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2024-03-23: News Headlines

Michael F. Brown (2024-03-23). Will Netanyahu outlast Biden? electronicintifada.net The American president has alienated key constituencies by continuing to arm Israel during the Gaza genocide…

Michael Arria (2024-03-23). U.S. cuts UNRWA funding as famine looms for Gaza. mondoweiss.net Congress passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill that will continue a ban on funding UNRWA until at least 2025. President Biden has said he will sign the bill immediately.

Frances Madeson (2024-03-23). Washington University Students Vote to Divest From Boeing Amid Gaza Genocide. truthout.org At a nearly four-hour meeting on March 19, the student government at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, took formal action to address the human rights emergency in Gaza. More than 50 students spoke to the issue, and the resulting resolution that passed demanded the university demilitarize and democratize, materially and culturally. By a vote of 15 "yeas," five "nays" and one abstention… |

Staff (2024-03-23). Sam Harris OBLITERATED Trying To Defend Israel! leecamp.com

marketing (2024-03-23). Liberals Will Win Most Seats In Tasmanian Election, But Be Short Of A Majority #Liberals #Most #Seats #Tasmanian #Election, #Short #Majority #USA #Russia #US #President #Biden #Ukraine #War #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) Tasmania has five electorates that each return seven members using the proportional Hare-Clark system , for a total of 35 seats. A quota is one-eighth of the vote, or …

mforinoco (2024-03-23). If US Can Build Military Base off Gaza Shore, Axis of Resistance Can Also Sink It. orinocotribune.com By Wesam Bahrani — Mar 20, 2024 | The move by the United States to start construction work on a "port system" off the Gaza shore to "provide aid for the starving people of Gaza"may appear to many as a humanitarian gesture. | The US pier would be able to "receive large shipments carrying food, water, medicine and temporary shelter," US President Joe Biden boasted during his State of the Union address last week. | According to the Pentagon, the plan to build the floating military port will take up to 60 days, with more than 1,000 American troops will be engaged in the ambitious project. | Observers have, howe…

geo.tv (2024-03-23). George Santos reveals next step after leaving Republican Party. geo.tv Former New York representative was expelled from House of Representatives last fall after indictment…

People's Dispatch. (2024-03-23). French Public Sector Employees Protest Cuts In State Spending. popularresistance.org Public sector employees in France led massive protests on Tuesday March 19, demanding an increase in wages to compensate for cuts in their real wages indexed with the inflation. They also participated in a general strike on Tuesday called for by the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), Solidaires, Force Ouvrière (FO), the CFE-CGC, the Autonomous Federation, the SNES-FSU and the UNSA. Major rallies were held in Paris, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, and Toulouse.

The Lancet (2024-03-23). Editorial] EU elections: a moment for pan-European health. thelancet.com The past 5 years in Europe have been characterised by crisis. Long-standing Euroscepticism culminated in the UK's exit of the EU in 2020. Europe was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, which pushed even the best health systems to their limits, resulting in the deaths of more than 1 ∑1 million people in the European Union (EU). In 2022, peace in Europe ended abruptly with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has so far killed more than 10‚Äà000 Ukrainian civilians, destroyed cities, and sparked mass migration, as well as precipitated an energy crisis across Europe.

| Reuters | (2024-03-23). US urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, FT reports. tribune.com.pk The United States has urged Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, warning that drone strikes risk provoking retaliation and driving up global oil prices, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. | The attacks helped boost oil prices that have risen nearly 4% so far since March 12, when Ukraine first started targeting Russia's energy infrastructure. A further rally in gasoline prices in the United States would weaken President Joe Biden ratings and undermine his re-election chances. | Russia and Ukraine have both used drones to strike critical infrastru…

WSWS (2024-03-23). The Democrats' "all-out war" on third parties and independent candidates. wsws.org The Democratic Party is spending millions of dollars on lawyers, operatives and propaganda to ensure workers and youth will have no choice in the 2024 US presidential election except Biden and Trump.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). Amid Israeli Genocide – Gaza's Faith Unbroken (PHOTOS & VIDEO) Faith is a central component in the lives of Palestinians. Gaza, now undergoing an Israeli genocide, is in greater need of its faith than ever before.

inthesetimes.com (2024-03-23). Defunding UNRWA Was Never About HamasThe refugee agency is a reminder that Palestinian refugees exist and have inalienable political rights—a truth the Israeli government finds deeply inconvenient.

sfgate.com (2024-03-23). The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution demanding a Ramadan cease-fire The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a NEW resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The resolution, put forward by the 10 elected council members, is backed by Russia and China, who vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday. The council is expected to vote on the resolution Monday morning.

truthout.org (2024-03-23). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians President Biden and members of Congress have cynically reinterpreted "human shields" to flout international law.

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-23). 'She Never Returned Home' – Palestinians Children Remember Their Mothers, Killed in Israeli Airstrikes In fact, for many children, there will be no mothers to celebrate anymore as well over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the beginning of the war. Moreover, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement on X on Thursday that the Israeli war on Gaza has been killing an average of 37 mothers daily since October 7.

Israel-Gaza War Update: Latest Figures and Statistics

Posted by Richard Medhurst.

Angela (2024-03-23). Monday 3/25: Pack The Court! – No Charges for the UC Regents 13! indybay.org San Francisco Criminal Court | 850 Bryant St, Room 475 | San Francisco, CA…

| Reuters | (2024-03-23). India court effectively bans madrasas in big state before election. tribune.com.pk

| Our Correspondents | (2024-03-23). Will move ECP, court for K-P Assembly session: PPP. tribune.com.pk The PPP on Friday announced that it would approach the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and court to convene a meeting of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. | Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi said the K-P government was in a state of confusion and it was not calling the assembly session to avoid the administration of oath to MPAs allocated reserved seats. | Kundi maintained that K-P Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur delivered bold dialogues outside but begged in front of PM Shehbaz Sharif when he was inside the latter's office. | Kundi said his party wanted good relati…

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channelnewsasia (2024-03-23). Biden administration urges US Supreme Court to reject Musk appeal in SEC dispute. channelnewsasia.com

WSWS (2024-03-23). Australia and UK ratchet up AUKUS war preparations against China. wsws.org Backed by the Biden administration, the defence and foreign affairs ministers of the UK and Australia signed far-reaching new military and intelligence agreements in Adelaide on Friday.

| our.correspondent | (2024-03-23). Country gained independence for democracy: Gohar. tribune.com.pk PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Saturday said the country's founding fathers had struggled to break the shackles of British's subjugation to secure independence to make a true democratic state. | "If Pakistan wants to become a true democratic country, then the rule of law and Constitution must be made mandatory," he added while speaking at the PTI's convention organised at Islamabad's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa House on the occasion of Pakistan Day observed on March 23. | The PTI stalwart stressed the need for an independent judiciary and a strong parliament for the progress of Pakistan. | "We want the rule o…

albawaba (2024-03-23). Trump claims nearly $500 Million amid real state fraud allegations. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Amid accusations of real estate fraud, former US President Donald Trump has made a daring claim in an ongoing legal battle. In contrast to what his legal team has said, Trump declared on his Truth Social media platform that he had "almost $500 million in cash."In the middle of arguments over how he would be able to afford the $454 million fine that was assessed in the real estate fraud case, Trump maintained that brilliance, hard work, and good fortune are the reasons behind his current financial situation. He made it clear that he intended to use this considerable amount for his next presidential camp…

Rick Sterling (2024-03-23). Voices from Gaza. dissidentvoice.org Photo Credit: Roger D. Harris The book Gaza Writes Back is a collection of short stories from twenty young Gazans. Although published in 2013, the book is highly relevant today. The stories reveal how the last five months is the culmination of a process which has been going on for decades. The title is curious: …

yenisafak (2024-03-23). Anket: ABD'lilerin yàºzde 42'si Biden'a kƒ±yasla Trump'ƒ±n dƒ±≈ü ticaret politikalarƒ±nƒ± tercih ediyor. yenisafak.com YouGov ara≈ütƒ±rma ≈üirketinin yaptƒ±ƒüƒ± ankette, ABD'li 1000 yeti≈ükine, Biden ve Trump'ƒ±n dƒ±≈ü ticaret politikalarƒ±na ili≈ükin sorular soruldu. | Anket sonuàßlarƒ±nda, katƒ±lƒ±mcƒ±larƒ±n yàºzde 42'sinin Trump'ƒ±n dƒ±≈ü ticarete bakƒ±≈üƒ±nƒ± onayladƒ±ƒüƒ± belirtilirken, Biden'ƒ±…

Brett Wilkins (2024-03-23). Modi Government Cracks Down on Opposition Before Indian Election. truthout.org As India's right-wing government cracks down on opposition ahead of next month's general elections, Amnesty International on Friday urged authorities to "stop weaponizing the criminal justice system to intimidate and harass" political candidates, activists, and others. Protests broke out in the capital New Delhi and other Indian cities after police on Thursday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind… |

albawaba (2024-03-23). To avert government shutdown, US Congress approves $1.2 trillion budget. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – By a resounding vote of 74 to 24, the U.S. Senate approved a $1.2 trillion budget bill, hoping to avert a partial government shutdown.The bill was approved by the House of Representatives and is scheduled to provide funding for a few government departments through the end of the fiscal year 2024. The Senate is still to vote on the bill.The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion budget bill with 74 votes in favor and 24 against, easily securing its passage despite some delay.The bill will now go to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature, thereby avoiding a government shutdown brought on by financial limi…

Ana Perdigón (2024-03-23). US Congress' Foreign Affairs Committee Approves Resolution to Intensify Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress approved a resolution to intensify unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela. | As part of a Democrat-Republican bipartisan agreement, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution that would cancel the few sanctions relief allowed in the General License 44 of the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). | El Comité de Exteriores de la Cámara de Representantes de EEUU aprueba la resolución para reimponer las sanciones al régimen…

Federico Fuentes, Mikhail Lobanov (2024-03-23). Russian leftists are planning to disrupt Putin's fake presidential election this weekend. internationalviewpoint.org "That is why I call on left groups, parties and trade unions in different countries to realise this and lend a helping hand to Russian socialists who are now regrouping and preparing for the future struggle." | – | / |

newarab (2024-03-23). The New Arab Weekly – Schumer calls for new Israeli election. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2024-03-23). Russia 'won't stop at Ukraine,' Biden says in meeting with Polish leaders. presstv.ir Biden warns Russia will not stop at invading Ukraine.

presstv.ir (2024-03-23). US, S Korean troops stage wargames days after Pyongyang fires multiple rockets. presstv.ir South Korean and US troops hold joint drills.

Larry Johnson (2024-03-23). Terrorist Attack in Moscow — Who Did it? sonar21.com On the "Usual Suspects" list we have Ukraine and we have ISIS. A good case can be made for both. I am posting three videos — some of it is repetitive — that discusses the attack and the very odd behavior of the Biden Administration. Let's go through the chronology of events. | On March 7 US Embassy Moscow issued The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised…

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network. (2024-03-22). A New Coalition Demands Healthcare And Justice For East Palestine. popularresistance.org This Saturday, March 23, unionists and labor leaders, environmental justice groups, community organizers, community members from other "sacrifice zones," and supporters from around the country are coming to East Palestine to join residents as part of the newly formed Justice for East Palestine Residents and Workers coalition. The coalition has come together in recent months and mobilized around the core objective of pressuring President Biden to invoke the Stafford Act and issue a major disaster declaration for East Palestine.

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2024-03-22: News Headlines

Jewish Americans Opposing AIPAC, Scheer Post. (2024-03-22). Jewish Americans Oppose AIPAC's Intervention In Democratic Party. popularresistance.org We are Jewish Americans who have varying perspectives. We've agreed to come together to highlight and oppose the unprecedented and damaging role of AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) and allied groups in U.S. elections, especially within Democratic Party primaries. We recognize the purpose of AIPAC's interventions in electoral politics is to defeat any critics of Israeli Government policy and to support candidates who vow unwavering loyalty to Israel, thereby ensuring the United States' continuing support for all that Israel does, regardless of its violence and illegality.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). Biden's Perplexed Policy Prolongs Gaza Genocide. consortiumnews.com

Stephen Zunes (2024-03-22). US Has Redefined "Human Shields" to Enable Israel's Slaughter of Gaza Civilians. truthout.org The civilian death rate from the United States-backed Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is the highest of any conflict since the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Rather than demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, President Joe Biden has vetoed multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions… |

UFCLP (2024-03-22). Wednesday 3/27: TikTok Pelosi Action: Ban Genocide & Pelosi Not TikTok. indybay.org 2640 Broadway | San Francisco…

Rania Khalek (2024-03-22). Why the US Wants to Block Free and Fair Elections in Palestine w/ Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. thealtworld.com Israel continues to starve, bombard, and ethnically cleanse Palestine with the full backing of the US government. The death toll stands at over 31,000 people, and more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million people are facing imminent famine. And while the world has its eyes on Gaza, Israel has intensified its slaughter and torture of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. | Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, a physician and general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, joins the show from Ramallah to discuss the possibility of Palestinian political unification in a postwar Gaza why free and fair election…

Staff (2024-03-22). "Children Are Dying": Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition, Preventable Infections. democracynow.org As Israel continues its relentless assault on Gaza, causing mass famine, injury and death, we get an update on the malnutrition and mental health crises in Gaza from Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, a pulmonary and critical care doctor and the medical director of the humanitarian aid group MedGlobal. She is recently back from a two-week volunteer trip to Gaza, where she says these crises are growing so rapidly "that even if aid was increased tomorrow, we would still be in a severe situation where the amount of food would not be enough in the immediate term." It is a "horrific experience for all involved,&#822…

Staff (2024-03-22). Headlines for March 22, 2024. democracynow.org Al-Shifa Evacuees Describe Terror of Israeli Attack on Besieged Hospital, Video Shows Israeli Forces Targeting and Killing Group of Unarmed Gazans, Antony Blinken Meets Netanyahu in Tel Aviv as He Acknowledges Severe Hunger Crisis in Gaza, Dozens of Ex-U.S. Officials Warn Biden Against Enabling Israeli Abuses in Occupied West Bank, Sudan Could Soon Become the World's Worst Hunger Crisis, Biden Admin Urged to Halt Haiti Deportations as Deadly Unrest Continues, 70+ Rohingya Refugees Could Be Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Aceh Coast, France Pushes Law to Curb Devastating Impacts of Fast Fashion, Russian Strikes…

Democracy Now! (2024-03-22). Democracy Now! 2024-03-22 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for March 22, 2024; U.S. Said It Was Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire, But Its U.N. Resolution Didn't Say That: Phyllis Bennis; "Children Are Dying": Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition, Preventable Infections; Six White Mississippi "Goon Squad" Cops Get Lengthy Prison Sentences for Torturing Black Men | Headlines for March 22, 2024; U.S. Said It Was Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire, But Its U.N. Resolution Didn't Say That: Phyllis Bennis; "Children Are Dying": Doctor Just Back from Gaza Describes Severe Malnutrition, Preventable Infections; Six…

Staff (2024-03-22). U.S. Said It Was Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire, But Its U.N. Resolution Didn't Say That: Phyllis Bennis. democracynow.org At the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia have vetoed a U.S. draft resolution on the war in Gaza. The U.S. resolution appeared to call for a ceasefire, but it was written in a way to make the resolution unenforceable. Our guest Phyllis Bennis says this was mere "wordplay" and a "convoluted" attempt by the Biden administration to play both sides, as it comes under increasing internal and external criticism over its close relationship with Israel. Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and an international adviser to Jewish Voice for Peace. She has written several books…

WSWS (2024-03-22). The fraud of Biden's call for a "ceasefire" in Gaza. wsws.org The Biden administration hopes that by proclaiming its support for a "ceasefire" loudly enough, it will make the world's population forget that it fully supports and enables the US-Israeli "final solution" of the Palestinian question.

Jake Johnson (2024-03-22). Prominent Jewish Americans Condemn AIPAC Effort to 'Dominate' US Primaries. indybay.org "AIPAC is an essential link in the chain that holds in place the unbearable tragedy of Israel/Palestine." | More than 100 prominent Jewish Americans signed a statement released Wednesday condemning the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's increasingly aggressive interventions in U.S. elections, particularly Democratic Party primaries in which the powerful lobbying group is spending big to unseat progressives.

Democracy Now! (2024-03-22). Israel's Architecture of Occupation: Eyal Weizman on Gaza & Targeting of Jewish Pro-Palestinian Voices. democracynow.org Extended conversation with Eyal Weizman, a British Israeli architect born in Haifa who founded Forensic Architecture. He's the author of several books, including Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation. | Extended conversation with Eyal Weizman, a British Israeli architect born in Haifa who founded Forensic Architecture. He's the author of several books, including Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation.

youtube.com (2024-03-22). LIVE: Outside Moscow concert hall after shooting by several gunmenRussia's Federal Security Service said 40 people died and more than 100 were wounded in an attack Friday at a Moscow concert hall.
  The attack, which Russian authorities are investigating as terrorism, is the deadliest in Russia in recent years.
  Several gunmen burst into the concert hall on the edge of Moscow and sprayed visitors with automatic gunfire, killing and wounding dozens and starting a massive blaze

PositiveUniverse.com Comment (2024-03-22). The duplicitous American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.The American MSM wants the public to believe that Russia vetoed the US drafted Security Council calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
  It was a trick resolution question. It did NOT call for a ceasefire and simply stated that a ceasefire is an 'imperative' (important), further enabling the march by Israel for an upcoming Rafah invasion and massive slaughter of Palestinians.

M. Reza Behnam (2024-03-22). Democracy vs. Hypocrisy: US in Palestine. counterpunch.org For generations to come, 7 October will be memorialized on Palestinian calendars as the first day of their liberation. For Palestinians living in Gaza, blockaded by Israel for 16 years, every day began and ended in a large open-air prison. For them, the act of resistance that began on that day was the point of no return—there

Daniel Warner (2024-03-22). The Rift Between the United States and Israel Remains a Simple Family Feud When a Significant Separation is Urgently Needed. counterpunch.org U.S. President Joseph Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been personally and politically close for decades. The United States and Israel have been more than just political allies since Israel's founding in 1948. A recent speech critical of Netanyahu and Israel's policies by a U.S. senator is part of an evolving tension between

Editor (2024-03-22). Mar 22, 2024. sitrepworld.info Mozart: Requiem — Lacrimosa China and Russia Are Taking Cultural Relations to the Next Level, by Laura Ruggeri Four Stories Tie the Decline of the West Together, by Eric Arnow (Video) On Compassion, And the annihilation of self-love, by Bill Astore Chaos Breaks Out As Hunter Biden Ex-Biz Partners Testify, by Tyler Durden For Every Action, a Reaction. Attention! The Dialectics of War, by Oliver Boyd-Barrett Israel Apologia Is One Big Fat Appeal To Emotion Fallacy, by Caitlin Johnstone How they get away with it in Gaza… by Jonathan Cook Joe Biden Cries On Camera During Irish PM Leo Var…

Staff (2024-03-22). Six White Mississippi "Goon Squad" Cops Get Lengthy Prison Sentences for Torturing Black Men. democracynow.org In Mississippi, six former sheriff's deputies have been sentenced to between 10 and 40 years in prison for raiding a home and torturing, shooting and sexually abusing two Black men, Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, in January 2023. The six former deputies, all of whom are white, called themselves the "Goon Squad" and have been linked to at least four violent attacks on Black men since 2019. Two of the men attacked and tortured by the group subsequently died. To discuss the case and the verdict, we're joined by Eddie Parker and attorneys Malik Shabazz and Trent Walker. "Never have we…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-22). Interrupted Emancipation: Women and Work in East Germany. orinocotribune.com By Tricontinental — Mar 19, 2024 | This dossier looks at the history and unfinished work of women's liberation in the German Democratic Republic, such as its achievements, legacy, and the challenges it faced. | A New Beginning | Katharina 'Kà§the' Kern | (1900—1985) // Katharina was engaged in the struggle for women's rights on several fronts, from being an active member of the anti-fascist resistance under the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to the co-founder of the Democratic Women's Federation of Germany (DFD) in 1947 and a member of its board until her death. She led the women's secretariat of…

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III, Popular Resistance. (2024-03-22). It's Not Apathy; You're Not Listening. popularresistance.org One of the popular narratives that was disseminated in mainstream America media to explain Hilary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign loss to Donald Trump was post-Obama voter apathy in the African American community. According to the Washington Post, "In 2016, a seven-point drop in black voter turnout was perceived to have cost Clinton the election. | Political commentators often cite black voters' "enthusiasm gap" as the primary reason for low turnout. This short-sighted perspective fails to consider that Mrs. Clinton ran a terrible campaign. She took the African American vote for granted and failed to craft a…

unitedEditor (2024-03-22). The Red Knight is back to the British Parliament. uwidata.com By Metin Akgerman George Galloway. A veteran British politician. An Anti-imperialist, anti-Monarchist, anti-establishment, anti-Zionist, pro-Republican, pro-Palestinian figure. He is not the new kid in the town. He had spent many decades in the political struggle, often on the Labour Party's side, and he is still very sharp. And this time, he is also winning. There …

Peoples Dispatch (2024-03-22). Hypocrisy at work: anti-migrant politicians call for more sanctions against Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org On March 21, US Senator Marco Rubio and US Representative María Elvira Salazar, together responsible for pushing some of the deadliest sanctions against the socialist nations of Cuba and Venezuela, have applauded the House Committee on Foreign Affairs for passing the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development (VERDAD) Reauthorization Act. | The Act would reauthorize an anti-Venezuela sanctions bill passed into law in 2019, the original VERDAD Act. This new act would extend existing US sanctions against Venezuela. The Act is a bipartisan effort, having been introduced both by Republican Repr…

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network. (2024-03-22). A New Coalition Demands Healthcare And Justice For East Palestine. popularresistance.org This Saturday, March 23, unionists and labor leaders, environmental justice groups, community organizers, community members from other "sacrifice zones," and supporters from around the country are coming to East Palestine to join residents as part of the newly formed Justice for East Palestine Residents and Workers coalition. The coalition has come together in recent months and mobilized around the core objective of pressuring President Biden to invoke the Stafford Act and issue a major disaster declaration for East Palestine.

Orinoco Tribune. (2024-03-22). Former US Treasury Secretary Reveals TikTok Purchase Plans. popularresistance.org Former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has said he is building an investor group to acquire TikTok, a day after the House of Representatives voted to force the social media platform's Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app or face a US ban. | The US House passed the legislation by a vote of 352-65 on March 13, citing national security risks. The bill now goes to the Senate. US President Joe Biden previously said he would sign the bill into law if it passes both houses of Congress. | "I think the legislation should pass and I think [TikTok] should be sold," Mnuchin, who leads Liberty Strategic Capital, told…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2024-03-22). Jared Kushner, Trump's Son-in-Law and Former Advisor, Suggests That the Gaza Strip's Waterfront Property Can be Prime Real Estate. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2024-03-22). Presidential Candidate Registration Begins in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The Democratic Action party candidate, Luis Eduardo Martínez, was the first candidate that registered his candidacy this Thursday, March 21, at the CNE headquarters in Caracas. He was accompanied by his wife, and Democratic Action…

Stansfield Smith (2024-03-22). The Russiagate Hoax illustrates the Power the National Security Police State. dissidentvoice.org The US rulers and their national security state foisted two major campaigns of lies on us to win our support for their planned wars. The first that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. This bogus story was rejected by the progressive and anti-war movements. The second that Trump colluded with Putin to steal the …

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-22). The SECRET Real Reason For The Gaza Port Biden's Building! youtu.be

Redacción Madrid (2024-03-22). Armengol Engonga: "We have high hopes for the possibility of a democratic transition in Equatorial Guinea. pressenza.com We spoke to Armengol Engonga Ondo, president of the Progressive Party of Equatorial Guinea (PP) since the resignation of its founder, Severo Moto, in 2020. The PP was born in 1983, "the first Equatoguinean party because at that time there were only movements", a party in exile as a result of the dictatorial regime under which Equatorial Guinea (GE) has lived since its independence in 1968. | Since then, the Guinean people have suffered two dictatorships: that of Francisco Macías and, since 1979, that of Teodoro Obiang, following a coup d'état. Armengol recalls with a certain nostalgia the time when they were a Sp…

ecns.cn (2024-03-21). Top political advisor highlights readiness to deepen relations with DPRK. ecns.cn China's top political adviser Wang Huning highlighted on Thursday the nation's readiness to deepen unity, cooperation and strategic communication with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and to jointly create a peaceful and stable external environment.

albawaba (2024-03-22). House Republicans proposal to cut Social Security, raise retirement age sparks outrage. albawaba.com In a move that has ignited a widespread controversy, the Republican Study Committee, representing a significant portion of the House Republican caucus, has unveiled a budget plan that proposes sweeping cuts to Social Security, totaling approximately $1.5 trillion.This audacious proposal includes a contentious measure to elevate the retirement age to 69, a decision that has been met with fierce backlash from various quarters.I seem to remember House Republicans booing the President when he (rightly) accused them of wanting to attack Social Security just two weeks ago. | Absolutely no one should be surprised that y…

Andrea Mazzarino (2024-03-22). If America Were a Trumpian Autocracy. counterpunch.org We should already be talking about what it would be like, if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, to live under a developing autocracy. Beyond the publicized plans of those around him to gut the federal civil service system and consolidate power in the hands of You Know Who, under Trump 2.0, so much else would change

Mark David (2024-03-22). CARTOONS: Rudd no bud of Donald Trump. independentaustralia.net

Matthew Stevenson (2024-03-22). Donald J. Ponzi. counterpunch.org It sounds like a board game (The Predator's Ball ?), in which each player's token commits a variety of sexual, electoral, and financial crimes and then uses money from their political action committees to pay lawyers, hush money, or court-imposed fines. Now, thanks to political virtual reality, the Trump campaign has brought all that video-parlor

Vicente Navarro (2024-03-22). The Importance of Social Class as a Power Category Besides Race and Gender to Understand What is Going on in the US. counterpunch.org The widely reproduced perception that the majority of the working population is middle class, as even President Biden mentioned in his State of the Union address, is inaccurate and is based on a biased survey that asked people to define themselves either as upper, middle, or lower class. The term lower class is derogatory and insulting, and very few people choose to define themselves as lower class. The occupational groups used by the General Social Survey (GSS) give an idea of classes in the U.S.: The corporate class includes corporate owners and managers; the middle class is comprised of professionals and techn…

Angela (2024-03-22). Monday 3/25: Pack The Court! – No Charges for the UC Regents 13! indybay.org San Francisco Criminal Court | 850 Bryant St, Room 475 | San Francisco, CA…

nosihle (2024-03-22). President takes Imbizo to Ekurhuleni. sanews.gov.za President takes Imbizo to Ekurhuleni | Residents of Ekurhuleni will have an opportunity to engage President Cyril Ramaphosa on the pressing matter of service delivery during the upcoming Presidential Imbizo. | The President will lead government's interaction with communities and stakeholders in Tsakane Township in Gauteng on 11 April 2024 as part of the District Development Model Presidential Imbizo. | This visit will also allow the President and other leaders in government to assess progress made by government initiatives. | Themed "Leave No One Behind", the Presidential Imbizo promotes participatory democracy a…

Roger Harris (2024-03-22). Biden's State of the Union Address Exposed by US Intelligence Threat Assessment. counterpunch.org President Biden used the bully pulpit of the annual State of the Union Address to describe a world that significantly differed from the picture presented just a month earlier in the Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community. Information fed to the general public is deliberately spun to sell the imperial project. In contrast,

scorinoco (2024-03-22). Venezuela Criticizes UN Secretary General's Support for Arrested Coup Plotters. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, expressed her regret that the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has never spoken out against the assassination attempts against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, nor against the destabilizing plots of the Venezuelan ultra-right, but has criticized alleged "obstacles to electoral guarantees" in the upcoming presidential elections in Venezuela. | "Venezuela regrets that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has never made a statement against the open threats of assassination against President Nicolás Maduro, nor against the destabilizing…

WSWS (2024-03-22). Democratic Party escalates efforts to block third parties from US presidential ballot. wsws.org On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that the Democratic Party has assembled a "new team of lawyers" tasked with blocking third-party candidates from appearing on the ballot.

albawaba (2024-03-22). Biden mixes Up country names again, sparks social media buzz. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – US President Joe Biden, 81, made a significant error that brought attention to the ongoing story about his memory. When speaking about NATO members at an event, Biden made the error of confusing the two Scandinavian countries, Finland and Norway.In an attempt to correct Norway for Finland, Biden said, "Including Sweden and Norway, you expanded NATO and its borders," continuing a string of previous blunders in language.Speaking to supporters at a Reno, Nevada, campaign event, Biden mentioned a recent discussion he had with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.Recounting their conversation, Biden…

teleSUR, jaa, SH (2024-03-22). Ministro de educación superior irlandés anunció candidatura a premier. telesurtv.net Simon Harris tiene la intención de convertirse en el líder del partido democristiano Fine Gael, para poder optar por el cargo de premier.

newarab (2024-03-22). Netanyahu tells US Republicans Gaza war will continue. newarab.com Israeli "He's going to do what he said he's going to do. He's going to finish it," Senator Jim Risch said. | The conservative Israeli leader spoke to Republicans via videolink nearly a week…

newarab (2024-03-22). Republicans mull Netanyahu Congress invite amid Israel anger. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-22). The New Arab Weekly – Schumer calls for new Israeli election. newarab.com

newarab (2024-03-22). What hope is there for Libya's long-awaited elections. newarab.com Rival Libyan leaders The elections in Libya,

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). Russia 'won't stop at Ukraine,' Biden says in meeting with Polish leaders. presstv.ir Biden warns Russia will not stop at invading Ukraine.

presstv.ir (2024-03-22). US, S Korean troops stage wargames days after Pyongyang fires multiple rockets. presstv.ir South Korean and US troops hold joint drills.

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