Daily Archives: October 7, 2022

2022-10-07: News Headlines

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-07). Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' Risk Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis. news.antiwar.com President Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "armageddon" is at its highest point since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, a rare admission of the danger his policy of supporting Ukraine in a war on Russia's border poses. Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "not joking when he talks about the use …

WSWS (2022-10-07). Biden warns of nuclear "Armageddon" as Zelensky calls for "preventive strikes" on Russia. wsws.org President Joe Biden said Thursday that the world is at risk of nuclear "Armageddon," implying that the rapid escalation of the war in Ukraine could lead to nuclear war between the United States and Russia.

WSWS (2022-10-07). North Korea fires missile over Japan for first time since 2017. wsws.org The US isolation and goading of Pyongyang has increased the destabilization of Northeast Asia.

WSWS (2022-10-07). US Congressional leaders of both parties welcome members of neo-Nazi Azov Battalion to Washington. wsws.org The embrace of neo-Nazi's by both big business parties obliterates any notions that the US government is fighting for "democracy" or "human rights" in Ukraine, or anywhere else.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Assange's wife Stella Moris demolishes US war criminal John Bolton on live TV. wsws.org Moris presented a powerful defence of Assange and of democratic rights. Bolton ranted and raved about the "right" of the American government to destroy anyone who threatened its interests.

WSWS (2022-10-07). Assange's wife Stella Moris demolishes US warmonger John Bolton on live TV. wsws.org Moris presented a powerful defence of Assange and of democratic rights. Bolton ranted and raved about the "right" of the American government to destroy anyone who threatened its interests.

WSWS (2022-10-07). After executive threatens to close the plant, Warren Truck workers speak with supporters of UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman. wsws.org Supporters of Mack Trucks worker Will Lehman spoke to workers at the Stellantis Warren Truck Plant about the threat by management, backed by the UAW, to slash jobs.

South Bay Progressive Alliance (2022-10-07). Saturday 10/15: Elections Forum. indybay.org Roosevelt Community Center | 901 East Santa Clara Street | San Jose, CA 95116 | (Access Parking lot from North 21st Street)…

____ (2022-10-07). Ecological environment improved at Baiyangdian Lake in Xiong'an New Area. ecns.cn

WSWS (2022-10-07). Reinforcements for the CIA Democrats in the 2022 elections: Part two. wsws.org The coming together of the Democratic Party and the Pentagon-CIA axis refutes the notion, peddled by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and pseudo-left groups like the Democratic Socialists of America, that it is possible to push the Democratic Party to the left and transform it into a vehicle for progressive social reform.

Karl Kramer (2022-10-07). Saturday 10/22: El Salvador event. indybay.org At Accion Latina, 2958 24th Street (btw Harrison and Alabama Streets), San Francisco…

WorkWeek (2022-10-07). WorkWeek On LA SEIU 399 Organzing Struggles, Democracy & Business Unionism. indybay.org The struggle in Los Angeles SEIU 399 was central to the Justice For Janitors campaign. The workers however who led this struggle faced a struggle to continue the fight for the membership when they won control of the Local through the Multi-Racial Alliance. Prior to the AFL-CIO convention in LA they had a sit-in at their offices. The International sent in SEIU president's aid Bill Fletcher to end the sit-in. He promised that they would get control of the local but as soon as the sit-in ended they sold the building and merged the local into SEIU 1877.

Dave DeCamp (2022-10-06). Report: US Looking to Ease Sanctions on Venezuela to Allow Chevron to Pump Oil. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration is preparing to ease sanctions on Venezuela to allow Chevron to pump oil in the country under a potential deal with the Venezuelan government, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Trump administration began imposing crippling economic sanctions on Venezuela in 2017. In 2019, the US …

Editor (2022-10-06). Our Democracy Was Stolen A Long Time Ago w/ Chris Hedges and Jimmy Dore. scheerpost.com "American democracy has been steadily eroding since the Reagan administration, Hedges says, and if you think Donald Trump's arrival on the political scene is what killed democracy you have not been paying attention."

WSWS (2022-10-06). Reinforcements for the CIA Democrats in the 2022 elections: Part one. wsws.org Twelve Democrats from a military-intelligence background have entered the House of Representatives since 2018. Their ranks could nearly double this year.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-06). The politics going on in Las Vegas is not staying in Las Vegas. peoplesworld.org LAS VEGAS—Toss-up races pitting pro-worker Democratic Senate and gubernatorial incumbents against election-denier MAGA Republicans are prompting huge union mobilization, led by Unite Here labor union, in key swing state Nevada. The Silver State's Senate race between incumbent first-term Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto—the Senate's first-ever Latina—and MAGA Republican Adam Laxalt is one of a handful of …

Ryan Cristián (2022-10-06). Congress Funds Ukraine To 2029, Zelensky Wants Preemptive Russia Strike & Indefinite Mask Mandates. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (10/6/22). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

WSWS (2022-10-06). Trump's death threat against McConnell and the silence of the Democratic Party. wsws.org Nearly a week after Trump issued an explicit death threat targeting Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell and his wife on social media, not a single leading member of either political party, including President Joe Biden, has denounced the ex-president's call to violence.

Mark Gruenberg (2022-10-06). Republican-ruled states let rich hide $5.63 trillion in U.S. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. states, and not just small ones like corporate-friendly Delaware and deep-red South Dakota, but big ones such as Florida and Texas, are scheming to or actually hiding the wealth of the rich, letting the upper class get away with not paying their fair share for maintaining society, or democracy, a …

Brett Heinz (2022-10-06). Why Is the US Condemning Honduras For Fighting Corruption? cepr.net If the Biden administration is serious about tackling the root causes of forced migration in Central America and genuinely wants to support constitutional democracy in the region, then it should recognize the end of the ZEDEs as a positive step forward.

Harriet Jones (2022-10-06). Affordable housing and police reform define D.C.'s at-large city council race. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—The race for two D.C. City Council at-large seats continues to heat up ahead of Election Day as aspirants vie to make an impression in a crowded seven-candidate race. The local Democratic Party already nominated incumbent Anita Bonds, propelling her towards a likely win of one seat. An entrenched figure in D.C.'s political establishment, Bonds' …

WSWS (2022-10-06). University of Melbourne student union refuses to affiliate IYSSE despite successful affiliation meeting. wsws.org The student union is riding roughshod over the democratic rights of students who want to fight for a socialist alternative to war, austerity and dictatorship.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-06). Black America Condemns Pandering 'No Voting, No Vucking' Video Put Out By Dating App And Dems. moguldom.com The BLK Dating app and some members of the Democratic Party have come under fire from many Black Americans for a "No Voting No Vucking" ad to get Black Americans to the voter booth. Critics say the video is insulting, tasteless and an indication of what Democrats really think about the Black community. BLK dropped …

Fvorinoco (2022-10-06). Biden 'Disappointed' by OPEC's 'Short-Sighted Decision' to Cut Oil Production. orinocotribune.com According to the White House, the administration will consult with the US Congress on "additional tools and authorities to reduce OPEC's control over energy prices." | US President Joe Biden is "disappointed by the short-sighted decision" of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Plus (OPEC+) to cut production by two million barrels per day, read a statement published this Wednesday in the White House website. | "At a time when maintaining a global supply of energy is of paramount importance, this decision will have the most negative impact on lower- and middle-income countries that are already reeling…

Fight Back (2022-10-06). UCONN SDS fights to save cultural centers. fightbacknews.org Storrs, CT – Members of the University of Connecticut's Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) chapter are rallying to defend the campus' cultural centers after the new UCONN president's attack on the Diversity and Inclusion program. On September 28, members of the UCONN board of trustees voted to appoint Radenka Maric as the new president of the University of Connecticut. This decision, without consent from the student body, comes on the heels of Maric's recent campaign to restructure funding for the diversity and equity program that cuts the budgets of many cultural centers. | In the case of the Native America…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-10-06). The Science Of The Vending Machine Side Hustle: I Make $300,000 But Only Work 4 Hours A Week. moguldom.com When Marcus Gram started a vending machine business on the side, he didn't know it would eventually lead to him earning over $300,000 per year by just working four hours per week. It's done that and more for the 31-year-old entrepreneur and coach. According to an article Gram wrote for CNBC, he just a few years ago …

TeleSUR (2022-10-06). Lula Consolidates Political Alliances Before Ballot in Brazil. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Brazilian parties and politicians expressed their support for the Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Lula da Silva in the second round scheduled for October 30. | RELATED: | "In this second round, I will vote in favor of a history of struggle for democracy and social inclusion. I will vote for Lula," said the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) leader Fernando Henrique Cardoso, the former Pr…

WSWS (2022-10-06). Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in Mar-a-Lago state secrets dispute. wsws.org Trump petitioned the US Supreme Court Wednesday to intervene in the special master's review of documents seized by the FBI at his Mar-a-Lago resort on August 8.

WSWS (2022-10-06). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman: Form rank-and-file election committees to build workers' power! wsws.org The UAW apparatus has done everything it can to prevent workers from knowing about the election or understanding the positions of the candidates.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-10-06). 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.

Nitza Soledad Perez (2022-10-06). U.S. President Biden and Hurricane Ian response. america.cgtn.com U.S. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden toured southwest Florida by ground and air, taking a look at the damage left by Hurricane Ian last week. Biden says he believes the U.S. is a nation that comes out from a crisis better than going …

Brett Wilkins (2022-10-06). Fetterman Calls Biden Marijuana Pardons and Reforms a 'BFD'. commondreams.org "Too many lives—and lives of Black and Brown Americans in particular—have been derailed by this criminalization of this plant," the progressive Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Pennsylvania asserted.

WSWS (2022-10-06). Biden appears with DeSantis in Fort Myers as death toll from Hurricane Ian continues to rise. wsws.org President Joe Biden and Governor Ron DeSantis appeared in Fort Myers on Wednesday to deflect public anger away from their role in facilitating the death toll from the storm.

Editor (2022-10-06). The Supreme Court May Well Legalize Election Theft This Term. scheerpost.com

Editor (2022-10-06). 'Next Up? Legalize It': Advocates Cheer Biden Move to Pardon Marijuana Convictions. scheerpost.com

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-10-06). Simone Tebet anuncia su apoyo a Lula para balotaje en Brasil. telesurtv.net Destaca el compromiso del candidato del PT con la democracia y la Constitución, cuestión que no reconoce en el presidente Jair Bolsonaro.

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