(2022-12-25). Monday 12/26: 24th Annual, California State Capitol Kwanzaa Kickoff – World Peace Rose Garden. indybay.org California State Capitol World Peace Rose Garden – 15 and L Street – Sacramento, CA…
(2022-12-25). Saturday 12/31: New Year's Eve Organists' Kaleidophone. indybay.org Peace United Church | 900 High Street, Santa Cruz…
(2022-12-25). China to commit itself to cause of peace, development for humanity: FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said China will commit itself to the noble cause of peace and development for humanity on the new journey to build China into a modern socialist country in all respects.
(2022-12-25). Eight major achievements of China's major-country diplomacy in 2022: FM. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday that over the year 2022, China has conducted major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics in an all-round way, making new contribution to upholding world peace and promoting common development.
(2022-12-25). Even in War, Good Will toward Men. americanthinker.com Have you heard this Christmas miracle from the Battle of the Bulge?>
(2022-12-25). Christmas and the war on Christmas. americanthinker.com Christmas is God's greatest gift, for man's greatest need. Why the war on Christmas?>
(2022-12-25). Schadenfreude: Department of Energy ramps up the war against their tax slaves (us). americanthinker.com Biden's criminal confederacy thrives under climate communism.
(2022-12-25). 10 Important Facts About The Extraordinary Influence Of HBCUs In America. moguldom.com The news about Historically Black Colleges and Universities tends to cover their financial struggles. A recent tweet by Dr. KaNisha L. Hall reminds everyone of the excellence that has come from HBCUs. The board-certified anesthesiologist, who attended Howard University, posted a Twitter thread that began with "You know I got something to say!!! 4 HBCU …
(2022-12-25). Taliban's University Ban Signals Return To Past Repression Of Women. juancole.com I'm Mustafa Sarwar, a senior news editor at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. (RFE/RL ) The Taliban banned women from attending universities in Afghanistan on December 20. In a statement, the Taliban's Higher Education Ministry said the decision was effective …
(2022-12-25). Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine. tribune.com.pk 
Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers have refused to engage in talks, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on Sunday. | Russia's Feb 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most deadly conflict in Europe since World War Two and the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. | There is, thus far, little end in sight to the war. | The Kremlin says it will fight until all its aims are achieved while Kyiv says it will not rest until every Russian soldier is ejected from all of its te…
(2022-12-25). China stages 'strike drills' around Taiwan, citing provocation. tribune.com.pk 
China's military said it had conducted "strike drills" in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to unspecified "provocation" from the democratically-governed island and the United States. | Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained of repeated Chinese military activity nearby over the past three years or so as Beijing seeks to pressure Taipei to accept Chinese sovereignty. | China staged war games around Taiwan in August following a visit to Taipei by then-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, and on Saturday it condemned the United States for a new defence authorisation law t…
(2022-12-25). Santa Cruz Homeless Death List for 2023: Follow-Up. indybay.org Two public ceremonies were held December 21st where the names of the unhoused dead for the year (some of them) were read. My response was the attached flyer, reprinted in the Serf City Times, suggesting some obvious but likely to be ignored remedies to ward off the 2023 deaths list. Also attached is the Homeless Persons Health Project/County report.
(2022-12-25). Xi Jinping leads China's drive toward rural modernization. ecns.cn China has embarked on a fast track of development in pursuing the modernization of agriculture and rural areas thanks to the persistent and concerted efforts mobilized and guided by the Chinese leadership with Xi Jinping at its core.
(2022-12-25). Sen. Lindsey Graham Says Ukraine War Will Only End If Putin Is 'Taken Out'. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-25). While Ukraine War Continues, Southeast Europe Braces for Conflict in Serbia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com While Ukraine War Continues, Southeast Europe Braces for Conflict in Serbia After 300 NATO-trained Kosovar military police officers occupied the northern city of Kosovska Mitrovica in southern Serbia/Kosovo in early December, the Serbian president is looking to send the military into the region under United Nations Sec. Council Resolution 1244. www.worldatlarge.news/world-conflict/2022/12/20/while-ukraine-war-continues-southeast-europe-braces-for-conflict-in-serbia?fbclid=IwAR1cYnV5KXvdx8ttpvbm-e3_d_Zv4AP2xysyoJCZw3-Te8s56eAB-cSwDkc…
(2022-12-25). Venezuela rechaza fallo judicial en EE. UU. que desconoce inmunidad diplomática de Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Caracas denuncia fallo judicial que viola la Convención de Viena sobre Relaciones Diplomáticas, instrumento del cual EE.UU. es Estado parte.
(2022-12-25). Venezuela rechaza fallo judicial en EE. UU. sobre Alex Saab. telesurtv.net Caracas denuncia fallo judicial que viola la Convención de Viena sobre Relaciones Diplomáticas, instrumento del cual EE.UU. es Estado parte.
(2022-12-24). The Prince of Hell and Peace in Ukraine is possible. indybay.org There is little truth in war. If you want to survive, any means must necessarily be acceptable. In this scenario, lying is not a sin, not something to be outlawed, but simply an option to achieve one's own goals. It is therefore normality. Basically, no one who is in a war can be accused of lying, because the logics of humanity and decency are then suspended.
(2022-12-24). Former German Chancellor Merkel Admits that Minsk Peace Agreements Were Part of Scheme for Ukraine to Buy Time to Prepare for War With Russia. orinocotribune.com 
By Jeremy Kuzmarov Dec 19, 2022 | War was inevitable outcome of 2014 U.S.-backed coup in Ukraine | Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel These comments echoed those of Petro Poroshenko, the former president of Ukraine, who came to power in snap elections after the 2014 coup d'état. Regarding his sig…
(2022-12-24). NIH's All of Us Research Program returns health-related DNA results to participants. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) All of Us Research Program has begun returning personalized health-related DNA results to more than 155,000 participants. The reports detail whether participants have an increased risk for specific health conditions and how their bodies might process certain medications. The All of Us Research Program collects participants' blood, urine, and saliva samples. These biosamples are stored and managed for research at a specialized All of Us Research Program biobank at Mayo Clinic. "It is rewarding for us at the…
(2022-12-24). The Claim That the Ukraine War Advances U.S. Interests Discredits the Claim That It's 'Unprovoked'. strategic-culture.org
(2022-12-24). Let the Patriot Games Begin. strategic-culture.org Little did we know that by 2023 the raging would go beyond paroxysm, Pepe Escobar writes. | It's idle to dwell on the cringe-worthy visit of the Kiev clown to Crash Test Dummy at the White House, coupled with a "Churchillian" speech at the War Party dominions in Capitol Hill. History will ridicule this Hollywood soap for centuries ahead. | Way more juice is provided by the latest War Party P.R. show, sponsored by Raytheon Productions. After all Lloyd Austin, the current Pentagon head, is a former Raytheon weapons peddler. | After much fanfare, it was established that the Pentagon will provide not a collection, bu…
(2022-12-24). Holiday greetings to workers behind bars. themilitant.com New Year greetings to our readers behind bars! | The Militant will continue to tell the truth about the conditions you face and keep getting news about the struggles of working people worldwide into your hands. 2022 was quite a year! Millions took to the streets to defend themselves. | From the Ukrainian people's courageous defense of their nation's sovereignty against Moscow's invasion, to working people inside Russia who are protesting the war. From working people and youth in Iran standing up to assaults by government thugs, to thousands of workers here who are using unions to strike for better wages and condi…
(2022-12-24). Defend Ukraine independence! Demand Putin get out now! themilitant.com The Ukrainian people are withstanding some of the heaviest aerial bombardment since Moscow's war began as they fight tenaciously to drive back its invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to demoralize working people by crippling Ukraine's power supplies as winter begins, but this only encourages greater determination to resist. | The conflict is the largest ground war fought by two states in Europe since 1945. It has set in motion realignments among capitalist powers across the world, and exacerbated the global economic crisis. The Kremlin is banking on Russia's bigger military resources to wear Ukrainia…
(2022-12-24). Ohio workers at GM battery plant vote 710-16 to join UAW. themilitant.com Workers at an electric vehicle battery factory near Warren, Ohio, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers. The 710-16 vote, announced by the National Labor Relations Board Dec. 9, marks the first time workers have won union representation in this burgeoning industry. | The plant is owned by Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and South Korean-owned LG Energy Solution. Ultium has announced plans to build two more battery factories, in Lansing, Michigan, and Spring Hill, Tennessee. As part of the auto bosses' competition to take the lead in electric car sales, Ford says it will build t…
(2022-12-24). As political crisis of US rulers deepens, Socialist Workers Party speaks out. themilitant.com Following the 2022 elections, working people face both a deepening crisis in the capitalist economy — a slowdown in hiring at the same time prices continue to rise — and attacks on living conditions and constitutional freedoms by the capitalist rulers and their two political parties, the Democrats and Republicans. | The Socialist Workers Party is organizing to build solidarity with workers in battle against boss and government attacks, from the rail yards nationwide to strikes by Case New Holland workers in Wisconsin and Iowa and miners at Warrior Met Coal in Alabama. The party fields candidates posin…
(2022-12-24). Arctic blast, blizzards disrupt U.S. travel ahead of holidays. tribune.com.pk 
Arctic cold extended its grip over much of the United States on Friday, combining with snow, ice and howling winds from a deadly winter storm roaring out of the Midwest to disrupt energy supplies and thwart travel for millions of Americans ahead of the holiday weekend. | The extreme winter weather, which prompted city authorities across the country to open warming centers in libraries and police stations while scrambling to expand temporary shelter for the homeless, was blamed for at least five deaths on Friday. | A -vehicle pileup on the Ohio Turnpike in a blizzard near Toledo killed two motorists, injured n…
(2022-12-24). Al Qaeda releases video it claims is narrated by leader al-Zawahiri who was believed dead -SITE. tribune.com.pk 
Al Qaeda has released a 35-minute recording the group claims was narrated by its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was believed to have been killed in a U.S. raid in August 2022, SITE intelligence group said on Friday. | The recording was undated and the transcript did not clearly point towards a time frame for when it could have been made. | Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike in Afghanistan, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. | Zawahiri had been in hiding for years, and the operation to locate and kill him was the result of "careful, patient and persiste…
(2022-12-24). Zionist regime's drone downed in north of Gaza Strip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) — A drone of the Zionist Regime has been downed in the north of the Gaza Strip, the Zionist Ministry of War confirmed on Friday night.
(2022-12-24). Military Situation In Iraq On December 24, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2022-12-24). Military Situation In Syria On December 24, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see the full-size image | On December 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours | On December 24, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Ain al-Arab | On December 24, Turkish artillery shelled SDF positions near Tal Rafaat | On December 22, SDF artillery shelled a Turkish base in the Dabiq area | On December 22, an SAA serviceman was killed by an IED attack in Inkhil town | MORE ON THE TOPIC: :…
(2022-12-24). Top 10 Inequality Victories of 2022. scheerpost.com 
(2022-12-24). School Librarians Are in the Crosshairs of Right-Wing Book Banners and Censors. truthout.org When right-wing activists got wind that a fall 2021 display of graphic novels at North Kingstown High School in Rhode Island included Maia Kobabe's award-winning Gender Queer: A Memoir, they quickly demanded that the book be removed, filing an official complaint with the local school board. Opponents of the book also submitted a second complaint to the police charging that school librarians were… |
(2022-12-24). Jewish Group Moves To Support Reparations For Black Americans. moguldom.com A Jewish group has taken a step toward supporting reparations for Black Americans. Reconstructing Judaism recently voted to approve a resolution to support and advocate "for institutional, local, and federal legislation and policies that specifically address the need for reparations" for BIPOC — which stands for Black, Indigenous, [and] People Of Color. Rabbi Micah Geurin Weiss is the assistant director …
(2022-12-24). Lenguaje, desnaturalización y la mirada del jaguar. indybay.org Lenguaje, desnaturalización y la mirada del jaguar | por Julie Wark…
(2022-12-24). European satrapies: U.S. Congress threatens Bulgaria's top prosecutor over "stability of NATO" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com EuractivDecember 24, 2022 US congressman: Bulgaria's chief prosecutor threatens stability of NATO US Congressman Warren Davidson called on the US Treasury Department on Thursday (22 December) to take action against Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev for "corrupt actions" threatening "the stability and security of NATO allies in Europe", a document obtained by EURACTIV reveals. Davidson, …
(2022-12-24). First operational mission since WWII: U.S. airborne forces kilometers from Ukraine war zone. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Stars and StripesDecember 20, 2022 Black Sea vantage point gives 101st Airborne troops closer view of Ukraine war The 101st Airborne Division soldiers here are positioned close enough to Ukraine that their artillery is in easy range of the war-torn country and intelligence gatherers can monitor fighters buzzing around the Black Sea. The 2nd Brigade …
(2022-12-24). NATO partner Colombia mulls purchase of French warplanes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense NewsDecember 23, 2022 Colombia begins negotiations to buy 16 Rafale fighter jets Colombia is negotiating the purchase of 16 Rafale multirole fighter jets for its Air Force, a deal potentially worth $3.15 billion, according to a news release from the country's president. *** Earlier this month, the president had announced during a military ceremony …
(2022-12-24). Vietnam, Afghanistan precedents for Poland: U.S. sells recovery vehicles for (366) Abrams tanks disabled in combat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish Press AgencyDecember 21, 2022 Poland signs recovery vehicle deal for Abrams tanks Poland has signed a deal for the purchase of 26 Hercules armoured recovery vehicles from BAE Systems to support the US-made Abrams tanks Warsaw bought earlier. The Hercules is designed to recover tanks while under fire, and has been used in conflicts …
(2022-12-24). In Aubervilliers for the holidays: Boycott Israel! samidoun.net 
On Saturday, 17 December, Samidoun Paris Banlieue organized its monthly Palestine stand in Aubervilliers, Paris, focusing on the boycott of Israel, especially in the holiday season. At the stand, they urged the boycott of Israel and that of corporations complicit in war crimes and colonialism, such as HP, supplier of computer equipment to the Israeli …
(2022-12-24). Judge Decision Denying Alex Saab's Right To Diplomatic Immunity. popularresistance.org Saab Moran faces charges in this case for bribing Venezuelan officials channeling hundreds of millions of dollars into foreign accounts under the guise of a food program meant to benefit Venezuelans. His alleged criminal activity took place from 2011 through 2015. | In an apparent effort to either avoid prosecution or reduce his criminal exposure in the United States, Saab Moran began to meet secretly with United States law enforcement agents starting in August 2016. Saab Moran met with agents in August and September of 2016. The following year, he met with | agents in November of 2017. The next year, he met with…
(2022-12-24). Spiritual Foundation of The Korean People (Statement). orinocotribune.com Message from the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in Caracas, Venezuela: | In spite of many challenges and vicissitudes, the Korean people are fighting unswervingly for the overall development of socialism because they have a firm conviction in the idea of General Secretary Kim Jong Un. | Why do the Korean people consider the idea of their leader as their spiritual foundation? | It is because they have experienced that, following the guidance of their leader, everything turns out well. | In the course of leading the DPRK, Kim Jong Un accumulated great ideological and theoretical feats in all s…
(2022-12-24). [BREAKING] US Court Denies Alex Saab Immunity Claim. venezuelanalysis.com The Venezuelan government envoy's legal team has announced it will appeal the decision.