1 May 2022 Archives

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theguardian.com (2026-02-26). Cuba says it killed heavily armed exiles who attacked from US-registered speedboatCuban forces killed four exiles and wounded six others who sailed into its waters onboard a Florida-registered speedboat and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the country's government said, at a time of heightened tensions with the US.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-26). Bill and Hillary Clinton set for Epstein deposition: What to know Hillary is scheduled to testify on Thursday, February 26, followed by Bill Clinton on Friday, February 27.

courthousenews.com (2026-02-25). Judge blocks arrests of Oregon protesters over 'unusual noise' A judge in Oregon, Friday, reaffirmed her temporary restraining order, blocking a Department of Homeland Security regulation that criminalized certain actions taken by protestors outside a federal building, including making "unusual noise."

2026-02-25: Max Blumenthal: Boasting of 'deploying' 200 Starlinks to Iran amid violence

Dialogue Works

dw.com (2026-02-25). Fact check: Trump's State of the Union address debunked US President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union speech in modern history with statements on the economy, migration as well as bold claims about how he's ended wars. A DW Fact check. Trump didn't end eight wars...

indiatoday.in (2026-02-25). Amid US strike fears, Iran shops for supersonic anti-ship missiles from ChinaIran is nearing a deal with China to acquire advanced anti-ship cruise missiles amid rising tensions with the United States in the Persian Gulf. This move could significantly boost Iran's naval strike capabilities and alter the regional security balance.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-25). Fact-checking Donald Trump's State of the Union address The US president exaggerates on economy and immigration amid sagging popularity before the crucial midterm elections.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-25). Modi in Israel live: India's PM meets Netanyahu, to address Knesset Modi's visit comes as Israel's genocidal war continues in Gaza where it has killed at least 72,073 people and wounded 171,756 since October 2023.

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Daily Archives: May 1, 2022

2022-05-01: Revolutionary Blackout’s Historic Anti-Imperialist Summit

All Day Live and Replays (Parts 1, 2, 3)

ANTI-IMPERIALIST SUMMIT DAY 3 (May 1st, 2022)
Dr. Gerald Horne, Dr. Vijay Prashad, Israel/Palestine

ANTI IMPERIALIST SUMMIT DAY 2
Jimmy Dore, Caleb Maupin, Ethopia and Brazil panel

ANTI-IMPERIALIST SUMMIT DAY 1: Part 2
Ben Norton, Danny Haiphong, MCSC Network, What is Imperialism

ANTI-IMPERIALIST SUMMIT DAY 1: Part 1
Aaron Mate, Jill Stein, Ben Norton, Danny Haiphong

Includes Discussions of Nuclear War

Posted by Revolutionary Blackout.

Today's Key Takeaways

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition Ship ("The Handala") Was boarded by the Israeli IDF on Saturday.
Images of children starving to death in Palestine are flooding social media across the globe, and more and more the masses in many places are completely enraged.
The US supported and facilitated genocide in Gaza is at a fever pitch, and the US gov't is doing nothing to stop it.
Trump is now channeling his racist furor toward European migrants.
Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks.

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2026-02-26: Trump STRUGGLES to Sell WAR on Iran, as CIA PLOTS Next Colour Revolution Attempt

Rachel Blevins

In Case You Missed It
Features and Commentary

znetwork.org (2026-02-26). Living Hell: Israel's Prison System as an Instrument of Oppression By Vijay Prashad, Ubai al-Aboudi. At the heart of the report is a devastating charge: Israeli prisons and detention centers have been systematically transformed into a network of torture camps. According to B'Tselem, these spaces are characterized by sustained physical and psychological abuse, extreme overcrowding, deliberate starvation, denial of medical care, and humiliation of inmates.

thenation.com (2026-02-25). The State of the Union Was a Rally for an Ailing Strongman An increasingly unpopular Trump lurched from plodding teleprompter readings to gothic MAGA fantasies in his long-winded speech.

2026-02-25: Us Navy Mutiny? Trump's Iran War Up in Flames | Rania Khalek & Stanislav Krapivnik

Danny Haiphong

2026-02-25: Max Blumenthal: Boasting of 'deploying' 200 Starlinks to Iran amid violence

Dialogue Works

2026-02-25: Col. Larry Wilkerson: Pentagon Drops URGENT Warning on Trump: 'This Will Be a Long War'

Dialogue Works

foreignaffairs.com (2026-02-24). Why Iran Will Escalate The Islamic Republic now believes that Israel and the United States intend to repeatedly strike its ballistic missile program-the foundation of Iranian self-defense-and that it must be more aggressive to forestall the kind of perpetual assault that could topple it altogether.

aljazeera.com (2026-02-24). Epstein files: The arrests and the resignations Here's a breakdown of various people who have faced known public consequences for their connection to Epstein after the release of three million documents and emails by the US Department of Justice in recent weeks:

newrepublic.com (2026-02-24). Epstein Survivors Will Stare Down Trump at State of the Union As President Trump makes his State of the Union address Tuesday night, he will have at least six Epstein survivors staring back at him.
Multiple congressional Democrats announced that they'd be inviting women who were abused by convicted sex offender and former Trump confidant Jeffrey Epstein.

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2026-02-17: Residente on Gaza, Censorship, and the Cost of Speaking Out

Out Loud with Ahmed

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