2021-05-26: Social Media Postees

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The Emperor's New Rules: America's "Rules-Based Order" has Blind Spots
Medea Benjamin, Nicholas J.S. Davies | juancole.com | 2021-05-26
( Code Pink) — The world is reeling in horror at the latest Israeli massacre of hundreds of men, women and children in Gaza. Much of the world is also shocked by the role of the United States in this crisis, as it keeps providing Israel with weapons to kill Palestinian civilians, in violation of …
juancole.com/2021/05/emperors-rules-americas.html

The Emperor's New Rules
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-26
Credit: pinterest.com The world is reeling in horror at the latest Israeli massacre of hundreds of men, women and children in Gaza. Much of the world is also shocked by the role of the United States in this crisis, as it keeps providing Israel with weapons to kill Palestinian civilians, in violation of U.S. and …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/the-emperors-new-rules/

Biden State Department Quietly Grants Boeing License for $735 Million Bomb Sale
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-26
The Biden administration has reportedly granted Boeing an export license for the sale of $735 million in advanced weaponry to the Israeli government, news that came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $5.5 million in emergency aid to help Gaza recover from the latest Israeli bombing campaign. | Citing an un…
truthout.org/articles/biden-state-department-quietly-grants-boeing-license-for-735-million-bomb-sale/

Biden's latest executive order takes aim at climate change's threat to economy
Naveena Sadasivam | peoplesworld.org | 2021-05-26
Climate change could wreak havoc on nearly every aspect of life, and the U.S. financial system is no exception: Local housing market crashes and absurdly high insurance premiums are just two potential examples of the fallout. The federal government is beginning to act on these possibilities. On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing government agencies to expand their …
peoplesworld.org/article/bidens-latest-executive-order-takes-aim-at-climate-changes-threat-to-economy/

Edge of Sports: Turning Against Trans Student Athletes
Dave Zirin | progressive.org | 2021-05-26
Youth sports provide hope and acceptance. For trans youth, who are at greater risk of depression, anxiety, and suicide because of the oppression they face, it is potentially a rare safe space.
progressive.org/magazine/turning-against-trans-student-athletes-zirin/

Ripping Away Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Will Disproportionately Harm Working-Class Moms
Matt Sedlar | cepr.net | 2021-05-26
MarketWatch See article on original site All but a handful of Republican-led states have announced their intent to withdraw from the federal government's supplemental unemployment benefits program. Doing so will reduce benefits for jobless residents in these states by $300 per week. Republicans have blamed the more generous benefits for labor shortages and sluggish recovery …
cepr.net/ripping-away-enhanced-unemployment-benefits-will-disproportionately-harm-working-class-moms/

George Floyd's Death, The Working Class & Capitalism With IBT808 Pres Chris Silvera
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-05-26
Chris Silvera, the president of IBT Local 808 talks about racism and the continuing murders one year after the death of George Floyd. He also discusses the failure of the national unions to stand up to the racists, sexist and xenophobic attacks of former president Trump.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/25/18842749.php

George Floyd's Death, The Working Class & Capitalism With IBT808 Pres Chris Silvera
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-05-26
Chris Silvera, the president of IBT Local 808 talks about racism and the continuing murders one year after the death of George Floyd. He also discusses the failure of the national unions to stand up to the racists, sexist and xenophobic attacks of former president Trump.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/25/18842749.php

How America Went From Mom-and-Pop Capitalism to Techno-Feudalism
Ellen Brown | zcomm.org | 2021-05-26
The crisis of 2020 has created the greatest wealth gap in history. The middle class, capitalism and democracy are all under threat. What went wrong and what can be done?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-america-went-from-mom-and-pop-capitalism-to-techno-feudalism/

Consumer Health: Understanding the link between depression and pain
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-26
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave, and it can lead to emotional and physical problems. Depression and pain are closely related. Depression can cause pain, and pain can cause depression. Sometimes pain and depression create a vicious cycle …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/consumer-health-understanding-the-link-between-depression-and-pain/

Study Shows 91% of People Killed or Injured by Explosives in Global Cities Were Civilians
Jessica Corbett, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2021-05-25
"We call on states and other users to commit politically to stop using explosive weapons with wide area effects in populated areas. The harm recorded over the last 10 years and reflected in this report illustrates the stark urgency needed for a political declaration detailing such a commitment," says Action on Armed Violence. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gaza-child-funeral-2600×1361.jpg …
commondreams.org/news/2021/05/25/study-shows-91-people-killed-or-injured-explosives-global-cities-were-civilians?cd-origin=rss

Progressives Are Also Right About Foreign Policy
Perry Bacon Jr. | commondreams.org | 2021-05-25
"America cannot lead the world in embracing multiracial democracy and rejecting authoritarianism…while also condoning the actions of Netanyahu and the Saudis and launching military strikes wherever it wants." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/tlaib_omar.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/25/progressives-are-also-right-about-foreign-policy?cd-origin=rss

Resisting the everyday violence of colonial extractivism
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-25
In the face of environmental collapse, deepening inequalities and capitalism in crisis, resisting violence requires challenging its colonial constructions.
popularresistance.org/resisting-the-everyday-violence-of-colonial-extractivism/

America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales)
Andy Kroll | tomdispatch.com | 2021-05-25
When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In April of this year, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) published its annual analysis of trends in global arms sales and the winner — as always — was the U.S. of A. Between 2016 and 2020, this country accounted for 37% of total international weapons deliveries, nearly twice the level of its closest rival, Russia, and more than six times that of Washington's threat du jour, China. Sadly, this was no surprise to arms-trade analysts. The U.S. has held that top spot for 28 of…
tomdispatch.com/america-dominant-again-in-arms-sales/

Becoming Black: a conversation with Olúfémi Táíwà≤ and Achille Mbembe
Joris Leverink | roarmag.org | 2021-05-25
Protester facing police at a Black Lives Matter protest in London, UK — June 6, 2020. Photo: Viktor Kadiri / Shutterstock.com | The Movement for Black Lives not only exposed the brutality of US policing, it has stimulated conversations on systemic racism and coercive state power everywhere. For the tenth edition of its flagship State of Power report, the Transnational Institute has brought together two brilliant thinkers on racial capitalism today. | Achille Mbembe is a groundbreaking philosopher, whose many books since the mid 1980s…
roarmag.org/essays/becoming-black-olufemi-taiwo-achille-mbembe/

Becoming Black: a conversation with Olúfémi Táíwà≤ and Achille Mbembe
Joris Leverink | roarmag.org | 2021-05-25
Protester facing police at a Black Lives Matter protest in London, UK — June 6, 2020. Photo: Viktor Kadiri / Shutterstock.com | The Movement for Black Lives not only exposed the brutality of US policing, it has stimulated conversations on systemic racism and coercive state power everywhere. For the tenth edition of its flagship State of Power report, the Transnational Institute has brought together two brilliant thinkers on racial capitalism today. | Achille Mbembe is a groundbreaking philosopher, whose many books since the mid 1980s…
roarmag.org/essays/becoming-black-a-conversation-with-olufemi-taiwo-and-achille-mbembe/

Becoming Black: a conversation with Olúfémi Táíwà≤ and Achille Mbembe
Joris Leverink | roarmag.org | 2021-05-25
Protester facing police at a Black Lives Matter protest in London, UK — June 6, 2020. Photo: Viktor Kadiri / Shutterstock.com | The Movement for Black Lives not only exposed the brutality of US policing, it has stimulated conversations on systemic racism and coercive state power everywhere. For the tenth edition of its flagship State of Power report, the Transnational Institute has brought together two brilliant thinkers on racial capitalism today. | Achille Mbembe is a groundbreaking philosopher, whose many books since the mid 1980s…
roarmag.org/essays/becoming-black-olufemi-taiwo-achille-mbembe/

Florida Becomes 23rd GOP-Led State to Slash Jobless Benefits
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-05-25
Florida's Republican-led government announced Monday that it will soon cut off a $300-per-week federal boost to unemployment benefits, the 23rd GOP state to take such a step in recent weeks as the Biden Labor Department faces pressure to ensure the lifeline continues reaching jobless workers. | The…
truthout.org/articles/florida-becomes-23rd-gop-led-state-to-slash-jobless-benefits/

When It Comes to the Tools of Death and Destruction, No One Tops the US
William Hartung | commondreams.org | 2021-05-25
"Between 2016 and 2020, this country accounted for 37% of total international weapons deliveries, nearly twice the level of its closest rival, Russia, and more than six times that of Washington's threat du jour, China." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/dismantle-war-economy_0.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2021/05/25/when-it-comes-tools-death-and-destruction-no-one-tops-us?cd-origin=rss

Bolivia — Seis frentes desestabilizadores al gobierno del MAS
Eduardo Paz Rada | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-25
Cuando el gobierno del presidente Luis Arce del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) cumple seis meses con acciones para enfrentar las crisis sanitaria, económica y social, después de once meses de gobierno de facto como efecto de un golpe de estado,…
globalizacion.ca/bolivia-seis-frentes-desestabilizadores-al-gobierno-del-mas/

Un mundo para la Argentina
Ezequiel Beer | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-25
La puesta en marcha de las fuerzas productivas estadounidenses gracias a una efectiva acción estatal demarca nuevamente que dicha institución es todavía la herramienta política también en el capitalismo desarrollado amen de la generación in situ de una elevación inflacionaria…
globalizacion.ca/un-mundo-para-la-argentina/

The US and EU vs. Belarus: Pot, Kettle, Black
Thomas Knapp | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-25
On May 23, a fighter jet intercepted Ryanair Flight 4978 as it was about to exit Belarus's airspace en route from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania. Citing a supposed bomb threat (apparently contrived by regime agents on board the plane), Belarus air traffic control ordered the Boeing 737 to turn around and land in Minsk.
counterpunch.org/2021/05/25/the-us-and-eu-vs-belarus-pot-kettle-black/

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2021-05-25: News Headlines

Thomas Knapp (2021-05-25). The US and EU vs. Belarus: Pot, Kettle, Black. counterpunch.org On May 23, a fighter jet intercepted Ryanair Flight 4978 as it was about to exit Belarus's airspace en route from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania. Citing a supposed bomb threat (apparently contrived by regime agents on board the plane), Belarus air traffic control ordered the Boeing 737 to turn around and land in Minsk.

Eduardo Paz Rada (2021-05-25). Bolivia — Seis frentes desestabilizadores al gobierno del MAS. globalizacion.ca Cuando el gobierno del presidente Luis Arce del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS) cumple seis meses con acciones para enfrentar las crisis sanitaria, económica y social, después de once meses de gobierno de facto como efecto de un golpe de estado,…

Editorial Team (2021-05-24). All the questions socialists have about China but were too afraid to ask. challenge-magazine.org Alexander Norton interviews Keith Lamb on how China's self-proclaimed socialist system measures up to the expectations of a Western socialist expat from Scotland who has lived through almost two decades of drastic change in the world's emerging superpower | In the 1990s and 2000s conventional Western wisdom was that China had long abandoned socialism. But by 2018, when president Xi Jinping lauded Marx as the greatest thinker of modern times at the closing speech of a 2-week celebration of his 200th anniversary and reaffirmed China's commitment to his vision of communism, many on the left — and the right…

John Buell (2021-05-24). On How there is no Restaurant Worker Shortage, only a Shortage of Safe Jobs with Adequate Pay. juancole.com From the earliest days of the Pandemic relief initiatives business lobbies and conservative pundits have griped about the $600 Federal Unemployment Insurance supplement. They complained that combined state and federal programs would give many employed workers more income than they received in their current jobs. Workers would have an incentive to stay home to sit …

Anonymous103 (2021-05-24). Another Turkish Officer Killed In Iraqi Kurdistan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On May 24, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported that a 25-year-old serviceman of the Turkish Armed Forces had died during the operation in northern Iraq. He was injured during the landing and died of wounds in the hospital. | The same day, the Turkish Defense Ministry has published a video of the elimination of four Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters in the Iraqi province of Dakuk. According to the Turkish special services, two pickup trucks loaded with weapons, which…

Mohamed Elmaazi (2021-05-24). Activists force shutdown of Israeli weapons factory in UK. electronicintifada.net Police still not able to coax activists down after six days, local fire brigade declares support…

Sam Jacobs (2021-05-24). Weapons of War on Our Streets: The Militarization of America's Police. globalresearch.ca The claim often …

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2021-05-24). Advocates Hail Ruling Striking Down 'Unconstitutional' Georgia Anti-BDS Law. commondreams.org "This ruling comes at a crucial moment, when millions of Americans are questioning the use of U.S.-provided weapons in the onslaught against the Palestinian people," said PCJF counsel Mara Verheyden-Hilliard. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bds-2600×1300.jpg …

Chuck Collins (2021-05-24). Family Offices: Trillion Dollar Pools of Unregulated Capital You Haven't Heard About. counterpunch.org Don't be surprised if you haven't heard of a family office as they fly below the radar. I explore the role of family offices in the larger "wealth defense industry" in my new book, The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions (Polity Books). And Kalena Thomhave and I make the case for

George Ygarza (2021-05-24). In Working-Class NJ Town, Activists Push to Invest in Community, Not Police. zcomm.org Abolitionists are confronting racial capitalism and policing in…

WSWS (2021-05-24). Boeing donates $50 million to Virginia Tech University's "Innovation Campus" wsws.org The donation is the largest in the university's history and was announced as part of an effort to focus on "diversity."

Joris Leverink (2021-05-24). Economic Update: Rise and Fall of Labor and Capitalism. roarmag.org On this week's show, Prof. Wolff discusses Congress bills H.R.51 giving statehood to Washington, DC, and H.R.1 countering GOP efforts to restrict voting; and Biden's tax reforms to help pay for new and expanded government programs. | In the second half of the program, Wolff interviews Prof. Michael Hillard on the role of labor in the dramatic rise and fall of Maine's paper industry, a parable for the economic difficulties facing the US today. | You can support this show on

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-05-24). Patriarchy Is as Cunning as Capitalism. libya360.wordpress.com Raúl Cazal and Alba Carosio Alba Carosio has been a feminist activist since the 1960s. She practices a feminism committed to popular struggles and to the poorest and most excluded women. Nevertheless, she is aware that her reach was limited, until Hugo Chávez became President of the Republic: Women's struggles for their rights pre-existed the…

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