(2022-01-09). Updates: East versus West in battle for Kazakhstan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anti-Bellum: John Bolton's nightmare: 2,500 CSTO troops in Kazakhstan leads to restoration of Russian Empire, Soviet Union rising from its ashes Global Times: Rioting deescalates in Kazakhstan amid Russia-US wrangling: US smears Russian presence for fear of fading influence in Central Asia: expert TASS: Color revolution with help of gunmen and looters; Russian envoy to …
(2022-01-09). Is It The End Of American Adventurism? popularresistance.org One year into the Joe Biden administration and most of the world has accepted two realities. First, America is not back, and Biden's slogans notwithstanding, there simply is no going back to the pre-Trump era. Secondly, whether America keeps troops in various parts of the world or brings them home, America's will to fight is by and large no longer there. Its implications for the trans-Atlantic relationship will be profound. Europe would be wise to pro-actively adjust its defense policies accordingly. | American decision-makers have long warned allies and partners that the United States must reduce its security ob…
(2022-01-09). Automation & (no) Future for Humanity. zcomm.org Capitalism's frequent crisis, outsourcing, off-shoring, and the persistence of automation will continue to force many workers out of manufacturing (first) and the service industry (soon)…
(2022-01-09). Manchin Accused of "Bad-Faith Negotiating" for Spurning His Own BBB Counteroffer. truthout.org 
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin came under fire Saturday after The Washington Post "Sen. Manchin is operating in bad faith,"
(2022-01-09). 21st Century US Coups and Attempted Coups in Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Jan 3, 2021 | During the 21st century, the US, working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over US corporate interests. US organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon. | However, this century the US rulers have turned to a new coup strategy, relying on soft coups, a significant change from the notoriously brutal military hard coups in Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and other countries in the 1970s. One central…
(2022-01-09). UK: Colston Four acquittals fuel Johnson government's determination to intensify law-and-order agenda. wsws.org The verdicts cannot be overturned and the defendants retried without new evidence being presented. But Attorney General Suella Braverman is "carefully considering" referring it to the Court of Appeal to "clarify the law for future cases."
(2022-01-09). 21st Century U.S. coups and attempted coups in Latin America. mronline.org 
During the 21st century, the U.S., working with corporate elites, traditional oligarchies, military, and corporate media, has continually attempted coups against Latin American governments which place the needs of their people over U.S. corporate interests. U.S. organized coups in Latin American countries is hardly a 20th century phenomenon.