Daily Archives: January 30, 2022

2022-01-30: News Headlines

Cynthia Papermaster (2022-01-30). Tuesday 2/1: Emergency Action: "Negotiate, Don't Escalate: No War With Russia!" indybay.org San Francisco Ferry Bldg., foot of Market Street…

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-30). White House makes "strategic decision" to wage war on unflattering words about NATO. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In all seriousness, the U.S. government may not be far from investigating and charging critics of the world's mightiest military alliance with treason. Over two years ago the NATO Strategic Communication Centre of Excellence conducted an "experiment" with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram, and then denounced the four for permitting "social media manipulation" on their …

TASS (2022-01-30). US sanctions against Russia may destabilize global financial system – report. tass.com The article says, such step may cause serious reciprocal measures from Russia…

Editor2 (2022-01-30). Sanctions in the New Cold War on China. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Jan 27, 2022 | The following article by Carlos Martinez features as a chapter in the forthcoming book Sanctions Kill — The World Stands Up. The article provides a detailed analysis of the sanctions imposed by the US and its allies on the People's Republic of China and exposes the role they play within the escalating New Cold War. | Sanctions Kill — The World Stands Up will be published by World View Forum in early Spring 2022. | Background | The instinctive attitude of the United States towards the Chinese Revolution was of course one of hostility. In a protracted war between…

sputniknews (2022-01-30). UK Could Send Jets, Warships to Protect NATO Allies, Boris Johnson Says. sputniknews.com LONDON (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom is considering boosting its military support for NATO allies and could double its forces deployed in Estonia, the office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson informs.

Rick Rozoff (2022-01-30). British military to "deploy across Europe to support NATO allies on land, at sea and in the air" — Johnson. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Johnson like Biden is in deep trouble at home and is attempting a Churchill moment. "We shall go on to the end…we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air…we shall fight on the landing grounds." June 4, 1940War as diversion. The American equivalent. …

P.A. Day (2022-01-30). Who Are We Arming and Supporting in Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org On December 16, 2021, the United States and Ukraine voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution "Combating the glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism…." The Assembly expressed deep concern with current trends in Eastern Europe that serve to whitewash the Nazi period, including the …

Editor (2022-01-30). Lee Camp and Legendary Journalist John Pilger on Assange, Ukraine, & More. scheerpost.com Lee Camp has a very important guest this week. John Pilger is a brilliant journalist with a long history of award-winning reporting. They discuss the show-trial faced by Julian Assange and the current situation on the border of Russia and Ukraine. Julian Assange recently received some good news after a decade of torturous detainment when a British court decided that he could appeal his extradition into the hands of a government who had tried to assassinate him. They then dive into the current reality of a collapsing U.S. Empire and how it's leading into a dangerous period of nuclear brinkmanship between the…

Staff (2022-01-30). Hungary does not need NATO reinforcements amid Ukraine standoff — minister. rt.com Hungary continues to oppose Ukraine's NATO aspirations, as it deems Kiev's actions "unacceptable" for the alliance | Hungary doesn't need any NATO troops deployed to its territory amid the ongoing Ukraine standoff, defense minister Tibor Benko told local broadcaster InfoRadio in an interview on Thursday. | The official confirmed reports that the US and NATO have been negotiating with all the member states bordering Russia, Ukraine, or both, on additional deployments of troops from the bloc. Budapest, however, believes its own military is capable of providing all the security it needs, without any help from NAT…

Benjamin Zinevich (2022-01-30). Emergency rally at White House demands 'No War with Russia,' NATO be disbanded. liberationnews.org ANSWER organizer Sean Blackmon, who helped lead the event, remarked how "there is no voice of peace inside this U.S. government, Democrat or Republican."

In Defense of Liberation! (2022-01-30). Morning Commute w/In Defense of Liberation (1/30/2022). anchor.fm This is the very first officially titled "morning commute with in defense of liberation!" in this episode we talk about all sorts of ongoing movements, and how we must fight to defend the revolutionary potential and human right of people fighting for self-determination and liberation. We talk about also the need to build connections and community, and just other stuff that's on my mind. From now on all episodes titled morning commute will be without a necessary central focus, me talking on my drive to work. Let me know what you think!

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-30). There are No Untouchables: Another Gasoline Mafia Dismantled in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In another blow to the gasoline mafia in Venezuela, within the framework of the "Iron Hand" operation against fuel mafias, several officials from Anzoátegui state were captured for being involved in fuel smuggling. Among the arrested individuals is the mayor of Independencia municipality (Soledad), Carlos Rafael Vidal Bolívar; as well as the Superior Prosecutor of Bolívar state, Manuel Junior Gil da Silva. | This was reported by the Venezuelan Minister for Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami. He also informed about the arrest of a captain of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), Antonio José Barrios González, commander o…

Muhammed Shabeer (2022-01-30). "Occupation brings no progress for any country except destruction, bloodshed and looting" peoplesdispatch.org Abdul Qadir Fazli speaks with Peoples Dispatch about the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and how US imperialism has weakened and destabilized the country over the past several decades…

Stephanie Pavlick & Kit Baril (2022-01-30). Bridge collapses in Pittsburgh same day that Biden visits to tout infrastructure bill. liberationnews.org Infrastructure in the United States is falling apart, and it's working people who have to suffer the fallout.

Winn Ellinger (2022-01-30). Karankawa nation protests dangerous pipeline expansion into sacred land. liberationnews.org Chiara, a Karankawa organizer, gave an impassioned speech defending the environment of her people's homeland and called out Bank of America for financing fossil fuel extraction.

Angela (2022-01-30). Sunday 2/6: Q&A Discussion of the documentary film "Soldier on the Roof" indybay.org

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Atentado contra gobernador colombiano deja dos policías muertos. telesurtv.net La Gobernación del Caquetá emitió un comunicado en el que atribuyó el ataque contra el gobernador a las "disidencias de las FARC".

Paul Haeder (2022-01-30). Requiem for a People-Centered World Dream. dissidentvoice.org My dream is to invite a reader into a room and pour a nice cup of tea . . . and then nail the door shut. — author Charles Bowden, 2010 NPR interview There is so much daily that expresses so much about the slippery slopes we are in globally because of predatory-penury-parasitic-pugilistic capitalism. In the …

William Acosta (2022-01-30). Policías y comunidad; 5 imperativos para los 5 distritos de la ciudad de Nueva York. indybay.org

Akio Tanaka (2022-01-30). Is Something Rotten In The State Of Pacifica Elections? indybay.org Let the will of the members be heard and may democracy prevail.

Staff (2022-01-30). Border patrol chief admits 'moral at all time low' (VIDEO). rt.com Heated exchange unfolded between US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz and agents irked by the Biden administration policies | In a video taken during a visit by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Laredo, Texas – and reported by several US media on Saturday – US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz attempts to empathize with the frustrations of the job, but his comments lead to a heated back and forth with agents. | In the video, Ortiz admits that "morale [in the force] is at an all time low" noting that the CBP is "losing too many agents" as it has dealt with record numbers of migrants cros…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Miles de mujeres se movilizan en Uruguay contra la "cultura de la violación" telesurtv.net Las manifestantes corearon consignas como: "No es no", "No es presunción, es violación" y "Que arda", entre otras.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-01-30). Perú derrota a Colombia y se acerca al Mundial de Catar 2022. telesurtv.net Venezuela, por su parte, venció a Bolivia por goleada de cuatro goles a uno con triplete de Salomón Rondón.

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-01-30). Saturday 1/29: Stories from the Community Meetup. indybay.org Online via Zoom, link: dxe.io/meetupzoom…

US Holocaust Memorial Museum (2022-01-30). Wednesday 2/9: Live Conversation w/ Holocaust Survivor Irene Weiss at US Holocaust Memorial Museum. indybay.org Virtual event (FREE)…

City Lights Booksellers (2022-01-30). Tuesday 2/22: W. E. B. Du Bois: Early 20th Century Philosopher & Writer as Contemporary to Our Time. indybay.org Online event via Zoom…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Pdta. de Honduras subraya fortalecimiento de lazos con México. telesurtv.net La jefa de Estado hondureña se mostró optimista con "la perspectiva de trabajo en conjunto y cooperación que se vislumbra en la relación de nuestras naciones".

Oprah Golden Globe Speech (2022-01-30). 22nd Annual Rosa Parks Day in California – Reintroducing Womanity. indybay.org Their time is up. And I just hope—I just hope that Recy Taylor died knowing that her truth, like the truth of so many other women who were tormented in those years, and even now tormented, goes marching on. It was somewhere in Rosa Parks's heart almost 11 years later, when she made the decision to stay seated on that bus in Montgomery, and it's here with every woman who chooses to say, "Me too." And every man—every man who chooses to listen.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-01-30). Colombia incluida entre los países con severa crisis alimentaria. telesurtv.net El resultado del estudio del PMA y la FAO dio a conocer que el hambre aguda empeorará de manera crítica en más de 20 países.

Heiner Flassbeck (2022-01-30). Can economy and ecology be reconciled? indybay.org The Corona-related shutdown, imposed by the state and whose effects are to be dampened by the state with enormous sums of money, will go down in history as the classic example of how states create unhappiness and unemployment with unilateral interventions in the economy.

Juan Cole (2022-01-30). In Parable for Occupation, Autopsy Shows Israeli Troops mistreated American on West Bank, leading to his Death. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Last week was another in a long line of public relations disasters for the Israeli state, as its unacceptable military occupation of millions of stateless Palestinians continues. It isn't just that the Palestinians are deprived by Israel of basic human rights. Israeli policy is to strip from them in piecemeal …

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Denuncian masacre en Honduras con saldo de siete muertos. telesurtv.net De forma preliminar, se indicó que los fallecidos corresponden a seis hombres y una mujer, algunos de ellos serían residentes de la colonia Villa Nueva.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-01-30). California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Measure Z Oil, Gas Protections Case. indybay.org Court Will Determine Fate of Local Ordinance Restricting Oil Extraction, Pollution…

National Organization of Women (2022-01-30). Wednesday 2/9: "One Fair Wage: Ending Subminimum Pay in America" w/ Author & Activist, Saru Jayaraman. indybay.org Online event…

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-01-30). Sunday 1/30: One Living Sanctuary Volunteer Day. indybay.org 2785 Franklin Canyon Rd, Martinez, CA 94553…

Mat Ward (2022-01-30). 10 new political albums to kick off 2022 in style. greenleft.org.au Mat Ward looks back at January's political news and the best new music that related to it.

Urs P Gasche, Bernhard Trautvetter (2022-01-30). "The US is lying to itself" indybay.org The U.S. government, he said, should recognize the "brutal fact" of spheres of influence. Washington cannot continue to claim that "only brutal tyrants like Putin want to influence neighboring countries." Because the U.S. would be "lying to itself" by doing so.

National Organization of Women (2022-01-30). Wednesday 2/23: Racial Justice Summit: Justice & Intersectionality – Facing the Realities of Race in U.S. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Honduras y Venezuela formalizan el restablecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net La ceremonia de entrega de documentación se llevó a cabo en el Palacio de Gobierno de Tegucigalpa, la capital hondureña.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-30). Film boliviano gana Gran Premio del Jurado en Festival Sundance. telesurtv.net El galardón recayó en la película Utama, ópera prima del realizador Alejandro Loayza Grisi.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-01-30). Disparan contra manifestantes en Medellín, Colombia. telesurtv.net La ONG Proceso Social de Garantías aseguró que hombres armados dispararon en las afueras de la Universidad de Antioquia.

Staff (2022-01-30). Man accused of threatening to kill 'serpent' Biden. rt.com Kansas resident allegedly said he wanted to tell Biden that 'people were fed up with the divisiveness' in the country | A Kansas man is facing potential federal charges after allegedly threatening to assassinate President Joe Biden, saying he was on a mission from God to travel to Washington and "lop off the head of the serpent." | "I'm coming for his bitch ass Sleepy Joe," suspect Scott Merryman allegedly

teleSUR, JL (2022-01-30). Colombia llega a 13 líderes sociales asesinados y 13 masacres en 2022. telesurtv.net Durante los últimos meses, Naciones Unidas también alertó sobre el aumento de casos de desplazamiento forzado en el país.

Jean-Philippe Stone (2022-01-30). The Obama Line, Samantha Power, and U.S. Intervention in West Africa During the Ebola Epidemic. mronline.org December 2013 marked the beginning of the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Ebola, a severe hemorrhagic virus which causes muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding, spread from Guinean forests to the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone by the summer of 2014.

sputniknews (2022-01-30). Israel Tormented by Lack of Medical Staff and Equipment as Omicron Variant Hits Record Numbers. sputniknews.com According to reports, thousands of doctors and nurses are either in isolation or are sick with the coronavirus and other respiratory diseases. The Israel Association of Hospital Directors has been requesting that the government allocate more people and equipment to cope with the rising challenge but their demands have largely fallen on deaf ears.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-30). Empresa Repsol admite que derrame de petróleo en Perú fue mayor. telesurtv.net Estima que se vertieron alrededor de 10.396 barriles, cifra muy superior a los 6.000 barriles declarados con anterioridad.

teleSUR, JDO (2022-01-30). Urgen a Gobierno de Ecuador atender derrame de crudo en Amazonía. telesurtv.net Rotura de oleoducto en la provincia de Napo provoca emergencia. No se ha precisado cantidad de crudo vertido.

CA Black Veterans Project (2022-01-30). 2022 Black History Month Celebration of California Black Veterans. indybay.org Our California Black Veterans Project is watching closely and engaging existing Veteran Service Agencies to come to the table as Veterans Administration offices in California and CAL VETS programs and service delivery take a close look at "California Grown" solutions as we celebrate California Black Veterans since June 1846.

Michael Novick (2022-01-30). Why It Is More Important Than Ever to Support KPFK & Pacifica. indybay.org Micael Novick the chair of KPFK talks about the attack on the station and Pacifica.

Angela (2022-01-30). Saturday 1/29: Restoring Our Environment: The struggle to heal a land degraded by occupation. indybay.org

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