(2025-02-07). The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, US President Donald Trump said Palestinians have "no alternative" but to leave Gaza. When the two leaders met in the oval office, Trump declared that after Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are moved elsewhere, the US will "take over". The US president also expressed his desire to transform the Israeli-occupied territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East".
(2025-02-07). A Sales Pitch for Ethnic Cleansing. counterpunch.org 
Across the Arab world, ordinary citizens stand and watch the United States sliding into the abyss and wonder, what can the Americans be thinking there? Their institutions, packaged once as the envy of the world with a free society and values of compassion and tolerance … all blowing away in the winds of history, over
(2025-02-07). Trump and Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. counterpunch.org 
US President Donald Trump's declaration to remove the Palestinians from Gaza reveals the two truths. First, history repeats itself, but in doing so, it does in farcical ways. Second, whatever shred of rules-based order that was imposed by the United States on international politics is effectively dead. In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Karl
(2025-02-07). Sunday 2/9: Ceasefire Postcards Pop-Up at Milyar Cafe. indybay.org 3300 Adeline St, Berkeley, CA 94703…
(2025-02-07). Northeast Syria: Camp Detainees Face Uncertain Future. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, August 2, 2021. | © 2021 Delil Souleiman/Getty Images…
(2025-02-07). Some US Adoptees Fear Stricter Immigration Policies, Mass Deportations. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Buttons is one of thousands of children adopted from abroad by American parents, many of them military service members, who were left without citizenship by loopholes in American law, Henderson, Nevada, June 24, 2024. | © 2024 David Goldman/AP Photo…
(2025-02-07). Hunter College students defend migrant rights. workers.org 
With a public action declaring its intention to combat the attacks from the Trump administration on their PICTURE STORY: WWPHOTO: John Catalinotto fellow students and their families, the Hunter College Committee to Defend Immigrants held a rally and demonstration outside Hunter West in New York City on the afternoon of . . . |
(2025-02-07). Cleveland: Solidarity with detained migrants. workers.org 
Cilantro Taqueria in Cleveland Heights, Ohio,was especially crowded, even for a Saturday night, on Feb. 1. People came out to express solidarity and outrage over the arrest of six Cilantro workers by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Jan. 26. The workers were taken to the ICE detention center . . . |
(2025-02-07). Cambodia: Denial of entry and harassment of British journalist Gerald Flynn. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). 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 (…) | – |
(2025-02-07). Friday 2/7: Berkeley Animal Rights Restaurant Disruption. indybay.org 101 Seawall Dr, Berkeley, CA 94710…
(2025-02-07). Saturday 2/8: Animal Rights Meetup: Emergency Preparedness. indybay.org 2414 6th St, Berkeley, CA…
(2025-02-07). Saturday 2/8: Animal Rights SF Restaurant Disruption. indybay.org Duboce Park, Scott St, San Francisco, CA 94114…
(2025-02-07). Electricity Crisis Sparks More Protests in Southern Yemen. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager celebrating Lebanon attacks. aljazeera.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given US President Donald Trump a golden pager.
(2025-02-07). New Israeli aggression meets resistance by Palestinians: The case of UNRWA. workers.org 
As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli . . . |
(2025-02-07). Australian university rank-and-file committee members oppose Zionist witch hunt against Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org Western Sydney University Rank-and-File Committee members denounce the victimisation of Abdel-Fattah, who has been falsely accused of antisemitism for opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
(2025-02-07). Netanyahu and Trump "Jailed" in Berkeley. indybay.org Indicted war criminal and convicted felon brought to justice…
(2025-02-07). Forcing The Palestinians Out Of Gaza Is A Recipe For Unimaginable Disaster. pressenza.com Even after Trump declared that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal, acquire Greenland by force, if necessary, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, I could not, like many others, imagine that his madness could reach a new unfathomable height. At his news conference on February 4, with Prime Minister Netanyahu standing beside him, sporting a sinister grin, Trump announced that the US would take over Gaza, ship the Palestinians like sheep to Jordan and Egypt, build such a mesmerizing Riviera along the Mediterranean Sea and, voilà , bring peace and prosperity to the whole region. 'What a wonderfu…
(2025-02-07). Israel targets Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon, IDF confirms. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu endorses Trump's plan to displace Gaza's Palestinian population ‚ñ ICC: Trump sanctions ICC employees who work on cases related to the U.S. and its allies, including Israel ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF says it targeted Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon…
(2025-02-07). Trump signs executive order sanctioning World Court, months after Netanyahu arrest warrant. haaretz.com The move comes after The Hague issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former defense chief Yoav Gallant, and was praised by Netanyahu as a 'bold' step that would 'defend America and Israel from the anti-American and antisemitic corrupt court'…
(2025-02-07). Trump's lifeline will keep Netanyahu afloat for now, but in doing so Netanyahu revealed his true nature. haaretz.com Israel must remember that, for Trump, we are just one of his numbers, not the entire show ‚ñ When the stardust settles, Netanyahu will still have to deal with a political landmine: the second stage of the cease-fire deal ‚ñ The threat against Hamas is a threat to the lives of the remaining living hostages…
(2025-02-07). Trump sanctions 'illegitimate' International Criminal Court. aljazeera.com The US president ordered asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their family members.
(2025-02-07). Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions on ICC for Israel. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its investigations into Israeli war crimes. Trump sanctioned officials of the Hague-based court during his first term in office over an ICC investigation into war crimes committed by all sides, including the US, in Afghanistan. The Biden …
(2025-02-07). 'My mother-in-law called me a racial slur at first. But she had dinner with us every night for 26 years'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli septuagenarian who takes all her grandchildren on trips every year or two, and a couple who bonded over their shared belief in Zionism…
(2025-02-07). Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapon Storage Sites in Southern, Eastern Lebanon. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). European Union trade with Israel's illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Months after Netanyahu arrest warrant, Trump signs executive order sanctioning world court. haaretz.com Move comes months after The Hague issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former defense chief…
(2025-02-07). Fighting intensifies in the eastern Congo. workers.org 
While MONUSCO, the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), counts nearly 100 armed groups fighting in the eastern Congo, the crisis escalated recently when the city of Goma was seized by the March 23 Movement (M23). Goma, the Congo, January 2025. The Congolese government . . . |
(2025-02-07). How Iranian 'agents' are trolling Israel: $20 for graffiti, with a bonus for arson. haaretz.com After years of ignoring fake accounts pushing disinformation on social media, Israel learns a tough lesson: Yesterday's bots are today's agents…
(2025-02-07). Germany's Greens on course for the far-right AfD. wsws.org If you want the policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), you can also vote Green. That is essentially the core message of Robert Habeck's 10-point plan "Security offensive for Germany."
(2025-02-07). Volkswagen workforce must have vote on the "Future Contract" wsws.org IG Metall union and works council have been leading VW workers up the garden path. The "Future Contract" secures nothing, other than an endless slide downwards.
(2025-02-07). Trump sanctions ICC for Israel, US probes. presstv.ir Trump has signed an executive order slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he called baseless investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel over genocide in Gaza.
(2025-02-07). Israel strikes eastern, southern Lebanon despite ceasefire. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes have carried out a fresh series of airstrikes on several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.
(2025-02-07). 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.
(2025-02-07). 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.
(2025-02-07). Israel orders army to plan 'voluntary' departure of Gazans. presstv.ir The Israeli minister of military affairs orders the regime's army to prepare a plan forcing the "voluntary departure" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
(2025-02-07). President Pezeshkian: Iran not pursuing nuclear weapons, war. presstv.ir The Iranian president reiterates that the Islamic Republic is not pursuing nuclear weapons and war.
(2025-02-07). Switzerland probes Israeli soldier accused of war crimes in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-02-07). As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinian refugees fear for the future. newarab.com 
(2025-02-07). Trump: Israel to hand over Gaza Strip to US at end of war. presstv.ir US President Donald Trump says Gaza will be "turned over" to the US at the end of the Israeli war on the territory, but that "no soldiers by the US would be needed."
(2025-02-07). Israel hiding true extent of soldier deaths, injuries in Gaza war. presstv.ir The discrepancy between the number of Israeli soldiers killed and injured in Gaza and the official casualty figures reported by the Israeli army shows that the Tel Aviv regime is concealing the true extent of its losses in the Strip.
(2025-02-07). Chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines passes away at age of 99. ecns.cn Huang Xuhua, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, recipient of the Medal of the Republic, and chief designer of China's first-generation nuclear submarines, passed away at the age of 99 on Thursday due to illness despite medical treatment in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province.
(2025-02-07). Monday 2/10: Settler Violence & Sanctions: Missing Peace Mondays Codepink Community Hour. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/missingp210…
(2025-02-07). Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock. counterpunch.org 
This year's Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, from 90 seconds up to 89 seconds to midnight, which must have come as a relief to the few
(2025-02-07). Beirut to honour iconic singer Fairouz with new museum. newarab.com 
(2025-02-07). 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.
(2025-02-07). Is Greece's seismic surge a sign of a bigger quake ahead. newarab.com 
Hundreds of earthquakes have rattled the Greek islands of Santorini, Amorgos, Anafi, and Ios – known collectively as the Cyclades – raising concerns among residents, officials, and scientists about a potential escalation in seismic activity that could disrupt neighbouring regions in the According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), earthquakes were occurring within minutes of each other as of 07: 00 on Tuesday (17: 00 GMT), with the largest recorded at magnitude 5.1 on Mo…
(2025-02-07). Outrage over 'secretly approved' coastal projects in Lebanon. newarab.com 
Three decrees approving controversial new construction projects along The move had gone "unnoticed for weeks", according to the Lebanese daily L'Orient—Le Jour, which reported on Thursday that while Lebanon's coa…
(2025-02-07). British Zionist affiliate targeted Musk. presstv.ir A British created organization, CCDH, with very close ties to Keir Starmer, has been conspiring with the Zionist regime to undermine social media freedom in the US.
(2025-02-07). Budget 2025: Adjusting and adapting inside IMF prison. cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Pitfalls of resource-national consciousness. cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Colombo Declaration 2025 : Against IMF-led agreement, debt and austerity. cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Inaugural Joint Statement | The Hague Group, January 31, 2025. cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Al Jazeera, the TV channel that saves the honor of modern journalism! cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Auschwitz, the bankruptcy of the idea of progress and the rehabilitation of the utopian dimension of socialism. cadtm.org
(2025-02-07). Drone carrier Shahid Bagheri joins IRGC fleet in Persian Gulf. presstv.ir Iran's new homegrown drone carrier has joined the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps' naval fleet in the Persian Gulf.
(2025-02-07). IRGC chief: President Trump has realized real power of Iran. presstv.ir The IRGC chief commander says US President Donald Trump's remarks show he has realized the Islamic Republic's real power.
(2025-02-07). Moscow aims to attract over 50 million tourists annually by 2030. tvbrics.com 
The number of Emirati tourists visiting Moscow has reached over 40,000 in the first nine months of last year…
(2025-02-07). India cuts key interest rate for first time since 2020 amid slowing growth. aljazeera.com Reserve Bank of India announces first rate cut in nearly five years as world's most populous nation faces slowdown.
(2025-02-07). How Grand Theft Auto is helping Nigerians survive rampant police abuse. aljazeera.com 'Cops and robbers'-type online gameplay is helping young people re-enact and process real-life challenges with police.
(2025-02-07). 'Inhuman': As Modi visits Trump, outrage over shackled Indian deportees. aljazeera.com On Wednesday, the US deported 104 Indians on the longest such military flight used so far, before Modi's visit.
(2025-02-07). Strong winds and heavy rain pummelling Gaza's survivors. aljazeera.com Winter weather conditions are worsening the plight of Palestinians sheltering among the enclave's ruins.
(2025-02-07). Philippines' Duterte mulls presidential bid amid impeachment fight. aljazeera.com Sara Duterte impeached over allegedly threatening to kill the president, violating the constitution and corruption.
(2025-02-07). Trans women barred from female sports as governing body NCAA follows Trump. aljazeera.com US governing body for college sport updates policy to align with Donald Trump's executive order on women's sport.
(2025-02-07). Trump's gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia. aljazeera.com NGOs across Southeast Asia say they will struggle to continue their work without US funding.
(2025-02-07). What are rare earth minerals? Why does US President Trump want Ukraine's? aljazeera.com The self-proclaimed dealmaker says Washington should have access to Ukraine's riches in exchange for wartime aid.
(2025-02-07). What's behind Trump's ban on transgender women in US women's sports? aljazeera.com The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women's events.
(2025-02-07). Why a Bangladesh mob burned down home of independence icon Mujibur Rahman. aljazeera.com The attack followed a controversial speech by removed former PM Sheikh Hasina, Rahman's daughter, from exile in India.
(2025-02-07). Trump's fear mongering on South Africa's land reform exposes his hypocrisy. aljazeera.com Trump suggests land justice in South Africa is a threat, but many US land seizures are all necessary and just.
(2025-02-07). River in Argentina turns blood red. aljazeera.com
(2025-02-07). Why a Bangladesh mob burned down home of independence icon Mujibur Rahman. aljazeera.com The attack followed a controversial speech by ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, Rahman's daughter, from exile in India.
(2025-02-07). Why Did Trump Threaten To Modify Or Rescind India's Sanctions Waiver For Iran's Chabahar Port? pressenza.com
(2025-02-07). Why Fly in Europe? The Dark Triumph of the Ryanair Effect. counterpunch.org 
It has had a rebarbative, blighting effect across the entire aviation industry. The Ryanair model, for want of a better term, prides itself on minimal, no-frills service for eye popping prices. The Irish-based low-cost carrier was intended to revolutionise European air travel by offering a budget option for the eager and easy holiday maker. In time, this seemingly
(2025-02-07). Breaking: Medhurst now raided and detained by Austrian police (video). skwawkbox.org UK appears to have incited Austrian authorities to target journalist already persecuted and charged under Starmer regime's war on pro-Palestine journalism British journalist Richard Medhurst has been raided and detained by Austrian police apparently acting on behalf of the UK state that has already targeted Medhurst and others as part of the Starmer regime's war …
(2025-02-07). Roaming Charges: Who's the Boss? counterpunch.org 
We've reached that terminal point of imperial decay when the highest ambition of most members of Congress is to be a sycophant (though few of them could spell or define the word without consulting ChatGTP.) It's rather bracing to watch nearly the entire Congress stand mute as Trump and Musk usurp the key constitutional powers assigned to the House and the Senate and dismantle agencies and whole departments of government created and funded by acts of Congress. Or, as David Graeber wrote in The Utopia of Rules: "It's not just that some people get to break the rules—it's that loyalty to the organization is to…
(2025-02-07). 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.
(2025-02-07). US imposes sanctions on firms that help ship Iran oil to China. newarab.com 
The U.S. Department of Treasury on Thursday The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than dozen people and companies in China, India…
(2025-02-07). (W.E. Talk) British scholar: World will be hugely impacted if Trump doubles down on aggressive policies. ecns.cn "The key word I would give about the Trump administration is going to be 'Change'. The U.S. cannot continue in the way that it was," said John Ross, former director of Department of Economic and Business Policy for the Mayor of London and senior fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY) in the latest W.E. Talk as Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th U.S. president on Jan.20.
(2025-02-07). OCA director general hails preparations for Harbin Asian Winter Games. ecns.cn The opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games will be held on Friday evening in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province.
(2025-02-07). World's largest metamorphic rock oilfield starts production in Bohai Sea. ecns.cn The Phase I project of Bohai 26-6, the largest metamorphic rock oilfield in the world, went into production on Friday, according to its developer China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Tianjin branch.
(2025-02-07). Two ancient brick tombs from Wei-Jin period discovered in North China's Shanxi. ecns.cn Two brick-chamber tombs from the Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties were discovered in Làºliang, North China's Shanxi Province.
(2025-02-07). Chinese industry chamber urges U.S. to resolve differences via dialogues. ecns.cn CCCME said on Friday it strongly opposes the U.S.' unilateral move to impose tariffs on goods imported from China, stating that the practice is a serious violation of WTO rules.
(2025-02-07). Xi hosts welcome banquet for VIPs attending opening ceremony of Asian Winter Games. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, on Friday hosted a welcome banquet in China's northeastern city of Harbin for international dignitaries who are here to attend the opening ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games.
(2025-02-07). Xi says Harbin to deliver great sports gala for world. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping said Friday that China's northeastern city of Harbin, host city of the 9th Asian Winter Games, will deliver a spectacular sports gala for the world.
(2025-02-07). Neutrino detectors deployed in South China Sea. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have deployed several prototype detectors to locate neutrinos in the South China Sea, the Institute of High Energy Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
(2025-02-07). China cracks 73,000 cross-border gambling cases in 2024. ecns.cn Chinese police investigated 73,000 cross-border gambling and related cases last year, dismantling over 4,500 online gambling platforms, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
(2025-02-07). 'Ne Zhe' sculpture draws visitors as animated feature tops all-time box office. ecns.cn The animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2claimed the top spot on China's all-time box office charts, signaling the domestic market's huge potential.
(2025-02-07). Consensus reached to tackle pine wilt disease. ecns.cn Leading pine wilt disease experts from 19 research institutes and universities in China have reached the Xiangshan Consensus on the future development of the field in the next five to 10 years.
(2025-02-07). As China and the U.S. Race Toward A.I. Armageddon, Does It Matter Who Wins? counterpunch.org 
A longstanding Sinophobia in the U.S. goes back to the 19th century, with the Chinese Exclusion Act, the tax on Chinese miners during the Gold Rush, and the exclusion from being able to testify in court. Evidence of this entrenched history lingers today, in the trade sanctions against China, belligerent rhetoric from both Republicans and Democrats
(2025-02-07). The Trump-Musk Clown Show and Prophetic Criticism. indybay.org The US is the greatest purveyor of violence in human history (cf. MLK) and ignores and represses its guilt from the senseless, immoral, illegal wars in Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Gaza, and Ukraine. Russia, China, and Cuba are demonized; enemies are needed to justify its excessive military spending.
(2025-02-07). Trump Seizes Power in DC. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump has launched a scorched earth campaign to carry out an authoritarian nationalist transformation of U.S. society and its state. In contrast to his first term, this time Trump has a loyal cabinet, a Republican Party reincarnated in his image, and a program laid out in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. In just his first
(2025-02-07). The US Shifts From Progressive to Authoritarian Neoliberalism. counterpunch.org 
(2025-02-07). The End of the United Nations at a League of Nations Moment? counterpunch.org 
"The League is dead," Robert Cecil solemnly declared on April 18, 1946, addressing delegates from 34 countries at the League of Nations headquarters in Geneva. The death of the League was not the immediate end of a worldwide international organization dedicated to cooperation, negotiation and the rule of law. After announcing the end of the League, Cecil did say right after announcing the League's cessation, "Long live the United Nations." The birth of the U.N. was included in the League's termination. But could we now be witnessing the death throes of the U.N. with no future organization on the horizon? Can we i…
(2025-02-07). Musk is Helping His Friends in the Financial Industry. counterpunch.org 
We know that many rich people are not too sharp, which is why they rely on help from the government to get rich and stay rich. Elon Musk is giving the whole country a prime-time lesson in how this works. He is looking to end the I.R.S.'s direct file program. This program was allowing hundreds
(2025-02-07). Saving the Planet With a Fork. counterpunch.org 
All indications are that Green House Gas (GHG) emissions are causing higher global temperatures and climate change. Records show that 2024 was the warmest year on record. Climate change is increasing natural hazards, from hurricanes to wildfires. The Arctic permafrost is melting, emitting methane, a Greenhouse Gas (GHG} that is even more effective at trapping
(2025-02-07). Trump's Coup Started on Day One and Continues Apace. counterpunch.org 
COUP D'ETAT: A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the alteration of an existing government by a small group. During last year's campaign, Donald Trump faced growing scrutiny over his increasingly authoritarian and violent rhetoric. Last year, Fox News host Sean Hannity gave Trump a chance to assure the American people that
(2025-02-07). A Litany of Horrors in the New Age of Trump. counterpunch.org 
This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We've been meeting every six weeks or so since 1982. Originally, this group of lesbians convened to talk about sex: what we were doing, what we wanted to do, what we fantasized about doing. But you know how it is with
(2025-02-07). My Local Union Leaders Reject a Resolution Calling for Equal Pay for Equal Work. counterpunch.org 
The exploitation of part-time faculty, adjuncts, lecturers, etc. in higher education, in which many have difficulties supporting themselves and their families is scandalous.[1] In many colleges across the country, there could be two equally qualified and experienced people teaching the same class with the same number of students (paying a similar amount in tuition whose
(2025-02-07). Resisting Trump's Immigration Policy. counterpunch.org 
It is a new day for federal immigration enforcement in the USA. The Donald J. Trump administration's recent announcement on immigration enforcement is ending the longstanding "sensitive locations" policy, and allows federal immigration arrests at schools, churches and hospitals. This big change will have immediate impacts on immigrant communities in California, America's most populous state
(2025-02-07). The Palestine Exception to Free Speech is Un-American. counterpunch.org 
One of the small ironies of the Vietnam era was that people who saw themselves as fervent patriots often sported pins and bumper stickers repudiating the First Amendment. That's the constitutional amendment, as not everyone seems to know, that protects five key freedoms: speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition. What did those pins and bumper stickers say? America: Love It or Leave It.
(2025-02-07). The Future of Sea Level Rise with Professor Peter Wadhams. counterpunch.org 
"All of these changes, we can plot them and if we look exponentially, we see catastrophic effects in the next few years, certainly in the next decade or two the world will be completely different… I think we're at the last minute now." (Peter Wadhams) PM Margaret Thatcher's 1989 speech to the UN General Assembly
(2025-02-07). Kamala's Loss Echoes Wendy Davis' Doomed Run for Texas Governor in 2014. Can Democrats Learn? counterpunch.org 
When Kamala Harris lost her bid for the White House to Donald Trump, she quickly turned to Hillary Clinton for consolation. At one level, it made sense. Clinton, of course, knows a thing or two about under-performing as a feminist standard-bearer in the face of a thinly-veiled patriarchal onslaught. But the similarities between the two
(2025-02-07). Forty Years Bashing the National Endowment for Democracy. counterpunch.org 
On Sunday, Elon Musk posted on X: "Those who know, please reply to this post listing all the evil things that NED [National Endowment for Democracy] has done. It's a long list." After that merciless arm-twisting, I have no choice but to recap my NED bashes going back to shortly after it was launched in
(2025-02-07). The Trump-Musk Outlaw Regime—The Scorecard So Far. counterpunch.org 
In just two weeks, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and their minions have managed to alienate, disrupt, disparage, and defy Americans and foreign friends alike. They have openly mocked Congress, the Constitution, the rule of law, and the virtues of diplomacy, all for self-serving ends. Here are five cases that summarize what they have done so
(2025-02-07). Violence in its Natural State: Palestine's Moment. counterpunch.org 
There's a section titled "Concerning Violence" in Frantz Fanon's anti-colonial masterwork The Wretched of the Earth where he writes "colonialism is not a thinking machine, nor a body endowed with reasoning faculties. It is violence in its natural state…." He goes on to describe the daily violence of the overseer and the police officer, the
(2025-02-07). Why Is Vermont Senator Peter Welch Voting for Trump's Nominees? counterpunch.org 
You'd be forgiven for not expecting the Democrats to put up serious opposition to the Trump agenda. Still, the extraordinarily slow response to the barrage of executive orders and Musk's actions in the Treasury and elsewhere has been something to behold. Among Vermont's Congressional delegation, Bernie Sanders is not beyond reproach—he was one of the
(2025-02-07). Report: Trump To Keep Only 294 Out of 10,000 USAID Employees. news.antiwar.com The Trump administration will only keep 294 out of 10,000 employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of an overhaul of the agency, Reuters reported on Thursday. Sources familiar with the situation told Reuters that some employees have already begun receiving termination notices. Out of the 10,000 employees, about 60% are …
(2025-02-07). Comicomment: Greed without bounds. ecns.cn
(2025-02-07). Report airs concern over trafficking. ecns.cn Human trafficking for forced criminality, including committing online scams and financial fraud, has been a growing trend in the Asia-Pacific region over the past four years, posing threats to migration safety, according to a UN report.
(2025-02-07). Xi says Winter Games carries Asia's common aspirations for peace, prosperity, friendship. ecns.cn The 9th Asian Winter Games embodies Asian people's shared aspirations for peace, prosperity and friendship, President Xi Jinping said Friday, urging common commitment to realizing these goals.
(2025-02-07). Xi says ice and snow becoming new driver of growth. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday the ice-and-snow fervor and related economy are becoming new engines of Harbin's high-quality development and new pathways of its opening up.
(2025-02-07). Xi's special representative to attend AI summit in France. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping's special representative Zhang Guoqing will travel to France from Feb 9 to 12 for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the invitation of the host, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Friday.
(2025-02-07). 3 men, horse honored for daring rescue. ecns.cn The dramatic rescue of a middle-aged man from drowning in a river by three men and a horse has captivated the hearts of numerous netizens and led to his saviors being honored by officials in Hubei province.
(2025-02-07). Hebei province seeing rebound in population. ecns.cn The steady improvement of the business environment and living conditions in Hebei province has led to a demographic shift, with the permanent population transitioning from a long-term net outflow to net inflow.
(2025-02-07). Xizang sees greater tourist influx during holiday. ecns.cn Tourist attractions in the Xizang autonomous region embraced more than 2.38 million visits during the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, an increase of 16.56 percent year-on-year, according to the region's culture and tourism department.
(2025-02-07). Secret-related personnel betrays to overseas spy agency, captured within 48 hours. ecns.cn
(2025-02-07). Cute panda twins meet media in Hong Kong. ecns.cn The first Hong Kong-born giant panda twins met the media on Thursday. They will make their public debut on Feb. 16, 2025, a day after they turn six months. The pair weighed 11 kilograms now.
(2025-02-07). Merchandise for 9th Asian Winter Games in high demand in Harbin. ecns.cn Licensed merchandise items gained popularity ahead of the official opening of the Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will be held from Feb.7 to 14.
(2025-02-07). Frozen figures offer a sense of fun. ecns.cn During the winter season, various big snowmen scattered throughout Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang province, have gained a reputation from tourists at home and abroad.
(2025-02-07). Housing sector likely to see better days ahead. ecns.cn The positive buying sentiment in the new-home market across major Chinese cities has greatly boosted confidence and expectations for a strong sales season in March and April, said industry experts on Thursday after digesting the home transaction data of the Spring Festival holiday.
(2025-02-07). Xi exchanges congratulations with Colombian president over 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday exchanged congratulations with Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego over the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
(2025-02-07). Unlocking Chinese Cities | Two-thirds of the world's fireworks come from this Chinese city. ecns.cn As the "hometown of Chinese fireworks," Liuyang boasts about 600 related enterprises, producing over 5,000 types of fireworks. The industry generates an annual output value exceeding 50 billion yuan ($68.28 billion), provides jobs for 300,000 people, and distributes over 10 billion yuan in wages annually.
(2025-02-07). International community should join hands to help with reconstruction of Gaza: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people. It is an inalienable part of the territory of Palestine, not a bargaining chip for political games, still less a prey of the strong， said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a press conference on Thursday.
(2025-02-07). Despite equal bargaining power, Trump's chaos is proving more effective than Biden's careful diplomacy. haaretz.com Trump, in returning to the White House, is doing what he's always done, just bigger: throwing an explosive charge into a crowded room and seeing what happens. Trump's show however was more a threat than a plan, as displacing millions of Gazan's remains unfeasible and in reality the discussion could very well return to original Biden era ideas…
(2025-02-07). Perennial war in DRC is a scorn at Africa's sovereignty. independent.co.ug 
This war is not just a humanitarian catastrophe; it is a direct challenge to Africa's ability to control its own destiny COMMENT | MIKE OMUODO | A phone vibration drew my attention to an incoming message — a friend had sent a message with an attachment and a note reading, "This is so sad and needs …
(2025-02-07). Los Angeles students walk out in fifth straight day of pro-immigrant protest. wsws.org Following Wednesday's protest, students in Los Angeles again walked out of class on Thursday in support of immigrants and against deportations.
(2025-02-07). Ecuador demands return of Guantanamo territory to Cuba. plenglish.com Quito, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Coordinator for Peace, Sovereignty, Integration and Non-Interference (CPAZ) expressed its solidarity with Cuba on Thursday and demanded the return of the Guantanamo territory, illegally occupied by the United States for more than a century.
(2025-02-07). Tatreez as defiance in Hayy Jameel's Thread Memory exhibition. newarab.com 
After a year and a half of watching Palestine fall apart at the seams, Thread Memory, curated by
(2025-02-07). Paraguay praises sports cooperation agreements with Cuba. plenglish.com Asuncion, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan Sports Minister Cesar Ramirez expressed satisfaction on Thursday during the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the National Secretariat of Sports and Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).
(2025-02-07). Tensions between Panama and the US escalate over tolls on the Canal. plenglish.com Panama, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Tensions between Panama and the United States escalated on Thursday, after the State Department announced that US ships are exempt from paying for transit through the Canal.
(2025-02-07). Cuban ambassador to Panama rejects Marco Rubio's lies. plenglish.com Panama, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Ambassador to Panama Victor Cairo on Thursday rejected the lies of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who accused the Caribbean island, Venezuela and Nicaragua of creating instability in the region.
(2025-02-07). Russian objectors: Two remarkable court rulings in Germany raise hope. pressenza.com A few days ago, the Berlin Administrative Court issued
(2025-02-07). Eyewitness video shows moment of plane crash in Kazakhstan. presstv.ir A passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
(2025-02-07). La nuova Indonesia di Prabowo Subianto sempre più vicina alla Russia. strategic-culture.su In pochi mesi dall'inizio del suo mandato, Prabowo Subianto ha impresso un chiaro indirizzo alla politica estera indonesiana, puntando su multilateralismo e non allineamento. L'ingresso nei BRICS+ e il rafforzamento delle relazioni con Cina, India e Russia ne confermano l'ambiziosa strategia diplomatica. | Segue nostro Alla presidenza dell'Indonesia da meno di quattro mesi, Prabowo Subianto ha già dato un chiaro indirizzo alla politica e…
(2025-02-07). Garland, Scott and Yours Truly. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Live, in about 1 hr. 15 min.
(2025-02-07). Saturday 2/22: Commemorate Black History Month—Black Workers: Key to the Battle Against Fascism. indybay.org New Valencia Hall | 747 Polk Street (at Ellis), San Francisco…
(2025-02-07). 10,000 King Soopers workers launch two-week strike. wsws.org This is the second contract in a row that workers at King Soopers have launched a major strike. Three years ago roughly 8,000 workers walked off the job for 10 days with the union raising the demand for a $6 an hour across the board wage increase.
(2025-02-07). Muhoozi Slams Supreme Court Decision on Military Trials for Civilians. plusnews.ug 
Chief of Defense Forces, General Kainerugaba Muhoozi, has criticized the recent Supreme Court ruling that banned the trial of civilians in Military Courts, arguing that the decision undermines the vision and mandate of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF). Muhoozi expressed his shock over the ruling, stating that the UPDF is a foundation upon which …
(2025-02-07). University of Utah Students Protest Against ICE and Police on Campus. unicornriot.ninja 
(2025-02-07). Mozambique opposition parties call off protests, beg for seat in FRELIMO government. wsws.org While denying the legitimacy of the elections the opposition parties are trying to end popular protests and enter into government with Mozambique's new president, Daniel Chapo.
(2025-02-07). Nosferatu (2024): An exercise in neo-gothic aestheticism. wsws.org F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) is an Expressionist masterpiece that reflects and speaks to the anxieties of its time.
(2025-02-07). More rent increases on the horizon in Germany following the merger of 2 major property companies. wsws.org Vonovia will utilise its monpoly position to drive up rents further in order to provide shareholders with fantastic returns.
(2025-02-07). Amazon announces shutdown of all its facilities in Quebec, eliminating more than 4,500 jobs. wsws.org This $2 trillion global behemoth applies the dictatorial principles of oligarchic rule: any effort by workers to challenge their hyper-exploitative working conditions is to be ruthlessly crushed.
(2025-02-07). In Bedouin, Druze Tech Hubs, Young Women Are Top of the Game. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-07). Today it's 49 years in prison for Peltier, will get out Feb. 18, no rush. pressenza.com What is 49 times 365? 17,885. It would be 17,885, but he also had 13 leap years…: | Leonard is still in prison. Biden signed on January 20, 15 minutes before leaving the president's chair, but, you know, bureaucracy takes time. Just as it is difficult to remove the teeth of a Doberman that is attached to your calf, it is difficult to remove the FBI's teeth from Leonard's leg. | This is how Peltier is spending this 49th anniversary of his entry into prison, into jail. We are waiting, not without a hint of anxiety, for February 18. | I have spent, together with many others, this last year in a continuous…
(2025-02-07). 2 ∞C Climate Warming Target Is 'Dead,' Pioneering Climate Scientist Says. pressenza.com
(2025-02-07). 12 people killed in ammunition factory blast in northwest Turkey. presstv.ir A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey, killing a dozen people.
(2025-02-07). 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.
(2025-02-07). California firefighters battling wildfire near Los Angeles. presstv.ir California firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire.
(2025-02-07). 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.
(2025-02-07). '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.
(2025-02-07). Iran condemns 'illegitimate' US sanctions targeting oil exports. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns new sanctions slapped by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the country's oil industry, saying they run contrary to international rules and standards.
(2025-02-07). Aga Khan IV to be buried in Egypt on Sunday. newarab.com 
The late After a funeral ceremony at the Ismaili Centre in the Portuguese capital on Saturday – to be attended by leaders of the community, Portuguese government members and foreign dignitaries – Aga Khan IV will be laid to rest at a private burial ceremony in Aswan, Egypt on Sunday,…
(2025-02-07). IMF to unveil new loan package for Egypt. newarab.com 
"A policy package of reforms will be considered by the Fund's executive board, along with the fourth review of
(2025-02-07). Italy blames badly drafted ICC warrant for Libyan suspect's release. newarab.com 
The case of Osama Almasri Najim, head of Libya's judicial police, has sparked a
(2025-02-07). Sudan army advances on central Khartoum: military source. newarab.com 
The army, "Our forces are close to reaching the centre of Khartoum … and expelling the Daglo militia," a source in…
(2025-02-07). Tunisia president fires finance minister. newarab.com 
Michket Slama Khaldi will take on the country's finance portfolio, the presidency announced on Facebook Wednesday, in a post that showed her being sworn into office by Saied. | The presidency initially gave no details for the decision, nor did it mention outgoing minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia. | A video posted on Thursday on the presidency's Facebook page showed Saied, visibly unhappy, going to several…
(2025-02-07). UK aid cuts under Boris Johnson fuelled hunger in Yemen. newarab.com 
The UK government has admitted that drastic aid cuts under the former Conservative administration in 2021 contributed to the worsening famine in Yemen and disrupted key development projects across the International development minister Annaliese Dodds described the £4 billion funding reduction as "damaging" and a cause of "chaos", acknowledging that the consequences were still being felt today. | "This had a direct impact on that programme, and we're determined not to see a retu…
(2025-02-07). UK's Grenfell Tower to be demolished after 2017 disaster. newarab.com 
London's Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner "announced her decision about Grenfell Tower to a room full of survivors and next of kin" Wednesday, Grenfell Next of Kin, which represents some families, said in a statement on X. | The decision comes more than seven years after an inferno dest…
(2025-02-07). Future-fit financing for African mining hinges on ESG. independent.co.ug 
COMMENT | Dean Hack & Chetan Jeeva |The world is rewriting its rulebook. It's no longer just about what you produce but how you produce it. For resource-rich regions like Africa, the implications are profound: the value of its vast reserves of critical minerals is now tied not only to their abundance but also …
(2025-02-07). Zeija is new Deputy Chief Justice, Sarah Langa and Teko judges of the High Court. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as Uganda's new Deputy Chief Justice to replace Justice Richard Buteera who retires in April. Zeija has been the Principal Judge. On the advice of the Judicial Commission, the President of Uganda , in exercise of his powers under Article 142 (1) …
(2025-02-07). Accountant General Remanded Over BoU Heist. plusnews.ug 
The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded eight people for causing financial loss to the government. According to the prosecution, Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula, Commissioner Treasury Services Jenifer Muhuruzi, and the senior IT officer Yawe Tonny being employed in the Ministry of Finance neglected to put in place measures to safeguard public funds hence resulting in a 60 …
(2025-02-07). Dr Flavian Zeija Appointed Deputy Chief Justice. plusnews.ug 
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Dr Flavian Zeija as the new Deputy Chief Justice. He replaces Richard Buteera who will clock the mandatory retirement age of 70 years in April. In a statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, a statutory body in charge of recruitment and regulating the conduct of Judicial officers, the President …
(2025-02-07). South Korea: Submission on discrimination against North Korean escapees. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). GUANTÁNAMO: CRIMINALIZATION OF IMMIGRATION. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma. fidh.org
(2025-02-07). Internship with Asia Desk (6 months). fidh.org
(2025-02-07). What's Coming For Academia. wattsupwiththat.com The depth of the corruption in academia today is truly profound. Perhaps, some amount of it can be reversed. Maybe even a lot of it.
(2025-02-07). Iran: US 'maximum pressure' will lead to 'maximum resistance'. presstv.ir The Iranian FM says Trump's signing of a memorandum re-imposing his so-called maximum pressure on Tehran is a failed experience.
(2025-02-07). Iran wins seat on UN trucking treaty board despite intrigues. presstv.ir Iran has succeeded in acquiring one out of nine seats in the TIR Executive Board (TIRExB).
(2025-02-07). Top general: Iran seeks 'powerful' presence in high seas. presstv.ir Iran's top general says the country plans to continue a powerful presence in high seas to ensure its security.
(2025-02-07). Google lifts ban on using AI for weapons,prompting employee backlash. presstv.ir Google employees are up in arms over management's decision to renege on a promise not to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology for weapons or surveillance.
(2025-02-07). BBC Rides to the Rescue as Scientists Inconveniently Find the Gulf Stream Isn't Getting Weaker. wattsupwiththat.com Who needs Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters when we have the BBC.
(2025-02-07). Thursday 2/6: Virtual Town Hall with Rep. Mike Thompson. indybay.org
(2025-02-07). Thursday 2/6: Work Party for upcoming Neuralink protest. indybay.org 2414 6th St, Berkeley CA…
(2025-02-07). Sunday 2/9: Pigeon First Aid & Community Food Serve. indybay.org United Nations Plaza ∑ San Francisco, CA…
(2025-02-07). Saturday 2/15: Elon's Monkey Business — Primates Are Not Prototypes. indybay.org 6530 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, CA 94555…
(2025-02-07). Monday 2/10: Protest Trump/MAGA Fascism! indybay.org Downtown Berkeley BART…
(2025-02-07). Multilingual counter-information directory. indybay.org
(2025-02-07). Community Organization Conducts Surface Sampling for Heavy Metals Following Moss Landing Fire. indybay.org Full Title: Community Organization Conducts Surface Sampling for Heavy Metals Following Moss Landing Battery Storage Facility Fire…
(2025-02-07). Claure asevero estar en contra del MAS y la Izquierda Alter-Neoliberal. indybay.org Las alternativas al neoliberalismo son también anti-neoliberales. Entonces el alter-neoliberalismo es una palabra y concepto de toda propuesta teórica y Proyecto Socio-político y económico que da respuestas y soluciones a los problemas sociales del Neoliberalismo mundial.
(2025-02-06). What a 20th-century revolutionary can teach us about resisting genocide. 972mag.com On Jan. 12, thousands joined an annual commemorative march in Berlin to honor the memory of Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht — two revolutionaries murdered 106 years ago.
(2025-02-06). An Absence of Humanity in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org At the risk of writing a numbed monotone in response to fifteen months of reported Israeli war crimes in Gaza l note here some of the lesser known efforts to resist the genocide in Gaza. No legal system has countered the atrocities against civilians, civilian infra-structure, humanitarian support, medical and health care, Palestine's culture, Gaza's …
(2025-02-06). Brussels Parliament To Recognize Israel's War On Gaza As Genocide. popularresistance.org The March 30 Movement, which has long advocated for the Palestinian cause, stated that the historic step was adopted on February 3. | This comes as the movement's electoral initiative during the 2024 campaign, Viva Palestina, focused on one key demand: for the Brussels Parliament to officially recognize the genocide in Gaza and take concrete action. | Throughout the campaign, Viva Palestina engaged extensively in debates with political parties, applied pressure to push them to take a stance, and mobilized public opinion. | With the resolution adopted at the commission level, the March 30 Movement urged all Belgia…
(2025-02-06). UK Local Council Pension Funds Are Investing Billions in Companies 'Enabling Israeli Apartheid'. bylinetimes.com Palestine Solidarity Campaign has released updated research revealing that Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds, administered by local authorities across Britain, invest over £12billion in companies they say are "enabling Israel's genocide, military occupation and apartheid against Palestinians." | The research, obtained through Freedom of Information requests, details the investments of 81 LGPS funds in companies which produce weapons and military technology used in Israel's attacks on Palestinians; provide services or infrastructure that supports Israel's unlawful military occupation; or condu…
(2025-02-06). You know who else wanted to move an ethnic group to other countries? Adolf Hitler. thecanary.co The ethno-nationalist stories of Zionism and Nazism are intertwined in many ways. And the dominant form of genocidal Zionism today speaks like an echo from the dark days of Adolf Hitler and his own genocidal nationalism. Human rights groups and numerous genocide experts have long called Israel's crimes in Gaza a genocide. And this week, Jewish actor Wallace Shawn told […] | By
(2025-02-06). One of the most prolific companies complicit with Elbit just got a visit from Palestine Action. thecanary.co 
Early on Thursday 6 February, Palestine Action took action at the Manchester offices of CDW 17 Quay Street. It was over the company's complicity with Israel's genocide in Gaza. CDW: complicit in genocide Palestine Action targeted the firm — smashing the front door, breaking windows, and covering the building in symbolic blood-red paint: "CDW drop […] | By
(2025-02-06). Glasgow University just got a wake-up call over its complicity with Israel. thecanary.co 
Two Youth Demand supporters sprayed paint over a University of Glasgow building to demand the UK government impose a complete trade embargo on Israel, including on arms sales. University of Glasgow: complicit in Israel's genocide At around 9: 50am on Thursday 6 February, Hannah Taylor and Catriona Roberts used fire extinguishers to spray the James McCune […] | By
(2025-02-06). Report: Israel Leveled Entire Blocks in Gaza When Unable to Locate Target. truthout.org Israeli forces authorized the killings of hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza when they were unable to find the exact location of a fighter the military was targeting, a new investigation finds, revealing another layer of Israel's utter disregard toward civilian deaths in its genocide in Gaza. An investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call found that Israeli military officials employed a… |
(2025-02-06). Democracy Now! 2025-02-06 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for February 06, 2025; "Trump Does Not See Palestinians as Human Beings": Plan for U.S. to "Take Over" Gaza Faces Outcry; Peter Beinart on "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza" & Trump's Call for Ethnic Cleansing; "Educational Arson": Trump Moves to Abolish Dept. of Education Amid Broader Attack on Public Schools | Headlines for February 06, 2025; "Trump Does Not See Palestinians as Human Beings": Plan for U.S. to "Take Over" Gaza Faces Outcry; Peter Beinart on "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza" & Tr…
(2025-02-06). Trump calls for total ethnic cleansing and U.S. annexation of Gaza. strategic-culture.su By Andre DAMON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Speaking Tuesday at a joint appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin N…
(2025-02-06). Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings. thealtworld.com 
Book Author(s): Ghassan Kanafani | Book Editor(s): Louis Brehony, Tahrir Hamdi | Published Date: October 2024 | Publisher: Pluto Press | Paperback: 328 pages | "Resistance, in its plethora of meanings and images, is what motivated Ghassan Kanafani to write," Louis Brehony and Tahrir Hamdi write in their introduction to Ghassan Kanafani: Selected Political Writings (Pluto Press, 2024). Its publication could not have been more timely as the world witnessed, first-hand, what ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of a people under colonialism looked like and, as a result, how resistance is paramount in the Palestini…
(2025-02-06). Israeli Defense Minister Orders Military To Prepare for 'Departure' of Palestinians From Gaza. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday ordered the military to prepare for the "voluntary departure" of Palestinians from Gaza as Israeli officials are hoping to pursue ethnic cleansing following Trump's proposals for the enclave. "I have instructed the IDF to prepare a plan that will allow any resident of Gaza who wishes to leave …
(2025-02-06). Failure to challenge Trump's ethnic cleansing 'will end the world order as we know it', says Shockat Adam. thecanary.co The Canary asked Independent Alliance MP Shockat Adam for his thoughts on Donald Trump's call for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. And he stressed that the UK government's failure to challenge this in any meaningful way "will end the world order as we know it". Canary: What would you say about the precedent Trump's embrace […] | By
(2025-02-06). Congressman seeks to impeach Trump over Gaza — but what about Biden? thecanary.co US congressman Al Green has announced his intention to impeach president Donald Trump. And he did so as he insisted that: ethnic cleansing in Gaza is not a joke—especially when it emanates from the President of the United States, the most powerful person in the world. Al Green: impeach Trump over Gaza Al Green stressed […] | By
(2025-02-06). Palestine Action once again hit Allianz in dramatic overnight raid. thecanary.co 
Palestine Action has once again piled the pressure on genocidal insurer Allianz — as it continues to prop-up Israel's weapons manufacturer Elbit amid Donald Trump's calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza. Allianz: facing the wrath of Palestine Action again During the early hours of 5 February, Palestine Action once again targeted Allianz, this time with […] | By
(2025-02-06). Trump Announces 'Levantine Riviera': The Ethnic Cleansing and Terraforming Mega-Project of Tomorrow! globalresearch.ca 
Trump stunned the world today with his blithely unapologetic plans for the mass ethnic cleansing and terraforming of Gaza, after receiving a "golden pager" memento from a smirking Netanyahu—a more cretinous tableau could hardly be imagined: | . | . | . ⚪
(2025-02-06). 'Donald Trump's Gaza Ethnic Cleansing Plan Is a Call for War Crimes And the UK Must Condemn It'. bylinetimes.com Donald Trump's comments about taking long-term control of Gaza, forcing Palestinians out to other countries, and turning the area into a luxury "Gaza Riviera" are not just offensive — they are dangerous. They potentially amount to an open endorsement of ethnic cleansing. | The people of Gaza are not an obstacle to be cleared away for beachfront development. They are families who have lived on this land for generations. Parents who just want to keep their children safe. Doctors who have worked through unimaginable conditions to save lives. Teachers who, even under bombardment, try to bring hope to the ne…
(2025-02-06). Peter Beinart on "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza" & Trump's Call for Ethnic Cleansing. democracynow.org 
We speak to Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart about his new book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning, which is "addressed to my fellow Jews" and criticizes what he characterizes as the increasing privileging of Zionism as a part of Jewish identity. "The Jewish community is structured to basically make the existence of a Jewish state, a state that privileges Jews over Palestinians, sacred, … elevat[ing] ethnonationalism — a Jewish state — over Judaism itself," Beinart says. In response, he challenges the erasure of Zionism's explicitly co…
(2025-02-06). Trump Reiterates Plan To Remove Palestinians From Gaza. popularresistance.org On Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump in The White House during his second term. The meeting took place amid ongoing ceasefire negotiations between the Israeli government and Hamas. | Speaking with reporters after the meeting, Trump made the stunning announcement that the United States would try to take over Gaza. | "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too," he said. "We'll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site. Level the site and get rid of…
(2025-02-06). The Nonstop Military Operation Known As Israel: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix. thealtworld.com 
Israel is demolishing residential buildings in the West Bank, burning homes in Lebanon and constructing military facilities in Syria, all while continuing to kill civilians in …
(2025-02-06). Syrian Army Advances Into Lebanese Territory, Clashes With Hezbollah. themedialine.org
(2025-02-06). Under Trump's Orders, Pentagon Plans 'Permanent Withdrawal' From Syria. popularresistance.org Washington is drafting plans for a withdrawal of US military forces from Syria, two defense officials told NBC News on 4 February. | "The Defense Department is developing plans to withdraw all US troops from Syria," the officials said. | As a result of US President Donald Trump and those close to him expressing an intention to pull out of Syria recently, Pentagon officials are "drawing up plans for a full withdrawal in 30, 60 or 90 days," the report conveyed. | US defense officials told NBC that Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz visited CENTCOM's headquarters last week, met with senior army officials,…
(2025-02-06). The Nonstop Military Operation Known As Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Israel is demolishing residential buildings in the West Bank, burning homes in Lebanon and constructing military facilities in Syria, all while continuing to kill civilians in Gaza.
(2025-02-06). Twelve Days in Kobane, Where Syrian Kurds Are Under Attack by Turkey. globalresearch.ca Menzeer al-Hamid has started smoking again. | Standing in his yard on a hill overlooking the city of Kobane, al-Hamid, a veteran ambulance medic, takes a drag and looks out across his hometown. Turkish jets can be heard roaring overhead, followed …
(2025-02-06). Syrian Army Invades Lebanese Border Town, Major Clashes Reported. news.antiwar.com Violence in Syria's Homs and Hama Governorates have now spread across the border into neighboring Lebanon, and Syria's new Islamist government has reportedly sent ground troops into the Lebanese border town of Hermel, sparking massive clashes. Both Lebanese clans and by some accounts Hezbollah were involved in the fighting. Since taking over Syria in December, …
(2025-02-06). Turkish Officials Say Military Bases in Syria Being Considered. news.antiwar.com With Turkey focused on long-term goals in Syria that involve continuing to oppose Kurdish autonomy in the northeast, there are growing numbers of reports from Turkish officials that plans are being considered to establish new military bases inside Syrian territory. Details are still emerging on what this might look like, and thousands of Turkish soldiers …
(2025-02-06). Freed Israeli hostage's mother: She was starved and kept without sunlight. haaretz.com Meirav Leshem Gonen tells Haaretz how her 24-year-old daughter Romi Gonen was held in harsh conditions and suffered emotional abuse during her 471 days of captivity in Gaza. She also explains why she toured Jewish settlements in order to promote her daughter's release…
(2025-02-06). 'Embassy Down': New series on Israeli staff under attack in Cairo exposes our paranoia. haaretz.com Hamas' onslaught on October 7 happened while 'Embassy Down,' called 'Tahrir' in Hebrew, was still in production. The series borrows from a real-life attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, but alas the series doesn't perceive Israel's deeds as a factor in shaping reality…
(2025-02-06). Who Is Behind the Mexican Drug Cartels? globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump has declared that the "Drug Cartels" in Mexico are terrorists, intimating that America should wage a new "war on terrorism" in Mexico modelled on America's counter-terrorism initiative in the Middle East against Al Qaeda. | What do the …
(2025-02-06). "Florida 4" Defendants Share Their Experiences Inside Federal Prison. itsgoingdown.org Report from the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) about the case of the Florida 4. For many of you that follow the work of CLDC, as well as issues like the Dobbs decision and the resulting impact to reproductive rights in this country, the Jane's Revenge trial of the "Florida 4" has been a bellwether…
(2025-02-06). Trump Revoking Birthright Citizenship Is Derailing the Engine of American Liberty. globalresearch.ca It's a crystal clear idea: citizenship and equal protection under the law for everyone born or naturalized in the United States. Beyond that, the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution also protects the rights of life, liberty, and property of …
(2025-02-06). Google Announces Willingness to Develop AI for Weapons. hrw.org Click to expand Image | New product announcements at Made By Google in Mountain View, California, August 13, 2024. | © 2024 Juliana Yamada/AP Photo | Google, a company that once went by the motto "don't be evil," appears to be changing tack. The tech giant on Tuesday announced significant changes to its artificial intelligence (AI) policy that had from 2018 until very recently guided the company's work on AI.Google's previous Responsible AI Principles stated the company would not develop AI "for use in weapons" or where the primary purpose is surveillance. Google had committed to "not design or deploy AI"
(2025-02-06). Spain's Universal Child Benefit Could Transform Lives. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Two parents play with their children at a school in Valencia, Spain, September 12, 2022. | © 2022 Jorge Gil/Europa Press via AP Photo | Key cabinet ministers in Spain's government are pushing for a new universal child benefit in the 2025 budget. The benefit has the potential to reduce the country's alarmingly high child poverty rate and center the human rights to social security and an adequate standard of living in state budget planning.Last week, Spain's Minister of Social Rights Pablo Bustinduy, backed by the labor minister and the children's minister, set out plans to include a…
(2025-02-06). UN Censors Criticism of Saudi Arabia at Internet Conference. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A sign stands in front an empty seat for Saudi human rights activist Lina al-Hathloul, during the Internet Governance Forum in Riyadh, on December 18, 2024. | © 2024 Haitham El-Tabei/AFP via Getty Images…
(2025-02-06). US: Lithium Mine Permit Violates Indigenous Peoples' Rights. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Numu/Nuwu and Newe prayer riders overlooking the ongoing construction that is destroying the sacred land of Peehee Mu'huh. Nevada, March 26, 2024. | © 2024 David Calvert | The US government's decision to permit Lithium Americas to mine at Thacker Pass in Nevada violated Indigenous people's rights by not obtaining free, prior, and informed consent.The project shows how US mining laws and the permit process run roughshod over the rights of Indigenous peoples, who find access to the land important for religious and cultural practices. Residents also fear that the mine threatens their…
(2025-02-06). 4] Additional insights on Zionism from Muslim/Arab Researchers. salaficentre.com In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy. Objectives of Zionism Zionism has several objectives that it seeks to achieve, and it is noteworthy that it has accomplished a portion of these since its inception to the present day. This progress is a result of the circumstances that Zionism has encountered …
(2025-02-06). Israel follows US in boycotting UN Human Rights Council. aljazeera.com Organisation's spokesperson says Israel's observer status means it cannot formally withdraw from the body.
(2025-02-06). Mob in Bangladesh Destroys Ousted PM's Family Home. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A man hammers the debris around the vandalized residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 6, 2025. | © 2025 Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo…
(2025-02-06). Bibi: The Making of a Genocidaire. davidswanson.org The documentary film The Bibi Files, begins with and is named for and for a long time focuses on leaked videos from the prosecution of Netanyahu for corruption. Through much of the film my thoughts were of Al Capone — of getting a killer on tax fraud. Do I really want to watch footage of …
(2025-02-06). Is Trump actually undermining Netanyahu in Gaza? thesiriusreport.com 
Ken assesses Trump's recent claims about the United States assuming control of Gaza and why initial thoughts as to what his motives are may be wrong.
(2025-02-06). UN slams UK for Starmer's war on pro-Gaza journalism and activism. skwawkbox.org 
Special Rapporteurs censure UK over abuse of anti-terror legislation to harass and criminalise journalists and peace activists A group of UN Special Rapporteurs — independent human rights experts who advise the United Nations on human rights issues — have formally written to the government of Keir Starmer on behalf of the UN's Commissioner for Human Rights to demand an …
(2025-02-06). Trump's Move to Abolish Ed Dept. Is Part of Broader Attack on Public Schools. truthout.org As the Trump administration, led in part by his unelected adviser Elon Musk, sets its sights on cutting the Department of Education, we speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an "extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity." Hagopian, whose new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education… |
(2025-02-06). Senate Dems Hold Floor Overnight to Protest Russell Vought's Nomination to OMB. truthout.org Democrats took turns speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate into the early hours of Thursday morning in a show of opposition to President Donald Trump's pick to lead the White House budget office and the new administration's lawless broadside against key federal agencies — an assault led by unelected billionaire Elon Musk. Facing growing pressure to use every tool available to obstruct an… |
(2025-02-06). "Educational Arson": Trump Moves to Abolish Dept. of Education Amid Broader Attack on Public Schools. democracynow.org 
As the Trump administration, led in part by his unelected adviser Elon Musk, sets its sights on cutting the Department of Education, we speak to longtime educator Jesse Hagopian about what he calls an "extremist, authoritarian power grab to dismantle public education and enforce ideological conformity." Hagopian, whose new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education, traces the history of racist educational censorship, adds, "This isn't about protecting children. We know that dismantling the Department of Education is really about imposing … the violence of organized forgett…
(2025-02-06). Trump's Tariffs Could Cause Huge Global Crisis. popularresistance.org The US designed the global financial system in a way in which the US dollar is at the center, and other countries need to get access to dollars to pay off their dollar-denominated debt, and to pay for imports. | Yet, in order for this system to work, the US has to run a deficit with the rest of the world, a current account deficit, so other countries can get those dollars. | But Trump wants to disrupt this. He says he wants to tariff other countries to reduce the US trade deficit, which means that other countries won't be able to get the dollars they need to pay off their debt and to pay for imports.
(2025-02-06). A Moment of Civilizational and Institutional Crisis in U.S. History: Address to Civil Servants and the Military. Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca Dear Friends: | I want to make a clear and unmistakable declaration on this critical day in American history. As we watch the unravelling of American institutions and the gathering threat around the world of a new dark age of barbarism, …
(2025-02-06). Blogger killed, editor missing as Mozambique's press freedom crisis deepens. cpj.org/feed/atom/
(2025-02-06). Italy's Repatriation of War Crimes Suspect Raises Questions About ICC Commitments. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). Trump just saved Netanyahu's political life. Will he get anything in return? haaretz.com At the start of this week, Benjamin Netanyahu's government was on the verge of collapse — until the intervention of the U.S. president. But does Donald Trump understand the leverage he now holds over the Israeli leader?
(2025-02-06). Court releases Israeli soldier accused in 'BibiLeaks' scandal to house arrest. haaretz.com Ari Rosenfeld, who is accused of leaking classified information to Prime Minister Netanyahu's spokesperson, will be released from jail against the army's position, following a revised danger level assessment by the Shin Bet security service…
(2025-02-06). How will Trump's Gaza gambit affect Netanyahu's victory lap on Capitol Hill? haaretz.com Donald Trump's perplexing Gaza 'takeover' plan and news frenzy around it seem to be playing into the Israeli Prime Minister's hands, shifting the focus from cease-fire negotiations and saving Netanyahu from the need to seriously engage with Democrats…
(2025-02-06). Israeli court rules against Yair Netanyahu in privacy case with key witness in PM's corruption trial. haaretz.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son was ordered to pay 15,000 shekels in legal costs after the court found that he revealed harmful information about the witness and violated a gag order…
(2025-02-06). Trump Receives Golden Pager Gift From Netanyahu. twz.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave U.S. President Donald Trump
(2025-02-06). Israel's Shadow Diplomat: How Ron Dermer is Orchestrating US Policy From Inside. mintpressnews.com Netanyahu's longtime confidant has been embedded in Washington for years. His latest mission? Cementing unconditional U.S. backing for the next phase in Israel's Gaza offensive.
(2025-02-06). For the Eleventh Straight Year, United States Votes "No" to UN Anti-Nazi Resolution. globalresearch.ca Although President Roosevelt was fiercely opposed to Nazism, and brilliantly worked with Stalin and Churchill to defeat the Nazis, there were many in the US, particularly among the oligarchs, who hoped that Hitler would win the war and crush the Soviet Union…
(2025-02-06). European committee to protect democracy fails from the outset; its chair was selected, not elected as the EU claims. expose-news.com On Monday, the recently formed European Democracy Shield Committee "voted" for who would be its chair. We place "voted" in quotations because the chair had been publicised in the French press hours …
(2025-02-06). Don't blame disillusioned Democratic anti-war voters for Trump's Gaza take-over plan. haaretz.com Instead of retreating into cynicism or deflecting from their failures, liberals must reckon with the way they failed their constituents, ceding leadership to Trump, and how they also failed the world…
(2025-02-06). Voter Registration: Politicians Dig Deep into Their Pockets to Seek Early Control of Voters Ahead of 2026 Polls. plusnews.ug 
As the national voter registration and update process rolls on, political leaders at the grassroots level are intensifying efforts to secure their electoral futures. While some high-profile figures appear to offer little more than token gestures, local councilors are fighting tooth and nail to ensure their supporters are registered, transferred to the correct polling stations, …
(2025-02-06). Tom Brady & Snoop Dogg's Super Bowl Ad Isn't What You Think—Here's Who's Behind It. mintpressnews.com 
A billionaire-backed effort to equate criticism of Israel with hate speech is rolling out during the Super Bowl—here's who is behind the effort and why.
(2025-02-06). Video: NHS and Israel contractor boasts about killing people for profit. skwawkbox.org 
Palantir CEO Alex Karp — who has huge contract to manage NHS data — says he's sure shareholders are 'enjoying this as much as I am' Alex Karp, the chief executive of software company Palantir — which supplies military software and services to the Israeli occupation that has murdered and maimed hundreds of thousands of …
(2025-02-06). Trump hands "best friend" Israel gift for false-flag assassination. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). Trump Targets ICC With Sanctions Over Probes Into US, Israel. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). US Coordinated With Israel on Strikes in Gaza Knowing Hundreds of Civilians Would Be Killed. news.antiwar.com The US coordinated closely with Israel on massive strikes in Gaza on residential buildings, knowing that more than 100 civilians would be killed even though Israel didn't have precise intelligence about the location of a Hamas commander it was claiming to target, the Israeli outlet 972 Magazine reported on Thursday. The report also detailed how …
(2025-02-06). Israel's DM Outlines Plan for Voluntary Departure From Gaza Following US Proposal. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). The Nonstop Military Operation Known as Israel. globalresearch.ca
(2025-02-06). No Canadian tax-subsidies for Israeli soldier competition in Whistler-Vancouver. justpeaceadvocates.ca Please take a minute to email the Canada Revenue Agency in support of a formal complaint requesting a CRA investigation into whether Invictus Games sponsor, the True Patriot Love Foundation, is violating the rules regarding registered charities assisting foreign militaries.
(2025-02-06). A lack of cash leads to bartering. electronicintifada.net Israel's destruction of Gaza's financial sector prompts widescale return to ancient system of trading to meet basic needs.
(2025-02-06). "Trump Does Not See Palestinians as Human Beings": Plan for U.S. to "Take Over" Gaza Faces Outcry. democracynow.org 
World leaders are rebuking Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip, ethnically cleansing the region of Palestinians. "There's no question that even though the entire region would reject it … the fundamental reality is that we are heading to the complete destruction of Palestinian society in Gaza as a matter of status quo," says our guest Omar Baddar. Baddar, a Palestinian American political analyst and member of the National Policy Council of the Arab American Institute, also discusses Trump's recent statements signaling a potential breakdown of th…
(2025-02-06). Palestinians return home in Gaza, but without their loved ones. aljazeera.com More than 61,700 Palestinians were killed by Israel in the Gaza war. Now, their family members are returning home.
(2025-02-06). Palestinians share images of pre-war Gaza after Trump's 'riviera' plan. aljazeera.com Palestinians have been sharing images of Gaza before Israel's war and its US-funded bombs, after President Trump's plan.
(2025-02-06). Trump's plan to 'save' Gaza means killing the Palestinian nation and dismembering its body. haaretz.com Trump's ideas could turn out to be terribly clever or terribly dumb. But there's no doubt that they're inconceivably cruel. That cruelty is manifested in the fact that in declaring that the United States will take over Gaza, no one bothered to ask Palestinians at all…
(2025-02-06). 'My brother's story might be the cruelest and most insane script of October 7'. haaretz.com Yossi and Eli Sharabi were close. They lived on Kibbutz Be'eri, their children were friends, and they spent summers together at the pool. Both were kidnapped by Hamas to Gaza, where Yossi was killed. Eli is slated to be released soon — and his surviving brother, Sharon, is tasked with telling him his family has been murdered…
(2025-02-06). The 'Son of Hamas' came to Israel and called Palestinians Nazis. The audience was ecstatic. haaretz.com Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of a co-founder of Hamas who became an undercover Israeli agent, came to Tel Aviv to pander to Israeli smugness. The 2,000 people who attended the event, some of whom forked over 500 shekels for a ticket, were very pleased…
(2025-02-06). Survivors and hostage families urge U.S., Israel to complete hostage return. haaretz.com 'We're in a window of opportunity,' the sister of one hostage said, 'the likes of which we haven't seen since the war began.' But she warned that despite hope, it's a 'window that can close and determine the fate of the remaining hostages'…
(2025-02-06). 'The sea is forbidden': Gaza's fishermen remain steadfast against Israeli attacks. therealnews.com 
Despite their coastal location, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip can only count on the sea for part of their diet. Israeli warships blockade Gaza as part of its overall siege of the strip, and in doing so prevent Palestinian fishermen from venturing into deeper waters. Risking injury and death, which are routine, Gaza's fishermen persevere nonetheless—fighting to not only preserve their livelihoods, but their heritage and identity as well. The Real News reports from the Deir Al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. | Producer: Belal Awad, Leo Erhardt | Videographer: Ruwaida Amer, Mahmoud Al Mashharawi | Video Editor…
(2025-02-06). Trump's Solution for Gaza: Make It an American Resort. thealtworld.com Let's see, | The US supplied the ordinance with which Israel turned Gaza into a demolition site. | To clear out the ruins requires the Palestinians to go somewhere else. | With Gazas relocated, Gaza will be turned into a resort owned by the US. | Washington's presence will bring peace to the Middle East. | There will be no more Palestinians in Palestine. | Make what you will of this. Having accepted and enabled Israel's gradual seizure bit by bit of Palestine over decades until nothing was left but a few isolated bits in the West Bank and Gaza, Israel was then enabled to destroy Gaza. The surviving Palestinians h…
(2025-02-06). Trump Says Israel Will Hand Gaza to US at the 'Conclusion of Fighting'. news.antiwar.com President Trump on Thursday continued to push his idea of a US takeover of Gaza, claiming Israel would hand over the territory to the US at the "conclusion of fighting" and insisting the occupation wouldn't require US troops. "The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of …
(2025-02-06). Report on Humans. dissidentvoice.org 
(2025-02-06). Robbing the People of Sudan. dissidentvoice.org Even those who pay attention to Africa-related news may not know how terrible the situation is in Africa, for example, that there are more conflicts on that continent now than at any point since at least 1946. Sudan is no exception. In mid-April of 2023, fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and …
(2025-02-06). The Monster-Making Machine. dissidentvoice.org In 1945 civilians from the German village of Hurlach were marched into the midst of the horrors of newly liberated Kaufering 6, a sub-camp of Dachau. As they moved from the crisp spring air into the zone of stench and death and disease they protested that they did not know that this horror existed. Could …
(2025-02-06). Moving From a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock. dissidentvoice.org This year's Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock forward by one second, from 90 seconds up to 89 seconds to midnight, which must have come as a relief to the few members of …
(2025-02-06). Hundreds of Charter Schools Will Fail, Close, and Abandon Thousands of Families in 2025. dissidentvoice.org The nation's first charter school law was passed in Minnesota in 1991. Today there are roughly 3.8 million students enrolled in about 8,000 charter schools across the country. Charter schools are legal in 46 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Over the past 30+ years, thousands of charter schools have failed, closed, and abandoned …
(2025-02-06). Parachinar: A Forgotten Tragedy in the Shadow of Sectarian Violence. dissidentvoice.org 
Amid its beautiful and quite vales of Parachinar lying between the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan, the echoing of muffled screams can be heard far too often as families lose their dear ones to sectarian terrorism. Once surrounded by the natural beauty and orderly with friendly neighbours and kin folk, this town can now boast about …
(2025-02-06). Victoria, Poldark, and Brexit Cultural Nationalism. dissidentvoice.org 
The recent drama, Victoria (2016-2019) on Netflix based on the life of Queen Victoria is an elaborate, well-made and well-acted series, all the better to convince one of the authenticity of its content. Victoria was presented as a young queen who was always concerned with the interests of not only her adoring public but with …
(2025-02-06). NicaNotes: Development Banker Says US Knew of Plot to Oust Him over Nicaragua Loans. afgj.org 
(John Perry is based in Masaya, Nicaragua, and writes for the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, London Review of Books, FAIR, The Grayzone, Covert Action Magazine and others. This article was first published in The Grayzone.) After Nicaragua suppressed a violent US-backed 2018 coup d'etat which saw hundreds of deaths, Washington enacted the "Nica Act" sanctions…
(2025-02-06). Moving from a Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock. globalresearch.ca
(2025-02-06). Erik Prince Smells Blood in Gaza—And He's Ready to Cash In. mintpressnews.com Two private security firms registered in the U.S. have been contracted to oversee operations in the Netzarim Corridor, a checkpoint separating northern and southern Gaza. The Guardian
(2025-02-06). 2 ∞C Climate Warming Target Is 'Dead'. popularresistance.org In a new analysis, acclaimed climate scientist Professor James Hansen and colleagues said that scientists had greatly underestimated the rate of global heating, and that the international target of two degrees Celsius is "dead." | The analysis concluded that the combination of recent reductions in shipping pollution — which have the effect of blocking the sun — and increasing emissions from fossil fuels have been greater than previously thought, reported The Guardian. | "A shocking rise of warming has been exposed by, ironically, a reduction of pollutants, but we now have a new baseline and trajectory…
(2025-02-06). Why Climate Defiance Is Doubling Down On Disruption. popularresistance.org On a brutally cold morning last December, shortly before I was arrested for the first time, a hundred of us gathered beside the National Mall in Washington, D.C. I came from campus in the dark with a couple of friends. As others congregated on the grass, we made awkward introductions. It was an eclectic bunch: teachers, tech workers, lawyers, tradespeople, students and full-time activists, some of whom I recognized from past demonstrations. | When we reached a critical mass, Maxwell Downing, an organizer with Climate Defiance, split us up by risk level.
(2025-02-06). A Guide For Federal Employees Under Siege. popularresistance.org Over the past few weeks, I've been inundated with messages from concerned federal employees. Many of you have reported disturbing developments involving Elon Musk and his inner circle—including private contractors from Musk's companies allegedly accessing sensitive Office of Personnel Management (OPM) servers and locking federal employees out of their systems. These actions raise serious legal and ethical concerns, and we must confront them strategically. | I understand your fear and frustration. You're being targeted because authoritarian leaders know that professional public servants—those of you wh…
(2025-02-06). The Super Bowl Is In New Orleans This Week; So Is A Major Strike. popularresistance.org On January 16, nurses from University Medical Center in New Orleans gathered to hold a vigil for those killed and injured on New Year's in the city. Holding electric candles, the nurses spoke about working during what they call a "mass casualty event"‚Äâ—‚Äâin this case, a man barreling down Bourbon Street in a rented truck, running down as many people as he could‚Äâ—‚Äâand about the challenges of caring for patients in an atmosphere that prioritizes profits. | Terry Mogilles was one of those nurses. She's worked…
(2025-02-06). Federal Workers, Stay In Your Jobs And Help Resist. popularresistance.org Federal workers are on the front lines of the Trump-Musk regime's illegal and destructive orders. | The email sent to federal employees urging them to resign in exchange for uncertain benefits is clearly aimed at purging critical government employees and replacing them with loyalists and ideologues. | The email promises workers up to eight months of pay if they resign by February 6. At first glance, this might sound like a generous offer. But neither Elon Musk nor U.S. President Donald Trump have the legal authority to make such a promise.
(2025-02-06). Chicago Clinic Offers Free Legal Aid To Solidarity Economy Groups. popularresistance.org Chicago, Illinois, has a rich history of grassroots organizing. Notable examples are the Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council's efforts to improve local economic and social conditions and the Black Panther Party's establishment of housing cooperatives and free food, clothing, and medical services. | The solidarity economy movement has continued to gain momentum in Chicago. In 2024, a map from the worker-owned ChiCommons Cooperative showed more than 800 solidarity enterprises, co-ops, and mutual aid groups in the city.
(2025-02-06). We won't work, but we will march! workers.org 
Marchers gathered at City Hall to demand Mayor Parker defend refugees and migrant workers from ICE. Philadelphia, Feb. 3, 2025. Philadelphia Hundreds of refugees, migrant workers and their supporters marched in opposition to President Trump's anti-immigrant policies on Feb. 3 in Philadelphia. Organized by Juntos and other organizations, the march . . . |
(2025-02-06). With an apple, a child opens eyes and hearts. electronicintifada.net Displaced family finds solace in the kindness of their autistic four-year-old.
(2025-02-06). As one war ends, another begins. electronicintifada.net We search for a life worth living among the rubble.
(2025-02-06). Gaza Is Not for Sale — No Matter What Trump Says. truthout.org Since the moment President Donald Trump took office nearly two weeks ago, he has signed dozens of executive orders that will hurt each and every one of us at home and further isolate and erode the United States' standing in the world. Immediately following his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that rescinded sanctions on extremist settlers in the West Bank who committed… |
(2025-02-06). ACIS president-elect Aidan Beatty and the Zionist libel against Irish history. wsws.org This is an open letter written to the American Conference of Irish Studies. ACIS vice president Aidan Beatty is slated to assume the organization's presidency at its annual conference later this month.
(2025-02-06). Egypt leads Africa in fixed internet speed through digital transformation. tvbrics.com 
Egypt is witnessing growth in outsourcing and digital service exports, having attracted around 55 digital service companies…
(2025-02-06). Inbound tourism to China surges following UNESCO recognition. tvbrics.com 
Travel platforms also reported a substantial boost in inbound tourism…
(2025-02-06). Indonesia eyes leadership in Southeast Asia's AI landscape through robust digital growth. tvbrics.com 
Indonesia's e-commerce market commands 40% of the ASEAN market share…
(2025-02-06). Iran unveils first knowledge exchange platform for Islamic world. tvbrics.com 
This initiative supports Iran's ambitions in research, innovation, and knowledge-based economic growth…
(2025-02-06). Representatives of Russian and Indonesian Foreign Ministries exchange views on BRICS cooperation. tvbrics.com 
The Indonesian ministry expressed gratitude for the country's assistance in joining the association…
(2025-02-06). Saudi Arabia expands public transport network in Jeddah with major upgrades. tvbrics.com 
The expansion aims to make Jeddah's public transport system more accessible, reliable, and secure…
(2025-02-06). A referendum on crime? What to know about Ecuador's presidential election. aljazeera.com President Daniel Noboa hopes to secure a full four-year term but faces concerns over high crime and economic issues.
(2025-02-06). DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa. aljazeera.com Nangaa is the leader of the Congo River Alliance that includes M23 fighters.
(2025-02-06). Trump announces plan to launch task force against 'anti-Christian bias'. aljazeera.com At a prayer breakfast, Trump said the task force would prosecute the 'targeting' of Christians within government.
(2025-02-06). US judge delays Trump buyout offer meant to thin out public servants. aljazeera.com Trump and allies such as billionaire Elon Musk have carried out blitz campaign meant to thin the government workforce.
(2025-02-06). What purpose does Trump's media strategy serve? aljazeera.com The US president's controversial proposals are garnering global attention.
(2025-02-06). 'Based on a falsehood': Panama president denies US claim on canal fees. aljazeera.com Panama's president says a State Department claim that it agreed to waive canal fees for the US government is false.
(2025-02-06). People relying on USAID face uncertainty after Trump funding freeze. aljazeera.com Thousands of aid projects, from food assistance to vaccinations, partially-funded by USAID, face uncertainty.
(2025-02-06). Torres hat-trick leads Barcelona Copa del Rey rout at Valencia. aljazeera.com Ferran Torres scores three of Barcelona's first four goals in a 5-0 Copa del Rey quarterfinal win at Valencia.
(2025-02-06). Trump involvement helps PGA Tour get closer to LIV Golf deal: Commissioner. aljazeera.com PGA commissioner wants the US president to negotiate a deal with the breakaway LIV Golf in hopes of ending the division.
(2025-02-06). Thousands in Gaza struggle in tents amid cold, stormy weather. aljazeera.com Displaced Palestinians languish in makeshift tent encampments as harsh winds and rain hit the Gaza Strip.
(2025-02-06). Could Trump's tariffs upend the world's economic order? aljazeera.com US president's tariffs against Mexico and Canada are on hold for now, but the trade dispute with China rumbles on.
(2025-02-06). Indian deportees recall traumatic conditions on military flight from US. aljazeera.com At least 104 Indian citizens were deported from the US and sent to India in shackles aboard a US Air Force plane.
(2025-02-06). Trump should be "cautious, practical" with plan for Gaza. aljazeera.com Trumps comments on Gaza…
(2025-02-06). Super Bowl 59: Start time, halftime show, teams, how to watch, Taylor Swift. aljazeera.com Superbowl LIX promises to be one of the most high-profile NFL finales in years with two superb teams going head-to-head.
(2025-02-06). Why Did Trump Threaten to Modify or Rescind India's Sanctions Waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port? globalresearch.ca
(2025-02-06). Trump's Interest In Ukraine's Rare Earth Minerals Might Backfire On Zelensky. pressenza.com Instead of abandoning his efforts to freeze the Ukrainian Conflict by doubling down on military aid in the hopes that Zelensky's forces will then recapture these deposits from Russia, Trump might instead try to cut a deal with Putin for Russia to sell some of these extracted resources to the US. | Trump's
(2025-02-06). ALBA-TCP condena declaraciones de Donald Trump sobre Franja de Gaza. radiohc.cu Caracas, 6 feb (RHC) La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos (ALBA-TCP) condenó hoy las declaraciones del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sobre el desplazamiento forzado de los palestinos en la Franja de Gaza.
(2025-02-06). Condena ALBA-TCP declaraciones de Donald Trump sobre Franja de Gaza. radiohc.cu Caracas, 6 feb (RHC) La Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América-Tratado de Comercio de los Pueblos -ALBA-TCP-, condenó este jueves las declaraciones del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sobre el desplazamiento forzado de los palestinos en la Franja de Gaza.
(2025-02-06). Financial Empowerment Conference 2025: Unlocking New Horizons for Financial Literacy. urbancny.com 
The Regional Financial Empowerment Conference is a groundbreaking event designed to promote financial literacy and empowerment. Organized by Strategic Resources Management Corp., this year's conference promises to be bigger and …
(2025-02-06). American Carnage and the Establishment of a Military Dictatorship. Emanuel Pastreich. globalresearch.ca It breaks the heart to see so many lost souls congratulating themselves on the impending approval of Gabbard and Kennedy by the Senate, two corrupt and gutless politicians who have not said a word in opposition to the takeover of …
(2025-02-06). Guard breaks the arms of two teenage boys: Abuse continues within the Kentucky juvenile justice system. wsws.org A Kentucky juvenile justice guard broke the arms of two teens at McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Paducah, Kentucky. The attacks occurred in separate restraint incidents on the same day.
(2025-02-06). Trump doubles down on Gaza displacement plan; says he's unsure cease-fire will hold. haaretz.com Trump pushed back at criticism of his plan, assuring that no U.S. troops would be put on the ground and that the U.S. would not carry the plan's financial burden. Trump also addressed hostage families at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Thursday…
(2025-02-06). Health Ministry closes Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital over Ebola outbreak. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has closed Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital and evacuated all health workers to an isolation facility to stop the spread of the Ebola Sudan virus. Last week, the Ministry of Health announced the outbreak of the Ebola Sudan virus after a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of …
(2025-02-06). Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital Closed Over Ebola Outbreak. plusnews.ug 
The Ministry of Health has closed Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital and evacuated all health workers to an isolation facility to stop the spread of the Ebola Sudan virus. Last week, the Ministry of Health announced the outbreak of the Ebola Sudan virus after a 32-year-old male nurse, an employee of Mulago National Referral Hospital, died. …
(2025-02-06). China's Long Economic Slowdown. dissentmagazine.org 
The Chinese government has rebuffed bold consumption stimulus policy. But boosting domestic household spending is precisely what the country needs to achieve healthy growth.
(2025-02-06). Trump faces impeachment proceedings just weeks into second term. skwawkbox.org 
Texas congressman Al Green has begun impeachment proceedings against 'fascist' Donald Trump, not even three weeks into Trump's second term as US president — in which he has spoken of the US taking over Gaza as a beachfront development, waged war on legal immigrants to the US, imposed tariffs on China, threatened Canada, Mexico, Colombia, …
(2025-02-06). US Imposes New Iran Sanctions Targeting Oil Sales To China. news.antiwar.com The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions meant to target Iranian oil shipments to China, which came after the president signed an executive order to reinstate the so-called "maximum pressure" campaign against Iran of his previous administration. President Biden essentially continued the Iran policies of the first Trump administration and even added sanctions on …
(2025-02-06). Triggering War. A Manufactured "Catalytic Event" Which Will Initiate an All Out War? Are We Going to Let This Happen Again? globalresearch.ca As we watch Western governments testing their opponents — today Iran, the next day the DPRK, and then Russia and China — we hold our breaths. We are waiting with a sense of dread for the occurrence of a catalytic event that will initiate war. Now is the time to reflect on such catalytic events, to understand them, to prepare for them.
(2025-02-06). American Values, Chinese Values: The New Global Order and the Cultural Dimension of the US-China Conflict. globalresearch.ca [This article by the late Prof. Joseph Chung was first published by GR in December 2019.] | The Sino-American hegemonic conflict has several dimensions including political and economic issues. But we cannot overlook the cultural aspect of the conflict, for the …
(2025-02-06). øY si llegaran bailando el chachachá? cubadebate.cu Encuestados sobre øcuál sería el objetivo que perseguirían los alienígenas en la Tierra?, las respuestas fueron las siguientes: Donald Trump: Se proponen ser aliados de China y por tanto deberán pagar un alto arancel para el aterrizaje. Marcos Rubio: øQué es un alienígena? Supongo que un tipo nuevo de comunista cubano, amenaza para la humanidad.
(2025-02-06). Rechazan en China acusaciones sobre injerencia en Canal de Panamá. radiohc.cu Beijing, 6 feb (RHC) El gobierno de China reafirmó este jueves la posición de respaldo a la soberanía de Panamá sobre el Canal y rechazó las acusaciones de Estados Unidos sobre una supuesta injerencia en la ruta marítima.
(2025-02-06). EPA to Shutter Environmental Justice Office: "This is a Disgrace" commondreams.org The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to shut down its environmental justice office, according to published reports. | The environmental justice office has been working in big cities and small, suburbs and rural areas. It helps those who are Black, brown, indigenous and white. The Trump administration is attempting to reverse three decades of federal efforts, through Republican and Democratic administrations alike, to address environmental inequity and advance environmental justice. | The following is a statement from
(2025-02-06). Interim Court Order Restricts Treasury Data Access to Select Government Employees. commondreams.org Today, after mutual agreement between the plaintiffs and defendants, U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Ketelly
(2025-02-06). Sanders, Murray, Baldwin, Scott, DeLauro Demand Answers on Trump's Plans to Dismantle Education Department. commondreams.org
(2025-02-06). Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration Dismantling Environmental Offices Across Government. commondreams.org Today, the Trump Administration continued its assault on public health and safety,
(2025-02-06). Trump Nominates Devon Energy Exec to Lead DOE's Fossil Energy Office. commondreams.org President Trump
(2025-02-06). Scandinavians, the World's Happiest People, Love Killing for the USA, Part VI. covertactionmagazine.com Part VI: The West Wants No Sovereignty for Russia and Palestine [This is the final part of a six part series by veteran journalist and political activist Ron Ridenour who has lived in Denmark since the 1980s. See Parts I, II, III, IV, V—Editors.] Britain and the United States have had Russia (and the Soviet …
(2025-02-06). Irrefutable Evidence Supporting Immediate Market Withdrawal of COVID-19 "Vaccines": Peer-Reviewed Study. globalresearch.ca Over 81,000 physicians, scientists, and concerned citizens, 240 elected officials, 17 professional organizations, excess mortality, negative efficacy, and DNA contamination call for urgent action. | * | The McCullough Foundation study, authored by epidemiologist Nicolas Hulscher, Dr. Mary Talley Bowden, and Dr. …
(2025-02-06). Headlines for February 6, 2025. democracynow.org Protests Erupt Against Trump and Musk Takeover of Gov't Agencies, NOAA Receives Order to Halt "International Engagements"; HHS Workers Placed on DEI "Hit List", Sen. Brian Schatz Warns Against "Creeping Fascism" as He Leads Filibuster Against OMB Nominee Vought, Unions Sue to Prevent DOGE from Accessing Labor Dept. Data, CIA Sends White House Email with Names of Recent Hires; DOJ Official Accuses FBI of "Insubordination", Trump Signs Order Banning Trans Women and Girls from School Sports, Judge Blocks Trump's "Cruel and Unusual" Order to Move…
(2025-02-06). Jesse Hagopian on the "New McCarthyism": As More Educators Self-Censor, Others Vow to Teach the Truth. democracynow.org As Black History Month begins, longtime educator Jesse Hagopian joins us for Part Two of an interview about the Trump administration and right-wing attacks on education, and his new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education. | As Black History Month begins, longtime educator Jesse Hagopian joins us for Part Two of an interview about the Trump administration and right-wing attacks on education, and his new book, Teach Truth: The Struggle for Antiracist Education.
(2025-02-06). Democratic Socialists of America on LA City Council seek to smother opposition to attacks on immigrants. wsws.org The DSA proposals to the City Council are a cynical ploy to immobilize genuine working class discontent and channel it behind the dead-end politics of the Democratic Party.
(2025-02-06). Iran Unveils Drone-Launching Warship as Military Tensions Escalate. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). Trump's Gaza Proposal: Right Concept, Wrong Plan. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). Reckless Pipe Dream or Game Changer in a Stalled Conflict? Trump's Gaza 'Takeover'. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). Trudeau must condemn Trump's insane Gaza plan. justpeaceadvocates.ca On Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 Donald Trump repeated his call to ethnically cleanse Gaza and added that the US "will take over" the coastal strip. Please email Prime Minister Trudeau to demand he forcefully denounce Trump's genocidal comments. Gaza belongs to Palestinians.
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: Trump Proposes U.S. Takeover Of Gaza. theonion.com 
President Trump declared that the United States should seize control of Gaza and permanently displace the entire Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave, one of the most brazen ideas that any American leader has advanced in years. What do you think?
(2025-02-06). Cuba calls US attempt at controlling Gaza unacceptable. plenglish.com Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Thursday described the United States' attempt at controlling Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population from its territory as unacceptable.
(2025-02-06). EEUU: Congresista demócrata iniciará proceso judicial contra Trump por plan de Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El congresista demócrata estadounidense Al Green anunció este jueves que iniciará un proceso de juicio político, también conocido como impeachment, contra el actual presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, por su propuesta para "tomar el control" del territorio palestino de Gaza.
(2025-02-06). Califican en Cuba de inaceptable pretensión de gobierno estadounidense de controlar Gaza. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, calificó este jueves de inaceptable la pretensión del gobierno estadounidense de controlar Gaza y desplazar a la población palestina de su territorio.
(2025-02-06). Rare Minerals Trump Is Seeking from Ukraine Are Russian. globalresearch.ca The majority of rare earth minerals in which the United States is interested are located in territories controlled not by the Kiev regime but by Russia. This was acknowledged even by Ukrainian media after US President Donald Trump demanded Ukrainian …
(2025-02-06). Look at Yourself and Think. Statement from Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals. globalresearch.ca The Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, as a voluntary, independent and non-partisan association of citizens founded 25 years ago, has publicly expressed its opinions and positions on important social issues on many occasions. According to the Forum's assessment …
(2025-02-06). Bombshell: Google Finally Admits It Pursues Advanced AI Weapons Programs: "AI Should Protect National Security" globalresearch.ca Google is among the largest companies in the world. Its influence on the global high-tech industry cannot be overstated, making it a very potent leverage for the United States. | Officially, the company is "pacifist" and insists on "a peaceful …
(2025-02-06). Slovakia's Robert Fico "Good Relations with Russia" Has Become Priority Target for Collective West and Kiev Regime. globalresearch.ca In Slovakia, destabilizing political groups are acting increasingly aggressively against the legitimate local government. Anti-democratic protests, vandalism and destruction of historical heritage are taking place, while pro-Ukrainian and pro-EU organizations are trying to provoke a kind of "Slovak Maidan". Meanwhile, …
(2025-02-06). The Veiled March Toward Fascism: How Trump's Presidency Erodes American Democracy. globalresearch.ca The presidency of Donald Trump has sparked intense debate across the political spectrum, with some critics warning that the United States is on a dangerous path toward authoritarianism. Under his leadership, there has been a notable erosion of democratic norms, …
(2025-02-06). Underestimating Americans: A Coming Plunge of "Dictator Donald" D.D. Ralph Nader. globalresearch.ca Convicted felon Donald Trump has declared war on Americans. In less than two weeks, he has become the dictator, a role he celebrated in his campaign. He is using illegal executive orders as poisoned spears against just about …
(2025-02-06). President Trump's Obsession with Tariffs. Economic Ruse or Political Blackmail? globalresearch.ca It would be fair to call President Trump as obsessed with tariffs. Import tariffs on every country that does not conform to his foreign policy ideas is the "rules-based order" converted into the "Trump-based order." | Punishment by imposing tariffs is …
(2025-02-06). Selected Articles: President Trump's Obsession with Tariffs. Economic Ruse or Political Blackmail? globalresearch.ca 
By It would be fair to call President Trump as obsessed with tariffs. Import tariffs on every country that does not conform to his …
(2025-02-06). The Albanians: Land, People, and Language. globalresearch.ca The ethnic Albanians entered Balkan history in 1043 when they came from East Sicily and settled in present-day Central Albania by the Byzantine authorities.[1] Their ethnic origin remains still very vague and no historical consensus has been reached on the …
(2025-02-06). Rest in Power, Murphy Hoopes (1987-2025). itsgoingdown.org Memorial for long-time anarchist and media maker, Murphy Hoopes. Originally posted to Agency. Murphy Hoopes, an early collective member of Agency, who helped launch our organization in 2013, passed away in San Diego, California on January 18, 2025. He was 38. Born and raised in the Washington D.C. area, Murphy was drawn to the possibilities…
(2025-02-06). Argentina militarizes northern borders with Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. wsws.org The border crackdown is aimed at scapegoating migrants for the devastating effects of Milei's policies and provoking US-backed confrontations with neighboring countries.
(2025-02-06). Here's How Chicago Educators Are Defending Their Students From Trump's Attacks. truthout.org On Monday, Chicago teachers, community members, and some elected officials participated in "walk-in" actions at more than 100 Chicago public schools. Participants rallied to show support for marginalized students — including undocumented youth and queer and trans students — amid Trump's attacks on immigrants, trans people, and the honest discussion of history in schools. The walk-ins were part of… |
(2025-02-06). From The Eurasian Security To The Security Of The World. thealtworld.com On October 31 — November 1, 2024, Minsk hosted the second International Conference on Eurasian Security, where the "Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI Century" was presented. The Forum was attended by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who s
(2025-02-06). A new biography of abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner. wsws.org Stephen Puleo's biography offers a fresh glimpse into the Radical Republicans' struggle against slavery and shines a light on a little-known figure in American history.
(2025-02-06). BoU Money Heist: Case files submitted to DPP. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has submitted the cases of nine suspects in the Bank of Uganda (BOU) money heist to the Directorate of Public Prosecution for perusal and legal advice. DPP is expected to guide on which offences should the suspects face. CID has so far preferred abuse …
(2025-02-06). Cuba and Malaysia celebrate half a century of relations. plenglish.com Cuba opened its embassy in Kuala Lumpur in 1997, while Malaysia inaugurated its representation in Havana in February 2001. | In 2001, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, visited that Asian country, where he was welcomed by King Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the Cuban Foreign Ministry recalled. | During the visit, the Sultan decorated Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro with the Supreme Order of the National Crown, a Trade, Economic and Scientific-Technical Exchange Agreement was signed, and the First Intergovernmental Commission was created. | That same year,…
(2025-02-06). Cuban and Namibian parliamentarians meet in Havana. plenglish.com According to the Parliament on its X profile, during the meeting, held in the National Capitol, Acosta shared the Cuban legislative experience, especially in constitutional matters, and after the proclamation of the Constitution on April 10, 2019. | He also explained the characteristics and activity of the 10th Legislature of the Cuban Parliament. | On Thursday, the president of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Commission of the National People's Power Assembly, José Luis Toledo, also received a delegation of Spanish jurists. | The 4th International Congress JurisCuba 2024, which opened on Wednesday in Cuba,…
(2025-02-06). Cuban Embassy in Dominican Republic rejects Marco Rubio's statements. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Embassy in the Dominican Republic on Thursday rejected the statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who accused the Caribbean island, Venezuela and Nicaragua of creating instability in the region.
(2025-02-06). President Díaz-Canel recalls Camilo Cienfuegos. plenglish.com "Our emotional tribute to Camilo Cienfuegos, a very Cuban hero of the Cuban Revolution, whose brief passage through life was so intense and exemplary that he still accompanies and guides us," the president noted on X. | The head of the National Assembly of People's Power, Esteban Lazo, also paid tribute to Cienfuegos on the same platform and extolled his heroism. | "Che (Guevara) described him as the most brilliant of all the guerrillas and, with full force, Fidel (Castro) expressed that there are many Camilos in the people, aware of the daily heroism of our people," he stressed. | Cienfuegos was trusted by the…
(2025-02-06). South Centre condemns Cuba's inclusion on US SSOT list. plenglish.com Geneva, Switzerland, Jan 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's re-inclusion by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the spurious list of countries that alledgely support terrorism violates international law, the South Centre denounced on Thursday.
(2025-02-06). TikTok Running on Borrowed Time. projectcensored.org By Stephen Rohde On January 17, for the first time in modern US history, a unanimous Supreme Court upheld a sweeping prior restraint on free speech imposed by Congress, restricting more than 170 million users in the United States from accessing the popular social media platform TikTok. As the Court…
(2025-02-06). Elecciones en Ecuador inician con voto anticipado de reclusos (+Fotos). radiohc.cu Quito, 6 feb (RHC) Las jornadas de voto anticipado de las elecciones generales en Ecuador iniciaron este jueves con el sufragio de privados de la libertad sin sentencia ejecutoriada.
(2025-02-06). Cuba: Publican en Gaceta Oficial normas complementarias al Presupuesto del Estado. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) Normas complementarias a la Ley 174 "Del Presupuesto del Estado para el año 2025" publica la edición ordinaria número 8, de la Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba.
(2025-02-06). Homenaje en provincia cubana a Camilo Cienfuegos en cumpleaños 93 (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) En la central provincia cubana de Sancti Spíritus, se cumplió este jueves con sembrar la palma real número 93 en homenaje al cumpleaños del comandante Camilo Cienfuegos, el Héroe de Yaguajay.
(2025-02-06). Cuba: Sin lesionados tras incendio en ómnibus de Transtur. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) Tras el incendio este jueves en un ómnibus de Transtur en el que viajaban 20 turistas checos, dos choferes y un traductor, en la comunidad montañosa de Topes de Collantes, en la provincia de Sancti Spíritus, NO se reportan lesionados de ninguna índole.
(2025-02-06). EE.UU. decomisa un segundo avión propiedad de Venezuela. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) Un segundo avión perteneciente al Gobierno de Venezuela, que durante meses estuvo estacionado en República Dominicana, fue entregado este jueves a Washington en una operación en la que participó el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio, quien se encontraba de visita oficial en la nación antillana.
(2025-02-06). South Centre condena inclusión de Cuba en lista terrorista de EEUU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) La organización South Centre denunció este jueves en Ginebra, Suiza, la reinclusión de Cuba por parte de la administración del presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, en la espuria lista de países que supuestamente apoyan el terrorismo.
(2025-02-06). Oficializan en Gaceta Oficial la Lengua de Señas Cubana (+Post). radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel confirmó este jueves que el reconocimiento y regulación de la Lengua de Señas Cubana como sistema de comunicación oficial para la comunidad sorda del país quedó formalizado con la publicación del decreto ley correspondiente en la Gaceta Oficial.
(2025-02-06). Embajador de Cuba en Panamá rechaza mentiras de secretario de Estado de EE.UU. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El embajador de Cuba en Panamá, Víctor Cairo rechazó este jueves las mentiras del secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio, que acusó a la isla, Venezuela y Nicaragua de crear inestabilidad en la región.
(2025-02-06). Activistas Canadienses envían donativo a instituciones medicas en Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) La Red Canadienses de Solidaridad con Cuba Canadian Network on Cuba envío un donativo de 30 000 soturas que serán entregadas por los Comités de Defensa de la Revolución (CDR) a instituciones medicas en la isla.
(2025-02-06). Arremete Marco Rubio en Dominicana contra Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua. radiohc.cu Santo Domingo, 6 feb (RHC) El Secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, arremetió este jueves de nuevo contra los Gobiernos de Cuba, Venezuela y Nicaragua, y su eventual presencia en la X Cumbre de las Américas en este país.
(2025-02-06). ONU: Cuba ratifica compromiso con Unicef. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El representante permanente cubano ante la ONU, embajador Ernesto Soberón ratificó este jueves, en Nueva York, el compromiso de su país de continuar impulsando la cooperación con el Fondo de Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef), en particular en el sector de Salud, donde su experiencia y resultados gozan de gran prestigio internacional.
(2025-02-06). Los tiempos son duros, pero se trabaja fuerte, afirma presidente de Cuba en recorrido por Camagàºey (+Fotos). radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) Los tiempos son muy duros, pero se está trabajando fuerte para superarlos, afirmó en su cuenta de X el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel.
(2025-02-06). Celebran aniversario 125 del cumpleaños de excelsa soprano Rusa y de su llegada a Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana 6 feb (RHC) El homenaje brindado por la Academia Nacional de Canto Mariana De Gonich a la excelsa soprano y pedagoga rusa-cubana en ocasión de su cumpleaños 125 y 85 de su arribo a la isla, causa hoy alto impacto en el país.
(2025-02-06). Parlamentarios de Cuba y Namibia dialogan en La Habana. radiohc.cu La Habana, 6 feb (RHC) El secretario de la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba (ANPP, Parlamento), Homero Acosta dialogó este jueves en el Capitolio Nacional, con la ministra de Justicia de Namibia, Yvonne Dausab.
(2025-02-06). Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela traza estrategias para comicios del 27 de abril (+Fotos Audio). radiohc.cu Militantes del PSUV, de la Juventud Socialista, y miembros del Gran Bloque Patriótico "Simón Bolívar" se reúnen en Plenaria extraordinaria del V Congreso de la organización política, de cara a las elecciones del 27 de abril.
(2025-02-06). Is Trump going to war with the CIA? thesiriusreport.com 
We assess whether recent policy decisions by the Trump administration with respect to USAID could create conflicts of interest with the likes of the CIA.
(2025-02-06). Russia's NTV commercial television broadcaster on the 1945 Yalta Conference. gilbertdoctorow.com
(2025-02-06). Ukraine Launches New Offensive Push In Russia's Kursk Region. twz.com 
(2025-02-06). Le elezioni in Bielorussia e l'ipocrisia dell'Occidente collettivo. strategic-culture.su Le elezioni presidenziali in Bielorussia hanno visto la netta vittoria di Aljaksandr Luka≈°ƒónka, ma sono state immediatamente contestate dall'Occidente collettivo, che aveva già decretato la loro illegittimità ancor prima che si svolgessero, rifiutando di inviare i propri osservatori. | Segue nostro Lo scorso 26 gennaio si sono tenute le elezioni presidenziali in Bielorussia, un'occasione sfruttata dai media e dai…
(2025-02-06). Some New Info … smoothiex12.blogspot.com about Russian-Indian contract for anti-shipping missiles. Looks like the contract (judging by the picture, which, as Katzmans say ⚪ could be just picture), is of 3M54E Kalibr. The contract is for the India's submarines. If it is "E" (Export) version of Kalibr than it will have capped capabilities bu…
(2025-02-06). Nima and Me … smoothiex12.blogspot.com in about 40 minutes live.
(2025-02-06). Well, Thank You. . smoothiex12.blogspot.com
(2025-02-06). Ukrainian secret service SBU arrests anti-war youth in multiple cities. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site, the organ of the International Committee of the Fourth International, demands the immediate release of the prisoners.
(2025-02-06). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Postal workers in Boà´n-sur-Lignon, France, strike over Amazon restructuring of work conditions; teachers and civil servants without pay in December and January stage protests in Kurdistan Regional Government area of Iraq; electricity workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria begin indefinite strike to oppose sacking of 900…
(2025-02-06). Australia: NSW nurses' union shuts down fight for wage increase. wsws.org The New South Wales Nurses and Midwives Association is tying members' wages and conditions to a case which the state industrial court will not hear before September, and enforcing a strike ban until the legal proceedings are complete.
(2025-02-06). We Won't Take Risks Alone. Our Relationships Make a Better World Possible. truthout.org "Our power comes from knowing who's around us, from trusting who's around us, and from strategizing with every lever that we have," says tenant organizer and Abolish Rent coauthor Tracy Rosenthal. In this episode of "Movement Memos" Rosenthal and their coauthor Leonardo Vilchi talk with host Kelly Hayes about what rent strikes and tenant unions can teach us about the work of collective survival in… |
(2025-02-06). CDF Muhoozi slams Supreme Court ruling. independent.co.ug 
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief of Defense Forces, General Kainerugaba Muhoozi, has criticized the recent Supreme Court ruling that banned the trial of civilians in Military Courts, arguing that the decision undermines the vision and mandate of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF). Muhoozi expressed his shock over the ruling, stating that the …
(2025-02-06). Gen. Kainerugaba Rebukes Supreme Court Over Ruling on Trial of Civilians in Military Courts. plusnews.ug 
The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has described as unacceptable a decision by the Supreme Court regarding trying civilians in military court martial. Last week, the Supreme Court halted all ongoing criminal trials of civilians in the Court Martial and ordered that the files be transferred to civilian courts for the Director of …
(2025-02-06). Taliban detains 2 media workers, suspends women-run broadcaster Radio Begum. afintl.com
(2025-02-06). Democrats Attempt to Oppose Musk and Trump Through Bills, Subpoenas, Filibusters. truthout.org On Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers attempted to block recent actions by President Donald Trump, taking particular aim at his move to allow billionaire campaign benefactor Elon Musk to rip through federal departments and agencies, with full access to several payment systems and the personal data of millions of Americans. Critics have described the billionaire's actions as akin to a "coup… |
(2025-02-06). Erasing History, Erasing Democracy: Trump's Authoritarian Assault on Education. truthout.org In the initial days of his second term, President Donald Trump issued several executive orders "seeking to control how schools teach about race and gender, direct more tax dollars to private schools, and deport pro-Palestinian protesters." On January 29, 2025, he signed the "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling" executive order, which mandates the elimination of curricula that the… |
(2025-02-06). Major Unions Sue DOGE to Block Musk Labor Department "Power Grab" truthout.org AFL-CIO and other major unions are suing Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in hopes of preventing the rogue agency from "raiding" the Department of Labor and gaining access to the personal information of potentially millions of American workers. In the lawsuit filed Wednesday, the coalition of federal employee unions say that DOGE has been going after federal agencies and… |
(2025-02-06). Trump Issues Sanctions on Iran, Threatens to "Obliterate" It if He's Killed. truthout.org President Donald Trump issued a threat for Iran to be "obliterated" this week as his administration imposed sanctions on Iranian oil-affiliated groups and individuals as part of his supposed campaign of "maximum pressure" on the country. Trump told reporters on Tuesday that, if he were assassinated by Iran, he has instructed his administration to attack the country. |
(2025-02-06). Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025), tough and unflinching: A survivor of the "Swinging Sixties" wsws.org Particularly in the second half of her career, Faithfull produced work which stood head and shoulders above much of the vacuous music pumped out by the major international music concerns.
(2025-02-06). Mass jobs cull continues at UK universities. wsws.org The Times Higher Education reported that 10,300 jobs were lost across the whole sector during the 2023-24 academic year, "up from 7,300 the year before". Up to 10,000 further jobs could go this year.
(2025-02-06). Bayrou rams through French austerity budget, exposing bankruptcy of New Popular Front. wsws.org Prime Minister Franàßois Bayrou's ramming through of a deep austerity budget with support of the social-democratic PS and the neo-fascists exposes the bankruptcy of Mélenchon's NFP.
(2025-02-06). Skwawkbox rejects every advertising request and relies on readers' support. If you'd like to help, here's how. skwawkbox.org 
Since it began in 2012, Skwawkbox has always relied exclusively for its finances on the support of its readers. It continues to receive almost daily requests from companies to carry advertising and sponsored posts and these are always rejected. The support of readers allows Skwawkbox to keep articles free to all and free from clutter …
(2025-02-06). EU plays Trump card to advance its globalist agenda. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). How dependency processes have changed with the United States of America. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). Lula entrega 14% do território brasileiro ao capital transnacional. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). The greatest (geo-political) showman's "inside out" political solution. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). UK's '100-year partnership' with Ukraine is a meaningless political stunt. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). Germany's new right. canadiandimension.com Trading on nostalgia for past prosperity in an age of uncertainty.
(2025-02-06). Racism and Rising Rates Reduce Arab Tourism in Turkey. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). Palestinian Statehood Remains Key as Saudis Dismiss Trump's Plan. themedialine.org 
(2025-02-06). Justice Undermined: Italy's Controversial Return of Detention Center Boss al-Masri to Libya. themedialine.org
(2025-02-06). Godzilla Attacks Washington DC as Project 2025 Comes Closer to Becoming Reality. urbancny.com Countless movies have depicted our government in tatters after an alien invasion; in Independence Day, a terrorist siege in White House Down, or rogue espionage in Enemy of the State. …
(2025-02-06). CenterState CEO is Accepting Nominations for its 2025 Business of the Year Awards! urbancny.com Eligible business are members of CenterState CEO, UMEA or OUT Syracuse Applications open through Feb. 21 CenterState CEO is accepting nominations for its 2025 Business of the Year Awards. Eligible businesses and …
(2025-02-06). Chol Majok Exits OCDC Designation Process to Focus on Democratic Primary. urbancny.com Syracuse, NY — At-Large City Councilor Chol Majok, a candidate for Mayor of Syracuse, has officially announced his withdrawal from the Onondaga County Democratic Committee (OCDC) designation process. Instead, he …
(2025-02-06). Syracuse Records First Homicide of 2025. urbancny.com The victim, identified as 23-year-old Latommie Bell of Syracuse Syracuse, NY — The city has recorded its first homicide of the year following a fatal stabbing on Richmond Avenue. On …
(2025-02-06). Nuxalk Strong exhibit to feature treasures not publicly seen in decades. windspeaker.com "These treasures that were gifted to their grandfather and father are going to be in the exhibit and hadn't been seen by the nation since 1923 when they left and went to Ontario…" — Dr. Jennifer Kramer, curator, Pacific Northwest at the Museum of Anthropology…
(2025-02-06). Australian Heatwave Stories Slammed Some More. Part 2. wattsupwiththat.com Simple raw temperature data analysis does not support the widespread global or national claim that heatwaves are becoming hotter, longer and more frequent.
(2025-02-06). First Hydrogen CfDs Awarded. wattsupwiththat.com The first three CfDs have been announced for the Hydrogen Allocation Round 1.
(2025-02-06). The Shocking Solar Farm Bird Deaths the Mainstream Media Aren't Telling You About. wattsupwiththat.com Solar farms, coming soon to a field near you, are an ecological disaster turning productive land into a nature dead zone. Birds frequently fly into the panels mistaking them for water, while electrocution and incineration are common. Blanketing large areas once open to sunlight causes massive habitat disruption and reduced insect numbers. Like the heavily-shaded ground beneath the miles of often Chinese-made panels, all of this is hidden by a mainstream media and governing class that are desperate to keep the Net Zero kite flying high.
(2025-02-06). Trump's Energy Dominance Agenda Looks Like Texas. wattsupwiththat.com With our all-of-the-above energy approach, Texas has already proven that Trump's energy agenda will be a success. In recent years, the Texas economy has grown well over twice as fast as America as a whole while delivering comparatively lower energy bills than other states and increasingly clean air. Costs are down, economic strength is up, and our environment is clean.
(2025-02-06). Nigel Farage's Reform MPs Are Most Boosted UK Politicians on Elon Musk's X Despite Tiny Parliamentary Presence. bylinetimes.com Nigel Farage's Reform UK MPs are receiving half of all total engagement by parliamentary representatives on Elon Musk's 'X' platform, despite making up just 3.5% of seats in the House of Commons, new research suggests. | While many MPs are moving to platforms like BlueSky, Reform UK MPs' content appears to be drastically boosted on there, often directly through retweets from the far-right, billionaire owner, and Trump appointee Elon Musk. | Researchers at Cavendish Consulting has found that since the July 2024 election, MPs have made over 217,000 posts on the platform. | These posts received over 100 million…
(2025-02-06). "The Diva Always Has a Transcendent Virtuosity": Deborah Paredez on Divas, Tías, and Celebrity. publicbooks.org "The diva is so often seen as remote and unattainable and onstage; I wanted to see how divas allow for a connection."
(2025-02-06). Argentina withdraws from WHO. expose-news.com At the end of January, it was reported that Javier Milei's government in Argentina was considering a proposal to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, following a similar move by the US under …
(2025-02-06). How to tell if your doctor is trying out a new drug on you. expose-news.com Doctors have always used patients for medical experiments often without their informed consent. Dr. Vernon Coleman gives a few tips on how you can tell if your doctor is experimenting on you. …
(2025-02-06). USAID gave Gates, Soros and WEF initiatives billions of dollars. expose-news.com The US Agency for International Development ("USAID") is facing a shutdown as the Trump administration has ordered nearly all staff to be placed on leave starting on Friday, with overseas missions being …
(2025-02-06). 'Dialogue Works' edition of 6 February: Trump's Plan for Ukraine. gilbertdoctorow.com I greatly appreciate host Nima Alkhorshid's allowing me to take a step back from the headlined issue of what plan General Kellogg will be presenting to the Munich Security Conference which opens at the end of next week. The step back was for me to explain how all of the disparate initiatives in both foreign …
(2025-02-06). Transcript of 'Coffee and a Mike'. gilbertdoctorow.com Transcripr submitted by a reader Mike Ferris: 0: 46Gilbert, you are a man that is constantly working. I either watch you on YouTube or you're constantly writing. It never stops for you. Gilbert Doctorow, PhD: No, frankly, this fourth career was just sputtering along. It was kind of a semi-retirement. And then along came the Special Military …
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: Jealous Trump Boys Try To Convince Father That Barron A DEI. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Whining that they were being discriminated against even though they were the "bestest sons ever in the whole wide world," the Trump Boys attempted Thursday to convince their father that Barron was getting unfair advantages because he was a DEI. "Daddy, Barron is ruining our lives because he's different," said a pouting Donald Jr., who …
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: Melania Trump Holds Paint Swatches Up Against Bellowing Void. theonion.com
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: NBC Producers Deny Using AI In New Series 'Detective Fireman Lawyer Chicago Los Angeles Show'. theonion.com NEW YORK—Issuing a categorical denial of the accusations, NBC producers announced Thursday there was absolutely no usage of artificial intelligence in the new series Detective Fireman Lawyer Chicago Los Angeles Show. "At NBC, we are passionate about storytelling, and the truth is that machine learning isn't capable of bringing to life vibrant characters like Jim Jack …
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: 'The Sims' Turns 25. theonion.com The Sims, which has sold nearly 200 million copies, celebrates its 25th anniversary this February. In honor of the video game franchise, The Onion looks back at its key milestones. 1977: Will Wright gets a great idea for a video game while watching a family burn to death in their home. 1989: SimCity, the game's …
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: Trump Announces U.S. Will Relocate Panama Canal To American Soil. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Claiming that the waterway will now be called the America Canal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the Panama Canal would be relocated to U.S. soil. "Our beautiful system of channels and locks is finally coming home, folks!" said Trump in a Truth Social post before signing an executive order directing American personnel to airlift …
(2025-02-06). Federal judges block Trump's unconstitutional attempt to end birthright citizenship. nationofchange.org Trump's citizenship order faces legal defeat as judges reaffirm 14th Amendment protections.
(2025-02-06). New study says International Target of two degree Celsius is 'dead'. nationofchange.org The study determined that a combination of a reduction in shipping pollution and an increase in emissions with cause Earth to warm by two degree Celsius by 2045.
(2025-02-06). Google abandons AI ethics pledge as Trump pushes for military AI expansion. nationofchange.org "Is this as terrifying as it sounds?"
(2025-02-06). Renaming The Gulf of Mexico isn't a laughing matter but part of a US imperialist power grab. nationofchange.org It reflects a disregard for historical truth, an aggressive assertion of U.S. superiority, and the continuation of exploitative colonialist practices that harm both the environment and Latin American people.
(2025-02-06). Claudia Sheinbaum: The Leadership the World Needs. pressenza.com
(2025-02-06). The Humanist Moment in America: Sheinbaum's cool head, Petro's warm heart. pressenza.com In a conversation between the President of Mexico and US President Donald Trump, they reached several agreements, among them, the imposition of tariffs is canceled, when it seemed that an economic and social "catastrophe" was approaching. | "It is important to always keep a cool head," Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has recommended in the face of the concerns of Mexicans and the questioning of the media. Of course, in the face of a right-wing political opposition that was already rubbing its hands together as it saw the U.S. president make good on his threats, such as imposing the much-mentioned 25 percent tariffs. | Ob…
(2025-02-06). Antibiotic resistance is here, millions are dying. independent.co.ug 
Scientists and doctors can't keep up with the tidal wave of people whose bodies don't respond to basic antimicrobial treatment Kathmandu, Nepal | Global Press Journal TEAM | For years, Radha Lama bought antibiotics in bulk at a clinic near her home in Kathmandu, Nepal. She took the pills whenever she had a stomachache or headache, without talking …
(2025-02-06). Body of missing Coca-Cola employee found decomposing. independent.co.ug 
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 40-year-old employee of Coca-Cola Company, Kihihi branch in Kanungu district, who went missing last week, has been found dead and decomposing. Arthur Nahurira, a resident of Kigango village, Karuhembe parish, Kebisoni sub-county, Rukungiri district, went missing from his rented house in Kasiro village, Kihihi ward, Kihihi town council …
(2025-02-06). Kikuube faces severe shortage of primary school teachers. independent.co.ug 
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube District is facing an acute shortage of primary school teachers, severely impacting the quality of education in the area. The district, which is home to 74 government-aided primary schools, currently has only 720 teachers, well below the required 1,350 teachers, leaving a gap of 630 educators. Amon Zondera, …
(2025-02-06). M23 appoints colonel Bahati Musanga North Kivu Governor. independent.co.ug 
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have appointed Colonel Bahati Musanga as the parallel governor of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a February 5, 2025 statement, signed by Bertrand Bisimwa, the M23 political head released by the rebels' political spokesperson, Bahati's appointment took …
(2025-02-06). M23 appoints new Mayor of Goma. independent.co.ug 
Goma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) has appointed Mukadisi Niragire Hélène as the Mayor of Goma Commune in North Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement signed by Bertrand Bisimwa, M23 President and released on Thursday by Lawrence Kanyuka, the rebels' political spokesperson, Chrispin Abdoul Bikulu has …
(2025-02-06). UCE results out next week. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) that were expected to be released on Friday, will instead come out next week. Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) Principal Public Relations Officer Jennifer Kalule-Musamba said in a statement today that results will not come out tomorrow as many on social …
(2025-02-06). UPDF tasks L. Albert fishing communities to promote hygiene. independent.co.ug 
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has called on fishing communities in the Bunyoro sub-region to prioritize hygiene and sanitation to improve public health, particularly along the shores of Lake Albert. Lt. Col. Edward Ijjo, Commanding Officer of the 151 Marine Battalion, emphasized that good hygiene is essential for maintaining …
(2025-02-06). Kibirige holds onto lead; Kamulindwa, Akope and Rugumayo within striking range. independent.co.ug 
üü• Leaderboard — Day Twoüèåüèø‚‚ôÄ ‚ö™ Marvin Kibirige 68 72 — 140 ‚ö™ David Kamulindwa 71 71 -142 üü¢ Deo Akope 71 74 — 145 üü¢ Ronald Rugumayo 68 77 — 145 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | Marvin Kibirige and David Kamulindwa have shown that they are in title winning mood …
(2025-02-06). Navy Develops Highly Persistent Undersea Hydrophone System Powered By Ocean Temperatures. twz.com 
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has helped develop an autonomous underwater float that can monitor and transmit oceanographic and underwater acoustic data near-indefinitely, and in near real-time. Known as the Persistent Smart Acoustic Profiler (PSAP) Voyager, it is powered by temperature differences in the ocean, providing enough energy to run its instrumentation for far longer than other non-wired undersea eavesdropping hydrophones currently in operation. Such an innovation could have big implications for undersea sensing and detection. | Capabilities like PSAP Voyager could prove doubly useful if operat…
(2025-02-06). Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Buster Grows More Potent. twz.com 
The U.S. Air Force quietly fixed a problem with the integration of the 30,000-pound class
(2025-02-06). Iran's Wacky Aircraft Carrier Has Entered Service. twz.com 
(2025-02-06). F-15EX Nails Pentagon Test Campaign, Survivability Concerns Remain. twz.com 
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(2025-02-06). First Mirage 2000 Fighter Has Arrived In Ukraine. twz.com 
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(2025-02-06). Labour shamefully blocks a UN global crackdown on tax havens. thecanary.co Rich and powerful elites have successfully transformed the planet into a plaything for toxic, warmongering billionaires. And by blocking a global attempt to crack down on tax havens, UK Labour Party prime minister Keir Starmer has proved yet again that his compromised government will do nothing to challenge that corrupt, destructive order. Labour: blocking actions […] | By
(2025-02-06). Another government spits on the memory of Grenfell victims and survivors. thecanary.co 
Grenfell Tower is to be demolished, according to deputy prime minster Angela Rayner. The decision has been met with fury and disappointment from survivors and their families. Grenfell United released a blistering statement, writing: Angela Rayner could not give a reason for her decision to demolish the Tower. She refused to confirm how many bereaved […] | By
(2025-02-06). Met Police overreach in the Sam Kerr trial: you can't be racist to a white cop. thecanary.co The ongoing trial of Chelsea footballer Sam Kerr has thrown up an ongoing issue with the Met Police in their pursuit of racially-related charges. Kerr was travelling in a taxi with her partner when she claims that the driver locked the cab and started speeding and swerving. Kerr told the court that she was "terrified" […] | By
(2025-02-06). Desperate to go: a quarter of children are scared to use school toilets. thecanary.co Nearly half of young people surveyed by ERIC, the Children's Bowel and Bladder Charity, said they were not allowed to use the toilet during lessons, while a quarter said they were scared to use the toilets at school. ERIC: shocking results of its latest survey Access to a toilet is a fundamental right and yet […] | By
(2025-02-06). Amazon And UnitedHealth's Inaugural Demands. levernews.com
(2025-02-06). Elon Musk's Hostile Takeover. levernews.com 
(2025-02-06). Crypto Bros Are Trying to Bankrupt Honduras for Scuttling Their Private Cities. fpif.org U.S. based libertarians and entrepreneurs have longed to build their own private city somewhere in the world where they can set their own laws and eliminate regulations. | In 2009, following a military coup in Honduras, the crypto bros got what they were looking for: A deeply corrupt government involved in drug trafficking — and willing to hand over chunks of national territory to the highest bidders in the name of attracting foreign investment. From the start, the idea prompted widespread opposition in the country, but the legislative framework was imposed and contracts were signed regardless. | Now that t…
(2025-02-06). Facing the Deportation Industry. fpif.org It didn't take long for the border and immigration enforcement industry to react to Donald Trump's reelection. On November 6th, as Bloomberg News reported, stock prices
(2025-02-06). Fire Destroys Homes, Over 30 Homeless in Pader. plusnews.ug 
The fire, suspected to have been deliberately set, reduced property worth millions to ashes, including household items, food, and important documents. Over 30 people in Lawuma village, Ngekidi parish in Latanya Sub-County, Pader District are homeless following a devastating fire that destroyed four homes on Wednesday afternoon. The fire, suspected to have been deliberately set, …
(2025-02-06). Museveni Cautions Police, Army Against Contractors Who Inflate Costs. plusnews.ug 
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned the police, army, and prisons against hiring contractors to build their offices and housing units. Museveni, who addressed the 85th police council at police headquarters on Wednesday, said all security forces should have enough engineers to construct all sorts of houses without spending money on hiring contractors who, in most …
(2025-02-06). Police Constable Found Dead in Apparent Suicide. plusnews.ug 
A police constable attached to the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) in Nabilatuk District has reportedly taken his own life. The constable, identified as Nasur Wafula, 46, was stationed at the Lorengedwat ASTU Detach located in Lokwakwa Village, Lorengedwat Sub County. He was found dead on Thursday afternoon after using his SMG rifle to end his life …
(2025-02-06). The Hidden Cost Behind Your "$0 Copay" Drug Assistance Program. levernews.com
(2025-02-06). Bondi's License To Shill. levernews.com
(2025-02-06). The Hidden Cost Behind Your "$0 Copay" Drug Assistance Program. levernews.com
(2025-02-06). SATIRE: Mitch McConnell Vows To Continue Falling Down Stairs In Face Of Fascist Takeover. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Rebuking President Trump's decision to pardon Jan. 6 rioters, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) staunchly vowed this week to continue falling down stairs in the face of an apparent fascist takeover. "I can no longer physically stand upright for a party that excuses a violent insurrection that targeted our Capitol," the 82-year-old lawmaker said as he …
(2025-02-06). The end of globalization? Trump's tariff war and the battle for capitalism's future. peoplesworld.org 
He's hot, then he's cold. He's yes, then he's no. He's in, then he's out. He's up, then he's down. Donald Trump appears to be all over the place when it comes to his trade war against Canada and Mexico, as well as in his threats of a future offensive against the European Union and …
(2025-02-06). Trump "reorganization" of USAID will not change its promotion of exploitation. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The Trump administration announced this week that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is being reorganized and merged into the State Department. A statement declared the agency has "long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad" and that U.S. tax dollars need to "further U.S. national interests." There is a …
(2025-02-06). 'Call Me Dancer' film review: A passionate study of the arts under capitalism. peoplesworld.org 
I can't imagine I'll be seeing another film as passionate and uplifting as Call Me Dancer any time soon. I saw it at the USC film school, and director/producer Leslie Shampaine was on hand for a Q&A following the screening. We meet Manish Chauhan on the streets of Mumbai, where he likes to demonstrate his …
(2025-02-06). AFL-CIO joins mass rally at Department of Labor to protest Musk coup. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—The nation's veterans "are the most deeply affected" by the Elon Musk-Donald Trump planned cuts, including at the U.S. Labor Department, says William Attig. As an Iraq-Afghanistan war vet who's Executive Director of the AFL-CIO's affinity group for those who served, he should know. The Labor Department has an office that helps veterans and their …
(2025-02-06). If Musk can make up his own department, so can workers, says AFL-CIO. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In light-hearted, but serious, razzing of Donald Trump and his puppeteer, multibillionaire Elon Musk, the AFL-CIO launched a new department, whimsically named the "Department Of People Who Work For A Living." "If Elon Musk can make up his own government department, so can workers," the federation explained in its announcement. The razzing occurs because Trump, …
(2025-02-06). Right-wing Labour council leader, who courted Tory support and smeared left members, to step down. skwawkbox.org 
Cllr Paul Stuart featured in Al Jazeera exposé for compiling anti-left smear 'dossier' Right-wing Wirral Labour council leader Paul Stuart, who according to party insiders offered key council positions to Tories to try to drum up support for his 2023 bid to take over Wirral Council, is to step down in May. Stuart, who is currently the …
(2025-02-06). Chapman Waugh visita set de filmación del filme "Performance", del fallecido cineasta Jorge Luis Sánchez. cubadebate.cu Este jueves el foro de rodajes de los Estudios Cinematográficos de Cubanacán, donde hoy sucede la filmación de la película cubana "Performance", fue visitado por la vice primera ministra Inés Maria Chapman Waugh. Allí intercambió con el equipo de dirección de la cinta, que dejó lista y con indicaciones y anotaciones precisas el cineasta Jorge Luis Sánchez.
(2025-02-06). Estudiantes de Formación Profesional en Madrid en huelga por falta de prácticas para la pública. cubadebate.cu La Formación Profesional (FP) en Madrid lleva décadas sufriendo un constante deterioro. A los recortes presupuestarios, se suman unas condiciones laborales que hacen que escaseen los aspirantes a ocupar los puestos de profesorado en varias especialidades. En las enseñanzas de FP el proceso privatizador adquiere una velocidad acelerada.
(2025-02-06). Juez de EEUU aplaza fecha límite para que funcionarios renuncien a su puesto a cambio de una indemnización. cubadebate.cu Un juez federal de Estados Unidos ha paralizado hasta el lunes el plazo brindado por el presidente Donald Trump para que los funcionarios que tenían acuerdos laborables flexibles tras la pandemia pudieran renunciar a su puesto a cambio de una indemnización, a medida que siguen en marcha los procedimientos sobre la legalidad de la medida.
(2025-02-06). Respuesta a "Nuevos tipos de números y sus características. Piensa y responde" cubadebate.cu La participación estuvo protagonizada por tres acertijandos muy destacados. Sifredo ya presentó credenciales desde hace algunos meses y Raimundo Macias ha demostrado que posee conocimientos, talento y creatividad que nos enorgullece y da brillo a nuestra Columna. RARJ es toda una institución desde hace muchos años. Vamos por partes.
(2025-02-06). Remembranza de Eduardo Muñoz Bachs. cubadebate.cu El poeta Silvio cantaba y sus versos gravitan en la memoria. Como las aguas de un torrente, confluyen en estos días cuando parece que no sale el sol, sino el rostro ensangrentado y polvoriento de un niño en Palestina o Ecuador, o cuando uno lee en las noticias que un funcionario polaco niega el papel de los soldados soviéticos en la liberación del campo de Auschwitz.
(2025-02-06). Intercambia presidente Díaz-Canel con trabajadores de la pesca en Camagàºey. cubadebate.cu El primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, sostuvo este jueves un intercambio con trabajadores de la Unidad Empresarial de Base (UEB) Acuinicú, en Sibanicú, perteneciente a la Empresa Pesquera de Camagàºey, como parte de su primera visita a la provincia en este 2025.
(2025-02-06). Médicos reportan en estado crítico al popular trovador cubano Eduardo Sosa. cubadebate.cu El cantautor cubano Eduardo Sosa continúa reportado de crítico, con soporte ventilatorio y sin evidenciarse mejorías de su estado neurológico, informó este jueves el Hospital General Docente Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto, de Guantánamo. El estado del popular trovador está asociado a complicaciones respiratorias infecciosas y el pronóstico es reservado.
(2025-02-06). Primer ministro participa en graduación de 173 nuevos oficiales de la Aduana General de la República (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En el acto de conmemoración, presidido por el miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, trascendió el papel decisivo de aduaneras y aduaneros en la salvaguarda del país, especialmente en el contexto actual, marcado por un recrudecimiento del bloqueo sin precedentes y por una escalada de la agresividad del gobierno norteamericano contra Cuba.
(2025-02-06). Las grandes empresas tecnológicas, el complejo militar-industrial y la naturaleza de la administración Trump. strategic-culture.su
(2025-02-06). Cuba es elegida para vicepresidencia del Comité para el Ejercicio de los Derechos Inalienables del Pueblo Palestino (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El representante permanente de Cuba ante las Naciones Unidas, Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, agradeció el apoyo y la confianza por la elección de la nación caribeña como Vicepresidente del Comité para el Ejercicio de los Derechos Inalienables del Pueblo Palestino (CEIRPP), destaca este jueves la Cancillería.
(2025-02-06). AFL-CIO se une a la manifestación en el Departamento de Trabajo para protestar contra el golpe de Musk. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Los veteranos de guerra del país "son los más afectados" por los recortes planeados por Elon Musk y Donald Trump, incluso en el Departamento de Trabajo de Estados Unidos, dice William Attig. Como veterano de la guerra de Irak y Afganistán y director ejecutivo del grupo de afinidad de la AFL-CIO para quienes sirvieron, debería …