Javier Tolcachier (2023-12-11). Capitalismo y derechos humanos, dos términos incompatibles. globalizacion.ca ![]()
Pensar en lograr un ejercicio pleno de los derechos humanos en el marco de un sistema capitalista es un error garrafal y una ingenuidad absoluta. Error de apreciación que no es espontáneo sino inducido intencionalmente por los detentores de la…
_____ (2023-12-11). Socialism's Self-Criticism and Real Democracy. transcend.org ![]()
5 Dec 2023 – Democracy is incompatible with class-divided economic systems. Masters rule in slavery, lords in feudalism, and employers in capitalism. Whatever forms of government coexist with class-divided economic systems, the hard reality is that one class rules the other.
In Defense of Liberation! (2023-12-10). This Dread and Depression is on Purpose! Don't Fall Victim! Don't Blame Yourselves! podcasters.spotify.com ![]()
In this episode, I talk about some of the difficulties with remaining positive through a very dehumanizing, morbid, draining, and existential moment that we are all living through today. Whether we are Palestinian, Congolese, Nicaraguan, Cuban, Jamaican, Chinese, indigenous, or so-called American, we are all dealing with the extremes of capitalist, exploitation, extermination campaigns, mass, incarceration, the preponderance of social media, hyper individualism, mental health and climate crisis, and just in general, having to go to school or go to work every day while the world is blowing up around us. What do we…
Dean Baker (2023-12-11). Strong Job Growth Pushes Unemployment Rate Down to 3.7 Percent. counterpunch.org 
The rise in unemployment from the 3.4 percent low hit in April had some worried that a recession was looming. The Sahm Rule holds that a 0.5 percentage point rise in the unemployment rate presages a larger increase. (This is based on 3-month averages, not single month data.) The drop in unemployment to 3.7 percent
geo.tv (2023-12-11). US F-16 fighter jet crashes into Yellow Sea while training in South Korea. geo.tv 
F-16 fighter jet's pilot survived crash as he ejected and was rescued…
Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-12-11). The Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us. popularresistance.org ![]()
The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology including spyware, facial recognition software, and biometric gathering infrastructure, along with smart fences, experimental bombs, and AI-controlled machine guns are all tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle-tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the tenth largest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weapons to an estimated 130 n…
Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-12-11). Weapons Israel Tests On Palestinians Will Be Used Against All Of Us. popularresistance.org ![]()
The Palestinians are human laboratory rats to the Israeli military intelligence services and arms and technology industries. Israel's drones, surveillance technology including spyware, facial recognition software, and biometric gathering infrastructure, along with smart fences, experimental bombs, and AI-controlled machine guns are all tried out on the captive population in Gaza, often with lethal results. These weapons and technologies are then certified as "battle-tested" and sold around the world. | Israel is the tenth largest arms dealer on the planet and sells its technology and weapons to an estimated 130 n…
ecns.cn (2023-12-10). Artist Cai Guoqiang creates firework display in E China's Fujian. ecns.cn ![]()
Over 3,000 drones and over 15,000 fireworks shells lit up the night in Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province on Friday. "ÄÄ…
Angela (2023-12-11). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org ![]()
in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2023-12-11). US Blocks Gaza Peace Proposal At UN For Third Time, Holds World Hostage. popularresistance.org ![]()
The United States has used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council three times in less than two months to kill resolutions calling for peace in Gaza. | Meanwhile, Washington is sending billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel, directly assisting the country as it commits war crimes against Palestinian civilians. | On December 8, the Security Council voted on a resolution that called for an "immediate humanitarian ceasefire" and the unconditional release of all hostages. | The United States was the only country on the 15-member council that voted against the measure.
Dave DeCamp (2023-12-10). Biden Administration Bypasses Congress to Get More Tank Shells to Israel. news.antiwar.com ![]()
The Biden administration is bypassing Congress to get 13,000 rounds of tank ammunition to Israel to fuel its onslaught in Gaza by waiving a congressional review period for foreign weapons sales. On Friday night, the State Department notified Congress that it was going through with the $106 million sale of 120mm tank ammunition. The US …
Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-12-11). Africans Should Expel all American Biolaboratories. orinocotribune.com 
By Batko Milacic — Dec 8, 2023 | In the early 21st century, new concerns about bioweapons being used to generate terror and also with a series of newly emerging or newly understood disease-causing microbes have resulted in infections and deaths of workers studying these microbes in the laboratory, generally to gain understanding and to develop treatments and vaccines. Here, five examples are summarized: 1) smallpox virus escaped from a UK laboratory where it was being maintained and stored, 2) the 2014 infections and deaths of five researchers who were isolating West African Ebola virus for deoxyribonucleic…
Angela (2023-12-10). Friday 12/15: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org ![]()
in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
Editor (2023-12-11). The Chris Hedges Report: The Weapons Israel Tests on Palestinians Will Be Used Against All of Us. scheerpost.com ![]()
infobrics (2023-12-11). Pentagon wants Skynet-style weapons. infobrics.org ![]()
The Pentagon has no idea what might happen with the AI even next year, but it's determined to use it in a war. "Responsibly", of course.