(2022-05-06). The Middle East, the US and the Ukrainian Crisis. journal-neo.org 
For several decades, US policy in the Middle East has been depended on the cooperation of the Gulf states, headed by Saudi Arabia, and on Israel, Egypt, and Turkey. However, since the Obama administration, relations between Washington and the main regional powers have become increasingly strained. Primarily due to the substitution by the United States …
(2022-05-06). Online events with John Bellamy Foster, Jodi Dean, Margaret Kimberley, David Wengrow, etc. indybay.org Here are about a dozen online events taking place over the next 2 weeks (and starting at 3 pm today, May 4th), featuring people such as John Bellamy Foster, Marcello Musto, Jodi Dean, Jeremy Lent, Margaret Kimberley, David Wengrow, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2022-05-06). U.S. should stay simple in Ukraine crisis: NYT columnist Thomas Friedman. ecns.cn (ECNS) — New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman on Tuesday published an opinion work "A Message to the Biden Team on Ukraine: Talk Less", criticizing the Biden Administration of talking too much about its goal on the Ukraine crisis.
(2022-05-06). Zhao Lijian: China is a victim of U.S. disinformation campaign when asked about Ukraine crisis. ecns.cn
(2022-05-06). The Aggressors Accuse Russia of 'Blackmail' for Defending its Currency, Energy Wealth, and Even Its Existential Security. orinocotribune.com By Strategic Culture Foundation — Apr 29, 2022 | Our enemy is the Western system of U.S.-led imperialism, its capitalist elite, and their political flunkies like Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. | The United States and its NATO and European Union allies have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia that amount to economic warfare. This warfare has been going on, discernibly, since the CIA-backed coup in Ukraine in 2014 on the back of allegations of Russian wrongdoing, for example, the alleged annexation of Crimea. It's the logic of a poacher posing as the gamekeeper. | For eight years, the U.S.
(2022-05-06). Russian Sanctions on Europe: Gonzalo Lira II. thesaker.is Gonzalo Lira : commentary on the decree that Vladimir Putin signed as follows: Executive Order on retaliatory special economic measures in connection with unfriendly actions of certain foreign states and…
(2022-05-06). The full story of how Louisianans defeated the 'Don't Say Gay' bill. fightbacknews.org Baton Rouge, LA – On May 3, the Louisiana House of Representatives Education Committee struck down this state's version of the "Don't Say Gay" bill by a seven to four vote. This decision came after a mass upsurge of students, parents, teachers, social workers and LGBTQ+ community members demanding to shut the bill down. | HB 837, the "Don't Say Gay" or "Classroom censorship" bill, attempted to prohibit all discussion of gender identity or sexual orientation in K-8 classrooms. On top of this, it was an effort to ban teachers from disclosing their gender identities or sexual orientations to students. | Once a legi…
(2022-05-06). Abortion is not only about women its a human, civil, environmental rights issue says EOPA. indybay.org EOPA, an organization of thousands of elected officials, is appalled by the leaked Supreme Court abortion decision and warns of civil liberty erosion. Black and Brown communities will suffer the most. They do now, from fossil fuel production and factories that spew toxins, which have been strategically located in their communities because they were redlined decades ago. Environmental justice will become a utopian dream if we start eroding women's rights, as all American rights will become endangered. If this right to privacy is stripped, every person could face a future in which the government can potentially int…
(2022-05-06). Amazon Labor Union tells White House and Senate: Pass the PRO Act. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON (PAI)—Organizing, union wins, and corporate greed were the top topics of both workers and labor leaders in a whirlwind round of a White House meeting and a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill. And Amazon, both how to beat it and what to do about it, was a top topic of the sessions on May …
(2022-05-06). Sequim, Washington, socialist May Day celebration brings together the community. liberationnews.org 
The event honored the community's food workers: aquaculture laborers, ranch workers, dairy farm workers, foragers, fishmongers, dishwashers, chefs, cooks, bartenders, servers and all those who are involved in food production, access and security.
(2022-05-06). Saturday 5/14: Sacramento: Bans Off Our Bodies! March & Rally for Roe at CA State Capitol. indybay.org California State Capitol- west steps, 10th St and L Street and N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814…
(2022-05-06). Saturday 5/7: Virtual film screening :Promises and Betrayals: Britain and the Struggle for the Holy Land. indybay.org
(2022-05-06). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war. indybay.org The delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.
(2022-05-06). Sunday 5/8: Mad as Hell Raging Grannies & Handmaids Procession for Reproductive Justice. indybay.org Meet at the corner of Allston Way and MLK in Berkeley at 1: 45 pm. We start the procession promptly at 2pm.
(2022-05-06). Thursday 5/5: Reproductive Justice Coalition meeting. indybay.org Via zoom…
(2022-05-06). Sunday 5/15: Dangerous Truths 4: The HIDDEN History of the American Revolution. indybay.org Join us on ZOOM Sunday, May 15 from 1 to 3 PM Pacific Time zoom.us/j/97943552080?pwd=ZGI4YkNrTURuT1Fac2ZoZ1JBekRKUT09 | Dial by your location (+1 669 900 6833) Meeting ID: 979 4355 2080 Passcode: 399370…
(2022-05-06). Saturday 5/7: World Workers Rising. indybay.org
(2022-05-06). Thursday 5/5: How We Protect Our Reproductive Freedom w/ PFAW. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-05-06). Rapid Response for Abortion Rights, SF, May 3, 2022. indybay.org The Bay Area rallied quickly for a large rally and march in SF. 1 min video here by Lis Cox.
(2022-05-06). Thursday 5/5: South Bay Indigenous Solidarity general meeting. indybay.org Online via Zoom. Register at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtdeyspj8iG9Rj38I5CZ3dQCom9F2lur4u…
(2022-05-06). Sunday 5/8: Defend Roe Protest. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E Santa Clara St | San Jose, CA 95113…
(2022-05-06). Discover the Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Burial Ground Project. indybay.org Our California Gold Rush Era burial grounds for people of African Descent, from both before and after the Civil War, are in a state of disrepair or inaccessibility due to overgrowth of vegetation, crumbling structures, and other racial challenges seeking to erase, distort or forever destroy the salient contributions of our ancestors must be systemically challenged.
(2022-05-06). John Stewart Company manages properties for the Alameda Housing Authority. indybay.org Property Managers That Should Have A Real Estate License, But Do Not, Are Managing Properties For The John Stewart Company, At Properties Owned By The Alameda Housing Authority!
(2022-05-06). Tuesday 5/3: San Jose: Rally for Abortion Rights at SJ City Hall. indybay.org San Jose City Hall Plaza, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose CA 95113…
(2022-05-06). Lantern museum a tourist hot spot in Fuzhou. ecns.cn A lantern museum has attracted many visitors in Fuzhou Minyue Rivertown in Southeast China's Fujian Province.
(2022-05-06). Nests of baya weaver spotted in S China's Yunnan Province. ecns.cn Some intricately woven nests created by baya weavers were spotted in Menglian Daizu Lahuzu Wazu Autonomous County, South China's Yunnan Province.
(2022-05-06). Chengdu World University Games rescheduled for 2023. ecns.cn The Chengdu 2021 World University Games has been postponed until 2023, the International University Sports Federation (FISU) announced on Friday.
(2022-05-06). Xinjiang sees more short-distance tours during long holiday. ecns.cn More residents turned to short-distance and urban tours in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region during the six-day Labor Day and Eid al-Fitr holiday.
(2022-05-06). U.S. should stop cybertheft targeting China and other nations: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-05-06). Sanctions only make world economy worse: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn
(2022-05-06). Chinese primary, secondary schools to pay more attention to labor education. ecns.cn The new curriculum standards for compulsory labor education (2022 edition) issued by the Ministry of Education of China will be officially implemented in primary and secondary schools from the fall semester of 2022.
(2022-05-06). OCA announces decision to postpone 19th Asian Games. ecns.cn The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Executive Board Friday decided to postpone the 19th Asian Games, which were scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, from 10 to 25 September 2022.
(2022-05-06). Wind turbines in a sea of clouds. ecns.cn Aerial photo shows wind turbines whirling to generate electricity in Ji'an, east China's Jiangxi Province. The turbines were surrounded by a sea of clouds.
(2022-05-06). Mysterious pattern spotted in Qaidam Basin. ecns.cn A mysterious pattern is spotted near the "Devil's Eye", Aiken Spring, in Qaidam Basin, northwest China's Qinghai Province, May 5, 2022…
(2022-05-06). 19th Asian Games postponed. ecns.cn The 19th Asian Games, originally scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 This year in Hangzhou,east China's Zhejiang Province, will be postponed, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) director general announced on Friday.
(2022-05-06). Striving for rigorous and targeted epidemic prevention and control. ecns.cn CPC Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to analyze the new development of COVID-19 and arrange key measures for better and more rigorous epidemic control. General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech.
(2022-05-06). China releases list of most-wanted fugitives for women, child trafficking. ecns.cn China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has released a list of the six most-wanted fugitives for their involvement in major crimes of abduction and trafficking of women and children.
(2022-05-06). 10 rescued, 53 confirmed dead in central China's building collapse. ecns.cn Ten people have been rescued and 53 confirmed dead in a self-built residential structure collapse in central China's Hunan Province as of Friday, according to local authorities at the press conference.
(2022-05-06). China's box office gets holiday boost, amassing 297 mln yuan. ecns.cn China's movie box office enjoyed a bounce over the May Day holiday, amassing 297 million yuan (44.77 million U.S. dollars) over the five-day period ending Wednesday.
(2022-05-06). 5 dead, 3 injured in pileup in east China. ecns.cn Five people were killed and three others injured in a pileup involving a car and three trucks on a highway in Jieshou County of east China's Anhui Province, according to the provincial emergency management department on Friday.
(2022-05-06). Ambassador: Sound trade ties benefit China, U.S. ecns.cn Sound and healthy trade and economic relations between the United States and China are in the fundamental interests of both nations, said Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Qin Gang, who also urged the U.S. government to cancel tariffs and stop politicizing trade and business.
(2022-05-06). China moves forward in balanced education efforts. ecns.cn All 2,895 counties across China have passed the national assessment of balanced development in compulsory education by the end of last year, thanks to unrelenting efforts from central and local authorities, the Ministry of Education said on Thursday.
(2022-05-06). China sets up investigation team for building collapse. ecns.cn The State Council, China's cabinet, has decided to set up an investigation team for a recent building collapse in central China's Hunan Province.
(2022-05-06). Chinese ambassador urges U.S. to stop politicizing business, trade ties with China. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang has urged the United States to stop politicizing China-U.S. business and trade ties and cancel the additional tariffs on Chinese goods that Washington still hasn't let go.
(2022-05-06). German Chancellor Scholz Attended Girls' Day in Berlin, Accidentally Flew For NATO To Japan Next. thesaker.is by Thorsten J Pattberg for the Saker Blog [Transcript] Hello, Dr. Pattberg here at the German Embassy in Tokyo. In this presentation, I would like to pertain to the brutal…
(2022-05-06). Iwakuni residents fight back against US military presence. peoplesdispatch.org Residents of Iwakuni, which hosts one of the largest US foreign bases, recently announced that they will file a lawsuit that could have wider implications for foreign military bases in Japan…
(2022-05-06). Washington's Threats May Ruin Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com Tension continues around the holding of the next Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June in Los Angeles, California, from which the United States government insists on excluding the republics of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. | Criticism is growing around Washington's announcement, as the US seemingly granted itself the right to decide who to invite and who to exclude, although the international forum is supposed to be a platform and meeting place for all continental political leaders, without exception. | To date, there has been no change of position or further announcement from the US in response to the stat…
(2022-05-06). Argentina a la vanguardia de la política Antártica. globalizacion.ca Argentina ha sido pionera en la Antártida, donde sostiene una presencia permanente e ininterrumpida desde 1904 a partir de la inauguración de la estación científica de Orcadas, siendo el primer país en instalarse en el continente blanco. Recordar y reivindicar…
(2022-05-06). Alianza histórica para reconstruir Brasil. globalizacion.ca Un soplo de esperanza viene de San Pablo, la mayor ciudad de Brasil, y, estoy seguro, cobrará fuerza en todo el país: la definición de la candidatura de Lula y Alckmin para la Presidencia de la República representa un acuerdo…
(2022-05-06). Hashd al-Sha'abi forces repel ISIL attack in eastern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) — Iraq's Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) forces, also known as Hashd al-Sha'abi, repelled the attacks of remnants of ISIL terrorist group in Diyala province in eastern Iraq on Friday morning.