Daily Archives: March 5, 2022

2022-03-05: News Headlines

_____ (2022-03-05). Biden Takes Advantage of the Levers of Power to Protect his Family Business in Ukraine. journal-neo.org It is no secret that members of the current US political elite and their closest relatives are fairly quick to gain business shares in all countries invaded by US occupation forces. This has been commonplace since the Iraqi wars and the destruction of Yugoslavia. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, for example, had a business …

eferrari10 (2022-03-05). Guaidó's Achievement: US Judge Orders Auction of CITGO (+OFAC). orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, March 2, Leonard Stark, a judge for the District of Delaware, approved the start of the procedure for the sale of shares of the Venezuelan state-owned CITGO Petroleum Corp., which includes "the selection of a winning offer," reported The Wall Street Journal. | Stark made this ruling despite the fact that the company is covered by a resolution from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department that prevents its liquidation without prior authorization from OFAC. The OFAC has been in de facto control of CITGO since 2019, when Washington ignored the authorities designated by…

WSWS (2022-03-05). COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness is rapidly waning in children. wsws.org Evidence from the CDC and New York state demonstrates that vaccine effectiveness for children has dropped considerably during the Omicron surge, underscoring the dangers posed by the Biden plan to ensure schools will remain open for in-person classes.

Fight Back (2022-03-05). Milwaukee: First Starbucks in Wisconsin files for union election. fightbacknews.org Oak Creek, WI – On February 17, over 50 people gathered in front of Starbucks in Oak Creek, a suburb of Milwaukee, for an announcement that the workers at that location filed for a union election. Shortly after, it was announced that an additional Wisconsin Starbucks filed for a union election, this one in the tiny community of Plover. The election filing is one of at least 100 across the country where Starbucks workers demanded a union at their workplace. Except for the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Starbucks workers have worked through it all. | The workers at Starbucks are beset on all sides. While…

sputniknews (2022-03-05). Meghan McCain: US Needs 'More Capable Diplomat' Than VP Harris in Upcoming NATO Support Mission. sputniknews.com US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to meet with the leadership in Poland and Romania next week as part of a pro-Ukraine effort to extend support to NATO and its eastern flank-allied countries dealing with the burgeoning rise in refugees fleeing violence amid the situation between forces mobilized by Kiev and Moscow.

Peter Byrne (2022-03-05). Corrupt Privatizing UC Regent Richard C. Blum is Dead, but not (yet) Forgotten. indybay.org The corrupt privatizing UC regent Richard Blum who is married to Democratic Senator Diane Feinstein died and was give accolades by the Hearst owned San Francisco education reporter Nanette Asimov. Asimov has herself has done damage control for the privatizers and Democratic Party who are selling off and destroying SFUSD and San Francisco City College. The Hearst owned Chronicle has also been involved in union busting destroying the printers union and pushing the Pelosi, Willie Brown, Breed, Newsom Hunters Point/Treasure Island development plans by corrupt Lennar on a radioactive dump site. They are also developer…

WSWS (2022-03-05). New Zealand court bans strike by 10,000 health workers. wsws.org The decision to ban the health workers' strike points to the increasingly anti-democratic measures being used against the working class, as COVID spreads out of control and the cost of living soars.

WSWS (2022-03-05). Australian Education Union uses anti-democratic delegates' meetings to promote sellout agreement. wsws.org High school teacher and Committee For Public Education member Will Marshall exposed the union's claims on workload, wages, and provisions covering Education Support staff.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-03-05). Building towards 2022 Cesar Chavez Day – UC Davis Aggie Square Community Celebration. indybay.org In 1942, Cesar Chavez graduated from the eight grade, skipped high school to provide for his family after his father was injured in a tragic accident. After a few years working in the fields, Cesar joined the U.S. Navy in 1946 and honorably served America with a two-year tour of duty. In 1948, he married Nelen Fabela and settled in Delano, and the rest is history.

WSWS (2022-03-05). Florida legislature passes bill banning abortion after 15 weeks. wsws.org Florida is the latest Republican-led state, along with West Virginia and Arizona, to advance a 15-week abortion ban this legislative session. The bill is modeled after an abortion ban in Mississippi that the US Supreme Court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, appears poised to uphold.

Staff (2022-03-05). US senator blasts Wall Street for 'undermining' anti-Russia sanctions. rt.com Elizabeth Warren accuses investment banks of helping Moscow by buying up Russia's corporate bonds | One of the most vociferous critics of Wall Street, US Senator and former presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, has accused American financial institutions of "undermining" the sanctions imposed on Moscow by Washington and its allies over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "Giant Wall Street banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs never miss out on an opportunity to get richer even if it means capitalizing on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and undermining sanctions placed on Russian businesses," Warren said in a statem…

Ben Norton (2022-03-04). US Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Feb 28, 2022 | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. Gonzalez, admitted that US sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine. | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor has admitted that US sanctions against Russia over Ukraine intentionally seek to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. | The United States imposed a series of harsh sanctions on Russia following Moscow's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk Peop…

Michael F. Brown (2022-03-04). Democrats deepen embrace of Israeli apartheid. electronicintifada.net Israel visits showcase bipartisan support for colonial violence and racism against Palestinians.

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-03-04). US Judge Approves Venezuela's CITGO Auction Process. venezuelanalysis.com Any sale of CITGO shares is still pending authorization from the Biden administration.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-04). Video: Tezlyn Figaro Goes Off On Biden And Democrats Over Ukraine And Neglect Of Black America. moguldom.com Political consultant Tezlyn Figaro did not mince words when asked whether Black Americans were doing enough to help Ukraine. Figaro said she supports standing in solidarity with Ukraine. However, she called out the Biden administration's willingness to send billions in aid to the war-torn country while hesitating to pass legislation to simply study reparations for …

WSWS (2022-03-04). Biden's COVID-19 Preparedness Plan will keep schools and businesses open regardless of the death toll. wsws.org President Biden's Pandemic Preparedness Plan intends to ensure schools and businesses remain open regardless of the surge in infections and deaths.

Staff (2022-03-04). Headlines for March 4, 2022. democracynow.org Russia Accused of "Nuclear Terror" for Shelling Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Putin Says Russia's Invasion Is Going as Planned; Macron Says "Worst Is Yet to Come", Ukrainian Camera Operator Killed in Russian Strike on TV Tower ID'd as Yevhenii Sakun, Russia Forces Independent Radio and TV Broadcasters Off Air over Coverage of Ukraine, ICC Investigators Head to Ukraine as U.N. Rights Council Condemns Russian Invasion, Biden Admin Grants Protected Status to Ukrainian Immigrants, Halts Deportation Flights, Lawmakers Propose U.S. Ban on Imports of Russian Fossil Fuels, Youth Cl…

Dave DeCamp (2022-03-04). Biden Considering Sanctions on India Over Its Russian Weapons. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is Donald Lu, the assistant secretary of State for South Asian affairs, said the US might sanction India under the Countering American Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), which was passed in 2017. | The CAATSA allows the president to impose sanctions over the transfer of Russian military equipment and was used by the T…

Staff (2022-03-04). US president extends US National Emergency against Iran. en.mehrnews.com US President Joe Biden has extended for another year the national emergency declared with respect to Iran in the year 1995.

Sharon Zhang (2022-03-04). Biden Offers Protected Status for Ukrainians, Shielding Them From Deportation. truthout.org The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering Ukrainians in the U.S. a form of humanitarian relief as Vladimir Putin's invasion is ongoing. | The agency is adding Ukraine to the list of countries from which people can benefit from Temporary Protected Status (TPS)

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-04). Joe Biden's role in post-Cold War NATO expansion. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com The New RepublicMarch 3, 2022 The NATO Critics Who Predicted Russia's Belligerence See also: Biden's Real Ukraine Scandal: Regime Change and War Joe Biden was confident. "This, in fact, is the beginning of another 50 years of peace," he declared while serving as ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1998. The Delaware …

Joe Sims (2022-03-04). What Biden didn't say in his State of the Union address. peoplesworld.org

Staff (2022-03-04). Belarus reveals when its new constitution will take effect. rt.com According to the country's embattled president, its introduction 'will go down in the textbooks' | Minsk's revised constitution will take effect in mid-March, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has revealed, following a nationwide vote on the proposed changes. However, critics have warned that the amendments pave the way for the long-term leader to maintain his grip on power. | In a statement on Friday, the former Soviet Republic's veteran leader hailed the outcome of the referendum held on 27 February. According to the election commission, 65% of Belarusians who cast their ballots were in favor of the…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-03-04). Libya's eastern-based parliament approves new interim government. peoplesdispatch.org The current interim government led by prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has refused to step down and has vowed to fulfill its mandate of conducting elections and only concede power to an "elected authority"

_____ (2022-03-04). A Chronicle of the Pre-election Race in ROK: Ahn Cheol-soo's Game. journal-neo.org For only so long, the author did not pay attention to the third candidate, but now the time is ripe to talk about Ahn Cheol-soo. This is already the third election that this 59-year-old former doctor and software entrepreneur takes part in. In 2012, he ran for president as an independent candidate but dropped out …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-03-04). Emmanuel Macron confirms he will run for second term. en.mehrnews.com French President Emmanuel Macron formally announced Thursday that he will run for a second term in April's presidential election.

Ann Brown (2022-03-04). The Madman Political Theory: Explaining Acting Crazy For Political Leverage, From Nixon To Putin. moguldom.com Acting crazy can be a political ploy, and U.S. presidents from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump have been accused of using the madman tactic. Some madman theory pundits say this might be what's behind Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The madman theory is a political theory typically associated with U.S. President Richard Nixon's foreign policy to …

Isaac Arnsdorf (2022-03-04). Trump Just Endorsed an Oath Keeper's Plan to Seize Control of the GOP. truthout.org This story was originally published by Former President Donald Trump has officially endorsed a plan, created b…

WSWS (2022-03-04). House Select Committee: Trump potentially guilty of at least two crimes connected with January 6 attack. wsws.org A 221-page legal brief filed in a California federal court is the first public detailing of the evidence being assembled by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Fidel Castro Ruz (2022-03-04). "In a Nuclear War the Collateral Damage would be the Life of All Humanity". Fidel Castro. globalresearch.ca Let us have the courage to proclaim that all nuclear or conventional weapons, everything that is used to make war, must disappear!" Fidel Castro…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2022-03-04). Braxton Brewington on Student Loan Debt, Andy Marra on Trans Youth Rights. fair.org This week on CounterSpin: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer CounterSpin220…

Paul Street (2022-03-04). Fifteen bad Ukraine narratives. canadiandimension.com Photo by Artem Kniaz/ Especially when deepened by the fog of war, idiocy comes in many mutually reinforcing forms. Let's examine and get past some problematic thinking on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But first, let's proclaim some basic principles. The Ukraine crisis is a good focus for practising the art of detesting two things at the same time. | Just as one can hate both the neoliberal-capitalist Democratic Party and (imagine) the neofascist-capitalist Republican Party at the same time, one can simultaneously abhor both supremely dange…

deweylaura (2022-03-04). Marxist IQ: Women in history. cpusa.org The Marxist IQ for Women's History Month is dedicated to women who struggle for democracy, socialism, and peace. 1. International Women's Day was first established by the Socialist International (Second International) in solidarity with an early twentieth-century strike of women workers in a. London. b. Berlin. c. New York. d. Paris. 2. Women …

Akio Tanaka (2022-03-04). Pacifica Bylaws Referendum. indybay.org Pacifica is a listener sponsored radio. | Pacifica should acknowledge the democratic vote of its members.

Rick Rozoff (2022-03-04). War in Ukraine to boost Pentagon's annual budget closer to trillion dollars. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense OneMarch 3, 2022 Russia's Invasion Will Boost 2023 Defense Budget, Top Democrat Says Russia's invasion of Ukraine will boost the Pentagon's funding for next year, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee predicted on Thursday. "Without question, it's going to have to be bigger than we thought," Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said at …

Anonymous669 (2022-03-04). Syrian Democratic Forces Denies Taking Part In Russian Military Operation In Ukraine. southfront.org File image, source: sdf-press.com | The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which rules over vast parts of Syria's northern and northeastern regions, have denied reports claiming that some of its fighters are taking part in the ongoing Russian special military operations in Ukraine. | In a statement released on March 4, the group called these claims "lies and fairy tales," noting that most of thes…

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-03-04). If the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Is Subverting Democracy—Why Aren't Some of the Left Media Calling It Out? covertactionmagazine.com NED's history should lead to it being renamed the "National Endowment for Attacking Democracy," as journalist Stephen Kinzer suggests. On …

Benjamin Norton (2022-03-04). En partes de Europa, ahora es un crimen apoyar la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania. multipolarista.com La Unión Europea dice que representa la libertad y la democracia, pero varios miembros de la UE y la OTAN, como la República Checa y Eslovaquia, ahora dicen que es un delito apoyar la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, punible con años de cárcel. Letonia tiene una línea directa de la policía para denunciar a los ciudadanos sospechosos de simpatizar con Moscú.

Staff (2022-03-04). Russian Environmentalist Speaks Out on Putin's Attack on Antiwar Protesters & Independent Media. democracynow.org As the Russian military escalates its invasion in Ukraine, Russian police are cracking down on antiwar protesters at home, arresting more than 8,000 over the past eight days. Meanwhile, Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a new law to criminalize the distribution of what the state considers to be "false news" about military operations, and remaining independent news outlets in the country are shutting down under pressure from the authorities. We speak with Vladimir Slivyak, co-chair for the leading Russian environmental organization Ecodefense, who won the 2021 Right Livelihood Award […

Staff (2022-03-04). Ukrainian American Journalist: Putin's Unjust War Is Emboldening Ukraine's Far-Right Movement. democracynow.org We speak with Ukrainian American journalist Lev Golinkin about the rise of the far right in Ukraine. Golinkin says Russian bombing of the sacred Jewish site of Babi Yar disproves Putin's claims that the invasion is about "denazification," and attacks on cities in eastern Ukraine show he does not care about Russian-speaking Ukrainians either. He also speaks about the neo-Nazi presence within his home country, saying, "Ukraine's far right is the primary benefactor on the Ukraine side of this war because they now get to attract people from all over the world, and they get to be seen as…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia's Unprecedented Shelling of Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Raises Fears of Another Chernobyl. democracynow.org Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of "nuclear terror" after Russian forces shelled and subsequently set on fire the largest nuclear power plant in Europe on Friday morning. The fire at the Zaporizhzhia plant burned for hours but reportedly did not spread to any of the plant's six reactors before the Russians ultimately seized the site. Ukraine heavily relies on nuclear power, with 15 active nuclear power reactors across the country. Targeting any of these reactors — or even deactivated reactors at Chernobyl — could result in a catastrophic nuclear radiat…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-04). Putin To French President Macron: 'I'm Going All The Way', Will Continue Military Interventions. moguldom.com During a March 3 conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly vowed to continue his deadly assault on Ukraine until he achieves his desired objectives — control of all of the small neighboring country. "Putin told France's Macron Russia will 'continue military interventions and go all the way,' an Elysee Palace …

A'niya Robinson (2022-03-04). The Governor of Louisiana Must Veto the Proposed Redistricting Maps. aclu.org The governor of Louisana has a unique chance to ensure that Black Louisianans have an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and elect candidates of their choice to Congress. That's why the ACLU and our coalition partners in the region are calling on Gov. Jon Bel Edwards to veto the proposed congressional and state legislative districting plans, submitted to his office by the Louisiana State Legislature. | HB 1 and SB 5, the proposed congressional districting plans passed by the Louisiana State Legislature, as well as HB 14 and SB 1, the proposed state legislative plans, violate Section 2 of…

Staff (2022-03-04). Russia reacts to US senator's Putin assassination plea. rt.com Senator Lindsey Graham's call for a plot to kill the Russian president is "unacceptable and outrageous," Russian ambassador to the US said | Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for "somebody in Russia" to "step up to the plate" and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world "a great service." The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them "unacceptable and outrageous." | The South Carolina senator advocated assassinating Putin during an appearance on Fox News, and cited historic examples of plots to kill famous political l…

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