Monthly Archives: June 2022

2022-06-28: News Headlines

Staff (2022-06-28). Biden advisors believe Zelenskyy should admit Ukraine shrink. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 28 (MNA) — White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will ever be able to take back all of the land it has lost to Russia, US officials told media news.

Richard S. Dunn (2022-06-28). Winds of Change Sweeping Latin America. covertactionmagazine.com Repudiation of Biden administration at Summit of the Americas and Colombia's election of a left-wing presidenta signifies a new era …

Editor2 (2022-06-28). In Solidarity with the Ecuadorian People, for the Re-establishment of Democracy in Ecuador. orinocotribune.com By Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity Jun 24, 2022 | Declaration of the Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity | The Ecuadorian people, with the Indigenous and peasant movement at the forefront, have taken to the streets to express their resistance to the adverse impacts of the extreme neoliberal policies implemented by the government of banker Guillermo Lasso. The peaceful nationwide mobilization is demanding a response from the government to critical issues that affect the people in their daily lives, such as the lack of employment and labor rights, a moratori…

Editor (2022-06-28). VIDEO: How the Democrats FAILED Women on Abortion | Katie Halper. scheerpost.com By

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-06-28). Black America Responds to Stephen Jackson Bragging About Being on 'O-Block' in Chicago. moguldom.com Former NBA player Stephen Jackson, who won a championship with the San Antonio Spurs, recently went live during a visit to Chicago's infamous O-Block. Located at the 6400 Block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, O-Block is described by many as the Midwest city's most dangerous area. Once home to former First Lady …

Memory (2022-06-28). On People's Park, Democracy, and Politics. indybay.org Berkeley city council-member Rigel Robinson released a recent article championing the UC's proposed redevelopment project on People's Park. This article was accompanied with a statement from council-member Lori Droste's legislative assistant. The statement compared People's Park activists to the January 6th insurrectionists.

Julia Conley (2022-06-28). 'Yeah, And?': Ocasio-Cortez Embraces GOP Freakout Over Helping Women Skirt Abortion Bans. commondreams.org "Republicans are mad because I am sharing this information," said Rep. Ocasio-Cortez. "Too bad!"

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-06-28). 13 años del golpe de Estado en Honduras contra Manuel Zelaya. telesurtv.net Tras el golpe de Estado de 2009 en Honduras se vivieron periodos de crisis social y política, que comienzan a revertirse con el triunfo de Xiomara Castro.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-28). México confirma reunión entre López Obrador y Biden el 12 de julio. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre los mandatarios mexicano y estadounidense se produce luego del hallazgo en Texas de un tráiler con decenas de migrantes muertos.

WSWS (2022-06-28). As state abortion bans take effect, Democrats confine their response to election appeals. wsws.org Rather than use the vast powers of the federal government to make abortion services available, the Biden administration is using the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade purely to hustle votes in November.

Dustin Renaud (2022-06-28). Biden's Five Year Plan Must End All New Offshore Drilling. commondreams.org With the Biden administration's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management set to release its new Five Year Plan this summer, our demand is clear: we need a Five Year Plan that contains no new offshore drilling leases.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-28). Saturday 6/25: 21st Folsom Juneteenth, Stolen Legacy – Reclaiming California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Historic Folsom District – Leidesdorff Plaza…

WSWS (2022-06-28). Bolsonaro and Workers Party seek support of US imperialism as Brazil's presidential elections near. wsws.org While Bolsonaro pledged Biden he would defend "US interests", painting Lula as Washington's adversary, Lula sent his own envoy to offer the State Department reassurances.

Jake Watkins (2022-06-28). Indiana inmate fights to reform sentencing and end mass incarceration. peoplesworld.org NEW CASTLE, Ind.—Bryan Jones was just 25 years old when he was sentenced to prison for years in Indiana's Department of Corrections. "The judge had no intention of leaving me room to have another chance to change my life and the opportunity to make the most of that life in society," Jones told People's …

WSWS (2022-06-28). Turkish government escalates attack on democratic rights amid explosive social conditions. wsws.org Nearly 400 people were detained in a police attack on the annual Pride March in Beyoğlu, Istanbul on Sunday.

Hannah Story Brown (2022-06-28). Boiling Like Frogs in a Pot, Will Democratic Leaders Ever Jump Out? commondreams.org What remains clear about our murky future is that these are pivotal months within crucial years, for the entwined fates of our democracy and our planet.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-27). –°riminal case and 3 years of prison to German journalist for Donbass civilians interview/ By Readovka. marktaliano.net Original link here: –°riminal case and 3 years of prison to German journalist for Donbass civilians interview — Readovka.world Arina Korf 23.06.2022, 19: 43 Readovka talked to German journalist Alina Lipp, who became a defendant in a criminal case and found out why she faces three years in prison and what freedom of speech is in democratic …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-27). US Preparing to Buy Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com US officials said Monday that the Biden administration is preparing to purchase a Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) for Ukraine as part of a new weapons package that will likely be announced this week. The NASAMS is an advanced air defense system with a range of over 100 miles and is used to protect …

Jeremy Kuzmarov (2022-06-27). While Biden Gives Ukrainian Army "The Most Lethal Weapon," War Profiteer BAE Systems Stock Soars. covertactionmagazine.com Sending Ukraine a $300 million shipment of powerful M-777 howitzers is a lobbying triumph for BAE Systems, one of the …

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-27). US Expects Biden and Xi Will Speak in the Coming Weeks. news.antiwar.com National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday that Sullivan said one of the reasons for the talks is the growing "convergence" among the US and its allies on the view of China. "We do think that there is increasing convergence, both at the G7 and at NATO, around the challenge China poses," Sullivan said. | Earlier this month,…

Dave DeCamp (2022-06-27). US, G7 Announce $600 Billion Infrastructure Plan to Counter China's Belt and Road. news.antiwar.com President Biden and other G7 leaders announced on Sunday a plan to raise $600 billion in public and private funds for global infrastructure projects to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative. Biden said that the US will contribute $200 billion to the project, known as the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII). "I'm proud …

Jason Ditz (2022-06-27). Israel, Arabs Agree to Tighten Cooperation Ahead of Biden Visit. news.antiwar.com President Biden's visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia, scheduled for mid-July, is one of those things officials think must go right. It was agreed among officials from Israel, Saudi Arabia, and several affiliated Arab states to make a show of "tight cooperation" for the next couple of weeks, to avoid any dispute that might mar Biden's visit. | That's important for the US, wh…

_____ (2022-06-27). Israel and the US are Creating a "Middle East Alliance" journal-neo.org According to Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz, Israel and the US have recently been working hard to establish a formal "Middle East air defense alliance." The minister said that the matter would be discussed in depth during US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, scheduled for July 13-14. At a meeting of the Israeli …

_____ (2022-06-27). The Neocon's Dream — Decolonize Russia, Re-Colonize China. popularresistance.org On March 26 U.S. President Joe Biden called for regime change in Russia: | Speaking in Warsaw, Poland, on Saturday, President Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power." | The White House immediately rushed to talk back that call for regime change and a day later Biden himself denied that he was calling for regime change: | President Joe Biden told reporters on Sunday he was not calling for a regime change in Russia when he said a day earlier that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power," a surprising comment the White House quickly tried to…

Matt Sedlar (2022-06-27). OPEC Plus's Accelerated Oil Production Pales in Comparison to Lost Output from US Sanctions. cepr.net Biden has a significant opportunity in his hands to boost global oil production by breaking with Trump's failed "maximum pressure" campaigns, and ending unilateral — and likely illegal — sanctions against Iran and Venezuela.

Ann Brown (2022-06-27). After Getting $100M Check From Jeff Bezos, Van Jones Claims Reparations Are Alienating Voters. moguldom.com Democrats should not make reparations a priority, according to lawyer, author and CNN political commentator Van Jones. During a recent segment, Jones claimed that talk of reparations takes the focus off issues that concern poor Americans. He said Democrats might fail during the midterm elections due to politicians using such terms as "reparations" and "Latinx" …

_____ (2022-06-27). US Officially Makes Israel the New Middle Eastern Hegemon. journal-neo.org Two years ago, when the Abraham Accords were signed and Donald Trump hailed them as a truly historic moment, there were very few who believed anything substantial could come out of them. Even a US intelligence report of the Department of Homeland Security warned that these pacts could lead to an increase in terrorism. But …

Editor2 (2022-06-27). Since When is Dismantling a Coup d'état 'Dismantling Democracy'? orinocotribune.com By Edwin Sánchez Jun 23, 2022 | [Nicaragua journalist Edwin Sánchez writes a heartfelt comparison between what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, in the United States and the US-supported coup attempt of April to July 2018 in Nicaragua.] | Now that the AP reports that members of the House Committee investigating the assault on the US Capitol have "additional evidence to be exposed this week that shows that Donald Trump and his advisers conducted a 'large-scale effort' to spread disinformation and pressured the Justice Department to accept the then-president's false assertions," why does the White House not accept th…

Amarynth (2022-06-27). Europe's Third Attempt at Suicide and Generation Z. thesaker.is By Batiushka for The Saker Blog 'The next war in Europe will be between Russia and Fascism, except that Fascism will be called Democracy.' Fidel Castro, c. 1992 Introduction…

Amarynth (2022-06-27). Yellow Vest Win: Proving that Western Liberal Democracy is the same old autocracy. thesaker.is by Ramin Mazaheri for The Saker blog If we say that the Yellow Vests are not socialist revolutionaries even latently, then what are they protesting about? To put it the…

Editor (2022-06-27). Ian Menter Raymond Williams and Education: History, Culture, Democracy. mronline.org In the 1950s and early 1960s, a group of remarkably talented left-wing intellectuals (almost all men) emerged in Britain, focusing both upon the radical interpretation and development of the core disciplines of the humanities: literature and history, and to a lesser extent, politics and philosophy; and also upon socialist political activism.

Fight Back (2022-06-27). Twin Cities takes to the streets to defend women's and reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 10,000 people gathered at 6 p.m. on June 24 outside the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota to condemn the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in their decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. Signs filled the air above the demonstrators, with posters declaring "We won't go back" and "We won't back down." | The program kicked off with chants, filling the West Bank neighborhood with shouts for reproductive justice and protections for women's rights, as emcees Olivia Crull, of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and Jae Yates of Twin Cities Coalition 4…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-06-27). Black Man With 143M Fans Becomes No. 1 Ranked TikTok Star By Making Fun Of Influencers. moguldom.com When Khabane "Khaby" Lame was laid off from his job as a factory worker in Italy in 2020, he had no idea his outlet for dealing with boredom would translate into him becoming the biggest TikTok star in the world. But it has. And he's bested everyone without uttering a single word in his videos. …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-06-27). Black Americans Weigh The Rise Of States Rights After The Roe vs. Wade Decision. moguldom.com Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed years of precedent and reversed the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision that gave women the federal right to have an abortion. While the ruling was expected due to a preliminary copy of the brief being leaked in May, many were still shocked the SCOTUS …

Seung Hee Jeon (2022-06-27). Prospects for World Peace After South Korean President Yoon's Acceptance of Biden's New Cold War. commondreams.org The newly inaugurated Yoon administration and his rushed alliance with the Biden administration's new Cold War clearly mark a missed opportunity to follow the path of cooperation and collaboration.

Brenda Ryan (2022-06-27). New York City: Reclaim PRIDE. workers.org In celebration of of LGBTQ+ Pride, thousands of people brought a powerful fighting spirit to the Queer Liberation March for Trans and BIPOC Freedom, Reproductive Justice and Bodily Autonomy on June 26. New York City, June 26. WW PHOTO: Brenda Ryan Held the same day as the NYC Pride Parade, . . . |

Julia Conley (2022-06-27). Amnesty Report Demands Biden Take Action to End Death Penalty. commondreams.org "The world is waiting for the USA to do what almost 100 countries have achieved during this past half-century—total abolition of the death penalty," said the group.

WSWS (2022-06-27). Ventra Evart auto parts workers overwhelmingly defeat UAW sellout deal. wsws.org The miserable terms of the contract and the UAW's anti-democratic, strong-arm tactics to secure its passage have provoked outrage among workers.

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2022-06-27: News Headlines

Kyle Anzalone (2022-06-27). Biden Will Use European Tour To Step Up Western Pressure on China. news.antiwar.com This week, President Joe Biden is traveling to Europe for meetings with NATO and Group of Seven (G7) leaders. The White House has plans to use the summits to increase Western pressure on China. Biden is currently in the German Alps on the first leg of his trip. On Sunday, he met with German Chancellor …

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-27). California Juneteenth Paid Holiday for All. indybay.org The long and difficult journey to establish Juneteenth as a National Holiday has strong roots in California. Nearly 2,000 US Colored Troops from California helped preserve the Union and begin the legal ending of chattel slavery that continues today. Alignment with US Law, signed by President Biden for all Federal employees is good. A paid holiday for all Californians may take a bit more time and need your assistance. No need to rush, 20 years ago AB 1749 (Longville) made the difference with strong bipartisan support, if delay is needed to align California with Washington DC, please consider the wisdom. Those "unk…

Memory (2022-06-27). On People's Park, Democracy, and Politics. indybay.org Berkeley city council-member Rigel Robinson released a recent article championing the UC's proposed redevelopment project on People's Park. This article was accompanied with a statement from council-member Lori Droste's legislative assistant. The statement compared People's Park activists to the January 6th insurrectionists.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-27). Saturday 6/25: 21st Folsom Juneteenth, Stolen Legacy – Reclaiming California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Historic Folsom District – Leidesdorff Plaza…

____ (2022-06-27). People's voices highlighted as key for Party Congress. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping has urged studying and taking the suggestions of netizens on the work related to the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, saying that collecting public opinions online is an example of the whole-process people's democracy.

____ (2022-06-27). Luoxingdun Island in Poyang Lake submerged in Jiangxi. ecns.cn Photo shows the flooded historic site of Luoxingdun Island in Poyang Lake of Lushan City, east China's Jiangxi Province, June 25, 2022. The water level of Poyang Lake, China's biggest freshwater lake, continued to rise due to the heavy rainfall.

_____ (2022-06-26). Thousands Protest As G7 Convenes In Germany. popularresistance.org About 4,000 protesters gathered in Munich as the Group of Seven (G7) leading economic powers prepared to hold their annual gathering in Germany's Bavarian Alps. | Organisers said they hoped to mobilise up to 20,000 protesters in the Bavarian city and were disappointed by the initial low turnout at Munich's Theresienwiese park, German news agency dpa reported. | Uwe Hiksch, one of the protest organisers, said potential participants might consider it inappropriate to challenge the world's wealthiest democracies during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | "We have the impression that many people are unsettled by the war…

Atilio Boron (2022-06-26). Petro, a Historic Victory. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Boron Jun 20, 2022 | With just over 98% of the electoral posts counted, the triumph of Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historic Pact, in the second round of the Colombian presidential elections was confirmed. Petro

Joel Warner (2022-06-26). LEVER WEEKLY: Welcome To Post-Roe America. levernews.com Since we first launched this news organization, we have sounded the alarm: The corporate takeover of the Supreme Court, helped by Republicans' malfeasance and Democrats' incompetence, would have dire consequences. Now the fallout has arrived: Roe v. Wade has been eradicated, and with it, federal protections for abortion rights.Along with a recap of The Lever's reporting this week, this edition of Lever Weekly, open to everyone, consolidates all of our relevant coverage related to the Supreme Court and Roe. We offer this round-up as a reminder of the value of building independent news outlets that tell the stories…

Amarynth (2022-06-26). French vote shows the undemocratic rot of the pan-European project 2/2. thesaker.is by Ramin Mazaheri and cross-posted with PressTV Part 1 discussed how a "hung parliament" isn't going to happen in France. President Emmanuel Macron won enough seats and can find plenty…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-26). Turkey Says It Could Launch Military Operation In Syria At Any Time. southfront.org FILE PHOTO: Turkish soldiers seen at the border town of Akcakale © Reuters / Murad Sezer | Turkey is fully prepared for a new military operation in Syria and could launch it at any time, said Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish Presidential Spokesman, during an interview with Haberturk TV on June 26. | The Turkish military and its proxies have been preparing for the operation, which will target the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), since May. | Kalin told Haberturk TV that Turkey has already conducted three large-sca…

People vs. Fossil Fuels Coalition (2022-06-26). Thursday 6/23: "Dear Pres.Biden: Just Say No to Fossil Fuels" – National Film Premiere w/ Q&A (virtual). indybay.org Virtual screening…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-26). Presidente Joe Biden arriba a Alemania para la cumbre del G7. telesurtv.net El mandatario estadounidense pretende demostrar a sus aliados que enfrentarse a Rusia y China son objetivos complementarios.

____ (2022-06-26). Beijing-Hebei section of Grand Canal opens to traffic. ecns.cn The Grand Canal is the longest canal or artificial river in the world and a famous tourist destination. Starting at Beijing, it passes through Tianjin and the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the city of Hangzhou, linking the Yellow River and Yangtze River.

____ (2022-06-26). Chinese maritime explorer embarks on journey to North Pole. ecns.cn Chinese maritime explorer Yang Jianxin took a 47-foot catamaran with a single sail and started his no-stopping and no-replenishment round trip from Tangshan, Hebei Province, to the North Pole, on Thursday.

Mark Green (2022-06-26). 40 Reasons the GOP Is a Clear and Present Danger to US Democracy. commondreams.org The Democratic Party has a winning message: "Stop dangerous extremists."

____ (2022-06-26). DPRK leader calls for bolstering military strength, self-defence capabilities. ecns.cn The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has called on the Korean People's Army to "improve the absolute power and the military and technical edge," the official Korean Central News Agency reported Friday.

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