(2023-02-09). Presidential Command Post in Las Tejerías Reinforces Security (+El Conejo). orinocotribune.com 
This Wednesday, February 8, the Venezuelan Ministry of the Interior, Justice and Peace, ordered the reinforcement of security at the presidential command post that was built in Las Tejerías, Aragua, after the landslide that affected the region in October 2022. | This action is in response to an armed attack carried out last Sunday, February 5, against the headquarters of the Scientific, Penal, and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC) and Bolivarian National Police (PNB) located in the area, according to local media outlets. | Meanwhile, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) remains deployed in the surround…
(2023-02-09). Venezuela Sends Rescuers & Humanitarian Aid to Tàºrkiye and Syria After Earthquake. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 7, Venezuelan minister of the interior, justice and peace, Remigio Ceballos, and minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, dispatched a mixed commission of 52 rescue professionals as part of the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force, in order to support search efforts in affected cities in Tàºrkiye and Syria after the earthquake of this Monday. | In the early hours of this Monday, February 6, a earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the southeast of Tàºrkiye and Syria, affecting more than 6,000 buildings, accounting for 16,381 deaths that have been reported in to…
(2023-02-09). Biden bullies China. But it won't work. peoplesdispatch.org The balloon affair can be regarded as a defining moment. It exposes that while China was approaching Blinken's visit in good faith with the purpose of finding constructive ways forward, Washington didn't view things the same way…
(2023-02-09). Daily Round-up | Hundreds of thousands protest pension reforms in France & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of another massive protest in France against pension reforms, illegal miners fleeing Indigenous lands in Brazil, the UN seeking to revive peace talks in Libya, and the Republicans moving against student debt waiver in the US…
(2023-02-09). Letter to the editor: Tortuguita and Tyre. workers.org 
Manuel Esteban Paez Terán aka Tortuguita Letter to the editor from Julia Wright They both loved Nature. The one loved sunsets and photographed them — but he did not walk happily into any sunset. The other defended trees with all their radical love; they knew he must save the roots . . . |
(2023-02-09). Sam Marcy clarified Marx for us. workers.org 
The following message was from a study group of prisoners on Texas Death Row at the Ellis I Unit, Huntsville, Texas, on the occasion of the 85th birthday celebration of the late chairperson of Workers World Party, Sam Marcy, Oct. 5, 1996. Both Emerson Rudd and Ponchai Wilkerson were legally . . . |
(2023-02-09). Stop Sanctions On Syria IMMEDIATELY. indybay.org Thousands of Syrians under rubble due to multiple incredible earthquakes. They could not be extracted due to American blockade on Syria. U.S government causes KILLING Syrian people under rubble and DESTROYING lives of survivals.
(2023-02-09). What Marcyism means to me. 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. Sam Marcy was someone who I never got a chance to meet, but if I had the chance to, I would have . . . |
(2023-02-09). Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in cost-saving plan. ecns.cn U.S. entertainment giant the Walt Disney Company has announced 7,000 job layoffs from its global workforce.
(2023-02-09). Chinese team rescues pregnant woman from Tàºrkiye earthquake ruins. ecns.cn
(2023-02-09). HK chief executive urges local enterprises to expand business along BRI. ecns.cn Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is encouraging local companies to expand business opportunities in countries along China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
(2023-02-09). ChatGPT to challenge search engines: expert. ecns.cn With the advent of ChatGPT, typical search engines will face huge challenges, said Chen Yunwen, CEO of Daguan Grand, an AI enterprise based in Shanghai.
(2023-02-09). China's Greater Bay Area to pilot new travel endorsement policy for talents. ecns.cn Starting from Feb. 20, mainland cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will pilot a new policy of issuing endorsements for talents working in the mainland to travel to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Macao SAR.
(2023-02-09). Chinese premier sends congratulations on 'Icebreakers' 2023 Chinese New Year celebration. ecns.cn Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday sent a congratulatory message to the "Icebreakers" 2023 Chinese New Year celebration hosted by Britain's 48 Group Club.
(2023-02-09). Bilateral trade gets hotter despite chilly relations. ecns.cn While relations between the United States and China have yet to thaw after years of growing tension, bilateral trade ties are expanding, with the value of merchandise imports and exports hitting a new high last year.
(2023-02-09). China's Red Cross sends rescuers, supplies to Syria earthquake zone. ecns.cn The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Thursday morning dispatched a team of rescue workers with its first batch of medical supplies to Syria to assist the earthquake-hit country in rescue operations.
(2023-02-09). Scientists reveal molecular mechanism underlying mortality of overwintering bees. ecns.cn Scientists from China and the U.S. have discovered the molecular mechanism behind the winter mortality of honey bees, offering a new possibility for improving bee health.
(2023-02-09). Paris 2024 pictograms unveiled to symbolize badge of honors. ecns.cn Paris 2024 on Wednesday unveiled the newly-designed pictograms as part of the "Look of the Games", which was the visual identity that will guide spectators, athletes, volunteers and everyone else involved in the Games throughout the event.
(2023-02-09). Fitch raises China's 2023 growth forecast to 5%. ecns.cn Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday it has revised its forecast for China's economic growth in 2023 to 5 percent, up from 4.1 percent previously.
(2023-02-09). China central SOE net profits up 35.71 pct in three years. ecns.cn Net profits at China's centrally administrated state-owned enterprises (SOEs) rose 35.71 percent to 1.9 trillion yuan (about 279.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022 from that achieved in 2020, official data showed.
(2023-02-09). Chinese team helps rescue survivor in quake-hit Hatay, Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn A pregnant woman buried under the rubble of a collapsed building has been saved on Thursday, three days after the catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks struck southern Tàºrkiye and northern Syria.
(2023-02-09). No new Omicron variants detected in Beijing by 2022 end: study. ecns.cn No novel COVID-19 variants were found in Beijing weeks after China optimized its epidemic response in November, according to a recent study.
(2023-02-09). 5.4-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia. ecns.cn A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern province of Papua on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
(2023-02-09). New plant species found in SW China. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have discovered a new species of Begonia in southwest China's Yunnan Province, according to the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
(2023-02-09). Jeju eagerly awaits Chinese tourists: governor. ecns.cn The people of South Korea's Jeju Self-Governing Province are eagerly expecting Chinese tourists and will do their best to welcome them at any time, said Wu Lianxun, governor of Jeju Special Autonomous Province during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on Wednesday.
(2023-02-09). Chinese researchers reveal how silkworms form green cocoons. ecns.cn A Chinese research team from Southwest University has revealed the genetic mechanism behind the green color of some silkworm cocoons, marking a new discovery in the field of biological coloration.
(2023-02-09). Quake death toll surpasses 15,000 in Tàºrkiye, Syria. ecns.cn The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Tàºrkiye and Syria has risen to 15,383, according to data released by authorities and rescuers.
(2023-02-09). Analysis of COVID-19 samples in Beijing reflects no novel variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: research. ecns.cn The sequencing of new COVID-19 samples in Beijing taken in November and December in 2022 reflected that no novel variants have emerged during China's recent COVID-19 outbreak, according to research published on The Lancet by a leading Chinese research team.
(2023-02-09). Jeju eagerly awaits Chinese tourists: governor. ecns.cn The people of South Korea's Jeju Self-Governing Province are eagerly expecting Chinese tourists and will do their best to welcome them at any time, said Wu Lianxun, governor of Jeju Special Autonomous Province during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on Wednesday.
(2023-02-09). Chinese researchers reveal how silkworms form green cocoons. ecns.cn A Chinese research team from Southwest University has revealed the genetic mechanism behind the green color of some silkworm cocoons, marking a new discovery in the field of biological coloration.
(2023-02-09). Quake death toll surpasses 15,000 in Tàºrkiye, Syria. ecns.cn The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Tàºrkiye and Syria has risen to 15,383, according to data released by authorities and rescuers.
(2023-02-09). Analysis of COVID-19 samples in Beijing reflects no novel variants emerged during China's recent outbreak: research. ecns.cn The sequencing of new COVID-19 samples in Beijing taken in November and December in 2022 reflected that no novel variants have emerged during China's recent COVID-19 outbreak, according to research published on The Lancet by a leading Chinese research team.
(2023-02-09). Sakurajima volcano erupts in Japan. ecns.cn Mount Sakurajima, a volcano in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, erupted for the first time in nearly five years on Wednesday.
(2023-02-09). More Chinese rescue teams set off for quake-hit Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The team headed for Tàºrkiye via Hong Kong on Wednesday to participate in earthquake relief efforts. The number of fatalities from Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Tàºrkiye and Syria has surpassed 15,000.
(2023-02-09). Pregnant woman rescued in quake-hit Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn Chinese rescue team arrived in Tàºrkiye on Wednesday to join the rescue efforts. The number of fatalities from Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Tàºrkiye and Syria has surpassed 15,000.
(2023-02-09). China responds to Biden's China remarks in his State of Union speech. ecns.cn
(2023-02-09). Foreign expert: The next dacade will be very good for Chinese tourism. ecns.cn Chris Ryan, professor at the University of Waikato, is highly optimistic about China's tourism industry exceeding pre-pandemic levels, adding the next decade will be very good for Chinese tourism as economic growth resumes.
(2023-02-09). Plagues and Painting with Words: Glimpses of Orhan Pamuk's Writing Process. juancole.com 
By Erdaƒü Gà∂knar | ( LA Review of Books) DURING THE LONG summer days in Istanbul, Orhan Pamuk devotes himself to intensive writing on Büyükada, an island in the Sea of Marmara, and in the evenings, he meets with visitors. Last August, Pamuk and I had dinner there and discussed everything from politics …
(2023-02-09). Burkina Faso asks French army to leave. workers.org 
Malians protest French troops. "France degage," loosely translated, means "France, get the hell out!" The government of Burkina Faso on Jan. 23 officially asked the French army to remove its special forces detachment and its military trainers from the country by the end of February. France has about 400 soldiers . . . |
(2023-02-09). Thursday 2/16: Free CWA NABET Journalist & Political Prisoner Mumia:An Injury To One Is An Injury To All. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 | 400 NorthPoint St | San Francisco, CA | March to Harry Bridges Plaza next to Ferry Building…
(2023-02-09). IEA: Renewables plus Nuclear are able to meet 90% of Globe's New Electricity demand Through 2025. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The International Energy Agency, in a new report that is just out, estimates that 90% of new global electricity demand through 2025 will be met by low-carbon sources — renewables and nuclear. It is mostly renewables, but the report mentions the French bringing their reactors back on line and a …
(2023-02-09). Chicago rideshare workers demand a living wage and accountable politicians. liberationnews.org 
The drivers are a part of the Chicago Gig Alliance, a member-driven organization which includes gig workers for companies such as Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Amazon Flex, Uber Eats, Door Dash, Wag and TaskRabbit.
(2023-02-09). Six Portland grocery stores form union. workers.org 
Six Portland, Oregon, New Seasons grocery stores voted to form a new union seven months ago called the New Seasons Labor Union. The union's first action, Feb. 3, 4 and 5, was to rally and picket in front of the six stores to raise community awareness about management's new policy . . . |
(2023-02-09). POLICE TERROR–RACIST ARROW TIP LAUNCHED AGAINST ALL WORKERS. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-09). Saturday 3/11: Good Housing is a Right! (Online Townall). indybay.org Zoom (Online) | Zoom info: | us02web.zoom.us/j/82158800683?pwd=N2J6UjgxNWhNak1WRWdUdm9CUit4QT09 | Meeting ID: 821 5880 0683 | Passcode: 340756…
(2023-02-09). Corte guatemalteca admite demanda sobre inscripción de partido. telesurtv.net Al igual que el MLP, el candidato a la presidencia por el partido Todos, Ricardo Sagastume, dijo que interpusieron un amparo ante la CSJ contra la inscripción de la Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza.
(2023-02-09). Unesco denuncia deficiencias de la alimentación escolar mundial. telesurtv.net El informe muestra, dice la Unesco, "que los niños y adolescentes sanos, bien alimentados y felices aprenden mejor y tienen más probabilidades de llevar una vida sana y plena".
(2023-02-09). Cifra de muertos a causa del terremoto sobrepasa los 11.000 en Tàºrkiye y Siria. telesurtv.net El ministro de Educación de Siria, Darem Tabaa, confirmó que el número de escuelas dañadas como consecuencia del sismo asciende a 248.
(2023-02-09). Siria y Tàºrkiye reciben ayuda mundial tras terremotos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno legítimo de Siria, encabezado por Bashar Al-Assad, reclama el fin de la politización de la ayuda y el levantamiento de las medidas de coerción occidentales contra su país.
(2023-02-09). Denuncian que sanciones de EE.UU. impiden ayuda a Siria tras sismo. telesurtv.net Canciller sirio declaró a medios internacionales que esas medidas restrictivas unilaterales "exacerbaron la tragedia y la catástrofe" de las familias sirias.
(2023-02-09). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder social en Caldas, Colombia. telesurtv.net Rubiel Antonio Zapata es el decimocuarto líder social asesinado desde inicios de este año. Ya suman 1.423 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz en 2016.
(2023-02-09). Parlamento surcoreano aprueba impugnar al ministro del Interior. telesurtv.net El Parlamento aprobó la moción de impugnación con 179 votos a favor, 109 en contra y cinco boletas nulas.
(2023-02-09). Médicos dominicanos exigen cambios en seguridad social. telesurtv.net La organización lamentó "que hayamos tenido que recurrir a estos métodos ante la tozudez de instancias".
(2023-02-09). México, Colombia, Venezuela y Dominicana avanzan en Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net En un choque entre eliminados, Panamá vapuleó a Cuba derrotándole diez anotaciones por cuatro.
(2023-02-09). Más de 100 aviones desplegados para combatir incendios en Chile. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento se han contabilizado 2.180 heridos y más de 5. 0 personas damnificadas.
(2023-02-09). Reportan 30 muertes por accidente de tránsito en Kohistan, Pakistán. telesurtv.net Las autoridades aclararon que el autobús impactó con el vehículo, pues este se trasladaba por el carril contrario al que debía.
(2023-02-09). Volcán Sakurajima entra en erupción en Kagoshima, Japón. telesurtv.net Enclavado en la prefectura de Kagoshima, el Sakurajima lanzó piedras a más de dos kilómetros de distancia, así como humo, lava y gases.
(2023-02-09). Canciller venezolano revisa temas bilaterales con embajador de México. telesurtv.net En el encuentro también participó el embajador de Caracas en México, Francisco Arias Cárdenas.
(2023-02-09). Investigarán en Perú a mandos policiales por detenciones arbitrarias. telesurtv.net El Ministerio Público también investigará la muerte del manifestante Víctor Santiesteban, golpeado en la cabeza por una granada lacrimógena el 28 de enero pasado.
(2023-02-09). Sindicatos convocan nueva jornada de movilización en Francia. telesurtv.net Ante el examen del proyecto de ley en la Asamblea Nacional, la CFDT puntualizó que el Gobierno debe retirar su proyecto de ley sin esperar a que finalice el trámite parlamentario.
(2023-02-09). China insta a EE.UU. levantar sanciones a Siria tras terremoto. telesurtv.net "Los devastadores terremotos, además de años de guerra y agitación, han dejado a Siria en una terrible crisis humanitaria", puntualizó Mao Ning.
(2023-02-09). Rescatan a niños de los escombros tras terremoto en Tàºrkiye y Siria. telesurtv.net Medios locales también constataron que el pequeño Arif Kaan, de solo tres años de edad fue trasladado al hospital junto a su padre en Türkiye.
(2023-02-09). Rafael Correa rechaza llamado de Lasso a acuerdo nacional en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El exmandatario Correa le reiteró a Lasso que era parte del problema y no de la solución a la situación que vive el país.
(2023-02-09). Asciende a más de 12.000 la cifra de muertos en Tàºrkiye y Siria por terremotos. telesurtv.net El presidente de Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan, informó que ascendió a 9.057 la cifra de decesos y a 52.979 la de heridos.
(2023-02-09). OMS alerta de brote de meningitis en Níger. telesurtv.net La OMS evalúa el riesgo que representa el actual brote de meningitis en Níger como alto a nivel nacional, moderado a nivel regional y bajo a nivel mundial.
(2023-02-09). ONU solicita ayuda para evitar la hambruna en Somalia. telesurtv.net Con estos fondos, se espera ofrecer asistencia humanitaria a unos 7,6 millones de personas.
(2023-02-09). Unesco advierte sobre daños al patrimonio en Siria y Tàºrkiye. telesurtv.net El ente internacional manifestó que dos sitios sufrieron daños y varios otros también podrían haber sido afectados.
(2023-02-09). Denuncian más de 4. 0 detenciones arbitrarias en El Salvador. telesurtv.net Desde el inició del estado de excepción en el Salvador, organizaciones defensoras de Derechos Humanos han denunciado detenciones arbitrarias por las fuerzas policiales.
(2023-02-09). Anuncian toque de queda por incendios forestales en Chile. telesurtv.net La medida regirá a partir de este jueves en las regiones de Ñuble, Bíobío y la Araucanía que son las más afectadas por los incendios.
(2023-02-09). Socorristas venezolanos llegan a Siria con ayuda humanitaria. telesurtv.net La delegación venezolana con ayuda humanitaria es la primera que llega directamente a Siria ya que el resto ha sido dirigida principalmente hacia Türkiye.
(2023-02-09). Saturday 2/11: 1936-37 UAW Flint Sit-Down Strike: Learning From Our Stolen History. indybay.org REGISTER HERE: Zoom link | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctdOuupzspGN0huImEVzuuk0VVy4WB4ig0 | VIEW OUR INTERVIEW – "WHY IT'S RELEVANT TODAY" – HERE: | youtu.be/d5IbrK-E398 | SEE THE EVENT PAGE:…
(2023-02-09). Atlanta PD Releases Bodycam Footage from Deadly Jan. 18 Forest Raid. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-02-09). Sunday 2/12: Rolling Stone writer Michael Goldberg: The 60s-70s S.F. Rock n Roll Scene. indybay.org Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin St. | in the TSK Room | And on Zoom. zoom.us/j/95195880862?pwd=Q1V3TWtiajluRkhSMW1NRWZGMURHZz09…
(2023-02-09). WorkWeek UK Workers Strike, Rally To Defend Laguna Honda Hospital & 1937 Flint Meeting. indybay.org WorkWeek hears from UK education workers and others marching and striking throughout the country. We also hear speakers who attended a rally against the discharges of patients and residents of San Francisco Laguna Honda hospital which is run by the City. Twelve have already died and San Francisco City officials responsible for the deaths are blaming the the state & | federal government.
(2023-02-09). LAUSD workers hold strike authorization vote after years-long contract impasse. wsws.org A strike by school support workers could paralyze the country's second-largest school district, the latest show of force by educators in the United States.
(2023-02-09). US Navy attacked Nord Stream pipeline, says Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour Hersh. wsws.org According to a report from Hersh published on Wednesday, the destruction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany was carried out by the US Navy, in a mission planned before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
(2023-02-09). 4,000 teachers take part in warning strike in Berlin as mistrust of GEW trade union grows. wsws.org Due to the widespread indignation among teachers about the unsustainable conditions in the schools and the far too large classes, the GEW has already been forced eight times in recent months to hold similar protest actions.
(2023-02-09). International greetings at SGP anti-war rally in Berlin: "This rally is of enormous importance to workers in all countries." wsws.org Hundreds of workers and youth attended the main rally of the SGP in the party's campaign for the Berlin state elections. The SGP is the only party in Germany calling for an end to the US/NATO war against Russia in Ukraine.
(2023-02-09). Allegations of Adani Group corruption shake India's financial markets, Modi government. wsws.org Modi has a decades-long association with the rags-to riches oligarch Gautam Adani, whose wealth has grown exponentially since the BJP came to power in New Delhi in May 2014.
(2023-02-09). Lawyers for family of environmentalist killed by Atlanta police say the victim was shot at least 12 times. wsws.org Pointing to a police cover-up, family and lawyers for Manuel Esteban Paez Terán are demanding that video and audio footage obtained in the investigation into the January shooting be publicly released.
(2023-02-09). Massive release of toxins at Ohio train derailment site following "controlled release" wsws.org While officials evacuated people living within a one- and two-mile radius of the wreckage, people on social media are reporting being able to smell the chemicals 10 and 15 miles from the site of the crash.
(2023-02-09). Biden covers up plans for US shooting war against Russia in State of the Union address. wsws.org The central aim of Biden's State of the Union address was to conceal from the American people plans well under way to send US and NATO troops into direct military conflict with Russian forces, as the US-instigated war in Ukraine enters its second bloody year.
(2023-02-09). Indiana workers denounce fraudulent UAW run-off election. wsws.org In discussions outside factory gates, workers expressed deep opposition to the brazen violation of their rights and the "choice" in the election between two longtime union bureaucrats.
(2023-02-09). Australia: Sydney garbage collectors strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org Waste contractor Cleanaway is seeking to cut already low wages and slash overtime rates for inner Sydney rubbish collection workers.
(2023-02-09). Over ,000 Sri Lankan workers strike and protest against Wickremesinghe government's austerity measures. wsws.org Sri Lankan trade unions are attempting to dissipate rising mass anger against the government and its escalating social attacks through calling separate isolated actions and promoting illusions that the government can pressured to withdraw new income tax increases.
(2023-02-09). Socialist program needed to halt rate rise and cost-of-living crisis in Australia. wsws.org Tuesday's interest rate hike shows that the March 25 New South Wales state election will be held under conditions of an intensifying social and political crisis.
(2023-02-09). Germany has made the decision to establish its own NATO. journal-neo.org 
Recent events have increased the European society's disdain for Washington's policies and the desire for independence from the United States due to the White House's paranoid ambition to rule the world, including Europe, and the European Union's deteriorating status as an economic annex of NATO under proxy management by the United States and Britain. In …
(2023-02-09). The Great Game of Divisiveness Draws Nearer to the End. journal-neo.org From the most recent lunacy propagated by western "democracies," my recent suggestion that Washington wants to give half of Ukraine to Poland may have merit. But, news, the Germans have been blackmailed into sending some old Leopard tanks to Ukraine bears watching since this move will undoubtedly sever Russo-German ties for good. And the fact …
(2023-02-09). Who Is Dane Calloway? The Father Of 'Where Are The Slave Ships' Conspiracy. moguldom.com YouTuber Dane Calloway posts videos and has written a book about his doubts regarding the trans-Atlantic slave trade. He has discussed his conspiracy theory to such an extent he is regarded as the father of the "Where are the slave ships?" movement in which people question Africans being transported to the Americas as enslaved people …
(2023-02-09). China Says It Was Smeared in Biden's State of the Union Address. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday spoke out against President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he took aim at Beijing and said the "competition" with China should unite Americans. "China does not shy away or flinch from competition. However, we are opposed to defining the entire China-US relations by competition," Chinese Foreign Ministry …
(2023-02-09). Zelensky Tells Macron and Scholz to Supply 'Game-Changing' Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Paris on Wednesday, where he made a fresh pitch for fighter jets and other advanced weapons. "France and Germany have the potential to be game changers and that's how I see our talks today. The sooner we get heavy …
(2023-02-09). Introducing our new podcast: 'Movies vs Capitalism'. mronline.org 
The Lever's new movie podcast launches.
(2023-02-09). Resistance is continual in Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Roger McKenzie talks to U.S. writer Dan Kovalik about why the people of Nicaragua need our support in their battle to determine their own future…
(2023-02-09). Fiery Ohio train wreck the result of "PSR" mronline.org 
Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever.
(2023-02-09). Lessons from the Teachers' Strikes. mronline.org 
In 2012, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) went on strike. That marked the beginning of a wave of job actions that would reach West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Los Angeles, and other cities and states before returning to Chicago in 2019.
(2023-02-09). In Revolutionary Times, Are Art and Music Falling Short? With James Kennedy. mintpressnews.com Join "Behind The Headlines" host Lee Camp for a full hour interview with James Kennedy, a renowned Welsh singer, songwriter, and producer known for his political activism through music.
(2023-02-09). Israel's War on Gaza: From Inhuman Weapon Experiments to Political Experiments on Palestinians. mintpressnews.com Though Israeli wars on Gaza are much riskier nowadays compared to the past, a cornered and embattled Netanyahu could still resort to such a scenario if he feels that it could salvage his embattled leadership.
(2023-02-08). México_NY: Movilización por la aparición con vida de Ricardo Lagunes y Antonio Díaz. indybay.org México | En Nueva York: Movilización de denuncia y solidaridad por la aparición con vida de Ricardo Lagunes y Antonio Díaz…
(2023-02-08). Help us to stop blockade on Syria immediately! EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED STILL! indybay.org There are heads under concrete need to be extracted immediately! | With mobile phone flashes and hand efforts. They are extracting people, children, infants and newborns under the rubble. Why? Because they don't have fuel for machines due to the blockade. This is a crime toward the humanity.. help us to stop this crime. Help us to stop blockade on Syria immediately!
(2023-02-08). Tuesday 2/7: #AbortionRights: Text Party for WI Supreme Court Election – NO to Far Right Justices. indybay.org Online event…
(2023-02-08). Sunday 2/19: Santa Cruz: Rage Against the War Machine. indybay.org Town Clock, Pacific Avenue and Water Street, Santa Cruz…
(2023-02-08). Oil industry initiative to overturn setbacks law become eligible for Nov. 2024 ballot. indybay.org The announcement of the initiative's eligibility for the ballot came just three days after Jan. 31 filings with the Secretary of State revealed that the oil and gas industry in California spent over $34.2 million in the 2021-22 Legislative Session against SB 1137 and other bills the oil industry was opposed to, including legislation to ban offshore drilling in state waters and to divest California retirement pensions from oil and gas companies.
(2023-02-08). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 06.02.2023. indybay.org ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 06.02.2023 | comunicaciones e información para la liberación…
(2023-02-08). Friday 2/10: Put Musk On Autopilot To Mars! indybay.org At: Tesla Factory – 45500 Fremont Blvd, Fremont, CA 94538…
(2023-02-08). "Skate Session and Healing Village" Held to Honor Tyre Nichols and Offer Community Support. indybay.org One of the core missions of the Anti Police-Terror Project is to provide relief to those traumatized by police killings, from affected families to the community at large. And so, following up on a January 29 emergency march and rally to demand justice for Tyre Nichols, two days after the Memphis police released video depicting the horrific violence perpetrated against Tyre, APTP held a Community Skate Session and Healing Village on February 4. Among many other qualities, Tyre Nichols was an avid and talented skateboarder.
(2023-02-08). Uncle Sam went ballistic over a balloon? indybay.org Last week, the volume of hot air spewed out by the Corporate media–magnifying even that from the Pentagon and State Dept.–was probably enough to fill 100X the size of the Chinese balloon! Notwithstanding the Chinese admission that it was a weather balloon blown off course, the US government response was nothing short of Cold War propaganda on steroids!
(2023-02-08). Wednesday 2/8: The Art of Protest. indybay.org AS Art Gallery | Terrace Level | César Chávez Student Center | San Francisco State University | 1650 Holloway Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94132…
(2023-02-08). Saturday 2/4: Justice for Tyre Nichols: Community Skate Session and Healing Village. indybay.org Lil' Bobby Hutton Park | (1200-1248 16th St) | Oakland…
(2023-02-08). Monday 2/6: Leonard Peltier Protest. indybay.org San Francisco Federal Building | Seventh St.
(2023-02-08). Friday 2/24: Marshall: Free Film Screening & Discussion. indybay.org Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355…
(2023-02-08). Follow-Up Protest Questions for Tuesday February 7th 11 AM. indybay.org
(2023-02-08). Friday 2/10: Carl Dix-Why Defunding Police &Abolishing Prisons UnderThis System Are Dangerous Illusions. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley…
(2023-02-08). Monday 2/6: Black History Month: "Now, about those 40 acres" & The Liberty Bell. indybay.org online video conference: meet.google.com/kch-cutp-vsh…
(2023-02-08). Chevron doubles last year's profits as consumers are gouged at the gas pumps. indybay.org The news of Chevron's record profits and record oil and gas production in the U.S. comes as data from the Bureau of Land Management reveals that President Biden approved more oil and gas drilling permits in his first two years in office than former President Donald Trump.
(2023-02-08). Big Oil spent over $34.2 million lobbying California officials in the 2021-22 session. indybay.org WSPA and Big Oil wield their power in 8 major ways: through (1) lobbying; (2) campaign spending; (3) serving on and putting shills on regulatory panels; (4) creating Astroturf groups; (5) working in collaboration with media; (6) creating alliances with labor unions; (7) contributing to non profit organizations; and (8) sponsoring awards ceremonies, including those for legislators and journalists.
(2023-02-08). DeSantis' First Law Enforcement Appointee Perjury and Failure to Disclose homicide arrest. indybay.org DeSantis 2019 Broward County Sheriff Appointee Perjury Investigation and Homicide Arrest – failure to Disclose – Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony…
(2023-02-08). Sunday 2/19: San Francisco: Rage Against the War Machine. indybay.org Embarcadero Plaza, across from SF Ferry Bldg.
(2023-02-08). Tuesday 2/28: Panel: Reparations Now! indybay.org San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium | 100 Larkin Street | San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2023-02-08). Monday 2/27: Storytelling with Clara Kamunde. indybay.org Portola Branch Library | 380 Bacon St. | San Francisco, CA 94134…
(2023-02-08). Saturday 2/25: Bayview Branch Library Open House. indybay.org Bayview Branch | 5075 3rd St. | San Francisco, CA 94124…
(2023-02-08). What the Pundits Get Wrong about Biden and SOTU: People are Confident in his Policies even if they Don't Think He is Charismatic. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The State of the Union address contained no surprises. Joe Biden's policies are by now a known quantity. It is remarkable, however, how much progress he made in implementing them in the first two years of his presidency. Those who saw the Republican Party become the party of "no" under …
(2023-02-08). Poverty amid Plenty: A World Fragmented by Inequality. juancole.com 
By Liz Theoharis | ( Tomdispatch.com) A few weeks ago, the world's power brokers — politicians, CEOs, millionaires, billionaires — met in Davos, the mountainous Swiss resort town, for the 2023 World Economic Forum. In an annual ritual that reads ever more like Orwellian farce, the global elite gathered — their private jets …
(2023-02-08). New York City protesters demand shutdown of immigration detention center. liberationnews.org 
"U.S. imperialism has caused the conditions for immigrants to leave their country and find shelter here," declared Rojas. "So they're not asking for anything that is not owed to them. They are asking for humanity and dignity!"
(2023-02-08). PSL Editorial — State of the Union: Biden presents disaster as success. liberationnews.org 
Joe Biden's speechwriters had a difficult task tonight — how can the near-total failure of an administration to deliver on what it had promised be packaged as a rousing success story?>
(2023-02-08). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…
(2023-02-08). What's National Wear Red Day? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Wear Red Day is an annual event held each first Friday of February, dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease in women. It's the leading cause of death among women in the U.S. That's why it's crucial for women to take charge and be proactive in their heart health. Women with heart disease more often have delayed or missed misdiagnoses biases, insufficient research, and symptoms and risk factors that are different than men. "There…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Congenital heart disease and pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Congenital heart disease is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in newborns worldwide. While babies born with this condition are living longer and healthier lives, some may go undiagnosed until adulthood. Dr. Katia Bravo, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the risks that pregnancy poses for those diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=82zCTF-bl9I Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News…
(2023-02-08). World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, to close the gap and reduce inequities in cancer care. Many marginalized groups and disadvantaged populations worldwide often have limited access to preventive measures, early detection and treatment, which leads to higher mortality rates. And they are often not represented in research and clinical trials. "My hope…
(2023-02-08). Health disparities in preventive screenings for African Americans. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org BARRON, Wis. — Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life is perfect, medicine included. The health care system has not figured out a way to screen for every illness or cancer, but it does offer great screening tools for some. Things like pap smears, mammograms, colon cancer screenings and vaccines save lives every day. "As a family physician, I come…
(2023-02-08). As cancer deaths decline, access to care remains a challenge in some communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., but the number of people dying from cancer continues to decline. In the last three decades, the overall rate of death from cancer has decreased 33%. Data reported recently for 2019 and 2020 shows the trend continues. The decline, according to various reports, is attributed to increased awareness around prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment of more common cancers. Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D, deputy director of…
(2023-02-08). Consumer Health: Cancer education at Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote action to create a cancer-free world. This is a good time to learn more about cancer education at Mayo Clinic. Patients with cancer who come to Mayo Clinic benefit from the knowledge of Mayo Clinic's specialists and the integrated approach to treating each patient. Mayo Clinic's approach to medical care means that…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Postpartum depression is more than baby blues. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more than what's called the "baby blues" because it lasts longer and tends to be more severe. Symptoms include mood swings, anxiety, sadness, crying irritability and feeling overwhelmed. Prompt treatment is important, and Mayo Clinic experts say it works. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/WhmJuesp9ck Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 6 UTI myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my mid-60s, I have been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for the first time ever. I was surprised to find out that I don't need antibiotics because I don't have any symptoms. There's a lot of conflicting information online about UTIs, like whether every infection needs to be treated and if sex causes an infection. Can you help me distinguish between UTI myth and fact? ANSWER: Urinary tract infections,…
(2023-02-08). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African 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 several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…
(2023-02-08). Interval training for heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — When it comes to exercise, what's best for your heart: slow and steady, or fast and furious? How about a combination of both? Interval training — alternating short bouts of higher-intensity effort with longer bouts of less-intense activity — has big benefits for your heart. "Interval training makes your heart alternate between working hard and recovering," says Melinda Hahm, a clinical exercise physiologist in Cardiology at Mayo Clinic Health System in…
(2023-02-08). Consumer Health: What is vascular dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Vascular dementia is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to your brain. There's no specific test that can confirm vascular dementia. Instead, health care professionals make a judgment based on any medical history for stroke or disorders of the heart and blood vessels, and results of tests that can clarify the diagnosis. Symptoms Vascular dementia symptoms vary, depending on…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: What is heart disease? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease is a leading cause of death is the U.S. And the risk of heart disease death differs by race and ethnicity. February is American Heart Month. But what is heart disease? Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/8E_NPCZCNdo Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 58) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-02-08). Check out chickpeas for year-round healthy eating. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As you look to reboot your healthy eating after the holidays, check out chickpeas. Also known as garbanzo beans, chickpeas may not be as familiar as other legumes, like black beans and green peas. But golden, nutty chickpeas are nutrient powerhouses, budget-friendly and a versatile option for year-round healthy eating. Loaded with nutrients, naturally low in saturated fat Nearly three-quarters of Americans exceed the daily recommended amount of saturated fat, much of which comes from…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Turmeric for healthier diet, pain relief. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a breast cancer survivor who still suffers from various aches and pains, including arthritis. A friend told me that her arthritis pain improved after she started taking turmeric. I'm committed to making this new year a healthier one, and I want to improve my overall health and diet. Can you tell me more about this supplement? Is it something I can add into my diet to feel better? ANSWER: Turmeric is becoming…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic to lead new radiotracer trial for detecting pancreatic cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging. As part of the investigation, the new agent, 68Ga-Fibroblast-Activation-Protein-Inhibitors (FAPI)-46 (68Ga-FAPI-46), will be compared with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), which is the current standard-of-care radiotracer, in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of pancreatic cancer. "The research will focus on pancreatic cancer and evaluate whether this radiotracer does what it's supposed to do, and whether it…
(2023-02-08). Radon: The odorless, invisible threat. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Radon is an odorless, invisible radioactive gas. It's naturally released from rocks, soil and water — and it can get trapped inside your home, office or school. There's no known safe level of radon. Unfortunately, there are no symptoms of radon exposure as there are with carbon monoxide poisoning. What makes radon so dangerous Breathing high levels over time can lead to lung cancer. In fact, radon is a Class A carcinogen. It's the No….
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Relationship between food, disease stronger than you may think. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The phrase "you are what you eat" is commonly used in conversations about health and the connection between food and the body. Eating an unhealthy diet can have serious consequences and can increase someone's risk of dying from heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a preventive cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses the relationship between food and disease. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/aNmXH5WIzb0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 13) is in…
(2023-02-08). Science Saturday: Mayo researchers streamline genetic testing in heart failure clinic, improve clinical care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In a new study published in Genetics in Medicine, Mayo Clinic researchers streamlined genetic testing and counseling for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, a type of heart muscle disease that causes the heart chambers (ventricles) to thin and stretch, growing larger. "We showed that this practice intervention increased the uptake and yield of genetic testing and counseling in our Heart Failure Clinic," says Naveen Pereira, M.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist and senior author of the study. "This may have…
(2023-02-08). Mayo Clinic Minute: Breaking down different types of blood donations. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. Becoming a donor is easy and can make a significant impact on your community. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Justin Juskewitch, associate medical director of the Blood Donor Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, breaks down the different types of blood donations and how they help patients in need. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/oXRVHusvcMU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 07) is…
(2023-02-08). Death Toll From Syria Earthquake Rises to 711. telesurenglish.net The Syrian Ministry of Health reported Monday that the death toll from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake rose to 711, while 1,431 people were injured in Latakia, Aleppo, Hama and Tartous regions. | However, the deputy minister of the agency, Ahmed Damiriya, clarified that the figure is preliminary, as there are still many missing and rubble to be removed where people may be trapped. | RELATED: | Damiriya also said that fo…
(2023-02-08). Imperialism vs. the brazen balloon. workers.org 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a "brazen incursion." White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called it "a clear violation of our sovereignty." Not to be outdone, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that "China's brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden . . . |
(2023-02-08). Black Reconstruction on Carolina's Gold Coast. workers.org 
The "Reconstruction Era" following the Civil War spanned 1865-1876; it was a brief period in which formerly enslaved Black people won some political, social and economic rights in the South. But the former slaveocracy regained state power and enforced economic and political oppression once again. The March to the Sea, . . . |
(2023-02-08). Portland: City workers walk off the job. workers.org 
As we go to press, the city employees won a new contract. Read more at workers.org More than 600 Portland city employees, working without a contract since June, walked off of their jobs Feb. 2, because the city refused to pay them wages they need to survive Portland's rising cost-of-living . . . |
(2023-02-08). Franceses protestan por tercer día contra reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net Son un 71% los franceses los que aprueban el planteamiento de los manifestantes, un aumento de 5 puntos respecto a la jornada de acción del 19 de enero, de acuerdo a encuestas.
(2023-02-08). Centrales obreras peruanas convocan a movilización general. telesurtv.net La región Puno advirtió que no cesarán las protestas en su localidad y ahora anuncian que realizarán diversas manifestaciones de forma indefinida.
(2023-02-08). Gremios de salud británicos insisten en diálogo con el Gobierno. telesurtv.net La sindicalista, Helen Whyley, dijo: "Nuestra huelga en diciembre ha sido claramente efectiva ya que el gobierno de Gales ha escuchado los problemas que enfrenta la enfermería en Gales".
(2023-02-08). Argentina registra menor tasa de mortalidad infantil de su historia. telesurtv.net En 2021, el país sudamericano registró 529.794 nacimientos y lamentó el fallecimiento de 4238 menores de un año.
(2023-02-08). Gobierno de Colombia radica Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2022-2026. telesurtv.net Según el presidente Petro, la iniciativa surge a través de las propuestas realizadas por habitantes colombianos que participaron en 2.115 mesas temáticas.
(2023-02-08). Electorado ecuatoriano rechaza referéndum impulsado por Lasso. telesurtv.net Para el presidente de la Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie), Leonidas Iza, el "No" en la consulta popular es el triunfo del pueblo.
(2023-02-08). Naciones Unidas alerta sobre propagación de bacterias resistentes. telesurtv.net El peligro principal radica en que en el año 20 podrían producirse hasta 10 millones de fallecimientos anuales debido a este fenómeno.
(2023-02-08). Bolivia alcanza récord histórico de exportaciones en 2022. telesurtv.net El director del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) expresó que ese resultado es "gracias a la coherencia de las políticas económicas aplicadas" por el Gobierno.
(2023-02-08). Disminuyen casos de Covid-19 en México por quinta semana. telesurtv.net Desde su informe epidemiológico, el ente mexicano refirió que "hasta el día de hoy se han confirmado 7.390.230 casos totales y 332.479 defunciones totales por Covid-19".
(2023-02-08). Granada conmemora aniversario de su independencia. telesurtv.net El sindicalista Eric Matthew Gairy lideró la fundación del Partido Laborista Granadino Unido y levantó la voz por la independencia de la isla.
(2023-02-08). Presidente de EE.UU. pronuncia discurso del Estado de la Unión. telesurtv.net Biden reconoció que la inflación está bajando en el país, pero que no está ocurriendo lo suficientemente rápido.
(2023-02-08). Primer ministro de San Vicente y las Granadinas arriba a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Esta visita oficial es propicia para que las autoridades de ambos países revisen tareas de cooperación conjunta.
(2023-02-08). Asciende a más de 5.400 cifra de muertos por terremotos en Tàºrkiye. telesurtv.net El ministro de Salud detalló que en las provincias de Hatay y Kahramanmara≈ü se han notificado más de mil fallecidos.
(2023-02-08). Continúan protestas en Francia contra la reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net La Confederación General del Trabajo (CGT) informó que al menos dos millones de personas desfilaron durante esta jornada.
(2023-02-08). Chile reporta más de 300 incendios forestales activos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno chileno avisa de altas temperaturas, que se extenderán desde la región de Coquimbo hasta La Araucanía.
(2023-02-08). Ecuador registra aumento del costo de la canasta básica familiar. telesurtv.net El precio de la Canasta Familiar Básica (CFB) compuesta por 75 productos, se ubicó en 764,71 dólares en enero de 2023.
(2023-02-08). Fuerzas israelíes asesinan a joven palestino en Nablus, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net El joven fue asesinado por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes, a tiros que le dispararon en el rostro.
(2023-02-08). Panamá recibe primer lote de vacunas bivalentes para uso pediátrico. telesurtv.net El Gobierno Nacional recibió un lote con 54.000 dosis que están destinadas a niños y niñas de cinco a 11 años.
(2023-02-08). Venezuela y San Vicente y las Granadinas estrechan alianzas. telesurtv.net Los representantes gubernamentales se reunieron para concretar la agenda de trabajo y repasar las áreas de cooperación bilateral.
(2023-02-08). Arrestan a exjefe de operaciones de Policía Militar de Brasil. telesurtv.net El arresto integra la quinta fase de la operación "Lesa Patria" lanzada tras la aprobación del Supremo Tribunal Federal.
(2023-02-08). Gremios denuncian espionaje contra docentes en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Maestros en el Consejo Directivo Central afirmaron que no hay antecedentes similares desde el retorno a la democracia.
(2023-02-08). Denuncian primer asesinato a firmante de este año en Colombia. telesurtv.net César Augusto Ruiz fue ultimado en el barrio Los Mangos de la ciudad de Cali por un grupo de sicarios que se transportaba en una moto.
(2023-02-08). Pedro Castillo ratifica necesidad de una Constituyente en Perú. telesurtv.net El exmandatario señaló que "cambiar la Constitución es el sentir del pueblo, salir del legado fujimorista".
(2023-02-08). Presidente turco declara estado de emergencia por tres meses tras terremoto. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado señaló que "proseguimos con las operaciones de búsqueda y rescate a un ritmo rápido".
(2023-02-08). México triunfa y se afianza en la cima de la Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net El primer partido de la fecha trajo la tercera victoria puertorriqueña y el quinto descalabro cubano, con lo que se acabaron las posibilidades de clasificación para los Agricultores.
(2023-02-08). °Justicia para Tyre Nichols! °Abolición de la policía! workers.org 
Declaración del Partido Mundo Obrero Tyre Nichols, un hombre negro de 29 años y conductor de FedEx en Memphis, Tennessee, fue brutalmente golpeado por la policía de Memphis. Detenido a dos minutos de su casa el 7 de enero, recibió tal golpiza que sucumbió a sus heridas tres días después. . . . |
(2023-02-08). The bloody fingerprints of American imperialism are on the earthquake disaster in Syria and Turkey. wsws.org A major factor in the devastation now unfolding and which will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the coming weeks and months is the bloody intervention of US imperialism in the region over the last three decades.
(2023-02-08). Australian coronial inquest reveals Aboriginal death in custody due to horrific neglect and cruelty. wsws.org The inquest outlined in horrifying detail the chain of neglectful and cruel events that led to the death in custody of 37-year-old Aboriginal woman Veronica Nelson.
(2023-02-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Educators at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia and Memorial University in Newfoundland are both in their second week of strike action to demand pay raises to meet inflation.
(2023-02-08). The 65th annual Grammy Awards: A spectacle of self-absorption and self-delusion. wsws.org In far too many ways, this was another exhibition of cultural backwardness, wealth and social complacency inflicted on the US and global public.
(2023-02-08). Public anger grows as death toll in Turkey-Syria earthquake rises. wsws.org The total official death toll in the two countries exceeds 7,000, with thousands of people still under rubble and millions more in dire conditions.
(2023-02-08). Union bureaucracies try to block Spanish health care workers struggle. wsws.org Doctors, nurses and other health staff are taking action in regions across Spain against low wages, deteriorating working conditions and attacks on public health care.
(2023-02-08). Christoph Vandreier: "We unite workers across all borders in the fight against war" wsws.org The following speech was delivered by the lead candidate and chairman of the Socialist Equality Party (SGP), Christoph Vandreier, at the party's rally against the war in Ukraine on February 4 at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.
(2023-02-08). US-backed provincial leader in Solomon Islands removed from office. wsws.org The no-confidence motion against Daniel Suidani is a blow to the US government, which has funnelled so-called aid money into the island of Malaita and extended political support to him to reward his vociferous anti-China stance.
(2023-02-08). Canada deploys surveillance plane over Haiti to lay groundwork for US-demanded military intervention. wsws.org Haiti, the Western hemisphere's most impoverished country, has been subject to a long series of catastrophic foreign occupations and interventions stretching back over a century, primarily led by American imperialism but also involving its Canadian ally.
(2023-02-08). Patient deaths on the rise due to health care understaffing. wsws.org A poll of 400 registered nurses living and working in Michigan has exposed the desperate working conditions in the health care system throughout the state that is leading to a dramatic rise in negative patient outcomes including an increase in the number of deaths due to understaffing.
(2023-02-08). Neo-Nazi couple arrested in plot to attack Baltimore-area substations. wsws.org Two neo-Nazis, including the founder of the Atomwaffen fascist terrorist group, Brandon Russell, are accused of conspiring to attack several energy facilities in Maryland in the hopes of causing a "cascading failure."
(2023-02-08). Australian pathology workers form rank-and-file safety committee. wsws.org "Our workplaces lack basic public health measures, including mask mandates and adequate ventilation, under conditions of the ongoing global pandemic."
(2023-02-08). NYU graduate student loses job, investigated "for anti-Semitism" after writing anti-Israel slogan on trash bag. wsws.org The actions by the New York University administration against Naye Idriss constitute a fundamental assault on democratic rights and set a dangerous precedent for the victimization and targeting of left-wing students and university employees.
(2023-02-08). Thousands of postal workers in Germany strike again for 15 percent pay rise. wsws.org In the face of low wages, increasing workloads, the enrichment of the Deutsche Post board and shareholders, billions being spent on war and rearmament, postal workers in Germany are showing a willingness to fight.
(2023-02-08). Johannes Stern: "The SGP's anti-war rally is in the tradition of Karl Liebknecht" wsws.org On February 4, the Socialist Equality Party held a rally against the war in Ukraine and the return of German militarism as part of its election campaign for the Berlin election at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. We publish here the opening remarks of Johannes Stern, who moderated the rally.
(2023-02-08). Thousands displaced by New Zealand floods. wsws.org More than 1,800 houses have been severely damaged following devastating floods in Auckland and surrounding areas.
(2023-02-08). Howard University awarded $90 million contract to conduct military research for the Pentagon. wsws.org Howard University's bid to become one of the Pentagon's higher education affiliates means it will be dedicated to the development of the US military's killing machines.
(2023-02-08). Millions of workers in France join third mass protest against pension cuts. wsws.org Workers who spoke to the WSWS denounced the role of the unions in demobilizing the struggle against Macron and the billions of euros of French arms deliveries to Ukraine.
(2023-02-08). Former UAW presidential candidate Brian Keller promotes UAW bureaucrat Shawn Fain in fraudulent run-off vote. wsws.org Keller, who appealed to workers anger over the betrayals of the corrupt UAW apparatus, has now thrown his support to a long-time bureaucrat who directly participated in the sellout of autoworkers.
(2023-02-08). New Book 'Resistance Stories From Black History For Kids' Hits Shelves March 7. moguldom.com In January, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education banned the College Board's advanced African American Studies course from being taught in the state's public schools. The FDOE issued a statement that said the course was a violation of state law and lacked historical value. On Feb. 1, ironically the first …
(2023-02-08). India replaces U.S. dollars with dirhams in Russian oil trade. mronline.org 
Citing four sources with knowledge of the matter, Reuters reports that Indian refiners and traders embarked on paying for most of their Russian oil purchased via Dubai-based traders in UAE dirhams instead of U.S. dollars.
(2023-02-08). Sanctions imposed by U.S. and allies hamper relief and rescue work in earthquake-devastated Syria. mronline.org 
Over 5,000 people have been reported dead so far and thousands more injured in Turkey and Syria in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday.
(2023-02-08). State Department Approves $10 Billion HIMARS Rocket Sale to Poland. news.antiwar.com The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it approved a potential $10 billion rocket launcher sale to Poland as the US's European allies continue to ramp up military spending. The deal includes 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), rocket launchers that the US has been providing Ukraine. The HIMARS are made by Lockheed …
(2023-02-08). State of the Union: Biden Says Beating China Should 'Unite All of Us'. news.antiwar.com In his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Biden took aim at China and said winning the "competition" with Beijing should "unite all of us." "Before I came to office, the story was about how the People's Republic of China was increasing its power and America was falling in the world. Not …
(2023-02-08). Tokyo Says US Military Not Ready to Deploy New Missiles to Japan. news.antiwar.com The Japanese Defense Ministry told Stars and Stripes that the US is not ready to deploy a variety of new missiles to Japan. The comments came in response to a report in the Japanese newspaper Sankei that said the US was considering deploying medium-range, Tomahawk, and hypersonic missiles to Japan's southern island of Kyushu. The …
(2023-02-08). 3.4 Million Adults in U.S. Were Displaced by Extreme Weather Last Year: Census Bureau Survey. popularresistance.org About 3.4 million adults in the U.S. (1.4% of the adult population) were displaced from their homes by extreme weather disasters in 2022, a new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals. | Those findings, based on the 68,500 responses to the Bureau's Jan. 4-16 Household Pulse Survey , are far higher than figures from the International Displacement Monitoring Centre, which estimates an average of 800,000 U.S. residents were displaced annually from 2008 through 2021, including the 1.7 million people the Centre estimates were displaced in 2017 when Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria all rocked the country.
(2023-02-08). A Degrowth Housing Vision for Maine. popularresistance.org "Imagining a transformative housing path towards degrowth from the perspective of my house and my neighborhood in central Maine means making some assumptions about the general trajectory of humanity, and New England in particular, over the next few years and decades. Using a similar narrative style to Kim Stanley Robinson's novel The Ministry for the Future, or Ted Trainer's writings, I will do my best to write about what I know and what is plausible based on our current political climate and ecological reality. I will be somewhat optimistic in my vision so that I can highlight some changes that I would like to s…
(2023-02-08). Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil's Methane Pollution Is Underestimated. popularresistance.org Over the course of several flights in 2021, they spotted frequent gas plumes from platforms, storage tanks, and pipelines offshore, leading the team to believe that the 151 platforms near the Louisiana coast had a much higher methane leak rate than what's been measured for onshore oil and gas production. | "I think the bottom line message in this study is there's a lot of emissions in the shallow waters that are currently unmeasured," said Riley Duren, the CEO of Carbon Mapper and coauthor of the nonprofit's 2022 study of offshore methane emissions.
(2023-02-08). March 18: National March — Peace In Ukraine; Stop NATO. popularresistance.org Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the U.S.-invasion of Iraq, the ANSWER Coalition is initiating a major set of actions including a major demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Saturday March 18 demanding "Peace in Ukraine — Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars" and "Fund People's Needs, Not the War Machine." | The Biden administration seems determined to escalate the Ukraine war. The danger of a catastrophic global war — including nuclear war — is real. A U.S. General commanding 50,000 troops in the Pacific also issued a letter to his sub-commanders in recent days informing…
(2023-02-08). Mexican Auto Glass Workers Withstand Threats to Form Independent Union. popularresistance.org Workers who produce glass for automakers including Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla at a big auto glass plant in Mexico are pushing for a new contract, after forming an independent union despite threats of violence from a powerful, employer-friendly union. | The factory, owned by the French multinational Saint Gobain, employs 1,900 workers. It's located in Cuautla, Morelos—the city in south-central Mexico where the revolutionary Emiliano Zapata is buried.
(2023-02-08). Press Release: Fiery Ohio Train Wreck the Result of "PSR" popularresistance.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever. The root causes of this wreck are the same ones that have been singled out repeatedly, associated with the hedge fund initiated operating model known as "Precision Scheduled Railroading" (PSR). But risky practices, such as ever longer and heavier trains even precede PSR. The train that wrecked is a case in point, 9300 feet long, 18,000 tons. Other hallmarks of modern day railroading in…
(2023-02-08). The Ukraine War in the Light of the UN Charter. popularresistance.org Above Photo: Visit of the UN Secretary General of Ukraine, 2017. UN Ukraine, CC BY 2.0 https:/ /creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The war in Ukraine did not start on 24 February 2022, but already in February 2014. The civilian population of the Donbas has endured continued shelling from Ukrainian forces since 2014, notwithstanding the …
(2023-02-08). Secular Group Demands Deion Sanders Stop 'Religious Exercises With Players' At University Of Colorado. newsone.com 
A secular group is demanding the University of Colorado censor "religious exercises" that new head football coach Deion Sanders may intend for the team. He has since received "training" and "guidance," Colorado said.
(2023-02-08). All The Ways Sandra Bland's Legacy Lives On. newsone.com 
The social media celebration of Sandra Bland's 36th birthday helped draw attention to all the ways her legacy lives on nearly eight years after her controversial in-custody jail death.
(2023-02-08). Douyin considers expanding pilot cities for group buying deliveries. ecns.cn ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, said that it is considering expanding the pilot cities for group buying deliveries, a move to further tap online business.
(2023-02-08). Chinese rescue teams with search dogs, equipment head to Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn Several Chinese rescue teams carrying search dogs and equipment headed for Tàºrkiye after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake jolted the country early Monday.
(2023-02-08). COVID-19 virus will not disappear completely: expert. ecns.cn The COVID-19 virus will not disappear completely, but follow a phased occurrence trend like the flu, Chinese experts have said.
(2023-02-08). HK's Lee promotes ties in Mideast visit. ecns.cn John Lee Ka-chiu and an HKSAR government and business delegation began their visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, after pushing ties with Saudi Arabia to a new level of collaboration.
(2023-02-08). Quake death toll in Tàºrkiye, Syria crosses 6,000, with calls mounting to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria. ecns.cn The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes climbed to 5,434 in Tàºrkiye and 812 in Syria on Tuesday, while calls mounted to lift the U.S. sanctions on Syria.
(2023-02-08). AI chatbots push Big Tech into competitive dash. ecns.cn Open AI's ChatGPT — the artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot sensation — is sending Big Tech companies into frenzied competition to incorporate the service or roll out their own versions.
(2023-02-08). Innovation brings wave of opportunity. ecns.cn Fishermen in the coastal city of Yueqing, Zhejiang province, are financially benefiting from ongoing changes to the city's marine equipment production, environmental protection and tourism.
(2023-02-08). Forex reserves expected to remain at stable level. ecns.cn China's foreign exchange reserves are expected to remain stable after increasing for the fourth straight month in January as the country's economic recovery gains traction, experts said on Tuesday.
(2023-02-08). Overseas investors bullish on yuan assets. ecns.cn Bullish on China's head start in economic recovery in 2023, global investors are lining up for yuan-denominated assets.
(2023-02-08). Special local bonds rev up investment. ecns.cn The early and speedy issuance and allocation of this year's special local government bond quota will effectively boost infrastructure construction and help rev up economic recovery, particularly in the first quarter, analysts said.
(2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport at 4: 30 am local time (0130 GMT) on Wednesday after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane.
(2023-02-08). Death toll tops 8,000 from earthquakes in Tàºrkiye, Syria. ecns.cn The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Tàºrkiye and Syria has risen to 8,364, according to data released by authorities and rescuers.
(2023-02-08). Domestic COVID drugs added to reimbursement list. ecns.cn The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Wednesday that all domestic COVID-19 medicines have been added to the national medical reimbursement list.
(2023-02-08). Exit and entry permit services optimized to cater to huge travel demand. ecns.cn The Shanghai Exit-Entry Administration Bureau announced on Wednesday that it has optimized online reservations for exit and entry permit services to meet the growing demands for outbound travel.
(2023-02-08). Cross-boundary students resume face-to-face classes in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Cross-boundary students were able to return to Hong Kong to resume face-to-face classes in phases starting Wednesday, with secondary school students being the first group to come back.
(2023-02-08). Chinese homebuyers rush to clear mortgage loans. ecns.cn An increasing number of Chinese homebuyers have flocked to banks to prepay their mortgage loans recently and they have to wait three to five months to sign off on a repayment due to the rapid increase of applications.
(2023-02-08). Version 3.0 China-ASEAN FTA negotiations start first round consultations. ecns.cn The first round consultations of Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) negotiations started on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
(2023-02-08). Biden delivers State of the Union address to divided Congress amid sour public mood. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden is delivering his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday night amid a sour public mood.
(2023-02-08). Average marriage age delayed to 30 in East China's cities. ecns.cn The data shows that the number of marriage registrations hit a new high in Hangzhou, while the average age of marriage has been pushed back to 30 in many cities.
(2023-02-08). Video of Thai taxi drivers watching 'The Knockout' goes viral, showing Chinese TV dramas' overseas popularity. ecns.cn A video of Thai tricycle taxi drivers watching Chinese TV series The Knockout has gone viral on social media, prompting discussion about the huge popularity of Chinese films and television series overseas.
(2023-02-08). China has included all domestically developed, approved COVID-19 drugs into medical insurance scheme. ecns.cn China's medical products watchdog announced the inclusion of two more domestically developed COVID drugs into the country's medical insurance coverage on Wednesday.
(2023-02-08). Chinese rescue team heads for Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn A Chinese rescue team departed from Beijing for Tàºrkiye on a chartered plane on Tuesday afternoon to join earthquake relief efforts in the country.
(2023-02-08). Craftsmen make butter sculptures to welcome Tibetan New Year. ecns.cn Craftsmen make butter sculptures to greet the upcoming Losar, or Tibetan New Year in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2023.
(2023-02-08). King Charles III stamps unveiled in UK. ecns.cn Britain's Royal Mail on Wednesday unveiled the first postage stamps featuring the image of King Charles III, following his ascension to the throne last September.
(2023-02-08). China's 82-member rescue team arrives in Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The 82-member Chinese rescue team arrived at Adana Airport to join earthquake relief efforts after flying over 8,000 km on a chartered Air China plane, Tàºrkiye, Feb. 8, 2023.
(2023-02-08). Somebody, Please Expain… smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2023-02-08). El Consejo Ejecutivo de la OMS se reunirá mientras continúan los brotes y se estancan los avances hacia la cobertura sanitaria universal. peoplesdispatch.org La 152 ™ reunión del Consejo Ejecutivo de la OMS se celebrará del 30 de enero al 7 de febrero, con un orden del día que incluye los avances hacia la Cobertura Sanitaria Universal, el acceso equitativo a diagnósticos y terapias, la nutrición y más.
(2023-02-08). The Police 'Murder' Of Tyre Nichols: A Timeline Of Events. newsone.com 
Source: Twitter / Twitter | The Memphis City Council discussed several public safety proposals and departmental reforms with the city's police chief and fire chief on Feb 7. The long-awaited discussion came nearly a month after the council released the horrific police beating and arrest video of 29-year-old According to CNN, the meeting was conducted by the council's Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee. The unit assessed 11 proposals including an "ordinance to establish a procedure for an independent revie…
(2023-02-08). President Maduro Receives Ralph Gonsalves at Miraflores. orinocotribune.com 
(2023-02-08). Venezuela & Latin American Stand in Solidarity with Tàºrkiye & Syria Following Earthquakes (+SAR Teams). orinocotribune.com 
This Monday, the governments of Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina lamented the devastating earthquakes that hit Tàºrkiye and Syria, causing thousands of deaths and the destruction of an immense number of buildings and infrastructure. | Venezuela conveyed its condolences to Tàºrkiye and Syria, "expressing its solidarity with the families of the victims and raising its prayers for the speedy recovery of the many injured," according to a statement issued by the government: | The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its pain for the strong earthquake, of magnitu…
(2023-02-08). Supporters of Palestine confront war criminal Netanyahu's visit in Paris. samidoun.net 
From 2 to 5 February 2023, Israeli war criminal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was hosted in Paris by the French government. On this occasion, he met French President Emmanuel Macron as well as figures from the business sector and representatives of organizations that aim to fight the growing movement to boycott Israel in France. Faced with …
(2023-02-08). Manuel 'Tortuguita' Terán's Family Seeks Transparency in Police Killing. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-02-08). Building the Movement to Stop Cop City: Three Theories of Victory in Atlanta. itsgoingdown.org An analysis from Unity and Struggle about the path forward for the movement to Stop Cop City. The struggle in Atlanta's Weelaunee forest and against Cop City has been waged on many fronts: treesits, rallies, community meetings, targeted property destruction, lawsuits. Recently, police attacks and the assassination of Tortuguita dealt many of us a devastating…
(2023-02-08). Joint declaration from Turkish anarchists: Let's build solidarity and the struggle against this order. itsgoingdown.org | The following is syndicated from
| On February 6, anarchists from different cities issued a joint declaration on the aftermath of the earthquake. Here is their full statement as published on the social media account Sandıkta Çözülmez (Unsolvable at the ballot box): | Let's build solidarity and the struggle against this order | On February 6, we were shaken by two earthquakes, one at 4: 17 a.m. in Pazarc…
(2023-02-08). On the matter of North Korean spies in South Korea. journal-neo.org 
The conservatives' offensive against the opposition is partly carried out under the slogans of searching for pro-Pyongyang NGOs and North Korean spies, and in this regard here's a digest of the most famous espionage scandals of recent years. An underground activist network or another crackdown on unions? Recall, back on August 6, 2021, four activists …
(2023-02-08). Western Missionaries in Mongolia: Faith Today, Socio-Political Agenda Tomorrow. journal-neo.org 
In the 1990s, Mongolia created a new legal basis for the activities of foreign religious organizations: The law allowed free missionary and religious education activities of foreign organizations in the country. This step was not simply a decision to ensure genuine religious freedom for the citizens of a democratic state. It was a decision made …
(2023-02-08). Why the US seeks War with China by 2025. journal-neo.org 
In recent weeks there has been a build-up of talk regarding a US war with China. Not because of any actual provocation from Beijing, but instead because of a collective resignation to its supposed inevitability. This is best illustrated by comments made by US Air Force General Michael Minihan. In TIME Magazine's article, "U.S. General's …
(2023-02-08). Neo-Compradors: The Leftist Foot Soldiers of Imperialism. orinocotribune.com 
By Sammy Ismail Feb 2, 2023 | A review of James Petras' NGOs: In The Service of Imperialism. | NGOs: In The Service of Imperialism by James Petras scientifically unpacks imperialism in contemporary communities of the global south. Prompted by the premise that capitalism, and by extension imperialism, is constantly evolving in an effort to perpetuate itself. James Petras takes neo-compradors as the unit of analysis for his study of imperialism. | The purpose of studies like this is a profound frustration with contemporary leftist discourse which has distorted Scientific Socialism, under the pretext of modern…
(2023-02-08). West's Selective Humanitarianism: Syria Earthquake Falls on Deaf Ears. orinocotribune.com 
The devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria and the suffering of the two nations that are still struggling to search the survivors as the death toll is rising by the hour shocked the whole world. | In these defining moments and amid this humanitarian catastrophe, it was expected that all political rifts and rivalries would be pushed aside for a short while at least, mainly because the destructive event has directly affected civilians. | The international community, along with its organizations and institutions, should have declared a moment of "silence" to help facilitate access to basic needs and suppl…
(2023-02-08). Syria: Illegal Sanctions Exacerbate Suffering of Those Affected by Earthquakes. orinocotribune.com On Monday, February 6, Syria condemned the negative impact of illegal sanctions against the country, which increase the suffering of those affected by the recent earthquake. "The impacts of unilateral sanctions increase the suffering," said Syrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Faisal al-Miqdad, quoted by the official Syrian news agency SANA. The earthquake has killed more than one thousand people in Syria. | Speaking at a meeting with representatives of organizations and offices of the United Nations (UN) and non-governmental entities in Damascus, the minister addressed the measures taken by the government and the…
(2023-02-08). Venezuela Coordinates Emergency Assistance for Syria. orinocotribune.com 
On Monday, February 6, after the devastation and material damage in Syria caused by a strong earthquake, Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Relations Yván Gil met with the Syrian Ambassador in Caracas, Kenan Zaher Al Deen, to coordinate support that the Venezuelan government will provide Syria. This is also within the context of the illegal US and European sanctions that the Syrian people still face amid the foreign occupation of their country. | President Nicolás Maduro instructed to "provide all the support available to help this sister nation. Let the Syrian people count on our total solidarity!" Yván Gil wrote o…
(2023-02-08). President Pedro Castillo: 'I Did Not Want to Obey the Power Groups'. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, February 7, From the moment of his irregular arrest, protests began in Peru. More than 60 deaths have occurred due to the repression ordered by Boluarte, pl…
(2023-02-08). Venezuela & Latin America Stand in Solidarity with Tàºrkiye & Syria Following Earthquakes (+SAR Teams). orinocotribune.com This Monday, the governments of Venezuela, Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina lamented the devastating earthquakes that hit Tàºrkiye and Syria, causing thousands of deaths and the destruction of an immense number of buildings and infrastructure. | Venezuela conveyed its condolences to Tàºrkiye and Syria, "expressing its solidarity with the families of the victims and raising its prayers for the speedy recovery of the many injured," according to a statement issued by the government: | The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its pain for the strong earthquake, of magnitu…
(2023-02-08). In OtherWords: February 8, 2023. otherwords.org Yesterday, President Biden gave a surprisingly fiery, populist State of the Union address. | This week in OtherWords, Karen Dolan highlights Rebekah Entralgo zeroes in on one idea in particular: the billionaire minimum tax, which would ensure that America's wealthiest people aren't paying lower tax rates than secretaries o…
(2023-02-08). Biden Is Right: You Shouldn't Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires. otherwords.org In his third State of the Union address, President Joe Biden renewed his call for a billionaire minimum income tax, demanding Congress take action on a broken tax system that rewards wealth over work. | "Pass my proposal for a billionaire minimum tax," Biden proclaimed. "Because no billionaire should pay a lower tax rate than a school teacher or a firefighter." | Since the pandemic began in March 2020, U.S. billionaire wealth has
(2023-02-08). Biden Presented a Bold Agenda. Can He Back It Up? otherwords.org President Joe Biden took full advantage of his State of the Union address to celebrate his administration's victories for hard-working U.S. families and set the tone for progress and possibility for the next two years. | While the country is still suffering from high but easing inflation and the effects of a brutal pandemic, Biden has still presided over historic investments in children and families, climate, health care, and infrastructure. | He's created
(2023-02-08). The GOP's Culture Wars Would Be Laughable If They Weren't Deadly. otherwords.org
(2023-02-08). Cartoon: The Far Right Cancels Ilhan Omar. otherwords.org
(2023-02-08). Separatist Somaliland troops continue shelling Las Anod city, killing hundreds. peoplesdispatch.org The attack on Las Anod, the epicenter of unionist protests, began at the conclusion of the conference declaring the Sool, Sanaag, and Cayn (SSC) region a part of Somalia…
(2023-02-08). The people of France continue to denounce pension reform. peoplesdispatch.org Around 2 million people took part in mobilizations held in over 2 locations across France on February 7 even as the parliament was debating the deeply unpopular pension reform…
(2023-02-08). UN mission revives consultation among parties in Libya for holding delayed national elections. peoplesdispatch.org UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily has been meeting with Libya's rival political and military leaders in order to find a consensus on holding elections, with emphasis on the expulsion of all foreign mercenaries from the war-torn country…
(2023-02-08). Daily Round-up | Western sanctions hampering earthquake relief in Syria & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stores of sanctions hampering earthquake relief in Syria, the recent Ecuadorian elections, NHS workers continuing their strikes, and a Kenyan court allowing Meta to be sued…
(2023-02-08). Danish working class opposes government's bid to abolish public holiday to raise money for arms. peoplesdispatch.org The government's decision to add an extra working day is part of its plan to raise an extra 3 billion kroner (USD 0.43 billion) for the rearmament of the country…
(2023-02-08). Memphis Police Chief Trained With Israel Security Forces. popularresistance.org The death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers last month once again ignited outrage over the violent, militarized nature of U.S. law enforcement and placed scrutiny on police departments' bloated budgets . | Among the objections to policing that are being revived are criticisms of a controversial series of trainings and exchange programs for U.S. police in Israel. Scores of American law enforcement leaders have attended the programs, where they learned from Israeli police and security forces known for systemically abusing the human rights of Palestinians. | Some of the Memphis Poli…
(2023-02-08). Hersh: 'How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline'. popularresistance.org The story that Hersh tells seems incomplete and not researched as deeply as possible. I bet that his sources know more than that. | But it still fits with the tale I had constructed from open data a day after the pipeline was destroyed: | While the Baltops 22 maneuver already took place in June and July of this year the U.S. Sixth Fleet left the Baltic Sea only a few days ago (in German, my translation): | Big Fleet Group From U.S. Navy Passes [German island passage] Fehmanbelt | On Wednesday morning the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, escorted by the Landing Ships USS Arlington and USS Gunston Hall, was e…
(2023-02-08). Fiery Ohio Train Wreck The Result Of 'Precision Scheduling Railroading'. popularresistance.org Railroad Workers United (RWU) condemns the dangerous and historically unsafe practices by Class 1 rail carriers that resulted in this catastrophe that will impact the community of East Palestine Ohio for many years, if not forever. The root causes of this wreck are the same ones that have been singled out repeatedly, associated with the hedge fund initiated operating model known as "Precision Scheduled Railroading" (PSR). But risky practices, such as ever longer and heavier trains even precede PSR. The train that wrecked is a case in point, 9300 feet long, 18,000 tons. Other hallmarks of modern day railroading in…
(2023-02-08). $340 Million Anti-Labor Consulting Industry Is Behind Union-Busting. popularresistance.org The remarkable spikes in union activity over the last few years have given many on the left cause for hope: could we be on the precipice of a resurgent, newly galvanized U.S. labor movement? In the first three quarters of 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) documented a 53 percent increase in organizing petitions — including startling wins by new, independent unions at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe's, and numerous others, across many sectors. There's a widespread sense that a qualitative shift has taken place. | That said — despite the perceptible increase in agitation — on quantitat…
(2023-02-08). Auto Glass Workers Withstand Threats To Form Independent Union. popularresistance.org Workers who produce glass for automakers including Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla at a big auto glass plant in Mexico are pushing for a new contract, after forming an independent union despite threats of violence from a powerful, employer-friendly union. | The factory, owned by the French multinational Saint Gobain, employs 1,900 workers. It's located in Cuautla, Morelos—the city in south-central Mexico where the revolutionary Emiliano Zapata is buried. | Last September, workers there voted to join the new Independent Union of Free and Democratic Workers of Saint-Gobain Mexico and leave a union affiliated with…
(2023-02-08). 3.4 Million Adults In US Were Displaced By Extreme Weather Last Year. popularresistance.org About 3.4 million adults in the U.S. (1.4% of the adult population) were displaced from their homes by extreme weather disasters in 2022, a new survey from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals. | Those findings, based on the 68,500 responses to the Bureau's Jan. 4-16 Household Pulse Survey , are far higher than figures from the International Displacement Monitoring Centre, which estimates an average of 800,000 U.S. residents were displaced annually from 2008 through 2021, including the 1.7 million people the Centre estimates were displaced in 2017 when Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria all rocked the country. | About h…
(2023-02-08). Research Suggests Offshore Oil's Methane Pollution Is Underestimated. popularresistance.org Flying 10,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, in a plane outfitted with infrared imaging equipment, researchers could see methane gas bubbling under water, likely from an undetected pipeline leak. | Over the course of several flights in 2021, they spotted frequent gas plumes from platforms, storage tanks, and pipelines offshore, leading the team to believe that the 151 platforms near the Louisiana coast had a much higher methane leak rate than what's been measured for onshore oil and gas production. | "I think the bottom line message in this study is there's a lot of emissions in the shallow waters that are curren…
(2023-02-08). Adjuncts: the Gig Workers of Higher Education. progressive.org Adjuncts like me (I teach journalism) struggle to earn enough to cover our bills, including health insurance.
(2023-02-08). Smart Ass Cripple: The Right to Get Stoned (and Other Things) Online. progressive.org New federal lawsuit Rasheta Bunting v. Housing Works Cannabis demonstrates how inaccessible websites can be just as limiting as inaccessible buildings.
(2023-02-08). The NLRB Ruled In Favor Of Amazon Union Organizers. What's Next? progressivehub.net MAXIMILLIAN ALVAREZ | THE REAL NEWS…
(2023-02-08). Post-Roe, Red States Look To Further Curtail Abortion Access. progressivehub.net MEGAN ROSE | PROPUBLICA…
(2023-02-08). New START Noncompliance Highlights Need For Nuclear Abolition. progressivehub.net ARIANA SMITH | INDEPTHNEWS…
(2023-02-08). Are Leftists And Labor Finally Winning In Los Angeles? progressivehub.net ABE ASHER | JACOBIN…
(2023-02-08). Madonna Faces Old Age, Flinches. strategic-culture.org 
All the money and fame in the world could not stop her from destroying her face out of fear of aging | By Jon FRAZIER | The other night on Twitter, somebody posted a photo above, and asked if anybody knew who it was. I did not. Then somebody answered, "Madonna." | It's true! | Remember Madonna? She used to be a thing. Then when she was no longer a thing because she quit making music people wanted to listen to, she turned herself into a dirty old lady. And now, at 64, she's gone down the Michael Jackson route of turning herself into a plastic surgery cautionary tale. | This is how she looked in her "Vogue" video f…
(2023-02-08). Quake Delivers Earth-Shattering Blow to U.S.-Led NATO Hypocrisy. strategic-culture.org When a real-world emergency happens, all of NATO's pious and self-regarding talk implodes in a pile of dust. | A 7.8. magnitude earthquake hits Europe's southern neighbors Tàºrkiye and Syria — and the NATO alliance does next to nothing in response. What sort of security organization is that? | Rather, it seems to be too busy trying to start World War Three by undertaking an unprecedented mobilization of resources and equipment in Ukraine against Russia. A mobilization that is completely unwarranted and indeed is an audacious gaslighting charade played on the Western public. | The United States-led Nort…
(2023-02-08). French Unions Stage Third Day of General Strikes Against Pension Reform. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Israel Deepens Support for Ukraine Despite Claims of Balancing Its Relations with Russia. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). A Small Town Supports Wounded Warriors. americanthinker.com Sometimes veterans and their families need care and support long after they leave active duty.
(2023-02-08). Can Donald Trump Win in 2024 America? americanthinker.com The importance of the Republicans nominating an accomplished conservative candidate that can win the general election in 2024 America is paramount.
(2023-02-08). Celebrating Black History Month with A Song. americanthinker.com It is time to finally acknowledge that the Uncle Remus stories told in "Song of the South" represent a cache of insightful, heart-warming African-originated literature.
(2023-02-08). In the Aftermath of Balloongate, Now What? americanthinker.com China's Xi Jinping stands as the world's strongest leader now…
(2023-02-08). We Can 'Fix' The Climate Without Destroying Our World. americanthinker.com There are simple land stewardship remedies that will not only balance our environment but can also stop unhealthy flood and drought cycles.
(2023-02-08). A Good Samaritan from Alabama secretly paid for people's prescriptions for a decade. americanthinker.com The old Alabama farmer's selflessless begat many other acts of selflessness after it was learned of after his death.
(2023-02-08). Biden's phony talk about 'the talk' at the SOTU. americanthinker.com President Corn Pop says he never gave Hunter Biden 'the talk.' Well, no…
(2023-02-08). Boycott despicable Disney. americanthinker.com Every decent American should fight by withdrawing any support for anything Disney.
(2023-02-08). Disturbing possibilities to explain the Chinese balloon. americanthinker.com How could a Chinese foreign object enter U.S. national airspace undetected and unannounced?>
(2023-02-08). Fedora: Think opera, not cute little hat. americanthinker.com A surprise hit on New York's opera schedule.
(2023-02-08). Female student melts down over picture of engineers as males. americanthinker.com The Instagram photo was captioned, "This is what an #engineer looks like"…which was intolerable.
(2023-02-08). No 'yeah yeah yeah' in Cuba. americanthinker.com They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile.
(2023-02-08). Social Security, checks, and Rube Goldberg. americanthinker.com Why can't a program with a $2.8 trillion reserve pay benefits on time?>
(2023-02-08). The unbearable lightness of Joe Biden. americanthinker.com Joe Biden has been awarded the keys to our current Hell, and Washington, D.C. has presented the honor.
(2023-02-08). Palestinian lives in peril as Israel reinforces apartheid. amnesty.org Israeli authorities must dismantle the system of apartheid which is causing so much suffering and bloodshed.
(2023-02-08). øEl fin de la constitución fujimorista en Perú? globalizacion.ca A dos meses de que el congreso de Perú destituyera al presidente Pedro Castillo, luego que este hiciera un autogolpe fallido, hemos sido testigos de grandes movilizaciones populares en todo el país contra el gobierno de acto de Dina Boluarte,…
(2023-02-08). Ballooning Paranoia: The China Threat Hits the Skies. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | Hysteria over balloons is a strange thing. Hot air balloons made their appearance during the Napoleonic era, where they served as delivery weapons for bombs and undertook surveillance tasks. High altitude balloons were also used by, of all powers, the United States during the 19 s, for reasons of gathering intelligence, though these were shot down by the irritated Soviets. Somehow, the US imperium and its noisy choristers have managed to get worked up over a solitary C…
(2023-02-08). Military Situation In Donbass On February 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Krasna Gora and Paraskoviivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Russian forces cut the road to Bakhmut near Ivanivske; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Avdiivka; | Clas…
(2023-02-08). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On February 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-02-08). Military Situation In Syria On February 8, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On February 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Latakia region in the past 24 hours; | More than 2,600 people were killed and more than 3, 0 were injured as a result of the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian officials; | More than 9,000 people were killed and more than 11,000 were injured as a result of the earthquake in southern Turkey, according to Turkish officials. | MORE ON THE…
(2023-02-08). The U.S. Government's Attempt to Control Russia and China, Replace U.N. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Written by The U.S. Government is ratcheting up its attempt to control Russia and China and to impose America's undefined "rules-based international order" to replace the U.N.'s existing, and far more clearly defined, international laws (which are produced not by any one nation, but instead by all member-nations of the U.N. and in accord with the structure…
(2023-02-08). Top EU Diplomat Says Ban On Russian Media Protects "Freedom Of Expression" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size imageAccording to Borrell, Moscow is manipulating information and using the press as a weapon, which is why the ban is necessary. | Written by It seems increasingly clear that the EU's main commitment is not to defend its own liberal values, such as democracy and freedom, but to attack Russia by all possible means. On February 7, Josep Borr…
(2023-02-08). GLSDB Munitions May Have Been Already Delivered To Ukraine: Official. southfront.org 
The GLSDB system. Source: Saab Group | The United States may have already delivered Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) to Ukraine, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia public movement, said on February 8. | The GLSDB was developed by American Boeing and Swedish Saab Group. The system combines the 129-kilogram GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB), which is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system, with the M26 227 mm rocket motor. It has a range of up…
(2023-02-08). In Video: Russian LMUR Missile Hits Ukrainian Position With Pinpoint Accuracy. southfront.org 
The LMUR missile. © Dmitry Litovkin/TASS | Russian attack helicopters continue to target Ukrainian military positions across the frontline in the special military operation zone with the advanced Lightweight Multifunction Missile (LMUR), also known as the Izdeliye 305. | On February 8, a video documenting a recent strike with LMUR missile on a position near the settlement of Kam'yans'ke in the Zaporozhye region surfaced online. The missile hit the position, a large hangar, with pinpoint accuracy…
(2023-02-08). Iran's Quds Force Commander Visits Quake-Hit Aleppo In Syria (Video). southfront.org 
Iran's Quds Force commander, Brigade General Esmail Qaani, in Syria's Aleppo. Via Twitter. | On February 8, Iran's Quds Force commander, Brigade General Esmail Qaani, paid a surprise visit to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, which was badly hit by the recent earthquake. | Footage from the disaster-struck city showed the Iranian commander inspecting aid work at one of the shelters which were set up for people who were displaced by the earthquake. | Qaani succeeded former Quds For…
(2023-02-08). Russia Fine-Tuned 'Tor' Air Defense Systems To Intercept HIMARS Rockets. southfront.org 
Tor anti-aircraft missile system. Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS | The Izhevsk-based Kupol Electro-Mechanical Plant, a subsidiary of Russian air defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey, has fine-tuned the Tor air defense system to effectively intercept precision-guided rockets fired by American-made M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), the company's Deputy Chief Designer for Repair and Upgrading Ilya Rykov said on February 8. "The targets that we began to work on, never encountered before and had no possibility to…
(2023-02-08). Russia Increased Production Of Guided Krasnopol Shells That Can Destroy Western Tanks. southfront.org 
The 2K25 Krasnopol artillery weapon system. | The Russian military industrial complex increased last year the production of 2K25 Krasnopol precision-guided artillery shells which can destroy Western main battle tanks, The Krasnopol can be fired by most 152 mm or 155 mm artillery guns. The round is guided by semi-active laser and ha…
(2023-02-08). Turkish Army Fires At Kurdish Forces In Northern Syria Amid Humanitarian Operations. southfront.org 
Turkish forces are seen at Mount Barsaya in northeast of Afrin, January 28, 2018 / Khalil Ashawi / Reuters | On February 8, four fighters of the Manbij Military Council, a faction of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), were wounded in an attack by the Turkish military, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. | The London-based monitoring group said that the fighters were wounded when the Turkish military targeted a military position of the SDF near the village of Tukhar, to the east of Manbi…
(2023-02-08). UK To Train Ukrainian Pilots, Supply Long-Range Weapons To Kiev. southfront.org 
A Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 flies past the audience during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England, July 20, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Zima) | The United Kingdom will train Ukrainian fighter pilots and provide long-range weapons to Kiev forces, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement on February 8, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in London on a visit."I am proud that today we will expand that training from soldiers to…
(2023-02-08). Most Lucrative Business Flourishing In War-Torn Ukraine. southfront.org 
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(2023-02-08). Connecting with nature is a path to finding joy in life. nationofchange.org An interview with the creator of the short film "Ode to Joy," which celebrates connection with nature as a portal to deeper connection with self and each other.
(2023-02-08). Creation of Largest US Lithium Mine Draws Closer Despite Protest Over Land Use. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Single-use plastic production on the rise in 2021 despite environmental impact, new report finds. nationofchange.org "We need a fundamentally different approach, that turns the tap off on new plastic production."
(2023-02-08). IN-DEPTH: Chinese-Russian History with Mark Sleboda & Carl Zha. thealtworld.com Historian and podcaster Carl Zha and international relations and security expert Mark Sleboda join the New Atlas again, this time to talk about Russian-Chinese history and whether or not there is any historical basis for the West's current desire to see a new "Sino-Soviet" split.
(2023-02-08). US Surrounds China with War Machinery While Freaking Out About Balloons. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). BP scales back climate targets as profits more than double. nationofchange.org BP now plans to increase its oil and gas production over the next seven years.
(2023-02-08). From Progress to Bans: How Close Are Human Microchip Implants? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). U.S. and Chinese governments present contrasting visions on future of international relations. peoplesworld.org 
In recent weeks, the United States announced that it was shipping 31 Abrams battle tanks worth $400 million to Ukraine. That came only several weeks after Washington agreed to supply $1 billion in arms sales to Qatar, a country in the Persian Gulf and the site of the recent World Cup soccer matches. There's really …
(2023-02-08). Internal paper shows EU is easily seduced by Israel. electronicintifada.net Diplomat eager to display solidarity with Palestinians has admitted that his hands are tied.
(2023-02-08). Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment. levernews.com 
(2023-02-08). Another Absurd US Media Statement: China Has More ICBMs Than America. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Seymour Hersh: How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline. scheerpost.com 
(2023-02-08). Nostalgia for the Cuban Missile Crisis. scheerpost.com 
By Roger Harris / CounterPunch Sixty years ago, a crowd of us young people anxiously massed around a black-and-white TV in my college student union building. The US and the USSR were in an existential standoff. The US had deployed ballistic nuclear missiles in Turkey. When the Soviets responded by placing missiles in Cuba, the …
(2023-02-08). Patrick Lawrence: No, Joey, It Still Isn't Morning in America. scheerpost.com 
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost O.K., you have a speech of 7,000—odd words to deliver to Congress. It ought to run about an hour as these things go. But you have nothing to say. Call Joe Biden. He certainly got the job done Tuesday evening. But I am confused as to our 46th …
(2023-02-08). Patrick Lawrence: The Press Reckoning on Russiagate. scheerpost.com 
(2023-02-08). [Rewind] David Harris on Whatever Happened to Americans' Moral Compass. scheerpost.com
(2023-02-08). Prediction of a Disenchanted World "Inside the Iron Cage" globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). La remoción de Lasso asoma en el horizonte político ecuatoriano. globalizacion.ca Unos minutos después de que el banquero presidente Guillermo Lasso reconociera la respuesta mayoritaria que dijo 'NO' al referéndum que él propuso y convocara a los demás partidos políticos a promover un gran acuerdo nacional, el expresidente Rafael Correa rechazó…
(2023-02-08). 'Home Front' probes race, gender and sexuality in post—World War II era. peoplesworld.org 
BURBANK, Calif. — It's VJ Night, August 14, 1945, the end of World War II as victory over Japan is declared. Throngs massed to celebrate. In New York City's Times Square, photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured the image of a U.S. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a total stranger, a dental assistant in her white uniform. …
(2023-02-08). Con cada escándalo, Bolsonaro se hunde más y más. globalizacion.ca Jair Bolsonaro, el expresidente ultraderechista, sigue lejos de Brasil, refugiado en Orlando, Florida. Expirado el visado oficial con que ingresó en Estados Unidos el pasado 30 de diciembre, solicitó uno nuevo, de turista, que le permitirá, cuando le sea concedido,…
(2023-02-08). Is hybrid the future of work? america.cgtn.com While last year company executives pushed for a mass return to the office that never really materialized amid what was dubbed the Great Resignation, 2023 might usher in a new era of concessions, despite signs of a labor market that is starting to cool, …
(2023-02-08). Los Angeles Is Changing How We Think of Latino Political Power (OPINION). latinorebels.com Given the recent controversy surrounding Latino members of the Los Angeles City Council, it is important that we differentiate between Latino representation and Latino political power and define what each one means given the persistent issues facing the city and county.
(2023-02-08). üéß LEVER TIME PREMIUM: The Gettys And The Whistleblower. 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? |
(2023-02-08). üéß LEVER TIME: Meet Alaska's First Democratic Rep. In Almost Years (w/ Rep. Mary Peltola). levernews.com In the new episode of our weekly podcast Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with freshman Rep.
(2023-02-08). Selected Articles: How the Super-Rich Destroy Our Minds. globalresearch.ca 
By The tools they use to pursue this war against the citizens of the Earth are technology, propaganda and disinformation campaigns, threats against individuals who display leadership skills …
(2023-02-08). Cuba y el Grupo 77 + China: por un mundo mejor. globalizacion.ca Resulta sumamente importante que Cuba, la pequeña isla del Caribe que ha sabido defender su independencia y soberanía sin claudicar frente al bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero más largo de la historia impuesto por las administraciones estadounidenses, presida a partir…
(2023-02-08). Imperial marks the launch of the Physical Activity & Sport Strategy. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has launched its Physical Activity & Sport Strategy, outlining its plan to empower students and staff to prioritise their physical wellbeing.
(2023-02-08). Sustainable computer memory, AI for autophagy and more: News from the College. imperial.ac.uk Here's a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.
(2023-02-08). Brasil: La política del Banco Central es la continuación del 8 de enero a través del terrorismo económico. globalizacion.ca Las tasas de interés estratosféricas del Banco Central provocan un desajuste permanente de las finanzas públicas y un desequilibrio fiscal crónico. Son, por tanto, un factor relevante de retraso y estancamiento del país. | El aumento del gasto del Tesoro en…
(2023-02-08). Más explotación y ganancias para las mineras: las promesas de EEUU a àÅfrica. thegrayzone.com Este artículo fue traducido por Misión Verdad Acuerdos recientes entre el secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Tony Blinken, y jefes de Estado africanos prometen ganancias sorprendentes para las multinacionales mineras estadounidenses y menos protección para los obreros africanos que "trabajan arduamente en condiciones inhumanas" para impulsar la revolución digital. La Cumbre de Líderes de àÅfrica llevada a cabo durante diciembre pasado en Washington proporciona una plataforma para que la administración Biden avance con su agenda oculta por todo el continente africano. Con …
(2023-02-08). As Israel Pushes to Annex the Jordan Valley, Is the Threat Already Here? mintpressnews.com 
Annexation of the Jordan Valley, which makes up approximately 30% of the occupied West Bank, is back on the agenda with the return of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing extremist coalition.
(2023-02-08). Tales from the ward: Why we must defend and extend the public hospital system. greenleft.org.au Jim McIlroy writes about how a recent hospital stay has underlined why we need to fight to defend and extend the priceless public hospital system.
(2023-02-08). China-U.S. cooperation on climate change. america.cgtn.com The U.S. and China are the world's two biggest economies. Many experts say It's essential that the two countries work together to address climate issues. Check out some progress that China and the U.S. have made in the cooperation on climate and the environment …
(2023-02-08). U.S. winter COVID surge declines. america.cgtn.com COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all falling in the U.S., a potential sign that the worst of the winter surge may have passed. But the pandemic is far from over.
(2023-02-08). The £1BN-Plus Deals: The Arms Trade is Enmeshed in Britain's Universities. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Russia-Ukraine war 2.0: First Tanks, Then F16s… Where Does this End? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Video: Kate Smurthwaite on Humanity's Last Hope. greenleft.org.au British comedian Kate Smurthwaite discusses the power of comedy as a force for good, with Alex Bainbridge.
(2023-02-08). Mayor of Barcelona suspends all institutional ties with Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2023-02-08). Pope Francis Scratches the Surface of Africa's Ethnic Rivalries, Political Corruption. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Canada Is Part of The US War Machine, with Pitasanna Shanmugathas. mintpressnews.com Lee Camp speaks to filmmaker and peace activist Pitasanna Shanmugathas about Canada's sordid colonial past and its modern role as a purveyor of US foreign policy.
(2023-02-08). Poverty Amid Plenty. A World Fragmented by Inequality. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Farha: The Netflix Film the Israeli Government Fears, with Darin Sallam. mintpressnews.com Join Lowkey for a special episode with Darin J. Sallam, creator of the Netflix film "Farha". Sallam and Lowkey discuss the Israeli government's efforts to silence the film, which tells the true story of a Palestinian girl's fight for survival during the Nakba.
(2023-02-08). Vietnam Sees a Shared Future with China. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2023-02-08). Diálogo en Venezuela en el congelador, a la espera de señales del Norte. globalizacion.ca El vocero del Gobierno venezolano para el diálogo político, Jorge Rodríguez, dijo que las conversaciones con la oposición local aliada al Gobierno de EE. UU., están condicionadas a Washington cumpla con el acuerdo firmado en noviembre, de liberar unos recursos…
(2023-02-08). The US Continues Escalating in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Biden faces down Republican fascists at State of the Union. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In his State of the Union message to the Congress and the people Tuesday night, President Joe Biden faced many of the same fascist Republican lawmakers in the chamber who had backed an attempted coup to prevent him from taking office in January 2021. Sitting in back of him as he delivered his second State …
(2023-02-08). At This Jersey Factory, Pension-Backed Private Equity Takes On Union Workers. levernews.com
(2023-02-08). Higher Infant Mortality Rates Linked to Higher Number of Vaccine Doses, New Study Confirms. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). 23% of lunch meal deals exceed recommend calorie guidelines. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that 23% of different lunch meal deals exceeded calorie guidelines. Most supermarkets and high street stores offer famous lunch meal deals, which include a main, snack and drink. However, many of these deals exceed the 600-calorie recommendation for lunch as per government guidelines. To generate awareness of …
(2023-02-08). New digital mental health tech for children recommended by NICE. healtheuropa.com 
Four digital mental health technologies have been recommended for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety or low mood symptoms will shortly have access to four new digital mental health technologies. The guided self-help digital cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) …
(2023-02-08). Putting an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing. healtheuropa.com In The Lancet 2023 Series on Breastfeeding, researchers review exploitative baby formula milk marketing practices by industry leaders. Fewer than half of infants globally are breastfed as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and baby formula milk sales are steadily rising despite formula not offering the same nutrition, health and development benefits as breastfeeding. To …
(2023-02-08). Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Historic Mosques and Ancient Landmarks Reduced to Rubble. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Over One-third of Biodiversity in the United States Is at Risk of Disappearing. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Thalia Anthony: 'Colonialism continues in Alice Springs'. greenleft.org.au In a recent address, Professor Thalia Anthony discussed colonisation through a Marxist framework, including the ongoing impacts on First Nations people in Alice Springs. Niko Leka reports.
(2023-02-08). Fix nursing shortages to fix healthcare. nursesunions.ca Action to support nurses and protect the patients they care for must be top priority in health agreements.
(2023-02-08). Pfizer COVID/Vaxx Campaign is a Fraud: Criminal Charges against President of Switzerland. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). Is It a Monkey Wrench or C4, or Some Form of War? dissidentvoice.org 
The insanity of America just never slips, as the men and women who have done an amazing bunch of PSYOPS on the American public since, oh, hell, before Randoph Hearst' and Pulitzer's Yellow Journalism, are coming at us like gangbusters. The military wars being plotted now, the economic wars of old and present, the war …
(2023-02-08). V-Day is not Just a Valentine for your Sweetheart! dissidentvoice.org 
Note: This piece has been sent to the local newspaper, Newport News Times, which is not a shadow of a shadow at once a week hard copy. Imagine that, no? Death of newspapers because? Social Media? Internet? No more readers? Bad management? Gutting of newspapers for stock holders? What the heck? Valentines Day, for me, …
(2023-02-08). U.S./Western Sanctions On Syria Hamper Relief-and-Rescue Work After Earthquake. towardfreedom.org About 11,000 people have been reported dead in Turkey and Syria, and thousands more are injured, after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit on February 6. Peoples Dispatch reports.
(2023-02-08). The Worldwide Network of US Military Bases (2001-2005). globalresearch.ca The Global Deployment of US Military Personnel…
(2023-02-08). A new, highly accurate prostate cancer test has been developed. healtheuropa.com 
Researchers have developed a new prostate cancer test, which can detect the disease more accurately than current methods. Research showed that the prostate cancer test EpiSwitch (PSE) is 94% accurate, which is higher than the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test which is currently used. Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) say that the …
(2023-02-08). Online therapy is effective in treating Tourette's syndrome and chronic tics. healtheuropa.com Online behavioural therapy is an effective and safe way to treat children with Tourette's syndrome or chronic tic disorder, according to new research. The Online Remote Behavioural Intervention for Tics (ORBIT) trial was funded by the NIHR and led by researchers from the University of Nottingham. The study assessed online therapy programmes for nine to …
(2023-02-08). Pregnancy complications can lead to heart disease in later life. healtheuropa.com Researchers from Lund University have found that the narrowing of the blood vessels in the heart is more common in women previously affected by pregnancy complications. It is well understood that certain pregnancy complications can increase the risk of heart disease. However, the relationship between arteriosclerosis and pregnancy has not been subject to a large-scale study. …
(2023-02-08). Spreading anti-communist hot air: Washington's balloon warfare against the USSR. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—On Feb. 3, 1956, astonished residents in the U.K. towns of Lewisham, Pinner, and Farnborough were greeted with the news that several U.S. propaganda balloons had crash-landed locally. Appearing in the local press and the publication World News, the report brought the Cold War to Britons' very doorsteps, quite literally. This was not the first …
(2023-02-08). Strategic Partnership: Britain grooms Georgia for new war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseFebruary 7, 2023 A meeting with British government experts was held in the Ministry of Defense Representatives of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are visiting Georgia. The British government delegation in the field of defense and security was hosted by the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Georgia. …
(2023-02-08). We are already at war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com We are already at war with Russia Never-ending escalation will result in catastrophe FULL ARTICLE Now and then, even the most seasoned politician happens to slip up and accidently speak the truth. This is what occurred during a recent debate at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, when the German Foreign Minister Annalena …
(2023-02-08). Ukraine Tests Chemical Weapon On Russians & Broken COVID Jab Vial Causes Ocular Erosion/Rashes. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/8/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-02-08). Truth About Tanks: How NATO Lied Its Way to Disaster in Ukraine. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). The Heat: Turkiye and Syria Earthquake. america.cgtn.com 
Heartbreak in Turkiye and Syria after a powerful earthquake and multiple aftershocks devastate the region. Rescue teams are digging through flattened buildings in search of survivors. A massive rescue operation is underway across southeast Turkiye and northern Syria, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and aftershocks …
(2023-02-08). Peoples World provides links that list progressive candidates in Feb. 28 police precinct board elections. peoplesworld.org 
Chicago voters have the historic opportunity to assert democratic accountability over the Chicago police department in the upcoming Feb. 28 municipal elections when they elect local representatives to deal with policing issues in the city's police precincts. Under a groundbreaking ordinance passed by the City Council in 2021, voters can elect 3-person District Councils in …
(2023-02-08). 'Sacred Ground': Effort to preserve historic Black Florida community wins key victory. splcenter.org
(2023-02-08). Audio: What Is Talk World Radio? Discussion on KZFR. davidswanson.org
(2023-02-08). Barcelona suspends twinning with Tel Aviv and all institutional relationships with Israel. samidoun.net 
Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network salutes the popular movement and the people of Barcelona on the occasion of the Mayor of Barcelona's announcement that all institutional relations with Israeli apartheid, including the Catalan capital's twinning with Tel Aviv, will be suspended. We praise Mayor Ada Colau for taking this important step forward, a step that …
(2023-02-08). The labour and social struggle in France, confronting the pension cuts: Palestine is present! samidoun.net 
Throughout the cities and towns of France, mass mobilizations, one-day general strikes and ongoing labour actions have mobilized tens and hundreds of thousands to take to the streets to defend labour rights against the pension "reform" plan that aims to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and increase the number of years a …
(2023-02-08). From Brazil to Peru, the far right is on the move in Latin America. therealnews.com 
Between former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo being removed from office and Jair Bolsonaro's far-right supporters in Brazil storming the halls of government in a January 6-style coup attempt, the pitched battle for political power in Latin American states is intensifying more with each passing day. What is driving these insurgent rightwing movements across the continent? …
(2023-02-08). AOC Skewers GOP for Jeering at Basic Public Health and Education Proposals. truthout.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has condemned the incessant GOP heckling during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday night, saying that Republicans' behavior is indicative of the party's current extremism. Republicans continually shouted and jeered during Biden's speech as he addressed issues like taxing the rich or the GOP's plans to go after Medicare and Social… |
(2023-02-08). Biden Uses State of the Union to Double Down on Failed Idea of Police Reforms. truthout.org In a State of the Union speech predictably marked by half the chamber applauding the president and the other half of the chamber sullenly disapproving (along with some outright expressions of rancor from far right congress people), President Joe Biden earned one of the few bipartisan standing ovations after stating his support for the police. "I know most cops are good, decent people. |
(2023-02-08). Biden's SOTU Climate Rhetoric Isn't Enough: He Must End Drilling, Activists Say. truthout.org President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address Tuesday that the climate crisis is an "existential threat" and political leaders have an obligation to confront it. Seconds later, the president briefly deviated from his prepared remarks to add, "We're still going to need oil and gas for a while" — prompting applause from Republican lawmakers. To climate advocates… |
(2023-02-08). Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa. truthout.org Labor advocates on Tuesday decried a business-backed bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Iowa that would roll back child labor laws so that teens as young as 14 could work in previously prohibited jobs including mining, logging, and animal slaughtering — a proposal one union president called dangerous and "just crazy." Senate File 167, introduced by state Sen. Jason Schultz (R-6)… |
(2023-02-08). From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver? truthout.org From Taxing the Rich to Defending Social Security, Will Biden Deliver? Three months ago, if I'd had to guess what President Biden would be speaking about in his February 2023 State of the Union address, I would have anticipated that he would be facing a much larger GOP majority in Congress; that he would be on the defensive about soaring inflation; and that he would try to sidestep any discussion… |
(2023-02-08). Nebraska Dem Offers Amendment to Absurd Drag Show Ban: Ban Kids From Church, Too. truthout.org A Nebraska Democrat has showcased the absurdity of a bill that bars children from attending drag performances by proposing an amendment to the bill that would forbid children from attending religious services and events. LB371, introduced by state Sen. Dave Murman (R), forbids children from viewing drag performances of any kind. Under the bill, establishments would be fined up to $10,000… |
(2023-02-08). We Can't Just Let Blinken Give Israeli Apartheid the US Stamp of Approval. truthout.org On his recent visit to Israel, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed the U.S.'s "ironclad" support for the Israeli state, which recently voted in the most fascist, anti-Palestinian, far right government in its history. In a stunning display of doublespeak, Blinken said: It does seem true that the relationship between Israel and U.S. is rooted in "shared values," as Blinken suggests… |
(2023-02-08). Biden Calls for a Pathway for DREAMers and Further Border Militarization in SOTU. truthout.org President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday, touting his administration's achievements and laying out his plans for the next two years under a divided Congress, including on immigration, the economy, the climate crisis and more. We speak with Democratic Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who delivered a response to Tuesday's speech on behalf of the Working Families Party… |
(2023-02-08). Boluarte Says She Will Continue To Govern Pending Elections. telesurenglish.net The President of Peru, Dina Boluarte, said that as long as the Congress does not agree to early elections, she will continue to govern to "solve the problems that we are called upon to solve as a Government." | RELATED: | Amidst a severe social and political crisis in Peru since last December 7 following the removal of former president Pedro Castillo (2021-2022), the Congress has refused to bring forward the general elections…
(2023-02-08). Struggling for climate action, solidarity and ecosocialism in Malaysia. greenleft.org.au Malaysian socialist Soh Sook Hwa, addressing the recent Socialist Alliance national conference, talked about the need for action and solidarity to confront the climate crisis. Susan Price reports.
(2023-02-08). 8.3 Million People Require Humanitarian Aid in Somalia: OCHA. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that over 8.3 million people require humanitarian assistance in Somalia where significant segments of the population are on the brink of famine. | RELATED: | In the absence of adequate funding and enhanced capacity, famine is projected between April and June in the three population groups including Baidoa and Burhakaba rural districts as…
(2023-02-08). Biden's State of Union: Ukraine Has Become a Test For The US. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Joe Biden delivered the "State of the Union" address amid an international context that places the United States on the verge of an economic recession, a possibility that will surely affect his re-election chances. Below are the highlights of his speech to Congress. | RELATED: | Tax equity returns to the scene.: | During his speech, Biden again brought to light the issue of the "Billionaire Minimum Inc…
(2023-02-08). Blast Kills 2 Officers, 6 Soldiers in Southern Yemen. telesurenglish.net At least two senior officers of Yemen's government forces were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Yemen's southern province of Abyan on Tuesday. | RELATED: | The blast occurred in Al Bouqaira village in Mudiyah district of the province of Abyan, injuring six soldiers. Elements of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch attached the explosive under the officers' vehicle and detonated it with a remote-cont…
(2023-02-08). Death Toll Rises to 12,391 in Tàºrkiye Earthquake. telesurenglish.net Another newspaper, Hurriyet, said the number of injured had risen to about 63,000. | On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reported at least 9,057 dead and nearly 53,000 injured. | RELATED: | A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck several provinces in southeastern Tàºrkiye and northwestern Syria on February 6. The tremors were also felt in Lebanon, Israel and other countries in the Middle East. | Since then…
(2023-02-08). Fire-Fighting Brigades From Mexico and Colombia Arrive in Chile. telesurenglish.net The Mexican contingent of the National Forestry Commission, with experience in dealing with this type of emergency in Central America and Canada, will be assigned to the region of La Araucanía. | This group brings to 300 the number of experts sent by the Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to Chile to deal with this catastrophe, which left 24 dead, about two thousand injured and more than 1, 0 houses burned. | RELATED: | Also in the last few hours, a carg…
(2023-02-08). French Unions Plan 5th Day of Protests Against Pension Reform. telesurenglish.net The CGT, France's largest union, is planning a new day of nationwide demonstrations against the government's planned pension reform on Feb. 16. | The announcement came on the heels of Tuesday's general mobilization, which brought together an estimated 757,000 people to demand that the government drop its reform plans. | RELATED: | On Tuesday, striking public sector workers also disrupted the country's transport, electricity and local…
(2023-02-08). "Hero" Sniffer Dogs Help Search for Survivors in Tàºrkiye. telesurenglish.net
(2023-02-08). Mexico Qualifies For 2023 Caribbean Baseball Series Semifinals. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the Mexican team to the 2023 Caribbean Baseball Series "Gran Caracas" qualified for the tournament's semifinals after defeating the Panamanian team by 2-1. | RELATED: | Before starting the match, held at La Guaira stadium in Venezuela, both teams held a minute of silence in tribute to the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. | Players Reinaldo Rodriguez (Mexico) and Johnny Yussef (Panama) scored the first two poin…
(2023-02-08). Microb Resistance To Drugs May Cause 10 Million Deaths By 20. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned that up to 10 million people could die annually by 20 because of the resistance that microorganisms have developed to antimicrobial drugs. | RELATED: | "Antimicrobials save lives, but their use has to be measured. The more exposed microbes are to pharmaceuticals, the more likely they are to adapt to them," stated Leticia Carvalho, head of the UNE…
(2023-02-08). NATO Must Not Be Part of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Olaf Scholz. telesurenglish.net
(2023-02-08). Peruvian Youth Raise Their Music Against State Terrorism. telesurenglish.net Hip hop, rock, reggae, and punk songs are accompanying the protests that thousands of Peruvians maintain firmly against President Dina Boluarte. | RELATED: | Displaying unprecedented creativity, Peruvian youth have composed songs that reflect the discontent of those who raise their voices against the political class, economic elites, structural racism, and State terrorism. | "This democracy is no longer democracy. Dina, m…
(2023-02-08). President Maduro Proposes Consolidating CELAC Tech Initiatives. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, who currently holds the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). | RELATED: | "It is always pleasant to receive the visit of our great friend Gonsalves," Maduro said, adding that the Prime Minister and he will review a cooperation agenda to strengthen their count…
(2023-02-08). Seymour Hersh Unveils the 'Mystery' of the Nord Stream Pipeline. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Seymour Hersh, one of the world's leading investigative journalists, published an article revealing one of the most recent "mysteries" of the geopolitical games that the United States sponsors abroad. | RELATED: | Hersh presents valuable information for understanding the characteristics of Washington's covert operations. His article is reproduced below: | How America Took Out The North Stream Pipe…
(2023-02-08). Syria Calls on Intl. Community To Help in Quake's Aftermath. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Syrian Health Minister Hasan Muhammad al-Ghabash called on the international community to support the country following last Monday's devastating earthquakes. | RELATED: | "My message here is from the site of the event to all the countries of the world to provide whatever can be provided in terms of equipment and aid to Syria," al-Ghabash said from Aleppo. | According to state news agency SANA, the Syrian provinces of Alep…
(2023-02-08). Tàºrkiye & Syria: the Death Toll From Earthquakes Exceeds 11,200. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the death toll from Monday's powerful earthquakes topped 11,200, including 8,574 in Tàºrkiye and 2,662 in Syria. Authorities also reported nearly 55,000 people injured. | RELATED: | "Here, at the epicenter of the earthquake that hit ten provinces, I can say that for now there are 8,574 dead and 49,133 injured," President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a visit to the city of Kahramanmaras. | "We will start removing…
(2023-02-08). US-China Trade Hits Record Despite Decoupling Rhetoric. telesurenglish.net Newly released U.S. official data showed that goods trade between the United States and China hit a record US$690.6 billion in 2022, indicating robust trade growth amid bilateral tensions and decoupling rhetoric. | RELATED: | The U.S. Commerce Department data, which are not adjusted for inflation, showed that goods exports to China increased by US$2.4 billion to US$153.8 billion and imports increased by US$31.8 bill…
(2023-02-08). Venezuela Sends 52 Rescuers to Tàºrkiye and Syria. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday morning, Venezuela sent 52 specialists to Tàºrkiye and Syria to collaborate in rescue actions in the areas affected by the earthquakes. | RELATED: | They are firefighters and members of the Civil Protection and the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force. Accompanied by six rescue dogs, the specialists departed on a Conviasa airline plane, which was also transporting 22 tons of humanitarian ai…
(2023-02-08). At Least 12 Confirmed Dead After Mudslides in Peru. latinorebels.com Residents of five small gold-mining villages in southern Peru's Arequipa region struggled to salvage belongings Tuesday after landslides caused by strong rains killed at least 12 people and dragged mud, water and rocks that turned precarious homes and other buildings into rubble.
(2023-02-08). Cuban president: 'We must strengthen the integration of Our America'. thecommunists.org The following speech was delivered by Cuban president Miguel-Diaz Canel to the seventh summit of heads of state and government of the Community of Latin-American and Caribbean States (Celac) on 24 January 2023. ***** Dear President Alberto Fernández Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government and other heads of delegation Dear Latin-American and Caribbean friends …
(2023-02-08). New Cold War Propaganda: About China's Spy Balloon and the US Spy Planes That Have Violated the Airspace of Sovereign Nations. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-08). United Steelworkers leader: Republicans want to kill Social Security. peoplesworld.org 
Cliff Carlton was the 10th of 11 children and one of three still living at home when his father, a coal miner, died unexpectedly at 67. Only his dad's Social Security benefits, along with vegetables from the family's small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept the household afloat during the lean years that followed. That battle …
(2023-02-08). Wealthy Countries and their Political and Business Leaders Are Not Serious About Ending Hunger. actionaidusa.org When global hunger was estimated to be 792 million people back in the year 2000, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) wrote in the 2000 State of Food Insecurity in the World (SOFI) report: "In a world of unprecedented wealth, these levels of need are disgraceful." Ten years later, in the 2010 SOFI…
(2023-02-08). Dakota 38+2 Run Commemorates Hanging of Dakota Ancestors. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-02-08). Can Egypt really mediate between Armenia and Azerbaijan? unitedworldint.com Since the beginning of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Egypt has taken a neutral position, in light of its strong relations with the two countries. Therefore, its diplomacy was constantly keen to stress the need to end the dispute peacefully and find political solutions. This position prompted then-Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, in September 2020, …
(2023-02-08). Now is the Spring of our discontent. unitedworldint.com By Odile Mojon, Paris / France Is France experiencing a "mass strike" in the image of what Rosa Luxemburg spoke about? First of all, it should be remembered that beyond France, other European countries (England, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain) are affected, or have recently been affected, by major strike movements, for similar reasons. These are …
(2023-02-08). Whitney Webb | What is the World Economic Forum? thealtworld.com The World Economic Forum (WEF) plays a significant role in guiding international developments in the interests of the business community. They invite the most powerful people in the world to an annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss their dreams of the future. These are dreams where the powerful stay powerful, and the underclasses continue to toil and suffer. | Even when they invite a dissenting voice such as climate activist Greta Thunberg, or historian Rutger Bregman, their criticisms are heavily publicized without changing the core of WEF's mission — to solidify corporate control over the go…
(2023-02-08). Aid to earthquake victims requires the immediate lifting of US sanctions against Syria. wsws.org A major factor in the devastation now unfolding and which will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis in the coming weeks and months is the bloody intervention of US imperialism in the region over the last three decades.
(2023-02-08). Communication Workers Union cancels strike action, bowing to Royal Mail legal threat. wsws.org Yet again a technicality is used to override workers' right to strike, further exposing the draconian nature of government anti-strike legislation which the CWU does not challenge.
(2023-02-08). Left Party leader speaks out in favour of arms deliveries to Ukraine. wsws.org As the German government and other leading NATO members continue to escalate the proxy war in Ukraine, Left Party chairman Martin Schirdewan seeks to conceal this war policy with phrases about "negotiations" and "diplomacy".
(2023-02-08). Intact hominid skull found in China offers insights into human evolution. wsws.org The most complete skull of Homo Erectus found in the east Asian region could well shed light on the complex evolutionary history of human beings.
(2023-02-08). Bournemouth nurse speaks on Britain's NHS strike. wsws.org Dannielle Gillingham spoke to World Socialist Web Site reporters during the February 6-7 strike by hundreds of thousands of National Health Service nurses and ambulance workers—the largest strike in the NHS since its foundation 75 years ago.
(2023-02-08). Ukraine's Zelensky visits London, Paris to push for NATO fighter planes. wsws.org Meetings with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, King Charles III, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and a speech before the UK Parliament were used to promote NATO's continuing escalation toward a Third World War.
(2023-02-08). Intellectuals and the Imperialist Affairs. dissidentvoice.org From time to time, academics, and journalists from the Global South, express their disappointment with what they call Western progressive intellectuals. These "progressive intellectuals" are accused of criticizing the imperialist policies of their governments and the propagandist nature of the mainstream media in general terms while relying on the same misinformation and disinformation that the …
(2023-02-08). Devil is in the Details of "Holocaust Education" dissidentvoice.org 
As a general principle "education" about racism and the horrors a vile ideology has inflicted upon the world is a good thing and should be encouraged. But as is the case with many things the devil is in details. This is especially true of history. For example, over many decades children were taught that Scottish …
(2023-02-08). 7 Things To Know About Scientist Walter S. McAfee, Who Had A Breakthrough That Launched The Space Age. moguldom.com Black-American scientist and astronomer Walter Samuel McAfee participated in the world's first lunar radar echo experiments. In essence, he helped launch the Space Age. A mathematical physicist who worked for many decades at Fort Monmouth in the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command, Dr. McAfee also lectured in atomic and nuclear physics and solid state electronics …
(2023-02-08). Michael Jackson Estate Exploring Sale Of % Of Publishing Catalog For $800-$900 Million. moguldom.com The estate of music icon Michael Jackson is looking to unload half of his massive music catalog for more than $800 million. Jackson's recorded-music catalog is considered one of the most lucrative in history. His 1982 "Thriller" album, for example, was the first album to be certified 30-times platinum, making it one of the two …
(2023-02-08). US blew up Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany, journalist Seymour Hersh reports. geopoliticaleconomy.com 
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh reported the US government destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines that delivered Russian gas to Germany. The Biden administration approved the CIA operation, which used explosives and Navy divers, with help from NATO member Norway.
(2023-02-08). White Republicans Create Rogue Court System To Judge, Police Blackest City In America. newsone.com 
Source: halbergman / Getty | White supremacy is in full effect in Mississippi politics. | MORE: On Tuesday, the majority white Mississippi House voted on a bill that would create a separate court system to judge and police the residents of Jackson, the Blackest city in America. If
(2023-02-08). Civil Rights Leaders Demand Action In Response To President Biden's State Of The Union. newsone.com 
(2023-02-08). Cop Texting 'Female Acquaintance' Graphic Tyre Nichols Photo Renews 'Rumor' That Attack Was Personal. newsone.com 
The revelation that a Memphis cop texted a "female acquaintance" with a graphic photo of Tyre Nichols has revived a debunked "rumor" that the beating was personal.
(2023-02-08). The Only Photos That Matter Of LeBron James Breaking NBA's All-Time Scoring Record. newsone.com 
LeBron James shoots his record-breaking shot as he breaks Hall of Fame and former Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's scoring record in the second half of an NBA basketball game against Oklahoma City Thunder at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 7, 2023. | Source: MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images / Getty | The annals of Black History Month gained a brand new entry on Tuesday night when Los Angeles Lakers star
(2023-02-08). The Price Of Wholesale Eggs Suddenly Falls 62% After Public Criticism And Attention. moguldom.com High inflation and a bird flu outbreak of historic proportions combined to drive up the price of eggs, a grocery store staple for most families, by more than 100 percent in 2022, prompting criticism from consumers and accusations of price gouging. There may be some relief in sight, but it's not a sure thing, Greg …
(2023-02-08). Rep. McCaul Plans Taiwan Visit This Spring, McCarthy Later. news.antiwar.com Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has said he plans to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to Taiwan this spring despite the risk of provoking China. "I think it's important to show China that we support Taiwan as a deterrence. I think it's important to do that," McCaul said …
(2023-02-08). Russia Looking for Answers After Report Says Biden Blew Up Nord Stream. news.antiwar.com Russia is looking for answers from Washington after a report from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh said the US blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. "The White House must now comment on all these facts," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram in response to the …
(2023-02-08). UK Says It Will Train Ukrainian Pilots on Fighter Jets After Zelensky Visit. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the UK on Wednesday, marking his first trip to the country since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and pleaded for London to provide Kyiv with fighter jets in a speech to the British parliament. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears ready to oblige Zelensky's request and asked his defense minister, Ben …
(2023-02-08). A masterpiece of Socialist Realism. mronline.org 
BRUNI DE LA MOTTE recommends a classic of East German literature that gives a human face to difficult political choices.
(2023-02-08). Facebook protects Nazis to protect Ukraine proxy war. mronline.org 
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, announced on January 19 that the company no longer considers Ukraine's Azov Regiment to be a "dangerous organization."
(2023-02-08). Are Memphis Police Recruitment, Resignations And Retirements Really To Blame For Cops' Misconduct? newsone.com 
The effect of staff shortages and the experience levels of the officers involved in Tyre Nichols' death should form part of the investigation of the Memphis Police Department.
(2023-02-08). How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline. libya360.wordpress.com Seymour Hersh "Biden's decision to sabotage the pipelines came after more than nine months of highly secret back and forth debate inside Washington's national security community . . ." The New York Times called it a "mystery," but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now NORD STREAM The U.S….
(2023-02-08). United States's Pursuit of Imperial Military Base in Northern Somalia Fuels Brutal War. libya360.wordpress.com Jamal Abdulahi Sketch Map of British Somaliland (Image: University of Illinois) The history of European colonialism and the endless U.S. desire for a military presence strengthen a Somalia secessionist movement and warfare that most people in that country do not want. One outcome of the Somali Republic's political collapse in 1991 was the secessionist Somali National Movement (SNM)…
(2023-02-08). Why the Rage Against the War Machine Rally is #AntiWarSoWhite. libya360.wordpress.com Jacqueline Luqman Leftists, especially the Black left, do not share common cause with everyone who wants to end U.S involvement in Ukraine. The politics of some who call themselves anti-war cannot be ignored. I'm looking at this Rage Against The War Machine rally that is being organized by the Libertarian Party and I am genuinely confused…
(2023-02-08). Remembering Jesse B. Blayton Sr.: Black American Media Pioneer. moguldom.com If making history was a person, it could easily have been Jesse B. Blayton Sr. Not only was Blayton an iconic scholar, serial entrepreneur and civil rights activist, he was also the first to amplify Black voices through broadcast radio. According to his biography on Black Past, Blayton purchased WERD-AM in Atlanta, Georgia, for $ ,000 on Oct …
(2023-02-08). Donald Trump Re-Posts Photo Alleging Ron DeSantis Was 'Groomer' Of Teen Girls As High School Teacher. newsone.com 
Donald Trump attacked Ron DeSantis with a social media post suggesting the Florida governor was a "pedophile" as a high school teacher in an indication of how nasty the 2024 election cold become. Grab your popcorn!
(2023-02-08). Philadelphia Catholic School Students In Racist Blackface Video Will Be Disciplined, Archdiocese Says. newsone.com 
Students from St. Hubert Catholic High School and Franklin Towne Charter High School in Philadelphia posted a racist video in which one wore blackface. Now they're being exposed.