Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-24). How fact-checkers and anti-disinformation campaigns restrict freedom of speech in the "Global Boiling Era" expose-news.com Historically, freedom of speech has been restricted through direct coercion. But today, this is being done in more subtle ways: "fact-checkers," governments pressurising social media companies to censor, anti-disinformation campaigns and "hate …

Marina Wheeler QC (2024-01-25). Financial Sanction and Free Speech in the High Court. ukhumanrightsblog.com Background Graham Phillips, the Claimant, is a British national and video blogger who posts content from the Donbass dressed in Russian military fatigues. He says he is a journalist who provides a "counterbalance" to widespread western misunderstanding of the true situation in Ukraine but the Administrative Court disagrees. On 12 January 2024, it handed down …

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams. (2024-01-24). US Supreme Court Rejects Bid To Silence Palestinian Rights Advocacy. popularresistance.org Free speech defenders welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to take up a lawsuit that outlandishly claimed a civil society group provided "material support" for terrorism by advocating for Palestinian human rights. | The Supreme Court's punting of Jewish National Fund v. U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights—which comes over three months into Israel's war on the Gaza Strip—marks the third consecutive time a federal court has dismissed the case, which USCPR said casts "collective activism and expression of solidarity as unlawful." | In the case's first dismissal in March 2021, a federal judge said t…

Editor (2024-01-24). US Supreme Court Defends Free Speech on Palestine. scheerpost.com

Hina Shamsi (2024-01-24). The Importance of Defending the Free Speech Rights of Pro-Palestinian Students in Florida. aclu.org Like everyone else, college students have a First Amendment right to express their political opinions and advocate for the causes they believe in. Universities have long served as hotbeds for students to exercise these rights, providing opportunities for them to encounter diverse perspectives and broaden their understanding‚ÄØof themselves and the world. | Recent actions by Florida officials violate the First Amendment and pose a threat to these freedoms. In October 2023, Florida State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues, together with Gov. Ron DeSantis, ordered public universities in…

Zane McNeill (2024-01-24). Bills in Georgia Aim to Suppress Cop City, Pro-Palestine Activists. truthout.org Right-wing lawmakers in Georgia are advancing two bills that would erode free speech and protest rights in the state. HB 30 would categorize criticism of Israel as antisemitic hate speech and SB 359 would significantly expand the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, enhancing sentencing based on "political beliefs." "Don't sleep on this red clay fascism y'all,"… |

Staff (2024-01-25). Palestine and the crisis of free speech on college campuses. therealnews.com Editor's Note: At the 10: 43 mark, Mel misspeaks when she notes that tenured faculty often have the backing of a union. To clarify, tenured faculty often have the support of a union, faculty senates, or professional organizations like the AAUP. Colleges and universities have long acted as incubators for social movements, and the movement in …

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Hezbollah again targets Israeli airbase in response to assassinations in Lebanon, Syria. presstv.ir Hezbollah once again targets a strategic Israeli airbase in the north of the occupied territories.

Oakland Privacy (2024-01-25). Wednesday 2/21: Oakland Privacy: Fighting Against the Surveillance State. indybay.org Please email contact@oaklandprivacy.org a few days before the meeting to get up-to-date location information or obtain Zoom meeting access info.

MEE correspondent (2024-01-25). Iran: Rouhani's ban from key assembly unveils power struggle among political elite. middleeasteye.net Iran: Rouhani's ban from key assembly unveils power struggle among political elite | The ex-president and other prominent moderates are disqualified from running for body that elects supreme leader | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 11: 52 | Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and then-President Hassan Rouhani at a mourning ceremony in Tehran for top general Qassem Soleimani, 9 Jan…

Larry Johnson (2024-01-25). U.S. Prepping to Abandon Bases in Eastern Syria and Turn To China. sonar21.com The leaks have started and that almost always is a great indicator about an impending shift in U.S. foreign policy. In this case it concerns Syria, Iraq, Iran and Turkey. The United States has been engaged in a decade long military adventure in Syria. It started out in 2014 as an ostensible mission by special ops forces to find, fix and finish ISIS (that is military speak for killing the "terrorists"), but it evolved into an insurgent support operation to assist the Kurds in their battles against Syria and Turkey. Oh yeah. Almost forgot. The U.S. military personnel primary mission was to protect the Conoco…

The Independent (2024-01-25). Budget committee tasks finance officials on wastage. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee have asked government to consider non-taxed areas and those with revenue leakages, as part of its sources of income. According to the MPs, these areas would bridge the budgetary gaps that have kept several key priorities unfunded for years. The committee is …

Abdul Rahman (2024-01-25). Israel's collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza not acceptable, says UN Chief. peoplesdispatch.org Participants in the UN Security Council highlighted need for a ceasefire in Gaza and a long term solution to the Palestinian question as necessary for peace…

Ahmet Gencturk, Anadolu Ajansı (2024-01-25). ICJ to deliver on Friday its order on South Africa's genocide case against Israel. indybay.org The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday announced that it will deliver its order on Friday "on the Request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa" in a genocide case against Israel.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-25). Ethiopia seizes gold smuggled from Niger. plenglish.com Niamey, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Niger authorities ordered the suspension of all mining licenses in the nation, after 1,400 kilograms of gold bars coming from this country were seized in Ethiopia, it was reported on Wednesday.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-25). Panama to host world conference on tobacco control. plenglish.com Panama, Jan 25 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities confirmed that Panama will host the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (COP10) in February. The Third Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (MOP3) will also be held in Panama from February 5 to 15, the Health Ministry (MINSA) announced.

Andy Kroll (2024-01-25). Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror. tomdispatch.com In a New Yorker piece published five days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, American critic and public intellectual Susan Sontag wrote, "Let's by all means grieve together. But let's not be stupid together. A few shreds of historical awareness might help us understand what has just happened, and what may continue to happen." Sontag's desire to contextualize the 9/11 attacks was an instant challenge to the narratives that President George W. Bush would soon deploy, painting the United States as a country of peace and, most importantly, innocent of any wrongdoing. While the rhetorical strategies he developed…

ANDY (2024-01-25). Saturday 1/27: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

Angela (2024-01-25). Tuesday 1/23: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2024-01-25). Saturday 1/27: Petaluma: Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Petaluma Blvd and East Washington | Petaluma, CA…

Angela (2024-01-25). Sunday 1/28: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…

Angela (2024-01-25). Thursday 1/25: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org

Ann Brown (2024-01-25). Wife Explains Why Trade School Is Better Than College And Debt: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com In a world where a college degree has long been considered the traditional pathway to success, a rising number of individuals are challenging this narrative by choosing trade schools over college. One woman, in particular, took to social media to share her perspective on why trade school can be a better option than pursuing a …

California Faculty Association (2024-01-25). Tentative Agreement Reached Ending CFA Members' Historic Systemwide Strike. indybay.org January 22, 2024 – Following months of tense negotiations, California Faculty Association members and CSU management reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) ending the first systemwide faculty strike at the largest, four-year public university in the country. Faculty are now expected to return to their work assignments on Tuesday, January 23.

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-25). Wednesday 1/24: Pink Slip Pelosi at the S.F. Ballet Gala. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall…

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-25). Sunday 1/28: World Beyond War Billboard Ribbon-cutting and Reception. indybay.org First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. @27th, Oakland.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-25). State Department Refuses to Condemn Israel Shooting Group of Palestinians Waving White Flag. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Wednesday refused to condemn the shooting of unarmed Palestinian men waving a white flag in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, a scene that was captured on video by the UK's ITV News. The footage shows an interview with a group of Palestinian men who had their hands raised and …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-25). US, Iraq to Start Talks on Future of US Military Presence. news.antiwar.com The US and Iraq will soon begin talks on the future of the US military presence in Iraq, as Baghdad has been calling for the withdrawal of the US-led coalition in response to US airstrikes in the country. Sources told CNN that the US and Iraq would use a military commission they formed last summer …

David Giesen (2024-01-25). Saturday 1/27: GOP & DSA go MIA on real estate: the walking tour. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). China's railway system sees 159% surge in pre-Spring Festival ticket sales. ecns.cn The pre-Spring Festival ticket sales peak has arrived for China's railway system, with over 61 million tickets sold since January 12, a year-on-year increase of 159 percent, China State Railway Group Co (China Railway) announced on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Restructuring high on SOE agenda. ecns.cn China will initiate restructuring and integration activities within its centrally administered State-owned enterprises this year, focusing on sectors such as information communication, new energy and equipment manufacturing.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Shipbuilders chart new course on clean transition. ecns.cn China's shipbuilding industry is actively seizing new opportunities as the sector globally transitions into a phase of low-carbon and green development, industry experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Alibaba founders' share buybacks enthuse investors. ecns.cn Alibaba Group Holding Ltd co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai's recent move to buy back shares of the Chinese technology heavyweight is expected to shore up investor sentiment and market confidence toward China's tech sector.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Officials mobilize top medical experts in response to deadly fire in Jiangxi. ecns.cn Officials from the National Health Commission and the Ministry of Emergency Management called for all-out efforts to rescue and treat people injured in a deadly fire that broke out in a street-side shop in Xinyu, Jiangxi province, on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). 10 science rumors debunked in China's latest list. ecns.cn Chinese authorities dispelled 10 persistent scientific myths on Sunday, tackling misinformation ranging from gene-based career prediction to astronaut eyewear in the annual "Science Rumor Debunking List."

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Death toll rises to 39 in building fire in Jiangxi. ecns.cn A building fire in Xinyu city, East China's Jiangxi province has killed 39 people and left nine people injured as of 8: 20 pm on Wednesday. There are still some trapped.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Hainan sets eyes on deep sea and aerospace innovation. ecns.cn China's southernmost island province, Hainan, will cultivate quality productivity and focus on new areas such as deep sea and aerospace to promote technological innovation and industrialization, according to Hainan governor Liu Xiaoming.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Astronauts for next two spaceflights undergoing trainings. ecns.cn Crew members for China's next two manned spaceflights have been selected and are undergoing extensive training, according to a senior space official.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Stabilization fund talk spurs investor sentiment. ecns.cn Chinese authorities are seeking to mobilize about 2 trillion yuan ($278 billion), mainly from the offshore accounts of Chinese State-owned enterprises, as part of a stabilization fund to buy A shares via stock connect programs linking the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Financial policy to focus on real economy. ecns.cn China's financial regulatory policy will focus on supporting the real economy and further opening up the country's financial services industry, said Li Yunze, head of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, here on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Death toll from landslide rises to 34 as hundreds remain relocated. ecns.cn The death toll from the landslide that hit Zhenxiong county in Southwest China's Yunnan province on Monday had risen to 34 as of 5 pm on Wednesday, with rescue efforts ongoing and 10 people still missing, according to local authorities.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Experts: RRR cut plan to bolster biz vitality. ecns.cn China's stronger-than-expected plan to cut the reserve requirement ratio will boost market confidence and economic vitality, experts said on Wednesday, as it comes at a time when there is a stronger need for confidence in economic recovery.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Scientists reveal gibbons' gift for choral singing. ecns.cn A group of scientists from China, the United States and Canada have delved into the question by focusing their research on the mechanism and evolution of song coordination in animals, especially in three closely related species of wild gibbons.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Villagers cared for in quake aftermath. ecns.cn Despite some cracks appearing in the walls of her house and some bricks falling down during the earthquake that struck Xinjiang on Tuesday, Amragul Mamat didn't feel too nervous about the situation.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Jiangxi authorities detain 12 for fire that killed 39. ecns.cn Twelve people have been detained for a fire that engulfed a building in Xinyu, Jiangxi province, local authorities said on Thursday. The blaze left 39 dead and injured nine.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). PBOC, HKMA unveil measures to promote market connectivity. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Wednesday announced six new measures involving financial market connectivity, cross-border capital facilitation, and deepening financial cooperation.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Wild giant panda population in China increases to nearly 1,900. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Xi orders curbing repeated occurrence of safety accidents after deadly street shop fire. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged efforts to curb the repeated occurrence of various kinds of safety accidents and to protect people's lives and property and social stability.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Side event on human rights and Chinese modernization held by NGO in Geneva. ecns.cn A side event on human rights and Chinese modernization was held by China Society for Human Rights Studies on Wednesday in Geneva with experts from different places in China, including Xinjiang and Xizang regions sharing their stories of the human rights developments.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). China's Zheng Qinwen secures her first Grand Slam semifinal appearance. ecns.cn China's top women's ace Zheng Qinwen secured her career-first Grand Slam semifinal berth in Melbourne on Wednesday after beating Russia's Anna Kalinskaya 2-1 in a quarterfinal clash at the Australian Open.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Straw dragon dance staged to celebrate Spring Festival in Guangxi. ecns.cn Luocheng Mulam Autonomous County is the only Mulam Autonomous County in China. Straw dragon dance was listed as an intangible cultural heritage in Guangxi in 2010.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). 'Tidal trees' frozen on Qiantang River. ecns.cn Giant tree pattern appears on the frozen Qiangtang River due to a cold snap in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 24, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). High-speed trains under maintenance ahead of spring festival travel rush. ecns.cn Maintenance work are underway ahead of the spring festival travel rush to ensure the safety of train operations.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). 39 killed in deadly building fire in Jiangxi. ecns.cn 39 people have been killed and nine injured in the deadly fire on Wednesday.

edited by Khubaka, MIchael Harris (2024-01-25). Rosa Louise McCauley Parks – Speech 1965 – Alabama Freedom March – Selma to Montgomery. indybay.org 24th Annual, California Rosa Parks Day, continues the journey to share a more authentic life legacy of the Mother of the US Civil Rights Movement as "Patron Saint" of the Women's Political Council of Montgomery, Alabama and much more…

Editor (2024-01-25). A mass grave of hundreds of poor and oppressed people found in Mississippi. mronline.org The extent of the mass grave became widely known after a Black man was run over by a police vehicle and buried in an unmarked grave, unbeknownst to his family.

Editor (2024-01-25). Britain condemned for launching 'largest raid so far on Yemen'. mronline.org 'The violent repercussions of Israel's war on Gaza are spreading across the Middle East, threatening a much wider conflict,' Stop the War says.

Editor (2024-01-25). Learning from Lenin today. mronline.org One hundred years since Lenin's death, Nigerian socialist Abiodun Olamosu describes of the revolutionary on his own political development. As the preeminent organiser of the Russian revolution, Lenin helped to determine the course of Olamosu's life in Nigeria. Olamosu explores the development of Lenin's work and legacy. He regards Stalin's rise to power, and the Soviet Union, as an abomination to the body of ideas of Marxism and socialist internationalism.

Editor (2024-01-25). Walter Rodney's radical legacy. mronline.org Contrary to those who cast Marxism as a Eurocentric "white ideology," the Guyanese revolutionary saw it as an essential component of struggles against colonialism.

Editor (2024-01-25). Chris Hedges: The Death of Israel. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-25). US Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Alabama Nitrogen Gas Execution. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-25). A Prison Librarian's Efforts to Humanize the Stories of Incarcerated People. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-25). Biden's Illegal Bombing of Yemen Intensifies the Risk of Regional War. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-25). Gaza's Economy Has Been Erased. Famine and Black Markets Are All That Remain. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-25). How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-25). Palestinian Paints Murals on Rubble Amid War on Gaza. scheerpost.com By Niko Georgiades and Mohamed Ahmed / Unicorn Riot Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine — Artist Amal Abu Al-Sabah, 26, paints on houses bombed by Israel during their war on Gaza. Her message to the world: "That the Israeli aggression must cease once and for all. And that no more aggression should ever afflict Gaza again." "I …

Editor (2024-01-25). Trans People in Utah Could Face 6 Months in Jail for Bathroom Use Under New Bill. scheerpost.com

Free Palestine! (2024-01-25). Friday 1/26: UCSC in Crisis: End UC Neglect Now. indybay.org

Free Palestine! (2024-01-25). Sunday 1/28: Santa Cruz: Global Strike Week Action Day. indybay.org Lighthouse Field State Beach, 701 W Cliff Dr., Santa Cruz…

Free Palestine (2024-01-25). Stop Bombing Hospitals: Genocide Manufactured in the Bay. indybay.org Healthcare workers protest, disrupt work at L3Harris for its role in manufacturing weapons technology for Israel…

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Cancelling the journalist: ABC's coverage of Israel-Gaza war. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Climate activists call on SA gov't to dump Santos from cycling race. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Genocidal Israel on trial. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Health workers rally against Israel's assault on Gazan colleagues. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). The last flurry: US Congress and Australian MPs seek Julian Assange's release. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Muloobinba residents declare Gaza their 'sister city'. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Pro-Palestine protesters demand Ged Kearney stand with those calling for a ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Socialist councillor: New rainbow crossing a 'positive step'. greenleft.org.au

gringus (2024-01-25). Antisemitic Flyers In Davis. indybay.org Davis Antifascists Remove Antisemitic Flyers From Downtown Area…

imperial.ac.uk (2024-01-25). UK universities partner with US lab to build a new quantum experiment. imperial.ac.uk

Janine Jackson (2024-01-25). 'When you're in a colonial situation, the colonial power initiates violence'. mronline.org CounterSpin interview with Gregory Shupak on Gaza and genocide.

Khaled El-Hissy (2024-01-25). Families can't be replaced. electronicintifada.net Israel has inflicted massive destruction on my relatives in northern Gaza.

Labor Video Project (2024-01-25). Eastbay CSU CFA Start Strike & All CSU Campuses Join for Living Wages & Students. indybay.org CSU East Bay CFA workers went on strike January 22, 2024 and striker spoke out at the college.

Labor Video Project (2024-01-25). UAW Members At CAP Convention Interrupted Biden To Demand A Ceasefire & Were Shouted Down. indybay.org At the national UAW CAP convention in Washington DC, supporters of a ceasefire interrupted President Joe Biden and were shouted down and some were dragged out of the convention.

Lucy McCann (2024-01-25). Law Pod UK New Episode: Scope of Duty since Khan v Meadows. ukhumanrightsblog.com In Episode 192 of Law Pod UK Rachel Marcus and Marcus Coates-Walker of 1 Crown Office Row join Lucy McCann to explore the principle of the scope of duty in the context of clinical negligence claims: first by analysing the decision in Khan v Meadows and then discussing how the courts have grappled with scope …

mforinoco (2024-01-25). Argentina: Milei's Blitzkrieg and the Unconstitutional Plan. orinocotribune.com By Maria Fernanda de la Quintana — Jan 23, 2024 | The rush to violate the Argentine Constitution and constitutional guarantees is part of a deliberately executed plan to carry out the biggest plundering of resources transfer while implementing a model of famine. | Article 29 clearly states; "The Congress may not grant the national Executive, nor the provincial Legislatures to the provincial governors, extraordinary powers, nor the sum of public power, nor grant them submissions or supremacy by which the life, honor or fortunes of the Argentine people are at the mercy of any government or person. Acts of this…

mforinoco (2024-01-25). Hamas Leader Rules Out Two-State Solution. orinocotribune.com Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashaal has rejected calls for the negotiation of a two-state peace deal with Israel to end the war in Gaza, proclaiming that the Palestinian people will never legitimize the "Zionist entity" in West Jerusalem by accepting its existence. | "We have nothing to do with the two-state solution," Mashaal said in an interview posted on Tuesday by Kuwaiti podcaster

Nayvin Gordon (2024-01-25). WAR—The Malignant Creation of an Emotional Animal, What can be done? indybay.org We must accept the need for eternal political vigilance and the need for force in the hands of the rank and file, to identify, expose, constrain, or punish those who wish to dominate, manipulate, or exploit us.

Norman Solomon (2024-01-25). New Hampshire Results Leave Progressives Up Against the Wall. indybay.org

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-25). Second Thoughts on the Germ Theory. expose-news.com Germs: unnecessary and insufficient to cause disease. Many scientists in the past were aware the there were powerful people with vested interests who through manipulating statistics worked to elevate the status of a …

peacefully (2024-01-25). Presideny Biden Is Accused In Federal Court In California Of Genocide In Gaza. indybay.org ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/attach/2023/11/Complaint_DCI-Pal-v-Biden_w.pdf PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP FILE COMPLAINT IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST JOSEPH R BIDEN, JR. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE, LLOYD JAMES AUSTIN III, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, in their official capacities, Defendants. Case No.: 3: 23-cv-5829…

peacefully (2024-01-25). President Biden Is Accused In Court In California Of Genocide In Gaza CASE NO.: 3:23-cv-58. indybay.org ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/attach/2023/11/Complaint_DCI-Pal-v-Biden_w.pdf PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP FILE COMPLAINT IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST JOSEPH R BIDEN, JR. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE, LLOYD JAMES AUSTIN III, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, in their official capacities, Defendants. Case No.: 3: 23-cv-5829…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-25). One of the largest unions in the United States just called for a ceasefire in Gaza. mronline.org The Service Employees International Union, which boasts two million members, joined a growing section of the U.S. labor movement in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Peter Maiden (2024-01-25). Historic Strike at California State Universities, Picket Line at Fresno State. indybay.org Historic Strike at CSU-Fresno.

PNW Street Medics (2024-01-25). Free Online First Aid, Health & Safety Courses. indybay.org

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). German farmers rally in Berlin to protest against agricultural subsidy cuts. presstv.ir German farmers on Monday blocked the streets in Berlin.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Palestinians inspect their destroyed homes in Gaza's Khan Yunis. presstv.ir Gazans inspect rubble after an Israeli strike on a camp in Khan Yunis.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Thousands protest alleged fraud in Serbia vote. presstv.ir Thousands of people rally in the Serbian capital of Belgrade to protest alleged fraud.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah. presstv.ir Aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah in the south of the coastal sliver, where much of the population is in a humanitarian crisis amid an ongoing Israeli war.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Severe winter storm dumps thick snow over Nebraska. presstv.ir Much of the United States has been gripped by freezing subzero temperatures caused by an Arctic blast.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Italy's Vicenza. presstv.ir Italian police used a water cannon to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Italian northern city of Vicenza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Brussels call for ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of the Belgian capital to demand ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Funeral of Palestinian teenager killed during Israeli raid in West Bank. presstv.ir Palestinians attend the funeral of 16-year-old Yamen Mohammed Husseti in Arraba, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Iraqi resistance says launches second phase of anti-Israel operations after US attacks. presstv.ir Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have vowed to continue their operations against military bases, after the Pentagon carries out airstrikes against sites used by the Iraqi forces on the border with Syria.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Public panic in Sweden over war with Russia as Turkey ratifies Stockholm's bid to join NATO. presstv.ir Turkey signs off on Sweden joining NATO, as public panic rises in Stockholm over a war with Russia.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). 200 killed in Israeli Gaza attacks as regime orders massive clearance in Khan Younis. presstv.ir The Palestinian Health Ministry says nearly 200 people were killed and over 350 sustained wounds in the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on Monday and Tuesday.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). German train drivers stage longest-ever strike, plunging economy into chaos. presstv.ir Germany's train drivers stag their longest-ever industrial action over pay and working hours, plunging the nation's market into chaos.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). 'Genocide Joe': US protesters rage against Biden, US support for Israel's Gaza war. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters have interrupted US President Joe Biden's speech several times during a campaign rally in Virginia state, chanting "Genocide Joe" amid Washington's continued support for Israel's genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Iran, Russia security chiefs assert anti-terror fight will continue. presstv.ir The top Iranian and Russian security officials call for the expansion of bilateral relations in different fields, among them the anti-terror fight.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Hamas slams US comments on post-war Gaza rule, says Palestinians will decide their future. presstv.ir Hamas has denounced White House spokesperson John Kirby's comments about post-war administrative control over Gaza as "flagrant interference" in the domestic affairs of Palestinians.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Instead of hitting Iraqi bases, US must pressure Israel to end Gaza war: Official. presstv.ir Iraq's national security adviser calls on the US to pile pressure on Israel to halt the ongoing onslaught against Gaza than to carry out strikes in Iraq against anti-terror resistance groups.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Israel keeps pounding Khan Yunis as 210 more reported dead in Gaza. presstv.ir Israel keeps up its heavy assault on Khan Yunis, Gaza's main southern city, killing more innocent Palestinians.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). South Africa expects ICJ judgment on Israeli genocide in Gaza on Friday: Report. presstv.ir The lawsuit filed by South Africa says Israel's actions in besieged Gaza are "genocidal."

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Farmers rally in front of the European parliament in Brussels. presstv.ir

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Iran says making efforts for rapprochement between Syria, Turkey. presstv.ir A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic is making efforts for potential rapprochement between Turkey and Syria.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Raeisi calls for UN reform, says body unable to end Gaza genocide. presstv.ir President Raeisi laments the UN has failed to prevent the brutal onslaught against Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Leading humanitarian organizations call on states to halt arms transfers to Israel. presstv.ir The appeal comes as Israeli genocide in Gaza has been escalating because of the continuous support of Western governments.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Activists unveil giant banner in Madrid to demand ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Activists demanding ceasefire in Gaza unfurl a giant picture of a Palestinian child crying for help above the entrance to Madrid's Reina Sofia museum.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Yemen forces fire ballistic missiles at US warships in continued support for Gaza. presstv.ir Yemeni forces strike American warships in support of Palestinians in Gaza, who have come under a genocidal US-backed war by the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Criticism pours in after Israel strikes UN compound in Khan Younis. presstv.ir Criticism pours in after the Israeli regime attacks a UN facility in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip.

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-25). Israel's Ben-Gvir Sees West Bank Opportunity in Gaza Genocide. mintpressnews.com Itmar Ben-Gvir perceives all Palestinians in the West Bank as potential terrorists, the same way that Israel's 'moderate' President Isaac Herzog perceives all Gazans as "responsible" for Hamas' actions.

report (2024-01-25). Police Violence at Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo. indybay.org Police beat students at Palestine demonstration…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-25). Calls for King Charles III's representative in Canada to resign after court rules in favour of Freedom Convoy protestors. expose-news.com On Tuesday, The Federal Court of Canada ruled the decision to use the War Measures (Emergencies) Act to respond to the Freedom Convoy was unreasonable and excessive, validating the claims made in …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-25). Dutch Queen Máxima's popularity dwindles as she markets Digital IDs and CBDCs. expose-news.com The once hugely popular Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is falling into disgrace with the Dutch public. Since October 2022, she has been making the rounds in international conferences and meetings to …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-25). Is NASA's 'Temperatures Are Rising' graph evidence of global warming or evidence of widespread fraud? expose-news.com "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." — Upton Sinclair This statement holds particularly true in the field of climate …

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-25). Scottish farmers' protest: "Farmers are getting pushed to the limit — We've had enough" expose-news.com In the Scottish countryside, the rallying cry "It's happening" echoes as farmers join the wave of protests happening across Europe. Their grievances are diverse, but the common thread is dissatisfaction with the …

SAMIR (2024-01-25). Standing Together: Serving Apartheid Israel's Propaganda. bdsmovement.net

Suzanne James (2024-01-25). A 'completed life' deserves a dignified ending. greenleft.org.au Suzanne James reviews Dr Rodney Symes' book, which reveals the societal abandonment of the basic human rights and bodily autonomy of our most vulnerable: dementia sufferers, the aged, the disabled and the terminally ill.

teleSUR, DRL- lvm, YSM (2024-01-25). Realizan paro general en Argentina contra políticas del presidente Milei. telesurtv.net El inicio oficial de la medida de presión estaba señalado para el mediodía local, pero desde la mañana comenzaron a formarse los primeros piquetes de manifestantes.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-25). Venezuela rechaza declaraciones de EE.UU. sobre detenciones. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al Cancillería de Venezuela, "el Gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América ha perdido la brújula moral".

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-25). Constitucional ecuatoriano autoriza acuerdo militar con EE.UU. telesurtv.net Con ambos tratados se le otorga al personal militar y civil de Estados Unidos, privilegios, exenciones e inmunidades, equivalentes al personal diplomático.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-01-25). Agricultores protestan en varias ciudades de Francia. telesurtv.net La protesta de agricultores registró la víspera sus dos primeros decesos y forzó al presidente Emmanuel Macron a intervenir.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-01-25). Más de 70 muertos deja colapso de mina en Malí. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con medios internacionales, que citan a fuentes malienses, se han contabilizado 73 personas fallecidas.

teleSUR, hvh, YSM (2024-01-25). Presidentes de Irán y Türkiye llaman a cesar genocidio en Gaza. twitter.com "Discutimos la necesidad de poner fin a los ataques inhumanos de Israel contra Gaza", afirmó el jefe de Estado turco.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-25). Conaie exige transparencia sobre acuerdos con EE.UU. en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Mediante un comunicado, Conaie apuntó que estos asuntos incumben al pueblo debido a la injerencia de la nación norteña en los asuntos internos.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-25). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 100 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-25). Sube a 39 cifra de muertos por incendio en el oriente de China. telesurtv.net El incendio se produjo por la tarde en un piso subterráneo de la tienda en la avenida Tiangongnan en el distrito de Yushu.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-25). Policía colombiana investiga supuesto golpe de Estado contra Petro. telesurtv.net El director de la Policía Nacional, el general William Salamanca, indicó que es una "información que se encuentra en proceso de verificación".

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-25). Corea del Norte lanza varios misiles de crucero hacia el mar Amarillo. telesurtv.net Es la primera vez que Pyongyang realiza pruebas de misiles de crucero desde septiembre del año pasado, cuando también realizó lanzamientos al mar Amarillo.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-25). Congreso de EE.UU. destaca ineficacia de sanciones contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net En el reciente desarrollo de los acontecimiento sobre las tensas relaciones de Estados Unidos y Venezuela se subrayó la importancia que ha cobrado el acuerdo de Barbados.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-25). Rusia acusa a Ucrania del derribo de un avión en Bélgorod. telesurtv.net El derribo del Il-76 en Rusia es "un atentado terrorista del régimen de Kiev", informan desde el Ministerio de Defensa ruso.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-01-25). Avión ruso con 65 prisioneros ucranianos se estrella en provincia Bélgorod. telesurtv.net A bordo de la aeronave, de transporte militar Il-76, se encontraban "65 prisioneros de guerra de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania".

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-01-25). CIJ presentará resolución sobre demanda de Sudáfrica a Israel. telesurtv.net "La Corte Internacional de Justicia entregará su resolución sobre la solicitud de indicación de medidas provisionales presentada por Sudáfrica", dijo el órgano.

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-25). Jefa de Comando Sur se reúne con ministro de Defensa de Ecuador. telesurtv.net La representante estadounidense se reunió con el ministro Giancarlo Loffredo para "dialogar sobre los esfuerzos para fortalecer la cooperación en defensa".

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2024-01-25). Venezuela y México firman acuerdo en materia petrolera. telesurtv.net El Memorándum se alcanza tras varios encuentros entre ambas delegaciones este mes de enero…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-25). Avión con material bélico de EE.UU. arriba a Ecuador. telesurtv.net El avión ucraniano llegó a Ecuador con cooperación internacional. Según expertos, esta aeronave es usada por los países para transportar mercancía pesada y grande a otros territorios.

teleSUR, odr, MS (2024-01-25). Celebran Feria de la Alasita en La Paz, Bolivia. telesurtv.net Según lo que la tradición dice al mediodía del 24 de enero cientos de artesanos abren sus quioscos en La Paz, para vender miniaturas que representan lo que quieren las personas adquirir durante todo el año.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-25). Mantienen cuatro provincias dominicanas en alerta por sistema frontal. telesurtv.net El COE mantiene en alerta verde a las provincias Puerto Plata, Santiago, La Vega y Monseñor Nouel.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-25). Rusia solicita reunión urgente en la ONU sobre accidente del IL-76. telesurtv.net El ministro de Exteriores ruso, Serguéi Lavrov, calificó la acción bélica como un "atentado terrorista del régimen de Kiev".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-25). Gobierno argentino logra dictamen de mayoría para ley àìmnibus. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, el oficialismo consiguió 55 rúbricas, de los cuales 21 son de la coalición La Libertad Avanza.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-25). Reportan 25.700 palestinos asesinados por Israel en Gaza. telesurtv.net Unas 50 personas fueron ultimadas y otras 120 resultaron heridas por ataques sionistas contra la ciudad de Jan Yunis, que está bajo una enorme presión bajo el asedio israelí.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-25). Al menos tres muertos por lluvias en Río de Janeiro, Brasil. telesurtv.net Dos personas murieron luego de que se derrumbara una casa en la localidad de Guaratiba, en la zona oeste.

teleSUR- lvm, MS (2024-01-25). Accidente deja un muerto y heridos en República Checa. telesurtv.net "En el lugar se encontraban varios agentes policiales de distintas dependencias. Nuestras actividades incluyeron, además de verificar aún más la identidad de todas las personas, brindar cooperación a otros componentes, pero también garantizar el servicio de tráfico de las carreteras adyacentes y garantizar un perímetro seguro.", dijo la policía.

The Independent (2024-01-25). Ghana sacks coach Hughton after AFCON exit. independent.co.ug ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | Chris Hughton, coach of Ghana national football team, has been relieved of his duties after the team's group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d'Ivoire, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Wednesday. The GFA said in a statement that it has also dissolved the …

The Independent (2024-01-25). NATO kicks off largest military drills in decades. independent.co.ug BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday kicked off "Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024," its largest military drills in decades. "The dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States and following a series of operations will commence her transit across the Atlantic," NATO said, adding, "His …

The Independent (2024-01-25). NIRA plans mandatory return of old IDs for new national enrollment. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) is considering a bold move ahead of the upcoming mass national ID enrollment: requiring all Ugandans to surrender their current cards before receiving new ones. This proposal, intended to streamline the process and address widespread issues, has sparked both anticipation and concern among citizens. …

Wejdan Wajdy Abu Shammala (2024-01-25). How will children in Gaza heal? electronicintifada.net "Do they shell the stars?"

WSWS (2024-01-25). Amazon response to labor shortage caused by high turnover rate: More automation, threatening jobs. wsws.org Amazon has begun testing a humanoid robot called Digit, designed to handle tote processing that is currently the responsibility of human workers, and it is experimenting with a robotic arm called Sparrow with a similar goal of reducing the amount of repetitive tasks employees must do.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Historic flash flooding batters Southern California. wsws.org The devastating storm and floods came with little warning to residents, who had to flee for their lives, completely unprepared.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Vote "No" to Quebec unions' sellout deals as first step in preventing the scuttling of the public sector workers' struggle. wsws.org We need to form rank-and-file committees in every workplace to unite public sector employees and mobilize all workers, in the province and across North America, in a political struggle to defend jobs, wages and working conditions for all.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Vote "no" to the sell-out agreement for education workers in South Australia! Build Rank-and-File Committees! wsws.org The proposed agreement is a sellout, with the offered pay deal representing a substantial cut in real wages.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Support the train drivers' strike in Germany! wsws.org The strike by train drivers in Germany must become the launchpad for a broad mobilisation of the entire working class. A mass movement against the shift to the right by all the establishment parties, social cuts and war, and growing resistance among workers, shows there is a strong basis for this.

WSWS (2024-01-25). United Auto Workers backs reelection of warmonger Biden. wsws.org With its endorsement, the UAW bureaucracy is backing a war criminal who is overseeing Israel's genocide in Gaza and a rapid expansion of American imperialism's wars of global conquest.

WSWS (2024-01-25). US presidential election heads toward Trump-Biden contest. wsws.org The choice between the Republican fascist and the Democratic warmonger and enabler of genocide in Gaza is no choice at all. The alternative must come from the working class.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Why is Britain's Labour Party soft-pedalling the Post Office Horizon scandal? wsws.org Labour's pledge to "work with the Government" over the Horizon scandal is a pact between two criminals not to rat on each other.

WSWS (2024-01-25). From Germany, farmers' protests erupt across France and Europe. wsws.org The decisive issue is linking these growing protests into a movement of the working class against the NATO war on Russia, the financial aristocracy and the capitalist system.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Britain's top general issues call for conscription and "whole of nation mobilisation" for war. wsws.org General Sir Patrick Sanders described the civilian population as "a pre-war generation" who must "think like troops" and be "prepared mentally to fight".

WSWS (2024-01-25). Stop the CFA betrayal of the California State University strike! Vote NO on the sellout TA! For rank-and-file control of the struggle! wsws.org Independent rank-and-file organizations are required whose first order of business will be to ensure that the workforce votes down the contract by the widest possible margin, while preparing for the next strike, which should not be allowed to be called off without the democratic vote of the membership.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Baltimore Sun newspaper sold to right-wing media conglomerate. wsws.org The 187-year-old Maryland newspaper, which has been sold multiple times over the last four decades, returns to local ownership under the control of the conservative scion of the Sinclair broadcast empire.

WSWS (2024-01-25). China's stock market fall sounds alarm bells. wsws.org China's premier Li Qiang has called for "more forceful and effective measures to stabilise the market and boost confidence."

WSWS (2024-01-25). Public meeting: Oppose the Sri Lankan government's witch hunt against electricity workers. wsws.org The Wickremesinghe government and CEB management witch hunt is a direct attack on the fundamental democratic rights of the entire working class.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Interview with Hany Abu-Assad, Palestinian filmmaker (Paradise Now, Omar): "Gaza is the Bastille of our day … a lot is going to change" wsws.org One of his most accomplished works is Omar, a 2013 film about a young Palestinian baker (Adam Bakri) who becomes involved in complex political and moral matters.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Maldives gives India deadline to evacuate soldiers. wsws.org Like the rest of the region, the Maldives is increasingly embroiled in geo-political rivalry as the US, backed by India, intensifies its aggressive confrontation with China.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Drop the charges against anti-genocide protesters in New Orleans! wsws.org The criminal charges against New Orleans students and community members are part of the broader campaign to criminalize opposition to genocide on US campuses.

WSWS (2024-01-25). LFI's response to new French government exposes its bankruptcy. wsws.org The admission that the Socialist Party gave birth to "horrors" such as the fascistic Attal-Macron regime highlights the bankruptcy of La France Insoumise (LFI), whose leaders emerged from the PS and still defend the counter-revolutionary negotiations of trade union bureaucracies with it.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Alaska Airlines CEO says many of the carrier's Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes have loose bolts. wsws.org The CEO of Alaska Airlines said an inspection of its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets showed there are loose bolts on many of the company's planes.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Turkey backs Sweden's NATO membership amid escalating war against Russia. wsws.org By approving Sweden's membership of NATO, the Turkish political establishment has paved the way for this imperialist alliance, which fully back the Israeli genocide in Gaza, to escalate the war against Russia.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Australian experts warn of COVID surge, condemn absence of public health response. wsws.org An ABC article, in which COVID experts were able to speak on the dangers of the virus and measures to prevent its transmission, was a rare breach in a general blackout of the ongoing pandemic.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Greetings by the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Halil àáelik's death. wsws.org This is the tribute given by the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists to Halil àáelik, founder and leader of the Sosyalist E≈üitlik Grubu, who died suddenly at the age of 57 on December 31, 2018.

WSWS (2024-01-25). Discredited ex-Australian PM quits, but Labor government deepens his attacks. wsws.org The Albanese government has continued, and escalated, the major features of Morrison's policies—from the AUKUS military pact against China to the persecution of refugees and the slashing of health, disability and other social spending.

Abby Zimet (2024-01-24). Gaza Horrors: Ironclad Support For Starving, Blinding, Shattering Children. globalresearch.ca Harrowingly, confoundingly, Gaza's horrors grow. Israel kills 250 people a day, attacks hospitals, bombs survivors in tents, blocks over 75% of humanitarian aid from reaching a place where "every single person is hungry," a quarter are starving, most are cold, …

Abiodun Olamosu, Black Agenda Report. (2024-01-24). Learning From Lenin Today. popularresistance.org Not long after I joined the socialist movement as a student at the Polytechnic of Ibadan in 1980, I was introduced to Marxist literature at the Progressive and Socialist Bookshop which was the sole depot of many left-wing publishers from UK, USSR and China that included Zed Books. By the time I entered university as a mature student, I had already worked as a full-time revolutionary assisting Ola Oni, a foremost Marxist revolutionary and scholar at the University of Ibadan where he lectured. He also owned the bookshop. | My generation were inspired by the history of Russia, the only country that achieved a succes…

Al Mayadeen, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-24). Palestinian Resistance Explains: There Was No Choice But October 7. popularresistance.org Operation al-Aqsa Flood was a necessary step and a normal response to confront all Israeli conspiracies against the Palestinian people and their cause; a defensive act within the framework of ridding Palestine of the Israeli occupation, reclaiming Palestinian rights, and on the path to liberation and independence like all people around the world, the Palestinian Hamas Resistance movement said. | Hamas published Sunday a memorandum entitled: "Our Narrative… Operation al-Aqsa Flood," in which the Resistance movement explained the reasons behind the October 7 operation and the motives behind it, as well as its gen…

Alex Bainbridge (2024-01-24). Activists defy intimidation, shut down Ferra weapons factory. greenleft.org.au Pro-Palestine activists picketed a Ferra Engineering factory to protest its provision of weapons components to Israel. Alex Bainbridge reports.

Alex Salmon, Elizabeth Bantas (2024-01-24). US, British and Australian attacks on Yemen spread Middle East war. greenleft.org.au The United States and Britain claim they don't want to expand the war in the Middle East, when that is exactly what they are doing. Alex Salmon and Elizabeth Bantas report.

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-01-24). Plastic bag bans prove effective in US, reducing usage by billions. nationofchange.org Recent reports by environmental nonprofits indicate a substantial decrease in plastic bag usage due to bans implemented in various states and cities.

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-01-24). Cuba's Rum Festival to be held in Varadero. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of Cubasol, Luis Martinez de Armas, informed that next September, Varadero, Cuba's main beach resort, will host the Festival El Ron de Cuba.

Allen Forrest (2024-01-24). Another Lockdown Scandemic? dissidentvoice.org

Amy Goodman (2024-01-24). Nikki Haley "Doesn't Have a Future," Says Former New Hampshire Politician. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday with 54% of the vote to 43% for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, the last major challenger to Trump's Republican bid. "If there was a state she could win in, in the entire United States, it was this state, and she still lost by 11 points," says Arnie Arnesen, longtime New Hampshire radio and TV host and former… |

Ana Perdigón (2024-01-24). Colombia's President Petro Proposes Official Coalition for 2026 Elections. orinocotribune.com The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, proposed creating an official coalition to form a single party ahead of the 2026 presidential elections. | Through a message published on social media in tribute to the leftist activist Piedad Córdoba, Petro called for reflection and a meeting with the 1,500 members elected to Congress in 2023. | "In the face of Piedad, who went through a stage in the history of Colombian and Latin American progres…

Ana Perdigón (2024-01-24). Facing Coup Plots, President Maduro Issues Instructions For Venezuela's Military. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, issued new orders to the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) in response to five plots to overthrow the government that were During the broadcast of his program Con Maduro+, the Venezuelan head of state instructed Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino López to demote and expel from the FANB all mercenaries and traitors involved in the destabilization plans. | "General Padrino, today, on national television, asked for my…

Andy Tamas (2024-01-24). Cracks in the Culture of Silence. indybay.org One of the more tragic elements of the culture of silence is that the dominated often internalize the oppressor — they become their own dominators, and behave toward themselves and each other much as the oppressor behaves toward them. This internalization is often created and maintained by the education system that is controlled by the elite.

ANDY (2024-01-24). Saturday 1/27: Ceasefire Postcards to Congress. indybay.org Heyma Yemeni Coffee at 1122 University Ave in Berkeley…

Angela (2024-01-24). Monday 1/22: Palo Alto City Council Ceasefire Resolution. indybay.org 250 Hamilton Ave | Palo Alto, CA…

Angela (2024-01-24). Tuesday 1/23: Hayward City Council Meeting. indybay.org Hayward City Hall | 777 B St | Hayward, CA…

Angela (2024-01-24). Saturday 1/27: San Rafael: All out For Palestine! indybay.org San Rafael City Plaza | 1000 4th St | San Rafael, CA…

Angela (2024-01-24). Tuesday 1/23: Woodland Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Rep. Mike Thompson's office | 622 Main St | Woodland, CA…

Angela (2024-01-24). Saturday 1/27: Petaluma: Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Corner of Petaluma Blvd and East Washington | Petaluma, CA…

Angela (2024-01-24). Sunday 1/28: Santa Rosa Protest for Palestine. indybay.org Courthouse Square | Santa Rosa, CA…

Angela (2024-01-24). Thursday 1/25: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org

Ann Brown (2024-01-24). Shocking R. Kelly 'All You Need To Be Is 18' Recruiting Video Goes Viral. moguldom.com A more-than-a decade old video of R. Kelly performing in Ethiopia has resurfaced and has gone viral on social media. It's attracted attention because R. Kelly, who is servicing time for sex crimes in multiple states, can be seen and heard in the video trying to recruit young women from the audience. The R&B singer …

Ann Brown (2024-01-24). Shocking R. Kelly 'All You Need To Be Is 18' Recruiting Video Goes Viral. moguldom.com A more-than-a-decade-old video of R. Kelly performing in Ethiopia has resurfaced and gone viral on social media. It attracted attention because R. Kelly, who is serving time for sex crimes in multiple states, can be seen and heard in the video trying to recruit young women from the audience. The R&B singer was sentenced last …

Ann Brown (2024-01-24). 6 People Who Followed Prophet Rashad Jamal Are Missing In St Louis: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com Six individuals, including two children, have gone missing from their homes in a St. Louis, Missouri, suburb, raising concerns among their families and local authorities. The missing individuals are believed to be followers of an online cult led by Rashad Jamal, a former rapper and self-styled new age prophet currently serving an 18-year sentence in …

Ann Brown (2024-01-24). Is Joe Biden Pushing Spirit Airlines Into Bankruptcy Filing By Blocking Merger? moguldom.com On Jan. 16, a federal judge dealt a significant blow to the potential JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger on supporting the Biden administration and preventing the $3.8 billion deal from moving forward. Almost immediately after the rule, Spirit shares dropped significantly. Spirit Airlines plummeted about 22 percent, CNBC reported. Some observers say Spirit may be on the …

Ann Brown (2024-01-24). Married Mississippi Pastor Fired Days After Pregnant Mistress Confronts Him During Service In Viral Video. moguldom.com A married Mississippi pastor finds himself at the center of a scandal that led to his termination from East St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church in Abbeville. The controversy unfolded when a woman, claiming to be the pastor's mistress, confronted him during a Sunday church service, alleging that she was pregnant with his child. The incident …

Barry Healy, People's Dispatch. (2024-01-24). US War Drive Against China Undeterred By Taiwanese Election Setback. popularresistance.org On January 13 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the Taiwanese presidential election. The result is important because of Taiwan's frontline status in the US war drive against China. | The New York Times describes newly elected president, Lai Ching-te, as "a staunch separatist". | The DPP, which is generally considered to be more aligned with US interests and plays with the idea of Taiwanese independence from China, was opposed by two other parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP). | For the current US anti-China war drive, the results were mixed, and bring to the surface many of t…

Ben Norton (2024-01-24). Is a Huge War Coming? US Bombs Yemen, Iraq & Syria. Israel Bombs Gaza & Lebanon. Both Threaten Iran. orinocotribune.com

Binoy Kampmark (2024-01-24). May His Like Never Be Seen Again. dissidentvoice.org His type should never be seen again. Born from the dark well of swill and advertising, former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was always the apotheosis of politics' worst tendencies: shallow form, public service for private interest, and, ultimately, the scrap for survival at the expense of the grand vision. Get the vote, keep the …

Brett Forester, CBC. (2024-01-24). Advocates Denounce Bid To Weaken UN Indigenous Rights Declaration. popularresistance.org Indigenous leaders always suspected certain countries of colluding behind closed doors to undermine their rights at the United Nations. | But now, after newly released Australian cabinet papers showed Canada led efforts to weaken the original draft declaration on the rights of Indigenous peoples at the UN, secretly crafting a state-friendly substitute with Australia in 2002 and 2003, they have some evidence to prove it. | And they're far from shocked. | "We all knew that Canada was in the back rooms trying to counter everything," said Pam Palmater, a Mi'kmaw lawyer and chair in Indigenous governance at Toronto Me…

California Faculty Association (2024-01-24). Tentative Agreement Reached Ending CFA Members' Historic Systemwide Strike. indybay.org January 22, 2024 – Following months of tense negotiations, California Faculty Association members and CSU management reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) ending the first systemwide faculty strike at the largest, four-year public university in the country. Faculty are now expected to return to their work assignments on Tuesday, January 23.

Candice Bernd (2024-01-24). Biden's Base Revolts: Climate Activists Ramp Up Pressure Ahead of Super Tuesday. truthout.org "Trump, are you for ordinary people or are you for oil millionaires? Why are you letting my generation's future burn? Why aren't you fighting for people like me? You are taking millions and millions from the fossil fuel industry," 17-year-old Sunrise Movement activist Adah Crandall shouted at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, Monday night. |

Central Coast Indigenous Tribe (2024-01-24). Sunday 3/24: New Beginnings Indigenous Gathering. indybay.org Lutheran Community Church, 95 Alta Vista Ave, Watsonville…

Chris Walker (2024-01-24). Full District Court of Appeals Rules Against Trump's Call to Lift Gag Order. truthout.org The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has refused to hear former President Donald Trump's en banc appeal of an earlier appellate court ruling regarding a gag order that has been imposed on him in the case involving his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. En banc proceedings involve an entire circuit appeals court reviewing a prior three-judge ruling from within… |

Chris Walker (2024-01-24). Ignoring His Own Charges, Trump Claims Haley Will Face Investigations If Elected. truthout.org Fresh off his closer-than-expected victory in the New Hampshire GOP primary, former President Donald Trump is demanding that his main rival in the nominating contests, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, drop out of the race, claiming that she would be investigated by Congress immediately upon taking office if she became president. Following his win, Trump belittled Haley numerous times… |

Dan Lieberman (2024-01-24). Toward the Abyss. dissidentvoice.org One word characterizes United States foreign policy — counterproductive. Major U.S. foreign policy decisions after World War II — Vietnam War, Lebanon intrusion, Somalia incursion, Afghan/Soviet War, Afghan occupation, Iraq War, support for Shah of Iran, and Libyan Wars — have been counterproductive, not resolving situations and eventually harming the American people. The one-sided relationship …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-24). US Launches More Airstrikes in Iraq as Tensions Soar. news.antiwar.com The US launched another round of airstrikes in Iraq on Tuesday as tensions continue to soar in the region. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strikes targeted three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah and other "Iranian-affiliated groups," referring to Iraqi Shia militias. A correspondent for Al Mayadeen said the strikes …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-24). Bipartisan Group of Senators Question Legal Authority of Biden's New War With the Houthis. news.antiwar.com A bipartisan group of senators has sent a letter to President Biden questioning his legal authority to launch a new war against the Houthis in Yemen and the overall strategy of the campaign. The letter was signed by Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Todd Young (R-IN). "The Constitution requires …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-24). Israeli Officials Deny Reports of Progress in Hostage Negotiations With Hamas. news.antiwar.com Several media reports have said that Israel and Hamas were making progress in Qatari and Egyptian-mediated talks on a hostage deal, but Israeli officials are denying that's the case. "Reports of an agreement in principle to a ceasefire are not correct. There are very large gaps, and there is no advancement in talks," an Israeli …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-24). Russia Says Ukraine Shot Down Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs. news.antiwar.com Russia said on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces shot down a Russian military transport plane over Russia's Belgorod Oblast, killing all 74 people onboard, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that its forces registered two anti-aircraft missiles fired from Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast, which borders Belgorod, that hit the …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-24). US Bombs Yemen for 9th Time, Houthis Attack US Commercial Ship. news.antiwar.com US Central Command said it launched more missile strikes against the Houthis in Yemen early Wednesday morning, marking the ninth time the US bombed Yemen since January 12. CENTCOM claimed the strikes targeted "two Houthi anti-ship missiles that were aimed into the Southern Red Sea and were prepared to launch" and that US forces "identified …

David Giesen (2024-01-24). Saturday 1/27: GOP & DSA go MIA on real estate: the walking tour. indybay.org lobby of the American Youth Hostel | 312 Mason Street | San Francisco…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Demand from China drives U.S.' soybean trade. ecns.cn China is likely to import 30 million metric tons of soybeans from the United States in the latter's 2024 marketing year (Sept 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024), matching the amount imported in the previous marketing year.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). State energy firms turn to renewables abroad. ecns.cn China's large State-owned energy companies are focusing on wind, solar and hydropower projects overseas at a time when energy forms the largest share of investments under the Belt and Road Initiative, with most of that money going into renewables.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Chinese mini-dramas turn hot overseas. ecns.cn A poor female worker reluctantly agrees to an intimate relationship with a wealthy farm owner in Africa, but their initially forced interactions soon blossom into an unexpected romance.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Ceremony of resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru about to begin. ecns.cn The ceremony of the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru is about to begin.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Pudong to pioneer institutional reform. ecns.cn The newly released plan depicting the development path for Pudong New Area in the next five years will help the area fulfill its role as a pioneer of China's socialist modernization, said experts.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Chinese researchers wrap up Antarctic expedition. ecns.cn Chinese researchers completed their research programs during the country's 40th Antarctic expedition on Tuesday when they finished the last operation of measuring temperature and salinity in the Amundsen Sea.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Zibo looks to capitalize on windfall from BBQ craze. ecns.cn The barbecue craze in Zibo last year has had a lasting impact on the city, with governments at various levels seeking to utilize the fame to boost consumption, said deputies at the ongoing session of the 14th Shandong People's Congress.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Shanghai sets growth target, key undertakings for 2024. ecns.cn Shanghai's GDP is expected to grow by about 5 percent this year after reaching 4.72 trillion yuan ($660 billion) in 2023, Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai, said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Relief efforts underway after earthquake hits Xinjiang. ecns.cn Rescue and relief efforts are underway to assist those affected by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday, which has resulted in three deaths and five injuries, according to official reports.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). HK: No anomalies in market selloff. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is keeping a watchful eye on the local stock market, and has concluded that the market is operating in an orderly manner with no unusual occurrences or anomalies.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Revamped animal feed formulas to reduce reliance on imports. ecns.cn Authorities are working to revamp animal feed formulas with an aim to curb the use of soybean meal, a byproduct of soybean oil extraction.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Regulatory ties critical to financial vigor. ecns.cn China should intensify collaborative efforts with other economies in the realm of financial regulation and policy coordination in a bid to better guard against financial risks, bolster resilience and heighten stability in the global financial system.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Nation's efforts on human rights praised at UN. ecns.cn Representatives of various countries on Tuesday lavished praise on the human rights development and progress made by China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region over the years, saying China's efforts have protected human rights and bridged the poverty gap.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Chinese execs more upbeat on AI contributions. ecns.cn About 80 percent of Chinese business leaders expect the pace of technological disruption to accelerate even further in 2024, while 92 percent regard fast-developing generative artificial intelligence.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Visa-free policy well received by Italian tourists. ecns.cn With a visa-free policy now in place for visitors from some countries, niche tourist spots in China can unlock their potential for international tourism, said Cristiano Varotti, the East Asia manager for the Italian National Tourist Board, in an interview on Friday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). UN envoy: Israel's rejection of two-state solution 'unacceptable'. ecns.cn China's top envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday said that Israel's rejection of the two-state solution and denial of a Palestinian "right to statehood" are "unacceptable".

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China further opens up financial market with 10 foreign firms approved for underwriting. ecns.cn NAFMII said on Tuesday that 10 more foreign-funded institutions have been approved as lead underwriters or underwriters of debt financing instruments for non-financial enterprises, in a major step for financial opening.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China and Nauru resume diplomatic relations. ecns.cn On January 24, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Nauru Lionel Aingimea held talks in Beijing and signed a Joint Communiqué on the Resumption of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Nauru.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Relics dating back to 53,000 years ago discovered on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau. ecns.cn Over 10,000 cultural relics, including stone tools, bone artifacts, pottery fragments, bronze items, animal skeletons and plant remains, dating back to 53,000 years ago, have been unearthed at the Meilongdapu cave site on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). 12.44 million new urban jobs created in 2023. ecns.cn China's employment situation has remained generally stable, with 12.44 million new urban jobs created in 2023, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). In Numbers: China's express delivery sector sees double-digit growth in 2023. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). NASA shares cute image of penguin and egg-shaped galaxies. ecns.cn Captured by the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, the image features Arp 142, which strikingly mimics the appearance of a penguin guarding an egg.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). People gear up for Tibetan new year. ecns.cn As Losar, or Tibetan New Year, draws near, people in Lhasa get busy with their annual shopping.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Giant panda Fu Bao to return in April. ecns.cn Fu Bao, the first giant panda born in South Korea, is expected to return to the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda in Southwest China's Sichuan Province this April.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Commercial satellites aid earthquake rescue in Xinjiang. ecns.cn China's commercial satellites joined the rescue relief after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Xinjiang on Tuesday. Satellites including Gaofen-4 and Gaofen-1 families were deployed to capture images of the quake-hit areas.

EcoWatch (2024-01-24). Plastic Bag Bans in U.S. Have Reduced Plastic Bag Use by Billions, Report Says. pressenza.com A new report from nonprofits Environment America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group has found that bans on plastic bags around the U.S. have already reduced the number of bags used by billions. | By Paige Bennett | The report, "

Editor (2024-01-24). "War and Lenin in the 21st Century" mronline.org As in Lenin's time, the conclusion is that socialist revolution will end imperialist war, enabling workers to meet their own needs.

Editor (2024-01-24). It's time for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. mronline.org The Paris Agreement did not mention fossil fuels. The COP28 outcome was ridden with loopholes, qualifiers and dangerous distractions.

Editor (2024-01-24). Western feminism and the dehumanization of Palestinian men. mronline.org The racist accusation of misogyny by Julia Hartley-Brewer against Mustafa Barghouti embodies the refusal to see Palestinian men as victims, writes Hebh Jamal.

Editor (2024-01-24). The Chris Hedges Report: Joe Sacco, Author of 'Footnotes of Gaza,' on Journalism and Palestine. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-24). Despite SCOTUS Ruling, Abbott Promises to Fight Fed Removal of Border Razor Wire. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-24). FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease 'Deceptive' Advertising. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-24). It's All About Me: Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Statehood. scheerpost.com By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Israel has been given enormous license to control the security narrative in the Middle East for decades. This is not to say it is always in control of it — the attacks of October 7 by Hamas show that such control is rickety and bound, at stages, to come undone. What matters for Israeli …

Editor (2024-01-24). Low-Quality Schools Are a Double Punishment for Youth in Prison. scheerpost.com

Editor (2024-01-24). Two Mothers Are Killed in Gaza Every Hour as Fighting Exceeds 100 Days. scheerpost.com

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-24). In favor of the people who fight, New Operation Truth in Cuba (+Photos). plenglish.com Havana (Prensa Latina) Articulating alliances between alternative and counter-hegemonic media stood out among the premises most strongly defended during the celebration of the New Operation Truth Conference concluded yesterday in this capital.

Emily Sanders (2024-01-24). Congressman: DOJ investigation of Big Oil is now 'even more urgent' following Shell revelations. nationofchange.org Rep. Ted Lieu is once again urging the Department of Justice to look into whether fossil fuel companies broke the law.

Eve Andrews, Grist. (2024-01-24). Is East Palestine Safe One Year After The Ohio Train Derailment? popularresistance.org If there hadn't been construction planned for the bridge that crosses over Leslie Run, one of the creeks that runs through the middle of East Palestine, Ohio, Rick Tsai and Randy DeHaven might not have noticed the worst contamination they'd seen in the creek in weeks. | A backhoe had hoisted a chunk of earth from the bank of the creek, leaving a pool about eight feet across and deep enough to come up to the knees of Tsai's rubber fishing waders. What it also left, in Tsai's words, was an opportunity for a sort of "geological sample" — evidence that oil and chemicals still lingered in the soil and in the cre…

Frank Cappello (2024-01-24). LEVER TIME: This Senate Candidate Won't Be "Bossed, Bullied, Or Bought" levernews.com

Freddy Brewster (2024-01-24). Airlines Filed 1,800 Reports Warning Regulators About Boeing's 737 Max. levernews.com

Gary Lindorff (2024-01-24). One time I saw a man. thiscantbehappening.net One time I saw this: I saw a man coming down the middle of the road With a hoe on his shoulder and from the hoe swung a bucket. There were no cars on the road. No cars coming or going. Only he was coming. When I saw this man I asked myself, … |

Global Research News (2024-01-24). U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Silence Palestinian Human Rights Advocacy. globalresearch.ca January 22, 2024, Washington, D.C. — Today, a U.S.-based Palestinian rights organization prevailed when the Supreme Court refused to take up a lawsuit brought by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) and several U.S. citizens who live in Israel. Citing the …

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Call it what it is: Invasion Day. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Cancelling the journalist: ABC's coverage of Israel-Gaza war. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Climate activists call on SA gov't to dump Santos from cycling race. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Genocidal Israel on trial. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Health workers rally against Israel's assault on Gazan colleagues. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). The last flurry: US Congress and Australian MPs seek Julian Assange's release. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Pro-Palestine protesters demand Ged Kearney stand with those calling for a ceasefire. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-24). Socialist councillor: New rainbow crossing a 'positive step'. greenleft.org.au

gringus (2024-01-24). Antisemitic Flyers In Davis. indybay.org Davis Antifascists Remove Antisemitic Flyers From Downtown Area…

HAMAS (2024-01-24). Our narrative… Why Operation Al-Aqsa Flood? indybay.org In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful | Our steadfast Palestinian people, The Arab & Islamic nations; The free peoples worldwide and those who advocate for freedom, justice and human dignity In light of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and as our people continue their battle for independence, dignity and breaking-free from the longest-ever occupation during which they have drawn the finest displays of bravery and heroism in confronting the Israeli murder machine and aggression. We would like to clarify to our people and the free peoples of the world the real…

Hanna Warsame (2024-01-24). Palestinian journalists are stopping their reporting for 'a world that doesn't know the meaning of humanity'. mondoweiss.net As Israel has murdered over 118 journalists during its genocidal war on Gaza, many journalists have been forced to stop reporting on the unfolding horror for fear of being deliberately targeted.

Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic. (2024-01-24). Tribes Say SunZia Line Threatens San Pedro River, Sue To Stop Work. popularresistance.org Two Arizona tribes filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management for approving a high-voltage transmission line, alleging the government failed to account for historic and cultural sites through the line's San Pedro Valley route. | The Tohono O'odham Nation and the San Carlos Apache Tribe, along with Archaeology Southwest and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed the suit on Jan. 17 over the authorization of the SunZia transmission line. | The plaintiffs want a federal court to halt construction and require the BLM to comply with the law before continuing furth…

His Excellency Carlo Maria Viganà≤ (2024-01-24). Video: Archbishop Carlo Vigano. A False Pandemic and The Imposition of A False Vaccine. A Criminal Plan of World Depopulation. globalresearch.ca

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-24). China and Nauru formally resume diplomatic relations. plenglish.com Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Nauru counterpart, Lionel Aingimea, talked in this capital about the future of bilateral relations and resumed ties at the level of ambassador, effective from the date of signature. | Nauru is the latest country to break diplomatic relations with Taiwan. | In this regard, the Chinese Government recently stressed that the one-China principle is non-negotiable and the so-called "dollar diplomacy" is not a go-to tool. | Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning was responding to media reports that Beijing is allegedly pressuring Nauru to break its ties with Taiwan. | Shortly after the…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-24). Cuba and Basque Country empowering women through agroecology. plenglish.com Guantánamo, Cuba, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and the Basque Country are promoting agricultural projects to increase food production through agro-ecological techniques to empower women in this eastern province.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-24). MERCOSUR foreign ministers meet in Paraguay. plenglish.com Asuncion, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Ministers of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) are meeting in this capital on Wednesday, the first one in which Paraguay holds the bloc's rotating presidency in the first half of 2024.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-24). UNESCO's MIL Cities, beyond technological age. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The 10th International Conference on Culture, Communication, Marketing, and Community begins in this capital on Wednesday, offering in two days, an extensive scientific program with presentations on UNESCO's Ciudades MIL concept.

imperial.ac.uk (2024-01-24). Soaring childhood obesity from pandemic could cost UK billions. imperial.ac.uk

imperial.ac.uk (2024-01-24). Podcast: Filming with Attenborough, global development goals, and lab-grown meat. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: David Attenborough meets our newest robot, progress towards global goals, and supporting the future of lab-grown meat.

imperial.ac.uk (2024-01-24). Royal opening for new MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences building. imperial.ac.uk The MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences has celebrated the opening of its new building at Hammersmith Campus with a visit from The Princess Royal.

In Defense of Liberation! (2024-01-24). Colonial Connections: the Attack on Children. podcasters.spotify.com In this episode I added a bit of an additional layer to our discussion of Colonialism and Genocide. Historically, children have along with folks who are disabled, and Elderly folks, been disproportionately affected by war and especially by genocide, displacement, starvation, lack of medical care, hospitals, schools, jobs, etc. They are forced to leave their homes, their lives, their families, often coming or going to this or that imperialist nation, forced to give their intellect, labor, and tax dollars to a nation that helped destroy theirs. This cannot continue!

infobrics (2024-01-24). Why Egypt Chose BRICS Over Individual Bilaterals? Cairo Expert Explains. infobrics.org The BRICS consortium, a vital forum for emerging markets and developing nations, has officially welcomed five new members—Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, and the UAE. Their integration into the group took effect on January 1, 2024, marking a significant expansion for the alliance…

infobrics (2024-01-24). Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia. infobrics.org India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to positive GDP growth…

infobrics (2024-01-24). BRICS+ Expansion Causes Turmoil for Western Countries. infobrics.org At the dawn of this year, five more countries became full members of BRICS, a transnational association which until then consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and thus became BRICS+ (BRICS Plus), totalling 10 countries…

infobrics (2024-01-24). British Army could lose a third of its regular troops next decade. infobrics.org UK on the brink of an economic disaster.

infobrics (2024-01-24). CIA's openly declared spy war on Russia not going so well. infobrics.org Somewhat schizophrenically, the CIA calls for Russians to "end betrayal" by actually committing it, all for "family values" and "the future of Russia", which is quite strange given the fact that Washington DC ideologues are obsessed with every anti-family idea in the book. The so-called "woke" extremist, ultra-liberal ideology is at an all-time high in the US, while solid evidence suggests that the troubled Biden administration is even involved in the massive child trafficking in Ukraine and elsewhere. So much for America's "focus on family values".

infobrics (2024-01-24). Having failed militarily, Israel proposes disadvantageous truce deal. infobrics.org According to media, Tel Aviv is trying to establish a new ceasefire deal with Hamas, which makes clear Israeli despair with the military situation.

infobrics (2024-01-24). Downing of plane with Ukrainian POWs leaves many questions unanswered. infobrics.org The operation may indicate both the inability of pro-Kiev forces and the American intention to escalate the war.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). A Silent Continental Coup Carried Out by the U.S. is Underway. libya360.wordpress.com Eduardo Vasco Anti-government protesters confront police to protest the economic reforms of Argentine President Javier Milei outside the Supreme Court as labor unions legally challenge the measures in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 27, 2023. The steps taken by the Argentine government's foreign policy show that it will not stop at internal devastation. As if the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). Argentina: Shock Therapy, Resistance, and the Role of the Left. libya360.wordpress.com Juan Cruz Ferre The inauguration of libertarian President Javier Milei on December 10, 2023. (Presidency of Armenia / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED) Just over a month after President Javier Milei took office in Argentina, his economic policy is a textbook case of shock therapy. The plan laid out by Finance Minister Luis…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). As the US Escalates Attacks, Iraqi Resistance Joins Yemen in Imposing a Naval Blockade Against Israel. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle As US jets once more dropped bombs on Iraq and Yemen, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq vowed to put Israeli ports 'out of commission' until the siege of Gaza is lifted The Secretary-General of the Sayyid al-Shuhada Brigades, Abu Ala al-Walaei, announced during the early hours of 24 January the start of phase…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). How Gaza is Impacting the Great Power Standoff. libya360.wordpress.com Mohamad Hasan Sweidan While China-led multipolarity has accelerated the decline of the American era, the war in Gaza may end it altogether. What is unfolding today in West Asia — the Gaza war and its regional expansion — cannot be viewed separately from the international transformations that have grown in momentum over the past few years. Today, the transition…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). ICJ to Deliver a Decision on Provisional Measures January 26th. libya360.wordpress.com Application of the Genocide Convention in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) — Provisional Measures — Court to deliver its Order on Friday 26 January 2024 at 1 p.m. — ICJ Press Release 24 January 2024 No. 2024/4 Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). In the International Court of Justice Nicaragua Supports South Africa's Case Against Israel. libya360.wordpress.com Gobierno de Reconciliación y Unidad Nacional Unida Nicaragua Triunfa PRESS RELEASE The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity informs the people of Nicaragua and the international community that today it has filed before the International Court of Justice a request for permission to intervene in the case initiated on December 29, 2023 by South Africa…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). Is an Escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Feasible for Israel, Lebanon and Iran? libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara López The evolution of the current tensions in the Middle East indicates that a regional escalation may be generated in the coming days that could bring catastrophic consequences for the interests of almost all actors in the region. So far we have seen a continuous back-and-forth in adopting ambiguous positions, alternating between moderation…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). Israel's Case at the ICJ: An Armed Conflict Where Only One Side is Allowed to Fight. libya360.wordpress.com Craig Murray An Israeli tank in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on 19 January 2024 (Jack Guez/AFP) I was the only journalist inside the courtroom at the International Court of Justice for South Africa's genocide case against Israel. Thirty accredited journalists were in a press room in another wing of the building, watching what the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). "Lula III:" A Year of Mixed Results. libya360.wordpress.com Nara Roberta Silva President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in the country's capital Brasília. January 9, 2024. (Palácio do Planalto / Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED) Following a historic win against far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in October 2022, the third term of Luiz Inácio…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). UK Struggles to Prove Houthis Attacked its Trade Ships. libya360.wordpress.com Phil Miller Yemenis protest against UK/US air strikes and in support of Palestine. (Photo: Ansarallah / Telegram)> Rishi Sunak's claim to be bombing Yemen in "self-defence" looks shaky after it emerged that only one British-flagged commercial ship was previously attacked by the Houthis. That was the Swan Atlantic, an oil tanker registered in the Cayman Islands tax haven…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). US Military Projection in Latin America and the Caribbean Intensifies. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris Upon assuming the US presidency, Joe Biden asserted in his first major foreign policy address, "America is back!" For Latin America and the Caribbean, this has meant an "aggressive expansion" of the US military in the region. In just the last year, US Marines and special forces landed in Peru in May…

Israel Shahak (2024-01-24). "Greater Israel": The Zionist Plan for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca When viewed in the current context, the war on Iraq, the 2006 war on Lebanon, the 2011 war on Libya, the ongoing wars on Syria and Iraq, the war on Yemen, must be understood in relation to the Zionist Plan for the Middle East…

J.N. Cheney (2024-01-24). A Special Strike: The 2019 Special Metals Strike in New Hartford, New York. dissidentvoice.org The struggle of organized labor in Upstate New York and more specifically Central New York is one that has typically gone unnoticed on both a national and historical scale. This of course can be said about numerous regions throughout the United States among other sections of the global socialist movement for the enfranchisement of the …

Jake Johnson (2024-01-24). 62 House Dems Join GOP in Condemning South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel. truthout.org More than 60 House Democrats joined 148 Republicans on Tuesday in condemning South Africa's genocide case against the Israeli government, which has continued to commit atrocities in Gaza in the two weeks since the International Court of Justice heard arguments in the closely watched proceedings. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. |

Jake Rosenfeld, Scheer Post. (2024-01-24). One In Ten US Workers Belong To Unions. popularresistance.org The share of U.S. workers who belong to a union fell slightly to 10% in 2023, from 10.1% a year earlier, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. | As a scholar of organized labor, I'm not shocked by this slight decline, although if there was ever a year to expect the unionization rate to increase, it was 2023. | Liz Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation that unites 60 unions, has proclaimed 2023 "the year of labor." She wasn't exaggerating. | Successful walkouts by Hollywood actors and screenwriters, autoworkers and health care professionals demonstrated how effective strike…

Jeff Shantz (2024-01-24). Canada: Hearing reveals police racism and abuse of Indigenous land defenders. greenleft.org.au An abuse of process hearing started last week against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), and their infamous Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG), for violence inflicted on Indigenous land defenders opposing construction of the Coastal GasLink fracked gas pipeline across unceded Wet'suwet'en territory, reports Jeff Shantz.

Jenny Ricks, Portside. (2024-01-24). Davos Elites Talk About Rebuilding Trust; People Talk Of System Change. popularresistance.org With war threatening to escalate in the Middle East, as well as crises in Ecuador and many other parts of the world, most people are not even aware that the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is rolling around again this week. In the context of sharpening inequalities, and perilous global politics, what relevance does this gathering have outside the elite bubble? | The Forum's annual Global Risks Report itself posits misinformation, societal polarization, extreme weather conditions, conflict, and rising cost of living among the key risks to the global economy this year. What the WEF has failed to d…

John Feffer (2024-01-24). The End of Europe? fpif.org It would be funny if it weren't so potentially tragic — and consequential. No, I'm not thinking about Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign but a related development: the latest decisions from the European Union (EU) about Ukraine. | As 2023 ended, European nations failed to agree on a $54-billion package of assistance for Ukraine at a time when that country was desperately trying to stay afloat and continue its fight against Russian occupation forces. Bizarrely, the failure of that proposal coincided with a surprising EU decision to open membership talks with that beleaguered country. | In other words,…

John Mecklin, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. (2024-01-24). A Moment Of Historic Danger: It Is Still 90 Seconds To Midnight. popularresistance.org Ominous trends continue to point the world toward global catastrophe. The war in Ukraine and the widespread and growing reliance on nuclear weapons increase the risk of nuclear escalation. China, Russia, and the United States are all spending huge sums to expand or modernize their nuclear arsenals, adding to the ever-present danger of nuclear war through mistake or miscalculation. | In 2023, Earth experienced its hottest year on record, and massive floods, wildfires, and other climate-related disasters affected millions of people around the world. Meanwhile, rapid and worrisome developments in the life sciences a…

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2024-01-24). Watchlisted: You're Probably Already on a Government Extremism List. dissidentvoice.org In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. — Hunter S. Thompson According to the FBI, you may be an anti-government extremist if you've: a) purchased a Bible or other religious materials, b) used terms like "MAGA" and "Trump," c) shopped at Dick's Sporting Goods, Cabela's, or Bass Pro Shops, …

José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero (2024-01-24). Cuba: a historic friend of the Palestinian people. peoplesdispatch.org Cuban intellectual José Ernesto Novaez Guerrero reflects on the historical ties of solidarity between the Cuban and Palestinian people in the context of Israel's ongoing war on Gaza…

Julia Conley (2024-01-24). EPA Can't Enforce Civil Rights Protections, Trump-Appointed Judge Rules. truthout.org A ruling in Louisiana by a federal judge appointed by former Republican President Donald Trump will make it even harder for communities to fight environmental racism and the establishment of "sacrifice zones," said one advocacy group on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge James Cain, Jr., appointed in 2018, ruled in favor of Louisiana eight months after GOP Attorney General Jeff Landry sued the… |

Justice, Accountability for Palestine, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-24). Palestinian-Led Initiative Warns European Officials Of Intention To Prosecute Over Complicity With Israel. popularresistance.org The Justice and Accountability for Palestine Initiative has issued a stark warning to European public officials of the Austrian, French, German and Dutch governments that they could be individually liable for their role in aiding and abetting Israeli war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of Genocide through their involvement in providing military, economic, and political support to Israel. Sustaining such assistance implicates European public officials in the perpetration of war crimes and crimes against humanity as well as failure to prevent the crime of genocide. This may render officials criminally…

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2024-01-24). In Assange's Darkest Hour, Committee To Protect Journalists Excludes Him. popularresistance.org The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released its census report for 2023. Three hundred and twenty detained or imprisoned journalists were counted by the press freedom organization, as of December 1, 2023. | As indicated, that number is not far from the record high of 360 jailed journalists that was set in 2022. | The 2023 census takes on greater significance given the Israeli government's war on Gaza and the military attacks and crackdown on Palestinian journalists. Seventeen journalists were jailed by Israel, the "highest number of arrests" since CPJ began tracking arrests in 1992. It is the first time th…

Kevin Gosztola (2024-01-24). Texas Drone Restrictions Opposed By Journalists Once Again Upheld By US Appeals Court. thedissenter.org The following article was made possible by paid subscribers of The Dissenter.  A United States appeals court refused to reverse a prior decision that upheld provisions in a Texas state law, which may be used to criminalize journalists who gather news by flying drones. In 2019, the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), Texas Press Association, and a freelance reporter named Joe Pappalardo sued Texas state officials and urged the U.S. Dist…

Labor Video Project (2024-01-24). Eastbay CSU CFA Start Strike & All CSU Campuses Join for Living Wages & Students. indybay.org CSU East Bay CFA workers went on strike January 22, 2024 and striker spoke out at the college.

Laith Fadel (2024-01-24). Brazil embraces global connectivity through digital payment systems. america.cgtn.com In the realm of e-commerce, integrating individuals with restricted access to financial services poses a significant challenge. Addressing this challenge is the focus of the Brazilian company EBANX. The fintech firm is expanding its operations in China, a prominent hub for globally traded products on e-commerce platforms. CGTN's Paulo Cabral reports.

Laith Fadel (2024-01-24). El Niño heightens wildfire risk in Colombia. america.cgtn.com In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, firefighters are working to contain wildfires that started on Monday just outside the city. The El Niño weather pattern, associated with warmer-than-average surface waters in the eastern Pacific, is increasing the risk of wildfires in Colombia. Over 60 wildfires have erupted in the country this month. CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.

Laith Fadel (2024-01-24). Renewed urgency for NYC subway upgrades after consecutive derailments. america.cgtn.com After experiencing two train derailments within weeks of each other, experts are urging authorities to expedite upgrades to the New York City Subway system. CGTN's Jody Jacobs reports.

Laith Fadel (2024-01-24). U.S. southern border closure causes major economic disruption. america.cgtn.com The current migrant crisis at the U.S. border has led to widespread disruption to social services and local businesses. Eagle Pass, Texas, is one of several border communities where the closed border has been having a major impact on all residents. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.

Larry Johnson (2024-01-24). Trump wins in Blow Out Victory Over Neo-Con Nikki. sonar21.com The numbers from the New Hampshire primary tell the story. Nikki Haley is likely to make a strong showing in New Hampshire because it is an open primary. That means that Democrats and Independents who will vote for Joe Biden can cross over and vote for her. That is likely to happen. Keep in mind these numbers. In the 2020 Primary Trump secured 129,734 votes, which represented 84% of the vote. In 2015 Trump won 34% of Republican vote…

Left Voice Staff (2024-01-24). Argentines Strike Against Far Right President's Attacks and Austerity Plans. truthout.org Unions and workers organizations, the feminist movement, social and political organizations, the student movement, and neighborhood organizations across Argentina will participate in a national strike on Wednesday, January 24. Solidarity actions are being staged in dozens of cities across the world. Left Voice spoke with Myriam Bregman and Christian Castillo, two leaders of the revolutionary… |

Liam Crisan (2024-01-24). Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement Turns Forty. fpif.org

Liberation Staff Louisiana (2024-01-24). Five things to know about Louisiana's new far-right Gov. Jeff Landry. liberationnews.org He is a vocal white supremacist, watchdog of the police state and opponent of all working-class, marginalized and oppressed communities.

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2024-01-24). A derrubada de avià£o com prisioneiros de guerra ucranianos deixa muitas perguntas sem respostas. globalresearch.ca Um incidente recente nas fronteiras russas pode indicar uma escalada perigosa do conflito. Um avià£o de transporte russo que transportava prisioneiros de guerra ucranianos foi abatido, sem sobreviventes. O caso levanta uma série de questàµes sobre qual seria a intenàßà£o …

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-24). El Salvador faces complex elections. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador faces a complex electoral scenario despite surveys and expert opinions, assuming the victory of the Nuevas Ideas party and its candidate Nayib Bukele, on February 4th.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-24). Lebanon and Jordan insist on an end to Israeli aggression on Gaza. plenglish.com Beirut, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The interim Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon, Abdullah Bou Habib, and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi, insisted on ending the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-24). Russian Central Electoral Commission invited international observers. plenglish.com Moscow, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The Central Electoral Commission of Russia (CCE) sent invitations to similar entities from some 95 countries to participate as observers in the presidential elections, announced the president of the organization, Ella Pamfilova.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-01-24). Uruguayan labor union to support Argentine workers. plenglish.com Montevideo, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan union confederation PIT-CNT convened a march and rally in front of the Argentine embassy in rejection of the measures taken by Javier Milei's government, which it considers anti-popular.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-24). Geopolitics is moving North Korea's way. mronline.org In less than three years, the erosion in the U.S. hegemony that began cascading with the defeat in Afghanistan in August 2021 spread to Eurasia, followed by the massive eruption in West Asia by the end of 2023.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2024-01-24). Geopolitics is moving North Korea's way. globalresearch.ca In less than three years, the erosion in the US hegemony that began cascading with the defeat in Afghanistan in August 2021 spread to Eurasia, followed by the massive eruption in West Asia by the end of 2023. As 2024 …

Makia Freeman (2024-01-24). Ten Things You Need to Know about the Experimental COVID mRNA Vaccines. globalresearch.ca With foresight, this article was published on January 13, 2021 at the very outset of the Vaccine program. | *** | Experimental COVID Vaccines are coming to town, being rolled out worldwide as the transhumanistic New World Order (NWO) agenda dictates. This …

Mark Curtis, Consortium News. (2024-01-24). The United Kingdom's New Security Pact With Ukraine. popularresistance.org A new agreement signed by U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on 12 January provides U.K. "security commitments" to Ukraine in the event of "new aggression" by Moscow. | It states: | "In the event of future Russian armed attack against Ukraine, at the request of either of the Participants, the Participants will consult within 24 hours to determine measures needed to counter or deter the aggression." | It then says the U.K. "undertakes" to "provide Ukraine with swift and sustained security assistance, modern military equipment across all domains as necessary." | Strikingly, th…

Maureen Clare Murphy (2024-01-24). Israel besieges hospitals as it widens offensive in Khan Younis. electronicintifada.net More than 20 soldiers killed while planting explosives to establish "buffer zone."

Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-24). The Center Of Gravity Is Tilting To The South. popularresistance.org When the countries of the Global North, led by the United States, demanded that the countries of the Global South adopt the North Atlantic Treaty Organization position on the war in Ukraine (namely to isolate Russia), they refused, accusing the West of double standards. Numerous leaders have since pointed to the Global North's weakening credibility, signaling a new mood in the Global South. | These changes are shaped, on the one hand, by the Global North's loss of economic power alongside its increasing militarization and, on the other, by the Global South's growing political demand for sovereignty and economic d…

Mike Whitney (2024-01-24). Are the Houthis Being Punished for 'Doing the Right Thing'? Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca "Whoever does not try to stop a genocide, has lost his humanity." Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, Houthi spokesman | Events in the Middle East are spinning out of control. In the last week, the United States has attacked Houthi positions on the …

Muhammed Shabeer (2024-01-24). Turkish communists protest NATO expansion as parliament votes to lift veto on Sweden's entry. peoplesdispatch.org Various communist groups in Turkey have reiterated their demand for Turkey's exit from NATO and the closure of all NATO bases in the country…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh, Mondoweiss. (2024-01-24). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 109: Israeli Forces Storm Al-Khair Hospital. popularresistance.org Israel's bombardment shook the ground nonstop underneath Palestinian medical staff and patients at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the south of the Gaza Strip. | Israeli forces also stormed the Al-Khair Hospital in Khan Younis on Monday afternoon and arrested medical staff, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health. | "The Israeli occupation is preventing ambulance vehicles from moving to recover bodies of martyrs and the wounded from western Khan Younis," the ministry spokesperson, Dr. Ashar al-Qudra said. | Some Palestinian families buried their relatives in the yard of the Nasser Hospital, as anyone who at…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-01-24). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 110: Israeli forces encircle Khan Younis as Gazans risk famine. mondoweiss.net As Netanyahu attempts to prolong war on Gaza, Israeli forces and tanks bomb Khan Younis and lay siege around the city's major hospitals. Meanwhile, Gazans are turning to animal fodder for food as starvation sets in.

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2024-01-24). Some Palestinians in Gaza Turn to Animal Fodder for Food as Starvation Sets In. truthout.org This figure was confirmed by Gaza's Ministry of Health. Some rights groups put the death toll number closer to 32,000 when accounting for those presumed dead. ** This figure is released by the Israeli military. Starvation and hunger are spreading among half a million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as they facing rainy, cold weather and insufficient food due to the ongoing Israeli aggression… |

Nadda Osman, Middle East Eye. (2024-01-24). Pro-Palestine Protesters Block Israeli Ship From Port Of Melbourne. popularresistance.org Around 4,000 pro-Palestine protesters in Australia's Melbourne rallied on Saturday and Sunday for the 15th week in a row, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and blocking a major freight terminal. | The protest came amid an ongoing blockade of an Israeli ship at the city dock. | The blockade at the Port of Melbourne has been ongoing for over two days, starting on Friday, and has prevented an Israeli-owned ship from being unloaded. It resulted in four cargo ships being stranded along with 30,000 containers. | Mohammed Helmy, one of the protest organisers, told Middle East Eye that the protest and blockade has been eff…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2024-01-24). Ships Broadcasting 'No Contact' With Israel Safely Transit Red Sea. popularresistance.org Member of the Yemeni Ansarallah resistance movement's Supreme Political Council, Mohammad Ali al-Houthi, said on 21 January that dozens of commercial vessels not linked to Israel or bound for Israeli ports have been allowed to pass safely through the Red Sea."You can visit the Tanker Trackers website, which specializes in tracking ships, to know that the simplest solution for ships to pass safely while crossing the Red Sea is to announce the phrase 'We have no relation to Israel' on their automated identification system," Houthi said. | "This solution has proved its effectiveness, as 64 ships safely passed throu…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2024-01-24). Livestream roundtable: Regional resistance to genocide. electronicintifada.net Day 110 with guest Helena Cobban on geopolitics (13: 26); Gaza news with Nora Barrows-Friedman (: 39); new revelations about 7 October with Asa Winstanley (44: 38); Ali Abunimah responds to Washington Post's lies (1: 02: 27); and Jon Elmer with the latest on the resistance (1: 27: 15).

Norman Solomon (2024-01-24). New Hampshire results leave Progressives up against the wall. nationofchange.org Either Donald Trump or Joe Biden is headed for a second term.

Open Letter (2024-01-24). The Hypocrisy Oath: The double standards of American health institutions on Gaza. mondoweiss.net American health institutions were quick to condemn the October 7 attacks, but those same institutions remain silent over Israel's genocide in Gaza after 105 days.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-24). Richardson meets with Ecuador's Defense Minister. plenglish.com Quito, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The head of the U.S. Southern Command General Laura Richardson met on Wednesday with Ecuador's Defense Minister Giancarlo Loffredo to "strengthen cooperation" amid doubts about bilateral rapprochement.

PACBI (2024-01-24). "The Killing of Learning." Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Education. bdsmovement.net

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-24). "It is Not Hate Speech, Just Because They Don't Like it," says Elon. But Elon Can Tell You What Hate Speech is. expose-news.com Elon Musk recorded a message for Twitter this morning concerning the Irish "hate speech bill" "This thing we should be concerned about is if the Irish Parliament passes a bill that defines …

Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. (2024-01-24). Russia's Turn From The West. popularresistance.org Sergei Lavrov, Russia's steady, able, intellectually quick foreign minister, last week held one of those wide-ranging press conferences he and his boss favor. Lavrov's remarks are subtly delivered but of a significance we must not miss. | Tass published a useful summary of them on Jan. 18. | Here are a few of Lavrov's pithier remarks. The first of these appeared under the subhead, "On friends of Russia." I take the liberty of minorly cleaning up the English translation: | "Relations between Russia and China currently experience the best period of their centuries-long history. | Their relations are firmer, more re…

Paul Gregoire (2024-01-24). New study finds dozens of festival deaths 'potentially preventable'. greenleft.org.au New research into drug-related deaths at music festivals found that 64 people died across the country from July 2000 until the end of 2019. Paul Gregoire reports.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). Canada SLFNHA calls for public emergency for staggering mental health. plenglish.com Ottawa, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Chiefs of First Nations in northern Ontario are calling for a public emergency and social crisis to be declared, emphasizing the disproportionate mental health and addictions issues facing their communities compared to the rest of the province.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). Cuba sets to National Urology Congress. plenglish.com The majestic event, to be held from March 28-30, will be attended by specialists from Latin America, Europe and Cuba to discuss pediatric and adult reconstructive urological surgery, the organizing committee told Prensa Latina. | Among important issues to be discussed are oncology, novelties in surgical techniques, current developments in therapeutics of urinary lithiasis and other issues closely related to sexual and reproductive health. | The organizing committee, chaired by the head of the Urology Service of the National Center for Minimal Access Surgery, Tania Gonzalez, thanked foreign professors and national…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). Cuba urges UNSC to put an end to collective punishment in Gaza (+Photo). plenglish.com United Nations, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's First Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Peñalver on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to put an end to collective punishment in Gaza and described the Gaza situation as catastrophic.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). Jamaica: Labour Ministry warns of farm work ticket scams. plenglish.com In a release, the ministry said it has been brought to its attention that persons purporting to be representatives of the ministry have been issuing forms that are referred to as farm work cards. | The ministry said members of the public, especially young persons, should note that the ministry does not issue farm work cards or forms. Additionally, it said the ministry does not charge a fee or ask persons to pay monies for placement in jobs overseas. | "No private individual or organization is authorized to recruit persons for participation in the farm work program.," said the ministry. | "Under the Employment Age…

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). Russia asks UNSC to act after plane downing. plenglish.com United Nations, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The Russian delegation on Wednesday has called for an emergency UN Security Council (UNSC) session to discuss the downing of a Russian plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers, The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). UN chief warns of terrorism expansion in Africa. plenglish.com United Nations, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) The UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Wednesday warned of terrorism expansion in Africa, a continent considered as the world epicenter of terrorism.

Pavel López Lazo (2024-01-24). WHO warns of alarming rise of measles cases in Europe. plenglish.com There were 42,200 measles cases across 41 member states in the WHO European Region in 2023, WHO confirmed, up from 941 cases reported in all of 2022. | The rise in cases has accelerated in recent months, and the upward trend is expected to continue if urgent measures are not taken across to prevent further spread. | "Vaccination is the only way to protect children from this potentially dangerous disease. Urgent vaccination efforts are needed to halt transmission and prevent further spread," explained Dr. Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe. | Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne dise…

Pawe…´ Wargan (2024-01-24). Germany backs Netanyahu for the same reason it created Hitler. electronicintifada.net Gaza is a dress rehearsal for violence that threatens workers and the oppressed everywhere.

People's Dispatch. (2024-01-24). One Of The Largest Unions In The US Called For A Ceasefire In Gaza. popularresistance.org "Wherever violence, fear and hatred thrive, working people cannot," reads a statement by Mary Kay Henry, the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). SEIU, which boasts two million members, just joined a growing section of the US labor movement in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. SEIU is now the largest union in the country to issue such a statement. | The statement begins with condemning "the horrific attacks by Hamas on October 7th," while also condemning "the widespread attacks on innocent civilians, including the bombardment of neighborhoods, healthcare facilities, and refugee camps, by…

Peter Koenig (2024-01-24). Depopulation and the mRNA Vaccine. globalresearch.ca In the Global South, despair, without shelter, no food — often leading to suicide and if not to death by famine. However, those few billionaires on top, who pretend soon be ruling the One World Order, increased their combined fortune in just a few months by some 200 billion dollars.

Peter Maiden (2024-01-24). Historic Strike at California State Universities, Picket Line at Fresno State. indybay.org Historic Strike at CSU-Fresno.

PNW Street Medics (2024-01-24). Free Online First Aid, Health & Safety Courses. indybay.org

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Drone footage shows molten lava burning houses in Iceland. presstv.ir Drone footage showed fiery lava flows setting houses on fire in Grindavik, Iceland, after a volcano erupted for the second time in less than a month.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Thousands of tractors block Berlin as farmers protest. presstv.ir Thousands of German farmers protest against the government's plans for higher taxes…

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). German farmers rally in Berlin to protest against agricultural subsidy cuts. presstv.ir German farmers on Monday blocked the streets in Berlin.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Palestinians inspect their destroyed homes in Gaza's Khan Yunis. presstv.ir Gazans inspect rubble after an Israeli strike on a camp in Khan Yunis.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Thousands protest alleged fraud in Serbia vote. presstv.ir Thousands of people rally in the Serbian capital of Belgrade to protest alleged fraud.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah. presstv.ir Aid trucks enter Gaza through Rafah in the south of the coastal sliver, where much of the population is in a humanitarian crisis amid an ongoing Israeli war.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Severe winter storm dumps thick snow over Nebraska. presstv.ir Much of the United States has been gripped by freezing subzero temperatures caused by an Arctic blast.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters in Italy's Vicenza. presstv.ir Italian police used a water cannon to disperse pro-Palestinian demonstrators in the Italian northern city of Vicenza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Brussels call for ceasefire in Gaza. presstv.ir Thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of the Belgian capital to demand ceasefire in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Outspoken Egyptian journalist freed from Saudi jail after nearly one-year incarceration. presstv.ir An outspoken Egyptian journalist is freed from Saudi confinement after almost a year in jail.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Yemen asserts no lull in anti-Israel strikes after US, UK launch pro-Tel Aviv attacks. presstv.ir The United States and the United Kingdom carry out a new round of strikes on several targets across Yemen as the country's forces continues to target vessels linked to Israel in the Red Sea.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Israel 'starving' Gaza, 'destroying' food system, warns UN expert. presstv.ir A UN expert warns that Israel is "intentionally" starving Gazans and "destroying" its food system more than 100 days into the war.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Iran says has sternly warned US against Yemen strikes. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the Islamic Republic has sternly warned the United States over its decision to launch joint strikes with Britain on Yemen as such attacks constitute "a strategic mistake."

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Iran's Leader calls on Muslim countries to cut off vital arteries of Israeli regime. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim countries to severe their political and economic relations with the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). EU scrambling to defuse farmers' anger as discontents rapidly grow. presstv.ir The European Union's agriculture ministers have gathered on Tuesday to discuss the mounting dissatisfaction among European farmers, as Brussels is striving to tackle this matter before the upcoming elections.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Islamic Jihad: Al-Maghazi operation proved defeat of Israeli regime in Gaza war. presstv.ir A high-ranking member of the Islamic Jihad says the deaths of 24 Israeli soldiers in a single day shows the regime has failed in the war against the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Funeral of Palestinian teenager killed during Israeli raid in West Bank. presstv.ir Palestinians attend the funeral of 16-year-old Yamen Mohammed Husseti in Arraba, in the Israeli occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Over half a million Palestinians face 'catastrophic hunger' in Gaza: UN. presstv.ir The UN experts have already said Israel was using food as a weapon against Palestinians in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Australian police attack pro-Palestine protests blockading Israeli ship. presstv.ir Australian police forces have attacked pro-Palestine protesters at a port in the Australian city of Melbourne, who were calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Supporting Palestinians in Gaza 'religious' duty, US to face defeat in Yemen: PM. presstv.ir The Yemeni PM has described support for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip as a "religious" duty.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Commander: Iran warship bears message of 'readiness' for enemies. presstv.ir IRGC Navy commander says the latest addition to the force, the Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis warship, bears the message of "readiness" for the country's enemies.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Namibia calls on NAM to unite towards demanding an end to Israeli war on Gaza. presstv.ir Namibia calls on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to unite towards demanding an end to the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Hamas condemns deliberate targeting of Gaza hospitals by Israel. presstv.ir Hamas has condemned the deliberate targeting of Gaza's hospitals by Israel as a "war crime."

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Iran blasts US for preventing UN from pressing for an end to Israeli genocide. presstv.ir Iran denounces the US for its preventing the UN from fulfilling its duty to press for an end to the Israeli regime's ongoing war of genocide against Gaza.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-24). Expanding Middle East War. Planned US-Israeli Attack on Iran, The War on Energy, Strategic Waterways. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-24). Pre-emptive Nuclear War: The Role of Israel in Triggering an Attack on Iran. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Sam Ben-Meir (2024-01-24). We Already Have Effective Socialized Medicine: Now Universalize It. globalresearch.ca In the debates we hear about the significance of universal healthcare, there is something frequently left out of the discussion. A universal healthcare system is about providing a just and accessible healthcare system, the resources of which can and …

Rainy Day Rage (2024-01-24). "Walk for Life" Gets an Earful from Reproductive Justice Rally. indybay.org 2 min video by Lis Cox.

Redacción Chile (2024-01-24). Chile hosts extraordinary meeting of Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Education. pressenza.com The meeting will bring together the region's education ministers at ECLAC's headquarters in Santiago and will have an impact on 33 countries with approximately 125 million students, who 6.9 million teachers serve. The event aims to advance in the definition of public policies aimed at the reactivation, recovery, and transformation of education as accelerators of the education goals of the 2030 Agenda. | On 25 and 26 January 2024, the extraordinary meeting of Ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean, "Education Ministerial: Santiago 2024", will be held in Santiago de Chile, with the final objectiv…

REHUNO, Red Humanista de Noticias en Salud (2024-01-24). Healthy or addictive bonds? pressenza.com For many years now, in my professional practice, which has also been enriched by my own personal work, I have been working with relationships. By Lic. Vilma Perren A long time ago, in this "looking inwards", I discovered a relationship…

report (2024-01-24). Police Violence at Cal Poly in San Louis Obispo. indybay.org Police beat students at Palestine demonstration…

Revolution Books (2024-01-24). Friday 2/2: Film: I Am Not Your Negro. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Rhoda Wilson (2024-01-24). Polio vaccines introduced RSV into populations and now Pfizer's RSV vaccines carry health risks. expose-news.com It has been known for a long time that polio vaccines contained a monkey virus called the coryza virus, which was later renamed respiratory syncytial virus ("RSV"). In humans, RSV causes mild, …

Robert Inlakesh (2024-01-24). Is Israel Dragging Biden Into War With Iran, How Close Are We? thelastamericanvagabond.com Despite the rhetoric coming from Washington, which suggests its opposition to a direct confrontation with the Islamic Republic of Iran and its allies throughout the region, the actions taken by the Biden administration tell another story. Although it does not appear that the US seeks a direct confrontation with Iran, the role it is playing

Roxie Theater (2024-01-24). Saturday 1/27: 20th Anniversary of The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill. indybay.org 3117 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103…

RT (2024-01-24). Belgorod Plane Attack: Kiev Deliberately Shot Down Plane Carrying Its POWs, Moscow Says. dissidentvoice.org Kiev's forces knowingly downed a Russian plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war that crashed on Wednesday, killing all on board, in order to pin the attack on Moscow, the Defense Ministry has said, adding that Kiev had once again shown its "true colors". In a statement following the incident, the ministry revealed that a Russian IL-76 cargo plane had crashed in …

Ruth Milka (2024-01-24). Economic inequality exposed: The Roosevelt reports unmask the fallacy of corporate tax cuts. nationofchange.org "Reforming corporate tax policies is crucial for building a more equitable economy."

Samir Saul, Michel Seymour (2024-01-24). Confronting permanent war. pressenza.com At the beginning of 2024, the world finds itself at an unprecedented juncture in history. A world war is underway, but it is unlike the previous ones. It is not called a world war and might not even be perceived as one. It was not officially declared and gave rise neither to a general mobilization nor to large-scale pitched battles. It has neither a trigger date nor the prospect of a conclusion. It is a long-term, permanent, and new type of world war that the peoples of the world, popular movements and progressive currents must understand, in order to thwart it and avoid being its victims. | By Samir Saul and Mic…

Sasha Abramsky (2024-01-24). Some GOP Strategists Want Haley to Keep Running, Despite Trump's NH Win. truthout.org I spent much of Tuesday trying to escape the endless horse race commentary on the New Hampshire primary. At the best of times the breathy nature of such reportage is a lousy way to cover politics; in the Trump era it's particularly destructive, normalizing his far right proposals, his dictatorial tendencies and his slashing personal insults as just yet more data points for the analysts to use in… |

scorinoco (2024-01-24). India's PM Modi Consecrates Controversial Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Declares 'New Era' for Country. orinocotribune.com By Tanupriya Singh — Jan 22, 2024 | On January 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the consecration ritual at a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram in the city of Ayodhya, fulfilling the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 2014 electoral promise just months before another general election, to be held in April-May 2024. | The temple is being constructed on the ruins of the Babri Masjid, a 464-year-old mosque that was destroyed by Hindu extremist mobs on December 6, 1992. Hindu far-right organizations have long claimed that the site is the birthplace of Lord Ram. | While the BJP's ideological parent…

scorinoco (2024-01-24). The US Military's Real Intentions in Ecuador. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra García — Jan 21, 2024 | History repeats itself. For centuries, the United States has sought ways to intervene in Latin America to strengthen its military presence and dominance in the region whenever a country is in crisis. And it is happening again. The current security crisis in Ecuador is an opportunity for the United States to amplify its military presence in the Andean country. Under the guise of "contributing together to a safer and more stable region," Washington announced on January 12 that it was sending the head of the Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, and other senior counte…

Staff (2024-01-24). Headlines for January 24, 2024. democracynow.org Trump Wins GOP NH Primary; Nikki Haley Vows to Stay in Race, Biden Wins New Hampshire Primary as Write-In Candidate, Israel Orders Over 500,000 Palestinians to Evacuate Khan Younis as Attacks Intensify, ITV Films Israeli Forces Fatally Shooting Palestinian Man Moments After He Gave Interview, U.N.'s Guterres Calls Again for Ceasefire in Gaza & Two-State Solution, IDF Admits 21 Israeli Soldiers Were Killed in Gaza During Operation to Blow Up Palestinian Buildings, "Genocide Joe": Protesters Demanding Ceasefire Repeatedly Disrupt Biden Speech in Virginia, NYPD Probing Chemical Attack Targeting Pro…

Staff (2024-01-24). "MAGA vs. MAGA Polite": Trump Beats Haley in New Hampshire, Haley Vows to Fight On. democracynow.org Former President Donald Trump won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday with 54% of the vote to 43% for former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, the last major challenger to Trump's Republican bid. "If there was a state she could win in, in the entire United States, it was this state, and she still lost by 11 points," says Arnie Arnesen, longtime New Hampshire radio and TV host and former politician. "She doesn't have a future." On the Democratic side, President Biden won his party's primary as a write-in candidate after the state refused to cooperate with Democrati…

Staff (2024-01-24). Should Trump Be Barred from the Ballot? A Debate over the Insurrection Clause. democracynow.org Former President Donald Trump is the clear front-runner in the race for the Republican nomination despite efforts nationwide to remove him from the 2024 presidential ballot based on the 14th Amendment, which says public officials who have "engaged in insurrection" are disqualified from ever serving again. Did Trump violate the Constitution, and should he be barred from running for president based on his attempts to overturn the 2020 election? Or is taking Trump off the ballot an anti-democratic measure that will only energize his base? Democracy Now! hosts a debate with Praveen Fernandes, vice preside…

Staff (2024-01-24). "Trump Is the Nominee. Fascism Is on the Ballot." Author Jeff Sharlet on New Hampshire & Beyond. democracynow.org Former President Donald Trump trounced runner-up Nikki Haley in Tuesday's Republican primary, in what Jeff Sharlet, expert on the far right, says is another landmark in the acceleration of fascism in the United States. "Trump is the nominee. Fascism is on the ballot," says Sharlet, who describes how Trump is appealing to broader groups of Americans, why the political press is failing to capture the fascist movement, and the importance of resisting its growth. "It's popular front time. It's broad coalition time."…

Staff (2024-01-24). 11 arrested for waving saffron flag in UP mosque. muslimmirror.com Agra : Eleven people were arrested for allegedly waving saffron flag in a mosque in Billochpura under Tajganj police station of Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The arrests were made on Tuesday after a complaint was lodged by Zahiruddin, the Mutawalli (caretaker of mosque) on Monday at the Tajganj police station, said Jasveer Singh in charge …

Staff (2024-01-24). AMU case: How can you not accept Parliament amendment, SC asks Centre. muslimmirror.com The Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, on Wednesday expressed surprise over the Centre's stand that it does not accept the 1981 amendment inserted by the Parliament to confer minority status on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Presiding over a seven-judge Constitution Bench hearing a clutch of pleas concerning the minority status of the …

Staff (2024-01-24). Analyzing a dangerous cycle of provocation and persecution: A closer look at manipulative tactics. muslimmirror.com By Dr. Danish Lambe In a concerning pattern observed in various parts of the India, certain groups have been seen employing a series of calculated steps to provoke and persecute minority communities. This article delves into this systematic approach, analyzing each stage and its implications. Stage 1: Provocation in Minority Areas The process often begins …

Staff (2024-01-24). Grand Mufti appeals for Prime Minister's intervention to address deficiencies in Minority Scholarship Program. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Network The Grand Mufti has urgently called upon the Prime Minister to intervene and rectify the perceived flaws in the minority scholarship system. Expressing concern over the current state of affairs, the religious leader emphasized the importance of addressing these issues promptly to ensure fair and equitable distribution of scholarships to the …

Staff (2024-01-24). Hearing on Umar Khalid's bail plea in UAPA case adjourned to Jan 31 by SC. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned till January 31 the hearing on the bail plea of former JNU student Umar Khalid in a case lodged under anti-terror law UAPA over his alleged involvement in the conspiracy behind the northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and …

Staff (2024-01-24). How can you not accept Parliament amendment, SC asks Centre in AMU minority status case. muslimmirror.com NEW DELHI : The Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, on Wednesday expressed surprise over the Centre's stand that it does not accept the 1981 amendment inserted by the Parliament to confer minority status on the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Presiding over a seven-judge Constitution Bench hearing a clutch of pleas concerning the minority …

Staff (2024-01-24). Iran says killing of civilians in Gaza cannot continue until Hamas' destruction. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Tuesday that Israel "does not observe any red line in the genocide" against Palestine. "We have all gathered today in the (UN) Security Council in a situation where the occupying and apartheid regime of Israel does not observe any red line in the genocide against Palestine in …

Staff (2024-01-24). Saudi Arabia announces historic shift: Approval for alcohol sales and consumption in the Islamic Kingdom. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Web Desk Saudi Arabia is set to inaugurate its inaugural alcohol store in the capital, Riyadh, marking a significant departure from its conservative traditions. The establishment, located in the Diplomatic Quarter, is designed exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats, aligning with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's efforts to open the nation to tourism …

Staff (2024-01-24). "The Military-Industrial Complex: An Unseen Beneficiary of War. muslimmirror.com By Hadiqa Maryam Abbasi Today, the world is grappling with horrible wars, whether it's the Russia-Ukraine, the Israel-Palestine war, or any other conflict. Innocent civilians are the ultimate victims of dumb bombs, bunker busters, artillery shells, mortars, and pellet guns. But, who is the winner in these destructive war episodes? The states? The people? No. …

Staff (2024-01-24). UN Security Council member states continue to press for cease-fire in Gaza. muslimmirror.com WASHINGTON : UN Security Council member states continued to call for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip at a meeting Tuesday on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The meeting, under UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, includes senior foreign ministers and ambassadors from the 15 Council members together with other nations that …

Staff (2024-01-24). War in Yemen: Allegations surface of UAE financing political assassinations. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Web Desk The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly funded politically motivated assassinations in Yemen, according to a BBC investigation. This revelation has exacerbated the ongoing conflict between the Yemeni government and various militant factions, bringing it to the forefront of the international community's attention. The investigation uncovered that American mercenaries provided …

Staff (2024-01-24). Where the Muslim leadership erred. muslimmirror.com By Asad Mirza The unravelling of the Mandir-Masjid controversy over the years has exposed the amateur and impulsive handling of the issue, by the Muslim leadership. Had they acted wisely earlier, then it would not have been such a cakewalk for the Hindu chauvinists. Modern politics is not a game of chance, but agenda setting …

Staff (2024-01-24). Will Pran Pratishtha of Lord Ram in Ayodhya mark the end of all conflicts? muslimmirror.com By Irfan Engineer and Neha Dabhade Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at Ayodhya on the occasion of the Pran Pratishtha said, "The construction of this temple of Ram Lalla is also a symbol of peace, patience, mutual harmony and coordination of Indian society. This prestige of Ram Lalla is also the prestige of …

Staff (2024-01-24). President Maduro: US & Europe Are Complicit in Genocide Against Palestinians. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said that the United States and Europe "are the biggest accomplices of the genocide against the Palestinian people." He made this comment in his TV program Con Maduro+ on Monday, January 22, when commenting on the murder of 25,000 people in Gaza by the Israeli occupation army. | In this regard, Maduro stated that the largest genocide is currently being committed against Palestinians while international media is trying to generate a narrative against Palestinians in the minds of the people of the world. | President Maduro also questioned the complicity of the US and Euro…

Staff (2024-01-24). Venezuela Registers Significant Growth in Tourism. orinocotribune.com Venezuela is experiencing significant growth in its tourism activity, reported President Nicolás Maduro, noting that nearly 1.5 million Venezuelans traveled in December 2023. | "National tourism has grown dizzyingly," he said during the 31st episode of his TV program Con Maduro+, aired on Monday, January 22. | The authorities of La Guaira state and tourist operators are preparing to receive a large number of seasonal visitors in the state during the upcoming carnivals, the president added. | The governor of La Guaira state, José Alejandro Terán, explained in detail that the state has been preparing well in advanc…

Staff (2024-01-24). Drop the Charges: Justice for the Merrimack 3! samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network joins with many organizations in standing with the Merrimack 3 and demanding that New Hampshire officials drop all charges against these activists taking a stand against genocide. Please join us in signing on to the statement below at the link. The endorsing individuals and organizations resolutely stand with the Merrimack …

Staff (2024-01-24). Heightened Police Repression against Palestinian Solidarity Protesters in Toronto. samidoun.net The following statement is issued by Samidoun Toronto. To get involved or find out more, email toronto@samidoun.net. 24 January 2024 Since the commencement of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the Canadian state has made it abundantly clear that Palestinians, Muslims, Arabs, and all people who oppose so-called Israel's Zionist occupation and imperialism are a threat to Canada's …

Steve Watson (2024-01-24). Hypothetical "Disease X": The WHO Pandemic Treaty is A Fraud. Demands Compliance for "Next Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

Tamara Nassar (2024-01-24). Israel ramps up attacks in West Bank. electronicintifada.net US Palestinian teen killed following shots from settler and Israeli troops.

Tanupriya Singh (2024-01-24). ICJ to respond to South Africa's genocide case against Israel. peoplesdispatch.org South Africa has asked the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) to issue emergency measures, including ordering Israel to stop all military operations in Gaza, where it has killed over 25,000 Palestinians in an ongoing genocide.

Tareq S. Hajjaj (2024-01-24). Gaza's economy has been erased. Famine and black markets are all that remain. mondoweiss.net Even in areas like Rafah, where the Israeli ground invasion has not reached, Gaza's society has been decimated. Its economy no longer exists and basic goods can only be found on the black market where they cost ten times their prewar price.

Teamster Mobilize (2024-01-24). Teamster Mobilize: Teamsters Denounce Teamster Gen Pres Sean O'Brien on Trump Visit. indybay.org Teamster Mobilize has launched a national petition opposing the visit of Teamster president Sean O'Brien to former president Donald Trump.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-01-24). Gobierno argentino busca que 800.000 personas retomen impuestos. telesurtv.net Unas 800.000 personas tendrían que volver a pagar el impuesto, que habían dejado de abonar desde finales del año pasado.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2024-01-24). Pueblo venezolano se moviliza en apoyo al presidente Maduro. telesurtv.net En Venezuela se conmemora el 66 aniversario de la caída del dictador Marcos Pérez Jiménez.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-01-24). Anuncian otro corte en las telecomunicaciones en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Según informó el propio grupo, esta es la décima ocasión desde el inicio de la agresión de Israel contra Gaza.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-01-24). Brasil gana en debut en preolímpico de Venezuela 2024. telesurtv.net Venezuela firmó un empate frente a Ecuador, su segunda igualada en el torneo.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-01-24). Corte mexicana fue advertida de liberación implicados en caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net Tanto Alcalde en la carta, como AMLO, resaltaron el riesgo que existe de violar la justicia, pues los procesados podrían incluso huir de la nación.

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2024-01-24). Palestina clasifica por primera vez a octavos de final de la Copa de Asia. telesurtv.net El conjunto palestino derrotó este martes a Hong Kong y la dejó fuera de la fase de octavos de final.

teleSUR, JCM, MER, SH, JGN (2024-01-24). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Más de 100 días se han cumplido de los ataques continuos de las fuerzas de Israel contra el pueblo palestino en Gaza y Cisjordania.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2024-01-24). Medellín da el último adiós a la senadora Piedad Córdoba. telesurtv.net A la senadora colombiana le realizaron sentidos homenajes en Quibdó, Bogotá y Medellín, recordando su legado.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-24). Sube a ocho cifra de muertos por naufragio de embarcación en Brasil. telesurtv.net Los pasajeros de la embarcación regresaban de un festejo como parte del programa Madre Verão, evento organizado por el ayuntamiento.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-01-24). Brasil tomará medidas tras asesinato de líderesa indígena. telesurtv.net El presidente de Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, dijo que pondrá todos los recursos de su Gobierno para solucionar en forma pacífica el conflicto por tierras que generó el asesinato.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-01-24). Avión ruso con 65 prisioneros ucranianos se estrella en provincia Bélgorod. telesurtv.net A bordo de la aeronave, de transporte militar Il-76, se encontraban "65 prisioneros de guerra de las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania".

teleSUR, JGN (2024-01-24). Capturan a cómplices de cinco conspiraciones en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Saab dijo que estas acciones son parte de las múltiples órdenes de aprehensión que han solicitado por las investigaciones apegadas a la Constitución y la Ley.

teleSUR, lvm, JGN (2024-01-24). Parlamento turco aprueba adhesión de Suecia a la OTAN. telesurtv.net Con la confirmación de 287 de los 346 parlamentarios que participaron en la votación, el proyecto de ley fue aprobado.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-01-24). Continúan labores de extinción de incendio en Bogotá, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Alcalde Mayor de Bogotá, Carlos F. Galán, refirió que está confinado el incendio, aunque no está controlado por completo.

teleSUR, MER (2024-01-24). Venezuela activa la Furia Bolivariana para neutralizar planes golpistas y defender la paz. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado recordó el desmantelamiento de cinco intentos golpistas en 2023 que buscaban atentar contra su vida y la de funcionarios de su gabinete.

teleSUR, nbb, DRL (2024-01-24). Venezuela y México firman acuerdo en materia petrolera. telesurtv.net El Memorándum se alcanza tras varios encuentros entre ambas delegaciones este mes de enero…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-24). Avión con material bélico de EE.UU. arriba a Ecuador. telesurtv.net El avión ucraniano llegó a Ecuador con cooperación internacional. Según expertos, esta aeronave es usada por los países para transportar mercancía pesada y grande a otros territorios.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2024-01-24). Líder de la Conaie denuncia que Noboa cede soberanía a EE.UU. telesurtv.net "Luchamos para que el Ecuador, la población ecuatoriana, el Estado ecuatoriano tengan soberanía", dijo el líder indígena.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-24). Decretan alerta amarilla por ola de calor en Chile. telesurtv.net El ente precisó que la medida estará vigente hasta que las condiciones lo permitan.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-24). Descubren fósiles de anfibio gigante en Río Grande do Sul, Brasil. telesurtv.net El 'Kwatisuchus rosai', se denomina así por el vocablo tupí 'kwati' (hocico largo) y la palabra 'rosai', en consideración al profesor Átila Stock Da-Rosa.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-24). Inauguran nuevo pozo gasífero en Homs, Siria. telesurtv.net El pozo permitirá un aumento en la producción de energía eléctrica.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-24). Media Luna Roja advierte de grave situación cerca de Khan Yunis, Gaza. telesurtv.net La agencia refirió que el personal del servicio de ambulancias presenta dificultades para acceder a los heridos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-24). ONU alerta sobre la violencia indiscriminada en Haití. telesurtv.net El secretario general de la ONU, Antonio Guterres advirtió sobre al alza de la violencia indiscriminada de los grupos criminales.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2024-01-24). Ascienden a 31 los muertos por alud en Yunan, China. telesurtv.net El alud cubrió 18 viviendas en Zhaotong, en las que habían 47 personas, de las cuales permanecen 24 como desaparecidas.

teleSUR- lvm (2024-01-24). Accidente de helicóptero deja tres muertos y cuatro heridos en Canadá. telesurtv.net El accidente se reportó aproximadamente a 50 koilómetros al noroeste de Terrace.

The Expose (2024-01-24). Agenda to Depopulate the Planet Through COVID Vaccination. Revealed by Government Reports and Pfizer Documents. globalresearch.ca

The Independent (2024-01-24). Africa's 10 'most open' countries for travel. independent.co.ug African countries are simplifying entry processes and dropping restrictions to improve cross-border travel at inter-country and regional levels. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | In the past eight years, 35 countries have improved their visa policies and, since 2016, five countries have abolished all visa requirements for African travellers. As a result, citizens of at …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Atugonza's Human Nature. independent.co.ug Artist draws on the symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural work to create a starling new body of work ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There's so much going on in Richard Atugonza's life as an artist and individual; from a sky rocketing art career evident in his participation in high profile exhibitions like 1-54 Contemporary …

The Independent (2024-01-24). DPP takes over Bitature prosecution in Vantage $26m saga. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The state has this week taken over criminal proceedings against businessman Patrick Bitature and his wife Carol Bitature in a $26m commercial dispute with South African money lender Vantage Mezzanine Fund 11 Partnership. The intervention by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) comes after Kirunda & Company Advocates instituted criminal …

The Independent (2024-01-24). EACOP costs push to $5 billion due to 'Covid-19, other factors'. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investors in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline will require five billion dollars to construct it. The cost of constructing the longest heated crude oil pipeline from Hoima to Tanga in Tanzania had been estimated to cost $3.5 billion. At the time, the shareholders were required to raise $2.5 billion …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Egyptian, Russian presidents lay foundation for new unit of nuclear plant. independent.co.ug CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday virtually participated in the foundation-laying ceremony of a new unit of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant. "Today, they are writing a new bright chapter in history by fulfilling the long-held aspiration of all Egyptians of owning a peaceful …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Flying squad apprehends five suspected highway robbers. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspected highway robbers who have been targeting goods in transit and trailing traders have been arrested in an operation by the Flying Squad Unit. The two-month hunt for the thugs who had attacked more than 10 traders and hijacked several vehicles transporting goods was carried out in the Busoga …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Health workers justify charging C-section fees. independent.co.ug Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Mayuge health center IV have confessed to charging expectant mothers C-section fees over inadequate government supplies to the facility. They charge between 250,000-300,000 Shillings for C-section to mothers in need of this services as a means of reducing maternal mortality. The money is used to largely purchase …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Hundreds gather in Soroti, Dokolo to recieve Cecilia Ogwal's body. independent.co.ug Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of mourners gathered at Soroti Independence Ground on Tuesday to view the body of the late Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal the Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament. The body spent close to an hour on the ground where FDC supporters led by the party President Patrick Oboi Amuriat and …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Kenyan shilling sustains free fall against global currencies. independent.co.ug NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The Kenyan shilling traded at a new low of 161.4 against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said on Tuesday, as it continued with its free fall against major global currencies. The local currency crossed the psychological 160 mark against the dollar on Jan. 19, …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Makerere sports Arena requires extra Shs2 Billion for completion. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is seeking an extra two Billion Shillings to complete the Multipurpose Sports Arena. Vice Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe told URN that while the first and second phases of construction have been successfully executed, the project has hit a standstill due to a lack of funds for the third …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Molly Katanga remanded to Luzira over husband's murder. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has charged Molly Katanga with the murder of her husband businessman Henry Katanga. Katanga was brought to Court amidst heavy security which included armed Counter Terrorism police armed with guns. She was wheeled into the Courtroom by a female police constable. Her head and hands …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Sudan denounces EU sanctions against economic institutions as "unjust" independent.co.ug KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced as "unjust" the sanctions imposed by the European Union on Sudanese economic institutions. "The sanction operation, which is especially directed against (Sudan's) national institutions, will not help achieve peace," the ministry said in a statement. The ministry further said that justifying targeting the three …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Turkish parliament approves Sweden's NATO bid. independent.co.ug ANKARA, TURKEY | Xinhua | Turkish lawmakers on Tuesday approved a long-delayed bill on Sweden's bid to become the 32nd member of NATO. The Turkish parliament voted on the bill after a debate in the Grand National Assembly. A total of 346 lawmakers participated in the voting, with 287 votes in favor, 55 against, and …

The Independent (2024-01-24). UWA staff, UPDF soldiers attacked by Pokot warriors in Nakapiripirit. independent.co.ug Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected Pokot armed warriors have attacked the Uganda Wildlife Authority staff and the security forces in Nakapiripirit district. It is alleged that on Tuesday, the officers survived death narrowly after they were shot at in Lomuu hills within the Pian Upe game reserve in Kawach Sub County. The incident happened …

The Independent (2024-01-24). Vehicle number plate theft on the increase in Adjumani. independent.co.ug Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies in Adjumani district are battling a new crime wave in which suspected thieves pluck off vehicle registration plates as an enticement to extort money from car owners. According to police, the suspects leave behind mobile phone numbers on the vehicle whose number plate they have removed so that …

The Tricontinental (2024-01-24). Hyper-imperialism: A dangerous decadent new stage. mronline.org It has been a scant 30 years since the 'end of history' was declared by bourgeois ideologists in pantomimes of wish-fulfillment for sensing the inviolability of United States imperialism. For peoples' struggles and movements feeling the boot of imperialism on their necks, no such end was in sight.

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2024-01-24). Japan's Growing Militarism: The Drums of War in Support of the American Empire. globalresearch.ca It seems that Japan is making strategic decisions to join their US and NATO allies in preparation for a global war against their long-time adversaries, China, North Korea, and Russia. The latest deal Tokyo made with Washington for the purchase …

UC Santa Cruz (2024-01-24). Saturday 2/17: Indian Classical Music with Nishat Khan (sitar) and Nitin Mitta (tabla). indybay.org UC Santa Cruz Music Center Recital Hall | 1156 High St., (Heller and Meyer Dr. – on campus) | Santa Cruz, California 95064…

Unicorn Riot (2024-01-24). Protests Against Smith Foundry, Ex-EPA Scientist Calls Pollution Regulations a 'Smokescreen'. unicornriot.ninja

Uri Weltmann, Morning Star. (2024-01-24). Standing Together: The Peace Movement Inside Israel. popularresistance.org On Thursday, January 18, more than 2,000 people marched through the streets of Tel-Aviv, calling for a ceasefire agreement that will end hostilities in Gaza, in the biggest peace demonstration inside Israel since the war began. | The march and rally were endorsed by more than 30 organisations, and organised jointly by Standing Together and Women Wage Peace. | "We are all in pain over the harsh reality we are living. The pain of the bereaved families, of those kidnapped, of the people we were uprooted and forced to leave their homes. We are all horrified when we hear about civilian casualties, including children,…

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2024-01-24). The terror returns: Cuba discloses latest attacks by the U.S. mronline.org When the U.S. government launched its so-called "Global War on Terror" after the al Qaeda attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S.-led terror attacks against Cuba had already been ongoing for over 40 years.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Australian government reactivates "Pacific Solution" anti-refugee regime. wsws.org The Labor government has reopened the detention camp on the tiny remote island of Nauru and also begun deporting the detainees to the countries they fled.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Columbia University blames student victims hospitalized after Zionist chemical attack. wsws.org The attempt by the university to victim blame pro-Palestinian students is part of the broader state-led propaganda campaign aimed at falsely equating all opposition to the ongoing genocide in Gaza as "antisemitic."

WSWS (2024-01-24). The Indian ruling class and imperialist powers embrace Modi as he erects a Hindu supremacist state. wsws.org The imperialist powers' embrace of the Hindu supremacist and pogromist Modi is at one with their full-throttle support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government as it mounts its genocidal assault on Gaza and their alliance with the fascist disciples of Stepan Bandera in waging war against Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Holocaust Survivor Rene Lichtman: "Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza. We've got to fight back." wsws.org Rene Lichtman, born 1937, is a "hidden child" Holocaust survivor who opposes the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Australian police assault pro-Palestinian protesters at Melbourne dock. wsws.org In an operation that was undoubtedly authorised at the highest levels of the state Labor government, more than 200 police were deployed against around a hundred peaceful protesters.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Kiev kills 27 civilians in artillery attack in East Ukraine as it plots geographic expansion of war into Russia. wsws.org The Zelensky government is doubling down its increasing attacks on civilians in Russian-controlled territories as it embraces a far-right ideology as state policy.

WSWS (2024-01-24). "We just got to be adults about the situation": Ocasio-Cortez calls for vote for "Genocide Joe" Biden. wsws.org Appearing on the "I've Had It" podcast earlier this month, the Democratic Socialists of America Democrat said the decision to vote for Biden in the upcoming election "is not a difficult one for me."

WSWS (2024-01-24). The Academy Award nominations, a protest at Sundance and political repression in Hollywood over Gaza genocide. wsws.org The nominations reflect the different impulses at work in Hollywood. On the one side, genuine concerns about the state of the world; on the other, limited artistic conceptions, commercial pressures and the demands of identity politics.

WSWS (2024-01-24). IMF sounds a warning on commercial real estate. wsws.org The fall in US commercial property prices was characterised as "striking" and larger than in previous periods of interest-rate tightening.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Khan Younis besieged as Netanyahu calls for the "eradication of the new Nazis" wsws.org The IDF's order to evacuate a swathe of Khan Younis, requiring more than half a million people to leave in a matter of hours with nowhere to go, was intended only to justify the mass killings of civilians.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Trump wins New Hampshire primary. wsws.org The fact that an ex-president who sought to overthrow the results of the last election by means of a fascist attack on the Capitol will likely be the Republican presidential candidate in the November election is an indictment not only of the Republican Party, but of the entire two-party system.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Workers in Haiti walked out to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry while 600 Hawaii nurses in Honolulu struck over staffing levels.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Free Palestine protests in Australia: "We need a complete system change, globally" wsws.org "This is the beginning of a movement worldwide for people to question everything that happens and be able to have a voice."

WSWS (2024-01-24). Death by starvation of toddler Bronson Battersby due to UK poverty and social care catastrophe. wsws.org Bronson died of starvation and dehydration after his dad suffered a fatal heart attack around December 29. He was alone for days, too small to reach for food and water.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Opposition grows to strike betrayal by California Faculty Association. wsws.org The cancellation of the Cal State university worker strike this week has led to an outpouring of anger and underscores the necessity for the building and strengthening of rank and file committees in opposition to the treacherous union establishment.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Zionists using Australian medical regulator's complaint process to silence doctors opposing Gaza genocide. wsws.org Pro-Zionist bullies are stepping up their attempts to silence health workers determined to expose Israel's mass murder of Palestinians and the destruction of all health facilities and other essential services in Gaza.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Emergency Online Public Meeting – Oppose the betrayal of the CFA strike! wsws.org The AWRFC-SDSU and the WSWS invites faculty, lecturers, staff and students for a discussion on mobilizing independently of the CFA, rejecting the TA, developing new rank-and-file committees across CSU, continuing the strike and expanding their struggle to all sections of the working class.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Israel plans to demolish all buildings in "buffer zone" in Gaza. wsws.org The New York Times reported Tuesday that Israel intends to fully demolish all buildings in a 1,000-meter "buffer zone" along Gaza's border with Israel, citing Israeli officials.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Supreme Court narrowly upholds federal immigration authority against Texas measures. wsws.org By a narrow 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that the US Border Patrol can cut through razor wire installed by Texas on the banks of the Rio Grande.

WSWS (2024-01-24). Biden to speak at UAW political action conference as union prepares to endorse warmongering president. wsws.org The main aim of the UAW conference is to promote the Democratic Party and Biden's election campaign.

Xinhua (2024-01-24). China calls for greater efforts to advance South-South cooperation. pressenza.com Liu Guozhong, a Special Representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, attended the 3rd South Summit in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday, where he delivered a speech calling for further South-South cooperation and reform of the global governance system. | This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Group of 77 and, over the past six decades, the Global South has followed the correct path of equality, mutual trust, mutual benefit, solidarity and mutual assistance, said Liu, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Vice Premier of the S…

Zoe Alexandra (2024-01-24). Not one step back: National general strike in Argentina against Milei's attacks on workers. peoplesdispatch.org On January 24, across Argentina, millions of workers are participating in a national general strike against the anti-workers laws pushed forward by far-right libertarian president, Javier Milei. | Since he was inaugurated on December 10, 2023, Milei has worked quickly to draft legislation which threatens the hard-fought for rights of the Argentine people. | In response, Argentina's trade unions, social movements, and human rights organizations have been on the streets to reject these measures, and called for a national general strike for January 24. For the last several weeks, hundreds of trade unions, neighborho…

Umar A Farooq (2024-01-24). War on Gaza: US court to hear lawsuit accusing Biden of failing to stop Gaza genocide. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: US court to hear lawsuit accusing Biden of failing to stop Gaza genocide | The hearing on Friday coinciding with the expected decision on South Africa's genocide case against Israel is being viewed by Palestinians as 'huge victory' | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 18: 38 | Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to speakers during the "March on Washington for Gaza" in Washington DC, on 13 Janua…

Pauline Ertel (2024-01-25). New Yorkers gather to pay tribute to Gaza's slain poets and writers. middleeasteye.net New Yorkers gather to pay tribute to Gaza's slain poets and writers | Writers, poets and journalists shared poems and stories to pay tribute to 13 poets and dozens of journalists killed during Israel's war on Gaza | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 15: 15 | A circle of flowers and candles was set up to commemorate Gaza's literary community that has been wiped out by Israel's bombing campaign on Gaza (Pauli…

MEE staff (2024-01-25). Turkey's Erdogan signs off on Sweden's membership to Nato. middleeasteye.net

Imran Mulla (2024-01-25). UK withdraws interfaith charity funding over Muslim Council of Britain links. middleeasteye.net UK withdraws interfaith charity funding over Muslim Council of Britain links | The decision to stop funding the Inter Faith Network was due to the "reputational risk" posed for government | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 14: 26 | Michael Gove, UK Communities Secretary (AFP) | The British government intends to stop funding an interfaith charity because one of its trustees is a member of the Muslim Council of Br…

Ayah El-Khaldi (2024-01-25). War on Gaza: Barbie's Oscars 'snub' is used to shine a light on Palestinian women's plight. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Barbie's Oscars 'snub' is used to shine a light on Palestinian women's plight | Social media users slam attention given to Hollywood gala as 'selective feminism' amid ordeal faced by Palestinian women and girls during Israeli onslaught on Gaza | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 12: 39 | Australian actress Margot Robbie arrives for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 14th Annual…

MEE staff (2024-01-25). US envoy sees rapid F-16 sale to Turkey after Erdogan approves Sweden-Nato bid. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2024-01-25). Israeli press review: Female recruits detained after refusing to serve. middleeasteye.net Israeli press review: Female recruits detained after refusing to serve | Meanwhile, the Israeli chief of staff freezes investigations into 7 October attack and Qatar accuses Netanyahu of putting his political career before mediation efforts | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 12: 47 | Soldiers in the mixed gender infantry unit of the Bardelas battalion relax after a training exercise along the Israel-Egypt border, on 1…

Nader Durgham (2024-01-25). What to expect from Friday's ICJ ruling on South Africa's genocide case against Israel. middleeasteye.net What to expect from Friday's ICJ ruling on South Africa's genocide case against Israel | Emergency measures over Israel's war on Gaza could potentially be implemented after the court's judgement | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 13: 48 | Judges at the ICJ hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa at The Hague on 12 January 2024 (Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen). | The International Court of Justice (…

MEE correspondent (2024-01-25). Iranian press review: IRGC faces backlash over Pakistan air strikes. middleeasteye.net Iranian press review: IRGC faces backlash over Pakistan air strikes | Meanwhile, there is anger over the execution of an anti-government protester and the rise in herbal medicine stores adds to health crisis | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 10: 38 | A man in a shop in Peshawar watches a news channel after Pakistan's foreign ministry said the country conducted strikes inside Iran targeting sep…

MEE staff (2024-01-25). War on Gaza: Israel re-arrests Palestinian teenager freed in captive deal after killing brother. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israel re-arrests Palestinian teenager freed in captive deal after killing brother | Ahmed Walid Khashan, 18, is the second Palestinian teenager to be detained after being freed as part of the captive-swap deal mediated by Qatar and Egypt | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 11: 43 | Ahmed Walid Khashan, 18, is the second teenager to be re-arrested by Israeli forces following his release as part of a tempor…

Imran Mulla (2024-01-24). Tory MP Bob Blackman attends contentious Ram Temple celebration in UK parliament. middleeasteye.net

MEE staff (2024-01-25). War on Gaza: Israeli army mulls arming West Bank settlements with anti-tank missiles. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Israeli army mulls arming West Bank settlements with anti-tank missiles | The move aims to boost defence of settlements against a 7 October scenario | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 10: 49 | Israelis practice shooting at a range in the settlement of Migdal Oz, in the occupied West Bank, on 2 November 2023 (AFP) | The

Oscar Rickett (2024-01-25). How the UAE kept the Sudan war raging. middleeasteye.net How the UAE kept the Sudan war raging | Thu, 01/25/2024 – 09: 00 | A network of munition supply lines, backing the Rapid Support Forces against the Sudanese army, can be traced to the Gulf via Libya, Chad, Uganda and elsewhere | At midday on 6 August last year, a plane carrying unknown cargo could be seen on the runway at Hamrat al-Sheikh, an airstrip in

MEE staff (2024-01-24). American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign'. middleeasteye.net American oil trader sues UAE and its president over public relations 'smear campaign' | Hazim Nada is seeking $2.77bn in damages, accusing the UAE of damaging his reputation and falsely linking him to terrorism | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 21: 03 | UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan attending a meeting with Russia's president in Abu Dhabi, on 6 December 2023 (Sergei Savostyanov/AFP) | A lawsuit was filed…

MEE staff (2024-01-24). US billionaire who led campaign against Ivy League schools invests $25m in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. middleeasteye.net US billionaire who led campaign against Ivy League schools invests $25m in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange | Israel's stock market has clawed back all of its losses since 7 October, shrugging off economic concerns about the ongoing war in Gaza | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 19: 31 | Billionaire investor Bill Ackman speaks at The New York Times DealBook conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, on 10 November…

Nader Durgham (2024-01-24). Israel's war on Gaza reverberates in Lebanon's fragile economy. middleeasteye.net

Levent Kemal (2024-01-24). Israel planning 'permanent army stations' in Gaza. middleeasteye.net

Simon Hooper (2024-01-24). London Jewish youth club helps 'teenagers in crisis' join Israeli army. middleeasteye.net London Jewish youth club helps 'teenagers in crisis' join Israeli army | Boys Clubhouse, which last week hosted Levi Simon, a British man who fought in Gaza, runs project in Jerusalem which supports boys it helps to enlist for Israeli military | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 10: 37 | Photos on the Jerusalem Cave Club's website celebrate soldiers who have been drafted into the Israeli army or completed thei…

Meron Rapoport (2024-01-24). War on Gaza: A coalition against Netanyahu's forever war is growing in Israel. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: A coalition against Netanyahu's forever war is growing in Israel | Both the prime minister and the military want to keep fighting for personal reasons. But something might tip the balance the other way | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 13: 20 | An Israeli army tank rolls in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on 24 January 2024 (AFP) | It is too early to say whether the lo…

Andreas Hellgermann (2024-01-25). Instrumental Reason and Left Politics. indybay.org In the neoliberal variant of capitalism, postmodern pluralism dominates and with it a reason that is no longer trusted to understand the whole.. For instrumental reason, the actual world is always the best of all possible worlds since the question of a better world cannot arise in it. No problem arises that makes another, not yet existing world necessary or desirable.

Angela (2024-01-25). Saturday 1/27: San Diego Peace Vigil for Palestine. indybay.org Entry to Ocean Beach | Sunset Cliffs Blvd and W Point Loma Blvd | San Diego, CA…

Angela (2024-01-25). Saturday 1/27: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Bank of Targets" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…

Caitlin Johnstone (2024-01-25). Gaza Is Exposing Western Liberals For The Frauds They Are. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The entire western liberal worldview is currently balanced on the ability to psychologically compartmentalize away from the mass atrocities in Gaza and what western governments are doing to perpetuate them. | Everything that mainstream liberals claim to oppose is on full display in Israel's actions in Gaza. Racism. Fascism. Tyranny. Injustice. Genocide. Yet they must necessarily avoid throwing themselves into opposing these things there at all cos…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-25). Mahmood Mamdani on South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel & Reemergence of Non-Aligned Movement. democracynow.org Extended discussion with Mahmood Mamdani, professor of government at Columbia University who specializes in the study of colonialism. He's the author of numerous books including most recently, "Neither Settler Nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities." He was previously a professor and director of the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. | Extended discussion with Mahmood Mamdani, professor of government at Columbia University who specializes in the study of colonialism. He's the author of numerous books including most recently, "Neither Settler Nor Native: T…

Democracy Now! (2024-01-25). Democracy Now! 2024-01-25 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 25, 2024; Report from Gaza: Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri on "The Struggle to Survive, Stay Sane"; Palestinian Economist Raja Khalidi on Israel's "Economic Warfare" on Gaza and the West Bank; Professors Slam Columbia's Response to Chemical Skunk Attack on Students at Pro-Palestine Protest | Headlines for January 25, 2024; Report from Gaza: Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri on "The Struggle to Survive, Stay Sane"; Palestinian Economist Raja Khalidi on Israel's "Economic Warfare" on Gaza and the West Bank; Professo…

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Guangdong's manufacturers stand out from pack. ecns.cn The manufacturing sector, which has been prioritized across Guangdong province — an economic powerhouse in South China — played a significant role in driving local economic development in 2023, said a senior government official.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). China contributes over 50% growth to global renewable energy capacity in 2023. ecns.cn Global renewable energy installed capacity reached 510 gigawatt last year, with more than 50 percent contributions from China, indicating it played a vital role in the world's development of clean energy.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Beijing plans to achieve reusable rocket launch, recovery by 2028. ecns.cn Beijing issued a plan on Wednesday, aiming to achieve reusable rocket launch and return by 2028.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). China, Singapore to implement 30-day visa-free policy from Feb. 9. ecns.cn Passport holders from China and Singapore will be exempt from visas for entry into each other's countries for purposes like tourism, family visits, business, and other private affairs, with a stay of no more than 30 days.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). China expected to continue contributing over 30% to global growth in 2024: economist. ecns.cn Global economic growth is projected to decrease to 2.7 percent, and if China maintains a growth rate of 5 percent, it is expected to continue contributing over 30 percent to global growth, thereby driving global demand, said Zhu Min, vice chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) and former deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). In Numbers: China's agricultural and rural economy in 2023. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). 17th Asian Financial Forum kicks off in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The 17th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) opened Wednesday in Hong Kong with a focus on the potential of the Chinese mainland market and the role and advantages that Hong Kong can play."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-25). Monorail train in E China's Anhui starts shipping to Mexico. ecns.cn The monorail train for lines 4 and 6 of Mexico's Monterrey Metro started shipping to Mexico on Wednesday in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province. It was Wuhu's first monorail train exported in 2024.

Glenn Sacks (2024-01-25). Is Antisemitism 'Rampant' at Harvard? The Closer You Look, the Less You See. counterpunch.org "Harvard sued for violating Jewish students' civil rights, allowing 'antisemitism cancer' to grow on campus." "Jewish students file federal discrimination suit against Harvard, accuse Ivy of 'enabling antisemitism'" "Harvard is sued by Jewish students over 'rampant' antisemitism on campus" Students Against Antisemitism, Inc. has sued Harvard University for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil

greenleft.org.au (2024-01-25). Call it what it is: Invasion Day. greenleft.org.au

Independent Media Institute (2024-01-25). Houthis Emerge as Latest Threat to U.S. Control Over Global Shipping. pressenza.com

Karl Grossman (2024-01-25). Closer to Midnight. counterpunch.org The "Doomsday Clock" of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was kept at 90 seconds to midnight this week—the closest to midnight that the clock has been set since it was created in 1947. Midnight is defined by The Bulletin as "nuclear annihilation." The hands of the clock were initially moved forward to 90 seconds

MARK (2024-01-25). Polymer Banknotes: Future of Payments or Dead-End in Security Printing? indybay.org Money is at the heart of everything. Despite the importance of dematerialized means of payment, cash is still central to our economic system. What's going on behind the scenes? Is the path taken the right one?>

Norman Solomon (2024-01-25). New Hampshire Results Leave Progressives Up Against the Wall. counterpunch.org The New Hampshire primary has confirmed that the United States is on the way to a disastrous fall election. Unless a health crisis forces withdrawal from the presidential race, either Donald Trump or Joe Biden is headed for a second term. The electoral outlook is now dystopian. President Biden's role as party boss worked out

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2024-01-25). México, Chiapas: Basta Ya de desplazamientos forzados. indybay.org

Staff (2024-01-25). Gaza: A crusade by Zionists? muslimmirror.com By Syed Ilyas Basha ISRAEL'S AGGRESSION ON GAZA: Israeli leaders' aggression on besieged Gaza entered 108th day on Monday, January 22, 2024, with its killing of over 25,900 which include 11,000 children (missing 8,000) and 7,500 women reported Anadolu Agency. It killed 119 journalists and detained 10 too since October 7. Some 70,000 houses have …

Stewart Lawrence (2024-01-25). Behind the Immigration Crisis: No Visas for Unskilled Workers. counterpunch.org The current high-pitched ideological battle over undocumented immigration at the US-Mexico border overlooks a deeper problem: the failure of the legal immigration system to provide enough visas for the large number of unskilled workers seeking jobs in the low-skill sectors of the US economy. The jobs are clearly there, which is why so many workers

The Independent (2024-01-25). Armed thugs rob Shs.3M from Kikuube businesswoman. independent.co.ug Kikuube , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Armed Thugs have raided Wairagaza trading center in Kyangwali sub county in Kikuube district robbing shillings 3 million from a businesswoman. The incident happened on Tuesday night at around 9 p.m. It is alleged that the two-armed robbers raided the home of Sarah Bampayineza 35, a business woman in …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Court condemns Gov't over failure to accommodate PWDs. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has declared that the Government of Uganda has failed to put in place measures at various court premises to make them accessible to persons with disabilities. Justice Phillip Odoki has also declared that such a failure violated and continues to violate their rights to equality and freedom …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Court orders DPP to summon witnesses in Besigye case. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has ordered the Director of Public Prosecutions to summon the witnesses they intend to rely on to prosecute Dr Kizza Besigye and Samuel Lubega Mukaaku on charges of inciting violence. The order was issued on Thursday by Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko when …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Kyambogo University VC warns students against delayed return. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyambogo University students remain absent from lectures despite the start of the new semester. This has prompted concerns among administrators about the loss of valuable time and the disruption of teaching. Even though the semester has started, the campus, typically bustling with activity, is quiet. Once filled with movements of …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Luwero: Shs.200M Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) excites mothers. independent.co.ug Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is excitement among women after Luwero Hospital launched a newly equipped Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Every month, atleast 350-370 women give birth at Luwero Hospital of which 15% (55) need neonatal care services. But all along Luwero Hospital has been referring premature babies to Kiwoko Hospital in Nakaseke district …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Medical Council and medical training. independent.co.ug Let Council support, not undermine, medical schools by not declaring their graduates 'half-baked' COMMENT | PETER NYANZI | Officials of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council are bitter over a recent High Court ruling that ordered them to recognise medical graduates of King Caesar University and deploy them for internship training immediately. The Uganda Medical …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Newly married couple killed in Arua city petrol fire. independent.co.ug Arua, Kampala | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua City are investigating the circumstances under which a newly married couple burnt to death in a petrol fire incident. The deceased couple have been identified as Lillian Anguezaru Fungaro, 20, a resident of Okuazaku cell, Arivu ward, Ayivu Division, Arua City, and her husband Emmanuel Adima, 30, …

The Independent (2024-01-25). North Korea reports testing new cruise missile. independent.co.ug TOKYO, North Korea | TASS | On January 24, North Korea conducted the first test launch of Pulhwasal-3-31, a cruise missile of a new type which is still under development, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday. The tests were carried out by the DPRK Missile Administration. "The test-fire had no impact on the security …

The Independent (2024-01-25). PLE RESULTS: 88,000 not eligible for admission to Senior 1. independent.co.ug Pupils can get PLE results via sms on mobile phones Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly one third of the pupils in the districts of Kibuku, Madi Okollo, Dokolo, Kween and Namisindwa are not eligible to move to Senior Secondary school after scoring Division U (Ungraded). Many other districts have over 20% of the candidates …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Remains of over 100 victims of genocide in Rwanda retrieved from mass graves. independent.co.ug KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | The remains of nearly 120 victims of the 1994 genocide against Tutsi have been retrieved from mass graves in a village in southern Rwanda's Huye District, roughly 30 years after the genocide, an official of the association of genocide survivors group (IBUKA) said Wednesday. Over the past few days, the …

Thomas Knapp (2024-01-25). Election 2024: Don't Fall for James Risen's Guilt Trippery. counterpunch.org "A progressive who stays home on Election Day — or backs Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, or No Labels," reads the tag line on James Risen's latest column at The Intercept, "is voting for Donald Trump." Well, no. A progressive (or anyone else) who doesn't vote isn't voting for Donald Trump or for any

Vijay Prashad (2024-01-25). The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country. counterpunch.org

Alex MacDonald (2024-01-24). Iraq: 'Unlawful' mass executions resuming in country, warns rights group. middleeasteye.net Iraq: 'Unlawful' mass executions resuming in country, warns rights group | At least 150 people are at risk of imminent execution following convictions marred by corruption and torture | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 09: 24 | Torture, isolation from family and lawyers, and forced confessions are widespread in Iraqi prisons (Reuters/File) | At least 150 people are at risk of imminent "unlawful" executi…

Alex MacDonald (2024-01-24). Saudi Arabia set to open first alcohol store, serving only diplomats. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia set to open first alcohol store, serving only diplomats | Move marks break with decades of strict alcohol prohibition in the kingdom | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 12: 57 | A selection of alcohol beverages including Arabic liquor arak on display in a shop (Hazem Bader/AFP) |

CLADE – (2024-01-24). Reclaiming Public Education For All. pressenza.com

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-24). Wednesday 1/24: Pink Slip Pelosi at the S.F. Ballet Gala. indybay.org San Francisco City Hall…

Cynthia Papermaster (2024-01-24). Sunday 1/28: World Beyond War Billboard Ribbon-cutting and Reception. indybay.org First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St. @27th, Oakland.

Democracy Now! (2024-01-24). Democracy Now! 2024-01-24 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 24, 2024; "MAGA vs. MAGA Polite": Trump Beats Haley in New Hampshire, Haley Vows to Fight On; "Trump Is the Nominee. Fascism Is on the Ballot." Author Jeff Sharlet on New Hampshire & Beyond; Should Trump Be Barred from the Ballot? A Debate over the Insurrection Clause | Headlines for January 24, 2024; "MAGA vs. MAGA Polite": Trump Beats Haley in New Hampshire, Haley Vows to Fight On; "Trump Is the Nominee. Fascism Is on the Ballot." Author Jeff Sharlet on New Hampshire & Beyond; Should Trump Be Barred from the Ballot? A Debate over the Insurrecti…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Revenue of China's state-owned enterprises hit $5.5 trillion in 2023. ecns.cn Total revenue of China's state-owned enterprises hit 39.8 trillion yuan (about $5.5 trillion) in 2023, with a total profit of 2.6 trillion yuan, indicating steady and high-quality growth, according to a report from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Four China's C919 aircraft to serve during Spring Festival travel rush. ecns.cn Four Chinese home-grown C919 jetliners will join the fleet to serve the Beijing-Shanghai and Shanghai-Chengdu routes for the first time.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Ceremony of resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru about to begin. ecns.cn The ceremony of the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Nauru is about to begin.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Three-year-old giant panda identified as female from male. ecns.cn He Ye, previously known as a male panda, proves to be a female, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China's central bank to cut RRR by 0.5 percentage points. ecns.cn The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, will lower the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points, effective on Feb. 5, Pan Gongsheng, its governor, said at a press conference on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway handles 1.45 mln passenger trips in past 100 days. ecns.cn he Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) has handled a total of 1.45 million passenger trips with an average occupancy of 99.6 percent in first 100 days since it was put into operation on Oct. 17, 2023, according to the China State Railway Group Co. Ltd.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). We gifted President Xi a ticket for Mombasa-Nairobi railway: Kenyan students. ecns.cn Kariuki Jamlick Mwangi, a 26-year-old Kenyan student pursuing a master's degree in civil engineering at Beijing Jiaotong University, said he was inspired to receive a letter of reply from Chinese President Xi Jinping.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China's central bank to establish credit market department. ecns.cn China's central bank says it will establish a credit market department.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). In photos: Nauru, a pearl in the Pacific Ocean. ecns.cn Nauru is an island country in the Central Pacific with a land area of 21.1 square kilometers and a marine exclusive economic zone of 320,000 square kilometers.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Guizhou prepares traditional dragon lanterns to celebrate upcoming Spring Festival. ecns.cn With the Spring Festival approaching, artisans are busy making traditional dragon lanterns in southwest China's Guizhou Province."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). China races against time for landslide rescue work in Yunnan. ecns.cn A landslide that occurred on Monday in southwest China's Yunnan Province has resulted in 31 deaths as of Tuesday evening, as all-out rescue efforts and post-disaster work are still ongoing, local authorities said on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Zookeepers build snowmen for pandas in SW China's Chongqing. ecns.cn

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Insights | China's Hehe culture serves as a much better way of running a multipolar world: U.S. expert. ecns.cn Senior Research Fellow of Taihe Institute and American commentator Einar Tangen said during a conference in Beijing that China's Hehe culture serves as a much better way of running a world, which is increasingly multipolar."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-01-24). Insights | China has no intention to impose its model on other countries: Spanish scholar. ecns.cn It's necessary to explain Chinese history and the tradition of peaceful coexistence to the world, said Javier García Fernández, journalism professor at Renmin University of China and former director of Agencia EFE in China, during a conference held in Beijing.

Frank Cappello (2024-01-24). LEVER TIME: The State That Could Cost Biden The Election. levernews.com

Freddy Brewster (2024-01-24). Airlines Filed 1,800 Reports Warning Regulators About Boeing's 737 Max. levernews.com

isabella (2024-01-24). Ranting Billionaire Makes Unwitting Case for Charity Reform. inequality.org

James C. Nelson (2024-01-24). Majoritarian Democracy or Minority Tyranny? counterpunch.org What is more American than that the majority rules—the principle that 50.1% carries the day when decisions affecting all of us are made. The majority wins, and the minority has to accept, even if not graciously, the decision of the greater number. That's how decisions are made in this Country. Right? Not necessarily!

Jeff Halper (2024-01-24). Belligerents or Criminals? Terrorism in a World Without Peaceful Redress. counterpunch.org

Jeff Halper (2024-01-24). Belligerents or Criminals? Terrorism in a World Without Peaceful Redress. counterpunch.org On the face of things, the issue seems fairly simple and straightforward. Terrorism is bad, even horrific. The killing or harming of innocents is morally wrong and indefensible, no matter what the circumstances. Since the October 7th attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians, Israeli officials have denounced the terrorists in no uncertain terms. "We are

Katya Schwenk (2024-01-24). Will Biden Rescind Trump's Boeing Immunity Deal? levernews.com

Liam Crisan (2024-01-24). Rural Inequality vs. Grassroots Land Reform: Brazil's Landless Workers' Movement Turns Forty. inequality.org

Michael Zoosman (2024-01-24). Gassing Execution Horrifies Jewish Groups. counterpunch.org Alabama's plan to inaugurate the next generation of a human gas chamber on January 25th is a repulsive affront to the thousands of international members of "L'chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty." On January 25th, Alabama will become the first state to attempt state-sponsored killing by strapping a mask onto a human being's face and

Michael Zoosman (2024-01-24). Gassing Execution Horrifies Jewish Groups. counterpunch.org Let there be no doubt: lethal injection itself also is another direct Nazi legacy. It was first implemented in this world by the Third Reich as part of its infamous Aktion T4 protocol used to kill other such cognitively impaired individuals deemed "unworthy of life." That protocol was brought to fruition by Dr. Karl Brandt, personal physician of Adolf Hitler, who personally signed off on it. It is precisely this T4 protocol that is among those monstrosities condemned on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Nadda Osman (2024-01-24). War on Gaza: Israeli sniper kills renowned Palestinian psychologist Fadel Abu Hein. middleeasteye.net

Nayvin Gordon (2024-01-24). WAR—THE MALIGNANT CREATION OF AN EMOTIONAL ANIMAL What can be done? indybay.org We must accept the need for eternal political vigilance and the need for force in the hands of the rank and file, to identify, expose, constrain, or punish those who wish to dominate, manipulate, or exploit us.

Norman Solomon (2024-01-24). New Hampshire Results Leave Progressives Up Against the Wall. indybay.org

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-24). Cuba ¥s BNCJM announces the Reading Marti Contest winners. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Jose Marti National Library (BNCJM) announced on Wednesday at a press conference the winners of the 24th edition of the Reading Marti Contest held annually in the country.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-24). President Arce praises Alasita party in Bolivia. plenglish.com La Paz, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's President Luis Arce praised Wednesday on social media his presence at noon at the Alasita Fair in the Plaza Murillo, kilometer zero of La Paz and political epicenter of the Plurinational State.

PACBI (2024-01-24). "The Killing Learning." Israel's Attacks on Palestinian Education. bdsmovement.net

Peter Bach (2024-01-24). Letter from London: The Catheter Club. counterpunch.org Has the King of England joined the Catheter Club? The Catheter Club is my own construct for one of the many elements involved in the various possible medical procedures for an enlarged prostate — a club whose membership was extended not just by me a few years ago but also an old school friend living

Pressenza New York (2024-01-24). US Military Projection in Latin America and the Caribbean Intensifies. pressenza.com

presstv.ir (2024-01-24). Two dozen Israeli troopers killed in Gaza clashes, highest single-day death toll. presstv.ir Twenty four Israeli troopers were killed in Gaza in the last 24 hours, making it the deadliest day for its forces since their ground operation began.

publicbooks (2024-01-24). Life inside the Fiction Factory: Dan Sinykin on Conglomerate Publishing. publicbooks.org "An author's photo is more appealing to the consumer than the publisher's colophon."

Ron Jacobs (2024-01-24). Washington and Tel Aviv: Morally Diseased. counterpunch.org The US recently announced it will be carrying out a sustained campaign against the current ruling group in Yemen. Where I come from, we call that expanding a war. Known as Ansar Allah, this group's military element have been fighting against US-affiliated interests for close to a decade; first in their battle against the Yemeni

Ron Jacobs (2024-01-24). Washington and Tel Aviv: Morally Diseased. counterpunch.org The US recently announced it will be carrying out a sustained campaign against the current ruling group in Yemen. Where I come from, we call that expanding a war. Known as the Ansar Allah in the global north's media, this group's military element have been fighting against US-affiliated interests for close to a decade; first

Simon Hooper (2024-01-24). London Jewish youth club helps 'teenagers in crisis' join Israeli army. middleeasteye.net London Jewish youth club helps 'teenagers in crisis' join Israeli army | Boys Clubhouse, which last week hosted a British man who fought in Gaza, runs project in Jerusalem which supports boys it helps to enlist for Israeli military | Wed, 01/24/2024 – 10: 37 | Photos on the Jerusalem Cave Club's website celebrate soldiers who have been drafted into the Israeli army or completed their service (S…

Staff (2024-01-24). Grand Mufti urges Prime Minister's intervention to rectify flaws in minority scholarships. muslimmirror.com By Muslim Mirror Network The Grand Mufti of India, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, has written to the Prime Minister and Minister for Minority Affairs, Smriti Irani, highlighting critical irregularities in higher education scholarships for minority communities. The Grand Mufti has called for immediate rectification of the issues affecting students, particularly the discontinuation of the Maulana Azad …

Steve Kelly (2024-01-24). Grizzly Delisting: First as Tragedy, Now as Farce. counterpunch.org Human intolerance, malevolence and habitat destruction spanning two centuries has caused the extermination of grizzly bears over 99% of its historical range. Grizzly bears were finally listed as a threatened species in 1975 under the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Tragedy Dark and deadly forces have gathered political momentum and vow to

Victor Grossman (2024-01-24). Protest Sorrow Anger Split. counterpunch.org Looking down from my window onto Berlin's broad Karl-Marx Allee boulevard a week ago Friday, I saw hundreds and hundreds of green tractors moving in two disciplined lines towards central Brandenburg Gate. Similar lines all over Germany were angrily protesting government measures, based on budgetary or ecology concerns, but which cut farm income, especially for

A Guest Author (2024-01-25). Workers World hails South Africa's solidarity with Palestine. workers.org Free Palestine rally in Washington, DC, Jan. 13, 2024 A statue of Nelson Mandela, erected by the Palestinian people, stands in Ramallah, on the occupied West Bank, in recognition of his support for their struggle, as leader of the African National Congress. In 1990, after Manela's release from prison, he . . . |

Abdul Rahman (2024-01-25). US and Israel face fresh attacks from Iraqi and Yemeni resistance over the war in Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org US bases in Iraq and Syria have been hit with over 150 attacks since October 7 in response to its military and political backing of Israel's genocide in Gaza, prompting talks of their withdrawal…

Allen L Roland (2024-01-25). Rex 84: FEMA's Blueprint for Martial Law. The Roadmap Towards "Police State America" globalresearch.ca We are dangerously close to a situation where ~ if the American people took to the streets in righteous indignation or if there were another 9/11 ~ a mechanism for martial law could be quickly implemented and carried out under REX 84.

Amir Nour (2024-01-25). The War on Gaza: How We Got to the "Monstrosity of Our Century" globalresearch.ca

Ann Brown (2024-01-25). Wife Explains Why Trade School Is Better Than College And Debt: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com In a world where a college degree has long been considered the traditional pathway to success, many individuals challenge this narrative by choosing trade schools over college. One woman, in particular, took to social media to share her perspective on why trade school can be a better option than pursuing a college degree, sparking a broader …

Ann Brown (2024-01-25). Skeptics Mock Potential Trump VP Tim Scott Proposing To Girlfriend, During Election Season. moguldom.com Senator Tim Scott's engagement to girlfriend, Mindy Noce, has sparked skepticism, especially given the timing during the election season. The 58-year-old lifelong bachelor, who recently dropped out of the presidential race as a GOP candidate and endorsed former President Donald Trump, proposed to Noce on the picturesque Kiawah Island beach in South Carolina. Scott, known …

ATTAC (2024-01-25). Figuig water is not for sale. cadtm.org

Betsey Piette (2024-01-25). Show your support for Ant Smith. workers.org Smith speaking during a march for police abolition in Philadelphia, June 28, 2016. Philadelphia Since 2015, Anthony (Ant) Smith has been a prominent organizer of the Black Lives Matter movement in Philadelphia, helping to organize the Racial Economic and Legal Justice (REAL Justice) coalition. He has led countless marches against . . . |

Bob Bishop (2024-01-25). VP and Border Czar Kamala Harris only wants to protect foreign country borders. sonar21.com Vice President and Border Czar Kamala Harris, who has never been to the border, sat down with Katie Couric for an interview yesterday. Harris was unable to dodge Couric's questions about the open border. Harris refuses to take responsibility for the border crisis and blames Congress. Kamala Harris has a terminal responsibility deficit disorder that will destroy America. | @Michael_Yon @ASavageNation @elonmusk @chr…

breachmedia (2024-01-25). Canadian pension funds invested $1.6-bln in Israeli apartheid. breachmedia.ca Six public pension funds have invested in fighter jets and armoured bulldozers being used by Israel in Gaza.

CADTM International (2024-01-25). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

Craig McKee (2024-01-25). The Plot to Kill Martin Luther King: Survived Shooting, Was Murdered in Hospital. globalresearch.ca Pepper was able to piece together what really happened on April 4, 1968 in Memphis right down to who gave the order and supplied the money, how the patsy was chosen, and who actually pulled the trigger.

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-25). Israeli Forces Flatten Gaza Border Areas to Create Militarized Zone. news.antiwar.com Israel is destroying buildings and flattening areas of Gaza on the Israeli border to create a so-called "buffer zone" that Israel will militarize, demonstrating its long-term plans to occupy the Strip. According to The Wall Street Journal, Israeli soldiers began working in November in an area in northern Gaza to create a wasteland roughly 1 …

Dave DeCamp (2024-01-25). US Congressional Delegation Meets With Taiwan's President-Elect. news.antiwar.com A US congressional delegation visited Taiwan Thursday to affirm bipartisan support for the first time since the island held presidential elections earlier this month. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) and Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA), co-chairs of the congressional Taiwan Caucus, met with Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te, who is currently the vice president and a member of …

Dean Henderson (2024-01-25). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca

EarthRights International (2024-01-25). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

Editor (2024-01-25). A Call for Peace. socialistproject.ca

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-25). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-25). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

F. William Engdahl (2024-01-25). Glyphosate Worse than We Could Imagine. "It's Everywhere" globalresearch.ca Glyphosate residues have been found in tap water, orange juice, children's urine, breast milk, chips, snacks, beer, wine, cereals, eggs, oatmeal, wheat products, and most conventional foods tested. It's everywhere.

F. William Engdahl (2024-01-25). How Blackrock Investment Fund Triggered the Global Energy Crisis. globalresearch.ca The energy crisis is a long-planned strategy of western corporate capital to dismantle industrial economies in the name of a dystopian Green Agenda. That has its roots well before February 2022, when Russia launched its military action in Ukraine.

Felix Abt (2024-01-25). Exclusive Interview with a Survivor of the Gaza Ghetto. covertactionmagazine.com While the neighborhood was bombed and wiped out, Antoun Ananias lived on, alone in a partially dysfunctional house, along with countless rats and other disease carriers. When he fell seriously ill he lacked the right medicine and, in the absence of water, he had to wash his hands with fresh urine, which is said to …

Greg Chung (2024-01-25). Korean movements demand: South Korea, stop arming Israel! peoplesdispatch.org

Guillermo Garcia (2024-01-25). Julian Assange and his possible extradition to the US: on the legal and procedural situation. cadtm.org

Hassan Diab Support Committee (2024-01-25). Six Years On, Hassan Diab Recounts His Release from a French Prison in January 2018. dissidentvoice.org Dr. Hassan Diab was wrongfully extradited from Canada to France in 2014, for alleged involvement in a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980. He spent more than three years in a French prison before investigative judges determined that there was no evidence linking him to the crime, and ordered his immediate and unconditional release. …

infobrics (2024-01-25). BRICS Bank to Release Bonds in Local Currencies. infobrics.org BRICS, a bloc of leading emerging markets, is preparing to launch new bonds in global markets, which will be available in local currencies rather than in the US dollar…

infobrics (2024-01-25). BRICS Members Call for Greater Global Uptake in Renewable Energy. infobrics.org Members of the BRICS alliance have called for greater global uptake in renewable energy as a means to not only tackle climate change but global economic inequalities…

infobrics (2024-01-25). UAE Can Play Vital Role in Brics' South-South Geo-economics, Economy Minister says. infobrics.org The country is a central hub of the trade corridor that routes a lot of businesses and investments, Abdulla bin Touq tells WEF…

infobrics (2024-01-25). Border crisis foments separatism in Texas. infobrics.org Texas governor declares that the American national pact was broken by the irresponsible actions of the federal government.

infobrics (2024-01-25). Is Il-76MD shootdown part of Kiev regime's internal power struggle?>. infobrics.org There are many questions regarding the incident, particularly as the Kiev regime forces initially bragged about downing the large Russian transport aircraft. However, this soon gave way to silence, as the Neo-Nazi junta is refusing to take responsibility for the downing, as it would be "too inconvenient" having to explain the death of over 60 Ukrainian POWs, particularly to their families who were eager to see them after months or perhaps even years. On the other hand, the incident might be a part of the rapidly escalating internal power struggle in Kiev, particularly between the regime and the military.

infobrics (2024-01-25). Zelensky refuses to negotiate as vermin terrorise Ukrainian troops in frontline trenches. infobrics.org "Mice chew your fingertips when you go to bed," says Ukrainian soldier.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-25). Argentina: The Homeland is Not For Sale. libya360.wordpress.com Stella Calloni Argentina erupts in mass protests against "reforms". Faced with a scenario like the current one when authoritarianism tries to impose itself in Argentina with all its nuances behind the offer of a "freedom" that ceased to exist with the illegal imposition of the Decree of Necessity and Urgency (DNU) and an omnibus law,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-25). How Yemen's 'Asabiyya' is Reshaping Geopolitics. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar The Arabic word Asabiyya, or 'moral strength,' is a soundbite in the west, but taken very seriously by the globe's new contenders China, Russia, and Iran. It is Yemen, however, that is mainstreaming the idea, by sacrificing everything for the world's collective morality in a bid to end the genocide in Gaza. When…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-25). Ukraine in 2024: Offering Up the Personal Data and Lives of its Citizens to Western Powers. libya360.wordpress.com Dmitri Kovalevich In January, Ukraine was again shaken by large-scale corruption scandals, primarily related to the Defense Ministry. Against this background, Volodymyr Zelensky stepped up his pleas to Western countries to send more money and more weapons to his beleaguered regime in Kiev. Back at the end of 2023, Zelensky demanded that Ukrainian journalists keep…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-25). Why U.S. Talk of a "Revitalized" PA in Gaza is Code for Outsourced Oppression. libya360.wordpress.com Alice Speri Palestinian Authority security forces confront protesters against a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Jan. 10, 2024. Photo: Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Since Israel launched its assault on Gaza more than three months ago, U.S. officials have repeatedly spoken about returning postwar administrative…

Joe Piette (2024-01-25). Kamau Becktemba — °Presente! workers.org Kamau Becktemba, at support protest for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Philadelphia Kamau Becktemba passed away Jan. 13 after a long illness. A well-known Black activist, Becktemba was present for decades at most events defending Mumia Abu-Jamal in Philadelphia. His vehicle was covered with Black Power and political prisoner placards and stickers and . . . |

John Pilger (2024-01-25). The Killing of History. John Pilger. His Legacy Will Live. globalresearch.ca Featured image: The lone survivor of an all-women anti-aircraft battery near Hanoi. Most were teenagers. (Photo: John Pilger 1975) | First published by Global Research on September 24, 2017 | One of the most hyped "events" of American television, The Vietnam War, …

Kevin Gosztola (2024-01-25). Sixty Years Of 'Dr. Strangelove': A Nuclear War Planner On The Nightmare Comedy. thedissenter.org The following was originally published at The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists kept the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight for 2024, signaling that the world remains closer than ever before to catastrophe. China, Russia, and the United States, the three largest nuclear powers, have essentially allowed agreements for arms control to collapse and are fueling a 21st century arms race to modernize their nuclear arsenals. | Since 1947, the group of scientific and technological experts has gauged global threats th…

Kit Klarenberg (2024-01-25). Top Democrat -Linked PR Firm Tapped by Pro-Israel Groups to Control Gaza War Narrative. globalresearch.ca

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Germany backs Netanyahu for the same reason it created Hitler. electronicintifada.net

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). How Solar Ironworkers Cut Out Tiers. labornotes.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 111: Hospitals under siege, UNRWA shelter bombed in southern Gaza. mondoweiss.net

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). The terror returns: Cuba discloses latest attacks by the U.S. mronline.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Israeli tanks open fire on hundreds of Gazans waiting for aid. new.thecradle.co

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Red Sea tensions push Qatar to postpone LNG shipments to Europe. new.thecradle.co

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). US Bombs Yemen for 9th Time, Houthis Attack US Commercial Ship. news.antiwar.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). The US Military's Real Intentions in Ecuador. orinocotribune.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Palestinian-Led Initiative Warns European Officials Of Intention To Prosecute Over Complicity With Israel. popularresistance.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). U.S. President & Congress screwed U.S. victims of U.S. nuclear-weapons tests so as to fund more weapons. theduran.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Biden's Base Revolts: Climate Activists Ramp Up Pressure Ahead of Super Tuesday. truthout.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Biden Admin Spokesman ADMITS U.S. War Crimes. youtube.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). Israel Support Collapsing Worldwide. youtube.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-25). One State Is Asking Supreme Court To Stop Them From Executing Someone. youtu.be

Lawrence S. Wittner (2024-01-25). Overcoming the Obstacles to UN Maintenance of International Peace and Security. fpif.org Although, The hobbling of the Security Council, the UN agency tasked with enforcing international peace and security, bears the lion's share of the responsibility for this weakness…

Leila Warah (2024-01-25). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 111: Hospitals under siege, UNRWA shelter bombed in southern Gaza. mondoweiss.net Israeli forces bomb Gaza's perimeter to prepare for a "buffer zone" as medical staff in Nasser Hospital dig graves in anticipation of a large number of fatalities due to Israel's ongoing siege on the hospital.

Max Blumenthal (2024-01-25). "Our goal is to stop the genocide": The Grayzone interviews Houthi spokesman. thegrayzone.com Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, senior political officer and spokesman for Yemen's Ansarallah movement, explains the objectives behind his movement's naval blockade of the Red Sea in this interview with The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal. Al-Bukhaiti also responds to military threats from the Biden administration and allegations that Ansarallah is controlled by Iran's IRGC. Translation by Hekmat Aboukhater…

Michael Arria (2024-01-25). Palestinians are taking the Biden administration to court this week. mondoweiss.net The week, a federal court in Oakland will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of failing to prevent a genocide in Gaza. The case could bring U.S. support for the Israeli assault on Gaza to a halt.

Michael Roberts (2024-01-25). Davos and the melting world economy. cadtm.org

Mouin Rabbani (2024-01-25). What to look for in the ICJ's 'provisional measures' ruling on genocide in Gaza. mondoweiss.net Do not judge the International Court of Justice solely by whether it calls for a ceasefire in Gaza. Much more important is whether it finds South Africa's genocide allegations deserve a full hearing.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Prostate cancer: screening and treatment options. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos Vargas, a Mayo Clinic radiation oncologist, encourages regular screening. He says the goal of screening is to detect prostate cancer early, when it's still confined to the prostate gland and has the best chance for successful treatment. "It's important to get adequate screening,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Hepatitis B vaccine: What to know to protect yourself. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Hepatitis is inflammation in the liver caused by specific viruses. The hepatitis viruses are referred to as types A, B, C, D and E. All types affect the liver, but they differ in illness severity and prevention options. In the U.S., the most common forms are hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Acute or chronic hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. It's one of the more…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Winter skin protection tips. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Winter weather changes can negatively affect the skin — the body's largest organ. Colder temperatures and a lack of moisture in the air can damage unprotected skin, especially on the face and hands. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ppcOBDumjMc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 59) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Walk like a penguin: Keeping your winter balance. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When winter storms hit, good balance can prevent falls and injuries — ranging from broken arms, legs or hips to back injuries and concussions. The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control says slips and falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injury across all age groups, except the 10—24 group. One in every 5 falls results in a serious injury, such as head trauma or broken bones. That's more than 800,000 people being hospitalized…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Advancing pancreatic cancer treatment with total robotic Whipple surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org New technologies are improving pancreatic cancer treatment, offering hope to patients facing one of the least survivable forms of cancer. The Whipple procedure, a complex surgery for localized pancreatic cancer, can now be done robotically. Dr. Zhi Ven Fong, a Mayo Clinic surgical oncologist, says innovations in technology allow surgeons to do this highly complex operation in a minimally invasive way. And that helps the patient. Dr. Fong explains what happens during a total robotic Whipple…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in knee replacement surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An aging population drives the global demand for knee replacement surgery, exceeding 1 million procedures annually. In the U.S. alone, the need for knee replacements is projected to grow by 673%, reaching approximately 3.48 million procedures by 2030, according to a 2007 study. Dr. Charles Hannon, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says that Mayo Clinic is at the forefront of total knee replacement innovation, developing advanced tools and delivering precision robotic surgery to patients. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/BGjw3V08A9s…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Graves' disease – when the thyroid is overactive. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that triggers the thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones than the body needs. It's the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid. Dr. Marius Stan, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, has more on this thyroid disorder. Editor's note: January is National Thyroid Disease Awareness Month. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/mhYeuD_Z3Po Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 05) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Can cold weather cause a cold? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The bitter winter elements can be brutal on the body. But is there any truth that you can "catch a cold" if not properly dressed outside? Dr. Jesse Bracamonte, a Mayo Clinic family physician, explains why colds and other viruses are more common in the winter months. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/fPlSxodbea8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 08) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Penicillin allergy? Maybe not. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. Penicillin belongs to a group of antibiotics used by healthcare professionals to combat a wide array of bacterial infections, including strep throat, ear infections and pneumonia. Penicillin, one of the most widely prescribed antibiotics, is also one of the most frequently reported medication allergies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 10% of people living in the U.S. report having a penicillin allergy. However, less than 1%…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic's inclusive onboarding sets new standard in lab accommodations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Conor Peck and Brigette Baig After Conor Peck cleared the initial interview panel for a clinical laboratory technologist role in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, it didn't take long for him to catch Brigette Baig's attention. "He has a biochemistry degree, and we like chemistry people in our lab," says Baig, supervisor of the Metals Laboratory. "I called him to just give him an informal tour of the lab using…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Mixed reality provides precise path during shoulder surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Holograms and virtual reality (VR) headsets can be part of a great gaming experience. But did you know that the same technology can make for a better healthcare experience too? Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, explains how, for the first time ever, mixed reality played a vital role in a recent shoulder surgery he performed. Shoulder arthroplasty, or shoulder replacement surgery, is a complex procedure where damaged bone is replaced by metal…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic expert discusses increasing levels of respiratory infections. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The new year is bringing a significant rise in respiratory virus activity across the U.S. Many are experiencing coughs, fever and congestion — some of the telltale signs of COVID-19 and influenza. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, explains why this surge is happening, what still may be to come, and how to protect you and your family. "We have seen increasing rates of COVID-19 and influenza. Influenza season has not…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). UTI: This common infection can be serious. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A urinary tract infection (UTI) is common, but it can be serious. "Simple urinary tract infections can be managed by your primary care provider, but when they become complex leading to other issues or problems, you should seek the care of a specialist," says Dr. Mitchell Humphreys, a urologist at Mayo Clinic. What is a UTI? The urinary system helps the body eliminate waste, excess water and salt. It encompasses the kidneys, ureters, bladder and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Research fuels advances in bile duct cancer care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Bile duct cancer, also known as cholangiocarcinoma, forms in the thin tubes that carry bile from your liver to your gallbladder and small intestine. Though relatively rare, cholangiocarcinoma is often diagnosed in later stages, making it more difficult to treat, and cases in the U.S. are increasing. In a review article published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology in 2023, lead author Sumera I. Ilyas, M.B.B.S., and co-authors share advances in diagnosing, staging and treating bile duct cancer. Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Measles remains a menace. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You don't hear much about the measles anymore, but health officials in Philadelphia are keeping an eye on an outbreak in that city. To date, there have been eight confirmed since the investigation began in December. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic Children's Center. She says measles is a viral infection that used to be a fairly common childhood illness. "Since we've introduced very effective immunization. It's quite rare…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Mayo Clinic engages Cerebras to deliver potent computing power, scale AI transformation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic, the world's No. 1 hospital and a global leader in advancing trusted generative artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare applications, has announced a multi-year strategic collaboration with Cerebras Systems to develop multimodal large language models (LLMs) to improve patient outcomes and diagnoses. The collaboration combines Mayo Clinic's expansive repository of decades of deidentified clinical data with generative AI capabilities developed by Cerebras to train models to complement physicians' expertise. The…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Born at less than a pound, 22-week preemie makes journey from NICU to home sweet home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org On Christmas Eve 2022, Sharni Saravanan was rushed to Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. She was pregnant and bleeding, a terrifying combination. But doctors assured Sharni and her husband, Karthik Viswanathan, that she and their baby were fine. This past year, Christmas Eve looked much different for Sharni and Karthik. There were no trips to the hospital, no worries about anyone's health. And there was someone new joining the celebration: their son, Heeran,…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). Caffeine consumption: Some sources may surprise you. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You probably know that tea and coffee contain caffeine, but did you know it also can be found in other drinks, food and some medications? When it comes to caffeine consumption, you're not alone if you depend on it to help you concentrate or be alert. Studies have shown that about 90% of U.S. adults consume a form of caffeine every day. How much caffeine is too much? Caffeine content in beverages widely varies. For…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). New Mayo Clinic stem cell research to take flight into space. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Mayo Clinic research experiment will be part of a payload that launches into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 29, subject to weather conditions and other factors. The research team from the lab of Dr. Abba Zubair is preparing stem cells for the flight to test how the absence of gravity plays a role in bone loss. Dr. Abba Zubair "We've known for some time that astronauts lose…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-01-25). What does it mean to have an enlarged prostate? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An enlarged prostate, known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition often associated with the natural aging process in men. Dr. Scott Cheney, a Mayo Clinic urologist, says it's a condition where the prostate enlarges over time and restricts the flow of urine. "I like to tell patients that the prostate is kind of like an orange with a straw going right through the middle of it. And as we age, the prostate…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-25). Iraqi Resistance Launches Stage 2: Tightening Blockade on 'Israel'. orinocotribune.com A leader of the Iraqi Resistance has announced the second stage of operations against occupiers in the region, aiming to blockade "Israel" amid its ongoing aggression on Gaza. | The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has transited to the second phase of its operations in which it will work on enforcing blockading Mediterranean maritime routes to the Israeli-occupied ports in occupied Palestine, the Secretary General of the Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Abu Alaa al-Walai announced in a post on X. | The leader of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, a faction that operates under the umbrella of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, made the an…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-25). The Center of Gravity Is Tilting to the South. orinocotribune.com

Patricia Harrity (2024-01-25). Sunak Faces Pressure Over Shocking 'War Crime' Video. expose-news.com British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been questioned over an ITV News video which shows a civilian being shot dead while waving a white flag in Gaza. The shocking images have sparked …

Peoples Dispatch (2024-01-25). Greek students hit the streets for another round of protests against private universities. peoplesdispatch.org Students, teachers, and progressive groups are protesting a bill that permits private universities to operate in Greece. They say it will be detrimental to the interests of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and downgrade the value of degrees in government institutions…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2024-01-25). Will WHO members seize the moment to fight against inequities? peoplesdispatch.org The WHO's Executive Board is meeting for its 154th session in Geneva from January 22-27. Countries are edging towards the set deadline for finalizing the Pandemic Treaty, yet much more remains to be discussed…

Peter Koenig (2024-01-25). The Brain Is the Battlefield of the Future. The WEF's Stated Objective is "Altering the Human Being" globalresearch.ca We are all vulnerable — vaxxed or unvaxxed — to mind interference through the worldwide coverage of 5G shortwaves. And the worst is, we may not even notice when it "hits" us.

Philip Giraldi (2024-01-25). Is the Gaza-Israel Fighting "A False Flag"? They Let it Happen? Their Objective Is "to Wipe Gaza Off the Map"? globalresearch.ca "Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas. This is part of our strategy". Benjamin Netanyahu…

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Iraq's Kata'ib Hezbollah vows more attacks until expulsion of US forces. presstv.ir A major Iraqi anti-terror group says it will continue its "painful" attacks on American forces until the occupation troops are expelled from the region.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Ansarullah orders US, British UN staff to leave Yemen. presstv.ir Officials from Yemen's Ansarullah movement have instructed US and British nationals working for the United Nations to leave the country within a month.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Iran Armey highly prepared to give crushing response to threats: Cmdr. presstv.ir A senior Iranian commander says the Army's Ground Force is highly prepared to give a crushing response to any kind of threat.

presstv.ir (2024-01-25). Biden calls on Congress to approve sale of F-16 jets to Turkey 'without delay'. presstv.ir The US president has urged Congress to swiftly approve the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey once Ankara okays Sweden's NATO bid.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-25). "Billionaires Try to Shrink World's Population": Secret Gathering Sponsored by Bill Gates, 2009 Meeting of "The Good Club" globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-01-25). The Criminalization of International Justice, Putting an End to the Genocide against the People of Palestine. Nuremberg Principle IV. globalresearch.ca The ICJ is under the spotlight of the White House. The President of the IJC Joan E. Donoghue was appointed by Hillary Clinton. She is a U.S. appointee. She takes her instructions from Washington.

Réseau Justice pour Sankara (2024-01-25). After Blaise Compaoré, it's François' turn to be shielded from his country's justice system by the French authorities. cadtm.org

Robert J. Burrowes (2024-01-25). Historical Analysis of the Global Elite: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing.'. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2024-01-25). Nonviolent Strategy to Halt the Genocide in Gaza, Liberate Palestine and Defeat the Global Technocracy. globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2024-01-25). We Are Being Smashed Politically, Economically, Medically and Technologically by the Elite's 'Great Reset': Why? How Do We Fight Back Effectively? globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-01-25). Professors Slam Columbia's Response to Chemical Skunk Attack on Students at Pro-Palestine Protest. democracynow.org Students at Columbia University in New York held an "emergency protest" Wednesday over the school's response to an attack on members of Columbia University Apartheid Divest at a rally on campus last Friday. Police in New York are investigating the attack on pro-Palestinian students, who say they were sprayed with a foul-smelling chemical. Eight students were reportedly hospitalized, complaining of burning eyes, headaches, nausea and other symptoms. Organizers allege the attack was carried out by two students who are former members of the Israeli military, using a chemical weapon known as "…

Staff (2024-01-25). Report from Gaza: Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri on "The Struggle to Survive, Stay Sane" democracynow.org We go to Rafah to speak with Palestinian journalist Akram al-Satarri in Gaza as the death toll continues to climb amid Israel's relentless assault on the territory. The Health Ministry says at least 20 people were killed Thursday as they lined up to receive humanitarian aid, and at least 12 others were killed a day earlier at a U.N. shelter hit by tank shells. Meanwhile, Israeli forces have surrounded the two main hospitals in Khan Younis, stranding thousands of patients and displaced people inside, and evacuated a third hospital. Over 1.7 million people have been displaced in Gaza and more than 25,000 have…

Staff (2024-01-25). Headlines for January 25, 2024. democracynow.org Gaza Deaths Mount Amid Mass Displacement as Israel Continues to Attack Schools, Hospitals, Aid Sites, U.K. Foreign Sec. David Cameron Urges Netanyahu to Agree to "Pause" in Gaza Assault, ICJ to Announce Interim Ruling Friday on South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel, Israelis Continue Protests to Demand Gov't Prioritize Release of Hostages, U.S. Mercenaries Share Details of Taking Part in UAE's Targeted Killing Campaign in Yemen, U.S. Forces Strike Somalia for First Time in 2024, Killing 3, UAW Endorses Joe Biden for 2024 Despite President's Refusal to Call for Gaza Ceasef…

Staff (2024-01-25). Palestinian Economist Raja Khalidi on Israel's "Economic Warfare" on Gaza and the West Bank. democracynow.org Among the consequences of Israel's war on Gaza is the destruction of the local economy. Even before the latest Israeli assault, daily life and commerce in Gaza were crumbling as a result of a 15-year siege on the territory enforced by Israel and Egypt. Meanwhile, Israel is withholding millions in taxes collected on behalf of Palestinians, leaving the Palestinian Authority unable to distribute wages to many public sector employees, while more than 150,000 Palestinian workers from the West Bank are now unable to work inside Israel due to new restrictions imposed after October 7. We go to Ramallah to speak wit…

Staff (2024-01-25). Death toll in Israeli attacks on Gaza rises to 25,700. muslimmirror.com ANKARA : The Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has jumped to 25,700, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Wednesday. The ministry in a statement said 63,740 others have also been injured. Israeli forces committed 24 massacres across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 …

Staff (2024-01-25). Gaza: A crusade by Zionists? muslimmirror.com By Syed Ilyas Basha ISRAEL'S AGGRESSION ON GAZA: Israeli leaders' aggression on besieged Gaza entered 108th day on Monday, January 22, 2024, with its killing of over 25,900 which include 11,000 children (missing 8,000) and 7,500 women reported Anadolu Agency. It killed 119 journalists and detained 10 too since October 7. Some 70,000 houses have …

Staff (2024-01-25). President Maduro: Goal of Far-Right Was My Assassination (+Bolivarian Fury). orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has made a statement revealing the objective of recently unveiled plans from far-right groups seeking his assassination. "In all their plans they had a single objective: they wanted to physically eliminate me," he said, during a popular rally in support of his government and in commemoration of the 66th anniversary of the ousting of Venezuela's last dictator, Marcos Pérez Jiménez. | "If one day the fascists do me some harm, through some attack, I leave it in your hands to do what you have to do to restore justice and peace in Venezuela, and activate the Bolivarian Fury,…

Staff (2024-01-25). 'The Country Is Not for Sale': General Strike In Argentina Against Milei. orinocotribune.com Thousands of people marched this Wednesday in Argentina to join the national strike called by the main unions in repudiation of the policies implemented by President Javier Milei. | "The country is not for sale," "No to the adjustment," and "No to the labor reform," were some of the main slogans of the demonstration that filled the Plaza del Congreso in the city of Buenos Aires. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in the massive general strike against Milei and his "libertarian" policies. Milei took office on December 10. Some outlets, such as Left Voice and Progressive International, reported that o…

Staff (2024-01-25). Venezuela Responds to US Denial of Involvement in Recent Coup Plots (+Moral Compass). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( On Wednesday, January 24, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil described the US statement as cynical and warned that the US has lost its moral compass. | Venezuela's statement also underlined the US's lack of consistency,…

Staff (2024-01-25). Washington Announces Increased Presence of Military & Intelligence in Ecuador (+Interference). orinocotribune.com

Staff (2024-01-25). Greek students hit the streets for another round of protests against private universities. peoplesdispatch.org For the third consecutive week, Greek student and youth groups and other progressive sections hit the streets, denouncing the conservative New Democracy (ND) government's bid to open private universities. On Thursday, January 25, massive protest rallies were held in more than 40 cities, including Athens. Tens of thousands of students from coordination committees, and members …

Staff (2024-01-25). Korean movements demand: South Korea, stop arming Israel! peoplesdispatch.org On January 19, 150 people protested in front of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) office in the city of Daejeon, demanding the South Korean government stop arming Israel. While Palestine may seem like a distant conflict to South Koreans, the South Korean military-industrial complex is a key pillar in the Israeli war machine. According …

Staff (2024-01-25). Will WHO members seize the moment to fight against inequities? peoplesdispatch.org The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board's 154th session, which began on January 22, is set to conclude on January 27. As its members prepare the agenda for the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA) in May, discussions are expected to focus on topics summarized by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as "the five Ps": promoting, …

Staff (2024-01-25). Palestine Solidarity Activists Protest Henry Kissinger's Funeral Service. youtube.com

Staff (2024-01-25). Partners in Genocide: Will Biden's Gaza Complicity Cost Him the Election? youtube.com On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday, 1/25 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, Eugene and Rania are joined by special guests: Sevim Dagdelen — In Germany, 10 MPs have quit the Left Party (Die Linke) due to its increasingly pro-war stance and established a new party called the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). Defined by a pro-peace policy, …

teleSUR, MER (2024-01-25). Australia se prepara para llegada de ciclón Kirrily. telesurtv.net Las autoridades meteorológicas no descartan que se registren lluvias intensas que podrían provocar inundaciones repentinas peligrosas.

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-25). Asesinan a palestino que protestaba con bandera blanca. telesurtv.net El palestino asesinado había brindado declaraciones al medio de comunicación británico que registró su ejecución…

teleSUR, MS (2024-01-25). Realizan protesta contra privatización de Machu Picchu. telesurtv.net Tras las acciones de calle en contra la privatización de la Maravilla del Mundo, distintas organizaciones sociales convocaron a un paro indefinido hasta que se aclare la situación.

teleSUR, rzr, MER (2024-01-25). Cuba y Tanzania expresan disposición de fortalecer cooperación. telesurtv.net El vicepresidente de Tanzania manifestó el interés de su Gobierno de considerar otras áreas de cooperación como el deporte, la cultura, el turismo, entre otras.

teleSUR, rzr, MS (2024-01-25). Descubren en Marruecos huellas humanas más antiguas del Sahel. telesurtv.net Huellas de homo sapiens pertenecientes a al menos cinco individuos entre niños, adolescentes y adultos.

teleSUR, rzr, MS (2024-01-25). Presidente de Colombia declara desastre natural por sequía. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano declaró que el decreto firmado mantendrá su vigencia a lo largo de todo un año para lo que tratará de concentrar recursos de otras dependencias para enfrentar la sequía y los incendios.

teleSUR- jaa, MS (2024-01-25). Fallecen seis personas tras accidente de tránsito en Mongolia. telesurtv.net La Agencia Nacional de Mongolia de Manejo de Emergencias (NEMA) se presentó en el estrangulamiento enviado a una cámara de 60 toneladas de gas licuado.

teleSUR- jaa, MS (2024-01-25). Condenan bombardeo de Israel contra institución de ONU en Gaza. telesurtv.net Este ataque, otra muestra del genocidio israelí, causó la muerte de varias personas y otro número importante de heridos.

teleSUR- jaa, MS (2024-01-25). Estos son los resultados del Grupo B en el Preolímpico 2024. telesurtv.net El grupo cerró esta segunda ronda con Argentina de líder con cuatro unidades, Paraguay segundo con empate de puntos.

teleSUR- lvm, MS (2024-01-25). Accidente deja un muerto y heridos en República Checa. telesurtv.net Al lugar llegaron varios agentes policiales de distintas dependencias y realizaron labores para verificar la identidad de todas las personas.

The Independent (2024-01-25). 2023 PLE results to be released out today. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni is expected to release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for 2022 today, around midday. The event, anticipated to be broadcasted, will be held at State House, Nakasero, revealing the results of the examinations conducted from November 7 to 9, last …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Activists petition court to stop MPs from serving as Ministers. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Activists have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking an order for the Members of Parliament who are also Ministers to vacate their offices. Lawyer Michael Aboneka alongside a non for non-profit organization Walezi Wa Katiba Foundation argues that the current arrangement, where MPS get appointed as Ministers, is …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Long-awaited Ugandan docuseries Tuko Pamoja premieres in cinema next month. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tuko Pamoja docuseries by Dr Evelyn Cindy Magara and Nyati Motion Pictures goes to Cinemas with 13 premieres from February to June 2024. Tuko Pamoja (We Are One) documentary film (series) is about Uganda's heroes and unity in diversity. Written by Rogers Atukunda and directed by Dr Magara, a Lecturer …

The Independent (2024-01-25). Prof. Nawangwe: Makerere University main building to be ready by July. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Main Building famously known as the Ivory Tower will be ready by July this year, according to Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. Nawangwe told URN most of the structural works have been completed over the past few years, and what is remaining is completion works and also repairing the …

thecommunists (2024-01-25). Joti Brar and Garland Nixon: Parasitic imperialism, episode 1. thecommunists.org Joti Brar, vice-chair of the CPGB-ML, in an introductory discussion on the nature of imperialism, discusses with Garland Nixon the origins of monopoly in the womb of capitalism. They talk about how this huge concentration of wealth into a few massive fortunes, which is accompanied by the immiseration of the vast masses of the world's …

unitedEditor (2024-01-25). The fusion of Marxism and ancient philosophy in China's current government. uwidata.com The triumphant Chinese revolution in 1949 introduced new variables for the construction of its own thought. Before, the philosophy of the country had emerged from the 6th and 5th centuries BC, with It's main but not only exponents in Confucius and Laozi. Since 1949, China's long history is full of innovative research and opinions in …

Vicky Peláez (2024-01-25). The Prison Industry in the United States: Big Business or a New Form of Slavery? globalresearch.ca This incisive and carefully researched article was first published by Global Research more than 15 years ago in March 2008. | *** | Things have got worse since 2008. African-Americans and Latinos are routinely the victims of arbitrary arrest, incarceration and inhumane …

Vijay Prashad (2024-01-25). The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country. counterpunch.org In October 2023, 10 members of the German parliament (Bundestag) left Die Linke (the Left) and declared their intention to form their own party. With their departure, Die Linke's parliamentary group fell to 28 out of the 736 members of the Bundestag, compared to the 78 members of the far-right Alliance for Germany (AfD). One

Washington's Blog (2024-01-25). The Caliphate Project, Made in America. Declassified U.S. Government Documents Confirm the US Supported the Creation of ISIS. globalresearch.ca Global Research Editor's Note: : | First published in May 2015, this article reveals not only that the ISIS is a creation of US intelligence, it also confirms that the Caliphate Project was designed in Washington. | More broadly, it suggests that "the …

Wejdan Abu Shammala (2024-01-25). How will children in Gaza heal? electronicintifada.net "Do they shell the stars?"

Yorgos Mitralias (2024-01-25). Because it does not want witnesses to its crimes Israel methodically kills journalists it cannot silence! cadtm.org

youtube (2024-01-25). A History of Palestinian Resistance. youtube.com Ilan Pappe is the author of A History of Modern Palestine.

Adriaan Alsema (2024-01-24). Colombia's foreign minister suspended over passport debacle. colombiareports.com Colombia's Inspector General's Office suspended Foreign Minister Alvaro Leyva over a dispute with the company that had been hired to print passports. The three-month suspension comes less than a month…

Andrew Korybko (2024-01-24). The IL-76 Shootdown By A US Patriot Missile Could Lead To Zaluzhny's Replacement With Budanov. thealtworld.com All things considered, blaming Zaluzhny — perhaps by claiming that he should have verified alleged intelligence about the IL-76's cargo before shooting it down in order to make this seem like an unfortunate accident — is the most politically convenient option at Zelensky and his US patron's disposal. It could shift the blame from them to him and facilitate Zaluzhny's replacement with the much more politically reliable Budanov without much resistance from the armed forces or civil society. | Kiev

Anna Pha (2024-01-24). Climate crisis: Island nations being drowned by a rising sea. peoplesworld.org SYDNEY—"The window for 1.5 degrees is rapidly closing. Every fraction of a degree matters. Every ton of carbon dioxide counts. We need immediate and drastic action, not just promises and platitudes." This was the message to the COP28 climate meeting in Dubai from delegates belonging to the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). AOSIS is …

Arvind Dilawar (2024-01-24). Biden's CHIPs Act Is Being Used to Arm Israel. progressive.org $35 million in federal subsidies went to a multinational arms manufacturer with business ties to the country.

ATTAC (2024-01-24). Figuig water is not for sale. cadtm.org

Avi Lewis (2024-01-24). We Are in a Fight for Life. socialistproject.ca This talk was given by Avi Lewis as the opening keynote at the It is truly good to be here with you all on Treaty Six territory. I want to start with gratitude for the framing of this conference: we are at a crossroads,…

Brian Berletic (2024-01-24). Why Russia is Winning the Drone War in Ukraine. thealtworld.com Ukraine is losing the drone war. This isn't a claim made by the Russian Ministry of Defense or by Russian state media, but rather the headline of The article titled, "Ukraine is Losing the Drone War — How Kyiv…

C.J. Atkins (2024-01-24). Communist Party National Committee meeting to focus on Gaza ceasefire, convention prep. peoplesworld.org NEW YORK—The urgent fight for a ceasefire in Gaza and mobilizing for the Communist Party's 32nd Convention this summer—those are expected to be the focus of discussions this weekend when the CPUSA National Committee meets. With 25,000 already dead in Palestine, the Netanyahu government shows no signs of letting up in its offensive. In Washington, …

CADTM International (2024-01-24). CADTM International supports the general strike in Argentina on 24 January 2024 and the popular uprising against debt. cadtm.org

cameron orr (2024-01-24). How does the Communist Party elect its leadership? cpusa.org In the United States, we're inundated from a young age to think of elections as divisive and fractious horse races. They are events that, by their nature, split people into adversarial camps. Individual candidates from opposite ends of the political spectrum compete to tear one another down and show why they're the best. Democracy, in this kind of system, is defined by confrontation. The choice we're all left with is to pick a side and fight for it against someone else's side. | In class-divided capitalist society, that might sum up what bourgeois elections look like — Republican vs. Democrat, right vs.

Chris Walker (2024-01-24). Full District of Court of Appeals Rules Against Trump's Call to Lift Gag Order. truthout.org The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has refused to hear former President Donald Trump's en banc appeal of an earlier appellate court ruling regarding a gag order that has been imposed on him in the case involving his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. En banc proceedings involve an entire circuit appeals court reviewing a prior three-judge ruling from within… |

EarthRights International (2024-01-24). WORLD BANK GROUP INSTITUTION AGREES TO SETTLE CASE ALLEGING IT ABETTED MURDER. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Alibaba share purchase sends positive signals. ecns.cn Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding Ltd confirmed on Tuesday night that its co-founder Jack Ma, and chairman Joe Tsai have been aggressively buying the company's shares recently, signaling that they are full of confidence about Alibaba's development prospects.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Statistical manipulation gets stricter supervision. ecns.cn Incorporating statistical manipulation as a violation of the discipline of the Communist Party of China will offer strengthened disciplinary guarantees to prevent and address this issue, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Kenyan students urged to contribute to friendship. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has encouraged Kenyan students and alumni at Beijing Jiaotong University to continue to contribute to the friendship between China and Kenya and between China and Africa, in a reply to a letter from them.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). New panda conservation center coming. ecns.cn Visitors are expected to see more giant pandas as the construction of the first phase of a new giant panda national conservation and research center is underway in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Accusation on counterterrorism slammed. ecns.cn Groundlessly accusing China of using counterterrorism measures to carry out so-called "genocide" in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will severely hamper global efforts to fight terrorism, experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). China a staunch force for good in Asia-Pacific, says ambassador. ecns.cn China will always be a staunch force for peace, stability, and development in the Asia-Pacific region, China's Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang said in a keynote speech at a report launch event in London on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Nation has open attitude to UN human rights review. ecns.cn The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the United Nations Human Rights Council's latest review of its human rights record and will participate in the review with an open and candid attitude.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Extensive rescue and relief efforts underway after Xinjiang earthquake. ecns.cn Extensive rescue and relief efforts are underway to assist those affected by a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which resulted in three deaths and five injuries, according to a news conference on the quake held on Tuesday night.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). CAS Space launches five satellites with Kinetica 1 Y3 rocket. ecns.cn CAS Space, a Beijing-based rocket maker owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted the third flight of its Kinetica 1 rocket model, formerly known as ZK 1A, on Tuesday.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). 'Status quo' Taiwan remarks draw rebuke. ecns.cn A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the United States said on Monday that "Taiwan independence" is a dead end and would only bring disaster to the people in the Taiwan region, and that any attempt to justify separatist moves under the pretext of "democracy" is doomed to failure.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). CNSA commissions advanced Earth-observation satellite. ecns.cn The China National Space Administration formally commissioned an advanced Earth-observation satellite on Tuesday afternoon.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Pledge to open lifts confidence of foreign execs. ecns.cn Investing in China is vital for the future of global financial institutions as opportunities arising from the opening of the world's second-largest economy remain extensive and promising, international executives and experts said.

ecns.cn (2024-01-23). Death toll in Yunnan landslide rises to 31. ecns.cn A landslide that occurred on Monday in Southwest China's Yunnan province has resulted in 31 deaths as of Tuesday evening, as all-out rescue efforts and post-disaster work are still ongoing, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Editor (2024-01-24). This is what Leninist solidarity looks like! workers.org The International Assembly against Imperialism in Solidarity with Palestine, held Jan. 21 in New York City, exemplified the title of the old union classic, "Solidarity forever." Representatives of working-class and national liberation movements in five continents took the time to prepare written or video messages — or spoke in person . . . |

Eric A. Gordon (2024-01-24). 'This Chain' album by George Mann celebrates the radical minstrel tradition. peoplesworld.org This Chain is the latest in a veritable, uh, chain of albums released by the hard-workin', hard-travelin' George Mann, singer-songwriter bard of the veterans' homes, the senior centers, the fellow travelers, and picket lines. He still holds high the lofty banner of unions and the working stiffs, the hobos and societal rejects, those we've lost, …

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-24). Concerning the founding of the Bretton Woods' Institutions. cadtm.org Series : Bretton Woods, the World Bank and the IMF: 70th anniversary | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-24). Early conflicts between the UN and the World Bank/IMF tandem. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-24). The WB assists those in power in a witch-hunting context. cadtm.org In July 2024, the World Bank and the IMF will be 80 years old. 80 years of financial neo-colonialism and the imposition of austerity policies in the name of debt repayment. 80 years is enough! The Bretton Woods institutions must be abolished and replaced by democratic institutions serving an ecological, feminist and anti-racist bifurcation. To mark these 80 years, we are republishing a series of articles every Wednesday until July, looking in detail at the history and damage caused by these (…) | – | / |

Fátima Martín (2024-01-24). Bank taxes in the EU: exceptional, temporary and far less than the €6 trillion bank bailout to be paid by the state budget. cadtm.org

Finian Cunningham (2024-01-24). The United States and Israel are Blowing Up the Mideast to Conceal Their Disastrous Defeat in Gaza. thealtworld.com The United States and Israel are Blowing Up the Mideast to Conceal Their Disastrous Defeat in Gaza | Seyed Mohammad Marandi…

Hanna M. Warsame (2024-01-24). Palestinian journalists are stopping their reporting for 'a world that doesn't know the meaning of humanity'. mondoweiss.net As Israel has murdered over 118 journalists during its genocidal war on Gaza, many journalists have been forced to stop reporting on the unfolding horror for fear of being deliberately targeted.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). Hamas Leader Rules Out Two-State Solution. libya360.wordpress.com Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashaal has rejected calls for the negotiation of a two-state peace deal with Israel to end the war in Gaza, proclaiming that the Palestinian people will never legitimize the "Zionist entity" in West Jerusalem by accepting its existence. "We have nothing to do with the two-state solution," Mashaal said in an interview posted…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-24). Houthi Spokesman: "Our Goal is to Stop the Genocide" libya360.wordpress.com The Grayzone Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, senior political officer and spokesman for Yemen's Ansarallah movement, explains the objectives behind his movement's naval blockade of the Red Sea in this interview with The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal. Al-Bukhaiti also responds to military threats from the Biden administration and allegations that Ansarallah is controlled by Iran's IRGC. Translation by Hekmat…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-24). Chile reports lowest birth rate in a decade in 2023. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Chile reported the lowest birth rate in a decade in 2023, and the figures would be lower if the country were not experiencing a wave of migration, according to information published here.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2024-01-24). Troubadour of 1960s New Left is Celebrated in New Exhibit At Woody Guthrie Museum. covertactionmagazine.com The Woody Guthrie Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma where I live has opened up a new exhibition about Phil Ochs, one of the most popular anti-war folk singers during the 1960s and early 1970s. The exhibition includes videos of some of Ochs's performances at anti-war rallies, along with memorabilia from his shows, posters, pictures and even …

John Wojcik (2024-01-24). La victoria de Trump en New Hampshire indica más peligro para la nación. peoplesworld.org Donald Trump, acusado de 91 delitos y declarado culpable de agresión sexual, ganó las primarias de New Hampshire el martes, convirtiéndose, casi con certeza, en el candidato republicano a la presidencia que desafiará al presidente Biden este año. Su victoria aumenta su determinación de imponer un orden autocrático y fascista en Estados Unidos y, al …

John Wojcik (2024-01-24). Trump win in New Hampshire signals more danger to the nation. peoplesworld.org Donald Trump, indicted for 91 crimes and found guilty of sexual assault, won New Hampshire's primary on Tuesday, becoming, almost certainly, the Republican nominee for president who will challenge President Biden this year. His victory increases his determination to impose an autocratic and fascistic order in America and simultaneously get himself off the hook for …

Katya Schwenk (2024-01-24). Will Biden Rescind Trump's Boeing Immunity Deal? levernews.com Allegations of fraud in a recent federal lawsuit — if substantiated — could empower President Biden's Justice Department to rescind a controversial deferred prosecution agreement granted to Boeing by Donald Trump's administration and blessed by an archconservative judge in the wake of two 737 Max crashes, according to experts interviewed by The Lever. The deal, which has long been criticized by crash victims' families and recently challenged in court by air safety advocates, allowed Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution on fraud charges and shielded Boeing's senior executives from such prosecution a…

Khalil Harb, The Cradle. (2024-01-24). Israel Loses Control Of Its Borders. popularresistance.org Israel once reigned supreme on the back of some immovable narratives: widely spun myths of a "promised land," a "land without a people," the "only democracy in the Middle East," and the "only secure place for Jews in the world." Today, those lofty soundbites lie in tatters, with the occupation state reeling from an unprecedented blow to its foundational ideas. | This transformation has unfolded with unexpected intensity since the 7 October Al-Aqsa Flood resistance operation and Israel's devastating, genocidal war on Gaza. | But it is not just the challenge of narratives that has Israel on its back feet.

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-24). The UK's New Security Pact With Ukraine. consortiumnews.com

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-24). Israel besieges hospitals as it widens offensive in Khan Younis. electronicintifada.net

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-24). South Tacoma community takes fight against mega warehouse to Bridge Industrial office. fightbacknews.org

krish-rad_ind (2024-01-24). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 110: Israeli forces encircle Khan Younis as Gazans risk famine. mondoweiss.net

solidaritmey-us (2024-01-24). Impact of Israeli Genocidal War in Gaza on the Middle East. solidaritmey-us.org The Israeli occupation army is continuing more than 100 days after its outbreak to wage a genocidal war.