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2022-06-25: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-06-25). Democratic-led Louisiana bans abortion after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. wsws.org Governor John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, signed two bills on Tuesday that ban most abortions, criminalize them and impose draconian penalties for those who perform the procedure.

The Conversation (2022-06-25). America's religious Communities are divided over the issue of Abortion. juancole.com Interview by Kalpana Jain, The Conversation | Interviewed: Luis Josué Salés, Scripps College; Rachel Mikva, Chicago Theological Seminary; Samira Meht University of Colorado Boulder; Steven K. Green, Willamette University; Susan M. Shaw; Oregon State University. Since the first indications that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, following a …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-25). Jordan's King Abdullah Says He Would Support a 'Middle East NATO'. news.antiwar.com Jordan's King Abdullah has said that he would support forming a "Middle East NATO" amid efforts by the US and Israel to build an anti-Iran alliance in the region. | "I would be one of the first people that would endorse a Middle East NATO," Jordan is designated by the US as a major "non-NATO ally" and has a history of cooperating and drilling with the military alliance. "I'd like to see more countries in the area come into that mix," he said. | Abdullah's comments came…

John J. Mearsheimer (2022-06-25). The Causes and Consequences of the Ukraine War: A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer. juancole.com Robert Schumann Center for Advanced Studies: "Professor John J. Mearsheimer will discuss the current Russian invasion on Ukraine whilst exploring the potential causes and consequences of the crisis. In this lecture, Prof. Mearsheimer will aim to focus on both the origins of the war in Ukraine and some of its most important consequences. He will …

Editor (2022-06-25). Why Sanctions Always Fail. scheerpost.com By Andrew Cockburn / Early in the Ukraine war, President Biden boasted on twitter that thanks to "unprecedented" sanctions, the "Russian economy is on track to be cut in half" and the ruble had been reduced to "rubble." All instruments of economic warfare had been deployed against Ukraine's invader, from the freezing of central bank reserves to sanctions on Russian cats. Today, the cats may be still at home, but the ruble is at a seven year high, Russian interest and inflation rates are headed downwards, and industrial pro…

WSWS (2022-06-25). US doubles long-range missile shipments to Ukraine in war with Russia. wsws.org Amid a series of disastrous battlefield setbacks, the US and NATO continue to expand their involvement in the war against Russia.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-25). 'Not a Justification but a Provocation': Chomsky on the Root Causes of the Russia-Ukraine War. commondreams.org Chomsky believes that the main 'background' of this war, a factor that is missing in mainstream media coverage, is "NATO expansion."

John Catalinotto (2022-06-25). Antiwar protest planned for NATO Summit in Madrid — WW commentary. workers.org The most aggressive and powerful military alliance in the history of humanity, NATO is holding a summit June 29-30 in Madrid to plan its next confrontations with Russia and China — and to reinforce its domination of the world, despite contradictions within the imperialist camp. In opposition to these plans, . . . |

WSWS (2022-06-25). Spain's Morenoite CRT works to trap anti-war sentiment behind pro-war Podemos government. wsws.org As opposition mounts to the US-NATO war on Russia before next week's NATO summit in Madrid, pseudo-left groups are seeking to promote Spain's ruling Podemos party.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-25). US Commander Says Russia and China's Partnership Means US Must Prepare for Attack on Guam. news.antiwar.com The head of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) on Friday Adm. John Aquilino said China's actions mean the US should spend more money on building up Guam's defenses. INDOPACOM is seeking additional funds for a program known as the Pacific Deterrence Initiative, and part of the plan is to buildup US military facilities in Guam. | "Guam has a 360-degree threat, so our ability to defend it and to be able to…

Timothy R Walsh, Rabaab Zahra, Kenneth Iregbu, Sharon J Peacock, Andrew Stewardson (2022-06-25). [Correspondence] Global burden of antimicrobial resistance: essential pieces of a global puzzle. thelancet.com Christopher J L Murray and colleagues1 provide a sobering analysis on the burden of common antimicrobial-resistant infections and a warning that, as a global community, we are rapidly surrendering any advantage we had on treating infections such as pneumonia and sepsis.2…

_____ (2022-06-25). UPS workers protest firing of Teamsters steward. popularresistance.org UPS workers represented by Teamsters Local 705 are fired up after Anthony Taylor, a union steward, was terminated this week without just cause. More than 40 drivers and loaders gathered in front of the building entrance at 1400 S Jefferson Street before their shift began on the morning of June 23. | The context for the firing and the rally is the beginning of negotiations in August for the contract which expires July 31, 2023. After being sold out by the Hoffa leadership in 2018, followed by a victory with the election of a new Teamsters leadership, members are bent on making gains.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-25). Military Situation In Syria On June 25, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 25, the Russian Ministry of Defence recorded no hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Idlib region in the past 24 hours; | On June 25, two SDF members were killed in an attack by unknown gunmen near the town of Markada; | On June 24, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Tal Tamar; | On June 24, the SDF arrested an alleged ISIS commander in the Busairah area; | On June 24, SAA artillery shelled positions of Turkish-backed forces in th…

Misión Verdad (2022-06-25). Crypto Platform Uphold Leaves Venezuela due to US Blockade. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, June 23, the cryptocurrency platform Uphold announced its withdrawal from Venezuela. The company, which offers financial services and cryptocurrencies, requested users in the country to withdraw their funds before July 31. | "We are very sorry to inform you that Uphold has decided to withdraw from Venezuela due to the increasing complexity of complying with US sanctions," the company announced in a statement published by CriptoNoticias. | The company noted that Venezuela was one of the early adopters of Uphold, and that the group loved serving its Venezuelan clients. The withdrawal is an unfortunate…

Staff (2022-06-25). President Maduro: Carabobo Signifies 201 Years of Struggles and Victories of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Friday, June 24, on the occasion of 201 years of victory in the Battle of Carabobo, the decisive victory in the course of Venezuela's independence from Spanish colonial rule, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, gave a message to the nation, recognizing the Venezuelan people for the defense of sovereignty of the nation for more than two centuries. | "As we commemorate 201 years since the victory in the Battle of Carabobo, we also commemorate the success of Bolivarian geopolitics that led to the definitive victory of the revolutionary troops against the Spanish empire," said the president. | In addition…

WSWS (2022-06-25). Eighty-one years after the war of annihilation: German Chancellor Scholz makes new war threats against Russia. wsws.org In his June 22 statement, Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz did not mention the anniversary of the invasion of the Soviet Union or the German crimes. The reason for this is as simple as it is threatening.

____ (2022-06-25). Xi calls for peace, development, openness, innovation to build high-quality BRICS partnership. ecns.cn

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-25). Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing dementia risks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. And women are likely to be twice as affected by dementia as men. Dementia is an umbrella term for a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities. It's not one disease. And Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Dr. Ronald Petersen, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic, says…

WSWS (2022-06-25). Rap artist M.I.A. defends Julian Assange and denounces Tony Blair as a war criminal. wsws.org Recording artist and song writer M.I.A. has again spoken out in defense of Julian Assange following the June 17 decision of UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to authorize the extradition of the WikiLeaks publisher to the US.

WSWS (2022-06-25). India and the US send envoys to Sri Lanka amid worsening economic crisis. wsws.org Prime Minister Wickremesinghe told parliament that the country was "facing a far more serious situation" than the current shortages of fuel and other essentials and warned of "a possible fall to rock bottom."

Richard Horton (2022-06-25). [Comment] Offline: The UK, a knave among nations. thelancet.com In 2015, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Health published an admiring report, The UK's Contribution to Health Globally—Benefiting the Country and the World. They identified four sectors where Britain added important value. The UK had shown consistent global leadership towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Tens of thousands of health workers across Africa and Asia had received education and training through National Health Service volunteering. The UK was the only G7 nation to meet the 0 ∑7% GNI target for donor aid.

____ (2022-06-25). China pays UN peacekeeping dues in full. ecns.cn China on Thursday paid in full its assessments for the 12 UN peacekeeping operations for fiscal year 2021/2022, said the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

Eva Bartlett (2022-06-24). "Eva Bartlett on The George Eliason Show 21 June 2022" ingaza.wordpress.com George Eliason is based in the Donbass and for the entirety of Ukraine's war against the people of the Donbass Republics has been living and reporting from here. It was a huge honour to meet George some months ago and to be interviewed by him recently. RELATED LINKS: UNDER FIRE FROM UKRAINE AND MISPERCEIVED BY…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-24). Business Cards of German and Canadian Government Officials Found in Abandoned Azov Battalion Headquarters in Mariupol/By Sonja van den Ende. marktaliano.net Points to wider western involvement in Ukraine war and association with Neo-Nazi Battalion By Sonja van den Ende Global Research, June 24, 2022 CovertAction Magazine 8 June 2022 To receive Global …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). Biden Again Blames Putin For High Gas Prices as Russian Oil Sales Soar. news.antiwar.com The US-led sanctions campaign against Russia has backfired on the West as Americans and Europeans are facing soaring gas prices, and Since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Biden has written off rising gas prices and inflation as "Putin's price hike." On Wednesday, Biden doubled down on blaming Russia while also admitting that his policies have only made things worse for Americans. | "We cut off Russian oil into the United States, and our partners in Europe did the same, knowing that we would see hig…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). European Union Grants Candidate Status to Ukraine and Moldova. news.antiwar.com European Union leaders on Thursday "The Ukrainian people belong to the European family. Ukraine's future is with the EU," said Josep Borrel, the EU's foreign policy chief. "Today marks the beginning of a long journey that we will walk together." | The decision for Ukraine was viewed by Western media…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). Russia Blames US for Lithuania's Kaliningrad Embargo. news.antiwar.com The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday "The so-called 'collective West', with the explicit instruction of the White House, imposed a ban on rail transit of a wide range of goods through the Kaliningrad region," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. | Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February…

JANET (2022-06-24). End the US/NATO Proxy War with Russia Statement by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC). iacenter.org www.UNACpeace.org UNAC calls for an end to NATO expansion and an end to NATO. NATO is not a defensive alliance, it is offensive as was shown by its war on Afghanistan, its surrounding of Russia and in this present US/NATO proxy war with Russian in Ukraine. Steps towards war In 1991, the US promised to not move NATO east of Germany. To date it has moved into 14 of these countries. In 2014 the US helped orchestrate a coup that overthrew the elected government of Victor Yanukovych, who they felt was too open to good relations with Russia. That coup banned Yanukovych's Party, the largest in the country. The second la…

_____ (2022-06-24). "The new Director-General has a titanic task to rethink and reposition the role of the ILO" popularresistance.org The Covid 19 pandemic is not yet over and we are already looming in the face of a new crisis spurred on by the war in Ukraine and a rampant inflation that is affecting many countries in the developed and developing world alike. | The ILO Director-General's report to the Conference warns that a food, energy and financial crisis is approaching. This scenario will also lead to a new refugees and migration emergency and a climate catastrophe that will affect all countries. In the reality, we do not need to wait for future events to happen as we are already in the middle of a global structural crisis of the neo-libera…

_____ (2022-06-24). New Director-General Has Titanic Task To Reposition The Role Of The ILO. popularresistance.org The Covid 19 pandemic is not yet over and we are already looming in the face of a new crisis spurred on by the war in Ukraine and a rampant inflation that is affecting many countries in the developed and developing world alike. | The ILO Director-General's report to the Conference warns that a food, energy and financial crisis is approaching. This scenario will also lead to a new refugees and migration emergency and a climate catastrophe that will affect all countries. In the reality, we do not need to wait for future events to happen as we are already in the middle of a global structural crisis of the neo-libera…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-24). NATO Blockades Kaliningrad. libya360.wordpress.com Christopher Black With the success of Russia's operations in Ukraine, we have to be concerned about NATO reacting to their strategic defeat by shifting their aggression not only to intense economic and propaganda warfare against Russia but also against Russia's position in the Baltic region. The blockade imposed on Kaliningrad on June 20th by Lithuania,…

Staff (2022-06-24). Pentagon to ship $4 million more in military equipment to Ukraine, including rockets. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Associated PressJune 23, 2022 Officials: US to send rocket systems, other aid to Ukraine The United States will send another $4 million in military aid to Ukraine, including some additional medium-range rocket systems, to help push back Russian progress in the war, officials announced Thursday. The latest package includes four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, …

Jordan Schachtel (2022-06-24). Ukraine is a Mess: Celeb Visits, Banned Books, Ethnic Cleansing, A Broken War Effort, Sponsored by the "Free World" globalresearch.ca Ukraine is a total mess. A mess of epic proportions. | | And sponsored by the "Free World," which, in 2022, hardly resembles anything having to do with freedom or any semblance of western tradition. | Let's absorb the headlines of the past …

Editor (2022-06-24). A Lemming Leading the Lemmings: Slavoj Zizek and the Terminal Collapse of the Anti-War Left. scheerpost.com By Jonathan Cook / MintPress News Have you noticed how every major foreign policy crisis since the U.S. and U.K.'s invasion of Iraq in 2003 has peeled off another layer of the left into joining the pro-NATO, pro-war camp? It is now hard to remember that many millions marched in the U.S. and Europe against …

JANET (2022-06-24). Finnish protesters say/ No to NATO, yes to peace. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto June 17, 2022 In response to U.S. attempts to take advantage of the war propaganda to expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden, the anti-war and anti-imperialist movements in both Scandinavian countries have taken to the streets. The photo is of a demonstration June 4 in Helsinki, Finland. The sign in front reads, "Yes to peace, no to NATO," while the one right behind it reads, "Always reject NATO." Demonstration in Helsinki, Finland, June 4. Banner in front reads: 'Yes to peace, no to NATO.' Credit: Heikki Mà§nnikkà∂, Communist League, Finland In both countries the conservative par…

Misión Verdad (2022-06-24). Kremlin to Lithuania: Russia May Take Countermeasures after Blockade on Kaliningrad. orinocotribune.com The Kremlin has warned Lithuania that it may take radical measures to protect its national interests as the Baltic country is partially blockading the Russian city of Kaliningrad. | Kaliningrad is located between the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members Poland and Lithuania. It is a territory physically detached from Russian territory. Supplies from Russia arrive by rail and gas pipelines through Lithuania, which announced last week that it was banning the rail transit of goods subject to EU sanctions, including coal, advanced technology, metals and construction materials.

Staff (2022-06-24). Opposition moves to overthrow government, drag Georgia into war PM. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Agenda.geJune 24, 2022 Opposition launching "rallies to overthrow" Gov't while EU calls for end of polarisation PM Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday accused the domestic opposition of "launching rallies to overthrow the Government" while the European Union was calling for an end to polarisation in the country's political field. *** It [dialogue] …

WSWS (2022-06-24). FDA investigating a tenth infant who died after consuming Abbott Labs baby formula product. wsws.org The FDA reported Wednesday that the baby died in January, a consumer complaint was filed in February but the agency only became aware of the complaint on June 10.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). EU Leaders Prepare for Russia Turning Off Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com European leaders on Friday The EU has banned the import of Russian coal and agreed on a phased ban of Russian oil, with exemptions for Hungary. But the bloc can't afford to ban Russian gas due to its heavy reliance on the commodity. | The Western sanctions campaign against Moscow has largely backfired on Europe as it is facing soaring energy prices, which Russia is profiting from. Germany, Europe's largest economy, is a…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). US Military Conducts Taiwan Strait Flyover Amid Heightened Tensions. news.antiwar.com On Friday, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane "A US Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on June 24. The United States will continue to fly, sail and operate anywhere international law allows including within the Taiwan Strait," US Indo-Pacific Command said in a stat…

Ben Becker (2022-06-24). [CONTINUOUS UPDATES] Join nationwide emergency actions to defend abortion! liberationnews.org Now is the time to fight back. Millions of people going into the streets would make it clear that without justice there can be no peace.

_____ (2022-06-24). Washington Splits Asia in Two. journal-neo.org The modern world is torn by contradictions: the US and its allies, accustomed to global domination, seek to maintain and expand their position at the expense of the interests of other countries, leading to crises and conflicts. In the Middle East, wars have been raging for decades, and in Europe, fighting has broken out in …

_____ (2022-06-24). US gov't body plots to break up Russia in name of 'decolonization'. popularresistance.org A US government body held a Congressional briefing plotting ways to break up Russia as a country, in the name of supposed "decolonization." | The participants urged the United States to give more support to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. | They proposed the independence of numerous republics in the Russian Federation, including Chechnya, Tatarstan, and Dagestan, as well as historic areas that existed centuries ago such as Circassia. | This is far from the first time that hawks in Washington have fantasized about carving up foreign countries. During the first cold war, the US sponsored sec…

_____ (2022-06-24). US Government Plots To Break Up Russia Innewsauthor"> Of 'Decolonization'. popularresistance.org A US government body held a Congressional briefing plotting ways to break up Russia as a country, in the name of supposed "decolonization." | The participants urged the United States to give more support to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. | They proposed the independence of numerous republics in the Russian Federation, including Chechnya, Tatarstan, and Dagestan, as well as historic areas that existed centuries ago such as Circassia. | This is far from the first time that hawks in Washington have fantasized about carving up foreign countries. During the first cold war, the US sponsored sec…

Contributing Writers (2022-06-24). Real Testimony Versus War Propaganda: a Doctor Speaks. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Editor (2022-06-24). The Supreme Court Strips Us of Miranda Warnings. scheerpost.com (Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images) | By Elie Mystal / In 1966, the Supreme Court created the now famous "Miranda warnings," in the seminal case

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-24). Leopoldo and Lilian on Vacation with Money from Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com More and more evidence continuously emerges of the trips and luxuries of the Venezuelan fugitive from justice, Leopoldo López, and his wife Lilian Tintori, who are living large thanks to their theft of publicly-owned Venezuelan assets, such as those of CITGO and Monómeros. | Recently on social media platforms, some photos have circulated in which the couple can be seen in an archipelago in Norway while vacationing. | López and Tintori were in Lofoten, an archipelago in the Norwegian Sea, beyond the Arctic Circle last May. An attractive landscape in which the so-called "midnight sun" can be seen. | Another particu…

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-24). Leopoldo and Lilian on Vacation with Money Stolen from Venezuelans. orinocotribune.com More and more evidence continuously emerges of the trips and luxuries of the Venezuelan fugitive from justice, Leopoldo López, and his wife Lilian Tintori, who are living large thanks to their theft of publicly-owned Venezuelan assets, such as those of CITGO and Monómeros. | Recently on social media platforms, some photos have circulated in which the couple can be seen in an archipelago in Norway while vacationing. | López and Tintori were in Lofoten, an archipelago in the Norwegian Sea, beyond the Arctic Circle last May. An attractive landscape in which the so-called "midnight sun" can be seen. | Another particu…

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-24). President-Elect Petro: Duque and Guaidó Stole Monómeros. orinocotribune.com During his campaign, the newly elected president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who will be sworn in on August 7, accused the current Colombian president, Iván Duque, of giving former Venezuelan Deputy Juan Guaidó the transnational corporation Monómeros, which caused an increase in the value of food and of the dollar in Colombia. | Petro remarked during his campaign in Barranquilla, on April 23, that the high inflation in Colombian supermarkets is not a result of the fertile land running out or because of a halt in cultivation— on the contrary, he stated that it is due to a political problem. | Monómeros is a…

JANET (2022-06-24). Workers' Summit of the Americas opposes imperialism. iacenter.org By Richie Merino June 14, 2022 The Workers' Summit of the Americas, a coalition of more than 50 trade unions and social organizations from North and South America, met in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 10-12. They gathered in response to the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Ninth Summit of the Americas, organized by the U.S. State Department. That summit was held in Los Angeles during the same time period. Participants at the Workers Summit of the Americas, held in Tijuana June 10-12 Biden's Summit of the Americas was a howling blunder, even in the view of the U.S. corporate media. Bloomberg News sta…

Joe Glenton (2022-06-24). As Afghans dig through earthquake rubble, their wealth remains in the hands of US banks. thecanary.co Afghans in the east of the country have spent several days digging through rubble, often by hand, following an earthquake. The disaster hit both Afghanistan and Pakistan on The Taliban gove…

WSWS (2022-06-24). For a socialist movement against fascism and war! Vote IYSSE on July 12th! wsws.org On the basis of the following statement, the IYSSE are running in this year's Student Parliament elections at Humboldt University of Berlin on July 12.

Staff (2022-06-24). Fiesta Ciudad del Mar del 30 de junio al 3 de julio en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu

World Beyond War, partners (2022-06-24). Sunday 6/26: 24 Hour Global Peace Wave Rally: No to Militarization — Yes to Cooperation (6/26). indybay.org Virtual global peace rally via livestream and Zoom for 24 hours nonstop…

WSWS (2022-06-24). Federal officials warn of impending water crisis in the American Southwest. wsws.org Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton informed Congress last week that severe cuts to water allocations would be necessary to ensure that water supplies did not deplete beyond "critical levels."

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-24). British rail workers lead fight against cost of living crisis and anti-worker policies. peoplesdispatch.org Rail workers across the UK are unhappy with the rail authorities' insensitivity towards their demand for an increase in wages, as well as plans to implement austerity measures that will lead to forced redundancies…

____ (2022-06-24). Carrier's deck given coat of heat-resistant paint. ecns.cn CNS Fujian, China's recently unveiled aircraft carrier, represents the country's latest achievement in its naval hardware construction and incorporates a wide variety of advanced technologies.

Julia Conley (2022-06-24). UN Chief Warns of Impending 'Unprecedented Global Food Crisis'. commondreams.org "There is a real risk that multiple famines will be declared in 2022," said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. "And 2023 could be even worse."

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-06-24). Presidente Maduro devela hito en Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario instó a los venezolanos a convivir en verdaderas comunidades de democracia participativa.

Dr. Robert Malone (2022-06-24). Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Analysis Re-do: "Serious adverse events of special interest": Dr. Malone. globalresearch.ca There has been a bit of a stir lately concerning…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2022-06-24). Raed Jarrar on Biden's Saudi Trip, Lindsay Koshgarian on People Over Pentagon. fair.org (cc photo: Joe Flood) | This week on CounterSpin: Elite news media are saying that Biden has to go to Saudi Arabia in July despite his pledges to make the country a "pariah" for abuses including the grisly murder of a Washington Post contributor, because…stability? Shaking hands with Mohammed bin Salman makes sense, even in the context of denying Cuba and Venezuela participation in the Americas Summit out of purported concerns about their human rights records, because…gas prices? It's hard to parse corporate media coverage of Biden's Saudi visit, because that coverage obscures rather than illuminates what's…

Maryam Jameela (2022-06-24). Fascist Tories want to scrap the Human Rights Act. thecanary.co A new And th…

Ramona du Houx (2022-06-24). EOPA asks Newsom to end drilling permits, lawmakers pass 1020 and announce CARB rally. indybay.org Elected Officials to Protect America CA asks Governor Newsom to end all fossil fuel permitting to stop fueling the climate crisis – which fuels war. For clean energy economy progress SB 1020 must pass, says EOPA CA and investments in clean energy realized…

Editor (2022-06-24). Despite the Left's victories, warning signs of a Fascist backlash appear in Colombia & beyond. mronline.org The decaying colonial regime in Colombia has reached a crisis. Its people, devastated by corporate destruction of their living standards and a corrupt narco regime which has exacted tremendous brutality upon them, has elected a leftist presidential candidate.

World Beyond War, partners (2022-06-24). Saturday 6/25: 24 Hour Global Peace Wave Rally: No to Militarization — Yes to Cooperation (6/25). indybay.org Virtual global peace rally via livestream and Zoom for 24 hours nonstop…

Walden Bello (2022-06-24). Reflections on a Path-Breaking Campaign for Democratic Socialism in the Philippines. fpif.org In the Philippines, as in the U.S., the "left" presents itself "the 'progressive' tail of the liberal elite." Our campaign made room for an actual progressive agenda.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-24). Importancia de unión cívico-militar en defensa de soberanía venezolana. telesurtv.net Desde la llegada de la Revolución Bolivariana se ha impulsado la integración entre el pueblo y el sector militar para en conjunto defender la soberanía y la paz de Venezuela.

Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan (2022-06-24). Gustavo Petro Ushers in New Era for Left in Colombia. commondreams.org The people of Colombia have given Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez an opportunity to pursue a different path forward for their country.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-24). 2022 California Juneteenth Holiday still an optional notion for some reason. indybay.org 20 years ago California Juneteenth National Freedom Day was established as "optional" and today AB 1655 offers another "optional" path toward celebrations of our unique California Journey From Slavery to Freedom beginning on 1535 in Baja California Sur.

Michelle Begue (2022-06-24). Students win award in NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge. america.cgtn.com A group of Colombian students from National University of Colombia won the Safety Award in NASA's 28th annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

____ (2022-06-24). "BRICS" promises effective move for global peace: Iran FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that "BRICS" with its innovative vision promises an effective move towards the global peace.

WSWS (2022-06-24). Brazil's fourth COVID wave is a "time bomb," warns researcher Lucas Ferrante. wsws.org The outbreak takes place amid an abandonment of the most basic mitigation measures, stagnation in vaccinations and the spread of the most infectious and vaccine-resistant variants.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-23). Military Situation In Syria On June 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib: 2 time in Idlib province, 1 in Aleppo province, 2 in Lattakia province; | On June 22, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Tal Tamar; | On June 22, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On June 22, Damascus International Airport resumed operations, according to the Syrian Ministry of Transport.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-23). Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID/By Kennedy Hall. marktaliano.net An eight-piece set includes a 20 euro silver coin depicting a young person getting jabbed with a needle. Original Link Here: Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization By Kennedy H..]…

Anand Naidoo (2022-06-23). The Heat: U.S. gun reform & January 6th hearings. america.cgtn.com An election official testifies that former President Donald Trump pressured him to find more votes to overturn the 2020 election result. And for the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. Senate moves forward on a bipartisan gun safety bill.

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2022-06-24: News Headlines

Benjamin Norton (2022-06-24). Only 4 of 55 African Leaders Attend Zelensky Call, Showing Neutrality on Ukraine and Russia. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Nortom Jun 22, 2022 | France and Germany pressured African Union leaders for months to join a brief Zoom call with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. 51 of 55 African heads of state (93%) boycotted the meeting, showing clear neutrality over the Western proxy war with Russia. | Western governments have tried to rally the nations of Africa to join their war on Russia. But the vast majority of the continent has ignored their pressure campaign. | For months, Ukraine attempted to organize a video conference between the African Union and Western-backed leader Volodymyr Zelensky. | France and Germany put he…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). Biden Again Blames Putin For High Gas Prices as Russian Oil Sales Soar. news.antiwar.com The US-led sanctions campaign against Russia has backfired on the West as Americans and Europeans are facing soaring gas prices, and Since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Biden has written off rising gas prices and inflation as "Putin's price hike." On Wednesday, Biden doubled down on blaming Russia while also admitting that his policies have only made things worse for Americans. | "We cut off Russian oil into the United States, and our partners in Europe did the same, knowing that we would see hig…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-24). European Union Grants Candidate Status to Ukraine and Moldova. news.antiwar.com European Union leaders on Thursday "The Ukrainian people belong to the European family. Ukraine's future is with the EU," said Josep Borrel, the EU's foreign policy chief. "Today marks the beginning of a long journey that we will walk together." | The decision for Ukraine was viewed by Western media…

Ramona du Houx (2022-06-24). EOPA asks Newsom to end drilling permits, lawmakers pass 1020 and announce CARB rally. indybay.org Elected Officials to Protect America CA asks Governor Newsom to end all fossil fuel permitting to stop fueling the climate crisis – which fuels war. For clean energy economy progress SB 1020 must pass, says EOPA CA and investments in clean energy realized…

World Beyond War, partners (2022-06-24). Sunday 6/26: 24 Hour Global Peace Wave Rally: No to Militarization — Yes to Cooperation (6/26). indybay.org Virtual global peace rally via livestream and Zoom for 24 hours nonstop…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-24). 2022 California Juneteenth Holiday still an optional notion for some reason. indybay.org 20 years ago California Juneteenth National Freedom Day was established as "optional" and today AB 1655 offers another "optional" path toward celebrations of our unique California Journey From Slavery to Freedom beginning on 1535 in Baja California Sur.

World Beyond War, partners (2022-06-24). Saturday 6/25: 24 Hour Global Peace Wave Rally: No to Militarization — Yes to Cooperation (6/25). indybay.org Virtual global peace rally via livestream and Zoom for 24 hours nonstop…

____ (2022-06-24). Carrier's deck given coat of heat-resistant paint. ecns.cn CNS Fujian, China's recently unveiled aircraft carrier, represents the country's latest achievement in its naval hardware construction and incorporates a wide variety of advanced technologies.

____ (2022-06-24). Xi calls for peace, development, openness, innovation to build high-quality BRICS partnership. ecns.cn

WSWS (2022-06-23). Lithuania to expand blockade of Russian goods as Ukraine war widens. wsws.org The escalation of the EU/ Lithuanian blockade of Kaliningrad comes amid a rapid expansion of the war, both in geographic scope and in intensity.

WSWS (2022-06-23). The real message in Biden's phony gas tax cut: Workers must pay for Ukraine war. wsws.org President Biden's proposals to reduce gas prices at the pump are a series of meaningless appeals to Congress and the oil monopolies aimed at covering up the real causes of inflation and falsely blaming it all on Vladimir Putin.

WSWS (2022-06-23). Britain's rail strike and the struggle against war: Bring down the Johnson government! wsws.org Not only is the rail strike becoming a focus for the determination among millions of workers to end the savage austerity measures of the government. It is now threatening key foreign policy imperatives centred on an escalation of NATO's war against Russia and hostile targeting of China.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-23). House Panel Increases Biden's 2023 Military Budget Request By $37 Billion. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee agreed to boost President Biden's requested military budget for the 2023 fiscal year While the House panel agreed to a massive increase, it's still lower than

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-23). Lithuania Says Prepared for Russian Retaliation Over Kaliningrad Embargo, Doesn't Expect Military Action. news.antiwar.com Lithuania's president on Wednesday Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told Reuters that Vilnius is ready for "unfriendly steps" such as Russia cutting the Baltic nation from a shared power grid, but doesn't expect a military response. | The Baltic states…

Editor2 (2022-06-23). Summit of the Americas Underlines Widespread Discontent with US Policy. orinocotribune.com By Alexander Main &#1 | Criticisms of the United States and OAS underlined the need to revive regional integration initiatives independent of U.S. influence. | Long before it even began on June 6, this year's Summit of the Americas, held in downtown Los Angeles, was widely expected to be a flop. And indeed it was. As many media outlets predicted, the controversy surrounding the U.S. government's decision to exclude Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the invitee list ended up overshadowing the summit's mostly dull proceedings. | Several heads of state—including Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador of…

WSWS (2022-06-23). Ukraine bans largest opposition party. wsws.org The outlawing of the country's biggest opposition party is part of an ongoing campaign of repression aimed at ensuring that Kiev can fulfill its role as an imperialist proxy in the war against Russia.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-23). Biden Authorizes New $4 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, President Biden The Biden administration first sent HIMARS to Ukraine as part of a previous arms package that was announced on June 1, which represented a significant escalation in US military aid to Kyiv. Ukrainian officials said Thursday that they Accord…

_____ (2022-06-23). NATO Blockades Kaliningrad. journal-neo.org With the success of Russia's operations in Ukraine, we have to be concerned about NATO reacting to their strategic defeat by shifting their aggression not only to intense economic and propaganda warfare against Russia but also against Russia's position in the Baltic region. The blockade imposed on Kaliningrad on June 20th by Lithuania, a NATO …

_____ (2022-06-23). Only Four Of 55 African Leaders Attend Zelensky Call. popularresistance.org Western governments have tried to rally the nations of Africa to join their war on Russia. But the vast majority of the continent has ignored their pressure campaign. | For months, Ukraine attempted to organize a video conference between the African Union and Western-backed leader Volodymyr Zelensky. | France and Germany put heavy pressure on African governments to attend the Zoom call, which was held on June 20. | The conference ended up being a total failure, however. The heads of state of just four of the 55 members of the African Union joined the meeting. | In other words, 93% of the leaders of the African co…

Editor (2022-06-23). Is the West finally realizing that Russia will win the war in Ukraine? mronline.org This article is the fourth in a series of articles I have written covering the U.S. proxy war against Russia in Ukraine.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-23). The West's War in Ukraine is a War against Russia. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh As recent events surrounding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine have shown unambiguously — and quite convincingly — the West's so-called 'war effort' in Ukraine is less about defending Ukraine and more about what some Western pundits call "erasing" Russia as a power capable of wielding influence at the global level. The war,…

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-06-23). The War in Ukraine Pushes the World Closer to the Edge of a Climate Precipice. commondreams.org Putin's war in Ukraine, which could last for years, is in fact an absolute godsent to the most destructive forces on the planet, namely the arms industry and the fossil fuel companies.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-23). Russian momentum in Ukraine could slow for lack of resources. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) — Britain's defense intelligence service believes that Russia's momentum in the war in Ukraine will slow in the next few months as its army exhausts its resources, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed.

Jonathan Cook (2022-06-23). A Lemming Leading the Lemmings: Slavoj Zizek and the Terminal Collapse of the Anti-War Left. mintpressnews.com The left has sunk a long way since the Iraq war. The renowned public intellectual Slavoj Zizek is the latest recruit to the war hawk camp…

Todd Pierce (2022-06-23). Cognitive Warfare: Israel Targets Journalists Who Threaten Its Reality-Creation Tactics. mintpressnews.com When Karl Rove was alleged to have said how the United States is now "an empire, we make our own reality," he was not just making a hubristic statement. Rather, it can be seen as an indication that he was aware of how powerful a "cognitive campaign" is.

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-23). Lithuania President Wants Hike in Military Spending, More NATO Troops. news.antiwar.com Lithuania's president wants his country An increase in NATO's presence in Eastern Europe and the Baltic states is expected to be announced at a summit in Madrid next week. But the alliance is divided over how big a military buildup it will be. | Lithuanian Presid…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-23). NATO Chief Wants Finland, Sweden To Join Alliance Soon, But Can't Guarantee It. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg "My aim is still to make sure that they [Sweden and Finland] can join soon," the NATO chief said at an event hosted by Politico. "I cannot guarantee, but I'm saying that's still my aim." | Stoltenberg has tried to downplay Turkey's stance and said it's "not the first time we see one or just…

Staff (2022-06-23). Estonia: French paratroopers engage in "force projection operation" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 22, 2022 France conducts Short-Notice Airborne Operation into Estonia The French Armed Forces conducted Operation THUNDER LYNX, a force projection operation towards Estonia. About a hundred paratroopers from the French 11th Airborne Brigade were deployed by an A-400M transport aircraft above the Estonian territory, to be dropped over a zone …

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-23). Paul and Blackburn Among GOP Senators Opposing Extension of School Meal Program. commondreams.org "We cannot allow 95 million meals to be missed by kids this summer," warned Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal in the face of the Republicans' obstruction.

Jason Ditz (2022-06-23). Iraq Swears in New MPs to Replace Sadr Resignations. news.antiwar.com Iraq's parliament met today to progress beyond the resignation of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's political bloc two weeks ago. The 73 MPs resigned, but it was only finalized with the parliament recognizing it, The seats went mostly to the Shi'ite Coordination Framework, which is broadly the State of Law bloc of former PM Nouri al-Maliki. They have a 122 MPs plurality, and a clear path to governance. | Not that things are liable to be easy. Sadr's hun…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-23). Growing Rebel Divide in North Syria as Islamists Take Villages. news.antiwar.com There aren't a lot of huge rebel factions left in Syria after years of war, but two extent groups along the northern border, the Turkey took most of Afrin from the Kurds originally, and has been fighting them ever since. On Saturday, the HTS took the villages of Basufan, Qabasin, and Fafertin away from the SNA, and has sent more fighters to the area. | Turkey i…

Jason Ditz (2022-06-23). As Nuclear Talks Stall, Iran Pursues Regional Diplomacy. news.antiwar.com While the centerpiece of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's foreign policy since his election has been trying to salvage the P5+1 nuclear deal, the relative slow-down of that process has allowed him to assert his own diplomatic inclinations. | That policy is one his allies call a "balanced" approach to Iran has hosted three presidents already this month, the presidents of nearby Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan…

Editor (2022-06-23). Judeo-Terrorist Stab Palestinian to Death, and Ram Peace Activists at Protest. scheerpost.com By Richard Silverstein / Richard Silverstein | Ali Hassan Harb, 27-year-old electrical engineer murdered in cold blood by a Judeo-terrorist settler | There have been two tragic, horrifying incidents of Judeo-terrorism in the past few days. The first was the

Staff (2022-06-23). Maduro and Petro Discuss Normalizing Border Crossing. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, June 22, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the recently elected president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, held a telephone conversation to discuss the normalization of border crossing, which has been affected by closures and traffic disruptions for almost seven years now. | Through his Twitter account, the Venezuelan head of state reported that issues "about peace and the prosperous future of both peoples" were also discussed. | Conversé con el presidente electo de Colombia

Anonymous103 (2022-06-23). Military Situation In Syria On June 23, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 23, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib: 2 time in Idlib province, 1 in Aleppo province, 2 in Lattakia province; | On June 22, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions north of Tal Tamar; | On June 22, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On June 22, Damascus International Airport resumed operations, according to the Syrian Ministry of Transport.

Dean Baker (2022-06-23). A Cold War with China, Global Warming, and Why We Can't Have Nice Things. cepr.net It would be truly ironic if we were to transfer still more income upward, with increased subsidies for research and development, with the gains locked down by a small elite with their patent and copyright monopolies.

Editor (2022-06-23). America's Second Civil War is Underway. scheerpost.com By Blake Fleetwood / Original to ScheerPost | The frightening epidemic of gun violence in the US has become a commonplace reality. Easy access to firearms is an obstacle that national politicians have not been able to overcome with more than lip service. But gun violence is merely one ominous symptom of a growing social collapse that directly threatens our nearly 2 -year old system of democratic capitalism. | We begin with this: There have been 260 mass shootings so far this year, and 2022 is projected to hit an all-time record.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-06-23). '1619 Project' Pulitzer Winner Nikole Hannah-Jones Calls For Reparations For Slavery In U.N. Speech. moguldom.com Renowned scholar and Howard University Professor Nikole Hannah-Jones recently called on all nations that participated in the Transatlantic Slave Trade to pay reparations for the array of harms they caused Black people. "It is time for the nations that engaged in and profited from the transatlantic slave trade to do what is right and what …

Slorinoco (2022-06-23). Mexico Renews Offer of Asylum to Julian Assange. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), stated that his country will open its doors to the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, to provide him with asylum in the event that the United States decides to release him. | During his morning press conference, AMLO indicated that he will intercede with US President Joe Biden to address the case of Assange's extradition. | "I am aware that it goes against the harsh, severe groups that exist in the US as in all countries, but humanism must also prevail," said AMLO. "Mexico opens the doors to Assange in the event that it decides to free him. There are…

Staff (2022-06-23). Norway Hopes Venezuela's Government & Opposition Resume Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com The Kingdom of Norway expressed its wish that the Venezuelan government and the radical wing of the opposition, grouped in the so-called Unitary Platform, resume their process of dialogue and negotiation in Mexico. This was announced by the Foreign Ministry of the European country this Wednesday, June 22, through its Twitter account. | The message from the European country was issued within the context of the participation of the delegation leaders from both the Venezuelan government and the Unitary Platform, Jorge Rodríguez and Gerardo Blyde, respectively, in the Oslo Forum, that began on Tuesday, June 21 and en…

Jordan Schachtel (2022-06-23). Already Expired: Moderna's upcoming Omicron shot is formulated for a variant that no longer exists. globalresearch.ca Moderna's reformulated mRNA COVID injection, the highly touted — and continuously delayed — "Omicron vaccine," was tailored to an Omicron subvariant that no longer exists. | The pharmaceutical company's Omicron-specific shot was formulated for the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron, which hasn't …

Edu Montesanti (2022-06-23). The Yemeni War and the Rule of Impunity, Interview with Noam Chomsky. orinocotribune.com Biden vowed to stop U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia; particularly about Yemen, he claimed he would end all U.S. support for offensive operations in the Middle Eastern-torn country | As the American president now contradicts his promises, the Yemeni humanitarian catastrophe is today much worse than when Trump was in power | Chomsky, in this exclusive interview, strongly questions Biden's "defensive weapons" trading to the Saudi while, more than ever, Yemen the stage of a Saudi-U.S. proxy war against Iran at expense of dozens of millions of innocent Yemeni civilians | June 21, 2022—As the world's attention is…

____ (2022-06-23). Xi urges int'l solidarity to promote growth. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping called on Wednesday for international solidarity and coordination to maintain world peace and stability and promote global sustainable development.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-23). Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID/By Kennedy Hall. marktaliano.net An eight-piece set includes a 20 euro silver coin depicting a young person getting jabbed with a needle. Original Link Here: Vatican Endorses "Killer Vaccine": Commemorative Coins Promoting the 'Need to be Vaccinated' against COVID Global ResearchGlobal Research Centre for Research on Globalization By Kennedy H..]…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-23). Presidente Maduro y Gustavo Petro hablan sobre restablecer normalidad en frontera. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, conversó vía telefónica con el mandatario electo de Colombia.

Brian Wakamo (2022-06-23). While CEOs Make Millions and Workers Struggle, Union Surge Is Unsurprising. commondreams.org Pandemic disparities have driven workers at Starbucks and several other low-wage employers to demand a fair reward for their labor.

WSWS (2022-06-23). Stalinist PCF discusses French national unity government with Macron. wsws.org The struggle against war and austerity can only be waged by mobilizing workers internationally against nationalist, pseudo-left groups that are rapidly turning to the right.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-23). Syrian Intelligence Officer Said To Be Responsible For Assassinations In Daraa Survives Attack. southfront.org An photo of Daraa city taken just a few minutes after the assassination attempt. Click to see full-size. Via Twitter. | Early on June 23, the vehicle of a warrant officer of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate (AFID) was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) in the northern part of Daraa city in southern Syria. | The warrant officer, identified as Mohamed Helweh, survived the assassination attempt. However, he was wounded along with three other…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-23). Consumer Health: Blood donation saves lives; you can make a difference. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The World Blood Donor Day campaign, which is observed Tuesday, June 14, is an effort by the World Health Organization to recognize the critical contribution of blood donors and raise global awareness about the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion year-round. The roles that voluntary blood donations play in saving lives is a special focus of this year's campaign. Nearly 16 million blood components are transfused each year in the U.S., according to the American Red Cross. Daily…

WSWS (2022-06-23). France's hung parliament, rising class struggles stagger Macron. wsws.org Macron reacted to his devastating defeat in the legislative elections with a perfunctory10-minute address calling on other parties to support his policies of austerity and war.

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-23). Amid Putin's Saber-Rattling, 65 Nations Condemn 'Any and All Nuclear Threats'. commondreams.org "We will not rest until the last state has joined the treaty, the last warhead has been dismantled and destroyed and nuclear weapons have been totally eliminated from the Earth."

____ (2022-06-23). I Respect Douglas MacGregor, But… smoothiex12.blogspot.com here is where I disagree with him dramatically. Not only I disagree with him, but many people in comments also disagree. The assertion that Russia's SPRN (missile attack early warning system) is somehow "nowhere near" the American one is dead wrong. I know where this assertion originated, professor Postol stated this a couple of years ago. And it is a complete malarkey. It is exactly the other way around, not to speak of the fact that the US was lagging in advanced early warning radar systems behind not just Russia, but Soviet Union already in 1970s and 1980s. The proof is in the pudding. American nominally…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-23). Israeli Defense Minister Vows To Invade Lebanon's Beirut If Needed. southfront.org Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaking on June 22 at a rally in Kiryat Shmona to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Source: the official twitter account of Gantz (@gantzbe). | On June 22, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz warned Lebanon that if needed, the Israeli army "will march once again to Beirut, Sidon and Tyre". | Gantz made the warning while speaking at a rally in Kiryat Shmona to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Gantz said th…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-23). Imperial alumni win top prize at Young Inventors award. imperial.ac.uk Two former Imperial students have been honoured by the European Patent Office (EPO) for an AI-recycling technology first conceived at the College.

Julia Conley (2022-06-23). In 'Dangerous Decision,' Supreme Court Guts Protection of Miranda Rights. commondreams.org When "ordinary people are disempowered," warned one civil liberties advocate in response to the ruling, "government impunity grows."

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-23). Presidente electo de Colombia inicia contactos con Venezuela. telesurtv.net En un tuit, Gustavo Petro reportó que contactó con el Gobierno venezolano sobre normalizar actividades en la frontera.

Anand Naidoo (2022-06-23). The Heat: U.S. gun reform & January 6th hearings. america.cgtn.com An election official testifies that former President Donald Trump pressured him to find more votes to overturn the 2020 election result. And for the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. Senate moves forward on a bipartisan gun safety bill.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-23). 6-14-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Men's health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Men are twice as likely to wait more than two years between doctor visits. Almost 20% of men admit to going to the doctor just so a loved one will stop bothering them about it. Waiting can also cause medical issues that could have been avoided if caught early, avoiding any last second emergency situations. With this being Men's Health Awareness Week, and Father's Day around the corner, Mayo Clinic urologists Tobias Kohler, M.D., and Jeffrey Karnes, M.D., discussed…

Imperial.ac.uk (2022-06-23). "If you enjoy doing it, go ahead and do it" – women engineers in #INWED Top 50. imperial.ac.uk Three Imperial engineers have been lauded in the Women's Engineering Society (WES)'s Top 50 Women in Engineering Awards for #INWED.

_____ (2022-06-22). Latest UN-Led Talks Over Libyan Elections Fail. popularresistance.org The United Nations Special Advisor on Libya said on Monday, June 20, that the Libyan parties participating in the recent round of talks in Egyptian capital Cairo have failed to reach a consensus over a legal process to hold national elections in the war-torn country. The failed talks have led to fresh apprehensions about the future of the peace process in Libya. | The third round of talks between the representatives of the Tripoli-based High Council of State (HCS) and the Tobruk-based Libyan parliament were held between June 12 to 20. The first two rounds of talks were held in Cairo last month. The talks to resol…

_____ (2022-06-22). Can We Ever Retire To Greater Equality? popularresistance.org Do you have a good pension? Do you have any pension at all? | Back in 1975, most Americans who worked for established employers could say that they do indeed have a decent pension. Back then, what the experts call "defined-benefit" pension plans set the standard. If you worked for a company with one of these plans, you could look forward to receiving — for every month of your retired life — a pension check based on your salary and years of service. | These defined-benefit plans gave employers the responsibility for funding their employee retirements. Employers contributed into retirement funds and use…

_____ (2022-06-22). Colombia's New President: What This Victory Means For The Continent. popularresistance.org On August 7th a new left of center government will take power in Colombia. Many questions remain to be answered but one thing is clear: this historic election marks a break with a long Colombian history of State violence and monolithic conservatism. | On June 19, Gustavo Petro beat his rival, the businessman Rodolfo Hernández, by a margin of 50.44% to 47.03%, after 100% of the country's polling stations reported their results. Both his opponent and current president Iván Duque recognized the results, congratulating Petro. | Despite an information war and decades of violence against the left, over 11 million Colom…

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