Daily Archives: June 12, 2024

2024-06-12: News Headlines

Staff (2024-06-12). 'People's Red Line' Surrounds White House To Call Out Biden's Empty Rhetoric on Rafah. youtube.com A massive protest, all in red, surrounded the White House to call out Biden's fake "red line" on Rafah. Biden is now trying to posture as the peacemaker after eight months of facilitating Israeli genocide. The Palestine movement isn't buying it.

Center For Constitutional Rights. (2024-06-12). Appeal In Biden Gaza Genocide Case Heard Today. popularresistance.org June 10, 2024, San Francisco, CA — Today before a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Palestinians from Gaza and Palestinian-Americans with family in Gaza argued that the courts have a constitutional obligation to hear their claims that President Biden, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of Defense Austin violated their legal duty to prevent — and are complicit in — Israel's genocide in Gaza. The lower court had found a plausible case of genocide and urged the Biden administration to reexamine its "unflagging support" for Israel's siege of Gaza, but dismissed the laws…

presstv.ir (2024-06-12). Ex-Press TV reporter at center of WaPo's Grayzone smear campaign. presstv.ir The Washington Post reports that Grayzone journalist Wyatt Reed took funds from Iran, and the report is entirely based on testimonies of anti-Iran elements.

Staff (2024-06-12). Sarah Leah Whitson: U.S. Ceasefire Push in Gaza Is Welcome, But "40,000 Dead Palestinians Too Late" democracynow.org A pair of new United Nations reports has accused Israel, as well as Hamas, of committing war crimes in Gaza. The damning documents come as Israel and Hamas are being urged to accept the three-phase ceasefire and hostage deal outlined by President Biden and endorsed by the U.N. Security Council. "Israel has no interest in international law, and the United States has no interest in demanding that Israel actually comply with international law besides rhetorical flourishes," says Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of DAWN. "It will come to haunt and hurt America for decades to come."…

Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2024-06-12). African Stream Is Changing Minds Within And Outside Africa. popularresistance.org Africa is rising but the neo-colonial and imperialist forces in the corporate media are working to control the narrative in their favor. To counter this, journalist and political scholar, Ahmed Kaballo, started a new media outlet, AfricanStream.media, that reports in English primarily on social media targeting youth. Clearing the FOG speaks with Kaballo about the shifts occurring on the African continent and how African Stream is already impacting the dialogue within and outside of Africa. Kaballo also discusses Libya, events in the Sahel Region, South Africa and Sudan and how their coverage of Palestine is chang…

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2024-06-12). Using Ukraine Since 1948. popularresistance.org The United States has for nearly 80 years seen Ukraine as the staging ground for its once covert and increasingly overt war with Russia. | After years of warnings, and after talk since 2008 of Ukraine joining NATO, Russia fought back two years ago. With neither side backing down, Ukraine is increasingly becoming a flashpoint that could lead to nuclear war. | The West thinks Russia is bluffing. | But its doctrine states that if Russia feels its existence is threatened it could resort to nuclear arms. Instead of taking these warnings seriously, NATO is recklessly opening corridors for a ground war against Russia in…

Dave DeCamp (2024-06-12). US To Send Another Patriot Missile Battery to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com President Biden has approved the delivery of another Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. The system is being pulled out of Poland and will be the second Patriot battery the US has sent to Ukraine. It could be deployed to the frontlines within the next several days. Germany …

Feminist Solidarity Network for Palestine (2024-06-12). Here's what Pramila Patten's UN report on Oct 7 sexual violence actually said. indybay.org The UN report on sexual violence on October 7 has found no evidence of systematic rape by Hamas or any other Palestinian group, despite widespread media reporting to the contrary. But there are deeper problems with the report's credibility.

Editor (2024-06-12). The NYT's one true subject is the One Percent. mronline.org From granular coverage of the career triumphs of nepo babies and the goings-on at elite universities, to deep dives about luxury real estate and ritzy goods and services most people have never heard of, it's clear that the New York Times' most cherished subject is the One Percent.

Editor at NewsOne (2024-06-12). 'A Race War': White Man Planned Mass Shooting Of Black People To Incite Political Violence, Feds Charge. newsone.com Suspected white supremacist Mark Prieto was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly plotting "a race war" via a mass shooting of Black people in Atlanta.

aljazeera (2024-06-12). US lifts ban on sending weapons to Ukraine's controversial Azov brigade. aljazeera.com Washington says 'no evidence' of abuses in unit, which was originally set up as a volunteer force in 2014.

WSWS (2024-06-12). Missouri executes David Hosier despite his claims of innocence and no physical evidence linking him to the murders. wsws.org Hosier, 69, was put to death Tuesday evening by the state of Missouri despite no physical evidence linking him to the murders of a Jefferson City couple. Hosier long maintained his innocence.

noemail (2024-06-12). Punjab Labour Department Rescues 99 Child Labourers. devdiscourse.com Ninety-nine children were rescued from various industrial units and workplaces in Ludhiana and Bathinda, where they were working as labourers, an official from the Punjab labour department announced on Wednesday. The department's operations were part of a broader child labour eradication week campaign that ran from June 11 to 21.

noemail (2024-06-12). Rising Tensions in Jammu: Accusations and Attacks. devdiscourse.com Police in India's territory of Jammu and Kashmir blamed arch rival Pakistan on Wednesday for a spate of militant attacks that has killed 12 people and injured dozens over the last three days. Pakistan claims the Himalayan region, which has been roiled by militant violence since the start of an anti-Indian insurgency in 1989 that killed tens of thousands, although violence has waned in recent years.

noemail (2024-06-12). Nation Divided: Trump's Conviction Sparks Mixed Reactions Across U.S. devdiscourse.com Amid a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research, nearly half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump's recent felony conviction. This verdict unveils both potential vulnerabilities and resilience within Trump's support as he vies to be the first American with a felony record running for presidency.

noemail (2024-06-12). "Who's responsibility is it…": Uddhav Thackeray slams Modi government over terror incidents in J-K. devdiscourse.com Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday targeted the Modi government over the recent terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir and said if Prime Minister Narendra Modi "cannot handle these things, he has no right to be PM again". He also referred to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on the Manipur situation and asked if PMHeUddhav Thackeray Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah would visit the northeastern state which has witnessed ethnic violence.

noemail (2024-06-12). Punjab's Crackdown on Methanol: Ensuring Safety and Preventing Hooch Tragedies. devdiscourse.com Punjab's Excise and Taxation Minister, Harpal Singh Cheema, emphasized on Wednesday the necessity for a robust framework to monitor and regulate the interstate movement of methanol. This initiative aims to avert potential hooch tragedies by preventing the diversion of methanol for illicit alcohol production. The minister has directed department officials to develop a stringent enforcement mechanism, in collaboration with the Union government, focusing on the sale and movement of methanol, particularly online sales of the chemical.

Guest Blogger (2024-06-12). Climate Alarmist Hype that May 2024 is the "Hottest" Global Average Temperature Anomaly is Meaningless in the U.S. and at other global locations around the World. wattsupwiththat.com Alarmists also grossly misrepresent that the earth has exceeded a 1.5 degrees threshold temperature limit that is nothing but an arbitrary and purely politically contrived alarmist propaganda claim.

noemail (2024-06-12). Pregnant Teen Escapes Shelter Home, Triggers Massive Search Operation. devdiscourse.com Mou, 17-year-old and pregnant, disappeared from a local shelter home, sparking considerable concern and a massive search effort. Surveillance footage captured her fleeing early Tuesday morning, leaving staff scrambling to comprehend her abrupt exit.

noemail (2024-06-12). Captivating Glimpses of Russia: Art Exhibition at IGNCA. devdiscourse.com Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is currently hosting a vibrant exhibition that provides a window into the beauty of Russian cities and landscapes. Featuring a total of 101 artworks, the exhibition includes black and white photographs and oil paintings, offering a vivid glimpse of Russian life.

themoscowtimes (2024-06-12). Moscow Demands Release of Russian Woman Accused of Spying in Denmark. themoscowtimes.com Russia's Foreign Ministry said Copenhagen had provided "no evidence" of the woman's "unlawful activity."

WHYY (2024-06-12). How to write an advice column, medical debt on credit report, Father's Day. whyy.org President Biden proposes dropping medical debt from credit reports. What it could mean for consumers and the economy? Sarah Kliff from the New York Times joins us. |
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noemail (2024-06-12). Nitish Kumar Congratulates N Chandrababu Naidu on Andhra Pradesh Power Shift. devdiscourse.com Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar extended his congratulations to Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday, after the latter assumed power in Andhra Pradesh. The gesture came through a phone call, with Kumar expressing hopes for the state's progress under Naidu's leadership, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office confirmed.

noemail (2024-06-12). Tibetan security officials arrest two Nepali citizens from northern Gorkha district: Nepali Congress lawmaker. devdiscourse.com A Nepali Congress lawmaker said that two Nepali citizens were arrested from the northern Gorkha district by the Tibetan security officials on allegations of helping the Tibetans flee from the China's Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Rajendra Bajgain, the opposition lawmaker raised the issue of the arrest of two Nepali nationals from Northern Gorkha in a parliamentary meeting and demanded the government's response.

noemail (2024-06-12). "Not 100 per cent sure…": Andy Murray casts doubt on Paris Olympics participation. devdiscourse.com The three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray might not challenge for a third men's singles Olympic gold medal if he doesn't find a place in the doubles tournament. The three-time Grand Slam winner and two-time Olympic champion is eligible to compete in the Games with two spots in the singles competition at the Games set aside for athletes who have previously won an Olympic or Grand Slam competition.

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