(2024-09-15). Donald Trump and George Orwell. indybay.org Trump rejects climate change, which means that information about it can no longer be found on the official White House website or agencies such as the US Environmental Protection Agency which are only encouraged to publish research results in public. Both are tantamount to censorship and are reminiscent of the Party's restrictive information policy in the novel 1984.
(2024-09-15). Sunday 9/22: Julian Assange is Free Celebration! indybay.org Berkeley Unitarian Universalists Fellowship Hall, 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley…
(2024-09-15). Wednesday 9/18: Say NO! to suppressing dissent at Sonoma State! Say YES! to student free speech! indybay.org Outside the Student Center | Sonoma State University | 1801 E. Cotati Ave. | Rohnert Park…
(2024-09-15). Man Lit Himself On Fire Outside Boston's Israeli Consulate. popularresistance.org On Wednesday night a man reportedly lit himself on fire outside the Israeli consulate in Boston. They were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with severe burns, and their current condition is unknown. Boston police told reporters that they are investigating the situation. | A witness said the man poured gasoline over himself before lighting himself on fire and surveillance footage shows him walking back and forth covered in flames. | He is the third person to self-immolate outside an Israeli consulate since Israel began its brutal assault on Gaza nearly one year ago.
(2024-09-15). Turkmen journalist Ruslan Myatiev banned from entering Turkey. en.turkmen.news
(2024-09-15). The Social Justice Crisis Impacting Low-income California Whistleblowers. indybay.org Lack of access to legal representation for low-income California whistleblowers combined with extreme dysfunction/regulatory capture of government agencies actively discourages workers from speaking up about legal or ethical violations or filing complaints while enabling businesses to avoid compliance.
(2024-09-15). Iran's President to attend BRICS summit in Russia. newarab.com 
Iran's President U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to
(2024-09-15). IDF's 'Secret Site' Exposed Now? Hezbollah For First Time Attacks Israeli Military's Missile HQ. hindustantimes.com Amid near-daily clashes, Lebanon's Hezbollah group claimed to have attacked an Israeli site for the first time. Hezbollah, on Sep 14, said it struck the headquarters of IDF's artillery and missile unit. The targeted IDF site is reportedly located northwest of Tiberias Lake. Watch for more.
(2024-09-15). Nuke Weapons Tech For Missiles? Biden & Starmer Discuss 'Secret' Russia-Iran Deal Amid Tensions. hindustantimes.com US President Joe Biden and his UK counterpart Kier Starmer have expressed fear that Russia is sharing with Iran secret information and technology that could bring it closer to being able to build nuclear weapons in exchange for ballistic missiles. Biden and Starmer discussed the issue during their meeting in Washington on September 13.
(2024-09-15). Hezbollah Warns Israel As Netanyahu Mulls War Against Iran-backed Group; 'Prepare To Deal With…'. hindustantimes.com Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, warned Israel against waging a war on the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon. Qassem said another potential war by Israel would cause "large losses" on the other side. He said, "If they think such a war would allow the 100,000 displaced people to return home… we issue this warning: prepare to deal with hundreds of thousands more displaced." The warning came as Netanyahu reportedly warned security chiefs during a strategic discussion on Thursday that Israel was facing a "large-scale confrontation" with Hezbollah.
(2024-09-15). UK pro-Gaza protester found not guilty over 'coconut' placard. newarab.com 
A London woman was acquitted of a racially aggravated public order offence on Friday after displaying a placard depicting former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Marieha Hussain, 37, was
(2024-09-15). Xi's speech at key CPC plenum to be published. ecns.cn A speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, during the second plenary meeting of the third plenum of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC will be published on Monday.
(2024-09-15). Guardiola 'looking forward' to start of Man City financial trial. independent.co.ug 
LONDON | Xinhua | Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday he is "looking forward" to the start of the hearing into the 115 charges leveled against his club for breaking the Premier League's financial fair play rules. The trial begins at a secret location on Monday after a four-year investigation into the club's …
(2024-09-15). VetWealth SACCO AGM set for Saturday September 21 at Makerere. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2024 Veterinary Wealth Sacco Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held next Saturday, September 21 at Media hall, COVAB, Makerere University from 9am. The theme this year is "Empowering the Vets to unlock their full potential through financial inclusion." The general secretary Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) Dr Boniface Obbo …
(2024-09-15). Sitaram Yechury dies, family donates body to AIIMS. ummid.com Veteran Left leader and CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died Thursday September 12, 2024 at the age of 72.
(2024-09-15). Trump is safe after Secret Service opens fire at suspect with firearm near Florida golf club. whyy.org A man with an AK-style rifle pushed the firearm's muzzle through the perimeter of Donald Trump's West Palm Beach, Florida golf course Sunday as the Republican presidential candidate was playing a round, prompting U.S. Secret Service to open fire, according to three law enforcement officials. The former president is safe and unharmed. | The person dropped the weapon and fled in an SUV, and was later apprehended in a neighboring county, the officials said. The officials were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. | An AK-style firearm was rec…
(2024-09-15). Video: Lammy defends Starmers' £000s donations for clothes: 'outfits should be funded by taxpayers'. skwawkbox.org 
Arrogance, hypocrisy and entitlement of Labour right writ large again as party drones try to defend undeclared sprees funded by multimillionaire donor given Downing Street pass Foreign Secretary David Lammy has put the arrogance and entitlement of the Labour right on full show again today by telling Sky News, in defence of Starmer's failure to …
(2024-09-15). Programme Officer in The Hague – Fixed term part-time (50 %) contract for 5 months. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. FIDH's International Secretariat is composed of around 70 employees, (…) | – |
(2024-09-15). Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle as troubled paper severs ties with 'journalist' over debunked Hamas story. haaretz.com Columnists Jonathan Freedland, Hadley Freeman and David Aaronovitch have resigned from The Jewish Chronicle, after it became embroiled in a scandal over a widely debunked story on Yayha Sinwar planning to flee Gaza with hostages, amid simmering concern about who actually owns the paper…
(2024-09-15). Columnists quit Jewish Chronicle as troubled paper severs ties with 'journalist' over debunked Hamas story. haaretz.com Columnists Jonathan Freedland and Hadley Freeman have resigned from The Jewish Chronicle, after it became embroiled in a scandal over a widely debunked story on Yayha Sinwar planning to flee Gaza with hostages, amid simmering concern about who actually owns the paper…
(2024-09-15). Jewish Chronicle 'in crisis' as made-up Israel articles are deleted. skwawkbox.org 
Rag disowns Elon Perry after string of 'fabricated' claims and has 'due diligence under scrutiny' — but persisted for years with libel-machine Harpin and others The right-wing Jewish Chronicle is 'in crisis' after being forced to delete a string of articles by one of its journalists — because they were made up. The rag issued …
(2024-09-15). CPJ joins call for UN commission to investigate Israel murder of journalist Issam Abdallah. ohchr.org
(2024-09-15). Global greetings | American journalist enjoys 'delicious' Mid-Autumn Festival with Chinese 'dad'. ecns.cn Sending his Mid-Autumn greetings, Erik Nilsson, a reporter from the U.S., recollected the wonderful memories he had of celebrating this occasion with his family and Chinese "gandie (dad)."
(2024-09-15). (VIDEO) Using proton beam therapy on the heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Radiation therapy is a common treatment for cancer, but could it also help treat dangerous heart rhythms? Experts at Mayo Clinic recently completed the first clinical trial in humans using proton beam therapy, a type of radiation, to treat patients with potentially life-threatening arrhythmias. And they say initial results are encouraging. Watch: Using proton beam therapy on the heart youtu.be/hu5Ls4gKcmE Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (2: 11) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please…
(2024-09-15). Mayo Clinic Minute: What you should know about prostate cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The prostate is a small gland in males that aids in reproduction. Prostate cancer is one the most common types of cancer, and when it's detected early, often by a simple blood test, it has the best chance for successful treatment. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/-hyeNxs4Jic Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 04) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. "Prostate cancer is incredibly common, probably…
(2024-09-15). Journalists Muhammad Bachal Ghunio and Nisar Lehri killed amid rising violence against press in Pakistan. arabnews.com
The Electronic Intifada BANNED!
The Electronic Intifada just got banned for a week from YouTube! Shame on YouTube and Google! This is blarant Censorship!! Available anyway on TWITCH
s2jnews.com (2024-09-14). Pro-Palestine Independent News Outlet The Electronic Intifada Banned by YouTube
YouTube has provisionally banned The Electronic Intifada for streaming and uploading Pro-Palestinian content ⚪ The independent media outlet became aware of the restriction after they were unable to upload or live stream on the social media platform