(2024-04-29). US Regime Arrests Presidential Candidate Involved in Pro-Palestine Protest. orinocotribune.com Jill Stein, Green Party candidate in the upcoming US presidential elections, was arrested for participating in a protest against the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip. | Jill Stein, 73, was arrested on Saturday, April 27, on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where students are holding demonstrations in support of Palestine. | Police officers took the presidential candidate to a van after she refused to leave the university campus. As part of this demonstration, another 80 people were also arrested. | Stein declared, "We are here with WashU students, defending our constitutional…
(2024-04-29). US Working To Prevent ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu. scheerpost.com 
(2024-04-29). Headlines for April 29, 2024. democracynow.org Ceasefire Talks Resume Amid Expected Israeli Ground Invasion of Rafah, Israeli Airstrike Kills Daughter, Grandson and Son-in-Law of Acclaimed Poet Refaat Alareer, Police Arrest 275+ Campus Protesters as Student Uprising for Gaza Shows No Sign of Slowing Down, Protesters Outside Lavish WH Correspondents' Association Dinner Highlight Massacre of Gaza Reporters, U.S. Decides Not to Sanction Israeli Military as Officials Warn Blinken U.S. Weapons Used Unlawfully, NYT: ICC Could Order Arrest of Netanyahu for Israeli Crimes Against Gaza, Israel Arrests Rabbis Attempting to Bring Aid into Gaza; Gaza Freedom Flotil…
(2024-04-29). What Comes First, a Rafah Invasion or a Netanyahu Ousting? libya360.wordpress.com Khalil Harb Facing domestic and international pressure for Israel's US-backed Gaza assault, the Biden administration appears poised to throw Netanyahu under the proverbial bus. In Gaza, a metaphorical "hostage" scenario has emerged, centered on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose political future is being bartered at a steep political price. Although not physically detained, Netanyahu has been…
(2024-04-29). Opposing The Gaza Genocide While Supporting Biden Is A Dishonest, Nonsensical Position. thealtworld.com 
(2024-04-29). Conservative Texas Republicans Align with Zionism. thealtworld.com The conservative Republican Governor of Texas has equated student protests of Israel's slaughter and genocide of the Palestinian to anti-semitism: | On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that the arrests of protesting students would continue until the crowd dispersed. "These protesters belong in jail. Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period. Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled," said Abbott. | From the conservative Republican governor's standpoint, it is OK for Israel to slaughter the Palestinians but not OK for…
(2024-04-29). Police Brutally Break Up Peaceful Anti-Genocide Demonstration in Berlin. transcend.org 22 Apr 2024 – The storming of the Palestine Congress on April 12 was the prelude to an escalation of police violence and the suppression of democratic rights in Germany on an enormous scale.
(2024-04-29). White House correspondents' dinner celebrates "free press" amid propaganda in support of war, genocide and repression. wsws.org Not one of the assembled journalists raised the criminal role of the Biden administration in the Israeli mass murder in Gaza.
(2024-04-29). Australia: Committee For Public Education holds forum opposing the Gaza genocide and educators' victimisation. wsws.org The CFPE forum called for educators to mobilise against the imperialist-backed genocide in Gaza and the accompanying crackdown on democratic rights.
(2024-04-29). It Is Everyone's Responsibility To Help Save Gaza. thealtworld.com Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | I think one of the reasons it took so long for student protests against the Gaza genocide to kick into high gear in the US might be because it took some time for the collective realization to dawn that nobody in charge is interested in ending this nightmare. | If Trump had won in 2020, it may not have taken so long for this to occur. Progressive-minded students would have understood from the beginning that the president is an immoral Israel-coddling imperialist, and we may have been seeing these campus protests that are freaking out the empire manag…
(2024-04-29). Opposing The Gaza Genocide While Supporting Biden Is A Dishonest, Nonsensical Position. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Nobody who claims to oppose the Gaza genocide while simultaneously supporting Joe Biden actually opposes the Gaza genocide. They're just saying what needs to be said to win approval in the political sector they want the approval of. They're not taking a moral stand, they're cultivating an image. They're building a brand. | One of many possible examples of this ridiculous posturing is Ins…
(2024-04-29). Keith Harmon Snow: The Rwandan Genocide Myths. libya360.wordpress.com Jeremy Nell and Keith Harmon Snow The above photo, taken by Keith, is a survivor and soldier of the Forces for the Democratic Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) standing guard during "peace negotiations" with the United Nations (UN) in the eastern Congo. To be clear, a lot of Rwandans were murdered during "the 100 days" of…
(2024-04-29). Sanders: It Is Not Antisemitic to Oppose Israel's Assault of Gaza. truthout.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks smearing thousands of U.S. students who are protesting against Israel's genocide in Gaza, emphasizing that it is not antisemitic to oppose Israel's horrific bombing and starvation campaign against Palestinians. In an interview on CNN on Sunday, Sanders, who is Jewish, condemned antisemitism… |
(2024-04-29). Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Activists Blocked from Sailing to Gaza But Vow to Keep Trying to Break Siege. democracynow.org 
Hundreds of activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla were blocked in Turkey on Saturday as they attempted to set sail for the besieged Palestinian territory with 5,500 tons of aid. Organizers say Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged ships under pressure from Israel and the United States. The Gaza Freedom Flotilla brings together a "cross-section of humanity" in hundreds of community leaders from all walks of life to raise awareness of Israel's blockade of Gaza and rally support for its end. "We are determined to stop this by direct action" where international governments "have sadly…
(2024-04-29). White House Correspondents' Dinner; Biden Uses Back Door To Evade Protests. popularresistance.org Pro-Palestine demonstrators protested the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, denouncing the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza and media coverage of the conflict that has killed tens of thousands, the Anadolu news agency reported. | According to Al-Jazeera, Biden avoided the large crowd of protesters at the front entrance of the hotel, and entered through the back entrance, where he was greeted by a smaller number of protesters demanding a ceasefire . | Organized by the US-based activist group CodePink, the protest took place outside the Washington Hilton, where the dinner was…
(2024-04-29). US Skyrocketing Military Spending Upsets World. telesurenglish.net A recently released report showed that defense spending by the United States — the world's largest military spender — accounted for nearly 40 percent of world's total military expenditures in 2023. | RELATED: | In the latest move of aggressive U.S. military spending, President Joe Biden signed a US$95-billion foreign aid bill, which includes more military aid for Ukraine and Israel. | With its skyrocketing military spe…
(2024-04-29). "Lyd": Palestinian & Jewish Directors of New Sci-Fi Doc on How 1948 Nakba Devastated Palestinian City. democracynow.org 
A new film about the once-thriving Palestinian city of Lyd, now known as the Israeli city Lod and home to Ben Gurion Airport, has begun screening in the United States. The film is a "science fiction documentary" that depicts the Palestinian city both with and without the 1948 Nakba, when over 750,000 Palestinians were driven from their homes and villages. In Lyd, Israeli soldiers massacred hundreds of Palestinians in Dahmash Mosque during their takeover of the city. "We use the story of Lyd to symbolize the story of the Nakba, the Palestinian Nakba, the demolition and expulsion of over 600 villa…
(2024-04-29). Students Beat The Bold Marauder — Ceasefire Summer, Education Summer, Freedom Summer, Or Liberation Summer? progressivehub.net MICHAEL ALBERT…
(2024-04-29). Pro-Palestine Protests Heat Up in US Despite Crackdowns. telesurenglish.net Protests against Israel's military actions in Gaza have intensified across multiple American universities for over a week, calling for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as well as the cessation of U.S. military aid to Israel. | RELATED: | The growing protests underscore latest escalations in the Israel-Palestine conflict, which, coupled with the Biden administration's doubles down on Israel support, have fueled…
(2024-04-29). Rabbi Alissa Wise & Israeli-Born Novelist Ayelet Waldman Arrested Trying to Bring Food to Gaza. democracynow.org 
Israeli police arrested seven rabbis and Israeli activists Friday at the Gaza border during an action that accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinians. The delegation of Rabbis for Ceasefire carried bags of food to the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza amid reports that famine is imminent for more than 1 million Palestinians in Gaza. "It is incredibly important that those of us who have privilege use that privilege to call attention to this ongoing catastrophe," says Ayelet Waldman, one of the seven people arrested Friday. Waldman emphasizes that her "…
(2024-04-29). Jewish Prophets Who Predicted Nightmarish Escalation of Israeli-Palestine Conflict Were Blacklisted and Ignored. covertactionmagazine.com Israel's Claim To Be a Great Democracy is Undermined By Its Mistreatment Not Only of the Palestinians But Also of Jewish Writers and Intellectuals Who Exposed the Ugly Truth Behind Israeli Policies and Strove For Peaceful Cohabitation with the Palestinians On September 22, 1967, three months after Israel's stunning victory over Egypt in the 6-Day …
(2024-04-29). US Congress Makes Downpayment on World War III. dissidentvoice.org The US Congress authorized a $95 billion military aid package for continuing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as for war preparations against China. This represents, in effect, a downpayment on World War III. US President Joe Biden, reading from a playbook that could well have been scripted by George Orwell, announced: "it's …
(2024-04-29). Cost of Gaza pier increases to $320m, US official says. middleeasteye.net 
Cost of Gaza pier increases to $320m, US official says | The construction of Biden's temporary pier intended to handle aid deliveries into Gaza is double that of its initial estimates | | World Central Kitchen barge loaded with food arrives off the Gaza coast, where there is a risk of famine, on 15…
(2024-04-29). New survey finds that most Americans consider Trump a "success" and disapprove of Biden. infobrics.org CNN purposefully omits question on Ukraine from its newest survey.
(2024-04-29). Os Estados Unidos em guerra contra o "novo eixo do mal" globalresearch.ca O Congresso dos EUA aprovou um projeto de lei de "ajuda" de US$ 95 bilhàµes para a Ucrânia, Israel e Taiwan. O projeto de lei, votado por uma grande maioria bipartidária de democratas e republicanos, fornece US$ 60,8 bilhàµes para …
(2024-04-29). US Congress Makes Downpayment on World War III: US President Proclaims Enduring Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris President Biden on Wednesday announces the signing of a $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Ukraine says the aid is critical as it seeks to regain momentum on the battlefield from Russia. Evan Vucci/AP The US Congress authorized a $95 billion military aid package for continuing the wars…
(2024-04-29). Attorneys Inside the Biden Administration Urge US To Cut Off Israel. news.antiwar.com
(2024-04-29). Police Arrest 275+ Campus Protesters as Student Uprising for Gaza Shows No Sign of Slowing Down. pressenza.com Police across the United States made at least 275 arrests over the weekend as campus protests against Israel's assault on Gaza continue to spread. | In Boston, police detained about 100 people after students set up a Palestine solidarity encampment on the campus of Northeastern University. The school justified the raid, citing what it called "virulent antisemitic slurs" after someone chanted "Kill the Jews" at the encampment. But video and eyewitness testimony revealed the antisemitic chant was actually done by a counterprotester holding an Israeli flag. | The group Huskies for a Free Palestine said, "The only pe…
(2024-04-29). Biden Must Recognize All Student Debt as Hardship. It's the Key Step to Relief. truthout.org President Joe Biden is making headway in canceling student debt, despite a right-wing Supreme Court that struck down his initial plan to cancel up to $400 billion in student debt last year. Although his Plan A used the HEROES Act of 2003, the Biden administration has since used the Higher Education Act of 1965 to administer $138 billion in relief. Most of this relief has come as fixes to existing… |
(2024-04-29). Biden Administration Strengthens Health Care Protections for LGBTQ People. truthout.org On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to bolster protections against discrimination in health care. "Today's rule is a giant step forward for this country toward a more equitable and inclusive health care system… |
(2024-04-29). Biden Says He's "Happy" to Debate Trump. Polls From 2020 May Indicate Why. truthout.org On Howard Stern's radio program on Friday, President Joe Biden indicated that he was willing to debate former President Donald Trump, his Republican rival in the 2024 presidential election. During the interview, Stern told the Democratic incumbent president that it was a "fantasy" of his to see Biden square off against Trump. Biden replied that a debate would indeed happen at some point during the… |
(2024-04-29). Arizona Republicans Select Indicted Fake Elector to Represent Them at RNC. truthout.org Arizona Republicans have selected one of the 18 individuals who were indicted last week on charges of election subversion to serve as a member of the Republican National Committee (RNC). State Sen. Jake Hoffman (R) announced his appointment to the RNC national committee on Saturday, posting to the social media site X about his selection by the state party. "I'm humbled and honored to have been… |
(2024-04-29). The Devil is No Longer in Disguise. counterpunch.org 
What to do. What to do. Consider our times. Do you feel, like I feel, massive confusion at what is happening out there. Even if I confine myself to considering perhaps the three largest current instances of mind madness, confusion abounds. The three are the Orange Trumpist or fascist onslaught in the U.S. and elsewhere;
(2024-04-29). Between Big Money and A Black Socialist. counterpunch.org 
In late October, 2018, East Bay DSA members and other progressives organized a pre-election rally at a Berkeley High School auditorium. A wildly-cheering crowd of several thousand came to hear Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Welcoming everyone to the event was 34-year old Jesse Arreguin, who was backed by Sanders when he
(2024-04-29). Donald Trump or Joe Biden: Who is more successful as president. geo.tv 
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(2024-04-29). Melania Trump plans to do THIS if Donald Trump jailed. geo.tv 
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(2024-04-29). Southern Autoworkers' Union Drives Can Help Reverse Decades of Job Quality Decline. inequality.org 
The United Auto Workers recently scored the largest union victory in decades in the South. Their success at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant could be a turning point for labor in a region long known for governmental hostility to unions. The next test will be a UAW election scheduled for the week of May 13 at …
(2024-04-29). The Shieldmaiden Takes the Field Against The Destroyers of the West. thealtworld.com A young Dutch female lawyer has undertaken the task of encouraging white Europeans to take a stand against the replacement of countries consisting of ethnic nationalities, such as Germans, English, French, Italians, Dutch, Spanish, Hungarians, with towers of babel. In our world today, as in George Orwell's novel 1984, words are turned upside down and have the opposite of their meaning. Diversity now means "sameness" with no country's population corresponding to the ethnicity of its name. Destroying the diversity afforded by white ethnic nations is the goal of the EU tyrants and "President" Biden who recently stat…
(2024-04-29). US to send largest weapons shipment yet to Ukraine. wsws.org On Friday, the US Defense Department announced it was sending its largest weapons order to Ukraine to date, totaling $6 billion, after President Joe Biden signed into law a $95 billion military spending bill last Wednesday.
(2024-04-29). Former Japanese prime minister meets with Trump in New York. wsws.org The Japanese government is working to gain an understanding of where Trump stands on the war drive against China and to ensure Tokyo is not left in the lurch should he win the US presidency.
(2024-04-29). Conservative London Mayoral Candidate Susan Hall Suggests Sadiq Khan Will Win in 'Desperate' Leaflet Accused of Voter Suppression. bylinetimes.com 
In an election replete with questionable campaign tactics — from data harvesting to campaign leaflets posing as local newspapers — a new tactic by Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall has come to light. | A leaflet circulated to some Londoners suggests to voters that Labour's Sadiq Khan is inevitably going to win — in a move some election observers suspect is designed to split or de-motivate his voter base. | A letter written by Steve Tuckwell, Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip aimed at postal voters, claims that "the Mayor thinks he is going to win this election easi…
(2024-04-29). President Ramaphosa's diary for the upcoming weeks. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa's diary for the upcoming weeks | President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to attend several events over the coming week. | This as the Presidency on Monday released the first citizen's list of of public events, starting from Tuesday, 30 April to 9 May 2024. | National Orders | As Grand Patron of the National Orders, the President will on Tuesday, 30 April 2024, bestow the 2024 National Orders Awards on distinguished citizens and eminent foreign nationals who have contributed towards the advancement of democracy and have made a significant impact on improving the lives of South Africans. | The Na…
(2024-04-29). Guardian columnist laments UK "drift to the right" — after slandering Jeremy Corbyn. thecanary.co Guardian columnist John Harris has a new piece where he laments the UK's "drift to the right" and the rhetoric on refugees. But imagine if Jeremy Corbyn, who has long stood with refugees, was prime minister. Refugees certainly wouldn't be facing the Conservative government's Rwanda bill, which threatens to deport them to Rwanda as a …
(2024-04-29). Washington human rights report condemned. ecns.cn The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or DPRK, on Saturday denounced a human rights report by the United States as "malignant slander" against the country.
(2024-04-29). Debt Dollars — The Unused Leverage. progressivehub.net ADIL ABOOBAKAR | WORLD BEYOND WAR…
(2024-04-29). Democracy restored the dignity of South Africans. sanews.gov.za Democracy restored the dignity of South Africans | President Cyril Ramaphosa says the advent of democracy in South Africa 30 years ago allowed all South Africans to reclaim their dignity. | The President was addressing the nation through his weekly newsletter on Monday. | On Saturday, 27 April, South Africa celebrated 30 years of democracy when millions of South Africans — most voting for the first time — cast their vote in 1994 to remove the racist apartheid government from power. | This as the President led the 2024 Freedom Day national celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Saturday.
(2024-04-29). SA heads to the polls in a month's time. sanews.gov.za SA heads to the polls in a month's time | With one month to go, the Electoral Commission (IEC) is in the final stretch of preparations for the seventh democratic elections, which are believed to be the most contested in the history of the country. | South Africans will go to the polls on 29 May 2024 to the elect the leadership for the seventh administration out of the 70 political parties and 11 independent candidates that were published by the IEC as final contestants in these elections. | In total, there are over 14 903 candidates vying for 887 seats in the National and Provincial Legislatures. | "The finalisa…
(2024-04-29). European Parliament Elections: Experts and Law-Makers 'Extremely' Worried About Influence of Anti-Gender Movements. bylinetimes.com
(2024-04-29). Xiomara Castro pide a su partido marchar el próximo 1 de mayo. telesurtv.net Castro también instó a sus correligionarios a conmemorar la fecha participando en las distintas marchas que se llevarán a cabo a nivel nacional el próximo miércoles.
(2024-04-29). Xiomara Castro pide a su partido marchar el próximo 1 de mayo. telesurtv.net Castro también instó a sus correligionarios a conmemorar la fecha participando en las distintas marchas que se llevarán a cabo a nivel nacional el próximo miércoles.
(2024-04-29). Encuesta señala a Biden como presidente de EE.UU. con menor aprobación. telesurtv.net Obtiene 38,7 por ciento de aprobación a su gestión, lo cual es interpretado como una debilidad cuando faltan seis meses para la elección presidencial.
(2024-04-29). Encuesta señala a Biden como presidente de EE.UU. con menor aprobación. telesurtv.net Obtiene 38,7 por ciento de aprobación a su gestión, lo cual es interpretado como una debilidad cuando faltan seis meses para la elección presidencial.
(2024-04-29). Miles de españoles vuelven a las calles en defensa de la democracia. telesurtv.net La protesta, bajo el lema "Por amor a la democracia", duró alrededor de una hora y fue convocada por la asociación La Plaza.
(2024-04-29). Miles de españoles vuelven a las calles en defensa de la democracia. telesurtv.net La protesta, bajo el lema "Por amor a la democracia", duró alrededor de una hora y fue convocada por la asociación La Plaza.
(2024-04-29). India : popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change. cadtm.org With the exception of a brief period, India has been more fortunate than many other nations in being able to maintain parliamentary rule over the last 77 years. With 900 million voters—more than the populations of Europe and Australia put together—the Indian elections are hailed as the largest exhibition and celebration of democracy. The nation's economic growth over the past 30 years —one of the fastest in the world—also makes the elections noteworthy on a global scale.
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(2024-04-29). India: Modi and the rise of the billionaire Raj. cadtm.org A general election in India starts today. 970m Indians, more than 10% of the world's population, will head to the polls in what will be the largest election in history for the Lok Sabha (House of the People) parliamentary elections. The poll will spread across India and take up to 4 June to complete. Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and his coalition will win a third successive 5-year term, and win by (…) | – | / |
(2024-04-29). Biden, Netanyahu hold call amid Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks. newarab.com 
The two allies "reviewed ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages together with an immediate ceasefire in Gaza," the White House statement said, as diplom…
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