Daily Archives: September 8, 2022

2022-09-08: News Headlines

A guest author (2022-09-08). Palestinian prisoner unity forces occupation retreat. workers.org Artist works on Gaza mural to Palestinian prisoners who dug themselves out of Israeli Gilboa prison in 2021. The below text is excerpted from a Sept. 1 posting by Samidoun: Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The Palestinian prisoners' movement announced a new victory on 1 September 2022, in which the occupation . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). The people of Jackson, Mississippi, are in critical need. workers.org Jackson, Mississippi This statement from Cooperation Jackson on the current water crisis in the state capital of Jackson, Mississippi, and on the organization's goals, was posted Aug. 30 at cooperationjackson.org. Due to climate change and decades of neglect of our city's infrastructure, critical portions of Jackson have flooded and . . . |

____ (2022-09-08). New cyberattack evidence exposes shameful 'empire of hacking'. ecns.cn The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) was evidenced to have mounted malicious cyberattacks targeting China's Northwestern Polytechnical University, according to reports respectively released by China's National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center and cybersecurity company 360 on Monday.

____ (2022-09-08). China urges avoiding further deterioration of humanitarian situation in Ukraine. ecns.cn China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Geng Shuang, on Wednesday called on the international community to do its utmost to avoid further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

____ (2022-09-07). Western countries try to preserve old world order despite irreversible changes in int'l system: Putin. ecns.cn Western countries are trying to preserve the old world order despite irreversible transformations happening in the system of international relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during the plenary session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Ukraine Planned to Use UN-Appointed International Nuclear Experts as a Tool for Blackmail. libya360.wordpress.com Scott Ritter The IAEA report doesn't name the perpetrators of attacks on Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, but the mission itself left Kiev frustrated. If at first you don't succeed, then try, try again. This seems to be the mantra of the Ukrainian government as it seeks to blackmail the international community into helping it evict…

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-09-08). Russian diplomat warns against anti-Iran resolution at IAEA. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) — The Russian representative at Vienna-bases international organizations warned about the negative results of issuing an anti-Iranian resolution in the IAEA Board of Governors.

____ (2022-09-08). Anti-Iran resolution not to be issued at IAEA's BoG: report. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) — The reporter of an American newspaper says that no resolution will be issued against Iran in the next session of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Amy Goodman (2022-09-08). Fighting Near Ukrainian Nuclear Site Must End to Prevent Chernobyl-Like Disaster. truthout.org The International Atomic Energy Agency is calling for a safety and security protection zone to be immediately set up around the facility in order to avoid a nuclear disaster at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. This week it released a long-awaited report urging Russia and Ukraine to create a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, after visiting it last week. "Their warnings are pretty clear: Unless the fighting stops, unless the shelling around and on the plant site stops, … then the plant is really skating on thin ice," says Edwin Lyman, director of nuclear power safety at the Unio…

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-09-08). Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin: Humanity's Fate Isn't Sealed — If We Act Now. truthout.org We live in extraordinarily dangerous times. Climate breakdown is upon us, yet nation-states and their leaders continue to pursue policies based on "national security" and the pursuit of geopolitical objectives. The transition to a clean and sustainable global energy landscape is hampered both by powerful interests linked to the fossil fuel economy and lack of international cooperation. In fact, the war in Ukraine, which runs on fossil fuels, is not only delaying climate action but has increased reliance on the very energy sources that drive global warming and poison the planet. Indeed, the war has been a godsend…

TeleSUR (2022-09-08). Argentina Formally Requests China to Join BRICS. telesurenglish.net The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, requesting the formal accession of his country to the BRICS group. | Argentinean President A. Fernandez wrote to President Xi Jinping to officially request to join the BRICS. With the support of India, Russia and China, the Russian FM believes the country meets all the requirements to join the most important economic group on the planet.

Infobrics (2022-09-08). Weighing Up Options: Will Algeria Join BRICS. infobrics.org Early in August, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune hinted that Algeria may apply to join BRICS, the economic bloc comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Mohamed Si Bachir discusses the idea and its motivations…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Asia's Future Takes Shape in Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Sixty-eight countries gathered on Russia's far eastern coast to listen to Moscow's economic and political vision for the Asia-Pacific The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok is one of the indispensable annual milestones for keeping up not only with the complex development process of the Russian Far East but major plays for Eurasia integration. Mirroring an immensely…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Russia and Europe: War of Sanctions and Energy Resources. libya360.wordpress.com Yoselina Guevara L. According to press agencies, Russia will not fully resume its gas supplies to Europe until the West lifts sanctions against Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated. He also referred to the specific case of maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline noting "we cannot say whether repair work will…

Infobrics (2022-09-08). India, China Should Come Together as Partners Rather Than Rivals: Chinese Envoy. infobrics.org India and China should come together as partners rather than rivals, Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong said…

____ (2022-09-08). Xi Jinping stresses mobilizing national resources for core technology breakthroughs in key fields. ecns.cn Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, president of the People's Republic of China, chairman of the Central Military Commission and head of the Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reform, presided over the commission's 27th meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

____ (2022-09-08). CNOOC: Jiangsu LNG tanks will enhance storage, help meet demand. ecns.cn The world's three largest liquefied natural gas storage tanks, currently under construction by China National Offshore Oil Corp, finished dome lifting operations on Wednesday in East China's Jiangsu province.

____ (2022-09-08). Basic medical insurance covers 1.36 bln Chinese: official. ecns.cn The basic medical insurance scheme in China has covered more than 1.36 billion Chinese people over the past decade, said Li Bin, vice minister of National Health Commission at a press conference held Wednesday.

Staff (2022-09-08). China supera por primera vez a EE.UU. como país más citado por artículos científicos relevantes. cubadebate.cu or primera vez, China superó ligeramente a Estados Unidos en cantidad de artículos más citados, medición considerada clave en el mundo de la investigación académica, informó el National Institute for Science and Technology Policy — NISTEP (Instituto Nacional de Política Científica y Tecnológica) de Japón. El acontecimiento evidencia que la prolífica erudición de China, también se actualiza en calidad.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-09-08). 'Painful March for Freedom': The Triumphant Legacy of Palestinian Prisoners. mintpressnews.com Around one million Palestinians were imprisoned between 1967 and 2021. Currently, hundreds of Palestinian 'administrative detainees' are held in Israeli prisons, an act that violates international law on various counts.

Andy Kroll, Justin Elliott, Andrew Perez (2022-09-08). How a billionaire's 'attack philanthropy' secretly funded climate denialism and right-wing causes. nationofchange.org Barre Seid has funded climate denialism as well as a national network of state-level think tanks that promote business deregulation and fight Medicaid expansion.

Anonymous Contributor (2022-09-08). Confronting White Nationalism and the Limits of the Campus Left at Arizona State University. itsgoingdown.org Report from anarchists in so-called Tempe, Arizona about organizing a counter-demonstration against white nationalist Jared Taylor on the Arizona State University campus. photo: @az_rww Beneath the veneer of liberal civility at Arizona State University (ASU), located in Tempe, lies a long history of the campus welcoming white supremacists and fascists, excused by a hand-wave towards…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). Italy at a Crossroads Ahead of Crucial Elections. libya360.wordpress.com The snap elections in Italy come in the context of the dissolution of the Parliament in July, eight months ahead of its term ending. All major political parties and their coalitions are competing in the elections. Leftist parties have also launched their electoral platform called the People's Union (PU) and have begun campaigning across the…

Staff (2022-09-08). EMTRASUR Boeing 747 Crew to Appear in Argentinian Court. orinocotribune.com The 19 member Venezuelan and Iranian crew of the EMTRASUR aircraft illegally retained in Argentina will have to go to trial to clarify the situations that involved the retention of the Boeing 747-300 cargo jet and the impediment of its crew to leave the country. | The information was released by the manager of Conviasa and director of international relations of the Venezuelan ministry of transport, Eliana Salazar, in a radio interview. | She informed that: "On…

Yoselina Guevara (2022-09-08). Moscow Receives First Shipment of Venezuelan Tropical Fruits. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, September 3, the first shipment of tropical fruits from Venezuela arrived in Moscow in a cargo flight from the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Conviasa) by the company Caribbean Plus in cooperation with the Association of Avocado Growers of the Aristides Bastidas Municipality of Yaracuy State, (Aguabas). This shipment was made possible thanks to the support of all the personnel of Conviasa's Export Management, Conviasa's Cargo Management, the customs authorities, the Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands of Venezuela and the…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). The Unity Imperative: Lessons for Building the Anti-Fascist Alliance. libya360.wordpress.com Joe Sims Members of the Communist Party USA and Young Communist League proceed along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington during the Poor People's Campaign's Moral March, June 18, 2022. | Jose Luis Magana / AP The call for unity resonates across a wide swath of today's democratic and social movements. Attend any demonstration and you're likely…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-09-08). Dunderheaded Diplomacy: Australia's Funding Offer to the Solomon Islands. dissidentvoice.org What is it about Australian diplomacy that makes it so clumsy and dunderheaded? Is it the harsh delivery, the tactless expression, or the inability to do things with subtle reflection? On September 6, Australian diplomacy gave another display of such form with Foreign Minister Penny Wong's remarks about the Solomon Islands elections. Things have been …

Monet Bailey (2022-09-08). New insight into autism and infections in pregnancy. healtheuropa.com Research illuminates new knowledge about infections in pregnancy and the increased risk of neurodevelopmental conditions. Having an infection in pregnancy can be detrimental to your unborn child. Common infections can cause adverse effects like miscarriage and neurodevelopmental conditions. However, the Karolinska Institutet unearthed new information about the link between autism and infections in pregnancy. "Our …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-08). UK is a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse UK's recent string of atrocious Prime Ministers have not represented a majority of UK subjects (subjects of the Queen, who is sovereign; they are not citizens of their country — a "subject" is the very opposite of "a citizen," who possesses sovereignty, there being no dictatorship, of any type, over citizens). (To call…

KATIE (2022-09-08). Energy deals with Israel violate EU policies and obligations under international law. bdsmovement.net

Rian Overy (2022-09-08). Obesity treatment through nerve stimulation is possible. healtheuropa.com New research from the University of Bonn has found that stimulation of the vagus nerve strengthens communication between the stomach and the brain, creating a new obesity treatment. The nervous system takes in sensory stimuli, processes them and triggers reactions such as muscle movements or pain sensations in the body. In recent years, research has …

Rian Overy (2022-09-08). Broadening research on long COVID syndrome. healtheuropa.com Understanding long COVID syndrome is vital for ensuring those affected can receive the best possible care. Aranka Ballering, first author of a study that compared groups of uninfected and COVID-19-positive participants explains how such research can help inform the healthcare response. For many people who contract COVID-19, symptoms will ease within one to two weeks, …

____ (2022-09-08). Iran partakes 3rd Intl. AgroFood Exhibition in Iraq Kurdistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) — The 3rd International Agrofood Exhibition was inaugurated in Iraq's Kurdistan region's Sulaymaniyah on Thursday and Iran's pavilion was introduced as the largest foreign pavilion in the event.

____ (2022-09-08). FM spox slams US, UK baseless accusations against Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman strongly condemned the baseless accusations of the US National Security Council and British Foreign Ministry against Iran regarding the alleged cyberattacks on Albania.

A Guest Author (2022-09-08). Labor Day sip-ins for Portland Starbucks workers. workers.org At the Macadam Starbucks in Portland, Oregon, Maddi Johnson, on the right, and Milo, second from the right. By Maddi Johnson Sept. 5 — When it comes to Starbucks, Portland has the highest unionization density of any city in the U.S. Local supporters of Starbucks workers kept the pressure on . . . |

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-09-08). Sunday 9/11: Climate Solutions Beyond Capitalism — National Book Tour. indybay.org Peace & Justice Center | 467 Sebastopol Ave., Santa Rosa…

Marilyn Bechtel (2022-09-08). Kaiser Permanente nurses hold informational pickets for nurse and patient safety. peoplesworld.org OAKLAND, Calif. — As passing cars honked in solidarity, dozens of registered nurses and nurse practitioners, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, walked an informational picket line Sept. 1 in front of Kaiser Permanente's Oakland Medical Center to protest Kaiser administrators' refusal to address their deep concerns about health and safety issues and …

____ (2022-09-08). 232 tourist sites in Xinjiang reopen to public. ecns.cn A total of 232 national A-level tourist sites in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have reopened to the public in an orderly manner as of Tuesday, including five 5A-level and 53 4A-level tourist attractions, according to a press conference held Wednesday.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-08). Speedy organizing drive brings minor-league baseball players into union fold. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In a record for speedy organizing—one week—more than 90% of the nation's 5,400 minor league baseball players signed National Labor Relations Board union election authorization cards to join the Major League Baseball Players Association. The announcement, from MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark—a former minor leaguer and major league star himself and devoted unionistcame at a …

Staff (2022-09-08). India se mantiene de espaldas a las sanciones antirusas y continuará la compra de petróleo a Moscú. cubadebate.cu Por su parte, el primer ministro indio, Narendra Modi, declaró este miércoles que busca estrechar sus lazos con Rusia, particularmente en la cooperación en el ámbito de la energía y el carbón de coque. En junio, se reportó que la India incrementó las importaciones de petróleo ruso más de 50 veces desde el pasado mes abril.

Ashley Curtin (2022-09-08). Minneapolis joins Los Angeles and Long Beach to pass resolution on international ocean cargo shipping industry. nationofchange.org "We commend the leadership of the Minneapolis City Council in urging major retailers, like Target Corporation, to tackle their massive maritime shipping pollution problem."

Dave DeCamp (2022-09-07). IAEA Issues Report on Zaporizhzhia Power Plant, Recommends Safety Zone. news.antiwar.com The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday The

____ (2022-09-07). China supports continued presence of IAEA experts at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. ecns.cn China on Tuesday expressed support for the continued presence of the experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UN's nuclear watchdog, at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

____ (2022-09-07). Chinese UN envoy calls for security of Ukrainian nuclear facilities. ecns.cn A Chinese ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated support for the efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and called for the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine.

Oneworld.press (2022-09-07). Speculative Pakistani Arms Sales To Kiev vs. Speculative North Korean Ones To Russia. oneworld.press The US-led Western Mainstream Media ignored the reports about Pakistan's speculative involvement in a transnational UK-led airbridge for militarily supplying Kiev while going bonkers about the second one connected to North Korea's supposed arms sales to Russia. Their conspicuous silence towards the former very strongly suggests some element of truth to those claims while their hysterical over-amplification of the latter similarly suggests that it lacks any actual substance.

Stephen Karganovic (2022-09-07). More Thoughts on the International War Crimes Tribunal. The Case of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Oneworld.press (2022-09-07). The Russia-India-China (RIC) Framework Is The Key To The Asian Century. oneworld.press Russia intends to play a leading role in facilitating its equally strategic multipolar Great Power partners' recently reaffirmed shared desire to jointly pioneer the Asian Century.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). While U.S. Leaders Moralize About Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Russia and China to Justify Proxy Wars, Prisoners in the U.S. Routinely Suffer from Inhumane Treatment. libya360.wordpress.com Lauren Smith [Source: cartoon-pop.blogspot.com] A Miami Prisoner is Among Those Who Believe That U.S. Prison Authorities Are Trying to Kill Them While U.S. leaders denounce Russia and China, and other official enemies for alleged human rights violations daily, they are silent about the massive human rights abuses that occur routinely in the U.S. prison system—the largest…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Washington's Africa Strategy Seeks to Counter Russia and China. libya360.wordpress.com Salman Rafi Sheikh Geopolitical competition has no limits. This is especially the case when superpowers with global ambitions compete. As long as the competition is fair, it could drive development (although it might still have its socio-political and economic discontents). But when competition itself is projected as a phobia, it becomes more of an anomaly…

Russiancouncil.ru (2022-09-07). Ivan Timofeev Speaks at Mumbai Conference about Sanctions. russiancouncil.ru Experts from Russia and Sweden were invited to participate in the discussion…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Absolute Proof that EU Leaders Are Responsible for Europe's Soaring Fuel-Prices. libya360.wordpress.com Eric Zuesse A BusinissInsider news-report on the morning of September 7th headlined "Putin says Russia will restart Nord Stream 1 gas flows 'tomorrow' if it gets turbines, and blames sanctions for the shutdown" and opened with: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Gazprom could restart gas flows to Europe via the key Nord Stream…

Editor (2022-09-07). Biden, Like Trump, Breaks International Law, Violating UN Neutrality By Blocking Countries. scheerpost.com By Benjamin Norton / In a blatant violation of international law and its 1947 hosting agreement, the US government has blocked numerous countries from participating in events at the UN headquarters in New York City. | The Biden administration is banning Russian diplomats, while the Trump administration illegally prohibited top officials from Venezuela and Iran. | Reuters reported on September 2 that Russia has filed a formal complaint with the United Nations, after the US government has "been constantly…

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). Western Countries Cling to the Old World Order: Putin. telesurenglish.net Western countries are trying to preserve the old world order despite irreversible transformations happening in the system of international relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during the plenary session of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia. | RELATED: | "Western countries are trying to maintain yesterday's world order, which is only beneficial to them, to force everyon…

____ (2022-09-07). CNPC, Gazprom agree to yuan, ruble gas supply payment. ecns.cn China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), parent of PetroChina, said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement with Russia's Gazprom to start switching gas supply payments to yuan and rubles.

____ (2022-09-07). New milestone marked in LNG storage tank project. ecns.cn The world's three largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks finished dome lifting operations on Wednesday in East China's Jiangsu province, according to its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp.

____ (2022-09-07). Metaverse exhibition hall debuts at 2022 CIFTIS. ecns.cn A Metaverse immersive experience hall made its debut at the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), which has caught visitors' attention.

Editor (2022-09-07). The Flaws in the "Assessment" Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on China. scheerpost.com By Alfred de Zayas / CounterPunch On 31 August 2022, the last day of Michelle Bachelet's 4-year tenure as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office released a 46-page document, which I believe should be discarded as propagandistic, biased, and methodologically flawed. This document, which was not mandated by the Human Rights Council and …

Editor (2022-09-07). Patrick Lawrence: Unmaking History. scheerpost.com By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost Every young journalist knows, and probably most newspaper readers know, too, the old thought: Journalists write the first draft of history. I like to think a few or more journalists and a few or more readers also know that this is sheer nonsense. Journalism, and I mean in …

Editor (2022-09-07). The US Keeps Betting on Cuba Surrendering Out of Hunger and Desperation. scheerpost.com By Gustavo A. Maranges / Resumen Latinoamericano Last week, US President Joe Biden extended for one more year the sanctions on Cuba, arguing the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917. This mechanism has been used for the last 60 years to back the countless sanctions that make up the US blockade against Cuba. This time, …

WSWS (2022-09-07). IMF announces preliminary bailout loan agreement with Sri Lanka. wsws.org The working class must prepare its counteroffensive against the government's austerity drive relying on its own class methods and rallying the rural poor.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Europe's Treatment of Refugees is Racist and Murderous. libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman The recent incident of refugees being stranded in the Mediterranean without assistance from coastal forces exemplifies a larger pattern of cruelty by European nations towards those fleeing conflict zones According to an Al-Jazeera report, around 60 refugees, mostly from Lebanon and Syria, stranded in the Mediterranean sea have not got any help from European coast…

Edu Montesanti (2022-09-07). Yemen Truce, No Hope: Horrible Catastrophe, Just Maybe UN-Led Efforts Will Alleviate It, Says Chomsky (Interview). orinocotribune.com From the US "War on Terror" to the national "Spring" and the Saudi-US "humanitarian intervention," the Yemeni people are being totally disregarded and indiscriminately attacked as well as in every single "peace process," as the country is a stage of international and local elites disputes, just feeding and practicing terror | As Biden approved to sell more weapons to the Saudis allegedly for "defense" purposes, Chomsky is concerned. "The line between offensive and defensive weapons is very blurred," exclusively says the legendary American analyst | Sure not by accident as some say, US-Saud…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Jackson Water Crisis: A Legacy of Environmental Racism. libya360.wordpress.com Chi Chi Izundu, Mohamed Madi, Chelsea Bailey, Cooperation Jackson Community water distribution in Jackson, Mississippi (AP Photo/Steve Helber) The city of Jackson is suffering from years of neglect by the state of Mississippi. Residents of the majority Black city need a new water system, but a legacy of racism and antipathy towards their Black led city…

Peter Certo (2022-09-07). In OtherWords: September 7, 2022. otherwords.org This fall, students are returning to school in the middle of yet another culture war attack on civil rights, liberties, and learning. | As activists and lawmakers bully local school districts and libraries into banning books about LGBTQ people, racism, history, and other subjects, the value of these subjects to students has gotten little to no attention. | So this week in OtherWords, Robin Savannah Carver writes about what having access to these books

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-07). US Stands Behind Assassination Attempt on Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner. orinocotribune.com By Dmitry Sudakov Sep 2, 2022 | The attempt on the life of Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner was organized by the United States. Washington wants to stop Kirchner from entering the 2023 presidential election. That's what her supporters think. | Kirchner's attacker is a supporter of the Azov Regiment* | The man who attacked Kirchner during her meeting with supporters was detained. The man was identified as Fernando Andres Sabag Montiel, a 35-year-old Brazilian national. | The gun that Montiel tried to fire was loaded with five bullets. For some strange reason the gun did not fire when the man pulled…

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). Syria Condemns Extension of US 'Trading with the Enemy' Act. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Syria's Foreign Affairs Minister Faisal Al-Mekdad condemned President Joe Biden's decision to extend the validity of the "Trading with the Enemy Act" (TWEA), which is at the base of the blockade the U.S. has maintained against Cuba for over six decades. | RELATED: | "Economic blockade policies and the imposition of unilateral coercive measures violate international law and the will of United Nations member states," Al-Mekda…

Editor (2022-09-07). A Brief History of the Supreme Court's Tyranny. scheerpost.com

Monet Bailey (2022-09-07). Can Artificial Intelligence reduce drug side effects? healtheuropa.com Research led by the University of Exeter could mean that clinicians can assess drug side effects using Artificial Intelligence (AI). The University of Exeter with support from Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, assessed a new tool designed to calculate the likelihood of medications causing adverse anticholinergic effects on the body and …

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). Kay Intensifies to Category 2 Hurricane in the Mexican Pacific. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Mexico's National Meteorological Service (SMN) announced that Hurricane Kay has intensified to category 2 near the Mexican Pacific coast, where it will cause torrential rains. | RELATED: | The cyclone is 370 kilometers southwest of Cabo San Lucas in Baja California Sur, one of the main tourist sites in Mexico, and 670 kilometers west of Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco, with a displacement of 19 kilometers per hour to…

Rian Overy (2022-09-07). Guidelines for exercise as a treatment for cystic fibrosis published. healtheuropa.com Leading experts in treatment for cystic fibrosis from around the world, have come together to create a new document to help people living with the condition. 'The Exeter Activity Unlimited Statement'‚ÄØis a document of 24 evidence-driven statements, designed to help healthcare professionals in determining the right activity and exercise plan to suit the needs of …

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). FANB Keeps up Fight Against Terrorism and Drug Trafficking. telesurenglish.net Colombian terrorist groups are blamed for placing explosives in areas of the southern border state of Apure, according to the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB). | RELATED: | The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, highlighted via Twitter the "fight of the FANB against terrorism and drug trafficking by unscrupulous groups that inte…

Monet Bailey (2022-09-07). Biomarker test predicts the development of eczema in babies. healtheuropa.com Researchers have developed an immune biomarker test that can predict the subsequent onset and severity of eczema in babies. In a new study presented at the 31st European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress, researchers have developed a new method that could change the diagnosis process of eczema in babies. The Barrier dysfunction in …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Germany's Energy Suicide: An Autopsy. libya360.wordpress.com Pepe Escobar Police stand blocking people taking part in a protest against increasing energy prices and rising living expenses in Leipzig, Germany, September 5, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Christian Mang The EU has weaponized the supply of European energy on behalf of a financial racket, against the interests of European industry and consumers. When Green fanatic Robert…

_____ (2022-09-07). Nonprofit Workers Shouldn't Be Turned Away From Unions. popularresistance.org This summer, my coworkers and I successfully unionized our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization‚Äâ—‚Äâthe National Iranian American Council. We are proud to be a part of this historic moment when workers in nonprofits across the United States are unionizing to improve their workplaces and have a seat at the table. | When it came to organizing my co-workers, and sending our letter for recognition to management, things came easy. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the process was finding a parent union. On top of doing my full-time job, in the first four months of 202…

Rebecca Karpen (2022-09-07). Opportunity Shouldn't Be About Luck. otherwords.org Someone once told me there are two types of people in the world: those born into the Lucky Sperm Club and those who aren't. | The Lucky Sperm Club consists of those fortunate few born into economic privilege. There are ways to achieve prosperity without being in this club, of course, but membership offers an unfair edge. | Children born to wealthier families tend to have a

Rian Overy (2022-09-07). Stress during pregnancy can affect babies' emotions. healtheuropa.com Levels of stress during pregnancy have been linked to negative emotions in babies according to a new study from Northwestern University. Pregnant women who had greater fluctuations in stress during pregnancy, known as lability, had infants who exhibited more negative emotions such as fear, sadness, and distress than mothers who experienced less variability. This …

Monet Bailey (2022-09-07). Portable air cleaners: A 'fad' or a long-term solution? healtheuropa.com Commercial HVAC experts, Shiva Air, discuss this relatively new technology, why they feel it is here to stay, and what to look out for when choosing among the myriad of air cleaners available. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Shiva was founded in 2009 by Stephen Harkin. The CEO has designed and installed fixed HVAC solutions across …

Staff (2022-09-07). U. S. trains Georgian army for new Caucasus conflict. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseSeptember 6, 2022 A demonstration exercise of special operations forces was held within the framework of the exercise "Worthy Partner 2022" Major General Thomas Carden of the National Guard of the US state of Georgia got acquainted with the course of the training together with the leaders of the defense forces. Major …

Staff (2022-09-07). 8 September, Gothenburg: Conversation with Jaldía Abubakra: Liberation or negotiations? 29 years after the Oslo agreement. samidoun.net Together with our friends in the Palestinska Samordningsgruppen — Gà∂teborg, Samidoun Gothenburg invite you to a conversation with Jaldía Abubakra; active in Samidoun España, Masar Badil, Alkarama and more, about the situation of the international Palestinian liberation movement and the upcoming demonstration in Oslo outside the Norwegian Parliament on Saturday 10 September. Place: Viktoriasalen, Linnégatan 21, Gothenburg …

_____ (2022-09-07). Nonprofit Workers Shouldn't Be Turned Away Because Unions Are at "Capacity" popularresistance.org This summer, my coworkers and I successfully unionized our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization‚Äâ—‚Äâthe National Iranian American Council. We are proud to be a part of this historic moment when workers in nonprofits across the United States are unionizing to improve their workplaces and have a seat at the table. | When it came to organizing my co-workers, and sending our letter for recognition to management, things came easy. Surprisingly, the hardest part of the process was finding a parent union. On top of doing my full-time job, in the first four months of 202…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). US Military and Biological Activities in the Asian Region. libya360.wordpress.com Vladimir Platov In recent months, the media of various states have begun publishing more and more revelations about Washington's aggressive policies, especially in the development and testing of bioweapons, which are banned by international conventions and humanitarian law. Frankly speaking, the fact that the United States is using such weapons of mass destruction raises no…

Jim Hightower (2022-09-07). What Do Truckers and Librarians Have In Common? otherwords.org In the world of work, what two occupations might seem to have the very least in common? Consider long-haul truck drivers and school librarians — an odd pairing, yes. But the two have more in common than you might think. | Start with truckers. | The job is literally a grueling haul. You're wrangling massive 18-wheelers some 500 miles a day for two or three weeks straight. You're putting up with traffic jams, storms, bad roads, lunatic drivers, helter-skelter scheduling, truck stop food, sleeping in the truck — all while battling fatigue, aches, your bladder, and loneliness. | Trucking used to be a good…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Rwanda and Uganda's M23 Militia Reappears to Slaughter and Plunder in DRC: US Backs Rwanda and Uganda. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Rwanda and Uganda are again plundering the Congo. As always they do so with the backing of the U.S. Rwanda and Uganda's M23 militia have returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), once again slaughtering Congolese people to plunder their resources. To understand this, we have to return to March 2013, after M23 had been…

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). Mexican Zapatistas Donate Art Works to Open Arms. telesurenglish.net The Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid is negotiating the purchase of art pieces from Mexico's Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN). | RELATED: | These are three canoes, an embroidery and a video that have been exhibited since last year in the Spanish museum, waiting for the Culture Ministry to authorize the procedures for their purchase. The pieces are part of "Another World is Possible," a collection that inclu…

Fight Back (2022-09-07). MN Cuba car caravan demands an end to the blockade on Cuba, a stop to FBI intimidation. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – The Solidarity Committee on the Americas (SCOTA) and the Minnesota Cuba Committee held their monthly rally and car caravan, August 28, demanding the end to the blockade against Cuba. The caravans have been continuing for over a year as a part of an international effort with the participation of many cities across the world, most notably inspired by Cuban Americans who oppose the blockade in Miami, Florida. | As the rally started, Sarah Martin, a member of SCOTA, rallied the crowd with the chant, "Cuba sí, bloqueo no! | Martin addressed the crowd, "This month's caravan is particularly impor…

TeleSUR (2022-09-07). Israel's Closure of Palestinian NGOs is Void and Illegal. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said that Israel's closure of Palestinian human rights groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) is "void and illegal." | RELATED: | Ishtaye's made the remarks during his visit to a Palestinian NGO, which was closed by Israel in the West Bank city of Ramallah in August. Accompanying him on the trip were diplomats from different countries, the EU, as well as members of international…

WSWS (2022-09-07). Protected by police, fascist Patriot Front holds march aimed at menacing Labor Day festival in Indianapolis. wsws.org Social media video posted on Saturday shows the fascist band marching, chanting xenophobic slogans and holding metal shields.

Robin Savannah Carver (2022-09-07). The Human Cost of LGBTQ Book Bans. otherwords.org

____ (2022-09-07). Incredible aurora captured from International Space Station. ecns.cn An incredible aurora is captured above the Indian Ocean from the International Space Station, Sept. 5, 2022.

Monet Bailey (2022-09-07). Evaluating telemedicine for administering safe medical abortions. healtheuropa.com A new study is the first to evaluate how telemedicine can help vulnerable women access safe medical abortions. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 25 million unsafe abortions are performed yearly and as a result, up to 47,000 women and girls die. Individuals seek non-medical abortions for many reasons including a lack of resources, …

WSWS (2022-09-07). Build rank-and-file committees, the organs of 21st century working class struggle! wsws.org This report was given by Eric London to the Seventh Congress of the Socialist Equality Party (US) in support of the resolution titled "Build the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees! For a global counteroffensive of the working class!"

Marc Steiner (2022-09-07). Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' has taken a Christian nationalist turn. therealnews.com Earlier this year, Canada's 'Freedom Convoy' movement stormed the nation's capital at Ottawa and occupied the grounds of the Parliamentary building for weeks to demand an end to vaccine mandates and other protective measures against COVID-19. The movement quickly spread to other Canadian and nearby US cities, despite vocal condemnations from Canadian labor organizations, including the Teamsters. Although the 'Freedom Convoy' seemed to come out of nowhere for most observers, its origins lay in an earlier 2019 convoy movement of truckers and small farmers opposed to carbon taxes. Since the Ottawa blockade, th…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-07). Court bounces another union try for permanent federal coronavirus protection. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —The National Nurses United and the AFL-CIO are disappointed by another federal appellate court ruling bouncing their demand the government permanently force firms to protect workers against the coronavirus. On August 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C., said it lacked the jurisdiction to force the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to …

Anonymous669 (2022-09-07). SDF, US-led Coalition Held Joint Drills In Northeastern Syria (Video, Photos). southfront.org Click to see full-size image. Source: sdf-press.com | On September 7, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that its units had held joint drills with the US-led coalition in Syria's northeastern region. | In a statement, the Kurdish-led group said that the drills took place near the village of Taql Baql in the northeastern countryside of al-Hasakah, just a few kilometers away from the border with Turkey and Iraq. | The drills included live-fire exercises with medium and heavy weapons, a…

____ (2022-09-06). Chinese envoy calls on international community to increase supporting Africa. ecns.cn A Chinese diplomat in Zambia has asked the international community to increase the input to Africa.

Editor (2022-09-07). Ultra-hawk Liz Truss To Be Next British Prime Minister. scheerpost.com

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-07). Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues: "Brazil Has a Great Responsibility in Latin America" libya360.wordpress.com Brasil de Fato MST national leader, Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues — Guilherme Santos/Sul21 Joà£o Paulo Rodrigues is a member of the national coordination of the Landless Workers' Movement (MST) and represents the MST within Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign for the presidency of Brazil. In an interview with Brasil de Fato, Rodrigues speaks about the upcoming 2022 Brazilian general…

Editor (2022-09-07). Chileans Reject New Constitution in Plebiscite, President Boric Promises New Constitutional Process. scheerpost.com President Gabriel Boric holds the proposed new constitution in July 2022. Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 3.0 CL By On Sunday, September 4, in the exit plebiscite, Chilean…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-09-06). U.S.-Russia Relations: Bill Perry's Lies — Versus the Truth. libya360.wordpress.com Eric ZuesseWilliam J. Perry, the U.S. Secretary of Defense during Bill Clinton's first term (ending 20 January 1997), issued an article on September 5th, "How the U.S. Lost Russia", whose concluding paragraph opened with "There is no organic reason why Russia should be our enemy. Putin is the enemy, not Russia." In other words, he's…

John Catalinotto (2022-09-06). New York City march backs unions at Amazon, Starbucks. workers.org In the first of a series of solidarity actions with workers' organizing drives this September, hundreds of workers and supporters answered a joint call by the Amazon Labor Union and Starbucks Workers United to march for union recognition on Labor Day. They gathered outside Starbucks owner Howard Schultz's Manhattan luxury . . . |

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-06). Ethiopian Diaspora Groups Gear Up for Protests Against West's Support for TPLF. towardfreedom.org Ethiopian Advocacy Organizations Worldwide (EAOW) passed a resolution September 2 calling for peace in light of Western support for the Tigray People's Liberation Front, reports People's Dispatch.

Staff (2022-09-06). One year on the Freedom Tunnel: Palestinian prisoners leading the resistance. samidoun.net Historic Palestinian prisoner escapes Inside prisons: confronting the occupier The Freedom Tunnel and the resistance Internationalism and the Freedom Tunnel The Freedom Tunnel Prisoners Mahmoud al-Ardah Mohammed al-Ardah Yaqoub Qadri Munadil Naf'at Ayham Kamamji Zakaria Zubaidi Samidoun statements on the Freedom Tunnel Today, 6 September, marks the one-year anniversary of the Freedom Tunnel, when six …

Mirinda Crissman, Workers World Texas Bureau (2022-09-06). Texas prison abolitionists confront the state. workers.org Abolitionists from the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement traveled from Houston to Galveston on Aug. 26 to address the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) about issues affecting those incarcerated in Texas. TBCJ is in charge of nearly 1 ,000 imprisoned people. The families and friends of these people went to . . . |

Monet Bailey (2022-09-06). The University of Bristol calls for guidance change about fish during pregnancy. healtheuropa.com Guidelines outline limitations on consuming fish during pregnancy but now, the University of Bristol calls for this to change. The NHS states that eating fish during pregnancy should be limited. This includes tuna due to its mercury levels, which can be harmful to the unborn baby and oily fish, which have pollutants such as dioxins …

Project Censored (2022-09-06). Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival and an Update on Julian Assange. projectcensored.org The latest Project Censored Show features a recording of a panel discussion from this summer's Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival, held in Washington DC. Mickey and Project Censored's Associate Director,…

Monet Bailey (2022-09-06). Stem cell and gene therapy shows promise in motor neuron disease trial. healtheuropa.com Cedars-Sinai investigators have developed a stem cell and gene therapy combination that potentially protects against motor neuron disease. Motor neurone disease (MND), also known as ALS, affects the brain and nerves, causing weakness that progressively worsens. There's no cure for MND, and treatments are available such as physiotherapy; however, researchers have found that a combination …

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