(2022-10-15). White House Announces New $725 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Joe Biden administration will send $725 million in more weapons and other military equipment to Ukraine, the White House announced on Friday. The arms shipment is expected to contain munitions, including more rounds for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), and military vehicles but no new significant capabilities or counter air-defenses.Russia's wide scale …
(2022-10-15). Manufacturing Consent for the Containment and Encirclement of China. orinocotribune.com By Carlos Martinez — Oct 12, 2022 | "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." — Malcolm X | The Western media is waging a systematic and ferocious propaganda war against China. In the court of Western public opinion, China stands accused of an array of terrifying crimes: conducting a genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang; wiping out democracy in Hong Kong; militarising the South China Sea; attempting to impose colonial control over Taiwan; carrying out a land grab in Africa; preventing Tibe…
(2022-10-15). Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to 'Suffer Like Julian Assange,' According to UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. orinocotribune.com 
By Ed Rampell Oct 12, 2022 | New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela | The U.S. imperialists "want Alex Saab like they want Julian Assange to suffer," charges human rights and international law expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, who the United Nations' Human Rights Council appointed to serve as a special rapporteur. | What is the great "crime" Alex Saab is accused of committing, that caused this South American diplomat to be physically pulled off of a jet while refueling at a remo…
(2022-10-15). U.S. panel votes to subpoena Trump over Capitol riot. ecns.cn The House select committee investigating last year's Capitol riot voted Thursday to subpoena former U.S. President Donald Trump.
(2022-10-15). Sunday 10/16: Street Protest: Defuse Nuclear War. indybay.org 300 S. El Camino Real (in front of the Bank of America building) | San Mateo, CA 94402…
(2022-10-15). Biden's Broken Promise to Avoid War with Russia May Kill Us All. zcomm.org Photo by lev radin/Shutterstock On March 11, 2022, President Biden reassured the American public and the world that the United States and its NATO allies were not at war with Russia. "We will not fight a war with Russia in Ukraine," said Biden. "Direct conflict between NATO and Russia is World War III, something
(2022-10-15). WorkWork S.A National Dockers Strike, UAW Pres Candidate, ILWU & Ukraine War, Brazil Elect. indybay.org WorkWeek on KPOO on 10-13-22 covers the South Africa National Dockers Strike, UAW Pres Candidate Will Lehman Speaking Out, The Laguna Honda Hospital Closure, Brazilian Elections & ILWU & Ukraine War…
(2022-10-15). La Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional de Biden, dos páginas sobre Latinoamérica. globalizacion.ca La nueva Estrategia de Seguridad Nacional del gobierno de Joe Biden afirma que Estados Unidos se mantendrá en el lugar de líder mundial, señala a China como su principal retador en la disputa geopolítica mundial, propone controlar a una Rusia…
(2022-10-15). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: President Biden Ordered the Terror Attack against Nord Stream. High Treason against the People of Europe. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-15). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Gig Workers Get A Leg Up. levernews.com Good things are happening! A new Labor Department rule will expand the basic rights of gig workers. Also, an anti-abortion case with national ramifications was stopped in its tracks, unionized nurses in the Midwest are holding hospitals accountable, wind farms are proving to be a great return on investment, and Delaware is breaking cycles of debt with a bold new policy. All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It below, a weekly feature reviewing good news, progress, and action steps that's one of the many features available only to Lever supporting subscribers.Biden Admin Moves To…
(2022-10-15). Brazil: Electoral Fraud Casts a Shadow Over the October 30th Presidential Runoff. libya360.wordpress.com Brasilwire Vote For Bolsonaro Or Lose Your Pension: Election Fraud Brought 1 Million Extra Elderly To Polls A study by ValorData has demonstrated how Bolsonaro campaign misinformation which associated receipt of pensions with proof of voting for the far-right president, brought almost 1 million more elderly people to the polls in the 2022 first round than voted…
(2022-10-15). US Foreign Policy Impasse Over Venezuela: Contending With Self-Inflicted Contradictions. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Oct 12, 2022 | The seamless official policy of the Trump and Biden administrations has been that Juan Guaidó is Venezuela's "interim president." The US is thusly caught in the self-inflicted fiction of having to deal with a powerless puppet because it does not accept the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro. Although Trump has at least retreated to Mar-a-Lago, Guaidó keeps on
(2022-10-15). Lula leading Bolsonaro in second round of Brazil election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) — Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is leading right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, with 49% of voter support against the incumbent's 44% ahead of an Oct. 30 runoff vote.
(2022-10-15). Friday 10/14: Justice! Not Jenkins! indybay.org Police Officer's Association | 800 Bryant at 6th Street, San Francisco | (Muni Bus #12 goes there)…
(2022-10-15). Biden decries mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden decried the mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday.
(2022-10-15). Trump Allies Campaign Online for Bolsonaro and Spread Lies about Electoral Fraud. zcomm.org Steve Bannon and other allies of the former US president have falsely claimed that the Brazilian elections were fraudulent…
(2022-10-15). It's taking more time to cast a ballot in US elections. zcomm.org And even longer for Black and Hispanic voters…
(2022-10-15). ISIS Cells Wound Senior Arab Commander Of SDF In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
On October 14, a commander and three fighters of the al-Sanadid Forces, the largest Arabian faction of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), were wounded as a result of an attack by ISIS cells in the northeastern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah. | The terrorists targeted a vehicle that was carrying the commander and his fighters with an improvised explosive device as it was passing on Tell 'Alo road. | The commander wounded in the attack was identified as Hamidi Bandar al-Daham, the son of…
(2022-10-15). What was Biden doing on January 6? wsws.org Video released as part of the final hearing before the midterm elections of the House committee investigating January 6 exposes both the seriousness of the fascistic coup and the political prostration of the Democratic Party.
(2022-10-15). Raúl Castro recibe a ministro de Seguridad Pública de Vietnam. cubadebate.cu El General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, líder de la Revolución Cubana, recibió en la tarde de este viernes al General de Ejército To Lam, miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Vietnam y ministro de Seguridad Pública de ese hermano país, quien realiza una visita de trabajo a Cuba desde el pasado 12 de octubre.
(2022-10-14). Biden's Marijuana Policy Frees No One. popularresistance.org Joe Biden's announcement that he would pardon all federal convictions for possession of marijuana was quickly met with excitement. It isn't hard to understand why that would be the case. Everyone knows that the United States is the world's biggest jailer, with more than 2 million people behind bars, and that the various "wars on drugs" contributed to this dubious distinction. | But upon examination, the announcement was found to be meaningless. Anyone who thought that thousands of people would be freed from jail was in for a surprise. Most convictions in this country occur at the state level, not federal, so any…
(2022-10-14). Response To Biden's Proclamation On Indigenous Peoples' Day, 2022. popularresistance.org When reading your Proclamation regarding Indigenous Peoples, for a second there was a spark of hope that this time we might be free. Then we read on and cold water was poured on that spark of hope when you continued with words that refer only to the "Tribes" your government created in the Wheeler-Howard Act of 1934. It was also called the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) and means the "tribal governments" that Act created without our consent. This is a major Human Rights violation. | However, as an elder in the family of nations trying to teach your young nation, the United States (US), the essence of Human Rights…
(2022-10-14). Nuclear Psyops, Stopping Transmission Lie, Virus-Mimicking Nanotech & Your Happy Technocratic Prison. 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 (10/14/22). 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
(2022-10-14). What Must Be Done to End Nuclear Extortion and Build Lasting Peace. commondreams.org The way out is for President Biden and every member of Congress to immediately call for a ceasefire, support peace negotiations, and end the weapons shipments that risk Armageddon.
(2022-10-14). Remembering The South Africa Apartheid Episode On 'A Different World' TV Show: 7 Things To Know. moguldom.com The iconic television series "A Different World" is why many students attended HBCUs in the 1990s and 2000s. The characters, as well as the actors and actresses that played them, became an integral part of Black culture and made television history. Thirty-five years after its premiere, the show is being remembered for its impact and …
(2022-10-14). Will Israel face Democratic pushback over racist politician Itamar Ben-Gvir? electronicintifada.net Kahane supporter brandishes gun in Sheikh Jarrah as he hopes to secure cabinet position in new apartheid government.
(2022-10-14). Edward Harrison: The Yield Curve Is At Maximum Inversion, Signaling America Is Headed For Recession. moguldom.com 
The yield curve between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury notes has continued to invert with the spread between the two now deepening to its most significant level in more than 22 years. Early Friday, the spread between the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield (US10Y) and the U.S. 2-year Treasury yield (US2Y) touched -55 basis points. In …
(2022-10-14). Voting rights for all — regardless of immigration status — coming to the nation's capital. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Last week, D.C. councilmembers voted 12-1 in favor of the Local Voting Rights Amendment Act, which will expand local elections to all residents of D.C. regardless of citizenship status. Only outgoing Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh voted against the bill, using anti-migrant rhetoric in her reasoning and pointing to the bused migrant crisis. She tried …
(2022-10-14). House Select Committee on January 6 attack holds final hearing, votes to subpoena Trump. wsws.org As in previous hearings, Thursday's session combined striking evidence of Trump's criminal conspiracy to remain in power with the concealment of the role of key federal agencies in enabling the attack on the Capitol to go forward.
(2022-10-14). Will Lehman calls on workers to fight elimination of third shift at Stellantis Warren Truck plant. wsws.org Will Lehman, candidate for UAW president, denounced the decision of Stellantis to eliminate the third shift at the Warren Truck Assembly Plant in suburban Detroit and called on autoworkers to fight the job cuts.
(2022-10-14). Lower Saxony state election and the strengthening of the far-right Alternative for Germany. wsws.org The AfD is deliberately being built up as a fascist party to suppress opposition to war and social devastation, which no longer finds any expression in the official political establishment.
(2022-10-14). "Orange Revolution" in Bosnia Gains Momentum? Republic of Srpska Elections. globalresearch.ca
(2022-10-14). Biden Announces New Policy to Regulate Migration from Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 12, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced a new immigration policy expelling those who cross into the country illegally through the border with Mexico. | The new immigration policy that came into effect this Wednesday was announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). | "Effective immediately, Venezuelans who enter the United States between ports of entry, without authorization, will be returned to Mexico," the statement read. | DHS will return to Mexico most Venezuelans who are intercepted after crossing the southern border; the expulsions will be carried out und…
(2022-10-14). Brazil Prepares for a Fierce Second Round Presidential Election. libya360.wordpress.com Zoe Alexandra Lula rally in Maceió, Alagoas. Photo: Ricardo Stuckert Following the first round of the presidential election, the campaigns, especially that of right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro, have focused on personal attacks and allegations As presidential candidates Lula da Silva and Jair Bolsonaro prepare for the Brazilian run-off election on October 30, tensions are high…
(2022-10-14). Missed Yoon and Biden summit. journal-neo.org 
After describing Yoon's trip to the Anglo-Saxon world a little earlier, it is worth discussing how it affected the ROK's relations with the US and the UK. For, although Yoon's opponents have called it a "failure", the situation is in fact somewhat more complicated. It cannot be said that Yoon's trip worsened the ROK's relations …
(2022-10-14). How to Fight for Your Rights at the Ballot Box. aclu.org As midterm elections near, there is no question that we are facing a real and existential threat to our basic human rights and the fundamentals of American democracy. Engendered by the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency in 2016, and emboldened by the January 6 insurrection in 2021, we have an important opportunity to make sure our elected officials commit to standing up for the values we hold dear: the right to bodily integrity, the right to access abortion, the right to have your vote counted. | These fights have moved in full force to the states. Most people understand the importance of who sits in t…
(2022-10-14). Biden frees all marijuana prisoners—except not at all. mronline.org 
Joe Biden just pardoned everyone arrested for marijuana possession! Right?>
(2022-10-14). French Troops Conducted Rare Patrol In Northeastern Syria. southfront.org 
On October 13, troops from the United States and France conducted a joint patrol in the northeastern region of Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | The London-based monitoring group said that the patrol, which consisted of four vehicles, inspected the town of Abu Rasin and nearby areas in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah. The town, which is held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was shelled by the Turkish military and its proxies on countless occas…
(2022-10-14). Iran President felicitates new Iraqi President on election. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) — Iranian president congratulated the government and the people of Iraq on the election of Abdul Latif Rashid as the President of the Republic of Iraq.
(2022-10-14). Corporate Media Mostly Ignoring GOP Ploy to Cut Social Security and Medicare. commondreams.org "Social Security and Medicare are on the ballot next month," said Matt Gertz of Media Matters for America. "If the American public doesn't know that, it's in part because the press isn't telling them."
(2022-10-14). Palestinian factions sign reconciliation agreement in Algeria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) — Palestinian factions signed a reconciliation deal in Algiers on Thursday, vowing to hold elections by next October.
(2022-10-14). Can Democracy Survive in This Nation Awash in Guns? commondreams.org The cycle of gun violence continues, as Americans amass an unprecedented private arsenal estimated at close to 400 million firearms—more guns than people.
(2022-10-14). Republicans unite with right-wing Muslim groups to promote book-banning in Dearborn schools. wsws.org The reactionary act of censorship, particularly book banning, has become a central element of the Republican Party's midterm election strategy.
(2022-10-14). Australian teachers' union leader concedes to government wage cutting offensive. wsws.org The New South Wales Teachers Federation president effectively stated that the union will do nothing until March 2023 when it will campaign for the Labor Party in the state election.
(2022-10-14). Poor People's Campaign marches to save democracy and voting rights this weekend. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—With the midterm elections fast approaching, the Poor People's Campaign is stepping up its emphasis on voting rights and on saving democracy. Its latest campaigns on that theme will be marches on Oct. 15, at noon local time, in at least 24 cities from coast to coast, including Mobile, Ala., Washington, D.C., Tucson, Springfield, Ill., …
(2022-10-14). Trump ordered to testify about his attempt to overthrow the government. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The House panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol invasion, insurrection, and coup d'état attempt put former Republican Oval Office occupant Donald Trump at the center of all the plotting, added new details, and then subpoenaed him, demanding he testify under oath about it. The bipartisan 9-0 vote—all seven Democrats and both Republicans—followed new revelations …
(2022-10-14). People's Action Applauds GroundGame and KNOCK-LA for Groundbreaking Citizen Journalism. peoplesaction.org People's Action Affiliate Holds L.A. City Council Members to Account for Racist and Antidemocratic Remarks WASHINGTON, D.C.—People's Action applauds the groundbreaking journalism of its affiliate GroundGameLA. This week, GroundGame's citizen newsroom project KNOCK-LA released audio of a secret meeting between L.A. City Council Members Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon, and former L.A. …
(2022-10-14). Lula Maintains Five-point Lead Over Bolsonaro in Brazil, Poll. telesurenglish.net Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003-2011) maintains a five-point lead over his rival in the second round of the national elections, incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, according to a Datafolha institute poll released on Friday. | The former president and candidate for the Presidency of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today visits the Complexo do Alemao, one of the largest favelas in Rio de Janeiro…
(2022-10-13). US Foreign Policy Impasse Over Venezuela. popularresistance.org The seamless official policy of the Trump and Biden administrations has been that Juan Guaidó is Venezuela's "interim president." The US is thusly caught in the self-inflicted fiction of having to deal with a powerless puppet because it does not accept the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro. Although Trump has at least retreated to Mar-a-Lago, Guaidó keeps on asking to be invited to the party, much to Biden's embarrassment. | A related conundrum of its own making is the US sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry and at the same time needing the fuel. It wasn't so long ago that Venezuela supplied the US with a si…
(2022-10-13). Mark Fiore: Diplomacy Dismembered. scheerpost.com By Mark Fiore / Original to ScheerPost President Joe Biden was caught off guard when Saudi Arabia and Russia joined together to lead OPEC to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day. After Biden's fist-bump visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia over the summer, he thought he had a deal with Mohammed bin Salman to …
(2022-10-13). Biden Frees All Marijuana Prisoners Except Not At All. mintpressnews.com If you watched the mainstream media recently, they lost their minds over President Biden's incredible move to release thousands of people who were convicted of drug possession from prison! Here's why that won't actually happen.
(2022-10-13). The US Government Gave Them Protection. Now It May Take It Away. aclu.org Since the early 1990s, our nation has welcomed and assisted people whose countries have been devastated by war and natural disaster through the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. Today, many TPS holders have established roots in the U.S., raising families and contributing to their communities. | In recent years, the Trump administration tried to terminate TPS for six countries and undermine the program altogether, fueling anti-immigrant sentiment and threatening hundreds of thousands of families. But TPS holders
(2022-10-13). For Peace in the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda Must Be Brought to Justice, Says Activist. towardfreedom.org Last month, Uganda paid the first installment ($65 million) of $325 million in reparations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following an order from the International Court of Justice. This is for crimes Uganda committed during its occupation of the Congo in the 1990s. People's Dispatch interviewed Kambale Musavuli.
(2022-10-13). America's right wing has long been enamored with fascists abroad. peoplesworld.org 
There's ample historical precedent for Donald Trump and the MAGA GOP embracing far-right, if not outright fascist, European politicians. Their latest hero is Giorgia Meloni, Italy's likely new prime minister. Never mind that her authoritarian, racist, Christian nationalist, anti-immigrant, and anti-LGBTQ Brothers of Italy Party was founded after World War II by die-hard supporters of …
(2022-10-13). Biden Administration wants kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to "suffer like Julian Assange," according to UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur. mronline.org 
New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela.
(2022-10-13). The battle against fake news in Brazil. america.cgtn.com Just weeks ahead of the second and final round of its presidential election, Brazil is facing an uphill battle against disinformation. In a deeply divisive campaign, fake news has become a powerful weapon in a country where most voters rely on social media to …