(2022-07-22). 'Lies Against Our Democracy': Lula Rips Bolsonaro's Speech To Diplomats. popularresistance.org Brazilian presidential frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday accused President Jair Bolsonaro of lying 20 times during a meeting with international diplomats in which the far-right incumbent repeated his baseless attacks on the integrity of the nation's election system. | While offering no credible evidence to support his claim, Bolsonaro told dozens of diplomats from countries including the United States and members of the European Union that the Brazilian electoral system is "completely vulnerable" to fraud in the run-up to this October's presidential election. | According to Folha de Sà£o Paul…
(2022-07-22). Founders Of ADOS Reparations Movement Sue Harvard University For Defamation, Alleged Russian And Bot Ties. moguldom.com American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) founders Antonio Moore and Yvette Carnell are suing Harvard University, claiming the school defamed them in a 2021 paper that suggested that the two reparation advocates worked to suppress Black votes, downplayed the impact of covid-19 on African Americans, and have ties to Russian disinformation and bot campaigns. An Internet …
(2022-07-22). Biden's infection exposes "living with COVID" propaganda. wsws.org The fact that Biden, who is surrounded by a level of security unknown to all but a handful of Americans, has contracted COVID-19 exposes the recklessness of his administration's pandemic policies.
(2022-07-21). Thousands celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution. fightbacknews.org Managua, Nicaragua – Thousands of FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) youth and militants filled the Plaza de la Revolución in Managua, Nicaragua to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, which triumphed on July 19, 1979. Thousands more filled the Managua city center, chanting, dancing and waving the flags of Nicaragua and the FSLN. | With revolutionary dance and songs, the crowd enthusiastically chanted militant slogans in Spanish like "Esta patria no se rinde, se defiende," meaning, "This nation does not surrender, it defends the nation." | The event included many beaut…
(2022-07-21). Facing Felony Trial, Joliet Police Whistleblower Who Exposed Black Man's Death Retires. thedissenter.org 
Screen shot from CBS2 Chicago news report and fair use as used for news and commentary. | A Joliet police sergeant in the state of Illinois, who leaked footage to the press and blew the whistle on the death of Eric Lurry, has been pushed into retirement as a result of retaliation.Sgt. Javier Esqueda has been on desk duty since he released video and faces felony charges for "official misconduct" that involve spurious allegations that he tampered with a computer and compromised evidence. | Police went outside of the county where the Joliet Police Department is located and convinced Kendall County State'
(2022-07-21). Celebrating Revolution In Nicaragua. popularresistance.org Holidays in the United States celebrate awful events such as the settler colonists declaring independence from Britain so that they might take indigenous lands and protect slavery. There is also Thanksgiving, the commemoration of genocide turned into a day when Americans should think grateful thoughts before spending more than they can afford in order to celebrate Christmas. Christmas is ostensibly a religious holiday but is rarely treated as such. Labor Day was created to prevent acknowledgement of May 1, May Day, which commemorates just one example of U.S. state repression which took place in Chicago in 1886.