2023-02-23: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-23). In Poland, Biden Vows to Defend 'Literally Every Inch' of NATO. news.antiwar.com President Biden met with the leaders of the Bucharest Nine countries in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday and vowed to defend "literally every inch" of NATO territory, calling Article Five of the alliance's treaty that outlines mutual defense "sacred." "The commitment of the United States to NATO — and I've said it to you many times; …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-23). Report: Israel's Netanyahu Held Meetings With Top Brass on Attacking Iran. news.antiwar.com According to a report from Israeli TV, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of meetings over the past few weeks with his top military and intelligence officials on the possibility of attacking Iran. Israel's Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu held five meetings with his defense minister, the military intelligence chief, the head of …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-23). Medvedev Says Russia Is Willing to Defend Itself With Nuclear Weapons. news.antiwar.com Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday that Russia is willing to defend itself by any means, including by using nuclear weapons. "It is obvious to all the powers that be that if the US wants to defeat Russia, we are heading for a conflict on a global scale. If the US wants to defeat …

_____ (2023-02-23). African Union integration into G20: what are the consequences? journal-neo.org Perhaps the most significant step in the recent changes within the G20 was the move to include the African Union as a permanent member of this global association. This step is significant because the G20 is inherently different from the G7, which has become a "club of selected supporters of the United States" thanks to …

American Indian Resource Center at UCSC (2023-02-23). Monday 3/13: Architects of Abundance: Indigenous Regenerative Food Systems and the Excavation of Hidden History. indybay.org Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz | Directions: goo.gl/maps/Z18NZ9XyVJREK1f89 | This is a hybrid event, presented both in-person and virtually.

Anonymous Contributor (2023-02-23). Mexico: Update on Anarchist Political Prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel. itsgoingdown.org An update and call for solidarity with anarchist political prisoner Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel, detained since December on trumped-up charges. Jorge "Yorch" Esquivel is a beloved compañero of the punk and anarchist community, and a long-time participant of the Okupa Che Guevara. He was arrested on December 8, 2022, by plainclothes police as he was leaving…

Caitlin Johnstone (2023-02-23). Free Speech Is For Fighting The Empire: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article: | My research has led me to conclude that there's an elite conspiracy to enslave us all and turn us all into brainwashed automatons mindlessly enacting the wishes of our rulers in a cruel dystopia built by the powerful, for the powerful. | Haha, just kidding. That already happened. | ‚ùñ | Step one is learning that the mainstream consensus worldview is a lie, and that we've been fed power-serving propaganda since we were children about our society, our nation, our government and our world. Most people haven't even made it to step one yet. | Step two is g…

Canadian Tire Fire (2023-02-23). Canadian Tire Fire #54: Police Killings, Fighting Police Budgets, Atlanta Solidarity. itsgoingdown.org This week, we cover the astronomical increase in killings by police in BC, as well as police murders that have taken place so far in 2023. We also take a look at fights in Toronto to stop continued police budget increases. Lastly, we take a belated look at a couple of solidarity initiatives that have…

Catherine Crockett (2023-02-23). Sunday 4/23: Seaside Earth Day Celebration & Electric Vehicle Fair. indybay.org Seaside City Hall Lawn, 440 Harcourt Ave., Seaside, CA…

Cynthia Papermaster (2023-02-23). Friday 2/24: Representative Barbara Lee: End War in Ukraine. indybay.org Representative Barbara Lee's Oakland Office, 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland. Google map and directions: www.google.com/maps/place/Ordway+Building,+1+Kaiser+Plaza,+Oakland,+CA+94612

David Giesen (2023-02-23). Wednesday 2/22: SF Black Reparations Committee meets "40 acres and a mule" indybay.org SF Black Reparations | Wednesday, February 22 ∑ 7: 00 — 8: 00pm | Google Meet joining info | Video call link: meet.google.com/pgb-qrmy-hfu

DJ Mouse (2023-02-23). Ray McGovern on pipeline story…from Sunday's SF antiwar rally. indybay.org Undersea pipeline vanishes as UFO news balloon eclipses NATO attack!

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). China's largest land port sees robust trade via China-Europe freight train service. ecns.cn Manzhouli, China's largest land port, handled 4,818 China-Europe freight trains in 2022, up 37.6 percent year on year, according to data from the customs of Manzhouli in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Most trapped in Inner Mongolia coal mine are drivers: insider. ecns.cn An insider of the Xinjing Coal Mining Company in Alxa League in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region said most people trapped in the coal mine collapse accident were drivers of dump trucks and excavators.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). University teachers help students find jobs through livestreaming. ecns.cn Li Xiaoming, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the School of Economics and Management at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, is introducing students' resumes to enterprises via livestream.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). U.S. asked to stop Taiwan meddling. ecns.cn China has lodged solemn representations with the United States over Tuesday's meeting between the U.S. deputy secretary of state and the external affairs head of Taiwan island in Washington.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Fifty-one workers missing after coal mine collapse. ecns.cn Fifty-one workers remain missing after an accident where an open-pit coal mine collapsed in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to local authorities.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). China sells L-15 trainer aircraft to UAE military. ecns.cn China has sold a number of its L-15 multirole military aircraft to the United Arab Emirates, according to Aviation Industry Corp of China, the country's main aircraft maker.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Ancient irrigation, flood control system unearthed in central China. ecns.cn A 5,000-year-old city in central China was found to have a water conservancy system that effectively utilized rivers for irrigation and prevented flooding with the use of dams, archaeologists have said.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Airports in Shanghai see strong rebound in passenger throughput. ecns.cn Two airports in the Chinese financial hub Shanghai saw marked increases in passenger throughput in January, thanks to China's optimized COVID response and entry-exit policies, the Shanghai Customs said Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). U.S. urged to acknowledge, resolve the damage its abuse of force has done to China-U.S. relations: Chinese FM. ecns.cn We once again urge the U.S. side to demonstrate sincerity, rectify its wrongdoing, and acknowledge and resolve the damage its abuse of force has done to China-U.S. relations, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). At least four dead, five injured after coal mine collapses in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn Rescue workers found nine people, including four who died, in the rubble of a collapsed coal mine in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, according to local authorities.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). China will consider reciprocal measures on travelers from South Korea: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn China will take corresponding steps at an appropriate time for travelers from the Republic of Korea, said a spokesperson at the regular press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). U.S. urged to genuinely welcome Chinese students as it has said: Chinese FM. ecns.cn We urge the U.S. to genuinely welcome Chinese students as it has said, withdraw the biased and discriminatory Proclamation 10043, stop overstretching the concept of national security, stop interrogating, harassing or repatriating Chinese students in the U.S., and avoid similar incidents from happening again, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday…

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Chinese SOEs invest over $1 bln in R&D last year: official. ecns.cn Chinese state-owned enterprises invested over 1 trillion yuan ( about $1 billion) in research and development in 2022, said Zhang Yuzhuo, director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). HKSAR chief starts first official visit to Greater Bay Area in post-pandemic era, aiming to accelerate integration. ecns.cn John Lee ka-chiu began his first official visit to the Greater Bay Area (GBA) on Thursday, aiming to accelerate the SAR's integration into the country's overall development plan and to facilitate cooperation in talent exchange, innovation and finance.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Senior Chinese diplomat meets Boeing executive. ecns.cn U.S. planemaker Boeing's top executive in China met with a senior Chinese diplomat on Wednesday in Beijing.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). China, India vow to find solution for issues concerning western section of border. ecns.cn China and India have vowed to come up with a solution for issues concerning the western section of the China-India border based on a previously agreed consensus, officials from both countries said at the 26th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Affairs held in Beijing on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). China launches inquiry system for Buddhist and Taoist clerical personnel. ecns.cn China's latest information inquiry system for Buddhist and Taoist clerical personnel was launched on Wednesday to regulate the management on clerical personnel and fight against fraud cases related to fake religious personnel.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). 7.2-magnitude quake hits Tajikistan. ecns.cn A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Tajikistan, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Influenza A on the rise in Beijing but no cluster COVID infections found: official monitoring. ecns.cn Seasonal flu cases in Beijing from February 13-19 increased 91 percent from the previous week, but were lower than that of 2022 and previous pre-COVID years, while no cluster COVID infections were found.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Landslide halts rescue of over missing after China mine collapse. ecns.cn A massive landslide has halted search and rescue efforts at a collapsed coal mine which left 53 people missing in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Thursday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). China unveils six most remarkable archaeological finds of 2022. ecns.cn Six historic sites dating back to the Paleolithic period at the earliest were listed as China's new archaeological discoveries of 2022 at a forum on Wednesday.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Archeological excavation confirms ancient Great Wall at Qingpingbao castle. ecns.cn The remains of a Great Wall castle dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) were discovered, confirming the position of the Great Wall in the Ming Dynasty.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Smart bus starts road tests in Xiongan. ecns.cn The smart bus is equipped with high-tech sensing equipment, including ultra-high sensitivity cameras, ultrasonic radar, laser radar and millimeter wave radar, and can autonomously recognize traffic lights, road signs and lane markings.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Shouhuang Hall of Jingshan Park on central axis of Beijing. ecns.cn The Shouhuang Hall was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the current one dates back to emperors Qianlong (1711-99) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) with a total area of 21,256 square meters.

ecns.cn (2023-02-23). Kapok flowers blossom as red as fire. ecns.cn Kapok flowers blossom as red as fire in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province, Feb. 22, 2023.

Editor at Global Grind (2023-02-23). Talented Pisces Celebrities We Know And Love. newsone.com Source: WWD / Getty |

Editor (2023-02-23). Patrick Lawrence: Russia Takes Another Step Back From the West. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost News that Russia will suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms pact, which arrived Tuesday via Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Federal Assembly, had to land hard. This suspension is not a withdrawal, as various Western media reports initially described it, and it is temporary, …

Editor (2023-02-23). Scott Ritter: Arms Control or Ukraine? scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-02-23). 'Victory for the Afghan People' as US Judge Blocks 9/11 Families From Seizing Frozen Assets. scheerpost.com "This money belongs to the Afghan people, and no one else," said Afghans for a Better Tomorrow, a coalition of Afghan-American community groups.

Editor (2023-02-23). What Will Happen When Banks Go Bust? Bank Runs, Bail-Ins and Systemic Risk. scheerpost.com By Ellen Brown / Original to ScheerPost Financial podcasts have been featuring ominous headlines lately along the lines of "Your Bank Can Legally Seize Your Money" and "Banks Can STEAL Your Money?! Here's How!" The reference is to "bail-ins: " the provision under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act allowing Systemically Important Financial Institutions (SIFIs, basically the biggest …

ERA Coalition (2023-02-23). Tuesday 2/28: #ERANow: Equal Rights Amendment Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings Livestream. indybay.org

Eye Zen Presents (2023-02-23). Sunday 2/26: FabLab: Per Sia. indybay.org STUDIO A.C.T.

February 24 for Peace (2023-02-23). Friday 2/24: Take Action for Peace In Ukraine. indybay.org 1 Post St, San Francisco, (Senator Feinstein's Office) | Post and Market; Montgomery Street BART…

Foreign Policy in Focus (2023-02-23). U.S. Sanctions Are Hurting Syrians. juancole.com By Farrah Hassen | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) March 2023 will mark 12 years of war in Syria. No country should reach such a tragic milestone. What began in March 2011 as an uprising for Syrian dignity against President Bashar al-Assad's corruption and authoritarian rule has since morphed into several, ongoing …

Gloria Rubac (2023-02-23). Hunger strikes and a lawsuit over solitary confinement in Texas. workers.org A solitary confinement cell in a Texas prison. Houston Texas prisoners have been organizing for over a year to bring attention to an issue that is wounding and sometimes killing them: solitary confinement, which damages incarcerated people both mentally and physically. Solitary confinement incites suicides and self-mutilation. It causes violent . . . |

Gloria Rubac (2023-02-23). Abolish the death penalty and national oppression. workers.org Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. The national question, as analyzed by Comrade Sam Marcy and Workers World Party, has been so important to us in Texas, as . . . |

Golden Thread Productions & Brava for Women (2023-02-23). Wednesday 3/8: International Women's Day: What Do the Women Say? 2023 Fighters for Freedom. indybay.org Brava Theater Center | 2781 24th Street | San Francisco, CA 94110 | Or join the event virtually…

Hartwig Hohnsbein, Georg Rammer (2023-02-23). January 30, 1933 and Media make politics. indybay.org Edward Bernays, one of the most important developers of modern propaganda, wrote almost a hundred years ago: "The manipulation of the opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate the unseen mechanisms of society form an invisible government, which is the true ruling power of our country."

imperial.ac.uk (2023-02-23). Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge Imperial experts. imperial.ac.uk Imperial experts are calling for more to be done to limit the potentially harmful impact of toxic tyre particles on health and the environment.

INDYRADIO (2023-02-23). Friend of Assange Found Innocent of False Charges in Ecuador. indybay.org Privacy advocate Ola Bini was finally found innocent of nebulous charges that kept him under control of the legal system for 3 years. Today we share his story as he told it on social media at the end of last month. This morning, he clarified the status of his case. Though the verdict will be appealed, Ola is still smiling, now certain he will prevail.

Iron Snowflake (2023-02-23). Protesters Rally Against Cop City Outside of Brasfield & Gorrie Office in Miami, FL. itsgoingdown.org Report back on recent rally against Brasfield & Gorrie, one of the main contractors of the Cop City project threatening the Weelaunee forest in Atlanta, GA. On the 21st of February, activists in Coral Gables, Miami rallied outside of an office of Brasfield & Gorrie, one of the main contractors that is building the counter-insurgency…

Jacob Crosse, Joseph Kishore, WSWS (2023-02-23). The "Rage Against the War Machine" rally: A reactionary political freak show. indybay.org The "Rage Against the War Machine" rally held on February 19 in Washington, D.C., was a political freak show attended by a motley crowd of several hundred Libertarian Party supporters, neo-fascists, and disoriented and demoralized middle-class individuals without an independent program or perspective. The speeches, many of which were obscenity-laced rants, were pitched to the lowest political level. By the time the event finally dribbled to an end, it had left nothing behind but confusion and a bad smell.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-02-23). 40 Mile Walk to White House to Call for President Biden Action on Reparations. indybay.org From Sea to Shining Sea and beyond, the call for Reparations Study and Redress is growing. President Joe Biden and the Office of Executive Branch of the United States of America can demonstrate one standard for global citizenship via Executive Order to create a Reparations Study and Redress Commission. From Historic Negro Bar, Mormon Island and Negro Bar Gold Mining District we join the journey towards justice.

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-02-23). Rage Against the War Machine in San Francisco. indybay.org Anti-War Rally in Justin Herman Plaza and Street Theater in Front of Lockheed Offices.

Leonid Savin (2023-02-23). El contexto geopolítico del terremoto en Turquía. thealtworld.com Cualquier catástrofe, natural o provocada por el hombre, es siempre un reto para las autoridades en el poder: las víctimas y el público en general esperan de su gobierno una actuación inmediata y, sobre todo, correcta, y siguen de cerca tanto las declaraciones como las acciones de las autoridades. Una situación similar se está produciendo ahora en Turquía. La enorme tragedia con cientos de miles de víctimas (unos 40.000 muertos) no sólo ha puesto a prueba a todo el pueblo turco, sino que también se ha convertido en un catalizador para las batallas políticas. Con ello, la oposición ha sido proactiva. | Desafíos pa…

Middle East Monitor (2023-02-23). Sanctions or Assad: What is blocking Aid from entering northern Syria? juancole.com Sulaiman Lkaderi | ( Middle East Monitor ) As the death toll from the earthquakes which rocked Turkiye and Syria continues to rise, many are questioning whether sanctions on Syria are preventing aid from reaching the war-torn country. After 12 years of civil war, most of Syria is once again under the control …

Mothers on the March (2023-02-23). Friday 2/24: Free Palestine! indybay.org Israeli Consulate | 456 Montgomery | San Francisco…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Heart disease in African American women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in women in the U.S. And African American women have an even higher risk of dying from heart disease ‚Äï and at a younger age ‚Äï than white women, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says this serious issue is compounded by the fact that many African American women are not…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Consumer Health: Pregnancy and the heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Pregnancy can be an exciting, happy time. It also can be an anxious time, especially if you have an underlying health problem, such as heart disease. February is American Heart Month, which makes this a good time to learn about heart conditions and pregnancy. Pregnancy stresses your heart and circulatory system. During pregnancy, your blood volume increases by 30% to 50% to nourish your growing baby. This makes your heart pump more blood each minute and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Consumer Health: Reduce your risk of the 4 most common cancers. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is National Cancer Prevention Month, which makes this a good time to learn what you can do to reduce your risk of the top four most common cancers diagnosed in the U.S. One in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. The most common types of cancer diagnosed in the U.S. are skin cancer, breast cancer, prostate…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is cardiogenic shock? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiogenic shock is a condition where the heart is too weak to pump blood and oxygen to the brain and organs. Fatal if not treated immediately, the condition affects approximately 50,000 people in the U.S. Dr. Parag Patel, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains what cardiogenic shock is and how it's treated. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0sTu9uIbSQ Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 56) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). What is frontotemporal degeneration? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An uncommon group of disorders may cause changes in personality, behavior, language, movement Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60. While there is no cure for this progressive decline, FTD research has made significant strides in the past two decades, says Dr. Bradley Boeve (boh-VAY), a Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Science Saturday: Bioengineering vocal cords. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Tissue engineering techniques discovered at Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University created a humanlike vocal cord (fold) structure with the potential to produce a natural-sounding voice. The bioengineered scaffold mimics human vocal folds, with ability to vibrate and make sound. The study team reported the tissue-engineered vocal fold structure suggests potential for growing cells capable of healing scar tissue that impair speech. This research is published in Biomacromolecules. "Tissue engineering is a promising approach that combines…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Are energy drinks a healthy option? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband has swapped out his regular morning coffee for an energy drink. Are these healthy options for getting his daily dose of caffeine? Do energy drinks have more caffeine than regular coffee? And how much caffeine is too much? ANSWER: People love their caffeine, whether it's coffee, tea, soda or energy drinks like your husband. It's the most common stimulant in the world, and about 90% of all adults consume caffeine in some…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Women and thyroid disease. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent having issues with my thyroid as I age? ANSWER: The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck. The thyroid has a significant impact on the body because it produces hormones that help regulate many of your body's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Share your love this Valentine's Day by giving blood. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than by giving the gift of life? Every year on Feb. 14, National Donor Day is dedicated to spreading awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation. One way to celebrate, that will have an impact on your community, is by donating blood at your local blood donor center. Dr. Justin Juskewitch, associate medical director of the Blood Donor Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, says the need…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). On pins and needles: Just what is dry needling? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard of a treatment called dry needling and wondered what it is or if it's right for you. While the name of the procedure may sound intimidating, dry needling is an accessible and commonly offered therapy for people with muscle, ligament or tendon pain. Dry needling basics During a dry needling treatment, one or more thin, monofilament needles are inserted into a muscle trigger point. A trigger point is a local band…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Tips to keep stress from hurting your heart. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Everyone reacts to stress differently, and how you react can impact the chance of developing serious health issues, including heart disease. Your body's response to stress may include muscle aches and headaches, back strain, stomach pains, and other physical symptoms. Stress also can make you tired, disturb normal sleep patterns, and leave you irritable, forgetful and out of control. When stress is constant, your body remains in high gear for days or weeks, which can lead…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin redesignated a level 4 trauma hospital. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org AUSTIN, Minn. ‚Äï The Minnesota Department of Health has redesignated Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin as a level 4 trauma hospital. The recertification process included an outside review of the hospital's resources and capabilities to care for trauma patients. To qualify for level 4 designation, the trauma hospital must have an established trauma program within its facility that meets the required criteria set forth by the state and a site visit that focuses on…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic to begin offering early ECMO to certain cardiac arrest patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Only about 8% of patients who have sudden cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive. That rate is even lower for certain patients who don't respond to defibrillation. A new service being launched this month by Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is hoping to improve outcomes and save more lives by getting patients faster access to potentially life-saving equipment. Watch: Mayo Clinic to begin offering early ECMO to certain cardiac arrest patients youtu.be/HJPNae9njUw Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic teams with first responders to improve care for cardiac arrest patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Starting this month, local first responders and Mayo Clinic's Emergency Department will begin changing the way certain sudden cardiac arrest patients are treated, with the goal of saving more lives. Mayo Clinic is leading an effort to help restore regular heart rhythm to patients in sudden cardiac arrest who do not respond to shocks to the heart. Rather than continuing to work on the patient on the emergency scene, Mayo Clinic Ambulance…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic Minute: Are you getting enough sleep for your best heart health? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getting a good night's sleep is important. But exactly how much sleep do you need? Recently, the American Heart Association added sleep to its checklist for improving and maintaining your heart health. Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains how many hours of sleep people need for optimal heart health. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/qeoBv7lye4I Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Black History Month: Dr. Floyd Willis on the importance of inclusive Alzheimer's Disease research. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Floyd Willis Black History Month is a month for all people to celebrate and learn about the diverse and important contributions of Black Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Dr. Floyd Willis, a family medicine physician and investigator…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). What is naloxone and should everyone have access to it? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Naloxone opioid overdose kit Two panels that advise the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are recommending that naloxone nasal spray be approved for over-the-counter sale for emergency treatment of opioid overdoses. The Joint Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee and the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve the measure. The FDA will make a final decision on March 29 if naloxone will become a nonprescription drug. "This access for everyone is so needed," says Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Mayo Clinic ranked No. 3 on Forbes list of 'America's Best Large Employers'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic was ranked No. 3 by Forbes in its 2023 list of "America's Best Large Employers," which was released today. Mayo Clinic was ranked No. 7 on the list in 2022. Mayo Clinic was ranked No. 3 on the Forbes list of "America's Best Large Employers," which was released this week. Mayo was ranked No. 7 on the list in 2022. As in 2022, hospital systems and medical centers were prominently featured on the…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Davis, Dunn to join Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Jed Davis, president and CEO of DDI Inc., which operates the Davis Family Office headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and AJ Dunn, chief administrative officer of Mayo Clinic in Florida, were elected to the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees at its quarterly meeting on Feb. 17. "Jed Davis and AJ Dunn are insightful, dedicated and accomplished leaders with a strong background in executive governance and a firm commitment to Mayo Clinic's mission and…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-02-23). Dr. Prathibha Varkey recognized as one of Modern Healthcare's 'Top 25 Women Leaders'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., president of Mayo Clinic Health System, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of the "Top 25 Women Leaders" for 2023. The profiles of all the honorees are featured in the Feb. 20 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine and online at ModernHealthcare.com/topwomenexecs. This prestigious recognition program acknowledges and honors women executives from all sectors of the health care industry for their leadership in care delivery improvement, health equity, policy…

NewsOne Editor (2023-02-23). Workday AI Disqualifies Applicants Who Are Black Or Over The Age Of 40, Lawsuit Claims. newsone.com A Black man is suing Workday Inc., claiming their AI disqualifies applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40.

Nino Brown (2023-02-23). THIS SUNDAY: Events in D.C. and San Francisco to demand "Peace, Not War with China!" answercoalition.org The ANSWER Coalition urges its supports to attend the following events hosted by

noreply (2023-02-23). Nice Try, Plus Larry On China And Russia. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Olujimi Alade (2023-02-23). Double standard for Black NFL quarterbacks. workers.org Lamar Jackson Quarterback Lamar Jackson's row with the NFL franchise Baltimore Ravens has been making the rounds as of late. Recently, the Ravens' public relations most likely leaked a story that the superstar quarterback turned down a $133 million contract. As soon as this news got out to the public, . . . |

Oskar Lafontaine & Christian Zehenter (2023-02-23). No nuclear war in Europe! and Glorification of violence. indybay.org The well-read do not believe in Russia's sole guilt anyway. They remember the promise made to Gorbachev not to expand NATO eastward. They know that the U.S. organized and financed a coup on the Maidan in 2014 to install a puppet government that would push for Ukraine's eventual admission into NATO.

Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy (2023-02-23). ILWU for Mumia and Tyre; Rage Against the War Machine; US behind Somaliland Secessionism. indybay.org Pacifica's Covid, Race & Democracy: Rage Against the War Machine; ILWU for Mumia and Tyre; US behind Somaliland Secessionism; Death Penalty Abolition…

Peoples Health Dispatch (2023-02-23). "There is no health care without us," warn nurses in Slovenia. peoplesdispatch.org Nurses in Slovenia protest against lack of staff and inadequate salaries, as they continue to shoulder most of the workload in the health system…

Princess Harmony (2023-02-23). Over 1,000 people sign letter hitting New York Times' anti-trans bias. workers.org A letter, dated Feb. 15 and signed by over 1,000 contributors and subscribers to the New York Times, trans people and allies called on the paper to reject the new wave of bigots attempting to stifle trans lives. "We write to you as a collective of New York Times contributors . . . |

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-02-23). Perú y nuestros otros mundos: ´Lucha Indígena ª Febr2023. indybay.org Perú y nuestros otros mundos: ´Lucha Indígena ª | Hablan lxs que siempre lucharán! | Febrero 2023…

Revolution Books (2023-02-23). Saturday 2/25: Film Showing: COUP 53-Old Secrets Cast Long Shadows, A benefit for Revolution Books. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, CA…

Shriya Singh (2023-02-23). Pakistan's economic crisis likely to worsen after passing of IMF-dictated budget, rise in fuel prices. peoplesdispatch.org The Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023, was tabled last week, on February 15, in line with measures required to secure the next IMF loan tranche of USD 1.1 billion…

Staff (2023-02-23). 4.2 Million Travelers During 2023 Carnivals in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, February 22, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported that 4,236,000 people mobilized during the 2023 Carnivals in Venezuela. In regards to the security deployment this Carnival, as implemented by Rodríguez, she noted the commitment shown by each law enforcement agent deployed in every corner of the country. | Vice President Rodríguez explained that the officials of the different security organizations "worked with great love for the Venezuelan people," adding, "we congratulate the authorities, the governors, and mayors for the extraordinary display of these carnivals." | The number of travelers in…

Staff (2023-02-23). Russia at UN Security Council: We Know Who Blew Up Nord Stream. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 21, Russia announced at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that it has identified with "high probability" those who sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines. | The Security Council meeting held on Tuesday hotly debated Russia's request for a UN-led investigation into the explosions on September 26 last year across the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. | At the meeting, Russian ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Moscow was requesting an independent UN investigation, considering doubts about the integrity and transparency of Denmark, G…

Steve Gillis (2023-02-23). Boston education workers roll the union on! workers.org Boston University resident life workers rally at George Sherman Union for union recognition, Feb. 8, 2023. Boston In metropolitan Boston, where 44 institutions of higher education employ over 42,600 workers, unorganized workers have announced new union campaigns nearly every week since the new year. Over 0 Boston University (BU) resident . . . |

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-02-23). Conviction of former Mexican security chief for taking bribes from drug cartels is "just the tip of the iceberg" peoplesdispatch.org The guilty verdict against Genaro García Luna has raised questions about the involvement of former presidents Felipe Calderón and Vicente Fox in the crimes…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-02-23). Fiscalía de Ecuador procesará a expresidente Lenín Moreno. telesurtv.net La fiscal general solicitó a la Corte Nacional de Justicia fijar la fecha para la audiencia de formulación de cargos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-23). Conaie anuncia reunión para definir próximas acciones en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Según el comunicado del ente, la reunión se llevará a cabo el próximo viernes 24 de febrero en la Casa de la Cultura, sita en Quito, capital del país.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-23). Elevan a 11 los palestinos asesinados por Israel en Nablus. telesurtv.net El occiso fue identificado como Anan Shawkat Annab, de 66 años que falleció por complicaciones respiratorias causadas por gases lacrimógenos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-02-23). ONU pide no politizar ayuda humanitaria a Siria tras terremoto. telesurtv.net la funcionaria llamó a los países donantes a que se apliquen todas las exenciones necesarias contra las sanciones para que llegue al pueblo la mayor cantidad de ayuda posible.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-23). Brasil llama a actuar contra las campañas de incitación al odio. telesurtv.net El objetivo de la conferencia Internet For Trust, organizada por la Unesco, es abordar directrices comunes que permitan enfrentar la utilización negativa de las plataformas digitales…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-02-23). Presidente Putin: Rusia lucha por sus tierras históricas en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Ucrania es una lucha por "las fronteras históricas y el pueblo de Rusia", una postura que, según explicó Putin, también comparten las Fuerzas Armadas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-23). Cumbre Mundial de Mujeres convoca a mayor inclusión e igualdad. telesurtv.net Sesionó durante dos días en la ciudad de Abu Dhabi. Acudieron delegadas de más de un centenar de naciones.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-23). Brasil ordena nueva investigación del crimen de Marielle Franco. telesurtv.net Encargan a Policía Federal ampliar la pesquisa sobre el asesinato de la concejala negra y su chofer, perpetrado en 2018.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-02-23). Papa Francisco pide alto el fuego entre Rusia y Ucrania. telesurtv.net Urgió a las partes a implicarse en el final del conflicto y entablar negociaciones de paz.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-02-23). Reportan un sismo de magnitud 6.8 en Tayikistán. telesurtv.net El sismo en Tayikistán es otro de los fenómenos que se han presentado tras los devastadores seismos registrados a inicios de febrero Türkiye y Siria.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-23). Argentina suma 11 casos de influenza aviar. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al Ministerio de Salud, hasta el momento 11 adultos y 3 menores se han relacionado con aves infectadas.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-23). Emiten alerta por nieve y bajas temperaturas en España. telesurtv.net Por otra parte, las provincias Huesca y Guadalajara serán donde se reportarán las temperaturas más bajas.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-02-23). Piden aclarar rol de dos exmandatarios mexicanos en caso García Luna. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado avaló la necesidad de una "profunda" reforma del Poder Judicial.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-23). Aumenta a 43.556 cifra de muertos por terremotos en Tàºrkiye. telesurtv.net Entre las provincias afectadas están Kahramanmara≈ü, Gaziantep, ≈ûanlƒ±urfa, Diyarbakƒ±r, Adana, Adƒ±yaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya y Elazƒ±ƒü.

teleSUR, MER (2023-02-23). Presidente Maduro destaca rol del turismo para nuevo modelo económico. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado indicó que en los carnavales estuvo casi al 100 por ciento la capacidad hotelera en los polos turísticos del país.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-23). Cancelan más de mil vuelos por tormenta invernal en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Los aeropuertos con más cancelaciones fueron los de Minneapolis-Saint Paul y de Denver.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-23). Condenan asesinato de palestinos por parte de Israel en Nablus. telesurtv.net La autoridad llamó la atención por el alza de la violencia que hasta ahora ha resultado en la muerte de 11 palestinos.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-23). Intensas lluvias dejan afectaciones en cinco provincias de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Se declaró el estado de alerta amarilla en un polígono de aproximadamente 247 hectáreas en la provincia de Chimborazo.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-02-23). Reportan cinco nuevos casos de cólera en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El ente gubernamental declaró que los casos corresponden a tres mujeres de 26, 43 y 23 años, un hombre de 60 y un niño de 8 años.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-23). Ecuador extiende plazo de investigación contra presidente Lasso. telesurtv.net Con 108 votos a favor, 20 en contra y cuatro abstenciones el Pleno de la Legislatura aprobó la moción presentada por la presidenta de la Comisión, Viviana Veloz.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-02-23). Muere una niña de nueve años durante tiroteos en Florida, EE.UU. telesurtv.net La Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Orange, Florida declaró tener en custodia al sospechoso de perpetrar los disparos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-23). Ministro colombiano asiste al Diálogo de Paz con ELN en México. telesurtv.net El ministro de Justicia afirmó que para el Gobierno colombiano es prioritario los resultados y acuerdos surgidos en la Mesa de Diálogos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-23). Senado mexicano aprueba reforma electoral del Gobierno. telesurtv.net Tras su paso por el Senado, la iniciativa será remitida en las próximas horas al Ejecutivo mexicano para su publicación.

teleSUR, SH (2023-02-23). Perú dará ayuda económica a familias de fallecidos en protestas. telesurtv.net El ministro de Justicia informó que la ayuda a los familiares de las víctimas de la represión se entregará a finales de febrero e inicios de marzo.

teleSUR- jaa (2023-02-23). Reportan incendio en planta de procesamiento de uranio en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Según reportes, el fuego en la instalación para el procesamiento y almacenaje de uranio fue contenido en el momento y no se expandió.

The Green Arcade (2023-02-23). Tuesday 3/7: The Long History of Black Power through One Family's Journey with author Dan Berger. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94110…

The Huerta Center (2023-02-23). Thursday 3/9: International Women's Day: Celebrating Feminist Scholarship from the Americas. indybay.org Merrill Cultural Center, UC Santa Cruz | Driving and Parking Directions: | maps.ucsc.edu/detailed-directions/

Tom-Oliver Regenauer (2023-02-23). A terribly powerful family. indybay.org The unbelievable to outrageous story of the Bush clan not only illustrates the neo-feudalistic beliefs and networks we are dealing with in the ruling caste, it also proves that the power structures often referred to as the "Deep State" are real behind the faàßade of official government business and are mostly the actual political force in the country.

Uhuru Solidarity Movement (2023-02-23). Saturday 3/11: White People: Say NO to the FBI War on Black Liberation! indybay.org 4101 W. Florissant Ave St. Louis, MO 63115…

wgainer (2023-02-23). The Cultural Impact Of Magazine Covers On The Black Community. newsone.com Source: Urban One Podcast Network / Urban One Podcast Network | Welcome to this Wednesday episode of the Amanda Seales Show. We cover a range of topics on this podcast, including Biden's rallying cry in Warsaw, experimental male birth control and the impact of magazine covers on the As always you can expect to laugh and learn as Amanda and DJ Nailz discuss these important issues. | FOLLOW ALONG AS WE COVER: | (02: 32) BLACKURATE NEWS: Biden Issues A Rallying Cry In Warsaw: 'Ukraine Will Never Be A Victory For Russia'. Brittney Griner… Retu…

WSWS (2023-02-23). The New York Times promotes misinformation on masks and COVID-19. wsws.org New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens decries the use of masks and mask mandates based on a deeply flawed meta-analysis published by the Cochrane Library.

WSWS (2023-02-23). UPS workers talk to the WSWS ahead of contract expiration. wsws.org UPS workers in Southern California detailed their working conditions and expressed interest in forming an independent Rank-and-File Committee to take the struggle out of the hands of the Teamsters.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Sri Jayawardenepura university students respond enthusiastically to SEP lecture. wsws.org The well-attended lecture discussed the political betrayal of the mass movement that brought down the Rajapakse government and the necessity to build revolutionary leadership in the working class.

WSWS (2023-02-23). War propaganda dominates Berlin film festival opening, including Sean Penn's Superpower. wsws.org The Berlin Film Festival opened last Thursday with a barrage of militarism and war propaganda, followed one day later by the world premiere of Superpower, directed by Hollywood's leading advocate of all-out war against Russia, actor Sean Penn.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Support the SEP (Australia) in the NSW election to oppose bipartisan slashing of public sector wages! wsws.org The parliamentary parties never miss an opportunity to pay lip service to essential workers, but when it comes to wages and conditions, Labor and the Coalition are adamant—a pay rise in line with inflation is impossible.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Trump seeks to exploit the East Palestine rail disaster for political gain. wsws.org The fascist ex-president is only one of a series of capitalist politicians making a phony display of sympathy in town.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Japan exploits Chinese balloon incident to justify war plans. wsws.org Tokyo's response is being coordinated with the United States without providing any evidence that so-called "spy balloons" are meant for espionage purposes.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Following corruption allegations, the fall of India's Adani group continues. wsws.org The combined market value of the group's shares has fallen to below $100 billion, bringing to $135 billion the loss of market capitalisation since the US-based Hindenburg Research published a report on January 24 alleging widespread accounting fraud and stock manipulation.

WSWS (2023-02-23). White House violates right to asylum and bans immigration at US-Mexico border. wsws.org On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced a sweeping new immigration policy that bars entry to almost all immigrants at the southern border and denies them the right to apply for asylum.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Australian PM pushes economic nationalism to justify huge military build-up. wsws.org Fearful of widespread anti-war sentiment, Albanese gave few details of the major military expansion on which his government is embarking.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Ontario's hard-right Ford government failed to distribute PPE stockpile during more than two-and-a-half years of the pandemic. wsws.org Throughout multiple waves of the pandemic and a profusion of virus variants, 100,000 elastomeric respirators have lain dormant in a warehouse as infections and deaths mount.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Biden boasts of his role in expanding NATO to Russia's borders. wsws.org In a meeting with representatives of the Bucharest Nine, the group of Eastern European countries added to the NATO alliance during the Clinton and Bush administrations, Biden pledged to "defend literally every inch of NATO" against Russia.

WSWS (2023-02-23). The way foward for striking Temple graduate students after rejection of sellout contract. wsws.org Whatever the TUGSA bargaining committee is claiming after the vote, it worked hand-in-glove with the campus administration in a bid to ram the contract down strikers' throats. In response, graduate students must take the initiative into their own hands.

WSWS (2023-02-23). Flint, Michigan workers warn East Palestine residents: "You can't trust the government!" wsws.org The WSWS recently spoke to workers from Flint about the comparison of the disastrous derailment in eastern Ohio and the ongoing Flint water crisis which was set into motion nearly nine years ago.

Jason Ditz (2023-02-22). Iran Reports IAEA Officials in Tehran to Resolve Nuclear Ambiguities. news.antiwar.com Iran's Foreign Ministry reports that IAEA officials are in Tehran for ongoing talks to resolve questions and ambiguities created by a UN inspector. The situation involves the While media are making a big deal about 84% being "almost" weapons grade, which is above 90%, the IAEA reacted fairly modestly, suggesting that the few particles may have been…

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). US Launches Third Airstrike in Somalia This Month. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that its forces launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on Tuesday, marking the third known US strike in the country this month and the sixth of the year. AFRICOM said the strike was launched at the request of the Mogadishu-based government. The command said it targeted al-Shabaab fighters …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). Xi Jinping to Visit Moscow as China and Russia Draw Closer Together. news.antiwar.com Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting Moscow soon as China and Russia continue to draw closer together in the face of similar Western pressure. Putin made the announcement while hosting China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, in Moscow. "We await a visit of the President of the People's …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). Biden Says Putin's Decision to Suspend New START a 'Big Mistake'. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "big mistake" by suspending Russia's participation in the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, known as the New START. When he made the announcement on Tuesday, Putin stressed he was only suspending Russia's participation in New START, which places limits …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). UN Security Council Holds Meeting on Nord Stream Sabotage. news.antiwar.com The UN Security Council on Tuesday held a meeting on the bombings of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia to Germany. Russia called the meeting after a bombshell report from investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said President Biden ordered the attack on the pipelines, an allegation the White House denies. Russian Ambassador Vassily …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). Ukraine Worries the Biden Administration Might Use Congress as an Excuse to Wind Down Aid. news.antiwar.com An advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told POLITICO on Tuesday that Kyiv is worried that some members of the Biden administration might use Congress as an excuse to start winding down military aid and push for Ukraine to pursue more realistic war goals. "I think both on Capitol Hill and in the administration, there …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-22). US Judge Says Families of 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Central Bank Funds. news.antiwar.com A US judge has determined that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to Afghan central bank funds that the Biden administration has seized. During the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the US withdrawal in 2021, the Biden administration froze $7 billion in Afghan central bank reserves that are …

_____ (2023-02-22). Russian-Turkish gas hub has become an object of US concern. journal-neo.org Following the collapse of the USSR, the United States is considering its role in the status of a global world leader. In relations with its NATO allies, Washington, moreover, continues the previous course of the flagship, which does not tolerate any deviations of its satellites from the strategy of the White House. And during the …

_____ (2023-02-22). The attempt of the US to build a secret biolab in Kyrgyzstan is failing. journal-neo.org Russia's special military operation to denazify the criminal Kiev regime allowed it to collect and receive more than 20 thousand documents on the US bioweapon program at the captured Ukrainian military facilities. This program, as it turns out, does not only include Ukraine. Relevant reference and analytical materials on this aspect of US criminal activity …

_____ (2023-02-22). With Billions Wasted NATO Still Doesn't Have the Juice to Beat Russia. journal-neo.org In every mainstream media outlet from Berlin to Los Angeles, Vladimir Putin and Russia are losing in the conflict with Ukraine. The NATO proxy warriors and western think tank experts are endlessly reassuring citizens of the U.S. and other allied countries that Russia is on the ropes and ready for the knockout punch from the …

_____ (2023-02-22). China Signs 'Historic Deal' With UAE for L-15 Trainer Aircraft as Beijing 'Raids' Traditional U.S. Bastion. strategic-culture.org China's aviation industry announced on February 21 that the UAE had signed an agreement to export domestically developed L-15 advanced trainer jets. | By Sakshi TIWARI | The announcement comes a year after the UAE Defense Ministry first The latest pact comes even as a m…

_____ (2023-02-22). How Canada Plays Into the Hands of Radical Islamists. strategic-culture.org The Canadian government is capable of determining whether the U.S. foreign policy and never-ending wars abroad are in the best interest of Canada. | This is part two of a two-part study on the Canadian role in the U.S.-NATO attack on Syria for regime change. You can read part one The Canadian government had understood from U.S. intelligence that the Obama plan to destroy Syria was based on using the Muslim Brotherhood, and the political ideology known as Radical Islam…

_____ (2023-02-22). Washington Accuses Russia of 'Crimes Against Humanity' to Justify Escalation of Ukraine war. strategic-culture.org By Andre DAMON | On Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris formally accused Russia, for the first time, of carrying out "crimes against humanity," part of an escalating propaganda campaign to condition public opinion for the direct deployment of US-NATO troops into the war over Ukraine. | Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Harris asserted: "Russian forces have pursued a widespread and systemic attack against a civilian population—gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape and deportation. Execution-style killings, beatings and electrocution." | Harris declared: "In the case of Russia's actions in Ukrai…

_____ (2023-02-22). The World Teetering on the New Polycentric Geopolitics. strategic-culture.org The world is yet to see how dangerous the decade before us will be, what the new global geopolitical architecture will look like and who is to build it. | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned in his address to his colleagues on 10 February 2023 in Moscow: "All of us are professionals and we are well aware this is certainly not an exaggeration." Lavrov elaborated on the remark made by Vladimir Putin that this is a historic crossroads for the world and that the most important, the most uncertain decade as well as the most dangerous decade since the Second World War is ahead of us. His opponents tend to…

Abayomi Azikiwe (2023-02-22). African American Resistance in the Rural South from the Sharecroppers Union to the New Farmers of America. globalresearch.ca

americanthinker (2023-02-22). A Portrait of Black Americans and the 2nd Amendment. americanthinker.com Black Americans can reconcile history by getting behind Second Amendment rights.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). America Errs In Viewing Ukraine As A Template For Taiwan. americanthinker.com The situation in Taiwan could not be more different, but there is a simple, bloodless solution if only the parties would be open to it.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). Gun Banning and Social Contempt. americanthinker.com A ranting partisan sometimes gives the game away by thoughtlessly blurting out the cynical thinking behind their own lousy ideas.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). Is it DEI, IED or DIE? Yes, it is! americanthinker.com Capsizing a culture that valued equal opportunity was no easy feat; the wokesters needed a good PR campaign.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). Social Security is Broke, but American Taxpayers Just Gave Ukrainian Pensioners a Double-Digit Raise. americanthinker.com Zelensky knows firsthand: the welfare life is one of overflowing coffers when you've got the U.S. taxpayer footing your bills.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). AMLO stands by his lefties. americanthinker.com AMLO's nonsense could end up destroying the Pacific Alliance.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). Fifty years too late, white men are figuring out they're in trouble. americanthinker.com The left's relentless push to marginalize white men through affirmative action is reaching a crescendo under Biden.

americanthinker (2023-02-22). Social Security should be in the spotlight. americanthinker.com Doing nothing is more destructive to Social Security than the passage of time.

Anand Naidoo (2023-02-22). The Heat: Ohio Train Derailment. america.cgtn.com Residents in East Palestine, Ohio say they need help more than two weeks after a freight train derailed spilling dangerous chemicals. Ahead, why authorities say the air and drinking water are now safe. A health clinic opened Tuesday in East Palestine, Ohio in response to …

Andrew Perez (2023-02-22). Buttigieg Pressured Into Promising To Do His Job. levernews.com

Ann Brown (2023-02-22). 10 Superior Quotes On Corporate And Political Tokenism: What Is It And When Does It Fit? moguldom.com Even in 2023, tokenism remains a problem, especially in the corporate and political arenas. Tokenism is the practice of making only a symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups. It is the effort to include a token individual in work, school, or the political arena to create the impression of social inclusiveness and diversity (racial, religious, sexual, …

Ann Brown (2023-02-22). Ilyasah Shabazz Launches Lawsuit Against American Intelligence Agencies, NYPD, Over Murder Of Malcolm X. moguldom.com One of the daughters of Malcolm X is now suing the CIA, FBI, and New York City Police Department over the murder of her father. On Feb. 21, the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X's death, Ilyasah Shabazz and her attorney, well-known civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, had a press conference at the site of her …

Ann Brown (2023-02-22). The Science Of Fortune Telling And Cognitive Distortion: How Bad Assumptions Can Destroy Relationships And Life. moguldom.com On the surface, fortune telling seems innocuous. But not when it comes to mental health. And we're not talking about fortune telling with a crystal ball. Fortune telling is actually a thought process in which people tend to believe that they can predict the adverse outcomes of an event. But this prediction is often made …

Anonymous103 (2023-02-22). Energy Wars: Outing the Nord Stream Saboteurs. southfront.org Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | When news first emerged over explosions endured by the Nord Stream pipelines, known collectively as Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, an army of guessers was mobilised. The accusation that Russia had done it seemed counterintuitive, given that the Russian state company Gazprom is a majority shareholder of Nord Stream 1 and sole owner of Nord Stream 2. But this less than convenient fact did not discourage those from the Moscow-is-behind everything School of Think…

Anonymous103 (2023-02-22). In Video: HIMARS Missile Hit Russian Control Post Near Ugledar. southfront.org

Anonymous103 (2023-02-22). The World Gone Wrong: The USA Proxy War Against Russia will Unleash Hell. southfront.org Illustrative Image"The United States will provide Ukraine with a new $ 0 million infusion of aid to help the government in Kyiv continue paying salaries, pensions and providing services, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. Yellen detailed the assistance following her meeting Wednesday with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko, saying it was necessary to help their government continue to function… | 'The needs of Ukraine are urgent, and we plan to deploy this direct…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). IED Blast Kills One In Syria's Daraa Day After Failed Car Bomb Attack (Photos). southfront.org

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Israeli Army Says It Arrested Syrian Man Involved In Hezbollah's 'Golan File'. southfront.org File image. | On February 20, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that a suspect who had been detained after crossing from Syria into the occupied Golan Heights last month was involved in efforts by the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group to gather intelligence. | The military said that the suspect, Ghaith Abdullah, was part of the so-called "Golan File," or "Project Golan," a network of armed cells that Hezbollah is allegedly building in Syria' southern region to gather intelligence and even launch attacks against Israel…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Targeted Iranian Military Experts Report. southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | The recent Israeli strikes on Syria targeted an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile, The strikes, whic…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Recent Israeli Strikes On Syria Targeted Iranian Military Experts — Report. southfront.org An Israeli F-16 fighter jet en route to an exercise in Germany in an undated photograph. (Israel Defense Forces) | The recent Israeli strikes on Syria targeted an installation where Iranian officials were meeting to advance programmes to develop drone or missile, The strikes, whic…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Russia's FSB Detained Five Suspected Of Financing Al-Qaeda's HTS In Syria (Video). southfront.org ROSTOV-ON-DON REGION, RUSSIA — JULY 15, 2019: Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers detain two members of a cell of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia). Video screen grab/ Russian Federal Security Service/TASS. | On February 22, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had detained five people suspected of collecting money to provide financial support to the Syria-based al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terror group. | In…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Russia's Rostec Increased Production Of Tornado-S Rockets, Lancet & KUB-BLA Drones. southfront.org MOSCOW REGION, RUSSIA JUNE 25, 2019: A ZALA Lancet-3 attack drone developed by Kalashnikov Concern on display at the Army 2019 International Military Technical Forum at Patriot Park. Marina Lystseva/TASS | The Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec has increased production of Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), as well as advanced weapons for the Russian military, including the Lancet and KUB-BLA loitering munitions, RIA Novosti reported on November 22. "Rostec enterprises…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). SDF Commander Wounded In New Turkish Drone Strike On Northeastern Syria (Video). southfront.org A Bayraktar Akƒ±ncƒ± combat drone. Source: the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. | On February 22, a Turkish combat drone targeted a vehicle in an area controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the northeastern governorate of al-Hasakah. | The vehicle, an SUV, was struck as it was moving on a road linking the towns of al-Qmaihsli and al-Qahtaniyah in the northern al-Hasakah countryside. | The SDF-linked Hawar News Agency didn't report any casualties. Howev…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-22). Two ISIS Terrorists Were Killed In New Northeastern Syria Operation: Monitoring Group. southfront.org File image. | Two terrorists of ISIS were killed in a new joint operation by the United States-led coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the eastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on February 22. | According to the London-based monitoring group, coalition helicopters took part in the operation which targeted a hideout in the town of Jadeed Ekedat in the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside."Special forces called on the wanted persons to surrender using…

Anonymous767 (2023-02-22). Military Situation In Bakhmut On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org

Anonymous767 (2023-02-22). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in the southern and south-eastern outskirts of Ugledar | The AFU artillery targeted a Russian position near Polohy | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Gulyaipole | Artillery duels between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the area of Orikhiv | Russian Army destroyed the AFU ammo depots in Antonovka and Chernobayevka | Artillery duels contin…

Anonymous767 (2023-02-22). Military Situation In Syria On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | On February 22, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations were recorded in Latakia region in the past 24 hours | The number of Syrians coming from Turkish provinces to northern Syria via Bab al-Hawa crossing has reached 9,312 citizens | On February 21, a SDF member was shot dead by unknown gunmen near al-Suwar town | On February 21, SDF arrested two ISIS suspects in Salhabiya village west of Raqqa city | MOR…

Anonymous767 (2023-02-22). Military Situation In Ukraine On February 22, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see the full-size image | Russian forces destroyed a large-calibre mortar workshop near Sumy with high-precision missiles | Russian forces destroyed an ammo depot of the AFU near Antonovka with high-precision missiles | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Kupyansk | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Nevskoye | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka…

Answer Coalition (2023-02-22). Tickets available: NYC bus to the March 18 national anti-war protest. answercoalition.org Join the ANSWER Coalition bus from NYC to DC, , | : | National March on Washington: Peace in Ukraine — Stop NATO!, Saturday, March 18, The White House, , | : | BUS 1: Leave 7: 00 a.m. from Union Square, 14th St and Broadway, NY NY; return at 4: 00 p.m., , BUS 2: Leave 7: 00 a.m. from 149th St. and Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY; return at 4: 00 p.m., , | : | Ticket price: $ . Discounted tickets available based on financial need | Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S…

April Lanuza (2023-02-22). U.S. announces new border restrictions for asylum seekers. america.cgtn.com The Biden administration has announced its most restrictive border control measures to date, as it tries to get out ahead of an expected surge in migration when a pandemic-era expulsion policy lifts in May.

April Lanuza (2023-02-22). Winter storm snarls U.S. travel. america.cgtn.com Millions of people across the U.S. are bracing for another phase of extreme weather conditions.

Ben Norton (2023-02-22). German lawmaker denounces Ukraine 'proxy war' and US 'terrorist attack' on Nord Stream pipelines. geopoliticaleconomy.com In this interview, German Member of Parliament Sevim Dağdelen, of the Left Party, Die Linke, condemned the NATO "proxy war" in Ukraine, saying the EU is acting as US "vassals". She also denounced the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines as a "terrorist attack" that "should have resulted in a huge outcry".

Brandy Thomas Wells, Oklahoma State University (2023-02-22). Flemmie P. Kittrell: The Black Nutritionist Who Changed The Way We Approach Children's Health. newsone.com

Brittani Banks (2023-02-22). How Unions Safeguard Workers' Sweat Equity. independentmediainstitute.org Mark Glyptis and dozens of other union leaders went into contract negotiations with Cleveland-Cliffs in 2022 determined not only to win wage and benefit enhancements for their coworkers but also to protect thousands of family-sustaining steel mill jobs for years to come. The United Steelworkers (USW) negotiating team ultimately delivered a historic contract requiring the …

Brittani Banks (2023-02-22). How Bioenergy Causes Air Pollution: The Dark Side of Renewable Energy. independentmediainstitute.org Bioenergy is often seen as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to other forms of energy generation. But the truth is that it can actually be quite harmful to the environment. Bioenergy has a dark side: It contributes to air pollution. Biomass, or bioenergy, creates energy by burning living materials like plants and trees. The wood pellet …

Bruce C.T. Wright (2023-02-22). HERstory: Jennifer McClellan's Historic Election Makes Her Virginia's First Black Congresswoman. newsone.com Virginia's newest member of Congress is Jennifer McClellan, the first Black woman elected in Virginia to the U.S. House of Representatives. The timing of the win couldn't be more significant.

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-02-22). The power-serving myth that anti-war protests make no difference. mronline.org Thousands of people from across the political spectrum gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to protest U.S. militarism, proxy warfare and nuclear brinkmanship in Ukraine on Sunday.

Carlos Edill Berríos Polanco (2023-02-22). Report: How Wall Street Relies on 'Power Players' for Vulture Fund Feeding Frenzy. latinorebels.com A new report from progressive organizations reveals the web of lawyers, lobbyists, trade groups, and cultural institutions that vulture funds use to prey on debt-addled countries like Puerto Rico.

Carter Dillard (2023-02-22). Humanity's secret war against the environment, ourselves, and our children. nationofchange.org Inequitable family planning and illogical pro-growth policies are taking away every child's right to a fair start in life.

Charlene Mitchell (2023-02-22). Charlene Mitchell remembers Henry Winston, Communist and Black Liberation leader. peoplesworld.org The following article originally appeared in Political Affairs in 2012. It is based on remarks delivered by the late Charlene Mitchell at an event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Henry Winston, a leader of the Communist and Black Liberation movements who died in 1986. Charlene Mitchell was a long-time labor and political …

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes (2023-02-22). Soaring energy prices triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine could push up to 141 million more people into extreme poverty, study finds. nationofchange.org "Unaffordable costs of energy and other necessities will push vulnerable populations into energy poverty and even extreme poverty."

Dan Dinello (2023-02-22). KKK without the Robes: DeSantis has gutted Florida Education, Cancelled Black History and Criminalized LGBTQ+ People. juancole.com Informed Comment is introducing guest Feature posts occasionally, as Editor-in-Chief Juan Cole steps back from his unprecedented and grueling routine of writing a blog essay every day for nearly 21 years. Never fear, he will still write features several times a week. But some submissions from IC stalwarts deserve to be featured, and Dan Dinello's …

Dana Sanchez (2023-02-22). Biden Administration Promises To Trim Costs Under Federal Housing Mortgage Program For 1st-Time And Lower-Income Buyers. moguldom.com The Biden administration announced on Feb. 22 that it will help make homeownership more affordable for first-time and low-income buyers who have been pushed out of the housing market by high interest rates and home prices that rose to record highs since the covid pandemic. Starting in March, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will reduce …

Dana Sanchez (2023-02-22). How McKinsey, Oxford University, Walmart, And Former AG Eric Holder Are Tied To The Sackler Family Opioid Cartel. moguldom.com The Sackler family name is displayed on many buildings in Oxford, England, where the elite University of Oxford is bucking a trend of institutions cutting ties with the owners of the opioid cartel that profited from the U.S. opioid epidemic and the half million lives it claimed. For the past two years and as recently …

Dave Welsh (2023-02-22). ILWU shuts down SF/Oakland docks for Mumia Abu-Jamal. workers.org San Francisco Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union shut down the ports of Oakland and San Francisco Feb. 16 to demand that journalist and innocent political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal be exonerated and set free. Clarence Thomas, at the mic, Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo Credit: Labor Media) Local 10 . . . |

Davonta Herring (2023-02-22). 2023 'Roots Picnic' Full Lineup Announced. newsone.com Source: Courtesy / Live Nation | Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum hip-hop luminaries

Editor (2023-02-22). Democracy cannot be saved when it never existed in 'Israel': NYT. mronline.org The New York Times publishes a piece explaining that democracy cannot exist in an ethnocracy, thus making "Israel" a non-democracy from inception until today regardless of intra-Israeli differences.

Editor (2023-02-22). On Michael Lebowitz's 'Beyond Capital: Marx's Political Economy Of The Working Class'. mronline.org 'Beyond Capital' helps us to understand why capitalism continues to persist despite endless crises, by drawing our attention to the messiness of human beings and the multiple circuits that reproduce capitalism as a complex and contradictory totality.

Editor (2023-02-22). Review of "Organising Responses to Climate Change: The Politics of Mitigation, Adaptation and Suffering" mronline.org Much has been written about climate change or, to use a more truthful term, global warming. But not much has been written about "Organising Responses to Climate Change," which is the title of Daniel Nyberg, Christopher Wright and Vanessa Bowden's new book.

Editor (2023-02-22). AI and ChatGPT: Yet Another Assault on Democratic Governance? scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-02-22). Distortion of Breakfast Price Hikes Leaves WSJ With Egg on Face. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-02-22). German Lawmaker Calls for Nord Stream Probe. scheerpost.com Sevim Dagdelen takes the Scholz government to task for its lack of "strength and will" in responding to Seymour Hersh's reporting on the U.S. sabotage of the Russian pipeline. Video and text of her Feb. 10 speech to the Bundestag.

Editor (2023-02-22). It's Not All Balloon Buffoonery: Weaponizing Anti-China Paranoia. scheerpost.com By Blake Fleetwood / Original to ScheerPost The U.S. suffered worldwide embarrassment in the last two weeks while the American media and Republican and Democratic politicians hyperventilated over four UFO balloons that turned out to be harmless. At first the military wanted to keep everything about the Chinese balloon flight completely secret, but they were …

Editor (2023-02-22). McCarthyism, Then and Now. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-02-22). More Drivel Over the National Debt! scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-02-22). Putin Announces Suspension of the New START Treaty. scheerpost.com

Elliott Wallace (2023-02-22). Rebuilding Ukraine: How difficult will it be to restore the country after the Russia conflict? america.cgtn.com In September 2022, the World Bank calculated that Ukraine had sustained more than $97 billion in direct damages through May in the Russian-Ukraine conflict. However, according to the World Bank, the Ukrainian government and European Commission, the effort to rebuild the country could cost a …

Eva Bartlett (2023-02-22). Tamara Lorincz: Canada's Support For Ukraine's War on the Donbass & Canada's Anti-Russia Policies. ingaza.wordpress.com I spoke with Canadian researcher and writer, Tamara Lorincz, about Canada's militaristic foreign and defence policies, Canada's belligerent NATO role in bombing sovereign nations, Canada's role in fomenting the Maidan protests which preceded the (2014) illegal coup in Ukraine, and, among other things, Canada's support to Ukraine's war on the Donbass. Tamara has a Masters…

Fight Back (2023-02-22). Major immigrant rights victory as Minnesota legislature passes 'Drivers Licenses for All' bill. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – Despite a snowstorm of historic proportions, hundreds of immigrants and supporters packed the State Capitol February 21 as the Senate debated Senate File 27, the Drivers Licenses for All bill which would allow Minnesotans to get a driver's license regardless of immigration status. After more than six hours of debating hostile Republican amendments, the Senate voted to pass the bill around 2: 00 a.m. on a party-line vote, with all Democrats voting in favor and all Republicans voting against. | The bill previously passed the House, and Governor Tim Walz already indicated he will sign it, so the…

Fight Back (2023-02-22). Teamsters collect Unity Pledges ahead of contract negotiations. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On Monday, February 20, thousands of Teamsters gathered outside of UPS facilities across the country to sign cards pledging unity ahead of contract negotiations between the Teamsters and UPS. The Contract Unity Pledge Drive is being rolled out in order to rally UPS employees to demands in the negotiations such as ending the second-tier 22.4 driver classification and higher wages for part-timers. | "It's about sending a message to the company that we're ready for a fight. We won't accept second-tier drivers, excessive overtime and unsafe working conditions. Our ability to strike UPS is b…

Frank Cappello (2023-02-22). üéß LEVER TIME: How The Lever Forced Buttigieg To Do His Job. levernews.com In the new episode of our weekly podcast Lever Time, Producer Frank sits down with journalists Julia Rock, Rebecca Burns, and Matthew Cunningham-Cook for an in-depth conversation about The Lever's groundbreaking

Frank Cappello (2023-02-22). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: On The Ground In East Palestine (w/ John Russell). levernews.com Read the full story: | Sign up now to read the full story and get access to all paid posts. | Already have an account? |

Global Research News (2023-02-22). Selected Articles: How Do You Know When COVID-19 Is Over? globalresearch.ca By Mainstream newspapers, the television news, and the alternative news blogs that we are forced to rely on for information have decayed into unstable and shifting …

imperial.ac.uk (2023-02-22). COVID-19 infectivity, Silicon Valley visit and more: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

imperial.ac.uk (2023-02-22). Podcast: Credit rating inequalities, making mosquito music, and better batteries. imperial.ac.uk In this edition: How AI has magnified credit disparities, how malaria research was translated into sound, and how batteries can make a better world.

infobrics (2023-02-22). Indian, Russian Banks Open Special Vostro Accounts for Trade in Rupee, More Countries Expressing Interest. infobrics.org Certain African countries that are facing foreign exchange problems and issues with US Dollar and Euro mobilisation are also showing interest in the rupee (INR) trade mechanism…

infobrics (2023-02-22). BRICS Discussing Decision on Saudi Arabia, Iran Memberships This Year. infobrics.org The BRICS group of nations is to decide this year on whether to admit new member states into the bloc, as Saudi Arabia and Iran formally seek to join…

infobrics (2023-02-22). The NDB and BRICS in Global Governance Reform. infobrics.org Egypt ratified its participation in the New Development Bank (NDB) — a multilateral development bank (MDB) established in 2015 under the direct guidance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). Egypt followed after the admission of Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates and Uruguay…

infobrics (2023-02-22). Biden personally delivers new instructions to Zelensky on visit to Kiev. infobrics.org US President disingenuously tells Ukrainians that they can still win the war.

infobrics (2023-02-22). Lithuanian president wants to violate "red lines" in Western support to Ukraine. infobrics.org Gitanas Nauseda's proposal could be the path to catastrophe, as the absence of limits on anti-Russian military cooperation would eventually drive the conflict to the nuclear level.

infobrics (2023-02-22). Did Russia suspend New START or was it America?>. infobrics.org Despite Russia's best efforts to maintain the agreement, incessant US noncompliance with existing treaties and crawling aggression in Eastern Europe left Moscow with no other option.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). $749,387 Pentagon Contract Debunks the Lie about "Independent" Fact-Checkers. libya360.wordpress.com Dilyana Gaytandzhieva The Pentagon has funded fact-checkers under a program to mark independent journalists as disinformation. Photo: defense.gov Documents expose the so called ‚Äûindependent" fact-checkers. The so called disinformation fighters are nothing more than well-paid employees working under a $749,387 program funded by the Pentagon. A U.S. company called News Guard, self-proclaimed as independent fact-checkers,…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). From the Gulf of Tonkin to the Baltic Sea. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour HershLyndon B. Johnson delivering his televised report on the Gulf of Tonkin incident, August 4, 1964. The secret and incomplete history of US-Norway collaboration in covert operations Why Norway? In my account of the Biden Administration's decision to destroy the Nord Stream pipelines, why did much of the secret planning and training for the operation take…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). How the U.S. (and UK) Sabotaged Peace in Ukraine. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama US President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace during an unannounced visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. The Washington Post provides another of those lame flattering portraits of the Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelinski: A year in the trenches has hardened Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky came into office…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). Nord Stream: Propaganda, the Ultimate Weapon of Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Mohsen Abdelmoumen Empire's relentless and murderous persecution of journalists who reveal the truth Journalists who care about doing their job and informing the public are very rare in the West, but fortunately there are still some, even if everything is done to prevent them from delivering information contrary to the dominant doxa. The most obvious…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). President Vladimir Putin's Speech: Russia Has the Right to Be Strong. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. I would like to thank you for this responsible, firm position and recall the words of Pyotr Stolypin, a patriot and a proponent of a strong Russian state. He said this in the State Duma over a hundred years ago, but it is still consonant with our times. He said: "In the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). Russia's Clout in the BRICS Universe. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter As the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears, the US and its allies are confronted with the harsh reality that stringent sanctions have failed to either deter Russian behavior or punish those responsible. One of the main reasons for this failure is the inability by the West to mobilize support for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-22). US Attempts to Build a Secret Biolab in Kyrgyzstan is Failing. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov Russia's special military operation to denazify the criminal Kiev regime allowed it to collect and receive more than 20 thousand documents on the US bioweapon program at the captured Ukrainian military facilities. This program, as it turns out, does not only include Ukraine. Relevant reference and analytical materials on this aspect of US…

Isheka N. Harrison (2023-02-22). Positive 'Gym Rat' Influencer Joey Swoll Tackles Sexual Harassment In America's Gyms. moguldom.com Fitness influencer Joey Swoll is the self-proclaimed "CEO of Gym Positivity" who's been using his platform to call out what he sees as toxic gym culture. He often critiques people for unfairly labeling and shaming others at the gym and tells them to "do better." However, recently Swoll praised a Florida woman for fighting off …

Jennifer Stisa Granick (2023-02-22). Is This the End of the Internet As We Know It? aclu.org Two pending Supreme Court cases interpreting a 1996 law could drastically alter the way we interact online. That law, Under Section 230, platforms generally may not be held liable for the content posted by users. Without this protection, important speech such as commun…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-02-22). Corrupt Mexican Drug Czar "Had a Very Close Relationship For Many Years with U.S. Intelligence," Says Mexican Security Analyst. covertactionmagazine.com CIA has a 15-20,000-page dossier on Genaro García Luna that, if ever released, would cause a political scandal bigger than Watergate, according to former CIA contract pilot. Former Mexican drug czar Genaro García Luna, the highest ranking Mexican official ever to be tried in the U.S., was found guilty in a Brooklyn federal court on …

Jessica Buxbaum (2023-02-22). Israel's Pattern of Violating Palestinian Right to Education, As Bedouin Village Khan al-Ahmar Up for Demolition. towardfreedom.org

Jim Hightower (2023-02-22). Health Care is Sick — and Profit is the Disease. otherwords.org Your doctor is out and unable to see you now. Not out for lunch or out on vacation — but out of medical practice. | America's perverse health care system, which sublimates care to the profiteering demands of Wall Street speculators who essentially own today's system, has been driving out hordes of nurses, pharmacists, and now doctors too. | These practitioners take their Hippocratic Oath seriously: "First, do no harm." Yet again and again, they see corporate managers of hospital chains, physician clinics, and other practices doing severe harm. Corporations routinely slash staffing levels, eliminate services…

Joe Emersberger (2023-02-22). Elections in Ecuador Unmask Western Media Dishonesty. orinocotribune.com By Joe Emersberger Feb 16, 2023 | On February 5, Revolución Ciudadana (

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2023-02-22). Dictators Bent on Building Military Empires. dissidentvoice.org Autocrats only understand one word: no, no, no. No you will not take my country, no you will not take my freedom, no you will not take my future… A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never be able to ease the people's love of liberty. Brutality will never grind down the will of …

John Wojcik, C.J. Atkins (2023-02-22). Peace talks on Ukraine war unlikely any time soon. peoplesworld.org Most of the corporate media hailed President Joe Biden's surprise visit to Kiev this past weekend where he met Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia, whom the administration has said cannot be trusted with nuclear weapons or diplomatic negotiations, was told ahead of time, apparently, and was trusted by the U.S. to insure nothing happened to …

Josh Mayfield (2023-02-22). Greene County, Missouri, Sheriffs Department's war on the homeless with arson attack. liberationnews.org Sheriff's deputies in Greene County are alleged to have burned the tents of homeless people on at least three occasions.

Joy Loving (2023-02-22). Displacing Black Farmers in Appalachia. progressive.org How the Tennessee Valley Authority Act uprooted thousands of families.

Keith Barlow (2023-02-22). Hans Modrow, 1928-2023: Son of the German Democratic Republic. peoplesworld.org Highly regarded by the many who knew and knew of him, it would be no exaggeration to say that Hans Modrow was the son of the German Democratic Republic, of which he was the last-but-one Prime Minister. Only five when the Nazis came to power, his generation was overshadowed by hatred, fascism, and war. He …

Kerry Smith (2023-02-22). Student activist arrested at midnight after housing protest. greenleft.org.au NSW Police arrested a housing activist at midnight on February 18 after a housing protest the day before. Kerry Smith reports.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-02-22). LuxLeaks Whistleblower Wins Case Before Europe's Top Human Rights Court. thedissenter.org This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a The grand chamber of the European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in favor of a whistleblower who worked for the multinational accounting conglomerate PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and exposed tax evasion schemes in Luxembourg. | French national Raphaël Halet, a former auditor for PwC, alleged that his criminal conviction had disproportionately interfered with his right to freedom of expressi…

Kevin Gosztola (2023-02-22). March to Iraq War, 20 Years Later: February 22, 2003. thedissenter.org Note: This series is published exclusively for paid subscribers of The Dissenter. | The world will mark the 20th anniversary of the United States invasion and occupation of Iraq in about a month. It was the second war waged by the US against Iraq. | To reflect on this history, The Dissenter recounts the timeline of events that led up to the invasion on March 20. Each post encapsulates what took place that day as both political and media elites beat the drums of war. | ***FEBRUARY 22, 2003: President George W. Bush insists that Iraq President Saddam Hussein has no intention of disarming, even as United Nations w…

Khalil Bendib (2023-02-22). Cartoon: Mass Shooting Du Jour. otherwords.org

Larry Johnson (2023-02-22). Russia's Declaration of Independence — A Review of Putin's Speech to Russia's National Assembly. sonar21.com Reflecting on Putin's long awaited speech to Russia's national assembly I was struck by some similarities with Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. What do I mean? Jefferson started with his iconic…

Lee Camp (2023-02-22). Alex Vitale, Who Wrote the Book on Police Reform, Says Issue Is Politics, Not Training. mintpressnews.com In a recent interview with Lee Camp, well-known police reform author and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project, Alex S. Vitale, sheds light on the recent murder of Tyree Nichols and America's ongoing fight for police reform.

LT Talarico (2023-02-22). A Health Care Cliff is Coming. otherwords.org I'm one of the I went to college, got a degree, and planned on being self-sufficient. But in my early 20s, I was struck by an autoimmune condition that caused painful, chronic flare ups that affected my ability to stand or walk. | I worked some desk jobs, but the health coverage was inadequate. I struggled financially, r…

Marc Martorell Junyent (2023-02-22). The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam and the Security State, by Rizwaan Sabir (Review). juancole.com Review of Rizwaan Sabir, The Suspect: Counterterrorism, Islam, and The Security State (London: Pluto Press, 2022.) Greifswald, Germany (Special to Informed Comment) In May 2008, a post-graduate student of International Relations was arrested for six days after downloading a 140-page document on Al-Qaeda from the US Justice Department website. A copy of the document …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-02-22). Panel: Unions are the road to good jobs for Black workers. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —There was one big agreement by a panel of top Labor Department officials, union leaders, and rank-and-file Black workers: Unions are the road to a decent standard of living and good jobs for Black Americans and critical to the struggle to overcome the impact of centuries of ingrained racism in the U.S. Conversely, added …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-02-22). Railroad Workers United: Ohio wreck shows need for rail nationalization. peoplesworld.org EAST PALESTINE, Ohio—The growing uproar over the massive chemical contamination of the air and water from the Norfolk Southern freight train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, shows—once again—the need to nationalize the railroads and run them in the public good, not for profits, Railroad Workers United says. And now they're joined by the United Electrical …

Matthew Flinn (2023-02-22). Supreme Court finally weighs in on the Tate's viewing platform. ukhumanrightsblog.com In a headline-grabbing decision, the Supreme Court has decided that an observation platform at the Tate Modern Art Gallery ("the Tate"), which overlooks a number of nearby luxury apartments, gives rise to the tort of nuisance read judgment In 2017 a group of apartment owners from the Neo Bankside building issued proceedings complaining that …

Maureen Clare Murphy (2023-02-22). Israel kills 11 in daytime raid on Nablus. electronicintifada.net Escalation in violence comes days after Washington thwarts UN resolution.

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies (2023-02-22). Who's Winning and Losing the Economic War over Ukraine? dissidentvoice.org Half a million tons of methane rise from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline. Photo: Swedish Coast Guard On the other hand, Ukraine's economy has shrunk by 35% or more, despite $46 billion in economic aid from generous U.S. taxpayers, on top of $67 billion in military aid. European economies are also taking a hit. After …

Mickey Z. (2023-02-22). Reminder: Jimmy Carter Was Just Like All the Other Presidents. dissidentvoice.org Former president Jimmy Carter is back in the news. His ongoing illness has surely caused him and his loved ones much distress and grief. For that, I wish them peace as the 39th president nears the end of his life. However, this is also an important opportunity to recognize that corporate media whitewashing is yet …

Mike Brand (2023-02-22). Is More Military Spending Really Necessary? progressive.org So long as we keep spending an inordinate amount of money on our military, we will continue to have a military-first approach to foreign policy.

Monet Bailey (2023-02-22). Is ChatGPT the future of antibiotic prescribing? healtheuropa.com Researchers from the University of Liverpool have tested whether ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence-based chatbot, could be used for antibiotic prescribing. ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. It uses an approach to transfer learning using both supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. It quickly became popular as it provides detailed responses …

Monet Bailey (2023-02-22). NHS COVID-19 app saved 10,000 lives in the first year. healtheuropa.com Experts from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have estimated the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around one million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations and 9,600 deaths during its first year. The new research, published in Nature Communications, is the most comprehensive evaluation of the NHS COVID-19 contract tracing app to date. The NHS COVID-19 app …

Monet Bailey (2023-02-22). The NHS workforce is more diverse than ever. healtheuropa.com New figures reveal that the NHS workforce is more diverse than ever recorded in history, according to an annual report into race equality across the health service. The NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard is an annual report highlighting the diversity of the NHS workforce. The report shows that Black and minority ethnic (BME) staff make up almost …

Monica Moorehead (2023-02-22). Mumia Abu-Jamal supporters demand: 'Release the evidence now!'. workers.org There is growing international support for the freedom of U.S. political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been imprisoned in Pennsylvania for over 40 years. Mumia was falsely accused of killing a white police officer in December 1981 in Philadelphia. He was convicted of first-degree murder on July 3, 1982, following . . . |

Natalia Marques (2023-02-22). Biden's harshest immigration policy yet places impossible demands on asylum seekers. peoplesdispatch.org The "transit ban" would render migrants ineligible for US asylum if they do not apply for, and are denied, asylum in each country they pass through…

Nora Barrows-Friedman (2023-02-22). Podcast Ep 73: Fighting the lobby's racism, with Lara Sheehi. electronicintifada.net How a professor is pushing back against Israel lobby smears and holding George Washington University accountable for collusion.

Otis Grotewohl (2023-02-22). After toxic train wreck, residents demand answers. workers.org Weeks after the disaster, more terrifying information is coming out about the toxic train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. The two-mile-long, 1 -car train, owned by Norfolk Southern, weighed 18,000 tons and was carrying hazardous material when it jackknifed as a result of a broken axle. East Palestine, Ohio, . . . |

Paul Von Blum (2023-02-22). Remembering Samella Lewis on Her One Hundredth Birthday. progressive.org The late scholar and artist helped to establish the formalized field of African American art.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). Syria just suffered a devastating earthquake but Israeli bombing does not stop. mronline.org Israeli attacks on Syria continue even as Syria struggles with the aftermath of the February 6 earthquake, in which over 5,800 were killed.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war, Putin condemns NATO aggression. peoplesdispatch.org

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Nablus in occupied West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli forces invaded the city on Wednesday morning and proceeded to lay siege to a building housing two Palestinian resistance fighters. While Palestinian armed groups resisted the raid, Israeli forces injured over 100 people using live bullets and tear gas…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). Families of forcibly disappeared persons mark six years of struggle in Sri Lanka. peoplesdispatch.org Holding banners and black flags, hundreds of relatives of disappeared Tamils marched in the northern Sri Lankan town of Kilinochchi demanding justice and accountability…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). Moldovan left demands PAS-led government resign and face elections. peoplesdispatch.org To distract attention from the economic and political crisis in the country, the incumbent Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has appointed pro-Western economist Dorin Recean as the new prime minister of the country…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). Protests and strikes continue in Peru against Dina Boluarte. peoplesdispatch.org Social organizations and trade unions have pointed out that Boluarte's meetings with political leaders and the Congress' decision to postpone the approval of early elections ratify their intention to remain in power until 2026…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-22). US district judge rules against seizing of Afghan central bank funds to compensate 9/11 victims. peoplesdispatch.org The Southern District Judge of New York, George Daniels, stated that federal courts lack the jurisdiction to seize funds from Afghanistan's central bank…

Pepe Escobar (2023-02-22). Putin's 'civilizational' speech frames conflict between east and west. thealtworld.com

Peter Boyle (2023-02-22). Community democracy under scrutiny at Balmain candidate forum. greenleft.org.au Community groups will host a candidate forum in the Balmain electorate in the lead-up to the New South Wales elections with a focus on how local democracy is best served. Peter Boyle reports.

Project Censored (2023-02-22). From Russiagate with Love: Corporate Media Spin and Revisionist Reporting on Russia's Alleged Meddling in the 2016 Election Continue. projectcensored.org By Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff A January 2023 publication from the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) spawned the latest round of spin and shifting baselines from Russiagate apologists. Russiagate refers…

Puget Sound Anarchists (2023-02-22). Community Notice Regarding FBI Harassment and Indictment. itsgoingdown.org Report from Puget Sound Prisoner Support on recent FBI harassment and indictment against a Washington state activist. Originally posted to Puget Sound Anarchists. Puget Sound Prisoner Support issues this notice regarding a Washington state based activist who was recently indicted for Interstate Riot at the federal level from a Portland April 2021 arrest. This case…

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2023-02-22). CovertAction Bulletin: Is Left Right Unity Possible in the Anti-War Movement? covertactionmagazine.com Just before the one-year anniversary of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine, President Biden made a surprise visit to Kiev over President's Day weekend. According to the AP, the plan was approved just two days before, but discussion began a month prior. Air Force One flew to Germany, then turned its transponders off for a flight to Poland. Only two U.S. journalists accompanied Biden—and they had to surrender their devices to the White House for the trip. The Russian government was notified hours before…

Ramzy Baroud (2023-02-22). True Champions of Humanity in Tàºrkiye and Syria. dissidentvoice.org On February 7, a funeral was held in the northern Syrian town of Jinderis. It was one of numerous such funerals to be held on that day across Syria and Tàºrkiye, following a devastating earthquake that killed and injured thousands. Each one of these funerals represented two seemingly opposite notions: collective grief and collective hope. …

Ramzy Baroud (2023-02-22). True Champions of Humanity in Türkiye and Syria. dissidentvoice.org On February 7, a funeral was held in the northern Syrian town of Jinderis. It was one of numerous such funerals to be held on that day across Syria and Türkiye, following a devastating earthquake that killed and injured thousands. Each one of these funerals represented two seemingly opposite notions: collective grief and collective hope. …

Rebekah Entralgo (2023-02-22). Rail Workers Warned Us: Greed Is Dangerous. otherwords.org

Rian Overy (2023-02-22). B Medical Systems' cold chain transport box receives CERTICOL label. healtheuropa.com The CERTICOLD quality label guarantees B Medical Systems' cold chain transport boxes RCW25 are conforming to European GDP guidelines. B Medical Systems, a global leader in medical cold chain transport, has announced that the company's RCW25 transport box has been certified by CERTICOLD Pharma to comply with EU Good Distribution Practices (GDP). It is the …

Rian Overy (2023-02-22). Low-intensity exercise reduces the risk of sarcopenia in older adults. healtheuropa.com As little as ten minutes of low-intensity exercise per day can reduce the risk of sarcopenia in older adults, according to research from àñrebro University. Sarcopenia is the medical term for the loss of muscle mass, strength, and physical function as part of ageing. Sarcopenia often leads to lower quality of life, increased risk of …

Rian Overy (2023-02-22). People with advanced HIV are more likely to die from monkeypox. healtheuropa.com Researchers have identified a severe, necrotising form of monkeypox with high mortality in immunosuppressed people with advanced HIV. Most monkeypox infections in the current outbreak have occurred in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Of all people diagnosed with the disease in 2022, 38- % also live with HIV. Most people with …

Rian Overy (2023-02-22). Why are premature babies so susceptible to deadly infections? healtheuropa.com Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) have discovered why the immune system of premature babies does not function properly after birth. The earlier babies are born, the higher their risk of life-threatening health complications. Infections can often lead to sepsis, one of the most frequent causes of death for premature babies. "In the case of very …

Ryan Black (2023-02-22). Judge Rules Billions US Stole from Afghanistan's Central Bank Can't Be Used To Satisfy 9/11 Judgments. progressivehub.net CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…

Ryan Black (2023-02-22). Sen. Bernie Sanders Threatens To Withhold Aid To "Racist" Israeli Government. progressivehub.net JUAN COLE | INFORMED COMMENT…

Ryan Cristián (2023-02-22). Dr. Bhakdi Interview Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha & The Ongoing Cover Up Of The Deadly COVID Jabs. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is Prof. Sucharit Bhakdi, MD, here to discuss the recent collapse and subsequent coma of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, following her 3rd COVID-19 injection. We will also discuss the early assessments made by Dr. Bhakdi regarding the injections and how they have all now been proven to be correct, and yet the government

SAM (2023-02-22). Big Oil Could Fix Methane Emissions With A Fraction Of Its Profits. progressivehub.net EMILY PONTECORVO | GRIST…

SAM (2023-02-22). Now Is The Time To Nationalize The Railroads. progressivehub.net KARI LYDERSEN | IN THESE TIMES…

scorinoco (2023-02-22). Israeli Diplomat Removed from African Union Summit. orinocotribune.com A video posted on social media showed security personnel walking Israeli Ambassador Sharon Bar-Li out of the auditorium during the opening ceremony of the summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, February 18. | Ebba Kalondo, the spokesperson for the African Union's chairman, said the diplomat was removed because she was not the duly accredited Israeli ambassador to Ethiopia, the official who was expected. | An AU official later told AFP news agency that the diplomat who was "asked to leave" had not been invited to the meeting, with a non-transferable invitation issued only to Israel's ambassador to the African Union, A…

Scott Ritter (2023-02-22). Putin suspends New START nuclear treaty participation | Biden attempts to unite fracturing NATO. thealtworld.com On episode 24 we are joined by Vitaly Milonov, a Russian politician, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation since 2016. A member of United Russia. | He has served as a Member of the State Duma for Saint Petersburg South since 2016. As a legislator, he is known for his opposition to LGBT rights in Russia. From 2007 to 2016, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.

Shannon Dawson (2023-02-22). Justice For Tyre Nichols: Complete Timeline Of A Police 'Murder' In Memphis. newsone.com Source: Twitter / Twitter | UPDATED: 8 a.m. ET, Feb. 22, 2023 | A fourth Memphis Fire Department employee is under investigation for their role in the brutal arrest of Tyre Nichols which ended in his death. | Memphis Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Sink confirmed the investigation to reporters on Tuesday but says her staff hasn't decided on the consequences the employee may face. |

Shannon Dawson (2023-02-22). Here Are All Of The States That Have Successfully Passed The CROWN Act. newsone.com Source: JuiceBros / Getty | Michigan lawmakers are fighting for the CROWN ACT to be implemented across the wolverine state's schools and workplaces. On Feb. 21, Sen. Sarah Anthony of Lansing and several other representatives introduced the CROWN ACT to officials in the Michigan Senate to safeguard residents with natural and coily hair from discrimination, M-Live reported. | Anthony said she was upset by the horror stories she has heard from residents detailing their experiences with hair discrimination. Several women said they were either denied a job or refused an opportunity because they would not chemically st…

splcenter (2023-02-22). Charges dismissed against Alabama woman jailed for not paying $85 trash bill. splcenter.org

Staff (2023-02-22). Chapeando: Mientras el vecino va por el cielo engullendo mundos (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Las redes en Cuba arden promoviendo divisiones entre cubanos, mientras el vecino está jugando a un juego muy peligroso. A qué juega Biden, a propósito de todo el teatro de un viaje secreto a Kiev, en vísperas del primer aniversario del conflicto con Rusia.

Staff (2023-02-22). Oleiny Linares, feliz como reina del ajedrez. cubadebate.cu Próxima a cumplir 40 años de edad, madre de dos hijas y con responsabilidades que ni soñaba cuando reinó por primera vez en 2010, Oleiny disfruta el nuevo triunfo desde la madurez y el agradecimiento a quienes aportaron algo a su regreso a la cima.

Staff (2023-02-22). Con Filo: Unidad (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Casi se ha convertido en lugar común hablar de la unidad y se habla de ella muchas veces en abstracto, como una entidad sobrenatural. De los retos de la construcción y reconstrucción de la unidad en la Cuba de hoy, la Cuba de redes digitales, se habló este martes en Con Filo.

Staff (2023-02-22). El Real Madrid gana, apabulla y humilla en Champions. cubadebate.cu "Al Real Madrid hay que matarlo siete veces, como los gatos", advirtió alguna vez Sergio Ramos, estandarte en cuatro Champions League para el equipo merengue. Lo que afirmó en su momento el ahora defensor del PSG se repite en Europa cada vez que el Madrid juega la Champions. Si todavía quedan dudas, pregúntele al Liverpool y Anfield.

Staff (2023-02-22). Fidel hace 60 años: La fuerza de Cuba es la fuerza de sus ideas revolucionarias, la fuerza de su ejemplo. cubadebate.cu øQué es Cuba? Cuba es el ejemplo, Cuba es la idea. La fuerza de Cuba es la fuerza de sus ideas revolucionarias, la fuerza de su ejemplo (Aplausos). Y, desde luego, øcómo se pueden aislar las ideas?. Discurso pronunciado por el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz ante los miembros del PURS de las provincias de Pinar del Río, La Habana y Matanzas.

Staff (2023-02-22). Luis Britto García: La realidad, Venezuela y sus mundos imaginarios. cubadebate.cu Luis Britto García entró por la puerta grande de la creación. En la década de 1970 lanzó "Rajatabla", una serie de 73 relatos breves, satíricos, burlones, centrados en la situación política venezolana. El valor de ese título lo hizo merecer el Premio de Cuento Casa de las Américas. Después ha venido otras veces a Cuba como miembro del jurado del certamen que convoca la institución cultural.

Staff (2023-02-22). øQué ves desde tu ventana? cubadebate.cu øQué ves desde tu ventana? øLa calle, un parque, el patio, otra habitación? Envíanos la foto del detalle o paisaje de esa vista que nuestros lectores no podrían perderse. Publicaremos las mejores fotos el próximo domingo en nuestro sitio web y en redes sociales. El correo para enviar las imágenes es comentacubadebate@gmail.com.

Staff (2023-02-22). Ricardo López Hevia: El fotoperiodismo lo llevo en mi ADN (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu Para Ricardo López Hevia la imagen en el periodismo debe proponer, seducir, atrapar, enamorar. Este fotorreportero ha dado cobertura a múltiples eventos dentro y fuera de Cuba. Fenómenos naturales, catástrofes y otros sucesos nacionales han estado en su mira. Y aunque su impronta va mucho más allá, su mayor pasión ha sido y es el fotoperiodismo deportivo.

Staff (2023-02-22). Sabor y Tradición: Tres recetas con berenjena. cubadebate.cu Hoy les propongo tres recetas con berenjena: bastoncitos de berenjena fritos o fritos gratinados, berenjena en cazuela y pollo con berenjena. Espero los disfruten.

Staff (2023-02-22). Conozca los ganadores de un bate de béisbol al participar en el concurso de Cubadebate. cubadebate.cu El pasado 26 de enero lanzamos el concurso sobre la Serie del Caribe. En esta ocasión fueron recibidos 2056 SMS. La pregunta a responder consistía en decir: øCuál fue la última vez que Cuba ganó la Serie del Caribe? La respuesta correcta era la opción C (2015). Los dos ganadores de los grande premios recibirán un bate Pro Maple Bat cortesía de Cubadebate y la Federación Cubana de Béisbol.

Staff (2023-02-22). Envejecer con más salud es posible y Cuba hace para ello. cubadebate.cu La dinámica demográfica, y como parte de ella el envejecimiento poblacional, son asuntos del presente y del futuro, enfatizó el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, en el intercambio de esta semana con expertos y científicos para temas de salud.

Staff (2023-02-22). Las 3 del día: El monedero móvil de ETECSA y más noticias del 21 de febrero (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Saludos a nuestros lectores. Sean todos bienvenidos a Las 3 del Día, el podcast de Cubadebate que los mantiene informados sobre lo más importante del acontecer nacional y extranjero. En esta oportunidad llegamos a ustedes con las voces de los periodistas Darío Extremera y Yilena Héctor que nos traen un episodio cargado de información. Quédate en sintonía. Acompáñanos.

Staff (2023-02-22). OTAN apoyará a Ucrania para un sistema de adquisición de armas más efectivo. cubadebate.cu La OTAN asistirá a Ucrania para crear un sistema de adquisición de armas más afectivo en la guerra con Rusia, trascendió en rueda de prensa ofrecida en Bruselas por el secretario general de la alianza, Jens Stoltenberg; el alto representante de la Unión Europea para Asuntos Exteriores, Josep Borrell, y el ministro ucraniano de Exteriores, Dmitro Kuleba.

Staff (2023-02-22). Bloque dedicado a Cuba desfiló en carnaval de la ciudad brasileña Campiñas (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Un bloque, bloco o comparsa de carnaval con el tema Vai para Cuba (Va a Cuba) desfiló este martes en Campiñas, una ciudad del estado de Sao Paulo. Durante su trayecto (desde la avenida Estados Unidos hasta la calle Cuba), el bloco reunió a alrededor de 800 personas vestidas con los trajes típicos de los carnavales brasileños y algunos con alegorías a Cuba.

Staff (2023-02-22). Bloque uno de termoeléctrica de Felton está en fase final de mantenimiento programado. cubadebate.cu El bloque uno de la termoeléctrica Lidio Ramón Pérez, Felton, en Mayarí, Holguín, está en la fase final de un mantenimiento programado que lleva 17 días de ejecución. El director general de la termoeléctrica, Euclides Rodríguez Mejías, dijo a ACN que el mantenimiento marcha de acuerdo con el cronograma.

Staff (2023-02-22). Comenzará en Cuba campaña nacional de vacunación antipoliomielítica oral. cubadebate.cu El Ministerio de Salud Pública informó que durante los meses de febrero y abril de 2023 se desarrollará en Cuba la sexagésimo segunda Campaña Nacional de Vacunación Antipoliomielítica Oral, cuya segunda etapa coincidirá con la Semana de Vacunación de Las Américas.

Staff (2023-02-22). Conceden Premio Nacional de Derecho al doctor en Ciencias Arnel Medina Cuenca. cubadebate.cu La Unión Nacional de Juristas de Cuba otorgó el Premio Nacional de Derecho Carlos Manuel de Céspedes 2022 al DrC. Arnel Medina Cuenca, miembro de Honor de la Unión Nacional de Juristas de Cuba y vicepresidente de la Sociedad Cubana de Ciencias Penales y Criminológicas desde 2013.

Staff (2023-02-22). Cuba pierde 2-0 ante Gigantes de Yomiuri en amistoso previo al Clásico. cubadebate.cu Cuba perdió este miércoles 2-0 ante el conjunto profesional japonés Gigantes de Yomiuri en un partido amistoso de preparación para el Quinto Clásico Mundial de Béisbol. Los cubanos solo conectaron cuatro jits (Erisbel Arruebarrena, 3-2, y Dayán García, 3-2) ante el picheo del club más ganador de la Liga Central.

Staff (2023-02-22). Declaran culpable de narcotráfico y otros cargos criminales a exsecretario de Seguridad Pública mexicano. cubadebate.cu Genaro García Luna fue declarado culpable de todos los cargos criminales en su contra al culminar su juicio en el Tribunal Federal del Distrito del Este de Nueva York. El juicio de cuatro semanas de quien fue la cara pública y el colaborador de Washington entre 2001 y 2012 en la llamada guerra contra las drogas concluyó con García Luna como un criminal convicto.

Staff (2023-02-22). Equipo de arquitectos y diseñadores cubanos obtuvo mención honorífica en concurso internacional. cubadebate.cu Un equipo de jóvenes arquitectos y diseñadores cubanos graduados de de la Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana José Antonio Echeverría y el Instituto Superior de Diseño de la Universidad de la Habana (ISDi) obtuvo una mención honorífica en la quinta edición del Concurso Internacional de Arquitectura MICROHOME.

Staff (2023-02-22). Etecsa informa sobre afectaciones en el servicio de llamadas de voz mediante la red celular. cubadebate.cu Luego de un diagnóstico, refirió Etecsa en una nota oficial, se identificó la falla de una tarjeta que afectó al equipo que interviene en el procesamiento de las llamadas de voz, lo que causó inestabilidad y afectaciones "de manera aleatoria para establecer o recibir llamadas". La empresa aclaró que los servicios SMS y de datos móviles se mantuvieron estables.

Staff (2023-02-22). Fiscalía General ecuatoriana procesará a Lenín Moreno. cubadebate.cu Este miércoles, la Fiscalía General del Estado de Ecuador informó que Lenín Moreno, presidente de la nación entre 2017 y 2021, miembros de su familia y exfuncionarios serán procesados por el presunto delito de cohecho en el caso INA Papers.

Staff (2023-02-22). Ministro cubano de Transporte informa sobre situación del sector y perspectivas para el 2023. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de valorar la situación actual del transporte de pasajeros en el país y las proyecciones para este 2023, así como informar decisiones adoptadas por el Gobierno como alternativas en función de las transportaciones, comparece en la Mesa Redonda el ministro de Transporte Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila.

Staff (2023-02-22). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano este 22 de febrero. cubadebate.cu Con el objetivo de mantener a sus lectores informados, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este miércoles 22 de febrero de 2023 en el mercado cambiario del país.

Staff (2023-02-22). Triple salto femenino: Quinto un-dos consecutivo para Cuba en 2023. cubadebate.cu Las triplistas cubanas Liadagmis Povea y Leyanis Pérez dominaron el Meeting Bajo Techo de Madrid y consiguieron el quinto un-dos consecutivo en el año para Cuba en esa especialidad. Asimismo, en la capital española, el bronce olímpico Maykel Massó terminó segundo con marca personal en el salto de longitud.

Staff (2023-02-22). UNE pronostica afectación de 484 MW durante pico nocturno de este miércoles. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica estima para la hora pico nocturna una disponibilidad de 2 451 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 865 MW, con un déficit de 414 MW, por lo que si se mantienen las condiciones previstas, se pronostica una afectación de 484 MW en este horario. Las limitaciones en la generación térmica son de 218 MW.

Staff (2023-02-22). UNE reporta nueva falla del Sistema Eléctrico Nacional. cubadebate.cu La Unión Eléctrica informó que en la tarde de este miércoles ocurrió una nueva falla en el Sistema Eléctrico Nacional. En la nota oficial, la UNE aclaró que están investigando las causas y las divulgarán en el menor tiempo posible.

Staff (2023-02-22). La insistencia creativa: Razones y métodos. cubadebate.cu Nuestro presidente ha hecho un llamado a la resistencia creativa, explicando que no se trata de una resistencia paralizante, sino de una especie de continuidad a lo que planteó nuestro líder histórico Fidel, cuando en el momento más duro del llamado Periodo especial: resistir y desarrollarnos.

Staff (2023-02-22). Guilty: Mexico's Ex-Top Cop García Luna Convicted in U.S. Drug Trafficking Case. democracynow.org A New York court on Tuesday convicted Genaro García Luna, Mexico's former secretary of public security and a close ally of U.S. law enforcement for decades, of drug trafficking and money laundering, among other charges. Prosecutors said García Luna accepted millions in bribes from the very criminal groups he was meant to be fighting, including the infamous Sinaloa Cartel formerly led by Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. García Luna faces up to life in prison and is the most high-ranking Mexican official ever tried in the U.S. For more, we speak with award-winning journalists Peniley Ramírez and Maria H…

Staff (2023-02-22). Will Trump & Allies Finally Face Jail for Election Lies? Georgia Grand Jury Recommends Indictments. democracynow.org The special grand jury in Georgia that is investigating attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election has recommended more than a dozen indictments, and the list could include Trump. Emily Kohrs, the foreperson of the grand jury, confirmed the indictments on Tuesday, though it's still unclear if they will include crimes other than perjury. Prosecutors will ultimately decide what charges to bring in the coming days. For more, we speak with The Nation's D.C. bureau chief, Chris Lehmann, who says convictions are still unlikely, given that "the legal system f…

Staff (2023-02-22). Headlines for February 22, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Forces Kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus Raid, U.N. Warns Israel Not to Attack Courts Amid Weeks of Mass Protests, Beijing and Moscow Pursue Talks as Biden Declares "Ukraine Will Never Be a Victory for Russia", EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Contaminated Water and Soil from Ohio Derailment, Barbara Lee Announces U.S. Senate Bid as Race for Dianne Feinstein's Seat Heats Up, Democrat Jennifer McClellan Wins VA Special Election; RI Rep. David Cicilline Resigns from House, SCOTUS Leaves in Place Ban on Israel Boycott, Hears Case Involving Liability for YouTube Algorithms, Pivotal Wisco…

Staff (2023-02-22). Who Killed Malcolm X? Family to File $100M Suit v. FBI, CIA, NYPD & Others to Find the Truth. democracynow.org On the 58th anniversary of Malcolm X's assassination, civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump announced a new lawsuit from Malcolm X's surviving family seeking compensation from the NYPD, CIA and FBI for its role in concealing evidence in his murder case. This lawsuit comes more than a year after it was confirmed that federal and local agencies had a role in the wrongful conviction of Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam for the murder. Aziz and Islam's convictions were overturned in 2021, and they were awarded a $36 million settlement for wrongful imprisonment by the state and city of New York. We a…

Staff (2023-02-22). As Putin Suspends New START Treaty, Is There Still Hope for Nuclear Disarmament? democracynow.org Russian President Vladmir Putin's announcement that Moscow would suspend its participation in the New START treaty threatens to end the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Putin made the pledge during his annual State of the Nation address on Tuesday, when he accused Western nations of provoking the conflict in Ukraine. The treaty limits the U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapon stockpiles and gives each country opportunities to inspect the other's nuclear sites. Russia says it will continue to respect the caps established by the treaty, but that it…

Staff (2023-02-22). Lawsuit Shows Hannity, Carlson, Ingraham Among Fox News Hosts Who Knew Election Claims Were Baseless. democracynow.org As Donald Trump and his inner circle potentially face indictments over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election, Fox News is also in legal hot water for amplifying the same unfounded claims about election fraud. Dominion Voting Systems, which makes voting machines, has sued the conservative cable news outlet for $1.6 billion in a defamation suit that has exposed how top hosts and executives knew they were spreading misinformation but continued to push the conspiracy theories on air. "Fox News, despite its corporate name, is not in fact a news organization," says Chris Lehmann, D.C. bureau chief for…

Staff (2023-02-22). Nations' Governments Need Unarmed Defense Plans. davidswanson.org

Staff (2023-02-22). China report excoriates 'US hegemony', war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions. geopoliticaleconomy.com The Chinese government has published a lengthy report condemning "US hegemony" and its destructive effects on the world. The document analyzed the ways in which the United States has "abused" its hegemony politically, militarily, economically, financially, technologically, and culturally. China's Foreign Ministry noted that Washington has roughly 800 foreign military bases all around the world …

Staff (2023-02-22). Caracas Celebrates Carnival With Great Parade (Photos). orinocotribune.com This Monday, February 20, the Great Parade of Caracas was held in the El Valle parish as part of festival programming organized by the Mayor's Office of Caracas and the government of the Capital District. | "This Monday, February 20, and Tuesday, February 21, in Caracas, we will experience the Great Parade, beginning at one in the afternoon, starting from Avenida Intercomunal de El Valle and touring Los Próceres," said previously the mayor of the Liberator municipality, Carmen Meléndez. "The ingenuity of our people is evident." | The tour began at Avenida Intercomunal del Valle and continued to the La Bandera Dis…

Staff (2023-02-22). Israeli Rescue Team Steals Ancient Manuscripts in Tàºrkiye. orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-02-22). Peru: Indigenous People Warn Boluarte of 'Civil War'. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Peruvians from the Aymara Indigenous community warned de facto Peruvian President Dina Boluarte of a "civil war" if she continues to send soldiers to their towns. | On Tuesday, February 21, thousands of Aymara people demonstrated in the eponymous capital of the Puno region, in southern Peru, dressed in uniform as a symbol of organization and a demonstration of the collective decisions to continue with the anti-government protests. They are demanding the resignation of Boluarte, early elections, dissolution of the congress and a constituent assembly. | After issuing an ultimatum to the de facto presid…

Staff (2023-02-22). Khader Adnan on hunger strike for freedom for 17th day. samidoun.net Leading Palestinian prisoner and multiple long-term hunger striker Khader Adnan is once again on hunger strike for the 17th day as he resists yet another arrest by Israeli occupation forces. He launched his hunger strike immediately after his arrest on 5 February. He is being held in isolation in harsh, cold winter conditions without blankets …

Staff (2023-02-22). Massacre in Nablus: The Palestinian People's Resistance Lives On! samidoun.net On Wednesday, 22 February, Zionist forces invaded occupied Nablus and killed 10 Palestinians, including resistance fighters, elderly men, passers-by and a teen boy; they injured 97 more with their assault on the Palestinian people. As thousands of people have taken to the streets of Nablus in mourning for the martyrs, the Palestinian people and their …

Staff (2023-02-22). Palestinian prisoners confront repression with resistance: Rise up with the prisoners of Palestine! samidoun.net Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails are in their eighth day of rising up in a collective call to action, demanding justice and liberation. They have announced an escalating program of struggle leading up to 22 March, the first day of Ramadan, when prisoners have declared they will launch a collective hunger strike. The prisoners' …

Staff (2023-02-22). UN Security Council on Nord Stream Attack With Ray McGovern and Jeffrey Sachs. scheerpost.com By Consortium News The Security Council meeting was called by Russia after Seymour Hersh's report pointed to the U.S. and Norway as the culprits. Jeffrey Sachs: My name is Jeffrey Sachs. I am a university professor at Columbia University. I'm a specialist in the global economy, including global trade, finance, infrastructure and economic statecraft. I have appeared …

Staff (2023-02-22). On East Palestine, Dems' Unwillingness to Speak in the Language of Class Opens the Door for GOP's Cynical "White Genocide" Narrative. therealnews.com From the minute it became clear that US media were going to offer little more than lackluster, largely uncritical coverage of the catastrophic derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, it was only a matter of time before the greasiest operators in Republican messaging would start cynically exploiting the outpouring of genuine …

Staff (2023-02-22). Remembering Evan Seyfried, the Kroger worker management bullied to death. therealnews.com Editor's note: Since this episode was recorded, Content warning: This episode contains discussion of the topic of suicide. | We kick off Season Six of Working People with a very special ep…

Staff (2023-02-22). The right wing is organizing in Canada. Can the left learn to stop them? therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Since the start of COVID-19, workers have coupled innovative new organizing models with traditional "ground game" to gain incredible wins at worksites around the world. These have ranged from Amazon to Trader Joe's in the United States, Indigo Chapters Bookstores to Second City (AICE Union) in Canada, and of course the historic farmers strike in India. Each of these campaigns amplified their v…

Staff (2023-02-22). Bernie Sanders Says It's Time for a 4-Day Workweek, With No Pay Cuts. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for the standard work week to be shortened from five to four days. On Twitter on Tuesday, Sanders said that technological advancements allow for less labor from workers, but are currently only used to pad the pockets of corporate executives. "With exploding technology and increased worker productivity, it's time to move toward a four-day work week with no… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Democrats Introduce Bill to Return $100B From Pentagon Budget to the Public. truthout.org Representatives Barbara Lee (D-California) and Mark Pocan (D-Wisconsin) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would slash $100 billion from the Pentagon budget, as annual spending on defense hurtles toward $1 trillion. The People Over Pentagon Act would conduct likely the largest single-year cut to the Pentagon budget and return the money to the public through funding for education, health care… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Following Intense Scrutiny, Regulators Overhaul Inspections of Hospice Providers. truthout.org In late January, amid intensifying scrutiny of the quality of care provided by the American end-of-life care industry, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reformed how it inspects hospice providers. The changes, detailed in a 196-page document, went into effect immediately. Under the new protocol, inspectors must sample data from multiple locations where the hospice operates and… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Forest Defenders Vow Resistance After Court Green-Lights Phase I of "Cop City" truthout.org The Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, issued an order last week denying three plaintiffs' request for a temporary restraining order to halt clearing and construction work at the forested site of a planned police training facility that activists in Atlanta have dubbed "Cop City." The ruling paves the way for construction activity even as the DeKalb County Zoning Board of Appeals considers… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Israeli Forces Kill at Least 10 Palestinians in West Bank Raid. truthout.org A child and two elderly people were among at least 10 Palestinians who were killed Wednesday morning by Israeli military forces conducting a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus. The attack brings the number of Palestinians killed in the occupied territories by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to 61 since the beginning of the year — a rate of more than one per day, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported. |

Staff (2023-02-22). "It's White Supremacy" — Critics Lambaste Greene's Call for "National Divorce" truthout.org This week, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) declared that Republican and Democratic states in the U.S. need "a divorce," prompting many to wonder whether she was calling for Republican-leaning states to secede. Later, Greene claimed that she wasn't calling for secession but for the federal government to have less influence, allowing states to determine how to govern for themselves… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Ketanji Brown Jackson Rebukes Colleagues for Rejecting Case on 162-Year Sentence. truthout.org Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has penned a scathing rebuke of the court's decision not to hear a case involving a Florida man who was sentenced to 162 years in prison. A writ of certiorari — the court's decision to hear a case — requires at least four justices to be in agreement. Jackson was joined in her dissent by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, another member of the court's liberal bloc… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Sanders Says US Must Condition Aid to Israel to Rein in "Racist Government" truthout.org As the Israeli government, run by far right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, advances even further in its violence and inhumanity against Palestinians, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is calling for the U.S. to attach strings to its aid to Israel in order to combat the country's suppression of Palestine. Speaking with CBS News this week, Sanders said that it is unacceptable for the U.S. |

Staff (2023-02-22). WI Supreme Court Election Candidate Is Trump Loyalist Involved in Electors Plot. truthout.org One of the two candidates who advanced to the next round of Wisconsin's state Supreme Court race on Tuesday allegedly sought to help former President Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election results in the state through a fake electors scheme. Two of the four candidates who took part in the primary election will face off in the April 4 general election, having secured the two highest vote totals in… |

Staff (2023-02-22). Nuclear Treaty Putin Suspended Was Important But Inadequate, Expert Says. truthout.org Russian President Vladmir Putin's announcement that Moscow would suspend its participation in the New START treaty threatens to end the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. Putin made the pledge during his annual State of the Nation address on Tuesday, when he accused Western nations of provoking the conflict in Ukraine. The treaty limits the U.S. |

Staff (2023-02-22). 'No English, Don't Shoot' — Saint Paul Police Kill Elder Hmong War Hero. unicornriot.ninja St. Paul, MN — Yia Xiong, a 65-year-old Hmong war veteran was killed by Saint Paul Police (SPPD) on Feb. 12, 2023 in his apartment complex. When officers responded to a call about alleged threatening behavior at the complex, they say they saw Xiong with a knife, which prompted their fatal shots. Xiong's family said …

Staff (2023-02-22). Jimmy Dore Speaks at Rage Against The War Machine in DC. youtube.com Thousands of protesters for peace in Ukraine marched through Washington, D.C., over the weekend at the Rage Against the War Machine protests. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Staff (2023-02-22). The family of Muntassar Al-Shawa Prepare His Body For Burial. youtube.com The family of Muntassar Al-Shawa, 16, prepare his body for burial. He died on Monday from wounds sustained resisting an Israeli military raid on the Balata refugee camp two weeks ago. Support independent watchdog journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Staff (2023-02-22). Israeli Occupation Forces Disrupt Palestinian Paramedics. youtube.com After killing him, Israeli occupation forces prevent Palestinian paramedics from treating an elderly man who had been shot earlier today. #FreePalestin #Palestine#Gaza #Jerusalem #AlAqsa #StopTheWarOnGaza #Israel #SaveSheikhJarrah #SaveSilwan #ICC4Israel' Support Independent Watchdog Journalism! www.patreon.com/MintPressNews

Tamara Pearson (2023-02-22). Mexican groups call for global protests against corporate water plundering. greenleft.org.au More than 500 people from 18 states around Mexico, representing 125 different movements, organisations and Indigenous communities, gathered on February 18—19 in the Assembly for Water and For Life, reports Tamara Pearson.

teleSUR (2023-02-22). 10 Palestinians Killed, 102 Injured in Clashes With Israelis. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Alberto Fernandez Visits Antarctica on Argentine Antarctic Day. telesurenglish.net The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, makes an official visit to the Marambio Base in Antarctica on the 119th anniversary of the permanent and uninterrupted presence of the South American nation on the white continent. | RELATED: | This is the fourth visit by an Argentine head of state to the white continent. "I am the first to do so [visit Antarctica] after more than 20 years and for that, I confess, I am deeply moved," Fernandez said. | On the…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Argentina Records Eight Cases of Bird Flu. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Argentina's National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (SENASA) confirmed eight cases of H5 avian influenza in the provinces of Cordoba, Salta, Jujuy, and Santa Fe. | RELATED: | The authorities explained that avian influenza was found in wild and backyard birds, so Argentina preserves the sanitary status and its normal flow of exports. | "The government reinforces its plan to prevent the disease from entering the commercial circuit," SENASA said, addi…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). China-Russia Partnership Never Targets Any Third Party: China. telesurenglish.net The China-Russia relationship, which has stood the test of the drastic changes in the world situation, is mature, tough and as stable as Mount Tai. | Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 22, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Disapproval of Ecuador's President's Administration Reaches 85%. telesurenglish.net According to the survey, conducted from February 11 to 13, 53.43 percent of the respondents rated Lasso's government as "bad" and 31.57 percent as "very bad. | On the other hand, 12.53 percent said the president's administration was good and 0.43 percent said it was very good. | RELATED: | In January 2022, support for the president's administration was 31.16 percent among those who rated his work from the Carondelet Palace…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Earthquake of Magnitude 6.8 Strikes Eastern Tajikistan. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed that a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck early Thursday morning in eastern Tajikistan, 67 kilometers west of Murghob and with a depth of 20.5 kilometers. | RELATED: | According to the agency, several aftershocks followed the initial quake, of magnitude 5.0, 4.6, 4.9 and 4.8 respectively. | "Little or no population" will be exposed to landslides from the quake, the USGS…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). EU, NATO, Ukraine to Ramp Up Arms Production and Procurement. telesurenglish.net Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will jointly launch a mechanism to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine. | RELATED: | NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg discussed with Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell the need to ramp up weapons production and improve arms procurement "to ensure that Ukraine gets the weapons it needs." | "

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Former Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno to Be Prosecuted. telesurenglish.net The Prosecutor's Office points to 37 people, including the former president, his wife, Rocío González, and his daughter Ina Moreno, for the alleged crime of bribery. | The "Coca Codo Sinclair" project was in charge of the competent authorities of the time, while I exercised my functions as vice president," said former president Lenín Moreno. Feb. 22, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-02-22). German Inflation Rises to 8.7 Pct in January: Destatis. telesurenglish.net

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Greeks Protest Against the Visit of US Secretary Blinken. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, a series of protests were held against U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Greece in Athens and other cities. | RELATED: | The youth division of the Communist Party of Greece (KNE) and the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME) held a protest outside the United States' embassy in Athens. | Hundreds of protesters chanted that Blinken was a persona non grata, raising banners with slogans against U.S.

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Iranian Merchant Ship to Set Sail for Venezuela in May. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) announced that a vessel with products will leave for Venezuela in early May. | RELATED: | In recent months, two ships with Iranian products have also left for that South American country after a regular shipping line between Iran and Venezuela was inaugurated. | Since then, a container ship has left the southern coast of Iran for Venezuela every two months. With the implemen…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). 'IS Bride' Begum Loses Appeal Over Loss of British Citizenship. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a teenager to join the Islamic State (IS), lost her appeal against the British government's decision to remove her citizenship. | RELATED: | Begum and two other east London schoolgirls left Britain for Syria in early 2015 to join the Islamic State. They married jihadi fighters and lived under IS rule. | She was stripped of her British citizenship on n…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Israeli Army Leaves 6 Dead and Over 30 Wounded in the West Bank. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces killed six Palestinians and injured over 30 people in a raid on the city of Nablus in the West Bank. | RELATED: | Their killings occurred when soldiers stormed Nablus and surrounded a house. Palestinians clashed with soldiers, who fired tear gas and flash grenades at family residences and businesses. Among the victims are Muhamad Khaled Anbousi, 25, and Adnan Saba Baara, 72.

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Malcolm X's Daughter To Sue New York Police, FBI, and CIA. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, announced that she will sue the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for conspiring to assassinate her father in 1965. | RELATED: | "For years, our family has struggled to bring to light the truth about the murder, which these institutions planned," Shabazz said, stressing that NY…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Marielle Franco Murder to Be Investigated Again. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Brazil's Justice Minister Flavio Dino ordered the Federal Police to open a new investigation to detect the masterminds of the murder of councilwoman Marielle Franco that took place in Rio de Janeiro on March 18, 2018. | RELATED: | The administration of President Lula da Silva will collaborate extensively with subnational authorities in investigations into a political crime that could not be clarifie…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Orban Skips NATO Eastern Flank Leaders Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was absent from a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of NATO's eastern flank. | In his place was the country's ceremonial president, Katalin Novak. | RELATED: | Since the beginning of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the Hungarian prime minister has declared Budapest's neutrality and refused to allow the transfer of weapons to Kiev thro…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Over 900,000 Asylum Applicants Arrived In Europe In 2022. telesurenglish.net In a report presented on Wednesday, the European Union Agency for Asylum (AUEA) said that it registered over 966,000 asylum applications in EU countries, Switzerland and Norway. | RELATED: | This is the highest number of asylum requests processed in Europe since 2016 when 1.2 million asylum seekers arrived on this continent after the start of the armed conflict in Syria. | The AUEA notes that this increase is mainl…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Putin Meets Top Chinese Foreign Policy Adviser Wang. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wang Yi, the top foreign policy adviser for Chinese President Xi Jinping, to discuss a peace initiative proposed by this Asian country to solve the Ukrainian conflict. | RELATED: | Besides preserving the territorial integrity of both Russia and Ukraine, the proposal calls for the cessation of hostilities, opposing chemical weapons usage, and protecting nuclear fac…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). Rescuers Are Still Looking for 57 Missing People in Sao Paulo. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the rescue teams continued to work on the coast of the state of Sao Paulo in search of 57 Brazilians missing after the disaster caused by heavy rains, which have left 48 dead so far. | RELATED: | The storms began on Saturday, when the majority of Brazilians were celebrating the Carnival festivities. Although the intensity of the rains has decreased in much of the country, the drizzle that persists in…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). S. Korea to Lift COVID-19 Post-Arrival Test for China Travelers. telesurenglish.net South Korea will lift the COVID-19 test required for travelers from China starting next month, according to the South Korean prevention and countermeasures center. | RELATED: | Vice ministerial official at the Ministry of Interior and Safety Kim Sung-ho told a meeting on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic that pre-departure testing will remain mandatory for passengers from China until March 10. | However, as of March…

teleSUR (2023-02-22). US To Extradite Peru's Former President Toledo Over Corruption. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department allowed former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006) to be extradited to his home country to face corruption charges. | RELATED: | The Peruvian justice accuses Toldeo of receiving a US$20 million bribe from the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht in exchange for helping it to obtain the contract of the Interoceanic highway, which currently connects Peru with Br…

The Associated Press (2023-02-22). Guatemalans Protest Ban on Leftist Presidential Candidate. latinorebels.com Thousands of people demonstrated in Guatemala on Tuesday to protest a court's decision not to allow an Indigenous candidate to register for the country's June 25 presidential elections. Thelma Cabrera was to have been the presidential candidate for the leftist Peoples Liberation Movement…

The Haitian Times (2023-02-22). Haiti Qualifies for Women's World Cup in Historic First. latinorebels.com For the first time in its history, the Haitian women's soccer team has qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup after defeating Chile 2-1 on Tuesday.

Tom Engelhardt (2023-02-22). The New McCarthyism and the (True) One-Party State in America. juancole.com Note for TomDispatch Readers: I hate to bother you when you were so wonderful in helping keep this website afloat with contributions as last year ended, but believe me, you're still needed! I know it's relatively early in the year, but TomDispatch is now low on funds in a world where wasteful spending on the …

torontolife (2023-02-22). Galen Weston is the poster boy for excess. torontolife.com Jim Stanford explains why corporate greed – not supply chain problems or inflation – is the reason for skyrocketing grocery bills.

Unicorn Riot (2023-02-22). 'No English, Don't Shoot' Saint Paul Police Kill Elder Hmong War Hero. unicornriot.ninja

unitedEditor (2023-02-22). Latin America faces "bright prospect" to develop own model. uwidata.com While the eruption of the clashes in Ukraine nears its first anniversary, the global public opinion debates the emergence of a new world order. The West has imposed sanctions on Russia — which the so-called Global South openly opposes. This has lead to questioning the given order and fuelled debates on the emergence of a …

unitedEditor (2023-02-22). The first year of the war: The quest for a new model and deepening class contradictions in Russia. uwidata.com The content of Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech in the parliament and the criticism of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) indicate that Russia is in the quest for a new state structure and economic model appropriate for multipolarity and war against the West. In November 2022, in my article "Winter in Moscow, …

Victoria Kim (2023-02-22). Black Folklore In Video Episode 2: The Ghosts Of Lake Lanier. newsone.com Welcome to Episode 2 of Black Folklore In Video: The Ghosts Of Lake Lanier. Grant Yanney takes us back to the 1800s when it all began.

Victoria Kim (2023-02-22). Episode 3 Of 'Black HIV In The South' Podcast Addresses The Church's Response to HIV/AIDS. newsone.com Episode 3 of "Black HIV in the South: How Did We Get Here?" podcast explores the faith-based community's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Vijay Prashad (2023-02-22). The French are going, but the war in the Sahel continues. peoplesdispatch.org On February 9, 2023, around 100 armed men

WSWS (2023-02-22). NATO powers intensify offensive against Russia after Munich Security Conference. wsws.org One year after the invasion of Ukraine by the Putin regime, the imperialist powers are preparing a massive escalation of the war, which increasingly raises the threat of a nuclear world war.

WSWS (2023-02-22). With no contract after a 2-year strike, United Mine Workers of America sends miners back to work at Warrior Met. wsws.org UMWA President Cecil Roberts has announced that pickets are authorized to return to work at Warrior Met; there is still no contract for the miners who have been picketing for nearly two years.

WSWS (2023-02-22). Letter from a Syrian reader on the earthquake's catastrophic impact. wsws.org "Before the catastrophe, the country suffered from the results of a devastating war that Washington planned and financed with the aim of overthrowing the existing government."

WSWS (2023-02-22). Greens make fraudulent appeal to disaffected voters in Australia's NSW state election. wsws.org On close examination, all the Greens' "progressive" appeals are a sham, including their environmental posturing.

WSWS (2023-02-22). French union bureaucracies pause strikes as social explosion against Macron looms. wsws.org As struggles mount against austerity across Europe and the NATO-Russia war escalates, workers need new organizations of struggle, independent of the union bureaucracies.

WSWS (2023-02-22). US and NATO plot wars while ignoring Turkey/Syria earthquake victims. wsws.org Emergency relief and the most basic social infrastructure, including earthquake-resistant housing, are neglected as capitalist governments pour unlimited resources into war.

WSWS (2023-02-22). UK Nurses denounce RCN union for suspending strikes to enter talks with government. wsws.org At an online meeting Tuesday evening, called by the Royal College of Nursing, nurses raised their opposition to the sabotage by the union bureaucracy.

WSWS (2023-02-22). Sturgeon resigns, Scottish National Party in crisis. wsws.org Sturgeon's resignation as leader of the SNP is ultimately an expression of the increasingly apparent bankruptcy of the program of Scottish separatism.

WSWS (2023-02-22). Temple University graduate students overwhelmingly reject sellout contract, continue strike. wsws.org The resounding "no" vote is a direct rebuke of the Temple University administration as well as the union bargaining committee.

WSWS (2023-02-22). Russia suspends participation in New START nuclear arms control treaty as US prepares expansion of Ukraine war. wsws.org Behind the smokescreen of rhetoric about "democracy" and "liberty," the imperialist powers, basing themselves largely on fascist and ultra-nationalist forces, are preparing an escalation and geographic expansion of the war in Ukraine, which threatens to soon engulf all of Eastern Europe and bears the danger of a nuclear catastrophe.

WSWS (2023-02-22). Top level Taiwanese ministers hold secret talks in Washington. wsws.org The talks are another ominous sign of the advanced preparations for a US-led conflict with China even as Washington and its NATO allies are escalating the war in Ukraine against Russia.

Zach Patnoe (2023-02-22). Child labor exploited in meat production facilities. liberationnews.org The ongoing investigation into Packers Sanitation Service by the Department of Labor has uncovered that a minimum of 100 children were illegally employed in over a dozen meat production facilities across the country.

Zack Linly (2023-02-22). 'Karen' Video Shows White Woman Calling Cops On Black Men For Shoveling Snow On A Public Sidewalk. newsone.com A new "Karen" video on social media shows a white woman calling the cops on Black men for *checks notes* menacingly shoveling the snow on a public sidewalk.

Zack Linly (2023-02-22). Kyle Rittenhouse Faces 2nd Civil Lawsuit, Continues To Beg For Money From His Supporters. newsone.com Source: Pool / Getty | Earlier this month a

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