Monthly Archives: June 2022

2022-06-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-06-09). President of PEN Germany resigns after demanding more weapons for Ukraine. wsws.org This comparison of Hitler's war of extermination against the Soviet Union—in which almost 30 million Soviet citizens, including countless victims from Ukraine as well as millions of Jews, were murdered— with the Putin regime's war against Ukraine amounts to a brazen trivialisation of Nazi crimes.

WSWS (2022-06-09). Top Gun: Maverick—War propaganda built to order for the United States military. wsws.org The United States military has mobilized its war propaganda machine in Hollywood to produce the sequel to 1986's Top Gun, about fighter pilots in the US Navy.

Erica Caines (2022-06-09). The Empire's 'Front Yard' and the Monroe Doctrine. orinocotribune.com By Erica Caines -Jun 2, 2022 | We used to talk about, when I was a kid in college, about "America's backyard." It's not America's backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is America's front yard. And we're equal people. We don't dictate what happens in any other part of that — of this continent or the South American continent. We have to work very hard on it. But the trouble is: we're having great difficulty making up for the mistakes that were made the last four years, and it's going to take some time. | Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference JANUARY 19, 2022 | The claims levie…

Family Spirit Center & Young Lives Matter (2022-06-09). Wednesday 6/8: On the Field, Off the Streets: Resourcing Community Peace in East Bay. indybay.org Online event…

____ (2022-06-09). Chinese scientists discover mating-swarms in early mayfly fossils. ecns.cn Chinese scientists said on Wednesday that they have discovered a new layer of mayfly fossils dating back 180 million years that shows the precious scene of mating-swarm behavior, the earliest known evidence of such behavior in insects.

LEPAIO (2022-06-09). The AFL-CIO, US Foreign Policy and Worker to Worker Solidarity. indybay.org There will be a international education conference in Philadelphia on the collaboration between the AFL-CIO, the CIA, AID and the National Endowment For Democracy around the world. The AFL-CIO and it's "Solidarity Center" which receives $75 million a year from NED has been involved in supporting rightwing corporate unions around the world and helping to overthrow governments that are opposed to US imperialist policies of privatization, deregulation and union busting around the world.

Brenda Norrell (2022-06-09). Catholic Church and University of Arizona Denied Apache Beliefs, Desecrated Mount Graham. indybay.org The New York Times article fails to document the role of Cardinal Sodano and the University of Arizona in denying the Apaches' sacred way of life and constructing a telescope on sacred Mount Graham…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-09). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

WSWS (2022-06-08). Pay disputes spread among UK refuse workers. wsws.org The disputes are meeting an aggressive response from the ruling class, with police attacks on pickets and a bitter propaganda campaign against any pay claims.

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2022-06-08: News Headlines

Dave Clennon (2022-06-08). It's Showtime in Ukraine! dissidentvoice.org Let our bleeding proxy negotiate a settlement, NOW. Since early January, the corporate media have been proving their loyalty and their usefulness to the US foreign policy establishment. With faultless show-business efficiency, they manufactured an international political superstar, at least in Europe and the English speaking world. Vladimir Zelensky appeared on media screens, seemingly everywhere, …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-08). Ukraine Not Giving US Much Information About Its Operations Against Russia. news.antiwar.com The New York Times Current and former officials told the Times that US intelligence agencies have a far better picture of Russia's military operations than Ukraine's. Even in high-level talks with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, Ukrainian officials have only shared their strategic goals, not their operational plans. | Washington has such little information on…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). West's Media U-Turn in Ukraine as Reality Sets In. libya360.wordpress.com The Western media is now preparing their audiences for the disappointing reality of Ukraine's loss on the battlefield. In order to do so, they are shifting the blame onto Ukraine and their apparent ability to conceal the truth from Western intelligence agencies, Western politicians, and the Western media itself. Reference: Washington Post — Ukraine's position…

Greg Godels (2022-06-08). The Peace Question and Imperialism. dissidentvoice.org The war in Ukraine is a propaganda war, with all of the belligerents, sponsors, and their allies churning out — through an abjectly subservient media — masses of lies and disinformation. In this regard, they resemble other wars, but with an added dose of shamelessness. For that reason, it is difficult to discern how the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). CIA-Backed Terrorism, "Humanitarian" NGOs, & the Cycle of War Propaganda. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaWithin Washington's current disinformation campaign targeting Russia, there are a series of traits which reflect a pattern. A pattern that becomes visible when one has studied the cycle of imperialist propaganda long enough. In the 21st century, where sanctions, online narratives, and a dynamic of reignited great-power competition define how imperialism operates, this cycle…

Staff (2022-06-08). The 9th Summit of the Americas, Another Nail in the Coffin of Monroe Doctrine. orinocotribune.com With the exclusion of some countries from the 9th Summit of the Americas, the demise of the US global hegemony is advancing slowly, but steadily. | A few hours before the inauguration of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, the Biden administration had not yet been able to publish its guest list for the event. | This is the second time the US is hosting the Summit, the first time was the first Summit held in Miami back in 1994. The objectives proposed for this ninth edition of the Summit are to focus on the creation of a regional agreement on migration and the formulation of a post COVID-…

William T. Hathaway (2022-06-08). Squelching dissent on both sides of the Atlantic. dissidentvoice.org The current repression of dissent in Germany is startlingly similar to that in North America. In 2019 as the virus started to spread, the government ordered drastic measures against it. Several distinguished doctors and professors, including an MD who was a former member of parliament, asked the government for evidence and explanations justifying these measures. …

Yves Engler (2022-06-08). Educating Journalists about Canada's Propaganda System an Eyeopener. dissidentvoice.org Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state. —Noam Chomsky, Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda, April 1, 1997 Propaganda isn't a euphemism for how the other side controls information. Nor is it simply about jailing journalists or shuttering media outlets. A serious discussion of the matter must look …

Ann Brown (2022-06-08). South African Christian Pastor Found Guilty Of Treason, Wanted To Poison Water and Use Biological Weapons Against Blacks. moguldom.com South African Christian Pastor Harry Knoesen was found guilty on June 6o of plotting to overthrow the government and to kill thousands of Black people in the country. Knoesen, 61, is a leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement, was found guilty of high treason, incitement to carry out violence, and recruiting people to commit …

Ann Brown (2022-06-08). Top Reparations Scholar Dr. Sandy Darity: White Support For Reparations Has Dramatically Increased from 4% to 30%. moguldom.com New York City-based community activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, recently noted on Twitter that a majority of white Americans do not support cash reparations for Black Americans. "Did you know that 65% of Americans oppose cash reparations to Black people (according to a 2021 Washington Post poll)?" Sharpton tweeted, …

Brenda Norrell (2022-06-08). Catholic Church and University of Arizona Denied Apache Beliefs, Desecrated Mount Graham. indybay.org The New York Times article fails to document the role of Cardinal Sodano and the University of Arizona in denying the Apaches' sacred way of life and constructing a telescope on sacred Mount Graham…

Family Spirit Center & Young Lives Matter (2022-06-08). Wednesday 6/8: On the Field, Off the Streets: Resourcing Community Peace in East Bay. indybay.org Online event…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-08). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

LEPAIO (2022-06-08). The AFL-CIO, US Foreign Policy and Worker to Worker Solidarity. indybay.org There will be a international education conference in Philadelphia on the collaboration between the AFL-CIO, the CIA, AID and the National Endowment For Democracy around the world. The AFL-CIO and it's "Solidarity Center" which receives $75 million a year from NED has been involved in supporting rightwing corporate unions around the world and helping to overthrow governments that are opposed to US imperialist policies of privatization, deregulation and union busting around the world.

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2022-06-07: News Headlines

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-07). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Kevin Fox Jr. (2022-06-07). 'Top Gun: Maverick': Nostalgia, propaganda, recruitment. peoplesworld.org Top Gun: Maverick is part of the tradition of legacy sequels for properties from the 1980s that we've been seeing for the last decade-plus. Rocky extended through three decades before giving way to the Creed movies. Eleven years after the Star Wars prequels ended, the sequel trilogy picked up the narrative 35 years after the …

Amy Goodman (2022-06-06). Corporate Media Are Leaving Pro-Negotiation Voices Out of Ukraine-Russia Reports. truthout.org Russian missiles struck Ukraine's capital of Kyiv for the first time in over a month on Sunday. This comes as Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to battle over control of the eastern city of Severodonetsk and Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning Western nations against supplying longer-range missile systems to Ukraine. "The longer this war goes on, the much more difficult it is to end it," says Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation magazine and columnist for The Washington Post. Vanden Heuvel says U.S. corporate media is responsible for what she calls a "one-sided debate"

Amy Goodman (2022-06-06). Corporate Media Is Leaving Pro-Negotiation Voices Out of Ukraine-Russia Reports. truthout.org Russian missiles struck Ukraine's capital of Kyiv for the first time in over a month on Sunday. This comes as Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to battle over control of the eastern city of Severodonetsk and Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning Western nations against supplying longer-range missile systems to Ukraine. "The longer this war goes on, the much more difficult it is to end it," says Katrina vanden Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation magazine and columnist for The Washington Post. Vanden Heuvel says U.S. corporate media is responsible for what she calls a "one-sided debate"

_____ (2022-06-06). Guarding Democracy From News. popularresistance.org The past month has seen blows against freedom of speech for independent news outlets and, indeed, for all Americans. I'm not being hyperbolic here. There are real threats to our freedom of speech against which we ought to mobilize. | First, the Biden administration named something called a "Disinformation Governance Board," housed in the Department of Homeland Security, whose job will supposedly be to "standardize the treatment of disinformation by the agencies it oversees." That means that the government will be the final arbiter of what disinformation is. It will decide what we can and can't read. At least that…

WSWS (2022-06-06). Secret Service warned by Pence's chief of staff that Trump attack would incite violence against VP. wsws.org The fact that Pence's own chief of staff warned the secret service of potential violence explodes any claims that US intelligence was unaware of Trump's coup plotting.

____ (2022-06-06). 24 Terms: Grain in Ear. ecns.cn The Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 terms. Grain in Ear, (Chinese: 芒种), the 9th term, begins on June 6 this year and ends on June 20. The arrival of Grain in Ear signifies the ripening of crops such as barley and wheat. It is also a busy period for farmers.

JANET (2022-06-05). Where is the war in Ukraine going? How should the peace movement respond? iacenter.org For antiwar, anti-racist and working-class activists, a May 23 webinar on the role of the U.S., NATO and Ukrainian neo-Nazis in provoking and prolonging the war in Ukraine provides an antidote to the poisonous propaganda in the U.S. corporate media. Credit: UNAC Those who missed the webinar live can catch it by visiting the home page of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) at unacpeace.org. Hundreds of people are viewing it daily, and millions could learn from it. The webinar's strength was that the speakers were not only knowledgeable, articulate and convincing, they covered the questions from diverse an…

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-05). DHS 'Concerned' over Nazis Returning to US after Fighting in Ukraine, Why Isn't the Media? orinocotribune.com By Alexander Rubinstein — | US corporate media has provided glowing coverage to Paul Gray, a notorious American white nationalist fighting in Ukraine. A DHS document warns he's not the only US fascist drawn to Kiev. | As the United States undergoes a national mourning process over a spate of mass shootings, American white nationalists with documented histories of violence are attaining combat experience with advanced US-made weapons in a foreign proxy war. | That's according to the Department of Homeland Security, which has been gathering intelligence on Americans who have joined the ranks of t…

Amarynth (2022-06-05). Japan's Perceptions of the Propaganda regarding the SMO. thesaker.is by Patricia Ormsby for the Saker Blog The Initial News Blitz In the immediate aftermath of Putin's announcement on February 24 of the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, Japan's media…

Editor2 (2022-06-05). Lebanon's Hung Parliament. orinocotribune.com By As'ad AbuKhalil May 29, 2022 | Did Hizbullah really receive a devastating blow in the elections? The answer is not as simple as Western coverage makes it seem. | The gist of Western headlines about Lebanon's election earlier this month were the same: that either Hizbullah and its bloc suffered a severe blow or Western allies won hands-down. | In the 128-seat Lebanese Parliament, 65 seats are needed for a majority. In the 2018 election, Hizbullah and its allies held 71 seats. Western media reports give differing results, but all put Hizbullah's bloc below 65 seats. | The Washington Post reported that it g…

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2022-06-06: News Headlines

Antonia Dimou (2022-06-06). Greece Internationalizes Turkey's Revisionism. moderndiplomacy.eu "We do not open a dialogue with the illegal, the ahistorical and the irrational". This statement by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis came after the Turkish leadership's decision to climax its rhetoric of threats against Greece over the last few months. The Greek premier's recent speech before a joint session of the US Congress revealed, without naming Turkey, the neighboring country's revisionism …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-05). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

2022-06-06 19:07 | 15:07 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 

2022-06-04: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-04). NATO Chief Says Ukraine Shouldn't Drop Goal of Driving Russia Out of Crimea. news.antiwar.com In an interview with The Washington Post, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Ukraine shouldn't avoid declaring ambitious war aims of driving Russia out of the eastern Donbas region and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia has controlled since 2014. "They have the right to say that they are fighting for the whole of Ukraine," Stoltenberg said. …

Francisco Dominguez (2022-06-04). Maduro's Success: Principled Resistance to Imperialism Pays Off. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez Jun 1, 2022 | The world has been stunned by a double wonder: Bolivarian Venezuela's political survival and its miraculous economic recovery: the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean has reported that it expects the Venezuelan economy to grow for the first time since 2014, by 5 per cent, one of the highest in the region. | Venezuela's rate of inflation has come down from something like 10 million per cent, as reported by CNBC in 2019, and described as the "biggest economic disaster in modern history" by the Washington Post in the same year, to 7.1 per cent in Septemb…

Editor (2022-06-04). Marcos Jr. Presidency: A long view. mronline.org For three decades, contemporary public discourse on the Philippines has been marked by reference to a period called the "post-Marcos era." Weeks after a high-stakes national election, that widely-accepted historical marker is suddenly obsolete.

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2022-06-02: News Headlines

Staff (2022-06-02). Venezuela's Economy Grows by Double Digits in 1st Quarter of 2022. orinocotribune.com During the first quarter of 2022, Venezuela has registered economic growth above double digits, says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. | This Tuesday, May 31, President Maduro said "Venezuela has witnessed a growth in the double digits in the first quarter of 2022, it is encouraging news," during the first episode of a new livestream initiative broadcast via TikTok, Instagram and Facebook, called 3R.Live. | The president, accompanied by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, stressed that according to the Economic Intelligence Bulletin, there is evidence of an improvement in the indicators, an increase in the real ec…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2022-06-02). Empire solves Ukraine's Nazi problem with a logo change. mronline.org "The Azov Battalion has removed a neo-Nazi symbol from its insignia that has helped perpetuate Russian propaganda about Ukraine being in the grip of far-right nationalism," The Times informs us.

Margaret Kimberley (2022-06-02). Mass shootings, Empire, and racist, copaganda dog whistles. mronline.org Two mass shootings in quick succession brought out the worst in Americans. The anger and grief were followed by the usual lies and pretense that violence here is somehow mysterious. Political leaders advocate state violence all the time, calling for new victims to be created here and around the world.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-02). If Neither U.S. Nor Russia Accept Defeat In Ukraine, There Will Be WW III — Nuclear War. southfront.org Written by Eric Zuesse On Tuesday, May 31st, U.S. President Joe Biden headlined an op-ed in the New York Times, "What America…

Editor (2022-06-02). Corporate Media Hypocrisy Revealed in Buffalo Shooting Coverage. scheerpost.com By Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost | In the midst of the news coverage of the horrific May 14 Buffalo shooting by 18-year old Payton S. Gendron, there has been much discourse centered around the dangers of white supremacy and the importance of combating such ideologies. This reaction is understandable; a lone gunman killed 10 Black people in a racially motivated terrorist attack. The call to decipher which ideologies drove this gunman to such vitriolic hatred in order to root out those ideologies is a stance with which most people can at least empathize. | But the mainstream media has taken a political appr…

Peoples' Dispatch (2022-06-02). Palestine: Extremists allowed to storm al-Aqsa during so-called 'march of flags'. greenleft.org.au Thousands of Israeli settlers stormed the al-Aqsa mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on May 29 during the so-called annual "March of the Flags", held to celebrate Israeli occupation of the city, reports Peoples' Dispatch.

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2022-06-01: News Headlines

Staff (2022-06-01). Brigadas médicas Henry Reeve que enfrentaron la COVID-19 en Italia reciben placa de reconocimiento. cubadebate.cu Con profunda gratitud recibimos de manos de Angelo Sollazzo, presidente de la Confederación de Italianos en el Mundo, una placa en reconocimiento a la labor de las brigadas médicas Henry Reeve que enfrentaron en ciudades italianas la COVID-19, durante los momentos más complejos de la pandemia. Ese gesto nos llena de orgullo.

Michele de Mello (2022-06-01). Colombia: Leftists gain highest vote in first round of elections. greenleft.org.au Leftist candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez won 40.3% of the vote in Colombia's election and will head to the second round against Rodolfo Hernández and Marelen Castillo from the Anti-Corruption League, reports Michele de Mello.

Foreign Policy in Focus (2022-06-01). Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case. juancole.com By Robert Pallitto | (Foreign Policy in Focus ) The U.S. government doesn't want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about. By Robert Pallitto | May 31, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently on the government's use of the state secrets doctrine in an opinion that will make it …

Foreign Policy in Focus (2022-06-01). Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case. juancole.com By Robert Pallitto | (Foreign Policy in Focus ) The U.S. government doesn't want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about. By Robert Pallitto | May 31, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled recently on the government's use of the state secrets doctrine in an opinion that will make it …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a time to check your body for signs of this common and preventable disease. Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa (Nie-e-ARE-ah Bar-BOH-sah), a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, , explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some types of melanoma….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Osteoporosis and exercise. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My 70-year-old mother is an active person. She enjoys being outdoors, hiking and boating, and regularly playing tennis with a group of other women. Recently, she was diagnosed with osteoporosis and is worried about maintaining her active lifestyle for fear of injury. Can she continue to exercise? If so, which types of exercises will be best for her? Answer: Congratulations to your mother for remaining active as she ages. Exercise is an important…

Chloe DS (2022-06-01). More deportations and suicides under Australia's rotten detention regime. greenleft.org.au Detainees on 501s, some of whom are mentally unwell, continue to be forcibly flown from Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation centre in Melbourne to the Christmas Island detention centre. Chloe DS reports.

Ecns.cn (2022-06-01). U.S. urged to stop fabricating, spreading lies and rumors to smear China. ecns.cn

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-01). Mayo Clinic Minute: Treating skin cancer with Mohs surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a time to check your body for signs of this common and preventable disease. Nearly 5 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with a form of skin cancer this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Dr. Naiara Sbroggio Barbosa (Nie-e-ARE-ah Bar-BOH-sah), a Mayo Clinic dermatologist, , explains how Mohs surgery can be used to treat basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and some types of melanoma….

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-01). Mayo Clinic Q and A: What are fibroids? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am 27 and have heavy menstrual cycles. In the past year, I have begun to have more pelvic pain, especially during my period. A friend said I should get checked for fibroids. What are fibroids, and how do you treat them? ANSWER: Uterine fibroids, also called leiomyomas or myomas, are benign masses that come from the muscle portion of the uterus. Fibroids are common. Approximately 80% of people born with a uterus will…

Marzieh Rahmani (2022-06-01). Russia holds nuclear forces drill in NE Moscow. en.mehrnews.com According to Russian Defense Ministry, Russia's nuclear forces are holding drills in the Ivanovo province, northeast of Moscow.

Robert S. Becker (2022-05-31). Foiled Trump goes full Confederate, names Mar-a-Lago the MAGA Whiter than White House. nationofchange.org 'No cause is truly lost when the Confederate flag still waves, when statures of freedom-fighters stand on every village green, and good white Christian nationalists reign supreme.'

Branko Marcetic (2022-05-31). The Biden Admin Is in No Rush to Help Ukraine Negotiate an End to War. zcomm.org The US, Ukraine's leading patron, has signaled it has no patience for diplomatic efforts that cut against its hope for Moscow's "strategic defeat…

Staff (2022-05-31). Colombia Election Runoff: Leftist Gustavo Petro Leads Presidential Vote But Faces Trump-Like Tycoon. democracynow.org Colombia's highly anticipated presidential elections on Sunday resulted in victory for two anti-establishment candidates: leftist Gustavo Petro and Trump-like right-wing millionaire Rodolfo Hernández. The two will face off in a runoff election on June 19, the outcome of which will determine whether Colombia addresses worsening inequality under Petro or ushers in a new era of populist conservatism under Hernández. Both options seem to answer to previous years' mass uprisings in the country that protested the corruption within the state leadership. "What is going on in Colombia is a popular uprisi…

Contributing Writers (2022-05-31). Dear Friends, Sorry to Announce a Genocide: Dr. Naomi Wolf on the Pfizer "Confidential Report" marktaliano.net It's Really True: They Know they are Killing the Babies By Dr. Naomi Wolf Global Research, May 31, 2022 Outspoken with Dr. Naomi Wolf 30 May 2022 To receive Global Research's …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-31). Mayo Clinic Minute: Men need to take melanoma seriously. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce the pigment in your skin that gives it color. It most often occurs on skin that is exposed to the sun, but can develop in your eyes and, rarely, inside your body, including in your nose and throat. May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and for men, it's especially important. Researchers say men are more likely to die from melanoma…

Amyn Sajoo (2022-05-31). Western countries demand Russia follows international law — so why don't they? zcomm.org With a passion that recalls the aftermath of the Second World War, politicians and commentators are demanding a global order that takes seriously the rules of the United Nations Charter…

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