Monthly Archives: November 2021

2021-11-10: News Headlines

Fra Hughes (2021-11-10). Getting Away With Murder — Britain to Protect its War Criminals. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 8, 2021 | Every Empire is guilty of war crimes. Executing enemy combatants on the battlefield. Destroying hospitals, watercourses, and infrastructure. Carpet bombing cities. Murdering civilians. Torture. Raping men, women, and children. Starving the enemy into submission. Genocide. Mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing. | The British Empire was no different. | From North America to Australia. From New Zealand to Zimbabwe. From Ireland to Palestine, Britain has been accused of heinous war crimes against indigenous populations while extracting the wealth, minerals, and natural resources of th…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-10). Blacklisting the merchants of spyware. greenleft.org.au The US Department of Commerce revealed on November 3 that it would be adding Israeli-based spyware developers NSO Group and Candiru to its blacklist, reports Binoy Kampmark.

WSWS (2021-11-10). "This party fights for a real democracy through the political organisation of the working class" wsws.org "COVID is eradicable, there is scientific evidence to be able to do so. No other political organisation adopts that position."

WSWS (2021-11-10). As strike movement grows, DSA-aligned groups push dead end of UAW "reform" wsws.org The corporate media has given prominent treatment to various "left" groups in the orbit of the UAW leadership and the Democratic Party promoting union reform.

Joris Leverink (2021-11-09). The Laura Flanders Show: "The Way Forward" with AOC & Noam Chomsky. roarmag.org In this historic, inter-generational meeting of minds, Laura Flanders brings together New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY Representative 14th District) and MIT professor emeritus Noam Chomsky — for the first time ever — to discuss the way forward for people, politics and the planet. From labor strikes to racial uprisings to climate action to the Great Resignation, they reflect on the renewed power of collective organizing and the changing tide in economic thinking and electoral politics. | Their insights demand that we think differently about everything from our nation's history and…

WSWS (2021-11-09). New York Times hails "labor coverage" of publications aligned with the Democratic Party and trade union apparatus. wsws.org The political establishment is nervous that strikes have broken out in defiance of the trade unions, and the Times is trying to promote publications that can shore up support for these pro-management institutions.

Rainer Shea (2021-11-09). How Imperialist Propaganda Weaponizes Genocide to Justify War. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 8, 2021 | The imperialists have a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb. It's called propaganda. The type of propaganda that's been fine tuned by decades of practice in false flags, fabricated atrocity stories, and glorifications of militarism. With the onset of the new cold war, and its correlating advancements in the high-tech sector, the U.S. empire's cognitive warfare has taken on unprecedented scope and subtlety. Should aspiring U.S. revolutionaries succumb to the deceptions this manipulation matrix is laying down for us, the movement towards proletarian revolution in the imperi…

IGD Worldwide (2021-11-09). Against the Snakes of Political Moderation and Centrism. itsgoingdown.org | Our latest submission comes from an anonymous comrade in the Balkans and is a critique of so-called "Horseshoe Theory" — the pernicious fallacy that the so-called extreme left and extreme right are somehow alike or equivalent. This dangerous doctrine is not only beloved of Western politicians, who originated it, but also favored by the unprecedentedly powerful and wealthy oligarchs of Big Tech. It's no coincidence that IGD Worldwide was suspended and banned three times from Facebook befor…

_____ (2021-11-09). Facebook Team That Tried To Swing Nicaragua's Election Is Full Of US Spies. popularresistance.org Managua, Nicaragua – Less than a week before Nicaragua's presidential election, social media giant Facebook deleted the accounts of hundreds of the country's top news outlets, journalists and activists, all of whom supported the ruling left-wing Sandinista government, a top Washington target for regime change. | Facebook claims that these accounts were bots engaged in "inauthentic behavior." Considering that around half of the country uses the platform for news and entertainment, the decision could barely have been more heavy-handed and intrusive. However, early reports show that if their goal was to swing the re…

David Swanson (2021-11-09). Feel Like NPR Is Spewing Corrupt Propaganda? Here's Why. warisacrime.org NPR posted a story called "Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why." Of course I knew why. Neither party supports anything remotely close to my views on government budgets, climate, environment, taxation, militarism, healthcare, retirement, housing, education, transportation, or any other significant policy area. But NPR's story was about a Pew …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-11-09). Podcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society. electronicintifada.net Blacklisted groups fight back.

Margaret Kimberley (2021-11-09). Elections and the Illusion of Black Political Power. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Nov 3, 2021 | Black politicians may be openly conservative or pretend leftists but their constituents rarely get what they need. Politics absent a mass movement is a recipe for inaction or even outright betrayal. | Election day is treated with great fanfare in this country. Citizens are propagandized into voting for the sake of voting and are shamed if they don't. Black people who question the value of the process are under particular pressure. "People died so that you could vote," and other exhortations cheapen the memory of the liberation movement which sought to guarantee human rig…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-09). Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. middleeasteye.net Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank | An explosive report in the Washington Post reveals extensive Israeli military surveillance project in West Bank | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 14: 09 | An Israeli technician climbs up a pole to install a surveillance camera in occupied Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem, on 24 January 2019 (AFP) | Cameras have lo…

Staff (2021-11-09). MSNBC claims jump in US inflation is a 'GOOD THING', actually. rt.com MSNBC is trying to sell Americans on the idea that the inflation crisis is a "good thing." Online reaction suggests that few people are buying it — so much so that the left-wing media outlet deleted its claim without explanation. | The network posted a Twitter message on Monday to promote an article on rising prices by saying, "Why the inflation we're now seeing is a good thing." The article was an

Joe Bernick (2021-11-09). Tucson wins the fight for $15. peoplesworld.org TUCSON—Defeating a well-financed campaign by big employers, Tucson voters last week overwhelmingly decided to enact a $15-an-hour minimum wage for the city. The current Arizona state minimum wage is $12.15 an hour. The corporate-owned media has been trying to portray the Nov. 2, 2021, elections as a big victory for Republican politics, but they are …

Staff (2021-11-09). Julian Assange's Fiancée Stella Moris: WikiLeaks Helped Expose Climate Change Hypocrisy & War Crimes. democracynow.org Britain's High Court is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison under espionage charges for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. We get an update from Assange's partner, Stella Moris, who is in Glasgow as part of her campaign to free Julian and to highlight how WikiLeaks has also revealed evidence of how corporations and states have undermined the goals of prior climate summits. Moris says WikiLeaks is an "extraordinary tool … to understand the relationships between the states…

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2021-11-09: News Headlines

Rainer Shea (2021-11-09). How Imperialist Propaganda Weaponizes Genocide to Justify War. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 8, 2021 | The imperialists have a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb. It's called propaganda. The type of propaganda that's been fine tuned by decades of practice in false flags, fabricated atrocity stories, and glorifications of militarism. With the onset of the new cold war, and its correlating advancements in the high-tech sector, the U.S. empire's cognitive warfare has taken on unprecedented scope and subtlety. Should aspiring U.S. revolutionaries succumb to the deceptions this manipulation matrix is laying down for us, the movement towards proletarian revolution in the imperi…

WSWS (2021-11-09). New York Times hails "labor coverage" of publications aligned with the Democratic Party and trade union apparatus. wsws.org The political establishment is nervous that strikes have broken out in defiance of the trade unions, and the Times is trying to promote publications that can shore up support for these pro-management institutions.

Joris Leverink (2021-11-09). The Laura Flanders Show: "The Way Forward" with AOC & Noam Chomsky. roarmag.org In this historic, inter-generational meeting of minds, Laura Flanders brings together New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY Representative 14th District) and MIT professor emeritus Noam Chomsky — for the first time ever — to discuss the way forward for people, politics and the planet. From labor strikes to racial uprisings to climate action to the Great Resignation, they reflect on the renewed power of collective organizing and the changing tide in economic thinking and electoral politics. | Their insights demand that we think differently about everything from our nation's history and…

David Swanson (2021-11-09). Feel Like NPR Is Spewing Corrupt Propaganda? Here's Why. warisacrime.org NPR posted a story called "Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why." Of course I knew why. Neither party supports anything remotely close to my views on government budgets, climate, environment, taxation, militarism, healthcare, retirement, housing, education, transportation, or any other significant policy area. But NPR's story was about a Pew …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-11-09). Podcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society. electronicintifada.net Blacklisted groups fight back.

Margaret Kimberley (2021-11-09). Elections and the Illusion of Black Political Power. orinocotribune.com By Margaret Kimberley — Nov 3, 2021 | Black politicians may be openly conservative or pretend leftists but their constituents rarely get what they need. Politics absent a mass movement is a recipe for inaction or even outright betrayal. | Election day is treated with great fanfare in this country. Citizens are propagandized into voting for the sake of voting and are shamed if they don't. Black people who question the value of the process are under particular pressure. "People died so that you could vote," and other exhortations cheapen the memory of the liberation movement which sought to guarantee human rig…

Mustafa Abu Sneineh (2021-11-09). Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. middleeasteye.net Meet Blue Wolf, the app Israel uses to spy on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank | An explosive report in the Washington Post reveals extensive Israeli military surveillance project in West Bank | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 14: 09 | An Israeli technician climbs up a pole to install a surveillance camera in occupied Ras al-Amud, East Jerusalem, on 24 January 2019 (AFP) | Cameras have lo…

Staff (2021-11-09). MSNBC claims jump in US inflation is a 'GOOD THING', actually. rt.com MSNBC is trying to sell Americans on the idea that the inflation crisis is a "good thing." Online reaction suggests that few people are buying it — so much so that the left-wing media outlet deleted its claim without explanation. | The network posted a Twitter message on Monday to promote an article on rising prices by saying, "Why the inflation we're now seeing is a good thing." The article was an

Joe Bernick (2021-11-09). Tucson wins the fight for $15. peoplesworld.org TUCSON—Defeating a well-financed campaign by big employers, Tucson voters last week overwhelmingly decided to enact a $15-an-hour minimum wage for the city. The current Arizona state minimum wage is $12.15 an hour. The corporate-owned media has been trying to portray the Nov. 2, 2021, elections as a big victory for Republican politics, but they are …

Staff (2021-11-09). Julian Assange's Fiancée Stella Moris: WikiLeaks Helped Expose Climate Change Hypocrisy & War Crimes. democracynow.org Britain's High Court is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison under espionage charges for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. We get an update from Assange's partner, Stella Moris, who is in Glasgow as part of her campaign to free Julian and to highlight how WikiLeaks has also revealed evidence of how corporations and states have undermined the goals of prior climate summits. Moris says WikiLeaks is an "extraordinary tool … to understand the relationships between the states…

_____ (2021-11-08). As Nicaragua Resists Regime Change, The US Ramps Up Its Economic Warfare. popularresistance.org The United States has tried to control the poor Central American country, Nicaragua, for more than 100 years. John Bolton designated Nicaragua as part of the "Troika of Tyranny" along with Cuba and Venezuela for daring to defend its sovereignty. Since the failed violent coup attempt in 2018, the US foreign policy establishment has focused on preventing President Daniel Ortega's reelection using a variety of tactics. Ben Norton, associate editor of The Grayzone, who is based in Managua, describes those tactics, the complicity of corporate media and social media and how Nicaragua is working to protect its democrati…

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Xinjiang experts, scholars reject "forced labor" lies. ecns.cn Twelve experts and scholars from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region debunked fallacies about "forced labor" in Xinjiang at a symposium held in Urumqi, the region's capital, on Sunday.

Staff (2021-11-08). President Ortega: Nicaraguan People Vote for Peace and Not for War — Washington Interventionism Activated. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, November 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the general elections taking place in his country are a sign and a commitment by the vast majority of Nicaraguans to vote for peace and not for war or terrorism. | After voting in Managua, the president addressed the nation from the House of the Peoples, expressing that this election does not call for paralyzing the economy and destroying families. He stressed that the people want peace and well-being, while the right-wing sows hatred and terror and therefore opts for smear campaigns and violence, so that war returns to Nicaragua. | President Ort…

_____ (2021-11-08). Nicaraguan People Vote For Peace And Not For War. popularresistance.org On Sunday, November 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the general elections taking place in his country are a sign and a commitment by the vast majority of Nicaraguans to vote for peace and not for war or terrorism. After voting in Managua, the president addressed the nation from the House of the Peoples, expressing that this election does not call for paralyzing the economy and destroying families. He stressed that the people want peace and well-being, while the right-wing sows hatred and terror and therefore opts for smear campaigns and violence, so that war returns to Nicaragua.

Editor (2021-11-08). Sandinistas poised to win election in Nicaragua despite U.S. sabotage and smears. mronline.org Media repeats big lie that Nicaraguan migrants to the U.S. are escaping Ortega's repression.

teleSUR (2021-11-08). Cuba Welcomes Nicaraguan President Ortega's Reelection. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel congratulated his Nicaraguan counterpart Daniel Ortega for the Nov. 7 general elections preliminary results, which showed that the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party obtained 74,99 percent of the valid votes. | RELATED: | "The election results demonstrated the Nicaraguan people's civility in the face of the smear campaign that the United States leads again…

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-08). Blacklisting the Merchants of Spyware. dissidentvoice.org In a modest effort to disrupt the global spyware market, the United States announced last week that four entities had been added to its blacklist. On November 3, the US Department of Commerce revealed that it would be adding Israel-based companies NSO Group and Candiru to its entity list "based on evidence that these entities …

Editor (2021-11-08). 'Scandalize My Name: Stories From the Blacklist'. mronline.org Documentary about the impact of the McCarthy era on African Americans in the film industry.

Staff (2021-11-08). NHS accused of 'lying' about Covid stats to promote vaccination. rt.com NHS chief Amanda Pritchard claimed that 14 times as many Covid-19 patients are in Britain's hospitals as this time last year. However, even the NHS itself has admitted that Pritchard's claim uses misleading figures. | Multiple news reports on Monday told the same story: Britain's hospitals are seeing "14 times more coronavirus patients than this time last year," and the country faces a "difficult winter," as people gather indoors, where the virus is more likely to spread. | Bizarre situation where Sky and ITV are leading with Fake News

Staff (2021-11-08). 'Profits over people': Travis Scott & Drake accused of incitement in Astroworld Festival tragedy lawsuit. rt.com The first lawsuits have been filed following the Astroworld Festival performance by rapper Travis Scott, in which eight people died. Scott and fellow rapper Drake have been accused of negligence and helping cause the stampede. | Astroworld Festival attendee Kristian Paredes (23) filed a lawsuit this weekend accusing Scott and guest star Drake of stirring up the crowd and sparking the deadly chaos. Parades is seeking over $1 million in damages. | Drake "came on stage alongside Travis Scott and helped incite the crowd," the lawsuit claims, and the two rappers continued to perform even "as the crowd became out of…

Staff (2021-11-08). Bari Weiss' no-accreditation, no-degree 'university' for the canceled triggers mass bemusement. rt.com Former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss and friends' new online 'university' devoted to "forbidden knowledge" has critics howling over her dubious record with free speech on campus. Others think it's just what students need. | The venture, called the University of Austin and headquartered in the eponymous city, was officially unveiled on Monday by co-founder Pano Kanelos, who supposedly left his job as president of St. John's College in Annapolis in order to help launch the Texas-based institution. Other founders include conservative academics and other mild dissidents like historian Niall Ferguson, venture…

Staff (2021-11-08). Israeli soldiers given 'prizes' for helping compile database of Palestinians' pictures — reports. rt.com The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers' phones. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents "with prizes for the most pictures collected by each unit," according to the Washington Post. Soldiers were reportedly offered rewards such as a night off if they managed to take the most pictures. | The surveillance dragnet is apparently based in part on smartphone techn…

Staff (2021-11-08). Americans disapprove of Biden's plan to pay compensation to migrant families – polls. rt.com Two new polls show that a plan by the Department of Justice to pay millions in lawsuit settlements to separated migrant families does not have much public support, despite an endorsement from Joe Biden. | A new Rasmussen poll found that 57% of respondents believe the government should not be paying settlements to thousands of suing migrant families. Last week, The Washington Post reported that the DOJ was considering payments of $450,000 to each member of families separated at the border. | Thousands of migrants have filed lawsuits against the Department of Justice over former President Donald Trump's 'zero-to…

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2021-11-08: News Headlines

Staff (2021-11-08). President Ortega: Nicaraguan People Vote for Peace and Not for War — Washington Interventionism Activated. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, November 7, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the general elections taking place in his country are a sign and a commitment by the vast majority of Nicaraguans to vote for peace and not for war or terrorism. | After voting in Managua, the president addressed the nation from the House of the Peoples, expressing that this election does not call for paralyzing the economy and destroying families. He stressed that the people want peace and well-being, while the right-wing sows hatred and terror and therefore opts for smear campaigns and violence, so that war returns to Nicaragua. | President Ort…

ecns.cn (2021-11-08). Xinjiang experts, scholars reject "forced labor" lies. ecns.cn Twelve experts and scholars from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region debunked fallacies about "forced labor" in Xinjiang at a symposium held in Urumqi, the region's capital, on Sunday.

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-08). Blacklisting the Merchants of Spyware. dissidentvoice.org In a modest effort to disrupt the global spyware market, the United States announced last week that four entities had been added to its blacklist. On November 3, the US Department of Commerce revealed that it would be adding Israel-based companies NSO Group and Candiru to its entity list "based on evidence that these entities …

Staff (2021-11-08). NHS accused of 'lying' about Covid stats to promote vaccination. rt.com NHS chief Amanda Pritchard claimed that 14 times as many Covid-19 patients are in Britain's hospitals as this time last year. However, even the NHS itself has admitted that Pritchard's claim uses misleading figures. | Multiple news reports on Monday told the same story: Britain's hospitals are seeing "14 times more coronavirus patients than this time last year," and the country faces a "difficult winter," as people gather indoors, where the virus is more likely to spread. | Bizarre situation where Sky and ITV are leading with Fake News

Staff (2021-11-08). 'Profits over people': Travis Scott & Drake accused of incitement in Astroworld Festival tragedy lawsuit. rt.com The first lawsuits have been filed following the Astroworld Festival performance by rapper Travis Scott, in which eight people died. Scott and fellow rapper Drake have been accused of negligence and helping cause the stampede. | Astroworld Festival attendee Kristian Paredes (23) filed a lawsuit this weekend accusing Scott and guest star Drake of stirring up the crowd and sparking the deadly chaos. Parades is seeking over $1 million in damages. | Drake "came on stage alongside Travis Scott and helped incite the crowd," the lawsuit claims, and the two rappers continued to perform even "as the crowd became out of…

Staff (2021-11-08). Israeli soldiers given 'prizes' for helping compile database of Palestinians' pictures — reports. rt.com The Israeli military has reportedly compiled a digital surveillance database to monitor Palestinians in Hebron in the West Bank using invasive facial recognition tech integrated into a network of cameras and soldiers' phones. | The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) even incentivized soldiers to compete against each other to take photos of residents "with prizes for the most pictures collected by each unit," according to the Washington Post. Soldiers were reportedly offered rewards such as a night off if they managed to take the most pictures. | The surveillance dragnet is apparently based in part on smartphone techn…

_____ (2021-11-07). Journalist Banned From US, Detained In Mexico On The Way To Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Steve Sweeney, the international editor of the British socialist newspaper, was detained in Mexico City on Friday as he traveled to Nicaragua to cover the presidential election being held today. Sweeney is anti-imperialist and a founder of Media Workers for Palestine. His detention follows a multi-platform social media ban on independent journalists, activists and websites in Nicaragua, as detailed by Ben Norton of The Grayzone. There is also a corporate media disinformation campaign targeting Nicaragua and the current election. Sweeney's detention must be viewed in this context as an effort to prevent readers in…

Staff (2021-11-07). CNE to Open Probe Against PSUV and Opposition Candidates for Electoral Campaign Violations. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, November 6, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that it will open administrative probes against several candidates and political parties running in the 2021 Regional and Municipal Elections, for having violated the regulations on Electoral Campaign and Propaganda. | According to a press release by the electoral body, CNE authorities unanimously agreed to open administrative inquiries against David Uzcátegui (opposition), who is running for…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-07). Minister Plasencia Responds to Borrell's Latest Comments. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia categorically repudiated the latest interventionist comments issued by the high representative of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, regarding the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Through his social media accounts, the Venezuelan foreign affairs minister confirmed that Venezuela has its doors open for the EU to observe the electoral process, just as the country has opened its doors to many other movements, governments and international organizations. | "On his tour of neighboring countries, he insists on dedicating his rhetoric ag…

Staff (2021-11-07). 'Dystopian nightmare': Candace Owens rages against NY child vaccination campaign. rt.com Conservative pundit and talk show host Candace Owens said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to give children $100 for Covid-19 vaccination was akin to brainwashing them. | Owens was asked by Fox News about Mayor de Blasio's announcement that children between five and 11 years old could receive $100 from the city if they get vaccinated. | "It buys a whole lot of candy," the mayor said. | Owens, who is known for her strong opposition to vaccine mandates, objected against the "sinister" idea. "There's something about this that feels like a child predator approaching your child, right?" she said, arguing that o…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-07). Turkish press condemns "Russian attacks on Syria's Idlib" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From today's Daily Sabah. The Kremlin's strategic partner and "special and good" friend Turkey is poised to launch a major military offensive in the area even as it arms the regime in Kiev with combat drones to replicate last year's slaughter in Nagorno-Karabakh in the Donbass and incite a Kosovo-style "humanitarian" war in Crimea. Russian …

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2021-11-07: News Headlines

_____ (2021-11-07). Sandinistas Poised To Win Election In Nicaragua Despite U.S. Sabotage And Smears. popularresistance.org The Nicaraguan elections are on Nov. 7, 2021. The U.S. government, the media that does its bidding, and even some self-described "leftists," present a Nicaragua in "turmoil" and "crisis"—and the elections as a farce. | These attacks against the Sandinista government also emanate from academics, intellectuals, and journalists with ties to the members of the now-defunct Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS), an organization with no political relevance or popular support whose members pretend to be leftist to an international audience but support the Nicaraguan right-wing and do the bidding of the U.S—bet…

_____ (2021-11-07). Journalist Banned From US, Detained In Mexico On The Way To Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Steve Sweeney, the international editor of the British socialist newspaper, was detained in Mexico City on Friday as he traveled to Nicaragua to cover the presidential election being held today. Sweeney is anti-imperialist and a founder of Media Workers for Palestine. His detention follows a multi-platform social media ban on independent journalists, activists and websites in Nicaragua, as detailed by Ben Norton of The Grayzone. There is also a corporate media disinformation campaign targeting Nicaragua and the current election. Sweeney's detention must be viewed in this context as an effort to prevent readers in…

Staff (2021-11-07). CNE to Open Probe Against PSUV and Opposition Candidates for Electoral Campaign Violations. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, November 6, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that it will open administrative probes against several candidates and political parties running in the 2021 Regional and Municipal Elections, for having violated the regulations on Electoral Campaign and Propaganda. | According to a press release by the electoral body, CNE authorities unanimously agreed to open administrative inquiries against David Uzcátegui (opposition), who is running for…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-11-07). Minister Plasencia Responds to Borrell's Latest Comments. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia categorically repudiated the latest interventionist comments issued by the high representative of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, regarding the internal affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. | Through his social media accounts, the Venezuelan foreign affairs minister confirmed that Venezuela has its doors open for the EU to observe the electoral process, just as the country has opened its doors to many other movements, governments and international organizations. | "On his tour of neighboring countries, he insists on dedicating his rhetoric ag…

| Nameregina Hansen, Master Lecturer, Rhetoric, Boston University (2021-11-07). Netflix's 'Midnight Mass' joins a long line of horror that plays with Catholic beliefs. Regina Hansen, Master Lecturer, Rhetoric, Boston University

ecns.cn (2021-11-07). Blacklist 'stubborn' Taiwan secessionists, China warns. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland will punish the stubborn secessionists who engage in seeking "Taiwan independence" in a blacklist in accordance with the law, Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a statement.

Staff (2021-11-07). 'Dystopian nightmare': Candace Owens rages against NY child vaccination campaign. rt.com Conservative pundit and talk show host Candace Owens said New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to give children $100 for Covid-19 vaccination was akin to brainwashing them. | Owens was asked by Fox News about Mayor de Blasio's announcement that children between five and 11 years old could receive $100 from the city if they get vaccinated. | "It buys a whole lot of candy," the mayor said. | Owens, who is known for her strong opposition to vaccine mandates, objected against the "sinister" idea. "There's something about this that feels like a child predator approaching your child, right?" she said, arguing that o…

| Namesara Sawyer, Professor of Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder (2021-11-07). Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic. Sara Sawyer, Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder

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TASS (2021-11-06). Ethiopian envoy in Russia slams reports on rebels' surrounding Addis Ababa as fake news. tass.com Ethiopian Ambassador to Moscow said that "the actions of the antigovernmental groups are "useless and helpless"
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teleSUR (2021-11-06). Famous Singer Marilia Mendonàßa Passed Away in Brazil. telesurenglish.net In Brazil, famous singer Marilia Mendonàßa passed away in a plane crash at the age of 26 on Friday. | RELATED: | She was a well-known defender of the "sertanejo" music style, in which she incorporated a revolutionary feminist discourse. | The accident happened in an open area of Piedade de Caratinga in the Minas Gerais State where she was due to give a concert. | Her last work, Patroas 35% in collaborati…
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Prof. Claudia von Werlhof (2021-11-06). Global WAR-NING! Geoengineering Is Wrecking Our Planet and Humanity. globalresearch.ca World leaders are meeting in Glasgow at COP-26. All eyes are now on "the imminent dangers of CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions". The "climate emergency" is a timely instrument of propaganda used to distract people from questioning "the real crisis", namely the Covid-19 "plandemic".
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Staff (2021-11-06). CNN deploys 'Sesame Street' muppets to promote vaccines to children. rt.com CNN has stirred controversy and been accused of pushing "propaganda" by critics for once again deploying the 'Sesame Street' puppets to promote Covid-19 vaccines, this time to children. | On Saturday, CNN aired 'The ABCs of COVID Vaccines: A CNN/Sesame Street Townhall for Families', hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Erica Hill, in which numerous recognizable children's characters like Elmo and Big Bird recommended children get their Covid-19 jabs now that the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Pfizer vaccine for children five to 11. | #COVID19 vaccines. pic.tw…
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Gérard Delépine (2021-11-06). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality compared to the Non-vaccinated. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.
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Rick Rozoff (2021-11-06). China reacts to NATO chief's comments to Nordic Council. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Nato chief's criticism of China showed ideological prejudice, Beijing says Beijing has accused Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg of smearing and attacking China after the transatlantic alliance chief warned of challenges posed by China to security and democracy. In a statement published on its website on Friday, the Chinese embassy in Denmark said remarks by …
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Staff (2021-11-06). FBI swoops down on Project Veritas' James O'Keefe home in Ashley Biden diary 'theft' investigation. rt.com Project Veritas' James O'Keefe's home was reportedly raided by the FBI, following two other search warrants being executed on people connected to the company over the alleged stolen diary of Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley. | The New York home of Project Veritas founder and CEO James O'Keefe was raided on Saturday, The New York Times, which broke the original story, reported. The FBI has confirmed to the outlet that they "performed law enforcement activity" at the building containing O'Keefe's apartment in Mamaroneck, New York, but refused to discuss the details of the apparent raid. | The search, which reportedl…
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Staff (2021-11-06). FBI swoops in on home of Project Veritas' James O'Keefe in Ashley Biden diary 'theft' investigation. rt.com The home of Project Veritas' James O'Keefe was reportedly raided by the FBI following two other search warrants executed on people connected to the company, over the allegedly stolen diary of Joe Biden's daughter Ashley. | The New York home of Project Veritas founder and CEO James O'Keefe was raided on Saturday, The New York Times, which broke the original story, reported. The FBI confirmed to the outlet that they "performed law enforcement activity" at the building containing O'Keefe's apartment in Mamaroneck, New York, but refused to discuss the details of the apparent raid. | The search, which reportedly la…
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WSWS (2021-11-06). In response to election debacle, New York Times demands Democrats shift further to the right. wsws.org The Democratic Party's debacle in the November 2 elections in Virginia and other US states is the product of its right-wing policies, including the relentless promotion of racial conflict.

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WSWS (2021-11-06). In response to election debacle, New York Times demands Democrats shift further to the right. wsws.org The Democratic Party's debacle in the November 2 elections in Virginia and other US states is the product of its right-wing policies, including the relentless promotion of racial conflict.

_____ (2021-11-05). 'Foolishness': House Passes Infrastructure Bill But Postpones Build Back Better Act. commondreams.org This is a moment to be pressing President Biden and those around him to embrace a no first strike doctrine, for Congress to defund the land-based ICBMs and other nuclear first strike weapons, to initiate negotiation of an Asia-Pacific Freeze to halt the suicidal arms race.

_____ (2021-11-05). Indonesia Walks Back Deforestation Commitment Days After Signing Global Pledge. commondreams.org Across the nation, elected Republicans at every level of government display a callous disregard for the health and lives of the American people, sowing disinformation and resistance to public health efforts to contain and defeat the pandemic.

_____ (2021-11-05). Debunking The Media Lies Fueling War In Ethiopia. popularresistance.org November 4 is the one year anniversary of the TPLF attacks on the Ethiopian government's Northern Command base, kicking off a brutal war. The TPLF is now advancing towards Addis Ababa, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The U.S. government has continued to condemn Ethiopia for fighting back against the TPLF insurgency, leading many Ethiopians to believe that Washington is supporting a violent coup in their country. | Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent who has been relentlessly attacked and smeared for calling out biased media reporting on the conflict. S…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-05). The Covid-19 Timeline. No Evidence of a "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

The Global Research Team (2021-11-05). Protect Our Children Against the COVID Jab, Support the Constitutional Rights of Parents. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma with the support of national governments is waging a Worldwide crusade to enforce the inoculation of our children, despite ample evidence that the Covid-19 experimental "vaccine" is resulting in a wave of injuries and deaths. | Global Research has …

Betsey Piette (2021-11-05). Supply chain crisis: Driven by deregulation. workers.org Corporate media and the Biden administration have focused on major West Coast ports, specifically Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., as the pivot points in the global supply chain crisis impacting the U.S. But the problem is far more complex. It involves points of production, methods of global transport, points . . . |

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_____ (2021-11-05). Debunking The Media Lies Fueling War In Ethiopia. popularresistance.org November 4 is the one year anniversary of the TPLF attacks on the Ethiopian government's Northern Command base, kicking off a brutal war. The TPLF is now advancing towards Addis Ababa, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency. The U.S. government has continued to condemn Ethiopia for fighting back against the TPLF insurgency, leading many Ethiopians to believe that Washington is supporting a violent coup in their country. | Hermela Aregawi is an Ethiopian-American journalist of Tigrayan descent who has been relentlessly attacked and smeared for calling out biased media reporting on the conflict. S…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2021-11-05). The Covid-19 Timeline. No Evidence of a "Pandemic" globalresearch.ca

The Global Research Team (2021-11-05). Protect Our Children Against the COVID Jab, Support the Constitutional Rights of Parents. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma with the support of national governments is waging a Worldwide crusade to enforce the inoculation of our children, despite ample evidence that the Covid-19 experimental "vaccine" is resulting in a wave of injuries and deaths. | Global Research has …

Staff (2021-11-04). Headlines for November 4, 2021. democracynow.org Global Carbon Emissions Near Record High as Nations Meet for Crucial Climate Summit, NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Narrowly Wins Reelection, in Ominous Sign for Democrats Ahead of 2022 Midterms, Socialist Candidate India Walton Concedes Hard-Fought Mayoral Race in Buffalo, NY, Senate Republicans Filibuster Voting Rights Legislation Again, U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 750,000, White House Warns of Vaccine Misinformation, Urges Parents to Get Children Vaccinated, Russia Records Another Record Daily COVID-19 Death Toll, WHO Approves Emergency Use of India's 2-Shot Coronavirus Vaccine Covaxin, U.S. Blacklists Israel's NSO G…

Anonymous007 (2021-11-04). Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group Blacklisted By U.S. Commerce Department. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Israeli company NSO Group was put on a This happened after it was determined that the Israeli spyware maker acted "contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the US". | U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following s…

Tracy Keeling (2021-11-04). One burning issue is getting short shrift at COP26. thecanary.co COP26, the UN climate conference in Glasgow, isn't short on promises to tackle various elements of climate and biodiversity crises. The UN event has featured a number of pledges to deliver on But there's one burning issue that's getting short shrift in the official discourse at COP26. It appears that leaders are largely avoiding…

Gideon Polya (2021-11-04). Climate Change-impacted Island Nations, Tropical Countries and Indeed the World Will Punish Climate Criminal Australia. dissidentvoice.org The corrupt, mendacious, racist, anti-science, and climate criminal National Party-Liberal Party Coalition that rules climate criminal Australia has succeeded in sabotaging the COP26 Climate Change Conference (as it has all previous climate conferences) in 10 key ways: (1). Racist ignoring of the right of Developing Countries with relatively low "GDP per capita" and "GHG pollution …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2021-11-04). Israeli secret dossier contains no evidence of "terror" by Palestinian groups. electronicintifada.net Allegations based on testimony obtained under mistreatment and torture.

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Anonymous007 (2021-11-04). Israeli Spyware Company NSO Group Blacklisted By U.S. Commerce Department. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Israeli company NSO Group was put on a This happened after it was determined that the Israeli spyware maker acted "contrary to the foreign policy and national security interests of the US". | U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo released the following s…

Peter Bolton (2021-11-03). Socialist International's Parroting of US Line on Nicaragua Shows What a Worthless Fossil It's Become. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Nov 1, 2021 | On October 25, about two weeks before Nicaragua's 2021 presidential election, the Socialist International (SI) released a statement titled Nicaragua: A Contemporary Victim of Absolute Power. Given the steady stream of tendentious twaddle about Nicaragua that's been disseminated from Washington and dutifully repeated by the corporate-owned media, one might reasonably assume that the global federation of social democratic and labor parties would at least provide some semblance of balance. | But far from adding nuance, the statement reads as if it were a press release sent direct…

_____ (2021-11-03). US 'Justice' Dismisses 7 Of 8 Charges Against Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org On Monday, November 1, the US Department of Justice dismissed seven charges of money laundering against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, leaving only one charge of conspiracy to commit that crime. | The motion was presented by the prosecutor Kurt Lunkenheimer, the day a hearing was scheduled in which the eight charges were to be read to Saab, a procedure that was postponed to next November 15, reported EFE news agency. The request was issued because the prosecution could not find sufficient evidence to prove the accusations, as Saab's defense team had argued. The decision aligns with the fact that the Swiss Prosecu…

_____ (2021-11-03). On the 50th Anniversary of PRC's Membership in the UN; the Taiwan Factor. journal-neo.org The eve of the 50th anniversary of PRC's membership in the UN served as a pretext for another propaganda attack by Washington against its primary geopolitical opponent. Recall Resolution No. 2578, "Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations," adopted by the General Assembly on October 25, 1971, …

Dania Akkad (2021-11-03). NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests'. middleeasteye.net NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests' | US authorities say NSO Group and Candiru enable foreign governments to 'threaten the rules-based international order' | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 25 | NSO Group exhibits at an international defence and homeland security expo in Tel Aviv in 2019 (Reuters) | US authorities have put NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company at the c…

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). No empty slogans needed in addressing climate change: China's UN envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Tuesday that tackling climate change needs firm commitment and continued actions, not empty slogans.

Misión Verdad (2021-11-03). Venezuela Vaccinates 67% of Its Population and Begins Flexibilization Period. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of the Samuel Robinson Institute report for November 1, 2021. | On Sunday, October 31, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro confirmed that, starting from Monday, November 1, the country has started a two-month period of broad flexibility that will culminate on December 31. | This is the longest relaxation period that has been decreed since the start of the implementation of the pandemic control measures back in March 2020. | Context | The start of flexibilization period does not signify the removal of pandemic protocols. The maintenance of biosafety protocols, such as the use…

_____ (2021-11-03). Biden's 'Global Tax' And The 40-Year US Corporate Tax 'Shell Game'. popularresistance.org The corporate media in recent days has been busy resurrecting and re-reporting the deal negotiated weeks ago by Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, to get 100+ other nations to sign on to and introduce a 15% global corporate alternative tax in their countries. | But why is the mainstream media bringing it up again now? Is it to soften the blow of Biden's repeal of his proposal to hike corporate taxes in the US from Trump's 21% to 26%? (It was 35% pre-Trump)? Or is there something else as well that explains why the media is running the global tax story that's already weeks old? | The global sign on to Biden's 15%…

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Peter Bolton (2021-11-03). Socialist International's Parroting of US Line on Nicaragua Shows What a Worthless Fossil It's Become. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Nov 1, 2021 | On October 25, about two weeks before Nicaragua's 2021 presidential election, the Socialist International (SI) released a statement titled Nicaragua: A Contemporary Victim of Absolute Power. Given the steady stream of tendentious twaddle about Nicaragua that's been disseminated from Washington and dutifully repeated by the corporate-owned media, one might reasonably assume that the global federation of social democratic and labor parties would at least provide some semblance of balance. | But far from adding nuance, the statement reads as if it were a press release sent direct…

_____ (2021-11-03). On the 50th Anniversary of PRC's Membership in the UN; the Taiwan Factor. journal-neo.org The eve of the 50th anniversary of PRC's membership in the UN served as a pretext for another propaganda attack by Washington against its primary geopolitical opponent. Recall Resolution No. 2578, "Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations," adopted by the General Assembly on October 25, 1971, …

Dania Akkad (2021-11-03). NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests'. middleeasteye.net NSO Group: US blacklists Israeli firms for harming 'national security interests' | US authorities say NSO Group and Candiru enable foreign governments to 'threaten the rules-based international order' | Wed, 11/03/2021 – 15: 25 | NSO Group exhibits at an international defence and homeland security expo in Tel Aviv in 2019 (Reuters) | US authorities have put NSO Group, the Israeli spyware company at the c…

ecns.cn (2021-11-03). No empty slogans needed in addressing climate change: China's UN envoy. ecns.cn Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), said on Tuesday that tackling climate change needs firm commitment and continued actions, not empty slogans.

_____ (2021-11-03). Biden's 'Global Tax' And The 40-Year US Corporate Tax 'Shell Game'. popularresistance.org The corporate media in recent days has been busy resurrecting and re-reporting the deal negotiated weeks ago by Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary, to get 100+ other nations to sign on to and introduce a 15% global corporate alternative tax in their countries. | But why is the mainstream media bringing it up again now? Is it to soften the blow of Biden's repeal of his proposal to hike corporate taxes in the US from Trump's 21% to 26%? (It was 35% pre-Trump)? Or is there something else as well that explains why the media is running the global tax story that's already weeks old? | The global sign on to Biden's 15%…

Monica Moorehead (2021-11-02). Without U.S. interference, Nicaragua's right to sovereignty, development. workers.org Managua, Nicaragua The Central American country of Nicaragua will hold national elections Nov. 7. Already the U.S. bourgeois press, a mouthpiece for U.S. imperialism, has declared that the elections will be "unfair and undemocratic." For example, the New York Times ran an article Oct. 7, entitled "Democracy, or Something Like . . . |

Staff (2021-11-02). US 'Justice' Dismisses 7 of 8 Charges Against Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com On Monday, November 1, the US Department of Justice dismissed seven charges of money laundering against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, leaving only one charge of conspiracy to commit that crime. | The motion was presented by the prosecutor Kurt Lunkenheimer, the day a hearing was scheduled in which the eight charges were to be read to Saab, a procedure that was postponed to next November 15, reported EFE news agency. | | The request was issued because the prosecution could not find sufficient evidence to prove the…

WSWS (2021-11-02). The record of the World Socialist Web Site on Trump's coup attempt of January 6. wsws.org On Sunday, the Washington Post published a three-part investigation of the January 6, 2021 insurrection detailing Trump's months-long plot to remain in power no matter the outcome of the 2020 election. Only one publication—the World Socialist Web Site—warned clearly and consistently about the existential danger posed by Trump's plot.

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Noam Chomsky (2021-11-02). Build Back Better Fiasco Exposes How Both Parties Serve Corporate Power. zcomm.org The signs of collapse of the social order are too numerous and familiar to review once again. To a large extent, it can be attributed to the impact of the one-sided and vicious class war of the past 40-plus years…

Staff (2021-11-02). US 'Justice' Dismisses 7 of 8 Charges Against Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com On Monday, November 1, the US Department of Justice dismissed seven charges of money laundering against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, leaving only one charge of conspiracy to commit that crime. | The motion was presented by the prosecutor Kurt Lunkenheimer, the day a hearing was scheduled in which the eight charges were to be read to Saab, a procedure that was postponed to next November 15, reported EFE news agency. | | The request was issued because the prosecution could not find sufficient evidence to prove the…

WSWS (2021-11-02). The record of the World Socialist Web Site on Trump's coup attempt of January 6. wsws.org On Sunday, the Washington Post published a three-part investigation of the January 6, 2021 insurrection detailing Trump's months-long plot to remain in power no matter the outcome of the 2020 election. Only one publication—the World Socialist Web Site—warned clearly and consistently about the existential danger posed by Trump's plot.

David Swanson (2021-11-01). Save Tom Friedman's Mind: Restore Armistice Day. warisacrime.org By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 1, 2021 When the New York Times is paying Thomas Friedman many thousands of dollars to wonder whether Russia or China would help the United States if space aliens attack it, a few conclusions can be drawn. The ludicrousness of the UFO propaganda coming out of a U.S. …

Graham Peebles (2021-11-01). Ethiopia: Assailed by Terrorists and Betrayed by the West. dissidentvoice.org As the new government led by Prime-Minister Ahmed Abiy takes office for their second term, the West's relentless propaganda campaign against Ethiopia continues. Since the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) attacked the Ethiopian State on 4 November 2020 (the day after President Biden was elected coincidentally), the US and allies, factions within UN agencies and …

_____ (2021-11-01). Why Putin Criticized the Bolshevik Counter Revolution: Trotsky, Parvus and the War on Civilization. strategic-culture.org Doesn't Putin respect Soviet Russian accomplishments including the sacrifices made to put down Hitler? How could Putin be a true anti-imperialist if he is an anti-revolutionary? | A scandal arose this week as President Putin took some time to denounce the Bolshevik Revolution at the "Just over a century ago, Russia objectively faced serious problems… Russia could have dealt with its problems gradually and in a civilised manner. But revolutionary shocks led to the collapse and disintegration of a great power… These…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Federal officials deliberately ignored January 6 coup plotting, Washington Post reveals. wsws.org The plans for fascist violence were so alarming that one lower-level official notified D.C. hospitals to prepare for a "mass casualty event."

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-01). U.S., NATO accuse Russia of building up troops…on its own territory: Washington Post. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com United States, Europe claim Russia building up troops on border with Ukraine Officials in the United States and Europe in recent weeks have noted a buildup of troops on the border with Ukraine…. "The renewed movements of Russian forces in the area come as the Kremlin embraces a harder line on Ukraine," the Washington Post …

Anonymous103 (2021-11-01). US-Trained Afghan Spies & Special Forces Are Joining ISIS For 'Protection' Against Taliban. southfront.org The Former Afghanistan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) | Originally published on According to WSJ, "Importantly, these new recruits bring to Islamic State critical expertise in intelligence-gathering and warfare techniques, potentially strengthening the extremist organization's ability to contest Taliban supremacy." | As evidence the report cites "An Afghan national…

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_____ (2021-11-01). Why Putin Criticized the Bolshevik Counter Revolution: Trotsky, Parvus and the War on Civilization. strategic-culture.org Doesn't Putin respect Soviet Russian accomplishments including the sacrifices made to put down Hitler? How could Putin be a true anti-imperialist if he is an anti-revolutionary? | A scandal arose this week as President Putin took some time to denounce the Bolshevik Revolution at the "Just over a century ago, Russia objectively faced serious problems… Russia could have dealt with its problems gradually and in a civilised manner. But revolutionary shocks led to the collapse and disintegration of a great power… These…

WSWS (2021-11-01). Federal officials deliberately ignored January 6 coup plotting, Washington Post reveals. wsws.org The plans for fascist violence were so alarming that one lower-level official notified D.C. hospitals to prepare for a "mass casualty event."

_____ (2021-10-31). UK Covers Up War Crimes for Political Reasons. journal-neo.org It is common knowledge that the British armed forces have been heavily involved in the conflicts of the last decades incited by the United States as they used their troops on a large scale in Iraq and Afghanistan, to name a few. Due to the US and UK military actions in those countries a lot …

ecns.cn (2021-10-31). Xi denounces stigmatization of COVID-19 virus, politicization of origins tracing. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said that stigmatization of the COVID-19 virus and politicization of origins tracing run counter to the spirit of solidarity against the pandemic.

Fight Back (2021-10-31). Justice for Jacob Blake! CPAC now! Rally, teach in at UW-Milwaukee. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – On October 26, members of Students for a Democratic Society at UW-Milwaukee rallied with the Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression to demand justice for Jacob Blake. The Department of Justice announced that they will not be pressing charges against Officer Sheskey – they claimed there was not "sufficient evidence" that Sheskey willfully and maliciously harmed Jacob Blake when he shot him seven times. In response to the Department of Justice's decision, Students for a Democratic Society called a national day of action. | "This is just one more instance of racist public off…

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