(2022-07-03). World's Largest Imperial Power Sponsors Calls for Russia to 'Decolonize' and the Lack of Self-Awareness is Palpable. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik Jun 28, 2022 | The United States, the most powerful colonial empire in modern history, is sponsoring a discussion on its adversary's 'imperialism' | On June 23, 2022, an organization funded by the US Congress, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe — also known as the Helsinki Commission — This begs the question of why they are not seeking t…
(2022-07-03). Turkey: NATO-supported Turkey-Azerbaijan-Pakistan-Jordan-Britain war games end. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Azeri Press AgencyJuly 1, 2022 "Anatolian Eagle-2022" exercise ended "Anatolian Eagle-2022" International drills have ended in Konya, Turkiye, said the Ministry of National Defense of Turkiye, APA's Istanbul correspondent reports. Note that the military personnel of Azerbaijan, Great Britain, Jordan, and Pakistan also participated in the exercises. Photo: Azeri Press Agency…
(2022-07-03). SLAP At Parker Elementary School Fighting Closures Of Schools & Privatization Oakland Port. indybay.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization held a BBQ to build solidarity against the closure of Parker Elementary and 10 other Oakland public schools in working class Black and Brown communities. It was also against the privatization of Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland for a sale to billionaire GAP A's owner John Fisher.
(2022-07-03). Brazil's MST Fight Against Evictions and Bolsonaro. libya360.wordpress.com Cassia Bechara of the MST's National Board sits down with Kawsachun News at Armazém do Campo in Sà£o Paulo. June 29, 2022. Brazil is heading towards this year's elections with a strong appetite for change after four years of Jair Bolsonaro which followed a coup against President Dilma Rouseff. In Sà£o Paulo, Camila spoke to Cassia Bechara…
(2022-07-03). Turkish fighter jets bomb northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — Turkish warplanes have again bombed areas in northern Iraq under the pretext of confronting the PKK.
(2022-07-03). Venezuela denuncia planificación de ataques contra red eléctrica y miembros del Gobierno desde Colombia. telesurtv.net "Derrotemos las amenazas que desde el Gobierno saliente de Colombia, se pretenden contra nuestra Patria", sentenció el mandatario.
(2022-07-03). Online events with Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis & others. indybay.org Here are about a dozen online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 9 am tomorrow, June 29th), featuring people such as Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Bayo Akomolafe, Jeremy Corbyn, Yanis Varoufakis, Erwin Chemerinsky, Deborah Archer and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2022-07-03). Autoridades de Venezuela investigan sabotaje eléctrico. telesurtv.net Impacto de bala provocó explosión de transformador y ulterior falla en una subestación, por lo cual se afectaron sectores de Caracas.
(2022-07-03). Xi confident in Hong Kong's future of feats and glory. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping on Friday expressed confidence in Hong Kong's take-off toward "a splendid feat" with the solid implementation of "one country, two systems."
(2022-07-03). Iran calls for bolstering ties with neighboring state. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 3 (MNA) — Vice-Chairman of Iranian Parliament Abdolreza Mesri said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported peace and tranquility in the region and has made its policy of expanding ties with neighboring states.
(2022-07-03). Arms stretched out to Durban, to RETUSA, to dockers internationally… indybay.org South African dockers from Durban gave solidarity greetings to ILWU Local 10 longshore workers and the community against the privatization and destruction of the Howard Terminal in the Port Of Oakland. In response ILWU Local 10 past president Trent Willis and ILWU Local 10 member Aaron Wright thanked Duban dockers.
(2022-07-03). Funeral for Japanese mother of Holy Defense martyr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) — A funeral ceremony was held for Koniko Yamamora a translator and a Japanese-Iranian woman who had lived in Iran for several years and her son was martyred during Iran-Iraq war.
(2022-07-03). WHO: Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, Africa concerned. ecns.cn The World Health Organization (WHO) Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent.
(2022-07-03). Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon awarded UN medals. ecns.cn A total of 410 peacekeepers of the 20th Chinese peacekeeping contingent to Lebanon were awarded UN medals of peace on Friday.
(2022-07-02). US national security state censoring anti-imperialists to control 'compatible left'. multipolarista.com During the first cold war, the CIA poured money into funding and cultivating a pro-imperialist, anti-communist "compatible left." Today, the US government uses social media to censor anti-war news outlets and activists.
(2022-07-02). India, BRICS in Cold War Conditions. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR The phone conversation on Friday between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin conveyed a big signal, coming on the morrow of the release of the new Strategic Concept by NATO which called Russia the alliance's "most significant and direct threat." The readouts from Moscow and New Delhi both highlighted the two…
(2022-07-02). No, NATO Will Not Get Ready For War. popularresistance.org NATO does not have 300,000 troops to put on high alert. The troops are controlled by member states and I see no willingness by any of them to shoulder the costs that a real high alert status would have. Units on high alert means that they fully manned with no one on vacation and with enough supplies ready to sustain weeks of battle. All of that costs money. Member states will instead designate existing units as 'high alert' ones and change nothing else in their usual equipment and training. | The statement is pure NATO public relations fluff. Stoltenberg did not even ask or inform member states before he made tha…
(2022-07-02). Lavrov Gets It Right by Comparing European Union and NATO to Hitler's Old Axis. orinocotribune.com By Guilherme Wilbert — June 28, 2022 | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on June 24 that the European Union and NATO appear to be building a military coalition for a war against Russia. The statement was given in Baku in Azerbaijan during an "They are creating a new coalition for fighting, that is, for war with Russia. We will follow this very closely," the minister rightly declared, because that is what has been happening anyway. But first let's go to the archetypes of the entities mentioned. | The…
(2022-07-02). Biden, Democrats seek to channel outrage over abortion bans into midterm election campaigns. wsws.org President Biden indicated that his primary concern following the Dobbs decision is its impact on the ability of Washington to maintain NATO unity in conducting the widening war against Russia and confrontation with China.
(2022-07-02). At NATO summit, New Zealand PM backs war with Russia, military build-up against China. wsws.org With staggering hypocrisy, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern presented NATO as a bastion of peace and democracy, even as the military alliance openly prepares for nuclear war against Russia and China.
(2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals In A Zoo'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests.
(2022-07-02). Palestinians 'Are Not Animals in a Zoo': Redefining the Role of the 'Victim Intellectual'. popularresistance.org Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, U.S. media introduced many new characters, promoting them as "experts" who helped ratchet up propaganda, ultimately allowing the U.S. government to secure enough popular support for the war. | Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion began with a relatively strong popular mandate that allowed President George W. Bush to claim the role of liberator of Iraq, the fighter of "terrorism" and the champion of U.S. global interests. According to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll published on March 24, 2003 — just a few days after the invas…
(2022-07-02). Economist Michael Hudson on inflation and Fed plan to cut wages: A depression is coming. mronline.org 
Economist Michael Hudson explains the inflation crisis and U.S. Federal Reserve's "austerity program to reduce wages" and boost unemployment. He warns a "long depression" is coming, due to the new cold war on Russia and China.
(2022-07-02). Military Situation In Syria On July 2, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
On July 2, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib: 3 in Idlib province, 1 in Aleppo province, 2 in Lattakia province; | On July 2, Israeli warplanes attacked areas south of Tartus with several missiles. Two civilians were wounded; | On July 2, Hossein Amirabdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, arrived in Damascus to meet with Syrian officials; | On July 1, ISIS killed an SAA s…
(2022-07-02). Gazprom Suspended Gas Supplies to Europe Due To Repair Work. southfront.org 
On July 1, Gazprom announced that it stops supplying gas to Europe due to planned repairs in Nord Stream. A representative of Nord Stream AG said that both lines of the pipeline will be stopped for routine maintenance. Gas supplies will be reduced from 11 to 21 July. All Nord Stream partners were warned in advance. | Nord Stream's deliveries will be cut in mid-July as the company reportedly faced problems with its gas compressor units. Repair or replacement of the units is needed. They are made in Can…
(2022-07-02). Bloomberg: Venezuela's Economy to Grow 8.3% in 2022, Largest Growth in 15 Years. orinocotribune.com 
A study conducted by the US economics and business agency Bloomberg, with five economists, Venezuela is recovering economically, with an increase in oil production and an expansion of tax revenues and bank credit, which suggests that domestic demand is increasing, according t…
(2022-07-02). Venezuela Adopts Third Human Rights Review (United Nations). orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela adopted the report of the Third Periodic Human Rights Review of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, July 1. This was informed by Hector Constant Rosales, permanent representative of Venezuela in the United Nations Organization and other international organizations in Geneva. | HOY | Adopción del Informe del Examen Periódico Universal DDHH de Venezuela, en el cual quedan plasmados avances del país en la materia y se asumen nuevos compromisos y recomendaciones. Nuestra delegación, encabezada por
(2022-07-02). Venezuela: Parliament Passes 'Special Economic Zones' Law in Bid to Court Foreign Investment. venezuelanalysis.com PSUV Deputy Oliver Rivas argued that the economic policy should not be seen as the "ultimate step" towards socialism but as a "resistance strategy."
(2022-07-02). Who will pay for Biden's new "forever war"? wsws.org The global war being initiated by the Biden administration at the same time a war against the working class of the United States.
(2022-07-02). Chinese vice president puts forward 4-point proposal on developing China-Philippines ties. ecns.cn
(2022-07-02). [Comment] A compassion narrative for the sustainable development goals: conscious and connected action. thelancet.com At the midpoint of the 15-year timeline for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),1 the world is unprepared. The global community arguably has the scientific, technical, and political tools needed to achieve most, if not all, of the 169 SDG targets, yet we are far from the finish line. In 2019, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that global efforts were insufficient and called for radical change.2 Such change never materialised. The COVID-19 pandemic shocked many of the systems needed to achieve the SDGs, revealing deep inequities and the inadequacy of siloed approaches to health and fal…
(2022-07-02). 3 dead, 7 injured in Taliban helicopter crash in Jawzjan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — A Taliban-owned helicopter that was returning from the war in Balkhab, crashed due to technical problems on its way to Jawzjan province, local mediai n Afghanistan said.
(2022-07-02). Hezbollah to crush Israeli enemy in any future war: official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Head of Hezbollah's Political Council, Ibrahim al- Amine al-Sayyid, said Sat. that the Resistance will destroy the enemy in the future war, adding that the Lebanese Resistance has roots in Islam and the Islamic Revolution.
(2022-07-02). Latest COVID-19 surge deepens across Europe and globally, fueled by Omicron BA.4 and BA.5. wsws.org The BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants are fueling a new surge in global COVID-19 cases. The WHO director-general warned that our ability to track infections is threatened as testing and sequencing have been drastically reduced.
(2022-07-02). COVID-19 infections rising in Turkey as scientists warn of a new surge. wsws.org The COVID-19 pandemic is on the rise again in Turkey, where the Health Ministry has also recently confirmed the first official case of monkeypox.
(2022-07-02). Party growing in appeal with nation's youth. ecns.cn The Communist Party of China is demonstrating strong vitality and vigor, with a large number of outstanding young people joining its organizations each year to carry forward its cause, a senior Party official said on Thursday, one day ahead of the 101st anniversary of the Party's founding.
(2022-07-02). Russian security services thwart bomb attack in Kherson. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) — Russian security services thwarted a terrorist attack in the city of Kherson, the regional Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
(2022-07-02). Mayo's new MRI Program graduates prepare to fill growing demand for techs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Call it a formality, call it inevitable — and now call it a success. With a nationwide surge in demand — including at Mayo Clinic — for MRI technologists, the time was right to create a program that streamlined the process for students with an interest in the field. Building from concept in 2018 to a program in 2021 required patience. And one year in, the Department of Radiology has been rewarded as the Mayo…
(2022-07-02). Consumer Health: What do you know about headaches? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about headaches. Headache is pain in any region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head, be isolated to a certain location, radiate across the head from one point, or have a viselike quality. A headache may appear as a sharp pain, a throbbing sensation or a dull ache. Headaches can develop gradually…
(2022-07-02). Between the sword and the neck: why the Arab streets rejects Zionist normalization with Arab states. mronline.org 
U.S. media outlets and politicians have nearly all parroted the same praises of the recent "peace agreements" between Israel and the repressive U.S.-backed governments of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
(2022-07-02). Mosfilm Finally Decided… smoothiex12.blogspot.com To upload a whole of Bondarchuck's masterpiece War and Peace. And here is the deal, apart from mind-boggling battle scenes throughout the whole movie, the Battle of Borodino–a horrifying mutual slaughter of Russian and French which became the bloodiest single day battle in history–the portrayal of this battle, as well as its eve is nothing which ever will be repeated in our life time and no CGI will ever be able to substitute these 40 minutes of the greatest war movie ever made. It is incomparable in conveying both the savagery and, in the same time, dark magnificence of the action. In about 8 hours of battle r…
(2022-07-01). US Announces New $820 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration on Friday The NASAMS is a joint project between the Norway-based Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Raytheon, the US weapons maker that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin worked for as a board member before taking his post at the Pentagon. | The NASAMS is an air defense system with a range of ov…
(2022-07-01). Pentagon Agency Wants to Send Weapons Inspectors to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com An official from the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said Thursday that US military leaders Currently, the US is relying on the word of Ukrainian officials to ensure that the weapons are being properly used and stored, although
(2022-07-01). NATO seeks to prevent Eurasian challenger to US world dominance, admits ex CIA chief Mike Pompeo. multipolarista.com Neoconservative ex CIA Director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo admitted NATO seeks to prevent a "Russian-Chinese axis" and "pan-Eurasian colossus." He described the new cold war as a battle over "economic hegemony" and resources, in a speech outlining Washington's imperial strategy.
(2022-07-01). Putin Says Western Sanctions Speeding Up Russia-Belarus Unification. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that sanctions and other pressure from the West have The two nations signed an integration treaty in 1997. The process has been sped up since the US and its allies rejected the result of Belarus' 2020 presidential election that saw Alexander Lukashenko win another term. | After the election, the US and EU started imposing sanctions on Belarus and threw support behind an exiled opposition leader. As a result, Lukashe…
(2022-07-01). Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Could Resume After Biden's Mideast Trip. news.antiwar.com Bloomberg reported Friday that European officials expect EU-brokered efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal will resume While the Biden administration doesn't appear willing to lift the necessary sanctions to revive the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, The EU medi…
(2022-07-01). US, Taliban Hold Talks in Doha on Frozen Afghan Funds. news.antiwar.com US and Taliban officials The meeting was the first time since March that US and Taliban officials met face-to-face since March and comes as Afghanistan is recovering from an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people. | President Biden's special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, led the US delegation and…
(2022-07-01). Iran Remains Hopeful on Nuclear Talks. news.antiwar.com The Qatar-hosted Iran nuclear talks lasted only part of a day, and fell apart with the US is pessimistic as ever, and Iranian officials say that the talks fell apart because the
(2022-07-01). Julian Assange Appeals UK Decision to Extradite Him to the US. news.antiwar.com Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has The appeal was lodged by Assange's legal team to the High Court of London and came after British Home Secretary Priti Patel ruled to extradite the WikiLeaks founder. No further deta…
(2022-07-01). UN Human Rights Chief Acknowledges Judicial Reforms in New Report, Venezuela Criticizes 'Imbalance'. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas blasted the latest UN human rights report for minimizing the harm caused by US sanctions.
(2022-07-01). Georgia Sen. Warnock Has Double-Digit Poll Lead Over Herschel Walker. moguldom.com Incumbent Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock made history when he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2020 and a new poll suggests he is likely to retain his seat. A poll released on June 29 by Quinnipiac University shows Warnock, who is a Democrat, has a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger Herschel Walker. This …
(2022-07-01). Family Of Emmett Till: After Discovery Of Original Arrest Warrant, We Want Lying Accuser Arrested. moguldom.com The unserved warrant for a white woman in the 1955 kidnapping of Black teenager Emmett Till was discovered by a team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about Till's lynching by a white mob in August 28, 1955. Now relatives of Till want the police to finally arrest the woman nearly 70 years later. The warrant …