(2022-10-03). The world is watching as Brazil's presidential election goes to a second round. struggle-la-lucha.org 
(2022-10-03). Lula da Silva, Bolsonaro to contend in second round. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — Incumbent Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is set to face former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a second round of presidential elections on October 30.
(2022-10-03). Biden's Nordstream Destruction Prediction, Draped in Nazi Blood and Soil. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-03). Biden, Democrats approve spending bill with no funds for pandemic, $12 billion for Ukraine war. wsws.org The continuing resolution extends spending authorization through December 16, when Congress will face a new budget deadline to avert a federal shutdown.
(2022-10-03). Democrats Are Using Ukrainian Factor To Win Elections. southfront.org Blinken and Patron the dog in Kiev | U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Kiev on September 8. He did not announce his visit in advance. During his visit, he met with Ukrainian officials. This was Mr. Blinken's third trip to Ukraine since February 24 and his fifth since becoming chief diplomat in the Joe Biden administration. | During his trip to Kiev, the U.S. foreign minister met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. He also visited a children's hospital in Kyiv, where he talked…
(2022-10-03). Trump issues death threat targeting Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. wsws.org As Trump escalates his fascist rhetoric leading up to the midterm elections, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins warns in a recent interview that she "wouldn't be surprised if a senator or House member was killed."
(2022-10-03). Biden Lies at the United Nations. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-03). Sri Lankan pseudo-left FSP backs imperialist manoeuvring at the UNHRC. wsws.org Workers in Sri Lanka can only defend their democratic and social rights by uniting with the international working class and fighting for socialism.
(2022-10-03). David Schwartzman, D.C. council candidate, running 'for the many, not the few'. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—This coming Nov. 8, D.C. voters will go to the polls to elect candidates for city council, mayor, board of education, attorney general, advisory neighborhood commissioner, congressional house delegate, and shadow congressional representative. The candidate pool primarily includes Democratic candidates, but with some small challenges by independent and D.C. Statehood Green representatives, along with a …
(2022-10-03). Steve Poikonen Interview The Insultingly Obvious Orchestration & Coordination Of The Reset Agenda. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today on Moving Target is Steve Poikonen, host of Slow News Day and co-host of AM Wake up, here to discuss the madness of watching the most obvious deception in history collapse, as well as carry on as if nothing has changed, and how all of this as changed the field of news
(2022-10-03). HKSAR gov't vows full cooperation to country's recruitment of payload specialists in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that it will render its full assistance and cooperation to the country's selection exercise for recruitment of payload specialists in the HKSAR.
(2022-10-03). In letter defending sellout of railroad workers, SMART-TD union president falsely claims US Constitution prohibits workers from striking. wsws.org In an open letter to railroaders Friday, SMART-TD union President Jeremy Ferguson tried to the justify the unions' avoidance of a national rail strike with a sellout tentative agreement brokered by the Biden administration.
(2022-10-03). Republican Mastriano's election in Pennsylvania could kill democracy nationwide. peoplesworld.org 
ERIE, Pa. — He thinks women who have abortions should be charged with murder. He believes the constitution says that the state legislature, not the voters, has the right to choose the president. He's worn a confederate uniform, at Gettysburg, the place where tens of thousands died defending the right of the United States to …
(2022-10-03). Elected officials encourage EPA to use California standards as baseline for Clean Cars. indybay.org Over 600 elected officials support the Biden-Harris Administration in implementing stronger vehicle standards to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. They also want the nation to apply CA's strong clean car standards as soon as possible.
(2022-10-03). Québec Solidaire courts big business ahead of provincial election. wsws.org Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois used his appearance before Montreal's premier big business organization to reassure his audience that the pseudo-left Québec Solidaire is a "responsible" party dedicated to defending profits and can be trusted with the role of official opposition in Quebec's next parliament.
(2022-10-03). Brazil Votes in Tense Election: Bolsonaro vs. Lula. transcend.org 2 Oct 2022 – Divisive polls head into second round after far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro did better than polls had suggested. The second-round vote will take place on October 30.
(2022-10-03). New Reporting Exposes Dr. Oz as 'Malicious Scam Artist,' Says Fetterman. commondreams.org "Everything he says has been a scam to help himself—not the viewers, not the voters," the Democratic Senate candidate said of his opponent.
(2022-10-03). Hillary Clinton planning 2024 presidential run. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) — A former aide to Bill Clinton says Hillary Clinton is positioning herself for another run at the Presidency and is attacking Biden's immigration policy in an attempt to appear more centrist than Joe Biden.
(2022-10-03). Brazil's Communist Leader says 'Occupy the Streets' to Guarantee Lula Second-Round Victory. libya360.wordpress.com Ben Chaco A supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva celebrates as she listens to the partial results after general election polls closed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. | Silvia Izquierdo / AP Brazil's Communist Party leader Luciana Santos called on the left to "occupy the streets" to…
(2022-10-03). Dilma Rousseff: ganará la democracia si Lula logra la victoria. telesurtv.net La última encuesta atribuye 36% de las intenciones de votos válidos a Bolsonaro frente a % para el expresidente Lula da Silva, porcentaje mínimo para evitar un segundo turno el 30 de octubre.
(2022-10-03). Brazil Election Authority: Bolsonaro, Lula Headed to Runoff. latinorebels.com RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's top two presidential candidates were neck-and-neck late Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world's fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years.
(2022-10-02). LEVER WEEKLY: Manchin's Pipeline Deal Hits The Rocks. levernews.com This week, Democrats dropped Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-W.Va.) fossil fuel pipeline permitting bill that the corporate media and fossil fuel lobbyists have been trying to pass off as an energy and environmental victory.As a result, according to a Wednesday
(2022-10-02). "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.
(2022-10-02). US and UK Sabotaged Ukrainian Peace Deal. scheerpost.com By Aaron Maté / YouTube | CORRECTIONS: | In his Sept. 21 speech, Putin did not make an explicit threat to use nuclear weapons. He vowed to "make use of all weapon systems available to us," in the event of "a threat to the territorial integrity of our country and to defend Russia and our people." | On nuclear weapons, the US did not have a "No First Use" policy. On the 2020 campaign trail, Joe Biden said that he supported the idea of "No First Use." He abandoned that in his presidential nuclear posture; but that was reversing his campaign stance, not official US policy.
(2022-10-02). "Germany is acting as an American Vassal in the Ukraine War" unitedworldint.com The 2000s were the years when the Social Democrat parties in Europe began to melt down. They were incapable of providing solutions to the raging neoliberal attacks of the globalization. With the financial crisis of 2008, which started in the US and spread across Europe, this meltdown accelerated. The leading Social Democratic parties in Europe, …
(2022-10-02). La República Popular China celebró su 73 aniversario de fundada. cubadebate.cu China festejó este sábado 73 años de su proclamación como República Popular, con la determinación de completar sus planes de revitalización socioeconómica mientras supera los desafíos internos y externos, y avanza hacia la integración territorial.
(2022-10-02). øCómo nace la República Popular China. telesurtv.net China conmemora el 73 aniversario como República Popular, que surgió tras un importante proceso revolucionario.
(2022-10-02). Pro-NATO Party Wins Latvian Elections. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins' center-right party New Unity won the parliamentary elections, an exit poll conducted by the research center SKDS showed. | RELATED: | As of noon on Sunday, authorities had counted 1,019 out of 1,055 polling stations. The New Unity Party had obtained 18.9 percent of the votes, which represents an increase of 6.7 percent with respect to the 2018 elections. | Although this result w…
(2022-10-02). Ending Hunger, Reviving Agriculture: The MST's Vision for Post-Election Brazil. libya360.wordpress.com Joà£o Pedro Stedile of the national leadership of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) talks about the current crisis in the agrarian sector and the way forward. He explains how the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro has wrecked agriculture, leading to a rise in hunger. He also talks about the MST's proposals for reviving the sector which…
(2022-10-02). Ending Hunger, Reviving Agriculture: The MST's Vision For Brazil. popularresistance.org Joà£o Pedro Stedile of the national leadership of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) talks about the current crisis in the agrarian sector and the way forward. He explains how the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro has wrecked agriculture, leading to a rise in hunger. He also talks about the MST's proposals for reviving the sector which include both immediate steps to alleviate hunger and structural solutions to long-term problems. These include the key role cooperatives must play in the country.
(2022-10-02). U.S. hybrid war against Venezuela goes to court: The case of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. struggle-la-lucha.org 
(2022-10-02). Brazil: An Election That Will Mark The Immediate Future Of Latin America. popularresistance.org This Sunday October 2, Brazil, Latin America's largest economy, will elect its president. This election is decisive not only for the South American country but also for the entire region, since its outcome will heavily influence the correlation of forces. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (progressive candidate of the Workers' Party)'s predicted victory would be a boost for the Latin America left and the rejection of neo liberalism, which has strengthened in the last 3 years. Meanwhile, if Jair Bolsonaro (ultra-right and Trump supporter) wins, it would mean a retrenching for the right-wing to resist. | Regarding this ele…
(2022-10-02). Brazil: A Presidential Election that Will Mark the Immediate Future of Latin America (Interview). orinocotribune.com Gustavo A. Maranges interviewed Latin American political scientist and film-maker Micaela Ovelar on the current scenario in Brazil and other defining issues ahead of the presidential election of Sunday. Micaela Ovelar is Argentine-Venezuelan and was one of President Hugo Chávez's foreign policy advisors. She has worked with the Venezuelan government for the last 15 years, and is currently based in Sà£o Paulo. She specialized in film and TV direction at EMPA (Caracas) and worked as an archive researcher for the film Silvio Rodriguez: My First Calling. She was also the producer of A as for Angicos, a film by…
(2022-10-02). Polls Begin to Close In Brazil's Elections. telesurenglish.net The Superior Electoral Tribunal clarified that the people still in line at the voting centers may remain there to cast their vote. | RELATED: | The counting of votes is expected to be fast thanks to the electronic system used in the country, and the result will be known within a few hours. | If a candidate obtains percent plus one of the valid votes, he/she will get the victory without the need to go to the ballot, sch…
(2022-10-02). Biden to Assess Ian's Damage in Puerto Rico and Florida. telesurenglish.net On Saturday night, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre announced that the U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he will travel to Puerto Rico on Monday and to the state of Florida on Wednesday to assess on the ground the damage caused by Hurricane Ian. | RELATED: | Last week, Biden had already mentioned that he would travel to Puerto Rico but he did not specify a date. He also mentioned that he wanted to meet w…
(2022-10-02). Leftist Lula Wins 1st Round of Brazil's Presidential Elections. telesurenglish.net With 99.74 percent of the votes counted, Lula has won the first round with 48.36 percent in this Sunday's elections, leaving behind Bolsonaro, who obtained 43.65 percent, according to Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). There will be a runoff election between Lula and Bolsonaro. | Former president and presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greets supporters celebrating the results of the presidential elections today, on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo…
(2022-10-02). Brazil to Say Enough to Intolerance on Election Day: Haddad. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, presidential, legislative and regional elections are taking place normally throughout Brazil, where the Workers' Party (PT) candidate Lula da Silva is the favorite to win the presidency. | RELATED: | "Brazil has been feeding intolerance for ten years. Our society is going to say enough on Sunday," said Fernando Haddad, the candidate for Sao Paulo governor, who was the PT presidential candidate in 2018, when Jair Bolsonaro…
(2022-10-02). Philippines: Intensify mass struggles amid peso devaluation and rising prices. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Communist Party of the Philippines. | The broad masses of workers, peasants, and the rest the Filipino people must firmly advance their urgent socioeconomic demands and intensify their national and democratic mass struggles in the face of increasing possibility of a sharp economic decline in the coming months. The steady devaluation of the Philippine peso is set to further worsen their conditions of high fuel and food prices, low wages, rural bankruptcies, and widespread unemployment and cause the accelerated deterioration of the people's li…
(2022-10-02). Brazilian Elections Start, Lula's Victory is Most Likely. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, 156.4 million Brazilians are summoned to cast their vote at polling stations that will be open from 8 am to 5 pm local time. | RELATED: | They will elect the president of the Republic, 27 governors, 583 representatives to the Lower House, a third of members of the Senate, and representatives of the regional parliaments. | The attendance of citizens at polling stations began early and shows their enthusiasm for…
(2022-10-02). Brazil's Amazon Losses Will Fall 89% If Lula Beats Bolsonaro: Study. scheerpost.com 
By Mitchell Beer | The Energy Mix New analysis shows that forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon could drop by 89% if incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro is voted out of office in this Sunday's general election. An area of 75,960 square kilometres of the Amazon, roughly the size of Panama, could be saved from destruction …
(2022-10-02). Corporate-Tied Republican Party's Cruelty to Children. commondreams.org The GOP has blocked pro-family votes and pushed for corporate anti-family policies…
(2022-10-02). Kuwait crown prince accepts government resignation. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) — Kuwait's crown prince accepted the government's resignation on Sunday following a parliamentary election in the Perisan Gulf Arab country. state news agency KUNA reported.
(2022-10-02). Biden anuncia que irá el lunes a Puerto Rico a constatar daños del huracán Fiona del pasado 19 de septiembre. cubadebate.cu El presidente Joe Biden confirmó la noche de este sábado que viajará el lunes a Puerto Rico con el propósito de observar daños causados por el huracán Fiona y reunirse con autoridades locales. Sin dar mayores detalles, la Casa Blanca indicó que Biden estará acompañado por la primera dama Jill Biden. El viaje a Florida, para ver sobre el terreno la devastación provocada por el huracán Ian, tendrá lugar el miércoles.
(2022-10-02). Publican en The New York Times llamado al presidente Biden: "Deja que Cuba se reconstruya" cubadebate.cu Líderes y activistas preocupados en los Estados Unidos han hecho un llamado urgente en la edición dominical del New York Times, exigiendo a Biden que levante temporalmente las sanciones y permita que Cuba compre los suministros que se necesitan con urgencia para la reconstrucción después del huracán Ian.
(2022-10-02). Inclusive, expansive, revolutionary — New Family Code approved by Cubans 2-1. iacenter.org By Minnie Bruce Pratt September 27, 2022 After years of intense discussion, debate and an on-the-ground, neighborhood-by-neighborhood democratic process, the people of Cuba have passed a new Family Code. The provisions of this "Code of Affections," as it is familiarly known, are progressive, revolutionary and honor the reality of the wide range of families that people are creating in defiance of patriarchal capitalism. Members of the LGBT community carry a giant pride flag during the parade marking the country's International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, May 17, 2018.
(2022-10-01). US Attack Helicopters Harass Iranian Forces In Syria's Deir Ezzor (Video). southfront.org 
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter from Task Force Wolfpack, 1st Attack Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, flies over northern Iraq. (US Army photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney) | On October 1, several attack helicopter of the US-led coalition conducted a patrol over positions of Iranian-backed forces in the northeastern Syrian government of Deir Ezzor. | The AH-64 Apaches flew right over a crossing on the Euphrates River linking the eastern bank, which is held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Fo…
(2022-10-01). Brazil holds presidential election on Sunday. america.cgtn.com Here is what we know about Brazil's presidential election on Sunday.
(2022-10-01). In cave-in to the banks, Biden changes student loan forgiveness rules to make 800,000 people ineligible. wsws.org The rule change reverses the previous guidance and makes 800,000 people, whose loans are guaranteed by the government but held by private banks, ineligible for the $10,000 debt write-off.