(2025-02-05). Milwaukee teacher suspended for sharing immigrant rights resources. wsws.org Milwaukee Public Schools suspended Alondra Garcia in a blatant act of retaliation for supporting her immigrant students.
(2025-02-05). 'Gaza is not for sale': Americans take to streets after Trump says US will 'own' Gaza Strip. presstv.ir Americans take to the streets in Washington, D.C., protesting Trump's scheme to take "ownership" of the Gaza Strip.
(2025-02-05). Examining Trump's Call for Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza. indybay.org Trump and his new government of pro-Israel extremists must realize that the Middle East of today is different from the one that rushed to normalize relations with Israel during his first term. He claimed to have spoken with Jordanian King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and that they had agreed to transfer the population of Gaza to their own countries—a demand that was forcefully rejected by both countries throughout the Israeli genocide in the Strip, which began on October 7, 2023. Answering a question from a reporter, he said, "They will do it. They will do it. They're going to…
(2025-02-05). BREAKING: CAIR Says 'Gaza Belongs to the Palestinian People' After Trump Says U.S. Will 'Take Over,' 'Own It'. fightbackbetter.com BREAKING: CAIR Says 'Gaza Belongs to the Palestinian People' After Trump Says U.S. Will 'Take Over,' 'Own It' The Council…
(2025-02-05). US pulls out of UN human rights council, cancels funding to UNRWA. presstv.ir US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from the UN Human Rights Council and UNRWA,…
(2025-02-05). Hamas says talks on 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal have started. presstv.ir Hamas says talks on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal have started with international mediators in the Qatari capital, Doha.
(2025-02-05). Trump wants U.S. to take over Gaza Strip. independent.co.ug 
WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States will take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are relocated elsewhere. Trump made the remarks in a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, without providing details about how to conduct …
(2025-02-05). Continued Israeli Aggression in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas. imemc.org 
On Tuesday, Israeli forces continued its aggression against the governorates of Jenin, Tulkarem, and Tubas, amid the killing of Palestinians, the destruction of infrastructure and homes, and the displacement of many citizens. Israeli forces continued its aggression against the city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp, in the northern West Bank, for the fifteenth …
(2025-02-05). Resistance won media war against Israel during Gaza genocide: Iran FM. presstv.ir Iran's foreign minister says the resistance front has won the war of narratives during the Gaza genocide.
(2025-02-05). Jenin heading in 'catastrophic direction,' UNRWA warns. presstv.ir UNRWA has warned that conditions in the historic refugee camp of Jenin are deteriorating amid Israel's ruthless aggression in the occupied West Bank.
(2025-02-05). Hamas calls Trump's Gaza remarks 'racist'. presstv.ir US President Donald Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip has drawn strong reactions from resistance groups inside the blockaded territory.
(2025-02-05). Trump says US will 'own' Gaza and 'level the site'. indybay.org As part of his campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestine, "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too," Trump has said.
(2025-02-05). Israeli Forces Abduct Many Palestinians in the West Bank. imemc.org 
On Tuesday, Israeli forces abducted a foreign activist and many Palestinian citizens, including children, in several areas of the occupied West Bank. Nablus Media sources said that occupation forces invaded and searched several citizens' homes in the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern West Bank, and abducted the young man, Mohammad Musa …
(2025-02-05). Renaming The Gulf of Mexico Isn't A Laughing Matter But Part of a U.S. Imperialist Power Grab. pressenza.com The name "Gulf of Mexico" has existed since the 16th century. Its recognition is supported by international organizations such as the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN). These organizations ensure that place names remain neutral and historically accurate, preventing nations from distorting or erasing cultural and historical ties to specific regions. Mexico has formally rejected this renaming, emphasizing that no country has the right to unilaterally change the identity of a shared natural resource that spans multiple borders. This i…
(2025-02-05). Bodybags From Gaza: Is the Second Marine Division Going to Palestine? counterpunch.org 
The President's commitment to the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians in Gaza, his certainty that the ethnic cleansing will occur with the assistance of other nations, and his announcement that the US would take over Gaza — whatever that means* – ensures an end to the ceasefire and nascent peace process in Gaza.
(2025-02-05). Police sweep at Ford Michigan Assembly west of Detroit as UAW colludes in security crackdown. wsws.org The UAW has thrown its backing behind a security crackdown at Ford factories, including bag searches and the stationing of plainclothes officers, amid a mounting social and political crisis in the US…
(2025-02-05). Activists in Mexico rally against incoming Trump's anti-immigration policies. presstv.ir Migrant rights groups in Mexico demonstrated against the proposed anti-immigration measures of US President-elect Donald Trump.
(2025-02-05). Iraq's top court halts law activists say harms women's rights. newarab.com 
A number of members of parliament filed a complaint alleging that the voting process was illegal because all three bills, each supported by different blocs,…
(2025-02-05). Cambodia: British environmental journalist denied re-entry to the country. fidh.org The Cambodian government's decision to deny British journalist Gerald Flynn re-entry to Cambodia and ban him from the country is a blatant attack on journalism and serves as yet another example of the Cambodian authorities' intolerance of critical and investigative journalism. The Observatory for the protection of human rights defenders (International Federation for Human Rights-FIDH and World Organisation Against Torture-OMCT) along with 19 other organisations condemn this arbitrary (…) | – |
(2025-02-05). The Heat: Middle East Crisis. america.cgtn.com 
U.S President Donald Trump welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power two weeks ago. On the agenda, negotiations for the second phase of a ceasefire with Hamas, Iran's nuclear program, new U.S. arms shipments and hopes for a deal to normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. | Joining the discussion: | Khodr Zaarour is a Political Science and International Rel…
(2025-02-05). Thousands Take To The Streets In Defense Of Immigrants Rights. popularresistance.org Immigrants and their communities are leading the fight against the Trump administration's attacks on democratic rights. Since Trump unleashed a series of ICE raids in his first days in office — ordering ICE and the police to arrest over 1000 people per day — thousands of people in the cities most targeted by the anti-immigrant offensive are taking to the streets, walking out of their schools, and shuttering businesses to show that immigrants won't be criminalized and made to live in constant fear of deportation. | The raids come on top of a barrage of anti-immigrant attacks launched by Trump on his ve…
(2025-02-05). Lebanon Demands 'Firm Stance' From UNSC Over Israeli Ceasefire Violations. popularresistance.org The Lebanese Foreign Ministry has filed a complaint against Israel to the UN Security Council (UNSC) over its constant violations of the ceasefire that was reached at the end of last year. | Lebanon expressed its rejection of "systematic Israeli attacks and violations" and Israel's removal of the signs on the withdrawal line in southern Lebanon, in the complaint filed on 4 February. | Beirut also demanded that the UNSC issue a firm and clear position on Israel's continuous violations and oblige it to respect the terms of the ceasefire agreement. | The complaint called on the Security Council to back support for t…
(2025-02-05). Amid DR Congo ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies. aljazeera.com Aid groups help Goma residents bury 2,000 bodies after last week's battles, fearing disease spread.
(2025-02-05). From Al Qaeda to president of Syria: the rise of Ahmad Al-Shara'a. peoplesdispatch.org After the fall of Al-Assad, the US swiftly removed Ahmad Al-Shara'a from its terrorist list, paving the way for him to become Syria's new president.
(2025-02-05). Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance. aljazeera.com Tech giant says in updated ethics policy that it will use AI in line with 'international law and human rights'.
(2025-02-05). WAFA "Over 160 NGOs and trade unions call on EU to ban trade with Israeli colonies" imemc.org 
BRUSSELS, February 4, 2025 (WAFA) — Over 160 NGOs and trade unions Tuesday called on the European Union (EU) to ban trade and business with Israeli colonies in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a letter addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the groups urged action to comply with international law and to …
(2025-02-05). Women negotiating for peace. aljazeera.com The ceasefire is just a pause, it won't solve the issue.
(2025-02-05). Italian Security Bill Seriously Threatens Rights, Freedoms. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A demonstration takes place in Naples, Italy, outside the Poggioreale prison, where people gather to protest against the Meloni government's security bill 1660, October 28, 2024. | © 2024 Manuel Dorati/NurPhoto via AP Photo…
(2025-02-05). Rwanda-backed rebels call unilateral ceasefire in east DR Congo. newarab.com 
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in The M23 and Rwandan troops last week seized Goma ⚪ the provincial capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu region that has been blighted by conflict from multiple armed groups for over three decades.
(2025-02-05). 'Insane': Rights advocates denounce Trump's call for US to 'own' Gaza. aljazeera.com US president's proposal for Gaza during news conference with Israeli PM Netanyahu prompts bewilderment and rebuke.
(2025-02-05). Free flights bring migrant workers back. ecns.cn A chartered flight carrying more than 100 migrant workers from Yunnan province landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Saturday, marking the official launch of post-Spring Festival charter flights for returning workers.
(2025-02-05). Cambodia: Denial of entry and harassment of British journalist Gerald Flynn. fidh.org
(2025-02-05). Greece: Continued judicial harassment against migrants' rights defender Panayote Dimitras. fidh.org
(2025-02-05). Civil rights groups, trade unions demand EU halt business with Israel. presstv.ir A coalition of over 160 civil society groups, NGOs, and trade unions have urged the European Commission to ban business and trade with Israel.
(2025-02-05). 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.
(2025-02-05). Egyptian women petition Sisi's wife to free Alaa Abdel Fattah. newarab.com 
Over 500 The petition also calls on the country's first lady to "intervene to save the life of
(2025-02-05). Protest Targets South Bay Chevron Stations. indybay.org Demonstrators took their message "Chevron Stop Fueling Genocide" to gas stations across the South Bay on February 2nd. They decorated more than a dozen cars at an initial gathering point in Mountain View, then drove in an attention grabbing caravan to several corporate-owned Chevron stations.
(2025-02-05). Trustee of US Holocaust museum calls Palestinians 'not worthy of mercy' and 'fundamentally evil'. skwawkbox.org 
Trump appointee incites war crimes as he endorses US president's 'beachfront Gaza' ethnic cleansing plan Martin Oliner, appointed in 2020 by US president Donald Trump as a board member of the US Holocaust Memorial Council, has described Palestinians as 'fundamentally evil' and 'not worthy of any mercy' — in an article calling on Israelis and …
(2025-02-05). 'Trump lost it': US lawmakers say pres. 'calling for ethnic cleansing', blast Gaza invasion. presstv.ir Several US lawmakers blast President Donald Trump for his stunning proposal to "take ownership" of Gaza, calling it ethnic cleansing.
(2025-02-05). As Trump meets Netanyahu, protesters chant: 'Palestine is not for sale'. aljazeera.com Demonstrators gather outside White House to reject Israeli PM's visit and Trump's call for forced displacement in Gaza.
(2025-02-05). Donald Trump announces US aims for Gaza during Netanyahu's visit. aljazeera.com The Israeli prime minister was the first foreign leader to visit Trump after his inauguration ceremony on January 20.
(2025-02-05). What Donald Trump said about his plans to 'take over' Gaza. aljazeera.com Transcript from his news conference with Netanyahu where the US president unveiled his plans.
(2025-02-05). Watch full Trump-Netanyahu press conference on US 'taking over' Gaza. aljazeera.com Watch the full press conference with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2025-02-05). Trump, flanked by Netanyahu, backs permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. haaretz.com U.S. president says Jordan, Egypt and other countries should take in Gazans: 'Why would they want to return? It's been one of the meanest, toughest places on earth'…
(2025-02-05). From hostages to U.S. takeover: Trump moved the Gaza goalposts and gifted Netanyahu a political lifeline. haaretz.com Instead of pressuring Netanyahu to see through the cease-fire deal and secure the release of the remaining hostages, Trump gave him something – no matter how unfeasible or unrealistic – that he can dangle in front of his far-right coalition partners…
(2025-02-05). Trump, in shock announcement, says U.S. will take over Gaza after permanently displacing Palestinians. haaretz.com The U.S. President unveiled his plan at a White House press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who immediately endorsed the plan, saying 'Trump is taking it to a much higher level'…
(2025-02-05). Netanyahu's real mission in Washington will be keeping all the balls in the air. haaretz.com The Israeli prime minister's supreme goal isn't to solve problems or make decisions, but to continue buying time, one day at a time – yet a major clash with his coalition partners seems inevitable and unsolvable…
(2025-02-05). Hamas official: Trump's Gaza takeover remarks show 'confusion and deep ignorance' of the region. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington; Hostages' relatives in U.S. push for deal's implementation ‚ñ GAZA: Israeli army says it fired at suspicious vehicles ‚ñ WEST BANK: Dozens attack Palestinian village; Two Israeli soldiers killed in attack…
Abdullah Jallow (2025-02-05). Never prolong argumentation, time is precious. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: "The most hated of men in the sight of Allah is the one who is most quarrelsome". Al-Allamah Zayd Bin Hadi Al-Madkhali, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: A warning against …
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Inbound tourists to Beijing up 50% during Chinese New Year holiday. ecns.cn Beijing welcomed 91,000 inbound tourists during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday, marking a year-on-year increase of 51.9 percent, with the tourism revenue from inbound visitors reaching 930 million yuan (about $129.54 million), up by 52 percent year on year, according to Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau on Tuesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China's Lijiang satellite station achieves 99.7 pct success rate in data reception. ecns.cn Located in Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, the Lijiang Station of the China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station (RSGS) has received data from satellites in the resource, environment, and disaster reduction series.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China's Spring Festival box office hits record high of 10 bln yuan. ecns.cn China's box office revenue during the 2025 Spring Festival holiday hit record high of 10 billion yuan (about $1.37 billion) as of 1: 29 p.m. on Wednesday, according to data from online platforms.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China's total service trade surpasses $1 trillion for the first time. ecns.cn China's total service trade surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2024, setting a record high, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Eileen Gu withdraws from Harbin Asian Winter Games due to injuries. ecns.cn Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu announced on Tuesday that she will withdraw from the upcoming 9th Asian Winter Games to be held in northeast China's Harbin from Feb. 7 to 14.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Thailand cuts power, fuel, internet at Thai-Myanmar border to combat crimes. ecns.cn According to a decision of the Thailand's government, the country has cut electricity, fuel supply, and internet services to five areas in Myanmar along the Thai-Myanmar border starting from 9: 00 a.m. on Wednesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Museum honoring Cristiano Ronaldo to make debut in Hong Kong. ecns.cn Asia's first Cristiano Ronaldo Life (CR7) Museum will open in July 2025 at K11 Musea in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, local organizers announced on Tuesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China welcomes influx of foreign visitors during Spring Festival. ecns.cn According to the National Immigration Administration on Wednesday, 958,000 inbound and outbound visitors crossed the border during the Spring Festival, up 22.9 percent from the same period last year.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China to slap export controls on 25 rare metals. ecns.cn China will impose export controls on 25 rare metal products and related technologies starting from Tuesday, according to a joint statement from the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) and the General Administration of Customs.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China's leisure economy booms during Spring Festival holiday. ecns.cn The eight-day Spring Festival holiday from Jan 28 to Feb 4 saw a booming leisure and entertainment market in China.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Xi holds talks with Kyrgyz president. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping held talks with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Beijing on Wednesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Fudan University unveils 5.0T MRI scanner for advanced cancer diagnosis. ecns.cn A new generation of full-body ultra-high-field 5.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, dubbed the "human microscope", was launched at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center on Tuesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China sets new box office, audience records during 2025 Spring Festival season. ecns.cn China's box office revenue during the 8-day-long Spring Festival holiday reached a record 9.51 billion yuan, with nationwide movie attendance hitting an all-time high of 187 million people, setting new records for the Spring Festival season.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China sees 20.9% drop in criminal cases in Spring Festival. ecns.cn China maintained overall social stability and good public order during the 2025 Spring Festival holidays. As of Tuesday, criminal cases fell by 20.9 percent, while public security incidents declined by 14.3 percent year-on-year.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). U.S. Postal Service suspends intl packages from mainland, HKSAR. ecns.cn The U.S. Postal Service announced on Tuesday local time that it will temporarily suspend international package acceptance of inbound parcels from the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Spring Festival holiday sees surge in visitor number, tourism revenue. ecns.cn The just concluded Spring Festival holiday — from Jan 28 to Feb 4 — recorded a tourism boom with both the visitor number and tourism-related revenue seeing remarkable growth.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). 'Ice City' feels heat of anticipation. ecns.cn With mascots greeting visitors, and sports venues primed for action, the "Ice City" of Harbin is all dressed up and ready to be a warm and generous host of the 9th Asian Winter Games.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Cool tech will power Games' icebreaker. ecns.cn With a combination of Chinese culture and local Heilongjiang flavor presented in a thrilling high-tech way, the opening ceremony of the Harbin Asian Winter Games promises to dazzle with a cool celebration of sporting feats and continental unity.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Harbin makes smooth work of downtown ice arenas. ecns.cn Combining history, technology and local features, Harbin's abundant winter sports venues, with their well-drilled operational staff, have set a dazzling stage upon which Asia's elite winter sports talent can shine.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Spring Festival celebrated in Paris. ecns.cn People watch a lion dance performance to celebrate the Spring Festival on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, Feb. 2, 2025.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). A glimpse of main media center for 9th Asian Winter Games>. ecns.cn Located in the Harbin International Conference, Exhibition and Sports Center, the MMC consists of the Main Press Center (MPC) and the International Broadcasting Center (IBC).The MPC comprises press conference room, online news center, and workrooms of the media.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China sees travel surge as Spring Festival holiday concludes. ecns.cn China's railways transported 16.454 million passengers on Feb. 3, a record high for the Spring Festival travel rush. On Feb. 4, the last day of the holiday, an estimate of 16.9 million passengers trips are expected, and an additional 2,196 passenger trains are planned to meet this demand.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China's annual trade in services exceeds 1 trillion USD. ecns.cn China's annual trade in services exceeded 1 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time last year, demonstrating significant potential for further growth.
EDWIN (2025-02-05). Former State Security Minister granted R5 000 bail in corruption case. sanews.gov.za Former State Security Minister granted R5 000 bail in corruption case | Former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo has been granted R5 000 bail, following his arrest for alleged corruption. | Bongo (47) made a brief appearance at the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, after his arrest in the morning of the same day. | Bongo is accused of offering a bribe to evidence leader in Parliament's Eskom inquiry, Ntuthuzelo Vanara, in 2017, and also contravening the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004 ("PRECCA"). | He is being re-tried after he was acquitted by former Western Cape Judge P…
NEO (2025-02-05). President to deliver first SONA of the seventh administration. sanews.gov.za President to deliver first SONA of the seventh administration | In just a few hours, President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) which will provide a country roadmap charting the way forward for the country in what one could call a mixed bag of domestic and global circumstances. | | Thursday night will mark the first SONA to be delivered under the seventh administration's Government of National Unity (GNU) following the outcomes of the historic 29 May 2024 elections. | | And while the faces of government Ministers has changed with every administration, the SONA, held every year si…
Gabisile (2025-02-05). Economic growth, job creation expected to take centre stage in President's SONA. sanews.gov.za Economic growth, job creation expected to take centre stage in President's SONA | Economic growth, service delivery, infrastructural development, and job creation are some of the key issues that President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address in his highly anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA) scheduled for Thursday, 6 February 2025. | Professor Dirk Kotze from the University of South Africa's (Unisa) Department of Political Sciences, noted that economic growth will take centre stage in the President's speech. | "I think first of all, what President Ramaphosa will focus on is, as always, on the economic…
DikelediM (2025-02-05). Sustainability of community media is of vital importance – Morolong. sanews.gov.za Sustainability of community media is of vital importance – Morolong | The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has urged policymakers, businesses, and civil society to work together to secure the future of community media, by providing the necessary support and resources. | Morolong delivered a keynote address at the Media Development and Diversity Agency (MDDA) Community Media Consultative Forum at the Khayelitsha Thusong Centre, on Tuesday. | The Forum aimed to bring government, community media, industry partners, and regulatory bodies together, to reflect on community media's contributions in th…
Abdullah Jallow (2025-02-05). A harmful behaviour observed in numerous nations across history. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Allah [The Exalted] said: ŸàŸéŸÑŸéŸÇŸéÿØ€° ÿµŸéÿ±ŸëŸéŸÅ€°ŸÜŸéÿß ŸÅŸêŸâ ŸáŸéŸÄŸ∞ÿ∞Ÿéÿß Ÿ±ŸÑ€°ŸÇŸèÿ±€°ÿ°Ÿéÿߟܟê…
Dave DeCamp (2025-02-05). President Trump Signs Order To Reinstate 'Maximum Pressure' on Iran. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, President Trump signed an executive order to reinstate a policy of "maximum pressure" against Iran. "Maximum pressure" refers to the Iran policy of the previous Trump administration, which involved withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, imposing crippling sanctions on the Islamic Republic, and assassinating Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. President Biden essentially continued …
Dave DeCamp (2025-02-05). Trump Says the US Will 'Take Over' the Gaza Strip. news.antiwar.com President Trump said on Tuesday that the US would "take over" the Gaza Strip, a surprise announcement he made while speaking with reporters at the White House during a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too. We'll own …
Eric Blanc, Labor Politics. (2025-02-05). How Philly Whole Foods Workers Beat Bezos. popularresistance.org Can labor sustain its forward momentum under Trump? The first big test came last Monday, when Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia voted on whether to unionize with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW). Many in the labor movement were expecting a loss, since MAGA is now in office and since management — headed by Trump's new billionaire buddy Jeff Bezos — went scorched earth against the nascent union effort. But a multiracial crew of young, self-organized, left-leaning workers proved the skeptics wrong, as so often has been the case since 2021.
John Perry, Consortium News. (2025-02-05). Panama Tries Compromise; US Says It's Not Enough. popularresistance.org After intense pressure by the U.S. on Panama to return possession of its canal to Washington because the Trump administration thinks China is threatening it, the Central American nation on Sunday sought a compromise by announcing it would study whether or not to renew contracts with a Chinese company managing two ports on the waterway and would withdraw from China's Belt and Road Initiative. | The announcement was made by Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino after meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Panama City.
Kavitha Chekuru, Drop Site. (2025-02-05). Columbia Students Sue University For Attacks On Pro-Palestine Activism. popularresistance.org Three students from Columbia University filed a lawsuit on Monday morning against the school administration for their suspensions related to their pro-Palestine activism on campus. Among the claims in the complaint, the students state that the university violated its own policies during the disciplinary process, that the university targeted the students for their views, and that it violated New York's landlord tenant laws when it evicted the students from university housing. | "The university just pulled out all the roadblocks and threw out its rule book in an attempt to punish and silence the plaintiffs however…
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos (2025-02-05). Trump floors supporters with US 'own' and 'rebuild' Gaza plan. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Misión Verdad (2025-02-05). Trump Administration Amends Narrative of Venezuelan Threat. orinocotribune.com Misión Verdad — Feb 4, 2025 | The meeting between President Donald Trump's special envoy, Richard Grenell, and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro suggests a considerable change in the relationship, at least circumstantially, between the governments of the two countries. | At the very least, this can be deduced from the recent statements of Elliott Abrams, who was the former special envoy of the Republicans for Venezuela during the first Trump presidency. Abrams, a hawk of the old guard of the US establishment who played a stellar role in the failed actions of "regime" change against Venezuela, alongside Jo…
Oleg Yasinsky (2025-02-05). The Gravediggers of Memory. orinocotribune.com Oleg Yasinksy — Feb 1, 2025 | "We are very happy for the United States, which liberated our country and helped us become a democracy again," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with CNN a few days ago. Meanwhile, Poland was celebrating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz by the Red Army, an event attended by representatives of Germany, Austria, Ukraine, and others, while Russia was not invited. This is how the current "democracies," that the US often turns some countries into, function. | Beyond the scandalous and profane speech of the political lea…
Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-02-05). President Maduro Celebrates Success of the First National Popular Consultation 2025. orinocotribune.com The Minister for Communes and Social Movements, àÅngel Prado, also referred to the consultation as an "extraordinary and reuniting moment," where the commitment of the people to the future of the country was evident. | This Monday, the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, began the broadcast of his program Maduro Live de Repente, where he addressed various topics of national interest. The live broadcast is available on VTV Channel 8 and on the Dailymotion platform. | During the program, the head of state highlighted the success of the First National Popular Consultation 2025, h…
Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-02-05). Trump Says 'Israel' Is Small When Asked About West Bank Annexation. orinocotribune.com US President Donald Trump explains that "Israel" is a "small country" when asked if he would back its efforts to annex the West Bank. | US President "I'm not going to talk about that. It certainly is a small, it's a small country in terms of land," Trump responded when asked about his st…
Rayhan Uddin, Middle East Eye. (2025-02-05). ICJ President 'Plagiarised 32 Percent Of Pro-Israel Dissenting Opinion'. popularresistance.org Fresh allegations have emerged of Julia Sebutinde, acting president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), appearing to plagiarise large sections of her dissenting opinion on Israel's occupation of Palestine. | Last month, Sebutinde, who arguably holds the most prestigious judicial position, was accused of directly lifting sentences almost word for word in her dissenting opinion written on 19 July. | A study seen by Middle East Eye compiled by Majd Abuamer, a Palestinian researcher at the Doha Institute, for an upcoming book by US scholar Norman Finkelstein has now alleged that "at least 32 percent of Sebut…
Sarah Anderson, Inequality. (2025-02-05). Eight Ways States Can Fight Inequality And Build Worker Power. popularresistance.org With each passing day, we're seeing more signs of our federal government becoming on oligarchy that puts the economic interests of the ultra-rich above the needs of ordinary Americans. In the face of this billionaire takeover in Washington, state governments need to step up and fight for the working class. Here are eight ways states can combat inequality and support economic justice. | President Trump's administration and right-wing judges are expected to repeal or block many of President Biden's new labor protections, including safeguards against working in extreme heat, broader overtime pay coverage, and new or…
Sharon Kelly, DeSmog. (2025-02-05). Finger-Pointing Over Funding Freeze May Lead Trump To Drop DOGE Lawyer. popularresistance.org The recent federal funding freeze spurred immediate finger-pointing inside the Trump administration, with anonymous sources telling major news outlets that attorney Mark Paoletta was responsible for drafting the infamous memo that briefly paused trillions in federal funds. Paoletta, newly returned as the White House Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) general counsel, is connected to a wide range of powerful figures on the right, including multiple conservative Supreme Court justices, the organizers of Project 2025, and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Tallis Boerne Marcus, People's Dispatch. (2025-02-05). 50,000 Jobs, Social Programs, And Medical Centers. popularresistance.org As the Trump administration intensifies its threats of mass deportations, Latin American nations are bracing for the impact. Mexico's response, led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, has largely flown under the radar, despite its measured and humanitarian-focused approach. While the Mexican government has made it clear that there's no need to panic just yet, Sheinbaum's administration is well-prepared to face the challenges ahead. | In the week from January 20-26, there were 4,094 people deported to Mexico, the vast majority Mexican. However, Sheinbaum made it clear this number alone isn't out-of-the-ordinary. "[The…
Ted Snider (2025-02-05). North Korean soldiers in Russia: Were they ever there? responsiblestatecraft.org
Trita Parsi (2025-02-05). Trump stuns: Top Iranians 'do not want…a nuclear weapon'. responsiblestatecraft.org 
Most headlines today will rightfully focus on Donald Trump's shocking declaration that the United States is going to take over Gaza. America has committed countless mistakes in the Middle East, some of which Trump has been far more willing to acknowledge than other American presidents. But none will be as cataclysmic — and as contrary to U.S. interest — as committing American troops to taking over Gaza while pushing 1.7 million Palestinians from their land into Jordan and Egypt. | Trump's declaration is an example of a rejection of conventional thinking gone wrong. But only an hour earlier, Trump…
aljazeera (2025-02-05). Fears, anguish and frustration in a northern UK town hit by racist riots. aljazeera.com Middlesbrough, which has witnessed several episodes of discriminatory violence, is far from healed, say residents.
aljazeera (2025-02-05). Is South Africa 'confiscating land', targeting some groups as Trump claims? aljazeera.com US president has threatened to cut funding to South Africa over alleged land grabs. But what's the truth of the matter?>
aljazeera (2025-02-05). Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events — day 1,077. aljazeera.com Here are the key developments on the 1,077th day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
aljazeera (2025-02-05). The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88. aljazeera.com Spiritual leader of the Ismaili Shia community was known for his development work around the world.
aljazeera (2025-02-05). Trump says US will 'take over' and 'own' Gaza in redevelopment plan. aljazeera.com US president claims development plan could turn enclave into 'the Riviera of the Middle East'.
aljazeera (2025-02-05). USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas. aljazeera.com Announcement comes as US President Donald Trump confirms he is considering eliminating the aid agency.
aljazeera (2025-02-05). World reaction to Trump's 'take over' and ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza. aljazeera.com Hamas calls Trump's idea a 'recipe for generating chaos' and says the people of Gaza will not allow their displacement.
aljazeera (2025-02-05). Trump doubles down on US 'ownership' of Gaza. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump doubled down on remarks about the United States owning and redeveloping Gaza.
Amali Wedagedara (2025-02-05). Budget 2025: Adjusting and adapting inside IMF prison. cadtm.org
Andrea GIORGETTA (2025-02-05). South Korea: Submission on discrimination against North Korean escapees. fidh.org
Bob Topper (2025-02-05). Is This the End of Liberal Democracy? counterpunch.org 
America is a liberal democracy. Its greatest blessing is freedom, the right to live and act in accordance with one's conscience. This freedom unleashes boundless energy and creativity, and, along with other western nations, liberal democracies have advanced at an astonishing pace, far surpassing autocratic and theocratic nations by every measure, especially quality of life.
Catherine ABSALOM (2025-02-05). European Union trade with Israel's illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen. fidh.org
David Rosen (2025-02-05). The Porn Wars: Round #2. counterpunch.org 
The moralistic Christian right have achieved significant political power through Donald Trump's presidency, the Republican control of both Houses of Congress, and a conservative majority of Judges on the Supreme Court. Together, they are promoting a new, second-round of the modern porn wars that, like the earlier round that lasted from the mid-1940s thru mid-50s, focuses on
Dean Baker (2025-02-05). Canada and Mexico Under Attack: The China Solution. counterpunch.org For reasons that obviously have nothing to do with reality, Donald Trump has decided to renege on the trade deal he negotiated five years ago and start a trade war with Canada and Mexico. He wants to tax most of imports from these countries at a 25 percent rate, with the exception of Canadian oil,
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Experts slam U.S.' reason for tariff hike. ecns.cn China has made relentless efforts and gained significant achievements in its combat against fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and the United States has no grounds for using the fentanyl issue to justify tariff hikes.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). More tweaks ahead for property policy. ecns.cn Policy fine-tuning in real estate may be necessary in 2025 for China to more effectively address debt risks facing developers, a crucial link in ensuring a steady economic recovery and preventing systemic financial risks.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Quality of study tours to be improved. ecns.cn The development of study tours is being pushed as a priority by the government as it expects to raise the quality of such offerings to the public.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Russian ties, skiing resort help Jilin locales prosper. ecns.cn The city has established seven national-level and 11 provincial-level ice and snow specialty schools.
Elsadig Elsheikh (2025-02-05). Sudan: Debt, Maldevelopment, and the Challenge of Stability. cadtm.org At the time of writing, Sudan remains at a dangerous crossroads. It can either be a state ruled by its diverse citizens' desire for the rule of law, equitable and sustainable development, democratization, and justice for all, or it can fragment into "bantustans" along regional and ethnic cleavages. For most of its independent political history, Sudan has been torn between two visions and forces. The colonized political elite lacked the imagination to build a nation beyond coloniality, while (…) | – | / |
Kathleen Wallace (2025-02-05). A Government Led by Bathtub Stranglers. counterpunch.org No, the emails aren't from a Nigerian prince, but whoever is writing them seems to use the same style, cajoling and repetition. The sad thing is, these aren't from some poor guy in an internet cafe circa the 2000s, no—these emails have been pummeling the inboxes of federal workers from their own government. These workers
Ljubica Vlahović (2025-02-05). Student Protests in Serbia, Largest in the History of the Republic. counterpunch.org 
What kind of times are they, when A talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors? —Brecht The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ) was a state born in the anti-fascist struggle during the Second World War — conceived in 1943, formulated and shaped in 1945, with many
Maxime Duriez (2025-02-05). Afghanistan: International Criminal Court Prosecutor's request for arrest warrants for Taliban leaders marks new milestone for gender justice. fidh.org
Maxime Duriez (2025-02-05). DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma. fidh.org
MDORE (2025-02-05). Internship with Asia Desk (6 months). fidh.org
Melvin Goodman (2025-02-05). Trump: Leader of the Fascist World? counterpunch.org 
FASCISM: Fascism is a populist political philosophy that exalts the nation and often race above the individual. It is associated with a centralized autocratic government and a far-right authoritarian and ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a authoritarian leader. Fascist movements emphasize extreme nationalism, militarism, and the supremacy of the "dear leader" and the nation over the individual.
Michelle Ellner, Melissa Garriga (2025-02-05). Renaming The Gulf of Mexico Is an Imperialist Power Grab. counterpunch.org 
Trump's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" isn't just another absurd stunt or another example of his outlandish behavior. It signals a much deeper, more troubling agenda that seeks to erase historical identity and assert imperial domination over a region already suffering under a long history of interventionist policies.
Patrick Bond (2025-02-05). Pitfalls of resource-national consciousness. cadtm.org
Rodney Coates (2025-02-05). Why Trump's Tariffs Can't Solve America's Fentanyl Crisis. counterpunch.org 
Tamara Pearson (2025-02-05). Control and Worse: Trump is Criminalizing All of Latin America. counterpunch.org 
Todd Miller (2025-02-05). The Mass Deportation Handoff, Biden to Trump. counterpunch.org 
Victor Grossman (2025-02-05). USA, Israel and Germany. counterpunch.org 2025 started off with many a bang. A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite protest rallies, a re-elected president in Belarus (with no protest rallies), a resigned premier in Serbia and a deposed president in South Korea, amidst giant rallies. Most
Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-05). Al Jazeera, the TV channel that saves the honor of modern journalism! cadtm.org
Yorgos Mitralias (2025-02-05). Take Trump and Musk's threats very seriously! cadtm.org
_____ (2025-02-05). 2 Cambodian journalists detained over cyberscam torture video. ucanews.com
Caitlin Johnstone (2025-02-05). Trump Goes All-In On Stealing Gaza For His Zionist Owners. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Asked how many people he was talking about removing, Trump replied, "All of them."
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China's Spring Festival holiday spending shows strong momentum. ecns.cn Many Chinese people have been packing their bags to embark on returning journeys on Tuesday, the last day of the eight-day Spring Festival holiday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). PLA Air Force conducts routine patrol over Huangyan Island. ecns.cn The Air Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command conducted a routine patrol in the airspace over Huangyan Island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the theater command said.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). China slams U.S. tariffs tied to fentanyl, calls move baseless. ecns.cn China has made relentless efforts and gained significant achievements in its combat against fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and it's groundless for the United States to use the fentanyl issue to justify tariff hikes.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Leaders of tech world rush to adopt DeepSeek's latest AI models. ecns.cn China's technology giant Tencent Cloud's TI platform announced on Tuesday the adoption of advanced DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) models, making it easier for developers to access DeepSeek.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Thailand plans power cuts to curb trafficking. ecns.cn Thailand has announced plans to cut off internet, electricity and fuel supplies to five locations in Myanmar suspected of harboring scam operations, starting 9 am on Wednesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Over 2.3 billion trips made during 8-day Spring Festival holiday. ecns.cn During the 8-day Chinese New Year holiday (January 28 – February 4, 2025), over 2.3 billion passenger trips were made across regions in China.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Enthusiasm grows for learning while on vacation. ecns.cn During this winter vacation, many students from across the country beat a path to the Baling River Guizhou Bridge Technology Museum in Anshun city of Southwest China's Guizhou province.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Travel surge caps end of Spring Festival holiday. ecns.cn China is experiencing a major post-holiday travel surge following the conclusion of the weeklong Spring Festival holiday on Tuesday, with transportation authorities implementing extensive measures to ensure a smooth journey for millions of returning travelers.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Chinese athletes claim first victory at Asian Winter Games. ecns.cn Chinese duo Wang Zhiyu and Han Yu defeated their Kazakh rivals 11-5 in the mixed doubles round-robin match of curling at the 9th Asian Winter Games Harbin 2025 on Tuesday, securing the first victory for the Chinese delegation at the event.
ecns.cn (2025-02-05). Ice and snow activities prove popular in Shanxi. ecns.cn The Guangwu International Ski Resort at the foot of the Great Wall of China in Shanxi province has become a popular destination among skiing enthusiasts this winter, as growing numbers of Chinese people embrace ice and snow activities.
Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2025-02-05). CovertAction Bulletin: USAID Should Be Shut Down — For Real. covertactionmagazine.com Over the weekend and early into this week, Elon Musk's so-called DOGE, Department of Government Efficiency, effectively shut down the US Agency for International Development on a temporary basis. Musk, Donald Trump and their lackeys attacked USAID because they claim it's a "viper's nest of radical-left [m]arxists who hate America," to quote a Musk post on X, saying it's a corrupt organization that promotes so-called DEI across the world and is used to waste money…
Rhoda Wilson (2025-02-05). Dismantling of USAID by Trump and Musk is a critical blow to globalism. expose-news.com Alexander Dugin views the dismantling of USAID as a significant blow to globalism. He says it is comparable to the Soviet Union's abolition of the Communist International ("Comintern"), an international organisation to …
Staff (2025-02-05). Envía tu foto por el Día del Amor y la Amistad. cubadebate.cu Desde La Tira de los Lectores te invitamos a enviarnos tu foto por el Día del Amor y la Amistad al correo comentacubadebate@gmail.com. Incluye en el cuerpo del correo una breve descripción de la imagen y quiénes aparecen en ella. Publicaremos una selección de fotografías el próximo domingo en nuestro sitio web y redes sociales.
Staff (2025-02-05). Prótesis de cadera: Ciencia y voluntad "hecho en Cuba" cubadebate.cu El doctor Roberto Balmaseda Manent muestra con orgullo la prótesis parcial de cadera fruto de su ingenio y el de un equipo que le siguió en el desafío de crear y materializar este aditamento, cada vez más necesario en la ortopedia cubana. El objeto que ahora tiene entre sus manos es capaz de suplir partes de la articulación de la cadera que han sido dañadas y aliviar el dolor que ello provoca, pero es más que eso. Es la demostración de que con empeño y trabajo conjunto, los sueños más desafiantes pueden concretarse en la virtud de la utilidad.
Staff (2025-02-05). Gobierno norteamericano difunde primeras imágenes de migrantes deportados a Guantánamo (+ Fotos). cubadebate.cu El gobierno de Estados Unidos publicó este martes las primeras imágenes de migrantes trasladados a la Base Naval de Guantánamo, en Cuba, como parte de la política migratoria implementada por el presidente Donald Trump.
Staff (2025-02-05). La realidad del cambio climático: Destacado científico declara "muerto" el límite de 2 ∞C. cubadebate.cu El objetivo a largo plazo de mantener el calentamiento global por debajo de +2 ∞C en comparación con el periodo preindustrial, el límite máximo fijado por el Acuerdo de París, está "muerto", afirmó este martes un destacado climatólogo estadounidense.
Staff (2025-02-05). Trump anuncia que Estados Unidos "se apoderará" de Gaza (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, afirmó este martes durante su reunión con el primer ministro israelí, Benjamín Netanyahu, que Washington "se apoderará" de la Franja de Gaza.
The Independent (2025-02-05). Kyagulanyi renews call for release of political prisoners. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, has renewed his call for the immediate release of all political prisoners following last week's Supreme Court ruling. The highest court of Uganda on Friday nullified all ongoing prosecutions of civilians in the General Court Martial …
The Independent (2025-02-05). Gov't fails to present update on long detentions without trial. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs has been directed to present before Parliament, a statement on prolonged pre-trial detention within a week. Government was expected to present the statement to the House on Tuesday, 04 February 2025. The statement was supposed to provide clarity on reports that some …
The Independent (2025-02-05). 25 contacts of Ebola patients traced in Jinja city. independent.co.ug 
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Senior Health Educator of Jinja City, Sayyid Kalume, has confirmed that 25 contacts of the two Ebola patients identified last week have been traced. The majority of these contacts are family members and neighbors of the patients, who were isolated after testing positive for the Ebola virus. The …
The Independent (2025-02-05). üü©His Highness Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies at 88. independent.co.ug 
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | His Highness the Aga Khan is dead. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV died in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday February 4, Kenya's Nation reported this morning, without giving details. Prince Karim Al-Hussaini was the 49th hereditary spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder of the Aga …
The Independent (2025-02-05). Low turnout, Ebola and Mpox concerns shape 1st day of 2025 academic year. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As schools officially opened their doors for the 2025 academic year, Uganda's education landscape faced significant challenges on the first day. While most schools began the term as scheduled, a few defiant institutions ignored the national school calendar and opened a week earlier. However, the most notable concern on …
Angela (2025-02-05). Friday 2/7: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org
Angela (2025-02-05). Friday 2/7: Virtual Action Hour. indybay.org
Angela (2025-02-05). Friday 2/7: Webinar: Palestine Solidarity Announcements. indybay.org
Angela (2025-02-05). Saturday 2/8: Free virtual screening of the documentary film "A State of Passion" indybay.org
Bay Area Cuba Solidarity Network (2025-02-05). Saturday 2/15: The Cuban Five Victory—Its Significance Ten Years Later. indybay.org 518 Valencia Street, San Francisco CA 94110 (Eric Quezada Center for Culture & Politics)…
Cynthia Papermaster (2025-02-05). Wednesday 2/5: Arrest Netanyahu for War Crimes! Shut Guantanamo prison now! indybay.org Berkeley City Hall, 2180 Milvia St., Berkeley…
Daniel Borgstrom (2025-02-05). SUSPENDING BOARD MEMBERS AT KPFA IN A CLOSED SESSION. indybay.org Two elected members were suspended from the KPFA Local Station Board (LSB) in a closed door session on November 16, 2024. It was a "show trial" that was not for show, not to be seen or even whispered about — a skeleton for the board's closet, and an insult to the "free speech radio" spirit of KPFA.
Dean Stuart (2025-02-05). Saturday 2/22: Author Dean Stuart to Launch his Debut Graphic Novel "Cassi and the House of Memories" indybay.org Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore | 2904 College Ave | Berkeley, CA 94705…
Editor (2025-02-05). What caused the plane crash? Not DEI! workers.org 
No one should be surprised any time Trump exposes himself as the vile, disgusting, ultraright-wing bigot that he is. Still, it's almost impossible not to be outraged. A case in point is the Jan. 29 plane crash near the Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI). With absolutely zero evidence, Trump immediately blamed . . . |
guest author (2025-02-05). Declaración del Polo Ciudadano de Panamá. workers.org 
Declaración del Polo Ciudadano de Panamá, 2 de febrero de 2025. Las declaraciones, amenazas y mentiras que han precedido el viaje del secretario de Estado norteamericano, Marco Rubio, a Panamá, son claramente lesivas a la dignidad de nuestra nación y su soberanía. Si nuestro país tuviera un gobierno digno y . . . |
indybay (2025-02-05). Wednesday 2/5: Protest Trump/MAGA Fascism! indybay.org Downtown Berkeley BART…
John Catalinotto (2025-02-05). Massive PRIDE day in Argentina. workers.org 
When Argentina's fascist-minded President Javier Milei made an anti-diversity and homophobic speech at the Davos, Switzerland, economic meeting recently, Argentina's LGBTQIA+ movement decided to strike back. They did so Feb. 1, calling an ad hoc Pride Day and making it also anti-fascist. Anti-fascist Pride Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. . . . |
Juan M. Garcia (2025-02-05). Foreign participation highlighted at 33rd Book Fair in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) South Africa, as guest country of honor, will have a large participation in the 33rd International Book Fair Havana 2025, scheduled from February 13 to 23, and more than 40 nations will be represented here.
Juan M. Garcia (2025-02-05). New Cuban cigar presented in Switzerland. plenglish.com A press release from the company, distributed in Havana on Tuesday, commented on the novelty, which is a world exclusive for the world of Premium or hand-rolled cigars. | The message states that Habanos, S.A., together with Intertabak AG, the exclusive distributor of these products in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, celebrated the global presentation of Ramón Allones Absolutos Edición Limitada 2024 (ring gauge or diameter of 49 by 156 millimeters long), in the Halle 7 hall in Basel. | It was a unique evening with live music, exclusive tastings and surprises for participants, the press release added. | The ceremon…
Labor Video Project (2025-02-05). E.Palestine Residents Press Conf On 2nd Anniversary Of Norfolk Southern Derailment & Vance. indybay.org On the 2nd anniversary of the East Palestine Norfolk Southern derailment, residents held a press conference to demand healthcare, funds to move out of their contaminate homes and justice…
LULAC (2025-02-05). Tuesday 2/4: Moss Landing Battery Plant Fire Community Conversation. indybay.org Castroville Japanese School House, 11199 Geil St, Castroville…
Mat Nashed (2025-02-05). A thousand days of Israeli impunity, still no justice for Shireen Abu Akleh. indybay.org
Minnie Bruce Pratt (2025-02-05). Black History Month: 'Stayed on freedom'. workers.org 
The following article first appeared in Workers World on Feb. 6, 2019. It was written in response to attacks levied against Black History Month as part of Donald Trump's MAGA agenda during his first term. Minnie Bruce Pratt, a managing editor of Workers World newspaper, poet and lesbian activist who . . . |
newarab (2025-02-05). Defiance in south Lebanon grows stronger with marches of return. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-05). Aga Khan, leader of Ismaili Muslims, dies aged 88. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-05). Egyptian political figures call for Alaa Abdel Fattah's release. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-05). Kuwait's emir orders limited cabinet reshuffle. newarab.com 
Kuwaiti Emir Mishal al-Ahmad al-Sabah has ordered a limited cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, according to state news agency KUNA. | The changes include appointing Sheikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah al-Salem al-Sabah as Minister of Defence and modifying Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud al-Sabah's role to First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. | Sheikh Fahad al-Sabah previously held the positions of First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Minister of Interior. | The newly appointed Defence Minister Abdullah al-Sabah has taken the constitutional oath, KUNA reported. | The emiri decree instructs the cab…
newarab (2025-02-05). Libya's UN Mission forms panel to resolve election deadlock. newarab.com 
The A political process to resolve more than a decade of
newarab (2025-02-05). Pakistan signs agreement to defer $1.2 billion payment for oil. newarab.com 
Pakistan's state-run television showed the signing ceremony live ahead of a delegation of the fund led by its CEO, Sultan Bin Abdul Rehman Al Marshad, called on Prime Minister Shar…
newarab (2025-02-05). Qatar to support Lebanon after formation of new government. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-05). Sudan rebels say army attacks group's positions in south. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-05). Trial of man in Salman Rushdie stabbing set to begin. newarab.com 
The trial of the man charged with attempting to murder the novelist Hadi Matar, 26, can be seen in cellphone videos rushing the stage at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York in August, 2022, as Rushdie was being introduced to the audience. | Rushdie, 77, was
Nihonmachi Outreach Committee San Jose (2025-02-05). Sunday 2/16: 45th Annual SJ Day of Remembrance – EO 9066 Japanese-Americans Incarceration Camps WWII. indybay.org San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin Annex – gym/assembly room | 640 North 5th St. | San Jose, CA 95112…
Otis Grotewohl (2025-02-05). Trump's bully tariffs spark pushbacks. workers.org 
President Donald Trump signed orders Feb. 1 imposing 25% trade tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% on socialist China. The three countries have been the largest U.S. trading partners for decades. Even economists who supported Trump fear this action. The Feb. 3 Wall Street Journal wrote that they were . . . |
Pablo Meriguet (2025-02-05). Trump to establish a concentration camp for refugees in the Darién. indybay.org One of the most important actors in the protests against Rubio's visit was SUNTRACS (Unified National Union of Workers of the Construction and Similar Industries), an organization with more than 40,000 members. Its leader, Saúl Méndez, explained that despite President Mulino's seemingly sovereign statements, his government has demonstrated a submissive stance toward US interests and has not disclosed everything discussed in the meeting: "A refugee concentration camp is going to be created in the Darién. It is a [covert] gringo military base where US warplanes can land…to attack other Latin American peoples.
Phil Pasquini (2025-02-05). Nuclear Power Makes a Comeback in Central Asia and Beyond. indybay.org With the world awash in countless power-hungry cloud-computing and AI data centers, crypto mining farms, growing fleets of electrical vehicles, new all-electric homes and commercial buildings, existing power generation capacity and distribution grids globally are experiencing overloads and power supply shortages. Central Asia is on the cusp of creating Nucler Power Stations to meet that need…
Pressenza New York (2025-02-05). Will The Election Bring A New Dawn To Kosovo. pressenza.com In any fair and free national election in Kosovo, most electorates hope that a new chapter will dawn and bring a better prospect for growth, prosperity, and security. Given the current political atmosphere in Kosovo, the public seems conflicted; a relative majority want to see Kurti back at the helm, but they also want more concrete progress on an array of domestic issues and tangible headway in the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue. How much of this will be realized will have to await the result of the elections, when the public will see which party will form a coalition government that will be responsive to the public's n…
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). 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.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). 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.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). More than 260 Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia. presstv.ir More than 260 Rohingya refugees have arrived in Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh after floating at sea for days.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Rescue workers search for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet. presstv.ir Rescue workers search rubble for survivors after powerful quake strikes China's Tibet.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Search, rescue ops continue in Tibet's Shigatse following deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake. presstv.ir Rescue efforts continue in Shigatse region after a devastating earthquake hit Tibet.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Aerial shots of damage caused by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California. presstv.ir Aerial shots show the destruction of a wide range of houses by the Eaton fire in Altadena, California.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). 'Un-American,' 'Help people already here'- birthright citizenship debate divides NY. presstv.ir With the new administration of Trump rolling out immediate policy pushes on immigration, reaction on the street ran the gamut from horror to firm support.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). #IR46: How Iran developed and mastered bioastronautical and human space program. presstv.ir Iranian space program has been steadily progressing, not only with the frequent launch of communications and observation satellites but also through its human spaceflight program.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Iran Army kicks off main phase of 'Eqtedar 1403' air defense drill. presstv.ir The second stage of "Eqtedar 1403" air defense drill has kicked off in the southwestern part of Iran.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Martyred Palestinian professor Alareer laid to rest in eastern Gaza City. presstv.ir The body of renowned Palestinian academic Refaat Alareer has been transferred to, and laid to rest in, the Bin Marwan Cemetery in eastern Gaza City.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Sweden school shooting kills about 10 people, local media say. presstv.ir About 10 people have been killed in a school shooting in the central Swedish city of Orebro.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Hezbollah condemns Australia's blacklisting of Shiekh Naim Qassem. presstv.ir Hezbollah has condemned Australia's "unjust decision" to impose sanctions on the movement's Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Iran to sign $17 billion South Pars pressure boost contracts. presstv.ir Iran is set to sign seven major contracts worth 17 billion dollars to boost gas pressure at the South Pars field.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). EU urged to impose bans on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. presstv.ir More than 160 NGOs and trade unions call on the European Commission to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). FBI agents probing Jan. 6 riot sue Trump's Justice Dept. as retaliation fears grow. presstv.ir Two groups of FBI agents sue the Justice Department over efforts to target employees involved in Trump-related Capitol attack in 2021.
Rachel Richardson, Lauren Markham (2025-02-05). Thursday 2/27: Poet Rachel Richardson and Author Lauren Markham to Present Their New Books. indybay.org Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore | 2904 College Ave | Berkeley, CA 94705…
Redazione Milano (2025-02-05). February 6,2025: Neither forget nor forgive. Freedom of movement! pressenza.com World day of action against the border death regime and to demand truth,justice, and reparations for migration victims and their families.: | On February 6,2024, a major transnational mobilization marked the 10th anniversary of Commemor-Action. On February 6, 2025, we aim to further amplify this mobilization in support of the families of those who have died or disappeared during migration. | On February 6, 2014, more than 200 people departed from the Moroccan coast and attempted to swim to the Tarajal beach in the Spanish colonial enclave of Ceuta. To prevent them from reaching "Spanish soil," the Guardia…
Reddit r (2025-02-05). Wednesday 2/5: Reject Project 2025. indybay.org 333 Santana Row #1015 | San Jose, CA 95128…
reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2025-02-05). ENLACES de Red Latina sin fronteras 04.02.2025. indybay.org
Rudolf Hickel, Klaus Holzkamp (2025-02-05). Plural economy. Alternative economics. indybay.org Heterodox, alternative theory formation. is unavoidable simply because today's monetary policy cannot explain the lack of inflation in the face of massive excess liquidity. Trump's claim "we're ripped off by every country" is patently ridiculous since the US dollar has been the global currency for the last century.
South China Morning Post (2025-02-05). American prisoners could soon be bound for El Salvador's jails. indybay.org "He has offered to house in his jails dangerous American criminals in custody in our country, including those with US citizenship and legal residency," Rubio told reporters. "No country's ever made an offer of friendship such as this."
tn.ai (2025-02-05). Iran Eyes Closer Interaction with Tajikistan on Regional Issues. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The foreign minister of Iran called for constant and close consultations with Tajikistan considering the significance and sensitivity of the ongoing developments in the region.
tn.ai (2025-02-05). Energy Shortage An Opportunity to Promote Efficiency: Iranian President. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the challenges posed by the imbalance in energy resources may turn into opportunities to establish efficient consumption patterns with the cooperation of citizens and officials.
WSWS (2025-02-05). Australian state government deepens attack on public sector mental health care. wsws.org Labor is exacerbating the already catastrophic state of public sector mental health care, attacking long-established treatment standards and boosting private hospital coffers.
WSWS (2025-02-05). What next in the fight against the far-right Alternative for Germany? wsws.org The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany (AfD), neither by mass protests nor by isolated critical voices within their own ranks.
WSWS (2025-02-05). Ohio nurse charged with involuntary manslaughter for patient who went missing. wsws.org One of the primary issues new nurses face once they are allowed to work independently is managing a heavy workload and time management.
WSWS (2025-02-05). Senate committee clears the way for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his planned assault on public health. wsws.org Once confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy—the most visible, outspoken, and influential anti-vaccination, anti-science quack during the COVID-19 pandemic—will oversee the nation's public health agencies.
WSWS (2025-02-05). China hits back at US tariffs. wsws.org The Chinese response has been described as "muted" and "measured" as Beijing hopes that it may receive concessions after the suspension of the tariffs against Mexico and Canada.
WSWS (2025-02-05). 67th Annual Grammys reward mediocrity and backwardness. wsws.org Amid the glamor and triviality, singer-songwriter Chappell Roan's call for a livable wage and healthcare for artists provided an energizing dose of social reality.
WSWS (2025-02-05). New Zealand's Daily Blog attacks Socialist Equality Group over Wuhan lab lie. wsws.org The blog's anti-China propaganda and hysterical attack on the Trotskyist movement are part of the political establishment's lurch to the right and alignment with US imperialism.
WSWS (2025-02-05). Australian cricket commentator sacked for noting mass deaths in Gaza. wsws.org Zionists ludicrously claimed that hearing Peter Lalor's voice as he commentated Test cricket would make them feel "unsafe."
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Mohammed Deif's wife unravels secretive life of the iconic Hamas 'shadow commander'. presstv.ir Wife of martyred al-Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif speaks about the husband, father and an iconic resistance commander he was, unraveling different aspects of his personality.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Iran will defend its peaceful nuclear program 'with all its might': Leader's aide. presstv.ir A senior political advisor to the Leader says Iran will use all its strength to defend its nuclear program.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Iranian naval flotilla docks at UAE's Sharjah. presstv.ir An Iranian naval flotilla, comprising four vessels, has docked at the United Arab Emirates.
presstv.ir (2025-02-05). Iran to sign $17 bln South Pars pressure boost contracts. presstv.ir Iran is set to sign seven major contracts worth 17 billion dollars to boost gas pressure at the South Pars field.
Abdullah Jallow (2025-02-04). Tremendous outcome of loving others for Allah's Sake. salaficentre.com 
In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Anas Bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "A man went past the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, whilst there were people with him; then man who was with the Prophet said, 'Indeed, I love this one …
Bheria (2025-02-04). Book Review] Post-Modernity, Paganism, and Islam. muslimskeptic.com Book review: Post-Modernity, Paganism, and Islam by Jalalul Haq (Minerva Press, 1999) There is a certain narrative that exists within the Islamic community which asserts that we should try and avoid discussing philosophical issues. The underlying rationale behind this assertion is one that is not without merit. The argument is that pseudo-philosophical complexities can end …
Michael Arria (2025-02-04). Trump reiterates plan to remove Palestinians from Gaza following Netanyahu meeting at White House. mondoweiss.net 
On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in The White House during his second term. During the meeting, Trump doubled down on previous suggestions to remove Palestinians from Gaza.
Qassam Muaddi (2025-02-04). Curfews, demolitions and airstrikes: Israel expands West Bank offensive to Tulkarem, Jordan Valley. mondoweiss.net 
Palestinians say life has been "paralyzed" as Israel expands its military operations to Tulkarem and the northern Jordan Valley. Ground troops have been deployed, imposing curfews and carrying out home demolitions, forcibly displacing thousands.
SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-04). Anti-genocide groups write to Rowley demanding answers over weaponisation of policing. skwawkbox.org 
Abuse, violence and deceit around 18 January march challenged by human rights groups A coalition of pro-Palestine organisations and activists has written to Met Police chief Mark Rowley to demand urgent answers over the Metropolitan Police's abuse of the national demonstration for Palestine in London on 18 January. Police made a total of 77 arrests …
SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-04). Streeting appoints health privatiser to oversee 10-year NHS slash-and-burn plan. skwawkbox.org 
Health Secretary who has threatened to let NHS die if he doesn't get his way with it appoints former health privatiser partner to draft implementation plan Wes Streeting, the Health Secretary who said he'll let the NHS die if the UK people don't accept his 'reforms', has appointed a closure advocate who used to work …
Editor (2025-02-04). US Tech CEOs Admit They Want AI Monopoly & 'Unipolar World', Blocking China's Competition. scheerpost.com
Editor (2025-02-04). Trumps Asks Congress To Approve $1 Billion Arms Transfer to Israel. scheerpost.com
Editor (2025-02-04). Louisiana Issues Arrest Warrant for NY Doctor Over Abortion Pill. scheerpost.com
Editor (2025-02-04). Euro-Med Rights Group: Israeli Prisons 'Graves for the Living'. scheerpost.com
DikelediM (2025-02-04). Youth called to seize job opportunities through Presidential initiatives. sanews.gov.za Youth called to seize job opportunities through Presidential initiatives | The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, has urged young people to take advantage of job opportunities available through government initiatives aimed at tackling youth unemployment. | Mhlauli made this call during a site visit to Afrika Tikkun Services in Salt River, Cape Town, on Tuesday. | Afrika Tikkun Services is an organisation that is part of the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative (PYEI), through the Jobs Boost Programme. | Jobs Boost is a R300 million pay-for-performance model being piloted in South Africa. It…
Gabisile (2025-02-04). Government calls on private sector to help bridge digital divide. sanews.gov.za Government calls on private sector to help bridge digital divide | The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has called for collaboration between the private and public sectors to create a meaningful future for the country's children and to bridge the digital divide. | The Deputy Minister made the call during the government's back-to-school programme in Cape Town, Western Cape, on Tuesday. | Following his speech, the Deputy Minister toured special needs schools that benefited from MTN's Connecting Every Child initiative. | The initiative, a joint effort between the Department of Basic Education (DB…
DikelediM (2025-02-04). Deputy Minister Morolong urges South Africans to watch SONA. sanews.gov.za Deputy Minister Morolong urges South Africans to watch SONA | Deputy Minister in The Presidency, Kenny Morolong, has called on South Africans to tune into radio stations, TV channels and social media platforms to hear the President's address on Thursday at 7pm. | President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver SONA before a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on Thursday at 7pm at the City Hall, Cape Town. | The 2025 SONA is the first of the seventh administration and will be held under the theme: "A nation that works, for all". | Speaking to SAnews, Morolong said this is an important SONA because the Preside…
NEOB (2025-02-04). Municipalities face challenges but they 'can be fixed' – Deputy President Mashatile. sanews.gov.za Municipalities face challenges but they 'can be fixed' – Deputy President Mashatile | South African municipalities may be grappling with challenges, but they are "fixable", according to Deputy President, Paul Mashatile | Mashatile made the remarks when he was delivering the keynote address at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) National Executive Committee Lekgotla, in Cape Town, on Tuesday afternoon. | South African municipalities are grappling with several challenges, including the inability to pay for bulk water and electricity supply, deteriorating infrastructure, service delivery issues,…
nosihle (2025-02-04). Expanding digital access for learners. sanews.gov.za Expanding digital access for learners | As part of ongoing efforts to expand digital access, the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has launched a state-of-the-art Cyber Lab with 40 laptops and modern infrastructure designed to enhance digital learning, in Cape Town. | "Bridging the digital divide is not just about providing technology – it's about ensuring that young people have the skills and opportunities to use it effectively. This Cyber Lab ensures that learners from these communities are not left behind but are equipped to thrive in a digital future," the Minister said on T…
Aaron Sobczak (2025-02-04). Virginia House passes Defend the Guard 99-0. responsiblestatecraft.org 
The Virginia House of Delegates "I understand that war is sometimes necessary, but I expect Congress to display an ounce of the courage they expect out of the men and women they send overseas to fight those wars by fulfilling their constitutional obligation to declare…
Aaryn Urell, Equal Justice Initiative. (2025-02-04). DOJ Finds Tulsa Massacre Was 'Coordinated, Military-Style Attack'. popularresistance.org The Justice Department issued a report Friday on the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, when as many as 10,000 white Tulsans murdered hundreds of Black residents and burned businesses and homes to the ground in an attack that federal investigators found "was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence." | "The Tulsa race massacre stands out as a civil rights crime unique in its magnitude, barbarity, racist hostility and its utter annihilation of a thriving Black community," Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said in a statement.
Abdul Rahman (2025-02-04). Iran warns any attack on its nuclear facilities will lead to regional war. peoplesdispatch.org Israel has repeatedly threatened to target Iran's nuclear facilities with US support, while successive US administrations have expressed desires of regime change in the country…
Abdul Rahman (2025-02-04). China responds to Trump's trade war by imposing retaliatory tariffs and restrictions on exports. peoplesdispatch.org Following Trump's imposition of a 10% additional tariff on Chinese imports, China filed a complaint in the WTO and levied its own tariffs and restrictions in retaliation.
Amanda C. Leiter (2025-02-04). Diversity in Hiring Benefits Us All. progressive.org We must affirmatively invite all students to imagine themselves as public policymakers, and commit to making them feel welcome at federal agencies.
Aseel Saleh (2025-02-04). Two Israeli soldiers killed, eight injured in surprise shooting attack in northern West Bank. peoplesdispatch.org At least The attacker, wearing a green vest similar to the uniform of the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), IOF aggr…
Basit Mahmood (2025-02-04). Just 2% of voters think Brexit has had a very positive impact on the NHS, poll finds. leftfootforward.org Many will recall the Brexit bus which promised an extra £350 million a week for the NHS should Britain vote leave.
Basit Mahmood (2025-02-04). Nigel Farage in humiliating interview after trying to dodge key Brexit questions. leftfootforward.org Five years on from when Britain officially left the EU, YouGov has carried out polling which shows that more than half of Brits (55%) believe the country was wrong to vote to leave the EU in 2016.
Ben Freeman (2025-02-04). Welcome to the 'Lobby Horse'. responsiblestatecraft.org 
"I don't need anybody's money…I'm not using the lobbyists. I'm not using the donors," proudly
Daniel Levy (2025-02-04). Netanyahu at the White House: Can he read the new room? responsiblestatecraft.org 
As President Trump prepares to receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and as the Gaza ceasefire deal enters its third week, fragility is its defining feature.Achieving the deal coincided, of course, with the change of administration in Washington. There is a very rare near-unanimity inside Israeli political and commentariat circles that the Trump trepidation factor budged Netanyahu away from his previously stubborn refusal to accept reasonable terms for a ceasefire.If the resumption of this hellscape war is to be avoided, the hostage and prisoner release completed, and if this is to have any chance…
Dave DeCamp (2025-02-04). Alongside Netanyahu, Trump Says Palestinians in Gaza Should Be Removed 'Permanently'. news.antiwar.com Alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, President Trump said Palestinians should be removed from Gaza on a "permanent" basis. "You look over the decades, it's all death in Gaza. This has been happening for years, it's all death. If we can get a beautiful area to resettle people permanently in nice …
Dave DeCamp (2025-02-04). Sen. Murphy Says USAID Funds 'Freedom Fighters' and 'Chases China'. news.antiwar.com Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) touted the role of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in meddling in the affairs of other countries during a rally outside of the agency's headquarters in Washington on Monday. "USAID chases China all around the world, making sure that China doesn't monopolize contracts for critical minerals and port infrastructure …
Dave DeCamp (2025-02-04). US Bombers Join Philippine Jets in Flight Near Chinese-Controlled Shoal. news.antiwar.com Two US Air Force B-1 bombers joined Philippine fighter jets in a flight over the South China Sea on Tuesday near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef that's controlled by China. A spokesman for the Philippine Armed Forces said the provocative flight was the first joint air exercise between the two militaries under the Trump …
Dave DeCamp (2025-02-04). Virginia House Unanimously Passes Defend the Guard Act. news.antiwar.com On Tuesday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed the Defend the Guard Act, legislation that would prohibit the deployment of the state's National Guard to combat zones without a declaration of war from Congress, as required by the Constitution. The bill passed unanimously in a vote of 99-0, and it now heads to the Virginia …
In Contempt (2025-02-04). In Contempt #49: Interview with IWOC Prisoner Organizer Comrade Z. itsgoingdown.org In this column, we present our monthly roundup of political prisoner, prison rebel, and repression news, happenings, announcements, action and analysis. Packed in as always are updates, fundraisers, and birthdays. There's a lot happening, so let's dive right in! Feature: Interview with Julio "Comrade Z" Zuniga In the following interview, we speak with Julio "Comrade…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-04). Fascism and Nazism: Evolution of Violence to the Present Day by Yoselina Guevara López. libya360.wordpress.com The twentieth century has been marked by scientific and technological advances that ended up turning contemporaneity upside down. It was also the scene of profound political, social and economic crises that culminated in the totalitarianisms of the world wars. Fascism and Nazism are paradigmatic examples of the instrumentation of violence as a central tool to…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-04). For Israel's Criminal Soldiers, 'Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide'. libya360.wordpress.com Esteban Carrillo Lopez The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) is leading a global legal campaign against Israeli soldiers involved in war crimes, increasingly forcing these troops to avoid international travel or risk arrest — and denying Israel the legal impunity it desperately seeks. On 4 January, Israeli reservist Yuval Vagdani and his friends had to abruptly…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-04). Sandino: The Unique Phenomenon of the Nicaraguan Revolution. libya360.wordpress.com Alexander Tuboltsev General Sandino and Entourage enroute to Mexico. Photo via U.S. National Archives and Records Administration By joining the flag of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, the people of Nicaragua have made their historic choice in favor of a sovereign and free path. The great Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío, who lived in the…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-04). The Palestinian Genocide is a Mirror Reflecting the West's Deepest Pathology. libya360.wordpress.com BettBeat Media © ZouZou / shutterstock.com The most visceral humiliation of being a person of color in the West isn't in the overt acts of discrimination — those at least can be named and fought. It's in the constant, grinding awareness that you're being engaged through the lens of prejudice, judged not by your character…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-04). The Rwanda-Backed M23 Offensive: A Battle for Congo's Resources. libya360.wordpress.com Nicholas Mwangi M23 rebels advance toward Goma in 2013. Photo: MONUSCO The Congolese people struggle for peace and sovereignty amid escalating imperialist aggression over their national resources. The war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered another week as the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group continues its offensive, advancing southward in an attempt…
Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-04). US Seizing Panama & Greenland Aimed at China. libya360.wordpress.com Brian Berletic Despite the temporary window of false hope some perceived the recent US presidential election as, US foreign policy has once again continued onward toward the pursuit of primacy. While a recent interview with the newly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began with promising slogans, it quickly unraveled into threats of overt…
It's Going Down (2025-02-04). Protests Spread, As Tens of Thousands Hit the Streets Against Trump's Far-Right Agenda. itsgoingdown.org Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people rallied against Trump's widening attacks and continuing ICE raids targeting immigrant workers. In San Diego, CA, massive protests have taken place over the past three days, leading to clashes with police at night. Mass demonstrations in #SanDeigo against #ICE and in solidarity with immigrant workers targeted by…
Ivaylo Dinev (2025-02-04). The Student Revolt in Serbia: Vučić's Nemesis? lefteast.org 
Jason Ditz (2025-02-04). Lebanon Complains of Israeli Ceasefire Violations at UN Security Council. news.antiwar.com With a number of new Israeli ceasefire violations being reported daily, Lebanon's government has taken the matter to the UN Security Council, lodging a formal complaint. The details include complaints of Israeli troops shooting at journalists in southern Lebanon, and removing demarcation markers along the de facto border. Israel has yet to respond to the …
Jason Ditz (2025-02-04). US Hypes Iran Nuclear Ambitions Despite Recent CIA Conclusions They Haven't Decided to Build a Bomb. news.antiwar.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the United States, and the best way to get on his good side is to hype up the Iranian "threat," and make moves against Iran. Unsurprisingly, the US is headed down that route once again. Despite a recent statement from former CIA Director William Burns that the agency …
Jyotsna Singh (2025-02-04). Delhi's healthcare crisis: a wake-up call ahead of elections. peoplesdispatch.org As Delhi gears up for the Assembly elections on February 5, 2025, the city's healthcare system stands at a crossroads. The release of the People's Health Manifesto by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) Delhi is a stark reminder of the deep-rooted inequalities in access to healthcare in the state. This manifesto has been developed with the help of partners and through extensive consultations with health experts, grassroots organizations, trade unions, and community groups. It lays out the urgent need for political parties to take healthcare seriously in their election agendas. | Delhi is one of India's wealthiest states,…
krish-rad_ind (2025-02-04). Elon Musk & Joe Rogan Think Trump Saved Democracy! youtu.be
Michael Hudson, Ben Norton (2025-02-04). Trump's tariffs could cause huge global crisis, warns economist Michael Hudson. geopoliticaleconomy.com Donald Trump's tariffs could destabilize the global economy, warns economist Michael Hudson. US protectionist policies could cause financial crises, as many currencies depreciate and countries can't earn the dollars needed to pay their foreign debts.
Olivia Barber (2025-02-04). Nigel Farage fails to outline vision for UK-EU relationship in excruciating interview. leftfootforward.org 'You're now an MP, you're the leader of a party, don't you need to say what we can do?'
Olivia Barber (2025-02-04). Shadow foreign secretary repeats false claim covid vaccine was 'one of the Brexit benefits'. leftfootforward.org The Tory MP said 'we would not have been able to roll out that vaccine as quickly as we did'
Olivia Barber (2025-02-04). Thousands of Asda workers win latest stage of decade-long equal pay claim. leftfootforward.org A tribunal has found that most female shopworkers involved in the case have jobs of equal value to higher-paid positions in Asda's warehouses.
Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-02-04). UN: Attacking Women Part of Israel's Systematic Genocide. orinocotribune.com A UN special rapporteur has raised a serious alarm about the situation in Gaza, saying it has reached unprecedented proportions not seen in modern history. | The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls said on Sunday attacks on Palestinian women and girls account for a major part of the regime's "systematic strategy of genocide." | Reem Alsalem stressed that killing Palestinian women simply because of their gender constitutes a war crime and a crime against humanity. | The UN expert further underscored that the deliberate targeting of women and the destruction of reproductive health services are…
Pablo Meriguet (2025-02-04). "He is declaring war on the Panamanian people": unions respond to Rubio's visit. peoplesdispatch.org 
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Panama on February 1, to personally "negotiate" with Panamanian President José Mulino on the impositions that the Trump administration is demanding from the Central American country. | It seems that the main objective of Rubio's visit was Rubio has said that China's influence in Pana…
Paul Von Blum (2025-02-04). Children in the Shadows. progressive.org In 'Sin Padres, Ni Papeles,' Stephanie L. Canizales leans into being human—and gives voice to the hope and despair of young undocumented immigrants.
Peoples Dispatch (2025-02-04). Following dialogue between leaders, Trump's Mexico and Canada tariffs delayed by one month. peoplesdispatch.org Trump's looming 25% tariffs against Mexican and Canadian imports have been delayed by one month. On Monday, February 3, US President Donald Trump had two separate dialogues with leaders from each country—with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in the morning and Canadian Prime Minister Justice Trudeau in the afternoon and evening. By the end of the day, the massive tariffs on the neighbors of the US, slated to begin the following day on February 4, had been delayed by one month. | Following a conversation between Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and US President Donald Trump, Sheinbaum announced that Me…
Peoples Dispatch (2025-02-04). Protest movement grows against Trump's ICE raids. peoplesdispatch.org True to his promise, weeks into Trump's second administration, the Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) has increased raids against immigrant communities across the United States. While Trump has framed his
Peoples Dispatch (2025-02-04). Netanyahu meets with Trump in Washington in first head of state visit. peoplesdispatch.org Israeli Prime Minister and wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington, DC on February 3, making yet another visit to the US capital—this time to meet with newly-elected President Donald Trump. Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to meet with Trump during his second term, a fact which the Israeli leader says is "telling". | "I think it's a testimony to the strength of the Israeli-American alliance. It's also a testimony to the strength of our personal friendship," Netanyahu said in a During Trump's first ter…
Prem Sikka (2025-02-04). The water industry shows how the state indulges corporations to the detriment of society. leftfootforward.org Since 1989, water companies have been the subject of over 1,100 criminal convictions, but governments are content for them to control the industry.
Robert Davis (2025-02-04). How to Save a Saving Grace? progressive.org Over the past half-decade, guaranteed income programs have improved lives around the country. Now they're under political attack.
Roger D. Harris (2025-02-04). Venezuelan President Criticized for Not Being a Proper Dictator. orinocotribune.com
Ryan Black (2025-02-04). 'A Day Without Immigrants': Protests Against Trump's Mass Deportation Plans Across U.S. progressivehub.net JESSICA CORBETT | COMMON DREAMS…
Saheli Chowdhury (2025-02-04). Gaza Government Report: Death Toll From Zionist Aggression Crosses 61,000, Losses Exceed $50 Billion. orinocotribune.com The Gaza Government Media Office has revealed that the death toll from the Zionist aggression against Gaza has reached 61,709 after 471 days of war. | The casualties from the Zionist entity's war of extermination on Gaza, which began following the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7, 2023, are still being tallied. Civil Defense teams and residents continue to recover bodies of the missing in the aftermath of the recent ceasefire. | According to the
SAM (2025-02-04). Fed Employee Unions Sue Over Musk's Government Takeover. progressivehub.net JAKE JOHNSON | COMMON DREAMS…
SAM (2025-02-04). Trump's Energy Pick Wants To Export Climate Destruction. progressivehub.net GABRIEL COLBURN | FOREIGN POLICY IN FOCUS…
saorinoco (2025-02-04). Argentina: Unprecedented Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist March Against Milei. orinocotribune.com 
By Euge Murillo — February 2, 2025 | "Thank you for so much beauty to fight cruelty", was a phrase that slipped in, almost a whisper, very early on when the Plaza del Congreso began to fill up for an anti-fascist and anti-racist march in opposition to Milei, which was unexpected, spontaneous and multitudinous. | One million people mobilized in the City of Buenos Aires — according to the organizers — as a result of the fuse lit by the LGBT community. A multicolored ray of light illuminated a day that will not go unnoticed. Is it a turning point? Is it finally a standstill? It remains to be seen w…
Staff (2025-02-04). How Technology Enhances Modern Courier Route Delivery Services. moguldom.com The logistics industry has witnessed a transformative shift due to technological advancements. Efficient delivery systems are critical to meeting the rising demand for fast and reliable shipping services. In busy urban areas, where time and accuracy are paramount, how do innovations improve courier operations? What tools are streamlining these complex processes? The integration of advanced …
Staff (2025-02-04). ALBA-TCP Proposes Productive Reintegration of Migrants via Financing (+CELAC). orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reported that the ALBA Bank proposed activating a credit system for the productive reintegration of migrant entrepreneurs into local economies. | During his participation in the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP), the president explained that this financing would start with $10 million. | "A revolving fund that would allow us to address part of this situation and turn the return of a large part of our brothers and sisters who had to emigrate due to economic sanctions, economic wars, inequality in…
Staff (2025-02-04). Ecuador on the Road to 2025 Presidential Elections: Controversies & Accusations Against Noboa. orinocotribune.com More than 13.7 million Ecuadorians will go to the polls this Sunday, February 9, to elect the president and vice president of the South American country, as well as 51 assembly members and five representatives for Parliament. | The electoral process has been marked by controversy surrounding the incumbent Daniel Noboa, who decided to remain in office during the campaign despite the fact that the electoral law stipulates that he must take leave from the beginning of the contest, on January 5, until February 6. | Noboa did temporarily delegate his functions at times to the designated vice president Cynthia Gelliber…
Staff (2025-02-04). Venezuela's El Sistema Music Program Celebrates 50th Anniversary. orinocotribune.com Next week, the Venezuelan National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras and Choirs of Venezuela, internationally know as El Sistema, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the Vive El Sistema exhibition which will take place during February 12-16, from 10: 00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m., at the iconic Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. | At the event, various kiosks and displays will inform the public about the organization's academic programs, nuclei, history, and milestones since its founding in 1975 by maestro José Antonio Abreu. | Although the program has been around for decades, El Sistema reached its peak popul…
Staff (2025-02-04). Venezuela's PSUV on USAID: Far-Right Opposition Figures Living in the US Very Worried. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said that Venezuela's far-right thieves who live in the United States are very concerned about the recent United States Agency for International Development (USAID) scandal due to the large amount of financial resources granted to operators who have not been accountable to them. | "In the United States, there is a huge scandal… many people are worried, the thieves who are living there are very worried," he said, referring to the fact that, since 2014, Venezuela had been denouncing the financing of Non-Governmental Organizati…
Staff (2025-02-04). 'Don't open the door': how Chicago is frustrating ICE's campaign of fear. therealnews.com 
This story was originally published by In These Times on Jan. 30, 2025. It is shared here with permission. "Tom Homan said Chicago is very organized," Margarita Klein, director of member organizing for Arise Chicago, proclaimed gleefully in Spanish to a room of 80 people at an immigrant rights training, many of whom laughed and clapped in response. Klein was calling …
Staff (2025-02-04). As Netanyahu Visits U.S., Palestinian Americans Call on DOJ to Enforce ICC Arrest Warrant for Crimes in Gaza. commondreams.org 
Today, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump in Washington, Palestinian Americans are calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Netanyahu for genocide, torture, and war crimes, and to enforce the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for his leading role in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. A submission …
Staff (2025-02-04). Suspend Arms Transfers to End US Complicity in Israeli Abuses. commondreams.org The United States will be complicit in the Israeli government's grave violations in Gaza so long as it continues to provide arms and other military aid, Human Rights Watch said today ahead of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli authorities have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, …
Staff (2025-02-04). The Science of Addiction: How Alcohol and Drugs Rewire the Brain. thecanary.co Addiction is often misunderstood. Many people think it's a matter of willpower or a moral failing, but the truth is far more complex. Addiction is a disease that changes the brain, making it incredibly difficult to stop using substances without help. Understanding how addiction affects the brain can help us approach recovery with empathy and …
Staff (2025-02-04). Jeremy Corbyn talks more sense on housing in one BBC interview than parliament ever does. thecanary.co In an interview for BBC London, former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn ended the nonsense on housing through demanding the government brings back rent controls. Jeremy Corbyn: landlords "exploiting" the need for housing He said: There were rent controls in this country until Margaret Thatcher came along. There are still rent controls in New York, in …
Staff (2025-02-04). Hotel boss and security 'assault' climate activists at demo in London. thecanary.co 
Several peaceful protesters allege they were "assaulted" by the CEO and security of the Landmark Hotel, London on Tuesday 4 February. That's the claim of members of a climate crisis activist group. It was during a demonstration against a private jets conference held at the venue. Landmark Hotel: not a warm welcome for climate protesters …
Tallis Boerne Marcus (2025-02-04). 50,000 jobs, social programs, and medical centers: Mexico's response to Trump's deportation threats. peoplesdispatch.org
Christopher Anders (2025-02-04). What is an Executive Order and How Does it Work? aclu.org During his first two weeks in office, President Donald Trump has signed But can President Trump actually carry out the policy plans outlined in his executive orders? Below, the ACLU explains the history, function, and limits of a presidential executive…
Lora Strum (2025-02-04). "Hope is the Counter to Fear." aclu.org 
One of Daishi Miguel-Tanaka's earliest memories is walking into his first grade class in California and being struck by how diverse the student body was. | "I saw kids of all shapes and colors holding their hands over their hearts [saying the pledge] under the American flag," Miguel-Tanaka recalls. "That was huge for me. I fell in love with this country and I wanted to stay for the rest of my life." | Miguel-Tanaka was born in Japan to a Japanese father and Filipina mother. His family faced discrimination for being mixed race and, in hopes of finding greater opportunity elsewhere, immigrated to the U.S. Miguel…
Ali E. Erol (2025-02-04). Now is the Time for a United Front. counterpunch.org 
We find ourselves in a precarious situation. Yet another moment in human history when capitalism paves the way for fascism. Yet another moment when minoritized populations find themselves as pawns of fascist strength signaling through erasure—whether it is through executive orders that argue trans people just are not real; or through physical erasure through ICE
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI may go to trial in part, judge says. aljazeera.com The case is part of a grudge match between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman which is playing out in court.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). IAEA chief warns of nuclear risk from Russia attacks on Ukraine power grids. aljazeera.com Moscow has bombarded Ukraine's energy infrastructure during its three-year invasion but avoided attacking nuclear sites.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). South Africa leader calls Elon Musk over 'distortions' after Trump attack. aljazeera.com President Ramaphosa called after US leader said he would suspend aid to South Africa over its land reform policy.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Is US President Donald Trump using tariffs as a negotiating tactic? aljazeera.com US trade taxes on Canada and Mexico have been paused for 30 days.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). 'Gaza is not a place for people to be living' says Trump. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump said the only reason Palestinians want to live in Gaza is because they have no alternative.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). How plausible is Trump's plan to send 30,000 deportees to Guantanamo? aljazeera.com Donald Trump wants to send up to 30,000 undocumented immigrants to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). 'Unfair' to tell Palestinians they'll return to Gaza in 5 years, US Adviser. aljazeera.com Advisers to Donald Trump said his "cleaning out" Gaza comment referred to a long-range plan to make it habitable…
Amir Tibon (2025-02-04). Will Trump and Witkoff fall into the same trap that Netanyahu set for Biden? haaretz.com The trap that ensnared Joe Biden is built around the fact that for 16 long months of war, Benjamin Netanyahu has consistently refused to present a serious plan for a post-Hamas Gaza. Can Donald Trump change that?
Bar Peleg (2025-02-04). Thailand's Ambassador to Israel: We don't know when the remaining hostages will return. haaretz.com Phuriphat Thaenna, the nephew of Thaenna Pongsak, said, 'I am very happy to meet my uncle. I haven't seen him for 10 years. I always hoped that he'd be released one day, and our family is happy now'; hospital director: 'Israel will grant them the same rights and benefits given to the Israeli hostages'…
Ben Samuels (2025-02-04). Witkoff: U.S., Israel working within rubric of imperfect Gaza cease-fire agreement. haaretz.com President Trump's Mideast envoy added that it's currently 'physically impossible' for Palestinians to return to Gaza, one of the key stipulations in the agreement between Israel and Hamas…
Ben Samuels (2025-02-04). Why Netanyahu met Musk and evangelicals, not U.S. Jews, before his date with Trump. haaretz.com Netanyahu heads into the Oval Office buoyed by support from a key constituency for Trump, rather than the one that has repeatedly rejected the President at the polls…
Ben Samuels (2025-02-04). Senior U.S. officials: Trump thinks 'it's inhumane to force people to live' in Gaza. haaretz.com Hours ahead of the Trump-Netanyahu summit, senior U.S. officials revealed that Trump thinks the end of the war could bring regional normalization, and that 'it's inhumane to force people to live' in Gaza in its current state…
Bernie Sanders (2025-02-04). America's Dangerous Movement Toward Oligarchy, Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy. counterpunch.org In my view, the Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into an oligarchic form of society where extraordinary power rests in the hands of a small number of unelected multi-billionaires. The Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into an authoritarian society where the rule of law and our Constitution are being ignored and undermined in order to give more power to the White House and the billionaires who now control our government. In my view, the Trump administration is moving this country very rapidly toward a kleptocracy — where the function of government is n…
Bill Julian (2025-02-04). Appreciation for Dave Feliz and the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. counterpunch.org 
Dave Feliz is retiring. California is losing one of its greatest public servants. For the past 26 years Dave has been the manager of two of California's most iconic public wildlife areas for the Department of Fish and Game (now Fish and Wildlife). From 1998 to 2009 he was at the Vic Fazio Yolo Bypass
Binoy Kampmark (2025-02-04). Trump, Tariffs and Russia: A Very Muddled Policy. counterpunch.org 
It has become something of a fixation in the Donald Trump war chest of options that cowing, discomforting and baffling his various counterparts on the international scene with tariffs is bound to work at every corner. Certainly, when it comes to allies, the potency of such announcements is magnified. Nation states, confusing common interests with friendship, have
Chen Maanit (2025-02-04). 'In terms of our sense of security — nothing has changed since October 7'. haaretz.com On October 7, 2023, Moran Freibach and his family in Nahal Oz on the Gaza border barely escaped Hamas' attack. A mere three days later, | Freibach returned to the kibbutz to work the fields so that the hostages have a place to return to…
CounterPunch Radio (2025-02-04). Building the Worlds that Kill Us. counterpunch.org View this post on Instagram A post shared by CounterPunch (@counterpunch.media) content.blubrry.com/counterpunch_radio/M… This week on CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank talk to David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz about their new book, "Building the Worlds that Kill Us: Disease, Death and Inequality in American History." Check out their site, ToxicDocs.org.
Dahlia Scheindlin (2025-02-04). Euphoria and fury: How scenes of returning hostages could spark the next Israeli-Palestinian war. haaretz.com Israelis are tanked up on rage after jeering crowds in Gaza mobbed an emaciated, helpless woman hostage. That, along with testimonies of torture from released hostages, is fuel for a renewed Gaza war — if Israel's leaders choose to ignite it…
Dan Bacher (2025-02-04). Newsom Issues Executive Order Maximizing California Water Diversions and Waiving Critical Protections. counterpunch.org 
On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a controversial executive order that would make it easier to divert and store "excess" water from incoming winter storms as a multi-day atmospheric river arrived in California at a time when Central Valley salmon and Delta fish populations are nearing extinction. The order drew the wrath of a coalition
Dean Baker (2025-02-04). Elon Musk is in Your Underwear. counterpunch.org Okay, as far as I know Elon Musk is not literally in your underwear, but it seems that he is in your tax, Social Security, and Medicare records. This probably also means that Musk has access to your banking information since tens of millions of people pay their taxes through a bank transfer and get
Democracy Now! (2025-02-04). Democracy Now! 2025-02-04 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 04, 2025; "Troubling": Panama Agrees to Anti-Migrant Collaboration After Trump Threatens to Retake Canal; Trump-Bukele Alliance Grows as El Salvador Offers to Imprison U.S. Citizens & Deported Migrants; Trump's Mass Detention Plan for Guantánamo Harkens Back to U.S. Detention of Haitian Asylum Seekers; "Fascism Is at the Door": Trump Threatens to Deport Pro-Palestinian International Student Protesters | Headlines for February 04, 2025; "Troubling": Panama Agrees to Anti-Migrant Collaboration After Trump Threatens to Retake Canal; Trump-Bukele Alliance…
Editors (2025-02-04). Labor's Partisans: A Dissent Anthology. dissentmagazine.org 
A collection of Dissent's writing on the union movement is out now. Subscribe today to get a free copy.
Etan Nechin (2025-02-04). Hostages' families hold protest in Washington ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meeting. haaretz.com Among those present at the protest were Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is being held in Gaza, and Ruby Chen, the father of an American-Israeli soldier who was killed on October 7 and whose body was kidnapped to Gaza by Hamas…
George Ochenski (2025-02-04). No Way to Run a State or Country. counterpunch.org 
It sure didn't take long for the chaos that seems to be a trademark of the GOP's one-party government to flare across the nation. Only one week into his presidency, Donald Trump's radical approach to gutting government backfired spectacularly, giving full proof that running the federal government like it was "The Apprentice" reality TV show
Haaretz Podcast (2025-02-04). Nightmare in the West Bank: 'We're beyond the point of denying Israel has an apartheid system here'. haaretz.com
Henry Giroux (2025-02-04). Trump's Theater of Cruelty. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump's re-election marks not just a political turning point but the ascendance of a corpse-like order, a nation stiffening under the weight of its own decay. His second coming is less a victory than a death march, a spectral procession of hollow men in red ties and stiff gaits—zombies with ice in their veins. Videos of Trump dancing evoke images of him moving in a style that is jerky, lifeless, as if his body resents rhythm itself. A wooden plank with a painted sneer, twitching to the anthem of reaction, soulless and mean. No body on fire here. no slow bend toward desire, no trace of the supple grac…
Human Rights Watch (2025-02-04). Indonesia Considers Amnesty for Imprisoned Papuans. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Papuan demonstrators commemorate the 1961 Indonesian military invasion of West Papua outside the United Nations building in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 19, 2022. | © 2022 Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters…
Human Rights Watch (2025-02-04). NGOs, Trade Unions, Call on EU to Ban Trade with Israel's Illegal Settlements. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian home under construction in the city of Hebron in the Israeli occupied West Bank. July 25, 2024. | © 2024 Hazem Bader/AFP via Getty Images…
Human Rights Watch (2025-02-04). Sahel States' Withdrawal from ECOWAS Undermines Accountability. hrw.org Click to expand Image | West African leaders before an Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, August 10, 2023. | © 2023 Abraham Achirga/Reuters | Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger officially left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, having served notice a year ago, raising concerns over access to justice for the victims of serious human rights abuses in those countries.When announcing their plans to withdraw, the three military junta-led countries accused ECOWAS of "betraying its founding principles" and being "under the influence of fore…
Jonathan M. Katz (2025-02-04). "The Worst of the Worst" dissentmagazine.org 
Guantánamo represents a place beyond the reach of morality and the law, where America's most dangerous enemies can be thrown, never to be seen again.
Josh Breiner (2025-02-04). Six Arabs were murdered in one day, but Israel's police chief is in U.S. and in no rush back. haaretz.com Five months after Israel's police commissioner launched a campaign to reduce crime in the Arab community, homicide rates surge. Acting National Security Minister Haim Katz, who holds three other portfolios, has yet to convene senior police officials to address the issue…
Newswire Editor (2025-02-04). Grassroots & Progressive Democrats Call for Total Blockade of Trump Nominees. commondreams.org
Newswire Editor (2025-02-04). Senate Finance Committee Should Not Have Advanced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Nomination. commondreams.org Following the
Newswire Editor (2025-02-04). "Unlawful and corrupt empowerment and enrichment of Elon Musk" Impeach Trump Again Campaign Adds New Grounds for Impeachment Investigation. commondreams.org
Nir Hasson (2025-02-04). Israel plans Jewish neighborhood in Sheikh Jarrah, putting dozens of Palestinian families at risk of eviction. haaretz.com The plan joins similar projects Israel is advancing in East Jerusalem, proposing 316 housing units and public buildings. Residents and civil society groups see it as part of efforts to Judaize the city…
Phil Doe (2025-02-04). A Commoner's Response to Colorado Governor Jared Polis's Recent State of the State address. counterpunch.org 
"Optimism…is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst." — Voltaire, Candide You, Governor Polis, are fond of saying you've worked ceaselessly "to create jobs and save the people of this state money." The question is, does this statement hold any water when weighed against the climate crisis that besets the
Richard E. Rubenstein (2025-02-04). USAID "Marxists"? Once Again, Elon Musk Again Displays His Invincible Ignorance. counterpunch.org 
According to Elon Musk, USAID, America's chief foreign aid agency, "deserves to die." Why? Because it is "a viper's nest of radical-left marxists who hate America." What planet does this strange fellow live on? I AM a radical-left Marxist professor — one who happens to love America — and for more than forty years I
Ron Jacobs (2025-02-04). 47 With a Vengeance. counterpunch.org 
One can look back into the catacombs of history and find a multitude of precedents that almost but not quite fit. Caligula and Nero. Mussolini and Hitler. Nixon and George Wallace. Despots on the big stage and despots on the smaller stages. Foreigners, especially non-white ones, as the scapegoat. Greed defined as a virtue and
Staff (2025-02-04). From Nuclear to Quantum: Top 5 Tech Fields Where Russia Holds Lead Over US. defenddemocracy.press China's latest AI models confirm what experts have long known: the US is no longer the world's undisputed tech leader. Where does Russia stand in the 21st-century tech race? Feb 2, 2025 1. Nuclear and Clean Energy ‚Ä¢ Rosatom leads global nuclear exports, accounting for roughly three-quarters of the market. It is the only company …
Staff (2025-02-04). Grèce, et maintenant ? Après le ´tremblement ª de terre pour les Tempi. defenddemocracy.press Note Le Dimanche 26 Janvier des énormes démonstrations se sont déroulées dans toute la Grèce pour protester contre le cover up par le gouvernement, le parlement et la justice grecque des raisons de la catastrophe ferroviaire de Tempi, en 2022, qui avait comme résultat la mort d'au moins 57 personnes. L'article suivant, écrit le lendemain …
Staff (2025-02-04). Greece: Hundreds of Thousands Protest in 196 Cities Against Tempi Train Crash Cover-Up. defenddemocracy.press 
Jan 38, 2025 his is a translated report by the Xekinima editorial board, edited for international readers On Sunday, January 26, a massive wave of protests swept through cities across Greece as hundreds of thousands responded to the call of the TEMPI 2023 Accident Victims Association. Demonstrators demanded a thorough investigation into the real causes …
Staff (2025-02-04). Is Brussels considering a return to Russian gas? defenddemocracy.press Even the staunchest transatlanticists might finally be realising that Europe has shot itself in the foot when it comes to energy supplies Brussels is reportedly considering a return to Russian gas as part of a peace agreement for Ukraine. Is common sense finally returning to European politics? Guest post by Maike Gosch, originally published in …
Staff (2025-02-04). Israeli Military Blows Up Neighborhood in West Bank's Jenin Refugee Camp. defenddemocracy.press At least 20 residential buildings were destroyed in the blast, which also damaged a hospital February 2, 2025 On Sunday, the Israeli military blew up a neighborhood in the Jenin refugee camp as its stepped-up assault on the northern West Bank city continues. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Israeli military rigged residential …
Staff (2025-02-04). Israel's Smotrich Praises Trump Administration After Meeting With Witkoff. defenddemocracy.press Smotrich wants Israel to restart its genocidal war with the goal of conquering the territory and cleansing it of its Palestinian population January 30, 2025 Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich praised the Trump administration on Thursday after he held a meeting with Steve Witkoff, the US envoy for the Middle East. Witkoff has been pushing …
Staff (2025-02-04). Jordan ready for war with Israel if Palestinians are expelled into its territory. defenddemocracy.press Trump's call to 'clear out' Gaza has sparked anger in Amman, with well-placed sources telling Middle East Eye that the US ally is prepared for war By Peter Oborne and Richard Sanders in Amman Feb 4, 2025 Jordan is ready to declare war on Israel in the event that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempts to forcibly …
Staff (2025-02-04). Neoliberal coup d'état in the United States. defenddemocracy.press Elon Musk Is Leading an Electronic Coup D'État by Dan La Botz Feb 3, 2025 Elon Musk, the multibillionaire and advisor to President Donald Trump who now heads a team called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been taking over U.S. government agencies—the Treasury Department, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), General Services Administration …
Staff (2025-02-04). Trump's Big, Bad, Destructive, and Unpeaceful Imperialism. defenddemocracy.press It may seem laughable to hear Trump lusting after Canada and Greenland, but his vision of U.S. domination indicates we need to take him and his imperial threats very seriously. By Phyllis Bennis Jan 31, 2025 Even as Donald Trump and his MAGA movement have seized virtually complete control of the Republican Party, there remain …
Staff (2025-02-04). Very serious accusations against Greek PM Mitsotakis and his government. defenddemocracy.press Greece has been shocked by the revelation that the deaths of at least 57 people in the Tempi rail tragedy two years ago were caused not only by the collision of two trains, but also by the fact that one of them was probably carrying smuggled flammable substances used to adulterate fuel. The Greek government …
Staff (2025-02-04). UN adviser alleges she was ousted for refusing to label Israel's Gaza offensive as 'genocide' in interview. haaretz.com In an interview with U.S.-based Air Mail magazine, UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu said she was bullied and 'hounded, day in, day out,' to label Israel's military offensive in Gaza a genocide…
TheMarker (2025-02-04). Captagon, drug used by Hamas on Oct. 7, found in Israeli nightclubs, causing severe side effects. haaretz.com Israelis who thought they were using the party drug Memsi were actually taking Captagon, a powerful stimulant linked to Assad, Hezbollah, and Iranian-backed militias…
Veronica Riccobene (2025-02-04). From Watergate to Elon-gate. levernews.com This is a web version of The Lever's daily email newsletter. | Keep reading for FREE. This is not a paywall. : | Just sign up below for a free subscription to The Lever to get access to this story and much more. | Already have an account?
Vijay Prashad (2025-02-04). Barack Obama's First Drone Strike. counterpunch.org 
For the past quarter century, ever since 2001, presidents of the United States inaugurate their terms not with bottles of champagne but with drone and missile strikes. Donald Trump followed the rhythm. Not long after he ascended to the chair in the Oval Office, he sent off missiles against ISIS fighters "hiding in caves" — as he put it on social media — in the Golis mountains in northeast Somalia. No civilians were killed, said Trump. They always say that.
Ed Sykes (2025-02-04). Zionist thugs use pager to threaten and abuse Norman Finkelstein in the street. thecanary.co Renowned Jewish author Norman Finkelstein has long been an outspoken critic of Israel's settler-colonial crimes. For this reason, he's become a prime target for Zionist intimidation. And in a chilling public scene recently, Zionist agitators placed a pager in Finkelstein's jacket — in a clearly threatening reference to last year's Israeli terrorist attacks in Lebanon. In […] | By
Ed Sykes (2025-02-04). Holocaust child survivor slams BBC for its hypocritical 2025 commemoration. thecanary.co Agnes Kory is a Jewish Holocaust child survivor and "a life-long voluntary Holocaust researcher". And the BBC's commemoration of the Holocaust this year left her feeling "frustrated and puzzled". "More Hollywood than Holocaust" She wrote in particular about the Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Ceremony on Monday 27 January at London's Guildhall. High-level politicians and royalty […] | By
Hannah Sharland (2025-02-04). Psychiatrists in Denmark STILL plan to forcibly detain a severe ME/CFS patient. thecanary.co Psychiatrists in Denmark are still threatening to forcibly detain a severe myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) patient in a psychiatric hospital. They have dismissed the calls and vital severe ME information that more than 4,000 people in the ME and long Covid community, including renowned international patient organisations, presented to them as from "uncredible sources". Now, 26-year-old […] | By
Hannah Sharland (2025-02-04). DWP spent HALF A MILLION to defend itself in just ONE court case. thecanary.co The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) threw close to half a million pounds at defending its dangerous plans to deny hundreds of thousands of claimants their vital health-related benefits. This was over the Conservatives' proposed work capability assessment (WCA) reforms — which would see more than 450,000 disabled people lose around £416 a month […] | By
HG (2025-02-04). Hands up if you remember Starmer pledging NOT to increase Council Tax? thecanary.co 
Keir Starmer and Labour have signed off on Council Tax increases of up to 10% this year, despite their election promise of a freeze: Labour have approved Council Tax rises of up to 10% effective at the end of next month. Listen to what they promised before they became the government. pic.twitter.com/NVJrre2SHR — Tory Fibs […] | By
James Wright (2025-02-04). Keir Starmer's Great British Energy is in a sorry state of affairs. thecanary.co Keir Starmer and Labour's Great British (GB) Energy are once again proving why only the Guardian hyped it up in various puff pieces. Juergen Maier, GB Energy chairman, was on Sky News on 3 February. He said that Starmer's measly pledge that the vehicle would deliver 1,000 green jobs could take up to 20 years. […] | By
The Canary (2025-02-04). An investigation has raised serious welfare concerns for reindeers last Christmas. thecanary.co Footage from eight Christmas events across the UK has highlighted significant welfare concerns for reindeer, with 75% of the animals displaying stress indicators like trembling or avoidance, an investigation by a group of animal rights organisations has found. Reindeer: there's nothing magical about their abuse in the UK OneKind, Animal Aid, Born Free, and Freedom […] | By
The Canary (2025-02-04). Reform UK's Richard Tice visited York. It didn't go as planned for him üòÖ. thecanary.co 
On the evening of Saturday 1 February over 100 students, staff, and members of the local community mobilised in a peaceful protest as Reform UK Deputy Leader and MP Richard Tice visited York for an inaugural dinner with the recently formed University of York Reform society. Reform UK in York: Tice marched them up to […] | By
averyr (2025-02-04). ACTUALIZACIàìN: Cinco destacados defensores del agua en El Salvador seniegan a asistir a la vista judicial denunciando la falta de independencia judicialque supone una amenaza para sus vidas. ips-dc.org Los 5 de Santa Marta se enfrentan a un nuevo juicio por cargos con motivación política que se remontan a la guerra civil, a pesar del veredicto unánime que confirmó su inocencia en octubre de 2024…
averyr (2025-02-04). UPDATE: Five Prominent Water Defenders in El Salvador Refuse To Attend Court Hearing Denouncing Lack of Judicial Independence That Poses a Threat to Their Lives. ips-dc.org The Santa Marta 5 faced a retrial on politically motivated charges stemming back to the civil war despite a unanimous verdict confirming their innocence in October 2024.
A a (2025-02-04). Il saluto di Elon Musk evidenzia il contatto tra fascismo e liberalismo. strategic-culture.su 
Sia il nazifascismo che le varie sfumature del liberalismo, adottando lo Stato come istituzione suprema, finiscono per creare un vuoto culturale, riempiendolo di fantasia. | Segue nostro Il saluto di Elon Musk all'insediamento di Trump ha fatto molto discutere. Il suo gesto è servito come test di Rorschach politico, in cui le persone hanno proiettato le proprie opinioni. Per la sinistra nel suo complesso è stato un inequivocabile Sieg He…
Abdul Rahman, People's Dispatch. (2025-02-04). Revenue Of Weapons Manufacturers Continues To Rise. popularresistance.org US weapon manufacturers and military contractors registered an unprecedented increase in sales of arms and military services in 2024, according to a US State Department fact sheet. This made 2024 one of the most profitable years ever, in large part thanks to wars in Ukraine and Gaza as well as the military build up around China. | According to the figures released by the US State Department, the total revenue from arms sales in 2024 reached a record USD 318.7 billion registering a 29% increase from the previous year. The top US military contractors include Lockheed Martin, Raytheon (RTX), and General Dynamics, am…
Addameer (2025-02-04). Release of 293 Palestinian prisoners: israeli torture & military repression. indybay.org Full title: The release of 293 Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences, long-term sentences, and children, from Israeli occupation prisons as part of the third and fourth batches of the first phase of the prisoner exchange deal…
Adi Hashmonai (2025-02-04). Lebanese army reportedly unable to control Hezbollah strongholds ahead of expected IDF withdrawal. haaretz.com The Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar reports that the Lebanese army is struggling to deploy in high-altitude Hezbollah strongholds, from which anti-tank missiles were often fired at Israel, ahead of the IDF's expected February 18 withdrawal…
Ahmed Adel (2025-02-04). US Special Envoy Keith Kellogg Says Ukraine Should Hold Elections in 2025. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said that elections should be organized in Ukraine. This is another message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Washington will no longer sign him blank checks and fund his …
Ali Salam (2025-02-04). Israeli Forces Abduct 12 Palestinians in Jerusalem and Ramallah. imemc.org 
| On Monday, Israeli forces abducted several Palestinian young men in the Shu'fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and abducted a child in Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank. | Israeli forces arrested several Palestinians, on Monday, after invading the Shu'fat refugee camp, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.
Ali Salam (2025-02-04). Updated: Palestinian Killed, 2 Israeli Soldiers Killed, 8 Injured, Near Tubas. imemc.org 
| A Palestinian man and two Israeli soldiers were killed and eight others injured, at dawn Tuesday, after an exchange of fire near the Tayasir military roadblock, northeast of Tubas in the northeastern part of the West Bank. | This operation comes at a time when the Israeli military continues its siege on the Al-Far'a refugee camp and the town of Tammun, southwest and south of Tubas, for the third consecutive day.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). China retaliates with tariffs on US goods after Trump's move. aljazeera.com China will impose tariffs of 15 percent on imports of coal and LNG from the US in retaliation for 10 percent levy.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Elon Musk tightens grip on gov't, sparking 'coup' accusations. aljazeera.com Tech billionaire has upended the federal bureaucracy in the two weeks since US President Donald Trump took office.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). OpenAI chief Altman inks deal with S Korea's Kakao after DeepSeek upset. aljazeera.com Partnership will allow South Korean tech firm to use ChatGPT for its artificial intelligence services.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Why did Trump pause Canada, Mexico tariffs? Inside 24 hours of chaos. aljazeera.com Experts say the primary objective of these tariffs was to 'stop the flow of the illegal drug fentanyl into the US.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Advocates warn Trump's threat to deport pro-Palestine students harms all. aljazeera.com Critics say Trump's attempt to combat anti-Semitism on campus \ promotes fear and repression among immigrants.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Before Trump: The long US history of tariff wars with Canada and the world. aljazeera.com From a chicken war to a banana brawl, here's a history of tariff wars the US has fought in.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). 'Criminalised for politics': Rohingya caught in Delhi election crossfire. aljazeera.com AAP and challenger BJP 'outdo' each other in attacking mainly Muslim refugees to consolidate votes in February 5 polls.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). El Salvador offers to jail US convicts in 'unprecedented' proposal. aljazeera.com President Bukele's proposal includes imprisoning US criminals in El Salvador's largest prison for a fee.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Greece's 'Instagram island' of Santorini rattled by 200 earthquakes. aljazeera.com Thousands of locals flee the picturesque island as experts say rolling tremors 'not linked to volcanic activity'.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Israel's Netanyahu to discuss fragile Gaza ceasefire with Trump. aljazeera.com The meeting comes as talks on second phase of truce are due, with US president saying no guarantees peace will hold.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC. aljazeera.com The M23 armed group said it will pause its advance across DR Congo for humanitarian reasons.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Trump to withdraw US from UN Rights Council, extend UNRWA funds ban: Report. aljazeera.com The US president is expected to sign the orders cutting ties with the UN agencies as Netanyahu visits the White House.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Uganda starts clinical trial to combat Sudan strain of Ebola. aljazeera.com Uganda initiates Ebola trial after a nurse's death from the virus.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). 'We will not stand idly': Rights groups file suit against Trump asylum ban. aljazeera.com The move is the latest challenge to Trump's hardline immigration policies, arguing that barring asylum violates US law.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Petro vs Trump: The diplomatic standoff that could shape Colombia's future. aljazeera.com The clash between Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump over deportations could have major political and economic consequences.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). SADC must act now to save Mozambique from becoming a failed state. aljazeera.com The elections are over, and a new president is sworn in. But all is still not well in the Southern African nation.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). OpenAI joins forces with South Korean tech giant Kakao after DeepSeek scare. aljazeera.com OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has signed a deal with South Korean tech giant Kakao.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Trump compares Israel's 'tiny land' in the Middle East to a pen on his desk. aljazeera.com US President Donald Trump compares Israel's 'tiny land' in the Middle East to a pen on his desk.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Antarctica: The last untouched continent. aljazeera.com There are more than 500 billion reasons why Antarctica could be under threat.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Hezbollah military dealt "huge blow" aljazeera.com Hezbollah's military have been dealt a serious blow.
aljazeera (2025-02-04). Man City sign Gonzalez, Tel joins Spurs on transfer deadline day. aljazeera.com Nico Gonzalez's acquisition by Man City takes their total spend on new players to $223m during the transfer window.
Allen Forrest (2025-02-04). What Name Is Best? dissidentvoice.org 
Amos Harel (2025-02-04). Trump still calls the shots as Netanyahu faces choice between saving hostages or his coalition. haaretz.com While Netanyahu seeks to oust the Shin Bet head from the Gaza cease-fire talks, his confidants suggest appointing the deputy IDF chief, with no Shin Bet experience, as the new director of Israel's internal security service…
Amy Goodman (2025-02-04). After Trump's Threats, Panama Looks to Expanding Anti-Migrant Collaboration. truthout.org Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting Latin America on his first foreign trip in his new post. One of his stops is Panama, where President Trump has threatened to invade and take over control of the critical trade route of the Panama Canal in response to its growing ties to China. It is a deeply unpopular proposition in Panama, seen as a "reversion to the mid-20th century imperial… |
Amy Goodman (2025-02-04). Is Elon Musk staging a coup? Unelected billionaire seizes control at Treasury Dept. & other agencies. nationofchange.org Warning: Could Musk be laying the groundwork for major tax cuts Republicans have promised that will disproportionately benefit corporations and wealthy people like him.
Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-04). China denounces unilateralism and consequences of U.S. tariffs. plenglish.com Beijing, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) The imposition of tariffs by the United States is "a typical unilateralist and protectionist approach" that seriously undermines the rules-based multilateral trading system', an official source emphasized today.
Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-04). Cuba to strengthen Latin American unity in the face of U.S. threats. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuba advocates strengthening the cooperation of Latin American and Caribbean nations to face the threats and new challenges arising from the executive orders of Donald Trump's administration.
Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-04). Cuban doctors prevent blindness, restore vision in Mexico. plenglish.com Mexico City, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban specialists in Ophthalmology contribute today in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur to the training of health personnel and to the recovery of vision in low-income patients.
Anand Naidoo (2025-02-04). The Heat: U.S. Immigration. america.cgtn.com 
Andrew Korybko (2025-02-04). Trump's Interest in Ukraine's Rare Earth Minerals. $10-12 Trillion. Will it Backfire on Zelensky? globalresearch.ca Trump's
Andrew Korybko (2025-02-04). The US' Coercion Of Panama Over The Canal Presages Impending Military Tensions With China. pressenza.com The US wants to preemptively neutralize as many of the means as possible through which China could asymmetrically respond to this scenario in plausibly deniable ways such as by having its company that controls port facilities on both sides of the canal shut down transit in the event of a crisis. | Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino
Arshad Mehmood (2025-02-04). Pakistan Denies Involvement as Hamas Negotiates Hosting of Palestinian Prisoners. themedialine.org 
BAN Toxics (2025-02-04). Healthcare Waste Project Rolls Out Year One Implementation with National Workshop. pressenza.com 
The workshop brought together over 100 key stakeholders, including representatives from partner hospitals such as Quirino Memorial Medical Center (QMMC) in NCR, Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Region 2, and Eastern Visayas Medical Center in Region 8. Also in attendance were treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities MetroClark, Cleanway, and Envirocare, local government units, and representatives from national agencies, such as the Department of Health, and the Development Bank of the Philippines. | Officially launched in December 2023, the Healthcare Waste Management (HCW) Project represents a str…
Ben Freeman (2025-02-04). Welcome to 'The Lobby Horse'. responsiblestatecraft.org "I don't need anybody's money…I'm not using the lobbyists. I'm not using the donors," proudly
Ben Norton, Geopolitical Economy. (2025-02-04). US Tech CEOs Admit They Want AI Monopoly And 'Unipolar World'. popularresistance.org The CEO of Anthropic, a US AI company backed by Amazon and Google, argued that the government must impose heavy restrictions on China in order to maintain a monopoly on artificial intelligence technology. | If the US government can block China from getting advanced semiconductors, we will "live in a unipolar world, where only the US and its allies have these models", wrote Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. | Calling for more aggressive sanctions on China, Amodei warned, "Well-enforced export controls are the only thing that can prevent China from getting millions of chips, and are therefore the most important determina…
Ben Samuels (2025-02-04). Netanyahu confirms meeting with Elon Musk, despite alarm among U.S. Jewish groups. haaretz.com Israeli prime minister's meeting comes after the billionaire at center at the center of the new administration's efforts to reshape the U.S. government gave an apparent fascist salute at Trump's inauguration…
Black Alliance for Peace (2025-02-04). U.S.-led Imperialism Is Directly Responsible for Turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo. dissidentvoice.org The Black Alliance for Peace Africa Team (BAP) and U.S. Out of Africa Network (USOAN) stands in unwavering solidarity with the Congolese People as they endure yet another chapter of violence, exploitation, and masked imperialist aggression in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The ongoing conflict, fueled by Rwanda's role as an imperialist foot …
cameron orr (2025-02-04). Resist Trump's racist attack on immigrants! cpusa.org 
As he started to do in his first presidency, and as he threatened to do in his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump is now putting non-European immigrants and refugees in this country through hell. Headed by far right anti-immigrant ideologues like Tom Homan and Stephen Miller, the anti-immigrant political hate campaign has seen raids in a number of cities with large immigrant populations, including Chicago, Newark, New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, Atlanta, and various cities in Texas. | | Racist and unconstitutional | Raids so far have included the questioning and even arrest of non-immigr…
cameron orr (2025-02-04). Trump's trade war: Boosting profits at workers' expense. cpusa.org 
The recent announcement by the Trump administration to impose 25% tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada is an outrageous attack on the livelihoods of working people across North America. These tariffs, which are not only economically destructive, are also designed to deepen U.S. monopoly control over the entire region. We stand in solidarity with the working class of Mexico, Canada, and the U.S., and we reject any attempt to divide us by nationality or pit us against one another in a race to the bottom. | The Trump administration's rhetoric, including referring to Canada as the "51st state," reveals a…
Chanelle Gallant (2025-02-04). Migrant Sex Workers' Resistance Offers a Blueprint for Fighting Authoritarianism. truthout.org Few people think of their local massage parlor as a site of anti-fascist resistance. But we've spent years working with migrant women in the sex industry, and we can tell you — if you want to learn how to resist authoritarianism in the United States, ask those already resisting it: migrant sex workers. President Donald Trump has wasted no time launching the first wave of his administration's… |
Chauncey K. Robinson (2025-02-04). Unbought and unbossed: Remembering Shirley Chisholm in times of political crisis. peoplesworld.org 
You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.—Shirley Chisholm History is a living tapestry of moments, intertwining to shape our perspectives and influence our present conditions. When we as a whole remain ignorant of history, we set ourselves up to be taken advantage of by …
Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-02-04). The Western Way Of Genocide. popularresistance.org Gaza is a wasteland of 50 million tons of rubble and debris. Rats and dogs scavenge amid the ruins and fetid pools of raw sewage. The putrid stench and contamination of decaying corpses rises from beneath the mountains of shattered concrete. There is no clean water. Little food. A severe shortage of medical services and hardly any habitable shelters. Palestinians risk death from unexploded ordnance, left behind after over 15 months of air strikes, artillery barrages, missile strikes and blasts from tank shells, and a variety of toxic substances, including pools of raw sewage and asbestos.
Chris Walker (2025-02-04). Musk's "Special Employee" Status Means He Needs to Avoid Conflicts of Interest. truthout.org Earlier this week, it was revealed that President Donald Trump has given multibillionaire Elon Musk, head of the quasi-official Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a "special government employee" designation. That designation means that Musk — the world's richest person and an ardent Trump supporter who paid hundreds of millions of dollars of his own wealth to ensure that Trump would… |
Chris Walker (2025-02-04). NY AG Letitia James Tells Hospitals They Must Defy Trump's Anti-Trans Order. truthout.org New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) has issued a warning to health care centers across the state that are considering ending their gender-affirming care programs due to a recent executive order from President Donald Trump: Doing so will violate state law. Last fall, New York voters passed a constitutional amendment expanding protections against discrimination for several groups… |
Chris Walker (2025-02-04). Rubio Makes Deal With El Salvador to Send Migrants, US Citizens to Prisons There. truthout.org On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that El Salvador's president has agreed to accept people of any nationality who are deported from the U.S — a proposal that experts have said would likely violate international laws regarding the rights of migrants. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele also agreed to allow the U.S. to deport incarcerated people to El Salvador… |
Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2025-02-04). Elon Musk's DOGE 'Proud Boys' Blitzkrieg Of Government Offices For Personal Data Of All US Citizens. popularresistance.org In raids reminiscent of the "January 6" Proud Boys attack on the U.S. Capitol four years ago, unelected, unvetted and without federal government security clearance, the Trump anointed head of the yet unapproved Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk and his henchmen with enormous computing background are wrecking havoc in government offices with sensitive personal data of all U.S. citizens. | This past week, Musk's blitzkrieg team gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.
Dan Lieberman (2025-02-04). Livin' La Vida Loca. dissidentvoice.org Waking up, day after day, and seeing continuous disasters visited upon the Palestinian people forecasts a day of facing the light at an increasingly dark level. It is impossible to be unaware of the genocide; yet an entire nation reinforces it. The American people are disposed to the sufferings its government inflicts upon others. Election …
David Andersson (2025-02-04). Peace as a Way of Life. asia-pacificresearch.com
David Cronin (2025-02-04). EU's Frontex is in denial about how Israel benefits from $192 million drone deal. electronicintifada.net The Heron is a weapon of genocide.
Dean Henderson (2025-02-04). History: The Federal Reserve Cartel: Freemasons and The House of Rothschild. globalresearch.ca 
Outstanding historical analysis of relevance to an understanding of the so-called "Deep State" and today's global financial establishment. | First published on June 8, 2011 | . | . | Read Part I:
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Dean Henderson (2025-02-04). The Federal Reserve Cartel: The Eight Families. globalresearch.ca The Four Horsemen of Banking (Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo) own the Four Horsemen of Oil (Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch/Shell, BP and Chevron Texaco)…
Direct Action Everywhere (2025-02-04). Activists Disrupt Dinner at Playa Mill Valley Over Ties to Perdue's Petaluma Poultry. indybay.org Activists march through Playa Mill Valley on Saturday, February 1, 2025, urging the restaurant to drop Perdue's Petaluma Poultry as a supplier.
Dr. Joseph Mercola (2025-02-04). How Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) Drive Up the Cost of Health Care. globalresearch.ca Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) evolved from simple claims processors into powerful health care intermediaries that control drug pricing and access through their relationships with insurers, pharmacies and drug manufacturers. PBMs engage in "spread pricing" — charging insurers more than they …
Dr. Mark Trozzi (2025-02-04). The True Efficacy of COVID-19 "Vaccines": A Critical Examination. globalresearch.ca Thank you to the
Drago Bosnic (2025-02-04). US Once Again Threatening Mexico with Military Strikes. globalresearch.ca Scroll down for AI Translation into Spanish | Abajo véase la traducción de AI al español | Estados Unidos amenaza una vez más a México con ataques militares: | *** | Despite even allowing American law enforcement to operate in the country, thus undermining …
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). OpenAI under fire for copying DeepSeek. ecns.cn OpenAI's O3-mini, a model hastily released to compete with China's homegrown AI model DeepSeek, has been accused of blatant plagiarism, triggering what is now being called the "Digital Babel" incident in the AI community.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). U.S. town celebrates Chinese New Year with cultural festivities, renewed friendshi. ecns.cn The conference hall of The Merrill Hotel in Muscatine, a small city along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Iowa, was decorated with Chinese knots, paper-cuttings and couplets. Each table featured red snake mascots, symbolizing good fortune and festivity.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Woodblock prints add to holiday's traditional flavor. ecns.cn As Wen Li attached her handmade Liangping woodblock print featuring door gods — an item of national intangible cultural heritage — to her front door, she knew this Spring Festival would be unforgettable for her family.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Inheritor of festive lantern making skills. ecns.cn Yixian county, Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province, is noted for its "lantern gala", an important folk event held during traditional festivals.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). China to file lawsuit against latest tariffs. ecns.cn China will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization and take necessary countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday after the United States announced it would impose 10 percent additional tariffs on goods from China.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Poetry born of a mother's sacrifice. ecns.cn Huang Xinsheng starts every day early. By the time the sun peaks over the horizon, she is already cleaning a 1-kilometer street in Changsha, Hunan province.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari to visit China. ecns.cn At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Asif Ali Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan will pay a state visit to China from February 4 to 8, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council held a Spring Festival reception for the year 2025 at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of Jan. 27.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). AI race heats up as Alibaba announces new model it says surpasses DeepSeek. ecns.cn Chinese tech company Alibaba on Wednesday released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model, which it claims surpasses the highly acclaimed DeepSeek-V3.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Microsoft CEO says DeepSeek has 'real innovation' and is 'good news'. ecns.cn DeepSeek, the Chinese AI model that shocked the tech industry and disrupted Wall Street with its significantly low cost and good performance, has "some real innovation" and is "all good news," said Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Dancing robots, drone performance and eVTOL aircraft on Spring Festival Gala showcase China's tech advancement. ecns.cn From dancing humanoid and drone performance to demonstrating the flight of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, multiple technology achievements impressed global audience on China's 2025 Spring Festival Gala, showcasing the nation's latest application of cutting-edge technologies.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Cyberattacks against DeepSeek escalate with botnets joining, command surging over 100 times: lab. ecns.cn Cyberattacks targeting Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek suddenly escalated on early Thursday with attack commands surging by more than 100 times compared to a previous wave of attacks on Tuesday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Experts: DeepSeek sets benchmark for Chinese firms. ecns.cn An increasing number of Chinese firms are poised to follow DeepSeek in pushing forward innovation and cooperation and making global breakthroughs despite rounds of sanctions from the United States, industry experts said on Sunday.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). China takes lead in wetland restoration. ecns.cn China has added more than 1 million hectares of wetlands since 2012 — equivalent to restoring an area the size of London every two years — bringing its total wetland area to over 56 million hectares, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration announced on Sunday, the 29th World Wetlands Day.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Health awareness rises in Chinese youth. ecns.cn Medical staff provide free blood sugar testing for residents in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, on Tuesday. SUN ZHONGZHE/FOR CHINA DAILY…
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Experts call for a healthy lifestyle to young people. ecns.cn Obesity and diabetes have affected more young people, with many taking to social media platforms to share their symptoms of being diagnosed with diabetes at a young age.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Gas output from China-developed deepwater gas field exceeds 10 billion cubic meters. ecns.cn China's first independently developed and independently built ultra-deepwater gas field, Shenhai Yihao, also known as Deep Sea No 1, has recorded an accumulated natural gas output of over 10 billion cubic meters to date, with an oil output exceeding one million cubic meters, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced on Wednesday."ÄÄ…
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Spring Festival celebrated across China. ecns.cn
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Chinese New Year celebrated around the world. ecns.cn As a vibrant and highly anticipated event, Chinese New Year is celebrated in many countries. "ÄÄ"ÄÄ…
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). International students learn to play waist drums at temple fair. ecns.cn Visiting temple fairs is a traditional folk custom and one of the essential parts of celebrating the Chinese New Year. Recently, four international students from Beijing University of Technology, visited the Grand Canal temple fair to experience the Chinese New Year in Beijing.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Insights | International students sing classic song to celebrate Chinese New Year. ecns.cn "I wish you prosperity. I wish you a splendid life." As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Snake arrives, four international students from Beijing University of Technology have visited the Tongzhou Grand Canal Garden Party in Beijing.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Spring Festival night tour at China National Botanical Garden wows visitors. ecns.cn A night tour at the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing has attracted a large number of visitors to experience the garden's beauty after dark."ÄÄ…
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Stewed Assorted Delicacies: what do Hubei locals eat for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?>. ecns.cn Fruits, vegetables, lotus roots, meat and fish… What's on the shopping list of ingredients for a Hubei-style Chinese New Year's Eve dinner? | Check this video and find out how people in Tianmen, Hubei Province, celebrate the Spring Festival.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Seasons Through Birds' Eyes | The Beginning of Spring. ecns.cn The Beginning of Spring, or"ÄÄLichun"ÄÄmarks"ÄÄthe first"ÄÄof the"ÄÄ24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar, heralding"ÄÄthe"ÄÄarrival of"ÄÄspring. With nature awakening, life brims with"ÄÄimagination"ÄÄfrom this day forward.
ecns.cn (2025-02-04). Celebrating Chinese New Year in Shenzhen: family is what makes Spring Festival special. ecns.cn What's it like to celebrate the New Year in Shenzhen, a "city of immigrants"? This Spring Festival, I was invited by my aunt's family and drove with my parents to Shenzhen for this grand holiday.
EcoWaste Coalition (2025-02-04). EcoWaste Coalition Warns vs. Tiny Facial Cream with 41,030 ppm of Toxic Mercury! pressenza.com 
4 February 2025, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition urged consumers not to patronize a skin-lightening product being sold online after finding it contaminated with over 41,030 parts per million (ppm) of mercury, way above the trace amount limit of 1 ppm under the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive. XRF screening detects dangerously high levels of mercury in this Thailand-made Best Beauty facial cream. | The group detected mercury in a "travel-size" Best Beauty skin care cream (blue jar) using a handheld X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzer. Sold online for P151 per jar of five grams, the product is bare…
EcoWatch (2025-02-04). USDA and Forest Service Ordered to Remove Climate Change References From Websites. pressenza.com According to internal guidelines obtained and reviewed by various sources including Politico, The Hill and The Guardian, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has begun removing references to climate change on its webpages and sites, including the U.S. Forest Service website. | By Paige Bennett | As The Guardian reported, the
Ed Sanders (2025-02-04). Conspiracy Theory Number 9, Number 9: a Glyph. counterpunch.org 
Eloise Goldsmith (2025-02-04). The Department of Education Is Reportedly the Next Target of Musk's Team. truthout.org The U.S. Department of Education is reportedly the next agency in the crosshairs of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, an Elon Musk-led White House team tasked with slashing government regulation and spending. Roughly 20 people with DOGE are working inside the Department of Education with the aim of cutting spending and staff, The Washington Post reported Monday… |
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Hezbollah Denounces Australia's Unjust Sanctions on Secretary General Sheikh Qassem'. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah issued on Tuesday a statement to condemn the unjust decision by Australia to impose sanctions on Hezbollah's Secretary-General, His Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassem, affirming that this move once again exposes the true face of this state and proving that it is nothing more than a submissive tool serving the American-Zionist project. "This oppressive decision …
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Lavrov: "Israel' Not Intending to Leave Territories It's Occupying in Lebanon, Syria. english.almanar.com.lb The Russian foreign minister on Tuesday accused Western nations of attempting to push Russia, China, and Iran into secondary roles in Syria, warning that such efforts are not driven by good intentions. Speaking at the 14th Middle East Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow, Sergey Lavrov said these moves reflect the West's broader …
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Al-Manar correspondent reports withdrawal of Israeli occupation force which advanced from Shebaa Farms into Kfarchouba — Kfarhamam main road. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Israeli occupation forces raid houses in east of Yaroun border town, opening fire intermittently: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Qatari prime minister arrives in Beirut to meet senior officials. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Qatar Will Contribute to Lebanon Reconstruction, Looks forward to New Cabinet Formation: Prime Minister. english.almanar.com.lb Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani arrived on Tuesday in Beirut, on an official visit to Lebanon during which he will meet with senior Lebanese officials. Upon arrival at Beirut airport, the Qatari Prime Minister was received by Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and the Qatari Embassy staff. From the airport, the …
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Zionist news website Walla: Israeli government's continued concealment of the terms of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon and Gaza allows it to mislead Israeli public opinion. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Lebanese Army Deploys Troops in More Towns of South Lebanon, Israeli Violations of Ceasefire Continue. english.almanar.com.lb The Lebanese Army completed on Tuesday its deployment in Taybeh town, South Lebanon. The military units reached the boundaries with Rab Al-Tlateen town. According to Al-Manar reporter, the military units started scanning the outskirts of the town, especially Taybeh Project area, to remove unexploded munitions left by the enemy before the return of all the …
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Trump: Palestinians have no alternative but to leave Gaza Strip. english.almanar.com.lb
english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-04). Trump Says Palestinians Have no Alternative but to Leave Gaza Strip, Hamas Responds. english.almanar.com.lb U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Palestinians have no alternative but to leave Gaza and he would like to see neighboring countries Jordan and Egypt take the displaced Palestinians. "I do not necessarily support Israeli settlement in Gaza," Trump said before his meeting with the Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas spokesman Hazem …
Eric Worrall (2025-02-04). Is a Small Marker Board the Solution to EV Charger Queue Rage? wattsupwiththat.com "Everyone should have one"
Erin Reed (2025-02-04). State Department Travel Safety Website Removes Recognition of Trans People. truthout.org First reported by Jo Yurcaba at NBC News, the State Department's travel safety website for LGBTQIA+ travelers has been altered to focus solely on LGB travelers. The site, which serves as a resource for gender and sexual minorities navigating international travel, provides key information such as a "traveler's checklist" and country-specific safety details. However, the latest changes not only… |
Eros Salvatore (2025-02-04). An Israeli Soldier and a Palestinian Fighter Make Peace. dissidentvoice.org 
As Rotem Levin tossed a grenade into the middle of a Palestinian village in the West Bank, he didn't realize his life would change forever. "I thought I was fulfilling my duty to my country," he told me over video chat. "I had never questioned what I had been raised to believe." Rotem wore a …
Ethan Eblaghie, Mondoweiss. (2025-02-04). The Encampment Movement Leads The Way Under Trump. popularresistance.org On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term as President of the United States. As the country reels from his inauguration and the sweeping executive orders of his first week in office, American progressives are left grappling with the implications of a new Trump Administration, and how our organizing projects might come under renewed assault by a hard right Republican trifecta that controls both houses of Congress and is well positioned to enact its legislative agenda. | Many organizations are rightfully concerned about the repression and lawfare that Trump's return to the White House threatens.
fishbein (2025-02-04). Elon Musk Is Helping His Billionaire Friends in the Financial Industry. cepr.net
fishbein (2025-02-04). January 2025 Jobs Preview: What to Expect in the January Jobs Report. cepr.net
GABIK (2025-02-04). Have your say on permanent desalination plant. sanews.gov.za Have your say on permanent desalination plant | The City of Cape Town is calling on the public to comment on the proposal to implement and operate the city's first permanent desalination plant in Paarden Eiland. | Desalination is a scientific process of removing salts from sea water, then processing it further to make it suitable and safe for human consumption. | "In the face of climate change, unpredictable rainfall and a growing population, this proposed plant forms part of the city's various water augmentation projects in the city's New Water Programme (NWP) and Water Strategy, which aims to diversify drinking…
GABIK (2025-02-04). Lesotho Highlands Water Project on track for completion. sanews.gov.za Lesotho Highlands Water Project on track for completion | The South African government says it is confident that the maintenance work at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel in Clarens, in the Free State, will be completed within its scheduled six-month timeframe. | Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, and Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo, conducted an oversight visit to the Ash River Outfall in Clarens over the weekend to assess the progress of the maintenance of the LHWP tunnel. | The Minister and Deputy Minister were joined by Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation Deputy Minister, Seiso…
Gabriel Colburn (2025-02-04). Trump's Energy Pick Weaponizes Global Poverty to Block Climate Action. fpif.org
Gautama Mehta (2025-02-04). Trump's agenda won't let his energy secretary achieve 'energy abundance'. grist.org 
Gavin OReilly (2025-02-04). Ireland's Israeli Embassy Closure. Is Mossad Now Preparing a False Flag in Dublin? globalresearch.ca
General Wesley Clark (2025-02-04). Global Warfare: "We're Going to Take out 7 Countries in 5 Years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan & Iran.." globalresearch.ca Originally published in March 2007. | Global Research Editor's Note: | This interview serves as a reminder regarding the diabolical timeline of America's hegemonic project. Is Iran the next target "to be taken out"? | All these countries including Lebanon and Iran are …
Greg Wehner (2025-02-04). Musk's DOGE Takes Aim at USAID "Viper's Nest of Radical Left-Wing Marxists" globalresearch.ca The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is led by tech billionaire
Guest Blogger (2025-02-04). UK Losing Wind Gamble a Warning for World. wattsupwiththat.com Citizens of the U.K. have missed serious power blackouts by a whisker. But recent events highlight the dangers of prioritizing ideology over practicality and serve as a warning to those who would allow climate dogma to guide energy policies.
Guest Blogger (2025-02-04). Food Firms Revolt Against Net Zero Over Australia's Energy Crisis. wattsupwiththat.com Unfortunately for British industries enduring the world's highest energy costs, Miliband is allowing no concessions to his tablets of stone that say we must be willing for all our carbon energy-based industries to either abandon Britain for foreign shores or stay and face being priced out of business altogether.
Hagar Shezaf (2025-02-04). Two Israeli soldiers killed, six wounded in attack on army post in West Bank, IDF says. haaretz.com An initial IDF investigation found that the assailant arrived at…
Harald Neuber (2025-02-04). 100 days, 100 decrees: the radical restructuring of the USA has begun. indybay.org According to the US magazine Axios, a flood of up to 100 decrees is planned, with which Trump wants to create facts from day one — primarily in immigration policy. Particularly noteworthy are his plans to abolish the birthright to citizenship, to resume the construction of the border wall and to organize mass deportations.
Hosni Nedim, Ikram Kouachi (2025-02-04). Israel Violates Gaza "Ceasefire" with Sneak Attack on Child and Four Others. indybay.org Child in critical condition after Israeli drone strike, according to medical source…
Howard Altman (2025-02-04). How Trump Could Use Military Force Against Cartels In Mexico. twz.com 
President Donald Trump, who has
Hugo East (2025-02-04). Hybrid webinar answers burning questions about socialist China. workers.org 
The Friends of Socialist China — U.S. Chapter, a coalition of anti-imperialist forces, held an incisive hybrid event on Jan. 26, to clarify the international role and domestic policies of the People's Republic of China (PRC) — to dispel the myriad of misconceptions that pervade the West due to the . . . |
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-04). Argentinean association defines an action plan. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine State Workers' Association (ATE) is holding a meeting of its executive board on Tuesday to define concrete actions against the Government's measures. The ATE stated in a press release that the meeting is taking place in this capital with the participation of representatives from all provinces.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-04). Cuba extends its congratulations to Sri Lanka on its Independence Day. plenglish.com Colombo, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and other Cuban authorities congratulated Sri Lanka, on Tuesday, on the 77th anniversary of the proclamation of independence, which was celebrated in this capital under the theme "Let Us Unite for National Revival."
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-04). Ecuador is five days away from elections amid a polarized scenario. plenglish.com In the campaign's last days, the Revolución Ciudadana (Citizen Revolution-RC) movement alerted on possible accusations against the organization using a false flag operation. RC also warned of possible computer manipulation of the voting results. | The National Electoral Council (CNE) emphasized the importance of vote transparency on Sunday, February 9, stating that the computer system had been validated by national and international observers, as well as representatives from political parties. | On the other hand, the Constitutional Court (CC) declared incompatible with the Constitution the decrees by which Pres…
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-04). Egypt called on EU and US to rebuild Gaza and work for peace. plenglish.com Cairo, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Egypt called on the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) to push for the reconstruction of Gaza and urged support for a just peace agreement for the Palestinian people, two statements issued by the National Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-02-04). Syrian president reveals details of the country's political future. plenglish.com Damascus, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa announced on Tuesday the characteristics of Syria's next political phase and assured that the system will be the same as the country has known since its independence.
IMEMC News (2025-02-04). Israel Continues Offensive In Tulkarem. imemc.org 
On Monday, the Israeli army continued the offensive in Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp, and surrounding areas, shooting a child and causing further extensive damage to homes, buildings, and infrastructure. Media sources said undercover Israeli soldiers stormed the house of the Al-Husari family in the Thannaba suburb, interrogated those inside amid gunfire around the house, before …
IMEMC News (2025-02-04). UN: Over 90% of Gaza Schools Destroyed in 471-Day Long Israeli Assault. imemc.org 
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed, stated Monday that "more than 90% of schools in Gaza were completely or partially destroyed and are no longer fit for use" during Israel's genocidal war against the entire civilian population of Gaza. The schools in Gaza were subjected to repeated attacks even …
infobrics (2025-02-04). PJ Patterson Wants Jamaica to Back BRICS Despite US Dollar Defense. infobrics.org Former Jamaican Prime Minister PJ Patterson has taken a daring stand that might impact international financial markets by urging his country to join Global Africa in backing the BRICS economic effort in spite of impending US opposition…
infobrics (2025-02-04). Africa Sees Growing Drive to Join BRICS. infobrics.org The increasing number of African countries seeking to join the BRICS group signifies a strategic shift by the continent aimed at deepening its influence in the global community and securing new economic pathways for the future, analysts say…
infobrics (2025-02-04). Russia's Sberbank Says India Business Booming Despite Western Sanctions. infobrics.org Bilateral trade with India booming as Russia pivots east…
infobrics (2025-02-04). US special envoy says Ukraine should hold elections this year. infobrics.org The only person Zelensky might be afraid of during election campaign is the four-star general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who is currently serving as Ambassador of Ukraine to the UK.
infobrics (2025-02-04). Why Russia doesn't 'just end' the Ukrainian conflict immediately?>. infobrics.org At some point, the unfortunate Ukrainian people will simply have to get rid of NATO occupation and form an independent government that would come to an agreement with Russia and finally end the conflict. The only way for them to normalize relations with their eastern neighbor is to get rid of the political West and its Neo-Nazi proxies. Even that would just be the first step, as it would take quite an effort to convince the Kremlin that all that would be genuine.
infobrics (2025-02-04). Former Zelensky's Office adviser admits Ukrainian defeat. infobrics.org According to Aleksey Arestovich, Kiev has already lost the war with Russia.
Jake Bittle (2025-02-04). How Trump's USAID shutdown threatens the world's climate goals. grist.org 
As part of a broad effort to bypass Congress and unilaterally cut government spending, Donald Trump's administration has all but shut down operations at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, the independent federal body that delivers humanitarian aid and economic development funding around the world. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order pausing all USAID funding, and the agency subsequently issued a stop-work order to nearly all funding recipients, from soup kitchens in Sudan to the global humanitarian group Mercy Corps. | Since then, Elon Musk's new Departme…
Jake Johnson (2025-02-04). Unions Sue to Halt Musk Team's Access to Critical Treasury Payment System. truthout.org A pair of labor unions and an advocacy group representing retirees sued the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday in an effort to halt Elon Musk's team's dangerous access to a critical government payment system — access granted by U.S. President Donald Trump's handpicked Treasury chief. In a lawsuit filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Alliance for Retired… |
James Phillips (2025-02-04). Immigration and its Discontents: The Coming Struggle. covertactionmagazine.com [This is the second of a two-part article. Part I is available here.—Editors] Obstacles to Change Attempts to change the United States immigration system faces the serious problem that the current system is a very lucrative business for some powerful interests. Corporations benefit with an influx of cheap labor into the U.S. Corporations also benefit …
Jeremy Kuzmarov (2025-02-04). Keith Harmon Snow Was a Courageous Investigative Journalist Who Exposed Lies Regarding the Rwandan Genocide. covertactionmagazine.com Snow followed in the footsteps of CovertAction Information Bulletin founder Philip Agee in his attempt to expose the close connections between the CIA and multi-national corporations and in his analysis of the political-economy of U.S. imperialism. Keith Harmon Snow, after suffering from cancer, died in early December at the age of 64. He was a …
John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead (2025-02-04). The Rise of the Immortal Dictator. dissidentvoice.org 
If one company or small group of people manages to develop godlike digital superintelligence, they could take over the world. At least when there's an evil dictator, that human is going to die. But for an AI, there would be no death. It would live forever. And then you'd have an immortal dictator from which …
John Wojcik, Mark Gruenberg (2025-02-04). Workers form a front line against Musk coup. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON — Workers, unionized with AFGE and the Treasurers' union, joined by their non-union colleagues, literally put their bodies on the line yesterday to block entrances into government buildings by operatives of Elon Musk who moved quickly to take over government servers in those buildings and seize control of major government agencies. The Musk invaders …
Jordan Atwood (2025-02-04). Gaza death toll nears 62,000 as thousands of missing presumed dead. nationofchange.org As cease-fire talks continue, mass graves and bodies buried under rubble reveal the full scale of Israel's U.S.-backed assault on Gaza.
Jose Eloy Richards Richards (2025-02-04). Grenada's Independence and High level visit to Havana. plenglish.com Comments will be given by the author, Kris González, and Luis Suárez Salazar, PhD in Sciences and professor at the Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales, Raúl Roa García. | And also, a high-level delegation of Grenadian Creatives and Cultural Ambassadors will arrive in Cuba over the weekend of February 8th to 9th, at the invitation of the Embassy of Grenada in Cuba. They will participate in activities marking the 51st anniversary of Grenada's independence. According to His Excellency Glen Benedict Noel, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Grenada to Cuba, the delegation visiting Havana inc…
Josiah Mortimer (2025-02-04). Keir Starmer's Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance. bylinetimes.com The convention, spearheaded by 54 African nations, has garnered support from 125 UN member states but faces resistance from nine countries, including the UK, US, and Japan. | The proposal seeks to address an estimated $492 billion annual loss from cross-border "tax abuse" by multinational companies and wealthy individuals. | This can involve corporations moving profits from one country to parent companies in tax havens, to show a 'loss' and therefore avoid corporation taxes. Wealthy individuals often behave similarly. | High-income countries, including the UK, lose the greatest amounts in absolute terms, bec…
Juan M. Garcia (2025-02-04). US blockade against Cuba condemned in Switzerland. plenglish.com Geneva, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Swiss political and social organizations on Monday condemned the US economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba and the Caribbean island's re-inclusion on the unilateral list of countries that alledgely sponsor terrorism.
Julius Businge (2025-02-04). MTN's unstoppable journey towards 2025. independent.co.ug 
INTERVIEW | Sylvia Mulinge, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Uganda, has embraced the mantra "Unstoppable" as a key message in her leadership. On January 28, she held an engaging discussion with a small group of reporters to unpack what this mantra means for MTN Uganda and the broader telecom sector. Julius Businge attended the session, …
Larsen Associates (2025-02-04). Friday 2/14: Ahmed Best. Feel The Future: A Valentine's Evening. indybay.org 401 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102…
Leon Kunstenaar (2025-02-04). Rainy Day Protest at Chevron Gas Station. indybay.org Corporate owned Oakland Chevron station sees protests against Chevron role in US-Israel perpetrated genocide…
Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. (2025-02-04). President Trump and Peace in the Middle East. globalresearch.ca Our new president's policies for the Middle East, are, I'm sorry to say, a disaster for those of us who support a non-interventionist foreign policy. | A war between Israel and Hamas has been going on for over a year. A …
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2025-02-04). Kiev enviando esquizofrênicos para a linha de frente. globalresearch.ca O regime de Kiev está a tomar medidas desesperadas para continuar a abastecer as suas fileiras no campo de batalha. Já ficando sem recursos humanos para combates pesados, o exército ucraniano comeàßa a recrutar pessoas que nà£o deveriam lutar, incluindo …
Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. (2025-02-04). Poor white Trash Manifesto: A Step Toward Challenging Tactics Of Division. popularresistance.org White America is divided. There are poor whites, many of whom have not gone to college and who support President Donald Trump, and liberal whites, many of whom have college degrees and who support the Democrats. This division, fostered by the corporate media, serves the interests of the wealthy class. Clearing the FOG speaks with Danny Shaw, author of the six-part series, "Despised: The Poor white Trash Manifesto", who has walked in both worlds. Shaw traveled last year to "Trump Country". He explains the crises that poor whites in the US experience and the way they are manipulated to believe that certain peoples,…
Mark Gruenberg (2025-02-04). Trump trashes and cancels federal union contracts as "un-American" peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In another show of hate for workers, especially unionized federal workers, Republican President Donald Trump, masterminded by union-hating multibillionaire Elon Musk, declared he will trash all union contracts in the federal government. Trump actually declared that "collective bargaining runs counter to the American system of self- government." He and his pal Musk have said no …
María Candela (2025-02-04). Angola recuerda aniversario 59 del inicio de la Lucha Armada de Liberación Nacional (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Los angoleños celebran este martes el aniversario 59 del inicio de la Lucha Armada de la Liberación Nacional. Los acontecimientos que se produjeron el 4 febrero de 1961 se traducen como una sublime expresión del nacionalismo angoleño.
María Candela (2025-02-04). Guerra avisada no mata soldados. radiohc.cu "Mi estilo negociador es muy simple y directo: Apunto muy alto y luego presiono, presiono y presiono, hasta conseguir lo que quiero". Trump, escribió en 1987 en su libro The Art of the Deal, (El Arte de Negociar).
María Candela (2025-02-04). Cumbre del Alba: la unión sincera y la acción conjunta, nuestro mayor escudo frente a las amenazas (+Fotos y Audio). radiohc.cu En el propósito de trazar nuevas estrategias a favor de la unión y la complementariedad en un contexto internacional muy complejo, se realizó de manera virtual la XII Cumbre extraordinaria del Alba-TCP, Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos.
María Candela (2025-02-04). Vegueros espirituanos por continuar logrando mayores niveles productivos. radiohc.cu Sancti Spíritus, 4 feb (RHC) Los vegueros de esta central provincia de Cuba siguen acumulando resultados en la producción de tabaco tapado, hoja de excelente calidad para la elaboración de puros de exportación.
María Candela (2025-02-04). Motivados en el 2025 trabajadores cienfuegueros de la Salud llevando calidad de vida al pueblo (+Audio). radiohc.cu Cienfuegos, 4 feb (RHC) Los más de 13 mil trabajadores del Sector de la Salud Pública en la provincia de Cienfuegos iniciaron el presente año 2025 motivado, llevando bienestar y calidad de vida al pueblo sin dejar de atender a ningún ciudadano.
María Candela (2025-02-04). Declaración de ALBA-TCP expresa firme respaldo y solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu Caracas, 4 feb (RHC) La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) expresó su firme respaldo y absoluta solidaridad con Cuba ante las nuevas acciones del Gobierno de Estados Unidos, se informó este martes.
María Candela (2025-02-04). Presentan novedad tabacalera de Cuba en Suiza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) La corporación internacional Habanos S.A. informó este martes la presentación de la novedad tabacalera cubana Ramón Allones Absolutos Edición Limitada 2024 en la ciudad suiza de Basilea.
Maxime Duriez (2025-02-04). Italy's failure to surrender Libyan suspect to the International Criminal Court is a breach of its Rome Statute obligation. fidh.org
Michael Bryant (2025-02-04). A Review of Vaccination and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Study of Nine-Year-Old Children Enrolled in Medicaid. globalresearch.ca A recently released peer-reviewed Its purpose is to point out the impacts that the vaccination …
Mike Ludwig (2025-02-04). Doctors Rush to Access CDC Archives After Website Is Purged on Trump's Orders. truthout.org The fallout from President Donald Trump's "shock and awe" campaign to bend the federal government to his will is becoming painfully apparent. Doctors and advocates report that that the slew of new executive orders are already causing disruptions in treatment, all while Republicans in Congress consider spending cuts that analysts say could strip coverage for millions and spin the health system into… |
Mike Stone (2025-02-04). Where's the "Virus?" Missing Since: Forever. globalresearch.ca [This article was originally published in March 2023.] | "No virus has been obtained in an absoutely pure state. Not even the washed granules of vaccine virus can be accepted as representing only virus. Therefore it is impossible to say that …
Neal Lawson (2025-02-04). 'Keir Starmer's Shallow-Rooted Political Project Is Already Starting to Topple'. bylinetimes.com The For the last few weeks, I've been asking people whether you can be politically competent in the abse…
NEOB (2025-02-04). Eskom appoints lead independent director. sanews.gov.za Eskom appoints lead independent director | Eskom has appointed Leslie Mkhabela as its new Lead Independent Director to strengthen governance at the power utility. | Mkhabela initially joined Eskom as a non-executive board member in October 2022 — an appointment made by then, and late Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan. | Eskom Board Chairperson, Mteto Nyati explained that Mkhabela will remain in…
newarab (2025-02-04). In south Lebanon, fears grow as Israel entrenches its occupation. newarab.com 
At the entrance to Flanked by Lebanese army soldiers, Ayyoub shielded his eyes from the sun as he peered over the top, carefully observing an Israeli Merkava tank as it trundled out of view. | "It looks like they're leaving," he said excitedly. "We might be able to go back this week." | 
newarab (2025-02-04). ABC claims 'no such thing as Lebanese race' in Lattouf trial. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-04). ACLU sues University of Michigan over pro-Palestine rally bans. newarab.com 
Jonathan Zou, a second-year student at the University of Michigan, was among the thousands of students who joined Although the campus protests have subsided, the repercussions for students like Zou remain. | Since his arrest by university police last October 7 after using a megaphone during a pro-Palestine march, Zou has been banned from all University of Michigan campuses, except for attending class or seeking medical care. | Zou is one…
newarab (2025-02-04). Egypt's Taba Port: strategic answer to Israeli Ben-Gurion Canal?>. newarab.com 
Egypt plans to construct a seaport in Taba, a The planned port could be a response to a long-touted
newarab (2025-02-04). Five people wounded in Sweden school shooting. newarab.com 
Five people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Tuesday, police said, urging the public to stay away from the area as a large operation was underway. | Images from the scene showed a large police presence with multiple ambulances and emergency vehicles outside the school. | School attacks are relatively rare in "The extent of…
newarab (2025-02-04). Iraqi Kurdistan oil exports to resume after subsidy deal reached. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-04). Israel attacks No Other Land director in West Bank. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-04). Israel to send delegation to Doha as over 9,000 missing in Gaza. newarab.com 
newarab (2025-02-04). Israeli soldiers attacked at checkpoint amid West Bank assault. newarab.com 
Israel has continued its weeks-long offensive on the occupied West Bank, where it has besieged the Israel's assault on Jenin has entered its fifteenth day, while its aggression against the Tulkarm camp is now into its ninth day. | The office of Palestinian President
newarab (2025-02-04). Qatar PM in Beirut as Lebanon files UN complaint over Israel. newarab.com 
Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister The Qatari leader is scheduled to meet Prime Minister-designate It marks the Qatar official's first visit since Salam was appointed by the new Lebanese president, Joseph Aoun, to form a government.
newarab (2025-02-04). Thousands of sick, injured Gazans await evacuation at Rafah. newarab.com 
Amid Gaza's unrelenting nightmare, 123 Many had waited for weeks, even months, in overcrowded hospitals, denied basic care. | Gaza's hospitals are shattered, their corridors filled with the anguished cries of the wounded. Whoever is left of doctors work beyond exhaustion; their supplies a…
newarab (2025-02-04). Turkey pro-Kurdish party: Ocalan will make "historic call" soon. newarab.com 
Turkey's pro-Kurdish political party said on Tuesday that "Ocalan is preparing to make a historic call in the coming days for a permanent solution to the Kurdish issue," DEM Party co-chairman Tuncer Bakirhan told his party in parliament. | "We are ready for a permanent and radical solution," he said. "We attach importance to this call…
newarab (2025-02-04). UK right-wing Reform party leads for first time in new poll. newarab.com 
The poll, conducted by YouGov for the Times newspaper, showed that if a general election were held tomorrow 25% of British voters would choose Reform, 24% would pick Labour, and 21% would vote for the Conservatives. | Reform's one-point lead over Labour in the poll – which surveyed 2,465 people over February 2-3…
newarab (2025-02-04). Germany's Neo-Nazis could be in power soon. Blame the mainstream. newarab.com 
Germany is heading to the polls on February 23 after the "traffic light" coalition — an alliance between the SPD, FDP, and Greens — collapsed. However, the political climate ahead of the vote is deeply concerning, as the far-right AfD has made "remigration" a central theme of its campaign. | Unlike deportation, which typically applies to non-citizens, remigration is a term coined by far-right ideologues to advocate for the forced return of non-Europeans to their countries of origin, regardless of their citizenship status. | Seen as some sort of remedy to mass migration, remigration invokes a comple…
Nicolas Hulscher (2025-02-04). Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated: Serious and Irreversible Neurological, Developmental, and Immune-Related Health Risks. globalresearch.ca When studies compare vaccinated to unvaccinated children, they find serious and irreversible neurological, developmental, and immune-related health risks. | This is likely one of the primary reasons that prevents Big Pharma and our regulatory agencies from conducting such studies — …
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noreply (2025-02-04). Why Russia Cannot Be Defeated … smoothiex12.blogspot.com I always say that Scott found those words which MAY resonate in the US–those 27 million look down at Russians. Here are Russian monuments going to war. You cannot explain this to some cretin from USMA at West Point or US Army War College–they simply have no reference points.
Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-02-04). President Mulino Says Panama's Sovereignty Is Not in Question After Meeting With Rubio, Signals Point Into Opposite Direction. orinocotribune.com The Panamanian president, José Raúl Mulino, reported this Sunday that in the meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, he conveyed that "the sovereignty of Panama is not in question." Mulino contradictory also signaled he would review agreements involving China and Chinese businesses, and announced further cooperation with the US on migration, but reiterated that his "country's sovereignty" over the world's second busiest waterway is not up for discussion. | On the ports issue, Mulino said that the ports at the entrances to the canal, both on the Atlantic and Pacific sides, does raise concerns for the US, a…
Orit Kamir (2025-02-04). Women's sexuality is still being shamed by Israelis, be it with a gym sex tape or a West Bank raid. haaretz.com From Israeli soldiers donning Palestinian women's lingerie in Jenin to a gym sex tape scandal in Yavne: women's sexuality still induces their sensationalist shaming in 2025 Israel…
Our Reporter (2025-02-04). Besigye's Fate: Prisons Awaiting AG's Instructions on Supreme Court Orders. plusnews.ug 
The Uganda Prisons Service -UPS is awaiting instructions from the Attorney General on the next course of action regarding Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and other civilians who have been facing trial on various charges before the Court Martial. Notable among these individuals are dozens of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters and Besigye's co-accused, Hajji …
Our Reporter (2025-02-04). Kawempe North By-Election: NRM Aspirants Unite Behind Faridah Nambi. plusnews.ug 
As the Kawempe North by-election approaches, six former National Resistance Movement (NRM) aspirants have resolved to support the party candidate, Faridah Nambi. The NRM Party Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi declared Nambi the NRM candidate at Makerere University last Thursday. The endorsement followed a meeting with all NRM aspirants, held under the guidance of President Yoweri Museveni, who instructed …
Our Reporter (2025-02-04). Makerere Provides New Buses to Colleges Struggling with Aging Fleet, Maintaince Costs. plusnews.ug 
After decades of struggling with an aging bus and vehicle fleet, coupled with escalating maintenance costs, Makerere University has given new buses to three of its colleges with high field activity. These new vehicles, priced at Shillings 625 million each, are intended to alleviate the transportation issues that have affected students and staff, including frequent …
Our Reporter (2025-02-04). Museveni Reaffirms NRA's Ideological Principles at Annual Judges Conference. plusnews.ug 
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the National Resistance Army's (NRA) unwavering position, emphasizing the need for Ugandans to embrace the four ideological principles of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Speaking at the 26th Annual Judges Conference in Kampala, the President underscored the importance of patriotism, Pan-Africanism, socio-economic transformation, and democracy in driving Uganda's development. …
Our Reporter (2025-02-04). UGX17B Collected in Traffic Fines to DMCs. plusnews.ug 
At least 17 billion shillings was collected in traffic fines for drivers with vehicles in dangerous mechanical conditions (DMCs) last year. Traffic police statistics show that 85,156 vehicles were penalized for being DMCs. Each vehicle in DMC is given an express penalty ticket worth 200,000 Shillings. This brings the total amount collected in fines to …
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). China investiga a Google y restringe comercio de empresas de EE.UU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) La Administración Estatal de Regulación del Mercado de China anunció hoy una investigación sobre Google de Alphabet, sospechoso de violar la ley antimonopolio del país.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). Escenario polarizado a cinco días de las elecciones en Ecuador. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) Ecuador está hoy a cinco días de las elecciones generales en medio de un escenario polarizado, de tensión y denuncias de posible fraude.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). Comisión de Paz del Congreso de Colombia viajará a Catatumbo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) La Comisión de Paz del Congreso de Colombia viajará hoy a la región del Catatumbo para comprobar in situ la situación que enfrenta la población desplazada por el conflicto entre grupos armados en ese territorio del noreste.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). Cuba por fortalecer la unidad en América Latina ante amenazas de EE.UU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) Cuba aboga por fortalecer la cooperación de las naciones de América Latina y el Caribe para enfrentar las amenazas y nuevos retos derivados por las órdenes ejecutivas de la administración de Donald Trump.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). Médicos de Cuba previenen ceguera y devuelven la visión en México. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) Especialistas de Cuba en Oftalmología contribuyen hoy en el estado mexicano de Baja California Sur a la capacitación de personal de la salud y a la recuperación de la visión en pacientes de escasos recursos.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). Recibe Sri Lanka felicitaciones de Cuba por 77 años de independencia. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) El presidente Miguel Díaz-Canel y otras autoridades de Cuba felicitaron a Sri Lanka por el aniversario 77 de la Proclamación de la independencia, celebrado bajo el lema Unámonos al renacimiento nacional.
Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2025-02-04). Frente de Izquierda Democrática, de Sri Lanka, reafirma apoyo a Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 4 feb (RHC) El Frente de Izquierda Democrática, de Sri Lanka, ratificó hoy su solidaridad con el pueblo y el Gobierno de Cuba ante el incremento de la hostilidad de Estados Unidos contra la nación caribeña.
Patrick Bond (2025-02-04). Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa's largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance. cadtm.org
(2025-02-04). Anti-genocide groups write to Cooper demanding answers over weaponisation of policing. skwawkbox.org Abuse, violence and deceit around 18 January march challenged by human rights groups A coalition of pro-Palestine organisations and activists has written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to demand urgent answers over the Metropolitan Police's abuse of the national demonstration for Palestine in London on 18 January. Police made a total of 77 arrests — …