Daily Archives: December 28, 2023

2023-12-28: News Headlines

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-28). We can either have billionaires or democracy. Not both. indybay.org Political debate on wealth redistribution is a fight for fairness | Call it socialism – as the wealthy GOP does – or call it progressive taxation or economic justice. It doesn't matter; the nation's fiscal conservatives will demonize any idea of redistributing wealth and try to stoke unfounded fears of creeping communism no matter what specific language we use around fairness.

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-12-27). We can either have billionaires or democracy. Not both. indybay.org Political debate on wealth redistribution is a fight for fairness | Call it socialism – as the wealthy GOP does – or call it progressive taxation or economic justice. It doesn't matter; the nation's fiscal conservatives will demonize any idea of redistributing wealth and try to stoke unfounded fears of creeping communism no matter what specific language we use around fairness.

Staff (2023-12-27). 'Is Ram Mandir real issue? Talk about inflation, employment…': Congress. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : As the country is preparing for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda has raised a question, stating, "Is Ram Mandir the real issue or unemployment and inflation?" "I have no problem with any religion. It is okay to go visit the temple once in a …

Staff (2023-12-27). 'Is Ram Mandir real issue? Talk about inflation, employment…': Congress. muslimmirror.com New Delhi : As the country is preparing for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda has raised a question, stating, "Is Ram Mandir the real issue or unemployment and inflation?" "I have no problem with any religion. It is okay to go visit the temple once in a …

CodePink Hayward (2023-12-28). Thursday 12/28: Hayward: Ceasefire for the Children of Palestine. indybay.org At 5 Flags location corner of Main Street and D St, near the Kabob restaurant in Hayward…

Codepink (2023-12-27). Right-Wing Extremism and The Cold War Go Hand-In-Hand. pressenza.com U.S. "ironclad" support for militarism undercuts attempts to curb right-wing terrorism. From white supremacist violence in the West Bank to gendered violence in Olongapo, we can't defeat at home what we export abroad. | In his first month as secretary of defense with the J6 Capitol riots fresh in memory, Lloyd Austin rolled out training requirements to combat right-wing extremism in the ranks of the U.S. military. | Extremism has indeed been a problem for quite some time, dating back to early American history when George Washington's army committed violence against the Iroquois and recaptured enslaved Africans wh…

CodePink Hayward (2023-12-27). Thursday 12/28: Hayward: Ceasefire for the Children of Palestine. indybay.org At 5 Flags location corner of Main Street and D St, near the Kabob restaurant in Hayward…

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-27). US Says It Shot Down 12 Houthi Drones, 5 missiles in Red Sea. news.antiwar.com US Central Command said Tuesday that a US warship and fighter jets shot down 12 drones and five missiles in the Red Sea that were fired by Yemen's Houthis as tensions continue to rise in the region due to the Israeli assault on Gaza. CENTCOM said the missiles and drones were "fired by the Houthis …

presstv.ir (2023-12-27). Yemen forces hit ship headed towards occupied territories, Israeli targets. presstv.ir Yemeni forces strike a ship headed towards the occupied territories as well as targets lying within those territories in support of war-hit Palestinians in Gaza.

Staff (2023-12-27). Headlines for December 27, 2023. democracynow.org Death Toll in Gaza Tops 21,000; Israeli Drone Kills Six Palestinians in West Bank, As Egypt Proposes Ceasefire, Israel Says Attack on Gaza to Continue for "Many More Months", 80 Unidentified Palestinians Buried in Mass Graves in Rafah, Netanyahu Backs Expelling All Palestinians from Gaza, Israeli Soldier Dies from Fungal Infection in Gaza as Public Health Crisis Grows, Israeli Conscientious Objector Sentenced to 30 Days in Prison, Israel to Halt Automatically Granting Visas to U.N. Workers, Pentagon Intercept & Shoot Down 12 Houthi Drones in Red Sea, Ukraine Strikes Russian Warship in Crimea But Loses…

Staff (2023-12-27). "Axis of Resistance": Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis Challenge U.S. & Israeli Power Amid Middle East Tension. democracynow.org We look at how Israel's war on Gaza has inflamed tensions in the Middle East and threatens to pull other countries into the fighting, including the United States. The Pentagon says it has intercepted a number of drones and missiles launched by Yemen's Houthi forces — known as Ansar Allah — in the Red Sea aimed at disrupting international shipping, with the group vowing to continue the attacks on ships in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The U.S. and Israel have also exchanged fire with groups in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria, and violence continues to increase in the occupied West Bank. The…

english.almanar.com.lb (2023-12-27). Hezbollah missiles, artillery shells, and combat drones strike newly-established Israeli sites in occupied Shebaa Farms, inflicting confirmed casualties: statement. english.almanar.com.lb

MEE staff (2023-12-27). Israel-Palestine war: Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd will continue to avoid Red Sea amid Houthi attacks. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd will continue to avoid Red Sea amid Houthi attacks | US naval task force shot down twelve attack drones and five missiles fired by Houthis in 10 hours | Wed, 12/27/2023 – 16: 42 | The CMA CGM Palais Royal, the world's largest container ship powered by natural gas, sails in Bay of Marseille, southern France, on 14 December 2023 (AFP) | Shipping giant Hapag…

Common Dreams (2023-12-27). US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption. pressenza.com The $1.5 trillion in military outlays each year is the scam that keeps on giving—to the military-industrial complex and the Washington insiders—even as it impoverishes and endangers America and the world. | By Jeffrey D. Sachs | On the surface, US foreign policy seems to be utterly irrational. The US gets into one disastrous war after another — Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Ukraine, and Gaza. In recent days, the US stands globally isolated in its support of Israel's genocidal actions against the Palestinians, voting against a UN General Assembly resolution for a Gaza ceasefire backed by 153 c…

Lee Camp, Break Through News. (2023-12-27). How Israel Buys Support From Celebrities. popularresistance.org Why have so many celebrities, politicians, and influencers come out to strongly support Israel? The two word answer: the "Israel lobby." But it's much deeper than that. | Comedian Lee Camp reveals the gruesome and often hidden details of how the Israel Support Industrial Complex's sausage is made.

Toby Blomé (2023-12-27). Thursday 12/28: Stop Travis: No US Weapons for Genocide. indybay.org Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, CA | Rally, plus: Main Gate, Travis AFB | Air Base Parkway & Parker Rd. | Park and Gather at Commercial Center to left of Air Base Pkway & Parker Rd.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-27). US Announces $250 Million Arms Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The Biden administration announced a new $250 million weapons package for Ukraine that the White House said will be the last until Congress approves new spending for the proxy war. The arms package uses the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows the US to ship weapons straight from US military stockpiles. The Pentagon still has over …

The Canary. (2023-12-27). Landmark Court Cases See Palestine Action's 'Elbit Eight' Acquitted. popularresistance.org In a landmark case, eight Palestine Action activists who used direct action to shut down the Israeli weapons trade have been acquitted of a total 12 charges which included criminal damage, burglary and encouraging criminal damage. The trial, which commenced on 13 November, related to a series of actions taken during the first six months of Palestine Action's existence from July 2020 to January 2021. Richard Barnard, co-founder of Palestine Action, was convicted by a 10-2 majority of one count of criminal damage, for an action at the now-closed Elbit Ferranti factory in Oldham. At least one member of jury later as…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-27). US Has Delivered Over 10,000 Tons of Weapons to Israel Since October 7. news.antiwar.com

Norman Solomon (2023-12-27). President Biden: Learn the names of children you've helped Israel to murder. nationofchange.org But you know what the billions of dollars' worth of weapons and bombs gifted by the U.S. government are being used for.

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