2023-08-14: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-08-14). Utah Trump supporter who threatened to assassinate Biden, Democrats killed in FBI raid. wsws.org Craig D. Robertson doubled down on his fascistic death threats after FBI agents first contacted him this past March after Truth Social, ex-President Donald Trump's social media platform, reported him to the FBI.

mforinoco (2023-08-13). An Unforgettable Crime in Cuba's Historical Memory. orinocotribune.com By José Luis Méndez Méndez — Aug 9, 2023 | The fascist groups within the terrorists of Cuban origin immediately allied with the September 1971 Chilean coup plotters and set out to serve them with the knowledge acquired from their CIA training and the skill acquired in decades of exercising terror as a method of achieving their objectives. This alliance of mutual convenience allowed them to acquire other knowledge that were previously not in their long list of aggressions, such as the much used kidnapping and disappearance of people so common at that time in the Southern Cone of Latin America. They even began…

infobrics (2023-08-14). UK intelligence insists greenery's 'collusion' with Russia is hampering Kiev regime's counteroffensive. infobrics.org In yet another futile attempt of belittling Moscow's power, the United Kingdom keeps claiming that trees, shrubs, grass and other greenery are effectively "helping" the Russian military by "slowing down" the Neo-Nazi junta forces.

WSWS (2023-08-14). Sanders promotes UAW bureaucracy, economic nationalism in online event. wsws.org Sanders' and Fain's rhetorical appeals to social discontent were combined with a lying narrative which covered up for the Democratic Party and the UAW bureaucracy, which are both centrally responsible for creating the conditions workers now confront.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-13). Cubans in France remember Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) The Coordinator of Cuban Residents in France on Sunday paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), on his 97th birthday, and highlighted his legacy of social inclusion and internationalism.

Cecilia Paz (2023-08-14). Four sneaky ways capitalist healthcare kills poor people. liberationnews.org It is common knowledge that healthcare under capitalism is only guaranteed to those who can afford it.


Paciifca's Capitalism, Race & Democracy (2023-08-13). TX School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist. indybay.org On Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Texas School Libraries under Threat; UPS Teamsters Question New Contract; Russian Socialist Academic Arrested; Dr Mutulu Shakur Presente!

WSWS (2023-08-14). UPS workers in Chicago and New York speak out: "Sean O'Brien talks out of both sides of his mouth and insults us with this garbage contract" wsws.org UPS workers in Chicago and New York spoke to the World Socialist Web Site over the weekend about the national tentative agreement, as well as the low pay and poor working conditions they face daily.

WSWS (2023-08-13). After the convention: A balance sheet of the DSA, 2016-2023. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America's 2023 convention provides an opportunity to take stock of the role the organization has played in the period beginning in 2015-16, when an initial but powerful radicalization of workers and youth spurred growing interest in socialism and drove 13 million people to vote for self-proclaimed socialist candidate Bernie Sanders.

Fight Back (2023-08-13). Chicago rally demands charges against the Tampa 5 be dropped. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – On August 9, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) at UIC and Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression joined forces with a powerful coalition to demand justice for the Tampa 5, at a rally in the Federal Plaza. | This dynamic coalition – including the United States Palestinian Community Network, Anakbayan Chicago, Mientras Haya Amor Hay Esperanza (As Long As There's Love There's Hope), Freedom Road Socialist Organization, LVLHS Fight Back!, and members of the Chicago Teachers Union – embodied the rallying cry of "The people united will never be defeated!" with speeches and message…

Prabir Purkayastha (2023-08-13). Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists. socialistproject.ca The new blockbuster film on scientist Robert Oppenheimer has brought back the memories of the first nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It has raised complex questions on the nature of the society that permitted such bombs to be developed and used, and the stockpiling of nuclear arsenals that can destroy the world many times over. Did the infamous McCarthy era and hunting for reds everywhere have any relationship with the pathology of a society that suppressed its guilt over the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, substituting it instead with a belief in its exceptionalism? What explains the transformation of O…

WSWS (2023-08-14). States, districts across US expand police presence in schools. wsws.org One of the most reactionary and alarming efforts to police the schools is taking place in Florida. In Broward County, the district is hiring civilians as armed school guards.


Staff (2023-08-13). Milwaukee, August 22, 2023: No to Anti-Trans Hate Groups: Protect LGBTQ Youth! — Stop the Moms For Bigotry and other Hate Groups! wibailoutpeople.org On August 22, 2023, one day before the national GOP descends on Milwaukee for their 1st presidential primary debate, a number of different reactionary right-wing personalities and organizations will be preceding them in arriving in the city. The primary sponsoring entity for these different forces is the Leadership Institute. ( Event by The Leadership Institute is…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-14). Governments are not complying with WHO so Tedros the Terrorist announces new covid diktats for countries to follow. expose-news.com Last week, in a nondescript, seemingly windowless, room that appeared to be more like a bunker than a press briefing room, the hopeful World Health Dictators held a media briefing on global …

_____ (2023-08-14). From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Meet the Former Money Launderer Leading the Push to Invade Niger. transcend.org 5 Aug 2023 – Since the overthrow of Niger's US-friendly government, the chair of the ECOWAS block and Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before, Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Luckily for the West elites, compromised figures like Tinubu are still on hand to do their dirty work for them.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-08-13). 'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues.

Nayvin Gordon (2023-08-14). Sacrifice Life and Llimb, the Eempire Must Win. indybay.org Time to take action to stop militarism, war, and the Doomsday Clock…

Nayvin Gordon (2023-08-14). Sacrifice Life and Limb, the Empire Must Win. indybay.org Time to take action to stop militarism, war, and the Doomsday Clock…

Staff (2023-08-13). Milwaukee, August 22, 2023: No to Anti-Trans Hate Groups: Protect LGBTQ Youth! — Stop the Moms For Bigotry and other Hate Groups! wibailoutpeople.org On August 22, 2023, one day before the national GOP descends on Milwaukee for their 1st presidential primary debate, a number of different reactionary right-wing personalities and organizations will be preceding them in arriving in the city. The primary sponsoring entity for these different forces is the Leadership Institute. ( Event by The Leadership Institute is…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-08-14). Governments are not complying with WHO so Tedros the Terrorist announces new covid diktats for countries to follow. expose-news.com Last week, in a nondescript, seemingly windowless, room that appeared to be more like a bunker than a press briefing room, the hopeful World Health Dictators held a media briefing on global …

_____ (2023-08-14). From Chi-Town Bagman to ECOWAS Chairman: Meet the Former Money Launderer Leading the Push to Invade Niger. transcend.org 5 Aug 2023 – Since the overthrow of Niger's US-friendly government, the chair of the ECOWAS block and Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before, Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Luckily for the West elites, compromised figures like Tinubu are still on hand to do their dirty work for them.

Kevin Gosztola (2023-08-13). 'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper. thedissenter.org Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues.

Nayvin Gordon (2023-08-14). Sacrifice Life and Llimb, the Eempire Must Win. indybay.org Time to take action to stop militarism, war, and the Doomsday Clock…

Nayvin Gordon (2023-08-14). Sacrifice Life and Limb, the Empire Must Win. indybay.org Time to take action to stop militarism, war, and the Doomsday Clock…

midwesternmarx (2023-08-13). It's Never About The US President, It's About The US Empire By: Caitlin Johnstone. midwesternmarx.com We talk about US presidents all the time — Obama did this, Trump did that, blah blah blah. But really it's never the president doing those things, it's the empire. The president is just the face of the operation, the name they put on the door that they change every few years to create the illusion that the US government is responsive to the will of the electorate. Really if you look solely at the raw data of the US power structure around the wo …

midwesternmarx (2023-08-13). Right-Wing Has Not Tried to Suppress Teaching the History of Anti-Imperialist Movements Because They Are Rarely Discussed in Any Course By: David Starr. midwesternmarx.com ​Meeting of the Anti-Imperialist League circa. 1900. [Source: zloetscher001.weebly.com] On February 20, journalist Max Blumenthal gave a powerful address at the Rage Against the War Machine rally across from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in which he emphasized how Ukrainians had been used as pawns to advance U.S. imperial interests.​Blumenthal said that people on the other side of the U.S. empire did not care whether people identified as leftist or …

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). BRI helps CEEC tap green biz in Central Asia. ecns.cn Chinese enterprises led by China Gezhouba Group Overseas Investment Co, an overseas investment arm of China Energy Engineering Corp, recently embarked on a transformative journey to Central Asia, amid the strong push globally for green energy transition.

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). 2023 China International Fair for Trade in Services ready to kick off. ecns.cn A total of 27 countries and international organizations will set up exhibition booths during the CIFTIS, while 1,868 enterprises, including 424 Fortune 500 companies, will participate in the fair at the China National Convention Center and Shougang Park.

Binoy Kampmark (2023-08-13). Calf Days and Rationed Broadcasting: The Women's World Cup. dissidentvoice.org FIFA is a funny organisation. Mafia-run, obscenely corrupt, it governs the most popular game on the planet with a shameless, muscular vigour that must make other criminal enterprises green with envy. But even its members must find the curious limitations to viewing matches of the 2023 Women's World Cup being held in Australia and New …

Patricia Harrity (2023-08-13). How Smart Cities Will Lock Up Humanity Inside Open Air Concentration Camps. expose-news.com How Smart Cities Will Lock Up Humanity Inside Open-Air Concentration Camps Stop World Control warns humanity about the agenda for world domination. "We are the 99%, the tyrants are only the 1%. …

People's Dispatch. (2023-08-14). US-Based Organizations Demand Blackrock Cancel Zambia's Debt. popularresistance.org On August 14, progressive organizations, led by the ANSWER Coalition and the Peoples Forum, will rally outside of the BlackRock global headquarters in New York City to demand that the multinational investment company cancel Zambia's debt. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, holds the largest privately-owned share of Zambia's debt at a staggering USD 220 million. BlackRock is not starved for funds, owning USD 10 trillion in assets and dividends and investing in industries such as private prisons, fossil fuels, and pharmaceutical giants. | "[BlackRock's] refusal to cancel or negotiate a restructuring of t…

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