Daily Archives: January 25, 2023

2023-01-25: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). Pentagon to Increase Artillery Ammunition Production by 0% for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon is planning to boost its production of artillery ammunition by 0% over the next two years as the US is depleting its military stockpiles by sending millions of shells to Ukraine, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the US has pledged to send Ukraine over one …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-25). Report: Turkey Postpones NATO Talks With Sweden, Finland After Quran Burning. news.antiwar.com Turkey has postponed planned talks with Sweden and Finland on their potential NATO bids following a Quran-burning protest in Sweden that took place in front of the Turkish embassy, the Turkish broadcaster TRT World reported Tuesday. The report cited anonymous Turkish diplomatic sources who said the meeting was set to take place in Brussels next …

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2023-01-25). Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange! indybay.org On Pacifica: Antiwar Voices on MLK week; South Africa Power Grid Crisis; US out of Peru; Free Assange!

Fight Back (2023-01-25). Protest of Ohio cop hitting women in face. fightbacknews.org Butler Township, OH – On Saturday January 21, a few dozen people gathered in protest outside a local McDonald's, chanting "Black lives matter," "Women's lives matter," "No justice, no peace, no racist police" and "Boycott McDonald's." The event was hosted by Black Lives Matter-Dayton with the intention of bringing community awareness to an incident of police excessive use of force that had occurred earlier that week. | Latinka Hancock was struck in the face and head three times by Sergeant Todd Stanley while Officer Tim Zellers had a stun gun aimed at her. After receiving an incorrect order at the McDonald's in B…

Anjoulie Woodhead (2023-01-25). Concerns of Growth, Pandemic, War and Inflation Top World Economic Forum Agenda. indybay.org World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast as Developing Countries Struggle with Debt…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-25). Ukraine, The Corruption Discovered Is Nothing But The Zelensky's Method. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Piero Messina | What unites Sierra Leone, Zambia and Ukraine? The corruption. Now it will be a big problem for President Zelensky to convince Western partners to continue economic support for his proxy war. The scandal that led to the arrests of top government leaders in Kiev was hardly unexpected. After all, his trusted men have acted with the same method that has distinguished the Ukrainian president for years. | Let's see the international data. According to Transparency Internation…

Answer Coalition (2023-01-25). Protest at the White House: Disband NATO! No war on Russia! answercoalition.org

Fight Back (2023-01-25). Family of Cesar Rodriguez to be awarded $12M in wrongful death lawsuit. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – After an eight-day trial, Los Angeles Superior Court on January 20 issued a $12.2 million verdict against the Long Beach police officer for killing Cesar Rodriguez, a 23-year-old Chicano. The jury unanimously found killer cop Martin Ron guilty of negligence and responsible for Rodriguez's death. It is a victory for the surviving family as it is the largest police misconduct verdict in history against the Long Beach Police Department. The law firm of Arnold Casillas represented the family in the successful lawsuit and trial. | The second phase of the lawsuit, where jurors would weigh how much the…

Herbert Bertsch, Peter Wahl (2023-01-25). Turn of the times and Negotiations instead of truce. indybay.org "Public opinion continues to cling to pragmatism and pacifism. Skepticism toward military means has even increased since the beginning of the war." For example, in a May poll, 49 percent thought, "The most important thing is to end the war as soon as possible, even if that means Ukraine ceding control of territory to Russia."

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-25). Consumer Health: What happens if your thyroid is too active or not active enough? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more how important it is that your thyroid functions properly. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your neck. It produces hormones that regulate your heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature and weight. When your thyroid isn't functioning properly, whether it's too active or not active enough, all these functions are affected. Hyperthyroidism Hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, occurs when your…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Screening for cervical cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that more than 12,500 cases of cervical cancer were diagnosed, and more than 4,000 women died from the disease in 2019, the latest year of available data. Dr. Olivia Cardenas-Trowers, a Mayo Clinic urogynecologist, explains the importance of screening for cervical cancer. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/qBJBz_D88sg Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-01-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Role for opioids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Drug overdoses from opioids have been linked to a decreased life span, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ongoing opioid crisis has been a complicated one for more than a decade. Death rates continue to rise, despite national medical guidelines for prescribing the pain medication. Dr. Holly Geyer leads the opioid stewardship program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She says there is an important role for opioids in patient…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-25). 'Freedom for Assange and Journalism Are at Stake': Belmarsh Tribunal Comes to DC. orinocotribune.com By Brett Wilkins Jan 20, 2023 | "As long as the Biden administration continues to deploy tools like the Espionage Act to imprison those who dare to expose war crimes, no publisher and no journalist will be safe," said one of the tribunal's co-chairs. |

| As Julian Assange awaits the

Peter Becker, Gen. Erich Vad (2023-01-25). Russia's war against Ukraine and What are the war aims? indybay.org Erich Vad is an ex-brigade general. From 2006 to 2013, he was the military policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is one of the rare voices who spoke out publicly against arms deliveries to Ukraine early on, without political strategy or diplomatic efforts. Even now he speaks an uncomfortable truth. | This is a military escalation. We are going down a slippery slope.

WSWS (2023-01-25). 95th Academy Award nominations: All Quiet on the Western Front, Tár, Triangle of Sadness recognized. wsws.org As always, the nominations themselves reflect the assorted pressures and impulses at work in the film industry and the affluent social layers associated with it.

WSWS (2023-01-25). Zelensky government shaken by political crisis as NATO prepares escalation of war with Russia. wsws.org The government reshuffle marks a significant intensification of the deep political crisis gripping the Zelensky government almost one year into the war, as NATO is leading an offensive to escalate the war against Russia.

WSWS (2023-01-25). NATO to send over 100 heavy tanks against Russia. wsws.org In the most dangerous escalation of the war between NATO and Russia to date, the United States will provide M1 Abrams main battle tanks to Ukraine as part of a deployment of NATO tanks that could number in the hundreds.

WSWS (2023-01-25). Four more Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy in Trump's failed coup. wsws.org While several members of the fascist militia group, including founder Stewart Rhodes, have been found guilty of plotting to keep Trump in power, the former president has yet to be charged more than two years after his failed coup.

WSWS (2023-01-25). German government sends Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine. wsws.org According to media reports, Germany is now also sending Leopard main battle tanks to Ukraine following the deployment of Marder infantry fighting vehicles. The decision marks a further escalation of the NATO proxy war in Ukraine against Russia and resurrects the darkest traditions of German history.

_____ (2023-01-25). To what extent will relations between Sweden and Turkey escalate? journal-neo.org The warnings by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan uttered during a meeting with the youth in Mugla on January 15 that relations between Turkey and Sweden could worsen if Stockholm did not take action against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) are becoming prophetic. As is known, in the summer of 2022, Turkey, Sweden and Finland …

Staff (2023-01-25). In CELAC Address, Venezuela's President Maduro Condemns Foreign Intervention (+US Embassy). orinocotribune.com During his participation via a pre-recorded message in the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro rejected the interventionism in the region practiced by foreign powers. | During a 14 minute-long video presented on Tuesday, January 24, the Venezuelan president proposed that the community of Latin American and Caribbean States raise its collective voice to defend the sovereignty and independence of the region, resisting interference by countries that, in one way or another, seek to intervene in the internal af…

Staff (2023-01-25). Venezuela's Vice President: Inflation Reduced by Almost 2/3 in 2022. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 24, 2023 ( The top official accompanied her presentation with a slideshow showing the evolution of inflation from 2016 to 2022. In 2016, the inflation was at 274%, 863% was reported in 2017, 130…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-25). Venezuela llama a unir fuerzas contra intervencionismo extranjero. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, planteó este martes la creación de la Secretaría General de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-01-25). Venezuela y Tàºrkiye firman memorando de entendimiento. telesurtv.net "El futuro que nos espera a las relaciones económicas y comerciales entre Türkiye y Venezuela, es un futuro de prosperidad", resaltó el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-01-25). Presidente venezolano recibe credenciales del embajador de España. telesurtv.net Con la entrega de las cartas credenciales, quedó sellado el restablecimiento de las relaciones entre Venezuela y España.

Declan McKenna (2023-01-24). Thoughts of an Ageing Communist. dissidentvoice.org I was struck by an article in Counterpunch late last year: Scott Tucker wrote a piece centred around war and peace and to further enlighten his readers he provided links to two other articles: "I am including links to two articles readers may find useful. The first article was just published at World Socialist Website …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-24). Poland Says It Will Seek Berlin's Formal Approval to Send Leopard Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Monday that Warsaw will formally seek permission from Berlin to send German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. "We will apply for such permission," Morawiecki said. He added that if Berlin doesn't grant permission, Warsaw would still try to send the tanks as part of a "small coalition" of countries. …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-24). Sen. Gillibrand Wants F-35 Sales to Arab Countries That Normalized With Israel. news.antiwar.com Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) told The Times of Israel that the US should sell F-35 fighter jets to Arab countries that have normalized with Israel under the Abraham Accords in exchange for investments that could benefit the Palestinians. The Trump administration promised F-35s to the UAE as its reward for normalizing with Israel. The …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-24). Several Senior Ukrainian Officials Fired as Corruption Scandal Rocks Ukraine. news.antiwar.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-24). US Poised to Send 'Significant Number' of M1 Abrams Tanks to Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is now leaning toward sending its M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine despite recent comments from Pentagon officials about how they would be difficult for Ukrainian forces to maintain, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The Associated Press later reported the administration is "poised" to approve the transfer under the Ukraine Security Assistance …

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-24). Zelensky Cites Military Aid as 'Big Business' Opportunity for American Companies. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday cited US military aid as an example of the "big business" opportunities American corporations can find in his country. Zelensky said in a video address to a meeting of the National Association of State Chambers in Boca Raton, Florida, that rebuilding Ukraine will provide major economic opportunities. "It is …

Fight Back (2023-01-24). New year, same wars – MLK day of action in Minneapolis. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On January 22, the Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, a coalition of anti-war groups in Minnesota, rallied in Mayday Plaza as part of the United National Antiwar Coalition's national call for Martin Luther King Jr. week of actions against U.S. wars to mark his birthday. On the theme of "New Year, Same Wars," the protest drew a crowd of 70 protesters, eager to hear from activist leaders across the Twin Cities representing the voices of those impacted by U.S. imperialism and endless militarism. | People lined the sidewalks, facing traffic and holding signs expressing the crowd's sentiment…

Editor (2023-01-24). Antiwar marchers honor MLK, say 'NO' to NATO proxy war in Ukraine. mronline.org On Jan. 14, a large crowd gathered in Times Square in New York City to honor the true legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and demand an end to the brutal U.S.-NATO proxy war being waged in Ukraine.

Lee Camp (2023-01-24). Making Politicians Uncomfortable, with Anti-War Activist Medea Benjamin. mintpressnews.com Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODEPINK, discusses her book on the Ukraine conflict, the dangers of escalating military spending, peaceful negotiations, and international cooperation in preventing nuclear war and promoting peace.

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Kiev Asked For Peace With Belarus But Prepares For War. southfront.org Illustrative Image | On January 24, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko revealed that Ukraine offered Belarus to conclude a non-aggression pact. At the same time, the Kiev regime is strengthening military fortifications in the northern regions, preparing for another assault from the territory of Belarus. | According to Alexander Lukashenko, conflicting signals are coming from Kiev. While asking not to enter war in Ukraine, the Kiev regime and its Western patrons are training and arming militants and extremists, thre…

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-01-24). Idea of Socialism Can Only Flourish in Peace and Freedom. globalresearch.ca

Morning Star (2023-01-24). Risk of WWIII grows, Ukraine peace talks a must. peoplesworld.org Following is an editorial reprinted from the Morning Star, the UK's daily socialist newspaper: NATO is pushing further escalation of the war in Ukraine — with Germany facing immense pressure from the United States to send tanks to fight Russia. Chancellor Olaf Scholz hesitates. He does so partly because of the historic connotations — panzers …

K.J. Noh (2023-01-24). The republic of prosecution: South Korea's national security state unleashes attacks on labor and peace activists. mronline.org Progressive South Korean citizens have been watching with impending dread the deepening threats of political repression since the former prosecutor Yoon Suk Yeol assumed the South Korean presidency. On Wednesday, January 18, the Yoon administration took off its gloves.

Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel (2023-01-24). The Idea of Socialism Can Only Flourish in Peace and Freedom. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-01-24). Japan Reenlists As Washington's Spear-Carrier. popularresistance.org It is always the same when Japanese premiers travel to Washington to summit at the White House. Nothing seems to happen and nobody pays much attention even when important things happen, when we should all pay attention, and, when we do pay passing attention, we usually get it wrong. In January 1960, when Premier Nobusuke Kishi visited Washington, President Eisenhower blessed the war criminal and signed a security treaty the Japanese public vigorously opposed. That week Newsweek marked Kishi down as "that friendly, savvy Japanese salesman." | Kishi proved a salesman, all right. Three years later he used armed poli…

_____ (2023-01-24). St. Louis Fed Breaks All Statistical Rules With Misleading Graph. popularresistance.org In an attempt to grossly exaggerate China's defense spending, and simultaneously downplay the US military budget, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a jaw-droppingly deceptive graph. | If a student presented this in a statistics 101 class, the teacher would likely give them an F. But because it involves Washington's public enemy number one, Beijing, the US regional reserve bank was awarded a Golden Star for exemplary service in the New Cold War. | The St. Louis Fed listed the world's top six countries by military expenditures, but used two separate axes: the spending of China, Russia, Britain, India,…

_____ (2023-01-24). Morocco to Become a Huge U.S. Military Base to Counter Russia in Africa. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? strategic-culture.org There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is winning the global war against the West. And it's starting in Africa | There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is winning the global war against the West. And it's starting in Africa | Pundits have for months claimed that Ukraine has made great advances on the battlefield and taken back considerable swathes of territory that Russia held. While this claim is losing its validity in recent weeks there, most western analysts indulge themselves with their ow…

americanthinker (2023-01-24). Iowa Legislature passes historic school reform providing same amount of state funding for private school scholarships as to government schools. americanthinker.com A giant step toward true school choice. Naturally, the national media are ignoring it.

americanthinker (2023-01-24). Where are the snow-less winters we have been warned about? americanthinker.com I bet people in California, Utah, and Buffalo are tired of shoveling that global warming…

Anne N. Sosin, Martha Lincoln (2023-01-24). War on empathy: Legacy media's attacks on advocates for strong COVID-19 prevention. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in A recent series of media stories depicting individuals advocating for stronger COVID policies as unsympathetic characters on the fringes of society ignited a

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Military Situation In Iraq On January 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Tashkil al-Warithin group claims responsibility for the drone attack on Tanf base. | MORE ON THE TOPIC: : |

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Military Situation In Syria On January 24, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On January 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On January 24, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Tufahiyah; | On January 24, two former rebels were assassinated by unknown gunmen in Tasil town; | On January 23, the SAA with the help of the Russian army, rebuilt the Al-Jarrah military airport in Aleppo province and this airport was officially put into se…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-24). Why Is Russia Expanding Short-Range Air Defenses Around Moscow? southfront.org Click to see full-size imageWhile Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Air defense is one of the key modern military capabilities that provide adequate protection for ground units, helping them retain their combat capabilities. In recent dec…

Drago Bosnic (2023-01-24). Russia Preparing New Plan to End War. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-01-24). CCTV Spring Festival Gala captures audiences. ecns.cn The annual CCTV Spring Festival Gala offered people a unique and warm cultural feast on Saturday.For example, Japanese video platform Niconico has reported on the gala for the eighth time consecutively, attracting 124,000 people, and 93 percent of them praised the show.

infobrics (2023-01-24). Why is Russia expanding short-range air defenses around Moscow?>. infobrics.org While Moscow is protected by one of the world's best air defense networks capable of shooting down ICBMs, incoming MIRV warheads, satellites and other space-based weapons, this doesn't make it immune to sabotage attacks involving drones and drone swarms.

Otis Grotewohl (2023-01-24). Britain sends Kosovo puppet troops to Malvinas NATO base. workers.org Jan. 21 — While NATO prolongs the proxy war against Russia that it provoked 11 months ago as it extended eastward, the imperialist military alliance is also expanding its role in South America. A Jan. 19 article in the German daily newspaper junge Welt reported, "On Friday [Jan. 13], Kosovo . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-24). Daily Round-up | Anti-government protests in Peru intensify & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of anti-government protests in Peru intensifying, Iran warning of consequences of the terrorist tag on the IRGC, and Brazil opening investigations into crimes against indigenous people…

Rick Rozoff (2023-01-24). NATO unity: Poland pressures Germany to send tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish RadioJanuary 24, 2023 Poland requests German permission to send tanks to Ukraine: deputy PM A Polish deputy prime minister has said that Germany has received an official request from Poland to re-export Leopard 2 tanks to war-torn Ukraine. Mariusz B≈Çaszczak made the announcement on Twitter on Tuesday…. The deputy prime minister, who is also …

Sharon Zhang (2023-01-24). The RNC Is Already Warning Its Nominee Will Boycott 2024 Presidential Debate. truthout.org Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, the chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) reiterated that the RNC won't let the GOP nominee participate in events organized by a nonpartisan organization that has held presidential debates since 1988. "Don't waste your time," RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel told networks that are applying to become 2024 debate hosts. She reminded them that the RNC has… |

Sharon Zhang (2023-01-24). Warren: Debt Ceiling Crisis Wouldn't Even Exist Without Trump Tax Overhaul. truthout.org Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) dug into Republicans for their willingness to "wreck the economy" over the debt ceiling, pointing out that the GOP is only interested in protecting their rich allies and creating an economic crisis that would reflect poorly on President Joe Biden. In an appearance on MSNBC, Warren said that the conservative regressive tax policies that the GOP has pushed for… |

Staff (2023-01-24). Headlines for January 24, 2023. democracynow.org 7 Killed in Half Moon Bay as California Suffers 3 Mass Shootings in 3 Days, Death Toll in Monterey Park Shooting Rises to 11 as Authorities Name Some Victims , Video Shows Memphis Cops Brutally Beat Tyre Nichols "Like a Human Piñata", Jury Finds Four More Oath Keepers Guilty of Seditious Conspiracy, Ex-FBI Official Charles McGonigal Indicted over Ties to Russian Billionaire, Nuclear-Capable Warplanes Join U.S. and Israel in War Games Simulating Strikes on Iran, Palestinian Bedouins Resist Calls by Israeli Lawmakers to Demolish Their Village, President Lula Fires Brazil's Army Commander in Wake o…

Staff (2023-01-24). Talk World Radio: Rage Against the War Machine on February 19th. davidswanson.org

WSWS (2023-01-24). To fight war and French pension cuts, rebel against the union bureaucracy! wsws.org On Thursday, masses of workers across France went on strike against French President Emmanuel Macron's new attempts to impose pension reform.

WSWS (2023-01-24). Portuguese teachers mount nationwide strike. wsws.org A rising tide of class struggles is underway in Portugal and internationally, three years into the COVID-19 pandemic and as NATO wages war on Russia in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-01-24). Australian Labor government spends $4 billion on weapons in three weeks. wsws.org While there is no money for public healthcare and education, both in an unprecedented crisis, the war machine is being provided with a blank cheque.

Ann Brown (2023-01-24). Conspiracy Theorists: Joe Biden Was Set Up with Classified Docs, Someone Wants Him Gone. moguldom.com Controversial Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz is floating a conspiracy theory about the clarified documents found at President Biden's old think tank in Washington, D.C., and at one of his homes in Delaware. According to Gaetz, Biden is being set up by his own party, the Democrats, who want him gone before the next presidential …

Ahmed Adel (2023-01-24). US-NATO Wants to Drag Belarus Into War with Ukraine? globalresearch.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-24). Morocco to Become a Huge U.S. Military Base to Counter Russia in Africa. libya360.wordpress.com Martin Jay Nouasseur Air Base (IATA: EVX, ICAO: LFOE) near Casablanca in Morocco, was a United States Air Force base from 1951 to 1963. There may be questions about whether Russia is winning the war in Ukraine, but there is no doubt it is winning the global war against the West. And it's starting in…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-24). Ukraine War's First Anniversary and Beyond. libya360.wordpress.com M. K. BHADRAKUMAR Russian T-90M Proryv (Breakthrough) main battle tank in action on the Donbass front lines recently The first anniversary of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine falls on February 24. The Russian strategy of attrition war has not yet produced the desired political outcome but has been a success nonetheless. The delusional "westernist"…

South Front (2023-01-24). All Masks Thrown Off. The Euro-Atlantic Elites Meeting in Davos, Profit Driven War on Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

South Front (2023-01-24). Video: Report from Ukraine War Theater and Donbass Front. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-01-24). '2022 Was Deadly': Killings of Journalists Jumped by Nearly %. commondreams.org Driven in large part by Russia's war in Ukraine and a rise in violence in Latin America, 2022 was the deadliest year for journalists in four years and saw nearly a % increase in murders, killings in crossfire, and deaths as the result of dangerous assignments, according to a report released Tuesday. In its annual …

Newswire Editor (2023-01-24). A time of unprecedented danger: It is 90 seconds to midnight. commondreams.org This year, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been. | The war in Ukraine may enter a second horrifying year, with both sides convinced they can win. Ukraine's sovereignty and broader European security arrangements that have largely held since the end of World War II are at stake. Also, Russia's war on Ukraine has raised profound questions about…

_____ (2023-01-24). The Winter Coup Season In Latin America. popularresistance.org Coup attempts have gone viral this winter season in Latin America. The contagion spread first to Argentina, then Peru, and finally Brazil on January 8. In addition, Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua continue to suffer from long-term US regime-change efforts. | Coverage of this political pandemic by the US liberal press (i.e., the preponderance of mainstream media that endorse a Democrat for the presidency) reflects politically motivated agendas. Its spin on Brazil in particular reflects a trend among Democrats to greater acceptance of the security state. | Current vice-president and former president of Argentina, Cr…

Barry Sheppard (2023-01-24). United States: Biden expands Trump-era policy in new attack on migrants. greenleft.org.au United States President Joe Biden has announced a dramatic expansion of restrictions on people from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti seeking asylum at the US border with Mexico, writes Barry Sheppard.

Staff (2023-01-24). La Celac es una obra de todos, fortalecerla es una necesidad impostergable (+ Video). cubadebate.cu La Celac es una obra de todos. Fortalecerla constituye una necesidad impostergable y un deber compartido para lograr la unidad e integración de lo que Martí llamó Nuestra América. Cuba ha ratificado reiteradamente, pero no sobra decirlo hoy, el apoyo y la más firme solidaridad con los legítimos gobiernos de Venezuela, Nicaragua y Bolivia, sometidos a persistentes intentos de desestabilización.

Staff (2023-01-24). Maduro: 'Venezuela Supports and is Prepared' for Common Latin American Currency. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, from a large demonstration at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, greeted the countries that will meet as of Tuesday, January 24, at the 7th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). During his greeting, Maduro reported that "Venezuela supports and is prepared" for the initiative to create "a Latin American and Caribbean currency," announced on Monday, January 23, by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Alberto Fernández, presidents of Brazil and Argentina, respectively. | "I send a greeting of liberation to the peoples who wi…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-24). Venezolanos exigen fin de las medidas coercitivas de EE.UU. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano explicó que el pueblo mantiene vivo el espíritu rebelde del 23 de enero que salió a las calles para lograr la democracia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-24). Presidente de Argentina inaugura VII Cumbre de la Celac. telesurtv.net El mandatario Alberto Fernández pide que la Celac alce la voz contra los bloqueos a Cuba y Venezuela. | Al pronunciar el discurso, Fernández…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-24). Venezuela envía a su canciller a la VII Cumbre de la Celac. telesurtv.net El Gobierno denunció un plan elaborado por la derecha neofascista para llevar a cabo una serie de agresiones en contra de la delegación encabezada por el presidente Maduro.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-24). Venezuela apoya iniciativa de Brasil y Argentina sobre moneda común para la región. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado celebró la iniciativa y manifestó "independencia, unión y liberación de América Latina y el Caribe".

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-01-24). President Maduro Reaffirms that No Threat Will Stop the Progressive Wave in Latin America and the Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Nohemi Trejo Regarding the VII Summit of Heads, Heads and Representatives of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States ( CELAC ), the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, He reiterated that " there will be no threat or aggression that can stop the progressive wave…

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