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2022-05-06: News Headlines

Suds, Snacks, Socialism Forum Committee (2022-05-06). Saturday 5/7: World Workers Rising. indybay.org

Harald Neuber & Natylie Baldwin (2022-05-06). Open letter and Breaking the logic of war. indybay.org The delivery of large quantities of heavy weapons, however, could make Germany itself a party to the war. A Russian counterattack could then trigger the mutual assistance clause under the NATO treaty and thus the immediate danger of a world war. Natylie Baldwin emphasizes how Zelensky's outlawing of parties and dissenting media are dictatorial.

____ (2022-05-04). Russia threatens to attack NATO vehicles delivering military supplies in Ukraine. ecns.cn Any vehicle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that arrives in Ukraine with weapons or material for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces is considered by Russia as "a legitimate target for destruction".

JANET (2022-05-05). Germany follows Washington's Ramstein war program. iacenter.org By Sevim Dagdelen May 5, 2022 Negotiations for peace, not tanks for war! The author is chairperson of the parliamentary group of Die Linke (The Left Party) in the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag (lower house) and its spokesperson for international politics and disarmament. Ramstein is the big U.S. Air Force Base in southwestern Germany. This article was published in Junge Welt, April 27. Translation: John Catalinotto. The war in Ukraine is now all about weapons, weapons, weapons. More weapons and heavier weapons. Every taboo of…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Officials Say US Intelligence Is Helping Ukraine Kill Russian Generals. news.antiwar.com According to a report from The New York Times citing unnamed senior US officials, intelligence provided by the US on Russian military units Ukraine has claimed to have killed 12 Russian generals, but the number is not confirmed, and Kyiv has an interest in exaggerating its success on the battlefield, and the officials wouldn't specify how many Russian officers were killed as a result of the assistance. But either way, the claim by US officials that they are helping kill Russian generals is a major provocation toward…

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-05-05). Video: Descendant Of Slaves Who Helped Build Harvard University Reacts To Reparative Justice Announcement. moguldom.com A descendant of slaves owned by Harvard University's early benefactors is sharing how she feels about the school's recent pledge of $100 million to help atone for its ties to slavery. Roberta Wolff, 79, is a descendant of Darby Vassall, whose parents Tony and Cuba were an enslaved couple owned by the wealthy Vassall family …

Editor2 (2022-05-05). Sacha Llorenti: ALBA-TCP is Fundamentally Anti-Imperialist. orinocotribune.com During the Third Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements, allied platforms spoke about the importance of building unity and fighting imperialism and capitalism together | A central discussion throughout the Third Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements was on the challenges that people's movements face in the medium and long term. One of the key strategies that ALBA movements have been strengthening over the last couple of years has been to build not only with organizations involved in its work across the continent but also to work with other platforms of people's movements and organizations that are resisting capi…

Editor2 (2022-05-05). Sacha Llorenti: "ALBA-TCP is Fundamentally Anti-Imperialist" orinocotribune.com During the III Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements, allied platforms spoke about the importance of building unity and fighting imperialism and capitalism together | A central discussion throughout the III Continental Assembly of ALBA Movements was on the challenges that people's movements face in the medium and long term. One of the key strategies of ALBA movements has been strengthening over the last couple of years has been to build not only with organizations involved in its work across the continent but also to work with other platforms of people's movements and organizations that are resisting capitalism…

____ (2022-05-05). The fight for a future free of climate change and war is the fight for world socialism! wsws.org Any suggestion that the upcoming federal election will resolve anything on climate change, or any other substantive issue facing youth and workers, is a lie.

teleSUR, MM, JGN, JDO (2022-05-05). La lucha antiimperialista de Farabundo Martí. telesurtv.nettelesurtv.net Farabundo Martí dedicó su vida a la lucha por el socialismo en América Latina.

Fight Back (2022-05-05). Tallahassee: Demanding a Peoples Budget. fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On April 30, Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC) hosted a panel discussing Tallahassee's current city budget and the need for a People's Budget. The panel was put on at The Bark, a local vegan restaurant in the All Saints neighborhood, and was co-sponsored by the Tallahassee chapters of Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | "It's super important that we let the city know that we're not just going to be silent in the face of rising rent and inflation and unemployment. In general, it's really important for people to know that they can m…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-05-05). Rusia derriba tres aviones y 14 drones del ejército ucraniano. telesurtv.net Se reportaron ataques de las fuerzas armadas rusas contra 93 objetivos de infantería con más de 600 bajas ucranianas.

Andy Kroll (2022-05-05). The Border-Industrial Complex in the Biden Era. tomdispatch.com First, it was the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) vehicles speeding along on the road in front of our campsite. Then it was the Border Patrol's all-terrain vehicles moving swiftly on a ridge above us. I was about 10 miles north of the border with Mexico, near Peña Blanca Lake in southern Arizona, camping with my six-year-old son and some other families. Like fire trucks racing to a blaze, the Border Patrol mobilization around me was growing so large I could only imagine an emergency situation developing. I started climbing to get a better look and soon found myself alone on a golden hill dotted with alligator…

_____ (2022-05-05). Joint Health Statement For First Meeting Of States Parties. popularresistance.org Representing physicians, nurses, public health professionals, and medical students worldwide, we speak with a united voice on the urgent need to eliminate nuclear weapons as a matter of global health and survival. Updated evidence on the catastrophic consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, the acute and growing danger of their use, and the impossibility of any effective humanitarian and health response following nuclear explosions on populations, should underpin the work of the upcoming 1st Meeting of States Parties (1MSP) of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). | The TPNW is based upon a…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-05-05). Three Steps to Black Liberation. libya360.wordpress.com Matthew Thompson If history should be any teacher, it has taught us this: the state has no interest in serving the needs of the masses of Black people in this country, who are poor and working class. Billions of dollars for a war abroad (from which weapons manufacturers and their shareholders profit handsomely) yet we…

Ramzy Baroud (2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …

Ramzy Baroud (2022-05-05). By Redefining UNRWA, Washington Destroys the Foundation for a Just Peace in Palestine. dissidentvoice.org Palestinians are justifiably worried that the mandate granted to the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, might be coming to an end. UNRWA's mission, which has been in effect since 1949, has done more than provide urgent aid and support to millions of refugees. It was also a political platform that protected and preserved …

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-05). The persecution of Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The British home secretary, Priti Patel, will decide this month whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States, where he faces a sentence of up to 175 years — served most likely in strict, 24-hour isolation in a US super-max jail. He has already spent three years in similarly harsh conditions in …

Jonathan Cook (2022-05-05). The persecution of Julian Assange. dissidentvoice.org The British home secretary, Priti Patel, will decide this month whether Julian Assange is to be extradited to the United States, where he faces a sentence of up to 175 years — served most likely in strict, 24-hour isolation in a US super-max jail. He has already spent three years in similarly harsh conditions in …

Global Research News (2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …

Global Research News (2022-05-05). Selected Articles: Are the Neocons Setting Up the World for Nuclear War? globalresearch.ca By A false flag event is not the only avenue to nuclear war. The expansion of NATO to Finland and Sweden is …

Niko Leka (2022-05-05). John Shipton: 'Assange is caught in plague of malice'. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy screened Ithaka, a film about Julian Assange, with his father John Shipton a keynote speaker. Niko Leka reports.

Niko Leka (2022-05-05). John Shipton: 'Assange is caught in plague of malice'. greenleft.org.au The Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy screened Ithaka, a film about Julian Assange, with his father John Shipton a keynote speaker. Niko Leka reports.

____ (2022-05-05). Biden declares ongoing wildfires in New Mexico 'a major disaster'. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday declared wildfires lasting for weeks in the southwestern state of New Mexico "a major disaster," unlocking millions of dollars in relief for affected individuals and local recovery efforts.

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Ramps Up Training of Ukrainian Troops. news.antiwar.com The US is stepping up its efforts The US first started training Ukrainian forces after the 2014

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). US Ramps Up Training of Ukrainian Troops. news.antiwar.com The US is stepping up its efforts The US first started training Ukrainian forces after the 2014

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). Sweden Says It Received Security Assurances From US for NATO Application Period. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Wednesday Both Sweden and Finland are seriously considering joining NATO and

Dave DeCamp (2022-05-05). Sweden Says It Received Security Assurances From US for NATO Application Period. news.antiwar.com Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said Wednesday Both Sweden and Finland are seriously considering joining NATO and

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