Fuck TERFs (2022-12-07). Monday 12/5: Warning: Transphobes Kara Dansky and Lierre Kieth plan to stage protest in Oakland. indybay.org René C. Davidson Courthouse | 1225 Fallon Street | Oakland, CA 94612…

WSWS (2022-12-07). Australia: Pseudo-left "Victorian Socialists" seek to divert working-class discontent. wsws.org Amid a deepening crisis of the political establishment, VS is seeking to deflect the growing disaffection in the working class, particularly toward Labor and the unions.

WSWS (2022-12-07). Stellantis Warren Truck workers voice support for Will Lehman's call for all candidates to be included in UAW election runoff. wsws.org A campaign team visited the Stellantis Warren Truck plant Tuesday and distributed copies of a statement by Will Lehman calling for all candidates to be included on the ballot in the second round of voting.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-12-07). Secretario de ALBA-TCP sostiene encuentro con António Guterres. telesurtv.net Llorenti resaltó que entre los temas tratados están los bloqueos impuestos a Cuba y Venezuela, así como las medidas coercitivas unilaterales contra Nicaragua.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-12-07). Presidente venezolano ratifica disposición al diálogo. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano reafirmó la importancia que de todos vayan juntos al mismo ritmo y hacia el mismo propósito por el bienestar del país.

Global Research News (2022-12-06). Selected Articles: "No, Putin Did Not Start the War in Ukraine". Towards a U.S. War Against Russia? globalresearch.ca By The United States is deliberately misleading Ukraine so it can use its territory to prosecute its war on …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Sen. Hawley Tells Blinken to Prioritize Arming Taiwan Over Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Tuesday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the Biden administration to prioritize arming Taiwan over Ukraine. Hawley is a China hawk and wants the US to start giving Taiwan billions in military aid each year. He has voted against Ukraine aid packages and NATO expansion because …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Drone Attack Hits Another Air Base Inside Russian Territory. news.antiwar.com An airfield in the Russian city of Kursk was targeted by a drone strike on Tuesday, a day after two air bases deep inside Russian territory were hit by Ukrainian drones. Tuesday's attack targeted an airfield that is about 80 miles from the Ukrainian border, causing a nearby oil tank to catch fire. The region's …

Anand Naidoo (2022-12-06). The Heat: Ukraine Conflict. america.cgtn.com The conflict in Ukraine is dragging on without an end in sight. What can be done to achieve peace? Ukraine says Russia has been targeting Ukrainian power infrastructure with missile strikes. The West has responded with economic sanctions, imposing a price cap on Russian oil. …

_____ (2022-12-06). A More Equitable And Democratic World Order Is Underway. popularresistance.org We are holding this important Conference at the time when our world is going through fundamental transformations and, as a result, is witnessing dangerous military confrontations, as marked by the current crisis in Ukraine. This crisis, more than anything else, is a direct result of the U.S. and European imperialisms' effort to encircle Russia by the eastward expansion of NATO to the Russian borders, turning Ukraine into another military base for NATO, and thus causing an existential threat to the security of the Russian Federation. | Unfortunately, many have fallen for the imperialism's propaganda of one-sided c…

_____ (2022-12-06). EU Just Woke Up and Realised It Was America's Bitch. Reset Needed Claims Macron. strategic-culture.org The EU is beginning to wake up and realise that its relationship with the U.S. has reached farcical levels of master and slave. | Remarkably, the EU is beginning to wake up and realise not only that it is more servile to the U.S. than ever before, but in fact the relationship has reached farcical levels of master and slave since the Ukraine war started. And yet, despite the EU's chief diplomat recently refusing to be drawn into a conflict scenario with China and MEPs pathetically voting to deem Russia a terrorist state, it was not the EU which came to the conclusion. It was the French president Emmanuel Macron.

Anonymous103 (2022-12-06). Another Prisoner Swap Took Place In Ukraine. southfront.org As a result of the negotiation process, another prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine took place on December 6. The warring sides exchanged by 60 prisoners of war. | On the Russian side, the prisoner swap was announced by the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin and then confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Defence. LPR officials confirmed that the released POWs include two servicemen from the LPR. | All released Russian servicemen will be taken to Moscow for treatm…

John Wojcik, Morning Star (2022-12-06). U.S. and world armament companies wallow in the money. peoplesworld.org The wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and elsewhere have fueled skyrocketing U.S. and global arms sales. Those sales were already rising even before the start of the 11-month war in Ukraine. According to figures published this week, there have been seven straight years now of rapidly rising war profits. A report by the Stockholm …

Staff (2022-12-06). U.S. sacrifices 33 Georgian soldiers in greater Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Civil GeorgiaDecember 5, 2022 Georgian Dream Members Offer Condolences over Fighters Killed in Ukraine After Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, several members of the Georgian Dream party, including Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, also made statements offering their condolences to the families of the 5 Georgian fighters who were killed while fighting near the city of Bakhmut, …

Staff (2022-12-06). 33 dead Georgian soldiers given military honors, war party pushes for greater role in Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerDecember 6, 2022 PM Gharibashvili accuses opposition of getting 'dividends' while addressing death of Georgian fighters in Ukraine The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Gharibashvili, expressed condolences to the families and loved ones of Georgian fighters killed in the war in Ukraine…. According to him, the government has always ensured the transfer of the …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-06). The United Nations Promise of Peace Also in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Alfred de Zayas The hybrid war in Ukraine has sadly revealed how ineffective the United Nations Organisation has been when it comes to preventing armed conflict or even negotiating a cease-fire when hostilities have broken out. It is not only the fault of the Security Council and General Assembly, but also the fault of the…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). China Says US Report on Its Nuclear Stockpile Is 'Groundless Speculation'. news.antiwar.com China on Tuesday dismissed a recent Pentagon report that said China could have 1, 0 nuclear warheads by 2035 as "groundless speculation" and said the US was "hyping up" the threat of Beijing's military. Current estimates put China's nuclear arsenal at about 3 warheads, significantly smaller than what the US and Russia possess. The Pentagon made …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Russian Oil Price Cap, EU Sanctions Come Into Effect. news.antiwar.com An EU embargo on Russian oil and a Western-imposed price cap on Russian oil came into effect on Monday as Moscow said it is preparing a response to the policies. The US led the push to impose a price cap on Russian oil, and the EU agreed to set it at $60 per barrel, or …

Anonymous103 (2022-12-06). Military Situation In Syria On December 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 6, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On December 6, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Abyadh city; | On December 5, the SAA sent a large military convoy to the al-Armiah countryside; | The Syrian Democratic Forces resume their joint operations with the US army in northern Syria after they were allegedly suspended recently due to the Turkish escalation.

Ron Ridenour (2022-12-06). Can An American Scientist Who Smuggled Critical Nuclear Secrets to the Russians After World War II Be Considered a "Good Guy"? New Film Says Yes. thiscantbehappening.net

Staff (2022-12-06). U.S. unveils new nuclear bomber aimed at Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsDecember 2, 2022 'Deterrence the American way': The new B-21 bomber debuts For the first time in a generation, the Air Force revealed a new stealth bomber — a sleek, highly capable weapon the service hopes will be so deadly it would force leaders in China or Russia to rethink wars for decades to …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Turkey Says Finland Must Lift Arms Embargo to Join NATO. news.antiwar.com Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday that Finland must declare an end to the arms embargo it imposed on Turkey in order for the Nordic nation to join NATO. Both Finland and Sweden placed export controls on Turkey in 2019 in response to a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria against Kurdish militants. As part …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-06). Papua New Guinea Says It Can't Get Caught In US and Australia's Standoff With China. news.antiwar.com Papua New Guinea cannot afford to be caught in a standoff between the US, Australia, and China, the country's prime minister told The Guardian. Prime Minister James Marape was invited to Washington in September for a summit with other Pacific nations as the US is looking to gain influence in the region to counter China. …

_____ (2022-12-06). Where's the Antiwar Movement? strategic-culture.org America spends roughly a trillion dollars a year on wars and weaponry and an imperial military presence, so that's what we get. We're not spending a trillion a year on peace and diplomacy and conflict resolution. We reap what we sow, and what we sow is almost entirely favorable to more war.

Dana Sanchez (2022-12-06). 10 Business And Organizational Lessons From 'The Art Of War' Book By Sun Tzu. moguldom.com Sun Tzu, an ancient Chinese general and military strategist who lived 2, 0 years ago, is credited with writing one of the best books ever on how to get an edge over your competition. "The Art Of War," has been used by military strategists for centuries, but remains relevant millennia later because it applies to the …

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2022-12-06). The incremental normalization of police murderbots probably needs more attention. mronline.org The city of San Francisco has voted to legalize the use of killbots in specific emergency situations like active shooters and suicide bombers, with high-ranking officers making the call as to whether their use is warranted.

Narkys Blanco (2022-12-06). Cabello: We Are Waiting for the Venezuelan People's Assets to be Released. orinocotribune.com Despite the agreement with Chevron, PSUV has no hope that the US will change its policy towards Venezuela. | This Monday, regarding the return of Venezuela's seized assets to their rightful owner—as was agreed upon at the national dialogue table—the vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said that they are still waiting for the money to be released. | He recalled that the seized money is in the hands of the right wing and urged the opposition to return the assets to the people: "We are here waiting for the money to appear… They say that they have it prote…

Kwjorinoco (2022-12-06). Argentina's President Clamps Down on Lago Escondido Scandal. orinocotribune.com The president ordered an investigation of the purpose of the trip, its participants, and sources of financing. | This Monday, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, ordered a criminal investigation into the trip to the Patagonian region of Lago Escondido and the subsequent exchange of chats and audios between a group of judges, prosecutors, former public officials and former agents of the Federal Intelligence Agency working for the company Cambiemos. | Through a national television address, the president warned about the negative influence exerted by powerful figures in the structure of the state, and sai…

Pepe Escobar (2022-12-06). The Global South Births a New Game-changing Payment System. orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar Nov 30, 2022 | Challenging the western monetary system, the Eurasia Economic Union is leading the Global South toward a new common payment system to bypass the US Dollar. | The Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) is speeding up its design of a common payment system, which has been closely discussed for nearly a year with the Chinese under the stewardship of Through its regulatory body, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the EAEU has just extended a very…

_____ (2022-12-06). Number Of Immigrants Under Punitive Surveillance Quadrupled Under Biden. popularresistance.org Over the past two years, despite President Joe Biden's campaign promises to bring fairness to the immigration system, the current administration has quadrupled the number of people enrolled in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) so-called "alternatives to detention" (ATD) surveillance program, and has doubled the number of people held in immigration jails. | There is no acceptable justification for this rapidly growing surveillance dragnet. As advocates working toward the abolition of immigration detention, we are outraged that the Biden administration is increasingly turning immigrants' homes and co…

Amy Goodman (2022-12-06). Georgia Breaks Voting Records in Senate Runoff Election. truthout.org Voters in Georgia cast their ballots Tuesday in the closely watched runoff election between Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. A victory for Warnock would give Democrats a 51st seat in the Senate. The election has seen a record number of early votes, especially in communities of color, but Black Voters Matter co-founder and executive director Cliff Albright says… |

Anonymous103 (2022-12-06). Military Situation In Yemen On December 6, 2022 (Map Udpdate). southfront.org

Combined Sources (2022-12-06). Georgians cast last votes in 2022 Senate race today. peoplesworld.org ATLANTA — Georgia voters today are deciding the final Senate contest in the country, choosing between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican football star Herschel Walker after a four-week runoff blitz that has drawn a flood of desperate attempts by Republicans to prevent the Democrats from gaining a 51 vote majority in the upper House of the …

Cécile Accilien (2022-12-06). "Military Intervention Will Birth Military Occupation," Haitian Activist Warns. truthout.org The Biden administration is again pushing for military intervention in Haiti, in part due to the fear of Haitian immigrants coming to the United States, but also as a result of an imperialist mindset that is focused on physically controlling Haiti. The U.S. mainstream media constantly present Haiti as a country that is collapsing without presenting geopolitical, colonial and structural contexts… |

Dennis Broe (2022-12-06). The business of streaming 2022: 'The one where the whole thing nearly collapsed'. peoplesworld.org If the buzzword for corporate streaming in 2021, with life still centered online as COVID lingered, was "expansion," the key phrase in 2022, with nuclear war looming, inflation and rising interest rates deflating salaries, and climate destruction worsening, was "retrenchment." The turnaround of what was once part of one of the last of the still …

Editor (2022-12-06). Patient Groups Push Congress to Combat Big Pharma Greed in Spending Bill. scheerpost.com "As Congress works toward finalizing an end-of-year budget package, we urge the chambers to include bipartisan legislation to address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process in order to reduce drug prices and save the government hundreds of millions of dollars."

Ghada Al-Haddad (2022-12-06). Israel's Blockade Leaves Gaza's Firefighters Badly Equipped. towardfreedom.org Gaza has between 450 and 500 emergency responders, including firefighters. First responders are supposed to be protected under the Geneva Conventions. However, many have been killed during Israel's aggressions against Gaza since 2008, reports Ghada Al-Haddad for Electronic Intifada.

Labor Video Project (2022-12-06). Biden & Republicrats Union Busting Bill Against Railway Workers & Their Fight For Sick Pay. indybay.org The Biden administration with the support of most of the Democrats and Republicans in Congress pushed a bill that imposes a reactionary contract that severely limits sick pay and benefits BNSF railroad owner Warren Buffet and the other railroad corporations.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-12-06). Reflections on Events in Afghanistan: US Brings Culture Wars to Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca

Sharon Zhang (2022-12-06). Sanders Moves for Senate to Vote on Ending US Support for Saudi-Led War in Yemen. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is planning to bring a resolution aimed at ending U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen to a vote in the Senate as early as next week, saying it could have the votes to pass. Sanders told The Intercept this week that he will put a war powers resolution to a vote, which can be done without the backing of Senate leadership because of the nature of the… |

WSWS (2022-12-06). WikiLeaks editor-in-chief warns Assange may be extradited "within weeks" wsws.org Hrafnsson's urgent warnings came during an interview in Brazil with Glenn Greenwald, published Monday on Rumble.

WSWS (2022-12-06). A Canticle for Leibowitz (1959): One of the science fiction works of the era depicting the consequences of nuclear war. wsws.org Over the decades, the book has sold millions of copies and, despite shortcomings, deserves to be read again today because of the threat of nuclear devastation.

WSWS (2022-12-06). Chinese Communist Party moves towards "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org Confronting economic crisis at home and under the conjoined pressures of international finance capital and the military provocations of US imperialism, the Xi government is scrapping China's Zero-COVID policy that has saved millions of lives.

WSWS (2022-12-06). UAW tries to silence opposition as University of California strikers press their demand for higher wages, COLA. wsws.org The UAW and the University of California, desperate to wrap up the strike, have turned towards increasingly anti-democratic measures against academic workers.

Staff (2022-12-06). Brotherly Azerbaijan, Turkey "always at each other's side" in respective wars of aggression. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagDecember 5, 2022 President Ilham Aliyev received a delegation headed by the Minister of National Defense of Turkey On December 5, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received delegation headed by the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar. AZERTAC reports that the delegation includes the Chief …

Editor (2022-12-06). What is the future of Venezuela's communes? mronline.org The challenges facing the communes intensified after Hugo Chávez's death in 2013.

Staff (2022-12-06). Vice President Rodríguez: Venezuela to Continue Economic Recovery in 2023. orinocotribune.com On Monday, December 5, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez led a meeting with the Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists (Conindustria). Economic expectations and environments for the year 2023 were discussed, with Rodríguez stating that the country will have a favorable economic upturn. | She said that during 2022, positive economic results have been achieved "thanks to the public policies applied and the effort of the private sector to comply with those policies." | The vice president specifically referred to the economic development and prosperity program for Venezuela, saying that it has shown a pos…

Ricardo Vaz (2022-12-06). Venezuela: Currency Reels to Spark Inflation Fears. venezuelanalysis.com Despite successive "monetary interventions" by the Venezuelan Central Bank, devaluation has continued apace.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-12-06). øCómo fue la primera victoria electoral de Hugo Chávez en 1998. telesurtv.net El 2 de febrero 1999, Hugo Chávez asumió la presidencia de Venezuela con un juramento que marcó el inicio de un profundo proceso de cambios en e país suramericano.

Ben Norton (2022-12-06). 'Free Julian Assange!' say Latin America's leftist leaders: Lula, AMLO, Petro, Maduro, Ortega, Kirchner, Evo, Zelaya. multipolarista.com Latin America's leftist presidents are leading the campaign to free Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks journalist has the support of Brazil's Lula da Silva, Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Colombia's Gustavo Petro, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, Bolivia's Evo Morales, and Honduras' Manuel Zelaya.

Rqorinoco (2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism (Interview). orinocotribune.com A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is cause of the recent inflation, unprecedented in decades. | Following is the text of the interview: | Q: Inflation…

Rqorinoco (2022-12-05). Arnold August: Dems Seek Political Gain by Pretending Opposition To Right-wing Fascism. orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Hassan Nikbin — Nov 22, 2022 | A Canadian expert on American internal affairs, Arnold August, says the Democrats' opposition to the "right-wing fascism" is not genuine. | "The interest of the Democrats and its media, such as CNN, is not to oppose right-wing fascism but rather to build a straw man for political gain in order to cover their own traces," August, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), tells the Tehran Times. | August also says people in Europe and the United States know that "the US/NATO war against Russia" is the cause of unprecedented inflation in recent decades. | Follow…

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). US Army Plans 'Dramatic' Increase in Ammunition Production as Ukraine Aid Drains Stockpiles. news.antiwar.com The US Army is planning a "dramatic" increase in the production of 155mm artillery rounds as the US has sent a staggering amount of ammunition to Ukraine over the past eight months. According to a Pentagon fact sheet released at the end of November, the US has sent Ukraine 924,000 155mm artillery rounds to Ukraine …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). Nigerian President Says Weapons From Ukraine are Winding Up in Africa. news.antiwar.com Nigeria's president has warned that weapons and ammunition used in the war in Ukraine are winding up in the hands of "terrorists" in the Lake Chad region of Africa. President Muhammadu Buhari made the comments last week from the Nigerian capital of Abuja. According to a press release from his office, Buhari drew attention "to the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). Explosions Hit Air Bases Deep Inside Russia, Killing Three Russian Soldiers. news.antiwar.com Explosions hit two Russian air bases deep inside Russian territory early Monday morning, killing three Russian soldiers and damaging two aircraft, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Blasts were reported at the Dyagilevo airfield in the Ryazan Oblast and Engels airfield in the Saratov Oblast, two locations that are over 250 miles from the Ukrainian border. …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-05). Daniel Kovalik: "World War III Has Begun" libya360.wordpress.com Dan Kovalik and Mohsen Abdelmoumen American lawyer and peace activist Daniel Kovalik DR The American lawyer and peace activist visited Donetsk where, he says in this interview, the Ukrainian army bombed a school, a football stadium and a monastery, without the Western media reporting these war crimes. The author of the book "The Plot To Overthrow…

_____ (2022-12-05). West Lays Down Conditions For Withdrawing Support For Riots. popularresistance.org The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Arabic-language al-Alam television news network on Monday that the states have suggested that they would adopt the approach on the condition that Iran starts to unconditionally and abundantly inject crude oil and natural gas into global energy markets, which remain unstable in the wake of Russia's military campaign in neighboring Ukraine and coercive measures against Moscow. | He went on to note that the Islamic Republic has also been asked to completely yield to the demands put forward by representatives of three European countries — Britain, Franc…

_____ (2022-12-05). Israel's Nuclear Menacing Of The Middle East. popularresistance.org As Western countries are floating the theory that Russia could escalate its conflict with Ukraine to a nuclear war, many Western governments continue to turn a blind eye to Israel's own nuclear weapons capabilities. Luckily, many countries around the world do not subscribe to this endemic Western hypocrisy. | "The Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction" was held between Nov. 14-18, with the sole purpose of creating new standards of accountability that, as should have always been the case, be applied equally to all Middle Eastern countrie…

Anonymous103 (2022-12-05). Airbases Deep Inside Russia Rocked By Explosions; New Wave Of Airstrikes Pummel Ukraine. southfront.org Originally published on Monday saw another major escalation in the Ukraine war as Russian media reported that explosions rocked two air bases in Russia, suggesting Ukrainian forces could be seeking to launch missiles deep into Russian territory, though the exact cause or type of weapon behind the explosions are unknown. It could also possibly be another "

Anonymous103 (2022-12-05). In Video 18+: Ukrainian Servicemen Killing Their Brothers In Arms. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2022-12-05). Nigerian President Warns Western Weapons For Ukraine Are Ending Up In Africa. southfront.org : A screenshot taken from a video released by Boko Haram in 2014 shows the leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau.At least a dozen major terrorist groups operate in Nigeria, including the infamous Boko Haram, and the inflow of weapons that could easily end up in their hands is the last thing the West African nation needs. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Despite months of allegations that Western weapons being supplied to the Kiev regime are ending up in black mar…

Brittani Banks (2022-12-05). Sanctions Batter Russia as the Kremlin Attempts to Overcome Them. independentmediainstitute.org Immediately after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., the UK, and the EU placed major sanctions on Russia to constrict its economy and restrain its war effort. Having been updated several times since, these sanctions have compounded the effects of the previous sanctions placed on Russia in 2014 after it annexed …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-05). Twelve Points on the NATO-Russian Ukrainian War. libya360.wordpress.com Gordon M. Hahn Kyiv 2023 will see intensified Western efforts in the former Soviet Russian periphery to include the efforts to: turn Armenia and Central Asia west and away from Russia; continue Western, Ukrainian, and Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in and around the Russo-NATO Ukrainian war; foment color revolution in Belarus, including infiltrating Ukrainian-based…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-12-05). New Report Details How Vast Military Spending By the Richest Countries Greatly Accelerates Climate Crisis. covertactionmagazine.com So why do climate justice groups like 350.org support the war in Ukraine? While the world's climate negotiators gathered for the COP27 summit in Egypt, a new report published by the Transnational Institute, a Dutch think tank, emphasizes how rising global military spending is a great threat to efforts to combat climate change. According to …

Mike Whitney (2022-12-05). "No, Putin Did Not Start the War in Ukraine". Towards a U.S. War against Russia? globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-12-05). Military Situation In Syria On December 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On December 5, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 6 times: 4 in Latakia province, 1 in Idlib province, 1 in Hama province; | On December 5, the SDF artillery shelled Turkish base in Dabiq area; | On December 4, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa town; | Five SDF members were killed by the Turkish Army in the Euphrates Shield, Peace Spring and Olive Branch areas in the northern Syria,…

____ (2022-12-05). Jan Oberg in China Daily: Abolish NATO and Build Peace Instead. transcend.org While most organisations are evaluated and reformed as time goes by, NATO isn't. It has become sacrosanct and criticism of its operations silenced. In Western media, it is always called the "defensive" alliance. It does not see itself as party to the conflict with Russia…

Editor (2022-12-05). Macron Says Security Guarantees for Russia Needed for Future Peace Deal. scheerpost.com

Anonymous765 (2022-12-05). Oil War: Price Cap On Russian Oil Came Into Force. southfront.org |

James G. Rickards (2022-12-05). Narrative versus Reality: "Sorry, Russia Is Winning the War" globalresearch.ca

Kurt Nimmo (2022-12-05). Hypocrites and Psychopaths: EU's Russia War Crimes Tribunal. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). Lloyd Austin Says the Pentagon Is 'Aligning' Its Budget Like Never Before to Face China. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday delivered a speech where he reaffirmed that the Pentagon's top priority is countering China, which he accused of seeking to reshape the so-called "international order." "Now, the National Defense Strategy is clear-eyed about our main competitors. And that starts with the People's Republic of China (PRC)," Austin said …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). Iran Says It Won't Resume Nuclear Deal Talks 'Under Pressure'. news.antiwar.com The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Tehran would not resume negotiations on the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA, "under pressure" from the US. "American officials know that the Islamic Republic of Iran, under pressures and threats, is not willing to negotiate or make concessions," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, according to the Iranian …

Dave DeCamp (2022-12-05). Turkey Expects More Extraditions From Sweden for NATO Membership. news.antiwar.com Sweden last week extradited a suspected member of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) to Turkey, a move Turkish officials have welcomed, but Ankara wants to see more extraditions before approving Stockholm's NATO membership. "This is a good start from Sweden that shows their sincerity and goodwill. We hope new [extraditions] will follow in line with …

WSWS (2022-12-05). Youth and students in Australia support IYSSE's call for global anti-war movement. wsws.org "I definitely support an anti-war movement. I think we need to do our part for society and to stop war. The way the world is, things aren't going to get any better unless people like us do something."

____ (2022-12-05). A Stoic's Key to Peace of Mind: Seneca on the Antidote to Anxiety. transcend.org "There are more things … likely to frighten us than there are to crush us; we suffer more often in imagination than in reality. The truth is, we know so little about life, we don't really know what the good news is and what the bad news is." — Kurt Vonnegut…

____ (2022-12-05). Peace Disruptors—The Conversion and Repurposing of Places of Worship (Part 4): Synagogues Defiled by Spanish Monarchy. transcend.org The Odyssey of the Second Exodus Based on Religious Conflicts and Oppression…

TeleSUR (2022-12-05). President Maduro Highlights Venezuelan Economic Prospects. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the promising prospects for the nation that the current process of economic growth and prospects for oil production generate. | RELATED: | "We are recovering the Homeland with work, effort, and deep love for our people. Today we live in peace, joy and with a promising future for all," he said. | On Nov. 26, his administration and the opposition Unitary Platform (PU) signed…

Dana Sanchez (2022-12-05). After FTX Collapse, Closely Watched Analyst Says Don't Hold Bitcoin On Exchanges. moguldom.com Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, is under investigation and could face years in prison if it's confirmed that he fraudulently misappropriated users' funds. Digital asset holders have been warned to explore other options to help safeguard their investments. FTX imploded over the course of a few days in November after SBF …

Editor (2022-12-05). NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to 'Doorstep of Doom'. mronline.org A popular cartoon aptly expresses the political angst provoked by media pundits today as they chatter on about nuclear war: Two people, both a little hunched over, burdened with the world, are walking down a city street. The woman says to the man, "My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."

Editor (2022-12-05). Palestinian executed at point-blank range by Israeli border police. mronline.org The harrowing video capturing the Israeli border police officer shooting a Palestinian in Huwwara has circulated widely on social media and sparked outrage among Palestinians.

_____ (2022-12-05). The Fed's Response To Inflation Is Another Upward Transfer Of Wealth. popularresistance.org The Federal Reserve has responded to runaway inflation by hiking up interest rates at the same time that Americans are drowning in historic levels of personal debt. With interest rates up, prices will only rise faster than wages, hitting the vast majority of people with stagnant or declining wages in real terms. The result is yet another upward transfer of wealth to the minority of capitalists responsible for the crisis in the first place. Economist Richard Wolff joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the origins of the inflation crisis, the Fed's response, and what this all means for working people. | Richard…

Al Mayadeen (2022-12-05). The Pentagon Reveals New Stealth Bomber in War Prep Against China. globalresearch.ca

Anonymous103 (2022-12-05). Military Situation In Iraq On December 5, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org

Dana Sanchez (2022-12-05). Is US Government And IRS Coming After You For Not Reporting $600 Side Hustle On Venmo, Zelle, And Cash App? moguldom.com The IRS has lowered its earning threshold from $20,000 to $600 for people doing side hustles and part-time work, warning on Dec. 1 that gig workers must declare their earnings if they get paid on third-party payment network transactions. In the past, a 1099K form was triggered once gig workers crossed the $20,000 income threshold …

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2022-12-05). The Ever-Widening War. Escalation is Proceeding. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirović (2022-12-05). The 2002 Bush Junior Doctrine and the Pandora Box of "Preemptive Warfare" globalresearch.ca

Editor (2022-12-05). Chris Hedges: Know Thine Enemy. scheerpost.com The expedited legislation passed by Congress to avert a strike by railroad unions dealt one more blow in the decades long war waged by the two ruling parties against the working class.

Edward Curtin (2022-12-05). Our Authentically Fake and Hypocritical Society of Copies. dissidentvoice.org "Ditto," said Tweedledum. "Ditto, ditto!" cried Tweedledee. — Lewis Carroll, Through The Looking-Glass, December 27, 1871 Sometimes a trifling contretemps can open a window onto significant issues. As a case in point, The New York Times, a newspaper that regularly publishes U.S. propaganda without a bit of shame or remorse, recently reported on a controversy …

Edward Curtin (2022-12-05). Our Authentically Fake and Hypocritical Society of Copies. Bob Dylan's New Book. globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-12-05). NATO Narratives and Corporate Media Are Leading to the 'Doorstep of Doom'. libya360.wordpress.com Robin Andersen Wall Street Journal (The U.S. Should Show It Can Win a Nuclear War 4/27/22): "Unless the US prepares to win a nuclear war, it risks losing one." A popular cartoon aptly expresses the political angst provoked by media pundits today as they chatter on about nuclear war: Two people, both a little hunched over, burdened…

Jaisal Noor (2022-12-05). UNITE HERE Union Canvassers Mobilize Ahead of Georgia Runoff Elections. therealnews.com Senator Raphael Warnock is facing off against Republican challenger Herchel Walker after neither secured % of the vote during the Nov. 8 general election. But it is widely expected for th…

Jon Queally (2022-12-05). 750+ Groups Reject Inclusion of Manchin's Dirty Deal in Pentagon Spending Bill. truthout.org A broad coalition of environmentalists, public health campaigners, and progressive advocacy organizations on Monday issued a stern warning to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi not to include the so-called "dirty deal" on energy project permitting reforms in the mammoth military spending bill set to roll through Congress this month. In a letter signed by more than… |

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-12-05). Today the Threat of Nuclear War is Real: America's 1945 Plan: "Wipe the Soviet Union Off the Map", 204 Atomic Bombs against 66 Major Cities, US Nuclear Attack against USSR Planned During World War II. globalresearch.ca According to a secret document dated September 15, 1945, "the Pentagon had envisaged blowing up the Soviet Union with a coordinated nuclear attack directed against 66 major urban areas.

ProPublica (2022-12-05). Toxic Cold War weapons legacy: Uranium mines still poisoning the U.S. peoplesworld.org This extensive report was produced by ProPublica writers by Mark Olalde, Mollie Simon and Alex Mierjeski. In the American government's rush to build its Cold War nuclear arsenal, safety was sacrificed for speed. Uranium mills that helped fuel the weapons also dumped radioactive and toxic waste into rivers like the Cheyenne in South Dakota and the Animas in Colorado. Thousands of sheep …

Staff (2022-12-05). Native American Heritage Month in Poland: EUCOM, NATO continue a grand tradition. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com In league with EUCOM's sister commands, CENTCOM and AFRICOM, and the European Union, the legacy the civilizing mission, updated to the Responsibility to Protect and the rules-based international order has been carried on in the past 20 or so years in what was before their war against it Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Libya, Syria, Iraq, …

Staff (2022-12-05). NATO holds naval exercise in Gulf of Finland for war in Baltic Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Maritime CommandDecember 3, 2022 NATO units increase readiness in Baltic Sea during Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) joined 12 nations for Finnish Navy exercise Freezing Winds in the Baltic Sea from Nov. 22 to Dec. 2. One of NATO partner …

Staff (2022-12-05). NATO incorporates Asian, European aspirants, EU into global cyber warfare network. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Command TransformationDecember 2, 2022 Exercise Cyber Coalition 2022 Concludes in Estonia NATO has concluded its largest annual cyber defence exercise, Cyber Coalition 2022, which involved more than 1,000 cyber defenders from 26 NATO Allies, invitees Finland and Sweden, as well as Georgia, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, the European Union, and participants from industry and academia. …

Staff (2022-12-05). NATO's eastern flank: Italian warplanes rotated from Poland to Romania. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandDecember 5, 2022 Italian Air Force looks back on busy Air Policing mission in Poland Italy's deployment in support of NATO's enhanced Air Policing — executed by the Air Task Force 'White Eagle' on the northeastern flank of the Alliance — came to a successful conclusion after four months. "Deployed to Poland for …

Staff (2022-12-05). U.S. interceptor missile warship docks in Slovenia on NATO mission. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com USS Leyte Gulf and the other U.S. warships listed below, USS Nitze, USS Farragut, USS Truxtun and USS Delbert D. Black, are Aegis-class cruisers and destroyers equipped to launch Standard Missile-3 Block IIA missiles recently tested to intercept ICBMs. RR ==== U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa/U.S. Sixth FleetDecember 3, 2022 USS Leyte Gulf …

Tanupriya Singh (2022-12-05). 'The Ax Always Falls on the Most Vulnerable': Pakistan Demands Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice. towardfreedom.org More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations, reports Tanupriya Singh for Peoples Dispatch.

The Associated Press (2022-12-05). Both Sides See High Stakes in Gay Rights Supreme Court Case. latinorebels.com The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.

UnitedEditor (2022-12-05). Towards the normalization of Syria-Tàºrkiye relations — 1: The crisis of 2011. unitedworldint.com After having been hostile since 2011, Syria-Tàºrkiye relations seem to be back on the path to recovery. For some time, there have been signs from Turkish government officials that relations with Syria could be restored. Erdogan himself had acknowledged the dialogue between Turkish and Syrian intelligence organizations during a visit to Sochi on August 5. …

WSWS (2022-12-05). Many UK schools structurally unsound, posing danger to life. wsws.org The Office of Government Property issued a "Safety Briefing Notice" in September warning of the potential dangers of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in buildings which is "life-expired and liable to collapse".

WSWS (2022-12-05). Health experts warn of impending public health crisis as China quickly adapts itself to herd immunity policy. wsws.org Published estimates suggest that the ending of Zero-COVID in China, now being demanded by the corporate media, could cost 1 to 2 million lives immediately.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Health experts warn of impending public health crisis as China quickly adapts itself to the herd immunity policy. wsws.org Published estimates suggest that the ending of Zero-COVID in China, now being demanded by the corporate media, could cost 1 to 2 million lives immediately.

WSWS (2022-12-05). German parliament supports far-right war propaganda with "Holodomor" vote. wsws.org November 30, 2022 will go down in history as the date on which the German parliament (Bundestag) sacrificed historical truth and freedom of opinion and scholarship on the altar of militarism.

WSWS (2022-12-05). India joins US-led military exercises as Modi government doubles down on its support for Washington's preparations for war with China. wsws.org The Malabar naval and Himalayan "high-altitude" exercise took place as India's ongoing border dispute with China enters its third winter, with Delhi and Beijing arraying vast military forces in "forward deployment" against each other.

WSWS (2022-12-05). Indian government doubles down on support for US war drive against China. wsws.org The Malabar naval and Himalayan "high-altitude" exercise took place as India's ongoing border dispute with China enters its third winter, with Delhi and Beijing arraying vast military forces in "forward deployment" against each other.

WSWS (2022-12-05). We Are Not Ghouls and The Corridors of Power: Two films probe or fail to probe US responsibility for genocide and torture. wsws.org We Are Not Ghouls is a valuable documenting of the violation of basic democratic rights that US authorities inflicted on its detainees during the "war on terror."

Roger D. Harris (2022-12-05). The Volatility of US Hegemony in Latin America Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Haiti, and China (Part 2). orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris Dec 1, 2022 | The US has long considered Latin America and the Caribbean to be its "backyard" under the anachronist 1823 Monroe Doctrine. And even though current US President Biden mistakenly thinks that upgrading the region to the "

UnitedEditor (2022-12-05). "First step in lifting sanctions altogether" unitedworldint.com By Douglas Bolívar / Caracas, Venezuela The US administration has loosened its sanctions targeting the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on November 26. The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) within the Treasury Department and responsible for applying sanctions, has granted the US oil company Chevron a license limited authorization to resume pumping oil from Venezuela …

Marcos Salgado (2022-12-05). Realpolitik: Chevron vuelve a operar en Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Una imagen difícil de imaginar hasta hace poco. Funcionarios de la petrolera estadounidense Chevron, firmando un contrato con autoridades del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro en la sede de la petrolera estatal PDVSA, en Caracas. Y no cualquier acuerdo, sino el…

TeleSUR (2022-12-05). Brazil: Court Suspends Purchase of 98 Italian Armored Vehicles. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Wilson Alves de Souza, judge of the Federal Regional Court of the First Region, provisionally suspended the tender through which the Brazilian army intended to acquire 98 Centauro II armored vehicles for US$946 million. | RELATED: | The judge argued that the purchase of war equipment is not a priority for a country that is not at war or has imminent threats to its national security. His sentence suspends the…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-12-05). Presidente de Venezuela destaca recuperación del país. telesurtv.net El país ha experimentado un crecimiento económico del 10 por ciento, pese a la pandemia de la Covid-19 y de las medidas coercitivas unilaterales de EE.UU.

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