Daily Archives: April 7, 2022

2022-04-07: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-04-07). AUKUS pact expanded to base hypersonic missiles in Australia. wsws.org The missiles would make Australia an even more crucial base for the US, from which to launch a potential nuclear war against China.

Marco Fernandes (2022-04-07). Washington watches as China and Latin America deepen their ties. peoplesdispatch.org Foreign policy experts in the US have alerted to the growing economic relationship between Latin America and China, a trend only expected to increase in the coming period…

Editor2 (2022-04-07). Yemeni Military Source: Saudi Coalition Continues to Violate Armistice. orinocotribune.com A military source in Sanaa reports that the Saudi coalition bombed sites of the army and the popular committees in several provinces in Najran. |

| Saba news agency reported today Sunday citing a Yemeni military source that the Saudi-led coalition continues to violate the armistice in Yemen. | The source stated that forces of the Saudi coalition continue their

Whitney Webb (2022-04-07). Manufactured Crisis: CIA Trained the Neo-Nazi Azov Battalion and Has Chosen Ukraine as Birthplace of New 'Global White Supremacist' Terror Threat. orinocotribune.com By Whitney Webb — Apr 3, 2022 | The eruption of war between Russia and Ukraine appears to have given the CIA the pretext to launch a long-planned insurgency in the country, one poised to spread far beyond Ukraine's borders with major implications for Biden's "War on Domestic Terror" | This is particularly true given that former CIA officials and a former Secretary of State are now openly saying that the CIA is following the "models" of past CIA-backed insurgencies in Afghanistan and Syria for its plans in Ukraine. Given that those countries have been ravaged by war as a direct result of those insurgencies, t…

_____ (2022-04-07). India is Building Up its Naval Capacities. journal-neo.org India is a big country with significant resources and a huge population. It has the third largest economy in Asia and the seventh largest in the world. But its geographical location also presents it with certain problems. Specifically, the Indian peninsula is largely cut off from the rest of the Eurasian landmass. In the west …

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-04-07). Lawsuit Launched to Stop Destruction of Endangered California Tiger Salamander Habitat. indybay.org Agricultural Conversions of Santa Maria Airport Property Destroyed Breeding Pond…

WSWS (2022-04-07). General strike in Greece against destruction of living standards worsened by Ukraine war. wsws.org Greek workers from every sector of the economy mounted a 24-hour general strike yesterday.

David Giesen (2022-04-07). Tuesday 4/5: Matt Gaetz on the US military has some points, but isn't too sharp. indybay.org online virtual kibbitz room: | zoom.us/j/97428665894?pwd=eTlzLy9FNUg3Y0syUmRPM0g2VW5Edz09

WSWS (2022-04-07). Trump hosts Republican politicians, financiers, co-conspirators at premiere of election conspiracy film. wsws.org Prior to screening the anti-Semitic propaganda film Rigged: The Zuckerberg – Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump, Trump met privately with billionaire backers Peter Thiel and Rebekah Mercer.

WSWS (2022-04-07). Tennessee legislature passes bill banning "Critical Race Theory" in higher education. wsws.org The law prohibits "divisive concepts" while claiming to promote "intellectual diversity" on public college and university campuses.

Fight Back (2022-04-07). Tallahassee: Vigil for lives lost at hands of killer cops. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL- On April 2, the Tallahassee Community Action Committee held a vigil for the lives lost by police brutality and violence within the city. The event was held for those who perished in recent killings such as Tony Mcdade, Mychael Johnson, Wilbon Woodard and Oluwatoyin Salau, as well as previous killings such as the murder of George "Lil Nuke" Williams by Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell. | Activists and community members gathered to commemorate those lost and work to prevent police killings in the future. Speakers included Delilah Pierre, field director of the Tallahassee Community Action Co…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-07). Briefing on Iran's daily developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran's latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Strike Debt Bay Area (2022-04-07). Saturday 4/16: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: "The Dawn of Everything" by David Graeber et al. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the the online invite.

Ritter Center (2022-04-07). Saturday 5/21: Under The Stars: A Sleepout to End Homelessness in Marin. indybay.org Virtual Live Stream…

Staff (2022-04-07). SNB 61: Triunfan los punteros en jornada de bates calientes. cubadebate.cu En otra jornada muy ofensiva donde se marcaron 120 carreras en 64 entradas y media, se propinó un fuera de combate y un súper nocaut, y los lanzadores concedieron un total de 90 bases por bolas, los cuatro primeros equipos ubicados en la tabla de posiciones ganaron sus partidos, y se definieron tres subseries particulares.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-07). New IAEA's report lies on monitoring JCPOA under Res. 2231. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — Iran Permanent Envoy to Vienna-based International Organizations said that new report of International Atomic Energy Agency is a technical update report on monitoring implementation of JCPOA in according with UNSCR 2231.

Lynda Carson (2022-04-07). Pro-landlord shysters are served warning notice by Attorney General Rob Bonta. indybay.org Warning Notice From Attorney General Rob Bonta To Pro-Landlord Shysters:…

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-07). Diplomatic solution with Iran 'best outcome': E3 troika. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, Germany and France claim that they are ready for further scenarios on Iran's nuclear deal if necessary, stating that diplomatic solution with Iran is the best outcome.

South Bay Indigenous Solidarity (2022-04-07). Thursday 4/7: Protect Juristac!: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity Meeting. indybay.org Zoom meeting (online): Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceCtqjsrHNfkVSlLeVhofJf6QOCQI19F

WSWS (2022-04-07). "Support the 70,000 striking bus workers in Maharashtra, India"—London bus drivers issue call. wsws.org More than 70,000 state bus transport workers have been on indefinite strike since November 4, 2021. Their militant, five-month struggle has global significance.

Staff (2022-04-07). XV Ronda de Conversaciones Migratorias México-Cuba concluyó con éxito. cubadebate.cu La XV ronda de conversaciones sobre migración entre México y Cuba concluyó hoy con éxito y estuvo presidida por Maximiliano Reyes, subsecretario por la parte anfitriona, y el viceministro de Exteriores Carlos Fernández de Cossío. Las delegaciones evaluaron el comportamiento del flujo migratorio entre los dos países,…

Fight Back (2022-04-07). Chicago: Transit workers demand bathroom facilities fit for humans. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – The Chicago Transit Justice Coalition is a rank-and-file caucus of Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) workers in Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 and 308. | The Justice Coalition sees union democracy as something only a rank-and-file movement can bring about, so they have been helping to organize a series of public demonstrations where Local 241/308 members and their supporters can let CTA management, the riding public and their union sisters and brothers know about the conditions they face at work every day. | One of the problems CTA bus operators have to deal with is the lack of acceptable bathroo…

WSWS (2022-04-07). Bank of International Settlements chief says new era of inflation has begun. wsws.org The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development reported that consumer prices in the world's 30 richest countries rose by 7.7 percent in February, compared with just 1.7 percent a year ago.

Washington's Blog (2022-04-07). "U.S. Government Planned False Flag Attacks to Start War with the Soviet Union". Newsweek. globalresearch.ca This article by Washington Blog was first published by Global Research on December 2017 is relevant to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. | It confirms that the US Government had contemplated a False Flag Attack "to Start a War with the …

WSWS (2022-04-07). For real solidarity with Chevron workers! Expand the strike to all refineries! wsws.org In this message to striking Chevron refinery workers in Richmond, California, rank-and-file oil workers call for a united struggle of all 30,000 refinery and petrochemical workers.

Robert Norse (2022-04-07). Testing the Waters for Another Koffee Klatch. indybay.org With the increased sweeps against those outside in Santa Cruz, HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) is checking out unhoused and sympathizer support for a regular daytime presence at City Council offices to lobby the Council for some fundamental policy changes.The regular gathering would include coffee and munchables as we seek to speak to the unspeakable.

WSWS (2022-04-07). Ford Saarlouis: Instead of a bidding war and blackmail—fight to defend all jobs at all plants! wsws.org To the profits-above-all-else programme of the bosses, we counterpose the programme of international workers' solidarity.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-07). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on April 7. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Thursday, April 7.

WSWS (2022-04-07). US boosts arms shipments to Ukraine, admits to training Ukrainian fighters. wsws.org The Biden administration has now provided $2.4 billion in weapons to Ukraine, of which $1.7 billion worth has been delivered just since the start of the war.

Morteza Ahmadi Al Hashem (2022-04-07). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on April 7. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Thursday, April 7.

Mohawk Nation News (2022-04-07). Mohawks on Pope's Apology 'We Will Never Forget or Forgive'. indybay.org Mohawk Nation News said of the Pope's apology: "These 'indian' buddies of the government 'indians' forgave the psychopaths on their own behalf. We will never forget nor forgive them for what they did and continue to do."

WSWS (2022-04-07). Ukraine's Zelensky at the Grammy awards and the promotion of US war aims. wsws.org In effect, the music industry, undoubtedly under immense pressure from the Biden administration, imposed Zelensky on the millions watching the awards ceremony.

WSWS (2022-04-07). Australian junior doctor speaks to the Global Inquest on the conditions in ICU. wsws.org "They have not just embraced the 'let it rip' policies, they have done everything within their power to encourage people to put themselves in situation in which they will get infected."

Freedom Socialist Party (2022-04-07). Tuesday 4/19: Revolution, She Wrote — Online Reading/Discussion Group. indybay.org Online via Zoom | To register: bit.ly/RevSheWrote

TRACE (2022-04-07). Shellenberger – An IDW Candidate Running for CA Governor. indybay.org An avid supporter of the so-called Intellectual Dark Web (IDW) is running for governor of California.

WSWS (2022-04-07). Federal judge in Virginia issues ruling reinstating COVID mask mandate for small number of immunocompromised school children. wsws.org The judge's ruling on mask mandates was limited only to the schools attended by the plaintiffs, leaving millions of families elsewhere fully at risk.

Phoebe Thomas Sorgen (2022-04-07). Sunday 4/10: Mickey Huff! Green Sun.FREE public program. Solve polarization: Critical Thinking, Media. indybay.org Riveting zoom presentation beginning 5pm Pacific time. Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 | Meeting id: 895 5984 4652 | To join via phone, dial by your location | +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) | +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) | +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) | +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) | +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) | +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) | Find your local number:…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-07). Poland, Ukraine intensify attacks against Hungary. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioApril 6, 2022 Polish PM condemns 'Hungary's hurtful words about Ukraine' Mateusz Morawiecki made the comment during a media briefing in the village of Wola Karczewska in central Poland, the state PAP news agency reported. Meeting reporters after a visit to an adult daycare center, Morawiecki said: "We must condemn all the bad, inappropriate, …

WSWS (2022-04-07). Over 900 warehouse workers in Toronto on strike at Canadian grocery chain Metro. wsws.org The strike only went ahead because the distribution workers rebelled against the Unifor union's support for a concessions-filled contract it had negotiated with management. The union has not released details on the percentage of the workforce that voted down the tentative agreement.

Charlie Jane Anders (2022-04-07). Saturday 4/9: Writers With Drinks featuring Isaac Fellman. indybay.org The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd Street…

WSWS (2022-04-07). SEP and IYSSE members hold discussions with anti-government protesters across Sri Lanka. wsws.org "The problem is not to change the people in power," one protester said, "but to change the class in power."

WSWS (2022-04-07). Survey of US high school youth finds mental health issues climbed in second year of pandemic. wsws.org The CDC report points to a dramatic growth in psychological and emotional trauma among youth over the past two years from the pandemic which has been allowed to run rampant, killing at least 1 million Americans.

Paul Palmer PhD (2022-04-07). Zero Waste Theory is the answer to waste problems. indybay.org Zero Waste Theory can solve many problems of waste, thought to be intractable. It depends on redesigning all items for reuse, instead of for discard as today. Two photos from Costa Rica and France show examples.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-07). Ukraine war and new conflicts in the Caucasus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Soufan CenterApril 6, 2022 Ukraine Invasion Causes Problems For Moscow In The Caucasus The leaders of Azerbaijan are apparently seeking to take advantage of Russia's preoccupation with Ukraine and its poor battlefield performance to build on the country's 2020 victories in the longstanding territorial dispute with Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory. Following the 2020 clashes, …

Angela (2022-04-07). Sunday 4/3: A Conversation with Jamal Taslaq, Palestinian High Couture Designer. indybay.org

WSWS (2022-04-06). The Bucha atrocity allegations: A pretext for escalating NATO's war against Russia. wsws.org In yet another major effort to escalate NATO's proxy war against Russia, the US and its NATO allies are seizing upon claims of a massacre by Russian forces in the Kiev suburb of Bucha to undermine any effort at a peaceful settlement of the war.

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-06). NATO, State Department rally Bucharest 9 eastern flank clients against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOApril 1, 2022 NATO Deputy Secretary General participates in meeting of B9 countries On Thursday (31 March 2022), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ participated in a Foreign Ministers meeting of the Bucharest 9 Initiative, which includes Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The meeting took place in Bratislava, …

Editor (2022-04-06). Questions abound about Bucha massacre [Warning Graphic Images]. mronline.org The West has made a snap judgment about who is responsible for the massacre at the Ukrainian town of Bucha with calls for more stringent sanctions on Russia, but the question of guilt is far from decided, writes Joe Lauria.

Editor (2022-04-06). Questions Abound About Bucha Massacre. scheerpost.com Victims in Bucha. (Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov/Wikimedia Commons) | By Joe Lauria / Within hours of news Sunday that there had been a massacre at Bucha, a town 63 kms north of the Ukrainian capital, the verdict was in: Russian troops had senselessly slaughtered hundreds of innocent civilians as they withdrew from the town, leaving their bodies littering the streets. | Unlike their judicial systems, when it comes to war, Western nations dispense with the need for investigati…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-06). Shortening the kill chain: nuclear-capable U.S. B-52s integrate with NATO Eastern flank states. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com U.S. Air Forces in Europe and AfricaApril 1, 2022 BTF Bakes ACE Concepts Into Latest Round of Integrations B-52 aircraft from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron based out of RAF Fairford, England, conducted integration missions with NATO Allies from Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, and Czech Republic, March 31, 2022. During the most recent series …

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