(2025-08-05). Scandinavian Nations Support NATO-US Effort to Arm Ukraine with $486M Donation. moderndiplomacy.eu HELSINKI, Aug 5 (Reuters) — Sweden, Norway and Denmark will together contribute around 5 billion Norwegian crowns ($486 million) to a NATO-led initiative to supply Ukraine with U.S. weapons, the Norwegian government said in a statement on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said last month the United States would supply weapons to Ukraine, paid for …
(2025-08-05). Israeli ex-security chiefs urge Trump to help end Gaza war. dawn.com • Say conflict is leading Israel to 'lose its security, identity'
| • Aid seekers among 19 more killed over 24 hours | JERUSALEM: More than 600 retired Israeli security officials have urged US President Donald Trump to pressure their own government to end the war in Gaza. | "It is our professional judgement that Hamas no longer poses a strategic threat to Israel," the former officials wrote in an open letter shared with the media on Monday, calling on Trump to "steer" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decisions. | "At first this war was a just war, a defensive war, but…
(2025-08-05). Retired Security Officials Warn Israel On 'Precipice Of Defeat'. popularresistance.org Over a dozen former Israeli security officials issued a joint video statement on 3 August demanding an end to the war in Gaza and warning that Tel Aviv is on the brink of "defeat." Former officials have also demanded that US President Donald Trump pressure Israel to end the genocidal campaign which has raged since October 2023 — in a separate letter accompanying the video and signed by 550 former security officials. | The video statement was made by 19 retired army chiefs, intelligence heads, Shin Bet and Mossad directors, and police commissioners.
(2025-08-05). Trump administration freezes over $300 million in UCLA research funds in attack on science and dissent. wsws.org The Trump administration's defunding of UCLA is a political attack on scientific research, academic freedom and opposition to genocide.
(2025-08-05). Palestinian Peace Activist Killed by Israeli Settler After Being Deported by Trump. indybay.org Awda Hathaleen was described as "a teacher and an activist who struggled courageously for his people."
(2025-08-05). Relevant History of the B-52: In 2007 a B-52 Bomber Carrying Nuclear Missiles Was Destined for the Middle East. globalresearch.ca 
Author's Note | This article was first published almost 18 years ago in September 2007. It is of of utmost relevance in relation to what is now unfolding under the Trump administration. | No changes to the text. Minor edits. | **** ⚪ Introduction: …
(2025-08-05). Swiss hoping Trump will lower tariff rate. ecns.cn Switzerland has launched a last-ditch attempt to persuade United States President Donald Trump not to hit Swiss imports with a 39 percent tariff.And he said that could rise to 0.7 percent if pharmaceuticals, which are not covered by the current tariff rate, are added to the mix.
(2025-08-05). US trade deficit narrows to $60.2 bln in June. moderndiplomacy.eu Aug 5 (Reuters) — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in June on a sharp drop in consumer goods imports, the latest evidence of the imprint on global commerce President Donald Trump is making with sweeping tariffs on imported goods. The overall trade gap narrowed 16.0% in June to $60.2 billion, the Commerce Department's Bureau of …
(2025-08-05). The Proud Republican History of Paranoia and Anti-Semitism About Government Statistics. counterpunch.org Donald Trump's decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), brings back memories of Richard Nixon's orders to identify Jews at the Labor Department. Both efforts stem from paranoid delusions that the people producing the economic data were involved in a conspiracy to make them look bad.
(2025-08-05). Prof. Rashid Khalidi Slams 'Crushing Repression' at Columbia, Cancels Course over Trump Settlement. scheerpost.com In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Rashid Khalidi, the renowned Edward Said professor emeritus of modern Arab studies at Columbia University, says he is withdrawing from teaching his fall course after the sch…
(2025-08-05). Linking tariff 'deals' to US security interests is harder than it looks. responsiblestatecraft.org In its July 31
(2025-08-05). From Bolsonaro to BRICS: What Trump's Tariffs on Brazil Are Really About. globalresearch.ca In July 2025, President Donald Trump slapped Brazil with an unprecedented 50% tariff on key imports. This move jolted global markets and raised eyebrows across Latin America. The official rationale points to Brazil's judicial pursuit of former President Jair Bolsonaro…
(2025-08-05). Trump's Africa deal: Peace plan or power grab? aljazeera.com As Rwanda and the DRC hold their first meeting under a US-backed peace deal, Trump is touting it as a diplomatic win…
(2025-08-05). India Alleges Western Hypocrisy in Russian Oil Trade. moderndiplomacy.eu NEW DELHI, Aug 5 (Reuters) — India has sharply criticised the United States and the European Union, saying it is being unfairly singled out by them over its Russian oil purchases when they both trade extensively with Moscow despite the war in Ukraine. India's criticism followed a renewed threat by U.S. President Donald Trump on …
(2025-08-05). Self-Assured Destruction, The Climate Impacts of Nuclear War. Mass Starvation, Ozone Depletion. globalresearch.ca The greatest threat to humanity is nuclear war. | While public opinion is largely misinformed, US "decision-makers" including president Trump are also unaware and misinformed as to the consequences of their actions. Multi-billion dollar bonanza for the Military-Industrial Complex: "Scientific opinion" …
(2025-08-05). Funding cuts kill the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). indybay.org The rabid dog pitbull convicted felon President Donald J. Trump and his Republican myrmidons have decimated and killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
(2025-08-05). Christian Nationalism's Plot on Civil Society: The Seven Mountains Mandate. juancole.com Oakwood, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — A concerning story out of Georgia offers a window into the rise and possible demise of an all-encompassing strategy of Christian Nationalism finding unheralded success in the Trump era. On July 10th federal regulators filed a complaint "seeking the seizure of Georgia lender First Liberty Building & …
(2025-08-05). The New York Times Does Not Fear Trump… But Bret Stephens Is Another Matter. scheerpost.com
(2025-08-05). Food Prices Stagnating Wages Weigh on US Residents. orinocotribune.com New economic data and surveys reveal growing financial anxiety among US nationals, who are grappling with rising food prices and slowing wage growth. Nearly seven months after Donald Trump returned to the White House, the promised "golden age" has not materialized for most, according to polls. | According to a recent Associated Press—NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey, the vast majority of US adults feel stressed about food costs. This concern is particularly acute for low-income US residents, among whom 64% say grocery prices are one of their top sources of stress. | The survey also indicates t…
(2025-08-05). Trump Asserts Complete Dominance over Europe with Tariff Agreement. globalresearch.ca The United States and the European Union have reached a deal under which the EU will pay 15% tariffs on most exports. The EU also committed to buying $750 billion worth of American energy and investing an additional $600 billion …
(2025-08-05). Monday 8/25: Protest Against the Trump Regime. indybay.org At the corner of Ocean and Water Streets in Santa Cruz…
(2025-08-05). Why is Ghislaine Maxwell so central to Trump-Epstein conspiracy theories? aljazeera.com With prison move, Justice Department meeting and possible Congress testimony, Trump faces scrutiny from his own base…
(2025-08-05). What It Will Take To Get US Citizens To Work The Farm? popularresistance.org The agriculture sector is on edge like never before. | With ICE officers chasing undocumented immigrants through fields and barging into meatpacking plants, workers are spooked. Even before the farm raids, workforce shortages and economic uncertainty rankled the industry. Now, as harvest season arrives for many crops, concerns are growing that there may not be enough workers out there to feed the country. | To Dolores Huerta, it's an unprecedented problem caused squarely by the Trump administration. "It's an atrocity, what they've been doing to the immigrant community," Huerta said in an interview with POLITICO M…
(2025-08-05). India fires back at Trump's tariff threat, calls U.S. criticism hypocritical. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- India issued a strong rebuttal on Sunday in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose higher tariffs over India's continued imports of Russian oil. The üî&oacu…
(2025-08-05). Trump slams India over Russian oil trade, threatens major tariff hike. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a fiery post on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald Trump accused India of profiting from Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing large volumes of discounted Russian oil and reselling it on the global market. He condemned India for "not caring" about the ongoing war casualties in Ukraine, stating: "India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian oil, they are then, for much of the oil purchased, selling it on the open market for big profits. They don't care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine."Donald J. Trump Truth Social 08.04.25 10: 50 AM EST | India is not only…
(2025-08-05). Texas Republicans issue civil arrest warrants, as Democrats flee to block Trump-backed gerrymander. wsws.org Over 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday night, denying the House a quorum and temporarily blocking a Republican redistricting plan aimed at eliminating five Democratic-held seats.
(2025-08-05). India's US lobby and BRICS. dawn.com TWO deviously connected messages in a Donald Trump tweet targeted India and Russia simultaneously. To India, the A subsequent tweet rejoiced in cultivating robust US ties with Pakistan, thereby rubbing more salt into India's lacerating wound. To Russia, the threat was more dire and more troubling even though Indians are full of their own grief, which otherwise should be an occasion to pick up another more trustworthy date for a life tog…
(2025-08-05). California's Immigrant Past May Be the Key to Resisting Trump's Future. Murali Kamma
(2025-08-05). Trump Is Holding On To $360 Million In Americans' Refunds. levernews.com 
(2025-08-05). Zhang Yongle: Reconfiguring Hegemony. newleftreview.org A view from China of the battle for America's ideological soul, pitting Trump, home-grown nemesis of Western liberal democracy, against Francis Fukuyama, subtlest philosopher of its world-historical triumph. Are these contrasted figures two manifestations of the same hegemonic principle?
(2025-08-05). Japanese People Rally to Retain Leader Resisting Trump and Trying to Prevent Japan's Involvement in a U.S. War Against China. covertactionmagazine.com Japan is gripped by an unprecedented political crisis that has been entirely obscured in the media around the globe. On July 24, the day after the Upper House elections, all the morning newspapers in Japan featured headlines screaming out that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had been pressured by his party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) …
(2025-08-05). Trump's Latest China Moves are not Concessions. counterpunch.org 
A recent Washington Post report suggests a concerning "softening" in the Trump administration's approach to Beijing, highlighting what it views as dangerous concessions on Taiwan and technology driven by a singular focus on a trade deal. However, from China's perspective, these developments are less about "concessions" and more about a necessary, albeit belated, recognition of
(2025-08-05). A new report shows how local climate activism leads to 'remarkable' gains. grist.org 
What do an offshore wind farm in New York, a campaign to install 275,000 heat pumps in Maine, and the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline have in common? They were all the result of "community-based strategies" with involvement or leadership from local grassroots groups. Advocates say this is a powerful and relatively cheap way of driving climate action, especially as the Trump administration rolls back as much progress as it can. | A new
(2025-08-05). Trump and the Lemon Law of Voter Denial. scheerpost.com 2020 Million MAGA March. Elvert Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible donation. By Kenneth …
(2025-08-05). Hamas to Witkoff: "We will not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established" peoplesdispatch.org The Trump administration has intensified its pressure on the resistance movement to lay down arms to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, while supporting Israel's plans to continue with its 22-month genocide.
(2025-08-05). As Columbia capitulates to Trump over Palestine protest, student activists are regrouping. mondoweiss.net 
Columbia University's recent suspension and expulsion of more than 70 students for a Palestine demonstration is the latest sign the school's crackdown on activism is not simply about campus conduct, but appeasing political pressure from Washington.
(2025-08-05). Monday 9/1: Oakland: Stop the Fascist Billionaires! Labor Day Protest Supporting Freedom & Democracy. indybay.org Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA 94612 | This is a peaceful, nonviolent protest…
(2025-08-05). Fascist mobilisations in Britain: For a socialist defence of asylum seekers and refugees! wsws.org The far-right danger does not flow primarily from the social dust that makes up the various fascist outfits, but from a lurch to the right of the entire capitalist political system as it seeks to impose a deepening social catastrophe and expanding agenda of war on the working class.