(2023-01-28). US Can Turn Back Doomsday Clock. popularresistance.org The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement, calling this "a time of unprecedented danger." | It has advanced the hands of the clock to 90 seconds to midnight, meaning that the world is closer to global catastrophe than ever before, mainly because the conflict in Ukraine has gravely increased the risk of nuclear war. | This scientific assessment should wake up the world's leaders to the urgent necessity of bringing the parties involved in the Ukraine war to the peace table. | So far, the debate about peace talks to resolve the conflict has revolved mostly around what Uk…
(2023-01-28). 2022 Was A Big Year For Climate Action In The Courts. popularresistance.org A pair of climate cases from opposite sides of the country appear to be the closest yet to holding fossil fuel companies accountable in court. Lawsuits filed by Honolulu, Hawaii, and by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have both overcome initial procedural hurdles and are advancing in state courts, despite dogged attempts by lawyers for the fossil fuel firms to punt the cases into federal courts where they hoped to find an easier path to dismissal. And the two cases have each taken a big leap forward in state courts with judges denying fossil fuel defendants' requests to dismiss the litigation. | Earlier this ye…
(2023-01-28). It Was The Workers Who Brought Us Democracy. popularresistance.org Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering. When confronted by hunger or the death of their children, earlier communities might have reflexively blamed nature or divinity, and indeed those explanations remain with us today. But the ability of human beings to generate massive surpluses through social production, alongside the cruelty of the capitalist class to deny the vast majority of humankind access to that surplus, generates new kinds of ideas and new frustrations. This frustration, sp…
(2023-01-28). Colombia's war crimes tribunal hears notorious former war lord. colombiareports.com 
One of Colombia's most notorious war lords has begun testifying before the war crimes tribunal about the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC. War crimes tribunal JEP heard Rodrigo Tovar in order…
(2023-01-28). Unspoken Divisions within NATO. "Sleeping with the Enemy" Part II. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by It should be obvious to the White House, the Pentagon not to mention NATO headquarters in Brussels that: | You cannot win a war against Russia when the second largest military power member state of the North Atlantic Treaty O…
(2023-01-28). "Secret Wars" & vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau now before US Court of Appeals / 7th Circuit. indybay.org Guilty of more than just dishonorable common crimes & false federal statements, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency & National Defense University trivialized, justified and even participated in neo-Nazi crimes, diluted the moral awfulness of clandestine death camps, & engaged in other barbarousness & corruption, incl. the reprehensible promoting of palpable traitors & narcotics traffickers.
(2023-01-28). 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…
(2023-01-28). 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…
(2023-01-28). 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…
(2023-01-28). U.S. benefits from continuation of war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tehran TimesJanuary 27, 2023 U.S. benefits from continuation of war in Ukraine FULL ARTICLE Weakening Russia is only one of its motivations to prolong the war in Ukraine to maintain its control over the politics, economy, and security of Europe. This is why the U.S. wants a war in Ukraine to the detriment of this …
(2023-01-28). 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…
(2023-01-28). U.S. benefits from continuation of war in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tehran TimesJanuary 27, 2023 U.S. benefits from continuation of war in Ukraine FULL ARTICLE Weakening Russia is only one of its motivations to prolong the war in Ukraine to maintain its control over the politics, economy, and security of Europe. This is why the U.S. wants a war in Ukraine to the detriment of this …
(2023-01-28). Wednesday 3/1: Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America – author Saket Soni with Rebecca Solnit. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | San Francisco, CA 94103…
(2023-01-28). Saturday 3/4: The Poetry Center At SF State Presents A Special Reading With Renowned Poet Ed Roberson. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…
(2023-01-28). Surging inflation intensifies cost-of-living crisis in Australia. wsws.org Working-class households are experiencing enormous hardship, and the greatest cut to living standards since World War II, as the central bank and the Labor government, assisted by the trade union bureaucrats, insist that real wages must continue to fall.
(2023-01-28). President Maduro Meets UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at Miraflores Palace. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, January 27, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro received United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk, with whom he held a brief meeting, at Miraflores Palace in Caracas. | President Maduro reiterated to the UN high commissioner his willingness to work jointly to consolidate actions to protect human rights. | #EnVivo | Reunión con Volker Tàºrk, Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los DD.HH. — Nicolás Maduro (@NicolasMaduro)
(2023-01-28). AN investigará planes contra Venezuela revelados por Mike Pompeo. telesurtv.net Resaltaron que Pompeo confesó que en el Gobierno de Trump tomaron acciones para involucrarse en asuntos internos de Venezuela.
(2023-01-28). Presidente Maduro se reúne con Alto Comisionado de ONU de DDHH. telesurtv.net La visita oficial del alto comisionado, del 26 al 28 de enero, es en atención a la invitación realizada por el jefe de Estado venezolano.
(2023-01-27). Kremlin Says NATO's 'Direct Involvement' in Ukraine War Is 'Growing'. news.antiwar.com The Kremlin said Thursday that the US and NATO's "direct involvement" in the war in Ukraine is "growing" as the Western powers are pledging to send tanks and other equipment. "There have been repeated statements from the European capitals and from Washington that the sending of various weapons systems, including tanks, to Ukraine by no …
(2023-01-27). US Says ISIS Leader Killed in Somalia Raid. news.antiwar.com Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said that US forces conducted a raid in northern Somalia that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS leader, Bilal al-Sudani, in a rare US operation in the country that didn't target al-Shabaab. A Biden administration official quoted by The New York Times said the raid also …
(2023-01-27). White House Refuses to Say If Ukraine Will Get Toxic Depleted Uranium Ammo. news.antiwar.com The White House refused to say if it will provide Ukraine with Bradley Fighting Vehicles equipped with radioactive depleted uranium rounds, ammunition that is linked to cancer and birth defects. Depleted uranium is typically created as a byproduct of producing enriched uranium and is extremely dense, making it an effective material to pierce the armor …
(2023-01-27). IAEA Chief Falsely Claims Iran Could Fuel 'Several Nuclear Weapons'. news.antiwar.com
(2023-01-27). 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!
(2023-01-27). years after Paris Peace Accords, Vietnam remembers victory over U.S. imperialism. peoplesworld.org Jan. 27th marks the th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, the agreement which ended the American War in Vietnam, or as it is known in the United States, the Vietnam War. From 1955 to 1973, the United States waged one of the harshest wars in modern history against the Vietnamese people, …
(2023-01-27). Considering the Invasions of Panama and Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org The 26 January JTA Daily Briefing arrived in my mailbox with the subject: "Major Israeli Raid in Jenin Kills 9 Palestinians." I was sadly dumbfounded by the imparted insensitivity and inhumanity. Would any humanity-loving organization blare such news about the killing of the Other? Supposedly, the Oslo accords were a movement toward peace, but Zionist …
(2023-01-27). 1, 0+ Scientists Slam Punishment of Colleagues for Peaceful Climate Action. commondreams.org 
More than 1, 0 scientists on Thursday released a letter declaring that they are "appalled by the recent retaliation against colleagues who dared to exercise their civil and human rights" with a peaceful protest at a December conference in Chicago. Published by news outlets around the world in English, French, and Portuguese, the letter comes after …
(2023-01-27). Atlanta Fights $90M 'Urban Warfare,' Corporate-Backed Cop City Police Training Facility. towardfreedom.org Three years later, corporations have reneged on promises made during the height of the anti-police brutality movement in the United States. Atlanta activists have not forgotten that. Natalia Marques of Peoples Dispatch reports on the Stop Cop City movement.
(2023-01-27). Germany the Weakest Link in NATO's War Tracks. strategic-culture.org When the Leopard hulls are wheeled back with their turrets blown off, the political price for Berlin will become unbearable. | Germany is being played like a fiddle and the sound is a pathetic and plaintive one. Only days after Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany would not be supplying its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to fight against Russia, Berlin has done an embarrassing U-turn. The Leopards are coming. | Germany is to send "a company" of these fearsome battlefield weapons which amounts to about 14 of them, according to reports. What is more, Berlin is giving the proprietary authorization for other NATO members…
(2023-01-27). War Is a Racket… Tanks a Lot, Now Give Us F-16s! strategic-culture.org The vampiric orgy of weapons going to Ukraine could provoke a terrifying world war and global catastrophe. | No sooner had the United States, Germany and other NATO powers announced the major release of main battlefield tanks for Ukraine, the Kiev regime immediately started Th…
(2023-01-27). Imperialist Democracy: Apical Nazism. dissidentvoice.org 
News of January 26, 2023, from InfoDefenseEspañol channel: Bundestag deputy Petr Bistron to Olaf Scholz about the transfer of tanks to Ukraine: You have just said goodbye to the fundamental provisions of Germany's post-war foreign policy, Germany's special responsibility towards the world. The slogan 'Never again' meant the refusal to supply weapons to conflict zones. …
(2023-01-27). The housing crisis needs housing action. greenleft.org.au MPs from both major parties have absorbed an investor—style thinking, even towards public housing. Andrew Chuter argues that naàØve economic theories of supply and demand will not fix the homelessness problem.
(2023-01-27). Ukraine Had Lost the War Before It Even Started Part I. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by In the course of the last 11 months, I have been reviewing on a daily basis numerous carefully documented articles on the unfolding war in Ukraine, | The evolving consensus — after eleven months which emanates from the senior ranks of the US military and intelligence establishment — is that Ukraine "has lost the war". | What strikes m…
(2023-01-27). US Lawfare and the Destabilization of Latin America. "Lawfare used as a "Weapon of Warfare" globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). US Marines Open New Base on Guam to Prepare for Future War with China. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). How Israel lobby buys support for war crimes. electronicintifada.net European Parliament members live it up in five-star hotels on Middle East junkets.
(2023-01-27). Foreign leaders extend best wishes for Chinese New Year of Rabbit. ecns.cn As the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit arrives, many foreign leaders have sent their Chinese New Year greetings to the country, the Chinese people and overseas Chinese, and expressed their hope for stronger cooperation with China towards a better future.
(2023-01-27). Clean energy warms up remote mountain village. ecns.cn Home appliances hanging on the wall stood out in many rural houses in Hantianling Village, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
(2023-01-27). B61-12: new U.S. nuclear warheads coming to Europe. mronline.org 
In December, the United States is bringing new nuclear warheads to Europe. The B61-12 warhead is a more advanced warhead from the ones currently deployed in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey.
(2023-01-27). It Is 90 Seconds to Midnight. scheerpost.com 
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.
(2023-01-27). Selected Articles: Leopards vs. the Russian Bear. Alert Memorandum for the President. globalresearch.ca 
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(2023-01-27). 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."
(2023-01-27). Indian entrepreneurs recognised as top 75 young achievers. imperial.ac.uk Two Imperial entrepreneurs have been recognised as top 75 young Indian alumni at awards to mark India's 75th anniversary of independence.
(2023-01-27). The Pentagon's Perpetual Crisis Machine. Dangerous Escalation of Its War against Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). United States: 'Spectacular failure of climate leadership', as Biden outpaces Trump on oil and gas permits. greenleft.org.au Just days after US President Joe Biden called global warming 'an existential threat to human existence', the US proceeded with the nation's largest-ever auction of oil and gas permits, reports Kenny Stancil.
(2023-01-27). Lockheed Wants Ukraine's War to Expand Into Russia. theduran.com
(2023-01-27). Russia Warns Depleted Uranium Will be Considered a Nuclear Weapon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). A Russian Victory in Ukraine Won't End the War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). Pompeo's Confessions About Trump's Strategy Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In his book titled Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love, originally published in November 2022, Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump's former secretary of state, writes about various issues and experiences during his tenure as the top diplomatic representative of the Trump administration. | He also included commentary on the US strategy of maximum pressure against Venezuela, some of which are presented below, confirming the sometimes high-intensity war against Venezuela and the government of President Nicolás Maduro to execute "regime change." The following excerpts are from chapter 15, titled Know Your Limit…
(2023-01-27). Secret Document: Germany's Bundeswehr is Preparing to Wage War on Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-01-27). Israel's Racism Exposed in Ongoing Imprisonment of Ethiopian-Born Soldier Avera Mengistu. mintpressnews.com 
Israel's discriminatory behavior towards black people, including the lack of concern for captured Ethiopian-Israeli soldier Avera Mengistu, is rooted in the country's institutionalized racism towards African asylum seekers and Ethiopian Jews,…
(2023-01-27). "Orange" president says Georgia owes Ukraine one war for another. Calls for new "Rose" coup. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJanuary 27, 2023 Viktor Yushchenko 'saddened' Georgia is not providing maximum aid to Kiev In an interview with Dmitry Gordon, the former president of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko discussed 'historic relations' between Georgia and Ukraine and said that he is saddened by the fact that Georgia is not among the countries that provide maximum aid …
(2023-01-27). Other end of NATO's "eastern flank": German, French warplanes fly missions from Baltic air bases. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJanuary 27, 2023 French Rafale joins German Eurofighters for short-term deployment The French Air and Space force conducted a temporary deployment of one Rafale fighter aircraft from Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania, to join the German fighter detachment at àÑmari Air Base, Estonia, to practice dispersed operation drills and aircraft cross-servicing. Both France and …
(2023-01-27). Poland expands battle tanks sent to Ukraine to 324. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJanuary 27, 2023 Poland to provide Ukraine with another 60 tanks in addition to previously announced Leopard 2 — Morawiecki Poland will provide Ukraine with 60 tanks, including the PT-91 Twardy, in addition to the announced delivery of 14 Leopard 2 tanks, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in an interview with the Canadian channel …
(2023-01-27). Romania: NATO fighter jets prepare for war in Black Sea region. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOAllied Air CommandJanuary 27, 2023 Allied Air Forces work together in Air Defence drills over Romania France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Tàºrkiye and the US operated within Romanian Airspace carrying out air maneuvers against simulated adversarial Air Defence systems take downs…. Allied Air Command directed a dynamic training operation between the French MAMBA system supported by …
(2023-01-27). Detectan virus informático capaz de controlar el móvil y robar cuentas bancarias. cubadebate.cu Expertos en ciberseguridad han advertido sobre la proliferación de un nuevo "malware", el cual ataca principalmente a teléfonos Android. Es capaz de tomar el control del móvil por completo en tiempo real e incluso robar las contraseñas de las aplicaciones de cuentas bancarias.
(2023-01-27). How Dare I Oppose War Together With Libertarians? davidswanson.org
(2023-01-27). Russia Warns US Delivery of Depleted Uranium Arms to Ukraine Would Be Akin to Use of Nukes. commondreams.org 
A Russian official this week responded to the Biden administration's refusal to rule out sending depleted uranium anti-tank munitions to Ukraine by warning that deployment of such weapons—which have been linked to birth defects, miscarriages, and cancer—would be regarded by Moscow as use of "dirty nuclear bombs." According to a White House transcript published after …
(2023-01-27). Crypto Convulsions Reflect Capitalism's Tendency to Breed Instability, w/ Ramaa Vasudevan. youtube.com 
Bitcoin, Stablecoin, Tether, Blockchain, Coinbase, Binance, Etherium, Luna, Celsius, Circle, FTX, NFTs: What's all this crypto jargon really about? What stage of capitalism does it mean we're in? How has digital currency been impacted by the pandemic and the war in Ukraine? What are the geopolitical implications for the US cold war with China? And …
(2023-01-27). It Was the Workers Who Brought Us Democracy, and It Will Be the Workers Who Establish a Deeper Democracy Yet. dissidentvoice.org 
Striking Frame Group workers meet for a report back on negotiations with management in Bolton Hall in 1973. Credit: David Hemson Collection, University of Cape Town Libraries Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering. When …
(2023-01-27). It was the workers who brought us democracy, and it will be the workers who establish a deeper democracy yet: The Fourth Newsletter (2023). mronline.org 
Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the barriers of indignity and social suffering.
(2023-01-27). Warning strike paralyses Berlin airport. wsws.org A one-day strike by ground crew and other workers paralysed Berlin's BER airport on Wednesday leading to the cancellation of all 300 take-offs and landings of passenger flights.
(2023-01-27). Debt ceiling "clash" will lead to major cuts in social spending. wsws.org Both capitalist parties, Democrats as well as Republicans, seek to impose the cost of their wars, Wall Street bailouts and tax cuts for the wealthy on working people.
(2023-01-27). CELAC 2023-Latin American Integration Includes The Voices Of The People. popularresistance.org Founded in 2011, CELAC, or the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, is a multilateral group of 33 countries from across the Western Hemisphere that excludes Canada and the United States It was created to be an alternative forum for Latin American countries. Inaugural leaders, such as Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, envisioned the group as a counterweight to the Washington-based Organization of American States (OAS), which they viewed as dominated by the United States. CELAC, unlike the OAS, allows Cuba to be a member. Its stated goals are to promote regional integration and cooperation. CELAC represents 600…
(2023-01-27). Costa Rica and Venezuela to Resume Consular Relations. orinocotribune.com 
On Wednesday, January 25, the Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rodolfo André Tinoco, announced in a press conference that his government has initiated the process to resume consular relations with the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolás Maduro. | "Now that the government of Juan Guaidó has been removed and delegitimized, the only one left is the government of Caracas, with which we are going to regularize consular relations so that the Venezuelans who are here will have someone to organize their consular needs," said Tinoco. "And in turn, the Costa Ricans in Venezuela will get consular attenti…
(2023-01-27). Embestidas y fracasos de la derecha en América Latina. cubadebate.cu Tres importantes reveses afrontaron últimamente los derechistas de la región. El fracasado golpe en Brasil fue antecedido por una fallida asonada en Bolivia y por el naufragio de las conspiraciones en Venezuela.Estas derrotas no anulan la continuada embestida de las formaciones reaccionarias. Han logrado instalarse en Argentina, replantean su acción en Colombia, retoman el legado pinochetista en Chile, despuntan en México y participan de la feroz represión desatada en Perú.
(2023-01-27). New UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, January 26, the newly appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Tàºrk, arrived in Venezuela, in order to work with Venezuelan authorities, NGOs, and opposition leaders. | The top UN official will be visiting Caracas from January 26 to 28, in response to an invitation made by President Nicolás Maduro. Tàºrk is scheduled to meet later with NGOs related to human rights, at the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry in Caracas. |
(2023-01-27). President of Cuba Meets President Maduro in Venezuela (+CELAC). orinocotribune.com
(2023-01-27). Alto Comisionado de ONU para DDHH realiza visita a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Cumplimenta una invitación realizada por el presidente Nicolás Maduro. La visita oficial se extenderá hasta el 28 de enero.
(2023-01-27). Presidente venezolano instala plenaria del Consejo Federal de Gobierno. telesurtv.net El mandatario instó alzar la voz para exigirle al Gobierno de EE.UU. que levante las medidas coercitivas impuestas ilegalmente contra el país.