(2025-01-10). Lancet Study: Gaza Health Ministry Undercounted Death Toll By 41%. news.antiwar.com
(2025-01-10). Israel Commits Atrocities In Many Shapes And Forms. imemc.org 
Compilation of news reports — IAK staff Israeli attacks across Gaza killed at least 50 people on Wednesday, while UNICEF said at least 74 Palestinian children have been killed during the first week of 2025 alone. 'How many more to go?':…
(2025-01-10). The Children of Gaza Are Freezing to Death. counterpunch.org 
From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This condition is known as hypothermia. The most recent of these children to die, Yousef, was sleeping beside his mother because, as she told Al Jazeera, of the very cold weather. Temperatures in Gaza have fallen to just above freezing, which in the context of a lack of housing, blankets, and warm bedclothes is deadly. Body heat is the only protection, which is minimal for an infant. Yousef's mother said, "He slept next to me and in the morning I found him frozen and dead.
(2025-01-10). Delegate to the United Nations- Indefinite-term contract based in FIDH Geneva office. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) composed of 188 national human rights organisations from 116 countries. FIDH is a nonpartisan, non-sectarian, apolitical, and not for profit organisation. Since 1922, FIDH has been defending all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, and cultural — as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
| You can find us on our social networks: : www.fidh.org/en (…) | – |
(2025-01-10). Judgement Day for the Merchants Of Death. counterpunch.org On January 15, 2025, five days before the inauguration of a U.S. president who threatens to rain down hell on the Palestinian people, and more war to the world, the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal will release its final report on how Lockheed Martin, Boeing, RTX/Raytheon and drone-maker General Atomics have delivered hell to
(2025-01-10). New York Times rejects Quaker ad for calling Israel's actions "genocide" indybay.org "Our courageous staff members in Gaza witness daily horrors and continue to provide vital support despite Israel's relentless attacks on their homes and families," said Joyce Ajlouny. "Our ad campaign aims to shed light on these atrocities while urging people in the U.S. to pressure the President and Congress to halt weapons shipments to Israel and advocate for an end to the genocide."
(2025-01-10). The War Criminal 'Victim': Netanyahu's Inevitable Fate. counterpunch.org 
Suddenly, Yoav Gallant, Israel's notorious Minister of Defense, disappeared into obscurity. The man who served in his country's military for about 35 years, in politics for nearly 10, and oversaw major wars, including the ongoing genocide in Gaza, quickly retreated from headlines and political significance. In his resignation letter, Gallant accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
(2025-01-10). SOS-defenders platform: Expose arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide. fidh.org A collective of local, regional and international human rights organisations unveils SOS-Defenders, an action platform that exposes the alarming scale of arbitrary detention of human rights defenders worldwide.
Geneva, 13 December 2024. This information hub, which will progressively expand to cover more countries, has already documented 274 cases of arbitrarily detained human rights defenders across 17 countries (Bahrain, Belarus, Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Iran, Jordan, (…) | – |
(2025-01-10). Biden's Economic Legacy. counterpunch.org Catherine Rampell gave a rather gloomy assessment of Biden's economic legacy in a Washington Post column this week. Unfortunately, I am inclined to agree with much of it, but I think she missed the biggest story: the commitment to full employment. Let's start with the topics where she is largely right. First, Biden was able
(2025-01-10). Two handshakes – one in Syria, other in US, that sparked debate. ummid.com Two handshakes — one in Syria and the other in the United States, which actually could not take place, have sparked debate across the world.
(2025-01-10). Debt cancellation in the land of Canaan in the first millennium BC. cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Social justice, in particular in regard to the cancellation of debts that keep the poor enslaved to the rich, is a leitmotif in the history of ancient Israel.
| The Deuteronomic (…) | – | / |
(2025-01-10). Report: Trump Team Undecided on How To End Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com Members of President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration are undecided on how they bring an end to the proxy war in Ukraine, and US support for Ukraine is expected to continue after Trump's inauguration on January 20, Financial Times reported Thursday, citing two European officials. The report noted that Trump's special envoy to the conflict, Keith …
(2025-01-10). Democratic Party botches attempt to secure majority on labor law enforcement board. peoplesdispatch.org President-elect Trump's incoming administration has workers and labor advocates worried about attacks on labor rights. Frustrations have recently turned towards the Democratic Party, who, according to California Representative Ro Khanna, botched their chance to secure a majority on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the first two years of Trump's term. | The NLRB is tasked with enforcing labor law in relation to collective bargaining and unfair labor practices. The board is governed by a five-person board and a general council, all of whom are appointed by the president of the United States. Therefore,…
(2025-01-10). Zimbabwe's civic space in crisis: New report details growing operational obstacles and legal threats to civil society. fidh.org The ouster of President Robert Mugabe in 2017 in Zimbabwe was followed by a brief period of cautious optimism for increased civil liberties. Regrettably, that optimism has been overshadowed by persistent restrictions, with recent years marked by heightened repression, harassment, and arrests of human rights defenders. The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) and the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a joint programme of the International Federation for Human (…) | – |
(2025-01-10). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
(2025-01-10). Earth records hottest ever year in 2024 and crosses key 1.5C threshold. aljazeera.com EU's climate monitor says climate crisis is pushing temperatures to levels never experienced by modern humans.
(2025-01-10). Israeli troops arrested and abused a Palestinian human rights activist. The pretext? A video found on her phone. haaretz.com A clip of a soldier tormenting a young man with Down syndrome, found on the phone of a human rights activist and mother of seven, led to her arrest and abuse. In separate incidents, her son's coat was seized because of its color, and her daughter was ordered to remove her bra at a checkpoint. Such is the life in Hebron…
(2025-01-10). US House passes ICC sanctions bill to protect Israeli war criminals. presstv.ir The US House of Representatives approves a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) officials in response to the arrest warrants that the tribunal issued against Israeli authorities for war crimes in Gaza.
(2025-01-10). Iran urges respect for Syria's sovereignty, formation of inclusive government. presstv.ir A senior Iranian diplomat urges formation of an inclusive government through free and fair elections.
(2025-01-10). Azerbaijan: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment against Rufat Safarov. fidh.org
(2025-01-10). Tel Aviv Speaks: Views on the War, the Hostage Crisis, and Trump's Return. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-10). Historians say Jimmy Carter's human rights legacy includes grim failures. aljazeera.com While experts say the late US president set a high bar for human rights, he also had notable failings while in office.
(2025-01-10). Sudan's RSF tried to polish its image but its crimes are being recognised. aljazeera.com Paramilitary force's image tarnished by US genocide designation, say experts, as survivors hope for justice.
(2025-01-10). Demonstrations across Australia oppose attack on Gaza Hospital, demand release of health workers. wsws.org In Brisbane, Dr Zewlan Moor said she was speaking as a socialist, condemned the complicity of the Australian government in the genocide and called for an independent movement of the working class to fight it.
(2025-01-10). Housing crisis significantly worse in 2024. workers.org 
Capitalism, and class societies generally, have always been defined by poor housing conditions for the working classes. Contrary to popular myth, homelessness is not the result of individual failures or particular party governance, but rather an inbuilt inequity in the distribution of resources that permeates all class societies, which is . . . |
(2025-01-10). Thailand : Sixth conviction of pro-democracy activist Anon Nampa under "lèse-majesté" charges. fidh.org
(2025-01-10). Netanyahu's pathetic puppets cooked up a plan that's a recipe for disaster. haaretz.com Israel's justice and foreign ministers want to turn the Judicial Select Committee into a purely political entity, without any semblance of professionalism ‚ñ In his role as defense troll, Israel Katz is manning the eighth front in the service of Netanyahu: The draft-evasion crisis ‚ñ Smotrich's calculation is clear: the price of a life isn't equal to the price of the territories…
(2025-01-10). US Congress votes to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel arrest warrants. skwawkbox.org 
US again confirms its lawlessness and contempt for international law The United States Congress has voted in favour of sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC) in a bid to shield war criminals Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant from justice. Members of the House of Representatives passed the "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act" by 243 votes to …
(2025-01-10). Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says. aljazeera.com UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention.
(2025-01-10). Amid reports of progress in hostage talks, Netanyahu's interests again coincide with Hamas'. haaretz.com The government's actions pose a direct threat to Israeli democracy within the Green Line, and it's likely that hostages are being killed as a result of IDF activity. While 'the Trump effect' could bring good news about a deal, there's no point counting on American intervention in democracy's defense…
(2025-01-10). Biden to keep Syria's HTS terror designation in place: Officials. presstv.ir Biden leaves the decision on whether to keep HTS on the terrorist list to the incoming Trump administration, a report says.
(2025-01-10). Scores killed as US, Turkish proxies clash in northern Syria. presstv.ir At least 322 people have been killed in series of clashes between US and Turkey proxies in northern Syria since last month.
(2025-01-10). Concerns mounting over new energy crisis in EU as Russian gas transit via Ukraine ends. presstv.ir As the agreement allowing Russian gas transit through Ukraine to Europe expires on Tuesday, concerns are mounting over new energy crisis in EU.
(2025-01-10). Protesters gather in Jordan in solidarity with Palestinians. presstv.ir Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in the Jordanian capital, Amman, on Friday, condemning Israel's genocide in Gaza and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.
(2025-01-10). Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 41% higher than recorded. newarab.com 
Research published in Up to June 30 last year, the health ministry in Gaza reported a death toll of 37,877 in the war. | However the new peer-reviewed study used data from the ministry, an online survey…
(2025-01-10). Spotlighting MENA cinema at the Palm Springs Film Festival. newarab.com 
Just 100 miles from Hollywood, this year's Set in the Coachella Valley, strangely reminiscent of the MENA region, with date palms and desert scenery, the festival is often a focal point for bold new Middle Eastern films seeking American distribution. | Amid the star-studded glamour of this year's festival, with the likes of Isabella Rossellini and Nicole Kidman gracing the red carpet on opening night, new films from across the region provide valuable insights in…
(2025-01-10). Hasbara crisis: Has Israel already lost its global PR war. newarab.com 
With the dawn of a new year, Israel's government unveiled an Known as
(2025-01-10). Gaza's families expose horrors of frozen babies amid genocide. newarab.com 
(2025-01-10). Poland to protect Netanyahu in visit despite ICC arrest warrant. newarab.com 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the warrant in November over war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out in Gaza, months after applications were…
(2025-01-10). Why were foreign dignitaries at Lebanon's presidential vote. newarab.com 
Lebanon's
(2025-01-10). Joseph Aoun voted Lebanon's president, ending 2-year deadlock. presstv.ir After two years of deadlock, Lebanese lawmakers elect army commander Joseph Aoun as the new president of the Arab country.
(2025-01-10). Valley Water District to vote on an additional $9.69 million for Delta Tunnel on Jan. 14. indybay.org The project is opposed by a large coalition of Tribes, fishing groups, conservation organizations, Delta residents, Delta counties and water districts, scientists and water ratepayers.
(2025-01-10). Delhi Election 2025: Polling on Feb 05, vote count on Feb 08. ummid.com The Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced February 5 to be the date of Delhi assembly elections.
(2025-01-10). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. Mohamed Mandour
(2025-01-10). Israel Blocks UN Probe on 'Hamas Rape' Claims Fearing Inquiry Into Sexual Abuse of Palestinians. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-10). Media Downplay Israeli Violations of Hezbollah Ceasefire. scheerpost.com 
By Bryce Greene / Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Israel and Hezbollah signed a ceasefire agreement at the end of November that required both sides to refrain from attacks on each other. The terms also included a mutual pullback from southern Lebanon after 60 days. Despite the deal, Israel has subsequently launched repeated strikes on Lebanon against targets it claimed were …
(2025-01-10). Israel continues to push for "Greater Israel" amid massacres in the West Bank and Gaza. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli drone strikes escalate in the West Bank. In Gaza, massacres continue as the occupation vows to achieve the "Greater Israel" project.
(2025-01-10). Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds. aljazeera.com The Lancet medical journal estimates actual number of deaths in first nine months of war much higher than official toll.
(2025-01-10). Israeli settlers commit arson and vandalism in spate of West Bank attacks. aljazeera.com Settlers burn Palestinian farm shed and spray racist slogans in Hebrew on the outskirts of Khirbet Abu Falah.
(2025-01-10). Back to Basics: Is the Israeli justice minister's new overhaul plan as dangerous as the original? haaretz.com Yariv Levin has introduced a new plan to change the composition of the Judicial Appointments Committee and the Basic Laws that serve as Israel's de facto constitution. Five key questions answered…
(2025-01-10). 'Hitler wasn't right wing': Elon Musk gives Germany's AfD leader an election boost with hour-long talk on X. haaretz.com Musk, who has become the patron of global far-right politicians, discussed Hitler, the Israel-Hamas war and faith in God with Alice Weidel – amid reports that the Bundestag is investigating whether Musk's support for her far-right party could constitute an illegal party donation…
(2025-01-10). Israel sees wartime 'baby boom' with 10 percent rise in births in final months of 2024. haaretz.com Thousands more babies were born between September and November of last year than in the same period a year earlier, a significantly higher increase than was projected…
(2025-01-10). Complaint filed against Franco-Israeli soldier: the French judiciary must open an investigation. fidh.org
(2025-01-10). Houthi: Israel incapable of downing Yemen's hypersonic missiles. presstv.ir The leader of the Ansarullah movement has praised Yemen's recent strikes, saying they showed Israel is incapable of intercepting and shooting down hypersonic Yemeni missiles.
(2025-01-10). UNICEF: Israel killed at least 74 children in Gaza in first week of 2025. presstv.ir UNICEF says at least 74 children were killed in Israel's relentless violence in the Gaza Strip in the first week of 2025.
(2025-01-10). Drones, Nukes and the Myth of Reactor Safety. counterpunch.org Terrifying reports from the Ukraine-Russia front underscore an inescapable new nuclear reality: in the age of drone warfare, the alleged safety of atomic reactors has leapt to a whole new level of myth. No matter how thick the containment domes, or how vehement the industry denials, a quantum leap in the killing power of weaponized
(2025-01-10). France out of Africa! workers.org 
France began its colonization of West Africa about 175 years ago, when Louis Faidherbe was appointed the colonial governor of Senegal. In the 1960s, France was forced, reluctantly, to grant formal independence to its colonies. These countries were seething with resentment and anger after decades of colonial exploitation, enforced by . . . |
(2025-01-10). Galápagos Islands: a cradle of evolution slated for extinction. workers.org 
By Lyn Neeley Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa approved a resolution to let the U.S. build military bases on the Galápagos Islands, 600 miles west of Ecuador's coastline in the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Armed Forces will arrive on Jan. 10 with ships, submarines, personnel, weapons and military equipment to control . . . |
(2025-01-10). Sunday 1/12: Ceasefire Postcards Pop Up. indybay.org 1122 University Ave, Berkeley CA…
(2025-01-10). Landslides following 7.4 magnitude quake in Vanuatu. presstv.ir Magnitude 7.4 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu…
(2025-01-10). Massive earthquake hits China's Tibet region, scores dead. ummid.com A massive earthquake struck China's Tibet region Tuesday January 07, 2025 leaving scores dead and hundreds injured.
(2025-01-10). Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun vows state monopoly on all arms. newarab.com 
Lebanon's new The military commander-turned-president
(2025-01-10). Macron to visit Lebanon after election of new president Aoun. newarab.com 
Macron spoke with the general hours after Aoun was announced as the leader to end a two-year vacuum in the country's top post. |
(2025-01-10). What is the 'Arab Interpol' used to arrest poet Yusuf Qaradawi. newarab.com 
On 7 January, Lebanon's caretaker cabinet
(2025-01-10). Iran congratulates 'brotherly' Lebanon on election of new president. presstv.ir The Iranian Embassy has congratulated Lebanon on electing Joseph Aoun as its new president, expressing eagerness to boost Iran-Lebanon ties.
(2025-01-10). Egypt unveils ancient rock-cut tombs and burial shafts in Luxor. newarab.com 
They were unearthed at the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir al-Bahri on the Nile's West Bank, according to a statement released by Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities & Heritage. It said it worked in tandem with the Supreme Council of Antiquities on the site since September 2022. | Artifacts found at the tombs included bronze coins wit…
(2025-01-10). Musk interferes in British politics. presstv.ir Elon Musk's interference in British politics could have lasting implications for the UK, particularly for British Muslims, and those opposing global Zionist influence.
(2025-01-10). The Urgent Need to Better Measure Household Debt. cadtm.org
(2025-01-10). CADTM and the experience of the Greek Truth Committee on Public Debt. cadtm.org
(2025-01-10). Democracy and Debt: Has the Link been Broken? cadtm.org The year 2025 is considered by Christians to be a jubilee year under the banner of debt cancellation. To mark the occasion, the CADTM is republishing a series of articles on debt cancellation, the struggles for debt cancellation and the role of debt in political, social and geostrategic conflicts throughout history.
| Debt Slavery — Why It Destroyed Rome, Why It Will Destroy Us Unless It's Stopped
| Book V of Aristotle's Politics describes the eternal transition of oligarchies making themselves (…) | – |
(2025-01-10). Forecast 2025: roaring or tepid? cadtm.org
(2025-01-10). Personal endebtment and debt forgivness in the Roman empire. cadtm.org
(2025-01-10). Binding Treaty: Civil society decries corporate influence at the UN. cadtm.org
(2025-01-10). US economy: an exceptional boom or a bubble to burst? cadtm.org
(2025-01-10). Iran Condemns US-UK Strikes on Yemen as Crime of Aggression. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the fresh military attacks by the US and the UK against Yemen, describing the recurrent strikes as a brazen example of the crime of aggression.
(2025-01-10). Iranian Diplomat in Oman for Political Talks. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian deputy foreign minister has traveled to Muscat for political talks with the Omani officials.
(2025-01-10). IRGC to Test New Anti-Ballistic Air Defense System. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force is going to test out a homegrown anti-ballistic air defense missile system, a commander said.
(2025-01-10). President Pledges Push for Makran Coasts Development. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed his administration's determination to carry out plans for development of the coasts of Makran, located in southeast of the country.
(2025-01-10). IRGC forces launch final stage of major drill in western Iran. presstv.ir The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iranian Armed Forces are more prepared than ever to defend the country's territorial integrity and independence.
(2025-01-10). IRGC unveils Rezvan suicide drone on final day of massive drill. presstv.ir The IRGC Ground Force has unveiled a new type of suicide drone with a range of 20 kilometers.
(2025-01-10). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches massive projects in Andhra Pradesh. tvbrics.com 
These include setting up the country's largest green hydrogen production centre, Krishnapatnam industrial node, and a pharmaceutical park…
(2025-01-10). Nicolas Maduro announces constitutional reform in Venezuela. tvbrics.com 
The authorities intend to develop a clear model of the country's development for 30 years…
(2025-01-10). Meta's move to end fact-checking reflects turn toward freewheeling internet. aljazeera.com Mark Zuckerberg's invocation of 'cultural tipping point' comes as number of fact-checking initiatives has plateaued.
(2025-01-10). Canada PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party to elect new leader on March 9. aljazeera.com Former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and former central banker Mark Carney poised to seek party leadership.
(2025-01-10). Donald Trump says a meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin is being set up. aljazeera.com Trump calls the Russia-Ukraine war 'a bloody mess' and signals his intention to discuss the conflict with Putin.
(2025-01-10). Los Angeles fires burn 10,000 structures as new blaze spreads. aljazeera.com Third blaze breaks out in West Hills as authorities battle to bring existing fires under control.
(2025-01-10). Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media? aljazeera.com
(2025-01-10). 'Much more persecution': Venezuela braces for Nicolas Maduro's inauguration. aljazeera.com On Friday, Maduro is set to start a third term. Will his inauguration continue his post-election crackdown on dissent?>
(2025-01-10). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,051. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,051st day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
(2025-01-10). South Korea's presidential security chief resigns after 'bloodshed' warning. aljazeera.com Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president.
(2025-01-10). Which Hollywood stars have lost their homes in the California wildfires? aljazeera.com Celebrities have lost homes but a social media post showing the Hollywood sign burning proved to be false.
(2025-01-10). Aerial views show widespread destruction from LA fire. aljazeera.com Aerial views over Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades area show entire neighbourhoods destroyed.
(2025-01-10). Venezuelan opposition leader arrested on eve of Maduro swearing-in. aljazeera.com Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested after appearing in public for the first time in months.
(2025-01-10). Vanishing Voices: The Fight for Cultural Preservation. aljazeera.com On The Stream: How conflict and neglect threaten humanity's cultural heritage?>
(2025-01-10). High regional tension ahead of the swearing-in of Venezuela's president-elect, Nicolás Maduro, on January 10. uwidata.com By Micaela Ovelar, Caracas / Venezuela, January 8, 2025 This Friday, January 10, the swearing-in of the President elected on July 28, 2024, Nicolás Maduro Moros, heading to a third term during the period 2025-2031, is scheduled to take place. According to the Bolivarian Government, nothing will prevent that. The official swearing-in ceremony will take …
(2025-01-10). Inconsistencias del gendarme y pesquisas de frontera. cubadebate.cu El 8 de enero de 2025, un legislador del partido de Javier Milei propuso el asesinato del presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. En forma desembozada, el diputado oficialista Ramiro Marra señaló que "Si alguien lo tiene que matar, capaz lo tienen que matar".
(2025-01-10). Searching for Joy in the Democratic Party. counterpunch.org 
As an older man, I've learned to fully embrace joy in whatever form it chooses to reveal itself. To caress the fleeting happiness of existential pleasures. To cherish sensation, be it the foam of an ocean breaker or the feel of a productive bowel movement. And although I've spent a lifetime refusing to suffer fools,
(2025-01-10). If They Don't Believe They're Enemies, Why Should You? caitlinjohnstone.com.au If these guys don't buy into the story that they are on opposite sides of a ferocious battle of existential importance between two wildly different ideologies, then why should you?>
(2025-01-10). The West Makes War; the East, Peace. counterpunch.org 
While the west subsidizes carnage in Gaza and Ukraine, the east does the opposite. For instance, one potential far east flashpoint has long been the India/China border, but that's changing — for the better, due to high-level meetings in December between political bigwigs from both countries. It was the first such confab since 2019, RT
(2025-01-10). China Is Not Our Enemy. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-10). China's economic malaise deepens as economic warfare intensifies. wsws.org The continuing fall in bond market yields reflects the fear of long-term deflation.
(2025-01-10). NICD calls for calm amidst reported HMPV cases in China. sanews.gov.za NICD calls for calm amidst reported HMPV cases in China | The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has issued a statement assuring the public that there is no need to panic about the reported cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV). | "This commonly occurring virus causes respiratory illness and is in the same family of viruses as the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). HMPV is detected all year round in South Africa as one of the regular seasonal respiratory viruses," said the NICD, a division of the National Laboratory Service. | The virus is transmitted through respiratory droplets, much like RSV a…
(2025-01-10). En 2024, turismo chino se incrementó en más de un 50 por ciento en Cuba. cubadebate.cu El embajador de China en Cuba, Hua Xin, expresó a través de la red social X que en 2024, 27 000 chinos entraron en Cuba, "un aumento de más del 50% en comparación con 2023". El diplomático enfatizó que la nación caribeña se está convirtiendo en un destino turístico cada vez más atractivo para los chinos. En 2025, Cuba y China celebrarán el 65 aniversario del establecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas.
(2025-01-10). The Yanquis Are Coming: Trump Threatens a "Soft Invasion" of Mexico. counterpunch.org 
Towards the end of Sinclair Lewis' 1935 novel, It Can't Happen Here, the fascist dictatorship which has come to power in the US has launched a war of aggression against Mexico. I thought of this as I read that President-Elect Donald Trump has been talking about using US special operations units against Mexican drug cartels.
(2025-01-10). Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality? counterpunch.org 
Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality may be the most significant issue of the 21st century. Net Zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG), such as CO2, that's produced and the amount that's removed from the atmosphere. It can be achieved through a combination of emission reduction and emission removal. The
(2025-01-10). Beyond the Illusion: The Dark Dreams of a Unified Reich. counterpunch.org 
Before even taking office, Trump has conjured grotesque visions of what he once called the dreams of a "unified Reich." His delusions of grandeur, disdain for reason and truth, sycophantic worship of billionaires and despots, militarism, and embrace of white supremacy signal the rebirth of authoritarianism on a scale that recalls the horrors of the Third Reich, Pinochet's Chile, and Putin's Russia.
(2025-01-10). What Can He Do? counterpunch.org 
"The wind blows to the south and goes around to the north; Around and around goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns." — Ecclesiastes I won't bury the lead: There are two existential bullet points Americans face along with the entire planet: Human driven global warming rendering the Earth unlivable for species,
(2025-01-10). Welcome to 2025: Where Your Freedoms Go to Die. counterpunch.org 
"There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice." —Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher Wondering what to expect from the government in 2025? So far, it looks like it will be more of the same ill-advised, costly, greedy, taxpayer-funded, dunderheaded power grabs, saber-rattling, graft,
(2025-01-10). Lessons from Van Gogh: The Center Is Wherever I Make My Art. counterpunch.org domination is the one thing the soul will flee from. It will stand up to almost any other trial, but it will depart rather than be dominated. It will leave the body rather than sacrifice itself to light. — Clark Strand, Waking Up to the Dark: The Black Madonna's Gospel for an Age of Extinction and Collapse I find
(2025-01-10). Wanna-be Revolutionaries and Their Foes: Notes on Rachel Kushner's Creation Lake. counterpunch.org 
Almost all novels, from Cervantes' Don Quixote and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility to One Hundred Years of Solitude and today's mass market best sellers, are political whether the author intends them to be political or not. Some, like Gore Vidal's Burr and Lincoln, are more overtly political than others. As literary critics have long noted, novels tend to evade the conscious control of writers,
(2025-01-10). How Hot Does A Have To Fire Burn? counterpunch.org 
Sizzling summer. Arid winter. Supercharged Santa Ana winds. L.A. burns in January. Homes destroyed. Insurance claims denied. Politicians bury their heads deeper in the sand. How hot does a fire have to burn for people in power to feel it? The flames flame out. The smoke drifts and drifts. Scarred land. Lives lost. Ash. 756
(2025-01-10). Conservation Advocates Sue Flathead Forest Service to Stop Massive Clearcutting West of Whitefish, Montana. counterpunch.org If anyone wonders why we're taking the Forest Service to court over the Round Star logging project, there is one primary reason: lynx critical habitat is the worst place for clearcuts. The surest way to drive lynx to extinction is allowing the Forest Service to continue their massive deforestation of the West. This ill-conceived project
(2025-01-10). Architecture of Cities: Color and Light Into Pictures of Cities. counterpunch.org 
I stood half naked: I tippy-toed just over four-feet tall. I was mostly six years removed from the womb: The spectral of the candy colored skies angled above: The blue whale appeared resolute in its pose: The whale was still, quiet, dead: I imagined almost alive: Her large eye looked me up and down: My imagination
(2025-01-10). Trump is Far Too Timid in His Imperial Aspirations. counterpunch.org 
Much is being made of Donald Trump's threats to use US power — its military, or its mighty import demand and trade deficit — to take over the Panama Canal, the entire country of Canada, and the world's largest island, Greenland, as well as renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. But why
(2025-01-10). Kvetching, the Highest Stage of Capitalism. counterpunch.org 
Gwen avocado (attribution), photographer unknown, n.d. "Is this truth I'm delivering up, or is it just plain kvetching? Or is kvetching for people like me a form of truth?" — Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint,1969 Form and content of the expat's kvetch Harriet knew it would happen eventually but was surprised it was so soon. Barely
(2025-01-10). Roaming Charges: Hurricane of Fire. counterpunch.org 
There's nothing so terrifying as a nightmare come to life. The Santa Ana winds have haunted the dreams of southern Angelinos for decades. Like the Chinooks of the Rockies and the Mistrals of the Rhone Valley, these winds play on the mind. They tell you they're coming for you. They whisper the dangers they bring with them. Van Gogh believed the mistral inflamed his madness. Another kind of madness seems to be inflicting LA, the madness of boundless consumption.
(2025-01-10). Meet Mr. Dylan. counterpunch.org 
Perhaps you are aware there is a new movie out titled A Complete Unknown. It addresses the first five years, or thereabouts, in Bob Dylan's public musical life. I have not yet seen it. I have read some interviews with cast, director, etc., and have seen some excerpts, as well as heard from some friends
(2025-01-10). Remembering When Karen Wasn't an Insult. counterpunch.org 
Karen has become code for an angry, entitled, racist white woman. Karen is "the kind of woman who asks to speak to the manager," and polices others' behavior said a piece in the Atlantic. But Karens have not always been privileged busy bodies. In 1974, labor union activist and radiation whistleblower Karen Silkwood was killed
(2025-01-10). Ending of COVID funding prompts mid-year round of mass layoffs and budget cuts in US public schools. wsws.org The New Year rings in a massive jobs bloodbath in public schools impacting hundreds of teachers and support staff, and thousands of students and their families.
(2025-01-10). As US experiences 10th COVID-19 wave, Portland, Oregon nurses poised to launch largest strike in state history. wsws.org The workers' primary demands include safer staffing levels, livable wages, tangible improvements in working conditions, and reliable, affordable healthcare.
(2025-01-10). As US experiences 10th covid wave, Portland, Oregon nurses poised to launch largest strike in state history. wsws.org The workers' primary demands include safer staffing levels, livable wages, tangible improvements in working conditions, and reliable, affordable healthcare.
(2025-01-10). One Of Just Two CL-415 Super Scooper Planes Taken Out Of Palisades Fire Fight By Drone. twz.com 
The drone strike punched a hole in the CL-415's wing and caused all firefighting aircraft on the Palisades fire to be temporarily grounded.
(2025-01-10). As a Hostage's Body Is Recovered From a Gaza Tunnel, Families Confront Fears of Never Seeing Loved Ones Again. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-10). Gaza War Death Toll Underreported by 41%, New Study Reveals. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-10). The Tears of Our Children. orinocotribune.com 
By Vijay Prashad — Jan 2, 2025 | From Palestine to Sudan, imperialist wars are destroying the lives of innocent children, leaving long-term physical and psychological wounds on those who survive. | A
(2025-01-10). Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates. presstv.ir A new study published in the UK's Lancet medical journal estimates that Gaza's death toll during the first nine months of the war was about 40 percent higher than figures reported by the Palestinian health ministry.
(2025-01-10). Health workers in Turkey resist profit-driven primary care regulation. peoplesdispatch.org Primary health care workers in Turkey are fighting against new regulations that prioritize profit over essential care, continuing their struggle to protect the universal character of healthcare…
(2025-01-10). 125,000 insured by Anthem Blue Cross dropped from Scripps San Diego health system. wsws.org On New Years Day, an estimated 125,000 residents of San Diego insured under Anthem Blue Cross were shocked to learn they lost all access to their insurance coverage at their healthcare provider, Scripps Health.
(2025-01-10). AMR could kill 39 mn people by 2050. ummid.com Millions of lives are at stake due to use of Antimicrobial Resistance or AMR, also called as Superbugs, but these lives could be averted by better healthcare and invention of new antibiotics, The Guardian reported.
(2025-01-10). High regional tension ahead of the swearing-in of Venezuela's president-elect, Nicolás Maduro, on January 10. unitedworldint.com While regional politics is currently marked by "recognition vs. non-recognition, the Venezuelan government has arrested mercenaries. By Micaela Ovelar, Caracas / Venezuela, January 8, 2025 This Friday, January 10, the swearing-in of the President elected on July 28, 2024, Nicolás Maduro Moros, heading to a third term during the period 2025-2031, is scheduled to take …
(2025-01-10). Video: Maduro arms Venezuelan citizens against expected coup. skwawkbox.org 
Popular mobilisation against US-backed 'opposition' as western media spin 'threat' of elected candidate's swearing-in for third term Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has armed civilians in readiness for an anticipated coup as he prepares to swear in for his third term today. Western governments and media have repeatedly attempted to undermine Venezuelan democracy and continue to …
(2025-01-10). Venezuelan Vice President denounces neo-fascist right wing and guarantees Maduro's inauguration: 'Here we are and here we will remain'. peoplesdispatch.org Two thousand international guests from 102 countries are in Caracas and will attend the inauguration of the reelected president…
(2025-01-10). Venezuela: William Saab acusó a la opositora María Corina Machado de incitar a la violencia. cubadebate.cu El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, acusó a la dirigente opositora María Corina Machado de haber intentado generar —con su denuncia de una supuesta detención— actos de violencia en el país sudamericano, de cara a la juramentación del presidente Nicolás Maduro.
(2025-01-10). Happy Epiphany! Wokeism is not post-modern Marxism, but heretical Christianity. onlineopinion.com.au If you want to fight back against Wokeism, the most successful and potent arguments are more likely to be found in the writings of Paul the Apostle than anyone from the Enlightenment.
(2025-01-10). An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world's fact-checkers — nine years later. asiapacificreport.nz An open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in response to the social media giant's decision to abandon its fact-checking regime protection in the US against hoaxes and conspiracy theories. No New Zealand fact-checkers are on the list of signatories. International Fact-Checking Network Dear Mr Zuckerberg, Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the…
(2025-01-10). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-01-10). Trump says 'setting up' meeting with Putin over Ukraine war. presstv.ir US President-elect Donald Trump says he is working to set up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
(2025-01-10). Mr President: No Vatican Visit, No Papal Patina of Probity. scheerpost.com By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer In this week's episode of "Playing President," Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make sense of the world to "President" Scheer, who prepared for this role through his decades as a journalist, including in-depth interviews with five presidents from Nixon to Clinton. In …
(2025-01-10). Robert Scheer's Interview with Jimmy Carter. scheerpost.com 
By Robert Scheer YES, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW ALREADY FROM GORE Vidal's foreword, I am the guy who Jimmy Carter talked to about lust in his heart. I bring it up now because that entire episode into which I blundered during his 1976 presidential campaign provides an important clue to the makeup of this most …
(2025-01-10). End Warness, Not Wokeness. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-10). RAY McGOVERN: Biden Cancels Trip; Pope Off the Hook. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-10). Trump Adviser Admits Seizing Greenland Is About Fossil Fuels, Raw Imperialism. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-10). California Just Banned Mandatory Anti-Union Meetings in Workplaces. Business Groups Have Sued to Stop the New Law. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-10). Well, Lying and Self-Aggrandizing … smoothiex12.blogspot.com it already is.
(2025-01-10). The Los Angeles fire disaster and the necessity of socialist planning. wsws.org The fires raging out of control in Los Angeles underscore how the socialist transformation of society by the international working class is not only possible but urgently necessary.
(2025-01-10). Permit for Pipeline Reconstruction Near Sacred Pipestone Site Rescinded After Tribal Pushback. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-01-10). International statements oppose banning of IYSSE (Sri Lanka) lecture at Peradeniya University. wsws.org "How can people's lives be improved when the people with the best ideas and solutions are repressed by institutions?"—Dr. Marc James Léger, Montreal, Canada…
(2025-01-10). Over 9,000 structures, mostly homes, damaged or destroyed as Los Angeles fires continue to burn. wsws.org The fires, which are expected to intensify Friday with the return of Santa Ana winds, are already the costliest in the history of the United States.
(2025-01-10). US grocery chain workers heading into significant contract battles in 2025. wsws.org Contracts for tens of thousands of supermarket and grocery store workers will be expiring in 2025, beginning with the agreements for 17,000 workers at Safeway and King Soopers in Colorado in January and February. The workers are expressing determination to fight a repetition of the sellout contracts that were forced onto them by the UFCW in 2022.
(2025-01-10). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott 
(2025-01-10). In India, 4 suspects arrested over killing of journalist Mukesh Chandrakar. the-independent.com
(2025-01-10). How Close Were We to Blackouts Yesterday? wattsupwiththat.com It does not take a genius to work out why? We shut down more than 20 GW of reliable coal capacity, and thought we could replace it with medieval technology that only works when the wind blows!
(2025-01-10). Thousands of IS Fighters Remain in Limbo as SDF Resists Disarmament. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-10). Deputy President delivers eulogy at former Minister's funeral. sanews.gov.za Deputy President delivers eulogy at former Minister's funeral | Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described the late democratic South Africa's first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, as a "distinguished educator, diplomat and a servant of the people". | | The Deputy President was delivering the eulogy at Bengu's funeral service held at the University of Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal on Friday. | | Bengu passed away in December at the age of 90 and was afforded a Special Official Funeral Category 2. | | "Today we gather to pay tribute to a remarkable individual, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, a renowned revol…
(2025-01-10). Call for justice following alleged rape of initiate. sanews.gov.za Call for justice following alleged rape of initiate | Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for swift justice following the alleged rape of an 18-year-old male customary initiate in Centani, in the Eastern Cape. | | The incident comes in the wake of a rise in initiate deaths, with the toll now at 28, predominantly reported in the Amathole, Chris Hani, and Alfred Nzo districts. | | "This heinous incident shines a light on the scourge of gender-based violence that continues to destroy our communities," Hlabisa said. | | In a statement on Thursday, the Minister called…
(2025-01-10). Meeting held to resolve Ditsobotla water and electricity challenges. sanews.gov.za Meeting held to resolve Ditsobotla water and electricity challenges | The North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) has committed to collaborating with all relevant stakeholders to resolve challenges at the Ditsobotla Local Municipality. | The department made the commitment during a meeting with the Ditsobotla Local Municipality and the Ditsobotla Service Association (DSA) to discuss challenges confronting the municipality. | This follows electricity outages in Lichtenburg and complaints of water shortages for prolonged periods in other areas, leading to protest action by res…
(2025-01-10). RTMC condemns fake Traffic Officer Learnership advertisement. sanews.gov.za RTMC condemns fake Traffic Officer Learnership advertisement | The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned the public to be aware of a fake traffic officer job learnership circulating on social media site, TikTok. | The RTMC said the advert, inviting individuals to apply for a Traffic Officer Learnership, is "entirely fake and has not been published by the corporation". | "The RTMC condemns, in the strongest possible terms, individuals who prey on the public by spreading false information and exploiting job seekers in an attempt to solicit bribes or other personal gains. | "These unethical and crimi…
(2025-01-10). Hendricks commends engagement on sustainable food security. sanews.gov.za Hendricks commends engagement on sustainable food security | Social Development Deputy Minister, Ganief Hendricks, has expressed his satisfaction at the success of the stakeholder engagement on sustainable livelihoods, food security, and nutrition. | The inaugural engagement, held in Pietermaritzburg, in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands on Thursday, brought together key stakeholders from all three spheres of government, including local councillors, representatives from the national department, business leaders and members of the public. | The event marked a major step in fostering collaboration between government, busi…
(2025-01-10). North West on high alert amid heavy rains. sanews.gov.za North West on high alert amid heavy rains | The North West Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PMDC), working together with Municipal Disaster Centres, remains on high alert for incidents of disaster across the province. | This follows heavy rainfall that affected many parts of the province and damaged infrastructure and properties. | North West MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs, Gaoage Oageng Molapisi, said the disaster management teams are on the ground conducting a needs and impact assessment. | The province experienced heavy rainfall in the past few days and largely…
(2025-01-10). Tributes continue for artists Doc Shebeleza and Winnie Khumalo. sanews.gov.za Tributes continue for artists Doc Shebeleza and Winnie Khumalo | Sport, Arts and Culture Minister, Gayton McKenzie has described the passing of legendary Kwaito artist Victor "Doc Shebeleza" Bogopane as a "significant loss for South Africa and the entire music industry". | | Bogopane passed away on Thursday at the age of 51. | | "On behalf of the Ministry, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends and countless fans whose lives he touched. South Africa has lost not only a music legend but a compassionate soul whose contributions to our cultural heritage and community upliftment will not be forgotten.
(2025-01-10). Condolences for family of Kwaito legend, Doc Shebeleza. sanews.gov.za Condolences for family of Kwaito legend, Doc Shebeleza | Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture, and Recreation, Matome Chiloane, has expressed "deep sadness" at the passing of Kwaito legend and pioneer Victor 'Doc Shebeleza' Bogopane. | The beloved musician passed away at the age of 51 on Thursday. | "Gauteng is deeply saddened by the passing of Doc Shebeleza, especially as his death follows closely after that of fellow artist, Winnie Khumalo. Shebeleza's influence on the Kwaito genre was profound and will continue to inspire both emerging and seasoned artists. | "We will also remember him for his chari…
(2025-01-10). Creating an Era of Truth-Telling. progressive.org An interview with Bryan Stevenson.
(2025-01-10). Arctic politics are getting warmer. onlineopinion.com.au The Trump comment has focussed attention on the growing importance generally of the Arctic region for global politics.
(2025-01-10). Debunking Elon Musk's Grooming Gangs Hoax. muslimskeptic.com If you have a habit of keeping up to date with what's happening on X (formerly Twitter), you may have noticed, these last few days, how Elon Musk has been boosting certain posts related to "Pakistani-Muslim grooming gangs." He has also been explicitly lending his support to Tommy Robinson, who is perhaps the UK's most …
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(2025-01-10). Tens of Thousands Flee Deadly Wildfires in Southern California. pressenza.com By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes | The fierce and unpredictable fires have forced roughly
(2025-01-10). Solomon Islands tops passport index for region's global rankings. asiapacificreport.nz RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands has the highest-ranked passport of Pacific Island nations, at 37th equal globally. This is according to the Henley Passport Index. The index, organised by a consulting firm that describes itself as "the global leader in residence and citizenship by investment," releases the list based on global travel freedoms using data from…
(2025-01-10). Transcript of 'Judging Freedom,' 9 January edition. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcript submitted by a reader Napolitano: 0: 32Hi there, everyone. Judge Andrew Napolitano here for Judging Freedom. Today is Thursday, January 9th, 2025. Professor Gilbert Doctorow joins us now. Professor Doctorow, thank you for your time. Thank you for all of your time in 2024. It's all very, very helpful. And it's a privilege for me …
(2025-01-10). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
(2025-01-10). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.
(2025-01-10). Antisemitism in the US has risen by 900% — a brief reminder to Jonathan Greenblatt. salaficentre.com 
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abu Dharr, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that Allah's Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: Allah, Almighty, said: "O My servants! I have forbidden injustice for Myself and I have forbidden it among you, so do not …
(2025-01-10). Watch: Kamala Trying to Survive Obama and Trump's Friendship Moment? Netizens Can't Stop Laughing. hindustantimes.com At the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, an unexpected moment of camaraderie unfolded between President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, capturing the attention of attendees and social media alike. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' reaction has sparked widespread discussion online. Caught glancing back at the duo, many speculated whether her expression reflected annoyance or jealousy as Trump and Obama appeared to bond. This interaction has ignited debates about political dynamics and personal relationships among the nation's leaders, with social media users humorously commenting on…
(2025-01-10). Al-Qaradawi's X account shut down after UAE deportation. newarab.com 
(2025-01-10). Iran says Swiss national accused of spying took own life. newarab.com 
"This morning, a Swiss citizen committed suicide in Semnan prison," the judiciary's Mizan Online website said, adding that he had been "arrested by security agencies for espionage and his case was under investigation". | The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed the death of a citizen in Iran. | "The Swiss embassy in Tehran is in contact with the local au…
(2025-01-10). Libya's eastern parliament backs transitional justice law: MPs. newarab.com 
The House of Representatives (HoR) spokesperson, Abdullah Belaihaq, said on the X platform that the legislation was passed on Tuesday by a majority of the session's attendees in Libya's largest second city Benghazi. | However, implementing the law could be challenging as Libya has been…
(2025-01-10). Morocco sees tourism spike in 2024 with 17 million visitors. newarab.com 
The North African kingdom has invested heavily in recent years in modernising its
(2025-01-10). Saudi Arabia prepares for another hajj menaced by extreme heat. newarab.com 
Temperatures soared to 51.8 degrees Celsius (125 degrees Fahrenheit) in the holy city of Mecca last June as 1.8 million worshippers took part in the annual rites, one of the five pillars of Islam. | Saudi officials…
(2025-01-10). Sudan's army seizes territory from RSF militia in Omdurman. newarab.com 
RSF fighters were pushed out of several areas in the west and south of Omdurman, with the Sudanese army seizing weapons and freeing several officers, according to The Sudan Tribune. | The RSF and the Sudanese army were allies until 2023 when a civil war…
(2025-01-10). UAE places 11 individuals, 8 UK-based entities on 'terror list'. newarab.com 
The The decision was taken by the Emirati cabinet, "which approved the inclusion of 11 individuals and 8 entities in the approved list of individuals and organisations supporting terrorism", the UAE's official WAM news agency reported. | "The move is part of the UAE's ongoing e…
(2025-01-10). UK face probe into handling of allegations against Harrods owner. newarab.com 
British police watchdogs will investigate whether the London force bungled its handling of The Independent Office for Police Conduct said Wednesday that it will oversee a probe by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards into whether opportunities were missed to bring the wealthy businessman to justice. | "There is widespread public concern around this case, with a significant number of allegatio…
(2025-01-10). Winds subside as firefighters battle blazes in Los Angeles. newarab.com 
Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Ferocious winds that drove the flames and led to chaotic evacuations have calmed somewhat and were not expected to be as powerful during the day. | That could allow firefighters to make progress reining in blazes that have hopscotched across the sprawling region, i…
(2025-01-10). Budget 2025: Expectations of Real Estate Sector. ummid.com As the Union Budget 2025-26 approaches, to be announced in February 2025, the real estate sector is pinning high hopes on the Modi 3.0 regime.
(2025-01-10). In a first, female teachers surpass males in India. ummid.com For the first time in India, female teachers have surpassed their male counterparts in terms of numbers, according to the latest government data.
(2025-01-10). India registers first HMPV positive patient in Bengaluru. ummid.com An 8-month-old baby was found to be positive with HMPV in Bengaluru, making it the first such case in India.
(2025-01-10). Remembering Madhu Limaye On His Death Anniversary. ummid.com Madhu Limaye (1st May 1922-8th January 1995) was one of the most distinguished personalities of modern India who played a pivotal role in the freedom movement and later in the liberation of Goa from the Portuguese.
(2025-01-10). Toxic Waste Disposal Case: MP HC Defers Hearing to Feb 18. ummid.com The Madhya Pradesh High Court has deferred the hearing on a petition challenging the state govt's decision to incinerate Union Carbide's hazardous waste in Pithampur.
(2025-01-10). Two more HMPV+ cases detected in India. ummid.com Hours after reporting the first HMPV positive case in the country, India Monday January 06, 2025 found two more patients infected with the Human Metapneumovirus.
(2025-01-10). Authorities confirm first human bird flu death in U.S. ummid.com The Health Authorities in the United States have confirmed the first bird flu death in the state of Louisiana.
(2025-01-10). GATE 2025 Admit Card Released, Direct Link to Download. ummid.com The IIT Roorkee has released the Admit Card (Hall Ticket) of the candidates who have registered for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2025) on its official website gate2025.iitr.ac.in.
(2025-01-10). Trump wants Canada to be 51st state of U.S. ummid.com U.S. President Elect Donald Trump Monday January 6, 2025 reiterated his long-term suggestion of making Canada the 51st state of the United States.
(2025-01-10). Watch: Makkah Haram, Masjid Nabawi flooded after heavy rains. ummid.com The Grand Mosque in Makkah and Masjid Nabawi, The Prophet Mosque, in Madinah Munawwarah have been flooded after heavy rains last night.
(2025-01-10). Fact Check: Narayana Murthy's advice to young girls, boys which actually is not. ummid.com An image purportedly showing a screenshot of an article published by Hindustan Times (HT) has gone viral on social media, claiming that Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has advocated for 'limited interaction between young girls and boys for success' and discusses his alleged comments on the GenZ population.
(2025-01-10). Kerala TET November 2024 Admit Card Download Now Available. ummid.com The General Education Department, Government of Kerala (Pareeksha Bhavan) has released on its official website ktet.kerala.gov.in the link to download Hall Ticket or Admit Cards of the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (Kerala TET November 2024).
(2025-01-10). Watch: Xpeng Aero HT showcases 'Modular Flying Car' at CES 2025. ummid.com Chinese automobile giant, Xpeng Aero HT, showcased its 'modular flying car' at CES 2025.
(2025-01-10). CBSE CTET Dec 2024 Result Announced: Link to Check. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared on its official website cbseresults.nic.in the result of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) held in the month of December 2024.
(2025-01-10). Henley Passport Index 2025: India Slips Further Down. ummid.com India is down three points to its passport ranking in 2024 whereas Singapore retained the most powerful passport status in the world for the 3rd consecutive year, according to the Henley Passport Ranking 2025 released today.
(2025-01-10). MHT CET 2025 (PCB and PCM) dates revised. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell has revised the dates of MHT CET 2025 (PCM and PCB both) and other Entrance Tests to be held for the academic year 2025-26.
(2025-01-10). SSC CGL Tier II Exam 2024 City List Out, Admit Card on Jan 14. ummid.com The Staff Selection Commission has published on its official website 'ssc.gov.in', the Exam City details for the SSC CGL Tier II exams to be held later this year.
(2025-01-10). Watch: The video that landed European tourists in Dubai Police net. ummid.com The European tourists, who have been at the centre of a massive outrage following a video showing them mocking a Muslim couple went viral, finally landed in Dubai Police net.
(2025-01-10). Ssegirinya's journey from radio talk shows to city political icon. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | OBITUARY | Whenever residents of Kyebando, a vibrant suburb in Kawempe North, had an issue that they wanted government to address, the person they relied on to deliver the message was always Muhammad Ssegirinya. From calls into radio shows to street protests, Ssegirinya's name became synonymous with the fight for the marginalized, earning …
(2025-01-10). Kebu Rigangi to elect new paramount Chief in May. independent.co.ug 
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Kebu Rigangi, the kingdom of the Kebu people, has confirmed that the new Paramount Chief (Tebizi) will be elected this May. The election aims to fill the position left vacant in August last year following the death of the Tebizi, Ephraim Waringu Kebi, who passed away at …
(2025-01-10). COFFEE: Gov't plans to establish nursery beds in northern Uganda. independent.co.ug 
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering plans to establish coffee nursery beds in key districts across Northern Uganda as part of a broader strategy to boost coffee production and diversify farmers' incomes. State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation, Dr. Kenneth Omona, told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that the initiative, once …
(2025-01-10). Laos/Thailand: United Nations body petitioned over the enforced disappearance of Thai dissident. fidh.org
(2025-01-10). Brazil: Piquiá de Baixo's community members resettled to safe houses away from mining pollution. fidh.org
(2025-01-10). Mann FINALLY has to pay… wattsupwiththat.com In a recent development reported at SteynOnline.com, Michael E. Mann, known for his controversial "hockey stick" graph and his demeanor of lawfare, has been ordered to personally contribute to the…
(2025-01-10). Modern Scientific Controversies The War on Food: Part 2, What are UPFs? wattsupwiththat.com What are Ultraprocessed Foods? The UPF literature gives a long and confused definitions, but in almost every case, falls back on the definition provided by Carlos A. Monteiro in his original work in 2009 on the subject titled: "Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so muchas processing".
(2025-01-10). Inquiry: UK soldiers executed Afghan boys 'younger than 16'. presstv.ir British special forces executed Afghan boys "younger than 16" during operations in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2013, a public inquiry has found.
(2025-01-10). At least 5 dead as wildfires devour districts across Los Angeles. presstv.ir At least five people have lost their lives as uncontrolled wildfires are ravaging through Southern California, devouring neighborhoods.
(2025-01-10). Iran slams new US, UK aggression on Yemen. presstv.ir Iran has strongly condemned the new US and UK aggression in Yemen's three provinces.
(2025-01-10). Saturday 2/1: Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2025 Community Celebration. indybay.org 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland, CA 94607…
(2025-01-10). México, Chiapas Zapatista: El crimen capitalista de la guerra a los Pueblos de la tierra. indybay.org
(2025-01-10). Tuesday 1/14: Vegan Potluck & Speaker, Jan Liband. indybay.org Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church | Sundean Hall – Community Room (in the back) | 1024 Cayuga Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95062…
(2025-01-10). Wednesday 1/29: Restoring Wetlands for Climate Resilience. indybay.org Webinar…
(2025-01-10). Jan 18, 2025 "Regroup & Strategize: Community Assembly for the Day of the Forest Defender" indybay.org Join us as part of a Festival of Resistance…
(2025-01-10). Monday 1/20: Anti Police-Terror Project's 11th Annual Reclaim MLK's Radical Legacy March. indybay.org 14th & Broadway (Oscar Grant Plaza) Oakland…
(2025-01-10). Friday 1/17: Anti-Inaugural, Anti-Fascist Revolutionary Poetry Evening. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…
(2025-01-10). Saturday 1/18: People's March Monterey Bay. indybay.org Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Avenue, Monterey…
(2025-01-10). Idli Sambhar rocks GATE 2025 ahead of exams. ummid.com In a bizarre incident, Idli, Sambhar and Chatni — popular South Indian dish, rocked GATE 2025 Thursday January 09, 2025 barely twenty days before the important engineering entrance exam.
(2025-01-10). Chaos, panic as new fire wave grips more Los Angeles areas. ummid.com A new wave of fire Thursday January 09, 2025 engulfed the West Hills neighbourhood of Los Angeles, rapidly consuming over 900 acres within hours.
(2025-01-10). King Faisal Prize 2025 Winners Announced. ummid.com Two King Saud University (KSU) Professors, and two Scientists – one from Japan and the other from Canada, have been adjudged the winners of 2025 King Faisal Prize in different categories, the General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize announced Wednesday January 08, 2025.
(2025-01-10). Meet Hussain Sajwani: UAE billionaire behind $20bn US Data Centre plan. ummid.com Dubai based billionaire Hussain Sajwani Tuesday January 07, 2025 announced a $20 billion investment in US data centers as U.S. President Elect Donald Trump watched standing behind him.
(2025-01-10). Las 3 del día: Andar del atletismo cubano, campaña de la ONAT y otras noticias (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Bienvenido al podcast Las 3 del día. Hoy es 9 de enero y su amiga Ariadna Cuza le invita a que se quede con nosotros hasta el final. Como es habitual ya les presentamos el resumen informativo de la jornada en Cubadebate. No se desconecte que ya comenzamos.
(2025-01-10). Recibe Silvio Rodríguez Distinción Familia Patria. cubadebate.cu El destacado cantautor y poeta cubano, Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez, recibió este jueves 9 de Enero de 2025 la Distinción Familia Patria que, por primera vez, otorga la Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País (SEAP). Junto con el célebre músico también recibieron esa distinción su esposa, la destacada flautista Niurka González Núñez, y su hija, Malva Rodríguez González.
(2025-01-10). Londra lotta per riconquistare l'influenza globale. strategic-culture.su Nonostante gli sforzi britannici per riconquistare parte del prestigio perso nel corso del XX secolo, Londra affrontava una mancanza di mezzi materiali o condizioni eccessivamente difficili. | Segue nostro Il Regno Unito occupa una posizione geopolitica unica nel mondo contemporaneo. Un tempo prima potenza mondiale durante il secolo che va dalla sconfitta di Napoleone all'inizio della Prima guerra mondiale, il Regno Unito si è trovato su…
(2025-01-10). Realizarán primera edición de la Feria Innovación para el Desarrollo. cubadebate.cu En sede en el Palacio de las Convenciones, el encuentro reunirá a actores diversos del escenario nacional, con potencialidad para mostrar resultados y favorecer la ejecución de hojas de rutas encaminadas a lograr el impacto necesario como solución innovadora en las prioridades.
(2025-01-09). Healthcare Workers Tell Congress To Halt Military Aid To Israel. popularresistance.org Doctors Against Genocide (DAG) has called for the US to halt aid to Israel after their colleagues were detained last month by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. | DAG, a global coalition of health care workers, mobilized more than 50 medical professionals on Capitol Hill to advocate for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, who was detained by Israeli forces along with others during a Dec. 27 raid on the health facility. | The delegation visited members of the House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday to advocate for urgent congressional action on the h…
(2025-01-09). Pro-ISIS Accounts Surge on Meta After Assad's Ouster. mintpressnews.com 
(2025-01-09). The 3 Times that Baathist Syria Refused to Betray the Resistance. orinocotribune.com By Mohammad Hussein Wazarati — Jan 6, 2025 | "One must avoid being negligent about the enemy, one must not underestimate the enemy, and one must not trust the enemy's smile. Sometimes the enemy speaks to a person with a pleasant tone and with a smile, but carries a dagger behind his back, waiting for the right opportunity."—Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, December 11, 2024 | The first time
| On May 4, 2003, just three days after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime and the US occupation of Iraq, Colin Powell, then US secretary of State, traveled to Syria on George W Bush's orders. Regarding his meet…
(2025-01-09). Israel Sets Plans in Motion to Balkanize Syria. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle Tel Aviv is planning to initiate an international conference to discuss its plans in post-Assad Syria, which allegedly include ensuring 'safety' for minorities. The Israeli government is considering the preparation of an international conference aimed at discussing the division of Syria into "cantons," Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom reported on 9 January. A recent cabinet…
(2025-01-09). Iran Urges Inclusive Government, Respect for Syria's Sovereignty. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's envoy to the United Nations called for the formation of an inclusive government in Syria through free and fair elections while emphasizing the importance of respecting the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(2025-01-09). For Bibi, the Road to Tehran Goes Through Damascus. Mike Whitney. globalresearch.ca Syria is an indispensable part of Israel's ambitious plan to remake the Middle East. The country sits at the heart of the region and serves as both a critical landbridge for the transport of weaponry and foot-soldiers from Iran to …
(2025-01-09). How the U.S. and its proxies destroyed Syria. workers.org 
Judy Bello on webinar on U.S. role in Syria, Dec. 28, 2024. By Judy Bello Judy Bello, board member of the Syrian Support Movement and member of Ban Killer Drones, gave this talk on a webinar sponsored by the United National Antiwar Coalition on the U.S. role in Syria. I . . . |
(2025-01-09). SPD interior minister threatens thousands of Syrians with deportation from Germany. wsws.org The threats of deportations directed against refugees and migrants are aimed at the working class as a whole.
(2025-01-09). The Syria carve-up creates a de-facto Israel-Turkey border ensuring a broader ME war. strategic-culture.su Israeli military forces have moved to within 15 miles of the Syrian Capital of Damascus. The IDF has seized large tracts of land in southern Syria it intends to occupy and where it will eventually build checkpoints, military outposts and settlements. The "lightening" invasion has been accompanied by a massive bombing campaign that has obliterated numerous military bases, weapons depots and research labs eliminating any hope that Syria will regain the ability to defend itself or to reestablish its sovereign independence.
(2025-01-09). Explained: How the Hind Rajab Foundation is making Israeli soldiers fear arrest abroad. haaretz.com From Gaza to Lebanon and Syria, IDF soldiers have left digital fingerprints about their military service — and the Hind Rajab Foundation is tracking them. So far it's sent the names of 1,000 Israeli soldiers to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Behind this global effort are two activists with a long record of extremism…
(2025-01-09). Esteban Carrillo: Erdogan's Plan For Syria. Yemen Warns Israel, "There Are No Red Lines" libya360.wordpress.com Jamarl Thomas War continues to rage in Syria with the Turkish backed Jihadist fighting US backed Kurds. Turkey has threatened to intervene in Syria if it destabilizes. Israel continues to steal more land in Syria without response from the Jihadist "government". Lebanon is surrounded with Israel ignoring the pause in fighting commonly and ironically called…
(2025-01-09). Eva Bartlett on those who seek to rewrite history on behalf of the UN-Designated Terrorist Regime in Syria. marktanliano.net As David Miller predicted, the influencers who've swarmed Syria to be coddled by al-Qaeda (and even ISIS) are re-inventing history now that al-Qaeda rules Syria. But sure, they are credible ? By the way, this particular influencer just came from doing propaganda in Ukraine (jumped a sinking ship to go chill with al-Qaeda). I …
(2025-01-09). Fighting Rages as Kurdish SDF Suggests US, French Troops in Northern Syria. news.antiwar.com Heavy fighting continues to be reported across north-central Syria today, with at least 37 combatants killed today alone in fighting in the area around Manbij. The fighting involves the Turkish-backed SNA and the US-backed Kurdish SDF. The SNA, with Turkish air and artillery support, have been pushing against Kurdish territory for weeks, and Turkey has …
(2025-01-09). Britons "Paying £2 Million an Hour" to Keep Gas Power Stations Running in Freezing Temperatures. wattsupwiththat.com Households paid the equivalent of £2 million an hour to gas power stations today after low winds and freezing temperatures left electricity grid bosses scrambling to keep the lights on. The Telegraph has more.
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(2025-01-09). Uzbekistan and Iran discuss expanding cooperation in tourism and culture. tvbrics.com 
Iran proposes to increase the number of flights between the two countries…
(2025-01-09). Some thoughts on the upcoming Donald Trump administration. unitedworldint.com Trump's main foreign policy issues will be China, migration and energy, and his actions will be structured around them. By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Two weeks before Donald Trump is going to be sworn in as President of the United States, I am going to venture to make some observations about the prospects of the new …
(2025-01-09). Some thoughts on the upcoming Donald Trump administration. uwidata.com By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein Two weeks before Donald Trump is going to be sworn in as President of the United States, I am going to venture to make some observations about the prospects of the new government, first regarding its foreign policy, especially after his arrogant, confrontational statements regarding Mexico, Panama, Venezuela and Denmark (for …
(2025-01-09). The Chris Hedges Report: The Zionists Kill Doctors in Gaza and Silence Them Here (w/ Dr. Rupa Marya). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / The Chris Hedges Report This interview is also available on podcast platforms and Rumble. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk said, "The protection of hospitals during warfare is paramount and must be respected by all sides, at all times." International law enshrines medical facilities as sanctuaries for those in direst need but as …
(2025-01-09). Cameroon Suspends NGOs, Harming Gender-Based Violence Survivors. hrw.org The Cameroonian government in December suspended the activities of four nongovernmental organizations for three months, without any warning or legal basis, in a move that is harming victims of gender-based violence. | Click to expand Image | Cameroonian authorities and police sealed the offices of a nongovernmental organizations whose activities were suspended and then banned in Douala, Cameroon, 2024. | © 2024 Private…
(2025-01-09). New Ukrainian Draft Laws on International Crimes Spark Concern. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to parliamentarians at Verkhovna Rada in Kyiv, November 19, 2024. | © 2024 Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine via AP Photo…
(2025-01-09). Thailand: Cambodian Opposition Politician Gunned Down. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Thai Central Investigation Bureau members stand near the spot where Lim Kimya, a former member of the Cambodian parliament, was shot and killed, in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 7, 2025. | © 2025 Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images…
(2025-01-09). Austrian President creates political chaos as Green ideology fights against reality. infobrics.org The attempt to keep the Patriotic Forces from participating in the government failed in Austria. Despite the Federal President's absurd political maneuvers, the Freedom Party (FPàñ) could now achieve its goal.
(2025-01-09). The flower of transformation blooms in South Africa. pressenza.com 
Communities and civil society groups unite for land rights and climate justice for a sustainable future: | As a young person growing up in India in the 1970s and 80s, the struggle of southern Africans against apartheid—an institutional form of race-based segregation and discrimination that its colonial government imposed—was one that we frequently encountered. Tales of brutality that we heard were horrifying, but stories of the movements for freedom led by some of recent history's most iconic figures inspired us. India as a people, including its government, was strongly and vocally supportive…
(2025-01-09). Iraqi PM Highlights Ayatollah Khamenei's Positive Regional Perspective. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani highlighted the positive outlook of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei regarding the region and the need for fostering strong regional ties.
(2025-01-09). New York City's Congestion Pricing Program Sacrifices Human Rights. popularresistance.org It's been said that the road to bad policy is paved with good intentions. The case of New York City's new congestion pricing program puts this aphorism to the task as both the intentions and the program itself raise salient questions about who benefits, who suffers, and if the inchoate initiative even complies with at least two landmark State statutes that purport to position New York State as the national leader in climate action and environmental justice. | The congestion pricing program, which charges drivers entering Manhattan from 60th street and below $9.00 between the hours of 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays…
(2025-01-09). Texas Republicans Introduce 3 Bills Restricting Abortion Medication. truthout.org Republicans in the Texas state legislature are proposing myriad anti-abortion and anti-reproductive rights bills, including at least three that target access to abortion medication. The bills come just one month after state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against a New York doctor in December for sending abortion medication to a woman living in Texas. |
(2025-01-09). Gaza Patients, Including Newborns, at "Grave Risk" as Israel Blocks Fuel. truthout.org Hospitals across the Gaza Strip are at imminent risk of shutdown or have already been forced to reduce operations as they run out of fuel due to Israel's near-total blockade of fuel across the strip, officials and human rights groups have warned. Gaza health officials warned this week that all of the remaining hospitals in the besieged enclave no longer have any fuel reserves to operate… |
(2025-01-09). At International Human Rights Day event, activists expose U.S. hypocrisy. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The United Nations General Assembly in 1950 established Dec. 10 as Human Rights Day. On that date two years earlier, in 1948, the General Assembly had adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 1948 was also the year when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were removed from their homes and land at the hands of Zionist …
(2025-01-09). Cuba highlights importance of unity in defense of Venezuela. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The head of the International Relations Department of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Emilio Lozada, on Thursday highlighted the importance of the unity of all progressive leftist forces in the defense of the Bolivarian Revolution.
(2025-01-09). N.C. Supreme Court tries stealing election to add another MAGA Republican to its ranks. peoplesworld.org 
The MAGA-dominated North Carolina Supreme Court Republican party has sparked a major constitutional crisis by blocking the certification of Justice Allison Riggs' Nov. 5 re-election victory in a highly contested race for a seat on the Court. Riggs, a Democrat and incumbent appointed to the Court in 2023, was initially declared the winner by a …
(2025-01-09). When it comes to genocide and Palestine, the world is — deliberately — getting its priorities wrong. thealtworld.com As Israel's ban on the UN Refugee and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) looms closer, the language used by officials deals more with possibilities than realities. The reason, it seems, is to give Israel enough of an advantage in carrying out its genocide, while Palestinians remain trapped by the atrocities that the international community refuses to halt. | For example, last year US President Joe Biden
(2025-01-09). Ireland Formally Joins ICJ Genocide Case Against Israel. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). 'Censoring genocide' — new film will show in Birmingham 11 Jan. Watch trailer now. skwawkbox.org 
New movie from makers of 'Oh Jeremy Corbyn — the Big Lie' examines UK state's assault on journalists revealing Israel's genocide in Gaza Selly Oak Palestine Solidarity (SOPS) with Platform Films will host a special screening of the film "Censoring Palestine" on Saturday 11th January at 7pm at The Old Print Works, Moseley Road, Balsall …
(2025-01-09). Iran refutes Macron's allegations that it is a "strategic and security challenge" for Europe. peoplesdispatch.org In response to Macron's allegations, Iran highlighted France's record on nuclear weapons, the genocide in Palestine, and its legacy of colonialism in Africa.
(2025-01-09). Against Bourgeois Pacifism in the Face of Genocide. libya360.wordpress.com Juanlu González The supposed moral superiority of pacifism is little more than a "liberal pathology" — as they have called it — it is the tacit acceptance of political defeat, which, in this case, amounts to becoming a de facto accomplice of Israel, the United States and NATO. These are hard times for lyric poetry….
(2025-01-09). Palestine: Why Context Is Important. globalresearch.ca The genocide in Gaza has entered its 15th month. More than 44,000 Palestinians have been killed so far by Israel. 17,000 of them are children [other estimates point to more than 100,000 children]. | This is the largest number of …
(2025-01-09). 45 Democrats Vote With GOP to Pass Bill Sanctioning ICC Over Netanyahu Warrant. truthout.org The House has overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its issuing of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders for their alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza, as the death toll from Israel's genocide tops 46,000 people, with many more deaths likely going uncounted. The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act passed 243 to 140… |
(2025-01-09). IDF Tightens Media Rules After Reservist Faces War Crimes Inquiry in Brazil. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-09). Israel imposes sweeping restrictions to 'protect soldiers' from war crimes prosecution. thecradle.co
(2025-01-09). Israeli Soldier Reveals How He Evaded Arrest for War Crimes in Spain. youtube.com 
(2025-01-09). Israel To Hide Identity of Soldiers Amid War Crimes Probes Abroad. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military has decided to hide the identity of its soldiers amid efforts by pro-Palestinian organizations to have Israeli soldiers investigated for war crimes while traveling abroad. Under the new policy, combat troops will now have their faces blurred and names hidden in any interviews they give to the media. Soldiers will also not …
(2025-01-09). Poland says it will protect Benjamin Netanyahu from potential arrest. aljazeera.com PM Donald Tusk says Israeli prime minister will not be detained despite ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2025-01-09). US House votes to advance bill to sanction ICC over Israel arrest warrants. aljazeera.com The legislation is in retaliation for the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu over Gaza.
(2025-01-09). The real reason behind Netanyahu's blitz against Israel's military leadership. haaretz.com Next time you read headlines from Israel about tensions between Netanyahu and the military, put aside the spin and look for the real story: it's all about the survival of Netanyahu's coalition…
(2025-01-09). Almost half of Brits say investing in arms manufacturers is unethical. leftfootforward.org Nearly half (49%) of Britons view investing in arms manufacturers as crossing an ethical line, according to a new YouGov poll. | Furthermore, opinions on arms manufacturers differ by political affiliation: 60% of Labour voters and 65% of Liberal Democrat supporters consider investments in arms manufacturers to be unethical, compared to just 28% of Conservative voters. | Meanwhile, three-quarters of the public oppose investments in Russian government-owned companies, and 49% view investing in Israeli government-owned companies as unethical. | However, Reform supporters are less likely to describe Russian-owned…
(2025-01-09). Post-Election Truths: The Things That Won't Change. No Matter Who Wins. globalresearch.ca "If voting could ever really change anything, it'd be illegal."— Thorne, After months of handwringing and mud-slinging and fear-mongering, the votes have finally been cast and the outcome has been decided: the Deep State …
(2025-01-09). Architect of Israel's judicial coup announces plan to alter selection process for top court justices. haaretz.com Israel's justice minister is expected to allow a vote on the Supreme Court's acting president but plans to block new judicial appointments until the next Knesset, aiming to implement the proposed Judicial Appointment Committee overhaul by then…
(2025-01-09). Scholar Says AHA's Vote on Gaza Scholasticide Shouldn't Be Controversial. truthout.org Founded in 1884, the American Historical Association (AHA) represents professional academics and historians that advance the study of history in the United States. With well over 10,000 members, it serves as one of the world's most influential and robust associations for historians. The AHA contributes to an evolving and progressing body of scholarship, and inspires a civic-minded and public… |
(2025-01-09). A Democrat Won a NC Supreme Court Race. GOP Justices Blocked Her Certification. truthout.org The Republican-controlled state Supreme Court of North Carolina ruled on Tuesday to block the certification of a Democratic candidate for justice, entertaining dubious claims of election fraud from her Republican opponent seeking to toss out tens of thousands of votes in the 2024 election. Democratic incumbent Justice Allison Riggs — who abstained from the decision because it involved her own… |
(2025-01-09). 'Deadly Exchange': Us Sends Hundreds of Law Enforcement to Israel to Learn 'Worst Practices' From IDF. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). Brickgate-linked former Eagle staffer swapped emails about 'collaborative efforts' with Israel govt. skwawkbox.org 
After 'Stop Funding Fake News' anti-left smear campaign, Imran Ahmed's CCDH exposed in collusion in anti-Palestinian propaganda Leaked emails uncovered by the Grayzone reveal that Imran 'Imi' Ahmed, the former Angela Eagle staffer and anti-left smear coordinator who set up the so-called 'Centre for Countering Digital Hate' (CCDH) in the US after trying to shut …
(2025-01-09). Blinken Can't Answer Simple Israel Question. youtube.com
(2025-01-09). What Will Pro-Palestine Activists Face With Trump in the White House? progressive.org In the coming year, the Palestine solidarity movement must find and expand the cracks in the pro-Israel war machine.
(2025-01-09). Saudi Arabia denies access to its Al Arabiya news site. onlineopinion.com.au The Jordan is Palestine Committee grew into an international movement holding conferences in London, New York and Israel — coming to an end only when Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo Accords in 1993.
(2025-01-09). Israeli Attacks on Gaza Kill 70 Palestinians Over 24 Hours. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday that Israeli attacks killed 70 Palestinians and wounded 104 over the previous 24-hour period as the daily US-backed slaughter continues. The Health Ministry said its recorded death toll since October 2023 has surpassed 46,000, reaching 46,006, and the number of wounded has climbed to 109,378. The ministry's numbers only account …
(2025-01-09). Pope Francis Steps Up Criticism of Israel, Says Bombing of Civilians Is Unacceptable. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, Pope Francis offered more criticism of the Israeli bombing campaign and siege on the Gaza Strip, calling it "shameful" and saying the bombing of civilians is unacceptable. "I renew my appeal for a ceasefire and the release of the Israeli hostages in Gaza, where there is a very serious and shameful humanitarian situation, …
(2025-01-09). 'We all became ghosts': survivors recount Israel's deadly siege of Jabalia refugee camp. mondoweiss.net 
Residents of Jabalia refugee camp recount their harrowing experience during the latest Israeli assault on northern Gaza.
(2025-01-09). Death Toll from Israel's Gaza Strikes Surpasses 46,000. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The death toll from Israeli attacks on Gaza has risen above 46,000, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.
(2025-01-09). Video: "Israel does whatever it wants. It does damage to US interests worldwide and it walks away from it." Judge Andrew Napolitano Interviews Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration plans to suppress speech critical of Israel and supportive of the plight of the Palestinians. | If this is true, what difference did an election make? | Watch the discussion between Judge Napolitano and Dr. Giraldi below. | . | *…
(2025-01-09). 'When I got the beret my IDF commander gave me a hug. That doesn't happen in any other army'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: A Jewish American who decided to enlist in the Israeli army in October 2023, and an Israeli couple that proves that opposites attract…
(2025-01-09). The cost of turning Israel into a 21st-century Sparta. haaretz.com The Nagel committee proposes a long-term increase in Israel's defense spending. It doesn't say how to pay for it, or where the extra troops will come from…
(2025-01-09). Israeli crime boss responsible for bloody gang war found murdered in his car. haaretz.com Marwan Nasser, crime lord from the central Israeli city of Tira, tried to regain influence in the city after serving a 15-year prison sentence, and ended up inciting a gang war that left more than 20 dead in recent years…
(2025-01-09). Ben-Gvir instructs Israel Police to demolish illegal family homes in apparent bid to target Arab community. haaretz.com 'It was completely clear that he meant demolitions in the Arab community,' says one source of the directive by Israel's national security minister, who lacks the legal authority to determine demolition policy…
(2025-01-09). 'The hostage families need us. They are tired, exhausted, in pain'. haaretz.com Last May, the body of hostage Hanan Yablonka was retrieved from Gaza, after he was abducted by Hamas on October 7. Hanan's sister, Avivit, continues to advocate for the hostages that are still there — 'So long as the hostages are there, I cannot say goodbye'…
(2025-01-09). String of errors costs Israel's Rafael $60 million contract with Romania. haaretz.com Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems announced a contract to supply counter-drone systems to a 'European country.' Legal documents from Romania reveal how its state-owned rival, Rafael, lost the tender…
(2025-01-09). Poland's star is rising, and Israelis better take note. haaretz.com While the old powers are declining, Poland is on the rise in Europe. It's time Israelis revised their view of the country…
(2025-01-09). For these Israeli women, tiny Za'atar greenhouses offer great opportunity. haaretz.com In the so-called unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev, where women are confined to their homes, the greenhouses they're tending are often their families' sole source of income — and hope…
(2025-01-09). US, Israel Cheer as Lebanon Elects Joseph Aoun as President. news.antiwar.com Lebanon's parliament finally ended the multi-year situation in which the country had no president, electing Army chief Joseph Aoun to the position. He is the first president since October 2022, when former President Michel Aoun's (who is unrelated to Joseph Aoun) term expired. Lebanon's government is very divided, making it difficult for a candidate to …
(2025-01-09). Israel Has Blocked or Impeded Every Aid Shipment to North Gaza Since October. truthout.org For the past three months, Israeli forces have blocked or allowed the interruption of every aid mission attempted by the UN into north Gaza, as officials warn that famine may be ongoing in the region and Palestinians languish without water and other basic needs. The UN reported Wednesday that it attempted to reach northern Gaza 165 times between October 6 and December 31. Of those missions… |
(2025-01-09). Selected Articles: Israel's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. globalresearch.ca 
By Israel's long known open secret is its formidable nuclear arsenal. Less is known about its chemical and biological weapons (CBW) capability. In 1986, Dimona nuclear …
(2025-01-09). Israel's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. Stephen Lendman. globalresearch.ca Of relevance to the recent Iran-Israel confrontation and the ongoing debate on Israel's nuclear weapons capabilities, this article by the late Stephen Lendman, first published in May 2012, outlines the features of Israel's nuclear weapons, focusing on the revelations of …
(2025-01-09). The Chris Hedges Report: The Zionists Kill Doctors in Gaza and Silence Them Here (w/ Dr. Rupa Marya). scheerpost.com
(2025-01-09). The Biden administration's shameful weaponization of food aid. mondoweiss.net
(2025-01-09). The Biden administration's shameful weaponization of food aid. mondoweiss.net 
The Biden Administration has done more damage to the international norms of humanitarian law and food security than any other U.S. government in recent history.
(2025-01-09). Members In Motion Changed The Game In Daimler Contract Campaign. popularresistance.org Inspired by the success of the Big 3 strike, United Auto Workers members at Daimler Truck North America ran a very different kind of contract campaign this year than we ever had before. | The 7,300 members at DTNA's four North Carolina plants and parts distribution centers in Atlanta and Memphis were very active, informed, and involved in the bargaining process. This is not how the union had done things in the past. | Here's what we did differently, and some ideas on how to keep members in the loop and in motion for an effective contract campaign.
(2025-01-09). Six Of The Largest US Banks Leave Net Zero Alliance Ahead Of Trump. popularresistance.org Six of the largest banks in the United States have bowed out of the global Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), with the inauguration of Donald Trump predicted to bring political backlash concerning climate action, reported The Guardian. | The latest to withdraw is JP Morgan, which followed Citigroup and Bank of America. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo have also left the United Nations-sponsored NZBA since the beginning of December. | "JPMC is ending our membership in the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). We will continue to work independently to advance the interests of our Firm, our shareholders and…
(2025-01-09). National Alliance Against Racist And Political Repression Call To Action. popularresistance.org In all of…
(2025-01-09). PDF of January 9 issue. workers.org 
Download the color version. Download the black & white version. IN THIS ISSUE Sick-out for Gaza health care workers Honoring Palestine resistance Korea impeachments Trump & climate change Editorial: Terror and the U.S. war machine Download the color version. Download the black & white version. More PDF back-issues here. |
(2025-01-09). 'Fact-checkers' melt down over Facebook free speech move. skwawkbox.org 
Censorship industry panics over Zuckerberg's announcement that platform will no longer use it Social media baron Mark Zuckerberg has admitted the so-called 'fact-checkers' his Meta Facebook and Instagram platforms use are 'politically biased' and says they will be replaced by a 'community note' system similar to that used by the 'X' platform. The decision has …
(2025-01-09). Students in every country have the right to free speech! Oppose the censorship of the Sri Lankan IYSSE! wsws.org The IYSSE in the United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the ban on our comrades' lecture at Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka.
(2025-01-09). The Dark Ages are here again. peoplesworld.org 
"We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout." That sentiment from a Lee Hazelwood/Nancy Sinatra song sums up how I wrote the latest Harry Palmer L.A. mystery thriller, The Dark Ages, about censorship and repression in Hollywood in 1951 and its echo in America and the West today as the perils of …
(2025-01-09). Northeast India: Engineers' Forum Expresses Concern over Tibet Dam. pressenza.com Guwahati: Expressing anxiety over the recent earthquake that hit the Tibetan plateau killing over 125 residents and injuring several others, a forum of graduate engineers in northeast India apprehended probable damages in the Brahmaputra valley if the China-made massive hydropower project on Yarlung Zangbo collapses some day because of a high-intensity tremor. All Assam Engineer's Association (AAEA), in a media statement, also urges the Union government in New Delhi to strongly deal with the Beijing administration for safeguarding the entire Brahmaputra river basin comprising eastern Bharat localities along with…
(2025-01-09). Vanuatu left reeling after deadly December earthquake. wsws.org The earthquake has exposed the consequences of the mass poverty and lack of basic infrastructure endemic throughout the Pacific Islands.
(2025-01-09). Tensions Rise in the West Bank as PA 'Siege' on Jenin Continues. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). Lebanon Ends Presidential Void, Elects US-Backed General Joseph Aoun. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-09). Presidential Elections in Lebanon: A Battle for Sovereignty or Foreign Control? libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle's Lebanon Correspondent Lebanon's presidential elections reveal a troubling yet familiar reality. While leaders speak of sovereignty, foreign powers control the presidency, with ambassadors and threats dictating the outcome — leaving the Lebanese people to bear the consequences. After over two years of political paralysis, the Republic of Lebanon finally elected its 14th president — former commander…
(2025-01-09). Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon? aljazeera.com Joseph Aoun, the former Lebanese army commander, is country's 14th president after a two-year vacancy.
(2025-01-09). Lebanese lawmakers elect president after more than two-year gap. aljazeera.com Lebanon's parliament selected army chief Joseph Aoun as the country's president, ending a more than two-year gap.
(2025-01-09). US Occupying Forces' Presence in Iraq Illegal: Ayatollah Khamenei. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei warned against the illegal presence of US occupation forces in Iraq.
(2025-01-09). IRGC Begins Final Stage of War Game in West of Iran. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The final stage of the Payambar-e Azam (The Great Prophet) 19 military exercise was launched in the west of Iran on Thursday morning.
(2025-01-09). Iran's Army to Receive 1,000 New Strategic UAVs. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Republic of Iran's Army said it will get a mass delivery of new strategic drones soon.
(2025-01-09). Iran Unveils New 'Rezvan' Loitering Drone with 20-Kilometer Range. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has introduced its latest loitering munition suicide drone, the "Rezvan", which boasts a 20-kilometer range and is now operational.
(2025-01-09). Iranian Forces Destroy Targets with Drones in Great Prophet 19 Drills. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Ground Force units successfully destroyed pre-determined targets during the final stage of the Payambar-e Azam (The Great Prophet) 19 war game, using Mohajer-6 drones equipped with Qaem-series bombs.
(2025-01-09). Insulting Move by French City Mayor Draws Iran's Condemnation. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian Foreign Ministry official denounced an offensive move by the mayor of a French city.
(2025-01-09). China unveils world's first megawatt electrolyser for hydrogen production from seawater. tvbrics.com 
The device has already demonstrated its efficiency…
(2025-01-09). Chinese Foreign Ministry states there is great potential for deepening cooperation in BRICS after expansion. tvbrics.com The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun, congratulated Indonesia on joining the group…
(2025-01-09). India's Ambassador to Ethiopia Anil Kumar Rai: relations between two countries grow as BRICS offers huge range of opportunities to cooperate. tvbrics.com 
The Ambassador also said that Indian companies are closely following the progress of reforms in Ethiopia…
(2025-01-09). South Africa's total solar PV capacity grows by 11.9% in 2024. tvbrics.com 
The solar industry has become an important economic driver, creating jobs, and fostering skills development…
(2025-01-09). Elon Musk hosts leader of Germany's far-right AfD on X ahead of election. aljazeera.com Billionaire's interest in Europe divides opinion – while some leaders raise alarm, Italy's Meloni insists 'no danger'.
(2025-01-09). Venezuela opposition leader arrested a day before Maduro's inauguration. aljazeera.com Machado has since been freed after a brief detention following an appearance at an anti-Maduro protest on Thursday.
(2025-01-09). Is the world at greater risk of more wars? aljazeera.com Conflicts rage globally as arms spending hits record levels.
(2025-01-09). Real Madrid defeats Mallorca to set up Supercopa final against Barcelona. aljazeera.com European champions Real Madrid crush Mallorca 3-0 and will now play archrival Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.
(2025-01-09). Chad's presidency attacked: Coup attempt, Boko Haram or 'drunk' fighters? aljazeera.com Assault on N'Djamena comes amid visit by China FM, withdrawal of French troops, and instability caused by armed groups.
(2025-01-09). Russia says closely watching Trump's Greenland claims. aljazeera.com Europena Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says that Greenland's sovereignty must be respected.
(2025-01-09). No, Sri Lanka's Tamil question has not been resolved. aljazeera.com The nationwide electoral success of the anti-establishment NPP does not mean Tamil nationalism is on the decline.
(2025-01-09). US presidents gather for state funeral of Jimmy Carter. aljazeera.com Former US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump sat next to each at the state funeral service for Jimmy Carter.
(2025-01-09). 2025 Might be a Tumultuous Year for South Asia. asia-pacificresearch.com
(2025-01-09). Deputy President to deliver eulogy at former Minister Bengu's funeral. sanews.gov.za Deputy President to deliver eulogy at former Minister Bengu's funeral | Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, is expected to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of democratic South Africa's first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu. | | Bengu passed away on 30 December at the age of 90 and has been afforded a Special Official Funeral Category 2. | "As the first Minister of Education in a democratic South Africa, Prof Bengu played a pivotal role in the transformation of a deeply flawed and unequal education system of the apartheid era. | | "To this day, ordinary South Africans still benefit from the immense co…
(2025-01-09). Cuba llama a la unidad en defensa de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) El jefe del Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC), Emilio Lozada destacó este jueves en Caracas, la importancia de la unidad de todas las fuerzas progresistas de izquierda en defensa de la Revolución bolivariana.
(2025-01-09). Dignity Parade in the DR to support the Bolivarian Revolution. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Political, social and patriotic organizations of the Dominican Republic gathered today in the capital's Simon Bolivar Square in support of the constitutional president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and against the presence here of the right-wing opponent Edmundo Gonzalez.
(2025-01-09). Venezuela: Autoridades descalifican show de opositora María Corina Machado. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) Autoridades de Venezuela descalificaron este jueves en Caracas, el nuevo show de la opositora ultraderechista María Corina Machado, quien fingió un secuestro y detención por el Gobierno bolivariano.
(2025-01-09). BREAKING: LOS ANGELES BURNS! rumble.com
(2025-01-09). Fostering Peace: BCU Graduate Students Unite for Social Responsibility. pressenza.com 
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| By: Charlyn P. Banaken and Emelita C. Pis-oyen | Baguio Central University's Graduate School doctoral students took a bold step toward fostering global peace and understanding with their 'FOSTERING PEACE: A Peace Forum Initiative for Unity and Social Responsibility', themed "Breaking Barriers: Cultivating Empathy for the Unknown Victims of War." Held last November 9, 2024, at the Margarita J. Fernandez Hall, the event aimed to bridge cultural divides and shed light on the often-overlooked victims of war. The hybrid format allowed for both in-person and online participation,…
(2025-01-09). LA wildfires destroy homes as insurers abandon policyholders in high-risk areas. nationofchange.org Insurance companies pull out of fire-prone areas, leaving homeowners scrambling for coverage amid record-breaking climate disasters.
(2025-01-09). CA Tax Loophole Benefits Oil and Gas Companies, Undermines Firefighting Revenue. truthout.org Fossil fuel companies are profiting off an obscure state tax break depriving California of up to $146 million of annual tax revenue that could be used to combat climate change-fueled wildfires, according to a new report released amid an inferno tearing through Los Angeles. The tax break has persisted for decades in the Democrat-controlled state even as California has faced deficits and cuts to… |
(2025-01-09). UK retail chains begin cull with more than 200,000 job losses predicted in 2025. wsws.org The Centre for Retail Research estimate around 170,000 jobs were lost in the UK's retail sector in 2024. This was the highest number since the 200,000 lost in 2020 as a result of the forced closures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2025-01-09). U.S. respiratory illnesses on the rise in winter. america.cgtn.com 
Respiratory illnesses like flu and COVID-19 are at high levels in the U.S. and likely to increase, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. CGTN's Jim Spellman reports.
(2025-01-09). Biden Administration Announces $500 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, the Biden administration announced what is believed to be its last military aid package for Ukraine, which is worth $500 million and includes support equipment for F-16 fighter jets, air defense munitions, and other equipment. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the new military aid at a meeting in Ramstein, Germany, a gathering …
(2025-01-09). Democracy Now! 2025-01-09 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for January 09, 2025; Zuckerberg Goes "Full MAGA" as Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech; L.A. Fires Should Be a Climate Wake-Up Call: 5 Dead, 130K+ Evacuated in Uncontained "Apocalypse" | Headlines for January 09, 2025; Zuckerberg Goes "Full MAGA" as Meta Ends Fact-Checking in U.S. & Paves Way for More Hate Speech; L.A. Fires Should Be a Climate Wake-Up Call: 5 Dead, 130K+ Evacuated in Uncontained "Apocalypse"…
(2025-01-09). The children of Gaza are freezing to death. peoplesdispatch.org From early December 2024 to early January 2025, the body temperature of eight babies fell below any acceptable amount and they froze to death. This condition is known as hypothermia. The most recent of these children to die, Yousef, was sleeping beside his mother because, as she
(2025-01-09). The Fight for Integrity in Medicine. globalresearch.ca Reflecting on recent years, it's impossible to ignore how medicine has been co-opted and manipulated to serve agendas far removed from patient care. From my perspective as a physician, I've witnessed the erosion of foundational principles in healthcare, and the …
(2025-01-09). Welcome to 2025: Where Your Freedoms Go to Die. globalresearch.ca "There is no greater tyranny than that which is perpetrated under the shield of the law and in the name of justice."—Montesquieu, Enlightenment philosopher | Wondering what to expect from the government in 2025? | So far, it looks like it …
(2025-01-09). Latin American Mercenaries in Ukraine: A Desperate Gamble for Survival. globalresearch.ca By the end of 2024, as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine entered its third year, the presence of foreign mercenaries, particularly from Latin America, began to increase significantly. The trend has rapidly shifted from the initial influx of European …
(2025-01-09). "We sent weapons quietly": Blinken Admits US Armed Kiev Before Russian Military Operation. Peace Was Never an Option. globalresearch.ca US Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted to local media that Washington began arming Kiev long before Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine, thus confirming Moscow's accusations about the direct involvement of the US in the deliberate preparation …
(2025-01-09). Donald Trump Calls for the Annexation of Canada. Déjà Vu. General Douglas MacArthur Was to Bomb Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal and Quebec City. This Is No Joking Matter/ By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. marktanliano.net 
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, January 09, 2025 Original Link Here: Donald Trump Calls for the Annexation of Canada. Déjà Vu. General Douglas MacArthur Was to Bomb Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal and Quebec City. This Is No Joking Matter — Global ResearchGlobal Research — Centre for Research on Globalization First published on 12, 25, 2024 Introduction …
(2025-01-09). Donald Trump Calls for the Annexation of Canada. Déjà Vu. General Douglas MacArthur Was to Bomb Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal and Quebec City. This Is No Joking Matter. globalresearch.ca First published on 12, 25, 2024 | Introduction : | As "Leader of the Free World", Donald Trump's twisted narrative is for Canada to join "MAGA America" and for Justin to be nominated as Governor of the 51st state. | It started as a …
(2025-01-09). Video: End of Trudeau Era. Canada's Transition to a New Government. globalresearch.ca CGTN's Xu Qinduo talks with Prof. Michel Chossudovsky, Prof. Radhika Desai and Benoit Hardy-Chartrand on the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the factors which contributed to such decision. | Click the link below the image to watch the …
(2025-01-09). Top Doctor Sounds Alarm Over 'Self-Amplifying mRNA Vaccines': 'Next-Level Dangerous'. globalresearch.ca A prominent doctor is raising the alarm as trials for new "self-amplifying mRNA vaccines" have just begun in the United States before they are rolled out for public use. | The
(2025-01-09). Mosquitoes Harnessed to Vaccinate Humans Without Consent. globalresearch.ca It seems as if the world of vaccinology has ramped up to a feverish pitch with amplified research, massive funding, and no limit to the extent in which vaccines could be injected into humans. Dr. McCullough was a December 31, …
(2025-01-09). Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast Have Ordered French Troops to Leave. Francophone Africa Taken Over by the U.S. ? globalresearch.ca Outstanding analysis by Abayomi Azikiwe (see article below): | Introductory Note: Will Francophone Africa be Taken Over by the U.S. ?: | It should be understood that the withdrawal of French troops from Francophone Africa constitutes a "green light" to the United …
(2025-01-09). BRICS — What's in It for Malaysia. infobrics.org At a meeting held in Kazan in Russia, Malaysia was admitted as a partner country in the international organisation known as BRICS for the time being…
(2025-01-09). "We sent weapons quietly": Blinken admits US armed Kiev before Russian military operation. infobrics.org Trump unconcerned about Russia's "threat" to Europe, complains media.
(2025-01-09). Pro-Ukrainian mercenaries plotting against Maduro in Venezuela. infobrics.org Caracas arrested several foreign mercenaries who were planning terrorist attacks in the country, many of them veterans of the Ukrainian armed forces.
(2025-01-09). Multipolar world's tech edge grows, leaves political West trailing behind. infobrics.org However, technological failures don't seem to deter the US and its vassals and satellite states from engaging in threats of more aggression against the world. There are numerous reports that Washington DC is preparing to attack Iran, with both the outgoing Biden and upcoming Trump administrations poised to do so regardless of their supposed differences in foreign policy approach. What's more, there's talk of the US annexing not just Canada, but also Greenland and even attacking Panama. What started out as a "joke" turned out to be anything but, once again confirming America's aggressive nature.
(2025-01-09). Trump's threats against Greenland, Canada and elsewhere are all about energy interests. infobrics.org Trump's bold plans are not about one man's "madness" but rather have a lot to do with the superpower's needs pertaining to energy and re-industrialization. These factors are also key to understanding American policies towards Europe and Ukraine. They are part of the desperate efforts of a declining and overburdened superpower to remain on top – at any cost.
(2025-01-09). BRICS in 2025: Brazil to Set the Key Priorities. infobrics.org Starting from the 2025 the chairmanship in the BRICS grouping is passed on to Brazil. While there may be significant continuity in the BRICS agenda compared to the past several years, there may also be novelties and new priorities set by Brazil with important implications for the medium-term trajectory of BRICS development…
(2025-01-09). Sri Lanka Will Not Be Able to Join BRICS Right Now but Membership of Its NDB Bank Okayed. infobrics.org Despite an effort to gain entry to BRICS, Sri Lanka will not be able to join the organization at present due to a decision by its members at its recently concluded summit in Russia not to expand its membership right now. However Sri Lanka's application to join the BRCS promoted New Development Bank (NDB) has been accepted…
(2025-01-09). Update and Joint Statement From Peppy and Krystal. itsgoingdown.org Update from support crew of Peppy and Krystal, two Pittsburgh activists facing repression following a protest of a far-Right anti-LGBTQ+ influencer. For more info, go here. On Monday, January 6th, with roughly 40 supporters of Pep and Krystal packing the room, Judge Nicholas Ranjan heard arguments from the prosecution and the defense, and a Victim…
(2025-01-09). LA wildfires are due to criminal capitalist negligence, not 'natural disaster'. liberationnews.org 
The mass destruction of people's livelihoods that we are currently witnessing in Los Angeles is not a natural disaster. It is the result of criminal negligence on the part of the Billionaire class and their government.
(2025-01-09). PSL Statement: Respect Venezuela's independence and democracy — U.S. hands off of Venezuela! liberationnews.org 
The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemns the ongoing U.S. campaign to undermine Venezuela's democracy and independence.
(2025-01-09). The people fight back: Community defense in the face of climate catastrophe. liberationnews.org 
In the past 24 hours, PSL Los Angeles organizers mobilized with material aid and shelter resources to areas affected by the Eaton and Sunset Fires.
(2025-01-09). The Case Against 'Western' Marxism. libya360.wordpress.com Richard Clarke THE DISRUPTORS: Frankfurt School regulars in Heidelberg, April 1964: Horkheimer is front left, Adorno front right, and Habermas is in the background, right, running his hand through his hair. Siegfried Landshut is in the background left. Photo: Jeremy J Shapiro/CC Western Marxism: How It Was Born, How It Died, How It Can Be Reborn…
(2025-01-09). What's at stake with Maduro's inauguration in Venezuela. peoplesdispatch.org Nicolás Maduro who was reelected on July 28 to the presidency of Venezuela will be sworn in on January 10 as the right-wing opposition launches a fresh destabilization attempt.
(2025-01-09). President Maduro Condemns Argentina's Involvement in Terrorist Plots in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com
(2025-01-09). President Maduro: 1st Decree Will Concern Formation of Constitutional Reform Commission. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reported that after being sworn in as the president before the National Assembly, he will issue a decree for a commission to advance the development of a reform to Venezuela's Constitution. | During the event where he received notification from the National Assembly of the beginning of the new session for 2025-6, the president highlighted that the objective of this reform to the Constitution is to define the development model that will govern Venezuela for the next 30 years. | In addition, these changes will also seek to democratize the political and social life of Venezuela as…
(2025-01-09). Venezuela Reports Detention of 7 New Foreign Mercenaries, Including 2 US Nationals (+FBI & US Army). orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has reported that seven people accused of being foreign mercenaries were arrested on Tuesday, including two high-level US officials, two Colombians captured in different parts of the country, and three individuals from Ukraine. | President Maduro explained this Tuesday, January 7, that in the next few hours confessions would be written by the captured mercenaries, "because they intended to carry out terrorist actions in Venezuela. But our operations to defend peace continue! We will get them all, we are going for them, because Venezuela should be respected. We are going…
(2025-01-09). Cuba rejects US-promoted coup agenda in Venezuela. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba chapter of the Anti-fascist International and the Network in Defense of Humanity rejected the coup agenda promoted by the United States against the Government of Venezuelan legitimate President-elect Nicolás Maduro.
(2025-01-09). Lo que se juega en Venezuela en la toma de posesión de Maduro. peoplesdispatch.org Nicolás Maduro, reelegido el 28 de julio para la presidencia de Venezuela, jurará su cargo el 10 de enero, mientras la oposición de derechas lanza un nuevo intento de desestabilización.
(2025-01-09). Desde Cuba rechazan agenda golpista contra Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) El capítulo Cuba de la Internacional Antifascista y la Red en Defensa de la Humanidad rechazó este jueves la agenda golpista que se impulsa desde Washington contra el Gobierno del legítimo presidente electo de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.
(2025-01-09). Denuncia Maduro intento golpista de la ultraderecha fascista nacional e internacional(+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu El Presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro denunció un intento golpista contra la nación, mientras el pueblo sigue defendiendo la paz en gigantes movilizaciones en las calles.
(2025-01-09). Anti-Immigrant Group FAIR Taps Controversial Former Sheriff to Serve in Adviser Role. splcenter.org A law enforcement figure associated with the extremist "constitutional sheriff" ideology will serve as an adviser for the anti-immigrant hate group Federation for American Immigration Reform, according to an announcement in October.
(2025-01-09). Honduras threatens U.S. base deal over Trump's immigrant deportation plan. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threats of mass deportations after he takes office later this month have Latin American leaders contemplating their next moves. Honduras, for its part, says deals with the U.S. military could be upended. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
(2025-01-09). US repatriates 20 irregular migrants to Cuba. plenglish.com Artemisa, Cuba, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) The United States Coast Guard repatriated 20 irregular migrants through the port of Orosco, in Bahia Honda, in this western province, the Cuban Ministry of the Interior (MININT) reported on Thursday.
(2025-01-09). La mutevole escalation tra Russia e Usa / Nato. strategic-culture.su Una nuova corsa agli armamenti? Cosa porterà lo sviluppo di nuove armi e la possibile escalation tra Russia e Occidente? | Segue nostro Lo scorso 17 novembre, sul ´New York Times ª sono
(2025-01-09). Far-right group Blood and Honour has assets frozen by government. leftfootforward.org The neo-Nazi group Blood and Honour has had its finances frozen under a Treasury-led domestic counter-terrorism initiative aimed at tackling far-right extremism. | In a statement, the government said it has "reasonable grounds to suspect" Blood and Honour of "being involved in terrorist activities" and "promoting and encouraging terrorism". | Blood and Honour has links to the white supremacist skinhead music scene. It was founded by Ian Stuart Donaldson, the lead singer of rock band Skrewdriver in 1987. | The group was particularly active in the late 80s and 90s, and promotes white power ideology through songs…
(2025-01-09). Yemen Thwarts British and Saudi Infiltration Efforts. orinocotribune.com The Security and Intelligence Service in Sana'a issued on Monday evening an important statement about thwarting hostile activities by the British Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Saudi Intelligence Service. | The Intelligence statement confirmed the failure of hostile activities by the British Intelligence Service (MI6) and the Saudi Intelligence Service, as during the month of December 2024, members of a British spy network were arrested. | According to the statement, British intelligence officers trained members of the spy network in monitoring, tracking, and location determination, providing advanced communi…
(2025-01-09). "We are still here", says Lula, two years since January 8 coup attempt. peoplesdispatch.org The destruction caused by pro-coup Bolsonaro supporters at the headquarters of the Three Powers in Brasília, occurred "We are still here," said the president, referring to the film by Walter Salles, based on the book of the same name by Marcelo Ru…
(2025-01-09). Venezuelan vice president acknowledges Cuba's historic resistance. plenglish.com Speaking at the inauguration of the World Anti-fascist Festival at the La Carlota Convention Center, the vice president underscored Cuba's clarity, which was forged in the thought of José Martí and the historic leadership of Fidel Castro, who "continues to show us the way to the peoples of the world," she stressed. | Rodríguez emphasized the fierceness and courage of the Cuban people "in not allowing themselves to be subdued despite the worst unilateral coercive measures and in the face of the most barbaric criminal blockade" imposed on Cuba by the United States for more than 60 years. | She pointed out that tho…
(2025-01-09). More than five million tourists visited Addis Ababa in six months. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) More than five million tourists, both local and international, visited Addis Ababa's attractions in the last six months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year, the city's Culture, Arts and Tourism Bureau revealed today.
(2025-01-09). Vietnam urged to adopt measures due to high air pollution. plenglish.com Hanoi, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Vietnam's health authorities have recommended adopting measures in light of the dangerous Air Quality Index (AQI) that currently ranks this capital among the world's most air-polluted cities.
(2025-01-09). Cuban culture minister laments filmmaker Jorge Luis Sánchez's death. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Culture Minister Alpidio Alonso lamented the death on Thursday of renowned filmmaker Jorge Luis Sánchez, author of major works in national cinematography.
(2025-01-09). Cuban FM expresses solidarity with California due to forest fires. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez expressed Cuba's solidarity with California, United States, on Thursday, in the face of the forest fires that have spread to that state and have killed at least five people.
(2025-01-09). Rodolfo Walsh: 97 years of life and death. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Rodolfo Walsh, one of the founders of Prensa Latina, would probably have turned 97 on Thursday, had it not been for his intense revolutionary life, always in danger, dedicated to just causes.
(2025-01-09). 2025: Another 'Unprecedented' Year Calls for Staying the Course. projectcensored.org By Mischa Geracoulis "The America I loved still exists, if not in the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate, the House of Representatives, or the media. The America I loved still exists at the front desks of our public libraries," wrote American author and social critic Kurt Vonnegut (1922—2007)…
(2025-01-09). Vicepresidente de Cuba insta a priorizar eficiencia en central azucarero de las Tunas. radiohc.cu
(2025-01-09). Ruta Con Fidel en las Alturas (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Santiago de Cuba, 9 ene (RHC) Los 65 jóvenes destacados de todo el país después de reeditar el primer ascenso del Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro al Pico Turquino en enero de 1960 con los integrantes de la Brigada Estudiantes Universitarios José Echeverría, recorrieron la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba.
(2025-01-09). María Corina Machado desmiente detención en Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) La líder del ala extremista de la oposición venezolana, María Corina Machado desmintió este jueves haber sido apresada a su salida de una concentración en Caracas, que marcó su reaparición pública en varios meses.
(2025-01-09). Aporta Asociación de Comunicadores Sociales al desarrollo científico de Granma (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu Granma, 8 ene (RHC) La Asociación de Comunicadores Sociales (ACCS) de la provincia cubana de Granma, se integra a las acciones que realiza la Delegación del CITMA en esta región oriental, para fortalecer las capacidades relacionadas con la identidad corporativa desde la aplicación de la ciencia y la innovación.
(2025-01-09). Ballet Beyond Borders, la evolución de la danza mundial. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) Con la premisa de que la danza es un acto de paz, de hermandad entre los seres humanos, la capital cubana acoge Ballet Beyond Borders (BBB) HAVBANA 2025. "El evento permite conocer más sobre la resiliencia creativa de los cubanos y las variadas formas en que se hace la danza aquí", dijo la mundialmente reconocida maestra Lizt Alfonso.
(2025-01-09). Gloria La Riva: Segundo mandato de Trump ayudará a la unidad del pueblo estadounidense en sus luchas sociales. radiohc.cu Para la representante del Partido Socialismo y Liberación de Estados Unidos, Gloria La Riva, el pueblo estadounidense despertará y tomará conciencia para emprender luchas por su emancipación social.
(2025-01-09). Vicepresidente de Cuba insta a priorizar eficiencia en central azucarero de las Tunas (+Foto). radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) El miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) y vicepresidente de la República, Salvador Valdés Mesa convocó este jueves a los trabajadores del central Antonio Guiteras, de la oriental provincia de Las Tunas, a laborar con mucha eficiencia cuando el ingenio comience a producir azúcar en las próximas jornadas.
(2025-01-09). Intelectual cubano Abel Prieto recibe Premio Fernando Ortiz. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 ene (RHC) El Premio Internacional Fernando Ortiz por la obra de la vida, le fue conferido este jueves al escritor y ensayista cubano Abel Prieto, presidente de Casa de las Américas en Cuba.
(2025-01-09). Sesionará en Cienfuegos Feria Internacional EXPOSUR 2025 (+Foto y Audio). radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, 9 ene (RHC) La Segunda Edición de la Feria Internacional EXPOSUR 2025, mayor bolsa comercial del centro de Cuba, tendrá lugar en el Hotel Pasacaballo de Cienfuegos entre los días 21 y 24 de mayo del presente año, con Francia país invitado de honor.
(2025-01-09). Jacobin promotes Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, comparing him to Morris Hillquit in 1917. wsws.org American Socialist Party leader Morris Hillquit was thoroughly exposed by Leon Trotsky as a two-faced reformist, during the two months Trotsky spent in New York just before the Russian Revolution of 1917.
(2025-01-09). L'importanza del Partenariato Strategico Globale tra Russia e Corea del Nord. strategic-culture.su Le relazioni tra la Corea del Nord e la Russia, storicamente radicate, hanno raggiunto un nuovo livello di cooperazione strategica nel 2024. Grazie al Partenariato Strategico Globale, i due Paesi intensificano la collaborazione in vari settori, garantendo gli interessi dei rispettivi popoli. | Segue nostro Le relazioni tra la Repubblica Popolare Democratica di Corea (RPDC, meglio nota come Corea del Nord) e la Russia affondano le proprie…
(2025-01-09). Russia: Caught between BRICS and a hard place. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-09). Justice Dept. Sues Six of the Nation's Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). 'This Is Unprecedented': Several Horrific Wildfires Ravage Los Angeles. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). Amid LA Inferno, Home Insurers Under Fire for Policy Cancellations. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). Jonathan Cook: Billionaires Dangle Free Speech Like a Bauble. We Gawp Like Open-Mouthed Babies. scheerpost.com 
(2025-01-09). Canadia Bacon 2.0. smoothiex12.blogspot.com And why Greenland matters.
(2025-01-09). Nima And Me. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com Live, in 20 minutes.
(2025-01-09). That's The Difference … smoothiex12.blogspot.com which Washington doesn't understand. They simply do not have the tool kit to grasp it. As they wouldn't grasp War and Peace or the movie
(2025-01-09). Australian pseudo-left Socialist Alternative covers up union sellout at Woolworths. wsws.org The positions advanced in Red Flag by Jerome Small send workers a clear message: Taking on a major company and winning is impossible.
(2025-01-09). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Stoppage by hundreds of postal workers in Germany over pay and conditions on eve of national pay negotiations; strikes and protests by oil and steel workers and retirees in Iran against falling living standards, joined by Haft-Tapped Sugarcane workers on strike for over a week; union urges bus workers at Northwest Transport Investments in South Africa to end strike without demand for unpaid wages being met…
(2025-01-09). Jimmy Carter and the 1977-78 coal miners strike. wsws.org The 111-day walkout by coal miners, which began on December 6, 1977, was a major strategic experience for the American and international working class.
(2025-01-09). Amazon Teamsters push for contract on Staten Island, New York. peoplesworld.org 
STATEN ISLAND, New York— The Amazon Labor Union Teamsters of ALU-IBT Local 1 launched a midnight strike at the JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island back on December 21. It was one of many parts of a first-ever nationwide strike on U.S. soil aimed at forcing e-commerce giant Amazon to the bargaining table. For 11 hours, …
(2025-01-09). Alito Had Call With Trump on Same Day President-Elect Submitted Brief to SCOTUS. truthout.org Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito acknowledged on Wednesday that he and president-elect Donald Trump spoke over the phone earlier this week, discussing the possibility of a former clerk of the sitting justice joining the incoming administration. The conversation, which took place on Tuesday, happened the same day Trump submitted a legal brief to the Supreme Court… |
(2025-01-09). Court Grants Agather Atuhaire bail. plusnews.ug 
The Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate has charged seven activists for being a nuisance. They are Godwin Toko, George Victor Otheino, Agather Atuhaire, Mubala Akram Obed, Soita Khatondi Wepukulu, Aloikin Praise Opoloje, a 24-year-old and Norah Kobusinge. They were arrested on Thursday as they attempted to march to the Supreme Court to protest the trial of …
(2025-01-09). End Warness, Not Wokeness. tomdispatch.com As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take America back (again!) to greatness, there's been much talk of Elon Musk's new DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, and whether it will dare tackle Pentagon spending in useful ways. Could it curb rampant fraud, waste, and abuse within military contracting? Will the Pentagon finally pass a financial audit after seven consecutive failed attempts? Might the war in Ukraine finally sputter to an end, along with U.S. taxpayer support for that country of roughly $175 billion over the last three years? "Efficiency" may be the word of the hour, but a more "efficient…
(2025-01-09). As Worst Fire in LA History Raged, Trump Saw Tragedy as a Political Opportunity. truthout.org Los Angeles, the U.S.'s second largest city, is currently being consumed by the worst fires in its history. And instead of expressing solidarity and empathy, our incoming president is playing crude, juvenile political games. On Wednesday morning, as tens of thousands of residents were being evacuated in the face of devastating fires along the coastal stretch from Santa Monica through Malibu… |
(2025-01-09). DOJ Sues 6 of the US's Largest Landlords Over Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme. truthout.org The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued six of the nation's largest landlords, accusing them of using a pricing algorithm to improperly work together to raise rents across the country. The lawsuit expands an antitrust complaint the department filed in August that accused property management software-maker RealPage of engaging in illegal price-fixing to reduce competition among landlords so… |
(2025-01-09). DeSantis Admin Revokes Trans Person's License Over Gender Marker Change. truthout.org Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's administration has revoked the driver's license of a transgender content creator who publicly shared how they updated the gender marker on their license. Last year, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) issued a letter stating that transgender residents would no longer be allowed to change the gender marker on their driver's licenses. |
(2025-01-09). Ahead of Incoming Trump Administration, the SEIU Joins the AFL-CIO. truthout.org The 2-million-member-strong Service Employees International Union announced Wednesday that it is joining the AFL-CIO, bolstering the ranks of the largest labor federation in the United States as unions prepare to fight the incoming Trump administration. "CEOs and billionaires want nothing more than to see workers divided, but we're standing here today with greater solidarity than ever to… |
(2025-01-09). California Wildfires Are a Climate Wake-Up Call — But Is Anyone Listening? truthout.org Raging wildfires continue to scorch communities across the Los Angeles area, killing at least five people, displacing about 100,000 more and destroying thousands of structures. With firefighters unable to contain much of the blaze, the toll is expected to rise. The wildfires that started Tuesday caught much of the city by surprise, quickly growing into one of the worst fire disasters in Los… |
(2025-01-09). The Los Angeles inferno: A historic crime of capitalism. wsws.org The extent of the devastation—much of which has yet to be accounted for—is yet another criminal indictment of the capitalist ruling elite, which is fueling climate change and doing nothing to combat its ever greater impact on the world's population in the name of profits, leaving poor and rich alike to deal with the consequences.
(2025-01-09). Fires ravage Los Angeles area, killing 5 and forcing mass evacuations. wsws.org Over 100,000 residents are under evacuation orders with high-speed Santa Ana winds fueling the growth of multiple wildfires in the Los Angeles County area.
(2025-01-09). Why was the Sri Lankan IYSSE meeting cancelled at Peradeniya University? wsws.org The IYSSE has launched a campaign against the ban and issued a public
(2025-01-09). At least 67 dead in Nigeria in stampedes for food assistance. wsws.org Between October and December 2024, 25.1 million Nigerians were estimated to be acutely food insecure by the UN World Food Programme, a figure predicted to rise to 33 million in 2025.
(2025-01-09). Gen Kainerugaba Visits Joint Operation Shujaa Forces In DRC. plusnews.ug 
The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, visited the joint forces operating in Eastern DRC on Thursday. The joint operation forces, known as Operation Shujaa, comprise the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). Gen …
(2025-01-09). A New Suburban Politics. dissentmagazine.org 
A more capacious suburban politics—beyond the myth of the white, affluent enclave—is fundamental to addressing the problems of racial segregation and economic inequality that shape American life.
(2025-01-09). Europe's Energy Debacle Is a Warning for U.S. wattsupwiththat.com The United States has an opportunity to chart a more responsible, pragmatic course — one that balances economic necessities and energy security with innovative technologies:…
(2025-01-09). How Madoff's Ponzi Beneficiaries Are Funding Climate Lawfare. wattsupwiththat.com
(2025-01-09). New IDF Social Media Policy for Soldiers a 'Lost Cause,' Cybersecurity Expert Tells TML. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-09). How Soldiers' Social Media Posts Turn Into Security Risks. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-09). Italy's Balancing Act: How Cecilia Sala's Release Reflects Shifting Geopolitics. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-09). US DoE, Universities Settle Federal Anti-Arab and Antisemitic Harassment Suits. themedialine.org 
(2025-01-09). On the events in Korea. thecommunists.org Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on 3 December 2024 was destined to come into conflict with the opposition Democratic party, which secured control of the 300-seat south Korean legislature in the election that took place last April. Since then, the Democratic party has blocked legislation and held up the national budget. Government-affiliated agencies …
(2025-01-09). Mayor mourns five-year-old killed in Manenberg gang shooting. sanews.gov.za Mayor mourns five-year-old killed in Manenberg gang shooting | Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city mourns five-year-old Ameer Abrahams, who was shot and killed during a gang-related shooting in Manenberg, while on the way to a local tuckshop with his father on Monday. | "The city is today in mourning, together with the Abrahams family, following the passing of five-year-old Ameer. We feel the extreme pain as parents ourselves, and we stand with the family in demanding justice for this young life lost in such horrific circumstances," Hill-Lewis said in a statement on Thursday. | Two other women repo…
(2025-01-09). Call for caution on the roads. sanews.gov.za Call for caution on the roads | The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has called for caution on the roads amid persistent rain. | | "The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is appealing to residents and motorists to be cautious during the persistent and disruptive rains expected over the next few days. The department would also wish to warn road users of possible flash floods, to avoid crossing flooded bridges and low-lying bridges," it said in a statement on Wednesday. | | This comes after a warning by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) that disruptive rainfall, leading to localised flooding, d…
(2025-01-09). Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Finance notes GPG shortfall reports. sanews.gov.za Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Finance notes GPG shortfall reports | The Gauteng Legislature Portfolio Committee on Finance says it will continue to closely monitor spending in provincial departments following reports that the provincial government is facing a R6 billion shortfall by June this year. | Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile, has subsequently rebuffed those reports. | "[The] committee notes the rebuttal of the article in the form of a media statement issued by Gauteng MEC for Finance, Mr. Lebogang Maile, dated 07 January 2025. | "The committee will continue to closely monitor…
(2025-01-09). DTIC notes ArcelorMittal South Africa's decision. sanews.gov.za DTIC notes ArcelorMittal South Africa's decision | The steel industry is critical in the reconstruction and recovery plan for the South African economy, particularly the manufacturing, mining, construction, engineering, and transportation sectors, said the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic). | | In a statement responding to ArcelorMittal South Africa's (AMSA) announcement to wind down its longs steel business at its Newcastle plant, the department said the steel industry is important to the sectors that are at the centre of the industrialisation, localisation and beneficiation programmes of gover…
(2025-01-09). Can nonviolent struggle defeat a dictator? This database emphatically says yes. wagingnonviolence.org
(2025-01-09). The Los Angeles Fires Are A Sign Of Things To Come. progressivehub.net KATE YODER | GRIST…
(2025-01-09). The Malibu waterfront, in U.S has largely disappeared due to the widespread wildfires in Los Angeles. youtube.com 
(2025-01-09). The clean, green energy illusion, electricity reality, and baseless political ideology. onlineopinion.com.au Energised electrons (electricity) are devout followers of the Laws of Nature; they do not bend to any ideology, fashion nor to any act of a parliament. Ideologies have to bend to the Laws of Nature not the reverse.
(2025-01-09). Here Are The Black NFL Coaches Who Were Fired Just After Only A Single Season Or Two. moguldom.com 
The NFL's coaching carousel continues to circle, and this year, several Black coaches were dismissed after brief tenures. Among the most notable of these departures are Antonio Pierce, Jerod Mayo, and Raheem Morris, Sporting News reported. Pierce's firing by the Las Vegas Raiders came after just one full season at the helm. Having taken over …
(2025-01-09). 'Man of the people' Nigel Farage was paid £189,000 last year by gold company to work part-time. leftfootforward.org He also received £219,506 since July from GB News for his work as a presenter.
(2025-01-09). This Labour government should finish the job of the last one: eliminate poor-quality social housing. leftfootforward.org This Labour government should complete the task of the last Labour administration. They should ensure that all social renters live in a safe, secure, warm and accessible home.
(2025-01-09). Americans optimistic about paying down debt in 2025. america.cgtn.com 
U.S. collective credit card debt swelled to more than $1 trillion in 2024. The median U.S. credit card debt was higher than any other country in the world — nearly $6,000 per household, more than double that of second place, Japan. A new survey finds that reducing personal debt is a top financial goal for many Americans in 2025. The survey also shows they feel optimistic that it can be done. Karina Mitchell reports.
(2025-01-09). See how AI at CES 2025 is transforming everyday life. america.cgtn.com 
The world's largest personal electronics convention, CES, in Las Vegas features spectacular and innovative displays from companies focused on helping people live more efficient lives. Artificial intelligence has been playing a key role in their efforts. Mark Niu reports.
(2025-01-09). Two Essential Qualities of an Upright Role Model — Critical Scrutiny of Influencers. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Two Essential Qualities of an Upright Role Model — Tawhid and Obedience to Allah Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, said: ÿ•ŸêŸÜŸëŸé ÿ•Ÿêÿ®Ÿíÿ±ŸéŸ∞ŸáŸêŸäŸÖŸé ŸÉŸéÿߟܟé ÿ£ŸèŸÖŸëŸéÿ©Ÿã ŸÇŸéÿߟ&Uum…
(2025-01-09). The Speck and The Stump. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "One of you looks at the speck in his brother's eye while forgetting the stump in his own eye." Al-Allaamah Zayd Bin Haadee Al-Madkhalee, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: This narration …
(2025-01-09). Reflections from some statements of Al-Allamah Rabee Bin Hadi Al-Mad'khali [44 of 80]. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. By Allah! The Ummah will not be removed from its problems, humiliation and the degradation they are living in except through returning to the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of the Messenger and the understanding of the pious predecessors, (when dealing) with the …
(2025-01-09). 2024: No hay vencedores. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-09). European values and the power to forgive terrorists. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-09). Who says Germany doesn't do irony? Meet its bumbling foreign minister. strategic-culture.su
(2025-01-09). Why the police ignored the rape gangs. strategic-culture.su The statistics behind the rape gang scandal — let's banish the wholly inadequate word "grooming" — are staggering. For over 25 years, networks of men, predominantly from Pakistani Muslim backgrounds, abused young white girls from Yeovil to London to Glasgow. The victims' accounts are beyond depravity, unthinkable in a supposedly advanced Western democracy.
(2025-01-09). Phoenix places 10th on worst zoo List, pledges to shut down elephant exhibit. nationofchange.org Phoenix Zoo's decision is part of a growing trend among zoos across North America with about 40 zoos closing their elephant exhibits and many more pledging to close their exhibits.
(2025-01-09). Can nonviolent struggle defeat a dictator? This database emphatically says yes. nationofchange.org The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns.
(2025-01-09). Justice Department sues six of the nation's largest landlords in effort to stop alleged price-fixing in rental markets. nationofchange.org Together, the six landlords manage more than 1.3 million apartments in 43 states and the District of Columbia.
(2025-01-09). URCHICK: Rotary's growth dependent on complementary role of men and women. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rotary International President, Stephanie Urchick has restated that the organization needs the involvement of both women and men to grow. Urchick was on Thursday speaking to Rotary members under the Rotary Fellowship for Empowering Women at Four Points by Sheraton, in Kololo. Urchick, the second woman to serve …
(2025-01-09). Centenary Bank boosts the 14th Annual Cancer Run with a 500million contribution. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, Uganda's leading commercial microfinance bank, has reaffirmed its commitment as a platinum sponsor by pledging its active participation in the 2025 Rotary Cancer Run at St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya. The commitment was made at the launch of the 2025 edition of the run. This year, the focus …
(2025-01-09). Ssegirinya body to spend night at NUP headquarters, burial on Sunday. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Muhammad Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North Member of Parliament, has been granted permission from Muslim leaders to lay his body to rest on Sunday. This is to allow time for Parliament, family members abroad, and constituents to pay their respects. Ssegirinya died today at Rubaga Hospital in …
(2025-01-09). Agather Atuhaire granted bail. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate has charged seven activists for being a nuisance. They are Godwin Toko, George Victor Otheino, Agather Atuhaire, Mubala Akram Obed, Soita Khatondi Wepukulu, Aloikin Praise Opoloje, a 24-year-old and Norah Kobusinge. They were arrested on Thursday as they attempted to march to the Supreme …
(2025-01-09). Public Service phases out Law Enforcement Assistant position. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Public Service has officially phased out the position of Law Enforcement Assistant and revised job descriptions across local governments, affecting the Law Enforcement Officer cadre. Law enforcement officers, employed to enforce laws, protect people and property, and maintain public safety, particularly in urban areas, were initially recruited …
(2025-01-09). Parliament demands a halt to teacher recruitment for Seed Schools. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A standoff is brewing between Parliament and the Ministry of Education over the recruitment of teachers for Seed Secondary Schools, as MPs demand a halt to the process amid allegations of corruption and favouritism. The ongoing recruitment, which is being led by the Education Service Commission, has sparked controversy …
(2025-01-09). Liz Truss sends Keir Starmer cease and desist letter demanding he stops claiming she crashed the economy. leftfootforward.org Former Tory Prime Minister Liz Truss has sent Labour Party leader Keir Starmer a cease and desist letter, demanding that the current PM stops claiming that she 'crashed the economy'. | Despite Truss being booted out of office after her disastrous mini-budget caused financial turmoil, sending mortgage bills soaring and the pound collapsing, rather than accepting her mistakes and showing humility, she has since blamed everyone else for why it all went wrong. | The Telegraph now reports that Truss's lawyers have written the letter to Starmer, claiming that claims she crashed the economy are 'false and defamatory'
(2025-01-09). Musk explores ways of destabilising the government before the next election. leftfootforward.org Elon Musk is said to be holding private talks with allies about ways to remove Keir Starmer as prime minister before the next general election, according to sources who have spoken to the FT. | Musk, who is reportedly considering donating $100m ( £80m) to Reform UK, is looking at how he and rightwing allies can destabilise the Labour government. | However, on Sunday, Musk posted on X stating that Reform UK needs a "new leader" because Nigel Farage "doesn't have what it takes". | Over the last week, the world's richest man has shared inflammatory posts attacking Keir Starmer and Jess Phillips, the safegua…
(2025-01-09). The wellness-to-white-supremacy pipeline is alive and well. mailchi.mp It was clear from the very beginning that this 'protest' was less about vaccines and more about overarching right-wing hate and paranoia.
(2025-01-09). Public called to enter Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition. sanews.gov.za Public called to enter Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition | The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on members of the public to take part in the Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition, which is aimed at communicating matters of water action in creative ways. | The South African National Committee (SANC) for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), in collaboration with the DWS, launched the Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition on 27 September 2024. | SANC members include the…
(2025-01-09). Patrick T. Brown on the LA Fires and Climate Change. wattsupwiththat.com This article exemplifies the kind of balanced, evidence-based analysis that is sorely needed in discussions about wildfires and climate policy. By addressing meteorology, fuel conditions, human activity, and mitigation strategies in equal measure, it avoids the reductive narratives that dominate much of the debate.
(2025-01-09). ANOTHER Just Stop Oil supporter is preposterously sentenced by a judge. thecanary.co A Just Stop Oil supporter who climbed an M25 gantry after an unprecedented 40c heatwave in the UK was found guilty by a jury in Chichester on Thursday 9 January. Abigail Percy Ratcliff took action in July 2022 to demand an end to new licences and consents for oil and gas projects in the UK, …
(2025-01-09). Young Peacebuilders, Champions, and Artists Get together to Illustrate their Heartfelt Images of Peace and Non-violence. pressenza.com 
"The Ka-PEACE-tahan: Cultivating a Culture of Peace" Poster-Making Competition | by Karina Lagdameo Santillan and Genevieve Balance Kupang | A pre-World March for Peace and Non-violence event was held, organized by the Supreme Student Council of Baguio Central University. The council was headed by Ivy Grace M. Bunnat, SSC President, and Kathleen Geryls B. Chua, SSC Vice President, along with the rest of the SSC officers. They received guidance from their adviser, Dr. Michael Sebullen, and Ma'am Sheenah Pearl L. Pangda, the head of the Student Services Office, as well as Ma'am Judith Adina, the head of the Guidan…
(2025-01-09). Tech Billionaires Are Lining Up To Kiss Trump's Ring. progressivehub.net NATASHA LENNARD | THE INTERCEPT…
(2025-01-09). Headteachers warn of Labour's austerity 2.0 as schools face 'death by a thousand cuts'. thecanary.co Headteachers have intervened after a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) warned that funding for primary and secondary schools is facing a 0.8% cut under the Labour Party government. And that's before you account for the 5% cut to each government department that chancellor Rachel Reeves quietly announced before Christmas, branded as "efficiency …
(2025-01-09). Sizzle Pie: Oregon pizza workers face firings and union-busting. peoplesworld.org 
PORTLAND, Ore.—On the dreary solstice afternoon of Dec. 21, 2024, Sizzle Pie Workers United (@sizzlepieworkersunited) and many community supporters gathered in solidarity and warmth in front of the 624 East Burnside location to celebrate their win at the National Labor Relations Board, to rally for their upcoming union election, and to demand that multiple unjustly …
(2025-01-09). Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat. peoplesworld.org 
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters began to make progress battling the deadly and devastating fires in the Los Angeles area early Thursday, especially because the ferocious winds that have been driving the fast-moving flames are expected to slow down. Firefighters were able to knock down a major threat that broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills as flames struck closer …
(2025-01-09). After almost 20 years of division, Service Employees rejoin AFL-CIO. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—After almost 20 years officially on the outside, the gigantic Service Employees are formally bringing their two million members back into the AFL-CIO. The result is a larger, more unified labor movement materializing just before the anti-labor Trump administration takes hold in Washington. The January 8 joint announcement by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and new …
(2025-01-09). Petro government in Colombia confronts lawfare, Alvaro Uribe's return, and U.S. intervention. peoplesworld.org 
President Gustavo Petro's Historic Pact government, in power since 2022, is a first in Colombia's history. No other party ever aspired to serve all Colombians. Its existence depends on push-back against Colombia's peculiar mix of corporations, big landowners, financial moguls, and narco-traffickers. Difficulties are cropping up now that call for sharpened resistance. Prospects for re-election …
(2025-01-09). Call for social cohesion to end gender-based violence. sanews.gov.za Call for social cohesion to end gender-based violence | The Minister in The Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has reiterated her call for social cohesion to end gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). | | Chikunga's call comes after another brutal murder of a woman by her boyfriend. | Aged 25, Shana Balie's lifeless body was found in her boyfriend's home in Wallacedene in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, on 26 December 2024. | | Her family last saw her on Christmas Day. | | It is alleged that Balie was beaten to death by her boyfriend, Jonathan Gewindt. Her lifele…
(2025-01-09). Quando os protestantes fundamentalistas influenciaram os judeus ateus. strategic-culture.su
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(2025-01-09). El papel del gobierno laborista británico y la necesaria respuesta de los trabajadores. thecommunists.org
(2025-01-09). Le rà¥le du gouvernement travailliste britannique et la réponse nécessaire des travailleurs. thecommunists.org