Daily Archives: October 5, 2022

2022-10-05: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-10-05). Will Lehman joins Stellantis workers in denouncing job cut threats at Warren Truck plant. wsws.org Stellantis' Chief Manufacturing Officer Arnaud Debouef threatened the jobs of 5,200 workers during a visit to the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit Tuesday.

WSWS (2022-10-05). US attorneys reveal coordination between Stewart Rhodes and Roger Stone following Trump's defeat. wsws.org US prosecutors presented text messages Rhodes sent on November 7, 2020 to the "Friends of Stone" chat group, which included Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, and "Stop the Steal" lead organizer Ali Alexander.

_____ (2022-10-05). The DNC Secretly Changed Its Rules To Help The Elite Establishment. popularresistance.org It's not a presidential election year — which explains my lack of gastrointestinal issues — so when better for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to quietly, behind closed doors, change their rules to make it even harder for regular people to have any impact on our completely unhinged government? | That's exactly what they did! But in their defense, they did send out invitations to all DNC voting members with one of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's inner thigh scabs in each envelope. | The DNC is best known for being the most hated organization in the United States for 26 years running! You'll never ca…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-10-05). Discover Gold, Reclaiming Our Past: California Pioneers of African Descent (1840-1875). indybay.org Negro Hill, Mormon Island and Negro Bar, early 1848 Gold Mining towns continue to anchor the Historic Gold Mining District where the "African Founding Father of California" helped facilitate our California Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

____ (2022-10-05). Ecological environment improved at Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area. ecns.cn

____ (2022-10-05). 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.

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-10-05). Partido Democrático de Brasil apoyará candidatura de Lula. telesurtv.net "Tenemos un presidente absolutamente incapaz, que dejó a millones de brasileños a su suerte, responsable de la muerte de otros 700.000 en la pandemia", refirió Carlos Lupi sobre Jair Bolsonaro…

àÅlvaro Verzi Rangel (2022-10-04). Guerra en Ucrania: Más armas, más destrucción, más hambre en Europa. globalizacion.ca Cuando asoma la posibilidad —cacareada incluso por el casi octogenario presidente estadounidense Joe Biden- de una guerra nuclear, el único camino sensato sería la reflexión, la diplomacia y la búsqueda exhaustiva de soluciones pacíficas, aceptables para ambas partes. | Ya se…

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-04). Biden Details New $625 Million Arms Package for Ukraine in Zelensky Call. news.antiwar.com President Biden on Tuesday According to the Pentagon, Four HIMARS and associated ammunition16 155mm Howitzers75,0…

WSWS (2022-10-04). Leading Republican senator refuses to condemn Trump death threat against McConnell. wsws.org Days after Trump wrote that the Senate Republican leader had a "death wish" because he opposed Trump's wishes, Senator Rick Scott avoided the issue in Sunday television interviews.

_____ (2022-10-04). Students Across The US Urge Biden To Lift Barriers To Global COVID Test. popularresistance.org Washington, D.C. – Students on over a dozen campuses across the U.S. are participating in a "Week of Action" calling on the Biden administration to support lifting World Trade Organization (WTO) barriers to global COVID test and treatment access. The tabling, letter writing, educational events and rallies taking place coast-to-coast come as the WTO General Council meets from October 6—7 to discuss proposals that would allow low- and middle-income countries more easily produce low-cost COVID medications. | "Billions of people in low- and middle-income countries worldwide still don't have access to the COVID-…

Adam Ramsay (2022-10-04). Britain's Senseless Pursuit of Disaster Capitalism. commondreams.org As other nations return to state-led investment, Truss and Kwarteng act to weaken our democracy, economy and rights.

_____ (2022-10-04). Brazil's Presidential Election Goes To A Second Round. popularresistance.org The results of the first round of the presidential election in Brazil are coming and without a doubt it is the most anticipated news in Brazil, Latin America and the world too for that matter. Eleven candidates ran, but as everyone knew it was really a battle between the former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the current president Jair Bolsonaro. | The pre-election atmosphere was very tense including several attacks on Lula's campaign organizers this past week reflecting the extreme level of politicization and polarization of Brazilian society at this moment. And in the background is Bolsonaro's threats o…

_____ (2022-10-04). What is the Likelihood of a "Reset" in Australia-New Zealand Relations? journal-neo.org On May 23, 2022 parliamentary elections resulted in the swearing-in of Anthony Albanese, head of Australia's victorious Labor Party, as the country's new Prime Minister. Many analysts were confident that Australia would see a major shift in its foreign policy as a result of the political reshuffle, as the South Pacific region has seen a …

Atilio Borón (2022-10-04). It Won't be Easy for Giorgia Meloni to Keep Her Coalition Together. orinocotribune.com By Atilio Borón Sep 27, 2022 | The radical right has won a resounding victory in the Italian elections. Its parliamentary representation, from which the prime minister will emerge, has as many as 235 seats. This arises from the sum of the Brothers of Italy—by far the majority—the Northern League of Mateo Salvini, Forza Italia of the "cavaliere" Silvio Berlusconi, and the minimal contribution of the Moderates. The absolute majority, necessary to form a government, is 201 deputies. The center-left coalition (the Democratic Party plus the Green and Left Alliance, More Europe, and another minor forc…

Misión Verdad (2022-10-04). Brazil's Elections Go to 2nd Round: Numbers and Results. orinocotribune.com Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the general elections that took place this Sunday, October 2, in Brazil, but the numbers did not give him enough to win in the first round. In total, he received 48.43% of the votes and will face the current president, Jair Bolsonaro—who received 43.2% of the votes, much more than the polls predicted—in a runoff election on October 30. | The votes of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), led by Simone Tebet, who came in third position (4.16%), and of Lula's former minister, Ciro Gomes (3.04%), fourth place, will be decisive in defining who will be the…

Ann Brown (2022-10-04). Barack Obama: 4 Years Of Trump Wasn't A Problem, Now 8 Would Have Been A Problem. moguldom.com In 2017 as newly elected President Donald Trump was poised to take over the White House, outgoing President Barack Obama had a few thoughts they shared in private with reports. His thoughts about a Trump presidency have just recently come to light—and they didn't bode much confidence in the incoming administration. Obama privately told reporters …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-04). Getting Scientific: Trade Groups Form Strategic Alliance To Audit And Score Support For Black Businesses. moguldom.com A newly formed non-profit will begin to officially keep score of how many companies lived up to their pledges to support Black businesses in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020. The National Business League (NBL) and the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) announced they have collaborated to form the National Alliance for Black Businesses …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-04). Marlyne Barrett Of Hit Show 'Chicago Med': I Have Cancer. moguldom.com Fans and loved ones of "Chicago Med" star Marlyne Barrett were saddened to learn the actress is battling uterine and ovarian cancer. Barrett herself said it was a "shock" when she first found out. "The initial experience was a shock, a shock to my womanhood," Barrett told People. "I didn't believe them, but when they showed me …

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-04). After Pressure From Reparations Advocates And Dr. Shirley Weber, Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill To Delay Reparations Policy. moguldom.com California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have extended the life of the state's historic, first-in-the-nation Reparations Task Force. Newsom's decision comes after dedicated reparations activists decried the bill as unnecessary and counterproductive. Sponsored by task force member and Assemblymember Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr., Assembly Bill 2296 would have not only extended the life …

Staff (2022-10-04). US Secretary of State Blinken Tours South America, First Stop Bogotá. orinocotribune.com On Monday, October 2, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a tour of several South American countries, with Colombia as its first stop. | In Colombia, where he will be on Monday and Tuesday, he will meet with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Vice President Francia Márquez, and Foreign Minister àÅlvaro Leyva. | According to a press release from the US State Department, these meetings will focus on the "shared priorities of supporting strong democratic governments and respect for human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere." They will also address "the climate crisis" as well as health and security…

Kim Chandler, Mark Sherman, Gary Fields (2022-10-04). Black votes matter: Alabama Republicans' gerrymandering faces Supreme Court scrutiny. peoplesworld.org MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)—The invisible line dividing two of Alabama's congressional districts slices through Montgomery, near iconic sites from the civil rights movement as well as ones more personal to Evan Milligan. There's the house where his grandfather loaded people into his station wagon and drove them to their jobs during the Montgomery Bus Boycott as …

Staff (2022-10-04). Biden voices support for rioters, vows new bans on Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — In a meddlesome statement, the American president said on Tuesday that his government will announce new sanctions against Iran in support of the rioters.

Julia Conley (2022-10-04). Jayapal Accuses Democratic Leaders of Botching Stock Trading Ban. commondreams.org "This should have been a no-brainer," said the Washington Democrat.

Arturo Griffiths (2022-10-04). Local voting rights bill for immigrants advances in D.C. peoplesworld.org Non-citizen residents living in the nation's capital are one step closer to being able to cast ballots in local elections. Last Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Judiciary Committee of the D.C. City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow immigrants without citizenship status to vote in municipal balloting. This includes residents with Green Cards, those …

SP Editor (2022-10-04). Democrats Need to Keep Their Promises on Marijuana Reform. scheerpost.com

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-04). Biden Takes 'Important First Step' With AI Bill of Rights Blueprint. commondreams.org While many experts welcomed the White House proposal to ensure automated systems don't erode civil liberties, others lamented the voluntary nature of what one tech writer called the "toothless" plan.

Staff (2022-10-04). Iran advises Biden to think about US human rights background. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman advised US President Joe Biden to ponder the human rights background of his own country.

Mark Green (2022-10-04). How Democrats Can Crush Dangerous GOP Extremists. commondreams.org At every opportunity, Democrats ought to hang Trump around the neck of all Republicans.

Staff (2022-10-04). Buena Fe y Orlis Pineda ofrecerán concierto urgente en solidaridad con Cuba en Madrid. cubadebate.cu Un "Concierto urgente en solidaridad con Cuba", con las actuaciones de Buena Fe (formato dúo) y Orlis Pineda se escuchará este martes 4 de Octubre en el Ateneo Republicano de Vallekas, en la calle Arroyo del Olivar 79, a las 20: 00 horas, en el barrio madrileño de Vallecas. Como ya se conoce, el Dúo cubano ofreció este domingo una memorable actuación en la Fiesta del Partido Comunista de España (PCE).

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-10-04). Docentes inician huelga por aumento del presupuesto en Uruguay. telesurtv.net La Asociación de Docentes de la Universidad de la República considera insuficiente el aumento anunciado por el Senado.

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