Staff (2022-07-29). U.S. pushes for India to join NATO Plus arrangement. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Republic WorldJuly 27, 2022 US Lawmaker Ro Khanna Proposes India Be 6th Nation In NATO Plus To Bolster Defence Ties US Congressman Ro Khanna stated that he has proposed India become the sixth nation in the NATO Plus arrangement to strengthen the bilateral defence relations. US Congressman Ro Khanna on Tuesday stated that he has …

____ (2022-07-28). Chinese spokesperson slams NATO for strategic concept referring to China. ecns.cn A Chinese defense spokesperson on Thursday voiced firm opposition to certain content regarding China in a strategic concept document published by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

WSWS (2022-07-29). Biden's infection and the horrific reality of "forever COVID" wsws.org The infection of US President Joe Biden has prompted the White House to openly state their criminal new policy towards the pandemic: everyone will get infected with COVID-19, repeatedly, year after year, forever.

Martha Grevatt (2022-07-29). Italian government arrests militant unionists. workers.org Six union leaders were placed under house arrest in Piacenza, Italy, in the early morning hours of July 19, under orders from the local prosecutor's office. Two are members of USB (Unione Sindacale di Base), and four belong to SI Cobas, two militant unions that represent workers in the logistics . . . |

Contributing Writers (2022-07-29). Our Retirements Gone? Where Did the 21 Trillion Go?/By Justus R. Hope, MD. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Our Retirements Gone? Where Did the 21 Trillion Go? | Columnists | thedesertreview.com As anyone making a tight family budget knows, there are only two ways to balance it. The first is to increase income. The second is to decrease spending. Unfortunately, Catherine Austin Fitts says our government chose the latter to …

Staff (2022-07-29). Head of NATO Military Committee attends Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference for first time. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJuly 28, 2022 First Chair of the Military Committee to attend Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference From 25 to 27 July 2022, Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the Military Committee attended the 24th annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in Australia. On the sidelines of the conference, he met with NATO Partners' Chiefs of Defence …

____ (2022-07-29). China records nearly 1.17 bln urban cinemagoers in 2021: report. ecns.cn China's urban cinemagoers numbered nearly 1.17 billion in 2021, up 113 percent from 2020 and ranking first globally, according to a report released on Thursday.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-29). Japanese Lawmakers Make Rare Taiwan Visit to Discuss Potential Conflict. news.antiwar.com A group of Japanese lawmakers Members of the Japanese delegation, which included former defense ministers, said the purpose of the visit was to discuss a potential conflict breaking out in the region. | "We need to think ahead about what kind of situations could happen, what kind of laws and agreements we should prepare,…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-29). 17 Killed in Fighting in South Syria. news.antiwar.com Two days of fighting raged in Sweida, in southern Syria, where pro-government fighters clashed with locals in the Druze-majority province. Ten of the killed were government fighters and the other seven were local. A dozen combatants were wounded. Unconfirmed reports say as many as 40 civilians were also wounded. | Fighting in SW Syria has been off and on throughout the war, but this is the first clash in awhile, as pro-government forces largely control the area. Many rebel-leaning…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-29). Turkey Threatens North Syria Intervention, Drone Strike Kills Four. news.antiwar.com Four Kurdish force members in northern Syria were War is always on the horizon in any Kurdish territory near Turkey. With the Turkish forces already engaged in an operation in Iraq, Turkish officials say that a new military campaign in Syria could begin " The Syrian force…

WSWS (2022-07-29). Australia's Labor treasurer declares working people must swallow "tough medicine" amid inflation crisis. wsws.org Chalmers reiterated Labor's commitment to an austerity agenda aimed at forcing the working class to pay for the deepening economic crisis, but the financial press has complained that he did not outline concrete measures to carry this out.

Josef Thoman, David Goessmann (2022-07-29). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.

WSWS (2022-07-29). US economy starting to move into recession. wsws.org According to Commerce Department data released yesterday, US gross domestic product contracted at an annualised rate of 0.9 percent in the three months to June, following a 1.6 percent contraction in the first quarter.

WSWS (2022-07-29). Sri Lankan regime extends its arrests of leading anti-government protesters. wsws.org While the repression is targeting protest activists, government moves are in preparation for a far broader crackdown on the working class.

LEWIS (2022-07-29). New York Post's editorial should worry Trump. indybay.org After everything Donald Trump has done from his seemingly open embrace of bigotry to his failed handling of Covid-19 (which polls show most Americans were critical of) to his efforts to thwart democracy it's hard to believe that anything could siphon…….

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-29). Online events w) Kshama Sawant, Eric Blanc, Karen M. Woolf, Jamal Abdi, Andrea Vetter, etc. indybay.org Here are some 8 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 3: 00 pm today, July 27th), featuring people such as Kshama Sawant, Eric Blanc, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Jamal Abdi, Drew Pendergrass, Matthew Huber, Andrea Vetter, Olúf·∫πÃÅmi O. Táíwà≤, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-29). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…

Human Agenda (2022-07-29). Saturday 8/13: Hot Topic: The New Civil War. indybay.org Roosevelt Community Center | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA 95116…

Staff (2022-07-29). Iran's new representative to IAEA appointed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) — Mohsen Naziri Asl was appointed as Iran's new representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

_____ (2022-07-29). Will Christina Quinn Impose US-style Democracy on Armenia? journal-neo.org The US has made no secret of its wish to push Armenia from Russia's sphere of influence, and in order to boost its efforts Washington plans to make some staffing changes at its embassy in Yerevan. Specifically, it intends to strengthen its core of "experienced personnel" who have already been trained in anti-Russian activities in …

____ (2022-07-29). China, Russia pledge to enhance strategic communication, safeguard multilateralism. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed on Thursday to further strengthen bilateral strategic communication and jointly promote the genuine multilateralism.

Editor (2022-07-29). The Shadow Bank That Owns The World. scheerpost.com By Lee Camp / Behind the Headlines…

Olujimi Alade (2022-07-29). Choice means choice ‚àí a WW commentary. workers.org By Olujimi Alade The SCOTUS overturning of Roe v. Wade has inspired a wave of reaction. The fervor in support of reproductive autonomy is unlike any I've witnessed before, and it is a powerful sign that people in the U.S. are waking up to the fact that democracy in the . . . |

Editor2 (2022-07-29). Black Alliance for Peace Condemns Renewal of the UN Mission to Haiti (BINUH). orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance For Peace &#1 ; Jul 20, 2022 | JULY 18, 2022—On Friday, July 15, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted the The Black Alliance for Peace welcomed th…

Editor2 (2022-07-29). Puerto Ricans Demand Cancellation of Contract With Canadian-American Energy Company LUMA. orinocotribune.com By Peoples Dispatch &#1 ; Jul 23, 2022 | On Wednesday July 20, thousands of Puerto Ricans took to the streets of the capital San Juan, demanding that Governor Pedro Rafael Pierluisi cancel the contract with private electricity distribution company LUMA over chronic power outages and frequent rate hikes. | Workers from across diverse sectors, members of various social organizations, and legislators of left-wing opposition Puerto Rican Independence Party marched from the Capitol, the legislative assembly, to the La Fortaleza, the governor's office, demanding that the government terminate the contract signed between…

Editor (2022-07-29). Callers Say &#1 ; "Can't Get Through" &#1 ; Callees Say "Don't Want to Let Them Through" scheerpost.com By Most of us play both roles of the Caller and Callee. Guess which role rules? The Callee. I've lost count of how many older adults tell me, week after week, how hard it is to get through to powerful Callees. Especially by telephone! The latter include your local electric, gas and telephone company, your bank and insurance compa…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-29). U.S. political prisoner Mutulu Shakur has six months to live. Will courts finally grant compassionate release? mronline.org Renowned revolutionary leader and health worker Mutulu Shakur has spent over three decades in prison. As his cancer worsens, activists are demanding his release.

Staff (2022-07-29). Hugo Chávez, Leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Was Born 68 Years Ago. orinocotribune.com It is said that on a rainy night, in Sabaneta de Barinas, the boy who would become one of the greatest political leaders of Venezuela, and of the Latin American and Caribbean region, was born. This was Commander Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, the great leader of the Bolivarian Revolution. Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías, peasant boy, baseball-playing teenager, young soldier, insurgent man, firm and loving leader, and leading light of peoples and revolutions. | The great revolutionary leader ventured into the military world in an attempt to reach the US major leagues of baseball, but the call of his homeland, and outrage at a…

Staff (2022-07-29). Venezuela and Colombia to Resume Full Diplomatic Relations In Less Than 2 Weeks. orinocotribune.com In a joint declaration issued Thursday, July 28 by the designated foreign affairs minister of Colombia, àÅlvaro Leyva Durán, and Venezuelan foreign minister, Carlos Faría, both nations confirmed their willingness to resume full diplomatic and consular relations as of Monday, August 7, the date that Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro will be inaugurated. | After the end of the bilateral meeting, held in San Cristobal, Táchira state, Venezuela, and hosted by governor of Táchira, Freddy Bernal, with Colombia's incoming head of foreign affairs, the authorities offered a press conference to announce the ag…

____ (2022-07-29). Philippines detects 1st monkeypox case. ecns.cn The Philippines has detected its first case of the monkeypox virus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday.

Reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2022-07-29). México_Chiapas: LLamamiento Zapatista sin fronteras. indybay.org México_Chiapas: LLamamiento sin fronteras a las comunidades autà≤nomas zapatistas…

WSWS (2022-07-29). As monkeypox spreads through universities, US government refuses to act. wsws.org American universities have been caught wholly unprepared for outbreaks. Contrary to official messaging, monkeypox is highly contagious and there is evidence that it may be airborne as well.

TeleSUR, lvm, SH (2022-07-29). Presidente venezolano califica de exitosa reunión sobre normalización de relaciones con Colombia. telesurtv.net "Fue una reunión virtuosa y de unión en el espíritu de Bolívar", declaró el presidente venezolano.

Repost (2022-07-29). SA New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation. indybay.org The closure of South Africa journal New Frame has exposed a web of connections between US multi-millionaire Roy Singham, NUMSA and the Chinese government as well as other publications supporting China.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-07-29). Thursday 7/28: CARB Scoping Plan Meeting and Climate Justice Rally! indybay.org 900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607-4808, United States…

Staff (2022-07-29). Unidad 1 de Felton sale del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional por salidero en la caldera. cubadebate.cu La unidad 1 de la CTE Lidio Ramón Pérez de Felton quedó fuera del Sistema Electroenergético Nacional por salidero en caldera, informó el periodista Bernardo Espinosa en su perfil de Facebook. Especialistas del Despacho Nacional de Cargas explicaron que es necesario cumplir con el protocolo en período de enfriamiento de Unidad Térmica, para acceder y determinar el lugar de la falla.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-29). Destacan contribución de teleSUR a empoderamiento de los pueblos. telesurtv.net Periodista brasileño Altamiro Borges se sumó a los debates del taller sobre el impacto de teleSUR en el escenario mediático alternativo y contrahegemónico.

WSWS (2022-07-29). On last day of convention, UAW delegates rescind strike pay increase. wsws.org The final day of the UAW Constitutional Convention saw a bureaucratic rampage, as the leadership under President Ray Curry moved to quash opposition motions, install hand picked candidates and rescind the previously voted increase in weekly strike pay from $400 to $ 0 after many delegates had left.

Save the Mickelson Pool Advocate (2022-07-29). STOMP to Make Sutter Health Reopen Therapy Pool–Rally. indybay.org S.T.O.M.P. stands for Save The/Our Mickelson Pool. About 100 activists, many former pool users, gathered in front of the entrance to the Mickelson Therapy Pool in San Mateo on July 24. They demanded that Sutter Health reopen the facility that it shut down in March 2020.

Staff (2022-07-29). Arlenis Sierra asegura el puesto 28 en la quinta etapa del Tour de Francia. cubadebate.cu Arlenis Sierra aseguró el lugar 28 en la quinta etapa del Tour de Francia Femenino a pesar del agotador trabajo en defensa de la capitana de Movistar Annemiek Van Vleuten "Todas las carreras son complicadas, pero creo que en esta primera edición de un nuevo Tour de Francia todas quieren conseguir un buen lugar y esto está bien caliente", dijo la cubana.

Staff (2022-07-29). Participe en el concurso entuMovil por el aniversario de Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu °Estamos de cumpleaños! Cubadebate está cumpliendo otro aniversario más de creado en el mes de agosto. Por esta razón los invitamos a participar en un nuevo concurso. El certamen consiste en responder la siguiente pregunta: øDiga qué día en agosto festeja Cubadebate su aniversario fundacional?.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-07-29). Encuesta: Lula lidera intención de voto con 51,6 % en Brasil. telesurtv.net La nueva encuesta de Datafolha indicó que Lula puede ganar por amplio margen las elecciones de octubre, sin necesidad de segunda vuelta.

WSWS (2022-07-29). Kroger workers in Columbus, Ohio, overwhelmingly reject pro-company contract. wsws.org While the contract went down in flames by a 71 percent margin, the UFCW is refusing to call a strike, instead extending the previous contract while it hashes out a second deal with Kroger management.

____ (2022-07-29). Preparations for 14th COP meeting on wetland conservation on track. ecns.cn Preparation works for the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14) are being carried out actively.

____ (2022-07-29). CPC leadership analyzes economic work, reviews disciplinary inspection report. ecns.cn The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday to analyze the current economic situation, plan economic work for the second half of the year, and review a comprehensive report on the ninth round of disciplinary inspection missions of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

Mohawk Nation News (2022-07-29). Mohawk Mothers Demand Pope Leave. indybay.org Kanien'kehà : ka Kahnistensera (Mohawk Mothers) demand that the Pope must leave our land and take the cross and all of the symbols of their atrocities with him. Indigenous people see it as how the Jewish people see the swastika. McGill must stop bulldozing alleged unmarked graves before any investigation.

____ (2022-07-29). Facts about critically endangered South China Tiger. ecns.cn

Staff (2022-07-29). Consejo Electoral Nacional avanza en los preparativos para el Referendo del Código de las Familias. cubadebate.cu El Consejo Electoral Nacional que organiza, dirige y supervisa la realización del Referendo del Código de las Familias el próximo 25 de septiembre, ofreció detalles sobre los preparativos para este proceso. Tendrán derecho a ejercer el voto los ciudadanos cubanos, incluidos los miembros de las instituciones armadas, que hayan cumplido los 16 años de edad.

WSWS (2022-07-29). 7 Prisoners from Brazil and modern slave labor. wsws.org Tens of millions remain trapped by capitalism in this primitive and brutal condition, and some of them in major urban areas.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-07-29). México asegura que no cederá soberanía ante presiones del T-MEC. telesurtv.net AMLO ratificó que su país no va a entregar su "independencia a ningún Gobierno extranjero", aunque se trate del mercado más importante del mundo.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-28). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Hydration in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am prone to kidney stones, so I know it's important for me to stay hydrated while I exercise. But do I need to change what I drink in the summer? A friend mentioned that I might be better with a sports drink versus water. I'm also wondering how much I should drink. Can you provide any advice? ANSWER: Staying hydrated during exercise is important. You can become dehydrated if you take in too…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-28). Mayo Clinic Minute: 'Forever chemicals' found in thousands of household products may affect women's heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Thousands of household products that you may use every day contain human-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They're also known as "forever chemicals" because they break down very slowly over time. Studies have found that even small exposures to these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pose a health risk. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, explains how these forever chemicals affect women's heart health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/nR0lvK9LkTM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-07-28). Recuerdan a niños víctimas de guerra en Donetsk desde 2014. telesurtv.net Más de 515 sufrieron lesiones de diversa consideración durante la guerra.

____ (2022-07-28). EU court confirms broadcasting ban on Russia. ecns.cn The European Court of Justice (ECJ) rejected on Wednesday a request by Russian state news network RT (Russia Today) France to lift a broadcasting ban it is subjected to under the sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) on Russia in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

WSWS (2022-07-28). Canada's New Democrats join far-right Ukrainian nationalists in denouncing Trudeau over Nord Stream turbine's return to Russia. wsws.org Canada's social democrats have made common cause with the right-wing Conservative opposition and the far-right-led Ukrainian Canadian Congress in accusing the Liberal government of appeasing Russian aggression.

Editor2 (2022-07-28). No Russian Roulette: The Hunger Emergency and the Global Corporate System. orinocotribune.com By Sajai Jose &#1 ; Jul 22, 2022 | As government efforts to contain it fails even in rich nations, the world's hunger and livelihoods crisis is rapidly escalating into an emergency. Western leaders and media have been blaming Russia and the war in Ukraine for this unfolding catastrophe, but the facts say otherwise. | A month ago, the Food and Work Network, a coalition of academics, community activists, and trade unions in the United Kingdom issued an

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-28). Corte Suprema salvadoreña recibe cientos de habeas corpus. telesurtv.net La "Guerra contra las Pandillas" ha provocado detenciones arbitrarias y denuncias de asesinatos policiales.

Juan Cole (2022-07-28). Surprise Dem Senate Bill makes US Global Climate Leader, Sees 40% Carbon Reduction by 2030. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; In a huge surprise on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Joe Manchin, announced an agreement on a package of legislation that includes an unprecedented $369 billion to encourage green energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, on a …

WSWS (2022-07-28). US Senate passes CHIPS and Science Act to bolster US tech against China. wsws.org The Senate passed a $280 billion package of investments in the semiconductor industry and other high-tech research areas as part of the intensifying confrontation with China.

____ (2022-07-28). NDRC allocates $355 mln for greener economy. ecns.cn The National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic regulator, recently announced an allocation of 2.4 billion yuan ($355 million) to save energy and reduce carbon emissions as part of the country's effort to transition to a greener economy.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-28). Pelosi Invites Lawmakers to Join Her in Taiwan as Military Prepares for Her Trip. news.antiwar.com House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has invited other members of Congress Rep. Michael McFaul (R-TX), the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Wednesday that Pelosi invited him and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), who chairs the committee. | McFaul said he couldn't go to Taiwan due to a prior engagem…

WSWS (2022-07-28). Fed lifts interest rate in the face of growing signs of economic slowdown. wsws.org During his press conference, Fed chair Jerome Powell made clear the key determinant of the central bank's decision was the drive to clamp down on workers' wage demands in response to inflation now running at more than 9 percent.

WSWS (2022-07-28). Australian inflation figures point to intensifying cost-of-living crisis for working-class households. wsws.org The Labor government, while feigning concern for "households," seized on the figures to reject demands for wage rises to cope with the soaring prices, saying such expectations were unrealistic.

Josef Thoman, David Goessmann (2022-07-28). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.

____ (2022-07-28). U.S. Fed raises rates by another three-quarter point amid persistent inflation. ecns.cn The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points, the second in a row of that magnitude, as elevated inflation showed no clear sign of easing.

WSWS (2022-07-28). Comrade Wije Dias: A fighter for Trotskyism (August 27, 1941 — July 27, 2022). wsws.org It is with profound sorrow that the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) announces the death of Comrade Wije Dias, the longtime general secretary of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) and its forerunner, the Revolutionary Communist League.

WSWS (2022-07-28). Sri Lankan government endorses and extends President Wickremesinghe's state of emergency. wsws.org Ranil Wickremesinghe has been installed as president to impose the austerity demands of the International Monetary Fund in return for emergency funding and to suppress the widespread opposition of workers and rural toilers.

____ (2022-07-28). Three recipients awarded highest military honor. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping conferred the August 1 Medal, the highest honor awarded to individual members of the Chinese military, to three People's Liberation Army personnel on Wednesday.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-28). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…

____ (2022-07-28). power climbs toward record high. ecns.cn China's expected new capacity in 2022 is on course to hit a record as the country goes full throttle on its green energy transition with the aim of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.

Staff (2022-07-28). N Korea warns US ready for any military conflict. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un warned that his government is "fully prepared" for any military conflict with the United States.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-28). Online events w) Kshama Sawant, Eric Blanc, Karen M. Woolf, Jamal Abdi, Andrea Vetter, etc. indybay.org Here are some 8 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 3: 00 pm today, July 27th), featuring people such as Kshama Sawant, Eric Blanc, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Jamal Abdi, Drew Pendergrass, Matthew Huber, Andrea Vetter, Olúf·∫πÃÅmi O. Táíwà≤, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-28). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…

Human Agenda (2022-07-28). Saturday 8/13: Hot Topic: The New Civil War. indybay.org Roosevelt Community Center | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA 95116…

LEWIS (2022-07-28). New York Post's editorial should worry Trump. indybay.org After everything Donald Trump has done from his seemingly open embrace of bigotry to his failed handling of Covid-19 (which polls show most Americans were critical of) to his efforts to thwart democracy it's hard to believe that anything could siphon…….

Staff (2022-07-28). Russia reportedly agrees to give S-300, S-400 to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — A Hebrew-language media claimed that a meeting was held in Damascus between Syrian, Russian and Iranian commanders during which the Russians declared their readiness to hand over 3-400 advanced defense systems to Syrian army.

Editor2 (2022-07-28). Struggle for Justice Continues in Panama. orinocotribune.com Panamanian movements have called for the government to sit down in negotiations with the mobilized sectors and listen to their demands. | As Panamanians enter week three of national strike against the cost of living crisis, the government has responded with heavy repression. On July 19, the anti-riot units brutally repressed the protesters, who have been blocking the Inter-American highway over the past three weeks. However, within hours, the protesters returned to block the road. | Ronaldo Ortíz of the National Front for the Defense of Economic and Social Rights (FRENADESO) spoke to Peoples Dispatch about the on…

Https: (2022-07-28). Brothers mark 40th transplant anniversary. mayoclinic.org/rss/all-news Pete Suby thought he had the flu. He'd been exhausted for a while and had recently vomited at work. An appointment at Mayo Clinic would reveal a much more serious reason for his symptoms: Pete's kidneys were failing. He was just 25 years old. "They couldn't believe I was standing up," says Pete, who went straight to the ICU. It was February 1982. The news wasn't a complete surprise though. When Pete was in middle…

Staff (2022-07-28). 30 July, NYC: Ghassan Lives! Palestine Lives! A community event honoring Ghassan Kanafani. samidoun.net Saturday, 30 July 4 pm Shore Road Park Brooklyn, NY (Between 99th and Third Ave) RSVP here: bit.ly/KanafaniNYC Samidoun NY/NJ will be joining PYM New York City for a community event in commemoration of the th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, revolutionary writer and political icon of the Palestinian resistance. Please join us for …

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-28). Cuba y Bolivia sellan acuerdo sobre alimentos y medicinas. telesurtv.net La ministra boliviana de la presidencia indicó que la alianza sirve para romper esas lógicas de mercantilización de la salud y la vida.

TeleSUR-mcs- JL (2022-07-28). Inauguran estatua de Marielle Franco en Río de Janeiro, Brasil. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Instituto Marielle Franco, la pieza fue develada en la semana que se celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer Negra Latinoamericana y Caribeña.

Staff (2022-07-28). El tiempo: Lluvias en oriente y en el sur de occidente y centro. cubadebate.cu Estará parcialmente nublado en zonas de la costa norte de la mitad oriental, con nublados y chubascos ocasionales en el norte de Guantánamo. En el resto del país estará parcialmente nublado y se nublará en la tarde en localidades del interior y sur, con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas desde Matanzas hasta Santiago de Cuba, que en la noche se extenderán a la Isla de la Juventud.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-07-28). Students get hands-on in Horizons Module. imperial.ac.uk 19 second-year undergraduate students have completed their public engagement module as part of Imperial Horizons and I-Explore.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-28). Mayo Clinic, Mercy collaborate to globally transform patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Innovative data science will enable patients to receive personalized, predictive and proactive medicine ROCHESTER, Minn., and ST. LOUIS — A 10-year collaboration agreement between Mayo Clinic and Mercy — a first-of-its-kind alliance between two large health care systems — will use the most current data science and years of deidentified patient outcomes to find diseases earlier and start patients on paths to better health more quickly. "This unique collaboration will eliminate the barriers to innovation…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-28). Mayo Clinic ranked No. 1 hospital in nation by U.S. News & World Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic has been ranked the No. 1 hospital in the nation for the seventh consecutive year in U.S. News & World Report's 2022—2023 "Best Hospitals" rankings. U.S. News & World Report first published state rankings in 2012, with Mayo Clinic in Rochester ranked No. 1 in Minnesota since the beginning. This year marks a decade that Mayo Clinic in Arizona has ranked No. 1 in the state, while Mayo Clinic in…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-28). WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee has declared the monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been over 16,000 cases globally, including in 68 countries where the virus isn't typically seen. Of those cases, more than 2,800 were in the U.S. Dr. Richard Kennedy, co-director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what the declaration means. "The monkeypox outbreak has spread far beyond…

____ (2022-07-28). Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps. ecns.cn Snow from the last winter season is covered with blankets on a slope beside the top station of a cable car at Diavolezza ski area near the Alpine resort of Pontresina, Switzerland July 21, 2022.

WSWS (2022-07-28). Saxophone highlights Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra concert in New York. wsws.org The program at Lincoln Center illustrated the influence of jazz on classical music composition in the early decades of the 20th century.

TeleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-07-28). Encuesta revela que 51 % de jóvenes respalda a Lula en Brasil. telesurtv.net El 55 por ciento de los jóvenes rechazan al Gobierno federal.

____ (2022-07-28). Fifth CIIE starts its 100-day countdown in Shanghai. ecns.cn The fifth China International Import Expo began the 100-day countdown to its opening on Wednesday, with the conference expected to demonstrate the confidence of companies in China's economic resilience and the higher level of its economic opening-up.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-07-28). Estados Unidos supera los 3. 0 casos de la viruela del mono. telesurtv.net La mayoría de los positivos a viruela símica se concentran en Nueva York, con 900 casos, seguido de California (356) e Illinois (3 ).

TeleSUR, jaa, SH (2022-07-28). Familiares de tripulación de ARA San Juan presentan queja a ONU. telesurtv.net "Hemos detectado en el fallo del sobreseimiento, groseros errores jurídicos y arbitrariedad manifiesta en la omisión de hechos", afirmó la abogada de los familiares.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-28). Mudslide kills 4, injures 9 more in northwest Tehran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) — Heavy rainfall and subsequent mudslide in northwestern Tehran last night killed four people and injured nine more.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-28). California Juneteenth Holiday "Official" or "Optional" indybay.org Adding a California Juneteenth Freedom Day as an official Holiday for the Great State of California is the desired goal to align with our Federal Juneteenth Holiday, building upon our unique journey documented 20 years ago in AB 1749 (Longville)…

Sacramento Homeless Union (2022-07-28). Thousands of Unhoused to be Swept with No Adequate Shelter in Sacramento. indybay.org My name is Crystal Sanchez, and I am the Western Regional Director for the National Union of the Homeless and the President of the Sacramento Homeless Union. Today, I write to you in total dismay and frustration. As many of you know, the 2022 point in time count was recently released with an astonishing 9,300 unhoused people counted and a whopping 20,000 people on any given night living on the streets of Sacramento. We know the pit count number is inadequate and low due to low volunteers and not everybody being counted. We have had an astonishing 67% increase in homelessness, with now more people on our streets t…

Repost (2022-07-28). SA New Frame's demise shines a light on China-aligned unions, parties and disinformation. indybay.org The closure of South Africa journal New Frame has exposed a web of connections between US multi-millionaire Roy Singham, NUMSA and the Chinese government as well as other publications supporting China.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-07-28). Venezuela y Qatar profundizan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El diálogo bilateral abordó el intercambio comercial y nuevas inversiones, así como las perspectivas para mejorar la cooperación y el impulso de proyectos comunes.

____ (2022-07-28). Luxury sees gateway in Hainan. ecns.cn Buoyed by the free trade port under construction and business-friendly events, Hainan has emerged as a bright spot on the global consumption map, creating a sizable market for luxury goodsÔºçand top brands are keen to exploit the opportunity to further tap into the China market…

Protect Juristac (2022-07-28). Thursday 8/4: Juristac EIR Comment Writing Workshop. indybay.org Online event. Free registration: | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7uuUIBwwQnqTaS6SNnryOg…

____ (2022-07-28). Chinese spokesperson refutes U.S. report against China. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday refuted a U.S. report against China, saying it is political disinformation fabricated by a handful of Senate Republicans and completely ungrounded.

WSWS (2022-07-27). Pelosi's Taiwan trip threatens World War III. wsws.org Behind the backs of the American public, the US military is preparing a provocation against China aimed at instigating a conflict that could lead to a full-scale world war between the world's two largest economies.

Staff (2022-07-27). China military gives warning to US on Pelosi visit to Taiwan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) — The Chinese military will not sit back if US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, a Chinese defense spokesperson warned on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-27). Russia to quit ISS after 2024: space chief. ecns.cn Russia has decided to leave the International Space Station (ISS) after 2024 and will start building a Russian one by that time, said Yury Borisov, director general of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, on Tuesday.

Staff (2022-07-27). Iran to Grow Food on a Million Hectares in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has agreed to provide Iran with one million hectares of agricultural land for food growing projects, Iranian officials confirm. | On July 26, Iran's deputy interior minister for economic affairs, Mohsen Kushki Tabar, praised on the agricultural agreement signed between the two countries, which is part of the 20-year cooperation plan signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to Tehran, Iran's capital city, in June. | The Iranian official has stated that this agreement, which was inked amid the crisis of food reserves in the world, "shows that the strong and great Iran has reached a l…

Sara Flounders (2022-07-27). Ukraine: Will U.S. sabotage grain deal? workers.org July 24 — A deal brokered by Turkey for the export of grain from both Ukraine and Russia presents a political problem for U.S. imperialism and its war aims. Washington's response: ship more weapons. The landmark deal to move hundreds of tons of grain, if it moves forward, undermines U.S./NATO . . . |

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-27). Republicans Come Out in Support of Pelosi's Plans to Visit Taiwan. news.antiwar.com A growing number of Republican China hawks Republicans that have expressed support for Pelosi's plans include Senators Ben Sasse (NE), Tom Cotton (AR), and John Cornyn (TX). "Speaker Pelosi should go to Taiwan and President Biden should make it abundantly clear to Chairman Xi that there's not a damn thing the Chi…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-27). Russia Fired on Israeli Jets Over Syria in May 'One-Off'. news.antiwar.com In late May, Russia fired S-300 missiles at Israeli jets attacking Syria. Israeli DM Benny Gantz confirmed this, calling it a " Russia has long complained about Israeli attacks on Syria, but this marks the first time they actually fired on…

Arjae Red (2022-07-27). Spanish Labor Minister meets with young union organizers mobilizing at Starbucks and Apple. workers.org New York City Union organizers from Starbucks Workers United and the Communications Workers, along with representatives of DSA, met with Spain's Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz Pérez, who also serves as the country's Second Deputy Prime Minister, in New York City on July 21. Starbucks organizers Angel . . . |

Editor (2022-07-27). Biden's COVID-19 challenge — a WW editorial. workers.org The Joe Biden administration has the following plan for dealing with COVID-19: Accept as normal 420 extra deaths each day, that is, 150,000 a year; Assume that most of the deaths and much of the severe symptoms will stay concentrated in the older, poorer and more oppressed sectors of the . . . |

WSWS (2022-07-27). US police on track to kill over 1,100 people in 2022. wsws.org A New York City corrections officer faces charges after murdering an 18-year-old who was playing with a plastic water pellet gun.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Hydration in the summer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am prone to kidney stones, so I know it's important for me to stay hydrated while I exercise. But do I need to change what I drink in the summer? A friend mentioned that I might be better with a sports drink versus water. I'm also wondering how much I should drink. Can you provide any advice? ANSWER: Staying hydrated during exercise is important. You can become dehydrated if you take in too…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Mayo Clinic Minute: 'Forever chemicals' found in thousands of household products may affect women's heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Thousands of household products that you may use every day contain human-made chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. They're also known as "forever chemicals" because they break down very slowly over time. Studies have found that even small exposures to these per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances pose a health risk. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. DeLisa Fairweather, explains how these forever chemicals affect women's heart health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. youtu.be/nR0lvK9LkTM Journalists: Broadcast-quality video…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-07-27). Ich schreie es in die Welt hinaus: Stoppt den mà∂rderischen Krieg in der Ukraine! globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-07-27). China's positive global role underscored. ecns.cn China has played a positive role in avoiding deepening global polarization and a new Cold War against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the "Indo-Pacific" strategy proposed by the United States, experts said on Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-07-27). European Union demands rationing of natural gas to wage war. wsws.org The aim is to enable Europe to continue the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine for months and years, until Russia's military defeat.

William Walter Kay (2022-07-27). Ukraine War: What the Vinnytsia Strike Signifies. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-07-27). Reciben a delegación cubana asistente a Mundial de Atletismo de Oregón. cubadebate.cu Los atletas, entrenadores y funcionarios integrantes de la delegación cubana asistente al Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de Oregón 2022 fueron recibidos el miércoles por directivos del Inder y miembros de las organizaciones políticas y de masas en el Aeropuerto Internacional José Martí.

Miri Wood (2022-07-27). NATO Drones Murder Syrians at Church Inauguration in Hama. globalresearch.ca

TeleSUR- jaa- JL (2022-07-27). Rechazan asesinato de dos indígenas ecuatorianos en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los cadáveres de los indígenas del pueblo Kichwa fueron identificados como Franklin Armando Tocagon y Miguel Quilumbaqui Sanchela.

Ronald Thomas West (2022-07-27). Serbian Leader Aleksandr Vuƒçiƒá Pushes for European Union Accession Despite Opposition Among Majority of Serbs. covertactionmagazine.com Serbia is one of the key battleground countries in the New Cold War that is being cajoled into the Western …

Jezile Torculas (2022-07-27). Why the European Union Is Passive in the Extradition Case Against Julian Assange. globalresearch.ca

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-07-27). CovertAction Bulletin — Surveillance Nation: From Amazon to the NSA. covertactionmagazine.com Amazon wants to be your retailer, educator, grocery store, security system, bank and now your healthcare provider: A few days ago, reports came out that the tech giant is looking to buy One Medical for $4 billion, its latest foray into the healthcare business. At the same time, Amazon provides law enforcement with easy access to massive amounts of data and the tools to parse it. Of course it's not just Amazon: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter and every big tech company obey the basic law of capitalism: grow or perish. They all rely on one shared resource: our data. And they all cozy up to the U.S. government…

Dean Baker (2022-07-27). The Semiconductor Bill and the Moderna Billionaires. cepr.net It's pretty funny that we continually debate the causes of inequality when we routinely pass bills that redistribute income upward. The To be clear, the bill does some good things. It has funding both to subsidize manufacturing capacity for semiconductors in the United States and also for further research in developing better chips in the future. Both of these are positive developments even…

Josef Thoman, David Goessmann (2022-07-27). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.

Michael T. Klare (2022-07-27). The Enduring Tyranny of Oil: War, Inflation, and Soaring World Temperatures. juancole.com ( Tomdispatch.com ) &#1 ; It may seem hard to believe, but only 15 years ago many of us were talking confidently about "peak oil" — the moment of maximum global oil output after which, with world reserves dwindling, its use would begin an irreversible decline. Then along came hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the very …

WSWS (2022-07-27). Sri Lanka: Fishing workers speak out against the destruction of their livelihoods. wsws.org Hundreds of thousands of people involved in the fishing industry in Sri Lanka, including fishermen using small boats and workers on larger trawlers, face financial disaster as they have no fuel to go to sea.

Oscar Grenfell (2022-07-27). An Interview With John Pilger: "Assange Is the Courageous Embodiment of a Struggle Against the Most Oppressive Forces in Our World" mintpressnews.com Renowned Australian investigative journalist John Pilger warns that the "US is close to getting its hands on" the courageous WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

Editor2 (2022-07-27). Time for Palestine to Claim Its Stolen Gas. orinocotribune.com By Yousef Fares &#1 ; Jul 22, 2022 | Hezbollah has threatened Israel with war if Lebanon is not allowed to exploit its share in the Karish gas field. Now, the Palestinian resistance may do the same over their "stolen gas" off the Gaza Strip. | The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel over the Karish gas field is reminiscent of the

Fight Back (2022-07-27). Take action to free Colombian revolutionary, political prisoner, Simón Trinidad. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the National Committee to Free Simón Trinidad. | Simón Trinidad, a Colombian revolutionary and political prisoner of the U.S. empire, will have his 72nd birthday in solitary confinement in a federal supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Simón Trinidad, born Ricardo Palmera, is languishing in prison after a bogus extradition to the United States in 2004, convicted on trumped-up charges, and sentenced to 60 years. He has been requested by the Special Peace Jurisdiction Court (JEP) in Colombia to help rebuild his country toward a peace with justice…

WSWS (2022-07-27). Detroit Chrysler workers demand UAW delegates nominate Will Lehman. wsws.org During a shift change at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit workers spoke with the socialist candidate for president of the United Auto Workers and denounced efforts by the UAW bureaucracy to block his nomination at the constitutional convention today…

LEWIS (2022-07-27). New York Post's editorial should worry Trump. indybay.org After everything Donald Trump has done from his seemingly open embrace of bigotry to his failed handling of Covid-19 (which polls show most Americans were critical of) to his efforts to thwart democracy it's hard to believe that anything could siphon…….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…

____ (2022-07-27). Top political advisor stresses upholding 1992 Consensus, working toward reunification of motherland. ecns.cn China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Tuesday stressed the importance of upholding the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus, and called for jointly striving to achieve the reunification of the motherland.

Global Research News (2022-07-27). Selected Articles: The Prime Movers Behind the Global Warming Scare: Margaret Thatcher and the Rise of the Climate Ruse. globalresearch.ca By Contrary to perception, largely sustained by opponents of the Climate Change campaign, this campaign was …

____ (2022-07-27). '92 Consensus called only way forward on Taiwan. ecns.cn China's top political adviser, Wang Yang, called on Chinese at home and abroad on Tuesday to adhere to the 1992 Consensus, which embodies the one-China principle, and to jointly push forward the cause of national reunification and share in the glory of national rejuvenation.

____ (2022-07-27). Online prescription retail set to bloom. ecns.cn China's retail prescription medicine sector has seen rapid growth in the past few years, thanks to enhanced ties among parties related to the industry and digital tools, which are further pushing the sector forward on a healthy track.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-27). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…

Thiemo Kirmse (2022-07-27). Guidance to the system change, parts 1 and 2. indybay.org World War II led to U.S. domination of the political West, which was able to make its mark on the part of the world it more or less controlled. Led and dominated by the military-industrial complex and engaged mentally in a war with the Soviet Union, the USA suppressed any efforts of autonomous state developments that contradicted its interests.

Lowkey (2022-07-27). Intelligence Services Interference in British Democracy, with Kit Klarenberg. mintpressnews.com The MintPress podcast "The Watchdog," hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist The well propagated myth is that Britain functions democratically. This, of course, flies in the face of a syst…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-27). Sudáfrica pide declarar a Israel un Estado de apartheid. telesurtv.net Millones de palestinos sufren la desigualdad racial, la discriminación y la negación por parte de Tel Aviv y sus fuerzas de ocupación.

Canadian Tire Fire (2022-07-27). Canadian Tire Fire #41: Radical Pride, Worker Solidarity, CGL Resistance Continues, Anti-Homeless Violence, and Upcoming Anarchist Events. itsgoingdown.org In the time since our last issue, there have been many events to celebrate and many others to fuel our continued resistance. In this issue we've got details and dates for three upcoming anarchist bookfairs, in Montreal, Halifax, and Victoria. We bring you more updates from the Naujawan Solidarity Network, which continues to consistently bring…

Staff (2022-07-27). Venezuela's Electoral Authority to Provide Technical Support for Primaries Only Upon Political Parties' Request. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 26, 2022 ( Regarding opposition primary elections, Marquez—with clear connections with Venezuela's far-right opposition—pointed out that the CNE is not directly involved in these elections, and he clarified that Venezuelan political parties are not obliged to use the electoral authority's expertise for these internal elections. | During an interview with journalis…

Ann Brown (2022-07-27). Why Former FBI Informant And Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall Hated Malcolm X. moguldom.com Thurgood Marshall and Malcolm X were two major figures in Black America. Yet it seems they often took jabs at each other. Marshall, the first Black American named to the Supreme Court, especially did not appear to be impressed by Malcolm X and his activist works. Marshall, a lawyer and civil rights activist, served as …

Https: (2022-07-27). Brothers mark 40th transplant anniversary. mayoclinic.org/rss/all-news Pete Suby thought he had the flu. He'd been exhausted for a while and had recently vomited at work. An appointment at Mayo Clinic would reveal a much more serious reason for his symptoms: Pete's kidneys were failing. He was just 25 years old. "They couldn't believe I was standing up," says Pete, who went straight to the ICU. It was February 1982. The news wasn't a complete surprise though. When Pete was in middle…

Staff (2022-07-27). Incendios forestales en Francia arrasan con más de 500 hectáreas. cubadebate.cu En la jornada de este martes, alrededor de 500 bomberos luchan por controlar un nuevo incendio en el sur de Francia, que arrasó con alrededor de 500 hectáreas de bosque y viñas, y obligó a evacuar un pueblo. Los vecinos de Aumelas, a 20 kilómetros al oeste de Montpellier tuvieron que dejar sus casas por la proximidad de las llamas, azuzadas por el viento.

____ (2022-07-27). Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft reenters atmosphere in a controlled manner. ecns.cn The Tianzhou 3 cargo spacecraft destroyed itself during atmospheric reentry on Wednesday morning, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Sacramento Homeless Union (2022-07-27). Thousands of Unhoused to be Swept with No Adequate Shelter in Sacramento. indybay.org My name is Crystal Sanchez, and I am the Western Regional Director for the National Union of the Homeless and the President of the Sacramento Homeless Union. Today, I write to you in total dismay and frustration. As many of you know, the 2022 point in time count was recently released with an astonishing 9,300 unhoused people counted and a whopping 20,000 people on any given night living on the streets of Sacramento. We know the pit count number is inadequate and low due to low volunteers and not everybody being counted. We have had an astonishing 67% increase in homelessness, with now more people on our streets t…

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-07-27). Alertan sobre tormenta tropical formada en Pacífico mexicano. telesurtv.net El centro del sistema se encuentra relativamente lejos de México, pero se pronostican lluvias en zonas de Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán y Nayarit.

Protect Juristac (2022-07-27). Thursday 8/4: Juristac EIR Comment Writing Workshop. indybay.org Online event. Free registration: | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7uuUIBwwQnqTaS6SNnryOg…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-27). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…

_____ (2022-07-26). US is Stepping Up its Efforts to Squeeze Russia Out of Armenia. journal-neo.org Against the backdrop of the lack of success in creating an opposition stronghold to Russia in Ukraine, the United States has recently taken a number of measures to create a so-called "second front" against Moscow by increasing instability and initiating anti-Russian sentiment in a number of countries that are politically and strategically important to the …

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-07-26). Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov arrives in Uganda as Moscow courts Africa. plusnews.ug Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived Monday in Uganda, the third stop on an African tour to strengthen ties with the continent and seek support against Western pressure over Moscow's special military operation in Ukraine. Lavrov was greeted in Entebbe by his Ugandan counterpart, Jeje Odongo, according to a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman. The top …

Staff (2022-07-26). Moscow regrets Israel's anti-Russian position on Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Israel's anti-Russian position on the situation around Ukraine causes regret, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday.

____ (2022-07-26). U.S. is No.1 empire of hacking, surveillance and theft of secrets. ecns.cn US government agencies have long been using advanced cyber surveillance technologies to indiscriminately keep tabs on people, a move that ignores ethical boundaries. For example, it found that ICE spent nearly $3 billion in recent years on new tech and data analysis. Its "surveillance dragnet" has access to data of three quarters of American adults and information belonging to over 218 million utility customers across all 50 states and the district.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-26). Biden Presses Chip Legislation in Meeting With Lockheed CEO. news.antiwar.com President Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks The legislation, known as the CHIPS Act,

Jason Ditz (2022-07-26). Saudis Seize Yemen Gasoline Ship, Oil Company Reports. news.antiwar.com According to the Yemeni Oil Company, one of their ships carrying 31,000 tons of gasoline was captured by Saudi and coalition forces. This was just the latest in a series of Saudi seizures. Nominally, the fuel is presented as military gear, even though it has obvious civilian use a…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-26). Erdogan Says Attack on Iraq's Dohuk a False-Flag Terrorist Act. news.antiwar.com Last week's (apparently Turkish) attack on a resort in Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan continues to worsen ties, with Iraq complaining to the UN Security Council about the " The attack Turkey rejec…

Josef Thoman, David Goessmann (2022-07-26). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.

WSWS (2022-07-26). US Fed meets amid fears of global recession and financial turbulence. wsws.org While there are some indications that commodity price increases which sparked the inflationary spiral are falling, there are warnings that the inflationary surge is spreading throughout the economy.

WSWS (2022-07-26). Sri Lanka's former Central Bank governor calls for tough austerity measures. wsws.org Indrajit Coomaraswamy warned the ruling class: "We have a very narrow path to follow. If we do not follow it will result in a disastrous outcome."

WSWS (2022-07-26). American Federation of Teachers convention: In service of American capitalism's COVID-19 coverup, strike suppression, and war plans. wsws.org The American Federation of Teachers biennial convention towed the Democratic Party line in regard to covering up the pandemic, supporting war against Russia, and suppressing the working class through the trade union apparatus.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-26). AB 1655 – California Juneteenth Holiday Bill, "Official" vs. "Optional" indybay.org The State of California Legislature is considering Assembly Bill 1655, amended several times, yet still "official" vs. "optional" is the salient consideration. Governor Newsom can help align California Law with Federal Law or sign a separate and unequal "California Grown" construct without consideration for our unique "California Journey from Slavery to Freedom." Nearly 2,000 United States Colored Troops served from California in the bloody and costly US Civil War. USCT were reportedly part of the margin for victory that helped preserve the Union, while ending "legal" slavery throughout America. Slavery in Califo…

Thiemo Kirmse (2022-07-26). Guidance to the system change, parts 1 and 2. indybay.org World War II led to U.S. domination of the political West, which was able to make its mark on the part of the world it more or less controlled. Led and dominated by the military-industrial complex and engaged mentally in a war with the Soviet Union, the USA suppressed any efforts of autonomous state developments that contradicted its interests.

Pepe Escobar (2022-07-26). The Power Troika Trumps Biden in West Asia. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar &#1 ; Jul 20, 2022 | The presidents of Russia, Iran, and Turkey convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria a key talking point. Oil and gas, wheat and grains, missiles and drones — the hottest topics in global geopolitics today — were all on the agenda in Tehran this week. | The Tehran summit uniting Iran-Russia-Turkey was a fascinating affair in more ways than one. Ostensibly about the Astana peace process in Syria, launched in 2017, the summit joint statement duly noted that Iran, Russia and (recently rebranded) Turkiye will c…

C.J. Hopkins (2022-07-26). The Normalization of The New Normal Reich. dissidentvoice.org I know, you're probably sick and tired of hearing about the Rise of the New Normal Reich. You want it to be over. So do I. It isn't over … not by a long shot. It might seem like it's over where you are. I imagine it does if you live in Florida, or in …

North Shore Counter-Info (2022-07-26). Hamilton Pride 2022 Report Back. itsgoingdown.org Report back from an autonomous Pride march in so-called Hamilton. Originally posted to North Shore Counter-Info. Remember Hamilton Pride 2019? Expecting an attack by Christian hate groups and far-Right trolls, folks organized themselves to defend Pride. When the far-Right rolled up to Gage Park, we were ready: a giant banner was unfurled to block the…

Shawgi Tell (2022-07-26). Florida: Poor Charter School Performance Persists. dissidentvoice.org Charter school promoters and operators have long believed that scores on unsound high-stakes standardized tests produced by large for-profit corporations are useful and meaningful measures of teaching and learning. They rarely say anything critical about these tests that have been rejected for years by millions of teachers, parents, students, and education advocates across the country. …

Mairead Skehan Gillis (2022-07-26). Boston Starbucks Workers United strikes against unfair labor practices. workers.org Boston Striking members of Boston Starbucks Workers United made U.S. labor history this week, shutting down their store at 874 Commonwealth Ave. at Boston University for seven days, in protest of what SBWU calls a pattern of management's new union-busting, racist and transphobic Unfair Labor Practices. July 19 protest. WW . . . |

Deborah Rodriguez (2022-07-26). From San Juan to NYC: protests against increased energy costs in Puerto Rico. workers.org On July 20 an alliance of Puerto Rican and multinational anti-imperialist organizations led by New York Boricua Resistance (NYBR) gathered in front of DLA Piper in New York City. DLA Piper is one of the law firms that represents LUMA and is connected to the increase in energy prices in . . . |

Staff (2022-07-26). Venezuela Shoots Down Another Colombian Narco-Jet. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Armed Force recently shot down another plane which had trespassed into the region bordering Colombia, making it the 22nd of the year and the fourth in the last 11 days. | The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on Twitter this Sunday, July 24, that the country's military had detected an "invading aircraft" which was "in flagrant violation of Venezuelan airspace and infringing all kinds of international standards and conventions." | Hernández noted that the invading plane, "the 22nd in 2022 and the 300th since…

____ (2022-07-26). Chinese, Lao militaries launch 'Peace Train-2022' joint medical drill. ecns.cn The "Peace Train-2022" joint humanitarian medical rescue exercises and medical service activities between the Chinese and Lao militaries are being held in Phonhong of central Laos' Vientiane Province.

Staff (2022-07-26). US State Department OKs potential sale of missiles to Japan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — The US State Department has approved the potential sale of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to Japan for an estimated cost of $293 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.

Staff (2022-07-26). Ciego de àÅvila: Dos Banderas con motivo del 26 de julio. cubadebate.cu Desde el punto más alto devolvieron los colores a la ciudad de Ciego de àÅvila al "desdoblar", con la destreza de sus manos y la ayuda de equipamiento y pinturas, las gigantescas banderas que identifican a Cuba, devenidas en atractivo e inspiración para los avileños. Emplazado en el centro de la Ciudad de los Portales el edificio multifamiliar Doce Plantas atrajo a transeúntes y usuarios de las redes sociales desde que el artista plástico Jesús Alberto Mederos Martínez y los integrantes del proyecto de desarrollo local Vértigo, comenzaron a transformar la imagen del inmueble.

Labor Video Project (2022-07-26). Privatization of The Port, Community Colleges & K-12 Education: SLAP Education Conference. indybay.org The privatization of the Port of Oakland, the attack on the OEA, union busting in West Contra Costa School District, privatization of the Community college system, FCMAT and the destruction of public education was the focus of this Schools and Labor Against Privatization educational conference.

Linda Ellen Lemaster (2022-07-26). City's Oversized Vehicles Ordinance Goes Down. indybay.org The Coastal Commission has again overruled City of Santa Cruz parking ordinance along the City's coastline. Renders ordinance useless.

____ (2022-07-26). Japan executes man over 2008 frenzied attack in Tokyo. ecns.cn Japan on Tuesday executed a man over a frenzied attack in the Akihabara district of Tokyo in 2008, which left seven people dead and 10 injured, the country's justice minister said.

WSWS (2022-07-26). Roger Waters in concert: Art and politics in a time of crisis. wsws.org The tour, which made a stop in Detroit on July 23, uses Waters' extensive artistic catalog to condemn the ruthlessness of the ruling elite in the US and around the world.

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-07-26). Presidente Maduro recibe credenciales de nuevos embajadores. telesurtv.net Los diplomáticos recién acreditados centrarán su gestión en la consolidación de las relaciones bilaterales al más alto nivel.

Staff (2022-07-26). Llega a Villa Clara vuelo chárter promocional desde Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Con el nombre "acortando distancias" y a modo de incentivar los vuelos chárter a las terminales aéreas del interior de Cuba, arribó en las últimas horas de este domingo 24 de julio el vuelo 514 con 108 pasajeros al aeropuerto internacional Abel Santamaría. Sus pasajeros adquirieron los boletos en un sorteo completamente gratis realizado dos semanas atrás en Miami.

Staff (2022-07-26). Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 26. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Mehr News agency takes a look at headlines of Iran's Persian-language dailies on Tuesday, July 26.

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-07-26). Imperial startup to bring Hollywood-style 3D face capture to consumers. imperial.ac.uk Technology from Lumirithmic based on Imperial research can create a life-like digital model of a person's face in minutes.

Center for Biological Diversity (2022-07-26). Thursday 7/28: CARB Scoping Plan Meeting and Climate Justice Rally! indybay.org 900 Fallon St, Oakland, CA 94607-4808, United States…

Staff (2022-07-26). Díaz-Canel preside gala "Cienfuegos, sueños y esperanzas" en homenaje al 26 de julio. cubadebate.cu Lo más genuino de la música cubana, en especial cienfueguera, se vio reflejado en el tabloncillo del teatro Tomás Terry de la provincia de Cienfuegos. Bajo el título Cienfuegos, sueños y esperanzas, se realizó la gala político-cultural en homenaje al 26 de julio, al ser está provincia la sede del acto central por el Día de la Rebeldía Nacional.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-07-26). Revelan aumento en popularidad de nueva Constitución en Chile. telesurtv.net En comparación con el mes de junio, la aceptación de la nueva idea de Carta Magna aumentó seis puntos porcentuales.

____ (2022-07-26). World Athletics to introduce repechage round at Paris 2024 Olympics. ecns.cn Athletes to enter all individual track events from 200 meters to 1,500 meters will have at least two races at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the World Athletics has announced.

____ (2022-07-26). Alibaba seeks dual-primary listing to foster more diversified investors. ecns.cn Alibaba Group seeks dual-primary listing in China's Hong Kong and the United State's New York, according to the company's Tuesday announcement on its official website.

WSWS (2022-07-26). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman campaigns on first day of convention. wsws.org The Mack Trucks worker and socialist candidate for president of the UAW needs the nomination of at least one delegate to appear on the ballot for president.

____ (2022-07-26). New utility helicopter cleared to enter market. ecns.cn Propelled by two turboshaft engines, the helicopter has a maximum takeoff weight of 7.5 tons, a maximum carrying capacity of 3 tons and a cruising speed of about 280 kilometers per hour. It can fly up to 850 km in a single flight.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-26). Bolivia confirma mayor cifra de casos de Covid-19 en quinta ola. telesurtv.net Autoridades sanitarias deciden reforzar la vacunación y ampliar durante una semana la vacación escolar de invierno.

____ (2022-07-26). Direct train to Kashgar set to boost tourism in Xinjiang. ecns.cn The non-stop tourism train from Urumqi to Kashgar arrived in Kashgar on Monday. The line extends 1,453 kilometers and is the only overnight sleeper train operating in Xinjiang.

____ (2022-07-26). China's FAST telescope under maintenance in Guizhou. ecns.cn The long-time exposure photo taken on July 24, 2022 shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) under maintenance in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Using FAST, or the "China Sky Eye," scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars.

WSWS (2022-07-26). SEP (Australia) files second appeal against Twitter censorship. wsws.org Without the slightest reason or rational explanation, Twitter has shut down a significant aspect of the public presence of a political party with a -year history.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-07-26). Registran sismo de magnitud 5,2 en frontera Ecuador-Colombia. telesurtv.net El movimiento telúrico fue localizado a 16,3 kilómetros de San Gabriel con una profundidad de 4,56 kilómetros.

TeleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-07-26). Arrestan a exfiscal mexicano acusado de desaparición forzada. telesurtv.net Jorge Winckler Ortiz fue fiscal del estado de Veracruz durante el gobierno de Miguel Ángel Yunes Linares (2016-2018).

____ (2022-07-26). 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo opens strong. ecns.cn The second China International Consumer Products Expo launched in Haikou, capital of South China's Hainan Province, on Monday, attracting 1,505 enterprises from 70 countries and regions, the organizer said.

Ramona Wadi (2022-07-26). Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas Is Endorsing an Altered Status Quo After Biden's Visit. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), Follow …

Staff (2022-07-26). 5 Turkish security forces killed in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Turkey's interior minister announced that one military and four security forces of Turkey were killed in northern Iraq.

WSWS (2022-07-26). Video shows overheated UPS driver collapse on doorstep in Arizona. wsws.org Despite frequent heatstroke incidents, United Parcel Service company trucks remain non-air conditioned, placing workers in extreme danger.

Staff (2022-07-26). Tashkent International Conference on Afghanistan kicks off. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) — Tashkent International Conference with the theme of "Afghanistan; Security and Economic Development" has begun.

WSWS (2022-07-26). WSWS readers denounce Twitter lockdown of SEP Australia account and in defence of Dr David Berger. wsws.org "I applaud Dr Berger and thank him for his unwavering commitment to sharing his vast medical knowledge. I attribute to the fact that I have yet to experience COVID on being able to follow his advice." – Melbourne teacher…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-25). Biden Administration Fears Pelosi Taiwan Trip Could Spark Cross-Strait Crisis. news.antiwar.com The Washington Post reported Saturday that Biden administration officials increasingly fear that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned trip to Taiwan next month Media reports said last week that Pelosi plans to make the trip in August, prompting strong warnings from China. Beijing would view the visit as a major provocation since Pelosi is a high-level official in the US government and it would signal that Washington was moving away from the one-China policy. | Administration officials told…

WSWS (2022-07-25). US considers deploying carriers to support House speaker's Taiwan trip – Washington Post. wsws.org The US military is considering "moving aircraft carriers or sending fighter planes for close air support" as part of a potential trip by US house speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

Lowkey (2022-07-25). The End of US Hegemony and The Rise Of BRICS, with Ben Norton. mintpressnews.com In the past two decades, the U.S. grip on global power has been slipping, and new nations and organizations have begun to emerge that challenge American dominance.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-25). The War 'Diplomat': How Borrell, the West Lost the 'Global Battle of Narratives'. mintpressnews.com The High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, seems to have accepted the painful truth that the West is losing what "the global battle of narratives".

WSWS (2022-07-25). Towns outside of Yosemite National Park evacuated as wildfires rage across California and Pacific Northwest. wsws.org More than 5.5 million acres in the United States have been burned by wildfires this year so far, more than 1.4 times the ten-year average.

WSWS (2022-07-25). New Sri Lankan president appoints his predecessor's cabinet. wsws.org In response to the country's unprecedented economic and political crisis, the "new" government will impose the austerity measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and brutally suppress any opposition.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-25). 9 Arrested in Police Crackdown on Protests in Tunisia Ahead of Constitutional Referendum. towardfreedom.org Several human-rights defenders and progressive activists were detained during a mass protest against authoritarian moves by President Kais Saied, reports People's Dispatch.

WSWS (2022-07-25). Trump, Republican lawmakers incite fascist violence at far-right conference in Florida. wsws.org While Republicans at the conference defended Trump's coup and threatened their political enemies, outside the conference hall, neo-Nazis attacked abortion rights demonstrators.

Staff (2022-07-25). FSB foils Ukraine op. to hijack Russian Air Force aircraft. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has disrupted a Ukrainian military intelligence operation, supervised by NATO special services, to hijack Russian Air Force aircraft, the FSB's Center for Public Relations (CPR) said.

____ (2022-07-25). 21 killed in bus crash in Kenya. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — A bus fell off a bridge on Sunday in Kenya and plunged into a river along the highway, killing at least 21 people, police said.

Staff (2022-07-25). Will Biden end his presidency? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Joe Biden's poor performance along with signs indicating that he is mentally and physically unfit to perform his duties as the President of the United States has raised questions about his remaining in power.

Natalia Marques (2022-07-25). Record profits equal stolen wages: HarperCollins on strike. liberationnews.org Workers at HarperCollins, a "big five" publisher with $515 million in profits in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, are demanding fair wages, more diversity, family leave benefits, union security, and better accountability for the company.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-25). Battle For Vuhlehirska Power Plant: Remaining Ukrainian Forces Are Surrounded. southfront.org On July 25th, the the military of the Donetsk People's Republic declared the beginning of mop up operations in the Vuhlehirska power station located on the western outskirts of the city of Svetlodarsk. | The first reports about the Russian military operations on the territory of the plant came late on July 24th. So far, the TPP reportedly remains under control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the reports from the area, the Ukrainian command left the area…

Anonymous765 (2022-07-25). Losing Battle For The Vuhlehirska Power Plant, Ukraine Counterattacks In Kherson Region. southfront.org |

Laurent Brayard (2022-07-25). Larissa, three months of torture in the SBU dungeons in Kharkov. mronline.org Larissa was a police officer in the city of Kharkov and served Ukraine faithfully for 18 years.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-25). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck the AFU 95th Airborne Assault Brigade in Kostantinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 60th Infantry Brigade near Orekhov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck the AFU 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Chuguyev with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Uspenovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Dzerzhinsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia st…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-25). War as a Purpose: Young Ukrainians Radicalized in Neo-Nazi Training Camps. libya360.wordpress.com Thousands of Ukrainian children have been poisoned by the neo-Nazi ideology in the years since the Maidan Uprising. Grown-ups have consistently taught them hatred, calling it patriotism. To that end, the country established a whole network of children's camps, whose instructors had served as punishers in the Donbass. 'Let Moscow Lie in Ruins!' In 2017,…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2022-07-25). My Message to the World: Stop the Murderous War in Ukraine! globalresearch.ca

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2022-07-25). Ukrainian Neo-Nazi Battalions Indoctrinated Children with Anti-Russian Ideology. globalresearch.ca

____ (2022-07-25). Russia, Iran and Turkey Hold Tehran Summit While the Paranoid West Views It Suspiciously. transcend.org 20 Jul 2022 – Despite political discards, they met and shared their differences to cooperate for change and future-making. Why can't the US, NATO and the EU do the same to end the military confrontations and agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine? The Teheran summit demonstrated that Putin and Raisi could engage with the West in dialogue to stop the acceleration of military conquests and perpetuated political animosities.

Staff (2022-07-25). "Auschwitz Women" goes to Ukrainian theater festival. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) — Iranian play "Auschwitz Women" by Ali Safari will be screened in the International Theater Festival "Melpomene of Tavria" in Ukraine.

____ (2022-07-25). Sowing Hunger, Reaping Profits — A Food Crisis by Design. transcend.org 14 Jul 2022 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, headlines have been dominated by the global food supply shortages and rising food prices. Detailed in this new report is how, in fact, we have already been facing a food and malnutrition crisis long before the current conflict.

Drago Bosnic (2022-07-25). Plunder of Ukraine: Kiev Hands Over $12 Billion of Gold Reserves to the U.S. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2022-07-25). Panamericano de Pesas: Calderón agranda cosecha de medallas de Cuba. cubadebate.cu Arley Calderón agrandó la cosecha de medallas de Cuba en la primera jornada del Campeonato Panamericano de levantamiento de pesas de Bogotá 2022. En la división de los 61 kg, el cubano conquistó medallas de plata en el envión y el total, que se suman al par de metales de bronce logrados al mediodía por su compatriota Osmel Argote en los 55 kg.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-25). Organizaciones confirman asesinato de líder social en Colombia. telesurtv.net La comunidad de la zona rural del municipio de Suárez, Cauca, confirmó el asesinato del líder social Larry Reinoso Sánchez.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-25). Tiroteo en universidad capitalina deja tres muertos en Filipinas. telesurtv.net El jefe de policía local de Quezon City, Remus Medina, confirmó que el tiroteo parecía haber sido un asesinato selectivo contra la exalcaldesa de Lamitan, Rose Furigay.

Juan Cole (2022-07-25). EU: In 2021, Israel planned or built 20,030 New Squatter-Settlements In Palestinian Territories, with Massive Spike in E. Jerusalem. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; A European Union report on Israeli settlements Palestinian territory has found that in 2021 alone, 22,030 units were planned, began being built, or were finished in the West Bank and Occupied East Jerusalem. The report was issued by the European Union office for the Palestinian Territories (the West Bank, the …

Antonio Camacho Negrón (2022-07-25). Puerto Rico: between colonialism, racism and slavery on July 25. multipolarista.com July 25 is the date of the US invasion of Puerto Rico, and also the day of the creation of the "commonwealth." Racism keeps it in a state of colonial impotence, based on court cases from the era of slavery.

Antonio Camacho Negrón (2022-07-25). Puerto Rico: entre el colonialismo, el racismo y la esclavitud del 25 de julio. multipolarista.com El 25 de julio es el día de la creación del Estado Libre Asociado, y también la fecha de la invasión de Puerto Rico por parte de Estados Unidos. El racismo lo mantiene en un estado de impotencia colonial, basado en casos judiciales de la época esclavista.

____ (2022-07-25). The Multipolar "Iran-Russia-Turkey Troika" Overshadows "Unipolar Joe Biden" in West Asia. transcend.org 20 Jul 2022 – The Tehran summit uniting Iran-Russia-Turkey was a fascinating affair in more ways than one. Their Presidents convened to discuss critical issues pertaining to West Asia, with the illegal US occupation of Syria and wholesale rejection of the "war on terror" exceptionalist unipolarity that once ruled West Asia, as key talking points.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-25). Milley Accuses Chinese Military of Being More 'Aggressive'. news.antiwar.com On Sunday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley "The message is the Chinese military, in the air and at sea, have become significantly more and noticeably more aggressive in this particular region," Milley told reporters while on his way to Asia. | Milley said the Chinese military had stepped up its "dangerous" intercepts of aircraft against the US and its allies. | Missing from Milley's comments is the context that the US a…

Dana Sanchez (2022-07-25). After Missing Inflation, Is The Biden White House Changing The Definition Of Recession For Politics? moguldom.com The economy may be slowing but the U.S. government is working hard to convince you that this is not a recession, triggering discussions over what defines the "R" word and accusations that the government is trying to redefine the term for the sake of politics. Consumer spending is up, Americans' finances are solid for the …

Josef Thoman, David Goessmann (2022-07-25). Energy crisis: market intervention by policymakers is necessary. indybay.org We are in the middle of a multiple energy crisis. The supply of energy is in danger, and prices will continue to rise. This is not only a problem for private households and companies; rather, there is a danger that the persistently high inflation will become entrenched. Then we will be faced with a severe economic depression.

Karen Conner (2022-07-25). PREVIEW: What to Look for In the Second Quarter 2022 GDP Report. cepr.net It is very possible that we will see negative growth again in the second quarter. This does not mean we are in a recession.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-25). Reporters Without Borders Launches Campaign to Censor Russian Media. libya360.wordpress.com Steve Sweeney Reporters Without Borders General Secretary Christophe Deloire A JOURNALIST has accused press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of "abetting genocide" after it launched a controversial appeal for funds to censor Russian media. Canadian journalist Eva Bartlett accused RSF of silencing the voices of the Donbass region's inhabitants. The group launched an appeal…

WSWS (2022-07-25). One day queuing for cooking gas in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka. wsws.org This following report was written by a WSWS writer living in the UK, describing his experiences during a short holiday visit to Sri Lanka.

Vanessa Taylor (2022-07-25). Abolitionist Organizers Warn 'Counter-Extremism' Won't Stop White Supremacist Violence. shadowproof.com This article was funded by the Marvel Cooke Fellowship. Read more about this reporting project and make a contribution to fund our fellowship budget. In May, a gunman killed ten Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and livestreamed the event on Twitch. While that by itself was horrific, many were further…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-25). Military Situation In Syria On July 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On July 25, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 14 times: 4 — in Idlib province, 6 — in Aleppo province, 2 — in Lattakia province; | On July 25, clashes between the SDF and smugglers were reported in the town of Al-Busaira; | On July 25, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces near al-Barah; | On July 24, the SDF conducted a military exercise with live ammunition inside the 17th Division in no…

Editor2 (2022-07-25). Haiti: In Cité Soleil, the G9 Federation in All-Out War With G-Pèp. orinocotribune.com By Kim Ives &#1 ; Jul 13, 2022 | On the evening of Jul. 11, amid fierce gun battles, a combatant of Haiti's "Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies, Mess With One, You Mess With All" (commonly referred to as the G9) called a HaàØti Liberté source: "Right now, I'm lying in Ti Gabriel's bed," he told the source. | Ti Gabriel, whose real name is Jean Pierre Gabriel, is the leader of G-Pèp (G-People), a copy-cat pseudo-federation of criminal armed groups that was formed to counter the G9, an alliance of armed neighborhood organizations, led by former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, committ…

Editor (2022-07-25). Russia attacked warship and arms depot in Odessa port. mronline.org The Russian Defense Ministry today confirmed the recent attack by the Russian armed forces on the port of Odessa, an action that directly hit military targets.

Editor (2022-07-25). Ralph Nader: Weaning the State Department Off War-making. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader Other than being an adjunct booster of overseas Pentagon military operations and refortifying its vulnerable embassies, what does the U.S. State Department stand for and do anymore? Sometimes it's hard to see much difference with the much larger Department of Defense (DOD). Its more belligerent statements or threats since Bill and Hillary …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-07-25). R Kelly's Manager Found Guilty At Trial Over Surviving R Kelly Movie Screening Threat, Warned a Shooter Would Start Bustin'. moguldom.com R Kelly isn't the only one in his camp who's feeling the legal fallout from his sex crimes. The disgraced singer's manager was found guilty of calling in a shooting threat to a Manhattan movie theater in 2018 to sabotage the premiere of the "Surviving R. Kelly" docuseries, which detailed the allegations of Kelly's long …

Dennis Broe (2022-07-25). 'The Battle at Lake Changjin': China's onscreen contesting of American aggression. peoplesworld.org As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi readies an announcement of a state visit to Taiwan most likely to stoke calls for Taiwanese independence, China continues to warn the U.S. about upping its level of aggression in a land that both the U.S. and China have affirmed for almost half a century is a part of China. …

Emanuel Pastreich (2022-07-25). The War of Corporate Wealth Against Humanity and the "Covid-19 Scare" globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2022-07-25). The way forward for port truckers is unity with the dockworkers! wsws.org Carrying the fight forward of truck drivers against AB5 requires joint action committees with dockworkers to wage a common struggle.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-25). Consumer Health: Treating glioblastoma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Glioblastoma Awareness Day will be observed Wednesday, July 20, which makes this a good time to learn more about treating one of the most complex, deadly and treatment-resistant cancers. More than 13,400 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2022, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. The five-year survival rate is 6.8%, and the median length of survival is eight months. Glioblastoma, also known as glioblastoma multiforme, is a type of glioma,…

____ (2022-07-25). Woman detained for enshrining Japanese war-criminal memorials. ecns.cn A woman who paid to enshrine the memorial tablets of five Japanese war criminals at Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, was detained, Nanjing authorities announced Sunday.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-25). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

____ (2022-07-25). Neutralizing Dirty Tricksters. transcend.org MYSTIFICATION is a plausible misrepresentation of reality, presenting forms of exploitation as forms of benevolence. FABRICATION weaves together fragments of truths, half-truths, facts out of context, images, and distortions to create a coherent, internally consistent, compelling, convincing worldview. Dirty tricks abound. Beware. Don't be a sucker. Think for yourself.

____ (2022-07-25). Economic Theory and Community Development: Why Putting Community First Is Essential to Our Survival. transcend.org This book is not the boring, unreadable stuff I'd come to expect of economics. As Howard Richard's crowning masterpiece, it addresses hopes for a better world, the rights of everybody to dignity and a decent livelihood, and the need we all have to do things that matter to others, to contribute what we can.

____ (2022-07-24). Cradle of Civilization: Zhoukoudian Site. ecns.cn Zhoukoudian site is located 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing. It was one of China's first batch to be inscribed in the List of World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO back in 1987. In 1929, skull fossils of the Peking Man were discovered , and provided concrete evidence for the existence of the primitive man in the Beijing area and marking a milestone in the history of paleoanthropology.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-24). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Juan Cole (2022-07-24). Is it Apartheid Yet? Israeli Supreme Court Allows stripping of Citizenship. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; Al Jazeera reports that on Thursday, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a ruling permitting the state to strip citizenship from persons guilty of "undermining confidence in the state through actions such as terrorism, spying and treason." The case came up of two Israelis of Palestinian extraction who were accused of …

Staff (2022-07-24). EU looks to replace gas from Russia with Nigerian supplies. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — The European Union is seeking additional gas supplies from Nigeria as the bloc prepares for potential Russian supply cuts, Matthew Baldwin, deputy director general of the European Commission's energy department, said.

_____ (2022-07-24). How the US is Killing its Principal Competitor &#1 ; the EU. journal-neo.org It will hardly be a revelation for anyone that the United States, being historically the "stepchild" of Europe from where the mass-scale population of the New World began, has always manifested a jealous attitude towards their Alma Mater. This process has especially aggravated in the recent decades when America entered the path of severe competitive …

Anonymous103 (2022-07-24). Assad and Zelenskyy — a contrast in media coverage. southfront.org | Written by Gavin O'Reilly | In the early hours of Friday morning, Israeli

Anonymous103 (2022-07-24). AUKUS, Technology and Militarising Australia. southfront.org | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Thinktanks across Australia, tanked with cash from US sources and keen to think in furious agreement, are all showing how delighted they are with the AUKUS security pact and what potential it has for local, if subordinated industry. The United States Studies Centre, a loudspeaker for Washington's opinions based at the University of Sydney, has added its bit to the militarising fun with a report on what AUKUS will be able to do. | The author of the report, non-resident…

Ekaterina Blinova (2022-07-24). How Russo-Turkish-Iranian Talks May Help Fix Regional Problems, Set Stage for Global Transformation. orinocotribune.com By Ekaterina Blinova &#1 ; Jul 20, 2022 | Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Tehran on July 19 to take part in the trilateral Astana meeting with his Iranian and Turkish counterparts. The leaders are due to discuss strategic economic and political cooperation, including tackling the food crisis and further de-dollarization. | "The [Putin visit to Iran] is quite important in every sense in the geopolitical, geo-economic, and other aspects," explained Dr. Kerim Has, a political analyst of Russian and Eurasian affairs. "It is the first foreign visit of President Putin out of post-Soviet territory after February…

Fight Back (2022-07-24). Planned Parenthood workers in 5 states unionize. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On July 21, 435 Planned Parenthood workers from Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska joined the Service Employees International Union, Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa (SEIU HCMN&IA) in a resounding 90.1% yes vote. 238 workers voted to join the union, and only 26 voted not to. | The Planned Parenthood workers began working with organizers at SEIU HCMN&IA in early summer of 2021. Over the next year they built an organizing committee among their coworkers with workers from all five states represented on the committee and wide representation from the 28 locations involved. | In May…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-24). Confirman tercer caso de viruela símica en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias llaman a la población a extremar las medidas de bioseguridad ante los primeros casos de la enfermedad.

Staff (2022-07-24). Impulsan transformaciones en barrios vulnerables de Holguín (+Fotos). cubadebate.cu El mejoramiento de la infraestructura de la vivienda, consultorios médicos e instalaciones de recreación sana, destaca entre las transformaciones impulsadas en el municipio de Antilla, de la provincia de Holguín, para mejorar la calidad de vida en los barrios vulnerables. Dentro de esos asentamientos se priorizan las madres con tres o más hijos.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-24). Operación israelí deja dos palestinos muertos en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud palestino indicó que dos de los seis heridos en la ciudad de Naplusa se encuentran en estado de gravedad.

____ (2022-07-24). World youth leaders share views on coping with climate change at World Youth Development Forum. ecns.cn A number of world youth leaders shared their views on the role of the young people play in dealing with climate change during the Roundtable Dialogue of the Thematic Forum for Climate Action and Green Development of the World Youth Development Forum held in Beijing on Friday.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-24). Arrecia ola de calor en Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades de Boston, Chicago, Nueva York, Filadelfia y Washington, declararon el estado de emergencia debido a las altas temperaturas.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-24). Lisa Health launches Midday, an app leveraging AI to personalize the menopause journey, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OAKLAND, Calif. and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Today, Lisa Health, a digital health company creating advanced technology solutions for menopause and healthy aging, launched Midday: an app that leverages AI, sensor technology, and digital therapeutics to support women on their menopause journey. Midday is a personalized digital health solution that illuminates what is happening physically and emotionally during menopause and provides the right intervention at the right time to promote healthy aging. As part of a…

Robert Kurz (2022-07-24). Hysterical Populism and the Appetite of the Leviathan. indybay.org The relationship between economy and social order has been turned upside down: economy is no longer a function of an overarching culture, but conversely, "human society has sunk to being an accessory of the economic system" (Karl Polanyi). Robert Kurz, the founder of Exit and Krisis journals, on scapegoating, moral panics and conspiracy theory culture.

Staff (2022-07-24). López Obrador recibe a primer grupo de médicos cubanos que iniciará cooperación en México. cubadebate.cu El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dio la bienvenida este sábado al primer grupo de médicos cubanos que integrará un nuevo programa de cooperación en su país. "El derecho a la salud no tiene ideologías", comentó el jefe de Estado al recibir a los galenos, cuyo trabajo en clínicas y hospitales aztecas fue solicitado por su Gobierno.

Staff (2022-07-24). Así celebra teleSUR su 17 aniversario. telesurtv.net La multiplataforma teleSUR celebra un año más siendo la señal informativa de los pueblos.

Staff (2022-07-24). Greece hit by wildfires as authorities work to evacuate areas. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — Two strong forest fires are raging in Greece – on the island of Lesbos and in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park in the country's north-east.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-24). Presidente Maduro recibe réplica de un pie de Maradona. telesurtv.net La réplica fue entregada por Stefano Ceci, quien acompañó al gran jugador argentino como manager y amigo.

Editor (2022-07-24). Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Shotgun Players partners with local artist Geralyn Montano…

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-07-24). Niegan al Gobierno ecuatoriano recurso de equiparación salarial. telesurtv.net El nuevo dictamen ratifica la ejecución de la equiparación salarial a personal docente y declara inapelable la decisión.

____ (2022-07-24). Yotkan tourist attraction in Xinjiang opens to public. ecns.cn Yotkan tourist attraction in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opened to the public on Thursday after three years of construction.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-24). Accidente aéreo deja dos fallecidos en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Los fallecidos fueron identificados como José Nilton Vasconcelos, estadounidense de origen brasileño, y Ofinis Hernández, dominico-estadounidense.

____ (2022-07-24). (W.E. Talk) Is the world heading for a recession. ecns.cn What's going on here in global economy? Are we in the middle of a global recession? In the latest W.E. Talk, Bala Ramasamy, Professor of Economics, Associate Dean, Director of GEMBA Programme at CEIBS and Fernando Gomez, Corporate CFO of Premo were invited to talk with Wei Xi, Director of Department of Economy of China News Service.

TeleSUR, ysm, JCM (2022-07-24). Convocan a Bienal de Poesía Juan Beroes en Táchira, Venezuela. telesurtv.net El certamen entregará un premio único en metálico, y pretende ser un espacio de encuentro para fortalecer vínculos entre Colombia y Venezuela.

TeleSUR, ysm, JCM (2022-07-24). Exigen cese del bloqueo de EE. UU. contra Cuba en Francia. telesurtv.net Los participantes condenaron el bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero contra la isla, y lo calificaron de genocida y criminal.

____ (2022-07-24). Yamdrok Lake: summer resort in SW China's Tibet. ecns.cn Yamdrok Lake (also known as Yamdrok Yumtso) is a freshwater lake in Tibet. It is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. Yamdrok means "jade" in Tibetan, which vividly depicts the limpidity and the fine blue color of the water.

TeleSUR -ysm-JL (2022-07-24). Ministra de Economía argentina se reunirá con directora de FMI. telesurtv.net El encuentro pretende buscar soluciones para la estabilidad y el crecimiento económico del país suramericano.

Celeste Romero (2022-07-24). Albuquerque 'Women's Socialism Conference' calls for a new mass movement for women's liberation. liberationnews.org On July 16, the Women's Socialism Conference brought out more than 1 people for a day of education and discussion on the issues facing working-class women and LGBTQ people.

Ramon du Houx (2022-07-24). Offshore wind creates opportunities but Manchin stops climate plans – we need more leases. indybay.org As offshore wind creates economic opportunities from coast to coast Sen. Manchin stops climate plans. Elected Officials to Protect America want accelerated and more leases made available.

____ (2022-07-24). Reforms helping keep SOEs in good shape. ecns.cn China's centrally administered State-owned enterprises have completed over 95 percent of the measures outlined in the country's three-year action plan (2020-22) for SOE reforms by the end of June, the country's top State-owned assets regulator said on Friday.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-07-24). Universitarios en Uruguay rechazan recorte presupuestal. telesurtv.net El recorte presupuestario a la Udelar provocaría la pérdida de horas docentes y salarios, en un contexto de incremento de matrículas estudiantiles.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-07-24). Detienen a responsables de atropellar a manifestantes en Panamá. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía Regional de la provincia panameña de Chiriquí investiga el caso como delito por presunta tentativa de homicidio.

Angela (2022-07-24). Saturday 7/23: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "Sands of Sorrow" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mDPhNTGDQm2q4EO4MMDINQ…

Berkeley Rent Board Convention (2022-07-24). 2022 Berkeley Rent Board Convention Results Announced. indybay.org Berkeleyans select Negeene Mosaed, Soli Alpert, Ida Martinac, Della Moran, and Vanessa Danielle Marrero as the progressive, pro-tenant slate for Rent Board…

TeleSUR, NG, JGN (2022-07-24). Rasgos de Simón Bolívar que lo hicieron el Libertador. telesurtv.net Simón Bolívar obtuvo el título de Libertador por ser el líder del triunfo de la independencia de Venezuela, la cual sirvió de impulso para dar la libertad a seis naciones americanas.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-07-24). TeleSUR arriba a su aniversario 17 acompañando la lucha de los pueblos. telesurtv.net teleSUR cuenta, a partir de junio pasado, con nuevos parámetros satelitales para llegar a más territorios, tanto en su señal en español como en inglés.

____ (2022-07-24). Chinese entrepreneur honored at 2022 Automotive Hall of Fame induction. ecns.cn Lu Guanqiu, founder of Wanxiang Group, has become the first Chinese national inducted into the U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF). Lu was honored at the 2022 AHF Induction & Awards Ceremony at the ICON Convention Center in Detroit on Thursday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-24). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-24). AI applied to prediagnostic CTs may help diagnose pancreatic cancer at earlier, more treatable stage. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A study published in Gastroenterology finds that radiomics-based machine learning models may detect pancreatic cancer on prediagnostic CT scans substantially earlier than current methods for clinical diagnosis. "Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease and a leading cause of cancer-related death," says Ajit Goenka, M.D., a Mayo Clinic diagnostic radiologist and the study's senior author. Dr. Goenka says that while early detection enhances the chances for successful treatment, standard imaging cannot detect early…

Sacramento Homeless Union (2022-07-24). Thousands of Unhoused to be Swept with No Adequate Shelter in Sacramento. indybay.org My name is Crystal Sanchez, and I am the Western Regional Director for the National Union of the Homeless and the President of the Sacramento Homeless Union. Today, I write to you in total dismay and frustration. As many of you know, the 2022 point in time count was recently released with an astonishing 9,300 unhoused people counted and a whopping 20,000 people on any given night living on the streets of Sacramento. We know the pit count number is inadequate and low due to low volunteers and not everybody being counted. We have had an astonishing 67% increase in homelessness, with now more people on our streets t…

Staff (2022-07-24). Turkish base on Iraq-Turkey border targeted with drones. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) — News sources on Sunday reported that a Turkish military base located on the borders of Iraq and Turkey was targeted with several fixed-wing drones.

Repost (2022-07-24). AFL-CIO Pres Liz Schuler Helps The Union Busters. indybay.org AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler is helping a union busting conference by the bosses by attending and helping to give it credibility. Her collaboration with the bosses is another example of the collaboration with the union busters.

Brenda Norrell (2022-07-24). Oglala Lakota Demand Missionary Leave for Hate Speech Demonizing Culture. indybay.org The Oglala Lakota Nation has issued a statement demanding that the Jesus is King missionary and mission leave Oglala land for hate speech demonizing Lakota culture.

____ (2022-07-24). World's oldest male giant panda An An dies at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. ecns.cn An An, the world's oldest male giant panda under human care, has died, the Ocean Park in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced Thursday.

Thiemo Kirmse (2022-07-24). Guidance to the system change, parts 1 and 2. indybay.org World War II led to U.S. domination of the political West, which was able to make its mark on the part of the world it more or less controlled. Led and dominated by the military-industrial complex and engaged mentally in a war with the Soviet Union, the USA suppressed any efforts of autonomous state developments that contradicted its interests.

Staff (2022-07-24). La Tira de los Lectores: Tu foto en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu Vuelve La Tira de los Lectores, esta vez dedicada a Cienfuegos, donde se celebrará este 26 de Julio. Envíanos tu foto en esta ciudad. Hace unos días lanzamos esta convocatoria y hoy publicamos tus imágenes en nuestra página y redes sociales.

Angela (2022-07-24). Sunday 7/24: A conversation with Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IWVD0_5wRgOdhBc89guDgw…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-24). Mueren diez mineros tras derrumbarse montaña en el norte de China. telesurtv.net El personal se movía por el sitio minero en la ciudad de Baiyin "cuando ocurrió el derrumbe de la ladera de una montaña" que "enterró a estos empleados y vehículos".

WSWS (2022-07-23). White House confirms plans to send US-NATO jets to fight Russia. wsws.org In what may be the most provocative escalation of the US-NATO war against Russia to date, the White House has confirmed that the US is planning to send NATO-made fighter jets to Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-07-23). White House confirms US may send US-NATO jets to fight Russia. wsws.org In what may be the most provocative escalation of the US-NATO war against Russia to date, the White House has confirmed that the US is planning to send NATO-made fighter jets to Ukraine.

Ralph Nader (2022-07-23). Weaning the State Department from War-making to Peaceful Robust Diplomacy. dissidentvoice.org Other than being an adjunct booster of overseas Pentagon military operations and refortifying its vulnerable embassies, what does the U.S. State Department stand for and do anymore? Sometimes it's hard to see much difference with the much larger Department of Defense (DOD). Its more belligerent statements or threats since Bill and Hillary Clinton's days have …

Staff (2022-07-23). Lithuania lifts ban on rail transport into Russia Kaliningrad. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — The Baltic state of Lithuania has lifted a ban on the rail transport of sanctioned goods into and out of the Russian territory of Kaliningrad.

Staff (2022-07-23). Two Iraqi groups threaten to attack Turkey's soil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — Two unknown groups claimed responsibility for the attack on Turkish bases in northern Iraq and warned that if the Turkish military does not leave Iraq, further operations will be carried out on Turkish soil.

WSWS (2022-07-23). Officer sentenced to 2.5 years for civil rights violations in George Floyd murder. wsws.org Thomas Lane is one of three other officers who participated in the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin two years ago. Lane was convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights by failing to provide medical aid after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes.

Staff (2022-07-23). UNSC must end Israel's constant crimes against Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan'ani on Friday censured a brutal missile attack by the Israeli regime targeting the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, earlier in the day.

____ (2022-07-23). Cradle of Civilization: Zhoukoudian Site. ecns.cn Zhoukoudian site is located 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing. It was one of China's first batch to be inscribed in the List of World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO back in 1987. In 1929, skull fossils of the Peking Man were discovered , and provided concrete evidence for the existence of the primitive man in the Beijing area and marking a milestone in the history of paleoanthropology.

Miles Kampf-Lassin (2022-07-23). Biden's Presidency Isn't Sinking Because of the Left—It's Because of Right-Wing Democrats. commondreams.org Don't blame progressives for Biden's failures. It's the party's right flank that abandoned the working class.

Editor (2022-07-23). Lavrov — extended range weapons In Ukraine will lead to more loss of its land. mronline.org Today the foreign minister of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov, announced the extension of the land in Ukraine that Russia intends to capture.

Editor (2022-07-23). U.S. plans to send NATO-made jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia. mronline.org Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, told the newspaper that "discussions are ongoing" to send the fighters to Ukraine.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-07-23). White House Approves 16th Weapons Transfer to Ukraine, Total Security Aid Now Over $8 Billion. news.antiwar.com The White House announced a $270 million weapons package Kiev on Friday. The latest transfer will send four additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS and drones to Ukraine. The additional four HIMARS brings the total number the US has committed to sending to Ukraine to 16. Commander of the Joint Chiefs Mark Milley …

Staff (2022-07-23). US to deliver four more HIMARS, up to 580 drones to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) — The White House has announced that the United States will send an additional $270m in security assistance to Ukraine, a package that will include more medium-range rocket systems and tactical drones.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-23). In Video: Improved Lancet Loitering Munition Takes Out Artillery Piece In Ukraine. southfront.org Lancet-3, screen grab from a report by Russia-24. | The improved version of the Russian Lancet loitering munition has been spotted in action in Ukraine for the very first time. | The version in question, which remains without an official designation, is built around the Lancet-3. It features a more aerodynamic design with extended X-shaped wings. This version has a longer range and endurance than the original Lancet-3, which has a range of 40 kilometers and an endurance of up to 40 minutes only. | On July 22, Russia…

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-23). Iran & Russia pledge to cut US dollar from global trade, strengthen China alliance. multipolarista.com Russian President Putin visited Iran, signed a $40 billion energy cooperation agreement, and pledged to strengthen their economic and military alliance with China. Moscow and Tehran also called to drop the US dollar and use local currencies for trade.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-23). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Staff (2022-07-23). Oregón 2022: Sydney McLaughlin vuela sobre las vallas. cubadebate.cu La estadounidense Sydney McLaughlin dio una de las noticias más grandes de este Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo al rebajar su excepcional récord mundial en los 400 metros con vallas. La estrella local, hasta hoy con una cota de 51.41, entró a la meta con 50.68 y se convirtió en la primera atleta de la historia en quebrar la barrera de los 51 segundos.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-23). Fiscalía brasileña acusa a sospechosos de crímenes en Amazonía. telesurtv.net Los acusados permanecen arrestados y serán juzgados por doble homicidio calificado y ocultación de cadáver.

Dan Lieberman (2022-07-23). Zionism and the Dark Side of Germany. dissidentvoice.org Post World War II Germany has exhibited commendable characteristics — publicly atoning for its Nazi past, working assiduously to create a thriving nation, designing a truly democratic country, integrating its European compatriots into a common market, leading others in opening borders to refugees, and modifying its previous ultra-nationalism to form the European union. Behind these …

Juan Cole (2022-07-23). Greenland loses 6 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Days, harbinger of Unprecedented Coastal Flooding. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) &#1 ; CNN and The Independent reported this week on a massive ice melt in Greenland, with on the order of 6 billion tons of ice lost in three days. The melting was because of a heat wave at the top of the world, caused by our burning coal, gasoline and methane …

Jason Ditz (2022-07-23). Turkish Drone Strike Reported in East Syria, Three Killed. news.antiwar.com A Turkish drone strike destroyed a car in a residential area near Qamishili on Friday, The Syria Observatory for Human Rights reported this as the fourth Turkish drone strike in the area in the past two days. The attacks seem to be targeting cars, but it's not 100% clear why. | The area is under at least partial control of the Kurdish YPG, so it's possible their members are being targeted. That would be in keeping with Turkish policies. | This isn't…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-23). IAEA Chief Warns Iran Nuclear Program May Be Galloping Ahead. news.antiwar.com IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi often makes things with regard to the Iran nuclear program sound worse than they really are, and today accused Iran of The specifics make it clear that Grossi is upset at lack of monitoring access, and lack of oversight, and that for all he knows Iran might well have advanced its activities a lot. | Special monitoring deals are not in place right now, and Grossi warned they migh…

Yasmin Abusayma (2022-07-23). In Gaza, you die a thousand times. electronicintifada.net 15 years of Israel's blockade has affected every facet of life, big and small.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-07-23). Scott Morrison Awaits the Apocalypse. dissidentvoice.org The minds of defeated prime ministers are rarely pretty. In some cases, they are damnably awful places, where ruins accumulate and dust gathers in wretchedness. Such figures can become, by the admission of former Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, miserable ghosts, cantankerous, bitter and resentful. Then come some, such as Malcolm Fraser, who have healthy …

_____ (2022-07-23). US is Trying to Drive Erdogan into a Corner &#1 ; but Without Success. journal-neo.org Joe Biden's administration is currently losing on all its foreign policy fronts, but he is still hoping for success, if nowhere else, in his confrontation with the Turkish leader Recep Erdogan, so that he can demonstrate to the world and the US public, that there is still some "gunpowder left in the barrel." This consideration …

Amanda Yee (2022-07-23). NYC labor unions demand reinstatement of fired Starbucks organizer. liberationnews.org While SWU is demanding Locke's reinstatement with backpay and compensation for harassment and illegal termination, its members and other organizers at the rally also expressed the need for solidarity among all workers to confront the common enemy of the capitalist class.

Ann Garrison (2022-07-23). Congresswoman Karen Bass and the will to intervene. mronline.org Congresswoman Karen Bass is running for mayor of Los Angeles. She's also Vice Chair of the NED, the CIA's soft power arm. She epitomizes everythng that is wrong with the Black political class.

Editor2 (2022-07-23). Global Unions Demand Immediate Release of Syrian Journalist Kidnapped by SDF. orinocotribune.com By Steve Sweeney &#1 ; Jul 19, 2022 | SYRIAN journalist Mohammad al-Saghir must be released by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), global unions said today as he started a hunger strike in protest against his treatment. | The correspondent for the al-Ikhbariyah news channel has been held by the Kurdish-led authorities in Syria's Hasakah province since June 2019 when it is alleged he was abducted. | Fears have been raised over his health with his colleagues concerned over his safety while his family say he has suffered a number of strokes while in jail. | Friends and colleagues have alleged that Mr Saghir has been…

Editor (2022-07-23). Amazon joins the Medicare privatization spree. mronline.org The retail behemoth has acquired One Medical, which is in the Medicare privatization business.

Fight Back (2022-07-23). FRSO condemns State Department designation of Communist Party of the Philippines as 'terrorist'. fightbacknews.org Freedom Road Socialist Organization condemns in the strongest possible terms the U.S. State Department decision to keep the Communist Party of the Philippines and the New People's Army on its list of designated "Foreign Terrorist Organizations." This is an example of confounding facts with fiction, and it is an attempt to criminalize international solidarity. | The real terrorists in the Philippines are to be found in the U.S.-backed regime of President Marcos. Jails in the Philippines are filled with political prisoners. Trade union federations, like the May First Workers Movement, face constant government repre…

Geraldina Colotti (2022-07-23). Venezuelan Lawyer Laila Tajeldine: Alex Saab is a Political Prisoner of the US Empire (Interview). orinocotribune.com More than two years have already passed since, on June 12, 2020, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab was illegally kidnapped during a technical stopover in Cape Verde and taken to prison, without an arrest warrant. He would remain there until October 16, 2021, when he would be deported to the United States, despite the fact that the appeal against his extradition had not yet been concluded, and despite repeated protests from various international organizations against the arbitrary detention and torture that he has suffered. | Blackmailed by the US government, the government of Cape Verde, already at the end of its leg…

Liberation Staff (2022-07-23). Defeat the Kansas anti-abortion initiative. liberationnews.org You can visit the pro-abortion Kansans for Constitutional Freedom website and sign up to phonebank to educate people, get out the vote or recruit volunteers.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-23). Puerto Ricans demand cancellation of contract with Canadian-American energy company LUMA. mronline.org Protesters have condemned that power outages have increased, while prices have gone up since LUMA began operating Puerto Rico's electricity transmission and distribution system in June 2020.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-23). Rise of BRICS: The Economic Giant That Is Taking on the West. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud &#1 ; Jul 19, 2022 | The G7

Ramzy Baroud (2022-07-23). The Shameful UN 'List of Shame': Equating Between the Israeli Perpetrator and the Palestinian Victim. orinocotribune.com By Ramzy Baroud — Jul 20, 2022 | "We regret we failed to protect you." This was part of a

Sal Netherton (2022-07-23). Brookline, Mass. Starbucks workers on first indefinite strike to fight retaliation and discrimination. liberationnews.org Workers at the 874 Commonwealth Avenue location in Brookline, Massachusetts began an indefinite strike on July 18 — the first of its kind for the union.

Scorinoco (2022-07-23). China-India Ties: Need to Focus on Commonalities. orinocotribune.com By C. Saratchand — Jul 20, 2022 | The trajectory of bilateral relations between China and India has traversed through a number of phases both before and since India's independence in 1947 and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. These relations have also spanned a number of domains, of which the economic aspect is possibly second to none. | Economic relations between China and India involve elements such as trade, investment and finance. Trade flows involve substantial two-way movement of commodities. Some key Chinese exports to India at present involve the following product categories: m…

Staff (2022-07-23). Colombia: Petro Appoints Renowned Legal Expert Iván Velásquez as Minister of Defense. orinocotribune.com On Friday, July 22, the president-elect of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that his defense minister will be Iván Velásquez, a well-known human rights activist. He was formerly an auxiliary magistrate of the Supreme Court, in charge of the judicial investigation on the paramilitary-political nexus in Colombia. | Velásquez, 67, who will assume one of the strategic portfolios of Colombia, also served as the head of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala from October 2013 to September 2019. | The future minister thanked Petro for the appointment, calling it a great honor. | Agradezco al presid…

Staff (2022-07-23). Guaidó Gang Admits to Irregularities in Its Management of Monómeros. orinocotribune.com On Friday, July 22, a group of former deputies belonging to the Guaidó gang agreed to approve a report documenting irregularities committed in the management of Venezuelan fertilizer company Monómeros Colombo-Venezolanos, headquartered in Barranquilla, Colombia, since it has been under the control of the "interim government" of Juan Guaidó. | According to a message circulated on Twitter, "the report documents the political responsibility of Guillermo Rodríguez Laprea," current general manager of Monómeros appointed by Juan Guaidó, for having concealed information "with the purpose of preventing the truth from bei…

Staff (2022-07-23). Venezuela: Public Housing, Production Center Given to Families Who Were Victims of Eviction. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, July 21, President Nicolás Maduro handed over homes of the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV) and property titles to six farming families, who had been evicted from their lands on April 12 by order of the mayor of Guatire, Raziel Enrique Rodríguez Villanueva, and Polizamora (municipal police) officials of the Villa Zamora 2021 subdivision of Miranda state. | President Maduro stated that the government worked hard for days "to hand over the homes to the inhabitants of Villa Zamora, who had been subjected to an act of arbitrary eviction." | Handing over the property titles, he added, "This is an…

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-07-23). Universitarios en Uruguay rechazan recorte presupuestal. telesurtv.net El recorte presupuestario a la Udelar provocaría la pérdida de horas docentes y salarios, en un contexto de incremento de matrículas estudiantiles.

____ (2022-07-23). Medical reform in China eases financial burdens for patients. ecns.cn China's medical reform in the past ten years has significantly eased the financial burdens for patients, according to the National Health Commission.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-23). Mayo Clinic named a 'Best Place To Work For Disability Inclusion'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic has been named one of the best places to work for people with disabilities by the American Association of People with Disabilities, the nation's largest disability rights organization, and Disability: IN, the global business disability inclusion network. Mayo Clinic scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index to achieve this recognition. The Disability Equality Index evaluates whether organizations are adopting emerging trends and pioneering measures to move from accommodating those with disabilities to inclusion and, ultimately, genuine…

Staff (2022-07-23). Petro designa a nuevo ministro de Defensa en Colombia. cubadebate.cu Gustavo Petro, presidente electo de Colombia, anunció hoy que su ministro de defensa será Iván Velásquez, quien fue magistrado auxiliar de la Corte Suprema responsable de la investigación judicial contra la parapolítica. Este abogado colombiano, de 67 años, asumirá una de las carteras estratégicas del país suramericano.

Staff (2022-07-23). Los complejos debates de hoy vistos desde las ciencias naturales. cubadebate.cu Es imprescindible intentar encontrar "problemas esenciales" (las causas de las causas) de los que derivan todos los demás. Es lo que nos puede permitir concentrar las acciones. En mi apreciación (confesamente reduccionista) hay dos temas básicos que subyacen a muchos otros problemas: De cara al exterior, el tema de los ingresos en divisa y la inserción de la economía cubana en la economía mundial. De cara al interior, el tema de la separación entre propiedad y gestión.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-07-23). Migrantes piden ayuda y protección en el sur de México. telesurtv.net El grupo de migrantes pide recursos básicos para el viaje, atención médica a niños y mujeres embarazadas y salvoconducto policial.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-23). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: BA.5 omicron variant fueling latest COVID-19 surge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The BA.5 omicron variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., and it is leading to a new wave of COVID-19 infections. BA.5 was responsible for nearly 54% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., and BA.4, a similar variant, accounted for another 17%, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts are concerned because this particular variant appears to be good at evading the immune system. "This BA.5…

____ (2022-07-23). World youth leaders share views on coping with climate change at World Youth Development Forum. ecns.cn A number of world youth leaders shared their views on the role of the young people play in dealing with climate change during the Roundtable Dialogue of the Thematic Forum for Climate Action and Green Development of the World Youth Development Forum held in Beijing on Friday.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-23). University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Mayo Clinic Health System enter student health services agreement. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org LA CROSSE, Wis. ‚Äï Starting this fall, the Student Health Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will look a little different. A new health services agreement between Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse will bring Mayo Clinic care directly to students. The agreement, signed Wednesday, July 20, at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, enhances student health services, with on-campus access to Mayo Clinic services and expertise. "Convenience and…

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-07-23). Japón aprueba liberar agua de planta nuclear de Fukushima al océano. telesurtv.net La cantidad de agua contaminada a verter en el océano Pacífico ronda el millón de toneladas y prevén que el proceso inicie en 2023.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-22). Turkey Says Russia, Ukraine to Sign Grain Deal on Friday. news.antiwar.com Officials from Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey will meet in Istanbul on Friday to sign a deal proposed by the UN to facilitate the export of Ukrainian grain, Turkey

____ (2022-07-22). EU imposes more sanctions on Russia. ecns.cn The European Union on Thursday imposed more sanctions on Russia over its conflict with Ukraine, including a ban on gold imports and the tightening of export controls on high-technology goods.

Anonymous Contributor (2022-07-22). Families Face Violence and Displacement in Autonomous Zapatista Territory at the Hands of Paramilitaries. itsgoingdown.org Paramilitary groups continue to attack autonomous communities in Zapatista controlled territories. Check out Abolition Media for updates and more reports. The following two communiques were released by the ELZN in July: We denounce the death threats and forced displacement against the community of Nuevo San Gregorio, autonomous municipality Lucio Cabanas, Zapatista support base (BAEZLN), made by those…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-22). Safety tips to prevent heat-related illness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Parts of Europe are experiencing a heat wave that is causing emergency situations for millions of residents. And, in the United States, many parts of the country are grappling with temperatures that remain unseasonably high. Heat-related illnesses, like heat exhaustion and heatstroke can be life-threatening and often prevented. Heat exhaustion Heat exhaustion can happen when your body becomes dehydrated and loses too much water and salt, as a result of high temperatures and humidity. Those most at risk…

Anonymous587 (2022-07-22). Zelensky turns captive AFU soldiers into criminals to save money. southfront.org Ukrainian prisoners are recognized as state traitors | Ordinary Ukrainians have recently been more and more persuaded of their leaders' complete incompetence and corruption. Both the previous and current Kiev government have successfully persuaded their populace of an alliance and friendly relations with the West by utilizing state apparatuses and the media. In actuality, the friends who were meant to be their allies are just lending a helping hand to those who are prepared to compromise their m…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-22). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: BA.5 omicron variant fueling latest COVID-19 surge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The BA.5 omicron variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., and it is leading to a new wave of COVID-19 infections. BA.5 was responsible for nearly 54% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., and BA.4, a similar variant, accounted for another 17%, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts are concerned because this particular variant appears to be good at evading the immune system. "This BA.5…

WSWS (2022-07-22). Italy's Draghi government comes to an end. wsws.org Draghi's case is a consequence of the sharp class tensions and social contradictions in Italy.

WSWS (2022-07-22). Biden's infection exposes "living with COVID" propaganda. wsws.org The fact that Biden, who is surrounded by a level of security unknown to all but a handful of Americans, has contracted COVID-19 exposes the recklessness of his administration's pandemic policies.

WSWS (2022-07-22). Poverty in Germany: Food banks count 2 million people seeking help. wsws.org Social inequality in Germany continues to rise at an alarming rate, expressed in the record numbers of people lining up at the food banks for donations.

WSWS (2022-07-22). US unemployment claims and job cuts mount as interest rate hikes begin to hit economy. wsws.org US initial claims for unemployment insurance rose for the third week in a row, while Ford announced 8,000 salaried job cuts as the impact of recent interest rate increases starts to be felt.

Socialist Alliance (2022-07-22). Reject war drive on China: For a foreign policy based on justice, human rights and climate action. greenleft.org.au The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation's new Strategic Concept, which Australia has signed up to, risks provoking another major war in the Asia-Pacific and should be opposed, says Socialist Alliance.

William deBuys (2022-07-22). Are New Mexico's Megafires so extreme they Mark a New era? Welcome to the Pyrocene. juancole.com By William deBuys | &#1 ; ( Tomdispatch.org) &#1 ; Firefighters don't normally allude to early English epics, but in a briefing on the massive Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico, a top field chief said, "It's like Beowulf: it's not the thing you fear, it is the mother of the thing you fear." He …

Foreign Policy in Focus (2022-07-22). President Biden Must Commit to Ending the War in Yemen. juancole.com By Farrah Hassen | &#1 ; ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) &#1 ; Biden once said the U.S. should never "check its principles at the door just to buy oil or sell weapons." He should take his own advice. By Farrah Hassen | July 13, 2022 The United Nations has called the Saudi Arabia-led war in …

____ (2022-07-22). Chinese scientists find gene boosting grain yield. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have found a gene in crops such as rice and wheat, which can improve the efficiency of photosynthesis and nitrogen utilization and significantly boost grain yield.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-22). Science Saturday: Investigating zombie cells and skin aging. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When she was just 8 years old, Saranya Wyles, M.D., Ph.D., would recite the stages of wound healing in Latin terms — rubor, tumor, calor, dolor and functio laesa — to her father at the dinner table. Decades later, that ingrained knowledge would be a cornerstone of her regenerative medicine research, education and practice at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Wyles is a Mayo Clinic dermatologist whose subspecialty is regenerative medicine. "Dermatology has a natural connection to regenerative…

____ (2022-07-22). Current measures effective for variants. ecns.cn China's COVID-19 disease control measures can effectively tackle the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, and existing vaccines can offer protection against the two highly contagious strains, a public health expert said on Thursday.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-22). Moscow, Kiev and Ankara Reach Grain Agreement in Istanbul. libya360.wordpress.com Observateur Continental Negotiations on the export of Ukrainian grain from the part of the Black Sea controlled by the Ukrainian army took place in Istanbul. Military delegations from Russia, Turkey and Ukraine as well as representatives of the UN came to Istanbul to discuss the food crisis. So what is the substance of the planned…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-22). Western Delusion of "Isolating" Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh For months, the West has been projecting a geopolitics of "isolating" Russia, both economically via sanctions and diplomatically via creating anti-Russia counter alliances around the world. But how is this geopolitics of "isolation" working? Five months into the Russian military operation in Ukraine, the fallout of this war — in particular the…

Editor2 (2022-07-22). Staged Incidents as the Western Approach of Doing Politics (Sergey Lavrov). orinocotribune.com By Sergey Lavrov &#1 ; Jul 18, 2022 | Today, the Russian Armed Forces, together with the self-defence units of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, are delivering on the objectives of the special military operation with great resolve to put an end to the outrageous discrimination and genocide of the Russian people and eliminate direct threats to the security of the Russian Federation that the United States and its satellites have been creating on Ukrainian territory for years. While losing on the battlefield, the Ukrainian regime and its Western patrons have descended to staging bloody incidents to demonis…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-22). Up To 300 Ukrainian Nationalists Killed In Kramatorsk (Photos, Video). southfront.org On July 21st, Russian forces destroyed the temporary deployment point of Ukrainian forces in the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. The city is under Ukrainian control. | On July 22nd, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported that Russian precision ground-based weapons hit the temporary deployment point of the nationalist battalion "Black Hundred", deployed in the building of school No. 23 in the city of Kramatorsk of the Donetsk People's Republic. As a result of th…

Anonymous765 (2022-07-22). Russian Offensive Stopped: Ukraine Takes Time For Reinforcement. southfront.org |

Contributing Writers (2022-07-22). Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine. marktaliano.net Syria was the first country apart from Russia to recognize the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk July 20 2022 The Syrian foreign ministry announced on 20 July that Damascus is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev. "The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to break …

Vijay Prashad (2022-07-22). It is dark, but I sing because the morning will come: The Twenty-Ninth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org In the chilly Brazilian winter of 2019, Renata Porto Bugni (deputy director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research), André Cardoso (coordinator of our office in Brazil), and I went to the Lula Livre ('Free Lula') camp in Curitiba, set up just across the road from the penitentiary where former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sat in a 15-square metre cell.

Benjamin Norton (2022-07-22). Inside Nicaragua's Sandinista Revolution: 43 years resisting imperialism. multipolarista.com Benjamin Norton reports from inside Nicaragua on the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. This mini-documentary explores the Sandinista Front's emphasis on social programs, popular participation, anti-imperialism, and internationalism.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-22). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-22). Jesuitas mexicanos demandan justicia a un mes de masacre. telesurtv.net Reclaman el esclarecimiento del asesinato de dos jesuitas y dos laicos en la Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua.

Diana Kruzman (2022-07-22). Without Congress, what can Biden do to combat the climate crisis? peoplesworld.org The White House is scrambling to reassure Democratic voters that President Joe Biden can still take action on climate change after another blow to proposed climate legislation from Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. On Sunday, White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein told CNN that Biden would pursue his climate agenda "with or without Congress," using executive …

Staff (2022-07-22). Oregón 2022: Lázaro Martínez a la final de la esperanza (+ Videos). cubadebate.cu Lázaro Martínez necesitó dos intentos para asegurar su presencia en una final del triple salto varonil que recoge las esperanzas cubanas de subir al podio en este Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo. Es una cuestión de historia y casi de honor, porque nunca antes en la historia la Mayor de Las Antillas salió de una cita planetaria con el cuello vacío.

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-07-22). Fiscalía brasileña acusa a sospechosos de crímenes en Amazonía. telesurtv.net Los acusados permanecen arrestados y serán juzgados por doble homicidio calificado y ocultación de cadáver.

_____ (2022-07-22). 'Lies Against Our Democracy': Lula Rips Bolsonaro's Speech To Diplomats. popularresistance.org Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday accused President Jair Bolsonaro of lying 20 times during a meeting with international diplomats in which the far-right incumbent repeated his baseless attacks on the integrity of the nation's election system. | While offering no credible evidence to support his claim, Bolsonaro told dozens of diplomats from countries including the United States and members of the European Union that the Brazilian electoral system is "completely vulnerable" to fraud in the run-up to this October's presidential election. | According to Folha de Sà£o Paul…

Editor (2022-07-22). $2 Trillion for War Versus $100 Billion to Save the Planet. mronline.org The West seems more fixated on spending social wealth on the military rather than addressing the climate catastrophe.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-22). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Five Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday into Friday, Syrian officials say, Israel carried out a flurry of airstrikes against Syria, hitting areas around the capital of Damascus, Details are still coming in on what happened. Syrian state media reported that the missiles were fired over the Golan Heights, and that most of them were intercepted by air defenses. | Syrian media also reported damage c…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-22). Russian Airstrikes Kills Seven in North Syria's Idlib. news.antiwar.com Details are emerging on a new Russian airstrike against rebel-held Idlib in northern Syria. Seven were reported killed, with the All White Helmet claims are taken with a pinch of salt, as they tend to offer statements that designed to carry a very specific pro-war narrative . | In this case, not only did they attack a rebel-held neighborhood, the statement claims Russia attacked an olive farm and that children were among the slain. | The area attacked is one of the last rebel-held areas in Syria, so its not surprising Russia is…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-22). Israeli Airstrikes Kill Three Syrian Soldiers Near Damascus. news.antiwar.com Overnight Thursday into Friday say Israel carry out a flurry of airstrikes against Syria, hitting areas around the capital of Damascus, Details are still coming in on what happened. Syrian state media reported that the missiles were fired over the Golan Heights, and that most of them were intercepted by air defenses. | Syrian media also reported damage caused, in and around the strike, but did not clarify what was hit. Israel, as usual, did not of…

Contributing Writers (2022-07-22). Kraken Atrocities/ via UKRLEAKS eng. marktaliano.net Mark Taliano, [2022-07-22 11: 21 AM][Forwarded from UKR LEAKS eng] Revelations of fiends: a captured militant of the national battalion "Kraken" told why they were kicked out of Kharkov two weeks ago: "We were sent [from Kharkov] because [call sign] Konoplya started… they found seven corpses in his backyard." "Who?" "Civilians." "Why did he kill them?" …

JANET (2022-07-22). In Middle East visit, oil access trumps human rights. iacenter.org July 20, 2022 No Palestinians living under Israeli occupation benefitted one iota from President Joe Biden's brief Middle East visit. Biden had the executive power to reverse the damage done when former President Donald Trump moved the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing Israel's control over the disputed capital. Biden chose to not do so. Biden has never addressed Israel's responsibility for the murder of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, killed by Israeli soldiers in May, as she covered an Israeli Defense Forces operation in the occupied West Bank. Biden spent his brief time in occupied Pale…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-22). Russia and Africa: A Future-Bound Partnership. libya360.wordpress.com Sergey Lavrov On the eve of my visits to several African countries, I would like to share my reflections on the prospects for Russia-Africa relations in the current geopolitical context with esteemed readers. Today, African states play an increasingly important role in the global politics and economy, take an active part in solving key modern-day…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-07-22). South Africa's Energy Crisis Escalates. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Kamanzi Photo via World Bank Photo Collection Behind rolling power cuts in South Africa loom deep-seated socioeconomic issues worsened by the rich countries of the world On the morning of June 27, 2022, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) shop steward David Fankomo joined his fellow members at the picket line outside Eskom's Emalahleni office…

Michael Roberts (2022-07-22). Is China headed for a crash? mronline.org So, is this the moment of collapse in the Chinese model of development and the end of all that talk about 'moving towards socialism' etc? Many Western experts think so.

Jason Hickel (2022-07-22). Existing climate mitigation scenarios perpetuate colonial inequalities. mronline.org The core countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the rest of Europe (collectively referred to here as the Global North) use on average about 130 gigajoules of energy per capita each year, nearly ten times more than what low-income countries use (13 ∑4 GJ/capita).

Editor (2022-07-22). Why we need to (re)nationalize Air Canada. mronline.org It's because of decades of public investment that the company, and our national airports system, exist in the first place.

Staff (2022-07-22). Cuartel de la Montaña Offers Special Programming for President Chávez's Birthday. orinocotribune.com On July 28, the birthday of the former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, will be commemorated in Venezuela. As a result, various activities will be carried out at the Cuartel de la Montaña (the Mountain Barrack) where the remains of the world leader rest. | A special recreational cultural program was put together for the Cuartel de la Montaña, in the 23 de Enero parish of Caracas, for July 24, 26, 27, and 28. | The events were organized by the Hugo Chávez Foundation, which will offer activities such as " °Maisanta que somos chamos!," a fun and practical hip hop workshop on the 24th, at 9 a.m., in the April…

Editor2 (2022-07-22). Imran Khan Rewrites Pakistan's Political History. orinocotribune.com By MK Bhadrakumar &#1 ; Jul 18, 2022 | Against the odds and powerful rivals pitted against him, former PM Khan's win in Punjab elections is a victory for democracy and Pakistan's sovereignty | It is an unsavoury proposition always, be it in India or Pakistan, when political power is usurped by fly-by-night operators who engineer defections from a ruling party, and an established government gets overthrown despite its mandate to govern. | In India — so far, at least — such shenanigans leading to regime change at the federal or state level have not been manipulated by foreign powers — except, perh…

Staff (2022-07-22). Will President Maduro Attend Gustavo Petro's Inauguration? orinocotribune.com A special guardianship provision recently admitted by Colombia's Council of State could authorize the entry of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro for the inauguration of President-elect Gustavo Petro on August 7. | Through this action, presented by Colombian citizen Juan Luis Castellanos, the statement by outgoing president, Iván Duque, in which he said that President Maduro would not be allowed to enter Colombia, will be subjected to legal analysis. | According to the outgoing president, because his government does not recognize the current Venezuelan head of state, he does not have the right to attend Petro's…

_____ (2022-07-22). Annual Run To Raise Awareness About Sacred Site Mount Graham. popularresistance.org A group of Indigenous activists and their allies will run from the San Carlos Apache Reservation to the summit of Mount Graham starting Thursday to honor one of their most sacred sites and to commemorate the beginnings of a local Native grassroots movement to preserve Indigenous sacred places. | The 31st Annual Mount Graham Sacred Run begins at the Old San Carlos Monument, the site of the original Indian agency and military post, dating to when Apache people were first restricted to the San Carlos Reservation. It will continue along state and local highways to the summit of Mount Graham, one of the Southwest's Sk…

Staff (2022-07-22). Abbas-Macron meeting: talk of "peace" to normalize colonialism. samidoun.net On Wednesday, 20 July 2022 in Paris, a meeting took place between French president Emmanuel Macron and Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. This is Abbas' first visit to France since 2018 and takes place a few weeks following the visit of Israeli prime minister Yair Lapid with the French president, which produced multiple …

Austin Reynolds (2022-07-22). Centennial Campground: A humanitarian crisis in Anchorage. liberationnews.org The campground is housing hundreds of homeless people under horrific conditions of city neglect while community groups try to meet needs.

Editor (2022-07-22). International Students in Ontario Are Fighting Wage Theft—And Winning. scheerpost.com By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes In Brampton, Ontario, a small team of young organizers has begun taking on the businesses that exploit them, one case at a time. The Naujawan Support Network, a collective of international students and migrant workers from Punjab, India, has won back more than $200,000 Canadian ($154,000 U.S.) in stolen …

Editor (2022-07-22). Les Miserables, Living and Dying on American Streets. scheerpost.com By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch Statistics lie. Some lie more than others. The ones regarding unemployment lie brazenly and have done so for years, erasing the very existence of the long-term unemployed by simply deleting them from the regular tally. Statistics about homelessness lie. But they have an excuse: the homeless are hard to keep …

Editor (2022-07-22). VIDEO: Mainstream Media Says Copwatchers Are a Menace—Here's Why They're Wrong. scheerpost.com Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 By Taya Graham and Stephen Janis / In this live conversation and Q&A, Police Accountability Report hosts Taya Graham and Stephen Janis discuss a recent win to protect the right to record police in the second highest court in the land. Guest Abade Irizarry (aka Liberty Freak) joins the stream to discuss the cop watching incident that started…

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Realpolitik: Implications of Ukraine on Asia (Episode 1). fairobserver.com

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). The Invasion of Ukraine: The Fall Out. fairobserver.com

SouthFront5 (2022-07-21). Which Side Is Aggressor In War In Ukraine? southfront.org Written by According to Ukraine's Government, Russia's 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was entirely unprovoked, not at all responding to a threat that Ukraine was posing to Russia's national security. | According to Russia's Government, this invasion was a result of Ukraine's seeking NATO membership — membership in America's anti-Russian NATO military allian…

WSWS (2022-07-21). US plans to send NATO-made jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia. wsws.org In a massive expansion of US involvement in the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon is actively preparing to send new, modern military aircraft made in NATO countries to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-21). US Air Force mulls delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — US Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Brown is not ruling out the possibility western countries could soon provide Ukraine with "non-Russian" fighter jets.

____ (2022-07-21). Lavrov says Russia aims at more than Donbass. ecns.cn The "geographical objectives" of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have changed as the West is providing Ukraine with more long-range weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-21). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-21). Denuncian asesinato de otra lideresa social en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata del líder-lideresa social asesinado número 104 en lo que va de año 2022, y el 1.331 desde la firma de los Acuerdos de Paz en 2016.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-21). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Suman 103 los líderes asesinados en 2022 y 1.330 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz. Atentan contra otro líder en el Cauca.

Staff (2022-07-21). EU lifts sanctions on Syria's airline. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — The European Union said Wednesday it has lifted sanctions against Syria's private airline Cham Wings after the company was blacklisted last year for its role in the migration to Europe.

____ (2022-07-21). Maerdang Hydropower Station under construction in Qinghai. ecns.cn The station has a total installed capacity of 2.2 million kilowatts. Once fully operational, It will generate an average of more than 7.304 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 8.16 million tons. It is expected to put into operation in March 2024.

____ (2022-07-21). China's Gansu sees foreign trade up 24.6% in H1. ecns.cn Northwest China's Gansu province saw its foreign trade exceed 32.58 billion yuan ($4.82 billion) in the first half of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 24.6 percent, according to local customs.

Jason Ditz (2022-07-21). ISIS Kills Six Iraqi Police North of Baghdad. news.antiwar.com At least six Iraqi police were ISIS is known to be active in the area, which is why the police are there. ISIS tends to favor hitting police sites as a way of looting weapons and equipment. After years of war almost all of the gear is shared across both sides. | Police were overrun in fighting in about an hour, and ISIS is still believed to be in the area. Such fights are not as common as they o…

Fight Back (2022-07-21). Thousands celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution. fightbacknews.org Managua, Nicaragua – Thousands of FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) youth and militants filled the Plaza de la Revolución in Managua, Nicaragua to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, which triumphed on July 19, 1979. Thousands more filled the Managua city center, chanting, dancing and waving the flags of Nicaragua and the FSLN. | With revolutionary dance and songs, the crowd enthusiastically chanted militant slogans in Spanish like "Esta patria no se rinde, se defiende," meaning, "This nation does not surrender, it defends the nation." | The event included many beaut…

Zach Farber (2022-07-21). San Diego: 600 hotel workers go on strike and win tentative agreement within hours. liberationnews.org One day of militant picketing forced Hilton to concede to the workers and the company reached a tentative agreement with the union.

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Introduction to The Dialectic. fairobserver.com

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Media in the 2022 Kenyan Elections. fairobserver.com

Fair Observer (2022-07-21). Putin: Playing the Long Game. fairobserver.com

Anonymous103 (2022-07-21). Nasrallah: If Lebanon Is Denied Its Oil And Gas Resources, We Will Shut Down All Israeli Platforms. southfront.org Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on July 13, 2022, on Biden's visit to the Middle East and…

Editor2 (2022-07-21). Exclusive: Inside Labor's Assange Game Plan. orinocotribune.com By Kellie Tranter &#1 ; Jul 16, 2022 | New revelations on the Labor Government's secret planning to act on the Assange case without offending the Americans | "Quiet diplomacy", a "soft approach", a "loud approach" and "avoiding megaphone diplomacy" have all been

Editor2 (2022-07-21). 'We Regret We Failed to Protect You': UN Experts Urge Israel to Free Ahmad Manasra. orinocotribune.com UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Israeli authorities to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he was 14 years old, while suffering serious mental health conditions. | The experts are Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia a…

Editor (2022-07-21). Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation. mronline.org July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it's yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua's Sandinista government.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-21). Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade. mronline.org The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then.

Staff (2022-07-21). Venezuela Enacts Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 20, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, enacted the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (LOZEE), a legal tool approved by the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) to promote productive development in defined areas providing special incentives for economic development. | "The Organic Law of the Special Economic Zones has undergone an intense debate within the National Assembly with proposals, modifications, additions for final approval, and which has been the subject of a large national consultation," he said from the International Center for Productive Investment (CIIP), located in Car…

Bob McCloskey (2022-07-21). Unhoused, Undercounted and Underserved. indybay.org This is one article in a series in the Fresno based Community Alliance newspaper. The theme is to Follow the Money. This article will appear in the August 2022 issue of the paper.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Fascist pro-Trump Republicans advance in primary contests. wsws.org More than half of Republican primary winners for Congress and statewide offices deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and the Biden administration.

Staff (2022-07-21). El tiempo: Calor y algunas lluvias en la tarde. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá parcialmente nublado en el occidente y oriente del país, así como en la Isla de la Juventud, con poca nubosidad en la región central. En la tarde se nublará con algunos chubascos y tormentas eléctricas desde La Habana hasta Santiago de Cuba, principalmente hacia zonas del interior. En el resto del país las lluvias serán aisladas.

____ (2022-07-21). Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland. ecns.cn As a giant sugar beet harvester powered through the vast farmland in the desert west of Minya province in southern Egypt, dozens of trucks were busy loading the harvested beets and transporting them to a processing factory about 40 km down the road.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-07-21). Promulgan Ley de Zonas Económicas Especiales en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Esta ley representa un "impulso nuevo y especial al proceso de desarrollo de la nueva economía venezolana", señaló el presidente de Venezuela.

CAGrimes (2022-07-21). Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights in Union Square. indybay.org Photos: Cornelia Grimes / Pro Bono Photo | Part of Ongoing protest for Abortion Rights in the Bay Area…

WSWS (2022-07-21). US Homeland Security purchased "staggering" volumes of location data to illegally track citizens and immigrants. wsws.org Documents from 2020 published by the ACLU on Monday show that the US Department of Homeland Security, during both the Trump and Biden administrations, has been purchasing large volumes of personal location data, in violation of the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.

____ (2022-07-21). Fire reported on board India's aircraft carrier with no casualties. ecns.cn A small fire was reported on India's aircraft carrier "INS Vikramaditya" on Wednesday, though no casualties were reported, said the Indian Navy in a statement.

____ (2022-07-21). Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit China. ecns.cn Indonesian President Joko Widodo will pay a visit to China from July 25 to 26 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Thursday.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Secret Service defies January 6 Committee subpoena for text messages. wsws.org On Tuesday, the United States Secret Service turned over a grand total of one text message from the January 6, 2021 coup to the House Select Committee investigating Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election and seize power as president-dictator.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Kremlin prepares for mass repression. wsws.org Russia's new law allows the government to label virtually any organization or individual a "foreign agent" on the grounds that they receive support from, or are even just influenced by, outside forces deemed hostile to Moscow.

Staff (2022-07-21). Iran envoy criticizes UNSC approach to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Deputy Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has criticized the UN Security Council for repeating baseless accusations against Syria regarding the chemical weapons.

Labor Video Projectt (2022-07-21). US Covid-19 Insanity, The Working Class. Covid & Capitalism & THE NEW NORMAL By Dr. Gordon. indybay.org Dr. Nayvin Gordon reports on abandonment of any public health protection as the Covid-19 pandemic expands over two years after the pandemic starts.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Training tips during your sport's offseason. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to sports, sometimes too much of a great thing can be, well, too much — too much running, swinging, throwing, jumping. These repetitive motions can lead to overuse injuries, which may prevent you from participating for the rest of the season and limit rehabilitation. And they could even have long-term effects. If you or your child participate in organized sports or focus on a sport individually, you may be at risk for…

Staff (2022-07-21). Unión Eléctrica estima una afectación máxima de 680 MW en el horario diurno. cubadebate.cu Se estima una afectación máxima de 680 MW en el horario diurno. Para el horario pico, se pronostica la entrada de la unidad 4 de la CTE Cienfuegos con 110 MW, la utilización de 150 MW en motores diésel. Con este pronóstico, se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2 502 MW y una demanda máxima de 3 020 MW, para un déficit de 518 MW.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-07-21). Junta militar de Malí expulsa del país a portavoz de la ONU. telesurtv.net El Gobierno militar tildó como injerencia un documento del portavoz de la ONU sobre la detención de 49 soldados marfileños en Mali.

TeleSUR HIM (2022-07-21). Lula intensifica agenda de candidatura presidencial en Brasil. telesurtv.net El ex presidente soslayó que quiere un país soberano, donde las verdaderas necesidades del pueblo sean prioridad constante de su agenda.

____ (2022-07-21). New findings released on No 4 Terracotta Acrobat at Emperor Qingshihuang Mausoleum. ecns.cn Newly released research shows that the textiles discovered on No. 4 Terracotta Acrobat in Pit "K9901" of the mausoleum are silk.

____ (2022-07-21). Nord Stream 1 resumes gas deliveries to Germany after maintenance. ecns.cn Gas deliveries through the German-Russian pipeline Nord Stream 1 resumed on Thursday morning after 10 days of maintenance, the German news agency dpa reported.

____ (2022-07-21). Chinese mainland reports 148 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland reported 148 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 678 asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Nayvin Gordon (2022-07-21). PANDEMICS ARE PROSPERITY, SICKNESS IS HEALTH, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH. indybay.org The Pandemic and Social Collapse…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-07-21). Acting courageously: Professor Alice Gast delivers final President's Address. imperial.ac.uk Imperial's President, Professor Alice Gast, delivered her eighth and final President's Address, with a new portrait unveiled.

____ (2022-07-21). China's Feng wins women's discus throw gold at World Championships. ecns.cn China's Feng Bin claimed the women's discus throw title at the World Athletics Championships here on Wednesday.

Staff (2022-07-21). Tehran condemns Turkey's shelling of civilians in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — In a Thursday statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the Turkish shelling of a resort area in the Dohuk province of Iraq which left many civilian casualties.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Safety tips for summer activities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I love to be outdoors. I enjoy running, hiking and swimming. Often in the summer, I take my family camping, and we go kayaking, canoeing and do other activities. With the temperatures anticipated to be above average this summer, what advice do you have for making sure we avoid issues while being active outside? ANSWER: It is great that you are dedicated to staying healthy through exercise, and being outdoors certainly is a bonus….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Mobile app for improving heart health among African Americans shows promise, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mobile apps are popular tools for people looking to improve their health, but are they effective? They can be if the app is culturally tailored to the needs of its users. In a study published on Monday, July 18, in Circulation, Mayo Clinic researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally relevant mobile app designed to improve heart health among African Americans in faith communities. The researchers found that people who participated in…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Ukraine Defense Minister Offers Ukraine as a 'Testing Ground' for NATO Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday Reznikov said that Ukraine "is essentially a testing ground" for the advanced weaponry the US and its allies are pouring into the country. "Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real condit…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). IMF Warns of Deep Recessions in Europe If Russia Cuts Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com The IMF warned Tuesday that if Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies to the European Union, IMF researchers

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Latest prison riot in Ecuador leaves 13 prisoners dead and two injured. peoplesdispatch.org Ecuador's prison system has been going through a severe crisis since 2021. According to official data, since February 2021, over 400 prisoners have been killed in seven prison massacres…

WSWS (2022-07-20). Michigan teachers describe rampant illness, burnout and other dire conditions in 2021-22 school year. wsws.org Michigan teachers, para-professionals, other school staff describe harrowing conditions throughout schools across the state.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Seventh COVID-19 wave sweeps across Canada. wsws.org Every level of government from Trudeau's federal Liberals on down has made clear from their total indifference to the rampant spread of new variants that they will do nothing to stop mass infection and death, and the widespread devastation to the health of the population that will ensue from cases of Long COVID.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Nancy Pelosi Will Visit Taiwan in August Despite Warnings from China. news.antiwar.com According to several media reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to lead a delegation to Taiwan next month despite repeated warnings from China that the visit will escalate tension between Washington and Beijing. Pelosi's visit would mark the first time in 25 years that a sitting House speaker visited the island since Newt Gingrich …

Staff (2022-07-20). Israel's crimes against children manifestation of war crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi calls on the world body to demand accountability on the part of the Israeli regime for its "heinous" crimes against children.

Staff (2022-07-20). Russia, Iran, Turkey agree US must leave Euphrates east bank. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Despite the differences in their positions of the Euphrates eastern bank, Russia, Iran and Turkey share the opinion that the United States must leave this region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Police massacre of immigrants in Melilla exposes Spain's PSOE-Podemos government. wsws.org The June 24 massacre of at least 37 refugees attempting to cross the Moroccan border into Spain constitutes a political indictment of Spain's ruling, pseudo-left Podemos party.

Staff (2022-07-20). Presence of Americans in Syria wrong under any pretext. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Stating that any action that leads to the violation of Syrian sovereignty should be avoided, the Iranian President said that the presence of the Americans in Syria is wrong under any pretext and they should leave the region.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Denver, Colorado, police fire into crowd, injuring six people. wsws.org Denver police were following an allegedly armed person when they opened fire into a crowd on the sidewalk. The suspect and five other people were injured during the shooting.

____ (2022-07-20). Efforts with France pledged on key issues. ecns.cn China and France have vowed to strengthen strategic coordination and make joint efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reduce the spillover effects of the crisis.

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-20). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-20). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

Staff (2022-07-20). Día 5 en Oregón: El mundial de atletismo y sus notas para la historia. cubadebate.cu Concluye el quinto día del Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo con varios resultados que entran en la historia. Semifinales con una calidad increíble, discusiones de medallas espectaculares, sorpresas, derrotas, forman parte ya de la historia de estos eventos. En una fecha sin presencia cubana, se han dado finales excepcionales.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL, MER (2022-07-20). Presidente de Nicaragua: Quisiéramos tener una relación con EE.UU., pero es imposible. telesurtv.net El presidente Ortega enfatizó que su país le apuesta a la construcción de un mundo multipolar, sin hegemonías imperiales.

Ann Garrison (2022-07-20). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison &#1 ; Jul 13, 2022 | Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. | Ilhan Omar was

Editor2 (2022-07-20). Interview With a Representative of Ansar Allah. orinocotribune.com