____ (2022-07-21). Lavrov says Russia aims at more than Donbass. ecns.cn The "geographical objectives" of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine have changed as the West is providing Ukraine with more long-range weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-21). US Air Force mulls delivery of fighter jets to Ukraine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — US Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Brown is not ruling out the possibility western countries could soon provide Ukraine with "non-Russian" fighter jets.

WSWS (2022-07-21). US plans to send NATO-made jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia. wsws.org In a massive expansion of US involvement in the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon is actively preparing to send new, modern military aircraft made in NATO countries to fight against Russian forces in Ukraine.

SouthFront5 (2022-07-21). Which Side Is Aggressor In War In Ukraine? southfront.org Written by According to Ukraine's Government, Russia's 24 February 2022 invasion of Ukraine was entirely unprovoked, not at all responding to a threat that Ukraine was posing to Russia's national security. | According to Russia's Government, this invasion was a result of Ukraine's seeking NATO membership — membership in America's anti-Russian NATO military allian…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-21). ISIS Kills Six Iraqi Police North of Baghdad. news.antiwar.com At least six Iraqi police were ISIS is known to be active in the area, which is why the police are there. ISIS tends to favor hitting police sites as a way of looting weapons and equipment. After years of war almost all of the gear is shared across both sides. | Police were overrun in fighting in about an hour, and ISIS is still believed to be in the area. Such fights are not as common as they o…

Fight Back (2022-07-21). Thousands celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the triumph of the Sandinista Popular Revolution. fightbacknews.org Managua, Nicaragua – Thousands of FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) youth and militants filled the Plaza de la Revolución in Managua, Nicaragua to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Sandinista Popular Revolution, which triumphed on July 19, 1979. Thousands more filled the Managua city center, chanting, dancing and waving the flags of Nicaragua and the FSLN. | With revolutionary dance and songs, the crowd enthusiastically chanted militant slogans in Spanish like "Esta patria no se rinde, se defiende," meaning, "This nation does not surrender, it defends the nation." | The event included many beaut…

Zach Farber (2022-07-21). San Diego: 600 hotel workers go on strike and win tentative agreement within hours. liberationnews.org One day of militant picketing forced Hilton to concede to the workers and the company reached a tentative agreement with the union.

Editor2 (2022-07-21). 'We Regret We Failed to Protect You': UN Experts Urge Israel to Free Ahmad Manasra. orinocotribune.com UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the Israeli authorities to immediately release Ahmad Manasra, a 20-year-old Palestinian detained in Israeli prisons since he was 14 years old, while suffering serious mental health conditions. | The experts are Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967; Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism; Tendayi Achiume, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia a…

Staff (2022-07-21). Venezuela Enacts Special Economic Zones Law. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, July 20, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, enacted the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (LOZEE), a legal tool approved by the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) to promote productive development in defined areas providing special incentives for economic development. | "The Organic Law of the Special Economic Zones has undergone an intense debate within the National Assembly with proposals, modifications, additions for final approval, and which has been the subject of a large national consultation," he said from the International Center for Productive Investment (CIIP), located in Car…

____ (2022-07-21). U.S. isn't up to par on both human rights and rule of law. ecns.cn The US claims to hold the highest bar on human rights and rule of law. But what it did in Syria is clear evidence that the US isn't even up to par on these two fronts.

WSWS (2022-07-21). US Homeland Security purchased "staggering" volumes of location data to illegally track citizens and immigrants. wsws.org Documents from 2020 published by the ACLU on Monday show that the US Department of Homeland Security, during both the Trump and Biden administrations, has been purchasing large volumes of personal location data, in violation of the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-21). Nasrallah: If Lebanon Is Denied Its Oil And Gas Resources, We Will Shut Down All Israeli Platforms. southfront.org Speech by Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on July 13, 2022, on Biden's visit to the Middle East and…

Staff (2022-07-21). Tehran a partner for peace, an ally against unilateralism. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Referring to Iran's hosting of the conference of Astana Process guarantor states.Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani described Tehran as a partner for peace and an ally against unilateralism.

____ (2022-07-21). Europe scorched by heat wave as global warming wreaks havoc. ecns.cn The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization has warned that extreme heat waves in Europe will become more frequent due to climate change after high temperatures scorched western parts of the continent.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Secret Service defies January 6 Committee subpoena for text messages. wsws.org On Tuesday, the United States Secret Service turned over a grand total of one text message from the January 6, 2021 coup to the House Select Committee investigating Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election and seize power as president-dictator.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-07-21). The 2020-22 Worldwide Corona Crisis: Destroying Civil Society, Engineered Economic Depression, Global Coup d'État and the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca We are at the crossroads of one of the most serious crises in modern history. We are living history, yet our understanding of the flow of events since January 2020 has been blurred. Worldwide, people have been misled both by their governments and the media.

GEOFOR (2022-07-21). The West Against Russia: The Strategy is being Played Out in Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org GEOFOR: Greetings! Since our last conversation, the conflict between Russia and the West has only continued to gain momentum. How far do you think this proxy war in the Ukraine can go? Is there a chance that the situation will improve? Peter Koenig: Thank you for having me again for an interview. This is a …

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-21). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Eric Zuesse (2022-07-21). U.S. Game-Plan to Conquer Russia & China Is Clarified. moderndiplomacy.eu On 27 September 21, the brilliant geostrategic analyst Brian Berletic headlined "US War Plans with China Taking Shape". He linked to and analyzed the then-latest draft of the U.S. Government's detailed plans to conquer China. (The plan had been drawn-up in 2016, but sounds like today.) The objective of these plans is for the U.S. …

Global Voices (2022-07-21). Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey's hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River. juancole.com By Roman Shemakov | The following story is part of series on Turkey's Ilisu Dam project and the flooding of Hasankeyf. The Ilisu Dam, completed as part of Turkey's Gàºneydoƒüu Anadolu Projesi (Southeastern Anatolian Development Project or GAP for short in Turkish) in 2019, has faced heavy criticism from both local as well as …

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-21). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Suman 103 los líderes asesinados en 2022 y 1.330 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz. Atentan contra otro líder en el Cauca.

TeleSUR -HIM (2022-07-21). Denuncian asesinato de otra lideresa social en Nariño, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata del líder-lideresa social asesinado número 104 en lo que va de año 2022, y el 1.331 desde la firma de los Acuerdos de Paz en 2016.

Staff (2022-07-21). EU lifts sanctions on Syria's airline. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — The European Union said Wednesday it has lifted sanctions against Syria's private airline Cham Wings after the company was blacklisted last year for its role in the migration to Europe.

____ (2022-07-21). Maerdang Hydropower Station under construction in Qinghai. ecns.cn The station has a total installed capacity of 2.2 million kilowatts. Once fully operational, It will generate an average of more than 7.304 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 8.16 million tons. It is expected to put into operation in March 2024.

____ (2022-07-21). China's Gansu sees foreign trade up 24.6% in H1. ecns.cn Northwest China's Gansu province saw its foreign trade exceed 32.58 billion yuan ($4.82 billion) in the first half of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 24.6 percent, according to local customs.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-21). Iran Says Fatwa Against Making Nuclear Weapons Unchanged. news.antiwar.com On Wednesday, Iran reiterated that its nuclear weapon policy hasn't changed and that it still has a religious edict, known as a fatwa, "In regard to the topic of weapons of mass destruction, we have the fatwa," said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani. The fatwa issued by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declares that weapons of mass destruction are forbidden by Islam. | Kanani's comments came after an advisor to Kh…

Matthew J.L. Ehret (2022-07-21). India-Russia-Iran: Eurasia's new transportation powerhouses. dissidentvoice.org No longer just an 'alternative route' on a drawing board, the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) is paying dividends in a time of global crisis. And Moscow, Tehran and New Delhi are now leading players in the Eurasian competition for transportation routes. Photo Credit: The Cradle Tectonic shifts continue to rage through the world …

| Reuters | (2022-07-21). Nepali Sherpa sets climbing record on Pakistan mountain. tribune.com.pk 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set a climbing record by scaling all the world's 14 peaks that are higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) for a second time, his agency said on Thursday. | Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in east Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan's Gasherbrum II, which at 8,035 metres is the 13th highest, on Thursday morning, his Pioneer Adventure hiking company said in Kathmandu. | "He is the only person in the world to scale each of the 14 highest mountains twice," Nibesh Karki, the company's executive director told Reuters. No further details were available. | Eight of the 14 highest pe…

Editor2 (2022-07-21). Exclusive: Inside Labor's Assange Game Plan. orinocotribune.com By Kellie Tranter Jul 16, 2022 | New revelations on the Labor Government's secret planning to act on the Assange case without offending the Americans | "Quiet diplomacy", a "soft approach", a "loud approach" and "avoiding megaphone diplomacy" have all been

Editor (2022-07-21). Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation. mronline.org July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it's yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua's Sandinista government.

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-21). Russia teaches Europe ABC of gas trade. mronline.org The unthinkable is happening for the second time in five months: Russian gas giant Gazprom writes to German gas companies announcing force majeure effective from June 14, exonerating it from any compensation for shortfalls since then.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Lisa Health launches Midday, an app leveraging AI to personalize the menopause journey, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OAKLAND, Calif. and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Today, Lisa Health, a digital health company creating advanced technology solutions for menopause and healthy aging, launched Midday: an app that leverages AI, sensor technology, and digital therapeutics to support women on their menopause journey. Midday is a personalized digital health solution that illuminates what is happening physically and emotionally during menopause and provides the right intervention at the right time to promote healthy aging. As part of a…

WSWS (2022-07-21). Former GM worker: "UAW retirees have a chance to vote this year, and they should vote for Will Lehman" wsws.org Lyle Roussey, who retired in 2009 after working 25 years at four Michigan GM plants, explained why he was supporting Will Lehman and why United Auto Workers members, including 581,000 retired workers, should vote for the Mack Trucks worker running for UAW president.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Fascist pro-Trump Republicans advance in primary contests. wsws.org More than half of Republican primary winners for Congress and statewide offices deny the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and the Biden administration.

Staff (2022-07-21). Tehran condemns Turkey's shelling of civilians in N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — In a Thursday statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman condemned the Turkish shelling of a resort area in the Dohuk province of Iraq which left many civilian casualties.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Training tips during your sport's offseason. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When it comes to sports, sometimes too much of a great thing can be, well, too much — too much running, swinging, throwing, jumping. These repetitive motions can lead to overuse injuries, which may prevent you from participating for the rest of the season and limit rehabilitation. And they could even have long-term effects. If you or your child participate in organized sports or focus on a sport individually, you may be at risk for…

Staff (2022-07-21). Front pages of Iran's English dailies on July 21. en.mehrnews.com TEHRTEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) — Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Thursday, July 21.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). What you need to know about the BA.5 omicron variant. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in the U.S., and the BA.5 omicron variant is fueling this latest wave, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of…

TeleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-07-21). Gobierno de Honduras rechaza lista Engel de EE.UU. por intervencionista. telesurtv.net "La naturaleza e intención de esta lista denota una permanente manipulación y una política intervencionista", resalta el comunicado del Gobierno hondureño.

____ (2022-07-21). Syria to receive Chinese communications equipment in aid. ecns.cn Syria is set to receive communications equipment from China as part of an ongoing aid to the war-torn country, according to a deal signed at an exchange-of-notes ceremony held in Damascus on Wednesday.

Edited by Michael Harris (2022-07-21). California United States Colored Troops Help Save the Union. indybay.org Rev. Thomas Starr King helped keep the thin margin of Union California vs Confederate California. US Colored Troops from California helped preserve the Union and begin the ending of legal slavery in America. Today, we honor National Buffalo Soldiers Day and share our unique California Journey from Slavery to Freedom.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-21). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to use an asthma inhaler. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Summer temperatures, humidity and allergies are triggers for people diagnosed with asthma. These triggers can range from being a nuisance to being life-threatening.Dr. Jacqueline Squire, a Mayo Clinic allergist and immunologist, demonstrates proper technique for using inhalers to combat these asthma triggers. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/uje9beC6GlU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 06) is available in the downloads at the end of…

Staff (2022-07-21). Moscú no suministrará petróleo al mercado internacional si restringen su precio (+ Video). cubadebate.cu "Simplemente no trabajaremos con pérdidas", enfatizó el vice primer ministro ruso Alexánder Nóvak, al referirse a los intentos de occidente de limitar la cantidad de dinero que Moscú puede ganar por cada barril de petróleo vendido. Por otra parte, el presidente ruso Vladímir Putin señaló: "El resultado será igual: los precios del crudo saltarán hasta el cielo".

Staff (2022-07-21). Qué trae la prensa cubana, jueves 21 de julio de 2022. cubadebate.cu

John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2022-07-21). AI Surveillance Signals the Death of Privacy. dissidentvoice.org There are no private lives…. This a most important aspect of modern life…. That one of the biggest transformations we have seen in our society is the diminution of the sphere of the private. That we must reasonably now all regard the fact that there are no secrets and nothing is private. Everything is public. …

Staff (2022-07-21). Laboratorio Farmacéutico Oriente diversifica la producción de antibióticos. cubadebate.cu En respuesta al déficit de medicamentos en el país, el Laboratorio Farmacéutico Oriente (LBF) diversifica la producción de ciprofloxacino, metronidazol y ringer lactato en bolsas de suero. El director general de la institución aseguró contar con personal capacitado y maquinarias necesarias para proveer a hospitales locales y del resto de la isla si lo precisaran.

TeleSUR, ysm, JGN (2022-07-21). México registra reducción interanual de homicidios en un 9.1%. telesurtv.net El Gobierno mexicano aseguró que los índices de homicidios dolosos en junio de 2002 resultaron los más bajos de los últimos cinco años.

Staff (2022-07-21). En La Sierpe se cumple con Fidel. cubadebate.cu La construcción civil de la Planta Procesadora Integral de Polvo de Moringa, enclavada en el municipio espirituano de La Sierpe, debe concluir a finales de julio, informó a Cubadebate Yamilé Gómez Mesa, directora de la Unidad Empresarial de Base Comercializadora de Productos Agropecuarios, perteneciente a la Empresa Agroindustrial de Granos (EAIG) Sur del Jíbaro.

____ (2022-07-21). Fire reported on board India's aircraft carrier with no casualties. ecns.cn A small fire was reported on India's aircraft carrier "INS Vikramaditya" on Wednesday, though no casualties were reported, said the Indian Navy in a statement.

WSWS (2022-07-21). Philippines government declares COVID-19 is "here to stay" wsws.org As with every other government internationally with the exception of China, the newly-elected government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is making no pretence of combating the rapidly resurging pandemic, much less eradicating the virus.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Russia Orders Troops to Target Ukraine's Western-Provided Long-Range Weapons. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Ukraine Defense Minister Offers Ukraine as a 'Testing Ground' for NATO Weapons. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov on Tuesday Reznikov said that Ukraine "is essentially a testing ground" for the advanced weaponry the US and its allies are pouring into the country. "Many weapons are now getting tested in the field in the real condit…

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). IMF Warns of Deep Recessions in Europe If Russia Cuts Gas Supply. news.antiwar.com The IMF warned Tuesday that if Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies to the European Union, IMF researchers

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Latest prison riot in Ecuador leaves 13 prisoners dead and two injured. peoplesdispatch.org Ecuador's prison system has been going through a severe crisis since 2021. According to official data, since February 2021, over 400 prisoners have been killed in seven prison massacres…

WSWS (2022-07-20). Michigan teachers describe rampant illness, burnout and other dire conditions in 2021-22 school year. wsws.org Michigan teachers, para-professionals, other school staff describe harrowing conditions throughout schools across the state.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Seventh COVID-19 wave sweeps across Canada. wsws.org Every level of government from Trudeau's federal Liberals on down has made clear from their total indifference to the rampant spread of new variants that they will do nothing to stop mass infection and death, and the widespread devastation to the health of the population that will ensue from cases of Long COVID.

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-20). Nancy Pelosi Will Visit Taiwan in August Despite Warnings from China. news.antiwar.com According to several media reports, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to lead a delegation to Taiwan next month despite repeated warnings from China that the visit will escalate tension between Washington and Beijing. Pelosi's visit would mark the first time in 25 years that a sitting House speaker visited the island since Newt Gingrich …

Staff (2022-07-20). Israel's crimes against children manifestation of war crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi calls on the world body to demand accountability on the part of the Israeli regime for its "heinous" crimes against children.

Staff (2022-07-20). Russia, Iran, Turkey agree US must leave Euphrates east bank. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Despite the differences in their positions of the Euphrates eastern bank, Russia, Iran and Turkey share the opinion that the United States must leave this region, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Police massacre of immigrants in Melilla exposes Spain's PSOE-Podemos government. wsws.org The June 24 massacre of at least 37 refugees attempting to cross the Moroccan border into Spain constitutes a political indictment of Spain's ruling, pseudo-left Podemos party.

Staff (2022-07-20). Presence of Americans in Syria wrong under any pretext. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) — Stating that any action that leads to the violation of Syrian sovereignty should be avoided, the Iranian President said that the presence of the Americans in Syria is wrong under any pretext and they should leave the region.

WSWS (2022-07-20). Denver, Colorado, police fire into crowd, injuring six people. wsws.org Denver police were following an allegedly armed person when they opened fire into a crowd on the sidewalk. The suspect and five other people were injured during the shooting.

_____ (2022-07-20). The Criminal Focus of Secret US Biolabs Now Becomes Apparent. journal-neo.org Russia's special military operation to localize neo-fascist activities in Ukraine continues to receive more and more documentary evidence of the criminal plans and activities of the current government in Kiev, sponsored by Washington, as well in as the USA itself. This special operation has helped to publicize many secret programs for the development of biological …

Anonymous765 (2022-07-20). Ukraine To Turn Into Testing Ground For Western Weapons. southfront.org |

Editor (2022-07-20). Russia's campaign in Ukraine: Nearing an inflection point? mronline.org Notice how the amount of Western reporting on Ukraine has fallen off dramatically? That's because the war is going well for Russia and its allies.

Steve Sweeney (2022-07-20). Kononovich brothers thank supporters as trial resumes in Ukraine. mronline.org Jailed communist Mikhail Kononovich thanked supporters who have protested in solidarity with Ukrainian political prisoners as the trial of him and his brother Alexander resumed on Monday.

____ (2022-07-20). Syria cuts diplomatic ties with Ukraine. ecns.cn Syria on Wednesday severed diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev last month.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-20). Syria Cuts All Diplomatic Ties With Ukraine. southfront.org The official insignia of the Syrian Foreign Ministry. | On July 19, Syria, a close ally of Russia, announced it is formally breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine in response to a similar move by Kiev. "The Syrian Arab Republic has decided to break diplomatic relations with Ukraine in conformity with the principle of reciprocity," a Syrian Foreign Ministry statement said. | The ministry said that Ukraine had in reality ruptured relations with Syria in 2018, when it refused to revalidate residencies of Syrian…

Anonymous669 (2022-07-20). New Videos Show Recent Russian Loitering Munition Strikes On Ukrainian Targets. southfront.org On July 20, Russian sources shared two videos showing recent strikes with Lancet and KUB-BLA loitering munitions on Ukrainian military targets. | The first video shows Lancet loitering munitions targeting two fortified positions of Kiev forces on one of the frontlines in the Kherson region. | The other video shows a Lancet loitering munition destroying a Ukrainian armored personnel carrier and a strike with a KUB-BLA loitering munition on a gathering of Kiev forces. Both strikes also took place on a fro…

____ (2022-07-20). Efforts with France pledged on key issues. ecns.cn China and France have vowed to strengthen strategic coordination and make joint efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and reduce the spillover effects of the crisis.

Anonymous669 (2022-07-20). Russian Airstrike Destroyed US-Supplied Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Launcher In Odessa. southfront.org Danish Harpoon coastal defense missile system. (Picture source mil.in.ua) | A Harpoon anti-ship missile launcher that was recently supplied by the US to Ukraine had been destroyed in a pinpoint strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 20. "High-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed US-made Harpoon missile launcher near Usatovo, Odessa Region," ministry spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said during his daily briefing. | Th…

Toward increased Networking (2022-07-20). Online events w) Gary Snyder. John Clark, Nina Turner, Medea Benjamin, Karen Armstrong etc. indybay.org Here are some 15 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 10: 30 am tomorrow, July 20th), featuring people such as Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, tiny (lisa) gray-garcia, John P. Clark, Nina Turner, David Sirota, Medea Benjamin, Dilar Dirik, Karen Armstrong, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada and the UK (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.

Jim Hightower (2022-07-20). Medical Debt Is a Rip-Off. otherwords.org Many big business CEOs turn out to be grifters who rip off consumers, workers, and others. But the corporate con artists I consider most vile are those who profiteer from people's health care needs. | We've had such infamous, high-profile scammers as Medicare fraudster (and now Florida Senator)

Editor (2022-07-20). House Endorses Expanding NATO Into Sweden and Finland. scheerpost.com Swadim, CC BY-SA 4.0 By Dave DeCamp / The bipartisan consensus for expanding NATO remains strong as the House approved a resolution on Monday endorsing Sweden and Finland's memberships On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee easily gave approval for Sweden and Finland's NATO bids, se…

Peter Certo (2022-07-20). In OtherWords: July 20, 2022. otherwords.org This week, Sonali Kolhatkar examines the seemingly unusual incidence of women who oppose abortion rights seeking abortions for themselves. It's more common than you'd expect, Sonali argues — and actually key to understanding a range of common conservative policy positions. | Also this week, Jim Hightower sheds a light on the growing problem of medical debt. And cartoonist Khalil Bendib deftly illustrates what Senator Joe Manchin is doing the Democratic agenda in Washington. | New This Week… |

Staff (2022-07-20). Día 5 en Oregón: El mundial de atletismo y sus notas para la historia. cubadebate.cu Concluye el quinto día del Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo con varios resultados que entran en la historia. Semifinales con una calidad increíble, discusiones de medallas espectaculares, sorpresas, derrotas, forman parte ya de la historia de estos eventos. En una fecha sin presencia cubana, se han dado finales excepcionales.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-20). Science Saturday: Leveraging technology to transform Anatomic Pathology. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In January, as part of Mayo Clinic's Digital Pathology Program, the Division of Anatomic Pathology in Mayo's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in Rochester, Minnesota, transitioned a significant portion of its clinical practice, including both surgical and biopsy cases, into digital workflows. The transition means all surgical — or frozen section — biopsy slides will be scanned into digital images prior to a pathologist's review. Historically, patient tissue has been evaluated by generating glass slides, applying stains, and evaluating…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-20). Denuncian asesinato de líder social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Suman 103 los líderes asesinados en 2022 y 1.330 desde la firma del Acuerdo de Paz. Atentan contra otro líder en el Cauca.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL, MER (2022-07-20). Presidente de Nicaragua: Quisiéramos tener una relación con EE.UU., pero es imposible. telesurtv.net El presidente Ortega enfatizó que su país le apuesta a la construcción de un mundo multipolar, sin hegemonías imperiales.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Workers and political prisoners not safe in Myanmar, say union representatives. peoplesdispatch.org Garment workers are facing an intensely repressive period with increased restrictions on their mobilization. Meanwhile, even lawyers representing political prisoners are being detained by the junta in Myanmar…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Panamanian trade unions condemn violent repression of protesters. peoplesdispatch.org For the past three weeks, tens of thousands of Panamanians have been mobilizing in rejection of the cost of living crisis and lack of government support for the poor…

Tanupriya Singh (2022-07-20). Ghana's unions and left reject bailout talks with the IMF as economic crisis spirals. peoplesdispatch.org Ghana has initiated talks with the International Monetary Fund to seek a potential bailout amid a major economic crisis. This has been rejected by the Socialist Movement of Ghana and trade unions who argue that this will do nothing to alleviate the structural problems in the economy…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-20). Daily Round-up | Turkey accused of war crimes after drone strike & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories from Turkey's drone strike in Iraqi Kurdistan, the hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners, repression in Morocco, and a court verdict on elections in Brazil…

Derrick Crowe (2022-07-20). People's Action: We are in a climate emergency, and Biden must act. peoplesaction.org WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action released the following statement from Lead Climate Justice Organizer Ben Ishibashi after President Biden failed to declare a national climate emergency today: "We welcome Biden's executive actions to boost wind energy production and help low-income families keep cool, but this week's apocalyptic heat waves make it clear that these steps are overdue …

Khalil Bendib (2022-07-20). The Infernal Manchin Machine. otherwords.org

Sonali Kolhatkar (2022-07-20). Selfishness Fuels the War on Abortion. otherwords.org The Supreme Court's Contrary to the idea that men have foisted the abortion ban on women, though, the ban is a patriarchal attack by conservatives — men and women — on the rest of us. | There's a general attitude that forms th…

_____ (2022-07-20). New Resource: The Tenant Power Toolkit. popularresistance.org The Tenant Power Toolkit is a collaborative effort between the The Debt Collective, The LA Tenants Union, The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality & Democracy, ACCE Action, anti-eviction lawyers and legal service providers including Gary Blasi, one of California's best known housing justice lawyers. We designed this toolkit to keep people in their homes, fight evictions, fight rent debt, and build the collective power of tenants. Together, we have the power not only to fight back against the system, but to change it. | Within the Tenant Power Toolkit project there is a core supp…

_____ (2022-07-20). Oakland Parents Occupy Elementary School To Stop Its Closure. popularresistance.org Oakland, California – On the last day of school at Parker Elementary, following tearful moving up ceremonies for fifth and eighth grades, one group of mothers — frustrated over a decision to permanently shutter the school — refused to leave. | Over 50 days later, they're still there, occupying the school alongside a network of community activists and other supporters. In the meantime, they've started "Parker Community School," which offers free summer programming for schoolchildren and adults. Even as the next school year approaches, they're refusing to back down, with plans to expand their efforts as…

_____ (2022-07-20). Rail Workers Push To Strike. Here's Why They're Angry. popularresistance.org Freight train workers are fed up. | One conductor said he nearly missed his wife's funeral because he couldn't get time off. An engineer said he was put on a disciplinary path after having to stay home to fix a broken water heater. Other freight train workers blamed the industry's on-call, 24/7 scheduling requirements for health problems and divorces — a lifestyle they said had turned one of the best-paying blue-collar jobs in the country into one marred by misery and neglect.

_____ (2022-07-20). Reject CPTPP, Stay out of New Cold War. popularresistance.org Joining or ratifying dubious trade deals is supposed to offer miraculous solutions to recent lackluster economic progress. Such naàØve advocacy is misleading at best, and downright irresponsible, even reckless, at worst. | 'US President Barack Obama's 'pivot to Asia' after his 2012 re-election sought to check China's sustained economic growth and technological progress. Its economic centerpiece was the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). | But the US International Trade Commission (ITC) doubted the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and other exaggerated claims of significa…

_____ (2022-07-20). UAW Delegates Head to Convention and Prepare for First Direct Elections. popularresistance.org Auto Workers (UAW) members made history last November, winning direct elections of national officers ("one member, one vote") in a membership referendum. Now delegates are headed to a Constitutional Convention where candidates will be nominated for the top slots. | The whole process will put to the test whether reformers can break the iron grip of the Administration Caucus, the one party that has ruled the union for 70 years. | Winning direct elections was the first hurdle. The next, formidable hurdles are: Will a credible slate of challengers form? Will a majority of members vote for change? And can new leaders…

Ann Brown (2022-07-20). 7 Facts On The Nation Of Islam's Contribution To Prisoner Rights and Fight Against Police Brutality. moguldom.com The Nation of Islam was not merely a religious organization. Many in Black America saw the organization as a community builder, encouraging self-sufficiency and self-determination among Black people. The NOI looked to help those who had gone astray, such as convicted individuals. While it helped countless prison inmates and former inmates to refocus their lives, …

Ann Brown (2022-07-20). Dating And Life Guru Kevin Samuels Died From Hypertension: 7 Things For Black America To Know. moguldom.com Black America was shocked when controversial YouTube host Kevin Samuels died suddenly on May 5. Atlanta's Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office has finally announced its findings regarding the death of Samuels, 57. The ME has confirmed he died of hypertension, Complex reported. Rumors swirled that the death of the dating and life guru was suspicious; after all, he had gone home with …

Ann Brown (2022-07-20). Justin Timberlake And Irv Gotti Are Selling Their Masters: Is This An Accelerating Trend? moguldom.com Hip-hop mega-producer and co-founder of Murder Inc. Records Irv Gotti recently announced that he had made a major deal to sell his masters for a whopping $300 million. He's not the only one selling off their music masters. Pop star Justin Timberlake made a similar deal, as has a rash of artists and producers. So …

Ann Brown (2022-07-20). Black Man Seeks Reparations From Christian Group 'Society of Jesus' Over Enslaving Ancestors. moguldom.com In 2017, top clergy and officials from the Society of Jesus and Georgetown University apologized for taking part in and profiting from the American slave trade. The Jesuits and Georgetown held a public ceremony to apologize for selling 272 enslaved Black people to three Louisiana plantations in 1838. The money received was $115,000, and it kept then-struggling …

Ann Brown (2022-07-20). Will Florida Follow The California Reparations Task Force Model? Candidate For Governor Says Yes. moguldom.com California became the first state in the country to move forward on reparations by establishing a task force to study and develop a plan for reparations in the state. Could Florida follow? Nikki Fried is running for governor of Florida, and she recently said she would consider following California's lead on reparation. As the current …

Ann Brown (2022-07-20). Byron Allen to Buy The Assets Of The Black News Channel For $11 Million: 3 Things to Know. moguldom.com Media mogul Byron Allen has just purchased the cable news channel Black News Channel, which shut down on March 31. The channel was founded in 2020 by former GOP Congressman Rep. J.C. Watts and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan. Allen's Allen Media Group is acquiring "substantially all" of BNC's assets for $11 …

Ann Garrison (2022-07-20). Ilhan Omar's Meddling in Horn of Africa Earns Boos at Somali American Concert. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison Jul 13, 2022 | Framed by Republican media as a backlash against Ilhan Omar's "woke" politics, the boos of a Somali American crowd expressed growing anger over the congresswoman's role in US meddling in the Horn of Africa. | Ilhan Omar was

Caleb Granger (2022-07-20). Houston anti-fascists shut down neo-Nazi attack on drag show. liberationnews.org On July 10, in 103-degree heat, 1 people showed up at a downtown Houston gay bar to protect a drag show from a group of neo-Nazis and self-described "Christian fascists."

Editor2 (2022-07-20). Interview With a Representative of Ansar Allah. orinocotribune.com