WSWS (2022-07-12). Following president's resignation, political turmoil in Sri Lanka intensifies. wsws.org The political and media establishment are warning of "anarchy" and as they engage in desperate manoeuvring to install an interim, all-party government to buy time, maintain bourgeois rule and impose new burdens of the masses.

WSWS (2022-07-12). Sri Lankan workers in Europe speak out on mass uprising against Rajapakse. wsws.org "It's not the parliament that should decide. Now the people must decide, that is what we must do in Sri Lanka. The people must take power in Sri Lanka."

____ (2022-07-11). UN chief calls for smooth transition of gov't in Sri Lanka. ecns.cn United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for a smooth transition of government in Sri Lanka and to find sustainable solutions to the economic crisis, said his deputy spokesman.

Dee Knight (2022-07-12). Strength of Anti-Russian Propaganda Limits Public Calls to Block Weapons Shipments and End Doomed Ukraine War. covertactionmagazine.com Russian and Donbas militia forces now control most Donbas territory and a large part of the Black Sea coast as …

Dave DeCamp (2022-07-12). Putin Extends Fast-Track Russian Citizenship to All Ukrainians. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin A decree The decree makes it so that Ukrainians no longer need to meet a series of preconditions to obtain Russian passports, such as taking a Russi…

Federica Fazio (2022-07-12). Is Russia's War in Ukraine Creating a New European Security Architecture? fairobserver.com Since Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, we have been witnessing some important changes in not only European but also national foreign, security and defense policies. In the past, Europeans often appeared reluctant to coordinate their national foreign, security and defense policies, rather preferring to "go it alone". The Ukraine crisis, however, has elicited a…

Staff (2022-07-12). Victoria Nuland, Ukrainian DM participate in "Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Georgian Ministry of DefenseJuly 12, 2022 The Minister of Defense of Georgia delivered a speech at the "Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum". The Minister of Defense of Georgia took part in a high-level international forum. Juansher Burchuladze presented himself as the main speaker at the "Atlantic-Black Sea Security Forum" held in Romania in a virtual format. …

WSWS (2022-07-12). How Biden's "forever war" in Ukraine was prepared: Billions of dollars for weapons and military training since 2014. wsws.org The 2014 coup marked the beginning of the systematic, multi-billion dollar transformation of Ukraine's military into what is essentially a proxy army of the NATO alliance, in order to prepare for all-out war with Russia.

Staff (2022-07-12). Dozens injured, killed in Ukraine strike on Kherson (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Dozens of people were injured and some people killed as a result of a Ukrainian airstrike on the city Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region.

Staff (2022-07-12). Iran FM spokesman reacts to Jake Sullivan's claims. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to the US claims on handing over Iranian-made military achievements to Russia, saying that Iran-Russia cooperation in the new technologies field dates back prior to the Ukraine war.

Alan Macleod (2022-07-12). Meet the Ex-CIA Agents Deciding Facebook's Content Policy. mintpressnews.com In this new MintPress investigation, journalist Alan MacLeod finds that Facebook has recruited dozens of individuals from the CIA, as well as many more from the FBI and Department of Defense (DoD). These hires are primarily in highly politically sensitive sectors such as trust, security and content moderation, to the point where some might feel it becomes difficult to see where the U.S. national security state ends and Facebook begins.

Chris Hedges (2022-07-12). Chris Hedges: NATO — The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet. mintpressnews.com The massive expansion of NATO, not only in Eastern and Central Europe but the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia, presages endless war and a potential nuclear holocaust.

Miko Peled (2022-07-12). As Biden Visits Israel, Netanyahu is Plotting a Return to Power. mintpressnews.com Netanyahu wants to make sure that any credit Trump might claim for the Abraham Accords — or Biden might claim if Saudi Arabia signs on — will be directed towards him…

Staff (2022-07-12). El 11J y los retos de la juventud cubana. cubadebate.cu "Lo primero que hay que decir sobre el 11 de julio es que no puede explicarse a la ligera. Ni fue un conato de revolución ni una operación masiva de cambio de régimen", destaca, a un año de aquellos sucesos, el joven Michel Torres Corona, conductor del programa televisivo Con Filo y director de la editorial Nuevo Milenio, quien fue entrevistado por Cuba en Resumen.

Staff (2022-07-12). Lukashenko blasts NATO, West for pushing world closer to war. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that the West's policy is bringing the world closer to the brink of a major, unwinnable war.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-12). Mayi Cumare confiesa participación en el asesinato de Carlos Lanz. telesurtv.net Maxiorisol (Mayi) Cumare, la esposa del líder revolucionario, reconoció ante la fiscalía haber pagado para el asesinato de Carlos Lanz.

Jamanetwork (2022-07-12). Data Errors in Table 1 of Blood Pressure Self-monitoring Trial. jamanetwork.com The Original Investigation titled "Effect of Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure on Diagnosis of Hypertension During Higher-Risk Pregnancy: The BUMP 1 Randomized Clinical Trial," published May 3, 2022, was corrected to fix 2 data errors in Table 1: the denominator for race and ethnicity data in the usual care group and the percentage of patients with BMI ‚â•30 in the self-monitoring group. This article was corrected online.

M.K. Bhadrakumar (2022-07-12). India's takeaways from the G20 Ministerial. peoplesdispatch.org The G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Bali, Indonesia, last week was threatened by the hot lava flowing from Eurasia. Western diplomats tried hard to "isolate" Russia but the indefatigable Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov refused to oblige. As the dust settles down, China emerges out of the Bali summitry as the adult in the room. | Foreign Minister Wang Yi took an astounding number of "bilaterals" in less than 48 hours — with G20 counterparts from Indonesia, India, Russia, Argentina, European Union, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Singapore, United States, Germany and…

Sandipan Talukdar (2022-07-12). James Webb telescope: First images reveal ancient galaxies. peoplesdispatch.org The images reveal far-distant galaxies as they were some 4.6 billion years ago. Experts believe that compelling images are the first step toward reshaping our understanding of the time when the universe dawned…

Jason Ditz (2022-07-12). UN Envoy Wants Another Expansion of Yemen Truce. news.antiwar.com With a couple of weeks left before the latest deadline, the Yemen ceasefire has been an almost unconditional success. UN officials are trying to piece together ways to Almost four months in, there have been claims of scores, if not hundreds, of violations. These largely don't appear to have happened, however, and the only credible report was a Saudi cross-border attack this weekend. | Years of war haven't benefited anybody in Yemen, a…

Fidencio Aldama Solidarity Group (2022-07-12). "Never Surrender": Statement from Political Prisoner Fidencio Aldama. indybay.org My name is Fidencio Aldama Pérez. I am part of the Yaqui tribe. I was taught to respect other people, without forgetting something very important: THE STRUGGLE FOR OUR TERRITORY.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-12). Militant trade unionism makes a comeback in the UK. peoplesdispatch.org 200,000 workers, trade unionists, progressive activists and more gathered at the Durham Miners' Gala on July 9 after a two year hiatus due to COVID-19 regulations. The festival organized by Durham Miners' Association featured speakers such as Mick Lynch from the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), Sharon Graham of Unite, Jo Grady from University and Colleges Union (UCU), Patrick Roach from teachers' union NASUWT, and Yvette Williams from Justice4Grenfell. | This year's Gala was dedicated to all essential workers who risked their lives to keep society running during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joe Piette (2022-07-12). Fight to save the UC People's Townhomes! workers.org Philadelphia Darlene Foreman, a 60-year-old Black woman and one of the UC Townhomes tenant representatives, told the assembled press on July 11: "This is a fight for the Townhomes but not only the Townhomes." It's for people "all over the country who are facing displacement." Darlene Foreman speaking at July . . . |

Minnie Bruce Pratt (2022-07-12). Workers mobilize against Amazon — across borders. workers.org Despite ferocious union-busting attacks, Amazon workers continue to organize and move forward — with recent noteworthy progress from the U.S. South to the Mexican border. On July 7, More Perfect Union broke the news on Twitter that workers at Amazon warehouse SDF1 in Campbellsville, Kentucky, are affiliating with the Amazon . . . |

Staff (2022-07-12). Special Economic Zones: Why Venezuela Relies on Them to Attract Foreign Investment. orinocotribune.com The legal instrument was approved with the vote of the deputies of the opposition and the government, but was rejected by the Communist party deputy. | Venezuela seeks to obtain financial assets in various ways. With this objective, the National Assembly recently approved the Organic Law of Special Economic Zones (ZEE), an instrument intends to increase the country's income and encourage "economic independence," according to its promoters. | Beyond the fact that the law was approved in consensus by the government and opposition benches (with the negative vote of the only communist deputy), the law establishes con…

Urooba Abid (2022-07-12). Victims of Discrimination Have No Path to Justice Following Supreme Court Decision. aclu.org When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, our laws did not provide any recourse against the discrimination she faced. In the decades that followed, organizers and civil rights groups won key battles to expand our laws to protect against discrimination for Black people, women, and people with disabilities. Until recently, thanks to the groundwork laid by people like Parks, people who faced discrimination could seek damages for the emotional distress they endured. But the U.S. Supreme Court blocked that avenue for relief in Cummings v. Premier Rehab Keller, P.L.L.C, tur…

Ana Perdigón (2022-07-12). María Corina Machado Now Wants to Compete in Elections. orinocotribune.com The head of the Come Venezuela (Vente Venezuela in Spanish) political movement, María Corina Machado, apparently changed her mind again, and now wants to compete for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, according to an announcement she made in a video posted on her Twitter account. | "We are willing to measure ourselves," said the far-right politician, "because Venezuela needs a political leadership, and a leadership that does not give in and does not give up, and that keeps its word and its commitment." | She said that this announcement resulted from the seventh federal meeting of her political organization…

Editor2 (2022-07-12). China Opens the Caribbean Development Center. orinocotribune.com Beijing, (Prensa Latina) Officials from China and Caribbean countries opened today a joint development center in the city of Jinan (east) with the aim of consolidating and expanding cooperation on fields of mutual interest. | The ceremony brought together officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government of Shandong province along with the ambassadors of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Barbados, plus the chargé d'affaires of Suriname. Following the opening of the center, the parties reported on a Chinese donation of sanitary products to Caribbean countries, a cooperative project wit…

Editor2 (2022-07-12). Is the US Now Trying to Destabilize Uzbekistan? orinocotribune.com By Vladimir Platov , 2022 | Unfortunately, the failure of the recent attempt to create an

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-12). Biden's Israel visit draws widespread criticism. peoplesdispatch.org Biden will be making his first visit to Israel as president between July 13 and July 15, and will also visit the occupied West Bank to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-12). Daily Round-Up | Leaked documents expose Uber's inner workings & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of leaked documents that expose Uber's underbelly, Saudi attacks in Yemen, a strike by Lebanese government employees, and the assassination of a Workers' Party member in Brazil…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-07-12). UN Security Council agrees to extend aid to rebel-held regions of Syria for six months. peoplesdispatch.org The decision was a compromise after an earlier resolution to continue support for the rebel-held areas for a full year was vetoed by Russia. The Syrian government and Russia have said the supply violates the country's sovereignty…

Staff (2022-07-12). U.S. viceroy abetting Georgian coup plot. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The MessengerJuly 11, 2022 Kobakhidze Says Insulting Answer Given to "Colleague" Regarding US Ambassador's Response In an open letter to U.S. Ambassador Kelly Degnan, MP Mikheil Kavelashvili claimed that no Russian soft power could harm America's reputation in Georgia more than Degnan's words or silence, "which people may perceive as an attempt to restore the …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-12). 2022 California Admission Day – Reclaiming the Past California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Reclaiming the Past: California Pioneers of African Descent along the American River Parkway (1840-1875) remains a very contentious "need for popular culture" to discredit, destroy and disparage the salient contributions by people of African Descent throughout one of America's most endangered historical preservation sites, the Gold Mining District of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, Gold Rush California (1840-1875.)…

José Coss (2022-07-12). Colombia La política del amor de Martí en Petro. globalizacion.ca Un ex-guerrillero triunfa con la bandera del amor, como el primer Presidente progresista de Colombia, acompañado de una luchadora social afro-descendiente como Vice Presidenta, proveniente de los sectores más pobres del país. | Recuerdo aquel joven idealista, cuando depone las armas…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-07-12). Violencia entre bandas agrava inseguridad alimentaria en Haití. telesurtv.net Grupos criminales bloquean el acceso a los mercados, los servicios básicos y la ayuda humanitaria a más de 3.8 millones de haitianos.

____ (2022-07-12). Qatar, France FMs discuss Iran nuclear deal. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who has traveled to Paris, held talks with the French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna on Tuesday to discuss Iran nuclear deal or the JCPOA.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-07-12). Irán aumenta ventas de petróleo y disminuye déficit fiscal. telesurtv.net El ente de Irán ha resaltado que por la experiencia y potenciales logísticos únicos, el país "está presente en los mercados tradicionales"

Staff (2022-07-12). 18 killed, 14 kidnapped in armed attacks in Nigeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Following armed attacks in Zamfara state in Nigeria, 18 people were killed and 14 were kidnapped.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to ease the itch of mosquito bites. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org They are a common summer nuisance. Mosquitoes are pesky parasites leaving bite marks that can be unbearable to itch. So what's the best way to stop yourself from scratching? Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/m4iapNcv8-Q Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (0: 57) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy: "Mayo Clinic News Network." Read the script. There are millions of mosquitoes swarming this summer, sucking blood and leaving itchy, red bumps on the…

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-12). Wednesday 7/13: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Session 5: Beyond "Bread & Butter" indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-07-12). Juneteenth is an official paid holiday in California's largest City. indybay.org With the concurrence of the Los Angeles City Council by resolution, Juneteenth shall be treated as a legal holiday for City employees, and I hereby request that the City Administrative Officer take immediate steps to implement Juneteenth as a permanent legal holiday for City employees, to be observed annually on June 19th.

____ (2022-07-12). Miao fashion stuns visitors in ancient town Fenghuang. ecns.cn Recently, the 2022 China Fenghuang Culture Festival of Miao Silver Costume has been held at the Fenghuang Ancient Town, Hunan Provin…

____ (2022-07-12). Scenery of Donggi Cona Lake in northwest China's Qinghai. ecns.cn Located in Madoi County, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Donggi Cona Lake is a freshwater lake at an altitude of more than 4,100 meters.

Staff (2022-07-12). 1 dead, 5 hurt in shooting outside Kansas City. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — A shooting at a Kansas City bar where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others wounded, authorities said.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-07-12). 1st train from Russia en route to India crosses Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) — Managing Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (known as RAI), said that the first train that used the Iranian North-South transit railway linking Russia to India crossed Iranian territory en route to India.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Mayo Clinic receives first-of-its-kind accreditation for diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the academic testing arm for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, has been accredited as a diagnostic site by the PCD Foundation. Mayo Clinic is the first and only center of excellence to receive PCD Foundation accreditation for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare and debilitating lung disease. "This recognition of our laboratory services by the PCD Foundation is a clear reflection of our shared commitment to…

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-07-12). Patients with severe brachial plexus injuries who undergo amputation report benefits, Mayo study finds. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Reconstruction surgery may not work for some people with severe brachial plexus injuries, so they choose to undergo amputation. In a retrospective review by Mayo Clinic researchers, these patients reported less mechanical shoulder pain, higher employment rates and more satisfaction after amputation. The paper appears online in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that sends signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder,…

WSWS (2022-07-12). Strong response to SEP online meeting on the fight to free Julian Assange. wsws.org "The crucial question is political perspective, and that requires an assessment of governments, political parties and an analysis of why Assange is being persecuted with such ferocity and effort."

____ (2022-07-12). China leads in renewable energy growth. ecns.cn China's total installed capacity of renewable energy generation has increased by around 90 times over the past 10 years, cementing its role as a global leader in renewable energy capacity growth.

_____ (2022-07-11). UN agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" as global hunger rises. popularresistance.org United Nations agencies reported last week that global hunger and the chronic inability to access food soared in 2021. | A staggering 2.3 billion (30 percent) of the world's population were moderately or severely food insecure in 2021, with nearly 12 percent facing severe food insecurity. Millions across the Horn of Africa, the Sahel, Yemen and Syria already experiencing severe levels of hunger and poverty face the prospect of mass starvation. | This is set to worsen due to the US/NATO provoked war in Ukraine, with executive director of the UN's World Food Program (WPF) David Beasley warning that the food crisis…

_____ (2022-07-11). NATO: The Most Dangerous Military Alliance on the Planet. popularresistance.org The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the arms industry that depends on it for billions in profits, has become the most aggressive and dangerous military alliance on the planet. Created in 1949 to thwart Soviet expansion into Eastern and Central Europe, it has evolved into a global war machine in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Gavin O'Reilly (2022-07-11). Lukashenko's prediction comes true—regime change comes to Uzbekistan. mronline.org Lukashenko had predicted the highly coincidental timing that suggests that the current strife in Uzbekistan has been orchestrated as a means to eventually lead to further destabilization along Russia's southern border.

WSWS (2022-07-11). German parliament votes for NATO admission of Finland and Sweden to intensify war on Russia. wsws.org With the admission of Finland and Sweden, NATO is creating a new front in the war against Russia in Scandinavia and throughout the Baltic Sea region. The danger of an all-out war against a nuclear-armed power continues to increase.

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-07-11). Ten-Year-Old Girl Among Those Killed with Western Weapons in Ukrainian Shelling of Donetsk. covertactionmagazine.com Among "unworthy victims" ignored by western media In the first week of July, Ukrainian army bombing of the Donetsk People's …

Staff (2022-07-11). UK foreign minister Liz Truss joins crowded race for PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) — Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has joined the race to replace Boris Johnson.

____ (2022-07-11). Sri Lankan president says to resign as previously announced. ecns.cn Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will continue with his resignation on July 13 as previously announced.

WSWS (2022-07-11). Sri Lankan protesters occupy official residences of president and prime minister. wsws.org The massive anti-government protest in Colombo on July 9 and demonstrations in major cities across the country are the largest in history.

WSWS (2022-07-11). Sri Lankan uprising forces resignation of president and prime minister. wsws.org The resignations will not resolve the political issues confronting workers, youth and rural toilers, nor end the intolerable living conditions caused by severe shortages and skyrocketing prices of fuel, food, medicines and cooking gas or the hours-long daily power outages.

_____ (2022-07-11). PM resigns, President flees: It's all happening in Sri Lanka. popularresistance.org Massive protests rocked Sri Lanka on Saturday, July 9, leading to a collapse of government. In the morning, tens of thousands of protesters marched to the residence of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa who reportedly fled shortly before. By Saturday evening, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe resigned to make way for the formation of an all-party government. Reports also said the president had agreed to resign. | An all-party meeting called by the Speaker of parliament also saw calls for the resignation of the president. | On Saturday evening, protesters also gathered before the residence of the prime minister. S…

____ (2022-07-11). China hopes Sri Lankan community will stick together through difficult times: spokesperson. ecns.cn The Chinese side sincerely hopes that people from all walks of life in Sri Lanka could work together to overcome difficulties and realize social stability, economic recovery and improvement of livelihood at the earliest.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-11). Presidente de Sri Lanka confirma su renuncia tras protestas. telesurtv.net El primer ministro de Sri Lanka se reunirá este lunes con los líderes políticos del país para discutir una transición pacífica.

Staff (2022-07-11). Sri Lankan President confirms intention to resign to PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially confirmed his intention to resign from…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-07-11). Partidos políticos de Sri Lanka formarán Gobierno de transición. telesurtv.net Sri Lanka amaneció este domingo en calma, luego de las masivas protestas que obligaron al presidente y primer ministro a renunciar.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-11). Russian-Led Forces Advanced Towards Soledar. southfront.org On July 11, the joint forces of Russia and L/DPR People's Republics took control of the towns of Vladimirovka and Tripolie in the Bakhmut area. Reports from the front lines were confirmed by the representative of the People's Militia of the LPR. | The LPR press service showed the newly taken positions left by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics."The front line has advanced far ahead, the units of the LPR People's Militia are moving forwa…

Editor (2022-07-11). Ruins of Azov Steel Factory display Nazi insignia and signs of NATO support. mronline.org Owner of plant, Rinat Akhmetov, is allegedly connected to organized crime.

Anonymous103 (2022-07-11). Military Situation In Ukraine On July 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russia struck military assets of the AFU in Chasov Yar with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Kharkov with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Artemovsk with high-precision missiles; | Russia struck military assets of the AFU near Partizanskoye with high-precision missiles; | Russian air defense systems shot down 12 Uragan rockets near Izyum in the Kharkov region, Novodachnoye, Yubileinoye, Slavyano…

_____ (2022-07-11). China's Red Lines on Taiwan Are Clear Regardless of the US' Policy of Strategic Ambiguity. popularresistance.org Will the United States come to defend Taiwan militarily in a war across the Taiwan Strait? This million-dollar question so far has two answers from the same administration — yes, according to US President Joe Biden when he was asked in Tokyo in late May; not necessarily, according to White House aides who quickly walked back his comment and said America's "one China" policy had not changed. | This question becomes all the more interesting if one compares Biden's attitudes towards Moscow and Beijing. Ever since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Biden has consistently said US troops would not directly enga…

Anonymous103 (2022-07-11). Military And Political Situation In Europe On July 11, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Lithuania expanded restrictions on the transit of goods to Kaliningrad through its territory, Reuters reported; | Russian gas supplies via the Nord Stream stopped for 10 days due to scheduled annual maintenance since; | Canada will transfer the turbine for the Nord Stream to Russia, making an exception in sanctions at the request of German; | Germany has been reportedly blocking the provision of a ‚Ǩ9 billion aid package to Ukraine for more than a month;…

David Sheen (2022-07-11). Alex Odeh Assassination: New Testimony Could Finally Bring Jewish Defense League to Justice. mintpressnews.com According to active agents still assigned to the case, pressing charges against Odeh's killers would require testimony from a witness who heard at least one of those very men discussing their own involvement in Alex Odeh's murder. We now have it.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-07-11). Lula da Silva lamenta asesinato de miembro del PT en Brasil. telesurtv.net El candidato presidencial del PT manifestó su solidaridad hacia los familiares, amigos y compañeros de Marcelo Arruda.

Staff (2022-07-11). Presidente cubano decreta Duelo Oficial por muerte de Shinzo Abe. cubadebate.cu Con motivo del asesinato del ex primer ministro japonés, tras el atentado ocurrido durante un discurso electoral, el presidente cubano decretó Duelo Oficial, desde las 06: 00 horas hasta las 12: 00 de la noche del día 11 de julio. Durante la vigencia del duelo la Bandera de la Estrella Solitaria deberá izarse a media asta en los edificios públicos e instituciones militares.

_____ (2022-07-11). Schools and Labor Against Privatization. popularresistance.org The Schools and Labor Against Privatization (SLAP) coalition held a barbecue on June 26 at Parker School, which the school board has ordered to be closed and eliminated. But the East Oakland elementary school is still operating this summer unofficially as a community school for its majority Black and Brown student body. | "The billionaires are not really that interested in educating working-class youth," said Oakland teacher Divya Farias at the barbecue, "just like they don't seem to care about preserving working-class jobs in the port of Oakland. That's why SLAP got organized, to stop their plans to close our pu…

____ (2022-07-11). World population to reach 8 bln on Nov. 15: UN. ecns.cn The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15, with India projected to surpass China as the most populous country in 2023, the United Nations (UN) said Monday, World Population Day.

Kyle Anzalone (2022-07-11). At G20 Summit, Washington and Moscow Trade Blame for Diplomatic Freeze. news.antiwar.com Secretary of State Antony Blinken used his platform at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit to accuse Russia of having no interest in negotiations. Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow believes Washington is at fault for the frozen relationship. In Bali, Indonesia, Blinken condemned Russia for having no interest in diplomacy. "The problem is …

Jason Ditz (2022-07-11). Iran: US Air Defense Plans Are a Regional Threat. news.antiwar.com President Biden's visit to the Middle East is Iran isn't happy with this,

Jason Ditz (2022-07-11). Israel Says Giving Up Harming Iran's Enrichment Program. news.antiwar.com In statements that seem designed to update the anti-Iran narrative ahead of President Biden's visit, Israeli officials are saying they The narrative is meant to suggest Israel isn't going to keep assassinating people tangentially involved in enrichment, at least formally, and is meant to back claims that Iran already has enough uranium for a weapon, an almost certainly false allegation. | The report suggests tha…

_____ (2022-07-11). Acceleration forever? The increasing momentum of mineral extraction. popularresistance.org Half of all the oil consumed since the dawn of the modern oil age in 1859 has been consumed from 1998 through 2021 inclusive based on data available from the BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Approximately 1.4 trillion barrels of oil is thought to have been consumed to date (though there are estimates as low as 1.1 trillion). That means that in just the last 24 years total historical oil consumption has doubled. | It is hard for most people to imagine the vast increases in the rate of consumption of practically everything that makes modern life possible. Resources appear without most of us ever thinking abou…

_____ (2022-07-11). After Ecuadorians, Panamanians Say No more Pillaging. popularresistance.org The situation in Panama is becoming increasingly tense as more people join in what has become a permanent strike expressed in street protests. During the last few weeks, there have been several strikes in the transportation sector, especially in agricultural transportation, but the government has not offered any solutions to the demands so far. | The lack of response has generated growing discontent, and since last Thursday, teachers have joined the transport workers declaring a permanent strike, paralyzing a large part of the country's economic activity. The strike is being supported now by several strong unions…

_____ (2022-07-11). The CIO Was One of the Most Successful Anti-Racism Movements in U.S. History. popularresistance.org In the 1930s, a new type of union, an "industrial" union that welcomed all workers in a single workplace emerged as the cutting edge of working-class struggle. Previously, unions and employers both had a long history of racism and support for white supremacy. Certain jobs were reserved for whites, and Black workers were kept out of factories and union halls. This had catastrophic consequences for the working class. For example, in the 1919 Steel Strike, employers brought in 30,000 Black and immigrant workers to break the strike staged by white workers and their racially exclusive unions. Long prevented from joini…

_____ (2022-07-11). Thousands of Portuguese workers rally against inflation and stagnant wages. popularresistance.org Thousands of Portuguese workers marched July 7 to condemn inflation and stagnant wages. | People traveled from across the country to gather in Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Many traveled by train from Porto, the biggest city in the northern region of Portugal, where the train departed from Campanh࣠Train Station with around 800 protesters aboard. | The thousands converged on Marqués de Pombal Park in Lisbon then marched to the Portuguese parliament. They demanded a 35-hour work week without salary reduction, a minimum salary of ‚Ǩ850 (around $865), an end to employment insecurity,…

_____ (2022-07-11). We Need to Stop Pretending we can Limit Global Warming to 1.5 ∞C. popularresistance.org We are not going to limit global warming to 1.5 ∞C. This means we will soon be entering a much warmer and more dangerous world. | The threshold of 1.5 ∞C was the highest ambition of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement. It was arrived at by a realisation that warming beyond this temperature would produce intolerable suffering to those most exposed to global warming. | So what can we make of politicians who continue to argue that '1.5 ∞C is still alive'? Are they misinformed or are they simply lying?

Anonymous103 (2022-07-11). Recent Exercises Of Chinese Ground Forces Increase Beijing's Readiness For Military Operations In Taiwan. southfront.org In July, the Chinese PLA ground forces trained the rapid deployment of troops to operational areas. The 145 mixed mechanized brigade of the 73rd Army of ground forces of the Eastern Command of the PLA conducted an exercise to check the readiness of the compound to make a long-distance march. | The exercise involved: | 12 infantry fire support vehicles ZTL-11; | 2 armored medical vehicles on the chassis of the BTR ZBL-08; | 5 BMP ZSL-92B; | 9 vehicles for the transportation of personnel. | 3…

Editor (2022-07-11). Fueling the Warfare State. mronline.org America's $1.4 trillion "National Security" budget makes us ever less safe.

Editor (2022-07-11). Leverage & interconnectedness are blowing up crypto & DeFi. mronline.org That's what's different this time: Stuff blows up because of leverage and cascades through the crypto space because everything's interconnected.

Editor (2022-07-11). Recognizing Mike Davis, San Diego's giant of Urban Theory. mronline.org When the news spread a couple weeks ago that San Diego scholar and activist Mike Davis was going on palliative care, it generated an outpouring of support online. And for good reason.

Editor (2022-07-11). SPEECH: The Black Revolution is Part of World-wide Struggle, Malcolm X, 1964. mronline.org Malcolm X reminds us of the deceit of liberals, the power of international thinking, and the coming of Black revolution.

Arab Digest (2022-07-11). Reinventing the Sheikhdom: how MBZ has shaped the UAE. fairobserver.com

Contributing Writers (2022-07-11). When We Leave We Will Burn Everything, We Will Blow Everything Up. marktaliano.net READ MORE:

Editor2 (2022-07-11). China Opens Its First Political Party School in Africa. orinocotribune.com By Kester Kenn Klomegah , 2022 | China has completed its first Political Party School in Tanzania, East Africa. It has taken in its first batch of students from six African countries. All of the political entities taking part have ruled their countries without interruption since independence. According to news agencies, 120 cadres from African ruling parties are attending the workshop at the US$40 million facility in Tanzania funded by the Chinese Communist Party. | The construction of the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Kibaha, 40km outside Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, was financed by the si…

Karen Conner (2022-07-11). Preview: What to Look for in June Consumer Price Index. cepr.net There are many data points indicating inflation will be slowing. The question is, how much of this will show up in the CPI and when?

Freedom Socialist Party Bay Area (2022-07-11). Wednesday 7/13: Labor History Online Discussion Group – Session 5: Beyond "Bread & Butter" indybay.org Zoom (Register at http: //bit.ly/FSFD-Labor)…

Toby Blomé (2022-07-11). Sunday 7/10: STOP the WAR on WOMEN! — RESCHEDULED TO JULY 24. indybay.org Golden Gate Bridge, South plaza, San Franicisco…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-07-11). Data show biz claimed to add net of 381K new jobs. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON —Businesses claimed to add a net of 381,000 new jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. But even as firms claimed they can't find workers, the BLS data revealed one reason why: Wage growth has slowed—to pre-pandemic levels. The nation's jobless rate held steady at 3.6% for the third straight month and …

Micheal Berosch (2022-07-11). Dealing with Police and Government Agents. indybay.org "Any lawyer worth his salt will tell the suspect in no uncertain terms to make no statement to police under any circumstances." (U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson writing in Watts v. Indiana, 338 U.S. 49 (1949))…

____ (2022-07-11). Antibody injections aid in fight against COVID-19. ecns.cn The first commercial batch of a homegrown COVID-19 neutralizing antibody therapy was rolled out last week, adding a weapon that is particularly useful for immunocompromised people to the arsenal against the virus.

WSWS (2022-07-11). New Zealand PM attempts to cover up alignment with US against China. wsws.org While Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks about the need for "diplomacy," her government has significantly strengthened the alliance with US imperialism, and New Zealand is integrated into the war against Russia and confrontation with China.

____ (2022-07-11). Shanghai to build first nucleic acid industrial park. ecns.cn The first nucleic acid industrial park in Shanghai is to start construction in mid-July at the Shanghai Hangzhou Bay Economic and Technological Development Park, with a planned area of three square kilometers, media reports said.

____ (2022-07-11). Chine Coast Guard marks third anniversary of hotline. ecns.cn Sunday marked the third anniversary of the launch of the China Coast Guard's hotline, 95110.

Staff (2022-07-11). How to find the best web design company in Dubai? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) — Finding a professional web design company is not straightforward, not only in Dubai but everywhere! There are a huge number of web design companies and freelancers out there, claiming to provide the best service for you.