Daily Archives: April 9, 2022

2022-04-09: News Headlines

Staff (2022-04-09). Biden signs sanctions bills targeting Russian oil. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — US President signed bills, passed by Congress earlier, on suspension of normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, as well as on prohibition of energy import from Russia over the situation in Ukraine.

WSWS (2022-04-09). French elections too close to call, far right calls for national unity government. wsws.org The campaign was widely unpopular, as all candidates advocated similar policies of austerity, mass COVID infection and military threats against Russia.

ecns.cn (2022-04-09). Pelosi's Taiwan visit plan must be canceled, not postponed: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Friday reiterated China's position on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's planned visit to Taiwan, urging the plan must be canceled immediately.

Editor (2022-04-09). Corporate Media Ignores Senate Hearing on Corporate Greed and Inflation. scheerpost.com Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a Senate Budget Committee hearing June 8, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. | By Ralph Nader / It is exceedingly rare for a major congressional committee to hold hearings on "corporate greed" leading to corporate profiteering and surging prices on consumer goods. On April 5, 2022, Senate Budget Chairman, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) chartered uncensored territory on corporate avarice with a lead witness, former Secretary of Labor, Robert Reic…

WSWS (2022-04-09). Verdict in trial of Michigan kidnap plotters sanctions right-wing political violence in the US. wsws.org The outcome of the trial against four men who planned to kidnap and kill the Democratic governor was managed by District Judge Robert Jonker, who barred discussion of the broader political context and instructed the jury to consider FBI entrapment as a defense.

WSWS (2022-04-09). Amazon Labor Union turns to AFL-CIO following successful vote at Staten Island warehouse. wsws.org It has not taken long for the leaders of the Amazon Labor Union, which won a vote at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island last week, to demonstrate their orientation to the AFL-CIO bureaucracy and the Democratic Party.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-04-09). Preservation of salient contributions by people of African descent too egregious for some. indybay.org Persevere, is the new elevated standard to hold fast upon in the latest round of efforts to erase all authentic record of people of African Descent along today's American River Parkway. If "they" are successful, it will not be for the lack of presenting authentic primary source documentation since the turn of the century. "White Male Only" remains the current methodology, to arrive at the desired "need" and foul process utilized in a cloaked private notion. Spring 2022, a new public process may allow for consideration of the 1840-1875 California Gold Mining region of Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, Sacra…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-08). U.S. provides Ukraine thousands of missiles, drones; intelligence for war in Donbass. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukrainian News AgencyApril 8, 2022 United States Will Give Ukraine A Batch Of Stingers, Javelins And Switchblade Kamikaze Drones The administration of President of the United States Joseph Biden announced that it would send 12,000 anti-tank systems, 1,400 anti-aircraft systems, hundreds of kamikaze drones, and other weapons to Ukraine as part of a military assistance …

_____ (2022-04-08). Biden Kills The Demand To Defund Police. popularresistance.org There is no better contemporary proof that reformism is poison to social justice, than what has happened to the demand for "defund the police". This emerged as a slogan amidst the George Floyd uprisings. In many ways Donald Trump's militarized police crackdown on the mobilizations actually served to embolden them. | But the indignation the people felt in the face of Trump's bombast was quickly exploited by corporate media cheerleaders of the Democratic party wing of neoliberal settler-colonial duopoly to win control over the US presidency and both legislative branches of government. The Democratic party is notori…

Rick Rozoff (2022-04-08). Turkish press: fast-tracking remainder of Balkans into NATO will insure Biden's legacy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyApril 8, 2022 What the West should do in the Balkans nowIf there was ever a time to fast-track NATO's expansion in the Balkans, now is the time Led by the US, the West should move to integrate the Balkans within the Atlantic Alliance. The Biden administration is now in a unique position to …

Dean Baker (2022-04-08). New York Times News Article Endorses Macron for Re-Election in France. cepr.net The New York Times has routinely exaggerated the problems faced by France and other European countries with generous welfare states. Given this history, it should not be surprising that it effectively endorsed French President Emmanual Macron for re-election in a news article. The piece implied that Macron's presidency, which involved rolling back the welfare state …

WSWS (2022-04-08). No to war! For a scientific struggle against COVID-19! Build the PES! wsws.org The 2022 French presidential election, held on two rounds on Sunday April 10 and 24, is unfolding amid an international breakdown of the capitalist order.

Berry Craig (2022-04-08). Kentucky offers proof positive that elections have consequences. peoplesworld.org I went rummaging through my old computer files after Republican supermajorities in the Kentucky Senate and House overrode Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's veto of House Bill 4. Straight from the national GOP's social Darwinist, unemployment-compensation-makes-you-lazy playbook, the measure slashes the length of time workers, laid off through no fault of their own, can earn jobless benefits. I …

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-08). 'Crisis could break out' in Colombia over vote count failures: observers. colombiareports.com Colombia's election observers warned on Thursday that the May 29 presidential elections could trigger a crisis because of "systematic discrepancies" in the vote count. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) said…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-04-08). Colombia investigates registrar over election chaos. colombiareports.com Colombia's inspector general said Friday she opened a disciplinary investigation into the national registrar over major irregularities in the March congressional elections. Inspector General Margarita Cabello announced the disciplinary investigation…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-08). Chinese Foreign Ministry On Situation In Taiwan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The situation around Taiwan is heating up, but the Chinese side is acting coolly. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, represented by Speaker Zhao Lijian, is cold-blooded, clear, and unwavering. | At a regular briefing on April 7, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that the U.S. side, in particular House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, should cancel plans to visit Taiwan, but if the American side refuses, the Chinese side will take drastic measures. | Zhao Lijian stressed that C…

Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (2022-04-08). Marjorie Cohn on Prosecuting Trump, Mike Liszewski on Marijuana Justice. fair.org This week on CounterSpin: He wanted to go to the Capitol on January 6, Donald Trump tells the Washington Post, but the Secret Service wouldn't let him. He hated the violence, and was furious Nancy Pelosi wasn't putting a stop to it. He doesn't remember getting many phone calls, and he didn't destroy any …

Chris Walker (2022-04-08). Report: Jan. 6 Committee Finds Connections Between Militias & Rally Organizers. truthout.org The House select committee investigating the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021, has reportedly uncovered evidence that shows that That connection could have implications for former President Donald Trump, whose inner circle was also in regular contact wit…

William Rivers Pitt (2022-04-08). Why Is Merrick Garland Throttling the Trump Investigation? truthout.org Between plague, disruptive invasions, economic consternation and the ceaseless bilge tide of right-wing social warfare, it's been hard of late for an attempted coup by the former president of the United States against the government of the United States to make a dent in the 24-hour news cycle. I'm not sure what to make of that, but it may have something to do with the fact that the last major investigation into presidential malfeasance that actually changed anything was first gaveled to order when I was 3 years old. | The Watergate hearings are the gold standard by which all since have been judged, and have been…

Staff (2022-04-08). Macri y Trump presumen de su buena sintonía en Twitter. cubadebate.cu El expresidente argentino Mauricio Macri se reunió con el exmandatario de EE.UU., Donald Trump, para conversar "sobre la realidad mundial y la relación entre ambos países", según lo publicado por Macri en Twitter. El encuentro entre ambos exmandatarios se produjo en Palm Beach, Florida. El almuerzo confirma la buena relación que ambos mantienen desde hace décadas.

Paige Bennett (2022-04-08). Climate inaction could cost the U.S. $2 trillion per year, study finds. nationofchange.org "Investments to confront the climate crisis will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, drive down clean energy prices, make our Nation more resilient, present new opportunities for American innovation and well-paying jobs, provide benefits to historically underserved communities, and work to protect against the long-term fiscal risks identified in the new Budget analyses released today."

Editor2 (2022-04-08). Why the US Attempted to Topple Pakistan's Government. orinocotribune.com The United States attempted to topple the government of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan because "he would not allow US military bases there and because he will not toe the line on Russia," according to American author and political analyst Daniel Kovalik. | Kovalik, an academic at the University of Pittsburgh, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV on Monday, a day after members of Pakistan's parliament chanted "Death to America" as they rejected a no-confidence vote, which sought to oust Prime Minister Khan, saying "foreign powers" were interfering in the country's democratic process. | The National…

Alan Macleod (2022-04-08). Kyiv Independent Deep Dive: The West's In-Kind Answer to Putin's Propaganda. mintpressnews.com While staff members of The Kyiv Independent grandstand about how "independent journalism is the cornerstone of democracy," they are quietly being funded by Western governments — a fact that should ring alarm bells with critical media consumers.

WSWS (2022-04-08). Sacramento teacher speaks out against SCTA sellout contract: "I'm not happy about any of this" wsws.org The deal rushed through by the SCTA and SEIU is entirely within the framework of "fiscal responsibility," i.e., austerity, demanded by district administrators and the Democratic Party.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-04-08). Obama: Social media platforms' pursuit of profits undermines democracy. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Social media platforms' pursuit of profits, without controlling for extremist content, leads to "a series of editorial choices" and rampant disinformation which can "undermine our democracy, and combined with a media ecosystem, can be fatal to it," former President Barack Obama says. Google, Facebook, Instagram, and the like ignore or denigrate past safeguards on disinformation …

Candice Bernd (2022-04-08). West Virginians Gear Up for "Coal Baron Blockade" at Joe Manchin's Coal Plant. truthout.org Since Sen. Joe Manchin has blockaded Democrats' landmark Build Back Better climate and jobs legislation, Dozens of activists, working in coalition under the banner West Virginia Rising and with support from organizations like Rising Tide North America,…

Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-04-08). Museveni, Kagame meet in Nairobi. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Museveni has Friday held talks with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Nairobi, Kenya. Together with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Museveni and Kagame are in Kenya to attend the signing ceremony of the treaty of accession by the DRC to the regional body, the East African Community …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-08). Will Smith Banned From Oscars For 10 Years After Slapping Chris Rock. moguldom.com Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars or any of its related events for 10 years as punishment for slapping comedian and host Chris Rock during the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, March 27. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their decision on Friday, April 8, after moving up …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-08). American Psychological Association: 70 Percent Of Americans Worry About World War III, Nuclear Attack Over Ukraine. moguldom.com Almost 70 percent of Americans are worried Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to World War III and a nuclear attack. Even more say the invasion has been "terrifying to watch." The data comes from a survey measuring stress in America conducted by the American Psychological Association, CNBC reported. APA partnered with The Harris Poll …

Cameron Harrison (2022-04-08). Detroit City Council has opportunity to put people before profits. peoplesworld.org DETROIT—The newly elected City Council of Detroit is at a crossroads. It is caught between Mayor Mike Duggan, who represents the interests of big business, particularly Dan Gilbert (Quicken Loans) and the Illitch family (Little Caesars), and the residents, who are seeing their standard of living continue to decline with costly living prices, deteriorating infrastructure, …

John V. Walsh (2022-04-08). An antidote to the "split" in the U.S. Peace Movement: anti-interventionism. mronline.org Massachusetts Peace Action, a venerable part of the U.S. Peace Movement, has been around since the 1980s and its predecessors date back to the 1950s. Its voice is heeded and it represents most of the shared opinions of the liberal and progressive U.S. peace movement.

Amy Goodman (2022-04-08). GOP Disrespect on Full Blast Amid Ketanji Brown Jackson's Historic Confirmation. truthout.org The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 on Thursday to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She will be the first Black woman and first former public defender to serve on the country's top court. While Jackson's confirmation was a "monumental moment in United States history," it was undercut by the "shameful spectacle" of Republican senators behaving disrespectfully toward Jackson, says law professor Michele Goodwin. The confirmation process remains broken more than three decades after Anita Hill faced hostile questioning, she adds. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in it…

WSWS (2022-04-08). Senate confirms Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson with only three Republican votes. wsws.org The confirmation vote took place amid a fascistic diatribe against Jackson, a conventional moderate-liberal, by nearly the entire Republican caucus, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

_____ (2022-04-08). No Charges For Minneapolis Cop In Amir Locke Killing. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, Minnesota – Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won't be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John "Jack" Ryan. | Locke was killed by Hanneman, who was part of a SWAT unit serving a pre-dawn no-knock warrant on February 2, 2022. Locke, a registered gun owner, was sleeping in a blanket on his…

WorkWeek (2022-04-08). Chris Hedges On Imperialist Wars, Capitalist Media & Censorship. indybay.org Journalist and writer Chris Hedges is interviewed on WorkWeek and talks about the removal of the complete archives on his show at RT by youtube which is owned by Google.

Heidi Harmon (2022-04-08). Solidarity with Ukraine with CA climate action day April 8 Solidarity with Ukraine with CA. indybay.org On April 8 communities across California will join together in solidarity with Ukraine – to free fossil fuel dependency – will have a statewide day of action as they call on the Governor to build on his climate leadership by ending all new fossil fuel permitting and strengthening the setbacks rule to include both new and existing oil wells.

Michael Steinberg (2022-04-08). Attacks On Nuclear Plants Continue In Ukraine. indybay.org As Russia's hostile actions towards Ukraine entered a second month, so too have its acts of aggression against nuclear facilities.

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