(2021-11-09). How Imperialist Propaganda Weaponizes Genocide to Justify War. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Nov 8, 2021 | The imperialists have a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb. It's called propaganda. The type of propaganda that's been fine tuned by decades of practice in false flags, fabricated atrocity stories, and glorifications of militarism. With the onset of the new cold war, and its correlating advancements in the high-tech sector, the U.S. empire's cognitive warfare has taken on unprecedented scope and subtlety. Should aspiring U.S. revolutionaries succumb to the deceptions this manipulation matrix is laying down for us, the movement towards proletarian revolution in the imperi…
(2021-11-09). Vladimir Acosta Discusses his New Book 'Leaving the Colony' at Venezuela's National Book Fair. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan intellectual Vladimir Acosta was honored at the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN), where he explained the content of one his four books, Leaving the Colony. | Acosta, speaking on the role of Catholicism both during colonialism and now under US imperialism, commented that "today we can see how a religion was used to impose culture and language on us. They took our consciousness from us. In three years we will be celebrating the bicentennial anniversary of the battle of Ayacucho, which was the decisive moment in the fight against Spanish colonialism, but we have to keep fighting. Now we…
(2021-11-09). U.S. bans Communist journalist from traveling to Nicaragua for elections. peoplesworld.org 
MEXICO CITY—"Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?" U.S. authorities infamously asked those entering the country during the Cold War. Nowadays, the questions may have changed, but the intention is the same—to keep out undesirables. It seems that I am one of those undesirables—as well as a Communist—finding myself …
(2021-11-09). The Laura Flanders Show: "The Way Forward" with AOC & Noam Chomsky. roarmag.org In this historic, inter-generational meeting of minds, Laura Flanders brings together New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY Representative 14th District) and MIT professor emeritus Noam Chomsky — for the first time ever — to discuss the way forward for people, politics and the planet. From labor strikes to racial uprisings to climate action to the Great Resignation, they reflect on the renewed power of collective organizing and the changing tide in economic thinking and electoral politics. | Their insights demand that we think differently about everything from our nation's history and…
(2021-11-09). Headlines for November 9, 2021. democracynow.org Climate Activists Blast COP26 Draft Statement for Failing to Phase Out Fossil Fuels, Police Raid Glasgow Squat Housing Climate Activists Protesting COP26, Coronavirus Cases Surge to Record Highs Across Some European Nations, As U.S. Opens Borders to Vaccinated Travelers, Asylum Seekers Remain Trapped in Mexico, Poland Mobilizes Thousands of Troops to Belarus Border to Bar Entry to Refugees, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Wins Fourth Term After Arresting Opponents, Crushing Dissent, Israeli Spyware Found on Phones of Six Palestinian Human Rights Activists, Justice Department Brings New Charges Against Ransomwa…
(2021-11-09). Poland's eastern border: 1939, WWII; 2021… antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Though the geography is the same, the causality is reversed. Kindly record for future reference the plethora of self-described peace, anti-war, disarmament, alternative, radical, anti-imperialist, etc. organizations and news sites that are conscientiously ignoring this crisis and indeed everything that is and has been occurring for the past twenty years along what NATO defines as …
(2021-11-09). First draft of COP26 decision text slammed as 'love letter' to fossil fuel industry. nationofchange.org "To keep 1.5 alive," said the head of Greenpeace, "fossil fuels phase-out" must be added, and "countries must come back next year to close the gap."
(2021-11-09). Fmr. CIA analyst on the hidden realities of Syria's war and new novel, 'Damascus Station'. thegrayzone.com Former CIA analyst David McCloskey, who covered Syria from 2008 to 2014, on the roots of Syria's war, the US role, and his new novel set during the conflict's early years, "Damascus Station." As a CIA analyst, David McCloskey covered Syria from 2008 to 2014. He draws on his experience for his new spy thriller, "Damascus Station," set during the early years of the Syrian war. David McCloskey joins Aaron Maté to discuss "Damascus Station"; the early years of the …
(2021-11-09). Congress Can't Discriminate Against Puerto Rico Residents Just Because They Live There. aclu.org In 2012, José Vaello-Madero, a U.S. citizen born in Puerto Rico but living in New York, applied for and received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits because severe health problems left him unable to support himself. A year later, he moved to Puerto Rico to rejoin his family and care for his ailing wife. He continued to receive SSI benefits, unaware that federal law excludes Puerto Rico residents from the program, simply because they live in a U.S. territory rather than a state. In 2016, the federal government sued Vaello-Madero to collect over $28,000 it claimed it "overpaid." On Tuesday, the Supreme C…
(2021-11-09). Talk Show Host Joe Madison Goes On Hunger Strike Until Biden Passes Voting Rights Bill. moguldom.com Talk Show Host Joe Madison is frustrated that voting rights bills have yet to be passed so he's taking matters into his own hands to raise awareness of the issue. The host of SiriusXM Urban View's podcast "Joe Madison The Black Eagle " has announced he is on a hunger strike until President Joe Biden …
(2021-11-09). COP26 warned on fossil fuels: 'We're investing in our own demise'. peoplesworld.org 
"You may as well bomb our islands instead of making us suffer, witnessing our slow and fateful demise," Palau President Surangel S. Whipps, Jr., told the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow. In those few words, Whipps summed up the desperation felt by small Pacific Islands and a number of other developing countries. The rich G20 …
(2021-11-09). Chilly winter due to global warming: Expert. ecns.cn Massive snowstorms and a blast of chilly air swept across northern China over the weekend, leaving many people shivering in the freezing cold.
(2021-11-09). Political Thinker Irami Osei-Frimpong: The US Government Made Black Americans Broke, That's Why Howard Infrastructure Is Poor. moguldom.com Political thinker Irami Osei-Frimpong said he had to get something off his chest about the condemnation facing Howard University as students continue a month of protests against unsanitary living conditions in their campus dorms. Students have been occupying the Blackburn University Center on Howard's campus since Oct. 12, complaining that their dorms are infested with …
(2021-11-09). Anti-Capitalist Chronicles: Capital in the Attic. roarmag.org Season 3, Episode 24 — Capital in the Attic: | In this episode of ACC, Prof. Harvey talks about the real players in our capitalist society who operate outside of the market system and are accumulating massive amounts of wealth. Players like Carlos Slim, the Koch brothers, Stephen A. Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, reside in the "attic," where real wealth and real power are being assembled, argues Harvey. | You can support this podcast on
(2021-11-09). Economic Update: A Story of War. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses how Amazon rips off small business and squeezes workers; US and China's military tactics; top mainstream economists grasp the deepening critique of capitalism; and how strikes at Nabisco and Kellogg expose capitalism's classic contours of class struggle. | The second half of the show features an interview with Prof Talia Lugacy on her new independent film This is Not a War Story released by Warner Media HBO Max. | You can support this show on
(2021-11-09). PREVIEW: What to Look for in the October Consumer Price Index. cepr.net Thus far, inflation in the rent components has been relatively restrained, although that may be changing as rents begin to follow house sales prices upwards.
(2021-11-09). UN turns to world leaders and the wealthy to help with world hunger. nationofchange.org "We've got conflict, climate change, and Covid-19 driving up the numbers of the acutely hungry, and there are now more than 45 million people marching towards the brink of starvation."
(2021-11-09). Israeli spyware targeted Palestinian human rights workers. electronicintifada.net Totalitarian population surveillance revealed in occupied West Bank.
(2021-11-09). Podcast Ep 46: Israel declares war on Palestinian civil society. electronicintifada.net Blacklisted groups fight back.
(2021-11-09). Saharawi human rights defenders condemn Moroccan war crimes. peoplesdispatch.org The report published by CODESA on the atrocities committed by the Moroccan forces blames UN agencies and other human rights organizations for failing to intervene and investigate the cases of human rights violations…
(2021-11-09). Should Humans Try to Modify the Amount of Sunlight the Earth Receives? | Take Action Tuesday @EarthFoodLife. independentmediainstitute.org 
Managing solar radiation through technology is possible, but there are ethical and political concerns. By Daniel Ross, Independent Media Institute 8 min read Desperate times call for desperate measures, as the saying goes. As scientists, policymakers and politicians keep one increasingly startled eye on climate change's ticking clock and the other on the ongoing, upwardly …
(2021-11-09). Headliner of deadly Astroworld concert was warned about 'public safety concerns' — police. rt.com 
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said he had a meeting with Travis Scott to express his public safety concerns to him ahead of the rapper's sold-out show on Friday, which ended in eight people being killed in a crowd surge. | The meeting was "brief and respectful," Finner said in a statement on Twitter, adding that the head of security of the Astroworld Festival, which Scott founded in 2018, was also present. | "I expressed my concerns regarding public safety and that in my 31 years of law enforcement experience I have never seen a time with more challenges facing citizens of all ages, to include a global pand…
(2021-11-09). Military Situation In Syria On November 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On November 8, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 4 times: 2 — in Idlib province, 2 — Aleppo province | On November 8, Israeli warplanes attacked several targets in Homs and Tartus province. Two SAA soldiers were wounded | On November 8, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in Atarab area | On November 8, infighting erupted between Turkish-backed armed factions in Tal Abyad city | On Nove…
(2021-11-09). Military Situation In Yemen On November 9, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 228 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 40 airstrikes on the Jubah and Sarwah districts | On November 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 3 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district | On November 8, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Kitaf district | On November 9, clashes be…
(2021-11-09). The Migrant Tug Of War At The Belarus-Poland Border. southfront.org 
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(2021-11-09). US Military Is Fueling Climate Crisis — It Emits More Carbon Than 140 Nations. truthout.org 
Image Credit: @codepink | Climate activists protested outside the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow Monday spotlighting the role of the U.S. military in fueling the climate crisis. The Costs of War project estimates the military produced around 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon emissions between 2001 and 2017, with nearly a third coming from U.S. wars overseas. But military carbon emissions have largely been exempted from international climate treaties dating back to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol after lo…
(2021-11-09). US nuclear sub accident warns of potential for catastrophe. asiatimes.com 
The US nuclear-sub accident last month demonstrated operator incompetence, government hypocrisy and the environmental threat posed by such operations in the South China Sea. On October 7, the US Navy announced that five days earlier, on October 2, its Seawolf-class nuclear-powered and nuclear-weapons-capable submarine USS Connecticut had hit an unidentified object in the South China Sea. According …
(2021-11-09). Feel Like NPR Is Spewing Corrupt Propaganda? Here's Why. warisacrime.org 
NPR posted a story called "Feel like you don't fit in either political party? Here's why." Of course I knew why. Neither party supports anything remotely close to my views on government budgets, climate, environment, taxation, militarism, healthcare, retirement, housing, education, transportation, or any other significant policy area. But NPR's story was about a Pew …
(2021-11-09). Three of Florida's largest school districts remove mask mandates in school. wsws.org The assertion that circumstances are now safe for the abandonment of mask requirements is dishonest and unscientific, as epidemiologists warn against premature celebrations of the pandemic being over.
(2021-11-09). Scranton teachers' strike faces danger of isolation by the AFT. wsws.org On Friday, a member of the Mack Workers Rank-and-File Committee visited teachers on the picket line to appeal for unity between teachers and industrial workers, and was warmly received.
(2021-11-09). US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs. middleeasteye.net 
US Holocaust Museum warns China 'may be committing genocide' against Uighurs | Report says Beijing could be moving beyond forced assimilation of the Muslim minority as it tries to 'biologically destroy the group' | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 20: 14 | Protesters with the Stanton Public Policy Center's Purple Sash Revolution hold a rally outside the White House on 27 May, 2021 in support of Uighur women and call for a bo…
(2021-11-09). War Helps Fuel the Climate Crisis as U.S. Military Carbon Emissions Exceed 140+ Nations. democracynow.org 
Climate activists protested outside the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow Monday spotlighting the role of the U.S. military in fueling the climate crisis. The Costs of War project estimates the military produced around 1.2 billion metric tons of carbon emissions between 2001 and 2017, with nearly a third coming from U.S. wars overseas. But military carbon emissions have largely been exempted from international climate treaties dating back to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol after lobbying from the United States. We go to Glasgow to speak with Ramón Mejía, anti-militarism national organizer of Grassroots Global Justice Allian…
(2021-11-09). Could Vaccine Requirements For Truck Drivers Blow Up US Supply Chain And Economy? moguldom.com A lobbying association for truckload carriers warns that the new federal covid-19 vaccine mandate requiring businesses with 100 or more employees to be fully vaccinated, wear masks and submit to tests, will be "disastrous" for the already strained supply chain and it could ruin Christmas. From manufactured goods to retail products, about 70 percent of all …
(2021-11-09). New Zealand emergency doctor warns of "preventable catastrophe" from COVID-19. wsws.org Northland-based emergency doctor Gary Payinda spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about the low vaccination rates for COVID-19 and warned that already overstretched hospitals will be unable to cope with a wave of severe illnesses.
(2021-11-09). Talk World Radio Debate: Reform War or Abolish It? warisacrime.org 
Talk World Radio is recorded as audio and video on Riverside.fm (except when it doesn't work, and then Zoom is used). Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. This week on Talk World Radio, we're going to hold a bit of a respectful and civil debate. I'm going to take the …
(2021-11-09). Howard University students denounce deplorable living conditions. wsws.org Student protesters spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about their living conditions and wrongful campus layoffs as the protest at Howard University enters its fifth week.
(2021-11-09). Russia's Defense Ministry reacts to U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, interceptor warship off its Black Sea coast. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com US setting up multinational group of forces close to Russian border — top brass The United States is setting up a multinational group of armed forces close to the Russian border, Russia's Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday. Currently, the US Navy's guided missile destroyer [USS] Porter, tanker John Lenthall and command ship Mount Whitney are …
(2021-11-09). COPOUT 26 Left Out the Topics and People It Needed. warisacrime.org 
By David Swanson, Labour Hub, November 9, 2021 I'm not sure what we should have expected from a 26th UN climate meeting after 25 previous meetings had generated the opposite of the purportedly intended result. What we got was a festival of greenwashing that included in the meetings more fossil fuel lobbyists than the delegates …
(2021-11-09). Julian Assange's Fiancée Stella Moris: WikiLeaks Helped Expose Climate Change Hypocrisy & War Crimes. democracynow.org 
Britain's High Court is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison under espionage charges for publishing classified documents exposing U.S. war crimes. We get an update from Assange's partner, Stella Moris, who is in Glasgow as part of her campaign to free Julian and to highlight how WikiLeaks has also revealed evidence of how corporations and states have undermined the goals of prior climate summits. Moris says WikiLeaks is an "extraordinary tool … to understand the relationships between the states…
(2021-11-09). Tomgram: Hartung and Smithberger, The Pentagon's Yearly Blank Check. warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Today, TomDispatch regulars and Pentagon experts William Hartung and Mandy Smithberger consider the way the funding of the U.S. military and the industrial complex that goes with it has headed for what used to be called "the wild …
(2021-11-09). "Polymutant" Spike Points Way Toward More Durable COVID-19 Vaccine. jamanetwork.com Researchers at The Rockefeller University previously found that people who recover from COVID-19 and subsequently are vaccinated appear to have protection for at least a year, including against variants of concern. In the team's latest study, participants with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection who received 2 mRNA vaccine doses produced polyclonal antibodies capable of neutralizing a spike protein engineered with a suite of antibody-resistant mutations. The findings suggest that plasma antibodies from "infected-then-vaccinated" individuals may be even more potent and broad than previously known.
(2021-11-09). US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group. middleeasteye.net 
US: Appeals court rules WhatsApp can sue Israeli firm NSO Group | Federal appeals court rejected NSO's claims that it has foreign sovereign immunity from the civil court case | Tue, 11/09/2021 – 17: 03 | The Israeli firm has sparked outrage after an investigation revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by security forces and governments in several countries (AFP/File photo) | A United States federal appeals cour…
(2021-11-09). Ukraine's top military commander tells NATO officials "the war continues," conjures up hypothetical Russian threat. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian Army Commander says expansion of Russia's military aggression not ruled out During the opening of the 5th multinational annual conference on improving the training of sergeants in Ukraine under the NATO DEEP (Defense Education Enhancement Program), the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhnyi, said he could not rule out …
(2021-11-09). Bolívar and Chávez in the Present Time. orinocotribune.com By Adán Chávez Frías — Nov 5, 2021 | During our recent tour of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, we had the opportunity to meet with authorities from the Executive and Legislative Powers of these countries; as well as with representatives of political organizations, the Movement of Solidarity with Venezuela, and cultural and academic institutions of both nations. | We also established contact with Venezuelan scholarship holders and work closely with the media, in order to continue bringing the truth about Venezuela to the world. | In all these meetings, references to El Libertador Simón Bol…
(2021-11-09). En apoyo a los proyectos de ley de indexación salarial y rescate de prestaciones sociales. peoplesworld.org 
CARACAS—La Central Unitaria de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CUTV) inicio este jueves 4 de noviembre desde la Plaza Caracas en la capital venezolana, la jornada de recolección de firmas de la población en apoyo proyecto al proyecto de Ley de Indexación Salarial y de Las Prestaciones Sociales. ´En estos momentos los trabajadores y trabajadoras de la …
(2021-11-09). Vice President Rodríguez Announces Which Vaccines will be Given to Venezuelan Children. orinocotribune.com With the immunization campaign beginning to target a wider sector of the Venezuelan population, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez informed the public which vaccines would be authorized for children between two and eleven years old. | This Monday marked the
(2021-11-08). As Nicaragua Resists Regime Change, The US Ramps Up Its Economic Warfare. popularresistance.org The United States has tried to control the poor Central American country, Nicaragua, for more than 100 years. John Bolton designated Nicaragua as part of the "Troika of Tyranny" along with Cuba and Venezuela for daring to defend its sovereignty. Since the failed violent coup attempt in 2018, the US foreign policy establishment has focused on preventing President Daniel Ortega's reelection using a variety of tactics. Ben Norton, associate editor of The Grayzone, who is based in Managua, describes those tactics, the complicity of corporate media and social media and how Nicaragua is working to protect its democrati…
(2021-11-08). Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report. middleeasteye.net 
Ethiopians rescued by Israel from Tigray may have no Jewish roots: Report | Secret operation faces backlash as dozens of Ethiopians are accused of misrepresenting ancestry to enter Israel | Mon, 11/08/2021 – 12: 45 | A member of the Ethiopian Jewish community awaits during the daily food distribution at the building the community in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on 27 October, 2020 (AFP) | Dozens of Ethiopians…
(2021-11-08). Headlines for November 8, 2021. democracynow.org 100,000+ People Take to Streets to Call Out Climate Inaction, COP26 Greenwashing, House Passes Bipartisan $1.2 Infrastructure Bill Without Vote on $1.75T Build Back Better Package, Court Blocks Company Vaccine Mandate; U.S. Lifts Travel Restrictions; Pfizer Seeks OK for COVID Pill, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Survives Assassination Attempt, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teenager During West Bank Protest, Ortega Set to Retain Nicaraguan Presidency in Elections Marred by Crackdown on Opposition, U.S. Advises Citizens to Leave Ethiopia as Specter of All-Out War Increases, Sudanese Soldiers Arrest Score…
(2021-11-08). AOC Warns We May Lock in US Emissions If Build Back Better Fails. truthout.org 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York warned Sunday that if congressional Democrats ultimately fail to approve the Build Back Better Act after