Daily Archives: November 12, 2021

2021-11-12: News Headlines

Editor2 (2021-11-12). Honduras: Social Forum Denounces Irregularities in Upcoming Elections. orinocotribune.com The Platform in Defense of Public Health and Education invited Hondurans to go en masse to the polls because a record-high turnover is one of the ways to avoid fraud attempts. | On Tuesday, Honduran Social Forum on External Debt and Development (FOSDEH) and other social organizations denounced the existence of irregularities in the Nov. 28 elections. | So far, the National Election Council (CNE) has not approved several important reforms for the proper conduct of transparent elections. Among them is the implementation of a second round in case no candidate reaches an absolute majority. Nor have the authorities pr…

Editor2 (2021-11-12). What I saw on Election Day in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Rick Sterling — Nov 10, 2021 | US media and politicians have condemned the November 7 Nicaragua election as a "fraud" and "sham". On the day of the election, the White House issued a But are these accusations true? | Along with other international volunteers, I was an eye-witness to the election last Sunday. Previously I have bee…

Ajamu Baraka (2021-11-12). Class Warfare and Socialist Resistance: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela as Existential Threats to the US. dissidentvoice.org Why do Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela pose such an existential threat to the U.S.? The promise of socialism and their resistance to US class warfare. One of the extreme ironies of the latest attack by the settler-colonial regime of the United States against the national democratic project of Nicaragua is that in Nicaragua, the second …

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Kyle Rittenhouse's Mum Says Her Son 'Not a White Supremacist' as She Scolds Biden for 'Defaming' Him. sputniknews.com Kyle Rittenhouse is currently on trial as he faces charges, including murder, for shooting three men and killing two during an altercation at racial justice riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020. The 18-year-old remains adamant in denying any wrongdoing and claiming self-defence.

Staff (2021-11-12). Russian nuclear-capable bombers patrol over Belarus, as Minsk's standoff with Poland intensifies (VIDEO). rt.com Two Russian Tu-160 supersonic bombers took a spin in the skies over Belarus, on Thursday, as Poland amassed troops on the border and threatened an armed response to a standoff involving thousands of Middle Eastern asylum seekers. | The Russian Defense Ministry published a video of the sleek bombers carrying out their patrol, noting that they were accompanied by an Su-30SM of the Belarus Air Force, demonstrating a high level of interoperability between the two Collective Security Treaty Organization allies. The mission took four hours and 36 minutes, and the bombers traveled more than 3,000km. | While the mi…

WSWS (2021-11-12). Strike at Kellogg's in danger as it enters sixth week. wsws.org While the company is pledges to meet its financial targets by running its plants with scab labor, importing cereal from its international operations, the BCTGM union is isolating the strike and promoting poisonous anti-Mexican nationalism.

sputniknews (2021-11-12). Ex-Indian Diplomat: New Delhi Becoming Part of US 'Agenda on Iran', 'Subordinating' Its Interests. sputniknews.com Observers believe that Delhi's rising closeness to the US and Israel has affected its traditional relations with Iran, once India's largest crude supplier. Last month, India, the US, Israel, and the UAE came together to form a regional bloc, which Tel Aviv said was created because the four nations share "similar" evaluations about regional events.

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2021-11-12). Claudette Colvin: Catalyst for 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott. workers.org Claudette Colvin's defiant action on a segregated Alabama bus in 1955 — before that of Rosa Parks — resulted in her arrest and conviction on two counts of violating Montgomery's segregation laws and one of assaulting an officer. Though the first two convictions were overturned on appeal, the third still . . . |

Staff (2021-11-12). WATCH Massive Polish march that bypassed Covid ban with GOVERNMENT help. rt.com Thousands of people took part in the Independence Day march in Warsaw, after Poland's nationalist government found a loophole that allowed the event, even though a court earlier declared it illegal due to Covid-19 restrictions. | The right-wing demonstrators, dressed mainly in black, flooded central streets of the Polish capital on Thursday, carrying red-and-white national flags, burning flares and chanting slogans. | The Office for War Veterans, which became the organizer of this year's event, said that it was staged to honor the "protectors of the border" and underline the need to defend Poland's sovereig…

Staff (2021-11-12). 'Nuclear propulsion' issue sends US supercarrier back to docks. rt.com The US Navy supercarrier USS 'Nimitz' was forced to return to docks for assessment and repairs after experiencing a "minor material deficiency" with its "nuclear propulsion plant" while in international waters. | Naval Air Force Pacific Commander Zachary Harrell announced on Wednesday that the vessel had to be returned to port after its crew discovered an undisclosed problem with the nuclear propulsion system. | Read more | | "The ship's crew took action to address the deficie…

Staff (2021-11-12). US journalist jailed for spreading misinformation in Myanmar. rt.com American journalist Danny Fenster has been sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Myanmar court on charges that include spreading false information — months after he was arrested trying to leave the country. | Fenster's lawyer revealed on Friday in Myanmar that his client — an American who works as the managing editor of Frontier Myanmar — had been found guilty by a court on Read…

Staff (2021-11-12). Samurai sword vs rifle in road rage stand-off (VIDEO). rt.com Road rage may be common, but two men in Portland, Oregon took it to the extreme in a viral video posted to Twitter, with both brandishing deadly weaponry in an attempt to intimidate each other. | Two motorists were filmed coming face-to-face in a heated stand-off last week. In the footage, one man can be seen drawing a Samurai sword and threatening the other driver, who responds by pulling a rifle from his trunk. | As the video begins, the pickup truck driver can be seen threatening another motorist with the Samurai sword coiled back behind his shoulder, as the target of his fury stands coolly, barely flinchin…

Staff (2021-11-12). Kiss frontman calls Covid-19 deniers 'an enemy'. rt.com People who deny the existence of Covid-19 and are willing to spread the virus are evil, Gene Simmons believes. So are those on both sides of the aisle who have politicized vaccines against the disease. | Simmons, the frontman of legendary rock band Kiss, ripped into anti-vaxxers who knowingly expose other people to the risk of infection. "You are not allowed to infect anybody just because you think you'v…

A Guest Author (2021-11-12). Peace Bridge Apartments tenants resist in Buffalo, N.Y. workers.org By Hadley Willow Since late August, tenants at the Peace Bridge Apartments building have been organizing mounting resistance against Porter Avenue Acquisitions and Power Play Partners — real estate developers that plan to convert the building into "quality green housing that is kept at a high standard." Tenants and organizers . . . |

Staff (2021-11-12). UK caves, allows Assange to get married in jail. rt.com Imprisoned WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange will tie the knot with the mother of his children at a maximum security UK prison, after Stella Moris sued the "creepy" British government for denying them the right to marry. | "Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison," Moris tweeted on Thursday evening, explaining that the UK government had "backed down" 24 hours before a legal deadline. | Good news: UK government has backed down 24h before the deadline. | Julian and I now have permission to marry in Belmarsh prison. | I am relieved but still angry that legal action was necessary to put a st…

Paul Haeder (2021-11-12). Armistice Day Turned into Love-a-killer-Navy-SEAL Day. dissidentvoice.org I'm rushing this since it is officially, November 11, the dreaded day of dishonor we call Veterans Day. Parades, ceremonies, and a fake day off—Veterans Day, observed on November 11 each year, is one of the country's 12 Congressionally designated federal holidays. Make now bones about it — this holiday is distinct from Memorial Day: …

Betsey Piette (2021-11-12). Amazon union organizing — a crowd favorite at 'Peoplehood. workers.org Philadelphia Nov. 6 — More than 200 community activists marched through West Philadelphia today in the 21st "Peoplehood" event organized by Spiral Q theater group. Many participants carried or wore flags, banners, papier-mâché puppets, costumes, child-sized cardboard houses and even a cardboard mailbox, in pageantry focused on uplifting the many . . . |

Binoy Kampmark (2021-11-12). FW de Klerk: A Negotiator Before Defeat. dissidentvoice.org Rarely is the pragmatist admired. Be it in policy or politics, such a figure induces suspicion, a concern that principles will have to be subordinated to broader goals. True dreamers and visionaries, for all their glaring faults, can take the accolades; the pragmatists can be given lower pegging. These differences have proven stark with the …

WSWS (2021-11-12). Tens of thousands of Maharashtra state transport workers continue strike in defiance of court orders. wsws.org The strike was only launched after workers rebelled against an agreement that the unions that claim to represent them had reached with the Shiv Sena-led state government.

Roger D. Harris (2021-11-12). Nicaragua Celebrates Democracy: Election Day Report. dissidentvoice.org Leon, Nicaragua, November 7, 2021 — On the fight down to Nicaragua a few days ago to be one of 225 international official election accompaniers from 27 countries, the expat Nicaraguan woman sitting next to me was hostile to the current Sandinista government. She said there will be an election but no vote, because only …

Albert Bender (2021-11-12). Mapuche people under siege by Chilean military; genocide being charged. peoplesworld.org In the southern sector of Chile, a "state of exception"—a euphemism for a "state of emergency"—has been declared by President Sebastian Piñera. Troops have been sent to the Araucania region, the land of the Mapuche Indigenous nationality. (Note: The government's name for the area, Araucania, is considered a pejorative term by many Mapuche.) Piñera has said four provinces have experienced what he …

Bill Meyer (2021-11-12). Masters at Toronto International Film Festival 2021. peoplesworld.org The Toronto International Film Festival has always highlighted the newest works from master filmmakers from around the world. This year, even with its reduced lineup, is no exception. Iran's Asghar Farhadi has a string of award-winning films, including About Elly and A Separation; A Hero, co-winner of this year's Cannes Grand Prix, was featured at …

Jake Johnson (2021-11-12). Petition From 14 Youth Leaders Says UN Must 'Declare a Systemwide Climate Emergency'. zcomm.org "The climate emergency—which threatens every person on the planet into the foreseeable future—is at least as serious a threat as a global pandemic and similarly requires urgent international action."

Anonymous007 (2021-11-12). Significant Interest In Russia's Checkmate Single-Engine Fighter Jet, Especially In The Middle East: Rostec. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russian state-run space corporation Rostec has already discussed the possible deliveries of Russia's prospective Checkmate single-engine fighter jet with foreign customers. | Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov told TASS in the run-up to the Dubai Airshow 2021 international exhibition."There were talks with foreign delegations, and we are now forming proposals about the plane's layout. Some foreign customers want an aircraft that would be adjusted for their needs, including the ge…

Rick Rozoff (2021-11-12). Analysis: U.S. dismantled Soviet Union, has Turkey been assigned to do same with Russia? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Google translation. If there is any demand for it I can edit it for clarity and presentability. Al-Mayadeen NetNovember 4, 2021 America brought down the Soviet Union….So what will Erdogan do?Hosni MahliInternational relations researcher and specialist in Turkish affairs This is what Erdogan is now seeking, who believes in Ozal's ideas in all his regional …

Dania Akkad (2021-11-12). Pegasus spyware: UK PM urged to cut taxpayer funding for Gulf allies linked to scandal. middleeasteye.net Pegasus spyware: UK PM urged to cut taxpayer funding for Gulf allies linked to scandal | In wake of Pegasus hacking, supporting Gulf countries with cyber security aid may 'pose a serious threat to our national security', MPs tell Boris Johnson | Fri, 11/12/2021 – 10: 39 | The then-Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with Boris Johnson in Jeddah, in January 2018 (AFP) | The UK government should cut off…

Mark Weisbrot (2021-11-12). Setting the Record Straight About What Biden's Proposed Social Programs Would Do. zcomm.org What's being proposed here is what most countries with national income comparable to the U.S. already have. Are Americans so different from everyone else?>

teleSUR (2021-11-12). President Maduro Sets Subnational 'Rapid Action Fund'. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced that his administration will create a "rapid action fund" so that the 23 governors and 335 mayors to be chosen in the Nov. 21 elections can resolve problems the citizenry poses to them without any hindrance. | RELATED: | "All resources needed to develop this initiative have been already allocated. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and I are working closely…

imperial.ac.uk (2021-11-12). MPs question Imperial academics on the government's new strategy for space. imperial.ac.uk Last week, two Imperial academics gave evidence to MPs about satellite infrastructure following the publication of the new National Space Strategy.

Staff (2021-11-12). East Timor Massacre Remembered: U.S.-Armed Indonesian Troops Killed 270 Timorese 30 Years Ago Today. democracynow.org Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor, when Indonesian troops armed with U.S. M16s fired on a peaceful memorial procession in the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, killing more than 270 East Timorese. Indonesia had invaded East Timor in 1975 and maintained a brutal occupation until 1999, when East Timorese voted overwhelmingly for independence in a United Nations referendum. The massacre on November 12, 1991, sparked widespread outrage against the Indonesian government led by dictator General Suharto, a staunch U.S. ally, and marked a turning point in international public opinion. W…

WSWS (2021-11-12). Deere strikers and autoworkers voice support for joint fight, while UAW resumes secret talks with company. wsws.org While the UAW is keeping Deere workers completely in the dark, support is growing for the strike among workers in the US and internationally.

sputniknews (2021-11-12). White House Unveils New Effort to Address US Troops' Exposure to Toxic Substances. sputniknews.com Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden's White House announced that it would undertake a number of initiatives geared toward preventing suicides among both active and veteran service members. At the time, the White House noted that suicide among US service members is both a public health and a national security crisis.

Anonymous103 (2021-11-12). Bolsonaro's Brazil Could See Itself Excluded From Talks On The Amazon Rainforest. southfront.org Illustrative ImageWashington's and the EU's narratives on the environment, however, are marked with contradictions. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | During his visit to Colombia on October 22, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the US was to soon launch an Amazon-wide pact to reduce deforestation. Strangely, no mention was made of Brazil being included in this conversation. Blinken even declined to answer a question regarding Brazilian Presiden…

Anonymous669 (2021-11-12). Turkish-Backed Militant Killed, Others Injured In New Round Of Infighting In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On November 12, heavy clashes broke out between two groups of the Hamzah Division in the Turkish-occupied town of Ras al-Ain in the northern countryside of the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah. | The Hamzah Division is a key faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, which rules over Turkish-occupied areas in northern and northeastern Syria. | According to Syrian activists, the clashes broke out when militants of a Hamzah Division group led by a local warlord known as…

teleSUR (2021-11-12). Latin America Begins to Feel Effects of International Shortage. telesurenglish.net The effects of the global supply chain crisis are beginning to be felt in Latin American countries whose economies are highly dependent on the import of goods such as fertilizers, fuels or semiconductor chips. | RELATED: | Since the COVID-19 restrictions on mobility began to relax, the global demand for goods and services has experienced a sudden growth that manufacturers and carriers have not been able to respond to. This has…

WSWS (2021-11-12). Over 100,000 Sri Lankan workers walk out to demand higher wages and better conditions. wsws.org This week's union-controlled protests were timed to coincide with Finance Minister Rajapakse's austerity budget proposals, which will be presented to parliament today.

WSWS (2021-11-12). Over 100,000 Sri Lankan workers walkout to demand higher wages and better conditions. wsws.org This week's union-controlled protests were timed to coincide with Finance Minister Rajapakse's austerity budget proposals, which will be presented to parliament today.

Staff (2021-11-11). AI menace: Rittenhouse judge bans video playback on iPads. rt.com Judge Bruce Schroeder barred the use of iPads to view zoomed-in footage in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, accepting the defense's claim that Apple's AI could manipulate the video to "create" something that is "not necessarily there." | As accused murderer Rittenhouse took the stand on Wednesday, his lawyers objected to an Apple iPad's pinch-to-zoom feature, arguing that the tech giant's artificial intelligence and algorithms would distort the image while displaying an enhanced view of surveillance footage. | "[iPads] use artificial intelligence, or their logarithms [sic], to create what they believe is happening.

Brandi Metzger (2021-11-11). Indianapolis protest demands the release of political prisoners Kelly and Vaughn. liberationnews.org After two outrageous and politically motivated arrests, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation protested outside of the Marion County, Indiana, jail to demand the immediate release of Indianapolis residents Titan Kelly and Jermaine Vaughn.

Editor2 (2021-11-11). The Indian Agricultural Situation Must Not be Misread. orinocotribune.com By Prabhat Patnaik — Nov 6, 2021 | A country-wide MSP regime thus gives the kisans everywhere an assured income without having much effect on government stocks, and a rise in MSP raises this assured income without increasing government stocks much. | There are a number of misconceptions about Indian agriculture which, if not removed forthwith, can have potentially adverse effects on the ongoing kisan agitation against the three farm laws. | The first of these is the belief that corporate encroachment on peasant agriculture is a matter concerning only the corporate encroachers and the peasants. This is wrong:…

Paul Haeder (2021-11-11). Another Genocide Month: Plying the Ignorance of K12, USA Lower/Higher Ed. dissidentvoice.org Here we go, what will most likely be published in the Newport News Times, two-times a week dwindling newspaper. I will then follow up, for sure, at the end of this fit-for-small-town-news column. November is National Native American Indian Heritage Month By Paul K. Haeder Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are …

Kelly Hayes (2021-11-11). Right-Wing Attacks on Native Child Welfare Law Should Frighten Us All. truthout.org The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) has been challenged more times in the past decade than the Affordable Care Act. In this episode of "Movement Memos," Native journalists Kelly Hayes and Rebecca Nagle talk about the right-wing plot to bring down a child welfare law and why the fundamental rights of Native people, the fate of tribal lands and "the very shape of what passes for democracy" in the U.S. are at stake. | Music by TRANS…

Staff (2021-11-11). US embassy in Yemen raided, staffers held 'hostage'. rt.com Houthi rebels have reportedly invaded the defunct US embassy in Yemen's capital, seizing documents and equipment. They also detained three locals working with the Americans, in addition to 22 security staff captured earlier. | A group of Houthis breached the US compound on Wednesday and seized "large quantities of equipment and materials," according to a report by Al-Masdar News. The raid comes almost a week after three Yemeni nationals who worked for the US were allegedly "kidnapped" from a private home in Sana'a. Another 22 Yemenis, most of whom worked as security for the US embassy complex, have been detain…

Staff (2021-11-11). US anti-terrorism agency sees threat in new Covid lockdowns and reopenings. rt.com The Biden administration is again warning of potential threats from terrorists foreign and domestic, saying they could be fueled by anything from the arrival of refugees from Afghanistan to possible new Covid-19 restrictions. | For the remainder of 2021 and into 2022, "racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and anti-government/anti-authority violent extremists will continue to pose a threat" to the US,

Staff (2021-11-11). US to deploy 'cyber Marines' on future battlefields. rt.com "Cyber Marines" could be deployed on battlefields in future to reshape conflict zones, using technological warfare to disrupt enemy activities and influence local populations, the US military has confirmed. | Speaking to C4ISRNET's CyberCon, Colonel Brian Russell, the commander of the II MEF Information Group, claimed that the "cyber Marines" will be able to operate on the front lines of conflict to "adjust the software on sensors and systems in real time." | This ability to react to the technological needs of warfare in the moment will be designed to ensure that military personnel can "reprogram" equipment i…

Staff (2021-11-11). FDA recalls millions of Covid test kits over false results. rt.com The US Food and Drug Administration has issued "the most serious type of recall" for popular home testing kits that show if one is infected with coronavirus. At least 2.2 million products may have been showing false positives. | Some 2,212,335 kits produced by the Australian-based biotech company Ellume and distributed in the US potentially show false positive SARS-CoV-2 test results, the public health agency said in a statement on Thursday. | Read more | | The FDA warned that th…

Staff (2021-11-11). Alec Baldwin SUED over fatal 'Rust' shooting. rt.com Film gaffer Serge Svetnoy has sued actor Alec Baldwin and producers of the movie 'Rust' over a shooting that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead, accusing them of "general negligence." | The lawsuit, which was

Staff (2021-11-11). US federal judge overturns Texas ban on school mask mandates. rt.com A US federal judge has tossed Texas Governor Greg Abbott's statewide ban on mask requirements in public schools, ruling that the order put children with disabilities in danger and violated federal law. | In a ruling on Wednesday, US District Court Judge Lee Yeakel said that Abbott's May executive order — which barred government agencies, including public schools, from mandating face masks — was at odds with the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act and put children with health conditions at higher risk. | "The spread of Covid-19 poses an even greater risk for children with special health needs," Yeake…

John Bellamy Foster (2021-11-11). 'The Return of the Dialectics of Nature' — John Bellamy Foster — Register for Deutscher Award. mronline.org John Bellamy Foster – Deutscher Memorial Lecture…

Staff (2021-11-11). Biden slapped with ANOTHER vaccine mandate lawsuit. rt.com The Joe Biden administration is facing another lawsuit from a series of states over a new Covid-19 vaccine mandate — this time challenging the president's demand that 17 million healthcare staffers be inoculated. | Ten states, including one led by a Democratic governor,

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