(2022-01-11). How Much did the US and its Allies Pay for the Terrorist Violence in Kazakhstan? journal-neo.org 
It is a well-known fact that Washington has been trying to impose the so-callled American-style democracy upon all countries that are not willing to play ball with the White House and that are not willing to accept its instructions. On this "democratization" path the US has relied on various tactics, that would vary depending on the …
(2022-01-11). With its aggression in Balkans, Mideast, Africa, Asia, Latin America, U.S. has no right to lecture CSTO on Kazakhstan — envoy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US has no grounds to counsel CSTO on what to do in Kazakhstan — Russian embassyUnlike the US troops, occupying territories of Syria and Kosovo in Serbia, the peacekeeping forces of the CSTO carry out the mission to ensure security of the critical infrastructure in upon the request of its authorities, the embassy said The …
(2022-01-11). American Exception: Empire and the Deep State with Aaron Good and David Talbot. projectcensored.org Mickey presents a discussion between political scientist Aaron Good and author David Talbot on the subject of the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy. This conversation is excerpted from a…
(2022-01-11). President Daniel Ortega Inauguration: International Delegations Arrive in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com 
Delegations from at least 21 countries, including heads of state and foreign ministers, attended today's inauguration of Daniel Ortega as president of Nicaragua. | President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, was the first of world leaders and high-level personalities to arrive in Managua to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Daniel Ortega as president, after he was re-elected on November 7 with more than 76% of the vote. | Upon his arrival at the Augusto C. Sandino international airport, the Cuban president affirmed that this victory has enormous significance for the forces of the left and progressive governments in La…
(2022-01-11). Closer Scrutiny Reveals how Close to State Power Sacha Baron Cohen Really Is. orinocotribune.com 
By Alan Macleod — Jan 5, 2022 | MintPress reviewed documents and spoke to a former CIA agent who worked with Sacha Baron Cohen to reveal how the famed actor worked with the national security state to sell America's wars. | MINNEAPOLIS — Sacha Baron Cohen is widely hailed as a comedic genius, using his sheer audacity to mock the absurdity of his targets. The creator of Ali G, Borat and Bràºno has become one of Hollywood's hottest commodities. Yet his outrageous stunts often belie his agenda and his own proximity to state power. | Baron Cohen is often reluctant to make direct political statements. B…
(2022-01-11). US and Russia meet for negotiations in Geneva. wsws.org In the runup to the bilateral talks, it was already clear that they were not a round of détente but would initiate a further stage in the war preparations of the United States and its European allies against Russia.
(2022-01-11). More than half a million children infected with COVID-19 in the US last week, shattering previous records. wsws.org Educators and students across the US are fighting for remote instruction as the Omicron surge leads to record infections and thousand of school closures.
(2022-01-11). SEIU1021 Leaders "Ludwig Did Not Have To Die" STOP Privatization & Zero Covid NOW! indybay.org San Francisco SEIU 1021 local leaders reported on the death of SEIU 1021 CCSF worker Ludwig Leota who was coerced back to the job where he contacted covid and passed away. They also talk about the privatization, union busting and fight for democracy in the union.
(2022-01-11). "Stick to the Facts" — Judge Rejects Claim That Trump Urged "Peace" on Jan. 6. truthout.org 
On Monday, a federal judge rejected several assertions from a lawyer for Donald Trump, and questioned whether the former president's inaction during the January 6 Capitol attack amounted to an endorsement of the violence that took place that day. | U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta for the District of Columbia did not indicate how he plans to rule on a number of civil lawsuits where plaintiffs — including several members of Congress and Capitol Police officers — allege that Trump and many…
(2022-01-11). Trump wants Judge to dismiss Jan. 6 lawsuit involving Congresswoman Barbara Lee. indybay.org Trump Wants To Believe That He Had Absolute Immunity For All Of His Despicable Actions During His Presidency!
(2022-01-11). Best Signs in San Francisco January 6 Vigil. indybay.org Steph Snaps Signs…
(2022-01-11). January 6 Commemoration in Fresno. indybay.org 75 people came out to Fresno's City Hall to commemorate one year since the January 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington D.C.
(2022-01-11). Photos from January 6 Remembrance Protest in Oakland. indybay.org Oakland vigil and protest among many in Bay Area.
(2022-01-11). January 6th Remembrance Vigil Photos from Walnut Creek. indybay.org Photos by David Rowland/ProBonoPhoto | See link…
(2022-01-11). Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's Prime Minister. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for prime minister on Tuesday, and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on state television.
(2022-01-11). Afghanistan: The Taliban is in Power, What Now? journal-neo.org 
The finance minister of Afghanistan in the new government of the Taliban (banned in Russia) has prepared a national budget which, for the first time in two decades, will be financed without foreign aid. This comes as the country becomes mired in an economic crisis and confronts an incipient humanitarian catastrophe, which the United Nations …
(2022-01-11). The U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law. towardfreedom.org The United States claims it is operating under a "rules-based order"—but the term is not the same international law recognized by the rest of the world. Rather, it is camouflage behind which American exceptionalism flourishes, writes K.J. Noh for Globetrotter.
(2022-01-11). The Continuing Phony Debate on "Free Trade" cepr.net The national debate on free trade is one where honesty has no place. The purpose of our trade agreements, which were not free trade, was to reduce the pay of manufacturing workers, and non-college educated workers more generally, to the benefit of more highly educated workers and corporations. This was the predicted (by standard economics) …
(2022-01-11). As Israel Plots Endgame in Occupied Golan, Bennett Must Remember Lessons of the Past. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jan 5, 2022 | With Syria still embroiled in its own war, Israel has been actively rewriting the rule book regarding its conduct in this Arab country. Gone are the days of a potential return of the illegally occupied Golan Heights to Syrian sovereignty in exchange for peace, per the language of yesteryears. Now, Israel is set to double its illegal Jewish settler population in the Golan, while Israeli bombs continue to drop with a much higher frequency on various Syrian targets. | Indeed, a one-sided war is underway, casually reported as if a routine, everyday event. In the last decade, many…
(2022-01-11). Final Straw: The Battle for Abortion and Reproductive Autonomy with Bay Ostrach. itsgoingdown.org Long-running anarchist radio show and podcast the Final Straw speaks with Bayla Ostrach on reproductive healthcare. This week on the show, we sat down with Bayla Ostrach, an activist, anarchist, longtime defender, provider of and researcher around issues of reproductive healthcare. We speak about experiences researching and working on the issue in Catalunya, the battle…
(2022-01-11). Home care workers in Spain call for better wages and end of subcontracting. peoplesdispatch.org The committee of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) in Andalusia has demanded recognition and adequate pay for home care workers and an end to privatization and subcontracting of services…
(2022-01-11). Expertos de ONU condenan abusos en ilegal base de Guantánamo. peoplesworld.org 
NACIONES UNIDAS, 10 ene (Prensa Latina) Un grupo de expertos en derechos humanos de la ONU condenó hoy los abusos cometidos en la cárcel de la Base Naval de Guantánamo, territorio que ocupa de forma ilegal Estados Unidos en Cuba. Por medio de un comunicado, los relatores independientes del organismo multilateral señalaron que en la …
(2022-01-11). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.
(2022-01-11). Chicago Teachers Union attempts to ram through agreement to reopen schools as Omicron surges. wsws.org The deal reached with Chicago Public Schools and Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot would send over 300,000 students back into overcrowded, poorly-ventilated classrooms, setting the stage for a massive surge of infections.
(2022-01-11). New York City universities plan to reopen for in-person instruction amid Omicron surge. wsws.org Over the last month, major universities in New York City have experienced significant outbreaks of COVID-19, including NYU, Columbia and CUNY.
(2022-01-11). Millionaire murderer caught on hot mic dies in prison. rt.com 
Robert Durst's death, months after he was indicted for murder, was announced by the lawyer who represented him during the trial | The disgraced multimillionaire real-estate heir and convicted murderer died at 78 in a California hospital of natural causes "associated with the litany of medical issues" that had previously been reported. | Durst died at the San Joaquin General Hospital, where he was being treated in the custody of California's Department of Corrections, after suffering "difficulty breathing" and "difficulty communicating." | "We understand that his death was due to natural causes associated with…
(2022-01-11). Mega merger in peril over EU energy fears. rt.com 
Brussels concerned that $2 billion shipbuilders' tie-up will drive up LNG prices in Europe | The European Union's antitrust regulator is getting ready to stop a $2 billion merger between two of the world's leading LNG cargo shipbuilders, citing anti-competitive behavior. | The decision on the proposed merger between Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries is likely to be announced this week, people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. The two South Korean companies dominate the market for making ships that carry super-chilled liquified natural gas. They are significa…
(2022-01-11). Friday 2/18: "Mi MariÃÅa": First Hand Accounts of Surviving Puerto Rico's Devastating Hurricane. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…
(2022-01-11). El corona totalitarismo y las masas. globalizacion.ca La aceptación masiva de las reglas draconianas impuestas por varios gobiernos a raíz de la pandemia del covid-19, podría conducir a un nuevo sistema totalitario tecnocrático de ideología transhumanista, con la eventual deriva de atrocidades que serían justificadas bajo la…
(2022-01-11). Brasil: øAño nuevo? globalizacion.ca Llevamos nueve días de 2022, pero la verdad es que, al menos en este Brasil destrozado, seguimos como en los peores momentos de 2021, el año maldito que parece no terminar nunca. La pandemia de covid enfrenta un nuevo brote,…
(2022-01-11). Assange, el mensajero asesinado. globalizacion.ca El pasado 10 de diciembre los jueces del Tribunal Superior de Londres dieron marcha atrás al fallo de la magistrada de primera instancia, la jueza Vanessa Baraitser, que en enero del 2020 bloqueó la extradición de Julian Assange a Estados…
(2022-01-11). Four ISIL terrorists detained in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The Iraqi Ministry of Defense announced on Monday that the Sulaymaniyah Intelligence and Security Directorate managed to arrest four ISIL terrorists in the province.
(2022-01-11). Paradigm shift in Austria: Government openly advocates deliberate mass infection. wsws.org The coalition of the conservative Austrian Peoples Party (àñVP) and the Greens is now openly promoting mass infection.
(2022-01-11). Encrucijada Peligrosa: El mundo al borde de la guerra øLa nueva guerra fría se pone caliente? globalizacion.ca 
Llamamos la atención de Global Research sobre este importante artículo (traducido del alemán, ediciones menores de GR) del renombrado autor y analista geopolítico Wolfgang Effenberger | *** | El viernes 3 de diciembre de 2021, la séptima ronda de las conversaciones mencionadas…
(2022-01-11). Argentina — "Gestapo" macrista: øSe terminó el "Nunca Más"? globalizacion.ca En los casi 39 años de gobiernos democráticos —por lo menos en su origen, es decir en la elección— seguíamos repitiendo y creyendo en el "nunca más" y, de pronto, en el final del 2021, surgieron elementos —a través de…
(2022-01-11). Kite Line: We Understand How They'll Play with Our Lives in Here. itsgoingdown.org Long-running abolitionist radio show and podcast Kite Line looks at the explosive spread of the Omicorn variant within the prison system. Listen and Download HERE The explosive spread of the Omicron variant has brought our focus back to the COVID-vulnerability the prison system imposes on its captives. This week, we speak to two people —…
(2022-01-11). Chile: Will we see an end to the neoliberal healthcare system? greenleft.org.au After the victory of Gabriel Boric in Chile's presidential elections, the country awaits much-needed changes to its health system, writes Mario Parada Lezcano.
(2022-01-11). Number of COVID-19 cases worldwide exceeds 305 million: WHO. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) — The overall number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 305 million, while the number of fatalities has topped 5.48 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said late on Monday.
(2022-01-11). Wednesday 1/12: Justice for Terry Amons. indybay.org Nation's Hamburgers at: | 3789 Railroad Ave | Pittsburg CA 94565…
(2022-01-11). U.S.-Russia talks may be the last chance. mronline.org 
It's crunch time in Russia-U.S. relations. High-level talks starting Monday will determine the shape of world security for decades to come, observes Tony Kevin.
(2022-01-11). Biden Will Back Filibuster Changes After Pressure From Voting Rights Groups. truthout.org 
President Joe Biden plans to give a speech on Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the need to pass voting rights legislation at the federal level — and to express his support for changing the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate to do so. | Republicans have used the Senate filibuster to block major voting rights bills
(2022-01-11). With world's highest COVID-19 death rate, Peru confronts third wave of pandemic. wsws.org "It isn't a curve, it's a straight vertical line heading up," Peruvian health official warns.
(2022-01-11). Taiwanese F-16 fighter jet vanishes. rt.com 
Search and rescue operation is underway | An F-16V fighter jet, the most advanced aircraft in the Taiwanese Air Force fleet, has gone missing, with witnesses claiming that they saw the aircraft crash into the sea. A search and rescue operation is ongoing. | The plane went missing from Air Force radars on Tuesday afternoon, shortly after taking off from Chiayi Air Base in the south of the island. The government's Rescue Command Centre said eyewitnesses had told them they saw the plane crash into the sea. | President Tsai Ing-wen demanded that no efforts should be spared in the search and rescue operation and re…
(2022-01-11). Friday 1/14: MLK Center: 2022 Virtual Beloved Community Global Summit (Day 2). indybay.org Virtual conference via livestream. Join us via YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.
(2022-01-11). UK schools kept open as child infections soar above 3 million. wsws.org A horrifying 1,294 UK children were admitted to hospital with COVID over the 12-day Christmas period…
(2022-01-11). México — Política social. globalizacion.ca En el campo de las políticas públicas puede darse la situación paradójica de que ciertas medidas que se adoptan posiblemente sean esenciales y apropiadas y que, al mismo tiempo, resulten inadecuadas para el propósito final que persiguen. | Este asunto ha…
(2022-01-11). Wednesday 1/12: Protest Amazon Union Busting. indybay.org Whole Foods | 774 Emerson St. | Downtown Palo Alto…
(2022-01-11). The WHO Confirms that the Covid-19 PCR Test is Flawed: Estimates of "Positive Cases" are Meaningless. The Lockdown Has No Scientific Basis. globalresearch.ca One year later the WHO retracts. They don't say "We Made a Mistake". It's carefully formulated. While they do not officially deny the validity of their misleading January 2020 guidelines, they recommend RT-PCR "Re-testing" (which everybody knows is an impossibility).
(2022-01-11). Workers' safety should not be sacrificed for the sake of the economy. greenleft.org.au The new exemptions to Public Health Orders which can force sick workers to work represent a serious attack on workers' rights and their health and safety. Sarah Hathway argues that workers and their unions need to draw a line.
(2022-01-11). Descubriendo la narrativa alrededor del coronavirus: øSe planeó todo cuidadosamente? Análisis de Ernst Wolff. globalizacion.ca 
‚Å£‚Å£Explicación magnífica de una gran razón por la que el mundo se volvió psicótico corona. Conferencia de Ernst Wolff, reconocido economista y periodista alemán. Su enfoque está en el sistema financiero y monetario global, especialmente el papel del FMI, el…