2021-05-21: Social Media Postees

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Cease Fire in Palestine, 5/20/21
Not One Nickel, Not One Dime | indybay.org | 2021-05-21
After 11 horrifying days of US/Israel war crimes against Palestine, the Palestinians won a cease fire, with no demands met, but the toll tells the story: In Gaza: 230 dead including 64 children, 1710 injured, 75,000 homeless, over 500 homes destroyed. See twitter.com/AdDien90/status/1395398512708243463/photo/1 at twitter.com/hashtag/IsraelExposed?src=hashtag_click&f=live…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/20/18842675.php

Israeli security forces storm al-Aqsa after Gaza ceasefire
wsws.org | 2021-05-22
Israel's air strikes continued up until the ceasefire, mediated by Egypt, brought a temporary end to the one-sided war that days killed at least 243 Palestinians, including 65 children and wounded more than 1,900.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/22/gaza-m22.html

Arabs and Jews in Israel unite against Netanyahu and occupation
Karl Engels | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-21
After an 11-day war that killed more than 240 Palestinians and 12 Israelis, a fragile ceasefire between the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Islamist Hamas militants that rule Gaza took hold early Friday morning. Activists inside Israel–Jewish and Arab alike–hailed the cessation of open fighting but said the conditions for …
peoplesworld.org/article/arabs-and-jews-in-israel-unite-against-netanyahu-and-occupation/

Palestine is Winning the Legitimacy War
Richard Falk | zcomm.org | 2021-05-21
Israel's own sense of vulnerability to a South African scenario has been exposed by this growing tendency to brand supporters of BDS and harsh critics as 'antisemites'…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/palestine-is-winning-the-legitimacy-war/

Roaming Charges: Once Upon a Time in Palestine
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
To describe what's happening in Gaza as a "war" requires a suspension of belief in the concept of proportionality. The battle of Borodino was part of a "war." These defenseless attacks on civilian homes and buildings are an escalation of Israel's normal house clearing, using drones and cruise missiles instead of bulldozers.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/roaming-charges-once-upon-a-time-in-palestine/

Los Angeles protest denounces 73 years of Israeli occupation of Palestine
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-21
Los Angeles, CA – 20,000 strong, the Palestinian community and supporters throughout Southern California descended upon the West Los Angeles Wilshire Federal Building and marched to the Israeli Consulate. Protesters demanded an end to the occupation of all historical Palestine and the dismantling of apartheid by the Israeli colonial entity responsible for the terror and mass displacement of Palestinians since 1948, and for and end the violence endured by neighboring Arab countries. | For Palestinians, May 15 marks Al Nakba – Arabic for The Catastrophe. During the 1948 war, at least 750,000 Palestinian men, women…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/5/20/los-angeles-protest-denounces-73-years-israeli-occupation-palestine

Los Angeles protest denounces 73 years of Israeli occupation of Palestine
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-21
Los Angeles, CA – 20,000 strong, the Palestinian community and supporters throughout Southern California descended upon the West Los Angeles Wilshire Federal Building and marched to the Israeli Consulate. Protesters demanded an end to the occupation of all historical Palestine and the dismantling of apartheid by the Israeli colonial entity responsible for the terror and mass displacement of Palestinians since 1948, and for and end the violence endured by neighboring Arab countries. | For Palestinians, May 15 marks Al Nakba – Arabic for The Catastrophe. During the 1948 war, at least 750,000 Palestinian men, women…
fightbacknews.org/2021/5/20/los-angeles-protest-denounces-73-years-israeli-occupation-palestine

Israel-Palestine and the Limits of Strategic Ambiguity
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
The United States has blocked a United Nations Security Council statement on the continuing violence. According to The Times of Israel,…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/israel-palestine-and-the-limits-of-strategic-ambiguity/

Selected Articles: Israel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Apartheid?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-21
Gaza: US and the West Support Israel's Crimes Against Humanity | By Peter Koenig, May 20, 2021 | Israel's PM Netanyahu is a war criminal and should be held accountable for war crimes throughout his PM-ship of Israel, according to the …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-israel-beginning-end-apartheid/5745854

"Roof Knocking" in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone
Brian Terrell | zcomm.org | 2021-05-21
The illusion that war can be made safer and the control of repressed people made kinder through the use of drones only makes war and repression more likely…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/roof-knocking-in-gaza-and-the-myth-of-the-benevolent-drone/

"Roof Knocking" in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone
Brian Terrell | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
In its deadly attacks in densely populated Gaza, the Israeli Defense Force is employing a technique they call "roof knocking." First drones fire small missiles without warheads on a residential building, intended only to shake the building before armed missiles destroy it minutes later. The IDF calls these "warning shots" and they are often preceded…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/roof-knocking-in-gaza-and-the-myth-of-the-benevolent-drone/

What Is the Biden Administration's Policy Towards Israel?
Phyllis Bennis | commondreams.org | 2021-05-21
"Beyond helping to end the devastation underway in Gaza, Biden could, in a minute, transform U.S. policy towards Israel and the Palestinians to one that actually reflects the human rights he claims are central to his foreign policy." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/joe_biden_8_2.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/21/what-biden-administrations-policy-towards-israel?cd-origin=rss

Bernie Sanders Introduces Resolution Blocking Weapon Sales To Israel, Is He A Nazi?
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-21
Click to see full-size image | On May 20th, US Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a resolution blocking a $735m US weapons sale to Israel."At a moment when U.S.-made bombs are devastating Gaza, and killing women and children, we cannot simply let another huge arms sale go through without even a Congressional debate," Sanders said. "I believe that the United States must help lead the way to a peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians. We need to take a hard look at whether the sa…
southfront.org/bernie-sanders-introduces-resolution-blocking-weapon-sales-to-israel-is-he-a-nazi/

US Extradition of Alex Saab is Illegal & Unfounded: Lawyers & Legal Experts
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-21
Saheli Chowdhury & Steve Lalla Alex Saab: "I'm the object of an unprecedented legal persecution to oust President Nicolás Maduro." Venezuelan businessman and diplomatic envoy Alex Saab, held in Cape Verde and facing extradition to the US, is a victim of political persecution and his case is comparable to that of Julian Assange or Chelsea… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/us-extradition-of-alex-saab-is-illegal-unfounded-lawyers-legal-experts/

US Extradition of Alex Saab is Illegal & Unfounded: Lawyers & Legal Experts (International Delegation Proposed)
Saheli Chowdhury | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-21
May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)–Venezuelan businessman and diplomatic envoy Alex Saab, held in Cape Verde and facing extradition to the US, is a victim of political persecution and his case is comparable to that of Julian Assange or Chelsea Manning. Saab, who had engaged in brokering deals that would evade the US economic blockade against Venezuela and bring fuel, food, and other needed materials to the South American country, was detained in the African island nation of Cape Verde last June. | Over the course of the past year, Saab's case has made waves on the African continent and in Venezuela, wh…
orinocotribune.com/us-extradition-of-alex-saab-is-illegal-unfounded-lawyers-legal-experts-international-delegation-proposed/

US Extradition of Alex Saab is Illegal & Unfounded: Lawyers & Legal Experts (International Delegation Proposed)
Saheli Chowdhury | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-21
May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)–Venezuelan businessman and diplomatic envoy Alex Saab, held in Cape Verde and facing extradition to the US, is a victim of political persecution and his case is comparable to that of Julian Assange or Chelsea Manning. Saab, who had engaged in brokering deals that would evade the US economic blockade against Venezuela and bring fuel, food, and other needed materials to the South American country, was detained in the African island nation of Cape Verde last June. | Over the course of the past year, Saab's case has made waves on the African continent and in Venezuela, wh…
orinocotribune.com/us-extradition-of-alex-saab-is-illegal-unfounded-lawyers-legal-experts-international-delegation-proposed/

Sleep now in the fire
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2021-05-21
Israel's massive war machine attacks the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) with total disregard for international law. | May 21, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/21/123783/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=123783

Manufacturing Consent for War: 70 Years of CIA Coups, Assassinations, False Flag Operations and Mass Murder
Jeremy Kuzmarov | covertactionmagazine.com | 2021-05-21
A Review of Vijay Prashad's book, Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations, with foreword by Evo Morales (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2020). During his confirmation hearing in February, the CIA's latest director William J. Burns continued a long Agency tradition of playing up the threat from Russia and China along …
covertactionmagazine.com/2021/05/21/manufacturing-consent-for-war-70-years-of-cia-coups-assassinations-false-flag-operations-and-mass-murder/

Sleep now in the fire
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2021-05-21
Israel's massive war machine attacks the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) with total disregard for international law. | May 21, 2021 | Newswire…
mronline.org/2021/05/21/123783/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=123783

How to Start a War in Five E-Z Steps
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2021-05-21
Here's hoping stopping this war is easier than starting it.
progressive.org/dispatches/how-to-start-a-war-fiore-210521/

Amazon announces end to mask policy in its warehouses
wsws.org | 2021-05-22
Management officials announce that after May 24, workers at its facilities will be allowed on-site without masks if they are fully-vaccinated.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/22/amzn-m22.html

Video: Our Approach to Zionism
Jewish Voice for Peace | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-21
Jewish Voice | …
globalresearch.ca/approach-zionism/5745891

Grand Rapids' Fingerprinting Policy is a Constitutional Nightmare. Michigan's Top Court can End It
Dan Korobkin | aclu.org | 2021-05-21
For more than 30 years, Grand Rapids, Michigan police have engaged in the egregious, unconstitutional practice of detaining people on the street and then fingerprinting and photographing anyone who isn't carrying an ID, all without a warrant. In the process, they have disproportionately targeted Black people, young people, and lower-income people. The Michigan Supreme Court will soon hear an ACLU case challenging the practice, and the court's decision will have a lasting impact on police practices an…
aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/grand-rapids-fingerprinting-policy-is-a-constitutional-nightmare-michigans-top-court-can-end-it

Israel's War Against Press Turns More Literal
Ari Paul | zcomm.org | 2021-05-21
The rest of the world will be worse off, and the Israeli government will get more of what it wants: darkness, and freedom from outside scrutiny…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/israels-war-against-press-turns-more-literal/

Conservative Jewish Journalists Use False Claims of Censorship to Try to Silence Critics
Ari Paul | commondreams.org | 2021-05-21
"The fact is that while the Jewish right claims they are being silenced or vilified in the media by the left, the Jewish right and its allies have levied harsh criticism toward liberal Jews and have in some cases attempted to deplatform them." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/brett_stephens-1.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/21/conservative-jewish-journalists-use-false-claims-censorship-try-silence-critics?cd-origin=rss

Above the Law? Review of Police Killing of Andrew Brown Jr. Demanded After DA Calls It Justified
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-21
We speak with Reverend William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and former head of the North Carolina NAACP, who is in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to call for an expedited independent investigation into the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr., the 42-year-old Black father who was killed there last month by a bullet in the back of his head after seven deputies blocked him in his driveway while serving an arrest warrant. On Tuesday, the Pasquotank County district attorney announced a state investigation had found the officers who shot Brown were justified and will not face criminal charges. Barber…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/21/andrew_brown_jr_police_killing

Moody's Highlights that U.S. Was Biggest Loser in Trade War with China
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-21
According to a …
globalresearch.ca/moody-highlights-us-biggest-loser-trade-war-china/5745884

Amid warnings of "catastrophic" COVID-19 third wave, Brazil's state governors reopen economy
wsws.org | 2021-05-22
The scientific institute Fiocruz's warning that a new surge of current high infection rates "will be catastrophic" is being covered up by the mainstream media and ignored by federal and state governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/22/braz-m22.html

[Perspectives] The intergenerational project: creating space for play in health care
Elizabeth McGeorge, Jo James, Nicola Abraham | thelancet.com | 2021-05-22
If you were to ask adults about their experiences of hospitals, laughter and joy would not be typical responses. Hospitalisation can adversely affect mental and physical wellbeing, especially for older adults. The hospital environment may evoke feelings of distress, boredom, and isolation and can be a risk factor for functional decline, subsequently leading to increased morbidity and mortality. While paediatric wards tempt children towards escapism into a land of play with dedicated play therapists and toys, older adults can experience hours spent passively in bland surroundings with fleeting health-focused encou…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01103-X/fulltext?rss=yes

[World Report] $6 ∑5 billion proposed for new US health research agency
Susan Jaffe | thelancet.com | 2021-05-22
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health would fund high-risk, high-reward medical research, but its short-term planning could stymie basic research. Susan Jaffe reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01150-8/fulltext?rss=yes

Sleep Now in the Fire
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-21
Israel's massive war machine attacks the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) with total disregard for international law. Since the OPT is an occupied territory, the United Nations does not permit the occupier — Israel — from altering the character of the land under occupation. However, this has not impeded Israel, whose attempt to evict families in Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood resulted in the entry of Israeli border troops inside the al-Aqsa mosque, followed by waves of aerial bombardment that has resulted in daily death and injury toll that will be known only when the dust settles.
popularresistance.org/sleep-now-in-the-fire/

When Israel's Regime Buys US Weapons, it Buys Them with Your Money
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
On May 5, Hamas commander Mohammed Deif issued a warning to Israel's government: Unless Israeli police and troops stopped attacking Palestinians in Jerusalem — including not just those protesting against the regime's theft of their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on behalf of Israeli "settlers," but also worshipers at al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam's…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/when-israels-regime-buys-us-weapons-it-buys-them-with-your-money/

Venezuela's Attorney General 'Works Blindfolded' Due to Silence from International Criminal Court
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-21
The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, regretted the absence of communication from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to reports sent by the Public Prosecutor's Office, in which the office detailed progress made in legislative matters, and institutional adjustments that Venezuela has implemented following ICC recommendations. | "We emphasize once again that the Venezuelan state works completely blindfolded in its submission of information to the ICC Prosecutor's Office, since it has not received official notification from this body regarding the facts that are under investigation,"
orinocotribune.com/venezuelas-attorney-general-works-blindfolded-due-to-silence-from-international-criminal-court/

The Cautionary Tale Of "Doctor America": How Dr. Tom Dooley–Once A Universally Revered Secular Saint to Millions–Found the CIA and Lost His Halo
James Bradley | covertactionmagazine.com | 2021-05-21
How the Dulles brothers, the CIA and the U.S. Navy conspired to turn a decent man into a deceitful spreader of disinformation in support of the Vietnam War The Cold War birthed imaginary nations like East Germany and West Germany, North Korea and South Korea. By 1954 H·ªì Chí Minh had defeated Vietnam's French colonial …
covertactionmagazine.com/2021/05/21/the-cautionary-tale-of-doctor-america-how-dr-tom-dooley-once-a-universally-revered-secular-saint-to-millions-during-the-eisenhower-era-found-the-cia-and-lost-his-ha/

FRSO fund drive nets $65,000, let's make the push to $100,000
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-21
We are proud of the progress that our Spring Fundraising campaign has made so far. $65,000 in hand, with many thousands in pledges. We are in striking distance of goal of $100,000. We are poised to make a great leap forward. | FRSO has been growing rapidly, and as a result we need to grow our capacity as a national organization. This fundraising drive makes it possible for us to open a national office and hire staff that can work full time to develop the revolutionary movement. | The decline of U.S. imperialism is accelerating. In the heart of the beast, we have seen a great rebellion against racist inequality an…
fightbacknews.org/2021/5/20/frso-fund-drive-nets-65000-let-s-make-push-100000

FRSO fund drive nets $65,000, let's make the push to $100,000
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2021-05-21
We are proud of the progress that our Spring Fundraising campaign has made so far. $65,000 in hand, with many thousands in pledges. We are in striking distance of goal of $100,000. We are poised to make a great leap forward. | FRSO has been growing rapidly, and as a result we need to grow our capacity as a national organization. This fundraising drive makes it possible for us to open a national office and hire staff that can work full time to develop the revolutionary movement. | The decline of U.S. imperialism is accelerating. In the heart of the beast, we have seen a great rebellion against racist inequality an…
www.fightbacknews.org/2021/5/20/frso-fund-drive-nets-65000-let-s-make-push-100000

CNE Confirms Opening Date of Electoral Registry Ahead of 21N Regional Elections in Venezuela
José Manuel Blanco Diaz | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-21
With the approval of one thousand registry locations for the special day, the National Electoral Council (CNE) confirmed the approval of the opening of the Electoral Registry, between June 1 and July 15 of this year. | In this way, the electoral power will consolidate the data, by updating and registering new voters, in preparation for the regional and local elections scheduled for November 21 in Venezuela. | This was reported by the president of the CNE, Pedro Calzadilla, at the end of the board of directors' meeting. They defined the new steps to follow as part of the electoral schedule drawn up by the CNE auth…
orinocotribune.com/cne-confirms-opening-date-of-electoral-registry-ahead-of-21n-regional-elections-in-venezuela/

Of Class Rings, Bone Fragments and Fish Ponds: the Interminable Search for US MIAs in Vietnam
Mark Ashwill | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
The search for POWs and MIAs became a hot button issue in the years and decades following the war, so much so that it had to be addressed before diplomatic relations could be normalized in 1995 under President Clinton. This was in spite of pressure from the US business community that realized it was late to the economic game in post-1986 ƒê·ªïi M·ªõi(Renovation) Vietnam. The ubiquitous POW flag, an anachronism almost from day one, was introduced in 1972. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter established the National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which falls on the third Friday…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/of-class-rings-bone-fragments-fish-ponds-the-interminable-search-for-us-mias-in-vietnam/

How America Got Hooked on Opiods
Louis Proyect | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
When a publicist sent me a press release and screener for Nicholas Jarecki's "Crisis", I looked forward to covering a film by a director who I acclaimed as making one of the best films of 2012: "9. Arbitrage — Don't tell Oliver Stone that I said so, but this is much better than his "Wall…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/how-america-got-hooked-on-opiods/

West Africa: ECOWAS Court Orders Cape Verde to Release Venezuelan Diplomat Saab
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-21
Abuja — Eight days after the African Bar Association's (AfBA) warning to Cape Verde Island over the detention of a Venezuelan diplomat, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has ruled that the arrest and detention was illegal. | On Monday, the ECOWAS court in Abuja said diplomat Alex Saab should be released and paid $200,000 for unlawful detention. | The AfBA on March 8 had also ordered Cape Verde Island to immediately release Mr. Saab, an accredited Venezuelan special envoy and alternate permanent representative to the African Union. | Mr. Saab was arrested by the Cape Verdean author…
orinocotribune.com/west-africa-ecowas-court-orders-cape-verde-to-release-venezuelan-diplomat-saab/

Is Biden Ghosting Yemen?
Charles Pierson | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
In his first major foreign policy address on February 4, President Joe Biden announced that he was "ending all support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales." Biden's announcement sounded too good to be true. A Saudi Arabian-led coalition has been at war with Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels since 2015.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/is-biden-ghosting-yemen-2/

UFOs Again and Again
Dan Corjescu | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-21
At the beginning of this year, I wrote an article for Counterpunch arguing that UFO sightings were a new kind of quasi-religion based on the cultural peculiarities of modern post-war America: technologism, managerism, a decline in traditional religions, cold war "after-glow", and last but not least a pervasive sense of loss of control over one's destiny and…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/21/ufos-again-and-again/

Peaceful Coexistence in Israel Hasn't Been Shattered — It's Always Been a Myth
Nimer Sultany | zcomm.org | 2021-05-21
As a Palestinian from within Israel I have long been a second-class citizen, denied basic rights…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/peaceful-coexistence-in-israel-hasnt-been-shattered-its-always-been-a-myth/

Study Warns That Arctic Has Been Warming 3 Times Faster Than Rest of Earth
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-21
Over the past five decades, the Arctic has warmed three times faster than the world as a whole, leading to rapid and widespread melting of ice and other far-reaching consequences that are important not only to local communities and ecosystems but to the fate of life on planet Earth. | The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) issued that warning on Thursday in a new report (pdf) that summarizes the latest findings on Arc…
truthout.org/articles/study-warns-that-arctic-has-been-warming-3-times-faster-than-rest-of-earth/

Amid All the GOP's Profiles in Political Cowardice, None Is More Stark Than That of Mike Gallagher
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2021-05-21
Amid All the GOP's Profiles in Political Cowardice, None Is More Stark Than That of Mike Gallagher…
thenation.com/article/politics/mike-gallagher-insurrection/

Amid All the GOP's Profiles in Political Cowardice, None Is So Stark as That of Mike Gallagher
John Nichols | thenation.com | 2021-05-21
Amid All the GOP's Profiles in Political Cowardice, None Is So Stark as That of Mike Gallagher…
thenation.com/article/politics/mike-gallagher-insurrection/

Consumer Health: Bladder cancer awareness
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-21
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers. Nearly 84,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2021, according to the American Cancer Society. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-bladder-cancer-awareness/

Consumer Health: How some types of osteoporosis drugs can hurt your bones
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-21
May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about this bone disease, which affects approximately 10 million Americans, according to the Office on Women's Health. Your bones are living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn't …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-how-some-types-of-osteoporosis-drugs-can-hurt-your-bones/

Consumer Health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis — what's the connection?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-21
May is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints. In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-smoking-and-rheumatoid-arthritis-whats-the-connection/

Consumer Health: Stroke awareness
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-21
May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about stroke. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/5-12-ready-to-schedule-consumer-health-stroke-awareness/

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2021-05-20: News Headlines

Global Research News (2021-05-21). Selected Articles: Israel: Is this the Beginning of the End of Apartheid? globalresearch.ca By Israel's PM Netanyahu is a war criminal and should be held accountable for war crimes throughout his PM-ship of Israel, according to the …

Anonymous007 (2021-05-20). Military Situation In The West Bank And Gaza Strip On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | 227 Palestinian including 64 children and 38 women were killed and more than 1630 were injured in the Gaza Strip by the IDF strikes since the start of conflict, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza | Palestinian resistance groups fired more than 4000 rockets into the Israeli territories and controlled areas since May 10 | Israeli warplanes have carried out more than 1800 strikes on the Gaza Strip since May 10 | On May 20, Qassam Brigades targeted a bus carry…

WSWS (2021-05-20). American imperialism is responsible for Israeli war crimes in Gaza. wsws.org Israel's crimes are committed using American armaments, funded by American tax dollars, and with the full approval of the American government.

_____ (2021-05-20). 'Humanitarian Interventions' And Regime Change — Non-Applicable To Israel. popularresistance.org Over the past two weeks, the world has looked on in ominous horror as the military might of Israel, fully supported by both the US and Britain, has waged a relentless onslaught on the citizens of the besieged Gaza Strip; with what had initially begun as protests against the eviction of six Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, and the subsequent storming of the al-Asqa Mosque by Israeli police the following day, soon escalating into a full-fledged military assault on Gaza, one which has already drawn comparisons with the 2014 war which resulted in the deaths of over 2,000 Pa…

Pip Hinman (2021-05-20). Unions, community groups say Australia must demand Israel cease fire and respect UN resolutions. greenleft.org.au Unions, peace and aid groups are condemning Israel's air strikes and calling on the Australian government to demand Israel cease fire. Isaac Nellist reports.

WSWS (2021-05-20). Netanyahu war on Gaza continues as imperialist powers and Arab states feign ceasefire efforts. wsws.org Netanyahu can maintain his bellicose stance because he knows he has the backing of US President Joe Biden.

Anonymous007 (2021-05-20). Military Situation In Yemen On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 171 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 19, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 7 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 19, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted an airstrike on the Kitaf area | On May 19, clashes between the Saudi-led forces and Abidah tribe militias were reported in the Arqin area | On May 20, sporadic clashes between Ansar Allah an…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-20). Military Situation In Syria On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | — On May 20, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 50 times: 31 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 5 — in Hama province, 2 — in Aleppo province | — On May 19, two Iraqi girls were killed by gunfire in Al-Hawl camp in Hasakah countryside | — On May 19, four SAA soldiers were wounded by Turkish shelling in the Maranaz area | — On May 19, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were…

The Conversation (2021-05-20). Palestinians are not a "Death Toll": How Corporate Media's "Objective Reporting" on Israel-Palestine Favors Governments. juancole.com By Annabelle Lukin | — As lethal violence kills ordinary people in Gaza and Israel, news outlets across the globe are constructing versions of events that will keep eyeballs on their content. After all, war is the most compelling news story of all. And given many people who care about this situation have no direct …

Phyllis Bennis (2021-05-20). Qui Bono? Understanding Israel's Latest Assault on Gaza. counterpunch.org "Both sides need to de-escalate." "No one benefits from this. " You'll hear a lot of statements like that from pundits, elected officials, government spokespeople, and mainstream media anytime there's violence in Israel-Palestine. In the last few days, Israeli war planes, armed drones, and artillery mounted on tanks have killed more than 119 Palestinians in

Answer Coalition (2021-05-20). General strike in Palestine as thousands protested on Day of Action | Protests continue as Israel escalates war crimes. answercoalition.org &nbsp…

WSWS (2021-05-20). Protests in New Zealand oppose Israel's attack on Gaza. wsws.org Protesters strongly criticised Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party-led government, which has feigned sympathy for Palestinians, while seeking to blame "both sides" for the Israeli military's war crimes in Gaza.

Brian Terrell (2021-05-20). Roof Knocking in Gaza and the Myth of the Benevolent Drone. warisacrime.org May 20, 2021 In its deadly attacks in densely populated Gaza, the Israeli Defense Force is employing a technique they call "roof knocking." First drones fire small missiles without warheads on a residential building, intended only to shake the building before armed missiles destroy it minutes later. The IDF calls these "warning shots" and they …

Anonymous669 (2021-05-20). Intense Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza, As Palestinian Factions Continue To Fire Rockets (Videos). southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Israeli F-15 fighter jet © Reuters | Palestinian factions continue to launch dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip despite Israel's never-ending airstrikes on the enclave. | On May 20, warplanes of the Israeli Air Force carried out a new wave of airstrikes on Gaza. The airstrikes hit tunnels of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas Movement, and rocket launchers of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad military wing, the al-Quds Brigades. | A short while ago, IAF fighter jets struck two H…

teleSUR (2021-05-20). Police Brutality Leaves 43 Citizens Killed in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported that 43 Colombians have died as a result of the actions that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) and the Armed Forces have deployed to stop protests against President Ivan Duque. | RELATED: | Four of these murders were clearly recorded on video. This is the case of Nicolas Garcia, Marcelo Agredo, Santiago Murillo, and Brayan Niño, whose deaths inv…

Staff (2021-05-20). United States Gives Former Deputy Guaidó Ultimatum to 'Remove' President Maduro. orinocotribune.com According to the ultra-conservative website PanamPost, Juan Guaidó is working on notice. The news outlet disclosed this Tuesday, May 18, that the US gave the "interim president" an ultimatum until December 1 of this year to "remove" President Maduro. If he is not able to do so within that deadline, his recognition by the US government and his access to the seized Venezuelan assets will be terminated. | This revelation has come out of a meeting between the US Ambassador to Venezuela who resides in Colombia, James Story, and the representatives of the so-called opposition G-4 in the Colombian capital, Bogotá. | The…

teleSUR (2021-05-20). Colombian Police Crack Down On Protests With Long-Range Weapons. telesurenglish.net Colombians on Wednesday denounced that the Mobile Anti-Riot Squad (ESMAD) cracked down on peaceful protests with long and short-range weapons. | RELATED: | Videos posted on social networks show agents shooting at farmers in Bucaramanga. According to witnesses, at least 25 protesters were wounded. | In Caucasia, dozens of children, pregnant women, and elderly people had to take refuge from police brutality in La No…

The Socialist Program (2021-05-20). In the News: Israeli War Crimes Paid for by the USA. liberationnews.org On today's "In the News" roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss Palestinians' general strike today as fierce resistance continues to the increasingly brutal Israeli attack…

WSWS (2021-05-20). The struggle against climate change, the pandemic and war requires a revolutionary socialist perspective! wsws.org This statement will be distributed by the IYSSE at protests of high school students across Australia demanding action on climate change.

Staff (2021-05-20). Biden Must End Sanctions Against North Korea — and Finally End the Korean War. truthout.org Noam Chomsky

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-05-20). Inflation in Venezuela at 24.6% in April, 10% Below April 2020 (Venezuelan Central Bank). orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 20 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Wednesday, May 19, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released the consumer price index (CPI) for April 2021, a statistic through which inflation levels in the country can be measured. | According to Venezuela's monetary authority, the index suffered a variation of 24.6%, which brings the total to 183.8% for the first four months of 2021, with 46.6% in January, 33.8% in February, 16.1% in March and 24.6% in April. | A comparison between April 2020 and April 2021 shows a small decrease in the inflation figures. In April 2020 an inflation rate of 27.5% wa…

Niren Tolsi (2021-05-20). Ronnie Govender: 'Unbowed, Unbroken'. peoplesdispatch.org Ronnie Govender was gargantuan — in appetite and spirit, in his ramrod physical and moral presence, in his creative output, in how he held court as a raconteur, and in those sledgehammer-sized hands with which he grabbed life. | The manner in which he filled a room was matched only by the empathy with which he observed the world around him and drew those who peopled it into an inexhaustible heart: family, friends, kindred spirits, the oppressed, the marginalized and the denigrated. | This, in turn, fed into the work of the award-winning man of letters — a short story writer, playwright, journalist, no…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-20). Military Situation In Afghanistan On May 20, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 20, Afghan Army reportedly recaptured key areas in Dahan-e Ghori and Baghlan-e Markazi districts of Baghlan | On May 20, at least nine civilians were killed by a roadside bomb blast in Lashkar Gah | On May 20, a prosecutor was killed in a blast in the city of Sheberghan of Jawzjan province | 176 Taliban members were killed and 112 others were wounded in Nangarhar, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Logar, Khost, Zabul, Kandahar, Badghis, Farah, Herat, Balkh, Konduz, He…

Anonymous103 (2021-05-20). Ukraine Is Key "Blood Donor" For Turkish Military Industry. southfront.org Illustrative image | Written by ThomasST and Edvin Watson exclusively for SouthFront. | Ukraine is emerging as a key "blood donor" to the Turkish war industry, assuring a mass supply of its military technology to as many spheres as Ankara needs. | It may seem that relations between Ankara and Kiev remain tenuous, as all the burden have fallen on the Russian-Turkish "deals", mainly due to the Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems. In fact, the transfer of Ukrainian military technology to Turkey, future and a…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-20). Colonial Pipeline Admits Paying $4.4M To DarkSide Hackers, Slowly Restoring Operation. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount has confirmed that his company did in fact pay $4.4 million to the hackers responsible for the ransomware attack on the pipeline system that transports around 45 percent of fuel used on the East Coast, Earlier reporting estimated Colonial Pipeline paid a ransom of nearly $5 million, news that was surp…

WSWS (2021-05-20). COVID-19 mutations trigger new outbreaks across Southeast Asia. wsws.org The infection surges are another stark warning of how quickly the pandemic, driven by more infectious variants like B.1.617, first identified in India, can get out of control.

imperial.ac.uk (2021-05-20). UK COVID-19 transmission shifted towards emerging variants in Spring. imperial.ac.uk New research shows that a shift towards emerging coronavirus variants drove transmission in England during the Spring.

Staff (2021-05-20). Maduro's Administration Awards Housing to Family of Child Survivor of Accident Repatriated from Argentina. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government awarded a new home to the family of the baby boy Oliver Toro, who survived a fatal traffic accident in Argentina, in which his parents died. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, informed that President Nicolás Maduro granted Oliver Toro's family a home so that the baby "grows up in a home full of love and happiness." | "After the tragedy suffered by the boy Oliver Toro in #Argentina where his parents and grandmother died, President Maduro reunited him with his family in Venezuela and gave a decent house where he can grow up in a home full of love and happiness. Go…

Pip Hinman (2021-05-20). Palestinians need a peace based on justice and equality. greenleft.org.au The insistence on Israel's "right to exist" is really a demand for the maintenance of a supremacist "Jewish" state, in which Palestinians are second-class citizens, argues Sam Wainwright.

UUSF Forum (2021-05-20). Sunday 5/30: A Perspective from David Hartsough Peace and Civil Rights Activist, and Author. indybay.org Join Our Zoom Forum with David Hartsough | zoom.us/j/2200241232?pwd=aCt1dWI0OGxUdUxjeUJ5K0xSY09uUT09 | Meeting ID: 220 024 1232 | Passcode: 328697…

Tom Engelhardt (2021-05-20). Tomgram: Michael Klare, Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future? warisacrime.org This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. These days in Washington, it's competition with and hostility to China all the way to the bank. The political class in Congress and the Biden White House, as well as the punditariat that goes with them, seem increasingly …

Rick Rozoff (2021-05-20). NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost that Still Haunts Europe. globalresearch.ca Twenty-two years ago …

_____ (2021-05-20). What critics of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan get wrong. popularresistance.org Within hours of President Joe Biden's announcement that US forces will leave Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, objections and remonstrations appeared across US media. These protests are nearly all disingenuous, false and specious, and meant to utilize fear to continue a tragic and purposeless war.

WSWS (2021-05-20). Warrior Met Coal miners strike in Alabama nears two months in historic region of class struggle. wsws.org Central Alabama, where 1,100 coal miners have been on strike since April 1, was the scene of bitter class battles in the 1920s and 1930s.

_____ (2021-05-20). Lithium, Cobalt, and Rare Earths. popularresistance.org At present, with wind and solar power accounting for only about 7% of global electricity generation and electric vehicles making up less than 1% of the cars on the road, the production of those minerals is roughly adequate to meet global demand. If, however, the U.S. and other countries really do move toward a green-energy future of the kind envisioned by President Biden, the demand for them will skyrocket and global output will fall far short of anticipated needs.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-20). Consumer Health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis — what's the connection? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that can affect more than just your joints. In some people, the condition can damage a wide variety of body systems, including the skin, eyes, lungs, heart …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-20). Consumer Health: Stroke awareness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Stroke Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about stroke. Stroke is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. and a major cause of serious disability for adults. More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-20). Consumer Health: How some types of osteoporosis drugs can hurt your bones. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about this bone disease, which affects approximately 10 million Americans, according to the Office on Women's Health. Your bones are living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn't …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2021-05-20). Consumer Health: Bladder cancer awareness. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers. Nearly 84,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2021, according to the American Cancer Society. Bladder cancer occurs in men more frequently than in women, …

Andrew J. Bacevich (2021-05-20). Foreign Wars Will Jeopardize Biden's Rescue Plans. thenation.com Foreign Wars Will Jeopardize Biden's Rescue Plans…

teleSUR (2021-05-20). Russia Reacts To US Decision To Lift Sanctions on Gas Pipeline. telesurenglish.net Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday called as "a positive sign" the U.S. decision to waive sanctions against Nord Stream 2 AG pipeline, which will carry Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea. | RELATED: | "It is not in Washington's interest to create additional obstacles in our relationship. The project is moving forward despite difficulties," Peskov said one day after the U.S. State Department announced i…

Wes Vanderburgh (2021-05-19). D.C. joins list of cities protesting for Palestine. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Hundreds of protesters filled the National Mall here on Saturday to demonstrate their solidarity with Palestinians all over the world on the 73rd anniversary of the Nakba. "Nakba" means "Catastrophe," and refers to the Palestinian point of view on the Palestine War and founding of Israel in 1948, which resulted in the forced displacement of …

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2021-05-19). Podcast Ep 35: Israel's war on Gaza and Jerusalem. electronicintifada.net We talk to the Palestine Pod hosts and to a Palestinian writer in Jerusalem.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2021-05-19). How the United States Helps to Kill Palestinians. dissidentvoice.org Photo credit: Stop the War Coalition The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict. In fact, large majorities of Americans have told pollsters for decades that they want the United States to be neutral in the Israeli-Palestinian …

Ali Abunimah (2021-05-19). Israel's War on Palestine. zcomm.org Israel's attacks on Gaza stem from its escalating ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and growing solidarity amongst Palestinians inside Israel, Gaza and the West Bank…

Gregory Harms (2021-05-19). An Open Letter to Gal Gadot. counterpunch.org Dear Ms. Gadot, I read your recent tweet about the violence occurring between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. I am sure it was well intended and you were genuinely astonished by the backlash from supporters of Palestine. Ms Gadot, your country is not at war. Your country is kicking people out of their homes in

Ramzy Baroud (2021-05-19). Unity at Last: The Palestinian People Have Risen. counterpunch.org From the outset, some clarification regarding the language used to depict the ongoing violence in occupied Palestine, and also throughout Israel. This is not a 'conflict'. Neither is it a 'dispute' nor 'sectarian violence' nor even a war in the traditional sense. | It is not a conflict, because Israel is an occupying power and the Palestinian people are an occupied nation. It is not a dispute, because freedom, justice and human rights cannot be treated as if a mere political disagreement. The Palestinian people's inalienable rights are enshrined in international and humanitarian law and the illegality of Israeli…

Ciaran Tierney (2021-05-19). Why is Ireland courting Israel's war industry? electronicintifada.net Foreign minister opposes attack on Gaza…

Anonymous007 (2021-05-19). Military Situation In Syria On May 19, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 19, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 41 times: 21 — in Idlib province, 14 — in Latakia province, 3 — in Hama province, 3 — in Aleppo province | On May 18, Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria cancels Resolution 119 to raise fuel prices following the protests in the Kurdish controlled area | On May 18, clashes between the SDF and TFSA were reported at Umm Adasa area | MORE ON THE T…

Fight Back (2021-05-19). Thousands take Miami streets for two nights of pro-Palestine protests. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Thousands of people from across South Florida took to the streets of Miami two nights in a row this past weekend in solidarity with Palestinians who continue to resist Israeli violence and the ongoing occupation of Palestine. The calls to action were put out by South Florida Jewish Voices for Peace and Al Awda: The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition and were supported by most progressive community organizations throughout the area. | On Saturday night, May 15, thousands of protesters flooded Biscayne Park and the Torch of Friendship before taking over the streets of one of the busiest areas in Sou…

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