(2021-11-11). Venezuela: Upcoming mega elections dispel "dictatorship" myth. liberationnews.org 
On Nov. 21 "Mega Elections" will be held in Venezuela for the country's 23 governorships, 335 mayorships, 253 regional legislative and 2,471 municipal legislative seats — including 69 Indigenous communities.
(2021-11-11). United Nations Electoral Delegation Arrives in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Rectors of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) held a meeting this Tuesday, November 9, with members of the United Nations (UN) panel of electoral experts sent by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to accompany the regional elections scheduled for November 21. The panel will carry out an independent and technical evaluation of the Venezuelan electoral system, and its attendance was It is important to note that this panel of experts is not a UN…
(2021-11-11). US anti-terrorism agency sees threat in new Covid lockdowns and reopenings. rt.com 
The Biden administration is again warning of potential threats from terrorists foreign and domestic, saying they could be fueled by anything from the arrival of refugees from Afghanistan to possible new Covid-19 restrictions. | For the remainder of 2021 and into 2022, "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and anti-government/anti-authority violent extremists will continue to pose a threat" to the US,
(2021-11-11). US to deploy 'cyber Marines' on future battlefields. rt.com 
"Cyber Marines" could be deployed on battlefields in future to reshape conflict zones, using technological warfare to disrupt enemy activities and influence local populations, the US military has confirmed. | Speaking to C4ISRNET's CyberCon, Colonel Brian Russell, the commander of the II MEF Information Group, claimed that the "cyber Marines" will be able to operate on the front lines of conflict to "adjust the software on sensors and systems in real time." | This ability to react to the technological needs of warfare in the moment will be designed to ensure that military personnel can "reprogram" equipment i…
(2021-11-11). 'The Return of the Dialectics of Nature' — John Bellamy Foster — Register for Deutscher Award. mronline.org 
John Bellamy Foster – Deutscher Memorial Lecture…
(2021-11-11). US heading into latest wave of the pandemic. wsws.org Cases and deaths are once again turning upward. Reliance on vaccines and therapeutics will not change these trajectories, as a closer look reveals the pandemic is far from over for millions across the country.
(2021-11-11). Cuba, Brazil, Argentina Scientists Win Chemistry Award For Women. telesurenglish.net At a virtual event to be held on Nov. 16, the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations (FLAQ) will honor scientists Clarissa Piccinin (Brasil), Hilda Garay (Cuba), and Marta Litter (Argentina) with the inaugural Latin American Women in Chemistry Award. | RELATED: | With this recognition, the ACS and FLAW seek to promote diversity and gender equity in Latin America's chemi…
(2021-11-11). Hate Crimes In Los Angeles County Up 20% In 2020. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations (LACHR) published a report showing a 20 percent increase in hate crimes last year in Los Angeles County, mostly due to a 53 percent jump in racial hate crime. | RELATED: | In 2020, reported hate crimes in the county, home to over 10 million residents, grew from 530 to 635, the largest number since 2008. The report also noted that hate crimes have been trending upward…
(2021-11-11). Venezuela's 21N Elections: CNE Enables Electoral Simulator on its Website. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Enrique Márquez, reported this Tuesday, November 9, that the website of the electoral body has activated an electoral simulator to educate voters about the voting procedure for the November 21 regional and municipal elections. | In a message posted on his Twitter account, Márquez urged the population to use the simulator if they desire additional information about the voting process for the mega-elections. | "If you want to know how to vote on the #21N elections, we invite you to use the #Electoral Simulator, the online tool that we have enabled…
(2021-11-11). The US Seeks To Defeat The Nicaraguan Revolution At All Costs. telesurenglish.net With the signing of the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act, President Joe Biden continues with his predecessors' line of disrespect for the Latin American peoples. This lascivious reality contrary to the validity of international law was recalled by Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister Felix Plasencia on Wednesday. | RELATED: | "This aggression seeks to defeat the Sandinista Revolutio…
(2021-11-11). Venezuela, Russia Condemn New US Aggressions Against Nicaragua. telesurenglish.net Venezuela and Russia condemned the new wave of unilateral sanctions that the United States and its allies will apply against the Nicaraguan people and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) government led by President Daniel Ortega. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act (Renacer), which establishes new arbitrary sanctions…
(2021-11-11). Cuba Sent Over a Million Anti-COVID-19 Doses to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com "More than 1,640,000 doses of the Abdala vaccine were sent from Cuba to our brothers in Venezuela, on a CONVIASA flight, which took off from Havana early today", says a message from the CIGB on the social network Twitter. | The first batch of Abdala, which became the first anti-Covid-19 immunogen developed and produced in Latin America and the Caribbean, arrived in Venezuela last June. | On that occasion, the executive vice pr…
(2021-11-10). Poland accuses Turkey of 'synchronising' refugee crisis with Belarus and Russia. middleeasteye.net 
Poland accuses Turkey of 'synchronising' refugee crisis with Belarus and Russia | Frustrated Polish prime minister says Warsaw's recent help to Ankara 'turned out to be a one-way favour' | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 11 | A Syrian walks through the forest near Hajnowka, Poland, during a joint rescue operation by the Grupa Granica (Border Group) and Medycy na Granicy (Medics on the Border), on 23 October 2021 (…
(2021-11-10). Warsaw and Brussels intensify attacks on refugees at Polish-Belarusian border. wsws.org The Polish government, with the support of the European Union and NATO, is waging a veritable war against refugees.
(2021-11-10). Upend This Damaging Narrative About Spending. otherwords.org The drama over the Build Back Better Act has revealed the power of narrative in our political landscape. | It is not enough to put forward policy proposals that actually help people, pay for them with taxes on the wealthiest, and then try to pass those proposals into law. You also need to fight a destructive, damaging narrative against "government spending." | Unfortunately,
(2021-11-10). Inside Cuban Dissidents' November 15 Plot: Unpacking the Archipiélago Facebook Group. orinocotribune.com 
(2021-11-10). No End to The Washington Post's War on Whistleblowers. scheerpost.com 
(Jinx_HH / By Melvin Goodman / In an article assessing Facebook last month, Washington Post writer Molly Roberts attacked whistleblowers for demonstrating a "lack of loyalty" to their institutions and described their actions as "betrayal." Roberts argued that it took "gumptio…
(2021-11-10). Getting Away With Murder — Britain to Protect its War Criminals. orinocotribune.com By Fra Hughes — Nov 8, 2021 | Every Empire is guilty of war crimes. Executing enemy combatants on the battlefield. Destroying hospitals, watercourses, and infrastructure. Carpet bombing cities. Murdering civilians. Torture. Raping men, women, and children. Starving the enemy into submission. Genocide. Mass slaughter and ethnic cleansing. | The British Empire was no different. | From North America to Australia. From New Zealand to Zimbabwe. From Ireland to Palestine, Britain has been accused of heinous war crimes against indigenous populations while extracting the wealth, minerals, and natural resources of th…
(2021-11-10). NATO "undertaking biggest adaptation since the Cold War" for "authoritarian regimes, climate change, disruptive technologies" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Military Committee discusses NATO's Deterrence and Defence at SHAPE After a short welcome by General Tod Wolters, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), the NATO Military Representatives were ushered into their first session of the day dedicated to the Concept for the Deterrence and Defence of the Euro-Atlantic Area (DDA). Alongside NATO's Warfighting Capstone …
(2021-11-10). UK government attacks Palestine student protesters. electronicintifada.net Police investigation threatened after peaceful protest against Israeli ambassador at London School of Economics.
(2021-11-10). New Evidence Shows False Autonomy of Alleged March in Cuba. telesurenglish.net According to the material, the request for the activity responds to foreign interests in generating regime change in the country. That strategy obeys the script of a soft coup d'état, which is being tried in Cuba following the parameters of an alleged non-violent struggle. | The president of the Casa de las Americas, Abel Prieto, affirmed that after recent evidence it is not possible to believe today in the autonomy of the promoters of the alleged "peaceful march" in Cuba.
(2021-11-10). Padrino Accuses Colombia of Inventing Enemies to 'Sponge off Dollars'. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Vice President for Political Sovereignty and Peace, Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, dismissed accusations made by the Colombian defense minister, Diego Molano, who claimed that there are Hezbollah cells operating on the Colombian border, with Venezuelan support. | "Now they have invented a so-called common enemy to sponge off a few extra dollars," declared Padrino in a message published on his Twitter account, where he mocked the new accusations by Colombia. | Padrino wrote: "they have not found out that in Israel there are Jews and not fools that would buy this lie of a 11,580-kilometer-aw…
(2021-11-10). Veterans Celebrate Armistice Day 2021. popularresistance.org Over one hundred years ago the world celebrated peace as a universal principle. The first World War had just ended and nations mourning their dead collectively called for an end to all wars. Armistice Day was born and was designated as "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated." | After World War II, the U.S. Congress decided to rebrand November 11 as Veterans Day. Honoring the warrior quickly morphed into honoring the military and glorifying war. Armistice Day was flipped from a day for peace into a day for displays of militarism. | Veterans For Peace has taken the lead i…
(2021-11-10). Waiting for peace in the Khyber Pass: Why Pakistan fears instability in Afghanistan. middleeasteye.net 
Waiting for peace in the Khyber Pass: Why Pakistan fears instability in Afghanistan | The US-led invasion to topple the Taliban unleashed a brutal parallel war in the bordering tribal areas which Pakistan is still trying to end | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 16: 29 | A boy waits on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan at Torkham in October 2021 (MEE) | A silent crowd 200 strong presses up against th…
(2021-11-10). Museum Workers Say Fair Pay And Job Security Shouldn't Be A Privilege. popularresistance.org In 1930, Adelyn Dohme Breeskin became the Baltimore Museum of Art's first appointed curator of prints—and the first paid staff curator in the fine arts. A recent BMA exhibition, Adelyn Breeskin: Curating a Legacy, commended her work at the museum, which included helping to secure the Cone Collection and establish the print department. | According to curator Laura Albans, Breeskin was born into a wealthy Baltimore family, moved away for school, and later returned as a divorcee with three kids who needed a job. In 1942, when all the men had gone to war, Breeskin became interim director, and then in 1945 becam…
(2021-11-10). Howard University Students Denounce Deplorable Living Conditions. popularresistance.org As the student occupation of Howard University's Blackburn Center has entered its fifth week, protesters have garnered significant support for their demands that administration at the historically black university immediately address deplorable living conditions. | In early October, students occupied the Blackburn Center to protest vermin infestations, mold, asbestos and other conditions overseen by the for-profit building management company Corvias. Students have camped outside the building in tents demanding that Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick convene a school-wide town hall meeting to discus…
(2021-11-10). The Toronto International Film Festival and the world. peoplesworld.org 
One of the most revolutionary films at TIFF this year was Tug of War from the relatively unknown autonomous region of Zanzibar. There's never been a major movie from this island that lies just off the coast of mainland Tanzania, and certainly not one that makes communists the heroes. It's based on socialist Adam Shafi's …
(2021-11-10). Howard University Officials: Things Aren't That Bad As Students Claim, Only 41 Dorm Rooms With Mold. moguldom.com 
As its students continue their month-long protest at one of the nation's most prominent HBCUs, Howard University officials are saying the housing conditions are not as bad as students are making it seem. They also said they are working to address the dorms where there are issues. "The well-being of our students is always one …
(2021-11-10). 21N Elections: 1,895 Voting Machines Deployed in 19 States — EU Companions Work Without Restrictions. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, November 9, a total of 1,875 voting machines were deployed across 19 of Venezuela's 24 states, for use in the upcoming regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | Through a press release, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) reported that for the deployment of the machines, the fifteenth day of audit of the production of voting machines was carried out, and is ongoing in the industrial warehouse of the National Electoral Council in Filas de Mariche. | CNE indicated that on Tuesday, 35 teams corresponding to four municipalities in Anzoátegui state (Bolívar, Aragua, Diego Bau…
(2021-11-10). Cabello Warns of Attempts to Destabilize 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, November 9, United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) vice president and campaign manager Diosdado Cabello warned about possible attempts by some electoral observers to destabilize the November 21 elections in which Venezuelans will elect new governors and mayors. | While on visit to the state of Anzoátegui, Cabello recalled the events that took place in Bolivia in 2019, when an Observation Commission of the Organization of American States (OAS) promoted a coup against Evo Morales, president at that time. | "I want to publicly denounce the people who came as observers to Venezuela, from the highly ci…
(2021-11-10). Warren Calls for Stricter Enforcement After Trump Team Found Violating Hatch Act. truthout.org 
After a report from The…
(2021-11-10). Military Situation In Yemen On November 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 235 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Jubah district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 6 airstrikes on the Sarwah district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf district | On November 9, Saudi-led coalition…
(2021-11-10). Pegasus: Israel designated Palestinian NGOs 'terrorist' to cover hacking tracks, report says. middleeasteye.net 
Pegasus: Israel designated Palestinian NGOs 'terrorist' to cover hacking tracks, report says | Sources tell Ynet that Israel rushed to label groups 'terrorist organisations' after realising that the hacking of NGO workers' phones would be made public | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 11: 48 | Israel is ready to press Washington to reverse its decision to blacklist the NSO Group, which produces…
(2021-11-10). Former Pemex Director Who Fled to Texas Wanted by Interpol. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Attorney General's Office (FGR) confirmed on Wednesday that it has asked Interpol to issue a red warrant for the location and arrest of the former director of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Carlos Treviño Medina. | The Mexican Attorney General's Office asked Interpol to search for and apprehend Carlos Treviño Medina, former director of Pemex, who is accused of criminal association and money laundering.
(2021-11-10). XI Urges Asia-pacific To Stride Toward Shared Future. telesurenglish.net Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the Asia-Pacific region to face up to the responsibility of the times, be in the driver's seat, and strive hard to meet the goal of building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future. | Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 11, 2021.
(2021-11-10). Russia and America Now Competing for Biggest Would-Be Invasion Armada. journal-neo.org 
One again, the geniuses at POLITICO need serious remediation in geography. A little help in selecting security companies the magazine should trust would go a long way toward credibility too. Somebody please tell Axel Springer SE, the new owners, that locating stuff is important? Oh, and clue CNN as well. According to the latest Russophobia …
(2021-11-10). 'Taken' director makes UAE-backed film about Yemen war. middleeasteye.net 
'Taken' director makes UAE-backed film about Yemen war | French director Pierre Morel makes big budget movie about the plight of Emirati soldiers in southern Yemen | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 15: 14 | Al-Kameen (The Ambush), set amid the backdrop of the war in Yemen, was shot entirely in the mountainous areas of the UAE's Ras Al Khaimah (Al Kameen Film/ImageNation Abu Dhabi) | The civil war in Yemen may have…
(2021-11-10). Women in Poland demand justice for victim of anti-abortion law. peoplesdispatch.org Tens of thousands of women marched in the Polish capital Warsaw on Saturday, November 6, protesting the tragic death of a 30-year-old woman, Izabela, from pregnancy-related complications in Pszczyna. Protests were called by feminist groups, including the National Women's Strike (Strajk Kobiet), and marches were held in all major cities in the country. The protesters blamed the strict anti-abortion directive imposed by the Polish Constitutional Court at the behest of the incumbent conservative government led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party for Izabela's death. Members from opposition political parties, includin…
(2021-11-10). US-led Coalition Held Joint Live-Fire Drills With Its Proxies In Syria's Al-Tanf (Video). southfront.org 
Green Berets and their partner force, the Maghaweir al-Thowra (MaT), during a joint patrol mission near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, April 29, 2020. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. William Howard) | The US-led coalition and its proxies have held joint live-fire drills in the southeastern Syrian area of al-Tanf, which came under attack less than a month ago. | On November 10, the coalition's main proxy group in al-Tanf garrison, the Revolutiona…
(2021-11-10). What does the unbanning of TLP mean for Pakistan? peoplesdispatch.org TLP's rise and its increasing far-right influence on the country's politics points towards a further weakening of the structures of governance under PM Imran Khan and his government…
(2021-11-10). "A Process of Violence": Indian Author Amitav Ghosh on How Colonialism Fueled the Climate Crisis. democracynow.org 
As talks at the Glasgow U.N. climate summit accelerate, we look at how the roots of the climate crisis date back to Western colonialism with award-winning Indian author Amitav Ghosh, who examines the violent exploitation of human life and the natural environment in his new book, "The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis." Ghosh speaks about the political significance of fossil fuels in global politics, saying that "if fossil fuels were to be completely substituted at scale, what you would have is the complete inversion of the world's geopolitical order." Ghosh's previous books include "The Great Derang…
(2021-11-10). Student occupation at Howard University fights for the right to safe and clean housing. wsws.org
(2021-11-10). I saw Capitol riot coming, says Prince Harry. rt.com 
Prince Harry said he saw a coup coming and even warned Twitter's boss, Jack Dorsey, that his platform was being used to organize an insurrection just a day before the Capitol riot on January 6. | Read more | | Speaking on a panel called the Internet Lie Machine, organised by Wired magazine, the British royal asserted that he saw the coup coming in the US. | Asked if he had ever spoken to the tech bosses, Prince Harry said he had been in…
(2021-11-10). Israel to lobby against US sanctions on NSO citing national security: Report. middleeasteye.net 
Israel to lobby against US sanctions on NSO citing national security: Report | Spyware firms NSO and Candiru are crucial to Israel's national security, two officials tell The New York Times | Wed, 11/10/2021 – 17: 56 | NSO has sparked outrage after an investigation revealed its Pegasus spyware was used by authoritarian governments (Reuters/File photo) | Israel is planning to campaign against US sanctions level…
(2021-11-10). Pegasus used to spy on six Palestinian human rights activists, finds investigation. peoplesdispatch.org The investigation by Frontline Defenders revealed that the iPhones of the six activists were hacked using the Pegasus spyware from July 2020 onwards. Three of the activists were working with Palestinian human rights groups recently designated as terrorists by Israel…
(2021-11-10). U.S., NATO allies' warplanes continue drills over the Black Sea. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO Allies cooperate across sea and air during exercise Castle Forge US F-15 Strike Eagles have successfully completed their second set of forward deployments to Bulgaria and Romania during exercise Castle Forge, returning to Greece on November 6, 2021. Two groups of US fighters forward deployed from Larissa Air Base (AB), Greece with one group …
(2021-11-10). Blacklisting the merchants of spyware. greenleft.org.au The US Department of Commerce revealed on November 3 that it would be adding Israeli-based spyware developers NSO Group and Candiru to its blacklist, reports Binoy Kampmark.
(2021-11-10). New Zealand recalibrates Pacific strategy countering China. wsws.org Labour's policy shift, set against the US-drive to war, aims to push back against China's influence as the economic crisis in the Pacific intensifies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-11-10). Imperial's commitment to action recognised with Race Equality Charter award. imperial.ac.uk The College has been granted Bronze status by Advance HE's Race Equality Charter.
(2021-11-10). Woodward and Costa's Peril: An inside account of Trump's coup d'etat. wsws.org The recent book by journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa reconstructs Trump's efforts to overthrow American democracy, leading up to the attack on the Capitol last January 6.
