(2023-08-22). Australia's Misinfo Bill Paves Way for Massive Censorship. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-23). Cyber Attacks against Independent Media, Censorship and Double Standards. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Howard Zinn at 101: Needed Now More Than Ever. progressive.org As the right continues to push legislation censoring the teaching of United States history, Howard Zinn's 101st birthday on August 24 reminds us that education is a necessary stepping stone to change.
(2023-08-22). We Need a New Deal for Community College in the Wake of the Pandemic. truthout.org The pandemic changed our lives and society in ways that we continue to grapple with. For teachers, the shifts in their daily lives were nothing short of seismic. In Going Remote: A Teacher's Journey (The Censored Press and Seven Stories Press, May 16, 2023, Paperback & Kindle), Adam Bessie, a long-time community college English professor in the San Francisco Bay Area, teams up with illustrator… |
(2023-08-22). Leaked documents indicate Zelensky about to be replaced. infobrics.org New evidence shows that Western officials plan to choose a new leader for the neo-Nazi regime.
(2023-08-23). Reporting From Rainy Moscow. smoothiex12.blogspot.com 
My latest. Remarkably, even Statista gets relation right by highly unreliable GDP data.
I speak about it in my video. The last hi-tech trump card of the combined West is its commercial aerospace. Airbus and Boeing still remain massively important and relevant. Russia is capable of completely servicing her air-transport market by 2025-27.
(2023-08-22). Real Revolution In Military Affairs. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Colonel and Tucker.
(2023-08-23). Neocon Dark Money Front Launches Desperate Ad Blitz as Support for Ukraine Forever War Craters. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-23). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-23). 'We Cannot Be Selective With Justice': Texas Congressional Candidate Pervez Agwan Is Standing Up to AIPAC. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-23). 127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-23). Patrick Lawrence: The Press and 2024. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost We now tip into the 2024 election season in some kind of official way, with the Republicans scheduled to hold their first primary debate Wednesday evening. Here is my question at this early moment: How are American readers and viewers going to follow events such that they can …
(2023-08-23). 2023 Is Already The Deadliest Year on Record for Palestinians in Occupied West Bank, Says UN Envoy. scheerpost.com
(2023-08-23). 'We Cannot Be Selective With Justice': Texas Congressional Candidate Pervez Agwan Is Standing Up to AIPAC. scheerpost.com
(2023-08-23). 127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft. scheerpost.com
(2023-08-23). Patrick Lawrence: The Press and 2024. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost We now tip into the 2024 election season in some kind of official way, with the Republicans scheduled to hold their first primary debate Wednesday evening. Here is my question at this early moment: How are American readers and viewers going to follow events such that they can …
(2023-08-22). Patrick Lawrence: Biden's Pointless Asian Summit. scheerpost.com
(2023-08-22). Matt Taibbi: Tracking Orwellian Change: The Aristocratic Takeover of 'Transparency'. scheerpost.com 
(2023-08-22). Palestinians Welcome China's New Middle East Role, but It is Not Mediation They Need. scheerpost.com 
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch It is feasible for China to continue playing an important role in mediating Middle East conflicts. In fact, it already has. In the case of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, however, mediation is hardly the issue. Even before Beijing successfully managed to achieve reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran last April, Chinese …
(2023-08-22). The BRICS Have Changed the Balance of Forces, but They Will Not By Themselves Change the World. scheerpost.com 
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research In 2003, high officials from Brazil, India, and South Africa met in Mexico to discuss their mutual interests in the trade of pharmaceutical drugs. India was and is one of the world's largest producers of various drugs, including those used to treat HIV-AIDS; Brazil and South …
(2023-08-23). Maher al-Akhras, former long-term hunger striker, seized by occupation forces; launches immediate hunger strike. samidoun.net 
Occupation forces seized Palestinian leader Maher al-Akhras, a former prisoner and long-term hunger striker whose 103-day hunger strike won his freedom and galvanized Palestinian, Arab and international support, from his home in Silat al-Dhahr, south of Jenin, in the early morning hours of 23 August 2023. His family announced that he had immediately launched a …
(2023-08-23). Video: Fadia Barghouthi in conversation with NYC organizers. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 16 August, Fadia Barghouthi, a Palestinian political organizer and educator in Ramallah, spoke with CUNY 4 Palestine and several organizations active in New York and New Jersey, including Within Our Lifetime, Palestinian Youth Movement and Samidoun. Watch the full video of the event below: Ôªø Introduction (Erica and Corinna, CUNY for Palestine and …
(2023-08-22). McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is one of hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have already signed on to this statement against a red-baiting attack in the New York Times aiming to incite repression against anti-imperialist organizations in the United States. We urge you to sign on to the statement here: actionnetwork.org/forms/mccarthyism-is-back-together-we-can-stop-it McCarthyism …
(2023-08-22). Israeli embassy seeks to interfere in prosecution of Palestine Actionists. samidoun.net
(2023-08-23). Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrant for Antonio Ledezma. orinocotribune.com
(2023-08-23). How US Sanctions Are a Tool of War: The Case of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
By Celina della Croce — Aug 18, 2023 | On March 26, 2022, Francisco lay in a public hospital bed in Bolívar, Venezuela, roughly eight hours inland from the capital of Caracas. He had been waiting for more than twenty-four hours to be seen by a doctor for fluids filling his stomach in a hot room with no fan or air conditioning. By then he was stick thin, his skin clinging to his bones as he lay on his side, waiting. | When he was finally seen by a doctor and given a prescription, he was also told that the hospital did not have the medicines he needed. His family would need to try to find them on their own. At…
(2023-08-23). The Stalled Decolonization. orinocotribune.com By Prabhat Patnaik — Aug 20, 2023 | MUCH of the ex-colonial world, having set up dirigiste regimes to wrest control over its natural resources from metropolitan capital and to build up industries behind protectionist walls, was sought to be re-assimilated into imperialist hegemony through the neo-liberal economic order; but in one segment of this world decolonisation itself was never completed. The former French colonies of West Africa belong to this segment. Even though local personnel replaced French administrators, they did not effectively shake off French hegemony, and by implication metropolitan hegemon…
(2023-08-23). President Maduro Activates 'Special Anti-Coup Plan' in Response to Antonio Ledezma's Confession. orinocotribune.com Emphasizing that "fascism cannot be allowed to fill the streets again with violence, with sterile confrontation," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ordered the activation of the Peace Squads throughout the national territory in defense of peace, in response to the confessions made by opposition leader Antonio Ledezma, who stated from Spain that opposition leader María Corina Machado would be organizing a military and civil rebellion if she is not allowed to register as a presidential candidate. | "I have already been talking with comrade Diosdado Cabello, and I will immediately activate the Peace Squads: more t…
(2023-08-23). Venezuela Condemns IACHR Questioning of Supreme Court Decisions (+PCV & Red Cross). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The statement was made public by the minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, th…
(2023-08-22). María Corina Machado's Advisor Calls for Civil Disobedience, Military Uprising. orinocotribune.com 
A fugitive from Venezuelan justice and international advisor to María Corina Machado's primaries campaign, Antonio Ledezma, confirmed Machado's strategy to promote a military rebellion to force her registration if she wins the opposition primaries, scheduled for October 20. | In an interview this Sunday, August 20, Ledezma said that only with the "impulse of a process of civil disobedience will they be able to handle the exclusion of Machado's candidacy by the National Electoral Council (CNE)." He immediately elaborated on the military option. | "The only way to be able to carry out the registration of a woman wh…
(2023-08-22). Western Media Glorifies TPLF Mob Violence Against Eritrean Festivals. popularresistance.org For 40 years, Eritrean Festivals have been held around the world to sustain the diaspora community's connections to their homeland and to one another. But this year, a violent, well-coordinated international campaign of sabotage left festival goers badly injured and property damaged. | Major Western media reported the pogrom-style attacks as "clashes," "riots," "fights" and "violence" in a way that implied these had broken out between two sides, masking the reality — that hooligans had attacked peaceful festival goers. They also implied that the violence was warranted because Eritrea is run by a "repressive…
(2023-08-22). Black community activist Bernadete Pacífico murdered in Brazil. peoplesdispatch.org Being included in Brazil's Human Rights Defenders Protection Program (HRDPP) didn't prevent
(2023-08-22). The crucifixion of Julian Assange. mronline.org 
The Biblical prophets — Elijah, Amos, Jeremiah, Isaiah — believed that anything worth living for was worth dying for. Their enemy was not only suffering, calumny, poverty, injustice, but a life devoid of meaning.
(2023-08-22). Peruvian de Facto Minister of Defense Travels to DC Solidifying US Militarization of Country. orinocotribune.com
(2023-08-22). One Syrian Soldier Wounded in Israeli Airstrikes Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus late Monday wounded at least one Syrian soldier, Syria's SANA news agency has reported. "At around 11: 55 this evening, the Israeli enemy carried out a guided missile attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting some points in the vicinity of the city of Damascus," …
(2023-08-22). Algerian Radio Report Says France Is Planning Intervention in Niger. news.antiwar.com Algeria's national radio reported on Monday that France is planning a military intervention in Niger if Nigerian President Mohamed Bazoum is not released by the junta that ousted him in a July 26 coup. The radio report cited a government source who said Algeria is opposed to any intervention in Niger over fears it will …
(2023-08-22). Polish President Says Russian Nukes in Belarus Change 'Security Architecture'. news.antiwar.com Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that Russia has been moving nuclear weapons into Belarus and said the deployment changes the "security architecture" of the region. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the first Russian nukes started arriving in Belarus back in June, but the deployment hadn't been confirmed by the US or NATO. Duda made …
(2023-08-22). Russia Says It Destroyed Boat Carrying Ukrainian Assault Team in Black Sea. news.antiwar.com The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that its forces destroyed a US-made military boat carrying a Ukrainian assault team near Snake Island in the northern Black Sea. The ministry identified the boat as a Sea Force, a patrol boat made by Willard Marine, an American company based in California. Earlier on Tuesday, Russia said that …
(2023-08-22). Ukrainian Drones Disrupt Moscow Airport Traffic for Second Day. news.antiwar.com Airports in Moscow temporarily halted service for the second day in a row on Tuesday as Ukrainian drones again targeted the region, part of Kyiv's strategy to bring the war to Russian civilians. Andrey Vorobyev, governor of the Moscow Oblast, said two drones were intercepted in the region and fell outside of the capital city …
(2023-08-22). US Officials Criticize Ukraine's Tactics, Say Troops are Too Spread Out. news.antiwar.com US and Western officials speaking to The New York Times blamed Ukraine's struggling counteroffensive on Kyiv's tactics, saying Ukrainian troops are too spread out. US officials said that Ukraine's primary goal is to sever Russia's land bridge to Crimea but that Ukraine has placed its troops and firepower equally along the entire front, in the …
(2023-08-22). Israeli Naval 'Piracy' Won't Stop Freedom Flotilla Voyage To Gaza. popularresistance.org The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a grassroots people-to-people solidarity movement working to end the illegal Israeli blockade of Gaza, has launched numerous Freedom Flotilla voyages since 2008. Joel Opperdoes has served as captain for multiple Flotilla voyages, including in 2012, when his vessel was descended upon and boarded by Israeli naval forces and he and his crew were detained. TRNN contributor, lawyer, and freelance journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Opperdoes aboard The Handala, the flagship vessel of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, en route to Oslo, Norway.
(2023-08-22). Alpha dog of extractivism pushes status quo. mronline.org 
Ottawa has long undermined efforts by impoverished countries to draw greater benefits from their natural resources.
(2023-08-22). We won't win climate justice in court. mronline.org 
The recent climate victory in the US state Montana is welcome, but a legal strategy must not replace mass mobilisation to combat capitalist economic logic, argues John Clarke…
(2023-08-22). The Imperialist History Behind The Maui Fires. popularresistance.org On August 8, a wildfire began in Lahaina, Maui, that spread to affect over 3,200 acres of the island. As the former capital of the Hawaiian kingdom, Lahaina is a significant historical and cultural site for Native Hawaiians (Kanaka Maoli). So far, over 110 people have been killed by the wildfires, at least 20 people have been injured, and over a thousand people are still missing. At the center of this disaster is the long and ongoing struggle for water and land rights for Native Hawaiians.
(2023-08-22). DHS's Secret Reports On Ice Detention. popularresistance.org Previously confidential records from within the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) confirm years of inadequate medical care, extensive use of solitary confinement, mistreatment of transgender individuals, shortcomings in rape and sexual assault prevention and response, inaccessible services, and other problems disclosed by people detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Project On Government Oversight (POGO) is making dozens of these reports public after a nearly five-year Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) legal battle ended with a judge or…
(2023-08-22). Bernardo Arévalo Victory Is a Turning Point for Guatemala. progressive.org The president-elect has promised to crack down on corruption and break up monopolies, a welcome sign in a country gripped by a wealthy elite.
(2023-08-22). West Virginia Hearing: Don't Cut Corners With Miners' Safety. popularresistance.org West Virginia – At 9: 00 A.M. sharp on August 10, a small phalanx of smiling, well-coiffed elderly women began herding a crowd of several dozen people into the auditorium of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley, West Virginia. Among the crowd were former coal miners and their spouses, lawyers, pulmonologists, black lung clinic staff, environmental activists, local media, union representatives, and concerned citizens‚Äâ—‚Äâall there to attend a public hearing for a new proposed rule from the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) that seeks to limit si…
(2023-08-22). Over 200 Palestinians Killed in Occupied West Bank in 2023. consortiumnews.com
(2023-08-22). Philadelphia Nonprofit Wants to Give Latino Entrepreneurs the Capital Boost They Need. nextcity.org
(2023-08-22). Manifesto For Wholesome Cooperation: A Sociocratic Perspective. popularresistance.org
(2023-08-22). New Documentary On Forest Defense Tactics Necessary For Our Survival. popularresistance.org
(2023-08-22). Oppenheimer, American Exceptionalism And Myths About US Nuking Japan. popularresistance.org
(2023-08-22). ECOWAS sets 'D-day' for intervention in Niger. responsiblestatecraft.org
(2023-08-22). What Explains the Rise of the Far Right in Argentina? leftvoice.org
(2023-08-22). 3,000 more U.S. troops to the Persian Gulf: New conflict coming against Iran? liberationnews.org
(2023-08-22). Saviors and Villains: On Military Coups and Starvation. znetwork.org
(2023-08-22). BRICS Summit Will Contribute to World Peace and Lay Foundation for New Globalization. orinocotribune.com From August 22 to 24, the city of Johannesburg will host the 15th meeting of heads of state of BRICS (China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa). The national leaders will debate the future of the group amid a marked deterioration of US influence and the advance of de-dollarization throughout the world. | The BRICS leaders' summit, the first to be held in person since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, is expected to be attended by the president of China, Xi Jinping; the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
(2023-08-22). Fired-Up Auto Workers Are Ready To Battle The Big Three. popularresistance.org Warren, Michigan – Sunday afternoon at the Auto Workers (UAW) Region 1 Pavilion in Warren, Michigan, felt a lot like church. Auto workers came together in sweltering heat to rally each other with fiery speeches, cheers, and songs in the first Big 3 contract rally anyone can remember. | The contracts with Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis expire September 14. | "I've been told throughout this thing that we've set expectations too high. You're damn right we have, because our members have high expectations, and record profits deserve record contracts," said UAW President Shawn Fain at the rally. "As a union,…
(2023-08-22). Can BRICS Lead A Wave Of Assertion From The Global South? popularresistance.org In recent days, a series of articles in the mainstream Western media have clearly demonstrated the concern of Western powers about the possible growth of the BRICS bloc, which over 20 more countries are interested in joining. Reuters, citing anonymous sources in the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, said that Brasilia would oppose the expansion and that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not attend the summit. A couple of days after the Reuters article, Brazilian President Lula da Silva was emphatic in reaffirming his position in favor of expansion, and sources denied rumors that Modi would skip the meeting.
(2023-08-22). How Crypto Aid Is Stolen in Ukraine by State Officials. orinocotribune.com 
By Slavisha Batko Milacic — Aug 18, 2023 | The development of the cryptocurrency market and its relative anonymity has come as a boon for many representatives of both the shady and completely legal business, providing them with the last opportunity to hide their assets from the state. This prompted the adoption of numerous laws on state control over cryptocurrencies. However, for the corrupt "servants of the people" the crypto became not only a salvation from the eagle eye of law enforcement agencies, but also a chance for earning additional income. So, for Ukrainian officials and their partners, cryptocurre…
(2023-08-22). D.C.'s Street Vendor Regulations Formalize The Informal. popularresistance.org Informality often makes something beautiful. A rapper freestyling. A jazz musician improvising. A drag queen lip-syncing. Their organic, in-the-moment, uncodified nature is a huge reason they captivate and excite. | Street vending is supposed to be the informal version of commerce. In this country, lawmakers and law enforcement have made attempts to codify street vending, and usually it gets pretty ugly, pretty quickly. | Maybe this summer in Washington, D.C. will be the start of something different. | After years of street vendor-led organizing, earlier this year D.C. Council Members unanimously passed legislati…
(2023-08-22). Biden's Pointless Asian Summit. popularresistance.org My goodness. President Joe Biden and the press serving his regime pumped so much hot air into that three-sided Asian summit at Camp David last week it is a wonder the entire occasion didn't float away like an overfilled balloon. | Here's the thing: It will. | Biden brought together the South Korean president and the Japanese premier to forge some kind of new security pact that is intended to endure, as Biden bloviated, "not just this year, not just next year, forever." You have to love it: Rarely do we get clownish hyperbole of such high quality. But we must remind ourselves from whom this silliness issues. Then…
(2023-08-22). African Union Will Not Back ECOWAS Intervention in Niger. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-08-22). Anti-fascist groups protest vandalization of Red Army monument in Bulgaria. peoplesdispatch.org Attacks on Soviet monuments in Eastern Europe have become a regular affair as right-wing governments have initiated de-communization drives. These campaigns have intensified after the Ukraine war broke out…
(2023-08-22). BRICS summit begins with focus on expansion, de-dollarization. peoplesdispatch.org The summit of BRICS leaders is expected to take crucial decisions related to the bloc's expansion and its role in carving out more space for the economies of the Global South in the world economy…
(2023-08-22). Palestinian councils in Israel protest suspension of funds. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld allocations and payments worth 200 million Israeli shekels to Palestinian municipal councils. Residents of Palestinian-majority areas in Israel have been subject to decades of discrimination and marginalization…
(2023-08-22). UPS Teamsters vote yes on historic contract. peoplesdispatch.org On August 22, UPS workers, organized by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters voted by an overwhelming majority of 86.3% to ratify a contract This historic contract enshrines large raises for both part-time and full-time workers. It will end a two-tier system added on to the prior contract as…
(2023-08-22). China Leading in Renewables — Will the US Cooperate On Climate Crisis? peacepivot.org 
üåè The US policy of confrontation with China is not just risking a major war — it's also going to wreck the planet. China is the world's largest producer of renewable energy, and it's not even close. China plants a forest the size of Belgium every year, and is on its way towards making air …
(2023-08-22). Chinese Americans and the Affirmative Action Battle: What's Behind It? peacepivot.org 
What's behind the Supreme Court cases ‚öñÔ∏è that put a handful of Chinese Americans at the center of the affirmative action battle? How do Chinese Americans really feel about affirmative action? Retired Judge and Pivot to Peace organizer Julie Tang talks Edward Blum, the anti-civil-rights legal strategist, the U.S. elites that packed the most right-leaning …
(2023-08-22). Henry Liang: the Chinese-American Peace Activist Arrested In Boston. peacepivot.org Henry Liang's arrest in Boston is part of the witch hunt on anyone who speaks out against U.S. foreign policy on China, particularly in the Chinese-American community. We say: drop the charges! Thank you to Amrita from Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) and Mike from UNITE HERE Local 26 for the interviews.
(2023-08-22). One Year Since Pelosi's Trip to Taiwan: Where Are We Now? peacepivot.org Pelosi's 2022 visit to Taiwan violated the Shanghai Communique, a diplomatic agreement about US non-interference standing since 1972. Since last year's visit, U.S.-China relations have tensed dangerously. In the last week alone, military weapons packages and sales from the US to Taiwan are accelerating, creating a powder keg out of Taiwan. Biden's even proposing using …
(2023-08-22). State of Chinese America: Rising Fear About US Warmongering. peacepivot.org Chinese Americans are not a quiet monolith. This survey by the Committee of 100 in partnership with Columbia University revealed rising concerns about anti-Asian violence, economic issues, and worsening mental health, all correlating with the escalated US warmongering in China. 79% of survey respondents viewed the current U.S.-China relations as negative and trending towards war. …
(2023-08-22). Will Doug Ford Get Away With The Greenbelt Scandal? readthemaple.com Despite calls for Housing Minister Steven Clark to be fired, he remains in Ford's cabinet.
(2023-08-22). The Food System and the Challenge of Climate Change. socialistproject.ca 
(2023-08-22). MIDDLE AMERICA: Holding On to Democracy. progressive.org Across the country, Republicans are pushing local, state, and national regulations to curtail democracy and lock in minority rule.
(2023-08-22). Centrist Bernardo Arévalo is Guatemala's New President, Venezuela Sends Congratulations. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas ( As shown in the final report by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), Arévalo obtained 2,441,661 votes (58.01%), while Sandra Torres of the National Unity of Hope party obtained 1,567,472 votes (37.24%). | On Sunday, Arévalo said that he accepted "with great humility this victory that the people of Guatemala have given us." | According to Guatemala's TSE, the elect…
(2023-08-22). The 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla and the global movement for Palestinian liberation. therealnews.com 
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition's flagship vessel, The Handala, concluded the first stage of the 2023 Gaza Freedom Flotilla voyage this past week when it arrived in Oslo, Norway. According to the Coalition, The Handala has visited 12 ports in a number of European countries over the past two months carrying the Palestinian flag and raising awareness …
(2023-08-22). 'Makeba' — A Viral TikTok Trend Pays Homage to Mama Africa. unicornriot.ninja Whether you use TikTok or Instagram Reels, if you've been doom scrolling the last eight weeks, chances are you've heard the catchy "Can I get a ooh wee?" chorus of the song "Makeba," a pop dance release by the French singer Jain. The meme, which started on TikTok, first gained virality as a simple dance …
(2023-08-22). Trader Joe's fired a union supporter who worked at the chain for over 18 years. #TraderJoes. youtube.com 
Trader Joe's fired a union supporter who worked at the chain for over 18 years. Union leaders delivered a petition with over 22,000 signatures to the Trader Joe's corporate headquarters & held a rally to protest the corporations union busting tactics. #TraderJoes #LaborUnion…
(2023-08-22). Socialist Party of Zambia leader Fred M'membe arrested again in rising campaign of repression. peoplesdispatch.org SP President Fred M'membe was arrested on August 22 on an additional charge in a case of political violence in the Serenje district in April. Despite having been attacked by members of the ruling UPND, M'membe and other SP leaders were arrested by the police…
(2023-08-22). The people do not want war: mass protests continue in Niger against ECOWAS threats. peoplesdispatch.org The CNSP has proposed a three-year transition period for Niger as ECOWAS threatens increasingly-unpopular military action. Nigeriens have continued to take to the streets to demand the removal of foreign troops from their soil and for the lifting of "inhumane" sanctions…
(2023-08-22). 'Big Brother' On the Border. progressive.org How digital technologies are being used to monitor and police migrant populations.
(2023-08-23). Cutting Climate Change Research: Cuts at the Australian Antarctic Division. dissidentvoice.org Australia's funding priorities have been utterly muddled of late. At the Commonwealth level, there is cash to be found in every conceivable place to support every absurd military venture, as long as it targets those hideous authoritarians in Beijing. It seemed utterly absurd that, even as the Australian federal government announced its purchase of over …
(2023-08-22). In Major Win for Indigenous Rights, Ecuador Votes to Ban Oil Drilling in Protected Amazon Lands. democracynow.org 
Ecuadorian voters have overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in a biodiverse section of the Amazon's Yasuní National Park — a historic referendum result that will protect Indigenous Yasuní land from development. We speak with Helena Gualinga, a youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist from Ecuador who has fought against oil drilling all her life and says the results of the vote not only set a "crucial precedent" as the first time a country has voted by democratic ballot initiative on resource extraction in the Amazon, but also demonstrates that "Ecuador is a cou…
(2023-08-22). Vijay Prashad on BRICS & Why Global South Cooperation Is Key to Dismantling Unjust World Order. democracynow.org 
As a two-day BRICS summit gets underway in South Africa, we speak with author and analyst Vijay Prashad about whether the bloc — which comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — can meaningfully challenge U.S. and Western domination in world affairs by building an alternative forum for countries of the Global South. BRICS countries represent 40% of the world's population and a quarter of the world's economy, and the group is now considering a possible expansion to more than 20 other countries. "BRICS is an instrument to push forward their political views, which they fe…
(2023-08-22). Meet George Chidi, the Journalist Subpoenaed for Uncovering Secret Meeting of Fake Trump Electors. democracynow.org 
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to turn himself in to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face 13 felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. His bail is set at $200,000. Trump has now been indicted four times this year, even as he continues to dominate the Republican field for the 2024 presidential nomination. In Atlanta, we speak with independent journalist George Chidi, who helped expose the Trump campaign after witnessing a secret meeting of Republican operatives at the state Capitol in 2020. The gathering was part of a scheme to use fake electors to claim th…
(2023-08-22). "Notorious": Inside the Fulton County Jail, Where Trump Will Surrender & 15 Prisoners Died Last Year. democracynow.org 
As former President Donald Trump prepares to surrender in Atlanta on Thursday to face charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, we speak with journalist George Chidi, who has documented the inhumane conditions inside the Fulton County Jail, where Trump will appear before a judge. "A lot of people are getting killed" inside the jail, says Chidi. "The jail is the largest mental health provider in this county, and that's a tragedy all on its own." He also discusses the death of Lashawn Thompson, who was found dead inside his cell after being eaten alive…
(2023-08-22). Headlines for August 22, 2023. democracynow.org Biden Pledges Federal Support to Maui Wildfire Survivors, House Democrats Demand Probe of Prisoner Deaths Amid Unrelenting Summer Heat, Ukraine's Zelensky Wins Promise of F-16 Fighter Jets as War Toll Nears 500,000 Soldiers, Real Estate Tycoon Srettha Thavisin Selected as Prime Minister of Thailand, Trump to Pay $200,000 Bail After Surrendering to Georgia Authorities on Thursday , Mike Pence and Mark Meadows Dispute Trump's Claim He Declassified Documents, Texas Authorities Reposition Deadly Floating Barrier in Rio Grande Ahead of Court Hearing, Atlanta Activists Gather 100,000+ Signatures for Referen…
(2023-08-22). Ecuador's presidential election to go to runoff in October. america.cgtn.com 
Ecuador's presidential election moves to the second round in October, between two former lawmakers. They're vying for support from voters concerned about Ecuador's sharp increase in crime and a struggling economy.
(2023-08-22). Massive security presence as Ecuadorians head to polls. america.cgtn.com 
Polls have closed in Ecuador's presidential and legislative elections. Sunday's vote came amid tight security, after a presidential candidate was assassinated earlier this month.
(2023-08-22). People come together to help each other after Maui fire. america.cgtn.com 
See how people have stepped up to help each other after the deadly wildfire in Maui.
(2023-08-22). 30K+ evacuated amid unprecedented wildfire in Canada. america.cgtn.com 
Parts of Canada are currently under a state of emergency as more than a thousand fires are burning across the country. About 30,000 people in Canada's British Columbia province have received evacuation orders. See the latest.
(2023-08-22). Miami's population on the decline. america.cgtn.com 
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami-Dade County had a net decrease of almost 30,000 people from 2020 to 2022. Most of them stayed in the state, moving to northern counties.
(2023-08-22). This Week On Americas Now: Illegal Mining in the Rainforests of Ecuador. america.cgtn.com 
Earlier this year, Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso declared illegal mining a threat to national security, linking it to organized crime. But with gold prices at an all-time high, that has done little to stop the miners. Dan Collyns visited an indigenous village where residents formed …
(2023-08-22). 'Drop the debt!' — Protestors slam BlackRock for predatory loans to Zambia. liberationnews.org 
BlackRock is the largest private holder of Zambia's external debt and plays a massive role in keeping Zambia underdeveloped.
(2023-08-22). When the U.S. incinerated Sudan's pharmaceutical industry. liberationnews.org 
Al-Shifa produced 90 percent of the drugs used to treat Sudan's seven leading causes of death.
(2023-08-22). PSL Editorial — BRICS summit reflects world's desire for balanced international order. liberationnews.org 
The summit is being closely watched around the globe because it deals with a central contradiction in international politics…
(2023-08-22). Baidu sees positive financials, continues investing in AI. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Baidu Inc delivered better-than-expected financial results for the April-June period on Tuesday, with its total revenue reaching 34.1 billion yuan ($4.7 billion), an increase of 15 percent year-on-year.
(2023-08-22). Imported goods favored amid consumption upgrade. ecns.cn Chinese consumers are exhibiting vibrant purchasing power for imported and foreign-branded products, which has become a key driver for upgraded consumption fueled by China's further opening-up and gradual improvement in cross-border logistics and deliveries.
(2023-08-22). Embassies of China, Thailand, Laos in Myanmar coordinate to crack down on gambling, fraud. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai met ambassadors of Thailand and Laos in Myanmar on Tuesday to coordinate and communicate on a joint operation to crack down on illegal gambling and fraud in the region.
(2023-08-22). The ocean is not sewer for Japan's nuclear-contaminated water: Ministry. ecns.cn The ocean sustains humanity and it is not a sewer for Japan's nuclear-contaminated water, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Tuesday.
(2023-08-22). Japan's move to discharge wastewater 'irresponsible'. ecns.cn Japan announced on Tuesday that it will start releasing nuclear-contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday, a move that sparked widespread criticism from the international community and local residents.
(2023-08-22). 27 Chinese entities off U.S. list; biz to grow. ecns.cn The Bureau of Industry and Security or BIS, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, on Monday removed 27 Chinese entities from its Unverified List, prompting experts in China to welcome the move on Tuesday.
(2023-08-22). E-commerce revs up sales for exporters. ecns.cn Chinese manufacturers have found a new way to rev up sales through cross-border e-commerce platforms, which have helped a wide variety of products, from garments to machinery equipment and charging piles, reach global buyers.
(2023-08-22). China, South Africa to bolster relations. ecns.cn China and South Africa agreed to keep elevating their bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership and enhance the representation and voice of the Global South in global governance during President Xi Jinping's state visit to the country on Tuesday.
(2023-08-22). BRICS ties give impetus for growth. ecns.cn Enhanced cooperation and better coordination among BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will bolster their economic growth and fortify the multilateral trading system.
(2023-08-22). President awarded honor for 'great service', efforts to promote countries' friendship. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping received the Order of South Africa on Tuesday in recognition of his efforts to promote friendship between the two countries.
(2023-08-22). U.S.' adjustment of Unverified List serves both countries: Ministry. ecns.cn The Unites States Department of Commerce's removal of 27 Chinese entities from the Unverified List serves the common interests of both sides, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.
(2023-08-22). China to hold live-fire artillery exercise off Fuzhou coast. ecns.cn The People's Liberation Army Ground Force will hold a live-fire artillery exercise on Thursday and Friday off the coast of Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, according to the local maritime authority.
(2023-08-22). China, UAE affirm continued military cooperation. ecns.cn China is willing to work with the United Arab Emirates to promote deepening of their military cooperation, China's defense minister said on Tuesday.
(2023-08-22). China warns Philippine ships for illegally entering waters in S. China Sea. ecns.cn China Coast Guard has tracked and monitored two Philippine supply vessels and two coast guard ships which on Tuesday entered waters near the Ren'ai Reef of China's Nansha Islands without the permission of the Chinese government.
(2023-08-22). Buyback wave set to lift market tide, sentiment. ecns.cn While the A-share market bounced back on Tuesday amid buyback plans announced by asset managers and public sector companies, such moves, which indicate the market's bottoming out in the near term, will help further gird investor expectations and market performance.
(2023-08-22). Thailand elects property tycoon as PM in 3rd vote. ecns.cn Thailand's third vote for its next prime minister on Tuesday resulted in real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin being elected as the country's 30th leader and also Thailand's first prime minister in nearly a decade who does not have a military background.
(2023-08-22). U.S. Commerce Secretary to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, the United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will visit China from Aug 27 to 30, the ministry announced on Tuesday.
(2023-08-22). China announces tax incentives for investors in tech firms' CDRs. ecns.cn Chinese authorities on Tuesday announced tax breaks for individuals and institutions that invest in overseas-listed innovative firms' Chinese depositary receipts (CDRs).
(2023-08-22). Russian warships visit China following joint naval patrol in Pacific Ocean. ecns.cn A ship detachment of the Russian Pacific Fleet is visiting China following intensive interaction between the two countries' navies over the past month, which demonstrates a high level of mutual trust and military cooperation.
(2023-08-22). Parlacen approving China's NPC as an observer highly commended. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry said China welcomes and highly appreciates the resolution, which once again fully demonstrates that adhering to the one-China principle is an unstoppable trend of the times and is the will of the people.
(2023-08-22). Parliament's removal decision applauded. ecns.cn China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday that China welcomed and highly praised the Central American Parliament's decision to remove the Taiwan region as "a permanent observer".
(2023-08-22). Qinghai prohibits illegal crossing uninhabited areas for exploration following fatalities. ecns.cn Qinghai Province issued an announcement on Monday, strictly prohibiting tourists from entering unmanned scenic areas for activities such as exploration and tourism.
(2023-08-22). Culture Fact | Solar term: End of Heat. ecns.cn End of Heat implies that most parts in China are getting rid of the hot summer and entering autumn. But in some areas, especially in South China, autumn is late in coming and people are still bothered by hot weather. End of Heat is also the busy harvest season for farmers.
(2023-08-22). Xi awarded Order of South Africa. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping receives the Order of South Africa, the highest decoration and the highest honor that South Africa awards to an important and friendly head of state, from South African President Cyril Ramaphosa after their talks in Pretoria, South Africa, Aug. 22, 2023.
(2023-08-23). Maui Residents Salute Joe Biden with Growing fury Over Government Failure. sonar21.com 
Normally a visitor to Hawaii is greeted by this hand gesture. But it seems the Hawaiians had something else in mind for the demented Joe Biden: I think we can…
(2023-08-23). EMPATHY AND THE FALSIFICATION OF NARCISSISM. sonar21.com 
Authored by Gaius Baltar (http: //gaiusbaltar.substack.com) What is the single biggest social problem facing the West now? Well, there are many problems, all serious. However, if I were to pick one…
(2023-08-22). MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Titanic (w/ Dr. Erika Okamoto). levernews.com
(2023-08-22). How Will Ecuador's New Oil Drilling Ban in Amazon Shape the Runoff Election? truthout.org Ecuadorian voters have overwhelmingly supported a ban on future oil extraction in a biodiverse section of the Amazon's Yasuní National Park — a historic referendum result that will protect Indigenous Yasuní land from development. We speak with Helena Gualinga, a youth Kichwa Sarayaku environmental activist from Ecuador who has fought against oil drilling all her life and says the results of the… |
(2023-08-22). Fur Farm in Minnesota Raided, Every Captive Fox Liberated. indybay.org In an anonymous communique received by the North American Animal Liberation Press Office, activists have taken credit for a second fur farm raid in the past week. A fox fur farm in Arlington, Minnesota, saw every fox liberated.
(2023-08-22). Breaking: CALTECH Hires LAVC Stalker as Labor Consultant. indybay.org CalTech (California Institute of Technology) is a prestigious research institution in Pasadena, California. Like many larger institutions, CalTech has been embroiled in a series of legal issues. To combat them, Cal-Tech has employed a consultant who stalked and retaliated against student whistleblowers at Los Angeles Valley College.
(2023-08-22). Congressman Tony Cardenas's Office Consultant Toluca Lake Rep Confirmed as QANON. indybay.org New information confirms that Jo Ann Rivas, consultant for Congressman Tony Cardenas Office, Board Member of NoHo and Toluca Lake Neighborhood Councils, and consultant/Citizen's Building Oversight Board member, is in fact QANON.
(2023-08-22). Thursday 8/24: The Art of Protest. indybay.org Milpitas Library | 160 North Main Street | Milpitas, CA 95035…
(2023-08-22). Saturday 8/26: The unintended harm of urban (and rural) California land trusts. indybay.org meet in the lobby of The American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…
(2023-08-22). Ancient customs of Qixi Festival. ecns.cn The annual Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao or Begging for Skills Festival, is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It falls on Tuesday this year.
(2023-08-22). Monday 8/28: Protect Coyote Valley! Speakout at City of San Jose Community Feedback Meeting. indybay.org Community feedback meeting via Zoom…
(2023-08-22). Trump's Former Chief of Staff Is Cooperating With Jack Smith's Investigation. truthout.org Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows quietly decided to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith's prosecutors after they challenged former President Donald Trump's claims of executive privilege, according to The New York Times. Meadows "commenced a delicate dance" with federal prosecutors after receiving a subpoena from a grand jury over the winter, the outlet reported. |
(2023-08-22). DigiFAB Hackathon tackles science challenges with large language models. imperial.ac.uk The Institute for Digital Molecular Design and Fabrication (DigiFAB) hosted a hackathon themed around large language models in science.
(2023-08-22). Camp in defense of Covas do Barroso. indybay.org For 10 days, communities and national and international organizations gathered in Covas do Barroso in the struggle against what is promoted as the largest open pit lithium mine in Europe.
(2023-08-22). NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegally Calling Cops on Workers to Crush Union Campaign. truthout.org A regional director of the National Labor Relations Board submitted a filing on Monday accusing Amazon of illegally calling the police on workers and other unlawful union-busting tactics during its effort to crush an organizing campaign at a warehouse near Albany, New York. In the complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, the NLRB official writes that Amazon "has been interfering with, restraining… |
(2023-08-22). San Francisco Mime Troupe – Interview with Daniel Savio. indybay.org Interview with SF Mime Troupe musical director Daniel Savio…
(2023-08-22). Venezuela: Opposition Begins Primary Race as Far Right Threatens 'Military Rebellion'. venezuelanalysis.com President Maduro announced the mobilization of "Peace Squads" in order to prevent the outbreak of violence by the opposition.
(2023-08-22). Right-Wing Judges Are Allowing Alabama Trans Health Care Ban to Go Into Effect. truthout.org LGBTQ+ rights advocates in Alabama said late Monday that they were "devastated" by a ruling handed down by three federal judges that, in the coming days, will permit a previously blocked law banning transgender healthcare for minors to go into effect — but pledged to continue fighting so transgender and nonbinary youths in the state can get the care they need. Applying reasoning from the U.S. |
(2023-08-22). Coal Barons on Opposite Side of Aisle Face Off in West Virginia Senate Race. truthout.org A recent campaign ad targeting West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin shows the centrist Democrat standing alongside President Biden, applauding the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. Ominous music plays as the words, attributed to Biden, "I guarantee you we're going to end fossil fuel" splash across the screen. The spot, from a dark money group aligned with Republicans, paints Manchin as a… |
(2023-08-22). Saturday 9/9: California Admission Day throughout Historic Folsom and Lake Natoma Waterfront District. indybay.org Leidesdorff Plaza – Historic Folsom | Sutter Street and Leidesdorff St.
(2023-08-22). State of California recognizing our 2023 International Day for People of African Descent. indybay.org The State of California is poised to join the efforts to elevate International Day for People of African Descent and utilize the influence from the 5th largest economy on earth to align… "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and have the potential to contribute constructively to the development and well-being of their societies".
(2023-08-22). Saturday 8/26: On The 50th Anniversary of Chile Coup- Special Free Screening of 'Nae Pasaran'. indybay.org To Register | Saturday August 26, 2023 3PM PST/5PM CST/6PM EST | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpd–qqz0qHNVOO2eqol1EUVPKHoPAbQOl…
(2023-08-22). India and Israel's fascists are in cahoots. Can Hindu and Jewish progressives form an alliance too? therealnews.com 
open.spotify.com/episode/7yF6Z1HNTOoPnTm1XX58vg?si=2897060e653041b4 | Warnings of rising fascism have emanated from India for years as the Hindutva, or Hindu nationalist, movement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unleashed escalating religious and caste-based violence in "the world's largest democracy." Throughout, India's fascists have found a fellow traveler, a collaborative partner, and a state model to emulate in Israel's ethno-nationalist apartheid regime. How deep does the India-Israel relationship go? And how can Hindu and Jewish progressives be part of the solution? Aparna Gopalan joins T…
(2023-08-22). The shady consultants bosses hire to dissuade workers from unionizing. therealnews.com 
(2023-08-22). Activists Now Have 104,000 Signatures to Put "Stop Cop City" on the Ballot. truthout.org Activists fighting to halt the fiercely contested police training facility in Atlanta, Georgia, known as Cop City, have collected a whopping 104,000 signatures for a city-wide ballot referendum on the city government's lease for the massive $90 million project. Organizers call it the "most successful" citizen-driven petition in the city of roughly 500,000 residents with a deep history of struggle… |
(2023-08-22). Paiute Shoshone Defending Massacre Site ask Court to Dismiss Charges by Lithium Americas. indybay.org
(2023-08-22). Nuevo México: Encuentros de Luchas por la Vida en la Tormenta Global. indybay.org Encuentro al norte: Albuquerque, Nuevo México el 23 y 24 de septiembre | Luchas por la Vida en la Tormenta Global…
(2023-08-22). øQué significa para ti la autonomía? indybay.org øQué significa para ti la autonomía? | Grietas: Revista de Pensamiento y Horizontes Zapatistas 1 Primavera/Verano 2022…
(2023-08-22). SFSU stop anti-Palestinian hostility and immediately restore Dr. Abdulhadi's Classes. indybay.org There is a campaign by the SF State administration to shut down the courses of AMED. They have been supporting the Zionist agenda to destroy this program…
(2023-08-22). Thursday 8/24: Speak Out! Why Are KPFA "Protectors" Protecting Antioch & Philly Cops & Rigging Voting. indybay.org KPFA | 1929 MLK Blvd | Berkeley…
(2023-08-22). Violence, Sweeps, and Seizure–Escalating SCPD Policy. indybay.org In spite of court decisions and massive COVID-era appropriations as well as decades of protests and petitions, police have continued and seem to be escalating "drive 'em out of town" sweeps with new cruelties and illegalities. Yesterday at the Mime Troupe, I passed out a flyer denouncing unusually explicit and recent threats, seizures, and citations attacking each encampment as it arises.
(2023-08-22). Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory. indybay.org International Week of Solidarity With Anarchist Prisoners: A Message From Occupied Ohlone/Miwok Territory…
(2023-08-22). Sunday 9/17: Potluck & Mark Levy Concert. indybay.org Whiskey Hill Farms | 371 Calabasas Road, Watsonville, CA 95076…
(2023-08-22). Saturday 9/23: Workplace Organizing Training. indybay.org 333 Hegenberger Road; | Oakland, CA 94621; | 4th Floor…
(2023-08-22). Trump Ordered Not to Make Social Media Threats as Part of $200,000 Bond. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he is planning to surrender himself to arrest in Fulton County, Georgia, on Thursday, as part of his indictment regarding his attempts to overturn the 2020 election in the state. "Can you believe it? I'll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to be ARRESTED by a Radical Left District Attorney, Fani Willis," Trump wrote on his social media network… |
(2023-08-22). Sunday 8/27: "How to blow up a pipe line" free film screening & discussion. indybay.org Humanist Hall | 390 27th St, Oakland, CA, 94612…
(2023-08-22). Wednesday 8/23: Shut Robotaxis Down NOW! Health and Safety Emergency In SF. indybay.org 530 10th St/Bryant St Next To Costco | San Francisco, CA…
(2023-08-22). Attorney Robert Barnes Shreds the Trump Indictments with The Duran. sonar21.com 
If you are searching for someone who can simply and clearly describe the corrupt lawfare attack on President Trump, look no further. I give you, Robert Barnes. Barnes is a…
(2023-08-22). Tens of Thousands Pledge to Resist an Imperialist-backed Intervention in Niger. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Desorden occidental, cautiverio europeo. globalizacion.ca Encontrar la seguridad europea sin europeos. El grado de desconcierto del Sur Global ante las políticas europeas es de asombro e incomprensión. Su alineamiento irrestricto a la política exterior americana, las sanciones, la obsecuencia económica/energética que la acerca a la…
(2023-08-22). Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz Speaks On 'Goon Squad' Police Torture Case. moguldom.com The "Goon Squad" police torture case has sent shockwaves through the country. Six officers in Mississippi subjected two Black men to unspeakable torture. One of the attorneys fighting for the two victims is Malik Zulu Shabazz, a prominent lawyer known for his advocacy against injustice. Shabazz previously served as the chairman of the New Black …
(2023-08-22). Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity Appears On TV Special On 40 Acres And A Mule. moguldom.com The issue of reparations has been a topic of intense and heated debate and discussion in the U.S. for years, with advocates arguing for redress for historical wrongs and systemic racial inequalities. Dr. William "Sandy" Darity, a leading expert on reparations, recently appeared on a TV special focused on the concept of "40 Acres and …
(2023-08-22). Community Rallies To Demand Freedom for Trans Woman Arrested After Being Attacked in Flagstaff, AZ. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on the current campaign to free Epona Rose in so-called Flagstaff, Arizona. For more information on how to support this campaign, go here. Flagstaff, AZ — On the morning of August 11th, Epona Rose was attacked in downtown Kinłani/Flagstaff, Arizona by a group of three men while two or more watched. The men were…
(2023-08-22). Beating PG&E And Defending the Redwoods in Humboldt. itsgoingdown.org 
Report on successful redwood forest defense campaign in so-called Humboldt County. It's official, we beat PG&E. When they came to cut in Humboldt Redwood State Park we held the line and turned the tide of destruction. The corporation has now publicly confirmed what we have been hearing, that the EVM Enhanced Vegetation Management project is…
(2023-08-22). Argentina — Un grito desesperado de cambio, al borde del precipicio. globalizacion.ca Tras las elecciones primarias del domingo 13 con la victoria parcial del ultraderechista Javier Milei, Argentina transita semanas de incertidumbre: el hartazgo del electorado con los políticos parece acercar al país al borde del precipicio. El 22 de octubre se…
(2023-08-22). Railroads Seek Permission For Autonomous Container Car Tests. popularresistance.org Savannah, Ga. — Two Genesee & Wyoming short lines in Georgia today asked the Federal Railroad Administration to allow them to conduct a pilot program that would test Parallel Systems' zero-emission autonomous container cars. | The 211-mile Georgia Central Railway and 233-mile Heart of Georgia Railroad would like to test the battery-electric cars — which can run alone or coupled together as an autonomous train — on portions of their lines beginning next year. | "GC and HOG believe the development and anticipated adoption of this technology has the potential to capture new container business…
(2023-08-22). The 'Oppenheimer' imperative: Normalising atomic terror. greenleft.org.au 
The atomic bomb created the conditions of contingent catastrophe, forever placing the world on the precipice of existential doom. But in doing so, it created a philosophy of acceptable cruelty, worthy extinction, legitimate extermination — explored in Christopher Nolan's film, Oppenheimer, writes Binoy Kampmark.
(2023-08-22). Many U.S. Presidents Start a War to Get Reelected. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). The Majority Of Small Businesses: America Is Already In Recession. moguldom.com More than half of U.S. small business owners who responded to a National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey in July said they believe the economy is already in a recession, but they also reported that their own businesses are financially strong. The Nashville-based NFIB has been conducting monthly surveys since 1986 among its 325,000 members, …
(2023-08-22). The Worst Conspiracy Theory of Them All: That There Is No Way Out. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). From the Rule of Law to "Weaponized Law" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Enlightenment at the Beginning of the School Year About Questionable Terms from Pre-psychological Times! globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Blood Clots in the Legs, Lungs and Hearts of Young People (COVID-19 Vaccinated). Grammy Winner Tori Kelly, NFL Cleveland Browns Marquise Goodwin. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Ecuador — Con un estado fallido, la candidata progresista enfrentará a la derecha mafiosa unida. globalizacion.ca La candidata progresista Luisa González, quien ganó el pasado domingo 20 de agosto la primera vuelta electoral con el 33.38 % de los votos frente al ultraconservador Daniel Roy-Gilchrist Noboa Azin, hijo del potentado bananero y varias veces aspirante presidencial…
(2023-08-22). Chile — øEl golpe de Estado fue cívico-militar? globalizacion.ca Estados Unidos puso entonces a disposición de los generales golpistas y de extremistas de derecha: armas, dinero e influencia para impedir primero que el electo presidente Allende asumiera. Luego, para que el gobierno fracasara y fuera derribado por las fuerzas…
(2023-08-22). øQué falta para que Jair Bolsonaro sea encarcelado? globalizacion.ca
(2023-08-22). Colombia — Petro se enfrenta a Grupo Aval. globalizacion.ca Más rápido de lo que se pensaba se van mostrando y enfrentando las fuerzas, y se acercan momentos definitorios en Colombia. La oligarquía financiera no cede ante las reformas sociales (salud, pensiones, laboral) porque tocan su caja menor (Empresas Promotoras…
(2023-08-22). Selected Articles: The Final Colonial Partition of Africa at the Turn of the 20th Century. globalresearch.ca 
By The "Black Continent" of Africa until the end of the eighth decade of the 19th century was …
(2023-08-22). Antipoverty Centre report calls for income-first approach. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). India: Students fight back against hazing rituals on campus after tragic death. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Knitting Nannas protest Tamboran shale gas plan in Beetaloo. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Labor needs to move on Murray-Darling Basin water protection. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Margaret Kelly: Homes Victoria had other options than to evict people from their 'lifetime home'. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). No New Gas Coalition forms to stop NT Labor gas push. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). NSW Teachers challenger calls for action on wages, conditions. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). PSM's Bawani KS: Building a third force in Malaysian politics. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Refugees call on federal Labor to give them permanent visas. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Save Manipur protest calls for an end to ethnic violence. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). UN finds Australia violated Indigenous peoples' land rights. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Unemployment is up and the Reserve Bank will make sure it gets worse. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). Video: 'Eco-Worrier' cabaret promotes eco-action. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-22). El éxito de la II Cumbre Rusia-àÅfrica. globalizacion.ca àÅfrica ha sido, desde hace más de 500 años, uno de los continentes más explotado por las antiguas metrópolis colonizadoras occidentales y por las numerosas compañías transnacionales que han obtenidos millonarias ganancias con el saqueo de los recursos naturales de…
(2023-08-22). BRICS: A New Future in the Offing. infobrics.org After World War II, several bilateral and multilateral agencies (IMF, WB, ADB, WTO, WHO, Paris Club, etc.) were created to rebuild the aftermath of war destruction, mostly in Europe…
(2023-08-22). BRICS Countries Want to Replace Dollar?>. infobrics.org The BRICS confederation, which includes the developing countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, seen as the pioneer of an economic system that is an alternative to the US dollar-dominated financial system…
(2023-08-22). New BRICS+ Entrants: Why Do They Matter?>. infobrics.org Since the BRICS+ format was re-launched by China in 2022 a radical change took place with respect to BRICS on the international stage…
(2023-08-22). Cracks beginning to emerge between Washington and Kiev. infobrics.org Ukraine is running out of possibilities for a counteroffensive – The Washington Post.
(2023-08-22). Tensions rise as Poland accelerates military buildup on border with Belarus. infobrics.org At the moment, it's estimated that up to 15,000 soldiers, several hundred tanks, artillery and missile systems, and several thousand combat vehicles are deployed in areas close to the Belarussian border. This also includes the redeployment of military aircraft and airborne troops, both of which are considered offensive assets.
(2023-08-22). 15th BRICS Summit Kicks off in Sandton. infobrics.org The 15th BRICS Summit of Emerging Economies has kicked off at the Sandton Convention Centre today…
(2023-08-22). Ecuador: National Referendum Ending Oil Exploitation in the Amazon is Victorious. libya360.wordpress.com Santiago Rosero While most of the focus was on the general elections in Ecuador, a national referendum was held on oil exploitation in the Amazon. In addition, in a regional referendum the inhabitants of Quito voted on mining. In both cases, the vote to stop exploitation triumphed. The long struggle to save Yasuní Biosphere Reserve…
(2023-08-22). Namibia: Canadian Oil Company's Extraction Pump and Dump Scam Highlights Criminal Resource Extraction. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba Picture of the Recon Africa drilling site at the Mbambi Village in Kavango basin. No liner, in violation of safety regulations concerning the environment. Courtesy of Rob Parker. Through interviews with key witnesses, along with documents and cables from key ministries in Canada and Namibia, The Canada Files has discovered the unlawful…
(2023-08-22). Neocon Dark Money Front Launches Desperate Ad Blitz as Support for Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Rubinstein A PR offensive to inundate the American public with pro-Ukraine war advertisements during the 2024 election is the latest initiative of neocon chickenhawk Bill Kristol. While targeted at GOP voters, the campaign appears to be another Democratic Party front. Defending Democracy Together, a neoconservative outfit led by career chickenhawk scribe Bill Kristol, has launched…
(2023-08-22). Niger: The Vassals of Paris Receive the Order to Attack. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen Africans will send soldiers to die [again] for France. D. R. Contrary to declarations by ECOWAS soldiers that they were not ready for intervention in Niger, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, it turns out that African slaves belonging to this organization have been ordered by their White masters to activate their…
(2023-08-22). Niger, West and Central Africa's Current War against Neo-Colonialism. libya360.wordpress.com Minister of Information JR Valrey Leaders of some member nations of the West African regional block known as ECOWAS have also spoken against the coup leaders and threatened invading Niger. As the NATO-Russia war rages on in the Ukraine, the African nation Niger just had a coup d'etat, and overthrew the Western backed president and…
(2023-08-22). US Warships Provoke in South China Sea, but Don't Help Fight Fires in Hawaii. libya360.wordpress.com In this editorial the Chinese newspaper Global Times addresses the prolonged wildfires that have ravaged Hawaii's Maui Island, which, as of Thursday August 17, had claimed the lives of 99 people, with more than 1,000 missing. Global Times contrasts the US' response to such disasters, citing also that to Hurricane Katrina in 2005 as well as the recent…
(2023-08-22). War and Lenin in the 21st Century. libya360.wordpress.com Gary Wilson © Photo : Screenshot / Social Media Rare footage of destruction of foreign mercenaries in Zaporizhzhya. Part I: U.S. funds war, takes over Ukraine assets The U.S. is funding a proxy war against Russia — Congress has approved $113 billion for Ukraine — seizing Ukraine's assets in the process. The U.S. is spending…
(2023-08-22). The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession. jamanetwork.com In this Viewpoint, author Jerry Gurwitz discusses the attrition of geriatric medicine as a profession, attributing it in part to societal attitudes about aging and compounded by the negative effects of lower compensation and lack of career prestige.
(2023-08-22). Your Son Is a Very Sick Boy: What One Says Matters. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a palliative care counselor identifies gaps in the meaning of common terms between the medical community and the loved ones of individuals with traumatic injuries by reflecting on her current work as a counselor in a trauma center and to her experiences after her son's fatal car crash.
(2023-08-22). Regulating Direct-to-Consumer Polygenic Risk Scores. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the possible harms associated with direct-to-consumer polygenic risk scores and advocates for federal regulation.
(2023-08-22). Gestating Healthy Policies for Young Parents. jamanetwork.com This Viewpoint discusses the need for modernized national and program-level policies that foster a culture to support early-career physicians balancing their professional growth and personal family desires.
(2023-08-22). USPSTF Recommendation: Preexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Acquisition of HIV. jamanetwork.com This 2023 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that clinicians prescribe preexposure prophylaxis using effective antiretroviral therapy to persons at increased risk of HIV acquisition to decrease the risk of acquiring HIV (A recommendation).
(2023-08-22). USPSTF Review: Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV. jamanetwork.com This systematic review to support the 2023 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for prevention of HIV infection summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of PrEP, including newer regimens, for persons at increased risk of HIV acquisition.
(2023-08-22). Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass and Risk of Stroke and Death in Patients With Symptomatic Artery Occlusion. jamanetwork.com This clinical trial compares the efficacy of extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery plus medical therapy vs medical therapy alone in symptomatic patients with internal carotid artery or middle cerebral artery occlusion and hemodynamic insufficiency on a composite of stroke or death within 30 days or ipsilateral ischemic stroke beyond 30 days through 2 years after randomization.
(2023-08-22). Evaluation of Large-Scale Proteomics for Prediction of Cardiovascular Events. jamanetwork.com This study of 13‚ÄØ540 individuals in Iceland (aged 40-75 years) evaluated the utility of protein risk scores for prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events compared to risk prediction using polygenic risk scores in addition to risk scores based on clinical risk factors…
(2023-08-22). Aspirin for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in 51 Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries. jamanetwork.com This cross-sectional study evaluates the prevalence of self-reported aspirin use for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among individuals in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.
(2023-08-22). Coordinated Care for Optimization of Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies in Patients With Diabetes—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply The Coordinating Cardiology Clinics Randomized Trial of Interventions to Improve Outcomes (COORDINATE)—Diabetes trial was designed and powered to assess the effect of a multicomponent intervention on evidence-based medication prescription among patients with diabetes and atherosclerotic vascular disease, rather than on levels for risk factors or hard clinical outcomes. Because we did not mandate follow-up assessment of risk factors such as cholesterol or glycemic measurements, and because this trial was conducted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a minority of patients received these…
(2023-08-22). Understanding the Facets of Emulating Randomized Clinical Trials—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the opportunity to reply to the points and questions raised by Drs Narula and Nikolakopoulos and Dr Bosch and colleagues about our recent study.
(2023-08-22). Open and Centralized Medical School Assessments—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We thank Dr Lund for his thoughtful comments regarding our Viewpoint on medical school rankings. We agree that the data necessary to assess medical schools are often "unavailable, are cherry-picked to facilitate marketing, and do not cover many significant areas to incentivize schools to change their systems."
(2023-08-22). Coordinated Care for Optimization of Cardiovascular Preventive Therapies in Patients With Diabetes. jamanetwork.com To the Editor We have several concerns about the recent randomized clinical trial of a coordinated intervention to increase the prescription of evidence-based therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
(2023-08-22). Understanding the Facets of Emulating Randomized Clinical Trials. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent study sought to compare the effect estimates among 32 RCTs and corresponding observational study analogues. Using the target trial framework, the authors found moderate to high correlation between RCT effect estimates and their observational counterparts, with the highest correlation observed when observational emulation methods more closely approximated RCT design.
(2023-08-22). Open and Centralized Medical School Assessments. jamanetwork.com To the Editor I agree with the recent Viewpoint about the flawed US News & World Report (USNWR) ranking of medical schools. Medical school admission assessments must be updated and holistic and meet societal needs. But, as opposed to the USNWR, alternative publicly available data can incentivize medical schools to make positive changes.
(2023-08-22). Chemical Contaminants of Foods. jamanetwork.com The development and use of new pesticides and herbicides have created public health hazards. Studies indicate that already many constituents of the American diet may be contaminated with materials of unknown toxicity used to destroy insect pests or weeds.
(2023-08-22). New USPSTF Guidelines for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis. jamanetwork.com Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), the use of highly effective antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV, is a key component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative in the US that aims to reduce new HIV cases by 90% by 2030. Although the advent of PrEP carries tremendous potential to change the trajectory of the epidemic, PrEP uptake has been disproportionately low in populations most heavily affected by HIV. In 2021, 78% of White persons expected to benefit from PrEP received it, compared with 11% of Black/African American persons and 21% of Hispanic/Latino persons. Regional disparities exist, with the South accounting…
(2023-08-22). Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass Surgery for Stroke Prevention. jamanetwork.com The concept of performing an extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) arterial bypass operation for a patient with an internal carotid artery (ICA) or middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion is intuitively appealing. In these patients, it is believed that areas of hypoperfusion exist and anastomosis of the superficial temporal artery to the MCA is designed to augment brain perfusion. In vascular territories outside of the brain, bypass procedures performed to augment arterial flow typically improve clinical outcomes. For reasons unknown, however, the brain appears to respond differently to bypass surgery.
(2023-08-22). Emergency Rally Against France In Africa — NYC, 8/22, 5 PM. iacenter.org
(2023-08-22). Silencing the Lambs. How Propaganda Works. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Time for your Eighth Covid Vaccine Dose: Pfizer Says Latest Booster Won't be Tested on Humans but It Works Great on Mice! globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Elecciones en Ecuador: Progresistas o millonarios. globalizacion.ca El 10 de agosto de 1979 se inició la época de gobiernos constitucionales más larga en la historia del Ecuador y, al mismo tiempo, con varios ciclos presidenciales. Entre 1979-1996 se sucedieron: Jaime Roldós (1979-1981), Osvaldo Hurtado (1981-1984), León Febres…
(2023-08-22). 'Fight Russia to the Last Ukrainian' Is Official White House Policy. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Bernardo Arévalo will be Guatemala's next President. greenleft.org.au 
Centre-left candidate Bernardo Arévalo de León from the Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement) won a decisive victory in Guatemala's presidential run-off election on August 20 against the "pact of the corrupt", reports Laura Salome Canteros.
(2023-08-22). Israel Expands Law that Allows Villages and Towns to 'Reject Palestinians'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Breaking: US Not in a Position to Send More Missiles to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). El dogma liberal y las crisis económicas. globalizacion.ca 1.- El dogma liberal y neoliberal | Las crisis periódicas | Desde que hay capitalismo hay crisis económicas: recurrentes, destructivas, cada vez más graves. Tres soluciones se han propuesto para remediarlas: la liberal, la keynesiana, la socialista. Cada una comporta una posición…
(2023-08-22). Why Won't the US Close Guantanamo? globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Niger Is The Latest West African Nation To Rise Up Against Neocolonialism. popularresistance.org At the end of July, the Presidential Guard of Niger, backed by the military, unseated the current president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a coup supported by the people. In response, the United States and France, with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), began planning a military intervention to return Bazoum to power. West African nations, including Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea, quickly declared solidarity with the new government, a move that could turn a military intervention into a greater regional conflict. To understand what is happening in Niger and how it fits into the bigger picture of the rejec…
(2023-08-22). PragerU brings pro-Israel propaganda to Florida schools. electronicintifada.net DeSantis is keen to sanitize history from anti-Black race massacres in the US to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
(2023-08-22). A World on the Edge of… Collapse? fpif.org In his 2005 bestseller
(2023-08-22). Niger: When Is a Coup Not a Coup? When the US Says So. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Blue Users on X Will Need to Send Selfie & Data to Israeli Software Company. expose-news.com X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will now require X Blue users to submit a selfie alongside a photo of a government-issued ID, according to PC Magazine. The move …
(2023-08-22). Virology is Out of Control. expose-news.com Is Virology a bonafide science? Not according to a biomedical scientist, who argues that Virology is a Fraudulent Pseudoscience and is a dying field. Virology is Out of Control by Simon Lee, …
(2023-08-22). Neocons and Other Malignancies in the American Body Politic. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). No hubo pandemia: Dr. Denis Rancourt. globalizacion.ca
(2023-08-22). Pakistan Confirms Secret Diplomatic Cable Showing U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Oligarchy Has Arrived. Congress Must Take Notice — and Act! inequality.org
(2023-08-22). War in Ukraine makes just transition on energy more urgent. greenleft.org.au 
Powerful interests are still pushing Kyiv in the direction of fossil fuels and nuclear energy, writes Simon Pirani.
(2023-08-22). How Washington State Can Protect Workers At Oil Refineries. popularresistance.org The grief hits Scott Campbell like a ton of bricks every time he walks into the union hall and sees the memorial to the fallen workers. | Seven members of the United Steelworkers (USW) union reported for their shifts at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington, on April 2, 2010, and never drove back out. They perished when a decades-old, structurally deficient piece of equipment called a heat exchanger exploded and caught fire in one of the worst industrial incidents in state history. | Campbell and other members of USW Local 12-591 pay tribute to the seven with a laser focus on safety at the refinery,…
(2023-08-22). A Perspective from Hiroshima: What Happened on August 6, 1945. My Reason for Not Watching Oppenheimer. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Hawaii State Government Attempts Information Blackout on Maui Fire — Refuses Media Access. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-22). Why You Shouldn't Laugh Off Rebellious Orcas and Sea Otters Too Quickly. counterpunch.org
(2023-08-22). A Lethal Experiment at Gunsight Lake. counterpunch.org Glacier National Park just approved an ambitious and untested experiment at Gunsight Lake in the St. Mary watershed. The plan involves poisoning out the rainbow trout that were planted decades ago, then transplanting westslope cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish and bull trout into the lake — fish that were never there. The project is rife with problems.
(2023-08-22). Freeing our organizations from the culture of oppression requires vigilance. cpusa.org 
I was recently asked how I became a Marxist-Leninist and I feel like the simplest answer I can provide is my experience as a Black person, who is often perceived as a woman. Throughout my life, I have struggled tremendously with not feeling good enough, while simultaneously feeling like I'm too much. A lot of this comes down to the unfair expectations and standards people hold me to, as a Black femme, while also making me feel invisible for my achievements and accomplishments. I've noticed in school and work, I would always be doing more than my white peers, only to be less respected, acknowledged, and support…
(2023-08-22). The U.K. must apologize for the 1953 coup in Iran. cpusa.org 
This article originally The deposing of Mohammad Mossadegh by a combination of the United States' CIA and British security forces was not an overnight event. As far ba…
(2023-08-22). No Free Lunch: The Hidden Costs of EVs. counterpunch.org The Hidden Costs In his pathbreaking 1971 book, The Closing Circle, Barry Commoner proposed four laws of ecology: Everything is connected to everything else; Everything must go somewhere; Nature knows best; There is no such thing as a free lunch. We are inclined to forget that any technology designed to make life better comes with a cost—not just
(2023-08-22). How to Fix Our Food System. counterpunch.org The facts are clear and they are shocking: Factory farming is unhealthy for consumers, dangerous for workers, and devastating for the environment, and it is the largest cause of animal cruelty in the history of mankind. In the United States alone, nearly 10 billion land animals are raised on factory farms and killed in slaughterhouses
(2023-08-22). Milwaukee, August 26, 2023: U.S. Hands Off Niger! — Stop AFRICOM! — U.S. & EU Imperialism Out of Africa! wibailoutpeople.org All imperialists: Hands off Niger! | 920 N Water Street, Dontre Hamilton Park (Red Arrow Park) — 12 NOON | Event by The U.S. and France are threatening military intervention on Niger to re-install their puppet, neo-colonial government. | The people of Niger are tired of U.S. and EU controlling their resources and military occupation. The demands of the people of Niger are clear; no to military interve…
(2023-08-22). NATO, the imperialist war machine. wibailoutpeople.org
(2023-08-22). New York City: France out of Africa! Hands off Niger! — Aug. 22, 2023. wibailoutpeople.org
(2023-08-22). Niger Is The Latest West African Nation To Rise Up Against Neocolonialism — Interview with Abayomi Azikiwe of the Pan African Newswire. wibailoutpeople.org By Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. | August 21, 2023 | At the end of July, the Presidential Guard of Niger, backed by the military, unseated the current president, Mohamed Bazoum, in a coup supported by the people. In response, the United States and France, with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), began planning a military intervention to return Bazoum to power. West African nations, inc…
(2023-08-22). People's Coalition Rally and March at the Republican "Presidential Debate" August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! wibailoutpeople.org 
(2023-08-22). RNC Presidential Candidates Are Bigoted, Anti-Worker War Criminals! (List, Bio and Photos) — With People's Protest Information for August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee. wibailoutpeople.org 
(2023-08-22). SEIU Wisconsin, Voces de la Frontera and Others Organizing to Protest the RNC Presidential Candidates Debate August 23, 2023 in Milwaukee (Sign Up Information). wibailoutpeople.org 
Mobilize sign-up link for GOP Date is: Union members meet at: 1037 W McKinley Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 3-7 P.M. | [NOTE: The RNC presidential candidates debate is at the Fiserv Forum, 901 N 4th Street in Milwaukee from 8-10 P.M. Central Time] | On August 23, 2023, we're bringing together
(2023-08-22). Even Glacier National Park Wilderness Can't Escape the Hubris and Wrath of the Man-Gods. counterpunch.org It's been decided. Glacier National Park won't be deterred from sprinting ahead with its grand experiment to use poison to kill rainbow trout planted in Gunsight Lake a century ago. Back then, Gunsight Lake had no fish. Rather than restore Gunsight to its original (fishless) condition, Park managers want to introduce three new species: bull trout, cutthroat
(2023-08-22). Private Cybersecurity Organizations Are Being Used For Under-Cover Espionage as George Orwell's 1984 Nightmare Becomes More and More a Reality. covertactionmagazine.com Everything that was once created for the common good turns into a farce nowadays. All words about international cooperation are just empty words. A case in point is the professed commitment of high-level politicians to combating cyber-crime when we have evidence that cyber-security organizations are being used as a cover for undercover espionage. The UN …
(2023-08-23). Podcast: Childhood illness, planetary protection, and sustainable finance. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: A better test for diagnosing childhood illness, improving planetary protection and financing sustainability.
(2023-08-23). Imperial Professor co-leads UK's first womb transplant operation. imperial.ac.uk After more than 25 years of research, a team co-led by Imperial's Professor Richard Smith has performed the first womb transplant in the UK.
(2023-08-23). Labor fails on AUKUS, housing and taxation. greenleft.org.au 
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's argument that long-term government is counterposed to pro-working class policies contains major flaws, argues Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-08-23). Biden's Trilateral Camp David Summit: Advanced Preparation for War with China? globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-23). Zu Schuljahresbeginn àºber fragwàºrdige Begriffe aus vorpsychologischer Zeit aufklà§ren! globalresearch.ca Alle Artikel von Global Research kà∂nnen in 51 Sprachen gelesen werden, indem Sie die Schaltflà§che Website àºbersetzen unterhalb des Namens des Autors aktivieren. | Um den tà§glichen Newsletter von Global Research (ausgewà§hlte Artikel) zu erhalten, Klicken Sie …
(2023-08-23). CIFTIS expands area for supply chain, biz services exhibition. ecns.cn Over 260 enterprises will participate in the Supply Chain and Business Services thematic exhibition of the 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services that is slated from Sept 2 to 6 in Shougang Park of Beijing…
(2023-08-23). Embraer E195-E2 granted type certification in China. ecns.cn Embraer E195-E2, the largest member of the E-Jet family, has been granted a Type Certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), paving the way for sales in the Chinese market.
(2023-08-23). China's investment in AI expected to reach $38.1b in 2027. ecns.cn China's investment in artificial intelligence is forecast to reach $38.1 billion (273.9 billion yuan) in 2027, accounting for 9 percent of the world's total, according to a recent report by market consultancy IDC.
(2023-08-23). China's civil aviation passenger transport scale reaches new heights. ecns.cn The scale of civil aviation passenger transport reached a new high in July, Economic Daily reported on Wednesday.
(2023-08-23). 2 telecom fraud suspects extradited to China from Myanmar. ecns.cn Two suspects involved in telecom fraud cases in Myanmar were handed over to the Chinese police by its Myanmar counterpart at the Yangon International Airport on Wednesday morning, according to the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar.
(2023-08-23). In Sichuan, foreigners' enthusiasm heated up by hot pot. ecns.cn When you come to Sichuan,what might be the first thing that comes to mind? "The people here love spicy food." Despite being her first time in Sichuan, Jolene Grace S. Lacuarta, a girl from the Philippines, talks about many keywords related to Sichuan: pandas, hotpot… As for Erlck Yendri Gonzalez Rulz, a Cuban who has never tried hot pot before, he embarks on a journey to explore the magic behind this unique Chinese cuisine, with fear and curiosity, starting from making the dipping sauce.
(2023-08-23). 'Flying girl of Ningbo' becomes world champion at ISF U15 Gymnasiade. ecns.cn Chen Yuxie, 14, won the girls' 100-meter final in 11.56 seconds at the ISF U15 Gymnasiade held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday.
(2023-08-23). Four fraudsters sentenced as Beijing courts continue fight against personal data infringement. ecns.cn A Beijing court recently sentenced four people to prison for participating in telecom fraud. The case served as an example of the capital's determination to protect people's personal information through the judicial system.
(2023-08-23). China, Africa trade continues to grow. ecns.cn China's trade with Africa sustained steady growth in the first seven months of the year, growing 7.4 percent year-on-year to 1.14 trillion yuan ($158.36 billion), according to the General Administration of Customs on Wednesday.
(2023-08-23). Ministry releases preferential tax policies for investors. ecns.cn The Ministry of Finance issued a package of tax policies on Tuesday that involved tax reductions as part of China's broader efforts to boost capital market vitality and expand opening-up.
(2023-08-23). Healthy authorities approve use of cholesterol drug. ecns.cn China's National Medical Products Administration on Tuesday approved the use of Inclisiran, a cholesterol-lowering small interfering RNA (siRNA), for the treatment of adults with primary hypercholesterolemia (heterozygous familial and non-familial) or mixed dyslipidemia.
(2023-08-23). Ministry warns of more disasters as extreme weather persists. ecns.cn The Ministry of Natural Resources said on Wednesday that multiple regions in the country are still at high risk of geological disasters caused by heavy rainfall, floods and typhoons.
(2023-08-23). 1,243 geological disasters hit China from January to July: authorities. ecns.cn A total of 1,243 geological disasters struck China from January to July 2023, said the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) on Wednesday at a press conference.
(2023-08-23). China, Pakistan start transit under TIR procedure. ecns.cn Five trucks bearing the international road transport (TIR) sign departed Kashgar city in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region for Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on Tuesday, marking the first TIR transit operation under TIR between the two cities.
(2023-08-23). China's early-season rice output estimated to increase slightly. ecns.cn In 2023, China's early-season rice yielding is estimated to increase slightly, recording a rising unit production despite a small decline in sown area.
(2023-08-23). China, U.S. should expand cooperation, try to shorten 'negative list': Chinese Ambassador. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng called on the U.S. to work with China in the same direction, to make "the list of cooperation longer and shorten the negative list", in a joint effort to improve bilateral ties.
(2023-08-23). Chinese cities see marriage registration rise on Qixi Festival. ecns.cn The number of marriage registrations in multiple regions across China increased year-on-year on Tuesday, which was the traditional Qixi Festival, known as Chinese Valentine's Day.
(2023-08-23). Tightrope walkers make spectacular crossing in Hunan. ecns.cn Eight slackline walkers competed in the high-altitude tightrope-walking contest on Tuesday in Hunan.
(2023-08-23). Museum in Nanjing showcases charm of traditional Qixi culture. ecns.cn The annual Qixi Festival, also known as Qiqiao or Begging for Skills Festival, was celebrated on Tuesday, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
(2023-08-23). Ceremony held to honor legendary ancestor of Yandi in Shaanxi. ecns.cn A ceremony is held to honor Emperor Yandi, a legendary ancestor of the Chinese nation at the Mausoleum of Yandi in Baoji, northwest China's Shaaxi Province, Aug. 22, 2023.
(2023-08-23). China, other BRICS countries report rapid trade expansion in Jan.-July. ecns.cn China's trade with the other four BRICS countries maintained rapid expansion in the first seven months of the year, official data showed Monday.
(2023-08-23). Light show illuminates ancient tower in Shanxi. ecns.cn The night show using advanced technology brought stories to life and created a breathtaking display on the Guanque Tower.
(2023-08-23). London International Chinese Music Festival 2023 kicks off with gala concert. ecns.cn Musicians play Chinese music " Three Lanes of Plum Blossom" during the gala concert of London International Chinese Music Festival 2023 in London, UK, Aug. 22, 2023.
(2023-08-23). Couples flock to wed on Qixi Festival in China. ecns.cn Brides and grooms across China rushed to tie the knot on Tuesday, which is the traditional Qixi Festival, or the Chinese Valentine's Day. "ÄÄ…
(2023-08-23). 2023 London International Chinese Music Festival kicks off. ecns.cn
(2023-08-23). Selected Articles: The Worst Conspiracy Theory of Them All: That There Is No Way Out. globalresearch.ca 
By I have been planning to compose a 'beginner's guide' to conspiracy theory, a work that will presumably take some …
(2023-08-23). Residents say 'no' to proposed waste-to-energy incinerator. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-23). Waterloo residents slam Labor's housing plan. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-23). We're All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to be Matched with a Crime. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-23). Judge Napolitano and I Discuss U.S. Military Malpractice in Ukraine. sonar21.com 
I recently asked a friend in military intelligence if the Top Brass in the U.S. military had awakened finally to the reality that Ukraine is losing the war, which means…
(2023-08-23). Should there be a statutory public inquiry into the murders and attempted murders by Lucy Letby? ukhumanrightsblog.com Why wasn't Lucy Letby stopped sooner? This is the burning question that the families of her victims, and the public, are now asking. Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, has decided that the best means of answering it is a 'non-statutory public inquiry'. But what is such an inquiry, and will it be better than a …
(2023-08-23). Tactical Nuclear Weapon's Attacks against Non-Nuclear States. Washington's Planned Nuclear Attack against Libya, ordered by Bill Clinton. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-23). NATO/EU Aggression Plunges Germany Into Crisis. "Deindustrialization" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-23). Solidarity with Indian students resisting hate mobs, fighting for a democratic campus. greenleft.org.au 
Socialist Alliance condemns the recent brutal attack on students by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidya Parishad hate mobs — the youth wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the West Bengal police.
(2023-08-23). Forcing Turks to migrate: "We will not allow that" uwidata.com By Ismet àñzàßelik In order to prevent the Pile (Pyla)-Yiƒüitler (Arsos) Road Project, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force soldiers placed concrete blocks in the area where the project would start. The UN Peacekeeping Force soldiers, who wanted to hinder the Turkish officials and road construction vehicles, also parked their vehicles on Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus …
(2023-08-23). Senior Pakistani clerical delegation visits Uighur region. uwidata.com 
Reporting from Urumqi / China Delegations of clerics visiting China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region are proving that Western media and Uighur separatists' claims that "China is banning Islam and practicing genocide against Uighur" are false. The last important visit came from Pakistan, a country with high Islamic sensitivity. Between July 16-19, a delegation of senior Pakistani clerics …
(2023-08-22). They Dupe People Into Debating War With Russia Vs War With China, Instead Of War Itself. thealtworld.com 
(2023-08-22). Journalist Sues Over Gag Rules At County Jail In Pennsylvania. thedissenter.org 
Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Journalist Brittany Hailer has sued a county jail in Pennsylvania for "strictly enforcing" gag rules against prisoners and the jail's employees and contractors. Hailer claims the rules allegedly violate her constitutional rights to "gather news and receive information from otherwise willing speakers."The lawsuit is believed to be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit brought by a journalist against such speech restrictions, and Hailer is…
(2023-08-22). Republican Party Sets Up Trump for Democrats. thealtworld.com Just think of the many years and the many iterations the Democrats and their FBI and presstitute media have given to their attempts to frame up President Trump beginning with the "Russiagate" hoax in 2016 seven years ago. After "Russiagate," which even the Democrat anti-Trump special prosecutor had to dismiss, there were two phony impeachments, both rejected by the Senate, an "insurrection" hoax which has left 1,000 American patriots and military veterans in prison on false convictions orchestrated by a black anti-Trump judge, strippergate in which a woman who performs in pornographic films, likely a false charge…
(2023-08-22). Hip Hop's Civil War: Culture of Resistance vs Cultural Imperialism. thealtworld.com August 11th marked the 50th anniversary of the "birth of hip-hop." | Claudia De La Cruz, Co-Executive Director of The People's Forum, discusses the genesis and impact of what is now the world's biggest musical genre.
(2023-08-22). Book review: War made Invisible by Norman Solomon. thecommunists.org This article is reproduced from Savage Minds, with thanks. ***** Usually when I read a interesting book I'm reviewing and being a journalist, I often find myself inspired to write an article that delves further into some aspect that the book brushed over. But in the case of Norman Solomon's infuriating, well-documented and much needed …
(2023-08-22). Witnessing the BRICS Summit. uwidata.com The BRICS countries are gathering for their first face-to-face summit after the pandemic. It is their 15th summit taking place while tensions around Ukraine and Taiwan are increasing and especially the Western block is struggling with an economic crisis, responding in closing borders and pursuing more aggressive policies. In that context, we have the chance to …