(2022-06-07). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 7, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Vrubovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Yakovlevka with high-precision missiles; | On June 6, 170 AFU members were killed and 20 armored vehicles were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, according to the Russian MOD; | Russian air defense systems shot down 12 Ukrainian drones near Liptsy, Streleche, Dement'evka, Borodoyarskoe, Mar'ino, Petrovskoe, Grakovo, Malye Prokhody in th…
(2022-06-07). Defense Contractors Are Using Tax Dollars to Profit Off War in Ukraine. truthout.org 
If United States taxpayers knew that half the income tax dollars they sent to the Internal Revenue Service every year was being spent on weapons, war and war preparation, political support for such programs might significantly decline. Unfortunately, no agency of the federal government communicates to taxpayers how the Congress spends their money. | Massachusetts State Rep. Carol Doherty and State Sen. Jo Comerford have introduced a bill into the state legislature, the
(2022-06-07). Wednesday 6/8: Venezuelan Feminists. indybay.org 518 valencia, San Francisco…
(2022-06-07). Buzzfeed Insiders Dump Stock After Lock Up Expiration, Stock Crashes 40% in Single Day. moguldom.com Media stocks showed signs of growth and were up on June 6. But this wasn't the case for BuzzFeed. The New York-based Internet media, news, and entertainment company saw its stock plunge that same day as insiders dumped stock, causing the company to see a stock crashes of 40 percent in a single day BuzzFeed, which …
(2022-06-07). Federal Reserve Member: Fake Job Vacancies Called 'Purple Squirrel Vacancies' Inflating Available Jobs Numbers. moguldom.com The latest jobs reports were good by most accounts. In May, the U.S. economy added 390,000 jobs despite threats of an economic slowdown and rapidly rising inflation, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on June 3. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent, just above the lowest level since December 1969, CNBC reported "Despite the slight …
(2022-06-07). 2 injured in military helicopter crash in US Alabama. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) — Local media in the United States have said that two aviators were injured Monday when a military helicopter crashed near an Army base in southern Alabama.
(2022-06-06). Russia Says It Will Take More Ukrainian Territory to Defend Against Longer-Range Weapons. news.antiwar.com On Monday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow will push Ukrainian forces further back from the Russian border in response to Western nations giving Kyiv longer-range weapons. "The longer the range of the systems that will be delivered, the further we will move back the Nazis from that line from which threats to …
(2022-06-06). Sitrep Operation Z: Back into The Grind while the penny drops in Europe. thesaker.is For the Saker Blog by Saker Staff Weapons incoming Russia have struck a major artery for the shipment of NATO weapons from Europe via the Beskidy railway tunnel. The Beskidy…
(2022-06-06). US Wants To Surround China With Missiles. popularresistance.org The United States plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to surround China with missiles. But it's having trouble finding an Asian country willing to host the offensive weapons. | The US military commissioned a study from the RAND Corporation, a Pentagon-backed research group, to assess the feasibility of deploying intermediate-range missiles to the Pacific. | The study closely analyzed the US government's relations with its five treaty allies in the region: Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand. | Citing "an inability to find a willing partner," the RAND report concluded that the chanc…
(2022-06-06). U.S. wants to surround China with missiles—but can't find Asian country to host them. mronline.org 
The United States plans to spend billions of dollars to surround China with missiles. But a US military-sponsored study concluded its Pacific allies South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Australia are unlikely to host the offensive weapons.
(2022-06-06). Greedy gunmaker targets youth for assault weapons profits. workers.org 
Across the U.S., capitalist politicians, including President Joe Biden, spew endless verbiage about the need to control assault weapons, yet do little to make this happen. Meanwhile the parents of one of the children killed and a school staffer in Uvalde, Texas, have started legal actions against Daniel Defense, the . . . |
(2022-06-06). Cryptocurrencies must die. mronline.org 
Bitcoin had gone from around USD 4,000 to USD 64,000, a sixteen fold increase, in 20 months. Other cryptocurrencies had even more ridiculous price increases in the same time period — Ethereum had a 50 fold increase, Solana 500 times, and LUNA had a 1,000 times increase. Now, these cryptocurrencies are crashing down.
(2022-06-06). Military Situation In Iraq On June 6, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad will travel to Cairo, the capital of Egypt next week to strengthen Iraqi-Egyptian military ties, according to Iraqi media; | On June 4, the Iraqi security forces discovered an ISIS weapons depot in Anbar province; | On June 5, 14 ISIS members including several commanders were detained by the Iraqi security forces in Baghdad province; | As a result of the operations of the Iraqi Armed Forces, 13 ISIS members were killed in the provinces of Di…
(2022-06-06). Firms claim to create 333K new jobs in May as jobless rate stays at 3.6 percent. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Private-sector businesses claimed to create a net of 333,000 new jobs in May as the jobless rate that month stayed at 3.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Governments created another 57,000, with 51,700 of them in state and local schools. Job gains occurred in every sector except for retail trade (-60,700 jobs). But …
(2022-06-06). Cancer and mental health: Mayo Clinic expert dispels myths. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minnesota — Everyone with cancer experiences it differently and all emotions are valid and important, regardless of the mix or intensity. Shawna Ehlers, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic psychologist and psycho-oncology expert, helps patients cope with the burden of their cancer diagnosis. That includes dispelling myths that stress in their lives caused their cancer or that depression must be suffered through during cancer treatment. "If I had one thing that I could tell all cancer…
(2022-06-06). House Democrat Proposes Filibuster-Proof 1,000 Percent Tax on AR-15s. truthout.org Virginia Democrat Rep. Don Beyer is drafting a measure that could heavily tax purchases of AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons, legislation that could potentially bypass a Republican filibuster in the Senate. | Beyer's proposal
(2022-06-06). House Dem Proposes Filibuster-Proof 1000 Percent Tax on AR-15s. truthout.org Virginia Democrat Rep. Don Beyer is drafting a measure that could heavily tax purchases of AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons, legislation that could potentially bypass a Republican filibuster in the Senate. | Beyer's proposal
(2022-06-06). U.S. Military Spending Is Undebatable Because Indefensible. davidswanson.org Spain, Thailand, Germany, Japan, Netherlands — The word has gone out that every government can buy a lot more weapons with either no debate at all or with all debate shut down by a single word: Russia. Do a web search for "weapons buying" and you'll find story after story about U.S. residents solving their …
(2022-06-06). U.S. Global Empire of Violence! transcend.org 31 May 2022 – The U.S. says weapons, weapons, and more weapons, are the solution for everything! More weapons for Ukraine! Arm teachers in schools! Put armed guards everywhere!
(2022-06-06). Impact of Israeli Strike in Gaza Akin to Chemical Weapons, NGO Report Finds. transcend.org 30 May 2022 – Shells fired at agrochemical warehouse created toxic plume that has left residents with health problems.
(2022-06-06). Iran consults with Saudis through third parties on dust storm. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — The head of the Iranian Department of Environment said that Saudi Arabia is the main origin of dust particles, adding that Tehran is consulting with Saudis to jointly tackle the air pollution from dust particles.
(2022-06-05). DHS 'Concerned' over Nazis Returning to US after Fighting in Ukraine, Why Isn't the Media? orinocotribune.com 
By Alexander Rubinstein — | US corporate media has provided glowing coverage to Paul Gray, a notorious American white nationalist fighting in Ukraine. A DHS document warns he's not the only US fascist drawn to Kiev. | As the United States undergoes a national mourning process over a spate of mass shootings, American white nationalists with documented histories of violence are attaining combat experience with advanced US-made weapons in a foreign proxy war. | That's according to the Department of Homeland Security, which has been gathering intelligence on Americans who have joined the ranks of t…
(2022-06-05). Putin Threatens to Escalate War If Ukraine Receives Long-Range Missiles. truthout.org Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday threatened to further escalate the war in Ukraine in light of Western countries' continued military assistance to the former Soviet state, warning the U.S. and other countries against providing long-range rocket systems capable of hitting targets in Russia. | A shipment of such weapons would prompt Russian forces to target "objects that we haven't yet struck," The Russian president made the comments…
(2022-06-05). Greece Says It Supplied "unbelievable" Amount Of Weapons & Ammunition To Ukraine. southfront.org 
BMP-1 of the Greek Army. Illustrative photo from open sources. | The Greek government has delivered or is about to deliver an "unbelievable" amount of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, announced on June 5. | Pro News quoted Panagiotopoulos as saying that Greece has been providing military support to Ukraine to fight the "authoritarian Russian regime". | According to the Greek outlet, the weapons and ammunition Greece delivered or about to deliver t…
(2022-06-05). Palestine Action Scotland Occupy Thales Weapons Factory In Glasgow. popularresistance.org This morning, Palestine Action Scotland made its debut — as activists took to the roof of weapons company Thales' Glasgow factory. A team of six activists scaled the site in the early hours of the morning and are currently occupying the building, rendering it unusable and forcing workers to evacuate. Inside the factory they have dismantled and destroyed factory equipment and facilities. | Thales is one of the world's largest arms companies — producing armored vehicles, missile systems and military UAVs (drones) — in particular, the Watchkeeper drone, used for surveillance and combat on captive p…
(2022-06-05). GOP Wants to Blame Biden for Inflation. What About COVID and Capitalism? truthout.org Two years ago, I was afraid of going to the grocery store, lest I encounter COVID-19 lurking by the bananas or swirling around some unmasked dunderhead coughing purposefully beneath a MAGA hat. That fear The Republicans, on cue, have fanned out to al…
(2022-06-05). Jordanian Air Force Aircraft Crashes Near Border With Syria, Killing Both Pilots (Videos). southfront.org 
On June 5, two pilots of the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) were killed when their Grob G 120TP training aircraft crashed in northern Jordan. | In a statement, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that the two-seater aircraft crashed at 9: 00 am local time in the outskirts of the northern town of Ramtha, which is located near the border with Syria. | The two deceased pilots were identified as Major Bilal Mashhour Ahmed Al-Shoufein and Captain Baha Muhammad Mustafa Abu Ghanmi. | The incident…
(2022-06-05). Tiananmen Protests Reading List. orinocotribune.com By Qiao Collective — Jun 4, 2022 | More than thirty years later, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 remain a touchstone of a Western mythology spun to challenge the fundamental legitimacy of the Communist Party of China. By collapsing the diverse and often contradictory demands of protesters into a simplistic call for Western-style capitalist democracy, the West's selective memory of June 4 continues to inform liberal platitudes to "stand with the Chinese people" against their government, reifying the universality of Western capitalism and U.S. global hegemony in the process. This reading list compile…
(2022-06-05). Getting From "Thoughts and Prayers" to Common Sense Gun Control. commondreams.org With a ban on assault weapons sales and strict regulations on guns already in private possession, we would more closely resemble other democratic societies to which we like to compare ourselves.
(2022-06-05). Plane crash in Jordan leaves 2 killed. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) — Two people were killed after a GROB training plan crashed in Jordan.