Trump turned his head toward photographers as he sat, stone-faced with shoulders rounded, at the defense table in a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.
(2023-04-06). WTO urged to investigate chip export restrictions. ecns.cn China has called on the World Trade Organization to step up supervision of United States-led export restrictions on crucial semiconductor technologies, which it says violate the body's fairness and transparency principles.
(2023-04-06). More European countries said to be mulling prohibitions of AI chatbots. ecns.cn More European countries are considering whether stricter measures are needed to restrain popular chatbots powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, after Italy became the first Western country to block ChatGPT last week.
(2023-04-06). Chinese scientists discover vast water source on the moon. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have discovered a new water reservoir on the moon in the form of glass beads, which could have major significance for probing the water content of the Earth's only natural satellite and potentially extracting them to support future lunar missions.
(2023-04-06). RMB's role grows globally as dollar alternatives sought. ecns.cn Factors supporting the growing role of the renminbi as an alternative to the dollar are China's role as a manufacturing powerhouse and the stability of the renminbi's value, experts said.
(2023-04-06). Chinese ambassador pays tribute to martyrs in Vietnam War. ecns.cn A team of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam has paid tribute to Chinese martyrs of the Vietnam War at the Dao My Cemetery in Vietnam's northern Bac Giang province.
(2023-04-06). Free HPV vaccines offered to students in Jiangsu. ecns.cn More than 240,000 female students in Jiangsu province will receive free HPV shots this year to prevent cervical cancers, the vast majority of which have been confirmed to be caused by human papillomavirus.
(2023-04-06). China-Laos Railway improving lives, trade. ecns.cn The China-Laos Railway has significantly increased employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for residents along the line, accelerated the development of local tourism.
(2023-04-06). Fujian launches sea patrol operation in Taiwan Straits. ecns.cn A three-day joint patrol operation was launched in the central and northern parts of the Taiwan Straits, the Maritime Safety Administration of coastal Fujian province announced on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). Expert applauds new modernization route. ecns.cn China now contributes more to global growth than any other country, said Martin Jacques, a senior fellow at the United Kingdom's Cambridge University, adding it has taken the baton from the United States and become a powerhouse in the global economy.
(2023-04-06). Breakthroughs bring quantum processing closer. ecns.cn Quantum computing could reshape how we solve complex problems and process sums of data previously thought impossible to handle.
(2023-04-06). Murder suspects caught after fleeing back to China. ecns.cn Three Chinese men suspected of kidnapping and killing a Chinese woman in Thailand and then returning to China have been detained in Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province, local police said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). U.S. urged to forego Cold War mentality in ties with China. ecns.cn The United States needs to reject the Cold War framework, as it is at a crossroads in relations with China, and is unfortunately and dangerously going down the wrong path, according to a recent opinion piece.
(2023-04-06). Cambodia, China joint military exercise concludes successfully. ecns.cn Cambodia and China have successfully concluded the fifth edition of joint military exercise "Golden Dragon 2023" at the Royal Gendarmerie Training Center.
(2023-04-06). Harvard admits record number of Asian Americans. ecns.cn Harvard University has admitted a record number of Asian American students to its Class of 2027 as it faces allegations of bias against Asian students in its admissions process.
(2023-04-06). New commander appointed for PLA garrison in Macao SAR. ecns.cn Yu Changjiang, commander of the Sansha military garrison in Hainan Province, has been appointed as commander of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), the PLA garrison in Macao said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Nearly 70% Chinese sweep tombs in environmentally-friendly way. ecns.cn Data from Chinese authorities shows that about 10.4 million visitors swept tombs in an environmentally-friendly way on Qingming Festival, which fell on Wednesday this year, accounting for 69.45 percent of the total number of people who paid their respects on site.
(2023-04-06). Saudi, Iranian FMs meet in Beijing. ecns.cn Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met in Beijing on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). China carries out successful rocket vertical landing at sea. ecns.cn China recently carried out a successful rocket vertical landing test at sea, with developers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) saying Thursday that the technology would lay the foundation for future applications including a recyclable near-space experiment platform as well as the development of space travel.
(2023-04-06). Glamorous view of Pangong Tso Lake in Tibet. ecns.cn Aerial view shows the stunning scenery of Pangong Tso Lake at an average altitude of 4,242 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
(2023-04-06). Water-releasing Festival held in Sichuan. ecns.cn The Water-releasing Festival is held at Dujiangyan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 5, 2023.
(2023-04-06). Xinhai ferry terminal hub under construction in Haikou. ecns.cn The terminal is a key project to promot integrated port and shipping operations with zero transfer services for tourists across the Qiongzhou Strait, and also an important project to support independent customs operations in the Hainan free trade port.
(2023-04-06). Joint patrol underway in Taiwan Strait. ecns.cn A Haixun 06, the largest patrol and rescue vessel in the Taiwan Strait, patrols in central and northern parts of the strait in east China's Fujian Province, April 5, 2023.
(2023-04-06). A Donbas diary: Looking back at the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine — OpEd. mronline.org 
"It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO's easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled Ukraine." – Fergie Chambers…
(2023-04-06). French strikes and popular mobilizations continue, contesting not only retirement rollback, but also police brutality and authoritarian politics. mronline.org 
Since January, more-or-less weekly mass labor mobilizations have continued against a new law that would increase the retirement age from 62 to 64, even after it was rammed through without a vote on March 16.
(2023-04-06). House Speaker McCarthy Meets Taiwan's Tsai in California. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-06). Israel Attacks Al-Aqsa Two Nights in a Row, Beating Worshippers at Holy Site. scheerpost.com 
Israeli forces conducted violent raids on the Al Aqsa Mosque compound two nights in a row, beating worshipers and forcing Palestinians out of the holy site in order to make way for Jewish pilgrims on Passover.
(2023-04-06). Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls for End of Julian Assange Extradition. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-06). Sparing the Athletes: Revising the Russia-Belarus Sporting Ban. scheerpost.com 
By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, …
(2023-04-06). UN Human Rights Council Condemns Impact of Unilateral Sanctions. scheerpost.com 
The resolution presented by Azerbaijan on behalf of Non-Aligned countries noted the impact of sanctions on key rights related to life, health, and freedom from hunger. It was predictably rejected by the US and its allies.
(2023-04-06). Inside the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Africa. greenleft.org.au Colonial-era laws are still used to oppress LGBTQ+ Africans, writes Efemia Chela, but the struggle to organise grassroots mutual aid and for legal rights continues.
(2023-04-06). Teens call for action on gun reform in Nashville following shooting. america.cgtn.com 
But as the community tries to heal, chaos has broken out among lawmakers. Republicans are trying to expel three of their Democratic colleagues after they protested for stronger gun laws in the state.
(2023-04-06). [Articles] Genetically and environmentally predicted obesity in relation to cardiovascular disease: a nationwide cohort study. thelancet.com Obesity was associated with CVD regardless of PGSBMI category, but obesity influenced by genetic predisposition (genetically predicted high BMI) was less harmful than obesity influenced by environmental factors (obesity despite genetically predicted low BMI). However, additional genetic factors, not captured by the PGSBMI, still influence the associations.
(2023-04-06). Possession Is Nine Tenths of Your Soul. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). The Met stages Terence Blanchard's opera 'Champion' about boxer Emile Griffith. peoplesworld.org 
New York City's Metropolitan Opera, housed at Lincoln Center, ranks among the highest and most sophisticated expressions of artistic culture in the United States. The company shares a global renown with the leading opera houses of Europe. The Met attracts a great deal of attention, not only as a leader in the cultural field but …
(2023-04-06). Senile Economics: Bubble Ontology and the Pull of Gravity. indybay.org The entire banking system is closing in on folding, which is why it so desperately needs new inflationary liquidity to keep afloat. The Great Reset is our owners' authoritarian attempt to respond to this systemic threat by taking control of the collateral (our lives) and remain in the driving seat. All the rest is perception management.
(2023-04-06). Selected Articles: U.S. Gun Violence During the COVID Crisis: Teenage Deaths and Injuries Increased by 64.8%. globalresearch.ca 
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(2023-04-06). Hunger strikes at ICE detention centers protest slave labor. workers.org 
Protesters outside Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California, June 4, 2020. "GEO is a billion-dollar company, and they're paying us $1 a day," 21-year-old detainee Cruz Martinez said. "They're getting rich off of us." (tinyurl.com/bdfm4y9h) On Feb. 16, Martinez and over 80 incarcerated immigrants began a hunger strike . . . |
(2023-04-06). 'Imperial is committed to growing collaborations with Europe': President Brady. imperial.ac.uk Imperial is committed to growing its collaborations with partners in Europe said President Hugh Brady during a trip to Paris to meet academic leaders.
(2023-04-06). COVID-19 spread in households linked to virus on hands and surfaces. imperial.ac.uk
(2023-04-06). D.C. to decriminalize street vending, if Congressional Republicans don't interfere. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, April 4, the Washington, D.C., Council unanimously voted in favor of the Street Vendor Advancement Amendment Act of 2023, a bylaw which will decriminalize street vending without a license, create vending zones, and waive unpaid civil citations related to licensing. Passage of the measure comes after several years of campaigning led by street …
(2023-04-06). Tesla Camera Scandal is the Latest Lesson in Dangers of Letting Companies Record You. aclu.org 
Tesla employees passed around videos taken in car owners' private garages and other interesting recordings captured by the cameras built in to the company's vehicles, File this under "shocking but unsurprising." Shocking because it's a significant abuse of privacy — but unsurprising be…
(2023-04-06). Governor Hochul Walks Back Plan to Gut Climate Law After Backlash. truthout.org Climate groups celebrated Wednesday once top officials revealed that after outraging campaigners and fellow Democrats, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul no longer sees rewriting a landmark state law to allow more planet-heating emissions as a top priority for budget negotiations. "Make no mistake, this is because of the enormous and immediate public pressure. Huge thank you to everyone who took action to… |
(2023-04-06). The code behind the far right's success. nationofchange.org Forget the deplorables and focus instead on the persuadables.
(2023-04-06). Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Running for President in 2024. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). The United Nations Is Being Used In US Propaganda War Against Nicaragua. popularresistance.org While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies. | Nicaragua, designated by both Trump and Biden as a "strategic threat," is seen as one of those enemies. Of the countries selected for their own annual human rights assessment by the U.S. State Department, Nicaragua merited special attention in 2022, with a 43-page report compared with, for example, only a 36-page analysis of neighboring El Salvador, where 66,000 people have been subjected to mass arrests in the past year. This is part of…
(2023-04-06). World's Most Dangerous Flashpoint: Israeli Forces Repeatedly Invade Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque, Beat, Expel Worshipers, on behalf of Jewish Extremists. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that both on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Israeli security forces invaded the al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the third holiest shrine in the Muslim world and expelled Palestinians who had been conducting an all-night retreat (i'tikaf) there for the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Video emerged …
(2023-04-06). Prisoners and family members demand care not jails. workers.org 
Dublin, California In what was an incredibly moving ceremony and protest, former prisoners, family members, clergy, prison abolitionists and community organizations gathered at the Santa Rita Alameda County Jail in Dublin, April 1, to send this powerful message: "We need healing, housing and care, not deaths!" WW Photo: Judy GreenspanNoise . . . |
(2023-04-06). Hochul is helping her fossil fuel donors gut key climate law. mronline.org 
After scoring half a million from oil and gas interests, New York's Democratic governor wants to allow utilities to burn fossil fuels for decades longer than currently permitted.
(2023-04-06). Projected collapse of crucial Antarctic current met with media silence. nationofchange.org Science doesn't guide U.S. corporate media, which were virtually silent on the landmark study.
(2023-04-06). Labor Victory in L.A. Schools. latinorebels.com Host Julio Ricardo Varela welcomes Roosevelt High School teacher Jason Torres-Rangel to explain the plight of service workers in L.A. schools that led them to strike last month and why educators followed their lead.
(2023-04-06). How The Global South Has Risen In The Face Of US Sabotage. popularresistance.org Ajamu Baraka is a former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate, a longstanding political activist, and a spokesperson for the Black Alliance for Peace. He joins Lee Camp this week for an interview with "Behind the Headlines." China's rise, U.S. meddling worldwide, international resistance to Western domination, and much more are covered in the hour. | "It would be unbelievable just a few years ago to see that the Chinese are able to broker an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia, that countries in Latin America would actually openly criticize U.S. policies," Baraka said, discussing signs that global pow…
(2023-04-06). Alex Saab: The Venezuelan Diplomat Kidnapped by the United States with Alex Saurez. mintpressnews.com Alex Saurez, author of "The Diplomat," a book about the US kidnapping of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab, joins Lee Camp to discuss the exreajudicial kidnapping, the court case that followed, and much more.
(2023-04-06). Brazilians struggling with illiteracy work to overcome limitations, prejudices. america.cgtn.com 
Age discrimination is widespread, especially in the workplace. In Brazil, ageism affects a particularly vulnerable group: the illiterate.
(2023-04-06). Transphobia — a product of capitalism. workers.org 
Portland, Oregon Note: The following talk was given during the Trans Day of Resistance, March 31 in Portland, Oregon. Johnson is a member of the Portland branch of Workers World Party. Maddi Johnson speaking at Trans Day of Resistance in Portland, March 31. Where does transphobia come from? Are we . . . |
(2023-04-06). New York Indictment Is Just the Beginning of Trump's Mounting Legal Woes. truthout.org On March 30, Donald J. Trump was charged in New York with 34 felony counts of "Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree," for attempting to hide hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. In the historic Indictment and accompanying Statement of Facts, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has amassed a strong case against Trump. Statements of Facts, which provide a road map of the… |
(2023-04-06). Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO—Can disappointment with your company's failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals drive your organizing drive? Apparently, for the workers at the REI store at the corner of Kingsbury and Schiller in Chicago, the answer is "yes." Like REI workers elsewhere, including those who have unionized with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store …
(2023-04-06). NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex. peoplesworld.org 
COLUMBUS, Ohio —The National Labor Relations Board's top regional official in Southern Ohio OK'd union authorization votes at the big KIPP charter school complex in Columbus. Regional Director Patricia Nachand ruled on April 3 for votes among one unit of 125 educators, social workers, intervention specialists, teacher fellows, and student life coordinators and the other …
(2023-04-06). UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The Auto Workers' bargaining convention in Detroit last month opened in uncertainty —who would lead it—and ended in setting tough priorities for upcoming talks with the Detroit 3. The uncertainty loomed because it was unclear, until the day before the March 27 start, that Shawn Fain, the challenger to incumbent Ray Curry in the union's …
(2023-04-06). March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy. workers.org 
New York City More than 430 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been pushed in legislatures across the U.S. within the past three months, a terrifyingly swift escalation in cruelty, even for this country. To say that we are witnessing an emerging genocide would not be hyperbole. This is why an impressive number . . . |
(2023-04-06). UAW's Bargaining Convention revives its fighting tradition. workers.org 
Detroit The Special Bargaining Convention of the United Auto Workers met March 27-29 in Detroit. These conventions are held quadrennially, typically in the same year that the union's contracts with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) expire. Delegates from every UAW local discuss and vote on an "omnibus" resolution . . . |
(2023-04-06). An essential workers' history of the pandemic. therealnews.com 
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic devastated the working class from the start. Those deemed "essential workers" in the service, medical, transportation, agriculture, and other sectors were hit particularly hard. While the sacrifices of workers were paid lip service in the early days of the pandemic, the rhetoric rapidly shifted towards denunciations of a "labor shortage" as worker resistance mounted with time. As the capitalist class continues to espouse a dominant narrative of the pandemic that insists that the worst is over and workers ought to accept diminished real wages and deteriorating conditions, the ne…
(2023-04-06). GMO's Are Now Called Bioengineered in the USA: Why This Matters. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-06). Saudi Arabia invests almost $40bn to become Video Gaming Hub. juancole.com 
( Middle East Monitor ) — In line with its ambitions to diversify its economy away from oil and to become a video gaming powerhouse, Saudi Arabia will be investing $38 billion in the local online gaming industry in Riyadh. According to a report by Bloomberg on Monday, Savvy Gaming Group, a subsidiary of the …
(2023-04-06). The Next Big Threat: The Rise of the White Christian Nationalism in the United States. indybay.org A brief examination of the radical/ militant white Christian Nationalist movement.
(2023-04-06). Narcan No Longer Needs a Prescription, But Its Price Tag Could Limit Access. truthout.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved over-the-counter sales of the opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan, a move that advocates say will reduce stigma around a lifesaving medication and increase access for people in need — if they can afford to pay for it. Narcan is a popular nasal spray version of the drug naloxone, the antidote administered to quickly block the effects of… |
(2023-04-06). Thursday 4/27: FAME Venue on Broadway Presents Paintings by Nancy Calef – A Kidquake Benefit. indybay.org FAME Venue | 443 Broadway | San Francisco, CA 94133…
(2023-04-06). March for Queer and Trans Youth Autonomy San Francisco. indybay.org In San Francisco an estimated 700 people, mostly youth, marched on City Hall, where they listened to speakers including elected leader Honey Mahogany.
(2023-04-06). Florida passes permit-less concealed carry gun law. america.cgtn.com 
At a time when the United States is seeing a surge in mass shootings, Florida has become the latest state to allow citizens to carry concealed loaded weapons almost anywhere without a permit.
(2023-04-06). About Transmashholding And Indian Contract. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Some people (in the West) have no idea how huge Russian RZhD and
(2023-04-06). Victory Has Many Fathers… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-04-06). Luxury Yachts and Private Planes Are Huge Tax Breaks for the Ultrawealthy. truthout.org This story was originally published by ProPublica. Flying to Ireland to inhale the seaside air as you drive a golf ball into the scenic distance. Crossing the country to reach your enormous yacht, which is ready for your Hudson River pleasure cruise. Hosting a governor's wife on your very own aircraft. These are only a few of the joys that the richest Americans have experienced in recent years… |
(2023-04-06). Peru announces definitive withdrawal of ambassador from Colombia. greenleft.org.au Peru withdrew its ambassador from Colombia following statements from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in support of ousted Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, reports Peoples Dispatch.
(2023-04-06). Friday 4/7: Imperialist Proxy War over Ukraine and the Looming Danger of World War 3. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan expels four Iranian diplomats. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 6, 2023 4 Iranian diplomats declared 'persona non grata' in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry declared four employees working for Iran's Embassy in Baku "persona non grata" and told them to leave the country within the next 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry said Thursday. A statement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijan pushes fragmentation of Iran, rule by diaspora. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 4, 2023 The social and political situation in Iran is getting tense day by day The protests that started in Iran in September of last year are still going on. The slogans raised in these actions are getting sharper. Protest actions were again held in West and East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzistan and a …
(2023-04-06). Azerbaijani troops stage incursions into Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com PanArmenian.netApril 5, 2023 Armenian villagers have foiled Azerbaijan's attempts to advance — MP Lawmaker Andranik Kocharyan from the ruling Civil Contract party has said that Azerbaijan has tried to violate Armenia's border in different parts in recent days, but the residents of the villages have prevented Baku's attempt. *** According to Kocharyan, both the border …
(2023-04-06). Insatiable NATO prepares to swallow Malta. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandApril 6, 2023 Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 builds partnership with Malta Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) conducted a scheduled port visit to La Valletta from April 1-3. *** Commander, SNMCMG2 Turkish Navy Captain Ahmet Serhat Akyazi, along with his chief of staff and the ships' commanding officers, paid …
(2023-04-06). Japan to further assist NATO's expansion into Indo-Pacific: FM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan welcomes increased NATO involvement in Indo-Pacific region Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday he welcomes the increased involvement of NATO member states in the Indo-Pacific region, where China has become increasingly assertive militarily. During an extended session of the two-day NATO foreign ministerial meeting in Brussels, Hayashi also …
(2023-04-06). Lithuania adopts resolution for Ukraine to join NATO at July summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 6, 2023 Lithuania adopted a resolution on inviting Ukraine to NATO The Lithuanian Sejm has adopted a resolution to be submitted to the NATO summer summit in Vilnius. AZERTAC reports with reference to the press service of the Lithuanian Parliament that the Resolution contains an official invitation for Ukraine to join the Alliance. The …
(2023-04-06). NATO installs anti-ballistic missile system in nation bordering Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 6, 2023 Italian surface-based air defence system fully operational in Slovakia The Italian Army SAMP/T surface-based air defence system deployed to Slovakia has officially been declared fully operational by Allied Air Command further enhancing Alliance interoperability and collective defence. Italy deployed its SAMP/T to Slovakia in March and the system is now …
(2023-04-06). Poland ready to send all its MiGs to Ukraine, pushes allies to provide "NATO-standard" warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 6, 2023 Poland to urge NATO allies to send Western jets to Ukraine: president The Polish president has reiterated that Poland is ready to transfer all of its MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine in the future, and added that Warsaw will also urge NATO allies to provide Kyiv with NATO-standard warplanes…. Andrzej Duda …
(2023-04-06). Regime change proceeds: State Departments sanctions Georgian judges, assassinations feared next. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaApril 6, 2023 Georgian Judges Sanctioned by US State Department Speak Out Against Accusations Mikheil Chinchaladze, Levan Murusidze, Irakli Shengelia and Valerian Tsertsvadze, the judges from the Georgian "judicial clan" who were sanctioned by the U.S. State Department on April 5, have made their first comments on the sanctions imposed yesterday by the US …
(2023-04-06). U.S., NATO allies to hold largest-ever multinational drills in Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 5, 2023 Serbia will conduct joint military exercises with the United States Serbia will hold a joint military exercise with the United States and 10 partner countries in mid-June. AZERTAC reports that Serbian Defense Minister Milo≈° Vuƒçeviƒá said this. The minister said that the "Platinum Wolf" exercise…will be held with the participation of the …
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian, Japanese FMs meet at NATO HQ: Ukraine can occur "anywhere in the world" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Kyodo NewsApril 5, 2023 Japan vows to "seamlessly" deliver promised aid to Ukraine Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged to "seamlessly and steadily" deliver assistance worth $7.6 billion to Ukraine in a meeting Tuesday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. Meeting on the sidelines of NATO meetings in Brussels, Hayashi told Kuleba that Prime Minister …
(2023-04-06). Video: NATO allies join largest French multi-domain war games in decades. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeApril 6, 2023 Video: France conducts its largest military exercise in decades, Orion 23, with NATO forces France has launched its biggest military exercise in decades, together with its NATO Allies. The second phase of Exercise Orion 23 involves 7,000 personnel and assets from France and several Allied countries, including Germany, …
(2023-04-06). The Heat: Islamic State Khorasan. america.cgtn.com 
Global warnings over a new terror group. Who are they and what do they want? The emergence of a new militant organization is raising alarm throughout Afghanistan. The Islamic State Khorasan or IS-K has taken responsibility for several deadly attacks across the country since the …
(2023-04-06). AOC Renews Call for Clarence Thomas to Be Impeached Following Bombshell Report. truthout.org Calls for conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be impeached erupted again on Thursday after a bombshell report from ProPublica unveiled ethics violations at a level that experts say has never before been seen within the Supreme Court. According to an explosive investigation published by ProPublica Thursday morning, Clarence Thomas has accepted a huge number of lavish vacations… |
(2023-04-06). Jobs Day Preview: What to Expect in the March Report. cepr.net The monthly Employment Situation is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, April 7th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and the resulting contagion added a major element of uncertainty to an economy that already was not following any clear course. There were already widespread …
(2023-04-06). Safeguarding Democracy: US should establish a national human rights institution. splcenter.org
(2023-04-06). Africa Glad at Russia's Return to Continent, Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador Says. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – African countries are happy that Russia is "back" on the continent, Equatorial Guinea's Ambassador to Moscow Luciano Nkogo Ndong Ayekaba said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). Attorney General Releases Report on Child Sexual Abuse in Baltimore Catholic Archdiocese. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A report has been released detailing sexual abuse by priests, deacons and other persons with authority in the Archdiocese of Baltimore that occurred over a period of 80 years, the Maryland Attorney General's Office announced.
(2023-04-06). Blinken, Guterres Discuss Taliban Ban on Woman Working for UN. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON, April 6 (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres discussed concerns over the Taliban's decision to ban women from working for the United Nations, State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said in a readout of the call.
(2023-04-06). Bob Lee, Creator of CashApp, Murdered in San Francisco. sputnikglobe.com On April 4, 2023, Bob Lee, creator of the Cash App payment service, died at age 43. The former Google Android developer had invested in many technology startups.
(2023-04-06). Cairo to Host Trilateral Summit Between Egypt, Cyprus, Greece in 2023. sputnikglobe.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – Cairo will host an annual trilateral summit aimed at strengthening cooperation and security in Eastern Mediterranean between Egypt, Cyprus and Greece this year, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). China Firmly Opposes US-Taiwan Contacts Following Meeting Between McCarthy, Tsai. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that Beijing firmly opposes and strongly condemns official contacts between the United States and Taiwan.
(2023-04-06). Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran Meet in Beijing. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, have met in Beijing.
(2023-04-06). Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi Diagnosed With Serious Blood Disorder, Media Reports. sputnikglobe.com ROME (Sputnik) – The former Italian prime minister and leader of the Forza Italia party, Silvio Berlusconi, who was hospitalized in Milan earlier this week and is currently in an intensive care unit, has been diagnosed with a serious blood disorder, media reported on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Freezing Rain Leaves Over 1Mln Canadians Without Power Supply. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Freezing rain and strong winds leave 1,134,426 Canadians without power supply, the data of Canadian portal PowerOutage.ca showed on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). Israeli Forces Confirm Retaliatory Strikes Across Gaza After Rocket Barrage. sputnikglobe.com Israeli forces earlier confirmed on Thursday that 34 rockets had been launched from Lebanon by Palestinian forces, with 25 projectiles having been intercepted. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has rejected any escalation from Lebanon into Israel following the strikes.
(2023-04-06). Kirby on Possible Swap of Gershkovich: Case at Early Stage, US Focused on Consular Access. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The case of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich is at a very early stage to speak of a possible swap, so the United States is currently focused on getting consular access to him, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Macron-Xi Talks: French President Wants to 'Relaunch Strategic and Global Partnership With China'. sputnikglobe.com On Wednesday, Macron stressed that Europe should maintain its economic relations with China, despite unbalanced trade relations with Beijing.
(2023-04-06). Nearly One-Third of US Adults Believe Biden Should Be Reelected in 2024, Poll Finds. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Nearly one-third of US adults believe US President Joe Biden should be reelected in 2024, a CNN poll, conducted by independent research company SSRS, said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). Norwegian Opposition Leader Rekindles Nation's EU Debate. sputnikglobe.com Despite Norway having declined membership in the pan-European bloc three times over the years and polls suggesting a consistently strong opposition, the idea of joining the EU still hovers across the nation's political landscape.
(2023-04-06). Palestine Accuses Israel of Creating Atmosphere of Escalation, Instability in Jerusalem. sputnikglobe.com GAZA (Sputnik) – The Palestinian leadership has accused the Israeli authorities of creating an atmosphere of escalation and instability in the city of Jerusalem amid continuing clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police in the Temple Mount, Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-06). Scott Ritter: US 'Full Spectrum Dominance' Doctrine Based on 'Hubris and Arrogance'. sputnikglobe.com US military doctrine since 1997 has dictated that Washington should not tolerate any nation rivaling its military might. Scott Ritter, a former US marine and UN chemical weapons inspector in Iraq, argues that the Pentagon has already lost that competition.
(2023-04-06). Security Concept of Russia and Belarus Union State Seeks to Thwart NATO Threat. sputnikglobe.com The creation of a security concept of the Union State of Russia and Belarus is a logical response to NATO's military buildup, Vladimir Kireev, deputy director of the Center of Social and Integration Studies on the Union State and Eurasian Integration, told Sputnik. He added that the time is ripe to develop algorithms to overcome the challenge.
(2023-04-06). Stowaway Shocks: South African Pilot Comes Face-to-Face With Venomous Cobra After Takeoff. sputnikglobe.com The Cape cobra is considered one of the most venomous snakes in Africa as its venom contains the highest number of neurotoxins of all cobras. The mortality rate from the slippery reptile is quite high, making such a companion at an altitude of over 3,000 meters to be a very unpleasant surprise.
(2023-04-06). Trump Calls on Republicans to Defund DOJ and FBI. sputnikglobe.com Donald Trump has had an adversarial relationship with the intelligence community since his 2016 Presidential campaign when the FBI probed alleged ties between the campaign and Russia.
(2023-04-06). Trump Says Biden 'Responsible' for Afghan Exit Debacle, Blames His 'Disinformation Game'. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump said in a statement that President Joe Biden is solely responsible for the debacle of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and the new report the White House released blaming the Trump administration for the withdrawal is disinformation.
(2023-04-06). Turkish Foreign Minister Likens Sweden to Nazi Germany Over Quran-Burning Verdict. sputnikglobe.com As a Swedish court found Quran-burning protests to be protected by the constitution, Mevlut Cavusoglu issued a harsh rebuttal, which invoked strong imagery of book burning and concentration camps. This may be seen as yet another hurdle for Sweden's NATO bid.
(2023-04-06). US Should Maintain Air Superiority to Avoid 'Bloodbath' Similar to Ukraine: Air Force. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States must develop the ability to attain and maintain air superiority to avoid a "bloodbath" situation similar to the one in Ukraine, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs Lt. Gen. Richard Moore Jr. said on Thursday.
(2023-04-06). US-South Korea Drills 'Driving Situation on Korean Peninsula to Brink of Nuclear War': Report. sputnikglobe.com The South Korean Defense Ministry earlier stated that the goal of the war games was to practice coordination and demonstrate the two's "extended deterrence" against alleged threats issued by North Korea.
(2023-04-06). Yemeni Authorities, Houthis Reach Agreement on New Truce – Source. sputnikglobe.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – The Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen and the Houthi movement, known officially as Ansar Allah that controls north of the country, with the mediation of Oman, reached an agreement to extend the truce for six months, a Yemeni diplomatic source has told Sputnik.
(2023-04-06). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda: El trabajo de notarías y registros (II parte). mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Directivos del Ministerio de Justicia responderán este jueves en la Mesa Redonda a las inquietudes de la población sobre el trabajo actual, los avances y dificultades en las Notarías y los diversos Registros legales existentes, en la segunda de las emisiones dedicadas a este sensible tema.
(2023-04-06). La dirección del país intercambia con los principales dirigentes juveniles. cubadebate.cu De manera muy natural y en estas horas que todavía saben a festejos por los nuevos aniversarios de la Juventud Comunista y de los Pioneros, se produjo el intercambio entre la dirección del país, y el Buró Nacional de la UJC y presidentes de organizaciones estudiantiles y movimientos juveniles.
(2023-04-06). Florida: Hombre de 21 años arroja a su hijo a los caimanes, tras asesinar a la madre del niño. cubadebate.cu Un niño de dos años fue encontrado dentro de la boca de un caimán en Florida poco después de la muerte de su madre. Ahora, un miembro de su familia rompió el silencio desde que las tragedias ocurrieron. El cuerpo del niño pequeño Taylen Mosley fue encontrado dentro del reptil la semana pasada, un día después de que su madre fuera brutalmente apuñalada.
(2023-04-06). Luis Robert Jr. se viraliza en redes sociales, en una de las mejores atrapadas de un "jonrón" en Grandes Ligas este año. cubadebate.cu Robert pasó a viralizarse en redes sociales luego que en el encuentro de este lunes ante San Francisco Giants le robara un jonrón a Joc Pederson, al brincar en la cerca del jardín central derecho del Guaranteed Rate Field de Chicago. El jardinero esperó el batazo de Pederson hasta último momento para abrir su guante y hacer una de las mejores atrapadas en el 2023.
(2023-04-06). Ministerio de Justicia apuesta por la transformación digital para mejorar los servicios notariales y registrales. cubadebate.cu Al comentar sobre las dinámicas de los servicios notariales y registrales del sistema del Ministerio de Justicia, Olga Lidia Pérez Díaz, directora general de Notarías y Registros Públicos del MINJUS, resaltó que en los últimos tiempos se han incrementado exponencialmente los servicios notariales y también los registrales. "Creo que es la primera vez luego del triunfo revolucionario que se autorizan tantos documentos notariales", expresó.
(2023-04-06). Celebrarán este mes XXIII Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. cubadebate.cu La Unión de Periodistas de Cuba y el Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Baños celebrarán del 9 al 12 de abril la edición 23 de la Bienal Internacional de Humorismo Gráfico. El evento invita a humoristas e historietistas nacionales y del mundo a debatir a través del arte sobre la discriminación patriarcal, la violencia de género y otros temas.
(2023-04-06). Cuba y China firman acuerdo para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu. cubadebate.cu Instituciones de Cuba y China firmaron esta jornada un acuerdo que sienta las bases para abrir un laboratorio en la ciudad de Chengdu (suroccidente) dedicado a las investigaciones en neurotecnología y bioingeniería. El nuevo laboratorio se sumará a otros centros operados en el gigante asiático por los dos Gobiernos.
(2023-04-06). Este domingo, jornada dedicada a la actividad física en La Habana. cubadebate.cu
(2023-04-06). Extienden autorizo de vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo. cubadebate.cu El Centro para el Control Estatal de Medicamentos, Equipos y Dispositivos Médicos aprobó la extensión del Autorizo de Uso en Emergencia de la vacuna Soberana 02 como dosis de refuerzo en personas inmunizadas con diferentes vacunas contra la COVID-19.Así lo informó en su cuenta oficial en Twitter, el Instituto Finlay de Vacunas.
(2023-04-06). Reafirman Cuba y Angola históricos nexos diplomáticos. cubadebate.cu Cuba y Angola reafirmaron este jueves la histórica relación bilateral que une a ambos países, en la XV Sesión de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Cooperación Económica y Científico-Técnica, con sede en La Habana. El evento estuvo presidido por Ricardo Cabrisas Ruíz, y Adao Francisco Correia de Almeida, ministro angolano de Estado.
(2023-04-06). Calls Grow for Russia to Free Jailed U.S. Journalist Evan Gershkovich, Accused of Espionage. democracynow.org 
We speak with Joshua Yaffa, a close friend of Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter who has been jailed in Russia since his arrest last week, when he was accused of trying to obtain state secrets related to the Russian military — days after the United States indicted a Russian man in Brazil on espionage charges. Gershkovich's parents left the Soviet Union for the United States before he was born, and he has reported in Russia since 2017. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Press freedom groups have denounced his arrest and urged Russia to immediately release him. Yaffa is The…
(2023-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2023. democracynow.org Israel Raids Al-Aqsa Mosque for Second Night, Bombs Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire, New Studies Find Ice Sheets Are Vulnerable to Rapid Collapse from Global Heating, Saudi and Iranian Envoys Agree to Reopen Embassies in China-Brokered Deal, France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine, House Speaker Meets Taiwanese President, Urges Speed-Up of U.S. Arms Deliveries, Pence Won't Appeal Order to Testify to Federal Grand Jury over Jan. 6 Insurrection, Indiana, Idaho and Kansas Latest States to Pass Laws Violating Trans Rights, Texas Agrees to Pay $144M to…
(2023-04-06). "The Undertow": Author Jeff Sharlet on Trump, the Far Right & the Growing Threat of Fascism in U.S. democracynow.org 
We speak with award-winning journalist and author Jeff Sharlet, who has spent the last decade reporting on the growing threat of fascism across the United States. In his new book, The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, Sharlet says the language of "civil war" has become central to right-wing rhetoric, mainstreamed by former President Donald Trump, Congressmember Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans.
(2023-04-06). Reporters Without Borders Denied Entry to Visit Assange in U.K. Prison; No NGO Has Seen Him in 4 Years. democracynow.org 
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spent the last four years locked up at the Belmarsh high-security prison in London, where he has been fighting extradition to the United States on espionage charges. He faces up to 175 years in prison if convicted. This week, amid growing concerns about Assange's health, Reporters Without Borders attempted to become the first NGO to visit with Assange since his arrest four years ago. Despite being given approval, RSF representatives, including our guest, RSF secretary-general and executive director Christophe Deloire, were denied entry.
(2023-04-06). PSUV's Hugo Cabezas Captured in New Round of Corruption Arrests. orinocotribune.com A presentation hearing of 13 new detainees for corruption in the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana and Cartones de Venezuela has been held, in which former PSUV leader Hugo Cabezas is one of the detainees. | This information was released on Wednesday, March 5, by the minister for communication and information, Freddy àëáñez, via social media. He added that Pedro Maldonado, Edgar Sánchez, and Felipe Contreras from the Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG), among others, were also presented. | Hugo Cabezas served as a PSUV deputy until his appointment as president of Cartones de Venezuela, a Venezuelan state…
(2023-04-06). Ukraine & Machine Souls. thedreizinreport.com 
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(2023-04-06). In Michigan, a Historic Victory for Abortion Rights. aclu.org 
Last year's decision overturning Roe v. Wade proved to be a major galvanizing moment for people who support abortion rights in communities across the country as some bans already on the books began to go into effect. One of those states is Michigan, where a grassroots coalition had growing concerns about an archaic 1931 abortion ban that could go into effect if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, and had already been working to prepare. Their tireless work put abortion rights on the ballot with Proposition 3, which secures the right to reproductive freedom in Michigan, protecting abortion, prenatal care, birth c…
(2023-04-06). Israeli police invade Al Aqsa Mosque for the second night in a row. greenleft.org.au Israeli police invaded Al Aqsa Mosque for the second day in a row, shooting tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinian worshippers inside, reports Susan Price.
(2023-04-06). Putin, Lukashenko to hold meeting of Union State Supreme State Council. tass.com In particular, it is planned to make decisions on practical issues of integration cooperation…
(2023-04-06). Russian cosmonauts to re-dock Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to nodal module for safe spacewalks. tass.com Maneuver in manual mode will be performed by cosmonaut Sergei Prokopiev…
(2023-04-06). Rescatados 440 migrantes de barca en riesgo en el Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net El barco humanitario de la ONG Médicos sin Fronteras (MSF) recibió una alerta de Alarm Phone y cambió de rumbo para prestar ayudar.
(2023-04-06). Asesinan a dos líderes sociales en el oeste de Colombia. telesurtv.net Fue asesinado Herney Muñoz en el departamento del Cauca y Jaime López en Antioquia.
(2023-04-06). Tornado en Missouri, EE.UU., deja varios muertos y heridos. telesurtv.net Se está llevando a cabo una operación de búsqueda y rescate que involucra a múltiples organismos…
(2023-04-06). Al menos cuatro niños mueren tras ataque en guardería en Brasil. telesurtv.net La policía brasileña declaró que el victimario atacó a los menores y después se entregó a las autoridades.
(2023-04-06). Banco Nacional de Cuba apelará decisión de Tribunal de Londres. telesurtv.net El tribunal de Londres sentenció este martes que CRF no es acreedor del Estado cubano, por lo que la República de Cuba queda fuera del pleito.
(2023-04-06). Bolivia reporta cifra récord por venta de urea en 2022. telesurtv.net Los países que demandaron la urea boliviana durante el año pasado fueron Argentina, Cuba, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay y Perú.
(2023-04-06). Cuba anuncia equipo de béisbol a los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Según el medio local Jit, el conjunto estará integrado por dos receptores, cinco jugadores de cuadro, cinco jardineros y ocho lanzadores, todos de la categoría sub-23 años.
(2023-04-06). Peruanos marchan en aniversario del golpe de Alberto Fujimori. telesurtv.net Durante la movilización por la ciudad de Lima, los marchantes repudiaron al fujimorismo y sus herederos, que forman un bloque con otros grupos de derecha extrema.
(2023-04-06). Indepaz denuncia masacre en departamento colombiano de Meta. telesurtv.net Tres jóvenes fueron baleados en un establecimiento público en la vereda La Cristalina, zona rural del municipio Puerto Gaitán.
(2023-04-06). Condenan ataque israelí en la mezquita Al Aqsa en Jerusalén. telesurtv.net Medios palestinos reportaron que la redada y golpiza perpetrada por policías israelíes contra los fieles musulmanes dejó entre 400 y 500 detenidos, así como 350 heridos.
(2023-04-06). Protestas contra Dina Boluarte a 31 años del autogolpe en Perú. telesurtv.net Manifestantes exigirán el cierre del Gobierno de Dina Boluarte y del Congreso, el adelanto de elecciones y la convocatoria a una constituyente.
(2023-04-06). Actualizan reporte sobre procesos contra corrupción en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Reiteró la solicitud al Gobierno de Italia de extraditar a Venezuela al exministro de la industria petrolera, Rafael Ramírez, para que sea juzgado en este país por delitos cometidos.
(2023-04-06). Fuerzas israelíes realizan nuevo ataque en mezquita de Al-Aqsa. telesurtv.net Policías israelíes irrumpieron fuertemente armados, mientras que casi 20.000 fieles seguían haciendo la oración nocturna.
(2023-04-06). Países de América Latina y el Caribe acuerdan acciones contra la inflación. telesurtv.net En la reunión virtual participaron autoridades de México, Argentina, Belice, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela y San Vicente y las Granadinas.
(2023-04-06). Presidente Macron y lideresa de la UE inician visita a China. telesurtv.net El presidente francés y 50 directivos de empresas que le acompañan concretarán ventajosos contratos comerciales.
(2023-04-06). Irán repele ataque con dron contra instalación militar. telesurtv.net La agresión sucede a dos meses de un ataque similar contra un centro de producción de municiones en esa misma localidad.
(2023-04-06). Presidente ruso reconoce acertada política exterior mexicana. telesurtv.net Vladímir Putin destacó que el intercambio comercial entre los dos países alcanzó 4.000 millones de dólares en el 2022.
(2023-04-06). Primera ministra de Finlandia dimite como líder partidista. telesurtv.net La líder finesa se desvinculará de las posibles negociaciones para formar Gobierno, como medida más inmediata.
(2023-04-06). Anuncian grupo de trabajo para combatir violencia escolar en Brasil. telesurtv.net La información fue dada por el ministro de Educación, Camilo Santana, junto con su homólogo de Justicia, Flávio Dino.
(2023-04-06). Mantienen monitoreo del volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net En las primeras horas de esta jornada se han registrado más de 2.600 sismos, mientras que en la víspera fueron reportados unos 5.200 eventos.
(2023-04-06). Designan a nueva secretaria de Comunicación del Gobierno ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario ecuatoriano posesionó a Wendy Reyes en el cargo tras la renuncia de Andrés Seminario.
(2023-04-06). Elaborarán alfombra de aserrín más grande de Guatemala. telesurtv.net Está previsto que unos 4.000 voluntarios participen en la elaboración de la alfombra, con aproximadamente 3,5 kilómetros de largo.
(2023-04-06). Mexico's President Calls Charges Against Trump Political. latinorebels.com Mexico's president said Wednesday he opposes the criminal charges filed against former U.S. President Donald Trump, suggesting they were brought for political reasons during an electoral campaign.
(2023-04-06). What Trump's 34 Felony Counts of Business Fraud Charges Mean. juancole.com 
By Jeffrey Bellin, William & Mary Law School | — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned in New York on April 4, 2023. Shortly after, the charges that a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on were made public. As anticipated, there were numerous counts of falsifying business records related to "hush money" payments made in …
(2023-04-06). Migrant Deaths in Mexico Put Spotlight on US Immigration Enforcement Policy. latinorebels.com Among the factors that led to the fire-related deaths of migrants in a detention facility in Juárez is the decadeslong immigration enforcement policies of the U.S. and Mexican governments that have seen the number of people kept in such facilities skyrocket.
(2023-04-06). Analyzing Brandon Johnson's Surprise Victory In Chicago. levernews.com In this special bonus episode for paying subscribers, we explore the surprise win of progressive Brandon Johnson over corporate-backed candidate Paul Vallas in Chicago's mayoral election this week. Lever reporters
(2023-04-06). Chinatowns squeezed between capitalist development, new Cold War. liberationnews.org 
For decades, Chinatowns across the United States have been under attack by racist capitalist developments.
(2023-04-06). How union workers are fighting to save America's beleaguered health care system. nationofchange.org Health care workers who battled COVID-19 are fighting for the safe staffing levels needed to protect their communities on a daily basis and prevent the already-fragile care system from collapsing in the next pandemic.
(2023-04-06). Taiwan Leader Set to Meet US House Speaker Despite China Warning. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-04-06). Police Accountability Leaders Discuss Human Rights-Minneapolis Policing Agreement. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-06). U.S. Congress terrorizes Cuba: GOP seeks power to designate island a terrorism sponsor. peoplesworld.org 
Although Cuba's Revolution survived military invasion, guerrilla actions, terrorist attacks, and bacteriologic warfare, enough was not enough. Now, there are pay-offs to dissidents, manipulation of worldwide media coverage, and weaponization of social media capabilities. And of course, the U.S. economic and financial blockade persists, after 60 years, with no sign of stopping any time soon. …
(2023-04-06). The Dobbs Effect? In Seismic Shift for Wisconsin and the Nation, Progressives attain Majority on State Supreme Court. juancole.com 
By: Henry Redman — ( Wisconsin Examiner) — As Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz took the stage at her election victory party Tuesday night, the three current members of the liberal minority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court watched from off stage, arm-in-arm, as they took in the moment they became a majority. Protasiewicz, a …
(2023-04-06). UK: Support grows for no-confidence vote in Royal College of Nursing officials. wsws.org The initiative taken by petition organisers is a crucial one, asserting the rights of rank-and-file nurses against the RCN's unaccountable bureaucracy.
(2023-04-06). Amid collapsing trade volumes, 238 business groups ask Biden to intervene in contract talks for West Coast dockworkers. wsws.org Amid growing anxiety among the financial elite, another important aspect of this letter must be stressed: The financial oligarchy's fear that control over this contract negotiation may spill out of the hands of the pro-corporate ILWU.
(2023-04-06). Lively discussion at online meeting of the Postal Action Committee in Germany. wsws.org The second online public meeting of…
(2023-04-06). IYSSE in New Zealand holds meeting against the war in Ukraine. wsws.org The IYSSE's meeting at Victoria University of Wellington called for an anti-war movement based on the international working class. Speakers discussed the causes of the war in Ukraine, the pro-imperialist politics of pseudo-left groups, and the university's promotion of far-right war propaganda.
(2023-04-06). Ukrainian parliament approves anti-Russian law to "decolonize" place names. wsws.org The wholesale renaming of Ukrainian towns, streets, parks, and squares, has been lauded by the country's far-right who seek to replace historical truth with far-right nationalist propaganda.
(2023-04-06). Ford Saarlouis: The strikes in France and the fight against plant closure. wsws.org It is now essential for workers to take the initiative and wage a serious fight to defend all remaining jobs at the plant. The plant is still standing, production is still running. It is now that a strike and a real struggles must be discussed and organized.
(2023-04-06). Anti-abortion Republican defeated in contest for seat on Wisconsin state supreme court. wsws.org The victory of Janet Protasiewicz consolidates a 4-3 Democratic majority on the highest court in a key midwestern state.
(2023-04-06). Stellantis layoffs in Detroit area part of escalating global attack on jobs. wsws.org The ruling class is using economic terror in an effort to crush the growing demands by workers for wages that keep up with inflation and other improvements.
(2023-04-06). US House Speaker McCarthy demands faster arms sales to Taiwan. wsws.org House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in California, in the latest move in a bipartisan effort by the White House and Congress to end the one China policy and escalate the US confrontation with China.
(2023-04-06). US Supreme Court, ignoring exculpatory evidence, refuses to hear appeal from Louisiana death row inmate. wsws.org The deeply reactionary, savage and clearly unconstitutional action is consistent with the pattern established by the court, particularly under its current six-to-three far-right majority, in relation to the barbaric practice of state murder.
(2023-04-06). Teachers across England overwhelmingly reject derisory pay offer. wsws.org Both the education unions and the government knew full well that educators would reject the pay offer and have used the "talks" to diffuse anger and opposition through political theatre and posturing, with the unions now calling for "fresh talks".
(2023-04-06). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 3. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses, and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Rail workers in Portugal begin further strikes to last through April, over pay, conditions and safety; Palestinians in Israel hold one-day general strike after 26-year-old doctor shot dead by police outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City; strikes continue in South Africa at retail giant Makro for pay and to protest the sacking of strikers…
(2023-04-06). What way forward in the struggle to bring down Macron? wsws.org Building rank-and-file committees, independent of the union bureaucracies, will allow workers to wage a political campaign for a general strike to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-06). Brandon Johnson, backed by Sanders, CTU and DSA, elected mayor of Chicago. wsws.org The April 4 runoff election defeating Democratic Party favorite Paul Vallas represented another electoral upset, after incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot failed to qualify in the February 28 primary.
(2023-04-06). Los Angeles school workers speak out on working conditions, sellout tentative agreement. wsws.org This week, 30,000 classified workers in Los Angeles Unified School District are voting on a tentative agreement that fails to raise their pay and working conditions out of the poverty-level conditions that have prevailed for decades, following a three-day strike last month which shut down the nation's second-largest school district.
(2023-04-06). Netanyahu attacks on all fronts to suppress anti-government protests by war-fever. wsws.org Attacks at the al-Aqsa Mosque, the occupied West Bank and on Israel's own Palestinian citizens, as well as against Iran and Syria, are the spearhead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to whip up war fever.
(2023-04-06). Question marks emerge over dollar supremacy. wsws.org The series of financial storms in the US, of which the collapse of SVB and concerns over the stability of middle-sized banks is the latest, is causing nervousness.
(2023-04-06). Sri Lankan Telecom workers strike against privatisation. wsws.org The privatisation of state-owned enterprises and the destruction of tens of thousands of public sector jobs, are part of the IMF-dictated austerity measures being imposed by the Wickremesinghe government.
(2006-04-23). Tehran, Riyadh top envoys meet in Beijing, discuss diplomatic ties. tribune.com.pk 
The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing for the first formal meeting of their most senior diplomats in more than seven years, CCTV news reported on Thursday, after a China-brokered deal to restore ties between the regional rivals. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end their diplomatic rift and re-open embassies in a major deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV on Thursday, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greet each other…
(2006-04-23). Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties. tribune.com.pk The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia met in Beijing on Thursday for the first formal gathering of their top diplomats in more than seven years, after China brokered a deal to restore relations between the top regional powers. | After years of hostility that fuelled conflicts across the Middle East, Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to end their diplomatic rift and reopen diplomatic missions in a significant deal facilitated by China last month. | In brief footage broadcast on Iranian state TV, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, greeted each other before…
(2023-04-05). Cuba Wins Lawsuit Against Vulture Fund in London Court. orinocotribune.com In a hearing held on Tuesday at the High Court of England and Wales, Judge Sara Cockerill notified the lawyers for the parties of the judgment corresponding to the lawsuit filed by the vulture fund CRF 1 Limited against the Republic of Cuba and the Banco Nacional de Cuba (BNC). | The ruling accepted the standpoint sustained by the Cuban side during the process and dismissed CRF's claim against the Cuban state. | According to the court ruling, the wrongdoings by BNC officials, subject first to a criminal investigation and then a court ruling, were reasonable grounds for the Cuban government to deny its consent to…
(2023-04-05). China's Historical Destiny is to Stand With the Third World. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-04-05). ICC's Putin Arrest Warrant Based on State Dept-Funded Report That Debunked Itself. orinocotribune.com 
Jeremy Loffredo and Max Blumenthal exposes fabrications and contradictions in the US State Department-funded report on which the International Criminal Court based its arrest warrant against the Russian president. | The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the "unlawful deportation" of Ukrainian children to a network of camps inside Russia. The warrant was based on a report by the Yale HRL center, which is funded by the US State Department. | US journalist Jeremy Loffredo visited one of Russian government-sponsored camps in question. At The Do…
(2023-04-05). In OtherWords: April 5, 2023. otherwords.org Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has stepped down, concluding a controversial third stint as leader of the iconic company with a Senate hearing on his union busting | This week in OtherWords, Sonali Kolhatkar explains Also this week, we offer a pair of op-eds about ho…
(2023-04-05). Stop This Corporate Child Abuse. otherwords.org With new outrages erupting every day, I find some comfort in knowing that we the people have at least eliminated certain particularly ugly plutocratic abuses. Child labor, for example — outlawed in 1938, right? | Well, outlawed, yes; stopped, no. To be clear, there's nothing wrong with teenagers working to help their families, gain experience,…
(2023-04-05). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win for Our Country. otherwords.org The I spent over two decades paying off my federal student loans — and like a lot of people with educational debt, I paid $20,000 more than what I borrowed. Thankfully, because I work in public service, an earlier Biden initiative canceled over half of my debt, allowing me to reach the light at the end of…
(2023-04-05). Howard Schultz: Union Buster in Chief. otherwords.org Outgoing Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, in a recent The conversation was meant to showcase Schultz's commitment to Starbucks coffee as he prepared to step down as CEO of the company for the third time. But it took place in Italy, prompting his interviewer to ask: Why wasn't Schultz sitting down with unionizing workers back home?
(2023-04-05). Many Are Falling Short Chasing the American Dream. otherwords.org Most of us have been given the same life directives: go to college, get a good job, get married, have kids, retire. As a former alumni adviser for high school grads, I can assure you that narrative is alive and well. | We get this plan from well-meaning people who love us, often long before we can form a definition of what happiness means to us. There's nothing wrong with these goals, of course. But they may not be for everyone — and in our unequal society, pursuing them can be a big risk that doesn't always pay off. | For my part, I thought following these steps was a direct route to the American Dream.
(2023-04-05). Cartoon: Dante's Inferno, War Crimes Edition. otherwords.org
(2023-04-05). Second "Summit for Democracy" journal-neo.org 
The Summit for Democracy had its second forum on March 28-30 this year. The current US administration established the event in the second part of 2021, and it was held for the first time in December of that year. Because the Covid-19 pandemic was still active at the time, this event was held online a […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-05). The West's Denial Strategy and the Surfacing Multipolar World. journal-neo.org 
In the news in the western hemisphere today, the truth is like the Holy Grail. And like the cup of Christ, it too may be lost forever. Take any information about Russia or China, for instance. Reality is now shifted not only in the halls of power in Washington, London, and Brussels, but in journalism, […] | –°–æ–æ–±—â–µ–Ω–∏–µ
(2023-04-05). Bridge of Peace and Prosperity Proposed From the Arab World to Syria. strategic-culture.org Syria is on the brink of recovery as Syria is on the brink of recovery as
(2023-04-05). Executive Order Lays Foundation for Lab-Created Foods. strategic-culture.org In this article, I discuss the rapidly advancing trend of food being grown in labs, and the reasons why it's done in the first place. | Dr. Joseph MERCOLA | STORY AT-A-GLANCE | September 12, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an "Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe and Secure American Bioeconomy." This executive order makes biotechnology a national priority across agencies and branches of government. Similar legislation has been introduced in the U.K. | In late March 2023, Biden expanded on this premise in a "Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and B…
(2023-04-05). Marco Rubio Accidentally Makes a Great Argument Against U.S. Dollar Hegemony. strategic-culture.org 
We saw just such an instance last Wednesday during a conversation between empire propagandist Sean Hannity and warmongering senator Marco Rubio on Fox News. So frenzied was Rubio in his vitriol about the rise of China on the world stage that he accidentally wound up providing a very good argument against the hegemony of the US dollar.
(2023-04-05). Regime Changed, System Remains in Place in Montenegro. strategic-culture.org Djukanovic will now be swept away as were Mobutu, Suharto, Mubarak, and scores of similar satraps who were allowed to misrule and steal for decades. | Milo Djukanovic, the outgoing Western puppet who ruled and plundered Montenegro for the last three decades, betrayed everything he ostensibly ever stood for during his insufferably long public career. Everything, that is, with the single exception of his own political survival. His finely tuned antennas assisted him at every turn to make opportunistically correct choices. The end came when it no longer depended on him and his puppeteers decided that his shelf life…
(2023-04-05). Detroit Activists Battle Bailiffs in Defense of the Tiny Home of Taura Brown. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Work of renowned Indigenous artist Jeffrey Gibson showcased at Nashville's Frist Museum. peoplesworld.org 
NASHVILLE— Artist Jeffrey Gibson, a celebrated member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, is showcasing his work at the Nashville Frist Art Museum now through April 23. is Entitled "Jeffrey Gibson: The Body Electric," the ground-breaking exhibition is a clarion call for Indigenous power, queer recognition, and environmental resistance to the carnage of profit-mad …
(2023-04-05). Un cuento de hadas, los autos eléctricos. globalizacion.ca 
Acabar con el medio ambiente es la forma más rápida de acabar con la distribución del ingreso. (El Tábano Economista) | Europa tenía que conseguir que todos los automovilistas que recorren menos de 80 kilómetros al día los hicieran en modo…
(2023-04-05). Britain: Corbyn's ban 'a disgraceful attack on democracy'. greenleft.org.au In a move that has been condemmed as deceitful and undemocratic, the British Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) voted on March 29 to bar former leader Jeremy Corbyn from standing as a Labour candidate in the 2024 general election, reports Alex Salmon.
(2023-04-05). America's Broken Windows. americanthinker.com Little crimes lead to bigger crimes, both in a big city and in our nation as a whole.
(2023-04-05). Ready Yourself for the 2024 Storms. americanthinker.com The end of the Marxist-infiltrated Progressive Era isn't happening with a whimper, but with bangs.
(2023-04-05). Republicans Need a Tech Manhattan Project. americanthinker.com Republicans are burdened with obsolete infrastructure in both national voter integrity organizations and national party apparatus, that desperately fears change.
(2023-04-05). Trump Can't Win without Recognizing His Flaws. americanthinker.com If Donald Trump is as great as he claims, he'll take the criticism of his supporters in the spirit in which it is offered.
(2023-04-05). Unequal Under the Law for One Means Unequal for All. americanthinker.com The double standards are beyond offensive, and to turn on Trump now is to forfeit any expectation of justice for ourselves and our posterity.
(2023-04-05). An indictment so trashy even Mitt Romney is condemning it. americanthinker.com Even Mitt had had too much of Alvin Bragg's clown show in Manhattan.
(2023-04-05). Appeals court orders Stormy Daniels to pay Trump an additional $121,973. americanthinker.com Just when all hope was fading away, a very thin silver lining appeared in California court almost 3,000 miles from the Manhattan courthouse where Trump appeared.
(2023-04-05). Bragg, Adams, and as the world turns. americanthinker.com Eric Adams lays down the law to menacing Young Republicans.
(2023-04-05). Chicago elects a new mayor who defended looting. americanthinker.com The term in office of Lori Lightfoot, defeated with an ignominious third place finish in the primary in large part because of public disgust over crime, may soon be regarded as the good old days.
(2023-04-05). DOJ's arrest policies. americanthinker.com Early morning or pre-dawn raids are designed for maximum humiliation and intimidation.
(2023-04-05). El Salvador's Bukele does Joe Biden a favor, and all he gets are insults. americanthinker.com Guy cleans up his country and gives his country's citizens a reason to not migrate illegally to the states, and all he gets from Biden are sanctions and insults.
(2023-04-05). The extraordinary behind-the-scenes friendship in Casablanca. americanthinker.com In dark times—and these are dark times—it's helpful to remember that there's always some light.
(2023-04-05). The great gun control myth. americanthinker.com Imperfect men enacting imperfect laws over imperfect society will consistently yield imperfect results.
(2023-04-05). The United States has lost the moral high ground. americanthinker.com Yesterday was doubtlessly among the darkest days in the history of the nation.
(2023-04-05). TN GOP legislators play hardball, strip committee assignments and may expel 'insurrection' Dems from state Legislature. americanthinker.com After decades of being played for chumps, Republican office-holders are realizing that the only way to counter outrageous Democrat misbehavior is to embrace 'The Chicago Way,' made famous by David Mamet's script for 'The Untouchables.'
(2023-04-05). TN GOP legislators play hardball, strip committee assignments and may expel 'insurrection' Dems from state legislature. americanthinker.com After decades of being played for chumps, Republican office holders are realizing that the only way to counter outrageous Democrat misbehavior is to embrace "The Chicago Way" made famous by David Mamet's script for "The Untouchables"
(2023-04-05). Trump gets the Nixon treatment. americanthinker.com I wish I could say America has become a Banana Republic, but there is no reason to believe we are a republic, banana or otherwise.
(2023-04-05). Wednesday Schadenfreude: 'The View' puts out table coasters to counter the audience perception that they can't stop farting. americanthinker.com Given their low discourse, we're more surprised they don't promote it.
(2023-04-05). Wednesday Schadenfreude: The View puts out table coasters to counter the audience perception that they can't stop farting. americanthinker.com Given their low discourse, we're more surprised they don't promote it.
(2023-04-05). Trump Has Broken Many More Laws Than He's Currently Being Charged With. truthout.org As we cover the historic arraignment of former President Donald Trump, we look at the crimes for which he has not been charged. We speak with Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate. Nader says that though "all presidents violate laws," Trump has "taken it to a new and diverse height." This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. |
(2023-04-05). The Meeting Between Lula's Chief Foreign Policy Advisor & President Putin Was Very Important. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Sunday 4/16: Q&A Discussion of the film "Marketing the Israeli Occupation – Part One" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-04-05). Episcopal Diocese Of New York Apologizes For Church's Affiliation With Transatlantic Slave Trade, Pledges $1M For Reparations. moguldom.com The Episcopal Diocese of New York has officially apologized for the church's participation in the slave trade. The religious organization has also established a reparations commission in a step to right its wrongs when it comes to slavery. Established in 1785, the diocese covers three New York City boroughs and seven New York state counties. …
(2023-04-05). Brandon Johnson Fights Off Big Money Opposition And Becomes Mayor Of Chicago. moguldom.com Progressive Democrat Brandon Johnson, 47, has become the next mayor of Chicago, beating moderate Democrat Paul Vallas. The tense race, which, according to some reports, pitted Black voters against the city's white voters, ended on April 4 when Johnson won by 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent. Chicago's population is 45.3 percent white, and Black residents …
(2023-04-05). What The Latest Mortality Rate Data Says About Early Death, the Deep South, and Black Lives. moguldom.com Americans aren't living as long as they used to. From 2019 to 2021, life expectancy in the U.S. decreased by 2.7 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the mortality rate has increased. The CDC estimates life expectancy at birth in the U.S. decreased to 76.1 years in 2021, down 2.7 years …
(2023-04-05). Notes on Mutual Aid: A Local History of Survival and Struggle. itsgoingdown.org The first in a series looking critically at mutual aid programs that exploded following the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd rebellion. Originally posted to Notes on Mutual Aid. Zine PDF For Printing HERE In Spring of 2022 we were rejected by our anonymous friends at PugetSoundAnarchists.org. The site admins declined to…
(2023-04-05). France on Fire: "Fires" Everywhere. Who Is Behind them? "Men in Black" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by Today's tragedy is nobody connects the dots. No analyst. No journalist. They all focus on the fire and nobody asks what is behind it. How does one fire connect to the other. | For weeks on end, France is on fire. It appears, as if France was fighting Macron's controversial pension age increase fr…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Donbass On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Novobakhmutivka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue on the outskirts of Ugledar; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between Russian forces and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes continue in the forest area south of Kreminna; | Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, 2 armored vehicles were destro…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Iraq On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 5, a U.S. logistical convoy was targeted by IED attack in the Babil province; | On April 4, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, at the head of a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Baghdad and met with the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani; | On April 4, Ambassadors of Syria, Idris Mayya, Iraq, Qais Al-Amiri, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Enezi and Iran, Ali Najafi to Oman held a quadrilateral meeting in Muscat, the capital of Om…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Syria On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On April 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On April 5, several SAA servicemen reportedly were killed and wounded by an IED explosion in Homs desert; | On April 5, unknown armed men riding a motorcycle killed an SAA serviceman in the town of al-Kiheel; | On April 4, Tunisian President Kais Saied instructs his foreign minister to appoint a new ambassador to Damascus, filli…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On April 5, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian forces destroyed one tank, four armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a howitzer in the Donetsk region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer in the Liman region; | Russian forces destroyed two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks in the Kupyansk region; | Russian forces destroyed two motor vehicles, and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson region; | Clashes between…
(2023-04-05). Turkey's 2023 Election A Choice Between Eurasianism And Atlanticism. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageErdoƒüan blasts US Ambassador for meeting with opposition leader Kƒ±lƒ±àßdaroƒülu. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | The Turkish President refuses to speak any further with the American ambassador to Ankara. The reason: a recent meeting between the diplomat and the leader of the Turkish opposition only a month and a half before the presidential election…
(2023-04-05). Ukrainian Kamikaze Pilot "Mistakenly" Crashed In Russia. southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On April 6, a Ukrainian light-engine plane crashed in the Klintsovsky district of the Russian border Bryansk region. According to the border department of the Federal Security Service of Russia, "the plane crashed near the village of Butovsk for unknown reasons." | The pilot, who tried to escape to Ukrainian territory, was detained. He was armed with an AKS-74U assault rifle and he had a bulletproof vest. | According to media reports, the A-22 Flying Fox airplane that landed in an eme…
(2023-04-05). Military Situation In Ukraine On April, 5 2023: AFU In Bakhmut Remained Only In West. Explosions In Dnipro And Odessa. southfront.org 
There were several significant changes in the situation in the conflict zone in Ukraine during April 4. Most of the…
(2023-04-05). Iran Says It Foiled Drone Attack On Military Complex In Isfahan. southfront.org 
File image. | Iran has foiled a drone attack on a complex of the Defense Ministry in the central province of Isfahan late on April 4, according to the Tasnim news agency. "The Amir al-Momenin complex in Isfahan was the target of a failed attack by a small drone which was foiled by defense systems," the semi-official news agency reported, adding that the attempt did not cause any damage. | Commenting on the report, Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said "for now, I cannot confirm this as it…
(2023-04-05). Israeli Police Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians Retaliate With Rocket Fire (Videos). southfront.org 
Screen grab, via Twitter. | Early on April 5, Israeli police stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan prayers, arresting hundreds of Palestinians and provoking retaliatory rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. | Police officers smashed doors and windows to enter al-Aqsa, one of Islam's holiest sites, and deployed stun grenades and rubber bullets once inside. Videos that surfaced online show the officers striking screaming people with batons inside the mosque. | In a…
(2023-04-05). Kiev Forces Spotted Firing Israeli Cluster Mortar Rounds. southfront.org 
File image. | Kiev forces have begun using Israeli cluster mortar rounds against the Russian military, according to a photo that surfaced online on April 4. | The photo shows two Ukrainian soldiers loading an Israeli-made M971 fin-stabilized, cargo carrier mortar round into a Soviet-made 2B11 towed 120 mm mortar cannon. It's still unknown when or where the photo was taken. | Click to see full-size image. Via Twitter. | The…
(2023-04-05). Senior ISIS Leader Killed In U.S. Drone Strike On Syria's Greater Idlib. southfront.org 
A fully armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle taxis down the runway at an air base in Afghanistan on its way to another wartime mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson). | The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has claimed responsibility for a drone strike that killed a senior leader of ISIS in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib on April 3. | In a statement released a day after the attack, the command said that the slain leader, Khalid 'Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri, was responsib…
(2023-04-05). Syria Renews Calls For Turkish Withdrawal During Four-Way Talks In Moscow. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen near Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 23, 2018. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi | On April 4, senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria held a long-awaited meeting in Moscow to push forward the normalization process between Ankara and Damascus. | Greeting the participants of the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Syrian and Turkish diplomats to show "flexibility and constructive attitude," and abandon the "confrontational rhetoric and past offenses."
(2023-04-05). Syria Warns Of 'Total Escalation' After Fourth Israeli Attack. southfront.org 
An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | Syria warned Israel on April 4 that it risks pushing the Middle East towards "total escalation" following a new wave of airstrikes that targeted Damascus and nearby areas. | The Israeli airstrikes, which were launched by Israeli warplanes in the early morning hours, targeted a civilian glass factory and military positions in the countryside of Damascus as…
(2023-04-05). Israel Steps Up Attacks On Syria. southfront.org 
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(2023-04-05). Palestine in Pictures: March 2023. electronicintifada.net A monthly roundup of photographs documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, and international solidarity with Palestine.
(2023-04-05). Urgent Threats to Peace for Humanity in the 21st Century. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Trump en el laberinto judicial. globalizacion.ca Donald Trump se presentó ante el Tribunal Penal de Lower Manhattan para enfrentar los cargos, supuestamente más de treinta, por haber comprado el silencio de la actriz de películas porno Stormy Daniels durante la campaña presidencial del 2016. | Trump pagó…
(2023-04-05). Slinghot: Take The High Road. popularresistance.org When I ran for president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association I ran headlong into attacks about my character, my competency, and the intentions of our reform caucus. We were accused of being divisive, of being controlled by outside forces, and of cheating. | As we campaigned, we tapped into a deep vein of anger and disappointment with the former leadership. We put forward a vision of well-funded schools, autonomy in the classroom, and dignity at work. We invited each other into building a fighting union that would organize to achieve these goals. | Instead of proposing their own vision, our opponents pulled…
(2023-04-05). Twitter Thread Expertly Dissects Millennial/Gen Z Psychology. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). German Leftist Lawmaker Says U.S. Soldiers and Nukes Must Leave Her Country. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Our Vision of Liberation This Passover Must Include Palestinians. truthout.org On Passover, when we gather at the seder table to tell the story of the Exodus, we are reminded by the haggadah (the seder text) that merely telling the story is not enough. We are asked to not only relate but to interrogate this sacred narrative, to contemplate its meaning and to discuss the questions it raises for us. Most importantly, we must connect the lessons of the Exodus story to… |
(2023-04-05). Nashville students rally for gun control ahead of April 5 nationwide walkout. nationofchange.org One organizer said that if Tennessee lawmakers "actually cared about protecting kids" they would "address what kills kids every single day" instead of banning books and drag shows.
(2023-04-05). Global News Dispatches: 3 Stories. independentmediainstitute.org Headlines in This News Package: Regional Isolation of Syria May End Soon Peru Announces Definitive Withdrawal of Ambassador From Colombia Tragedy in Ciudad Juárez Highlights Dangers Faced by Migrants [NEWS ITEM TEXT] Regional Isolation of Syria May End Soon [259 words] Saudi Arabia may invite Syria to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in …
(2023-04-05). The US blockade of Cuba is a violation of democracy. geopoliticaleconomy.com The US State Department admitted its blockade aims "to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government." Washington's goal is to destroy Cuba's socialist democracy and force it to return to a capitalist dictatorship.
(2023-04-05). Trump faces the music: the scene outside. cpusa.org 
"Equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion." These words are carved into the exterior granite facade of the Manhattan Criminal Court. For the thousands who file by on their way to arraignment court each year, these words bring little by way of assurance. The New York criminal justice system …
(2023-04-05). What American media won't tell us about the Putin and Xi meeting, part I. nationofchange.org China's moves in the Middle East and apparent endorsement of Putin's imperialist goals in Ukraine necessitate a response from the West.
(2023-04-05). Liberal Judge Wins WI Supreme Court Race — But GOP Gains Impeachment Powers. truthout.org A liberal judge won the election for the Wisconsin State Supreme Court on Tuesday, defeating her Trump-aligned conservative opponent by 11 points — a margin that's almost unheard of in a state as politically divided as the Badger State. The election result means that the liberal bloc of justices on the state's highest court will be in control for the first time in 15 years, halting what has been a… |
(2023-04-05). Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theories, Attacks Manhattan DA in Post-Indictment Speech. truthout.org Hours after becoming the first former president to be indicted in U.S. history, Donald Trump gave a rambling speech at Mar-a-Lago, presenting himself as a victim of the political establishment and airing grievances about his perceived enemies in what appeared to be an attempt to rally his followers for his 2024 presidential campaign. Trump has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney's… |
(2023-04-05). French Communist Party leads workers in march on Macron's palace over retirement scheme. peoplesworld.org 
PARIS—French Communist parliamentarians marched to the Élysée Palace, the residence of President Emmanuel Macron, Monday to hand in a letter demanding he drop his unpopular plan to raise the retirement age by two years to 64. The proposal has sparked a wave of strikes and brought millions of people into the streets since it was …
(2023-04-05). How to Create Positive Change: Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali at Progress Network (Video). juancole.com The Progress Network | How does change actually occur? And what are the best tactics for bringing large coalitions together? Hosts of Democracy-ish, Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, discuss the balance between angry revolution and individual hope, and what ultimately gets people on board with a movement. Plus, we take a look at the World …
(2023-04-05). Inside The Digital Advertising Stock That's Breaking Away From The Pack: The Trade Desk. moguldom.com 
The Trade Desk, a Silicon Valley-based media buying platform specializing in real-time automated advertising technology, has defied industry trends and seen its stock grow by 980 percent over the past five years while other ad-related stocks have lost ground. Industry and macroeconomic pressures led to reduced ad spending at large digital advertising companies such as Alphabet's …
(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Opposition Envoy Calls on Biden to Ease Sanctions. news.antiwar.com Fernando Blasi, the new envoy for Venezuela's US-backed opposition, is calling on the Biden administration to ease crippling sanctions on Venezuela, saying not doing so could turn the country into another Cuba, which has been under a US trade embargo since 1962. "If we continue down this path, Venezuela is destined to be another Cuba," …
(2023-04-05). Belarusian Troops Train on Russia's Nuclear-Capable Iskander Missiles. news.antiwar.com Belarusian troops have begun training on Russia's nuclear-capable Iskander missiles after President Vladimir Putin announced he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, Belarusians started training on the Iskander systems at a Russian testing ground on April 3. The Belarusian Defense Ministry also announced the training. "The program …
(2023-04-05). Blinken Can't Reschedule His Trip to China After Canceling. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken is looking to reschedule his trip to China that he canceled over the Chinese balloon that wound up floating over the US, but Beijing is rebuffing the effort, POLITICO reported Wednesday. The POLITICO report said China has effectively frozen high-level contacts with US officials. An unnamed US official said that …
(2023-04-05). Iran Says It Foiled Drone Attack in Iranian City of Isfahan. news.antiwar.com Iranian authorities have said they foiled a drone attack on a military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan. According to Iran's PressTV, the Iranian Defense Ministry said one of its facilities in the city had come under attack by a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), which was shot down by air defenses. The ministry said …
(2023-04-05). Ukraine 'Ready' to Talk About Crimea With Russia If Counteroffensive Succeeds. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Financial Times that Kyiv would be "ready" to negotiate the status of Crimea with Russia if it launches a successful counteroffensive and captures the territory Russia controls that borders the peninsula. "If we will succeed in achieving our strategic goals on the battlefield and when we will …
(2023-04-05). Zelensky Says Poland Will Form Coalition to Send Warplanes to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Warsaw on Wednesday and said he believes Poland will form a coalition of NATO countries to send warplanes to Kyiv as the Polish led the charge to provide Western-made tanks. "Just as your (Polish) leadership proved itself in the tank coalition, I believe that it will manifest itself in the …
(2023-04-05). US Announces $2.6 Billion Weapons Package for Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). April 9 meeting to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger. workers.org 
A virtual meeting will be held to honor Mary Pinotti-Kaessinger, Revolutionary, Disability Justice and Rights Fighter, Labor Organizer — Rest in power! The Disability Justice and Rights Caucus of Workers World Party (DJRC) is hosting its monthly 2nd Sunday Dialogue, April 9 at 7: 00 p.m. EDT, to honor Mary and . . . |
(2023-04-05). So the Russian Incursion in Ukraine Was "Unprovoked", Eh? globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Guns, Gender and Masculinity (OPINION). latinorebels.com Many people believe that owning a gun is a symbol of power and protection. These associations are often tied to traditional gender roles, with men expected to be dominant and protective while women are to be submissive and nurturing.
(2023-04-05). What Trump's Indictment Means. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). "The Big Powers are Worried". Iran's Military Technologies for Defense. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Japan Ignoring Price Cap, Paying 16% More for Russian Oil. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). NATO Expansionism in Scandinavia Helps America, But Puts Finland in Line of Fire. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Sibos 2024 financial services forum to be held in Beijing. ecns.cn Beijing will play host city to the Swift International Banker's Operation Seminar (Sibos) financial services forum in 2024, according to a joint announcement from Beijing authorities and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
(2023-04-05). Bead obsession grows among Chinese students. ecns.cn A string of beads made of various materials has become a favorite toy among some elementary Chinese school students.
(2023-04-05). Australia urged to observe market economy rules after it plans to ban TikTok from government devices. ecns.cn China has made solemn démarches to Australia after the Australian government said it would remove TikTok on all federal government devices, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). China firmly opposes meeting between Tsai Ing-wen and Kevin McCarthy: FM spokeswoman. ecns.cn China firmly opposes the U.S. arrangement for Tsai Ing-wen's "transit" trip to the U.S. and a meeting between her and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, because it seriously contravenes the one-China principle and provisions in the three China-U.S. joint communiqués and gravely undermines China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). China's high temperature superconducting maglev transportation system completes suspension run. ecns.cn China's independently developed high temperature superconducting electric maglev transportation system has completed its first suspension run, according to its developer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd. in northeast China's Jilin Province.
(2023-04-05). Archaeological work advances made in Tibet in 2022. ecns.cn A series of archaeological excavations and investigations were carried out in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region last year, providing important facts for understanding the region's ancient history and culture.
(2023-04-05). China issues traffic safety warning ahead of Qingming Festival. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday issued an early warning for road traffic safety risks during the Qingming Festival, or Tomb-Sweeping Day, which falls on April 5 this year.
(2023-04-05). China builds vast solar, wind power parks in deserts. ecns.cn The northern region of China is witnessing a remarkable surge in the construction of solar and wind power parks along its desert belt and this development is transforming the once barren and desolate areas into a bustling hub for renewable energy.
(2023-04-05). China's Tibet discovers earliest cave tomb built 3,000 yrs ago. ecns.cn The cemetery site is indicative of diverse cultures and exchanges and connections between different areas in the hinterland of Tibet at that time, said Tashi Tsering, a researcher with the regional institute of cultural relics protection.
(2023-04-05). More dolphins washed ashore near Tokyo for 2nd straight day. ecns.cn Several more dolphins were found washed ashore and stranded on a beach near Tokyo on Tuesday morning, one day after dozens were found stranded in the same place a day earlier.
(2023-04-05). China to deepen new cooperation pattern with Indonesia: Wang Yi. ecns.cn Wang Yi (R), director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, shakes hands with Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia's Coordinator for Cooperation with China and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment in Beijing, China, April 4, 2023.
(2023-04-05). Tax policies to boost market confidence. ecns.cn Foreign enterprises are expected to expand funding into research and development in China as the country strengthens its support to innovation with long-term preferential tax policy arrangements, they said.
(2023-04-05). Exploring Qingming Festival: swallow kites carry misfortune away. ecns.cn Qingming is both a solar term and traditional Chinese festival during which people enjoy spring outings, sweep graves and pray to those who have passed away.
(2023-04-05). Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, pleads not guilty. ecns.cn Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday afternoon.
(2023-04-05). China urges Japan to rectify actions on semiconductor export curbs. ecns.cn China is highly concerned about Japan's semiconductor export controls and urges it to rectify its actions, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Xi plants trees in Beijing, urging more afforestation efforts for green development, building beautiful China. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday attended a voluntary tree planting activity in Beijing and called for more efforts in afforestation to write a new chapter in building a beautiful China.
(2023-04-05). Xi stresses Party theoretic study drive to enhance cohesion and pool strengths. ecns.cn A meeting on the education campaign about the study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era was held on Monday in Beijing. President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), attended the meeting and made an important speech.
(2023-04-05). China's hyperspectral Earth observation satellite put into use. ecns.cn China's hyperspectral satellite for Earth observation has gone into use after completing in-orbit tests, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the primary developer of the spacecraft, announced on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Former chairman of China Everbright Group under investigation. ecns.cn Li Xiaopeng, former Party chief and chairman of China Everbright Group has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an official statement released Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). China plans to restructure disciplines, majors at universities. ecns.cn China will adjust the composition of about 20 percent of the disciplines and majors at its higher education institutions, replacing outdated disciplines with new ones that keep abreast with new technologies, emerging sectors and new business modes.
(2023-04-05). FM urges relevant U.S. congressman not to undermine China-U.S. ties. ecns.cn Relevant U.S. congressman needs to abide by the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiques and avoid undermining the China-U.S. relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
(2023-04-05). Cherry blossoms with colorful lights dazzle Yantai. ecns.cn People are enchanted by cherry blossoms with colorful lights at night in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, April 3, 2023.
(2023-04-05). Culture Fact | Solar term: Qingming. ecns.cn
(2023-04-05). Culture Fact | Qingming Festival in ancient Chinese poem. ecns.cn
(2023-04-05). Intangible Cultural Heritage inheritor: swallow kites carry misfortune away. ecns.cn Qingming is both a natural solar term and traditional Chinese festival during which people enjoy spring outings, sweep graves and pray to those who have passed away.
(2023-04-05). Japan needs to reconsider wastewater discharge plan. mronline.org 
It may be recalled that after Japan alarmingly announced in April 2021 its plan to start releasing around 1.3 million metric tons of contaminated wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, countries in the rest of eastern Asia and the Pacific region protested. Environmental groups and even the Japanese people opposed it.
(2023-04-05). "Legitimate target" — Bellingcat defends terror attack at St. Petersburg cafe. mronline.org 
Christo Grozev of the U.S. government-sponsored Bellingcat endorsed the terror attack that killed a Russian war reporter and injured many others during a public event in St. Petersburg. He also defended Ukraine's attempt to assassinate a Russian philosopher because he was a "propagandist."
(2023-04-05). The United Nations is being used by the U.S. in its Propaganda War against Nicaragua. mronline.org 
While the United States pays little regard to the human rights of many of its own citizens, it manifests intense interest in those of countries that it regards as its enemies.
(2023-04-05). TikTok on trial: The latest front in the U.S. tech war on China. mronline.org 
On March 23, CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee addressing concerns over the popular social media app's data collection practices and parent company ByteDance's alleged links to the Chinese government.
(2023-04-05). Unchecked by consequences, a new authoritarianism is unfolding in India. mronline.org 
The use of hate and arbitrary power and calculated killings by Hindu nationalists reveal an ominous disregard for democracy, a forewarning of what is to come.
(2023-04-05). Chris Hedges: Reclaiming Our Country. scheerpost.com
(2023-04-05). Filings Reveal Amazon Spent Over $14 Million to Bust Union in 2022 Alone. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). Finland Formally Joins NATO, Doubling Alliance's Border With Russia. scheerpost.com 
(2023-04-05). 'Grim Milestone': Over 400 Human Rights Defenders Murdered Worldwide Last Year. scheerpost.com 
"Despite an assault on human rights and the rule of law in many countries," human rights defenders "showed remarkable courage and persistence in advocating for more democratic, just, and inclusive societies."
(2023-04-05). Netanyahu's Power Grab Is Shattering the Myth of a United, Democratic Israel. scheerpost.com 
The illusion of a cohesive Israel, an Israel that is a miraculous success, exists only in the minds of privileged Israeli and some diaspora Jews. Some European politicians may also believe this to be the case, having been convinced by Jews in their countries. But it was never the case.
(2023-04-05). 'Now Do Bush': Trump Arraignment Contrasts Typical Immunity for US Leaders. scheerpost.com 
"Trump should be prosecuted for a variety of crimes, committed both as a private citizen and public official," argues Jeremy Scahill. "But if we want to claim that our system is exceptional, then the same fate should be brought to bear on the Bushes, Cheneys, and Kissingers of the world as well."
(2023-04-05). Patrick Lawrence: The Happiness of Others. scheerpost.com 
For Americans, admitting that people in other parts of the world have and want different things from what they have and want can, in its subtle way, be devastating to their view of the world.
(2023-04-05). The Broad, Vague RESTRICT Act Is a Dangerous Substitute for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation. scheerpost.com 
By Jason Kelley and David Greene / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) The recently introduced RESTRICT Act (S. 686, Sen. Warner and Sen. Thune) rightfully is causing a lot of concern. This bill is being called a "TikTok ban," but it's more complicated than that. As we wrote in our initial review of the bill, the RESTRICT …
(2023-04-05). Is Israel a 'democracy'? An editorial. workers.org 
For the past 13 weeks, Israel has been rocked with massive demonstrations in the hundreds of thousands, especially in Tel Aviv, targeting the far-right, neofascist government headed by the butcher Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. What prompted the protests was a proposed "reform package" that would curtail the judiciary branch of . . . |
(2023-04-05). Iraq's missing million: Up to 1 million people have "disappeared" in last 50 years. america.cgtn.com 
As many as one million people have "disappeared" in Iraq over the past 50 years, spanning multiple conflicts, the rule of Saddam Hussein, the U.S.-led military occupation, and the rise of Islamic State militants, according to a United Nations study.
(2023-04-05). Border delegation in San Diego: Chicano Park, Barrio Logan tour and meeting with Aztlan Youth. fightbacknews.org San Diego, CA – On April 2, part of the Legalization for All Network's border delegation spent the day in San Diego, the city on the U.S. side of the border across from Tijuana, México. | The group of immigrant rights activists from Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Chicago and Minnesota spent the day in San Diego's Barrio Logan neighborhood. | They started with a tour of Chicano Park at the heart of the neighborhood, and then did a walkthrough of the surrounding neighborhood. | As a border city on land that was part of Mexico until 1848, until the U.S.'s theft of the states that are now the southwestern part of the U.
(2023-04-05). Tampa Bay SDS statement regarding USF trying to intimidate student activists with false charges. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Tampa Bay SDS. | On Tuesday, April 4th, one of our members, Lauren Pineiro, retroactively received student code of conduct violations relating to our protest on March 6th in which we were brutally attacked by University of South Florida police officers. This comes as two of our other members, who were previously charged, are having student code of conduct hearings. Pineiro is set to graduate at the end of this semester, with a major in Sociology and a minor in Women's and Gender Studies, but these conduct violations could put their degree in jeop…
(2023-04-05). Selected Articles: Turning Tides: The US Congress and Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca 
By The latest move by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) promises to be something more. Tlaib
(2023-04-05). U.S. Gun Violence during the Covid Crisis: Teenage Deaths and Injuries Increased by 64.8%. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Canada: The Case Against Iran Sanctions. libya360.wordpress.com Greg ShupakA mural in the holy city of Qom depicts Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, on the left and Ali Khamenei, the current Supreme Leader of Iran, on the right. Photo by David Stanley "We hear the pleas of the Iranian people and we commend them for their bravery and resilience," Minister…
(2023-04-05). "Children & Armed Conflict: Ukrainian Crisis. Evacuating Children from Conflict Zone" libya360.wordpress.com UNSC Arria formula meeting on the topic "Children and armed conflict: Ukrainian crisis. Evacuating children from conflict zone" Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights M.Lvova-Belova to brief. 1/3 @UKUN_NewYork blocked UN webcast of our tomorrow's informal meeting of Security Council on "Children and armed conflict: Ukrainian crisis. Evacuating children from conflict zone". Western countries are clearly…
(2023-04-05). Guangzhou 1927: The Paris Commune of the East. libya360.wordpress.com Friends of Socialist China The Paris Commune, which lasted from March 18-May 28 1871, is generally regarded as the first seizure of power by the proletariat, and formation of a workers' government, in history. As such, it has continued to inspire varied attempts to establish workers power and build socialism, whether in terms of inspiration…
(2023-04-05). Hunger in Haiti: Made in USA. libya360.wordpress.com Greg Dunkel U.S. rice producers have destroyed the livelihoods of many Haitian rice farmers, like the one above, by dumping cheap U.S. rice in Haiti. The United States under enslaver president Thomas Jefferson imposed a blockade of Haiti in 1806, which lasted until 1862. This was the first of a multitude of sanctions the U.S….
(2023-04-05). The Nord Stream Ghost: The False Details in the CIA's Cover Story. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour HershGas emanating from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea, September 28, 2022. / Swedish Coast Guard. America's Central Intelligence Agency is constantly running covert operations around the world, and all must have a cover story in case things go badly, as they often do. It is just as important to have…
(2023-04-05). The Ukrainian Diaspora's Influence on Canadian Foreign Policy Decisions. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko Chrystia Freeland posed with a banner emblazoned with the official battle flag of the fascist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). She deleted the tweet after individuals noticed the flag. (Chrystia Freeland/Twitter) The first foreign servicemen to arrive in Ukraine during February 2022 were Canadians. The first foreign officer arrested by Russian troops during Russia's…
(2023-04-05). War Mongering, CIA-Connected Think-Tank Calls for World War III. libya360.wordpress.com Valeriy Krylko [Source: atlanticcouncil.org] Fellows at the Atlantic Council advocate bombing and confronting Russia, while eschewing any opportunities for peace. The Atlantic Council is an American think tank, founded in 1961, which lies at the heart of what 27-year CIA veteran Ray McGovern and whistleblower termed the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think Tank Complex (MICIMATTC). Its close ties to the CIA were…
(2023-04-05). One Person Killed, Two Injured In Vehicle Assault On Food Not Bombs. popularresistance.org Two volunteers with the mutual aid group Reno Food Not Bombs are in "critical, but stable condition" and one unhoused person, Michelle "Mama Bear," is dead after a 57 year old man, David Turner, "suddenly and inexplicably drove his car through the area where the women were standing" on Monday. All three were reportedly transported to a local hospital directly following the attack, however Michelle sadly passed away due to her injuries. According to law enforcement, Turner claimed that the attack was "intentional." As This Is Reno reported: | David Turner, 57, is facing one count of murder and two counts of attemp…
(2023-04-05). New Day and Times for It's Going Down on Pacifica Radio! itsgoingdown.org Attention IGD listeners on Pacifica radio! It's Going Down is moving from Fridays at 12 NOON to Wednesdays at 11 AM — 12 PM NOON, right between Letters and Politics and Against the Grain. It's Going Down plays on Pacifica radio on 94.1 FM, KPFA across the San Francisco bay area, from Marin County in…
(2023-04-05). One Person Killed and Two Members of Reno Food not Bombs Hospitalized After Vehicle Attack. itsgoingdown.org Two volunteers with the mutual aid group Reno Food Not Bombs are in "critical, but stable condition" and one unhoused person, Michelle "Mama Bear" Jardine, is dead after a 57 year old man, David Turner, reportedly "suddenly and inexplicably drove his car through the area where the women were standing" on Monday. All three were…
(2023-04-05). CFMEU demands Labor scrap anti-union laws. greenleft.org.au Thousands of workers took to the streets in a national day of action to demand wage rises and protest anti-union laws, report Jacob Andrewartha, Sue Bolton, Alex Bainbridge and Jim McIlroy.
(2023-04-05). 20 Years After Iraq: No Accountability and No Lessons Learned. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). 19 years after the coup d'état: Statement from Fanmi Lavalas Political Organization. iacenter.org March 24, 2023 This Feb. 28 statement from Fanmi Lavalas, a people's party of Haiti, commemorates the February 29, 2004, coup d'état that overthrew Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Fanmi Lavalas honors those who fell during the coup and outlines its call for a Haitian solution to the crisis that has now engulfed the country. Unofficial translation by the Haiti Action Committee. San Francisco, July 28, 2021. Credit: Haiti Action Committee On the eve of the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the bloody coup d'état of 2004, the harmful consequences of which we are living…
(2023-04-05). As Zelensky speaks, vigil to demand Austria maintain neutrality. iacenter.org March 27, 2023 The International Action Center received this petition and call for a vigil from the Austrian group, the Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality. Translation: John Catalinotto. Vienna protest of German decision to send tanks to Ukraine, Jan. 30, 2023. Credit: Social Alliance for Peace and Neutrality Vigil: Building peace without weapons Thursday, March 30, 2023, 8 a.m. at the Parliament building The Ukrainian war President [Volodymyr] Zelensky is scheduled to speak virtually to the deputies of the Parliament on March 30. What he will say is already clear. He wants more weapons, more sanctions, mor…
(2023-04-05). Communiqué: The working class in France buries its gravediggers. iacenter.org April 3, 2023 Communiqué of the Coordination of Communist Nuclei (CNC) in the Spanish State (Spain) published March 28, 2023. Workers World publishes this communiqué because it could also apply as a message for the working class in the United States. Translation: John Catalinotto. Workers on France's high-speed TGV trains demonstrate near the Lyon Station in Paris. Allez vous-faire foutre! (Go to hell!) Esclaves du capital! (Slaves of capital!) Servants de l'OTAN (Servants of NATO!) The French working class gives us, once again, a great lesson of class struggle, and starting from the beginning, it showed us what…
(2023-04-05). Denial of Mumia's appeal: An affront to basic justice and the law. iacenter.org By Betsey Piette April 3, 2023 Philadelphia Mumia Abu-Jamal, his family and his supporters around the world had every reason and right to hope that all their hard work would pay off in persuading Judge Lucretia Clemons from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to follow and apply the law, as has been done in other cases involving Brady and Batson violations. Since her Dec. 16, 2022, notice of intention to dismiss Abu-Jamal's current appeal, thousands of people have signed petitions, written letters and passed resolutions on Abu-Jamal's behalf directed to Clemons. Supporters include the 20-million-member…
(2023-04-05). Despite government attacks: Workers, students in France stay strong. iacenter.org By G. Dunkel March 28, 2023 Since President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Élizabeth Borne rammed through the "reform" of France's pension system March 16 — an attack which will require workers to work longer to obtain a full pension — the class struggle has grown more intense. Women retirees on the front lines, March 2023. Millions of workers struck on March 23 to protest this new law, which extends their retirement age to 64 from 62. The law must still be reviewed by the Constitutional Council, which can reject or modify it. The new pension law provides fewer protections for workers who have ard…
(2023-04-05). Germany: Warning strike turns up the steam. iacenter.org By Arnold Schà∂lzel March 30, 2023 The author is a former editor of the German newspaper junge Welt, where this article was published March 27. Translation: John Catalinotto Railroad and Transport Workers rally by the main train station in Bremen, Germany, March 25, 2023, for strike action. A foretaste of the depth of the strike waves in France or Britain occurred in Germany on March 27: For 24 hours, buses and trains remained largely in depots, airplanes on the ground. Some 335,000 workers responded to the joint call by the United Services Trade Union (Verdi) and the railway and transport union (EVG) for a…
(2023-04-05). Trump's indictment: only a beginning. iacenter.org Former President Donald J. Trump was indicted by a Manhattan grand jury March 31. The unexpected news was celebrated by many oppressed people, class-conscious workers and many on the left. Trump's Supreme Court appointments reversed the legal right to abortion. In addition to being the 45th occupant of the White House, Trump is known for being a bigoted billionaire, who emboldened the violent far right over the last several years and led a vicious Islamophobic, racist, misogynist, anti-migrant and anti-worker presidential campaign and administration. Good people believe he deserves to be punished. Trump was indic…
(2023-04-05). U.S. immigration policy causes migrant deaths. iacenter.org By Ted Kelly April 4, 2023 On March 30, Mexican police arrested three officials from the National Immigration Institute and two private security guards. The arrests occurred just days after a deadly blaze at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez. One of the incarcerated migrants, who has been accused of starting the fire, has also been arrested. (NPR, March 31) Mexico side of the U.S. border wall at Friendship Park in Las Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, December 2018. (Photo Credit: Ted Kelly) While an investigation into the fire, which killed 40 people, is underway, those really responsible are still…
(2023-04-05). Protesters take aim at war industry, nuclear subs. greenleft.org.au About 100 people protested in North Wollongong against the federal government's plans for a nuclear submarine base in Port Kembla, NSW. Jim McIlroy reports.
(2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America. fpif.org 
(2023-04-05). The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America: Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor? juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) — Gustavo Petro doesn't just want to transform his own country; he wants to change the world. The new leader of Colombia, who took office last August, is targeting what he calls his nation's "economy of death." That means pivoting away from oil, natural gas, coal, and narcotics toward more sustainable economic …
(2023-04-05). Los traidores de Assange: El servilismo del gobierno australiano hacia EE.UU. globalizacion.ca Conozco a Julian Assange desde que le entrevisté por primera vez en Londres en 2010. Inmediatamente me gustó su sentido del humor seco y oscuro, a menudo acompañado de una risita contagiosa. Es un outsider orgulloso: agudo y reflexivo. | Nos…
(2023-04-05). Progressive coalition brings Brandon Johnson across the finish line in Chicago. peoplesworld.org 
CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a progressive African-American community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, defied the pollsters and was elected as Chicago's next mayor yesterday in a major victory for progressives. His win was propelled, in major part, part by a huge turnout among enthusiastic young voters. According to the Chicago Board of Elections, a …
(2023-04-05). Progressives win key swing seat in Wisconsin State Supreme Court race. peoplesworld.org 
MADISON, Wisc. — In what was perhaps the most consequential state Supreme Court race in U.S. history yesterday the winner was a liberal judge, Janet Protasiewicz, giving progressives their first majority on the court since 2008. Her victory in the race for the key swing seat on the state's Supreme Court will enable the ending …
(2023-04-05). With democracy on the line, People's World does the job corporate media won't. peoplesworld.org 
The argument for keeping People's World alive is a more critical one now than ever before. That's because we are at a critical juncture in U.S. history, one that could end up with a fascist takeover of our country. At such a time as this, the need for truth-telling journalists who work in print, online, …
(2023-04-05). The Undercover Organizers Behind America's Union Wins. popularresistance.org If you want to unionize a workplace, Will Westlake was saying, get used to unclogging the drains. At a secret off-hours gathering held in Rochester, New York, in March, the 25-year-old former barista told a few dozen labor activists that a great way to build trust with co-workers and bosses is to volunteer for thankless chores. In his case, that meant spending months at a Starbucks outside Buffalo in 2021 getting on his knees and reaching beneath the sinks to yank loose the grimy mix of mocha chips, espresso beans, congealed milk and rotten fruit that regularly stopped things up. "Be the person who's willing," We…
(2023-04-05). 5 Other Modern Presidents who Should have been Indicted for their Crimes. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Seeing Trump arraigned in New York on Tuesday was satisfying even if the outcome of the trial cannot be foreseen and he has a presumption of innocence. There is obviously evidence that he falsified his business records for the purpose of hiding material facts from the American people in October …
(2023-04-05). 'Zone of Peace' Campaign Launched In 3 Countries to Build 'People(s)-Centered Movement' in the Americas. towardfreedom.org The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), along with partner organizations, held events April 4 in three countries across the Americas to launch an effort to activate popular movements in the region in support of a 2014 call for a "Zone of Peace." TF editor Julie Varughese reports.
(2023-04-05). El Salvador's state of exception turns one. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in On July 13, 2022, Juan Carlos Hernández, a gay activist with
(2023-04-05). Israeli Forces Condemned for Brutal Raid of Al-Aqsa Mosque. truthout.org Israeli police brutally attacked Palestinians inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday night, injuring at least a dozen peaceful worshipers and arresting more than 400 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "Dozens of heavily armed officers stormed the site, used stun grenades, and fired tear gas into the Qibli prayer hall — the building with the silver dome… |
(2023-04-05). How The Global South Has Risen in The Face of US Sabotage with Ajamu Baraka. mintpressnews.com Ajamu Baraka joins Lee Camp to discuss how the media demonizes enemies of the US empire, the US military's global command structure, neocolonial behavior, and the white supremacy inherent to its hegemony.
(2023-04-05). The "Psychological War" Behind Ukrainian Frontlines. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). La nueva integración sudamericana. cepr.net La Tercera Ver artículo en el sitio original Al asumir la Presidencia, Lula afirmó "nuestro protagonismo se materializará a través de la reanudación de la integración sudamericana". Por su parte, el Presidente Boric reafirmó en su primera reunión con Lula la importancia de la rearticulación de América del Sur. Hace pocos días, tanto Lula como …
(2023-04-05). The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (Review). juancole.com 
Review of Ahmad Shuja Jamal and William Maley, The Decline and Fall of Republican Afghanistan (London: Hurst and Co., 2023). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) — The Republic of Afghanistan unraveled quickly after May 2021 when US-led foreign troops prepared to abandon the country. This defied the forecasts of most experts on the capacity …
(2023-04-05). øHasta qué punto es peligrosa la "amistad" entre Putin y Xi? globalizacion.ca
(2023-04-05). As China Embraces Russia, the Western Narrative Needs a Rethink. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Trump indicted on 34 felonies linked to election interference. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has indicted former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, in a case that is only the opening salvo in a looming barrage of legal troubles for the former White House denizen. The Trump indictment itself is bad news, of course, for …
(2023-04-05). The Climate (CO2) Hoax and the Control Matrix. Mega-banks and Corporations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Woke-ism and the Self-Induced Suicide of America. thelastamericanvagabond.com Perhaps one of the greatest obstacles to saving the beleaguered republic at this late stage of self-induced rot is a pervading belief among a large portion of the US citizenry that America itself were better off burnt to a crisp. It isn't just the Antifa or BLM rioters who lit cities on fire in 2019-2020
(2023-04-05). Israel brutalizes worshippers at al-Aqsa for second night. electronicintifada.net Jewish extremists seeking provocative animal sacrifices arrested near holy site.
(2023-04-05). 'You're going to see more books get banned': Teachers describe Florida's war on public schools. therealnews.com 
(2023-04-05). The tragic U.S. choice to prioritize war over peacemakingÔøºÔøº. nationofchange.org Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. – Matthew 5: 9…
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/6: Debunking the Parents Bill of Rights Teach-in. indybay.org Online teach-in…
(2023-04-05). Manchin Furious Over Latest Legal Setback to Mountain Valley Pipeline Project. truthout.org This story was originally published by Grist. Subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. In exchange for his help passing the most far-reaching climate law in U.S. history, Senator Joe Manchin hoped to fast-track a 303-mile natural gas pipeline that's being built in his home state of West Virginia. Those hopes were dashed yet again on Monday, when a federal appeals court ruled that the pipeline's… |
(2023-04-05). Know the signs of strep throat in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Image courtesy: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an increase in invasive group A Streptococcus infections in children. "Group A streptococcal disease is a group of conditions caused by a bacteria called 'group A strep,'" says Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a pediatric infectious diseases physician with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center. "The one that people are probably most familiar with is strep throat. Strep throat is a relatively common infection,…
(2023-04-05). Consumer Health: Colorectal cancer — risk factors and prevention. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about the risk factors for colorectal cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Cancer in the colon and cancer in the rectum often are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Approximately 106,970 new cases of colon cancer and 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the…
(2023-04-05). Science Saturday: Understanding the speed of brain communication. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org It often was thought that the speed of information transmitted among regions of the brain stabilized during early adolescence. A new study in Nature Neuroscience by Mayo Clinic researchers and colleagues from the Netherlands found transmission speeds continue to increase into early adulthood. Because problems such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorders can emerge in late adolescence and early adulthood, a better understanding of brain development may help clinicians offer therapies to treat these disorders. "A fundamental understanding…
(2023-04-05). Managing your health during Ramadan fasting. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily fast should not have a negative effect on health for most individuals. However, even if you have a chronic condition, including coronary artery disease,…
(2023-04-05). Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An infected black-legged tick can transmit babesiosis and other infections Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis(bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S. "Babesiosis is another tick-borne disease that we hear about, in addition to Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and others," says Dr. Bobbi…
(2023-04-05). Innovative treatments for rectal cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been taking care of patients with rectal cancer for more than 100 years, dating back to the Mayo brothers. Even at that time, doctors were innovative with their approach to the care of patients with rectal cancer. That continues today as Mayo Clinic offers the latest in minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Eric Dozois, a Mayo Clinic colon and rectal surgeon, explains some of the surgical treatment options being offered. Watch: Dr. Eric…
(2023-04-05). Women in science: Q&A with Martha Grogan, M.D. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Martha Grogan March is Women's History Month and an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women in science and research. Women make up just 33% of the world's researchers, according to the United Nations. That's changing according to Felicity Enders, Ph.D., director of the Office of Research Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. As is their role in the field. Today, there are "more women not only entering the field but also moving into leadership," she says. Among them…
(2023-04-05). Latest Ruling Against ACA Could Lead to Thousands of New HIV Infections Per Year. truthout.org The passage of Obamacare — formally, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) — in 2010 meant that that most private insurance plans were required to cover recommended preventive care services without making patients bear some of the cost. Since then, the ACA, or parts of it, have been legally challenged nearly 2,000 times. In the most recent litigation, Braidwood Management v. Becerra… |
(2023-04-05). Trans Day of Visibility Rally in San Jose. indybay.org March 31 is Trans Day of Visibility every year. This year the group "Queer Trans Youth Assemble" called for student walkouts and rallies nationwide. Dozens of locations across the US saw actions in solidarity. In San Jose, Silicon Valley Pride organized a rally with music, singalongs, speakers, and lots of youth power and creativity.
(2023-04-05). Thursday 4/13: No Dumping Radioactive Water Into The Pacific No Restarting Nukes In Japan. indybay.org San Francisco Japanese Consulate | 275 Battery/California St. | San Franciscco…
(2023-04-05). For A Cold Warrior Like Me… smoothiex12.blogspot.com watching this is like pinching myself… … if I am seeing what I am seeing. The change is mind-boggling, its speed is breath-taking.
(2023-04-05). I Liked Larry's Eisenhower's Analogy. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Excellent talk with Judge. By now only idiots from "Institute for NOT Study of War" didn't get the fact of why Russians sat into Strategic Defense (it doesn't mean that you do not go on offensive). Why chasing the enemy when it comes to you, and you kill it, is an excellent mode of conducting a war. As I am ON RECORD, Washington doesn't have a concept of all state's institutions working as a whole based on a coherent strategy and contingency planning. Yeah, I know, "strategy" is such a popular word.
(2023-04-05). 47th Anniversary of Land Day: Palestinians Rally Against Israelis' Theft of Their Land. orinocotribune.com Palestinians have held rallies to commemorate the 47th anniversary of Land Day, in honor of the struggle against Israeli settler-apartheid oppression and the call for freedom, justice and equality. | People in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East al-Quds took to the streets on Thursday to mark the event that takes place on March 30 every year. | In the Gaza Strip, protesters gathered near the fence that separates the besieged enclave from the occupied territories as Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas canisters. According to local sources, five Palestinians were injured, three of them with live bullets,…
(2023-04-05). Peru: How an Attempt To Censor a Report on Human Rights Violations Failed. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Noriega — Mar 30, 2023 | The right wing tried to prevent the presentation of Amnesty International's annual report. It did not succeed. The worldwide report, in the case of Peru, denounces serious human rights violations, including the death of demonstrators by gunshots of the security forces and arbitrary detentions in the repression of the social protests against the government of Dina Boluarte. | The municipality of the Lima district of Miraflores, administered by the ultra-right wing that governs with Boluarte, ordered the closure of the Place of Memory, Tolerance and Social Inclusion (LUM), a…
(2023-04-05). UN and Orthodox Prelates Condemn Zelensky's Moves to Evict Monks, Seize Churches in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). 87% of service workers in the US South were injured on the job last year. peoplesdispatch.org
(2023-04-05). Colombian President calls for agreement on ceasefire in the third round of talks with ELN. peoplesdispatch.org In response to the government's call, the ELN issued a statement and reiterated its willingness to work to reach a bilateral ceasefire with the Gustavo Petro government…
(2023-04-05). Massive fire devastates popular clothing market in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. peoplesdispatch.org The fire at Banga Bazar damaged thousands of shops and covered the surrounding neighborhoods with black smoke. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained and no casualty has been reported…
(2023-04-05). Massive rally of farmers and workers in Indian capital New Delhi. peoplesdispatch.org On Wednesday, April 5, thousands of farmers and workers from across India came to the capital New Delhi to protest the central government and its anti-farmer and anti-labor policies. The rally, organized under the banner 'Mazdoor Kisan Sangharsh Rally' was held at the Ramlila Maidan grounds. | Protesters
(2023-04-05). The Capital of the Multipolar World: A Moscow Diary. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar — Mar 30, 2023 | In Moscow you feel no crisis. No effects of sanctions. No unemployment. No homeless people in the streets. Minimal inflation. | How sharp was good ol' Lenin, prime modernist, when he mused, "there are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen". This global nomad now addressing you has enjoyed the privilege of spending four astonishing weeks in Moscow at the heart of an historical crossroads — culminating with the Putin-Xi geopolitical game-changing summit at the Kremlin. | To quote Xi, "changes that haven't been seen in 100 years" do have a…
(2023-04-05). Corporations finance Myanmar coup regime's war on the people. greenleft.org.au Burmese/Myanma democracy activists are stepping up their campaign to pressure the United States to impose sanctions to stop North American oil and gas companies from financing the Myanmar military's war against the people, reports Peter Boyle.
(2023-04-05). Video: Sydney construction workers march through city. greenleft.org.au Construction workers demanding protection from silicosis and calling on Labor governments to keep their promises to remove anti-union laws took to Sydney streets in their thousands. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-04-05). Sunday 4/2: Nuclear-armed imperialists face off: Don't stand aside! Join with others protesting. indybay.org Powell and Market cable car turnaround…
(2023-04-05). Vatican Renounces Euro-supremacist "Doctrine of Discovery" globalresearch.ca
(2023-04-05). Azeri government press praises flying of Azerbaijani flag in Iran riots. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2023 Azerbaijani flag raised in Iranian cities Protests continued in Western and Eastern Azerbaijan, including Tabriz, Ardabil, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Khuzestan, and a number of provinces. Activists hung Azerbaijan's flag in various places in Iranian cities. Participants of protests chant slogans such as "Death to the dictator!", "Death to Khamenei!", "Death to …
(2023-04-05). B61-12 nuclear sharing: Finnish flag raised at NATO Air Command HQ. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandApril 4, 2023 Finnish flag raised at NATO Air Command See: NATO's Nuclear Sharing Arrangements Headquarters Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) marked the accession of Finland to the Alliance as its 31st member in a flag-raising ceremony on 4 April, 2023. AIRCOM leadership and staff assembled at the Headquarters on Ramstein Air Base on …
(2023-04-05). Biden rhapsodizes over NATO gaining new 1,300-kilometer border with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The White HouseApril 4, 2023 Statement from President Joe Biden Welcoming Finland to NATO Today, I am proud to welcome Finland as NATO's 31st Ally. In May 2022, Finland and Sweden applied for NATO membership….Less than a year later, we are welcoming Finland as a member — the fastest ratification process in NATO's modern history. …
(2023-04-05). Incorporating non-Turkic Tajikistan: Karabakh war led to pan-Turkic stranglehold on East-West, Asia-Europe corridors. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagApril 5, 2023 Azerbaijan-Tajikistan relations occupy an important place in our country's relations with Central Asian states Azerbaijan's relations with the Central Asian countries, including the Turkic states, have seen a great revival for several years now….During the last 1-2 years, President Ilham Aliyev's consecutive visits to Central Asia, including the Turkic-speaking countries of the …
(2023-04-05). NATO's Baltic adjuncts help shepherd Georgia into bloc. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseApril 4, 2023 Lela Chikovani met the ambassadors of the Baltic countries The First Deputy Minister of Defense hosted the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia in Georgia. Lela Chikovani thanked Edith Medne, Andrew Kalindra and Riina Kaliurand for their long-term unwavering support of Georgia's Euro-Atlantic …
(2023-04-05). NATO's biggest infrastructure investment in 30 years: U.S. Army expands base in Poland. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 5, 2023 US Army expands base in Poland's Powidz The Polish defence minister on Wednesday cut the ribbon on an expansion of the US Army base in Powidz, western Poland, and said that the military complex "will strengthen the security of Poland and the whole eastern flank of NATO." Mariusz B≈Çaszczak, who is …
(2023-04-05). Newly enlarged NATO takes on Asia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Deutsche WelleApril 5, 2023 Newly enlarged NATO talks China and Ukraine NATO foreign ministers are meeting for a second day, with talks focusing on "China's growing alignment with Russia." Finland is represented as a member for the first time after joining the military alliance on Tuesday. NATO foreign ministers…will on Wednesday discuss China's seemingly ever-closer …
(2023-04-05). Stoltenberg: Japan closest, most capable ally in NATO's expansion into Asia-Pacific. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 4, 2023 Joint statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi Minister Hayashi, Welcome to NATO Headquarters. It is great to see you again. We met not so many weeks ago in Tokyo, and it's a great pleasure and honour to welcome you here at …
(2023-04-05). Turkish official: Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan are one nation, three states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyApril 5, 2023 Serdar Aktunch: Türkiye, Northern Cyprus and Azerbaijan are 3 states and one nation "Türkiye, Northern Cyprus, and Azerbaijan are 3 states and one nation," said the head of the press service of Türkiye's Ministry of Tourism and Environment Serdar Aktunch…. He called Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Northern Cyprus "3 states and …
(2023-04-05). Video: NATO headquarters hosts Asia-Pacific partners to "tackle global challenges" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 5, 2023 Secretary General welcomes Indo-Pacific partner countries to NATO HQ NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Nanaia Mahuta, Vice Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Do Hoon Lee, and Deputy Ambassador of Australia to NATO David Dutton …
(2023-04-05). War in Ukraine: Georgian death toll climbs to 40. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Rustavi 2April 5, 2023 Two more Georgian fighters die in Ukraine Two more Georgian fighters have been killed in Ukraine. Georgians fighting in Ukraine wrote on social networks. "We have lost 2 dearest patriots. Glory to the heroes!" writes Nadim Khmaladze. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has claimed the lives of 40 Georgians since February 24, …
(2023-04-05). Israel Assaults Worshippers In Al-Aqsa Mosque, Threatens Multi-Front War. thelastamericanvagabond.com During the early hours of Wednesday morning, Israeli occupation police forces raided the al-Aqsa Mosque compound and severely beat a number of worshippers at the site. The raid was carried out in order to prevent Palestinian worshippers from remaining inside the Holy Site, at times when extremist Israeli settlers planned to storm the area. The
(2023-04-05). Why Is Israel Attacking Syria Nearly Everyday Now? thelastamericanvagabond.com Tensions continue to escalate inside Syria, following another round of unprovoked Israeli airstrikes on Monday night, which killed two civilians in Damascus. Israel has carried out four separate aerial assaults on Syria, since Thursday last week, with tensions continuing to rise as Iran vows to respond to the killing of its citizens in one of
(2023-04-05). MAGA married to the mob-ster: no divorce ever. nationofchange.org In deadly lockstep is MAGA mated,/ To rise and fall as Trump is fated.
(2023-04-05). Lucas Gage Interview — How The Two Party Illusion Maintains Division And Cultivates Hate. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Lucas Gage, here to discuss the two party illusion (among many other things) and how this false paradigm not only maintains division among the people of the United States, but cultivates a hatred for one another based on our perceived differences. All of this is designed, as we see it, to
(2023-04-05). The Party of "Family Values" Sees No Irony in Axing Child Labor Protections. truthout.org The New York Times's recent exposé on child labor in the United States wasn't about what might be called "child labor lite": examples, say, of kids working in candy stores, logging long hours as babysitters, or getting up early to do paper-delivery rounds. Instead, it was about truly Dickensian conditions: children, many of whom were unaccompanied migrants, getting mangled while working overnight… |
(2023-04-05). The Heat: Trump Arrested in New York. america.cgtn.com 
History in the United States as Donald Trump becomes the first sitting or former president arrested on criminal charges. Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in New York today to 34 felony charges of falsifying business records and conspiracy stemming from hush-money payments to two women …
(2023-04-05). Michigan Becomes First State to Repeal Abortion Ban Post-"Roe" truthout.org On Wednesday, Michigan became the first state to formally repeal an abortion ban after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill on Wednesday afternoon that the state legislature passed last month, repealing crucial parts of a nearly century-old abortion ban in the state. The bill revokes the section of a 1931 abortion law that makes it a felony in nearly all cases to… |
(2023-04-05). Progressive Johnson Triumphs Against "Tough-on-Crime" Democrat in Chicago. truthout.org Progressive Brandon Johnson won the Chicago mayoral race on Tuesday, triumphing over conservative Democrat Paul Vallas in a victory that serves as a rebuke to Vallas's "tough-on-crime" platform and shows that candidates running on left-wing platforms can win. Johnson, a former labor organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), defeated his well-financed opponent on a platform of supporting… |
(2023-04-05). Republicans File to Repeal a Tax That Only Affects the Richest 0.1 Percent. truthout.org The vast majority of the Senate Republican caucus united last week to introduce a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax, targeting one of the few provisions in the U.S. tax code that solely affects the richest 0.1 percent of Americans. Led by Sen. John Thune (South Dakota), the top Republican on the Senate Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service Oversight… |
(2023-04-05). Marjorie Taylor Greene, Other Extremists Rage for Trump. splcenter.org The New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) hosted a pro-Trump gathering headlined by Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday in New York City, where speakers struggled to be heard over raucous counterprotesters.
(2023-04-05). US Media Claims China Ignoring US, WH Says Comms Open. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – China is rejecting top level efforts by the Biden administration to revive diplomatic dialogue, including moves to set up a new visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing following the uproar over the Chinese balloon incident over the continental United States, US media sources reported on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). North Carolina Democrat Swaps Parties, Giving Republicans State House Supermajority. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – North Carolina State Rep. Tricia Cotham announced on Wednesday she is changing her party affiliation from Democratic to Republican.
(2023-04-05). Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Files Paperwork to Run For President as a Democrat. sputnikglobe.com The nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and son of former senator and Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat, potentially challenging Joe Biden for the party's nomination.
(2023-04-05). Russia Accuses US, EU of Lying About Sanctions Not Hampering Food Exports. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has accused the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom of falsely claiming that sanctions they have imposed over the Ukrainian conflict do not curb Russian exports of food and fertilizers.
(2023-04-05). Switzerland to Cap Bonus Payments to Senior Executives at Credit Suisse, UBS. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Switzerland will halve bonuses paid to senior executives at Credit Suisse or cancel them because of state aid the banks received, the Swiss Federal Council said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). UAE Calls on Israel to Halt Escalation at Al-Aqsa Mosque. sputnikglobe.com DOHA (Sputnik) – The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the city of Jerusalem by Israeli police, attacks on Palestinian worshipers and their detention, the UAE Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). UK Foreign Secretary Says Ukraine's NATO Bid Not Among Current Priorities. sputnikglobe.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Wednesday that Ukraine's accession to NATO is not a priority at the moment, deferring the issue to a later date, amid repeated calls by Ukrainian officials for the rapprochement with the alliance.
(2023-04-05). US Awards General Dynamics $27Mln Contract for M1A1 Abrams Tanks for Ukraine. sputnikglobe.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government has awarded General Dynamics a $27.1 million contract to build M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks for Ukraine, the Defense Department said in a press release.
(2023-04-05). Webb Telescope Discovers Oldest Known Galaxies. sputnikglobe.com The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered four of the most distant galaxies ever observed, one of which was formed just 320 million years after the Big Bang.
(2023-04-05). Big Pharma Giant Reaches 'Landmark' Settlement With Women Who Got Cancer After Using J&J Powder. sputniknews.com The long-running legal drama that pitted cancer-stricken women against one of the world's most notorious Big Pharma multinationals appears likely to reach a conclusion — if the victims are amenable.
(2023-04-05). China Launches Patrols Near Taiwan Ahead of Meeting Between McCarthy, Tsai. sputniknews.com BEIJING (Sputnik) – China has launched military patrols in two areas of the Taiwan Strait ahead of the meeting between US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Los Angeles during her transit trip to the United States, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration in the province of Fujian said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). China Urges WTO to Examine US-Led Restrictions on Chip Exports. sputniknews.com In late March, Japan decided to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment. For exports to China and other countries not on the white list, the registration procedure will become more complicated, requiring the permission of the Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry.
(2023-04-05). 'Dangerous & Illegal Overreach': GOP, Allies Slam Trump's Criminal Indictment. sputniknews.com After Tuesday's arraignment of former President Donald Trump, who faces 34 felony charges of falsifying business records related to 2016 hush money payments that he denies, Republican lawmakers, political leaders and the public have been reacting to the historic indictment.
(2023-04-05). Death Toll From Earthquakes in Türkiye Reaches 50,339: Interior Ministry. sputniknews.com ANKARA (Sputnik) – The number of people killed by the devastating February earthquakes in the southeast of Türkiye has reached 50,399, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). Dozens of Palestinians Injured in Clashes With Israeli Forces at Al-Aqsa Mosque. sputniknews.com CAIRO/GAZA (Sputnik) – Dozens of Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli forces at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the city of Jerusalem, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
(2023-04-05). El Salvador President Says US Can't Use 'Democracy' as Foreign Policy After Trump Indicted. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States' ability to justify their foreign policy interventions as part of upholding "democracy" around the world is gone after former President Donald Trump, a Republican, is being prosecuted by a Democratic Manhattan district attorney, El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele said in a statement.
(2023-04-05). Highlights of Donald Trump's Historic Court Appearance. sputniknews.com Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in connection with his alleged involvement in a $130,000 hush money payment, and subsequent cover-up involving a supposed affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels, among others.
(2023-04-05). IAEA Director General to Visit Russia's Kaliningrad. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will visit Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). Iraq's Embassy in Libya to Resume Operations After Nine Years. sputniknews.com CAIRO (Sputnik) – The Iraqi embassy in Libya will resume operations nine years after the mission was suspended, Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahhaf said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Israel Defense Forces Says Nine Rockets Fired at Israel From Gaza Strip, Four Intercepted. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday that a total of nine rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel overnight, four of the rockets were intercepted by air defense systems, and another four rockets landed in open areas.
(2023-04-05). Israeli Police Arrest Over 350 People at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Israeli police said on Wednesday they had arrested over 350 people, who had allegedly barricaded themselves inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
(2023-04-05). Israel's Military Aircraft Striking Targets in Gaza Strip. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik/Prime) – Israeli military aircraft are striking targets in the Gaza Strip after nine rockets had been fired at Israel from the region.
(2023-04-05). Magnitude 6.6 Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Panama. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Panama, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Make America Greene Again. sputniknews.com Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor-Greene was shouted down by furious Democratic activists while speaking out against the indictment of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Pentagon Chief Says Will Travel To Sweden Later This Month for NATO Accession Talks. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he will visit Sweden this month for talks on the country's NATO accession plans.
(2023-04-05). Peru's Congress Votes Against Motion to Impeach President Boluarte. sputniknews.com BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – The Peruvian Congress on Tuesday voted against the motion to impeach incumbent President Dina Boluarte.
(2023-04-05). Russia, Sierra Leone Agree to Boost Bilateral Ties, Moscow Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov has discussed boosting cooperation in various spheres with his Sierra Leonean counterpart, David Francis, during a phone call, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Sweden Arrests Five With Daesh Links for Terror Plotting Tied to Quran-Burning. sputniknews.com The very same day the high-profile arrests were made, a Swedish court ruled that the Quran-burning protests are protected by the country's constitution and that the security concerns, with which the police justified its subsequent ban, were not enough to limit the right to demonstrate.
(2023-04-05). Three People Killed, at Least One Injured in Shootout in Ecuador's Prison. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Three people have been killed, and at least one sustained injuries in a shootout between inmates in a men's prison in the Ecuadorian province of Guayas, the Ecuadorian National Service of Integral Attention to Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI), said on Tuesday.
(2023-04-05). Ukraine Completes Preparation for Counteroffensive in Zaporozhye Region, Official Says. sputniknews.com SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – Ukrainian troops have completed preparation for a counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye Region, having accumulated military personnel, armored vehicles and ammunition in this direction, Vladimir Rogov, a senior official of the Zaporozhye regional administration, told Sputnik on Wednesday.
(2023-04-05). Ukraine's Strike Drone Falls From Skies Near Zaporozhye NPP. sputniknews.com ENERGODAR (Sputnik) – An Ukrainian unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UAV), which was manufactured in Poland, has fallen in the vicinity of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), a commander of the Russian unit ensuring the safety of the plant has told Sputnik.
(2023-04-05). US Pulls Philippines Into NATO's Geopolitical Confrontation Versus China. sputniknews.com In April, US military units could be deployed to new Philippine-owned bases. An expanded US military presence in the Philippines would allow the US to respond to the situation around Taiwan from the south. The US threatens peace and stability in the South China Sea, which China finds unacceptable.
(2023-04-05). Trump's First Day in Court as Criminal Defendant: Here's the Lowdown. sputniknews.com On April 4, Trump was arraigned in court after a Manhattan grand jury indicted him on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree in connection to his alleged involvement in a hush money payment and subsequent cover-up linked to a purported affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential elections.
(2023-04-05). Zelensky Reportedly Arrives in Poland. sputniknews.com WARSAW (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Poland to meet with the country's leadership, Polish broadcaster reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
(2023-04-05). Contra la inflación: Declaración de la Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe. cubadebate.cu "Nos reunimos el 5 de abril de 2023 a iniciativa de México para encontrar soluciones conjuntas frente a las presiones de precios y la carestía presentes en la región, así como para fortalecer la integración y el comercio regional", señala la declaración oficial de la Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y el Caribe. Reproducimos el texto.
(2023-04-05). De Irak a Cuba: De la propaganda de guerra al periodismo subvencionado (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El pasado febrero, un periodista de News Nation era arrestado, cuando cubría la rueda de prensa del gobernador de Ohio, sobre el incendio de un tren con químicos peligrosos. Imaginen los titulares si el incendio ocurrido en la base petrolífera de Matanzas se hubiera tapado durante varios días. De esa manipulación mediática a conveniencia se trata este material.
(2023-04-05). Armada estadounidense ampliará su trabajo con herramientas no tripuladas y de inteligencia artificial. cubadebate.cu La Marina de Estados Unidos ampliará su trabajo con herramientas no tripuladas y de inteligencia artificial a la 4 ™ Flota de ese país, tras el éxito de la Task Force 59 en Oriente Medio. El secretario de la Armada y el jefe de operaciones navales anunciaron la expansión a América Central y del Sur durante la conferencia anual Sea Air Space de la Liga Naval.
(2023-04-05). Díaz-Canel se pronuncia a favor de facilitar el comercio en Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y Caribe. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, intervino hoy en la Cumbre de Presidentes de América Latina y Caribe. El mandatario se pronunció a favor de facilitar y ampliar el intercambio de bienes, eliminar aranceles y otras barreras no arancelarias, entre otras cuestiones.
(2023-04-05). El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó hoy 213 nuevos actores económicos (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Economía y Planificación aprobó hoy 213 nuevos actores económicos. Así lo dio a conocer la entidad a través de su canal en Telegram. De estos nuevos actores, 208 son mipymes privadas, cuatro estatales y una cooperativa no agropecuaria, que deben generar nuevos puestos de trabajo en la economía nacional.
(2023-04-05). Real Madrid goleó al Barcelona y es finalista de la Copa del Rey. cubadebate.cu El Real Madrid goleó a domicilio al Barcelona en la vuelta de la semifinal de la Copa del Rey (4-0) y ya es finalista del torneo donde enfrentará al Osasuna, que ayer despachó al Athletic Bilbao.
(2023-04-05). Acontecimientos que sucedieron esta semana que no nos contaron y por qué. cubadebate.cu
(2023-04-05). From Teacher & Union Organizer to Mayor: Brandon Johnson Wins Chicago Race in Upset Victory. democracynow.org 
We get an update on a major victory for progressives in Chicago's mayoral race, where union organizer and former teacher Brandon Johnson narrowly defeated Paul Vallas in a runoff election Tuesday. Johnson called for community investment, while Vallas, who was backed by the police union, focused his campaign on crime. "Now comes the difficult part of governance," says Democracy Now! co-host Juan González, who is in Chicago and notes Johnson faces a hostile police force and skepticism from the city's business community.
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump Charged with 34 Felonies; He Intensifies Attacks on Judge, DA & Their Families. democracynow.org 
Donald Trump has been formally charged with 34 felonies in an indictment unsealed on Tuesday. After surrendering to authorities at a New York courthouse, Trump was placed under arrest and fingerprinted. He then appeared in a courtroom, where he pleaded not guilty to all 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection to hush-money payments he paid out during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump is the first U.S. president to ever be charged with a crime. For more on the charges levied against Trump and their significance, we speak to Bobbi Sternheim, a criminal defense lawyer who has tried several high-pr…
(2023-04-05). Headlines for April 5, 2023. democracynow.org Trump Pleads Not Guilty to 34 Felony Counts Before Lashing Out at DA Bragg, Judge on His Case, Teachers' Union Leader Brandon Johnson Defeats Corporate Candidate to Become Next Mayor of Chicago, Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race in Major Victory for Voting and Abortion Rights, Israeli Forces Violently Attack Al-Aqsa Worshipers, Arrest Hundreds During Ramadan Prayers, Colombia Tops List of Deadliest Country for Human Rights Activists, Massive Blaze at Bangladesh Clothing Market Burns Down 3,000 Shops, Anger and Mourning After 13 Women and Children Killed in Pakistan Food Distribution Stampede,…
(2023-04-05). Progressive Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Seat "In the Most Important Election of 2023" democracynow.org 
Democrat-backed Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, giving liberals a majority on the court for the first time since 2008 and renewing hopes the state's abortion ban can be reversed. Protasiewicz's rival, former Justice Dan Kelly, had support from Republicans and anti-abortion groups. The Wisconsin Supreme Court is also likely to weigh in on gerrymandering and voting access, with the potential to impact national elections for Congress and president. We get an update from John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation, who joins us from Madison,…
(2023-04-05). Ralph Nader: Trump Arrest Was "Massively Overdue" After Turning White House into a "Daily Crime Scene" democracynow.org 
As we cover the historic arraignment of former President Donald Trump, we look at the crimes for which he has not been charged. We speak with Ralph Nader, longtime consumer advocate, corporate critic and former presidential candidate. Nader says that though "all presidents violate laws," Trump has "taken it to a new and diverse height."…
(2023-04-05). The Collapse of the War System Is Not Outpacing the Collapse of the Earth's Climate and Ecosystems. davidswanson.org
(2023-04-05). Venezuela & Guinea-Bissau Celebrate 17 Years of Diplomacy, Launch Bilateral Commission. orinocotribune.com Given the turmoil of the current global geopolitical landscape, the Global South must demonstrate that "it can build a more egalitarian world under cooperation, solidarity and complementarity," said the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, during the Venezuela—Guinea-Bissau Joint Commission this Tuesday. | The launching ceremony of the joint commission between the two countries took place in the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Venezuela, with the presence of Guinea Bissau's vice prime minister of interior and public order, Soares Sambú, and the Venezuelan Foreign M…
(2023-04-05). Venezuela's Army Seizes Armed Narco Vehicle in Zulia State. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela's Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) located and seized a vehicle, modified to launch multiple explosives, on a border trail in Catatumbo, Zulia state, near the border with Colombia, reported the head of FANB Strategic Operational Command (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez. | Through his social media accounts, Hernández Lárez specified that the seized truck with Venezuelan plates is linked to armed Colombian drug-trafficking terrorist groups (TANCOL) and was used to terrorize the population. | "Venezuela will not be a base or platform for any type of armed terrorist group," wrote Hernández Lárez. "
(2023-04-05). Israel's new far-right government: Analysis. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-04-05). Israel imprisons over 1,000 Palestinians without charge or trial. electronicintifada.net Veteran hunger striker has refused food for 60 days.
(2023-04-05). Kiev uses potential of Western intelligence in plotting terror attacks in Russia — Putin. tass.com The head of state noted terror attacks against officials and members of law enforcement, journalists, public figures and school and college instructors and demanded to ensure the utmost security of the new regions' residents…
(2023-04-05). Russian Security Council lays out goals for ensuring security in new regions. tass.com According to Nikolay Patrushev, law enforcement agencies have been ordered to "take effective measures to rigorously enforce the principle of the inevitability of punishment for violating laws"
(2023-04-05). Extra anti-sabotage measures to be taken in Russia's new regions. tass.com "Any attempt to destabilize the socio-political situation and undermine the constitutional order will be severely intercepted in accordance with Russian legislation," Nikolay Patrushev said…
(2023-04-05). FESCO notes cargo shipping growth between Vietnam, Russia. tass.com It is reported that the number of cargo shipments to Russia from Vietnam is steadily growing…
(2023-04-05). Putin notes results of joint work of Russia, Belarus in economic area. tass.com It is noted that Russian-Belarusian trade increased by 12% over the past year and it's "impressive" in absolute terms…
(2023-04-05). Putin, Lukashenko note positive aspects of sanctions. tass.com "Prices are going down," the Russian leader said…
(2023-04-05). Bulgaria bans access for ships certified by Russian register. tass.com It is highlighted that the prohibition of access is introduced on the basis of EU regulations…
(2023-04-05). Forbes adds six Russians to its list of billionaires. tass.com Among them is Andrey Krivenko, the founder of the Vkusvill retail chain, with a fortune of $2.1 billion…
(2023-04-05). Ukrainian aircraft crashes in Russia's Bryansk Region, pilot detained — FSB. tass.com The press service clarified that the foreigner was under investigation, which would result in a procedural ruling…
(2023-04-05). Assault rifle, bulletproof vest found on Ukrainian pilot crashed in Bryansk Region. tass.com The crash caused no injuries or damage on the ground…
(2023-04-05). Ukrainian pilot detained in Bryansk Region was guided via communication devices. tass.com The pilot, who landed near the settlement of Butovsk, was spotted by local residents, who contacted security agencies…
(2023-04-05). Russia, Belarus will endure Western pressure, won't collapse — Lukashenko. tass.com "And those who hope, or proposed to us, or forecast that we would collapse – we haven't collapsed at all," the Belarusian leader said…
(2023-04-05). Russia, US are in hot phase of war — Lavrov. tass.com The top diplomat stressed that Ukrainian Nazis are fighting mostly with US weapons…
(2023-04-05). Ukrainian families being torn apart in Europe, mothers turn to Russia for help — envoy. tass.com "The problem has reached such proportions that Ukrainian mothers, who have lost all hope of getting justice, flood social networks with messages and ask us for help," Nebenzya said…
(2023-04-05). Kiev's arms suppliers blame Russia for situation with children in Ukraine — UN envoy. tass.com Vasily Nebenzya said that Western countries are trying to accuse Moscow of "abducting" minors from Ukraine…
(2023-04-05). Russian defenses deeply layered across entire frontline — DPR Head Advisor. tass.com Gagin specified that up to four lines of defense have been constructed on some directions…
(2023-04-05). ICC statements about forced evacuations of children from Donbass are wrong — DPR official. tass.com DPR Commissioner Darya Morozova said that "the ICC has discredited its professional competence and fully exposed its bias"
(2023-04-05). Russian authorities took exhaustive measures to ensure security of children — ombudsman. tass.com Morozova underscored that the decision on evacuation, made by DPR authorities on February 18, 2022, was the only possible amid the escalation…
(2023-04-05). Putin signs decree on holding World Youth Festival in 2024. tass.com The President approved the composition of the organizing committee for the preparation of the event…
(2023-04-05). Russian human rights commissioner urged to help exchange two priests jailed in Ukraine. tass.com The document states that the clergymen have suffered torture and that their lives and health are in danger…
(2023-04-05). No formal requests for return of children received from Ukraine — Russian commissioner. tass.com Lvova-Belova pointed out that to date, 16 Ukrainian children are staying in children's health camps in Crimea and the Krasnodar Region…
(2023-04-05). Russian football maintains contact with UEFA, FIFA — statement. tass.com The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) barred Russian clubs and teams on February 28, 2022 from participating in international competitions due to the situation around Ukraine…
(2023-04-05). Frequent meetings with Putin necessary due to 28 union programs, Lukashenko says. tass.com According to the President of Belarus, much remains to be done within the framework of the Union State…
(2023-04-05). Accidente de tren deja un muerto en Países Bajos. telesurtv.net El accidente ocurrió debido a una colisión entre un tren de pasajeros y otro de mercancías.
(2023-04-05). Al menos 23 muertos por inundaciones en Somalia. telesurtv.net Según, La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (OCHA) cerca de 100.000 personas se han visto afectadas.
(2023-04-05). Rusia afirma tomar medidas ante expansión de la OTAN. telesurtv.net Moscú considera la incorporación de Finlandia a la OTAN como "un atentado contra los intereses nacionales y la seguridad de Rusia".
(2023-04-05). Rusia insta a flexibilizar relaciones entre Siria y Türkiye. telesurtv.net Lavrov señaló que las conversaciones entre Ankara y Damasco deben orientarse en la aspiración de "superar lo antes posible los problemas acumulados".
(2023-04-05). Presentan a Albarino como mascota para V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA. telesurtv.net Esta edición de los Juegos del ALBA se llevará a cabo del 21 al 29 de abril en Miranda, La Guaira y el distrito capitalino (Caracas, Venezuela).
(2023-04-05). Asesinan a otro líder social en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net Indepaz detalló que un grupo de hombres armados llegaron hasta un establecimiento público donde se encontraba la víctima y lo asesinaron.
(2023-04-05). Reportan siete muertos tras avalancha de nieve en India. telesurtv.net Las autoridades estiman que al menos cinco o seis automóviles, con entre 20 y 30 turistas, quedaron atrapados bajo la nieve.
(2023-04-05). México pide apoyo a China para controlar tráfico de fentanilo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado explicó que un apoyo inestimable sería compartir información sobre el tema.
(2023-04-05). Donald Trump comparece ante Corte en Nueva York, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Antes de que se efectuara la lectura de cargos, Trump había sido puesto bajo arresto y en custodia policial.
(2023-04-05). Incendio masivo destruye uno de los mayores mercados en Bangladés. telesurtv.net El incendio fue controlado a las 12H45 hora local (06H45 GMT) más de seis horas después de que comenzara en el mercado de Bangabazar la madrugada del martes.
(2023-04-05). China se opone a escala de la presidenta de Taiwán en EE.UU. telesurtv.net La portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Mao Ning indicó que dichos arreglos contravienen gravemente el principio de una sola China, que es acatado por EE.UU.
(2023-04-05). Presidente Díaz-Canel expresa beneplácito a sentencia favorable a Cuba. telesurtv.net La sentencia acoge el planteamiento sostenido por la parte cubana durante el proceso y desestima la reclamación de CRF contra el Estado cubano.
(2023-04-05). Irán celebra funeral de dos asesores militares asesinados por Israel. telesurtv.net Ambos asesores perdieron la vida en un ataque israelí lanzado el pasado viernes contra zonas aledañas de Damasco (capital siria).
(2023-04-05). OMS alerta sobre creciente problema de la infertilidad. telesurtv.net A pesar de la magnitud del problema, las soluciones para la prevención, el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de la infertilidad siguen estando insuficientemente financiadas y son inaccesibles para muchos.
(2023-04-05). Congreso rechaza debatir vacancia contra presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net La iniciativa fue presentada por bancadas de izquierda y acusan a la mandataria Dina Boluarte por permanente incapacidad moral.
(2023-04-05). Acusada del atentado en San Petersburgo recibe sentencia. telesurtv.net Ante un tribunal de Moscú, Vladlén Tatarsk, presunta autora del crimen escuchó la sentencia en su contra: dos meses de prisión preventiva.
(2023-04-05). Aumenta a 30 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Alausí, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El desastre dejó además al menos 61 personas desaparecidas, mientras 32 fueron rescatadas, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales.
(2023-04-05). Denuncian intención de destruir iglesia ortodoxa en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Templos regidos por la Iglesia Ortodoxa Ucraniana viven escenas de tensión por la operación militar especial de Rusia.
(2023-04-05). Senado de Chile votará polémica "ley del gatillo fácil" telesurtv.net La ley es apoyada por la derecha y rechazada por otros sectores; así como por organizaciones defensoras de los DD.HH..
(2023-04-05). Sismo de magnitud 6,6 sacude la costa este de Filipinas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Filipinas no han informado de posibles víctimas o daños materiales; pero se emitió alerta de tsunami.
(2023-04-05). Ataque israelí a mezquita de Al-Aqsa deja al menos 300 heridos. telesurtv.net Este mes los musulmanes celebran el Ramadán y se encontraban rezando en la mezquita que estaba llena de mujeres, niños y personas mayores…
(2023-04-05). Continúa alerta naranja por volcán Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El director de Geoamenazas del SGC, John Makario Londoño, refirió que el volcán continúa con una inestabilidad importante en la actividad sísmica.
(2023-04-05). Cuba envía condolencias a Somalia tras afectaciones por lluvias. telesurtv.net Más de 20 muertos han sido registrados como consecuencia de las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones.
(2023-04-05). Registran sismo de magnitud 6,7 en Panamá. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico ocurrió a las 17H18 (hora local) a unos 10 kilómetros (km) de profundidad.
(2023-04-05). Instalan I Reunión de Comisión Mixta Venezuela – Guinea Bissau. telesurtv.net El diplomático venezolano recordó que el próximo 6 de abril se cumplirán 17 años del establecimiento de las relaciones diplomáticas.
(2023-04-05). Indigenous Anti-Mining Activist Found Slain in Mexico. latinorebels.com An Indigenous anti-mining activist has been killed in western Mexico, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The killing of Eustacio Alcalá comes just over two months after two other anti-mining activists disappeared near where his body was found.
(2023-04-05). Beneath the Trump Circus, American Democracy faces up to a vital Challenge. juancole.com 
By Emma Shortis, RMIT University | — Former US President Donald J Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts in New York. In the words of Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg, Trump is accused of making "34 false statements", themselves "made to cover up other crimes". Those crimes include a "conspiracy to promote a …
(2023-04-05). Marvin Haynes' Family and Supporters Demand His Release from Prison. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-04-05). Chicago State University faculty and staff strike against low pay and high workloads. wsws.org More than 160 faculty and staff at Chicago State University (CSU) went on strike Monday against low pay and high workloads, as administrators remained firm in their resolve to make workers pay for decades of budget cuts at public universities throughout the state.
(2023-04-05). Australian parliamentary report urges boost to war powers. wsws.org This report is another warning that the Labor government is preparing to join an aggressive US-led war against China, and regardless of even pretences of adhering to international law.
(2023-04-05). Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer declares Ukraine War is "Global power struggle for future world order" wsws.org In a recent article, Fischer, a leading member of Germany's Greens, says what the Ukraine war is really about: the imperialist domination of the United States and the major European powers over Russia, China and the "global South."
(2023-04-05). Australian Labor government's claim it cannot free Assange is a lie. wsws.org Australian governments, including the current Labor administration, have repeatedly exercised their legal and diplomatic powers to secure the release of citizens facing persecution abroad.
(2023-04-05). The mass protests in Israel and the "left-anti-Semitism" witch-hunt. wsws.org The political lie of the unchallenged universal legitimacy of the state of Israel has suffered a devastating exposure with the mass protest movement of Jewish Israelis against the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2023-04-05). UK Royal Mail postal workers speak on their forming a rank-and-file committee. wsws.org "It was good to learn about the struggles of workers in France and of postal workers in Germany and Australia. Workers are faced with the same problems and are in the same fight."
(2023-04-05). A social and medical examination of Long COVID as a "mass disabling event": Part 2. wsws.org This review will document what is known about the science and impacts of Long COVID, the lessons that should have been drawn from previous post-viral illnesses and the refusal of world capitalism to address this massive and ongoing social catastrophe.
(2023-04-05). University of Michigan graduate student strike continues after judge denies injunction. wsws.org This denial of a preliminary injunction is by no means a victory for the striking graduate students, who should place no faith in the bourgeois legal system.
(2023-04-05). What the merger of CP Rail and Kansas City Southern means for North American rail workers. wsws.org CPKC will operate nearly 33,000 kilometres of rail and employ approximately 20,000 people across one of the world's largest free-trade zones under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
(2023-04-05). Trump arraignment: A degraded political spectacle that covers up his real crimes. wsws.org The Democrats have engineered the indictment of Trump on a sex scandal while downplaying his real crimes against democratic rights and democracy itself.
(2023-04-05). Mexican president snubs immigrants in wake of deadly detention center fire. wsws.org AMLO has deployed the Mexican military to serve in effect as an auxiliary of US imperialism and its US border police.
(2023-04-05). Michigan's school buildings: Neglected and unfunded. wsws.org With time running out to spend the federal funds provided under the pandemic CARES Act, Michigan schools require billions more.
(2023-04-05). The pathetic farce of Mélenchon's aborted "march on the Elysée Palace" wsws.org The pseudo-left's latest phony act of "opposition" to Macron ended in a few Stalinist legislators hand-delivering a letter to Macron begging him to withdraw his attack on pensions.
(2023-04-05). Teamsters bureaucracy offers hot air to UPS workers at contract rallies. wsws.org There is serious concern by the union bureaucracy, which has spent decades giving up one concession after another, that it could lose control of a restive and angry rank and file.
(2023-04-05). French rail workers denounce Macron and his fraudulent "mediation" with the unions. wsws.org Amid growing anger with Macron's dictatorial imposition of pension cuts, WSWS journalists interviewed railworkers in Paris about the call to bring down Macron via a general strike.
(2023-04-05). Pro-war Social Democrat-led government paves way for right-wing victory in Finnish elections. wsws.org Two days after the victory of the conservative National Coalition Party in Sunday's election set the stage for a sharp shift to the right in domestic politics, Finland formally joined NATO Tuesday in a vast escalation of the US-NATO war on Russia.
(2023-04-05). Jacobin, DSA promote fraud of "reformed" UAW administration after bargaining convention. wsws.org The DSA is working to provide a counterfeit "left" cover for the nationalist, pro-capitalist perspective which the UAW bureaucracy bases itself on.
(2023-04-05). LO tacitly backs French unions' call for "mediation" to strangle fight against Macron. wsws.org As the conflict between workers and the French capitalist state mounts, Lutte ouvrière is backing the union bureaucracies' moves to block a struggle to bring down Macron.
(2023-04-05). Sarah Polley's Women Talking: What made the appalling sexual abuse possible? wsws.org In 2011, seven men were convicted of drugging and raping more than 130 women and children between 2005 and 2009. An eighth man was later convicted of supplying the drugs.
(2023-04-05). Leon Trotsky and the Struggle for Socialism in the Twenty-first Century. wsws.org Leon Trotsky was the most significant figure in the history of socialism during the first four decades of the twentieth century, and his legacy remains the critical and indispensable theoretical and political foundation of the ongoing contemporary struggle for the victory of world socialism.
(2023-04-05). Friday 3/31: Practical Anarchy and Gardens of the Mind. indybay.org 3124 Shattuck Ave | Berkeley CA…
(2023-04-05). ICE Has Quietly Been Forcing Schools and Abortion Clinics to Share Private Data. truthout.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have requested information from news organizations, elementary schools and abortion clinics, according to documents received by Wired. The agency has also demanded data from major tech firms, money transfer services, telecommunications companies, and utility companies by issuing administrative subpoenas known as 1509 custom summonses. |
