(2022-03-30). Biden's colossal military budget, global bellicosity won't save him from domestic crisis. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Global TimesMarch 29, 2022 Biden mired in credibility crisis on Ukraine amid attempt to seek defense spending boostFanning war to divert internal conflicts won't work or make US greatBy Wang Qi and Liu Xuanzun The White House on Monday asked Congress for an $813 billion national defense in 2023, including $773 billion for the Pentagon, …
(2022-03-30). Russia, Ukraine hold peace negotiations as US continues to ratchet up tensions. wsws.org Tuesday's peace talks came just days after a visit by US President Joe Biden to Warsaw, in which one highly provocative statement followed another.
(2022-03-30). Following Saarland state election, SPD prepares social attacks. wsws.org The election result is not a vote for the policies of the Social Democratic Party, but an expression of the bankruptcy of a political system that no longer gives voters the opportunity to even begin to influence politics with their ballot paper.
(2022-03-30). Federal judge declares Trump illegally conspired to overthrow the Constitution. wsws.org In a scathing ruling Monday, US District Judge David Carter wrote that had Eastman and Trump's plan succeeded, it would have "permanently ended the peaceful transition of power" and undermined the Constitution.
(2022-03-30). Gold Mining Town of Negro Bar Cemetery and 2022 Armed Forces Day Celebration. indybay.org The Negro Bar Cemetery was originally associated with the Negro Bar Gold Rush Era Mining Town, which is a California State Historical Site. Across Lake Natoma, a newly developed project area set aside within the vast Folsom Lake Recreational Area managed by California State Parks to honor early pioneers of African Descent along today's American River Parkway during the California Gold Rush Era (1840-1875) is under another round of effort to distort, destroy and/or disregard authentic California History.
(2022-03-29). Joe Biden Predicts Mass Food Shortages in America Due to War, Supply Chain Stresses. moguldom.com U.S. President Joe Biden has warned that there will be food shortages across the globe because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed as a consequence. "With regard to food shortages … yes we did talk about food shortages and it's gonna be real. The price of the sanctions is not just …
(2022-03-29). Biden Appears to Reveal the US Is Training Ukrainian Troops in Poland. news.antiwar.com President Biden appeared to reveal on Monday that the US is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden made the comments when trying to explain a recent gaffe. In Poland on Friday, President Biden told members of the 82nd Airborne Division that Ukrainians were "stepping up" against the Russian assault and said, "You're going to see …
(2022-03-29). Biden unveils 2023 budget with massive spending on the military and police. wsws.org The main purpose of the draft budget, which has no legal effect, is to outline the right-wing political basis of the Democratic Party campaign in the November congressional elections.
(2022-03-29). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.
(2022-03-29). Biden Using Ukraine Crisis To Justify Investments In Nuclear Weapons. popularresistance.org The Biden administration's proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, released March 28, calls for massive investments in nuclear weapons, including the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)‚Äâ—‚Äâan intercontinental ballistic missile system that is fiercely opposed by anti-nuclear activists. | President Biden is using Russia's invasion of Ukraine to justify the investments, citing the alleged need for deterrence. | The budget proposes $34.4 billion to "recapitalize all three legs of the nuclear triad," according to a Department of Defense summary. The "triad" is a reference t…
(2022-03-29). A Five-Alarm Emergency for Democracy. otherwords.org "Voter suppression" is a divisive and highly politicized term. But for the slate of bills Republicans are pushing across the country, it's the only correct one. | They're introducing these bills in virtually every state, but three — Arizona, Georgia, and Wisconsin — are especially worrisome. These swing states, along with Pennsylvania and Michigan, helped decide the last presidential election. Each flipped from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020. | But now, in these states and elsewhere, Republicans want to make it harder to vote by mail, get rid of same-day voter registration and ballot drop-off boxes, l…
(2022-03-29). The Ghost of Enron Haunts Joe Manchin's Coal Fortune. truthout.org If there was every any confusion as to where West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's loyalties lie, the last budget season put paid to that with interest. His seemingly bottomless vigor in dismantling President Biden's signature infrastructure/climate bills showed the world that he cares not for his party, his beleaguered president, his own people back home who he screwed right through their Carhartt jeans, or the planet whose resources have gifted him wealth, yachts and influence. | Manchin is almost exclusively about one thing: coal. Given the extreme damage he has done defending his nuggets of filthy gold, there is a…
(2022-03-29). Did Biden confirm U.S. is training Ukrainian troops in Poland? antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Radio PolandMarch 29, 2022 US training Ukrainian troops in Poland? Joe Biden appears to have revealed that the United States is training Ukrainian soldiers in Poland amid Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a Polish website. Last Friday, the American president visited US troops stationed in the Polish city of Rzeszów, the dorzeczy.pl website reported …
(2022-03-29). Clarence Thomas Backed Trump in Court While Ginni Thomas Backed Coup Attempt. truthout.org 
The January 6 committee investigating the deadly attack on the Capitol is reportedly deciding whether to interview Ginni Thomas — the Republican activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — about her efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss. The move comes after a series of Thomas's texts were made public in which she urges Donald Trump's then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the weeks following the election to take action to prevent a Biden victory. Justice Thomas is the only justice who dissented in the Supreme Court's decision a few months ago that led to the release of W…
(2022-03-29). How does Biden Intend to Free the EU from the Dependence on Russian Gas? journal-neo.org 
US President Biden has declared himself Europe's savior from energy dependence on Russia and approved an energy agreement with the European Union under which the US is to increase transatlantic gas supplies, in the hope of weakening the influence Russia enjoyed due to its natural resources. However, Politico has already questioned whether such promises by …
(2022-03-29). Biden Budget Pushes Back Against CEO Pay-Inflating Buybacks. inequality.org
(2022-03-29). U.S. Air Force budget focuses on nuclear war scenarios with Russia, China. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From an article on the Defense One website. Excerpts only. More Nuclear, Less Ground Attack in Biden's Air Force Budget Request U.S. Air Force leaders want to shed hundreds of "unnecessary" aircraft and drones and spend more on nuclear and high-tech weapons they say are better suited for a war with China or Russia. They …
(2022-03-29). Macron criticizes Biden's call for regime change in Russia. wsws.org Even as he criticized Biden's remarks, Macron announced the accelerated deployment of French troops to Romania and further deep cuts to social spending at home.
(2022-03-29). Nearly a year after election, Colectivo Collective union certified. liberationnews.org 
Owners' challenges to election results ruled to be "without merit."
(2022-03-29). Hungary: Sunday election a referendum on war or peace. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Hungarian Telegraphic OfficeMarch 29, 2022 Orbán: Risk of being dragged into war at stake "Ruining ourselves isn't help, regardless of how our hearts beat as one with the Ukrainians," the prime minister said in a video on Facebook. Orbán said the demand by Ukrainians and the Hungarian left to "simply turn off the energy pipelines …
(2022-03-29). Court to deliever judgement in Kayunga, Mityana woman election appeals on notice. plusnews.ug 
The Court of Appeal Justices will deliver on notice judgements from the appeals arising from the Kayunga and Mityana District Woman Parliamentary polls. The panel of three justices comprising Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Stephen Musota and Christopher Gashirabake announced the decision after the parties in both appeals informed the Court that they had filed written submissions. In …
(2022-03-29). Iraq: the main battle is yet to come. journal-neo.org Since Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won Iraq's widely boycotted elections last October, there has been a steady stream of news reports, forecasts and analyses claiming that this could be the beginning of the end of Iranian interference in Iraqi affairs. While such estimates are certainly optimistic, they are perhaps somewhat naive and misguided. Iran remains the …
(2022-03-29). New Book Argues Mandatory Voting Will Fulfill America's Promise of Democracy. independentmediainstitute.org American democracy is facing grave and unprecedented tests in our time, many political pundits, election officials and voting advocates have said. A majority of Republicans believe partisan propaganda that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The angriest pro-Donald Trump partisans have threatened election officials as never before. A new cottage industry of 2020-denying conspiracy theorists …
(2022-03-29). Judge finds Trump's attempt to overturn 2020 election was likely a felony. nationofchange.org One government watchdog group said the ruling is a "clear call for accountability and further investigation of the attempt to subvert the election."
(2022-03-29). Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs anti-democratic "Don't Say Gay" bill" wsws.org As part of the Republicans' fascistic midterm electoral strategy and continuing attacks on the democratic rights of the entire population, Republican legislatures have advanced nearly 200 anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ bills this year.
(2022-03-29). Serf-turned masters living testimony to Tibet's leapfrog development. ecns.cn Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China on Monday celebrated Serfs' Emancipation Day. This public holiday marks the date in 1959 when people in Tibet launched a democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom and freed a million serfs, or more than 90 percent of its population at the time.
(2022-03-29). Grupo de Puebla analizará en Brasil el futuro de Latinoamérica. telesurtv.net Democracia e igualdad regional sobre modelos solidarios de desarrollo, centrarán las dos jornadas de debate en la Universidad Estatal de Río de Janeiro.
(2022-03-29). Black News Channel Folded: Inside What Happened To Bad Bet By Owner Of Jacksonville Jaguars. moguldom.com When the Black News Channel did a festive launch party during the Essence Festival in 2019, there were high hopes for the network dedicated to amplifying Black voices and issues of importance to the Black community. Those hopes were dashed on Friday, March 25, when BNC announced it was shutting down after just two years …
(2022-03-29). New Orleans: Hundreds Unite To March Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation. popularresistance.org New Orleans, LA – Around 250 community members gathered at New Orleans City Hall, March 25, to forcefully voice their opposition to a string of legislation introduced by Louisiana Republicans in recent weeks. This includes bills that would restrict trans minors' access to healthcare, their ability to participate in school sports, and could criminalize LGBTQ+ students and educators for being "out" in Louisiana schools. | The demonstration was attended mostly by students from three New Orleans high schools who have taken the initiative in organizing bold actions both on and off their campuses. Earlier in the day st…
(2022-03-29). No free gas supplies for Europe, Kremlin spokesman says. tass.com No payment, no gas, the Kremlin spokesman emphasized…
(2022-03-29). UN calls for investigation into reports about torture of prisoners of war in Ukraine. tass.com It is important that any ill treatment that may happen is stopped immediately, Head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner said…
(2022-03-29). NATO took steps affecting Russia's security before Moscow's operation in Ukraine – Kremlin. tass.com The situation is quite concerning, Peskov said…
(2022-03-29). Developers unveil pilot version of Russian alternative to Instagram. tass.com Rossgram users will be able to upload photos and videos from their smartphones, as well as videos from other platforms such as YouTube, Dailymotion and Vimeo…
(2022-03-29). How Israel's Indiscriminate bombing of Gaza Endangers its Precious Hellenistic and Roman Archeological Heritage. juancole.com 
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Palestinian Gaza Strip doesn't stay on the world's mind the way some besieged cities in Ukraine do right now, but it is also surrounded, besieged, and blockaded by Israeli forces. This blockade is illegal in international law, since Israel is recognized as the Occupying authority over Gaza, which it …