(2023-02-15). India Says Its Proposed Biofuels Alliance Draws Interest of Russia, Brazil Among Others. infobrics.org India's proposal for a biofuels alliance to promote cleaner fuel has attracted interest from a number of countries, including Russia and Brazil, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said…
(2023-02-14). Colombia arrests prosecution's former financial crimes chief. colombiareports.com Colombia's former top financial crimes prosecutor was arrested for her alleged involvement in the extortion of drug trafficking suspects. The prosecution's former financial crimes chief, Ana Catalina Noguera, was arrested…
(2023-02-14). Talk World Radio: Calling for Peace in Southern Ethiopia. davidswanson.org
(2023-02-14). Ballooning Rhetoric: Aliens, Escalation and Airborne Surveillance. dissidentvoice.org Things are getting rather bizarre at the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Its increasingly prominent commanding chief, one General Glen VanHerck, has abandoned any initial sense of frankness in discussing the destruction of an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon on February 4. Since that disproportionately violent event, more public relations …
(2023-02-14). ChatGPT: Boon for the Lazy Learner. dissidentvoice.org Inside the beating heart of many students and a large number of learners lies an inner cheat. To get passing grades, every effort will be made to do the least to achieve the most. Efforts to subvert the central class examination are the stuff of legend: discreetly written notes on hands, palms and other body …
(2023-02-14). US Interference in Canada Far Greater than Alleged Chinese Interference. dissidentvoice.org The US is a far bigger threat to Canadian sovereignty and democracy than China but you'd never know it from following the dominant media. In recent days a CIA-linked firm got the federal government to stop research with a Chinese university, a State Department funded group convinced parliament to criticize China and the Pentagon's panic …
(2023-02-14). As a result of the selfish policies of the West, the Arab world is growing increasingly poorer. journal-neo.org 
Most food products around the world are now significantly more expensive. The Food and Agriculture Organization, which tracks changes in the prices of the most popular food commodities around the world, predicts that the Food Price Index will rise an average of 143.7 points in 2022, up 14.3% from 2021 and the highest since 1990. …
(2023-02-14). The Geopolitics of the "Balloon Affair" journal-neo.org 
On February 4, a US fighter jet "safely" shot down a Chinese "surveillance balloon" off the coast of South Carolina. The balloon, according to US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, was being used by China for the purpose of spying on "strategic sites in the continental United States." Lloyd also emphasised that the decision to shoot …
(2023-02-14). Jen Angel Passes On as Bay Area Community Rallies in Support. indybay.org Anarchist Agency reports on the passing of long-time anarchist Jen Angel, as community members, family, and friends rally in support.
(2023-02-14). Since When did Ukrainians Become Entitled to a Giant State? americanthinker.com The history of the transformation of a tiny area occupied by Zaporozhian Cossacks into the largest country in Europe after Russia. How did Ukraine pull off an expansion of this magnitude without a single conquest?
(2023-02-14). Balloongate — China's Long Game. americanthinker.com China's use of balloons to overfly U.S. territory is not an accident — it's part of China's Long Game for capturing Taiwan and becoming the world's leading superpower.
(2023-02-14). Suppose The Four Twits Aren't the Only Twits. americanthinker.com The problem is that people in politics cannot think beyond fighting the enemy and dishing the loot out to their supporters.
(2023-02-14). The Perversion of Self Respect. americanthinker.com Should self-respect be automatic or earned?
(2023-02-14). It's finally dawning on the New York Times that gun-free zones don't work. americanthinker.com We need to forget the idea that disarming the innocent will protect them.
(2023-02-14). Lindsey Graham proposes a 'DREAM Act' amnesty for nearly 2 million illegal aliens. americanthinker.com Graham takes his first convenient opportunity to stab his GOP voters in the back.
(2023-02-14). Lopez-Obrador celebrates the Cuban leader. americanthinker.com Lopez-Obrador sucks up to Cuba. But why?>
(2023-02-14). Neutralizing the leftist ChatGPT. americanthinker.com The conversationalist chatbot ChatGPT generates artificial intelligence in a degenerate fashion.
(2023-02-14). Now the WaPo 'factchecker' is rationalizing the letter from 51 lying intelligence officials. americanthinker.com "Carefully worded to say much less than is often claimed" means that they deliberately created a mistaken impression.
(2023-02-14). The IRS lets pirates function as nonprofits. americanthinker.com It's becoming apparent that the IRS classifies institutions not by how they function but according to their politics.
(2023-02-14). The Heat: Strikes and Protests in Europe. america.cgtn.com 
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets in Europe, protesting the rising cost of living, wage cuts and proposed changes to pension plans. What is the likely political impact? In the U.K., outraged workers stage mass walkouts. British newspapers call it a "Winter of Discontent." …
(2023-02-14). Militarism and Diplomacy in the South China Sea: The Propaganda Machine Is Mobilized. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Debunking the #Lulaliberals' Lies for Covering Up His Condemnation of Russia. orinocotribune.com
(2023-02-14). Saturday 2/11: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "A Handful of Earth" indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2023-02-14). Oakland Police Vehicle Becomes Target for Arsonists. indybay.org Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Sabotaged in Downtown Oakland…
(2023-02-14). The chatbot that is dangerously good. peoplesdispatch.org ChatGPT has generated a great deal of excitement as well as fears of redundancy of certain professions. However, it is vital to look at who is funding and developing this technology, who it will benefit, and who will get left out…
(2023-02-14). Syria Held Hostage by U.S.A. and Its Allies. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Tuesday 2/14: Vandana Shiva & Russell Brand – Video. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2023-02-14). Federal Judge Approves Lithium Mine on Paiute Massacre Site and Thacker Pass. indybay.org
(2023-02-14). Cal Students Hold Valentine's Day-Themed Protest Against University Sourcing from Factory Farms. indybay.org Cal Dining continues to buy from Tyson Foods, a company students say is abusing workers, animals, and the planet. Protestors hold heart-shaped signs outside of Golden Bear Cafe while calling on UC Berkeley to "break up with" worker abuse, pollution, and animal cruelty.
(2023-02-14). Trying to Reach Postmodern America…Are You There? indybay.org Not rotting in the quagmire of samsara!
(2023-02-14). California Tribes, E.J. group file comments on voluntary water agreements with the State Water Board. indybay.org "As long as the state upholds historic water rights, that we all know to be racist and unfair, we will continue to have first- and second-class California communities," said Dillon Delvo, Executive Director, Little Manila.
(2023-02-14). Rep. Josh Harder Reintroduces the Stop the Delta Tunnel Act in Congress. indybay.org Critics and independent scientists say the tunnel would have a devastating impact on family farms in San Joaquin, Sacramento and other Delta counties, as well as on imperiled fish populations and the ecology of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary.
(2023-02-14). Russia Says NATO Should Hold Emergency Summit Over Nord Stream Sabotage. news.antiwar.com Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said over the weekend that NATO countries should hold an emergency summit over the sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines after a report from journalist Seymour Hersh said US Navy divers planted explosives on the pipelines. "There have been plenty of facts: pipeline explosions, motives and indirect evidence obtained …
(2023-02-14). Ukrainian Troops Training on Leopard Tanks in Poland. news.antiwar.com Ukrainian troops are training on German-made Leopard tanks in Poland and put on a demonstration Monday for Polish President Andrzej Duda that was attended by reporters. The training for Leopard tanks typically takes a few months, but the program in Poland is being expedited and is expected to be completed in one month. Currently, 105 …
(2023-02-14). US Military Says It Started Shooting Down UFOs After Adjusting Radars. news.antiwar.com Explaining why the US military just shot down three unidentified flying objects, the commander of US Northern Command said it was due to a radar adjustment that was made after a Chinese balloon was spotted over the US. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, who heads NORTHCOM and NORAD, told reporters Sunday that the adjustments that …
(2023-02-14). Video: Putin's "Minimization of Destruction in Ukraine". Douglas Macgregor. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). New wind and solar power capacity hits record. ecns.cn China's newly installed combined wind and solar power capacity reached a record 125 million kilowatts last year, bringing the tally of total installed capacity to over 1.2 billion kW.
(2023-02-14). Beijing to support companies to develop ChatGPT-like models. ecns.cn Beijing, home to more than 1,000 artificial intelligence companies, will support leading enterprises to develop ChatGPT-like models, as part of the municipality's broader efforts to be a pioneering AI hub.
(2023-02-14). Pinduoduo's Temu to expand in North America. ecns.cn Chinese online discounter Pinduoduo Inc is accelerating steps to expand its footprint in North America through its cross-border e-commerce platform Temu.
(2023-02-14). China's Inner Mongolia expands wind power generation. ecns.cn Wind power generation by large-scale enterprises in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reached 101.99 billion kWh in 2022, up 8.8 year-on-year, according to the regional bureau of statistics.
(2023-02-14). China's charging infrastructure sees impressive growth. ecns.cn China's charging infrastructure saw a near 100 percent year-on-year growth in 2022, bringing the total number to 5.2 million units, according to the National Energy Administration on Monday.
(2023-02-14). Per capita disposable income of farmers who get rid of poverty reaches $2,217 in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita disposable income of farmers in areas that have eliminated poverty in China reached 15,111 yuan (about 2217 U.S. dollars), up 7.5 percent over the previous year, 1.2 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the per capita disposable income of farmers nationwide, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Tuesday.
(2023-02-14). New wind and solar power capacity hits record. ecns.cn China's newly installed combined wind and solar power capacity reached a record 125 million kilowatts last year, bringing the tally of total installed capacity to over 1.2 billion kW.
(2023-02-14). Beijing to support companies to develop ChatGPT-like models. ecns.cn Beijing, home to more than 1,000 artificial intelligence companies, will support leading enterprises to develop ChatGPT-like models, as part of the municipality's broader efforts to be a pioneering AI hub.
(2023-02-14). Pinduoduo's Temu to expand in North America. ecns.cn Chinese online discounter Pinduoduo Inc is accelerating steps to expand its footprint in North America through its cross-border e-commerce platform Temu.
(2023-02-14). China's Inner Mongolia expands wind power generation. ecns.cn Wind power generation by large-scale enterprises in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reached 101.99 billion kWh in 2022, up 8.8 year-on-year, according to the regional bureau of statistics.
(2023-02-14). China's charging infrastructure sees impressive growth. ecns.cn China's charging infrastructure saw a near 100 percent year-on-year growth in 2022, bringing the total number to 5.2 million units, according to the National Energy Administration on Monday.
(2023-02-14). Per capita disposable income of farmers who get rid of poverty reaches $2,217 in 2022. ecns.cn In 2022, the per capita disposable income of farmers in areas that have eliminated poverty in China reached 15,111 yuan (about 2217 U.S. dollars), up 7.5 percent over the previous year, 1.2 percentage points higher than the growth rate of the per capita disposable income of farmers nationwide, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said Tuesday.
(2023-02-14). 1 injured in Havana hotel blast. ecns.cn One person was injured in an explosion Monday at a hotel in Havana, local media reported.
(2023-02-14). Domestic jet stirs aviation excitement in Guyuan. ecns.cn China Eastern is expected to put the C919 into commercial operation in the spring. By the end of last year, 32 buyers had placed 1,035 orders for the aircraft.
(2023-02-14). Mortgage prepayment trend may ease. ecns.cn The trend of homebuyers prepaying their mortgages is likely to gradually subside, as they seek higher returns elsewhere, experts said.
(2023-02-14). Free HPV shots drive fight against cervical cancer. ecns.cn Chongqing will offer free vaccinations against human papillomavirus to 180,000 female second-year junior high school students this year, as more Chinese cities join efforts to combat cervical cancer.
(2023-02-14). Afghan forces raid IS hideout in Kabul, killing several insurgents: official. ecns.cn Afghan forces raided a hideout of the IS in Police District 8 of Afghanistan capital Kabul, killing several insurgents, chief spokesman of the Taliban-run caretaker administration Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday.
(2023-02-14). Chinese plane carrying humanitarian supplies leaves for quake-hit Syria. ecns.cn A Chinese charter plane carrying humanitarian supplies left for quake-hit Syria early Tuesday morning, according to the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA).
(2023-02-14). 3 dead, 5 injured in Michigan State University shooting. ecns.cn Three people were killed and at least five were injured in an on-campus shooting at Michigan State University Monday night, the university police has confirmed.
(2023-02-14). Ohio alarmed by toxic chemicals. ecns.cn The fiery derailment of a train in Ohio is generating health concerns with reports of more toxic chemicals involved than previously thought.
(2023-02-14). U.S. warns Americans not to go to Russia. ecns.cn The U.S. State Department has warned Americans not to travel to Russia due to the "unpredictable consequences" of the military conflict in Ukraine, and those who are there should leave right away.
(2023-02-14). UN envoy backs the rights of the child. ecns.cn A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Monday emphasized the rights of the child and called for the international community to shield children from harm.
(2023-02-14). Chinese civilian groups step forward to aid quake rescue work. ecns.cn When he saw the news that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake had hit Türkiye and Syria on Feb 6, Wang Kaibo was involved in a charity activity sending oxygenators and health packs to elderly people living alone, as part of COVID-19 prevention work.
(2023-02-14). More humanitarian aid from China's Red Cross arrives in quake-hit Syria. ecns.cn The second shipment of humanitarian aid provided by the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) for the earthquake-stricken areas in Syria arrived at the capital Damascus on Monday local time.
(2023-02-14). Rare fossil of freshwater aquatic reptile Hyphalosaurus discovered in NE China's Liaoning. ecns.cn Scientists from China and abroad announced on Tuesday the discovery of a very rare fossil of a freshwater aquatic reptile. The fossil was found in the stratum of the Early Cretaceous period in Northeast China's Liaoning Province.
(2023-02-14). Art show illuminates Hong Kong's night sky. ecns.cn "Northern Lights", an outdoor art installation by Swiss artist Dan Acher, lights up the night sky in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Feb. 13, 2023.
(2023-02-14). Salt pans on 'roof of the world'. ecns.cn An ancient technique of salt production dating back to 1,000 years ago is well-preserved in Tibet and local people follow a traditional salt harvesting method by collecting brines from salt mines and ponds and evaporating them in the sun until crystallization.
(2023-02-14). 3D printed cave of Yungang Grottoes exhibited in Shandong. ecns.cn Cave No. 3 in Yungang Grotoes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 17.9 meters long and 13.6 meters wide. The replica of the main Buddha of Cave No.3 is 10 meters high.
(2023-02-14). Satellite images of Türkiye earthquake. ecns.cn A composite satellite image shows a cluster of AFAD temporary shelter tents in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Türkiye, Feb. 13, 2022.
(2023-02-14). Giant panda Yong Ming, twin daughters to return to China. ecns.cn Giant panda Eimei, or Yong Ming in Chinese, which has lived in the Adventure World in Shirahama town, Wakayama prefecture, Japan, since 1994, will be sent back to China together with two of its daughters, Ouhin and Touhin (Ying Bang and Tao Bang in Chinese respectively) on Feb. 22, 2023.
(2023-02-14). China's second batch of humanitarian aid arrives in Syria. ecns.cn A second batch of relief aid from the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) arrived in Syria by plane on Monday to provide emergency supplies for people affected by the earthquakes in the country.
(2023-02-14). How Precision Scheduled railroading at Norfolk Southern caused a toxic Vinyl Chloride mushroom cloud over East Palestine, Ohio. mronline.org 
In this post, I will not cover what has been well-covered elsewhere: The derailment itself (50 cars, 20 of which carried toxic materials, 14 of those vinyl chloride), the subsquent fire, which burned for three days, the ultimate "controlled release" of the poisonous gas, the toxicity of vinyl chloride, the effects of the poison on locals, their pets, and their streams, or the arrest of the reporter who asked questions at Governor DeWine's presser.
(2023-02-14). India's Leader Narendra Modi Restores India to The Empire. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Against Trotskyism: Revolution in two stages. fightbacknews.org The disagreement between Trotsky's "absurdly Left" (according to Lenin) theory of "Permanent Revolution" and the Leninist theory of revolution in two stages boils down to the question of how to deal with the question of the peasantry. | Trotsky argued for a socialist revolution that would be antagonistic to the tsar, the imperialist bourgeoisie and the broad mass of the peasantry, and that therefore depended on support from socialist revolutions in Western Europe, without which it would be crushed by counter-revolution. | Lenin, on the other hand, advocated a revolution in two stages. The first stage would be a…
(2023-02-14). March condemns Louisiana Attorney General and book bans. fightbacknews.org New Orleans, LA – On Sunday morning, February 12, about 30 protesters gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel to rally against LGBTQ book bans. They then marched down Canal Street to the Main Library. Sunday was a parade day during Mardi Gras, when protests are usually rare because of the traffic and attention of the city's carnival season. | It was the first day of the Republican Attorneys General Association conference at the five-star venue, which Louisiana AG Jeff Landry attended. The previous Tuesday, Landry released a report fear-mongering about libraries distributing "pornography." He singled out nine specific LG…
(2023-02-14). Selected Articles: Ukraine: The Performance and the Reality. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca 
By The San Remo Festival will be remembered as the "Festival of the two Presidents": the President of the Italian Republic Mattarella at the opening and …
(2023-02-14). Thursday 2/16: Free CWA NABET Journalist & Political Prisoner Mumia: An Injury To One Is An Injury To All. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 | 400 NorthPoint St | San Francisco, CA | March to Harry Bridges Plaza next to Ferry Building…
(2023-02-14). China Gives Russian Studies High Grades in New Overseas Scholarship Drive. infobrics.org Science, business, language are priority Russian subjects in government-led talent push…
(2023-02-14). Russian Companies Target the Chinese Market. infobrics.org Currently, Moscow prioritizes the strengthening of relations with Beijing, which is reflected not only in political relations but also in the economy, especially in energy cooperation…
(2023-02-14). Milestone for Russia's Zarubino Port as Ship with 10,000 Tons of Corn Leaves for China. infobrics.org The first ship loaded with 10,000 tons of Russian corn left Russia's Zarubino Port and will arrive in the Port of Qingdao in East China's Shandong Province within days, the Global Times learned…
(2023-02-14). Lula Wants to Replace Economist with Dilma in the BRICS Bank. infobrics.org President Lula seeks to replace economist Marcos Troyjo with former president Dilma Rousseff in charge of Banco do Brics. The change should take effect before Lula's trip to China, scheduled for March…
(2023-02-14). Sunday 2/26: Advice for a Happy Life. indybay.org 6701 East Mountain Ranch Road, Williams, AZ 86046…
(2023-02-14). Biden's Role in Ukraine War Under Scrutiny After Nord Stream Sabotage Claim. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Rideshare drivers say action needed for driver safety. greenleft.org.au The Rideshare Drivers Network called for action on safety after Uber driver Scott Cabrie was killed in Queensland, allegedly by a passenger. Isaac Nellist reports.
(2023-02-14). This Is America #181: Interview with Vishal Singh on Growing Gender Fascist Attacks; Roundup of Resistance to Cop City. itsgoingdown.org 
Welcome, to This Is America, February 13th, 2023. On today's episode, first we speak with antifascist journalist Vishal Singh, about being kicked off of Twitter, covering the far-Right in Southern California, and how Trump is rushing to double-down on anti-trans hatred. We then switch to our discussion, where we unpack recent attacks by Florida Governor,…
(2023-02-14). Court Dismisses Case Against Dr. Peter McCullough: 'This is a strong victory for freedom of speech'. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). "Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts": Feminism Inter/Nationalism and Palestine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Engineering a Cult of Chaos to Undermine Rational Thinking. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Reparations United 2023 Unity Tour – Sacramento – The Mission, the Mandate, the Method. indybay.org Laying the Foundation For Local Reparations: A Guide for Providing National Symmetry for Local Reparation Efforts by Kamm Howard…
(2023-02-14). Russia Is Taking on All of NATO Plus Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-14). Elon We Won't Back Down Unveiling At Tesla-Send Musk On Autopilot To Mars. indybay.org
(2023-02-14). Put The Bird DOWN Elon At Twitter! Launch Musk On Autopilot To Mars NOW! indybay.org Artists, poets and labor activists rallied in front of Twitter to demand that Elon Musk be sent to Mars on autopilot. They also spoke out against the illegal layoffs at Twitter and the violations of health and safety along with racist working conditions at Tesla which is called the plantation by Tesla workers.
(2023-02-14). Sy Hersh Speaks and NATO Warns of Escalation in the War in Ukraine? sonar21.com 
Let me start with the good news and then I will turn to the darker stuff. Sy decided to give an interview to the War Nerd podcast. War Nerd is…
(2023-02-14). The Biden Administration's Balloon Theater. sonar21.com 
What the hell is going on? We have lived for years with only rare sightings of UFOs and now they are seemingly everywhere. And no, Stephen Speilberg is not making…
(2023-02-14). Music, Art and Poetry at Twitter Offices Invite Elon Musk to Go to Mars. indybay.org Poetry, art and concert to "Put Musk on Autopilot to Mars" wakes up quiet Market Street week-end morning.
(2023-02-14). Take Action To Demand Justice For Our Political Prisoners. popularresistance.org This week, Clearing the FOG speaks with two advocates for the freedom of political prisoners Mumia Abu-Jamal and Leonard Peltier. Mumia Abu-Jamal is waiting to hear if Judge Lucretia Clemons will grant a new hearing on his case that includes new evidence of corruption in the legal process that led to his false conviction. On February 16, port workers will strike on the West Coast in support of an international day of action in for Mumia. Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio talks about his case and the carceral state. Leonard Peltier has now served almost 50 years in prison on a murder charge involving FBI agents. Col…
(2023-02-14). Saturday 3/4: Gee's Bend Quilters on Barbara Lee and Elihu Harris Lecture Series. indybay.org Oakland Marriott Hotel | 1001 Broadway | Oakland, CA 94607…
(2023-02-14). In 'War on Palestinians,' Israel 'legalises' Colonial Squatter Outposts in Palestine, causing further Irritation in Washington. juancole.com 
( Middle East Monitors ) — Israel has "legalised" nine colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank, turning them into official settlements. The decision, which is said to be the first legalisation of such outposts by the Israeli government since 2012, has caused further irritation in Washington. According to Axios, in addition to the legalisation …
(2023-02-14). Police Terror — Racist Arrow Tip Launched Against All Workers. indybay.org Police and propaganda, corporate mass media control of the public mind…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to do when sick with norovirus or 'stomach flu'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If you went out for the evening and woke up with a sudden bad stomach, chances are you might be experiencing viral gastroenteritis. That's the broad term for an infection in the intestines. Some call it "stomach flu." Gastroenteritis can be brought on by norovirus — a highly contagious viral infection most often spread through person-to-person contact or contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. It can be quite severe for some people, but for…
(2023-02-14). Consumer Health: Cancer education at Mayo Clinic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and Saturday, Feb. 4, is World Cancer Day, which is a global initiative to raise awareness, improve education and promote action to create a cancer-free world. This is a good time to learn more about cancer education at Mayo Clinic. Patients with cancer who come to Mayo Clinic benefit from the knowledge of Mayo Clinic's specialists and the integrated approach to treating each patient. Mayo Clinic's approach to medical care means that…
(2023-02-14). World Cancer Day wish from a Mayo Clinic oncologist. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer affects people worldwide, regardless of age, gender or socioeconomic status. That's why Mayo Clinic joins the Union for International Cancer Control and other global organizations on World Cancer Day, Feb. 4, to close the gap and reduce inequities in cancer care. Many marginalized groups and disadvantaged populations worldwide often have limited access to preventive measures, early detection and treatment, which leads to higher mortality rates. And they are often not represented in research and clinical trials. "My hope…
(2023-02-14). Science Saturday: Cross-laboratory collaboration accelerates gold-standard SRA testing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, where teamwork powers innovation, a cross-laboratory collaboration has enabled implementation of a cutting-edge, gold standard test for a life-threatening condition known as HIT, or heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. The test, a serotonin release assay (SRA), uses the expertise and technologies of the Special Coagulation Laboratory (SCL) and Clinical Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (CMSL) to guide physicians on making an accurate diagnosis of HIT, which is an important first step in choosing the best blood…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 6 UTI myths and facts. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: As a woman in my mid-60s, I have been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection for the first time ever. I was surprised to find out that I don't need antibiotics because I don't have any symptoms. There's a lot of conflicting information online about UTIs, like whether every infection needs to be treated and if sex causes an infection. Can you help me distinguish between UTI myth and fact? ANSWER: Urinary tract infections,…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Learn about advances in cataract surgery. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cataracts are one of the most common eye conditions in the world. Chances are most people are going to develop cataracts at some point in their lives. Thanks to advances in cataract surgery, Dr. Dave Patel, a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist, says many patients are able to say goodbye to their cataracts and reduce or eliminate their need for glasses. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLdagXOdlI8 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 10) is in the downloads at the end of the…
(2023-02-14). MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician creates industry runway for students of color February is Black History Month, and Dr. Alyx Porter, a neuro-oncologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, is committed to increasing diversity in medicine. There are less than five black women practicing neuro oncology in the U.S., and Dr. Porter is one of them. She formed the nonprofit ElevateMeD along with her husband to provide scholarships and support to medical students from backgrounds underrepresented in…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Congenital heart disease and pregnancy. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Congenital heart disease is the most commonly diagnosed disorder in newborns worldwide. While babies born with this condition are living longer and healthier lives, some may go undiagnosed until adulthood. Dr. Katia Bravo, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, explains the risks that pregnancy poses for those diagnosed with congenital heart disease. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=82zCTF-bl9I Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 06) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News…
(2023-02-14). As cancer deaths decline, access to care remains a challenge in some communities. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., but the number of people dying from cancer continues to decline. In the last three decades, the overall rate of death from cancer has decreased 33%. Data reported recently for 2019 and 2020 shows the trend continues. The decline, according to various reports, is attributed to increased awareness around prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment of more common cancers. Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D, deputy director of…
(2023-02-14). Mushrooms make healthy meal magic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mushrooms can be found in so many dishes, from omelets to stir-fries, that they're often overlooked. But mushrooms not only are versatile, they also provide a variety of health benefits ranging from brain health to cancer prevention. They're naturally low in sodium and fat, two things that can affect heart health by raising blood pressure. There are more health-related reasons for eating these almost-magical fungi, including: Cancer preventionResearchers have found that incorporating any variety of…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 questions about MRI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I suffered an injury while working out and my primary care physician ordered an X-ray. However, after reviewing the results, my doctor recommended that I have an MRI. I am a very anxious person. Can you explain more about what this type of testing entails and what I can expect? ANSWER: Understandably, any health care concern can lead to feelings of anxiety and nervousness. Depending upon the situation, your care team may begin with…
(2023-02-14). Black History Month: Dr. Alyx Porter on shaping the future generation of physicians. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Dr. Alyx Porter Black History Month is commemorated every February. It's a month for all people to celebrate and learn about diverse and important contributions of African Americans to American society and culture, as well as to reflect on the ongoing fight against racism, inequity and discrimination. Mayo Clinic News Network is profiling several Mayo Clinic physicians who are focused every day on achieving health equity through their work. Meet Mayo Clinic's Dr. Alyx Porter,…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Postpartum depression is more than baby blues. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Postpartum depression is real. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 1 out of every 10 new moms suffer from it. It's much more than what's called the "baby blues" because it lasts longer and tends to be more severe. Symptoms include mood swings, anxiety, sadness, crying irritability and feeling overwhelmed. Prompt treatment is important, and Mayo Clinic experts say it works. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/WhmJuesp9ck Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (0: 57) is…
(2023-02-14). Health disparities in preventive screenings for African Americans. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org BARRON, Wis. — Preventive health screenings are important for everyone, yet these simple and routine things are not readily available to some. Nothing in life is perfect, medicine included. The health care system has not figured out a way to screen for every illness or cancer, but it does offer great screening tools for some. Things like pap smears, mammograms, colon cancer screenings and vaccines save lives every day. "As a family physician, I come…
(2023-02-14). What's National Wear Red Day? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Wear Red Day is an annual event held each first Friday of February, dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease in women. It's the leading cause of death among women in the U.S. That's why it's crucial for women to take charge and be proactive in their heart health. Women with heart disease more often have delayed or missed misdiagnoses biases, insufficient research, and symptoms and risk factors that are different than men. "There…
(2023-02-14). 9 common questions about genetic testing for cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Your genes play a role in nearly all areas of your health. A gene is like an instruction manual for your body that tells your body how to function, develop and stay healthy. People have about 20,000 genes in their bodies. "Many health conditions have a genetic link," says Breanna Mitchell, a genetic counselor at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire. "Genetic testing can help you and your health care…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: A surgery option when epilepsy treatments don't work. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For people living with epilepsy who have tried various epilepsy treatments to control their seizures with little success, there is another option. It's a surgery called resection of an epileptic focus, or resective surgery — where surgeons remove or disconnect the area in the brain that is no longer properly functioning and is generating seizures. Dr. Jonathon Parker, a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, explains how this surgery works. Feb. 13 is International Epilepsy Day, a way to provide…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic opens patient information office in India. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A Mayo Clinic concierge assists a visitor. MUMBAI, India — Mayo Clinic has opened a patient information office in Mumbai to assist patients who wish to make appointments at Mayo Clinic locations worldwide. The office staff, fluent in Hindi and English, will help patients, their families and physicians who refer patients to make appointments at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona; Jacksonville, Florida; and Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London. "We are pleased…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Success in reducing heart disease deaths, except for young women. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer in the world. The good news is that, generally, the numbers are getting better, with one surprising exception. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Sharonne N. Hayes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, discusses how treatment bias for younger women may be a contributing factor. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/b5XjmSOeeBI Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 02) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please "Courtesy: Mayo Clinic…
(2023-02-14). What is clinically meaningful to slow Alzheimer's progression? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts reframe understanding of treatment impact over time, need for combination therapies ROCHESTER, Minn. — An expert work group has reframed what is clinically meaningful to slow Alzheimer's disease progression during clinical trials, including treatment impact over time and the need for combination therapies. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association has published the group's findings and recommendations: Slowing progression of disease — rather than halting it, which may come eventually — has…
(2023-02-14). Demo Demands on Crissy Field. indybay.org The Golden Gate Bridge at their back, demonstrators on San Francisco's Crissy Field posed for photos as wind blew around banners, flags and signs reading "No to Israeli Dictatorship" and calling the current leadership corrupt.
(2023-02-14). China Says US Has Sent Over 10 High-Altitude Balloons Illegally Into Chinese Airspace Since Last Year. orinocotribune.com
(2023-02-14). 19 years on — still no justice for TJ Hickey. greenleft.org.au Auntie Gail Hickey, her family and supporters marched through Redfern to demand justice for TJ, 19 years since the 17-year-old Kamilaroi youth TJ Hickey died after being impaled on a fence while being pursued by two NSW police vehicles. Peter Boyle reports.
(2023-02-14). México_Gustavo Esteva: Homenaje a Catherine Walsh. indybay.org
(2023-02-14). Why The Rage Against The War Machine Rally Is #AntiWarSoWhite. indybay.org I'm looking at this Rage Against The War Machine rally that is being organized by the Libertarian Party and I am genuinely confused about how folks on the left are involved in this at all.
(2023-02-14). Saturday 2/11: Giant Used Book Sale Part 2, Support Revcoms $100K Fund Drive. indybay.org 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…
(2023-02-14). Israeli Security Forces Carry Out Massacre in Jenin, Palestine. covertactionmagazine.com On the morning of January 26, 2023, Israeli security forces massacred at least nine Palestinians in Jenin, among them a 61-year-old woman; Jenin is located in the north hills of the West Bank, Occupied Palestine. Medical attention was severely delayed because of the presence of security force snipers, and the targeting of hospitals and makeshift …
(2023-02-14). Polish president, DM meet with Ukrainian tank crews training on German tanks. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformFebruary 13, 2023 Duda, B≈Çaszczak meet with Ukrainian tank crew members undergoing training in President of Poland Andrzej Duda and Minister of National Defence of Poland Mariusz B≈Çaszczak have visited a tank training ground in ≈öwiƒôtoszów and met with the Ukrainian tank crew members, who are undergoing training on Leopard 2 tanks there, and their …
(2023-02-14). Stoltenberg: NATO allies prepared to provide combat aircraft for Ukraine war. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com UkrinformFebruary 13, 2023 Stoltenberg: NATO allies may send warplanes to Ukraine so that country can defend itself NATO…may send warplanes to Ukraine so that the country can defend itself. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this at a press conference ahead of the two-day meeting of NATO Defense Ministers…. "So first, I think we need …
(2023-02-14). Seis historias de amor y un verso (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Cada 14 de febrero se convierte en oportunidad para mostrar, con más esmero que de costumbre, nuestros sentimientos por los seres queridos. Por ello, este año Cubadebate convocó a sus lectores a que enviaran sus historias de amor a nuestra redacción. Llegaron muchas. Tristes, variadas y pintorescas, como las múltiples facetas de las relaciones. En este trabajo compartimos algunas de ellas.
(2023-02-14). EEUU: Varios heridos en tiroteo en un campus de la Universidad Estatal de Michigan. cubadebate.cu Varias personas resultaron heridas este lunes debido a disparos realizados en el campus de la Universidad Estatal de Michigan, informó la policía de la escuela. La policía de la universidad señaló en Twitter que parecía haber un solo sospechoso, descrito como un "hombre de baja estatura con una máscara" y que seguía prófugo.
(2023-02-14). "Hacer nuestra" la atención a la dinámica demográfica. cubadebate.cu En muchos lugares existe "falta de atención, más allá de la ausencia de recursos, y son temas extremadamente sensibles", aseguró este lunes el miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, durante la reunión de la comisión gubernamental para la atención a la dinámica demográfica. Se trata de un asunto de especial interés para el país y el cual cuenta con una comisión gubernamental para su atención.
(2023-02-14). Inteligencia Artificial: El bienestar posible. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sostuvo en la mañana de este lunes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución, un encuentro con miembros de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba (ACC), quienes reflexionaron en torno a "La Inteligencia Artificial dentro de la transformación digital para el desarrollo".
(2023-02-14). Las 3 del día: Lo que fue noticia este 13 de febrero (+Podcast). cubadebate.cu Hoy comenzamos la semana con un amplio recorrido informativo en el que priorizamos declaraciones sobre la explosión esta mañana en el hotel Caribbean, de La Habana, La XXXI Feria Internacional de Libro de esta capital, así como el mensaje del pelotero Rayco Santos sobre la actuación cubana en la Serie del Caribe Gran Caracas 2023. Esto y mucho más en Las 3 del día.
(2023-02-14). Pablo Neruda murió envenenado, afirma familia del poeta. cubadebate.cu El poeta chileno Pablo Neruda murió "envenenado" 12 días después del golpe militar de Augusto Pinochet, aseguró este lunes un sobrino del premio Nobel, a dos días de que se conozca el informe elaborado por peritos internacionales. "Sabemos ahora que el 'clostridium botulinum' no tendría por qué haber estado en la osamenta de Neruda. øQué quiere decir esto? Que Neruda fue asesinado, hubo intervención en el año 1973 por agentes del Estado".
(2023-02-14). Pinareña Lisandra Ordaz asegura liderazgo en Nacional de Ajedrez. cubadebate.cu La pinareña Lisandra Ordaz acordó hoy rápidas tablas, pero mantuvo la diferencia que le asegura de momento el liderazgo solitario del Campeonato Nacional Femenino de Ajedrez de Camagàºey 2023. Ordaz apenas anotó nueve movidas de una Defensa Eslava frente a la santiaguera Oleiny Linares, desenlace ajustado a lo que habitualmente ha sucedido durante sus cruces en estos clásicos.
(2023-02-14). Recibe Díaz-Canel delegación que encabeza misión oficial y empresarial argelina. cubadebate.cu El Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido y Presidente de la República envió un cálido saludo al Presidente de la República Argelina Democrática y Popular, Abdelmajid Tebboune, y a su primer ministro, Aiman Benabderrahmane.
(2023-02-14). Se restablece el servicio eléctrico en todas las provincias afectadas. cubadebate.cu Al filo de las nueve de esta noche se ha logrado restablecer el servicio eléctrico para todas las provincias desde Ciego de àÅvila hasta Guantánamo que se hallaban afectadas por la falla de la línea de 220kV, lo cual conllevó a la desconexión de estos territorios del SEN. De acuerdo con una nota divulgada por la Unión Nacional Eléctrica la causa que conllevó a la falla en la línea de 220kV fue una quema de caña que había en la zona.
(2023-02-14). President Maduro Appoints Celsa Bautista as Minister for Penitentiary Service. orinocotribune.com
(2023-02-14). Saturday 3/18: Strike Debt Bay Area Book Group: Debt, by David Graeber. indybay.org Email strike.debt.bay.area@gmail.com a few days beforehand for the online invite.
(2023-02-14). Robodebt fiasco reveals Centrelink workers opposed it. greenleft.org.au The Robodebt royal commission has revealed that lower level Centrelink workers were telling their bosses that the system was wrong and cruel. They were not listened to, writes Sue Bolton.
(2023-02-14). Presidente de Argentina designa nuevo jefe de gabinete. telesurtv.net La designación se da en el contexto de la reunión interna de la coalición de Gobierno, en el preámbulo de las elecciones nacionales de finales de este año.
(2023-02-14). Revelan vínculos entre el Gobierno ecuatoriano y mafia albanesa. telesurtv.net Ha sido como parte de la investigación del caso El Gran Padrino en la cual estarían involucrados altos cargos del actual Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso.
(2023-02-14). Ejército israelí lanza ataques aéreos en la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net Israel justificó que los ataques se lanzaron "en respuesta al lanzamiento de cohetes del sábado desde Gaza hacia Israel".
(2023-02-14). ONU pide pasar a fase recuperativa tras terremoto en Siria. telesurtv.net El número combinado de muertos se acercaba a los 36.000 en Türkiye y en Siria de acuerdo a autoridades de ambos países.
(2023-02-14). Asciende a más de 36.000 la cifra de muertos por terremotos en Türkiye y Siria. twitter.com Algunas personas han sido rescatadas tras más de 160 horas de haber quedado bajo los escombros el pasado lunes.
(2023-02-14). Conozca ventajas de la radio sobre otros medios de comunicación. telesurtv.net La invención de la radio se le atribuye al italiano Guillermo Marconi, quien logró propagar las señales sonoras en 1896 hasta 20 kilómetros de distancia.
(2023-02-14). Bolivia muestra menos casos de Covid-19 por séptima semana seguida. telesurtv.net Según el ministro se detectaron 1.417 nuevos casos, lo que representa una reducción del 35 por ciento, con 774 casos menos que la pasada semana.
(2023-02-14). Presidente Maduro envía condolencias a su homólogo sirio por sismo. telesurtv.net El presidente Al-Assad agradeció la ayuda humanitaria enviada por parte de la nación latinoamericana.
(2023-02-14). Incendios forestales en Chile dejan 425.921 hectáreas afectadas. telesurtv.net Tras más de una semana de lucha contra los fuegos continúan activos 302 incendios en el centro y sur del país y 82 se siguen combatiendo.
(2023-02-14). Registran explosión en hotel Caribbean de La Habana, Cuba. telesurtv.net En la explosión se reportó un trabajador lesionado con quemaduras, pero su vida no corre peligro.
(2023-02-14). China denuncia violación de espacio aéreo por globos de EE.UU. telesurtv.net "No es nada raro que globos de Estados Unidos entren ilegalmente en el espacio aéreo de otro país", afirmó el portavoz del Ministerio de Exteriores chino, Wang Wenbin.
(2023-02-14). China renueva llamado a EE.UU. para que levante sanciones a Siria. telesurtv.net Esta política ha debilitado enormemente la capacidad de Damasco para hacer frente a los desastres, explicó el vocero de la cancillería china.
(2023-02-14). Miles de personas protestan en Jerusalén contra reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Cerca de 100.000 israelíes salieron a las calles en Jerusalén, enarbolando banderas, haciendo sonar bocinas y coreando "democracia" y "no a la dictadura".
(2023-02-14). Colombia y el ELN inician segunda fase de diálogos en México. telesurtv.net En el evento desarrollado en la Ciudad de México, las delegaciones del Gobierno colombiano y el ELN fueron recibidas por el canciller Marcelo Ebrard.
(2023-02-14). Revelan décadas de abuso en la Iglesia católica en Portugal. telesurtv.net Una comisión independiente en Portugal estima que hay más de 4.800 niños víctimas de abuso por la Iglesia.
(2023-02-14). Ejercito ruso libera la ciudad de Krásnaya Gorá en Donetsk. telesurtv.net Según el mando ruso, las fuerzas ucranianas perdieron en esta dirección "más de 150 militares, cuatro blindados de combate, seis automóviles y dos obuses D-30" de fabricación soviética.
(2023-02-14). Diputados alcanzan consenso para elegir nueva Corte de Honduras. telesurtv.net El Congreso Nacional subrayó a través de un comunicado el pasado 12 de febrero que los exmagistrados de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, ya no eran autoridad del Estado.
(2023-02-14). Israel asesina a un palestino y detiene a 17 en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net La cifra de palestinos asesinados por las fuerzas israelíes desde principios de 2023 asciende a 48.
(2023-02-14). Presidente de Ecuador no comparece ante la Asamblea Nacional. telesurtv.net "El Ecuador sigue esperando su respuesta", puntualizó la diputada Mónica Palacios.
(2023-02-14). Solicitan condenas contra 59 implicados en ataques en Brasilia. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía insistió además que los imputados "eran conscientes de que el movimiento en organización podía provocar el hecho tal como se produjo".
(2023-02-14). Continúan labores de búsqueda y rescate tras terremotos en Türkiye y Siria. twitter.com La Agencia de Gestión de Desastres y Emergencias de Türkiye precisó que casi 240.000 personas y 12.322 vehículos están desplegados en las zonas afectadas.
(2023-02-14). Palestina condena a Israel por reconocer nuevos asentamientos. telesurtv.net Las autoridades palestinas emitieron su inconformidad ante la arbitrariedad que viola las resoluciones del Consejo de Seguridad sobre las colonias en Cisjordania.
(2023-02-14). Presidente sirio recibe al jefe de Asuntos Humanitarios de ONU. telesurtv.net El subsecretario general de Asuntos Humanitarios, destacó las labores desplegadas por el Gobierno sirio.
(2023-02-14). Rescatan a ocho sobrevivientes más tras terremotos en Türkiye. telesurtv.net Las acciones se desarrollan tras el paso de más de 160 horas de los sobrevivientes estar atrapados.
(2023-02-14). Fiscalía peruana investiga muerte de manifestantes en Ayacucho. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Defensoría del Pueblo, al menos ocho personas murieron en Huamanga, Ayacucho debido a la represión policial.
(2023-02-14). Saturday 2/11: 1936-37 UAW Flint Sit-Down Strike: Learning From Our Stolen History. indybay.org REGISTER HERE: Zoom link | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctdOuupzspGN0huImEVzuuk0VVy4WB4ig0 | VIEW OUR INTERVIEW – "WHY IT'S RELEVANT TODAY" – HERE: | youtu.be/d5IbrK-E398 | SEE THE EVENT PAGE:…
(2023-02-14). 'Like the Doors of Hell Were Open': East Palestine Train Disaster Casts Toxic Cloud Over Future of OH/PA Region. unicornriot.ninja
(2023-02-14). Monday 2/13: David Rovics – "Songs of Social Significance" Healer Trio & Russell Brutsche. indybay.org Resource Center for Nonviolence | 612 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060…
(2023-02-14). Australian Labor health minister lies about COVID disaster. wsws.org The Labor government defied and suppressed warnings in order to pursue a corporate profit-driven "let it rip" policy, knowing that many people would die.
(2023-02-14). "The vote was not legitimate!": Kentucky Ford workers demand fair election. wsws.org Workers at the Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant expressed disgust with the sham runoff election and support for Will Lehman's fight to transfer power to rank-and-file workers.
(2023-02-14). Sri Lankan health services "heading for total breakdown" wsws.org Sri Lanka health workers—from doctors to junior staff—have been demonstrating outside their institutions for months over worsening shortages of medicinal supplies and demanding improved facilities.
(2023-02-14). Anti-abortion zealots, federal judge conspire to ban abortion pill mifepristone. wsws.org The lawsuit filed in US District Court aiming to overturn FDA approval for mifepristone could effectively ban abortion for the majority of American women.
(2023-02-14). Fifteen years on: The fraud of Australian parliament's "stolen generations" apology. wsws.org This article, published on the World Socialist Web Site five years ago exposed the hypocrisy involved in the parliamentary events, such as yesterday's, hailing the anniversaries of the former Rudd Labor government's "national apology."
(2023-02-14). US Fed at the centre of financial crisis. wsws.org According to analysts at the Better Markets organisation, the Fed's policies over the past 14 years, the pumping of trillions of dollars into the financial system, mean that in many ways it is "fighting problems of its own creation."
(2023-02-14). As death toll in Turkey-Syria earthquake rises, Erdoğan government seeks to cover up responsibility. wsws.org The Erdoğan government is trying to cover up this historic crime by scapegoating a few contractors in the midst of the myriad of data revealing its criminality in the earthquake disaster.
(2023-02-14). Democratic Socialists of America members in Congress join Republicans and Democrats in support of anti-Chinese "spy balloon" resolution. wsws.org The DSA's support for the "spy balloon" resolution expresses the anti-socialist and pro-imperialist character of the Democratic Party faction.
(2023-02-14). Opposition mounts in Israel to Netanyahu's fascistic government. wsws.org The right-wing layers leading the protests call for a general alliance of "democratic forces" on a capitalist, pro-austerity basis, seeking little more than a watering down of the government's plans for the judiciary and Netanyahu's removal from office.
(2023-02-14). On the 25th anniversary of the World Socialist Web Site. wsws.org Twenty-five years ago, the International Committee of the Fourth International began posting the World Socialist Web Site. In this video, WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North explains the background to the WSWS, reviews its record and contemporary significance and makes an appeal to all readers to donate to the WSWS and expand its readership.
(2023-02-14). The Berlin state election results: A vote against all parties. wsws.org It would be hard to find a previous election in Germany in which the gulf between the interests of the population and the politics of the established parties was as obvious as in the re-run of the Berlin state election last Sunday.
(2023-02-14). Australian unions ram through sell-out deal for NSW rail workers. wsws.org The RTBU-management deal will slash wages in real terms and provides only a temporary promise that jobs will not be slashed on the New Intercity Fleet.
(2023-02-14). Human rights complaints mount against Bukele's state of exception in El Salvador. wsws.org The massive scale of the roundups is comparable to those carried out by the military dictatorships in Central and South America during the 1970s and 1980s.
(2023-02-14). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Some 30,000 nonteaching school employees in Los Angeles have given a massive strike mandate, while more than 400 tomato processing workers in Ontario are on the picket line.
(2023-02-14). More questions than answers for residents poisoned by Ohio train derailment. wsws.org Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are still seeking answers 10 days after a train derailment that sent toxic chemicals spewing into the air.
(2023-02-14). Unprecedented hospital layoffs and closures underway in US health systems. wsws.org As the world enters the fourth year of the pandemic, hospitals are being bombarded with children and adults suffering from respiratory illnesses such as RSV and the flu in addition to COVID patients.
(2023-02-14). OMS pide 43 mdd para apoyar respuesta a los terremotos en Siria y Türkiye. t.co La cifra total de muertos en ambas naciones a causa de los terremotos registrados el 6 de febrero en la región supera los 37 mil.
(2023-02-14). Amenazan a docentes británicos por realización de huelga. telesurtv.net El personal docente en huelga en disputa por el salario y las pensiones podría sufrir una reducción de sus pagas de una quinta parte si no reorganiza las conferencias canceladas.
(2023-02-14). Türkiye agradece ayuda internacional tras los terremotos. t.co Asimismo, el presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan se comprometió a iniciar muy pronto la reconstrucción y rehabilitación de las zonas afectadas.
(2023-02-14). Relanzan programa habitacional para familias pobres brasileñas. telesurtv.net La iniciativa debe financiar hasta dos millones de viviendas en un período de tres años en beneficio de familias de bajos ingresos.
(2023-02-14). Presidente de Irán inicia visita oficial a China. telesurtv.net El mandatario persa prevé subscribir varios acuerdos de colaboración y fortalecer los estrechos vínculos económicos en materia de energía, transporte, agricultura, comercio e inversiones.
(2023-02-14). Conoce inusuales celebraciones de San Valentín en todo el mundo. telesurtv.net Existen símbolos popularmente asociados al Día de San Valentín, pero, en algunas partes del mundo, el acontecimiento se festeja de manera bastante singular.
(2023-02-14). Socorristas rescatan a otros dos jóvenes en Kahramanmarash, Türkiye. t.co El salvamento de los dos jóvenes en la ciudad de Kahramanmarash, ha sido considerado por los equipos de rescate como un milagro.
(2023-02-14). Nueva Zelanda declara el estado emergencia por ciclón Gabrielle. telesurtv.net La Isla del Norte ha sufrido los embates más violentos del evento meteorológico cuyas inundaciones aislaron a varias localidades.
(2023-02-14). Accidente de tránsito deja al menos 20 muertos en Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net El Servicio de Policía de Sudáfrica se encuentra en el lugar del accidente para iniciar las investigaciones y dar con las causas del lamentable siniestro.
(2023-02-14). Gobierno colombiano presenta su reforma al sistema de Salud. telesurtv.net La reforma al sistema de Salud es considerado una de las más importantes propuestas del gobierno de Petro enmarcada en su política de Paz Total.
(2023-02-14). Tiroteo deja al menos tres muertos en una universidad de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Las autoridades informaron en redes sociales que un hombre enmascarado ingresó armado en las instalaciones del plantel y abrió fuego indiscriminadamente.
(2023-02-14). Is frenzied religiosity a luxury that democracy, let alone civilized order can no longer afford? nationofchange.org Hypocrisy prize winner: a compassion-, life-inspired faith now hawks an intolerant parade of death trips Though quests for religious freedom founded the USA, many years passed before a more diverse, tolerant America formalized true religious freedom — and the protection of one's innermost beliefs. Since that endorsement assumes no one else would be impaired, nor …
(2023-02-14). Mental health illness: a global tragedy by design. nationofchange.org The world we are living in, with its constant noise, demands and pressures; the destructive ideologies, divisions and unjust systems, works against such inner quiet and mental well-being.
(2023-02-14). Enbridge paid millions to Minnesota police and government agencies to quell Line 3 pipeline protesters. nationofchange.org "Law enforcement is supposed to protect and serve the people. They work for Enbridge."
(2023-02-14). Minimally invasive, robotic spine surgery helps man with lower back pain. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Employer-sponsored benefit brought him to Mayo Clinic For James "Sonny" Rivera, his back was so painful that walking more than 200 yards or even standing was impossible at times. Over the years, the 58-year-old Fort Dodge, Iowa, man experienced lower back pain that continued to increase in intensity. "The pain got so extreme that it limited the time I could be on my feet," Sonny says. After a 2021 ATV accident, Sonny's back pain became…
(2023-02-14). Science Saturday: Can AI-enhanced heart screening address health disparities? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Clinicians and researchers around the world are combining artificial intelligence, known as AI, with health care to help identify patients at greater risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart failure. However, as use of these AI-enhanced tools grows, researchers at Mayo Clinic are asking, "Do these tools work reliably for people of color?" and "Are they accessible in community health care settings?" "AI-based health interventions are frequently developed and deployed without race-specific data analysis or…
(2023-02-14). MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayo physician seeks to help young adults with congenital heart failure before it's too late. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org February is American Heart Month, and a largely unaddressed condition affecting thousands of young people is at the center of a Mayo Clinic cardiologist's practice. Dr. Luke Burchill is the link between what young adults with congenital heart disease need to survive and thrive. Did you know a whopping 40,000 babies each year are born with congenital heart disease in the U.S.? But many of those same babies survive, only to unnecessarily risk premature death…
(2023-02-14). Mayo study uses electronic health record data to assess metformin failure risk, optimize care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A recent Mayo Clinic study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has found that using machine learning and electronic health record (EHR) data can help pinpoint patients with Type 2 diabetes who are at high-risk of experiencing metformin failure. Metformin is a widely used medication for treating diabetes; however, it is not always effective in controlling blood sugar levels. Although it is the first line of therapy used for treatment, metformin has…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Minute: Is salt sneaking into your diet? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Too much salt is not good for your health. This is especially true for people who have high blood pressure. Cutting back on how much you reach for the saltshaker is a good start. Dr. Regis Fernandes, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, says beware of other places salt may be hiding. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSA14AWD6Io Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 01) is in the downloads at the end of…
(2023-02-14). Do you know who to talk to about your child's routine vaccinations? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 school year. That's the second year in a row routine vaccination rates decreased. The vaccines help prevent potentially fatal or severe illnesses, including diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and others. The CDC says there are several reasons for the decline, including the possibility that misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines may have played…
(2023-02-14). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Are over-the-counter hearing devices a fit for you? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've heard about the new over-the-counter hearing devices, but I'm not sure if they'll work for me. What do I need to know? And what should I consider as I make my decision? ANSWER: Hearing loss can be a significant quality of life issue for people. There are certainly many benefits to visiting with an audiology practice or specialist. People with moderate hearing loss are good candidates for hearing aids bought over the counter…
(2023-02-14). The Corporate Campaign To Greenwash Natural Gas. levernews.com
(2023-02-14). The coup from above and The Decline of Civilization. indybay.org Ignazio Silone (14), an important theorist of Italian fascism is reported to have said: "When fascism returns, it will not say: 'I am fascism' No, it will say: 'I am anti-fascism'." And I say: we are on the threshold of an internationalized super-fascism, which merely uses new, more perfidious and, above all, more complex methods than the traditional one. | The traditional one was based on nationalist-racist-ethnic ideologemes and came to power through the terror of street and hall battle shock troops of fascist militias.
(2023-02-14). Earthquake Response Turkey; Husseini on Pandemic Origins & US Biowarfare; ILWU10 For Mumia. indybay.org Pacifica's CRD: Earthquake Response in Turkey; Sam Husseini on Pandemic Origins and US Biowarfare; Union Fights for Freedom for Mumia; Death Penalty Abolitionists in Texas Speak Out…
(2023-02-14). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — February 14, 2023. southfront.org 
This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…
(2023-02-14). China-aided earthquake relief supplies to arrive in Syria on Wednesday. ecns.cn A chartered plane carrying China's humanitarian supplies for earthquake-hit Syria departed from Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Tuesday morning, and is expected to arrive in Damascus on Wednesday local time, according to China International Development Cooperation Agency.
(2023-02-14). 1 killed after 18-wheeler hits train in U.S. state of Texas. ecns.cn An 18-wheeler slammed into a train on Monday, killing the truck driver and causing derailment near Splendora, south-central U.S. state of Texas, authorities said.
(2023-02-14). Ancient city run as fiefdom found in China's Shaanxi. ecns.cn An ancient site in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has been identified as the major city run as a fiefdom that dates back to the late Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771 BC) and the early Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), according to the provincial institute of archaeology.
(2023-02-14). Ecological restoration greens barren mountains in east China. ecns.cn There is a splendid mountain located along the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province named Changshan. A vast river on the one side and lush greenery on the other form a beautiful scene. However, it's hard to imagine that the scenery was once characterized by disorderly barren mountains and serious environmental damage.
(2023-02-14). ITTF announces updates to World Ranking Regulations. ecns.cn The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive board has approved changes to the ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking Regulations, with the Chinese national team still topping four categories, according to the sports body.
(2023-02-14). Xi holds talks with Iranian president. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in Beijing on Tuesday.
(2023-02-14). Selenium-enriched foods could be used against Alzheimer's disease: study. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have recently put forward evidence for improving Alzheimer's disease (AD) with selenium-enriched foods and ingredients, according to the Institute of Microbiology under Guangdong Academy of Sciences.
(2023-02-14). China discovers new rare-earth mineral, named after a senior Chinese mineralogist. ecns.cn China recently discovered a new rare-earth mineral in South China's Guangdong Province, which was named after a senior Chinese mineralogist Chen Yuchuan, further supporting rare-earth resources exploration in the region.
(2023-02-14). In numbers: Tibet to complete the building of 4,000 km of railway lines by 2025. ecns.cn
(2023-02-14). In numbers: Tibet sees foreign trade up 14.6 pct in 2022. ecns.cn
(2023-02-14). Endangered toad found at 800-meter-deep cave. ecns.cn An endangered red-spotted toothed toad (Oreolalax rhodostigmatus) is found during a scientific research at a 800-meter-deep cave of Wulong Karst National Geology Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Chongqing.
(2023-02-14). Rime turns Laojie Ridge into white wonderland. ecns.cn Gorgeous rime turns Laojie Ridge into white wonderland in central China's Henan Province, Feb. 13, 2023.
(2023-02-14). Colorful pineapple plantation base in Guangdong. ecns.cn Dubbed the sea of pineapples, a homophone for "the Baltic Sea" in Chinese, Xuwen is the largest pineapple producing area in China, with a total planting area of 23,333 hectares and annual harvest of more than 700,000 tons.
(2023-02-14). Panda plays with snowman and eats its fruit nose in NW China. ecns.cn A panda was spotted playing with a snowman, eating its bamboo arms and fruit sense organs on Monday morning at Xining Panda House in northwest China's Qinghai Province.
(2023-02-14). Plum trees in full blossom across China. ecns.cn Plum trees have already started to blossom across China. In Chinese culture, the five petals of the plum blossoms symbolize happiness, good luck, longevity, and peace. The plant blooms in cold late winter and early spring. Therefore, it also stands for courage and hope.
(2023-02-14). Professor Ed Tate appointed to the GSK Chair in Chemical Biology. imperial.ac.uk
(2023-02-14). Microbes that co-operate contribute more carbon emissions. imperial.ac.uk Communities of microbes that work together release more carbon dioxide than competitive communities, contributing more to climate change.
(2023-02-14). Imperial to advise UN Economic and Social Council on reducing world inequalities. imperial.ac.uk Imperial has been awarded consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
(2023-02-14). Ford Announces $3.5 Billion Next-Generation Battery Plant for its Electric Vehicles in Michigan, "to lead the EV Revolution" juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Ford Motor Co.'s CEO, Jim Farley, announced on Monday, "Today @Ford is announcing a $3.5B investment to build the first automaker-backed LFP battery plant in the U.S. bringing 2,500 jobs to Michigan. Good for America and our customers! All part of our $50B+ plan to innovate & lead the EV …
(2023-02-13). Colombia's government and ELN rebels resume peace talks in Cuba. colombiareports.com Representatives from Colombia's government and guerrilla group ELN traveled to Mexico to resume peace talks. The second round of talks include negotiations about a possible ceasefire that has been promoted…
(2023-02-13). Colombia's army assassinated guerrilla leader in Venezuela: reports. colombiareports.com Colombia's army assassinated guerrilla leader "Jesus Santrich" during an incursion into Venezuela in May 2021, military officials told local media. Former President Ivan Duque told local media that Santrich was…
(2023-02-13). China's secretive investments in Colombia. colombiareports.com 
Companies controlled by China's authoritarian government have been granted critical infrastructure projects in Colombia and plan to expand their influence. The Chinese government's increased stakes in Colombia are the result…
(2023-02-13). 25 Years of V-Day: Ending Gender Violence, Fighting Tentacles of Patriarchy & New "Reckoning" Memoir. democracynow.org 
February 14 marks the 25th anniversary of V-Day, the global movement to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, girls and the planet. It is also the 10th anniversary of V-Day's One Billion Rising campaign, a call to action based on the staggering reality that one in three women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. The V-Day movement brings together activism and art to transform systems and change culture and was founded by the activist V, formerly Eve Ensler, author of the "The Vagina Monologues" and her new memoir "Reckoning." This year the One Bil…
(2023-02-13). U.N. Rapporteur: Lift Sanctions on Syria to Help People Rebuild After War & Devastating Earthquakes. democracynow.org 
We speak with human rights expert Alena Douhan, a United Nations special rapporteur and one of several U.N. experts calling for the lifting of economic and financial sanctions against Syria in order to aid recovery efforts following last week's devastating earthquakes. "The people of Syria are currently deprived of any possibility to rebuild their country, and their country needed reconstruction before the earthquake," says Douhan.
(2023-02-13). "Crisis on Top of a Crisis": Syrians Displaced by War Now Dealing with Earthquake Devastation. democracynow.org 
We get an update from Damascus, Syria, on last week's devastating earthquakes, as the United Nations warns the death toll in Turkey and northwest Syria will top at least 50,000. The U.N. also says the earthquake rescue phase is "coming to a close" and that efforts are expected to turn to providing shelter, food and care to survivors. Millions have been left homeless by the deadly quakes that struck the region, which includes the Syrian city of Aleppo, last week. Syrian refugees who were displaced by the war in Syria that began 12 years ago now face a compounded humanitarian crisis. The situation…
(2023-02-13). Headlines for February 13, 2023. democracynow.org Earthquake Death Toll Tops 36,000 as U.N. Admits Failure in Delivering Aid to War-Torn Syria, Mass Protests Continue Amid Netanyahu Attack on Courts; Israel Announces More Illegal Settlements, U.S. Launches Somalia Airstrike, Killing 12 al-Shabab Fighters, According to Pentagon, U.S. Shoots Down 3 More Unidentified Objects Over North America, Lula and Biden Talk Political Violence, Climate Crisis on Lula's 1st U.S. Visit After Inauguration, NC Police Bodycam Shows Cops Tasering Unarmed Black Man with Heart Problems Before Death, 250,000 March in Madrid to Oppose Dismantling of Public Healthcare System, Scho…
(2023-02-13). Reminder: The Greatest Generation‚Ñ¢ Deliberately Bombed Civilians. dissidentvoice.org 
Marshal Arthur Harris, the director of England's Bomber Command decided, in mid-1941, to abandon the illusion of surgical strikes. Harris, nicknamed "Bomber," mastered the ins and outs of committing war crimes from his insidious instructor, Winston Churchill. The year was 1919. The Royal Air Force asked Churchill for permission to use chemical weapons "against recalcitrant …
(2023-02-13). What's It All About, Alfie? dissidentvoice.org 
Set in postwar London, Alfie features Michael Caine as a chauffeur bent on promiscuity. After impregnating his girlfriend he takes off on vacation. He continues his life of womanizing, but he can't hide forever. A misfortune strikes and Alfie is forced to face the product of his ways. This not the crux of the question, …
(2023-02-13). An Objective Look at U.S. Foreign Policy. dissidentvoice.org Events continue to unfold at a quickening pace. Facing an alarming escalation in tensions around the world, we asked Matthew Hoh for his current thoughts. We focus on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce them. …
(2023-02-13). Palestinian man, child latest victims of Israeli violence. electronicintifada.net Mentally ill driver who killed three Israelis may have been extrajudicially executed.
(2023-02-13). Corruption and Weakness, What's Behind Washington's Love of Nuclear Brinkmanship. journal-neo.org 
It is a mystery for "educated Americans" as to why a "liberal" president would risk nuclear war. Biden's domestic policies certainly oppose tyranny and Naziism, brought to America by Trump and his army of hillbilly miscreants. He has cut taxes to workers and middle class and worked to undo some of Trump's insane policies regarding …
(2023-02-13). Lloyd Austin visits the Philippines again. journal-neo.org 
The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's visit to the Philippines in early February further demonstrates the growing importance of the country in Washington's escalating struggle with Beijing for influence in the Southeast Asian subregion. This isn't the first time The New Eastern Outlook is examining the reasons for the special attention of both actors …
(2023-02-13). Seoul is being sucked into the American vortex. journal-neo.org 
Given that the story about "arms supplies to Russia from the DPRK" has been gaining ground, the author has repeatedly stated that Seoul is the main target of this hysteria that serves as another justification for the ROK's increased involvement in the plans of the US and its allies against Russia's national interests. This strategy …
(2023-02-13). Endgame for Ukraine: America vs America. strategic-culture.org Bill Burns travelled (in secret) in mid-January to meet Zelensky. Was it to prepare Zelensky for a shift in the American stance? | Hysterics at the Chinese balloon overflying the U.S. — taken to volume 11 — through scrambling a hush-hush Raptor jet (F-22) to 'pop' it, and then bally-hooing the 'pop' as Raptor's first ever 'air-to-air kill', may be a source for quiet derision around the world, yet paradoxically this seemingly trivial event may cast a long shadow over the U.S. war-timetable for Ukraine. | For it is the U.S. political calendar that may yet determine what happens next in Ukraine — f…
(2023-02-13). The Leopard's Tale: U.S. Weapons Makers on a Marketing Spree. strategic-culture.org At the height of the media frenzy, January 19-24, over Germany not serving empire by hustling its Leopard tanks off to Ukraine and permitting the 15 countries that have them to do so also, commander Richardson acknowledged that Washington had requested nine Latin American countries to donate their Soviet-era Russian weapons to Kiev, so Telesur reported, January 20.
(2023-02-13). Cuba And Mexico Strengthen Ties Of Friendship With Visit Of Díaz-Canel. popularresistance.org Cuba and Mexico continued to strengthen their ties of brotherhood Saturday, as the president of the Caribbean island, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received from the hands of his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest decoration awarded to a foreign head of state. The act, which took place during the visit of the Cuban leader to the State of Campeche, represents a new seal to a close bilateral relationship that goes beyond the symbolic. | Since his arrival to power in 2018, López Obrador has been recovering the traditional harmony between Mexico Havana, tha…
(2023-02-13). Cuba and Mexico Strengthen Ties of Friendship with the Visit of Díaz-Canel to Campeche. popularresistance.org Cuba and Mexico continued to strengthen their ties of brotherhood. Saturday, as the president of the Caribbean island, Miguel Díaz-Canel, received from the hands of his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest decoration awarded to a foreign head of state. The act, which took place during the visit of the Cuban leader to the State of Campeche, represents a new seal to a close bilateral relationship that goes beyond the symbolic.
(2023-02-13). øEl dólar como arma y el yuan como opción? globalizacion.ca Actualmente existen alrededor de 180 monedas nacionales, pero solo unas pocas se utilizan ampliamente para transacciones internacionales, como facturación, pago de importaciones, reserva de valor, emisión de deuda o inversión en el extranjero. Estas monedas son el dólar estadounidense, el…
(2023-02-13). Biden's Right: His Word Means Nothing. americanthinker.com "I give you my word as a Biden" just means that whatever is said next is almost certainly untrue.
(2023-02-13). Chinese Intellectual Property Theft is Nothing New. americanthinker.com It's infinitely more sophisticated now, but Chinese researchers have long viewed our property as their property.
(2023-02-13). Politicization of Medicine Is Merely a Symptom of Our Culture's Disease. americanthinker.com The deeper and more perilous cultural decay, if left untreated, could be life-threatening to our republic.
(2023-02-13). So many people recently 'died suddenly' — What's going on? americanthinker.com Where are the 3-letter health agencies? Why haven't the FDA, NIH, or CDC offered their own data to refute this alleged increase in sudden deaths?>
(2023-02-13). The Debate over the Origins of the War in Ukraine. americanthinker.com Who started this one? The Russians, or everyone else?>
(2023-02-13). The GOP will win by making voting harder for everyone. americanthinker.com Here's hoping the new House crop of firebrands can blow some smoke down the Democrat chimney and suffocate their efforts to steal the next election…
(2023-02-13). Actor Idris Elba suffers backlash for rejecting 'black actor' label. americanthinker.com An actor wants to be known for his acting excellence, not his group identity, and sure enough, he gets the leftist wokester pile-on.
(2023-02-13). At Burisma, Hunter Biden traded on the family name to help a Serbian who wanted to run the United Nations. americanthinker.com Hunter Biden turned to Biden's former 'national security advisor' Colin Kahl for help in getting a Serbian associate he knew from his Burisma days a crucial meeting to advance his bid for the United Nations secretary-generalship.
(2023-02-13). Democrats will try everything except what works. americanthinker.com New York voters, who repeatedly vote for the very Democrats who are ruining their state, continue to do so when they arrive in Florida, Texas, and Georgia.
(2023-02-13). Faced with rising oil prices, Japan returns to nuclear sanity. americanthinker.com Any nation that cares about the economy and the environment should do the same.
(2023-02-13). Hey School Superintendent — do you know where your kids are? americanthinker.com Schoolteachers getting pink slips — a new aspect to "go woke, go broke."
(2023-02-13). Is China getting too big for its britches in the South China Sea? americanthinker.com A Chinese laser attack that temporarily blinded Philippine coast guard sailors in the South China Sea ought to be a wakeup call.
(2023-02-13). KJP's latest train wreck: Can't explain NORAD and calls our cold neighbor to the north 'Canadia'. americanthinker.com Maybe, just maybe, she is put out in front of the public to normalize the sort of incoherence we get from her boss on a regular basis.
(2023-02-13). Mitch McConnell has worse unfavorability rating than George Santos. americanthinker.com Santos holds an 11% less negativity rating than the leader of the GOP Senate.
(2023-02-13). Our corrupt bureaucracy and complicit media sure have their priorities screwed up. americanthinker.com They target parents. They target Catholics. They target people who are pro-life, they target tea party members, and they target anyone surrounding Trump.
(2023-02-13). Super Bowl ad causes creator of The Daily Show to lose it talking about Greg Gutfeld's late night triumph. americanthinker.com You can tell that the progs who have monopolized late night comedy are scared out of their wits by the triumph of Gutfeld!
(2023-02-13). Taking the conservative fight to the culture: 'You can't have it both ways.'. americanthinker.com A brave restaurateur's strong words for people who claim conservative values but still watched the Super Bowl.
(2023-02-13). The needle and the damage done. americanthinker.com COVID vaccinations seem to be making the patients more vulnerable to catching COVID than they would be otherwise.
(2023-02-13). The problem with ranked-choice voting. americanthinker.com Ranked choice voting is the answer to a question only a bureaucrat would even think to ask.
(2023-02-13). The State Department helped defund conservative websites. americanthinker.com Think about that: The government used your money to silence your politics.
(2023-02-13). Why Biden infringes on the right to bear arms. americanthinker.com The Left dictates Biden's gun policy agenda.
(2023-02-13). From Palestine to US Prisons, Radical Love Can Guide Our Fight for Liberation. truthout.org What will your conversation heart say this Valentine's Day? Will it replicate the possessive politics of modern heteronormative love — summed up by phrases like "be mine" — or will it communicate the idea that love is always political, and that the greatest act of love is to work toward collective liberation? Cornel West famously said that "justice is what love looks like in public… |
(2023-02-13). UN Warns Earthquake Deaths Could Top 50,000 Amid Urgent Calls for Aid. truthout.org We get an update from Damascus, Syria, on last week's devastating earthquakes, as the United Nations warns the death toll in Turkey and northwest Syria will top at least 50,000. The U.N. also says the earthquake rescue phase is "coming to a close" and that efforts are expected to turn to providing shelter, food and care to survivors. Millions have been left homeless by the deadly quakes that… |
(2023-02-13). Lula's Condemnation of Russia in His Joint Statement with Biden Disqualifies Him as a Mediator. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Spill Raises $2.7 Million To Grow Twitter Alternative: 3 Things To Know. moguldom.com The takeover of Twitter by Tesla CEO Elon Musk in October 2022 caused an exodus of many notables on Black Twitter. But there were very few alternative social media platforms for them to find a new home. Spill, a new Black-owned platform, is hoping to become the Twitter alternative. Two former Twitter employees launched the new app in …
(2023-02-13). Top Democrat Jim Clyburn Suggests First DNC Primary Was Moved for Biden's Advantage. moguldom.com On Dec. 2, 2022, the Democrats voted to make South Carolina, not Iowa, the first primary state on the presidential nominating calendar. This will start in 2024. And, according to top Democrat and longtime President Biden supporter Congressman Jim Clyburn, the move was made to his home state for Biden's advantage. The Dems' decision came after …
(2023-02-13). De La Soul's Trugoy the Dove Passes Away At 54, Had Prior Congestive Heart Issues. moguldom.com Hip-hop has lost one of its innovators. David "Trugoy the Dove" Jolicoeur, one-third of the groundbreaking trio De La Soul, died on Feb. 12. He was 54. The cause of death was not disclosed, but he had been open about his battle with congestive heart failure. Trugoy, who hailed from Long Island, New York, was also …
(2023-02-13). Open justice, Northern Ireland Protocol and protest rights: The Weekly Round Up. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
In the news | The Public Order Bill has concluded its Report Stage in the House of Lords and is now due to return to the House of Commons. The Peers
(2023-02-13). Antifascists Remove and Burn Neo-Nazi Flyers Targeting Lakeland, FL Community. itsgoingdown.org Report on antifascist clean-up of the Lakeland, Florida neighborhood, after neo-Nazis dropped flyers. On the 11th of February, the neo-Nazi group the Goyim Defense League (GDL), threw trash propaganda onto people's lawns and driveways in Lakeland, FL. The fliers were in bags weighted with corn and with rat food pellets, similar to incidents of KKK…
(2023-02-13). Commander Of Chechen 'Akhmat' Unit Survived Assassination Attempt With Poisoned Letter. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On February 13, head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that his assistant, commander of the Akhmat special forces unit and deputy commander of the 2nd army corps Apty Alaudinov was poisoned and is now in the hospital. | The incident took place on February 8. The Chechen General received an envelop sent by unknown persons which contained an unknown poisonous substance. | Alaudinov felt a specific smell and took precautions in time. Everyone who took the envelope, cleaned their h…
(2023-02-13). Enough Is Enough: German, Austrian Rescuers Stopped Operations In Turkey. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | While the death toll as a result of the earthquake in Turkey has already exceeded 31 thousand, and the work on the rescue of people who miraculously survived under rubble is still ongoing, rescue crews from Austria and Germany decided to suspend search and rescue operations for safety reasons. | Cases of looting, as well as clashes of criminal groups have become more frequent in the regions heavily damaged by the disaster, which were also not the most prosperous before the earthquake. There are prob…
(2023-02-13). First Batch Of US Bradley Fighting Vehicles For Ukrainian Military Came To Germany. southfront.org 
Loading of the US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles intended for transfer to Ukraine on the US ARC Integrity in North Charleston, 01/25/2023 Oz Suguitan / US Army Transport Command | At night, the first batch of US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles destined for Ukraine arrived in Europe. The cargo ship ARC Integrity on board moored in the port of the German city of Bremerhaven on the North Sea coast. | In total, more than 60 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, an unnamed number of AN / TWQ-1 Avenger mobile air d…
(2023-02-13). German Citizens Dissatisfied With Their Government's Irresponsible Stance. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageMore than 250,000 people sign a petition asking Berlin to stop sending weapons to Ukraine. | Written by European citizens express their dissatisfaction with the irresponsible policy of supporting Kiev. In a recent online petition, a quarter of a million people called for an end to the aid to Ukraine. Indeed, the desire for…
(2023-02-13). "Get The Hell Out Of There" Ohio's Apocalyptic Chemical Disaster Rages On. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Written by 'BlueApples'. Originally published on ZeroHedge | While the US government is dispensing millions of dollars in resources to treat balloons as an existential crisis, a small town in Ohio finds itself engulfed in what actually looks like the apocalypse. Perhaps by design, all of the drama surrounding violations of US airspace by Chinese spy initiatives has done well to keep what is becoming one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory from getting any headline…
(2023-02-13). "Get The Hell Out Of There" — Ohio's Apocalyptic Chemical Disaster Rages On. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Written by 'BlueApples'. Originally published on ZeroHedge | While the US government is dispensing millions of dollars in resources to treat balloons as an existential crisis, a small town in Ohio finds itself engulfed in what actually looks like the apocalypse. Perhaps by design, all of the drama surrounding violations of US airspace by Chinese spy initiatives has done well to keep what is becoming one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory from getting any headline…
(2023-02-13). In Video: Motivational Training In Ukrainian Army. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Ukrainian servicemen shared new videos showing how Ukrainian commanders support the morale of Ukrainian soldiers. Staged executions of the AFU servicemen occur as often as their murders by their own comrades if they refused to fight or fled from their positions. | The first video shows Ukrainian servicemen with their hands tied and eyes closed kneeling. Their "brothers in arms" ask who will die first, and then shoot one of the soldiers at point-blank range, apparently with a blank cartridge.
(2023-02-13). In Video: Ukrainian Crews Began Training On US Abrams Tanks. southfront.org 
(2023-02-13). Military Situation In Donbass On February 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | Russian-led forces advanced west of Blahodatne and cut off the Bakhmut northern road; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Paraskoviivka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Bakhmut and its outskirts; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue in Mariinka; | Clashes between the Russian Army and the AFU continue near Debrova; | Artillery duels between the Russian Army and the AFU contin…
(2023-02-13). Military Situation In Iraq On February 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A high-level security delegation headed by General Abdul Amir Yarallah, Chief of Staff of the Army and General Qais Al-Mohammadavi, Deputy Commander of the Joint Operations Headquarters and Qasim Al-Mohammadi, Commander of the Ground Forces of the Iraqi Army arrived in Erbil to investigate the increase of security and military cooperation between the forces of the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Region; | Six ISIS members were killed by the Iraqi Army airstrikes in…
(2023-02-13). Military Situation In Southern Ukraine On February 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
(2023-02-13). Military Situation In Syria On February 13, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On February 13, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Latakia region in the past 24 hours; | More than 4,600 people were killed as a result of the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian officials; | More than 31,500 people were killed as a result of the earthquake in southern Turkey, according to Turkish officials; | On February 13, the Russian Military Police and Turkish forces conducted a join…
(2023-02-13). U.S. Recruited Dozens Of Jihadist To Commit Terrorist Attacks In Russia, CIS. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | On February 13, the press bureau of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) revealed that the United States is recruiting jihadist mercenaries to commit terrorist attacks on the territory of Russia and in the CIS countries. | The militants are recruited from among terrorist groups. At least 60 experienced terrorists are already training at the At-Tanf base in Syria. At this base, as well as in the border areas of Jordan, the CIA has been training militants for more t…
(2023-02-13). US Escalating Its WW3 Brinkmanship By Directing Kiev Regime's HIMARS Strikes. southfront.org 
(2023-02-13). Zelensky Left Europe Without Any Fighter Jets Or Further Guarantees. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageMacron's peace conference proposal is a sham. | Written by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens ≠ky was treated like a hero when visiting Brussels on February 9. Although he received endless adulation, his lobbying to EU leaders for further military support mostly fell on deaf ears despite making an impassioned, but disingenuous plea that Ukraine is defending Europe's eastern borders. | Zelensky visited London and Paris on hi…
(2023-02-13). Kiev Loses On Donbass Battlefield, US Prepares Terrorist Attacks In Russia. southfront.org 
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(2023-02-13). The Golden Rule Peace Boat And The Kings Bay Plowshares Seven. popularresistance.org On Friday, February 7th, the Golden Rule peace boat gently sailed over sacred whale breeding grounds, with an ever respectful sense of protection to our beautiful fellow creatures, then bravely showed its sails entering St. Mary's River of the historic town of St. Mary's which joins the beautiful, yet ominous entrance of the East River. Along the East River exists the most deadly concentration of Ohio Class nuclear weapon laden submarines on the East Coast, if not the world, the Naval Submarine Base of Kings Bay. | This base remains the most extensive single construction project ever undertaken by the U.S. Navy.
(2023-02-13). Alone and Unafraid: How to Prepare to Fight and Win the Next War. transcend.org 7 Feb 2023 – A near-peer conflict between the U.S. and China will be a nightmare in real life. Just how scary it might be is dependent on what is done now. Man is not perfect and is a reliable creature of habit, so we must prepare to win today.
(2023-02-13). Apocalypse: The End of the Current Humanoid Civilisation on Earth—Armageddon Guaranteed. transcend.org The Doomsday Clock as a universal symbol that represents the likelihood of human-made global catastrophes, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, resulting in Armageddon and the final, mortal destination of humanoids.
(2023-02-13). (Castellano) Johan Galtung: Estudios de la Paz — Trascender los Conflictos. transcend.org 27 Enero 2023 – El maestro Galtung conversa con Eva Aladro y Joan Pedro sobre su vida y su obra dedicadas a los Estudios de la Paz.
(2023-02-13). Food Industry Exposes Five Billion People to Toxic Chemicals That Kill. transcend.org 10 Feb 2023 – The food industry continues to intensively use toxic chemicals in their products, some of them provoking heart diseases and death. Trans fat is just one of them, adding to contaminating fertilisers, pesticides, microplastics and a long etcetera.
(2023-02-13). Hi-Tech Military Weapons Breed New Danger. transcend.org 7 Feb 2023 – New Report Unpacks Dangers of Emerging Military Tech: AI Nukes, Killer Robots, Artificial Intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapons, Hypersonic Missiles, Cyber Battles…
(2023-02-13). How the USA Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline. transcend.org 8 Feb 2022 – The New York Times called it a "mystery," but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now.
(2023-02-13). (Italiano) Le incertezze crescenti della scienza. transcend.org 7 Febbraio 2023 – Nell'ambito della rassegna di 'Biennale Tecnologia' organizzata dal Politecnico di Torino a novembre del 2022 una nota studiosa americana, Naomi Oreskes, ha tenuto una lezione dal titolo "Perché fidarsi della scienza?". Nella locandina di presentazione dell'evento si leggeva:…
(2023-02-13). Lift Sanctions against Syria to Lessen Sufferings from the Earthquake. transcend.org The International Movement for a Just World urges the North American, British, Australian, Canadian, Swiss and some European Union and Arab League governments to lift the unjust, immoral sanctions against Syria in order to lessen the immense sufferings of the people caused by the massive earthquake of 6 Feb 2023.
(2023-02-13). (Português) A Ética de um Capitalismo Selvagem: A Corrupàßà£o das Americanas. transcend.org 10 fev 2023 – No Brasil, os cristà£os sà£o apenas cristà£os culturais que nà£o aprenderam nada do Jesus histórico que estava sempre do lado da vida, do pobre, do cego, do coxo e do desprezado. Por isso há tanta desigualdade social, das maiores do mundo. Porque falta sensibilidade, solidariedade, sentido humano.
(2023-02-13). Reasons (Other than Age) That Joe Biden Should Not Run again for President. transcend.org Three factors seem far more important than ageism: the advantages of an open fight for the nomination, Biden's deficit of charisma, and, most important, this President's uncritical commitment to a bellicose, imperialist foreign policy.
(2023-02-13). Rising Strong: Brené Brown on the Physics of Vulnerability and What Resilient People Have in Common. transcend.org "If we are brave enough often enough, we will fall; this is the physics of vulnerability."
(2023-02-13). Royal Commission of Inquiry: Investigating War Crimes in the Hawaiian Islands. transcend.org 30 Jan 2023 – The RCI was established by Proclamation of the Hawaiian Kingdom Council of Regency in 2019, yet there has been no coverage in either the mainstream or alternative media. Most people are not aware that the Hawaiian Islands have been under a prolonged and illegal occupation by the USA since 17 Jan 1893.
(2023-02-13). Some Similarities in Languages. transcend.org India and France do not now have any commonalities in politics, cuisine or social behaviour, but in language one occasionally finds strange relationships.
(2023-02-13). The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver's Racial Justice Movement. transcend.org 7 Feb 2023 – Mickey Windecker encouraged violence, accused activist leaders of being police cooperators, and tried to draw demonstrators into elaborate stings.
(2023-02-13). The Moral and Intellectual Disconnect between the Memories of Shoah and Today's Jewish State. transcend.org 6 Feb 2023 – Every time I hear about the Shoah or the Nazi genocide of the Jews, I can't help but make a sad and rage-filled link between it and the present day Israel — the officially Jewish State with echoes of the ideology that served as the foundation of Nazi Germany.
(2023-02-13). The New York Times Is Orwell's Ministry of Truth. transcend.org It doesn't take a genius to realize that if all were reversed and Russia had put troops and weapons in Mexico and Canada that the United States would respond forcefully.
(2023-02-13). The Use of Child Soldiers: Children of Conflict. transcend.org 12 Feb is the UN sponsored International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers. Forced to learn to kill instead of pursuing education, they lack the knowledge and skills needed to build their futures and of their communities. For a society, the lives destroyed could have a devastating effect on long-term stability and development.
(2023-02-13). The Warrior (1 and 2): Yodhajiva Sutta. transcend.org "Monks, there are these five types of warriors who can be found existing in the world. Which five?>
(2023-02-13). There Are No Permanent Allies, Only Permanent Power. transcend.org 10 Feb 2023 – If we do not build left-right coalitions on issues such as militarism, health care, a living wage and union organizing, we will be impotent in the face of corporate power and the war machine.
(2023-02-13). TRANSCEND Members February Birthdays. transcend.org We at TRANSCEND Media Service wish our distinguished members a HAPPY BIRTHDAY with many returns. We take this opportunity to thank them for all their contributions to the world and to TMS. Bless your lives! | * Richard E. Rubenstein 24 Feb 1938 –> 85 years…
(2023-02-13). WATCH: Roger Waters at UN Security Council on Ukraine (Full Text). transcend.org 8 Feb 2023 – The British rock star was invited by Russia to address the Council. The Pink Floyd co-founder has been an outspoken critic of U.S. policy in Ukraine and has called for an end of arms shipments to Kiev.
(2023-02-13). El Paso Shooter Admits to Targeting Latinos, Agrees to 90 Life Sentences. latinorebels.com On February 8, the Texas man who carried out a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso in 2019 —which left 23 people dead and 22 injured— agreed to a plea deal in a 90-count indictment and agreed to accept 90 consecutive life sentences. He also admitted to specifically targeting Latinos.
(2023-02-13). Mind Control: WEF Technocrats Openly Plot to Observe and Track Human Thoughts with Implants. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Mexico's AMLO announces campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-13). Mexico's AMLO announces global campaign against US blockade of Cuba, denounces neoliberalism. geopoliticaleconomy.com President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Mexico will lead an international movement to end the US government's "inhumane" blockade against Cuba. Praising Fidel Castro as a "visionary", AMLO denounced neoliberalism and pledged support for universal public healthcare and education.
(2023-02-13). Israel Defies International Law to Legalize 9 Settler Colonies on Occupied Land. truthout.org Israel's far-right Security Cabinet on Sunday approved the immediate "legalization" of nine Jewish-only settler outposts in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem over what critics called the empty objection of benefactor the United States and in violation of international law — under which all Israeli settler colonies are illegal. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister… |
(2023-02-13). 'We're feeding the kids': Minnesota House passes universal school meals bill. nationofchange.org "We give every kid in our school a desk. There are lots of kids out there that can afford to buy a desk, but they get a desk because they go to school," said the Democratic author of the bill, pushing back against GOP means-testing canards.
(2023-02-13). Justin Trudeau Wants to "Disappear Unacceptable Views": Free Speech Won't Live Long After Bill C-11 Passes. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). U.S. Lawfare and the destabilization of Latin America. mronline.org 
Brazil-based reporter and author Brian Mier outlines the strategy of lawfare and how it has been used in Latin America, particularly in the Lava Jato investigation.
(2023-02-13). CDC Director Blames "Misinformation" for Reduced Vaccination Rates of Kindergartners. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Chomsky and Prashad: Cuba Is Not a State Sponsor of Terrorism. independentmediainstitute.org
(2023-02-13). LGBTQ people under attack, People's World stands up and fights back. peoplesworld.org 
Drag shows made illegal. The very mention in classrooms that gay people exist outlawed forever. Trans people barred from employment, housing, or even being able to use a public restroom. Parents who seek gender-affirming health care for their kids prosecuted and jailed for child abuse. Black, brown, and Indigenous trans women dead in the back …
(2023-02-13). Judge Orders Demolition of Illegal Construction on Cave in Puerto Rico. latinorebels.com A judge in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico has ordered the demolition of two illegal structures built on top of Cueva Las Golondrinas after ruling that the lawsuit filed by the municipality against Aguadilla Pier Corporation has merit.
(2023-02-13). How to Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department's Use of Flock's Mass Surveillance License Plate Readers. aclu.org 
(2023-02-13). The Chris Hedges Report: Matt Taibbi On Russiagate And Censorship. popularresistance.org Shortly after the election of Donald Trump, revelations that a Russian disinformation campaign had helped sweep the 45th president to power shook the media and the wider culture. The unfolding drama of the Mueller Report and a Senate investigative panel gripped the nation for the next four years. But now, journalist Matt Taibbi has revealed that the source of many of the claims of ongoing Russian disinformation during the Trump presidency, Hamilton 68, was itself a disinformation operation concocted by former US intelligence officials. Matt Taibbi joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss his findings and dissect…
(2023-02-13). Study: Racism Plays Bigger Role in Black-White Infant Mortality Gap Than Wealth. truthout.org A Black infant is many times more likely to die within one year of birth than a white infant is, even if that Black infant comes from a wealthy home, a new study shows. The study, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research last month, demonstrates that disparities in Black and white infant mortality rates cannot be explained by economics alone. Rather, racism within the health… |
(2023-02-13). Trump Dismissed Research He Paid for After It Debunked Election Fraud Claims. truthout.org In the weeks after his 2020 election loss, former President Donald Trump and his campaign team commissioned a research group to investigate allegations of election fraud. When the group reported that the claims were not based in reality, however, Trump's campaign dismissed the findings and continued to push lies about election fraud anyway. According to four sources who spoke to The Washington… |
(2023-02-13). The Food Rescue Project Fighting Hunger And Food Waste In El Paso. popularresistance.org Medical student Preetha Rajkumar is studying to become a surgeon. But the 24-year-old El Paso resident has already impacted hundreds of local families' well-being, through the work she began as a college student. | While studying cell and molecular biology at the University of Texas at El Paso five years ago, Rajkumar — a self-described foodie — came across the concept of food rescue. Working with a group of friends on campus, she founded the volunteer-run nonprofit organization No Lost Food.
(2023-02-13). LISTEN: Nord Stream Attack an 'Act of War'. popularresistance.org Ray McGovern discusses Seymour Hersh's story, "How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline" on Garland Nixon and Wilmer Leon's radio show, The Critical Hour. (With transcript).
(2023-02-13). Sy Hersh and the Way We Live Now. "The Propaganda Apparatus that Manipulates and Controls our Society" globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Netflix's 'Against the Ropes' Is a Refreshing Take on Mexicana Toughness (REVIEW). latinorebels.com Netflix's 'Against the Ropes' is an unlikely love story. We're talking a woman-centered wrestling show that's primarily about the relationship between a mother and her 12-year-old daughter, plus a maximalist show that combines not just lucha libre wrestling, but also a drug ring, a bridal shop workplace, multiple romance plots, and more.
(2023-02-13). Lawsuit targets Shell's board of directors over energy transition plansÔøº. nationofchange.org Shell admits in internal documents it has "no immediate plans to move to a net-zero emissions portfolio."
(2023-02-13). The Scientific Benefits Of Growing Assets In A Trust: You Don't Need To Be Rich. moguldom.com While 33 percent of U.S. adults have a will, the number is lower for Black Americans — 27.5 percent — which means Black Americans may be missing out on the No. 1 wealth transfer, and without a plan in place, probate costs could eat up to 8 percent of the value of an estate. Even …
(2023-02-13). Just Like The Movie: Short Seller Report Forces Billionaire Adani into Margin Call With Banks. moguldom.com Billionaire businessman Gautam Adani was margin called on a $1.1 billion loan after his companies' stocks lost billions of dollars in market value following a Jan. 24 report by U.S. short-seller Hindenburg Research that alleged massive ongoing accounting fraud and stock manipulation by the Indian conglomerate. The flagship company, Adani Enterprises is under investigation by …
(2023-02-13). US Military Shoots Down Fourth Flying Object Over Michigan. news.antiwar.com The US military shot down another flying object on Sunday over Lake Huron in Michigan, Canada's defense minister announced. Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand said the object was engaged by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the command responsible for the defense of US and Canadian airspace. "Today, a high-altitude object was detected in …
(2023-02-13). US, Papua New Guinea Hold Talks on Military Agreement. news.antiwar.com The US and Papua New Guinea just wrapped up talks on signing a military agreement as the Biden administration is looking to expand military ties in the Asia Pacific as part of its strategy against China. "The United States and Papua New Guinea held negotiations on February 6 — 10 in Honolulu, HI to discuss …
(2023-02-13). AFRICOM Claims 12 al-Shabaab Killed in Latest US Airstrike in Somalia. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday that it launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on February 10, the first known US airstrike in the country this month. The command claimed the strike killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters and said it "assessed" no civilians were harmed due to the remote location. But the Pentagon is notorious …
(2023-02-13). China Says the US Sent 10 Balloons Over Its Territory Since Last Year. news.antiwar.com The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday said that the US had sent 10 "high-altitude" balloons over its airspace since last year while refuting allegations that the Chinese balloon the US shot down was a surveillance device. "US balloons have often entered other countries' airspace illegally. Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have flown over Chinese …
(2023-02-13). Members of House Committee on China Planning Taiwan Trip to 'Infuriate' Beijing. news.antiwar.com Members of the newly formed House committee on China are in talks about sending a delegation to Taiwan, knowing that it will "infuriate" Beijing and likely raise military tensions in the region. The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party was formed on January 10 after Republicans …
(2023-02-13). Stoltenberg Says Ukraine Using Way More Munitions Than NATO Can Produce. news.antiwar.com NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that Ukrainian forces are using significantly more ammunition than the alliance's members can produce, putting a strain on Western stockpiles. "The war in Ukraine is consuming an enormous amount of munitions, and depleting allied stockpiles," Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels. "The current …
(2023-02-13). Aging Populations and Great Power Politics: The Problem is for the Elites, not the Masses. cepr.net We recently got new data showing that China's population shrunk last year. It is now projected to see its population continue to decline through the rest of this century. This is being portrayed as a disaster for China. A similar disaster has already hit Japan, South Korea, Italy and many other wealthy countries. People in …
(2023-02-13). Where have all the comedians gone? Just asking… peoplesworld.org 
The U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has prompted a default line in many places in Western societies but none more prominent perhaps than in comedy, where comic heroes and satirists of the past have now become fawning foils and apologists for the war and for U.S. global aggression. Three of the most prominent …
(2023-02-13). This Earthquake Strikes at the Birthplace of Civilisation. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Lift Sanctions Against Syria to Lessen Sufferings of the People Caused by the Earthquake. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). The Writing on the Wall. "Genocide in The Making". Resistance to "Governmental Lawlessness Worldwide" globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Just Released: WHO Pandemic Treaty Zero Draft. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Excess Deaths in Alberta Surge Past 10,000 — Evidence of Government Cover-up. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Ray McGovern: Nord Stream Attack An 'Act Of War'. popularresistance.org Sy Hersh has a piece at his Substack account entitled How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline. The New York Times called it a, quote unquote mystery. But the United States executed a covert C.I.A. operation that was kept secret until now. For insight into this, let's turn to our first guest. He works with Tell the World, The publishing arm of the Ecumenical Church of the Savior in inner city Washington; has 27 year career as a C.I.A. analyst, serving as chief of the Soviet foreign policy branch and preparing the president's daily brief. He is co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, and…
(2023-02-13). Total scale of China's ice and snow industry expected to reach 1 trillion yuan by 2025. ecns.cn China's ice and snow industry is expected to top 1 trillion yuan (about 146.48 billion U.S. dollars) by 2025, according to the legacy report of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 (after games) released this month.
(2023-02-13). Chinese rescue team will proceed without hesitation in Türkiye: female team member. ecns.cn "Rescue has no borders. Chinese rescue forces will proceed without hesitation," said Chen Jiahuan, a 28-year-old member of China's Blue Sky Rescue Team who is carrying out rescue operations in Türkiye.
(2023-02-13). Cold front sweeps nation bringing rain, snow. ecns.cn With cold weather due to affect many parts of China until Tuesday, authorities have enacted travel safety measures.
(2023-02-13). China's school campuses resume liveliness as spring semester kicks off. ecns.cn About 300 million teachers and students are returning to school campuses across China, as the spring semester kicks off in a staggered manner in each provincial-level region.
(2023-02-13). China sends another aid shipment to Syria. ecns.cn The second batch of humanitarian aid sent by the Red Cross Society of China to earthquake-stricken regions in Syria departed from Beijing in the early hours of Monday.
(2023-02-13). Chinese New Year parade staged in New York's Chinatown. ecns.cn The 25th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival was staged on Sunday, attracting people from various ethnic backgrounds.
(2023-02-13). Philippine activists slam planned Philippines, Japan, U.S. security pact. ecns.cn An organization fighting for justice for Philippine sexual slavery victims of the Japanese army during World War ll said on Monday that it "staunchly opposes" the planned security pact among the Philippines, Japan and the United States.
(2023-02-13). China invests 21.5 trillion yuan in major projects. ecns.cn China has invested a total of 21.5 trillion yuan ($3.15 trillion) in major projects to stabilize 2023's economic growth, Security Daily reported on Monday..
(2023-02-13). National immigration body honors 15 dogs. ecns.cn Fifteen police dogs were awarded by the National Immigration Administration as the first batch of merit dogs and their trainers were given citation for merit class III, Xinhua reported.
(2023-02-13). U.S. easing sanctions on quake-hit Syria proof of indifference to humanitarian needs. ecns.cn After the tragic loss of at least 3,500 lives in quake-hit Syria, the United States, bowing to international pressure, announced a temporary easing of sanctions on the war-torn country.
(2023-02-13). China issues No. 1 central document for 2023, highlights tasks on rural vitalization. ecns.cn China unveiled its "No. 1 central document" for 2023 on Monday, outlining nine tasks in comprehensively promoting rural vitalization this year.
(2023-02-13). Senior Chinese diplomat to visit France, Italy, Hungary, Russia, attend 59th Munich Security Conference in Germany. ecns.cn Wang Yi will visit France, Italy, Hungary and Russia from Feb. 14 to 22 at the invitation of the governments of the four countries, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced on Monday.
(2023-02-13). Chinese gamer claims title of IEM Katowice 2023 Grand Final. ecns.cn Chinese gamer Li Peinan (Oliveira) won the championship at StarCraft II of the IEM (Intel Extreme Masters) Katowice 2023 in Poland on Monday.
(2023-02-13). Giant panda Xiang Xiang to return to China from Japan. ecns.cn The giant panda Xiang Xiang will leave Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens and return to China on Feb. 21, Kyodo News reported on Monday.
(2023-02-13). Changes in family concept main factor behind lower fertility in China: survey. ecns.cn The changes in family concept, which lead to delayed marriage and childbearing or not marrying and not having children, have become the main factor behind the decline in fertility in China, according to the latest survey released by the third China Population and Development Forum held in Beijing on Saturday.
(2023-02-13). Veterinary experts to head for U.S. to probe panda's death. ecns.cn A team of Chinese veterinary experts will go to the United States this month to investigate the death of 25-year-old giant panda Le Le at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee.
(2023-02-13). HKSAR team to make every effort to conduct search, rescue operations in Türkiye: John Lee. ecns.cn John Lee on Sunday said he appreciated the HKSAR rescue team for assisting search and rescue operations in the quake-stricken areas in Türkiye, during which three survivors have been rescued.
(2023-02-13). WHO chief visits quake-hit northern Syria with aid. ecns.cn WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited the quake-hit Aleppo city in northern Syria on Saturday, raising hope for more emergency aid to reach Syria in the coming days.
(2023-02-13). BeiDou technology accelerates integration into diverse fields. ecns.cn Thanks to the introduction of a personnel protection system supported by the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) ahead of the Spring Festival this year, Zhao's concerns have been put to rest.
(2023-02-13). Chinese researchers develop prototype of submersible drone. ecns.cn Researchers have developed a prototype of a quadrotor that can fly in the air and submerge underwater, making it suitable for a wide range of applications.
(2023-02-13). Large number of launches planned. ecns.cn China plans to carry out more than 70 launch missions this year, according to the nation's major space contractors.
(2023-02-13). More support urged to tackle falling fertility. ecns.cn China should redouble efforts to encourage the younger generation to marry and have children and roll out measures to encourage them to start families, to offset its falling fertility rate and shrinking family size, a senior official said on Saturday.
(2023-02-13). Tribute held on mainland for monk. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland held a tribute for Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, who was committed to promoting peace and reunification across the Taiwan Straits.
(2023-02-13). Wild giant panda captured in Sichuan. ecns.cn A wild giant panda is captured by infrared cameras walking at Laohegou area of Giant Panda National Park in Pingwu, Mianyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Jan. 15, 2023.
(2023-02-13). Wu Yibing wins China's first ATP tour title. ecns.cn Wu Yibing became the first Chinese mainland player to lift an ATP Tour trophy after winning the Dallas Open title on Sunday.
(2023-02-13). Chinese team rescues 4th survivor in quake-hit Türkiye. ecns.cn A survivor was pulled out Friday afternoon from collapsed buildings by Chinese and local rescuers, making the fourth survivor that the Chinese team helped rescue.
(2023-02-13). Students in Beijing return to campus as new semester starts. ecns.cn More than 1.6 million primary and middle school students in Beijing returned to school for the new semester on Monday.
(2023-02-13). New York Chinatown celebrates Chinese New Year with parade. ecns.cn Twenty floats participated in the parade, attracting thousands to gather along the parade route on Sunday.
(2023-02-13). Ulanhada volcano cluster covered by snow in Inner Mongolia. ecns.cn Known as a living museum of natural volcanoes and lava landforms, the Ulanhada volcano group is composed of more 20 volcanoes.
(2023-02-13). Chinese mainland delegation mourns Master Hsing Yun in Jiangsu. ecns.cn A Chinese mainland delegation on Sunday afternoon mourned Master Hsing Yun, founder of the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist order in Taiwan, at a temple in Yixing, east China's Jiangsu Province.
(2023-02-13). COVID-19 testing sites converted into job centers in Shaanxi. ecns.cn A large number of job centers, converted from COVID-19 testing sites, have made their public debut in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
(2023-02-13). Rainbow-themed zebra crossing seen in China's Shandong. ecns.cn The first rainbow-themed zebra crossing gained popularity in Jinan, capital of eastern China's Shandong Province.
(2023-02-13). Dying by killing: U.S. and its manifest destiny. mronline.org 
The fear of disappearing as a hegemonic power awakens the survival instinct. The United States (U.S.) has entered a dangerous drift, the end of which puts the future of humanity at risk.
(2023-02-13). French police attack 4th protest over pension reforms. mronline.org 
Protesters stage a fourth round of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform the country's pension system.
(2023-02-13). Review of "Critique of the Gotha Program," by Karl Marx. mronline.org 
This new edition of Marx's 1875 'Critique of the Gotha Program' comes with a few surprises in translation for Marxists who have previously interpreted it as justification for the continuation of wage-labour and commodity production, under the 'dictatorship of the proletariat' in the 'first phase' of socialism/communism.
(2023-02-13). Chris Hedges: There Are No Permanent Allies, Only Permanent Power. scheerpost.com 
If we do not build left-right coalitions on issues such as militarism, health care, a living wage and union organizing, we will be impotent in the face of corporate power and the war machine.
(2023-02-13). Anti-War Voices Accuse Super Bowl of 'Hijacking the Pat Tillman Story'. scheerpost.com 
One journalist reminded readers that the NFL star and Army Ranger "called the Iraq invasion and occupation 'fucking illegal' and was killed by friendly fire in an incident the military covered up and tried to hide from his family."
(2023-02-13). Kevin Tillman: How America's Forever Wars and Interventions Fueled the Assault on the Capitol. scheerpost.com 
The NFL's Super Bowl pre-game tribute to Army Ranger Pat Tillman reminded the ScheerPost staff of this piece by his brother Kevin Tillman, originally published in 2021. By Kevin Tillman / TomDispatch Just about everyone was shocked by what happened at the Capitol building on January 6th. But as a former soldier in America's forever …
(2023-02-13). New Israeli Regime Moves Toward "Cleansing" All Palestinians From Palestine. scheerpost.com 
(2023-02-13). When the WPA Created Over 400,000 Jobs for Black Workers. scheerpost.com 
By Algernon Austin / CEPR In response to the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created jobs for over 8 million people between 1935 and 1943. While data on the racial composition of WPA workers isn't available for all of these years, the data we have for 1939, 1941, and 1942 make clear that the WPA …
(2023-02-13). Argentina El renovado dilema del Frente de Todos. globalizacion.ca Con el único sentido de la especulación electoral, podría decirse que el oficialismo debiera estar viviendo un momento no precisamente de dicha; pero sí, de perspectivas algo mejoradas. No se trata de la coyuntura económica, desde ya, aunque las cifras…
(2023-02-13). Argentina — El renovado dilema del Frente de Todos. globalizacion.ca Con el único sentido de la especulación electoral, podría decirse que el oficialismo debiera estar viviendo un momento no precisamente de dicha; pero sí, de perspectivas algo mejoradas. No se trata de la coyuntura económica, desde ya, aunque las cifras…
(2023-02-13). U.S. Anti-Socialism Resolution Overlooks Socialist Allies. fpif.org
(2023-02-13). Thousands Hold 'Night Carnival' To Free Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Campaigners staged a 'night carnival' in London on Saturday to call for the release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, attended by two thousand people and prominent supporters such as Jeremy Corbyn and the son of the late Dame Vivienne Westwood. | Around 2,000 supporters from the Don't Extradite Assange Campaign met at Lincoln's Inn Fields near Holborn before marching past Parliament Square at 6pm. | The procession was led by an enormous gold-painted effigy of Lady Justice, with campaigners carrying lanterns and placards and a carnival drum group following them on the march. | Assange has been held in London's…
(2023-02-13). After the earthquake: End the U.S. war on Syria once and for all. fightbacknews.org Adapted from a presentation given at a Solidarity Committee of the Americas event in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 11. | I'm not a scholarly expert; I'm a maintenance worker in Minneapolis who volunteers with a local activist group called the Anti-War Committee. In May of 2021, I traveled with a peace delegation to Syria. The delegation spent one week in the country, in and around the capital Damascus, to witness elections that were taking place, and to investigate conditions on the ground with the hope of building solidarity and raising awareness about the effects that U.S. foreign policy has on life in Syr…
(2023-02-13). Hastings school district leaders hide as striking food service workers stand firm. fightbacknews.org Hastings MN – Energy was high on the fourth day, February 10, of the Hastings Public Schools food service worker strike. SEIU Local 284 members remain strong as management refuses to bargain. Striking workers, fellow unionists and community allies converged at Kennedy Elementary School for an end of the day unity picket and rally. Including the 35 striking workers, the picket line swelled with the support of dozens of family members, building staff and educators, as well as rank-and-file unionists from the area including letter carriers, University of Minnesota workers, Teamsters, other SEIU locals and community…
(2023-02-13). New York speaks out for Tyre Nichols and Manny Paez. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – The New York Community Action Project held a speakout on Saturday, February 11, at Herbert Von King Park in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn. The speakout was to mark the police murders of Tyre Nichols and Manny Paez. Nichols was murdered in Memphis during a traffic stop, while Paez was killed by police while defending the land in Atlanta from the development of a police facility known as "Cop City." | | Speakers addressed both deaths, as well as local New York police crime cases, and the need for community control of the police to better hold the police accountable for killing people.
(2023-02-13). Australia Must Quit AUKUS & War Links with US & UK. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). TwitterFiles Accountability: Former Twitter Execs Face Congress. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Selected Articles: Germany Prepares for Conscription and the Final War. globalresearch.ca 
By Germany's parliamentary commissioner,
(2023-02-13). Integración Latinoamericana: si se mirara más al Sur. globalizacion.ca Si los países de América Latina miraran más hacia el Sur y no se pensara tanto en el Norte, la integración económica de la región redundaría en un mayor beneficio para sus habitantes. | Los intercambios comerciales se abaratarían entre sus…
(2023-02-13). White City Innovation District celebrates inaugural Life Sciences Summit. imperial.ac.uk Leading academics, innovative scaleups and established corporate players explore the future of the UK's life sciences sector at the Jawdrop Summit.
(2023-02-13). Leading health economist joins UK Statistics Authority as non-executive director. imperial.ac.uk Dame Carol Propper, Professor of Economics at the Business School, has today been appointed to the Board of the UK Statistics Authority.
(2023-02-13). China's Yuan will End US Dollar Dominance and Create a Bipolar Currency System in the Next Decade, Says Nouriel Roubini. infobrics.org He predicted in a Financial Times column the emergence of a bipolar currency regime…
(2023-02-13). Why Brazil-China Energy Relations May Improve Under Lula. infobrics.org Energy sector relations between Brazil and China are likely to improve under Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, local experts tell BNamericas…
(2023-02-13). Brazil in the Arctic Council: Not as Crazy as it Sounds. infobrics.org Even though its capital, Brasilia, is about 7.000 miles from the North Pole, Brazil has consistently expressed interest in the Arctic region throughout the 21st century…
(2023-02-13). Federal Bureau of Intimidation vs. International Solidarity: Interview with Omali Yeshitela (APSP) and Joe Iosbaker (FRSO). libya360.wordpress.com Orinoco Tribune Last Friday, Orinoco Tribune had the honor of interviewing Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party (APSP) in response to recent repression and intimidation tactics launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) against him, the APSP, and the Uhuru Movement. On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided Yeshitela's residence in…
(2023-02-13). Lula Flirts with Montezuma. libya360.wordpress.com Quantum Bird Montezuma II, emperor of the Aztecs, and Hernán Cortés, Spanish conquistador Montezuma was the last de facto emperor of the Aztecs. It is known that during his reign the Aztec Empire reached its peak in terms of expansionist activity, political reforms and infrastructure construction. On the other hand, according to the more popular…
(2023-02-13). Mexico & Cuba to Organize Summit of Progressive Countries. libya360.wordpress.com Mexico's Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, has confirmed that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has agreed to convene a summit of progressive Latin American countries, together with Cuban president Miguel Diaz Canel. "President López Obrador suggested that communication and contact be established, and work be done to be able to meet the presidents of the progressive…
(2023-02-13). Nord Stream: What Hersh Got Wrong. libya360.wordpress.com Mike Whitney There's something not-quite-right about Sy Hersh's report on the destruction of Nord Stream 2. There is a number of inconsistencies in the piece that lead me to believe that Hersh was less interested in presenting 'the unvarnished truth' than relaying a version of events that advance a particular agenda. That is not to say…
(2023-02-13). Remembering Vladimir Putin's Speech at the Munich Security Conference. libya360.wordpress.com Alfred de Zayas Sixteen years ago, on 10 February 2007, Russian President Putin delivered a landmark speech at the Munich Security Conference, a clear statement of post- Cold War Russian foreign policy, focusing on the need for multilateralism and international solidarity. The mainstream media did not give much visibility to Putin's security analysis in 2007,…
(2023-02-13). Why Does Zelensky Need a Long Conflict With Russia? libya360.wordpress.com Andrey Sushentsov It is unlikely that Zelensky is counting on a military victory for his country. For this, Ukraine does not have its own military-economic resources, and the funds provided by the West will never be sufficient to inflict a final defeat on Russia. Probably, the calculation of the president of Ukraine is based on…
(2023-02-13). New Yorkers Care About Care. The State Budget Should, Too. inequality.org
(2023-02-13). Ohio Residents Fear Returning Home in Toxic Aftermath of Train Crash. truthout.org Residents of East Palestine, Ohio are voicing alarm and mistrust of officials after a 150-car train carrying hazardous materials — including vinyl chloride — crashed in their small town, prompting emergency evacuations and a "controlled release" of chemicals into the air to prevent a catastrophic explosion. Norfolk Southern, the company that owns the derailed train, has insisted that public health… |
(2023-02-13). House Republicans, with help from corporate Dems, vote against D.C. immigrant voting rights. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—This past week, Republicans led by Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia passed resolutions aimed at overturning two progressive laws in the District of Columbia. The two laws include the recently-passed local voting rights act aimed at enfranchising 50,000 non-citizens, letting them cast ballots in municipal elections. The other was a revision of the criminal code …
(2023-02-13). The West's Last Or Penultimate War? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Margaret Kimberley on NEW 2nd Edition of SANCTIONS Book. iacenter.org "What are thought of as mere limits on financial transactions are a form of warfare which kill as surely as bombs and bullets. Sanctions are war crimes, violating prohibitions against the targeting of civilian populations. This book SANCTIONS — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy is vital to understanding how the United States and its allies create suffering around the world." —Margaret Kimberley, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report Order 2nd Edition, just released SANCTIONS — A Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy: iacenter.org/sanctions-book Podcast — Interview by Margaret Kimbe…
(2023-02-13). Ante el aumento del belicismo, no caben la espera ni el desaliento. globalizacion.ca A fin de desplazar la influencia de aquellas fuerzas prehistóricas que dificultan el surgimiento del mundo del futuro, es preciso ir todavía más allá y abrazar la no violencia como actitud de vida cotidiana y permanente. | Mientras el mundo parece…
(2023-02-13). The Global Tide Is Turning: Justice Sought in Two Legal Cases Against Pfizer and Swiss President. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Europe proposes mass exit from energy treaty. popularresistance.org After big European nations said they would leave the Energy Charter Treaty, the European Commission now says a joint EU exit is the best option…
(2023-02-13). France: In the movement to defend pensions, will Macron be beaten? greenleft.org.au Demonstrations in more than 260 towns took place across France on February 11, the fourth day of action to defend pensions, as the Pensions Bill began its four-week debate in the National Assembly, reports John Mullen.
(2023-02-13). Is Turkey's Prosecution of Shady Builders after 12,141 Structures Collapse in Earthquake a Model for going after Big Oil for Climate Disasters? juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The Turkish government has issued 100 arrest warrants for building contractors suspected of erecting structures that did not meet building code standards in the 10 provinces most affected by last week's massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which has left at least 32,000 dead and perhaps twice that. Some of the contractors …
(2023-02-13). 60 Minutes' weight-loss tip: Don't bite the hand that feeds you. mronline.org 
People in the United States have grown accustomed to endless pharmaceutical ads when watching TV. The industry is the fourth-biggest spender on TV advertising in the country—one of only two in the world (along with New Zealand) that allows such direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs.
(2023-02-13). Revelations Confirm US-backed Pakistan Military Regime Change Against Imran Khan. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Sam Marcy's defense of self-determination for Native nations. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." James is co-leader of the United American Indians of New England. Feb. 5, 2023. WW PHOTO Many things stand out about Sam Marcy, including his brilliant and prescient writings . . . |
(2023-02-13). "Purges" in Ukraine: Defense and Interior Ministers Die in Helicopter Crash. Who's Next? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). "Purges" in Ukraine: Defense Minster Forced to Resign, Team of Interior Ministry Die in Helicopter Crash. Who's Next? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Attack of the Weather Balloons! The Yukon Cylindrical "Suspected Chinese Ballon" globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Germany Prepares for Conscription and the Final War. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). US, French Troops Lead NATO Live-Fire War Games in Romania. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Sam Marcy: an apostle of revolutionary class unity. workers.org 
Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar "Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles today." Go to youtu.be/5Arb33Q8SN0 to view the webinar. Feb. 5, 2023. WW PHOTO Comrade Sam Marcy put forth his Global Class War theses 70 years ago — that's quite a . . . |
(2023-02-13). The New Rottie Defense System to Defeat the Balloon Threat. sonar21.com 
Why does the United States continue to use a $1 million jet, plus other million dollar military assets to take out balloons and other unidentified flying objects when I have…
(2023-02-13). 10 Ways The US Is Out Of Line With The Entire World. mintpressnews.com 
The US, one of the wealthiest and most powerful nations, stands alone as the only country to reject human rights such as the right to food and the rights of the disabled and children. Learn more about this alarming reality with Lee Camp.
(2023-02-13). More Than 250,000 People Sign Petition Asking Berlin to Stop Sending Weapons to Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Waiting for Biden's Definition of Victory in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Canada: The U.S. Shot Down a UFO Over the Yukon. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Ukraine: The Performance and the Reality. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Dozens of Texas prisoners are hunger striking against solitary confinement. therealnews.com 
Across the US, some 50,000 incarcerated people are kept under conditions of solitary confinement. Advocates and prisoners have pushed to define the practice as a form of torture, pointing to the devastating psychological and physical effects it has on victims. In Texas, dozens of prisoners are now hunger striking against the use of solitary confinement in the state's prisons, which they say disproportionately targets Latinos. Jorge Antonio Renaud, National Criminal Justice Director of
(2023-02-13). Fiebre de guerra: øTaiwán después de Ucrania? globalizacion.ca A finales de enero un alto general estadounidense declaró que podría estallar una guerra en Taiwán en un plazo de dos años. øNos encontraremos pronto con un segundo punto álgido en Asia después de Ucrania? Se lo preguntamos al experto…
(2023-02-13). Estados Unidos: El conservadurismo tiene que dejarse de payasadas y ayudar a arreglar el tema de la inmigración. globalizacion.ca Aceptando sin conceder que al tema de la inmigración se le puede considerar una "crisis", entonces, podemos preguntarnos por qué no se trata al tema como tal. Si bien una "crisis" requiere de acciones inmediatas encaminadas a soluciones verdaderas, øpor…
(2023-02-13). Union Kitchen Workers Win Back Pay In Labor Settlement. popularresistance.org Union organizers at Union Kitchen locations in the D.C. region have settled a dispute with the food accelerator and retailer, which officials said had engaged in union-busting tactics outlined in an extensive complaint last fall. | The National Labor Relations Board settlement agreement requires the restaurant to pay nearly $25,000 in backpay and frontpay to five workers who were fired or faced discipline, apparently in retaliation for their participation in the union drive. The payments include interest, expenses, and relief from economic harm and adverse tax consequences to some of the named workers.
(2023-02-13). Israeli Regime Moves To 'Cleanse' All Palestinians From Palestine. popularresistance.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious Zionist coalition, which was sworn in on December 29, 2022, declared in its manifesto that Jews have the "exclusive and inalienable right to all parts of the Land of Israel." To that end, in a little over a month, the Israeli regime has killed Palestinians, demolished their homes, mounted incursions into occupied Palestinian territory and endeavored to change laws and policies to accelerate the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians from Palestine. | This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Nakba — the Arabic word for "catastrophe." In 1948, Israel assu…
(2023-02-13). Social Credit Brazilian Style: Basic Income (UBI) Recipients For Poorest Families Must be Vaxxed. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Brazil's Lula includes AFL-CIO union leadership in his state visit. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—As Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met both Democratic President Joe Biden and, separately, U.S. labor leaders, happy U.S. supporters—including two identifying themselves as Auto Workers and others from the peace movement—chanted support for him outside the White House security perimeter. The supporters of Lula outside the White House, both labor and peace …
(2023-02-13). Will the Turkish Earthquake Unleash Science from the Shackles of the Statisticians? globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). California Reparations Task Force Pushes for More Systemic Reforms. truthout.org As discussions about reparations for Black Americans gain some ground, the first state with a task force on the issue is hearing that it needs to think bigger. African Americans in California have been telling the state's reparations task force that a one-time payout would mean little if they don't have equal access to education, employment, health care or housing. A payment, they said… |
(2023-02-13). Fingerprints of Unvaccinated New York City Teachers Flagged to FBI. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Super Bowl can't disguise systemic racism, big profits. workers.org 
The most popular one-day sports event in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12 this year in Glendale, Arizona — Super Bowl LVII. The two teams that played for the National Football League championship were the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City team — whose ownership to this day refuses to . . . |
(2023-02-13). Ottawa: The "Battle" of Billings Bridge. itsgoingdown.org
(2023-02-13). With Frequent Power Cuts, Winters in Gaza Can Be Deadly. orinocotribune.com By Tareq S. Hajjaj Feb 9, 2023 | During Gaza's cold winter months, the absence of sufficient electricity drives families desperate for warmth to use hazardous fuel sources to heat their homes. The results can often be deadly. | It is 11: 00 p.m. on a cold and dry evening east of Gaza City. The inside of Hani Saleh's home smells of soot — the remains of an entire night's burning of wood and coal in the same room to keep warm. The house is still cold. | The resulting moisture leaves large splotches on the white paint of the walls. When it dries out, the paint peels off. The family of eight crams into a single…
(2023-02-13). Drive for profits leads to fiery train wreck, toxins on board. workers.org 
Corporate greed and capitalist irresponsibility led to a fiery, jackknifed derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train in East Palestine, Ohio, on the evening of Feb. 3. This northeast Ohio community is located 22 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio, and 55 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Plume of black smoke after . . . |
(2023-02-13). Derrota de la derecha, øResurrección del correísmo? globalizacion.ca IMAGEN: El expresidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa. | Las elecciones regionales han dado la victoria a los candidatos del expresidente Rafael Correa en las ciudades de Quito y Guayaquil, las más importantes del país, y han sellado la derrota del presidente…
(2023-02-13). Rachel Evans: 'Young people prefer socialism over capitalism'. greenleft.org.au NSW is heading towards an election and communities are wondering if a future Labor government will make the necessary changes. Paul Gregoire spoke to Rachel Evans, Socialist Alliance candidate for Heffron, about housing justice and her campaign.
(2023-02-13). Peruvian Police Repress Protests, Leave Over 20 Injured In Juliaca. popularresistance.org On Thursday, February 9, tens of thousands of Peruvians took to the streets across the country in another national strike, demanding the resignation of de-facto President Dina Boluarte, closure of the right-wing dominated Congress, new general elections this year, and a referendum on a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. | Indigenous and peasants communities, social organizations, students associations, and diverse sector trade unions held peaceful mobilizations in different regions of the country to demand an end to the political crisis that has gripped the country since the legislative coup agains…
(2023-02-13). Hundreds of thousands rally across Spain against attack on public health services. peoplesdispatch.org 
Health workers and progressive political groups in Spain have condemned the conservative regional administrations in Madrid, Galicia, and Castilla y Leon over the plight of public health services…
(2023-02-13). Mexican president AMLO to lead international campaign against US blockade of Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org On Saturday, February 11, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived in Campeche, Mexico, and was received by his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). Under the leadership of Díaz-Canel and López Obrador, friendship and cooperation between Cuba and Mexico have deepened and reached unprecedented levels in recent years. This was Díaz-Canel's third official visit to Mexico, including his attendance at the inauguration of President AMLO. The main objective of Saturday's visit was to continue strengthening bilateral relations. | President AMLO recalled that Mexico and Cuba have always had relations o…
(2023-02-13). Ohio train derailment exposes system-wide failure. peoplesdispatch.org On February 3, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio. 50 out of 100 train cars ran off the tracks, igniting a massive fire that could be seen from miles away. Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio issued an
(2023-02-13). Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterates bid to seek full UN membership. peoplesdispatch.org Mahmoud Abbas was addressing the Arab League conference on Jerusalem in Cairo, Egypt. He also appealed to the world community to "put a stop to the Israeli aggression and unilateral actions"
(2023-02-13). Barcelona City Decides to Cut All Official Ties with Israel Over Its Systemic Violations of Palestinian Rights. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). América Latina le da la espalda a Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net A pesar de las presiones de los Estados Unidos, los países de América Latina y el Caribe demuestran cada vez más sus deseos de cortar vínculos con Washington y, como naciones independientes, implementar sus propias políticas dirigidas a proteger los intereses nacionales en beneficio de la calidad de vida de sus ciudadanos.
(2023-02-13). US Congress Opposed Nord Stream 2, in Favor of LNG. globalresearch.ca
(2023-02-13). Davos 2023: Fragmentando el mundo. globalizacion.ca 
El Davos Boys Club anual (también está abierto a las niñas siempre que conozcan su lugar) se reunirá del 16 al 20 de enero en los Alpes suizos. Los tecnócratas súper ricos discutirán cómo arreglar el mundo fragmentado que rompieron. …
(2023-02-13). The dark side of sports stadiums. nationofchange.org When it comes to stadium deals, the only winners are billionaires.
(2023-02-13). Otro acierto de Seymour Hersh. globalizacion.ca La política de Estados Unidos, encaminada a derrotar estratégicamente a Rusia en el conflicto de Ucrania, puede conducir al enfrentamiento militar entre ambas potencias. | Washington espera que la entrega a Ucrania de armas cada vez más sofisticadas la ayuden no…
(2023-02-13). Palestine Is My Cause: Arabs Reaffirm Support for Palestinians, Rejection of the Occupation. orinocotribune.com
(2023-02-13). The War of Terror of a Rogue Superpower: Cui Bono? orinocotribune.com By Pepe Escobar | When it comes to the Global South, what the Hersh report imprints is Rogue Superpower, in giant blood red letters, as state sponsor of terrorism. | Everyone with a brain already knew the Empire did it. Now Arguably the most incandescent nugget in Hersh's narrati…
(2023-02-13). Garland Nixon Interview False Flags, Psyops & UFOs, Oh MY! thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is host and political analyst Garland Nixon, here to discuss the recently exposed false flag that was the Nord Stream attack, as well as the madness surrounding the "unidentified flying objects" that are being reported by the corporate media, and what the true agenda behind them may be. (www.rokfin.com/TLAVagabond) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/) Source Links:
(2023-02-13). Garland Nixon Interview — False Flags, Psyops & UFOs, Oh MY! thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is host and political analyst Garland Nixon, here to discuss the recently exposed false flag that was the Nord Stream attack, as well as the madness surrounding the "unidentified flying objects" that are being reported by the corporate media, and what the true agenda behind them may be. (www.rokfin.com/TLAVagabond) (www.bitchute.com/channel/24yVcta8zEjY/) Source Links:
(2023-02-13). The Ohio Disaster Cover Up, CDC Always Knew mRNA Entered The Blood & The Year Psyops Went Mainstream. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/13/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2023-02-13). Thanks to Bezos, Musk, and Putin, 'Gaslighting' and 'Oligarchy' Rank as Top Words of the Year. inequality.org
(2023-02-13). Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Christian Super Bowl Ads That "Make Fascism Look Benign" truthout.org During the Super Bowl on Sunday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) criticized advertisements by a Christian organization with deep conservative ties, saying that the ads normalize fascism. As part of a $100 million media campaign, a group called He Gets Us ran two ads during the Super Bowl on Sunday. As Lever News revealed earlier this month, He Gets Us is a subsidiary of the Servant… |
(2023-02-13). Sanders Isn't Afraid to Subpoena Starbucks CEO to Get Him to Appear in Congress. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), now in charge of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is pledging to go after executives for Starbucks, Big Pharma and railroads over their rampant greed — and he's not afraid to use his subpoena power to do so. The pharmaceutical industry is one of his top targets, Sanders is saying, for working for decades to fleece the American… |
(2023-02-13). Inflation Preview: What to Look for in January's CPI Release. cepr.net The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday, February 14th at 8: 30 AM Eastern Time. We had been seeing good news on inflation in the CPI over the last six months with inflation in the core slowing to a 4.5 percent annual rate, while the …
(2023-02-13). El capitalismo extremo invade las 'bigtechs', que afrontan una segunda oleada de despidos masivos. cubadebate.cu El libre mercado sin escrúpulos hace mella el modelo de negocio de las grandes tecnológicas que han expulsado a cientos de miles de trabajadores. En la cuna del idealismo tecnológico, Silicon Valley, algunos de sus fetiches, como Elon Musk, se arrojan a las redes de la extrema derecha.
(2023-02-13). Julio Travieso Serrano: "La literatura es una manera de comunicarme con mis semejantes" (+ Fotos y Video). cubadebate.cu Los escritores, en su mayoría, son personas calladas. Intentan pasar desapercibidos en el vaivén de la vida y en ese andar, miran más allá de lo que se ve a simple vista, buscan lo diferente, historias que vale la pena contar o elementos que pueden ser puntos de partida para inventarse un universo nuevo. Un escritor es un poco mago, un poco brujo, un poco genio. Así es Julio Travieso Serrano.
(2023-02-13). La protección integral de los derechos humanos, elemento esencial para la viabilidad del socialismo. cubadebate.cu No es posible el socialismo sin la democracia socialista y esta debe caracterizarse por la participación popular como su elemento funcional y por la protección y la salvaguarda de los derechos humanos.
(2023-02-13). øQué hay detrás de la fábula de que la cigàºeña trae a los bebés al mundo? cubadebate.cu El de la cigàºeña es uno de los más presentes. Películas, dibujos animados, trajetas y libros ilustrados muestran a esas elegantes aves de patas largas trayéndole bebés recién nacidos a sus padres. øDe dónde habrán salido esas fábulas?
(2023-02-13). Se me perdió el celular, øy ahora qué hago? cubadebate.cu La pérdida de un teléfono celular es capaz de desestabilizar la economía de un hogar. En el mercado informal un Smartphone de gama baja puede costar seis o siete veces el salario promedio mensual de un trabajador, y una termina preguntándose si es muy caro el teléfono o es insuficiente la remuneración. O las dos cosas. øCómo protegernos de un robo?
(2023-02-13). Descargue el libro "Tristana", de Benito Pérez Galdós (+ PDF). cubadebate.cu En el marco de la XXXI Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana, Cubadebate comparte con sus lectores una selección de libros digitales, parte de los clásicos de la literatura universal o de los mejores ejemplares que la fiesta de la literatura en el país pone a disposición de sus lectores. Hoy proponemos "Tristana" de Benito Pérez Galdós.
(2023-02-13). Captan una enorme grieta desde el espacio tras terremoto en Turquía. cubadebate.cu En la fotografía se aprecia cómo lucía la zona antes y después de los devastadores sismos. Según la agencia espacial rusa, la primera imagen fue obtenida por el satélite Resurs-P el 12 de julio de 2021, mientras que la otra fue captada este jueves por el satélite Kanopus-V.
(2023-02-13). EEUU derriba otro objeto volador no identificado. cubadebate.cu El Ejército de Estados Unidos derribó este domingo un nuevo objeto volador no identificado, en esta ocasión mientras sobrevolaba el lago Hurón, en el norte del país, según adelantó el congresista Jack Bergman y confirmaron fuentes gubernamentales a las cadenas CNN y ABC. Se trata del tercer "objeto" neutralizado en los últimos tres días en Norteamérica.
(2023-02-13). Elier Miranda, nuevo campeón cubano de ajedrez. cubadebate.cu El villaclareño Elier Miranda se convirtió en el nuevo rey cubano, luego de imponerse en el Campeonato Nacional Masculino de Ajedrez de Holguín 2023, que hoy completó las 11 rondas programadas. Elier sumó ocho puntos después de cerrar su travesía hacia el trono con triunfo sobre el habanero Omar Almeida en 59 jugadas de una defensa Pirc.
(2023-02-13). A solo días de las Champions contra el Bayern Múnich, Mbappé vuelve a entrenar con el PSG. cubadebate.cu Por fin una buena noticia para el Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), el estelar atacante Kylian Mbappé regresó este domingo al entrenamiento colectivo, a dos días de la ida en Champions contra el Bayern Múnich.
(2023-02-13). Buena Fe: "Las más viejas" cubadebate.cu "Las más viejas" Es el segundo sencillo con el que Buena Fe inaugura el lanzamiento disco Morada, luego del éxito que está constituyendo el primer sencillo "Café", publicado en noviembre del 2022. Con este nuevo video clip, Buena Fe, pretende hacer un homenaje a los grandes compositores de la música cubana y ponderar esa labor. Cubadebate comparte el videoclip con sus lectores…
(2023-02-13). øCine en la Feria del Libro? cubadebate.cu La XXXI la Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana, que se celebra desde el pasado 9 de febrero y se extenderá hasta el próximo domingo 19, tiene como país invitado de honor a Colombia. Este país ha traído una muestra de cine que aborda desde momentos trascendentales de su historia, hasta dramas y cintas animadas de crítica social.
(2023-02-13). Conozca la programación de FILH 2023 este lunes 13 de febrero. cubadebate.cu El pasado jueves se inauguró la XXXI Feria Internacional del Libro de La Habana, el evento cultural de mayor masividad de los que se realizan en el país. Cubadebate comparte con sus lectores la programación correspondiente al lunes 13 de febrero en sus principales sedes. Aproveche la oportunidad y disfrute de esta fiesta del libro y la literatura.
(2023-02-13). El amor por la matemática se puede construir: Para pensar en el día del amor y la amistad. cubadebate.cu Un acontecimiento como el día del Amor y la Amistad, no será pasado por alto en nuestra Columna Para Pensar, ni podrá ser pobre. Vamos a combinar la matemática con la creatividad sin números.
(2023-02-13). El tiempo: Madrugada fría y algunas lluvias en costa norte oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá nublado en la costa norte central y con algunas lluvias, las que en la tarde se trasladarán hasta el norte oriental y se extenderán a la noche. En el resto del país amanecerá con poca nubosidad y estará parcialmente nublado, sólo en algunas localidades durante la tarde, después será poca la nubosidad hasta la noche y con escasas lluvias.
(2023-02-13). Gobierno de Colombia y el ELN reanudan en México conversaciones de paz. cubadebate.cu Con perspectivas de llegar a acuerdos trascedentes que eliminen el conflicto armado en Colombia, comenzó este lunes en Ciudad de México el segundo ciclo de conversaciones entre el Gobierno de Gustavo Petro y el ELN. Los jefes negociadores expresaron su voluntad de llegar a acuerdos que contribuyan a la construcción de una nueva vida pacífica.
(2023-02-13). Los Chiefs son los campeones del Super Bowl por tercera vez. cubadebate.cu Este domingo consumaron su tercer título en la historia, el segundo en los últimos tres años. Una patada de gol de campo de 27 yardas de Harrison Butker, a falta de 10 segundos, destrabó el empate y concretó el ansiado Supertazón para Kansas, que se impuso 38-35 a los àÅguilas de Filadelfia, en un abarrotado State Farm Stadium.
(2023-02-13). Los ganadores de los Premios Goya 2023: "As Bestas" gana nueve estatuillas. cubadebate.cu As Bestas, de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, se ha proclamado la gran triunfadora de los Premios Goya 2023 al lograr nueve premios, incluidos el de Mejor Película, Mejor Dirección y Mejor Guion Original. La otra gran vencedora de la noche fue Modelo 77, que sumó cinco premios, además de Argentina, 1985, que recibió el Goya a Mejor Película Iberoamericana.
(2023-02-13). Miles de españoles salen a las calles para defender la sanidad pública. cubadebate.cu Miles de ciudadanos de todos los barrios y municipios de la Comunidad de Madrid (un millón según los organizadores y 250.000 según la Delegación del Gobierno) han salido este domingo a las calles de la capital para defender la sanidad pública. Más de 70 asociaciones de vecinos y vecinas madrileñas han logrado movilizar la que podría ser la manifestación más numerosa.
(2023-02-13). Reportan explosión en hotel Caribbean de La Habana. cubadebate.cu Una explosión ocurrió este lunes en la mañana en el hotel Caribbean, ubicado en Prado y Colón, en La Habana. Hasta el momento se reporta un lesionado, que ya recibe atención en el hospital Calixto García. La explosión ocurrió en una habitación fuera de orden ubicada en el quinto piso del edificio, donde no habían clientes y se trabajaba en la decoración y ambientación, precisó Carlos Manuel Cabanes, director de la sucursal Islazul Habana.
(2023-02-13). Tasas vigentes en el mercado cambiario cubano para este 13 de febrero. cubadebate.cu Con el interés de mantener a sus lectores informados, Cubadebate comparte las tasas de cambio para diferentes divisas extranjeras vigentes este lunes 13 de febrero de 2023 en el mercado cambiario del país.
(2023-02-13). UNE pronostica afectación de 182 MW durante el horario pico nocturno de este lunes. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por altas transferencia hacia la zona centro oriental desde las 18: 06 horas hasta las 19: 14 horas. La máxima afectación en el horario de la noche fue 76 MW a las 18: 40 horas, coincidiendo con la hora pico. Se mantienen las limitaciones en la generación térmica. En la generación distribuida, están indisponibles por avería 859 MW.
(2023-02-13). Second Round of Peace Talks: ELN Delegation Already in Mexico. orinocotribune.com
(2023-02-13). Zionists out of the University! Demonstrators in Madrid confront Israeli ambassador, armed security, official complicity and police repression. samidoun.net 
On Wednesday, 8 February, students and activists for justice in Palestine gathered at the Complutense University of Madrid to protest the appearance of the Israeli ambassador to Spain, Rodica Radian-Gordon, at an event organized to "commemorate" the notorious Oslo Accords aiming toward the liquidation of the Palestinian cause. Student organizations and activists for justice in …
(2023-02-13). Lessons in solidarity from the Turkey and Syria earthquake disasters. greenleft.org.au The terrible earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria should make us ponder the meaning of community and nation as well as security and sovereignty, writes Stuart Rees.
(2023-02-13). School began as teachers had predicted — in crisis. greenleft.org.au Funding to the public school system has been on the decline for years. No wonder older, experienced teachers are so angry, writes Sue Bull.
(2023-02-13). French national strikes against pension reforms continue despite police repression. therealnews.com 
On January 31st, France saw widespread strikes as workers across the country took to the streets to protest against the government's proposed pension reforms. In Paris, the strike brought the city to a standstill as public transportation was severely disrupted, with only minimal services operating. Trade unions and left-wing political parties are at the forefront of the strikes, which are part of a larger movement against the government's proposed reforms to the country's pension system that would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The government has pledged to press ahead with the reforms, but it rema…
(2023-02-13). We Can't Let Antisemitism Be Weaponized to Criminalize Solidarity With Palestine. truthout.org As Jewish students and anti-Zionist organizers, we know that it is in no way antisemitic to support the fight for Palestinian liberation. False accusations of such should not be used to silence Palestinian solidarity activists. That's why we were glad to see the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights ditch a misleading and discredited definition of antisemitism in its recent fact sheet… |
(2023-02-13). Presidente de Colombia anuncia ampliación de vuelos a Venezuela. telesurtv.net Las nuevas operaciones de la aerolínea Satena en territorio venezolano empezarán el próximo 3 de marzo.
(2023-02-13). Protestan en España en defensa del sistema público de salud. telesurtv.net Según medios locales, cerca de 2 .000 personas se congregaron para pedir más recursos para la atención de la salud pública.
(2023-02-13). Movilizaciones en Venezuela celebran Día de la Juventud. telesurtv.net El presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro Moros, estuvo presente en las movilizaciones junto a otro altos dirigentes de la revolución bolivariana.
(2023-02-13). Presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel inicia visita a Belice. telesurtv.net Las relaciones bilaterales entre Cuba y Belice se oficializaron en 1995, aunque desde 1990 se estableció la cooperación en salud.
(2023-02-13). Fiscalía de Ecuador denuncia intromisión del Estado. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía solicitó al Ministerio del Interior que deje sin efecto los cambios del personal policial de investigación que labora en esa entidad.
(2023-02-13). Chipre elige a Nikos Christodoulides como su nuevo presidente. telesurtv.net La participación electoral a las 15H00 horas locales era del 55 %, un 0,6 % menos que la votación de la semana pasada.
(2023-02-13). Congreso buscará elegir a miembros de Corte Suprema en Honduras. telesurtv.net El Congreso Nacional de Honduras ha fallado en tres intentos para elegir a los 15 magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Justicia.
(2023-02-13). Liberan a 39 manifestantes detenidos en Apurímac, Perú. telesurtv.net La liberación de los manifestantes se produjo al mismo tiempo que un policía retenido por la comunidad indígena fue…
(2023-02-13). ONU reconoce poca atención a afectados por terremotos en Siria. telesurtv.net ONU lanzará en los próximos días dos llamamientos de emergencia para Turquía y Siria con el fin de recabar apoyo internacional para la operación de ayuda humanitaria.
(2023-02-13). Número de muertos por terremotos en Turquía y Siria suman 33.000. t.co El sismo de magnitud 7,8 dejó 29.605 muertos en el sur de Turquía, anunció este domingo el organismo público de gestión de catástrofes de ese país.
(2023-02-13). Equipos de Venezuela, China y Japón rescatan a mujer en Türkiye. twitter.com Bajo duras condiciones climáticas, el equipo de rescate venezolano trabajó durante 12 horas para llegar al punto donde se encontraba la sobreviviente.
(2023-02-13). Presidente cubano sostiene conversaciones con premier de Belice. telesurtv.net Examinan marcha de cooperación bilateral. Díaz-Canel agradece a parlamentarios beliceños por apoyo a Cuba frente a bloqueo de EE.UU.
(2023-02-13). Denuncian asesinato de líder campesino en Bajo Aguán, Honduras. telesurtv.net Santos Hipólito Rivas es el séptimo defensor campesino de la tierra y el agua asesinado en la zona durante 2023.
(2023-02-13). Presidente de Israel pide a Netanyahu retrasar reforma judicial. telesurtv.net Isaac Herzog asegura que implementar la reforma judicial sin un amplio consenso pone al país al borde de una confrontación.
(2023-02-13). Presidente de México pide a EE.UU. levantar el bloqueo a Cuba. telesurtv.net López Obrador recibió este sábado al mandatario cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, a quien condecoró con la Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca.
(2023-02-13). Soldados ocupantes asesinan a adolescente palestino en Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Qusai Radwan Waked tenía 14 años. Según medios locales, con él suman 47 los palestinos asesinados por soldados o colonos israelíes en lo que va de 2023.
(2023-02-13). Gobierno de Colombia y ELN inician nueva mesa de paz en México. telesurtv.net En esta ocasión se tiene contemplado que las partes discutan sobre la participación de la sociedad en la construcción de la paz y un cese el fuego bilateral.
(2023-02-13). Presidente ecuatoriano es convocado a comparecer por trama de corrupción. telesurtv.net La Asamblea Nacional informó que el cuñado del presidente Lasso, Daniel Carrera, fue invitado a comparecer ante la comisión, pero se negó a hacerlo.
(2023-02-13). Congreso hondureño intentará de nuevo elegir a miembros de CSJ. telesurtv.net El presidente del parlamento, Luis Redondo, dijo que este lunes se reunirá con los jefes de las bancadas, en la búsqueda de consenso y convocar a una sesión para la elección.
(2023-02-13). Policía peruana reprime protestas contra presidenta Boluarte. telesurtv.net Fuerzas policiales reprimieron una protesta que se desarrollaba de manera pacífica en el centro de Lima, con un saldo inicial de dos personas heridas.
(2023-02-13). Venezuela conmemora los 209 años de la Batalla de La Victoria. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro anunció que se convocará a un Congreso Nacional de la Gran Misión Juventud Venezuela, a celebrarse en marzo próximo.
(2023-02-13). Emiten más de 110 órdenes de arresto por derrumbe de edificios durante sismos en Türkiye. twitter.com La policía, por su parte, dio a conocer que el sábado fueron detenidas al menos 14 personas, entre ellos varios constructores.
(2023-02-13). Curiosidades de la vida de Julio Cortázar en su obra Rayuela. telesurtv.net Escritor de cuentos, poesías, cartas, críticas, traducciones y más, fue la novela Rayuela una de las que más fama ganó.
(2023-02-13). Brigada médica cubana parte hacia Türkiye. twitter.com La brigada está conformada por 32 profesionales, de ellos 20 son médicos especialistas y 11 licenciados.
(2023-02-13). China anuncia visita de presidente iraní, Ebrahim Raisi. telesurtv.net Según datos oficiales, la visita oficial del presidente Raisi se extenderá entre entre el 14 y el 16 de febrero.
(2023-02-13). Cuban President Visits Mexico, Receives Highest Honor for Foreigners. latinorebels.com Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged that the island faces "tremendously difficult challenges" as he arrived in Mexico on Saturday. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called U.S. policy "completely worn out, anachronistic, it has no future or point, and it no longer benefits anyone."
(2023-02-13). How books can be used to build up America or to divide it. nationofchange.org The assault on classroom libraries represents one front in DeSantis's scorched-earth campaign to divide communities and marginalize certain Americans.
(2023-02-13). Estados Unidos quiere convertir a Taiwán en la Ucrania del Este. globalizacion.ca El 2 de febrero de 2023, el presidente de Filipinas, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., se reunió con el secretario de Defensa estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, en el palacio de Malacañang, en Manila, donde acordaron ampliar la presencia militar estadounidense en el país….
(2023-02-13). The brainwashing plant and Against forgetting. indybay.org Klaus Schwab created a suitable stage for his ideology in the WEF. Wikipedia quotes Forbes magazine, "According to Forbes magazine, the WEF's Great Reset agenda is 'another example of how rich, powerful elites assuage their consciences with phony efforts to help the masses, making themselves even richer and more powerful in the process'" (15).
(2023-02-13). U.S. economic sanctions aggravate earthquake response in Syria. peoplesworld.org 
Suffering in Syria and Turkey caused by a strong earthquake on Feb. 6 has elicited an immense worldwide humanitarian response. The toll as of press time for this article was 36,000 people dead, with the number of recorded deaths steadily rising as rubble from collapsed buildings is removed. Unusually cold weather and snow add to …
(2023-02-13). On-the-spot report from earthquake-hit region in Turkey. wsws.org Many people living in the affected area blame not the "natural disaster" for the deaths and destruction, but the capitalists who, in their greed for profit, build buildings that do not comply with earthquake regulations and the authorities who turn a blind eye to this.
(2023-02-13). European powers prepare delivery of fighter jets to Kiev. wsws.org The European powers used the EU summit in Brussels at the end of last week for a massive escalation of the war offensive against Russia.
(2023-02-13). With Minnesota Opera management demanding massive cuts, orchestra musicians authorize strike. wsws.org Minnesota Opera Orchestra musicians voted overwhelmingly to strike after working six months without a contract.
(2023-02-13). UK courts/energy companies told to stop the forced installation of energy pre-payment meters after popular outrage. wsws.org Generally targeting the poorest, this has been a mechanism for energy companies to retrieve outstanding debt while still taking payment for ongoing use of gas and electricity.
(2023-02-13). RMT union stifling opposition to train companies and Network Rail final offers. wsws.org Sections of the right-wing media have made a bogeyman of RMT leader Mick Lynch, but as the Telegraph newspaper is forced to acknowledge sentiment is well to his left among rail workers.
(2023-02-13). Hold those responsible for the earthquake disaster to account! Oppose the anti-Syrian campaign and police crackdown in Turkey! wsws.org As the earthquake disaster, whose devastating consequences could have been prevented, causes tens of thousands of deaths, a campaign is unfolding in Turkey to hide the real culprits and deflect growing public anger.
(2023-02-13). The history and science behind airborne infections and the use of ultraviolet irradiation for disinfecting indoor air. wsws.org Dr. Nardell continues his discussion of the benefits and potential challenges to the use of ultraviolet irradiation…
(2023-02-13). Letter from a Maximus call center worker: "Maximus should be under criminal investigation" wsws.org "I think there is a connection between the exploitation that all of us at Maximus are suffering and the failure of entire social services system in the US, which has been purposefully underfunded for years, yet there is always money for illegal wars in place like Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq."
(2023-02-13). Shoot-downs of objects over US territory are first in history, Pentagon says. wsws.org With no public explanation, the United States has begun shooting down what it claims to be unidentified objects in US and Canadian airspace on a daily basis.
(2023-02-13). Wage negotiations break down at Deutsche Post. wsws.org Following the collapse of contract bargaining, 160,000 postal workers in Germany are being balloted for strike action.
(2023-02-13). This week in history: February 13-19. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.
(2023-02-13). As death toll rises past 35,000, earthquake in Turkey and Syria now one of the greatest disasters in the 21st century. wsws.org The catastrophe in Turkey and Syria implicates the regional governments but, above all, the US and other imperialist powers, which have devastated the entire region in pursuit of global domination.
(2023-02-13). CSX's granting of paid sick leave: A PR stunt to distract from railroads' continuing attacks on workers. wsws.org The CSX plan amounts to throwing table scraps to a small fraction of the workforce which does nothing to reverse deteriorating working conditions.
(2023-02-13). Sri Lankan workers require a socialist strategy to fight Wickremesinghe's class-war policies. wsws.org Wickremesinghe justified already-imposed IMF demands, declared that there would be no reduction in the new pay-as-you-earn taxes, and outlined future attacks.
(2023-02-13). The 1619 Project documentary series takes aim at the working class. wsws.org The documentary aired on Hulu doubles down on the 1619 Project's racialist falsification of history and contemporary politics and culture.
(2023-02-13). The 1619 Project, streaming on Hulu, expands its racialist falsification of history, politics and culture. wsws.org Once again, it is asserted that all present social problems are the outcome of slavery. This theory imparts to the series its frenetic, almost dizzying and essentially incoherent quality.
(2023-02-13). New Zealand faces ongoing pressure to upgrade anti-China stance. wsws.org As the US deepens its preparations for war with China, New Zealand will be required to fall into line and further integrate into the US alliance along with Australia.
(2023-02-13). Australian Greens split over indigenous "Voice" to parliament. wsws.org Neither faction of the Greens represents the interests of working people. Both promote racial identity politics, which serve to divide the working class and cultivate a privileged Aboriginal elite.
(2023-02-13). Anticommunism in the USA: the spectre remains. thecommunists.org The following article is reproduced from the Marx Engels Institute, with thanks. ***** "A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French radicals and German police-spies. "Where is the party in …
(2023-02-13). Where is "White Privilege?" I Can't Find It. thealtworld.com "People don't realize how hard it is to speak the truth to people who don't realize they are living a lie." — Edward Snowden | February is the month we celebrate Black Heritage Month. Try celebrating White Heritage. It would be declared an insurrection, and instantly the FBI would be on the scene rounding up white supremacists and domestic terrorists. White heritage has been characterized as racism, and racism is something to be ashamed of, not celebrated. Universities and public schools have taught white students for years that they, their parents, and all forebears are racists who enslaved and oppressed b…
(2023-02-13). US Eyes Resources In Latin America, Escalates Against China, w/ Ben Norton. thealtworld.com With the United States hyper focused on Russia and China, it's easy to forget that the empire is still up to its old tricks in the rest of the Global South. What does the insatiable U.S. imperialist appetite mean for the resource-rich countries of Latin America? | After all, that copper, gold, zinc, silver, lead, iron, and natural gas in Peru, the lithium in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, and the oil in Venezuela isn't gonna steal itself. How is the Cold War with Russia and China playing out throughout the region as the United States dusts off the so-called Monroe Doctrine? And how can this new multipolar era bene…
(2023-02-13). Death Toll Rises as US Sanctions Block Aid to Earthquake-Devastated Syria. thealtworld.com With tens of thousands dead from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, U.S. sanctions are blocking aid and rescue work to Syria. | Rania and Eugene discuss how, in addition to hampering relief, sanctions on Syria have ruined its medical sector & capacity to respond to this disaster.
(2023-02-13). Whatever They Decide These UFOs Are, The Answer Will Be More US Militarism. thealtworld.com
(2023-02-13). The Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is Not Just a Natural Disaster. socialistproject.ca 
The earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February was a natural disaster — but the decades of war, sanctions and exploitation that made it so deadly were man-made. If the earthquake recovery can become a recovery from endless war and corrupt, far-right nationalist rule, the people of the region will be better protected from all future disasters — natural or otherwise. | After four decades of war against its own Kurdish population and ten years of intervention in Syria's conflict, the Turkish national security state is omnipresent in southeastern Turkey and northern…