Daily Archives: April 27, 2022

2022-04-27: News Headlines

_____ (2022-04-27). The Ukraine Crisis Can't Save Biden. popularresistance.org The United States, its NATO allies, and their partners in corporate media are engaging in an unprecedented war propaganda effort. Their goal is to get and maintain public support for their actions against Russia which are playing out in Ukraine. The messaging is constant and isn't at all subtle. One cannot go online for any purpose without seeing exhortations to help Ukrainian children, buy products colored in blue and yellow, or somehow "stand with Ukraine." | What passes for news about Ukraine is usually little more than anti-Russian screeds, sourced by "anonymous officials" eager to reveal claims that Vladimir…

WSWS (2022-04-27). Political lessons of the 2022 French presidential elections. wsws.org The re-election of unpopular French President Emmanuel Macron has resolved none of the political issues posed to workers and youth in the election.

WSWS (2022-04-27). German-European war plans: politics and media rejoice over Macron's election victory. wsws.org As a supporter of the European Union and a more independent European foreign policy, Macron is seen as an ally by the German ruling class in the implementation of the German-European great power ambitions.

WSWS (2022-04-27). Donald Trump cited for civil contempt for failing to comply with subpoena. wsws.org Trump has refused to comply with a December subpoena requiring him to turn over documents to the office of Democratic New York Attorney General Leticia James.

ecns.cn (2022-04-27). Second round nucleic acid testing launched in Beijing's Chaoyang District. ecns.cn People living and working in the Chaoyang District took the first round nucleic acid testing on Monday and will take the third test on April 29 to curb the recent resurgence of COVID-19.

_____ (2022-04-26). Biden's New Arms Czar For Ukraine Has A Lot Of Blood On His Hands. popularresistance.org President Joe Biden's new appointee as arms czar for Ukraine, Terry Wolff, has a lot of blood on his hands. | The three-star general's new job is to coordinate arms shipments to Ukraine that are designed to bog down the Russians, including a new $800 million weapons package that President Biden authorized last Thursday. | A native of Elk Grove, California, who graduated from West Point in 1979, Wolff previously trained Iraqi forces for a deadly siege of Mosul in 2016, and helped plan operations in the illegal war on Afghanistan as a National Security Council senior director for the country. | Between November 201…

Anonymous103 (2022-04-26). Lloyd Ostin Declares US Real Goal To Defeat Russia On Battlefield — CNN. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | After the visit to Ukraine by the US Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense on April 24th, CNN reported on Biden's change of strategy towards Russia. The US officials also announced new military assistance and the return of diplomats to Ukraine. | Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told reporters after a trip to Kyiv that "we want to see Russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine." The new US goal is "to defeat Russia on the…

Ajamu Baraka (2022-04-26). Ukraine: A New Consensus on Whiteness? orinocotribune.com By Ajamu Baraka — Apr 20, 2022 | The Biden administration and corporate media cover up the existence of white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Ukraine. They are disappeared from the official narrative in order to get public buy-in for U.S. policy. | In 1999 US and NATO forces bombed Serbia for 78 days, ushering a new century further characterized by war and militarism. With no negative consequences of military overreach, especially after the dismantling of the Soviet Union, the U.S. unle…

_____ (2022-04-26). Biden Cynically Uses Ukraine to Cover Food Sabotage. journal-neo.org It's beginning to look like some bad actors are deliberately taking steps to guarantee a coming global food crisis. Every measure that the Biden Administration strategists have been making to "control energy inflation" is damaging the supply or inflating the price of natural gas, oil and coal to the global economy. This is having a …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-04-26). Biden's New Arms Czar for Ukraine Has a Lot of Blood on His Hands—They Are Likely to Get Even Bloodier. covertactionmagazine.com Terry Wolff oversaw training of Iraqi forces for deadly siege of Mosul and coalition fighting dirty war in Syria President …

_____ (2022-04-26). Washington Takes Strongest Clean Commercial Buildings Action In Nation. popularresistance.org Olympia, WA – The Washington State Building Code Council voted 11-3 today to adopt a new statewide commercial and multifamily building energy code that will be the strongest, most climate-friendly in the country by driving the transition to clean electricity for space and water heating. This major win for clean energy coincides with President Joe Biden's Earth Day Seattle visit where he discussed the infrastructure bill and clean energy. The Department of Energy has made heat pumps and energy efficiency measures a key part of its efforts to reduce emissions and dependence on fossil fuels. | Under Washington's upd…

Dana Sanchez (2022-04-26). Democrats Go After Union Busters As Labor Movement Explodes. moguldom.com Consultants to Democratic Party political committees may be banned from giving clients union-busting guidance following a news report that Amazon hired a consulting firm with close ties to Democratic political groups to help squash efforts to unionize at a Staten Island, New York, warehouse. Global Strategy Group (GSG), a consultant and polling partner for a pro-Biden …

Liberation Staff (2022-04-26). The United States designates Colombia as a NATO external ally. liberationnews.org The official designation was confirmed this Thursday, when Biden sent a letter to the presidents of both chambers of the Capitol, stating: "I notify my intention to designate Colombia as an Important Ally outside NATO."

Sharon Zhang (2022-04-26). Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House. truthout.org During a rally with unionizing Amazon workers, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) called on President Joe Biden to do more to support unions, saying that the president should invite the labor organizers to the White House. | In New York City on Sunday, speaking in front of a crowd of Amazon Labor Union (ALU) members and supporters along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), Sanders commended Biden for praising unions more in speeches and statements than previous presidents have, but

Fight Back (2022-04-26). Tampa's housing crisis and the fight for rent control. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – The Tampa community has struggled for an end to the housing crisis since the eviction moratoriums ended last year. With this year's midterm elections approaching, Tampa activists demand a rent control ordinance to stop the rise in rent prices. Enough public support can push the Tampa city council to address the housing emergency. | Tampa is among the cities facing the worst of the national housing crisis. Tampa ranks ninth worst in the world for decrease in housing affordability. Renters in the city spend 42% of their income on housing, a 6% increase from 2017 during a time of rising inflation and sta…

Chris Walker (2022-04-26). DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Ranked-Choice Voting Option for All of Florida. truthout.org An elections bill that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law this week restricts municipalities from being able to determine how to organize their elections, and bans the use of ranked-choice voting. | Senate Bill 524 creates a new police force that is tasked with aggressively investigating claims of voter fraud throughout the state — The b…

WSWS (2022-04-26). Michigan, Ohio Republicans embrace pro-Trump fascists. wsws.org Both state parties are on the verge of nominating fanatical advocates of the "stolen election" lie as statewide candidates in 2022.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Text messages reveal Trump's chief of staff orchestrated January 6 coup attempt. wsws.org New revelations implicating Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and leading Republicans in the January 6 coup plot further expose danger of dictatorship.

Kathryn Joyce (2022-04-26). Ron DeSantis Joins Betsy DeVos in Push to Privatize Michigan Public Schools. truthout.org Donald Trump may not pay his debts, but the man vying to replace him as standard-bearer for Republican grievance politics apparently does. | Last week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has received close to $500,000 in Just days after DeSantis made natio…

William Rivers Pitt (2022-04-26). Texts to Mark Meadows Reveal Right-Wingers Scheming to Blame "Antifa" for 1/6. truthout.org Once the smoke had cleared from the January 6 Trump-inspired insurrection at the Capitol building, the question of the hour became, "Who was in on it?" A review of As the mayhem unfolded on 1/6, the texts to and from

Jim Spellman (2022-04-26). Trump held contempt of court, fined $10,000 a day. america.cgtn.com On Monday, A New York judge held former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for failing to turn over documents to prosecutors investigating his company's business practices. As long as Trump doesn't comply with the subpoena, he must pay $10,000 a day.

_____ (2022-04-26). Hey, Bernie, Make It A Real Single Payer Bill…No Profits. popularresistance.org Senator Bernie Sanders has announced that he is going to introduce his Medicare for All bill in the Senate—and hold a hearing. This is most welcome news. | As Bernie campaigned for the presidency, he elevated national single payer health care, an improved Medicare for All, into the public spotlight and onto the nation's agenda. | His advocacy for Medicare for All informed millions and lifted spirits building hope that a universal single payer plan is possible in the US. | He has not done that well at writing legislation. His most recent bill, the Medicare for All Act of 2019 (S. 1129), falls short of essent…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-04-26). President Xiomara Castro repeals neoliberal ZEDE Law in landmark step and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at the repeal of the Law of Zones of Employment and Economic Development by progressive President Xiomara Castro in Honduras; renewed threats by the US and its allies against a security cooperation agreement between China and the Solomon Islands; an appeal by UN experts urging the international community to resume its support to 6 leading Palestinian civil society organizations outlawed by Israel; and the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on the global military expenditure in 2021.

_____ (2022-04-26). Board Must Consider First Amendment In FBI Terrorism Investigations. popularresistance.org Defending Rights & Dissent (DRAD) is a national civil liberties organization founded in 1960 and based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to strengthen our participatory democracy by protecting the right to political expression. The right to free speech faces enumerable threats, but we have long identified FBI counterterrorism authorities as a significant detriment to the First Amendment. In 2019, we published a report, Still Spying: The Enduring Problem of FBI First Amendment Abuse, documenting FBI abuses of First Amendment rights since 2010. The overwhelming majority of abuses documented were carried out pu…

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). DPRK holds military parade to marks army's 90th anniversary. ecns.cn A grand military parade was held on Monday night at Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

Staff (2022-04-26). Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla a Con Filo: Esta Cumbre de las Américas no es nada democrática (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Este lunes, tras las declaraciones ofrecidas por el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla a la prensa nacional y extranjera, el titular concedió una entrevista al programa Con Filo, donde abordó asuntos como la migración y la exclusión de Cuba de los preparativos de la próxima Cumbre de las Américas.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-26). Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin Issues Blanket Pardons For Closed Marijuana Convictions. moguldom.com Birmingham, Alabama Mayor Randall Woodfin issued a blanket pardon for people who have closed marijuana convictions on the 420 holiday — again. Woodfin, 40, signed an executive order for the pardons in a video posted to the Birmingham official Twitter accounts on Wednesday, April 20. Four twenty is the day the cannabis community celebrates marijuana …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-04-26). Why Some People Don't Like The Term 'Hard Worker': 5 Things To Know About The Myth. moguldom.com "If you work hard, you'll achieve success." It's a common adage often reiterated in society, but is it true? Some people don't like the term "hard worker" and believe that equating hard work to success is a myth. Here are five things to know about the myth that hard work automatically yields success. 1. Being …

teleSUR -ldp -HIM (2022-04-26). Protestan en República Dominicana contra precios de combustibles. telesurtv.net La huelga exige, entre otras prevendas, la rebaja de los precios del combustible y de la canasta básica.

WSWS (2022-04-26). Florida Governor signs bill banning classroom instruction and employee training on race, sexuality and nationality. wsws.org Republican Govenor Ron DeSantis signed repressive legislation for public schools and busineses that bans the introduction of what Republicans call "woke indoctrination" on concepts related to sexism, racism, or nationality…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-04-26). Sharing Mayo Clinic: Gabriel Ryan wasn't supposed to live. Today, he is thriving. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Eric and Micayla Ryan were experienced parents. They had three children already and thought this ultrasound would be as routine as the ones that had come before. They knew what to expect. Or so they thought. But instead of reassurance, this ultrasound revealed a problem: cysts on the kidneys of the Goodhue, Minnesota, couple's fourth child. Their doctor arranged for the Ryans to meet with specialists at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, some 30 miles away,…

KWORINOCO (2022-04-26). North Korea Demonstrates Military Might During Nighttime Parade. orinocotribune.com North Korea has carried out a military parade in a large-scale exhibition of its military might and internal unity. | The ceremony took place at 10 p.m. local time this Monday, on the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (KPRA). | Satellite images of show that thousands of North Korean soldiers and other key military formations prepared for the event for weeks. | The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that "Pyongyang could in…

ecns.cn (2022-04-26). Beijing to conduct three rounds of nucleic acid testing in 11 districts. ecns.cn To contain the spread of COVID-19, Beijing has decided to expand nucleic acid testing after it started a district-wide test in Chaoyang, said Xu Hejian, spokesperson of the municipal government of Beijing, on Monday.

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