(2022-01-10). The United States Obstructs Elections in Libya, Fearing Victory of Dr. Saif al-Islam Qaddafi. orinocotribune.com Editorial Comment: Not only is the US manipulating events to place its own operatives in power, it is also laying the foundations for a protracted civil war and the balkanization of Libya to better serve imperial interests, which extend past Libya's borders, to threaten all of Africa. — A.V. | The United States is following Britain's example in interfering in Libya's internal affairs, with the aim of canceling or postponing the elections, for fear of Dr. Saif al-Islam al-Qaddafi's victory in the presidential elections. | To achieve this goal, the United States is playing an underhanded game, announcing its…
(2022-01-10). Barinas State Re-Elections Jorge Arreaza Concedes Defeat. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, January 9, 2021 ( Although official results are yet to be announced, former foreign affairs minister and PSUV candidate for governor in the state, Jorge Arreaza, posted…
(2022-01-10). NYC Enacts Law Allowing Over 800,000 Immigrants to Vote in Local Elections. scheerpost.com 
Electoral workers wait inside a school in Manhattan during early voting in the New York City mayoral election on October 23, 2021. (Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images) | By Jessica Corbett / A New York City law granting more than 800,000 lawful permanent residents the right to vote in local elections took effect Sunday after the recently elected mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, declined to veto it. | The New York City Council had voted 33-14—with two abstentions…
(2022-01-10). Michelle Obama Urges Americans to Vote 'Like the Future of Democracy Depends on It' in 2022 Midterms. sputniknews.com Michelle Obama and a cast of celebrities signed an open letter in March 2021, asking Americans to call their senators and urge them to pass sweeping voting rights legislation, the For the People Act, in Congress, insisting it was "the most important thing we can do to protect" the future of the country.
(2022-01-10). Twitter Swamped by #BareShelvesBiden Amid Supply Chain Crisis — Again. sputniknews.com Since the pandemic and supply-chain crisis began, grocery shop shortages have been nothing new in the US. But shelves appeared particularly bare this week, when the country's north was hit by the first snowstorm of the season, and the threat of additional snow in the nearest future.
(2022-01-10). #BareShelvesBiden trends in US over supply issues. rt.com 
As supply shortages continue in the US, conservatives blame President Biden for the bare shelves | #BareShelvesBiden became one of Twitter's top political trending topics as Americans posted photos of empty supermarket shelves amid continuous supply chain issues in the US. | Angry social media users displayed photos of empty supermarket shelves from the across the US and blamed President Joe Biden for the supply issues, with one American Walmart, Spanish F…
(2022-01-10). Left party wins election in Honduras, 12/15/2021. indybay.org Xiomara Castro is the wife of former President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from office in 2009. She is supported by an alliance of the parties Libre, Salvador de Honduras, parts of the Liberal Party and the small party Pinu. Twelve years after the right-wing coup against then-President Manuel Zelaya, there is a change of power in one of the poorest countries in Latin America.
(2022-01-10). Opposition Forming 'Grand Alliance' to Take Down BJP Ahead of V-Day Election in Goa. sputniknews.com Last week, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates of the state assembly elections in Goa, the smallest state in the country. The polls will be held on 14 February in a single vote and the result will be declared on 10 March.
(2022-01-10). Almost Half of Tories Pick Rishi Sunak as 'Better Party Leader' Over Boris Johnson, Poll Shows. sputniknews.com A disastrous period dominated by Tory sleaze scandals, a backbench rebellion over COVID-19 rules, allegations of lockdown-breaching No 10 Christmas parties in 2020 and a humiliating by-election loss last year have fed into speculations that Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be facing a leadership challenge.
(2022-01-10). Netizens Troll AOC for Catching COVID-19 After Partying Maskless in Florida. sputniknews.com Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has triggered a furor online after she was seen several times breaching coronavirus guidance during the Christmas holidays.
(2022-01-10). Bennett Warns Israel Won't Be Bound by Any Iran Nuclear Deal, Will 'Reserve Freedom of Action'. sputniknews.com Tehran, other signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Iran nuclear deal, and the United States have been negotiating on bringing the agreement back online. Israel has repeatedly threatened to carry out strikes against the Islamic Republic targeting its nuclear programme, either unilaterally or in coordination with Washington.
(2022-01-10). Anti-vax group decries new restrictions warning (VIDEO). rt.com 
Anti-lockdown protesters march through Copenhagen, Denmark | Black-clad activists marched through Denmark's capital Copenhagen on Sunday, decrying anti-Covid rules. The protest took place after the prime minister warned of new restrictions. | Protesters from the activist group Men in Black marched through central Copenhagen exactly one year after they held their first official demonstration in the city. The group promoted the march on social media as "democratic resistance to the epidemic law and the government's attack on our freedoms." | The activists carried a large banner reading "No to the epidemic law,"
(2022-01-10). Water quality of major lake in north China improves in 2021. ecns.cn The water quality of Baiyangdian, the biggest fresh water lake in north China, significantly improved in 2021, according to the ecology and environment department of Hebei Province, where the lake is located.
(2022-01-09). Ill-treatment of Stan Swamy in jail should 'shake foundation of democracy': Fellow prisoner. mronline.org 
Iklakh Rahim Shaikh, who spent time with the Jesuit priest in Taloja jail, says while "VIP prisoners" get access to all kinds of facilities, prisoners like Swamy are denied even the most basic rights.
(2022-01-09). Tuesday 1/11: The Plan to Protect Our Democracy: Tackling Filibuster, Voting Rights, Expanding SCOTUS. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2022-01-09). Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group supports right-wing Republican politicians. indybay.org Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group supports right-wing extremist Republican politicians including Marsha Blackburn who supported the attack on the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021.
(2022-01-09). The Worse the Better — How Twitter Views Kazakhstan. strategic-culture.org 
By Paul ROBINSON | Various commentators have suggested that I write something about recent events in Kazakhstan. I've been loath to do so since my knowledge of the country is very limited, but there are some interesting things to say about what others have been writing on the topic, particularly concerning how it all relates to Russia. Notably, a certain part of the online commentariat has been keen to express indignation that Russia has "invaded" Kazakhstan to suppress a "democratic revolution". | The rapid spread of violence in Kazakhstan generated hopes in some circles that the mob would topple the "regime" an…
(2022-01-09). John Bolton's nightmare: 2,500 CSTO troops in Kazakhstan lead to restoration of Russian Empire, Soviet Union rising from its ashes. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The Wall Street Journal's Sunday edition of January 9 features an opinion piece by John Bolton, the former U.S. national security advisor and ambassador to the United Nations (under the Donald Trump and George W. Bush administrations, respectively) with the characteristically less-than-nuanced title of Is the Crisis in Kazakhstan the Rebirth of the Soviet Union? …
(2022-01-09). Is It The End Of American Adventurism? popularresistance.org One year into the Joe Biden administration and most of the world has accepted two realities. First, America is not back, and Biden's slogans notwithstanding, there simply is no going back to the pre-Trump era. Secondly, whether America keeps troops in various parts of the world or brings them home, America's will to fight is by and large no longer there. Its implications for the trans-Atlantic relationship will be profound. Europe would be wise to pro-actively adjust its defense policies accordingly. | American decision-makers have long warned allies and partners that the United States must reduce its security ob…
(2022-01-09). U.S. battles COVID-19 on fronts of justice, test, vaccine. ecns.cn The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Friday on the legality of two initiatives at the heart of the Biden administration's efforts to address the coronavirus in the workplace.
(2022-01-09). The U.S. Makes a Mockery of Treaties and International Law. libya360.wordpress.com K.J. Noh The United States claims it is operating under a "rules-based order"—but the term is not the same international law recognized by the rest of the world. Rather, it is camouflage behind which American exceptionalism flourishes. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other members of the Biden Cabinet are fond of proclaiming the "rules-based international…
(2022-01-09). Ex-Pentagon Officer: 'Biden Should Accept Russia's Draft Security Agreements as Basis for Yalta 2.0'. sputniknews.com The upcoming Russo-American and NATO-Russia Council talks over proposed security agreements drafted by Moscow last month could potentially lead to a second Yalta agreement, believes David T. Pyne, a former US Army combat arms and HQ staff officer and Deputy Director of National Operations for the EMP Task Force on National and Homeland Security.
(2022-01-09). Boris Johnson Accused of Attending 'BYOB' Booze Up Garden Party at No10 During COVID 2020 Lockdown. sputniknews.com After criticism over the handling of sleaze allegations, the huge Tory rebellion in the Commons, and the loss of a by-election safe seat, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been plagued by continued fallout from allegations of lockdown-violating Christmas parties in Whitehall in 2020.
(2022-01-09). Ex-Michigan House Speaker's Sister-in-Law Accuses Him of Raping Her For Over Decade. sputniknews.com Lee Chatfield was the House Speaker in 2019-2020 and led a delegation of seven Michigan GOP leaders who met with then-President Donald Trump at the White House.
(2022-01-09). Donald Trump, The Manchurian Candidate: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Campaign to Destabilize the Trump Presidency. Regime Change in America. globalresearch.ca We are dealing with a carefully planned operation, a "conspiracy" in the true sense of the word. In recent developments, the FBI investigation is being quoted by the media as evidence that Trump is "wittingly or unwittingly" an agent of the Kremlin…
(2022-01-09). Former Trump UN Envoy Feels 'Honoured' After Getting Added to Iran's Terror Listing. sputniknews.com The Islamic Republic sanctioned 51 senior former and current US officials on Saturday over their suspected role in the 2020 drone strike assassination of Qasem Soleimani — Iran's top anti-terror commander, as well as "the glorification of terrorism" generally.
(2022-01-09). Inaction On Tax Credit Condemns Millions Of Children To Poverty. popularresistance.org Working-class families are faced with an extra burden as the new year begins — the expiration of the expanded child tax credit. The expansion provided support for families struggling during the pandemic by changing some key factors of the already existing credit. Namely, the expansion increased the annual amount per child from $2,000 to between $3,000 and $3,600, it paid the credit in monthly installments rather than in one lump sum, and it expanded the full benefits of the credit to families who previously had been ruled ineligible due to their income being too low. | On the same day that the CTC expansion…
(2022-01-09). San Diego nurses, supporters mobilize for universal healthcare. liberationnews.org 
The California Nurses Association and National Nurses United organized a statewide day of action in support of single-payer healthcare legislation, Assembly Bill 1400 on Jan. 8. They were joined in San Diego by dozens of nurses, community members and organizations such as the Democratic Socialists of America San Diego, Activist San Diego, the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the San Diego Peace and Freedom Party.
(2022-01-09). US Reportedly Calls in Reinforcements, Hunkers Down Near Syrian Oil Field Amid Spate of Attacks. sputniknews.com The US and its allies — the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces militia, maintain control over much of northeastern Syria — including up to 90 percent of the war-torn country's oil-producing regions and much of its breadbasket.
(2022-01-09). Macao SAR gov't firmly opposes report by Taiwan authority. ecns.cn China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Saturday voiced firm opposition to a recent report released by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority in Taiwan.
(2022-01-09). Tuesday 1/18: National Day of Racial Healing – California State Capitol. indybay.org California State Capitol | Sacramento, CA…
(2022-01-09). Three Gorges hydropower station generates over 100 bln kWh of electricity in 2021. ecns.cn The Three Gorges Hydroelectric Power Station on China's Yangtze River has generated 103.6 billion kWh of electricity in 2021, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation.