(2025-02-06). Trump Reiterates Plan To Remove Palestinians From Gaza. popularresistance.org On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in The White House during his second term. The meeting took place amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations between the Israeli government and Hamas. | Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Trump made the stunning announcement that the United States would try to take over Gaza. | "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," he said. "We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of…
(2025-02-06). Under Trump's Orders, Pentagon Plans 'Permanent Withdrawal' From Syria. popularresistance.org Washington is drafting plans for a withdrawal of US military forces from Syria, two defense officials told NBC News on 4 February. | "The Defense Department is developing plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria," the officials said. | As a result of US President Donald Trump and those close to him expressing an intention to pull out of Syria recently, Pentagon officials are "drawing up plans for a full withdrawal in 30, 60 or 90 days," the report conveyed. | US defense officials told NBC that Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz visited CENTCOM's headquarters last week, met with senior army officials,…
(2025-02-06). The Nonstop Military Operation Known As Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israel is demolishing residential buildings in the West Bank, burning homes in Lebanon and constructing military facilities in Syria, all while continuing to kill civilians in Gaza.
(2025-02-06). Twelve Days in Kobane, Where Syrian Kurds Are Under Attack by Turkey. globalresearch.ca Menzeer al-Hamid has started smoking again. | Standing in his yard on a hill overlooking the city of Kobane, al-Hamid, a veteran ambulance medic, takes a drag and looks out across his hometown. Turkish jets can be heard roaring overhead, followed …
(2025-02-06). Who Is Behind the Mexican Drug Cartels? globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump has declared that the "Drug Cartels" in Mexico are terrorists, intimating that America should wage a new "war on terrorism" in Mexico modelled on America's counter-terrorism initiative in the Middle East against Al Qaeda. | What do the …
(2025-02-06). Trump Revoking Birthright Citizenship Is Derailing the Engine of American Liberty. globalresearch.ca It's a crystal clear idea: citizenship and equal protection under the law for everyone born or naturalized in the United States. Beyond that, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution also protects the rights of life, liberty, and property of …
(2025-02-06). You know who else wanted to move an ethnic group to other countries? Adolf Hitler. thecanary.co The ethno-nationalist stories of Zionism and Nazism are intertwined in many ways. And the dominant form of genocidal Zionism today speaks like an echo from the dark days of Adolf Hitler and his own genocidal nationalism. Human rights groups and numerous genocide experts have long called Israel's crimes in Gaza a genocide. And this week, Jewish actor Wallace Shawn told […] | By
(2025-02-06). Failure to challenge Trump's ethnic cleansing 'will end the world order as we know it', says Shockat Adam. thecanary.co The Canary asked Independent Alliance MP Shockat Adam for his thoughts on Donald Trump's call for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. And he stressed that the UK government's failure to challenge this in any meaningful way "will end the world order as we know it". Canary: What would you say about the precedent Trump's embrace […] | By
(2025-02-06). Bibi: The Making of a Genocidaire. davidswanson.org The documentary film The Bibi Files, begins with and is named for and for a long time focuses on leaked videos from the prosecution of Netanyahu for corruption. Through much of the film my thoughts were of Al Capone — of getting a killer on tax fraud. Do I really want to watch footage of …
(2025-02-06). "Educational Arson": Trump Moves to Abolish Dept. of Education Amid Broader Attack on Public Schools. democracynow.org 
As the Trump administration, led in part by his unelected adviser Elon Musk, sets its sights on cutting the Department of Education, we speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an "extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity." Hagopian, whose new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education, traces the history of racist educational censorship, adds, "This isn't about protecting children. We know that dismantling the Department of Education is really about imposing … the violence of organized forgett…
(2025-02-06). Trump's Tariffs Could Cause Huge Global Crisis. popularresistance.org The US designed the global financial system in a way in which the US dollar is at the center, and other countries need to get access to dollars to pay off their dollar-denominated debt, and to pay for imports. | Yet, in order for this system to work, the US has to run a deficit with the rest of the world, a current account deficit, so other countries can get those dollars. | But Trump wants to disrupt this. He says he wants to tariff other countries to reduce the US trade deficit, which means that other countries won't be able to get the dollars they need to pay off their debt and to pay for imports.
(2025-02-06). A Moment of Civilizational and Institutional Crisis in U.S. History: Address to Civil Servants and the Military. Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca Dear Friends: | I want to make a clear and unmistakable declaration on this critical day in American history. As we watch the unravelling of American institutions and the gathering threat around the world of a new dark age of barbarism, …
(2025-02-06). Blogger killed, editor missing as Mozambique's press freedom crisis deepens. cpj.org/feed/atom/
(2025-02-06). Brussels Parliament To Recognize Israel's War On Gaza As Genocide. popularresistance.org The March 30 Movement, which has long advocated for the Palestinian cause, stated that the historic step was adopted on February 3. | This comes as the movement's electoral initiative during the 2024 campaign, Viva Palestina, focused on one key demand: for the Brussels Parliament to officially recognize the genocide in Gaza and take concrete action. | Throughout the campaign, Viva Palestina engaged extensively in debates with political parties, applied pressure to push them to take a stance, and mobilized public opinion. | With the resolution adopted at the commission level, the March 30 Movement urged all Belgia…
(2025-02-06). Israel's Shadow Diplomat: How Ron Dermer is Orchestrating US Policy From Inside. mintpressnews.com Netanyahu's longtime confidant has been embedded in Washington for years. His latest mission? Cementing unconditional U.S. backing for the next phase in Israel's Gaza offensive.
(2025-02-06). European committee to protect democracy fails from the outset; its chair was selected, not elected as the EU claims. expose-news.com On Monday, the recently formed European Democracy Shield Committee "voted" for who would be its chair. We place "voted" in quotations because the chair had been publicised in the French press hours …
(2025-02-06). Glasgow University just got a wake-up call over its complicity with Israel. thecanary.co 
Two Youth Demand supporters sprayed paint over a University of Glasgow building to demand the UK government impose a complete trade embargo on Israel, including on arms sales. University of Glasgow: complicit in Israel's genocide At around 9: 50am on Thursday 6 February, Hannah Taylor and Catriona Roberts used fire extinguishers to spray the James McCune […] | By
(2025-02-06). Tom Brady & Snoop Dogg's Super Bowl Ad Isn't What You Think—Here's Who's Behind It. mintpressnews.com 
A billionaire-backed effort to equate criticism of Israel with hate speech is rolling out during the Super Bowl—here's who is behind the effort and why.
(2025-02-06). A lack of cash leads to bartering. electronicintifada.net Israel's destruction of Gaza's financial sector prompts widescale return to ancient system of trading to meet basic needs.
(2025-02-06). Palestine Action once again hit Allianz in dramatic overnight raid. thecanary.co 
Palestine Action has once again piled the pressure on genocidal insurer Allianz — as it continues to prop-up Israel's weapons manufacturer Elbit amid Donald Trump's calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Allianz: facing the wrath of Palestine Action again During the early hours of 5 February, Palestine Action once again targeted Allianz, this time with […] | By
(2025-02-06). UK Local Council Pension Funds Are Investing Billions in Companies 'Enabling Israeli Apartheid'. bylinetimes.com Palestine Solidarity Campaign has released updated research revealing that Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds, administered by local authorities across Britain, invest over £12billion in companies they say are "enabling Israel's genocide, military occupation and apartheid against Palestinians." | The research, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, details the investments of 81 LGPS funds in companies which produce weapons and military technology used in Israel's attacks on Palestinians; provide services or infrastructure that supports Israel's unlawful military occupation; or condu…
(2025-02-06). 'Donald Trump's Gaza Ethnic Cleansing Plan Is a Call for War Crimes And the UK Must Condemn It'. bylinetimes.com Donald Trump's comments about taking long-term control of Gaza, forcing Palestinians out to other countries, and turning the area into a luxury "Gaza Riviera" are not just offensive — they are dangerous. They potentially amount to an open endorsement of ethnic cleansing. | The people of Gaza are not an obstacle to be cleared away for beachfront development. They are families who have lived on this land for generations. Parents who just want to keep their children safe. Doctors who have worked through unimaginable conditions to save lives. Teachers who, even under bombardment, try to bring hope to the ne…
(2025-02-06). For the Eleventh Straight Year, United States Votes "No" to UN Anti-Nazi Resolution. globalresearch.ca Although President Roosevelt was fiercely opposed to Nazism, and brilliantly worked with Stalin and Churchill to defeat the Nazis, there were many in the US, particularly among the oligarchs, who hoped that Hitler would win the war and crush the Soviet Union…
(2025-02-06). "Trump Does Not See Palestinians as Human Beings": Plan for U.S. to "Take Over" Gaza Faces Outcry. democracynow.org 
World leaders are rebuking Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, ethnically cleansing the region of Palestinians. "There's no question that even though the entire region would reject it … the fundamental reality is that we are heading to the complete destruction of Palestinian society in Gaza as a matter of status quo," says our guest Omar Baddar. Baddar, a Palestinian American political analyst and member of the National Policy Council of the Arab American Institute, also discusses Trump's recent statements signaling a potential breakdown of th…
(2025-02-06). Report on Humans. dissidentvoice.org 
(2025-02-06). An Absence of Humanity in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org At the risk of writing a numbed monotone in response to fifteen months of reported Israeli war crimes in Gaza l note here some of the lesser known efforts to resist the genocide in Gaza. No legal system has countered the atrocities against civilians, civilian infra-structure, humanitarian support, medical and health care, Palestine's culture, Gaza's …
(2025-02-06). One of the most prolific companies complicit with Elbit just got a visit from Palestine Action. thecanary.co 
Early on Thursday 6 February, Palestine Action took action at the Manchester offices of CDW 17 Quay Street. It was over the company's complicity with Israel's genocide in Gaza. CDW: complicit in genocide Palestine Action targeted the firm — smashing the front door, breaking windows, and covering the building in symbolic blood-red paint: "CDW drop […] | By
(2025-02-06). Trump Announces 'Levantine Riviera': The Ethnic Cleansing and Terraforming Mega-Project of Tomorrow! globalresearch.ca 
Trump stunned the world today with his blithely unapologetic plans for the mass ethnic cleansing and terraforming of Gaza, after receiving a "golden pager" memento from a smirking Netanyahu—a more cretinous tableau could hardly be imagined: | . | . | . ⚪
(2025-02-06). Robbing the People of Sudan. dissidentvoice.org Even those who pay attention to Africa-related news may not know how terrible the situation is in Africa, for example, that there are more conflicts on that continent now than at any point since at least 1946. Sudan is no exception. In mid-April of 2023, fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and …
(2025-02-06). The Monster-Making Machine. dissidentvoice.org In 1945 civilians from the German village of Hurlach were marched into the midst of the horrors of newly liberated Kaufering 6, a sub-camp of Dachau. As they moved from the crisp spring air into the zone of stench and death and disease they protested that they did not know that this horror existed. Could …
(2025-02-06). Moving From a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock. dissidentvoice.org This year's Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, from 90 seconds up to 89 seconds to midnight, which must have come as a relief to the few members of …
(2025-02-06). Hundreds of Charter Schools Will Fail, Close, and Abandon Thousands of Families in 2025. dissidentvoice.org The nation's first charter school law was passed in Minnesota in 1991. Today there are roughly 3.8 million students enrolled in about 8,000 charter schools across the country. Charter schools are legal in 46 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Over the past 30+ years, thousands of charter schools have failed, closed, and abandoned …
(2025-02-06). Parachinar: A Forgotten Tragedy in the Shadow of Sectarian Violence. dissidentvoice.org 
Amid its beautiful and quite vales of Parachinar lying between the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan, the echoing of muffled screams can be heard far too often as families lose their dear ones to sectarian terrorism. Once surrounded by the natural beauty and orderly with friendly neighbours and kin folk, this town can now boast about …
(2025-02-06). Victoria, Poldark, and Brexit Cultural Nationalism. dissidentvoice.org 
The recent drama, Victoria (2016-2019) on Netflix based on the life of Queen Victoria is an elaborate, well-made and well-acted series, all the better to convince one of the authenticity of its content. Victoria was presented as a young queen who was always concerned with the interests of not only her adoring public but with …
(2025-02-06). Erik Prince Smells Blood in Gaza—And He's Ready to Cash In. mintpressnews.com Two private security firms registered in the U.S. have been contracted to oversee operations in the Netzarim Corridor, a checkpoint separating northern and southern Gaza. The Guardian
(2025-02-06). 2 ∞C Climate Warming Target Is 'Dead'. popularresistance.org In a new analysis, acclaimed climate scientist Professor James Hansen and colleagues said that scientists had greatly underestimated the rate of global heating, and that the international target of two degrees Celsius is "dead." | The analysis concluded that the combination of recent reductions in shipping pollution — which have the effect of blocking the sun — and increasing emissions from fossil fuels have been greater than previously thought, reported The Guardian. | "A shocking rise of warming has been exposed by, ironically, a reduction of pollutants, but we now have a new baseline and trajectory…
(2025-02-06). Why Climate Defiance Is Doubling Down On Disruption. popularresistance.org On a brutally cold morning last December, shortly before I was arrested for the first time, a hundred of us gathered beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C. I came from campus in the dark with a couple of friends. As others congregated on the grass, we made awkward introductions. It was an eclectic bunch: teachers, tech workers, lawyers, tradespeople, students and full-time activists, some of whom I recognized from past demonstrations. | When we reached a critical mass, Maxwell Downing, an organizer with Climate Defiance, split us up by risk level.
(2025-02-06). A Guide For Federal Employees Under Siege. popularresistance.org Over the past few weeks, I've been inundated with messages from concerned federal employees. Many of you have reported disturbing developments involving Elon Musk and his inner circle—including private contractors from Musk's companies allegedly accessing sensitive Office of Personnel Management (OPM) servers and locking federal employees out of their systems. These actions raise serious legal and ethical concerns, and we must confront them strategically. | I understand your fear and frustration. You're being targeted because authoritarian leaders know that professional public servants—those of you wh…
(2025-02-06). The Super Bowl Is In New Orleans This Week; So Is A Major Strike. popularresistance.org On January 16, nurses from University Medical Center in New Orleans gathered to hold a vigil for those killed and injured on New Year's in the city. Holding electric candles, the nurses spoke about working during what they call a "mass casualty event"‚Äâ—‚Äâin this case, a man barreling down Bourbon Street in a rented truck, running down as many people as he could‚Äâ—‚Äâand about the challenges of caring for patients in an atmosphere that prioritizes profits. | Terry Mogilles was one of those nurses. She's worked…
(2025-02-06). Federal Workers, Stay In Your Jobs And Help Resist. popularresistance.org Federal workers are on the front lines of the Trump-Musk regime's illegal and destructive orders. | The email sent to federal employees urging them to resign in exchange for uncertain benefits is clearly aimed at purging critical government employees and replacing them with loyalists and ideologues. | The email promises workers up to eight months of pay if they resign by February 6. At first glance, this might sound like a generous offer. But neither Elon Musk nor U.S. President Donald Trump have the legal authority to make such a promise.
(2025-02-06). Chicago Clinic Offers Free Legal Aid To Solidarity Economy Groups. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois, has a rich history of grassroots organizing. Notable examples are the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council's efforts to improve local economic and social conditions and the Black Panther Party's establishment of housing cooperatives and free food, clothing, and medical services. | The solidarity economy movement has continued to gain momentum in Chicago. In 2024, a map from the worker-owned ChiCommons Cooperative showed more than 800 solidarity enterprises, co-ops, and mutual aid groups in the city.
(2025-02-06). Congressman seeks to impeach Trump over Gaza — but what about Biden? thecanary.co US congressman Al Green has announced his intention to impeach president Donald Trump. And he did so as he insisted that: ethnic cleansing in Gaza is not a joke—especially when it emanates from the President of the United States, the most powerful person in the world. Al Green: impeach Trump over Gaza Al Green stressed […] | By
(2025-02-06). Peter Beinart on "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza" & Trump's Call for Ethnic Cleansing. democracynow.org 
We speak to Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart about his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, which is "addressed to my fellow Jews" and criticizes what he characterizes as the increasing privileging of Zionism as a part of Jewish identity. "The Jewish community is structured to basically make the existence of a Jewish state, a state that privileges Jews over Palestinians, sacred, … elevat[ing] ethnonationalism — a Jewish state — over Judaism itself," Beinart says. In response, he challenges the erasure of Zionism's explicitly co…
(2025-02-06). With an apple, a child opens eyes and hearts. electronicintifada.net Displaced family finds solace in the kindness of their autistic four-year-old.
(2025-02-06). As one war ends, another begins. electronicintifada.net We search for a life worth living among the rubble.
(2025-02-06). ACIS president-elect Aidan Beatty and the Zionist libel against Irish history. wsws.org This is an open letter written to the American Conference of Irish Studies. ACIS vice president Aidan Beatty is slated to assume the organization's presidency at its annual conference later this month.
(2025-02-06). Why Did Trump Threaten to Modify or Rescind India's Sanctions Waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port? globalresearch.ca
(2025-02-06). American Carnage and the Establishment of a Military Dictatorship. Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca It breaks the heart to see so many lost souls congratulating themselves on the impending approval of Gabbard and Kennedy by the Senate, two corrupt and gutless politicians who have not said a word in opposition to the takeover of …
(2025-02-06). Guard breaks the arms of two teenage boys: Abuse continues within the Kentucky juvenile justice system. wsws.org A Kentucky juvenile justice guard broke the arms of two teens at McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Paducah, Kentucky. The attacks occurred in separate restraint incidents on the same day.
(2025-02-06). Health Ministry closes Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital over Ebola outbreak. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has closed Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital and evacuated all health workers to an isolation facility to stop the spread of the Ebola Sudan virus. Last week, the Ministry of Health announced the outbreak of the Ebola Sudan virus after a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of …
(2025-02-06). Triggering War. A Manufactured "Catalytic Event" Which Will Initiate an All Out War? Are We Going to Let This Happen Again? globalresearch.ca As we watch Western governments testing their opponents — today Iran, the next day the DPRK, and then Russia and China — we hold our breaths. We are waiting with a sense of dread for the occurrence of a catalytic event that will initiate war. Now is the time to reflect on such catalytic events, to understand them, to prepare for them.
(2025-02-06). American Values, Chinese Values: The New Global Order and the Cultural Dimension of the US-China Conflict. globalresearch.ca [This article by the late Prof. Joseph Chung was first published by GR in December 2019.] | The Sino-American hegemonic conflict has several dimensions including political and economic issues. But we cannot overlook the cultural aspect of the conflict, for the …
(2025-02-06). øY si llegaran bailando el chachachá? cubadebate.cu Encuestados sobre øcuál sería el objetivo que perseguirían los alienígenas en la Tierra?, las respuestas fueron las siguientes: Donald Trump: Se proponen ser aliados de China y por tanto deberán pagar un alto arancel para el aterrizaje. Marcos Rubio: øQué es un alienígena? Supongo que un tipo nuevo de comunista cubano, amenaza para la humanidad.
(2025-02-06). Irrefutable Evidence Supporting Immediate Market Withdrawal of COVID-19 "Vaccines": Peer-Reviewed Study. globalresearch.ca Over 81,000 physicians, scientists, and concerned citizens, 240 elected officials, 17 professional organizations, excess mortality, negative efficacy, and DNA contamination call for urgent action. | * | The McCullough Foundation study, authored by epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, and Dr. …
(2025-02-06). Headlines for February 6, 2025. democracynow.org Protests Erupt Against Trump and Musk Takeover of Gov't Agencies, NOAA Receives Order to Halt "International Engagements"; HHS Workers Placed on DEI "Hit List", Sen. Brian Schatz Warns Against "Creeping Fascism" as He Leads Filibuster Against OMB Nominee Vought, Unions Sue to Prevent DOGE from Accessing Labor Dept. Data, CIA Sends White House Email with Names of Recent Hires; DOJ Official Accuses FBI of "Insubordination", Trump Signs Order Banning Trans Women and Girls from School Sports, Judge Blocks Trump's "Cruel and Unusual" Order to Move…
(2025-02-06). Democratic Socialists of America on LA City Council seek to smother opposition to attacks on immigrants. wsws.org The DSA proposals to the City Council are a cynical ploy to immobilize genuine working class discontent and channel it behind the dead-end politics of the Democratic Party.
(2025-02-06). Rare Minerals Trump Is Seeking from Ukraine Are Russian. globalresearch.ca The majority of rare earth minerals in which the United States is interested are located in territories controlled not by the Kiev regime but by Russia. This was acknowledged even by Ukrainian media after US President Donald Trump demanded Ukrainian …
(2025-02-06). Look at Yourself and Think. Statement from Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals. globalresearch.ca The Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, as a voluntary, independent and non-partisan association of citizens founded 25 years ago, has publicly expressed its opinions and positions on important social issues on many occasions. According to the Forum's assessment …
(2025-02-06). Bombshell: Google Finally Admits It Pursues Advanced AI Weapons Programs: "AI Should Protect National Security" globalresearch.ca Google is among the largest companies in the world. Its influence on the global high-tech industry cannot be overstated, making it a very potent leverage for the United States. | Officially, the company is "pacifist" and insists on "a peaceful …
(2025-02-06). Slovakia's Robert Fico "Good Relations with Russia" Has Become Priority Target for Collective West and Kiev Regime. globalresearch.ca In Slovakia, destabilizing political groups are acting increasingly aggressively against the legitimate local government. Anti-democratic protests, vandalism and destruction of historical heritage are taking place, while pro-Ukrainian and pro-EU organizations are trying to provoke a kind of "Slovak Maidan". Meanwhile, …
(2025-02-06). The Veiled March Toward Fascism: How Trump's Presidency Erodes American Democracy. globalresearch.ca The presidency of Donald Trump has sparked intense debate across the political spectrum, with some critics warning that the United States is on a dangerous path toward authoritarianism. Under his leadership, there has been a notable erosion of democratic norms, …
(2025-02-06). Underestimating Americans: A Coming Plunge of "Dictator Donald" D.D. Ralph Nader. globalresearch.ca Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about …
(2025-02-06). President Trump's Obsession with Tariffs. Economic Ruse or Political Blackmail? globalresearch.ca It would be fair to call President Trump as obsessed with tariffs. Import tariffs on every country that does not conform to his foreign policy ideas is the "rules-based order" converted into the "Trump-based order." | Punishment by imposing tariffs is …
(2025-02-06). The Albanians: Land, People, and Language. globalresearch.ca The ethnic Albanians entered Balkan history in 1043 when they came from East Sicily and settled in present-day Central Albania by the Byzantine authorities.[1] Their ethnic origin remains still very vague and no historical consensus has been reached on the …
(2025-02-06). Selected Articles: President Trump's Obsession with Tariffs. Economic Ruse or Political Blackmail? globalresearch.ca 
By It would be fair to call President Trump as obsessed with tariffs. Import tariffs on every country that does not conform to his …
(2025-02-06). Argentina militarizes northern borders with Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. wsws.org The border crackdown is aimed at scapegoating migrants for the devastating effects of Milei's policies and provoking US-backed confrontations with neighboring countries.
(2025-02-06). A new biography of abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner. wsws.org Stephen Puleo's biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans' struggle against slavery and shines a light on a little-known figure in American history.
(2025-02-06). BoU Money Heist: Case files submitted to DPP. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has submitted the cases of nine suspects in the Bank of Uganda (BOU) money heist to the Directorate of Public Prosecution for perusal and legal advice. DPP is expected to guide on which offences should the suspects face. CID has so far preferred abuse …
(2025-02-06). Russia's NTV commercial television broadcaster on the 1945 Yalta Conference. gilbertdoctorow.com
(2025-02-06). Ukrainian secret service SBU arrests anti-war youth in multiple cities. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site, the organ of the International Committee of the Fourth International, demands the immediate release of the prisoners.
(2025-02-06). Australia: NSW nurses' union shuts down fight for wage increase. wsws.org The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association is tying members' wages and conditions to a case which the state industrial court will not hear before September, and enforcing a strike ban until the legal proceedings are complete.
(2025-02-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Postal workers in Boà´n-sur-Lignon, France, strike over Amazon restructuring of work conditions; teachers and civil servants without pay in December and January stage protests in Kurdistan Regional Government area of Iraq; electricity workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria begin indefinite strike to oppose sacking of 900…
(2025-02-06). CDF Muhoozi slams Supreme Court ruling. independent.co.ug 
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief of Defense Forces, General Kainerugaba Muhoozi, has criticized the recent Supreme Court ruling that banned the trial of civilians in Military Courts, arguing that the decision undermines the vision and mandate of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF). Muhoozi expressed his shock over the ruling, stating that the …
(2025-02-06). Taliban detains 2 media workers, suspends women-run broadcaster Radio Begum. afintl.com
(2025-02-06). Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025), tough and unflinching: A survivor of the "Swinging Sixties" wsws.org Particularly in the second half of her career, Faithfull produced work which stood head and shoulders above much of the vacuous music pumped out by the major international music concerns.
(2025-02-06). Mass jobs cull continues at UK universities. wsws.org The Times Higher Education reported that 10,300 jobs were lost across the whole sector during the 2023-24 academic year, "up from 7,300 the year before". Up to 10,000 further jobs could go this year.
(2025-02-06). Bayrou rams through French austerity budget, exposing bankruptcy of New Popular Front. wsws.org Prime Minister Franàßois Bayrou's ramming through of a deep austerity budget with support of the social-democratic PS and the neo-fascists exposes the bankruptcy of Mélenchon's NFP.
(2025-02-06). Nigel Farage's Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk's X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence. bylinetimes.com Nigel Farage's Reform UK MPs are receiving half of all total engagement by parliamentary representatives on Elon Musk's 'X' platform, despite making up just 3.5% of seats in the House of Commons, new research suggests. | While many MPs are moving to platforms like BlueSky, Reform UK MPs' content appears to be drastically boosted on there, often directly through retweets from the far-right, billionaire owner, and Trump appointee Elon Musk. | Researchers at Cavendish Consulting has found that since the July 2024 election, MPs have made over 217,000 posts on the platform. | These posts received over 100 million…
(2025-02-06). Argentina withdraws from WHO. expose-news.com At the end of January, it was reported that Javier Milei's government in Argentina was considering a proposal to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, following a similar move by the US under …
(2025-02-06). How to tell if your doctor is trying out a new drug on you. expose-news.com Doctors have always used patients for medical experiments often without their informed consent. Dr. Vernon Coleman gives a few tips on how you can tell if your doctor is experimenting on you. …
(2025-02-06). USAID gave Gates, Soros and WEF initiatives billions of dollars. expose-news.com The US Agency for International Development ("USAID") is facing a shutdown as the Trump administration has ordered nearly all staff to be placed on leave starting on Friday, with overseas missions being …
(2025-02-06). 'Dialogue Works' edition of 6 February: Trump's Plan for Ukraine. gilbertdoctorow.com I greatly appreciate host Nima Alkhorshid's allowing me to take a step back from the headlined issue of what plan General Kellogg will be presenting to the Munich Security Conference which opens at the end of next week. The step back was for me to explain how all of the disparate initiatives in both foreign …
(2025-02-06). Transcript of 'Coffee and a Mike'. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcripr submitted by a reader Mike Ferris: 0: 46Gilbert, you are a man that is constantly working. I either watch you on YouTube or you're constantly writing. It never stops for you. Gilbert Doctorow, PhD: No, frankly, this fourth career was just sputtering along. It was kind of a semi-retirement. And then along came the Special Military …
(2025-02-06). Antibiotic resistance is here, millions are dying. independent.co.ug 
Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment Kathmandu, Nepal | Global Press Journal TEAM | For years, Radha Lama bought antibiotics in bulk at a clinic near her home in Kathmandu, Nepal. She took the pills whenever she had a stomachache or headache, without talking …
(2025-02-06). Body of missing Coca-Cola employee found decomposing. independent.co.ug 
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 40-year-old employee of Coca-Cola Company, Kihihi branch in Kanungu district, who went missing last week, has been found dead and decomposing. Arthur Nahurira, a resident of Kigango village, Karuhembe parish, Kebisoni sub-county, Rukungiri district, went missing from his rented house in Kasiro village, Kihihi ward, Kihihi town council …
(2025-02-06). Kikuube faces severe shortage of primary school teachers. independent.co.ug 
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube District is facing an acute shortage of primary school teachers, severely impacting the quality of education in the area. The district, which is home to 74 government-aided primary schools, currently has only 720 teachers, well below the required 1,350 teachers, leaving a gap of 630 educators. Amon Zondera, …
(2025-02-06). M23 appoints colonel Bahati Musanga North Kivu Governor. independent.co.ug 
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have appointed Colonel Bahati Musanga as the parallel governor of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a February 5, 2025 statement, signed by Bertrand Bisimwa, the M23 political head released by the rebels' political spokesperson, Bahati's appointment took …
(2025-02-06). M23 appoints new Mayor of Goma. independent.co.ug 
Goma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) has appointed Mukadisi Niragire Hélène as the Mayor of Goma Commune in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement signed by Bertrand Bisimwa, M23 President and released on Thursday by Lawrence Kanyuka, the rebels' political spokesperson, Chrispin Abdoul Bikulu has …
(2025-02-06). UCE results out next week. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) that were expected to be released on Friday, will instead come out next week. Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Principal Public Relations Officer Jennifer Kalule-Musamba said in a statement today that results will not come out tomorrow as many on social …
(2025-02-06). UPDF tasks L. Albert fishing communities to promote hygiene. independent.co.ug 
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has called on fishing communities in the Bunyoro sub-region to prioritize hygiene and sanitation to improve public health, particularly along the shores of Lake Albert. Lt. Col. Edward Ijjo, Commanding Officer of the 151 Marine Battalion, emphasized that good hygiene is essential for maintaining …
(2025-02-06). Labour shamefully blocks a UN global crackdown on tax havens. thecanary.co Rich and powerful elites have successfully transformed the planet into a plaything for toxic, warmongering billionaires. And by blocking a global attempt to crack down on tax havens, UK Labour Party prime minister Keir Starmer has proved yet again that his compromised government will do nothing to challenge that corrupt, destructive order. Labour: blocking actions […] | By
(2025-02-06). Another government spits on the memory of Grenfell victims and survivors. thecanary.co 
Grenfell Tower is to be demolished, according to deputy prime minster Angela Rayner. The decision has been met with fury and disappointment from survivors and their families. Grenfell United released a blistering statement, writing: Angela Rayner could not give a reason for her decision to demolish the Tower. She refused to confirm how many bereaved […] | By
(2025-02-06). Met Police overreach in the Sam Kerr trial: you can't be racist to a white cop. thecanary.co The ongoing trial of Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr has thrown up an ongoing issue with the Met Police in their pursuit of racially-related charges. Kerr was travelling in a taxi with her partner when she claims that the driver locked the cab and started speeding and swerving. Kerr told the court that she was "terrified" […] | By
(2025-02-06). Desperate to go: a quarter of children are scared to use school toilets. thecanary.co Nearly half of young people surveyed by ERIC, the Children's Bowel and Bladder Charity, said they were not allowed to use the toilet during lessons, while a quarter said they were scared to use the toilets at school. ERIC: shocking results of its latest survey Access to a toilet is a fundamental right and yet […] | By
(2025-02-06). Crypto Bros Are Trying to Bankrupt Honduras for Scuttling Their Private Cities. fpif.org U.S. based libertarians and entrepreneurs have longed to build their own private city somewhere in the world where they can set their own laws and eliminate regulations. | In 2009, following a military coup in Honduras, the crypto bros got what they were looking for: A deeply corrupt government involved in drug trafficking — and willing to hand over chunks of national territory to the highest bidders in the name of attracting foreign investment. From the start, the idea prompted widespread opposition in the country, but the legislative framework was imposed and contracts were signed regardless. | Now that t…
(2025-02-06). Facing the Deportation Industry. fpif.org It didn't take long for the border and immigration enforcement industry to react to Donald Trump's reelection. On November 6th, as Bloomberg News reported, stock prices
(2025-02-06). Chapman Waugh visita set de filmación del filme "Performance", del fallecido cineasta Jorge Luis Sánchez. cubadebate.cu Este jueves el foro de rodajes de los Estudios Cinematográficos de Cubanacán, donde hoy sucede la filmación de la película cubana "Performance", fue visitado por la vice primera ministra Inés Maria Chapman Waugh. Allí intercambió con el equipo de dirección de la cinta, que dejó lista y con indicaciones y anotaciones precisas el cineasta Jorge Luis Sánchez.
(2025-02-06). Respuesta a "Nuevos tipos de números y sus características. Piensa y responde" cubadebate.cu La participación estuvo protagonizada por tres acertijandos muy destacados. Sifredo ya presentó credenciales desde hace algunos meses y Raimundo Macias ha demostrado que posee conocimientos, talento y creatividad que nos enorgullece y da brillo a nuestra Columna. RARJ es toda una institución desde hace muchos años. Vamos por partes.
(2025-02-06). Remembranza de Eduardo Muñoz Bachs. cubadebate.cu El poeta Silvio cantaba y sus versos gravitan en la memoria. Como las aguas de un torrente, confluyen en estos días cuando parece que no sale el sol, sino el rostro ensangrentado y polvoriento de un niño en Palestina o Ecuador, o cuando uno lee en las noticias que un funcionario polaco niega el papel de los soldados soviéticos en la liberación del campo de Auschwitz.
(2025-02-06). Juez de EEUU aplaza fecha límite para que funcionarios renuncien a su puesto a cambio de una indemnización. cubadebate.cu Un juez federal de Estados Unidos ha paralizado hasta el lunes el plazo brindado por el presidente Donald Trump para que los funcionarios que tenían acuerdos laborables flexibles tras la pandemia pudieran renunciar a su puesto a cambio de una indemnización, a medida que siguen en marcha los procedimientos sobre la legalidad de la medida.
(2025-02-06). Estudiantes de Formación Profesional en Madrid en huelga por falta de prácticas para la pública. cubadebate.cu La Formación Profesional (FP) en Madrid lleva décadas sufriendo un constante deterioro. A los recortes presupuestarios, se suman unas condiciones laborales que hacen que escaseen los aspirantes a ocupar los puestos de profesorado en varias especialidades. En las enseñanzas de FP el proceso privatizador adquiere una velocidad acelerada.
(2025-02-06). Intercambia presidente Díaz-Canel con trabajadores de la pesca en Camagàºey. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sostuvo este jueves un intercambio con trabajadores de la Unidad Empresarial de Base (UEB) Acuinicú, en Sibanicú, perteneciente a la Empresa Pesquera de Camagàºey, como parte de su primera visita a la provincia en este 2025.
(2025-02-06). Médicos reportan en estado crítico al popular trovador cubano Eduardo Sosa. cubadebate.cu El cantautor cubano Eduardo Sosa continúa reportado de crítico, con soporte ventilatorio y sin evidenciarse mejorías de su estado neurológico, informó este jueves el Hospital General Docente Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto, de Guantánamo. El estado del popular trovador está asociado a complicaciones respiratorias infecciosas y el pronóstico es reservado.
(2025-02-06). Primer ministro participa en graduación de 173 nuevos oficiales de la Aduana General de la República (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En el acto de conmemoración, presidido por el miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, trascendió el papel decisivo de aduaneras y aduaneros en la salvaguarda del país, especialmente en el contexto actual, marcado por un recrudecimiento del bloqueo sin precedentes y por una escalada de la agresividad del gobierno norteamericano contra Cuba.
(2025-02-06). Cuba es elegida para vicepresidencia del Comité para el Ejercicio de los Derechos Inalienables del Pueblo Palestino (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El representante permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, agradeció el apoyo y la confianza por la elección de la nación caribeña como Vicepresidente del Comité para el Ejercicio de los Derechos Inalienables del Pueblo Palestino (CEIRPP), destaca este jueves la Cancillería.