Editor (2023-12-31). Biden Ukraine Statement Highlights Hypocrisy on Gaza. scheerpost.com

Peace-fully (2023-12-31). U.S. Congress Investigates President Biden, But Someone Needs To Investigate Congress! indybay.org In the United States Congress, the House Oversight Committee is investigating President Joe Biden with allegations of political money laundering; but, who will investigate the Members of Congress for the same things they are accusing him of?>

Editor (2023-12-31). Dec 31, 2023. sitrepworld.info "Katyusha" — Soviet Army Song (Female Choir) 2024: Coming USA Political Dysfunction, by Karl Sanchez "Listen to what he says," by Patrick Armstrong Michael Hudson: Neoliberalism, Industrial Capitalism, and the Rise of Debt |- Robinson's Podcast Trickery, Humiliation, Death — and the Timeless Hunger for 'Honour and Glory,' by Alastair Crooke No, Biden Is Not Being Played by Netanyahu. U.S. Imperialist Policy Is the Systematic Problem, by Finian Cunningham The Great Taking: How the Banksters Plan to Steal Everything From Everyone, by Joseph Mercola Democrats Facing Election Wip…

aljazeera.com (2023-12-30). Biden administration bypasses Congress on weapons sales to IsraelFor the second time in a month, the US approves munitions for Israel while calling for an end to mass civilian deaths. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has once again bypassed Congress to greenlight an emergency weapons sale to Israel, which has only intensified and broadened its attacks on the Gaza Strip despite growing international outrage.

WSWS (2023-12-30). Biden administration approves "emergency" sale of howitzer shells to Israel amid intensification of ethnic cleansing in Gaza Strip. wsws.org As the onslaught on Gaza continues unabated, the Israel Defence Force has also expanded its attacks in southern Lebanon against Hizbollah. The far-right government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can only proceed with such aggression because it knows it enjoys the unconditional support of US imperialism and its European allies.

Brett Wilkins (2023-12-30). Biden Again Bypasses Congress to Sell More Arms to Israel. truthout.org Citing "the urgency of Israel's defensive needs," the Biden administration on Friday said it would bypass Congress for the second time this month to approve an immediate arms sale to the key Middle East ally as it continues to wage a genocidal war against Gaza. The Associated Press reported that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken notified lawmakers of the new emergency determination involving… |

Alastair Crooke (2023-12-30). Trickery, Humiliation, Death — and the Timeless Hunger for 'Honour and Glory'. thealtworld.com The Biden embrace ends by giving Israel a conditional 'green-light' for almost all its projects, bar the Settler arsonists in the West Bank. | One major theme of Homer's Iliad — which somehow seems as fresh and as vivid today as when first written — is its description of how even the greatest of states in Western civilization fail to reclaim what they lose. "Attempts to repair one loss lead only to more losses", Emily Wilson As Wilson sets out…

Emily Gertz, Jimmy Cloutier, DeSmog. (2023-12-30). Hydrogen Industry Draws $41 Million In Lobbying From Fossil Fuel Companies. popularresistance.org The number of companies and organizations lobbying the federal government on issues related to hydrogen increased nearly tenfold since President Joe Biden took office — from about two dozen at the end of 2020 to more than 200 this year, according to an OpenSecrets analysis of lobbying disclosures. | Fossil fuel companies, which have promoted hydrogen as a catch-all solution to climate change, rank among the top spenders and outnumber clients from every industry, including the renewable energy sector, the analysis shows. | Thirty-two oil and gas producers reported lobbying on hydrogen, among other issues, an…

Finian Cunningham (2023-12-30). No, Biden Is Not Being Played by Netanyahu. U.S. Imperialist Policy Is the Systematic Problem. thealtworld.com We should never forget the order of things, that the Zionist regime is an attack dog for U.S. imperialism. | It is, in my opinion, a crucial mistake to view United States-Israeli relations in terms of individual politicians in Washington and Tel Aviv purportedly manipulating each other. | A recent

Peace-fully (2023-12-30). U.S. Congress Investigates President Biden, But Someone Needs To Investigate Congress! indybay.org In the United States Congress, the House Oversight Committee is investigating President Joe Biden with allegations of political money laundering; but, who will investigate the Members of Congress for the same things they are accusing him of?>

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). US military may get into direct conflict with Russia: Biden. presstv.ir US President says American military forces may enter into direct conflict with Russia if Ukraine loses the war.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Biden bypasses Congress again to rush weapons to Israel. presstv.ir The US administration has for a second time in less than a month bypassed Congress in order to approve an emergency weapons sale to Israel.

Staff (2023-12-31). 2024 Bangladesh general elections: Opposition parties to intensify anti-government movement. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib BNP, the main opposition party in Bangladesh, and the parties involved in the simultaneous movement against the rulling party have announced that the next program after January 1 will be strict in the new year. In this case, two types of programs are being considered. One is a continuous strike or blockade …

Staff (2023-12-31). 2024 Bangladesh general elections: Opposition parties to intensify anti-government movement. muslimmirror.com By Muhammad Shoaib BNP, the main opposition party in Bangladesh, and the parties involved in the simultaneous movement against the rulling party have announced that the next program after January 1 will be strict in the new year. In this case, two types of programs are being considered. One is a continuous strike or blockade …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-30). Constitutional Court annuls indefinite re-election in Bolivia. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's electoral landscape is experiencing a radical change as of today following the annulment of the indefinite presidential re-election by the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) through Sentence 1010/2023.

WSWS (2023-12-30). Crisis looms over 2024 election as Maine becomes second state to rule Trump off the ballot. wsws.org The challenges to Trump's ballot status form a patchwork of the 50 states that gives a glimpse of the dimensions of the political crisis ripping the US apart.

teleSUR (2023-12-30). Bolivia's Constitutional Top Court Rejects the Existence of Indefinite Re-election. telesurenglish.net The Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) of Bolivia issued a ruling in which it rejects that indefinite reelection is in force in the country and affirming that it is not a human right, local media reported this Friday. The sources indicated that the TCP issued on Thursday, December 28, the constitutional ruling that indefinite presidential re-election does not exist in the South American country. | RELATED: | The TCP als…

noemail (2023-12-30). NFL-Wilson says Broncos threatened to bench him if he did not alter contract. devdiscourse.com Denver quarterback Russell Wilson on Friday said the Broncos asked him to change his contract mid-season and that if he refused he would be benched. Wilson's remarks were his first since head coach Sean Payton announced that the nine-time Pro Bowl selection would not start in the team's final two games of the season.

presstv.ir (2023-12-30). Serbian police attack opposition protesters in Belgrade. presstv.ir Thousands gathered in the center of Belgrade in an anti-government protest on Sunday to demand the annulment of parliamentary and local elections.

Eugene Puryear, Liberation News. (2023-12-31). Crisis In The Democratic Republic Of Congo. popularresistance.org Since 1996, at least 6 million people have been killed in successive conflicts in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The same conflicts are largely responsible for the 6.9 million internally displaced people in the DRC today, one of the world's largest populations of IDPs. Successive waves of violence have unfolded against a backdrop of a desperate struggle for the $24 trillion of mineral wealth embedded in Congolese soil. Despite immense wealth, nearly 60 million people — 64% of the country — live on less than $2.15 a day. One in six people living in extreme poverty in Sub-Sahar…

Women's March (2023-12-31). Saturday 1/20: Women's March 2024: Nationwide Marches & Rallies for Reproductive Freedom & Democracy. indybay.org Find a march, rally, and/or action near you: action.womensmarch.com/calendars/bigger-than-roe-january-2024 | Women's March website: www.womensmarch.com/…

WSWS (2023-12-30). New York City to evict 3,500 migrant families from shelters in January. wsws.org New York City's Democratic Party establishment has begun to implement measures to cycle migrants out of city shelters and limit the times in which buses transporting them from the US-Mexico border can arrive in the city. It continues to house them in atrocious conditions.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-12-30). Joint Statement Issued by Palestinian Resistance Organizations. libya360.wordpress.com Joint statement issued by Islamic Jihad in Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command and Islamic Resistance Movement-Hamas The leaders of the Palestinian Resistance factions held a consultative meeting in Beirut, where they discussed the events of the Al-Aqsa…

reliefweb.int (2023-12-30). Blanket Supplementary Feeding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Findings from a Learning Activity. reliefweb.int

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-28). Biden Tells Congress He Launched Airstrikes in Iraq to 'Deter' Future Attacks. news.antiwar.com In a letter to Congress, President Biden said he launched Christmas Day airstrikes in Iraq to deter future attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria, but the attacks have continued since then. The Pentagon said the airstrikes targeted three facilities used by Kataib Hezbollah, one of the main Iran-aligned militias in Iraq, and came …

Norman Solomon (2023-12-28). President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You've Helped Israel to Murder. indybay.org Blissful ignorance of a war criminal…

News Desk, The Cradle. (2023-12-27). Biden Tries To Rein In Spain After Veto Of EU Entry In Anti-Yemen Taskforce. popularresistance.org US President Joe Biden spoke with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez on 22 December to discuss bilateral relations and the "dramatic situation" in Gaza. | The NATO partners "stressed the importance of ensuring the conflict does not expand in the region, to include condemning ongoing [Yemeni] attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea," the White House readout of the call highlights. | However, the official readouts do not mention Spain's role in the recently announced Operation Prosperity Guardian, as reports in Spanish media have revealed that Sanchez's office ordered Madrid's mission in Brussels to ve…

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Biden has blood of Gaza children on hands; Netanyahu only succeeds in massacre: Hamas. presstv.ir US President Joe Biden's hands are soaked in the blood of Palestinian children in Gaza, says a senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.

WSWS (2023-12-27). Biden greenlights Israel's Christmas massacre in Gaza. wsws.org The Biden administration has clearly decided that the "final solution" of the Palestinian question is a vital strategic aim of US domination in the Middle East.

Norman Solomon (2023-12-27). President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You've Helped Israel to Murder. counterpunch.org With your ongoing help, Israel is continuing to murder children and other civilians in Gaza just as methodically as the gunman murdered children at the elementary school in Uvalde. And you have continued to provide weaponry for the murders just as surely as the gun shop in Uvalde sold firearms and ammunition to the man who went on to kill at the elementary school.

Middle East Eye (2023-12-27). War on Gaza: Palestinian Doctor Asks Biden How 'Many More Need to Die' Before US Demands Ceasefire. globalresearch.ca

Umar A Farooq (2023-12-27). War on Gaza: Dozens more relatives displaced, injured, killed since Palestinians filed suit against Biden. middleeasteye.net War on Gaza: Dozens more relatives displaced, injured, killed since Palestinians filed suit against Biden | Palestinian plaintiffs say they are losing hope for justice, and US is 'not even pretending' to care about Gaza's residents | Wed, 12/27/2023 – 17: 00 | Demonstrators gather in front of the White House during a rally in support of Palestinians, in Washington DC on 4 November 2023 (Oliv…

Norman Solomon (2023-12-27). To President Joe Biden: Learn the Names of Children Murdered in Gaza by Israel. globalresearch.ca

infobrics (2023-12-27). Kamala Harris joins Joe Biden in reaching historically low approval rating. infobrics.org Trump leads Biden in the polls, while Supreme Court favours the former president.

WSWS (2023-12-27). Secretaries Blinken, Mayorkas travel to Mexico City to organize further crackdown on immigrants. wsws.org Seeking to shore up Republican votes for Ukraine war funding, top Biden administration officials are en route to Mexico City in a bid to force President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to impose new crackdowns on immigrants traveling to the United States.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-27). US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration announced a new $250 million weapons package for Ukraine that the White House said will be the last until Congress approves new spending for the proxy war. The arms package uses the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows the US to ship weapons straight from US military stockpiles. The Pentagon still has over …

Robert S. Becker (2023-12-27). Forget the gaudy Biden vs. Trump soap opera. What counts nationally: The DC party control, stupid! nationofchange.org Not voting or voting third party in a razor-close purple state (as in 2016) empowers a dictatorial narcissist.

Editor (2023-12-27). President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You've Helped Israel to Murder. scheerpost.com By Norman Solomon To: President Joe Biden You've often spoken of how much you care about children and how terrible it is when they're murdered. "Too many schools, too many everyday places have become killing fields," you said at the White House last spring on the one-year anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde. At the time …

Norman Solomon (2023-12-27). President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You've Helped Israel to Murder. indybay.org Blissful ignorance of a war criminal…

Norman Solomon (2023-12-27). President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You've Helped Israel to Murder. counterpunch.org To: President Joe Biden You've often spoken of how much you care about children and how terrible it is when they're murdered. "Too many schools, too many everyday places have become killing fields," you said at the White House last spring on the one-year anniversary of the school shooting in Uvalde. At the time of that tragedy

Norman Solomon (2023-12-27). President Biden: Learn the names of children you've helped Israel to murder. nationofchange.org But you know what the billions of dollars' worth of weapons and bombs gifted by the U.S. government are being used for.

Editor (2023-12-27). Why is Biden endorsing corporate colonialism in Honduras? mronline.org If Donald Trump "crippled" the World Trade Organization, the Biden administration has recast this crisis as an opportunity to ditch the old orthodoxy and welcome new trade rules that "equip it to better tackle modern-day imperatives," as Biden has defined them.

Larry Johnson (2023-12-27). BREAKING NEWS — Russia Admits to Interfering in U.S. Elections and They Vow To Do It Again! sonar21.com Caution. Yes, this is a genuine "click bait" headline. I am sorry. I couldn't resist the temptation to have some fun. In the following video there are Russian actors who insist that Moscow has been pulling the strings on their puppet, Joe Biden. It is very clever satire. I think the Russians finally realized that a lot of Americans are convinced that Russia is intervening in our Presidential elections and decided to tweak the American political crazies about this delusion. | Here is the dastardly Rooskie plot. | Shakespeare is rightly acknowledged as a literary genius. But perhaps he also was a prophet.

Mike Ludwig (2023-12-27). 2023 Was a Bad Year for Joe Biden. truthout.org Polls are not a crystal ball that show us the future. Democrats learned this the hard way in 2016, when an underperformance by Hillary Clinton and the anachronisms of the Electoral College helped to deliver a surprise victory for former President Donald Trump. However, the number crunchers at FiveThirtyEight combine data from dozens of polls to create a solid indicator of political trends… |

presstv.ir (2023-12-28). Serbian police attack opposition protesters in Belgrade. presstv.ir Thousands gathered in the center of Belgrade in an anti-government protest on Sunday to demand the annulment of parliamentary and local elections.

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Serbian police attack opposition protesters in Belgrade. presstv.ir Thousands gathered in the center of Belgrade in an anti-government protest on Sunday to demand the annulment of parliamentary and local elections.

Tanupriya Singh (2023-12-27). Political crisis in Guinea-Bissau deepens as president dissolves parliament, dismisses government. peoplesdispatch.org On December 4, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the National People's Assembly citing an alleged coup attempt. The move followed just months after a coalition led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) won a decisive majority in the elections…

Alan Kanner (2023-12-27). Trump Crosses the Lines. counterpunch.org On Veteran's Day, November 11, 2023, Donald Trump crossed the line. In his Claremont, New Hampshire speech, he said: "We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections."

Chris Walker (2023-12-27). Trump Proudly Posts Poll Results Showing Voters Believe He Wants to Be Dictator. truthout.org Former President Donald Trump, who earlier this month twice stated his desire to become a dictator, shared an image on social media Tuesday that seemed to indicate, once again, his aspirations to become an autocrat if he wins the 2024 presidential election. The graphic Trump shared is a word cloud that originated from a Daily Mail survey in which 1,000 voters were asked to state one word that they… |

The Independent (2023-12-27). COU tasks Luwero Diocese to pay UGX 18m legal costs over cancellation of Bishop election. independent.co.ug Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda (COU) has directed the Anglican diocese of Luwero to pay Shillings 18m as legal costs related to the nullification of the election of the Bishop-elect. This directive is outlined in a December 21, 2023 letter, from the Provincial Secretary, Rev. Canon William Ongeng, addressed to Rt. …

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-12-28). Another Unmerry Whistleblower Christmas; MSPB's Cathy A. Harris Stars as The Grinch. indybay.org With the U.S. Merit System Protection Board headed by the hapless, if self-promoting, Harris, is authoritarian and ambitious vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau better able to become Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense should he win in 2024?>

MEE staff (2023-12-27). Israel-Palestine war: Israel trumpets Intel's $25bn investment as it pounds Gaza. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Israel trumpets Intel's $25bn investment as it pounds Gaza | Intel's decision to plow ahead with investment in chip plant comes as the war on Gaza takes an economic toll on Israel | Wed, 12/27/2023 – 19: 28 | A visitor interacts with a display by Intel at a technology exhibit at the Peres Centre for Peace and Innovation in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on 3 September 2019 (A…

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-12-27). Another Unmerry Whistleblower Christmas; MSPB's Cathy A. Harris Stars as The Grinch. indybay.org With the U.S. Merit System Protection Board headed by the hapless, if self-promoting, Harris, is authoritarian and ambitious vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau better able to become Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense should he win in 2024?>

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Michigan Supreme Court favors Trump, will remain on the ballot. plenglish.com Washington, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Michigan Supreme Court today rejected an attempt to eliminate former President Donald Trump from the primary electoral ballot of that state of the Union, against a constitutional amendment that would disqualify him.

Tatyana Tandanpolie (2023-12-27). Trump to Remain on Michigan's Primary Ballot, State's Top Court Says. truthout.org The Michigan Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to hear a case arguing that former President Donald Trump should be booted from the state's primary ballot, allowing the GOP frontrunner to remain a candidate, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Wednesday order aligns with lower court rulings in the state, but departs from a recent ruling removing Trump from the ballot by the Colorado Supreme Court. |

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-28). We can either have billionaires or democracy. Not both. indybay.org Political debate on wealth redistribution is a fight for fairness | Call it socialism – as the wealthy GOP does – or call it progressive taxation or economic justice. It doesn't matter; the nation's fiscal conservatives will demonize any idea of redistributing wealth and try to stoke unfounded fears of creeping communism no matter what specific language we use around fairness.

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2023-12-28). Presidente del Congo Democrático lidera conteo de votos electorales. telesurtv.net La República Democrática del Congo es el segundo país más grande del continente africano y tiene una población total de 100 millones de habitantes.

Staff (2023-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll in Gaza Tops 21,000; Israeli Drone Kills Six Palestinians in West Bank, As Egypt Proposes Ceasefire, Israel Says Attack on Gaza to Continue for "Many More Months", 80 Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Graves in Rafah, Netanyahu Backs Expelling All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Soldier Dies from Fungal Infection in Gaza as Public Health Crisis Grows, Israeli Conscientious Objector Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison, Israel to Halt Automatically Granting Visas to U.N. Workers, Pentagon Intercept & Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea, Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-27). DPRK accuses US of bloodshed in Gaza. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Rodong Sinmun newspaper of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday condemned the deaths of more than 20,000 Palestinians in Gaza, due to the Israel's bombings and the indirect actions by the United States.

Democracy Now! (2023-12-27). Democracy Now! 2023-12-27 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 27, 2023; "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension; Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism; As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes "Dire" Conditions in Gaza; Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors | Headlines for December 27, 2023; "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension; Who…

Democracy Now! (2023-12-27). Democracy Now! 2023-12-27 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 27, 2023; "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension; Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism; As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes "Dire" Conditions in Gaza; Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors | Headlines for December 27, 2023; "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension; Who…

Editor (2023-12-27). Top Democrat-Linked PR Firm Tapped By Pro-Israel Groups to Control Gaza War Narrative. scheerpost.com

Staff (2023-12-27). "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension. democracynow.org We look at how Israel's war on Gaza has inflamed tensions in the Middle East and threatens to pull other countries into the fighting, including the United States. The Pentagon says it has intercepted a number of drones and missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi forces — known as Ansar Allah — in the Red Sea aimed at disrupting international shipping, with the group vowing to continue the attacks on ships in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The U.S. and Israel have also exchanged fire with groups in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, and violence continues to increase in the occupied West Bank. The…

Staff (2023-12-27). Palestine Exception: U.S. Colleges Suppress Free Speech, Academic Freedom for Students & Professors. democracynow.org We look at the "Palestine exception to free speech" on U.S. college campuses, where students and faculty face backlash and professional retribution for speaking up in defense of Palestinian rights amid the Israeli war on Gaza. We hear from Safiya O'Brien, a Barnard College student and organizer with the Columbia University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, and speak with Barnard College professor Premilla Nadasen, who describes an organized campaign "to censor student and faculty speech and curtail academic freedom." The New York Civil Liberties Union recently sent a lett…

Staff (2023-12-27). As Phone Line Breaks Up, Palestinian Journalist Akram al-Satarri Describes "Dire" Conditions in Gaza. democracynow.org Amid a communications blackout in Gaza, we are able to reach Palestinian journalist Akram al-Satarri in Rafah, where much of Gaza's population is now displaced near the Egyptian border as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged territory. The overall death toll in Gaza has now topped 21,000, including over 8,000 children, and Israeli leaders have suggested the war could continue for months. "The situation is dire," says al-Satarri, who describes continuous airstrikes leveling buildings as Gaza residents live in terror, not knowing when, where or why Israeli bombs will fall. "It&#821…

Staff (2023-12-27). Who Funds Canary Mission? James Bamford on Group That Doxxes Students & Profs for Palestine Activism. democracynow.org Longtime investigative journalist James Bamford's latest piece for The Nation looks at Canary Mission, a shadowy pro-Israel group that publishes the photos and personal details of students who take part in Palestinian advocacy on U.S. colleges, branding them antisemites and often damaging their career prospects. Bamford explains how this operation has direct links to the Israeli government, and that wealthy Americans who fund this effort could be breaking the law by acting as agents of a foreign power. "The purpose is to blacklist and dox students, professors, and largely anybody who disagrees with Is…

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-27). We can either have billionaires or democracy. Not both. indybay.org Political debate on wealth redistribution is a fight for fairness | Call it socialism – as the wealthy GOP does – or call it progressive taxation or economic justice. It doesn't matter; the nation's fiscal conservatives will demonize any idea of redistributing wealth and try to stoke unfounded fears of creeping communism no matter what specific language we use around fairness.

WSWS (2023-12-27). Organized campaign of violent threats and intimidation against Canadian Palestinian activists: The case of Ghada Sasa. wsws.org Efforts to smear and politically isolate Sasa and anyone who defends Palestinians have been legitimized by the trade union-backed New Democratic Party, which is propping up a federal Liberal government that is waging imperialist war abroad and class war at home.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-27). Russia congratulates DPRK for New Year. plenglish.com Pyongyang, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The State Affairs Chairman of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, received a congratulatory message from United Russia Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, it was reported on Wednesday.

Emir Sader (2023-12-27). The Future of Brazil. orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Dec 26, 2023 | It was a better year for us in Brazil. Definitely. First of all, because we had the first year of a new Lula government, leaving the Bolsonaro years behind. When the latter was no longer an option, Bolsonaro was defeated, although not necessarily Bolsonarism. The ideological and political struggle to consolidate democracy and advance anti-neoliberalism continues. | This year allowed the Brazilian government to resume the prioritization of social policies. Specifically, the rescuing of traditional programs, starting with Bolsa Familia, followed by others and adding new programs…

teleSUR, dcdc, YSM (2023-12-27). Presidente del Congo Democrático lidera conteo de votos electorales. telesurtv.net La República Democrática del Congo es el segundo país más grande del continente africano y tiene una población total de 100 millones de habitantes.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-12-28). Tuesday 12/26: 2023 California State Capitol Kwanzaa Kickoff Celebration. indybay.org California State Capitol – West Steps | Capitol Mall & 10th Street…

Roger D, Harris, Popular Resistance. (2023-12-27). Contrasting Strategies Of The United States And China. popularresistance.org In the latest salvo preparing the US for confrontation with China, Nicholas Burns flat out said, "I don't feel optimistic about the future of US-China relations." Burns should know. He is Washington's ambassador to Beijing. | The US stance on bilateral relations with China, according to Burns, is one of "strategic competition in the coming decades… vying for global power as well as regional power." Indeed, the US is preparing for war with China. High-ranking US Airforce General Mike Minihan foresees war as early as 2025. | This contrasts with the Chinese approach of cooperation for mutual benefit to solve the m…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-12-27). Tuesday 12/26: 2023 California State Capitol Kwanzaa Kickoff Celebration. indybay.org California State Capitol – West Steps | Capitol Mall & 10th Street…

Roger Harris (2023-12-27). Contrasting Strategies of the US and China. counterpunch.org

Chris Walker (2023-12-27). GOP Congressman Traveled to Uganda to Give Speech Praising Anti-LGBTQ Law. truthout.org A Republican congressman traveled to Uganda in October to praise the country's government for passing a law that criminalized homosexuality with harsh punishments, including the death penalty. Details of Rep. Tim Walberg's (R-Michigan) travels to the central African country were revealed in reporting from Salon this week, which noted that both his trip and his keynote speech to attendees of Uganda'… |

ecns.cn (2023-12-27). New species of chaoyangopterid pterosaur discovered. ecns.cn The new pterosaur species lived in China during the Early Cretaceous epoch, between 125 and 113 million years ago.