Monthly Archives: July 2024

2024-07-10: News Headlines

Staff (2024-07-10). Soldier killed in Gaza fighting; IDF investigating after Palestinians report at least 29 killed in airstrike. haaretz.com Palestinians report at least 29 killed, dozens wounded in strike on school compound near Gaza's Khan Yunis ‚ñ MDA Medical Services: Two killed from direct rocket hit to vehicles in northern Israel's Golan area ‚ñ IDF says it intercepted two drones which crossed into Israel from Lebanon ‚ñ Syrian army reports Israel attacked Iranian-linked targets in northern Syria, no casualties…

Cynthia Papermaster & Hank Pellissier (2024-07-10). Friday 7/12: CodePink & Mega Mouth Rebels Action for Palestine. indybay.org 456 Montgomery in San Francisco…

Angela (2024-07-10). Thursday 7/18: US Militarization in the Philippines: Abuse of People and Planet Webinar. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/philippines_webinar

Angela (2024-07-10). Friday 7/26: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Ceasefire Now! No Weapons for Israel or Ukraine! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Larry Johnson (2024-07-10). Fate of Biden Hangs Over the NATO Summit Like a Ghost Conjured by Shakespeare. sonar21.com The hot political event this year is the NATO Summit in Washington, DC. All Western world leaders showed up, not to discuss NATO's future, but to see if Joe Biden survives the meetings without dumping a load in his Depends or keeling over dead. Sort of the same reason people attend a car race — i.e., they are waiting for the crash. Nothing like a fiery car wreck to get the adrenaline pumping. | If

ecns.cn (2024-07-10). Tokyo-Manila military pact may be 'turning point'. ecns.cn A newly signed military pact between Tokyo and Manila, which will allow Japanese troops to land and use weapons in the Philippines for the first time since World War II, risks bloc confrontation and regional instability, analysts said.

Ron Ridenour (2024-07-10). Stop the 'Lesser of Two Evils' Syndrome. counterpunch.org Liberals vote Democrat. Conservatives vote Republican. Most progressives vote Democrat. So has it been. That landscape is changing. This election debate revolves around "lesser of evils" as always, but the presidential candidates are more unpopular than ever. What issues matter most? Greater possibility for world war with nuclear weapons. Mother Earth enraged. Racism and inequality. Republican

Dr. Joseph Sansone (2024-07-10). Dr. Francis Boyle Provides Affidavit: COVID 19 mRNA Nanoparticle Injections Are Biological Weapons and Weapons of Mass Destruction. globalresearch.ca

Systemic Disorder (2024-07-10). Capitalism can't overcome the laws of physics. indybay.org That humanity can dominate nature "is an illusion." The laws of thermodynamics remain in place. "Consequently, a growth-centered capitalist economy finds itself trapped in futile attempts to completely decouple itself from nature — aiming for a 100% circular, service-oriented and zero-waste existence.

presstv.ir (2024-07-10). Russia says destroyed multiple Ukrainian warplanes over past 24 hours. presstv.ir The Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons.

Jeff Farrell (2024-07-10). On the Ground With the 'Darth Vader' Drone Hunter Brigade in Ukraine. bylinetimes.com A purple laser light shines into a night sky that whines. But this is no pyrotechnic show. The whirring noise that sounds like a lawn mower comes from exploding drones that "It's there. I'm following it," a man shouts, his voice urgent. | A Browning M2 machine gun erupts and yellow streaks rip through the air forming a cluster of red dots in the abyss above where .50 calibre bullets tear into an Iranian-made Shahed drone. | Darth Vader brigade…

WSWS (2024-07-10). After the French elections, New Popular Front swings to the right. wsws.org The task is independently mobilizing working class militancy in struggle for demands that give voice to the objectively revolutionary opposition of the masses to capitalism.

aljazeera (2024-07-10). Northern India bus crash kills 18. aljazeera.com Collision in Uttar Pradesh state occurred when the bus heading to New Delhi slammed into a tanker carrying milk.

newleftreview (2024-07-10). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

aljazeera (2024-07-10). Boeing criminal fraud case: Why has aerospace group made a plea deal? aljazeera.com Under the deal, Boeing will pay a $240m fine for failing to comply with a prior agreement, but judge must approve it.

UMMID (2024-07-10). The Quest for Global Dominance and X Factor. ummid.com All the big powers are engaged in a continuous search for more destructive weapons, including AI weapons, and even exploring the prospects of space warfare. So what is this X Factor in the quest for dominance?

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2024-07-08: News Headlines

Nadia Mejjati, Waging Nonviolence. (2024-07-08). The Obsolescence Of War. popularresistance.org The proponents of war say that violence is necessary for "defense." But is that true? Humanity has learned how to wipe itself out in a matter of minutes with just a fraction of its nuclear weapons capability. Our atrocious culture of violence shows thousands of children killed in cold blood like a relentless horror film playing out on social media. We have invented killer-drones to undertake massacres without personally witnessing the horrors inflicted. In the face of our threatened extinction as a species, we must do better. That starts with seeing war for what it is. | War is grotesque. It represents the worst…

L. Michael Hager (2024-07-08). The Gaza Genocide: Who's Complicit? counterpunch.org Given the recent pro-Palestinian protests around the world and on many university campuses, it seems strange if not surprising that neither genocide nor the continuing flow of U.S. weapons to Israel were mentioned during the first (and maybe only) 2024 presidential debate. Nor did the New York Times Editorial Board see fit to cite complicity in genocide while calling for Biden to step down after his poor debate performance. Instead, it declared that Biden has been "an admirable president."

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-08). Hezbollah targets Israeli mountain base in 'largest' air attack. scmp.com Hezbollah said it launched 'multiple, successive squadrons of drones' at Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.

Angela (2024-07-08). Thursday 7/18: US Militarization in the Philippines: Abuse of People and Planet Webinar. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/philippines_webinar

Greg Stoker (2024-07-08). Consent for War: Think Tanks and the Russia-Ukraine Conflict. mintpressnews.com Former US Special Forces Soldier Greg Stoker reveals how think tanks, heavily funded by the military-industrial complex, shape US foreign policy towards Russia, driving endless conflict for profit.

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-08). Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced Palestinians kills at least 4, Gaza rescuers say. scmp.com Israeli military said the school complex was used as a militant hideout and housed 'a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility'.

Angela (2024-07-08). Friday 7/26: San Jose: Peace Vigil – Ceasefire Now! No Weapons for Israel or Ukraine! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…

Systemic Disorder (2024-07-08). Capitalism can't overcome the laws of physics. indybay.org That humanity can dominate nature "is an illusion." The laws of thermodynamics remain in place. "Consequently, a growth-centered capitalist economy finds itself trapped in futile attempts to completely decouple itself from nature — aiming for a 100% circular, service-oriented and zero-waste existence.

Prabhat Patnaik (2024-07-08). The specific form of poverty under capitalism. mronline.org There are roughly four proximate features of capitalist poverty.

presstv.ir (2024-07-08). Russia says destroyed multiple Ukrainian warplanes over past 24 hours. presstv.ir The Russian army conducted cluster strikes on Ukrainian military airports with high-precision weapons.

_____ (2024-07-08). The Russell-Einstein Manifesto 69 Years Later. transcend.org 9 July 1955 – "In view of the fact that in any future world war nuclear weapons will certainly be employed, and that such weapons threaten the continued existence of mankind, we urge the governments of the world to realize, and to acknowledge publicly, that their purpose cannot be furthered by a world war, and we urge them, consequently, to find peaceful means for the settlement of all matters of dispute between them."

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-08). Zelensky vows retaliation as Russian missiles kill 36 in Ukraine, gut Kyiv children's hospital. scmp.com It was the biggest bombardment of Kyiv in several months. The daylight attacks included Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, one of the most advanced Russian weapons…

Human Rights Watch (2024-07-08). Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kulbars carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border, Kurdistan, Iran, April 29, 2017. | © 2017 Abed Jalilpouran/Middle East Images/Middle East Images via Getty Images | Iranian authorities have used excessive and lethal force against predominantly Kurds crossing the border from Iraq with goods for resale.High rates of unemployment and poverty are among the drivers for people to work as border couriers, known as Kulbars, legally or illegally, which is a physically demanding and dangerous work.Iranian authorities should develop sustainable economic opportun…

aljazeera (2024-07-08). Boeing to plead guilty to avoid trial over fatal 737 Max crashes. aljazeera.com Lawyer for relatives of crash victims blasts plea agreement with US Department of Justice as a 'sweetheart deal'.

newleftreview (2024-07-08). Cédric Durand: Landscapes of Capital. newleftreview.org A critical engagement with the work of Brett Christophers, whose books—The New Enclosure, Rentier Capitalism, Our Lives in Their Portfolios and The Price Is Wrong—unfold a novel critique of the 'rentier stage' of contemporary capitalism, in the tradition of radical historical geography developed by Lefebvre, Harvey and Davis.

Reuters (2024-07-08). Boeing to plead guilty to fraud in US probe of fatal 737 Max crashes. scmp.com Plea deal relates to two 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia over a five-month period in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.

syndication (2024-07-08). Ultralight Drone Hunting Planes Now In Use In Ukraine. twz.com Ukraine's unorthodox efforts to develop ways of defeating Russian drones have taken an apparent new turn, with the appearance of a ultralight airplane carrying a sharpshooter to intercept uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). At this stage, few details about the concept are available, but it's notable that the aircraft in question — the Ukrainian-made Aeroprakt A-22 — is a type that we have seen in the past adapted as a one-way attack drone, something you can read more about

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