(2023-01-25). Mayo Clinic researchers link ovarian cancer to bacteria colonization in microbiome. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A specific colonization of microbes in the reproductive tract is commonly found in women with ovarian cancer, according to a new study from Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine. The discovery, published in Scientific Reports, strengthens evidence that the bacterial component of the microbiome — a community of microorganisms that also consists of viruses, yeasts and fungi — is an important indicator for early detection, diagnosis and prognosis of ovarian cancer. Abigail…
(2023-01-25). Pentagon to Increase Artillery Ammunition Production by 0% for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is planning to boost its production of artillery ammunition by 0% over the next two years as the US is depleting its military stockpiles by sending millions of shells to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the US has pledged to send Ukraine over one …
(2023-01-24). US Objectives in Latin America According to SOUTHCOM: Lithium, Sweet Crude, Fresh Water. libya360.wordpress.com Laura Richardson spoke at an event of the Atlantic Council -a think tank with close ties to NATO- where she listed the reasons why the United States has its eyes on the rest of the continent. "Why is Latin America important?". That was the rhetorical question posed by Laura Richardson, head of the U.S. Southern…
(2023-01-24). Iran's Unrest Triggers Explosion of Fake News. strategic-culture.org 
Some of the most incendiary accusations made against Iran's government by corporate media, celebrity influencers and Western leaders in the past months are little more than fabrications. And most remain uncorrected. | By Setareh SADEQI and Christopher WEAVER | Protests in Iran that ostensibly began as a reaction to the death of a woman in police custody in September 2022 have prompted unprecedented international opposition to its government, not only from the usual Western, Israeli and Saudi suspects, but from celebrity social media influencers with no previous record of commenting on Iranian affairs. | Iran is n…
(2023-01-24). Fact Check: The U.S. Military Is Using 'Barracks Bunny' Sexualized Influencer Recruiting Strategy and Psyops. moguldom.com The U.S. military has been facing its biggest recruiting challenges in nearly five decades, according to experts. And when recruitment is low, the military, like any organization, looks to ways to lure in new recruits. One way to entice people, mainly men, is through the art of seduction as well as appealing to aggressive tendencies …
(2023-01-24). US Officials Claim More 'Russiagate' Like Nonsense. popularresistance.org According to what U.S. officials claim some anti-Kremlin fringe group in Russia was used by a Russian intelligence service to somehow send letter bombs from Valladolid, Spain, to some offices in Madrid. | But why would Russian intelligence run such a nonsense campaign? Why would it use a problematic fringe group of Russian crazies to do so. Why in Spain? Why not in Poland, Germany or France? What is the evidence? | None of those questions get answered. Instead rumors and hot air assumptions are put together to make the claims somewhat less outrageous. This is on the same level as the lies about 'weapons of mass d…
(2023-01-24). Tyre Nichols' Death Shows Black Cops Can Also Be 'Faces Of White Supremacy'. newsone.com 
Source: The Washington Post / Getty | Five Black officers on a police force that is majority Black, in a majority Black city, When people talk about white supremacy being at the root of these incidents, it's about the systemic dehumanization of peopl…
(2023-01-24). Tyre Nichols Autopsy Results Confirm 'Severe Beating' By Memphis Police, Attorneys Say. newsone.com 
RowVaugn Wells, second from left, becomes emotional during a press conference at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church after she viewed footage of the violent police interaction that led to the death of her son Tyre Nichols, in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 23, 2023. | Source: The Washington Post / Getty | The results from an independent preliminary autopsy performed on
(2023-01-24). Critics Rip 'MAGA Extremists' Over Plan to Hike Social Security Retirement Age to 70. commondreams.org 
Not even a month after assuming the majority in the House, Republicans have begun seriously considering a range of proposals to cut Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs that millions of people across the U.S. rely on to meet basic needs. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that "in recent days, a group of GOP …
(2023-01-24). Warren: Debt Ceiling Crisis Wouldn't Even Exist Without Trump Tax Overhaul. truthout.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) dug into Republicans for their willingness to "wreck the economy" over the debt ceiling, pointing out that the GOP is only interested in protecting their rich allies and creating an economic crisis that would reflect poorly on President Joe Biden. In an appearance on MSNBC, Warren said that the conservative regressive tax policies that the GOP has pushed for… |