(2025-08-13). Oakland is in Trump's federal takeover threat of American cities. indybay.org Protesters In Washington D.C. Earlier Today, Protesting Against The Convicted Felon President Trump's Federal Takeover Of Washington D.C.!
(2025-08-13). Saturday 8/16: Corte Madera: Fight the Trump Takeover Rally. indybay.org Corte Madera Town Park | 498 Tamalpais Drive | Corte Madera…
(2025-08-13). Will Trump's India tariffs shut down world's biggest cut diamond supplier? aljazeera.com Two million Indian workers supply 14 out of 15 cut diamonds globally. Trump's 50 percent tariffs could disrupt that.
(2025-08-13). Trump's 'Golden Dome' defence plan includes space missiles, lasers: Report. aljazeera.com Plans shared with contractors also show a new missile field in the US Midwest, according to report.
(2025-08-13). Trump expects 'feel-out meeting'. ecns.cn US President Donald Trump said on Monday that his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in Alaska will be a "feel-out meeting" as European countries stressed that Ukraine must be able to "choose its destiny".
(2025-08-13). Israel in talks to expel Palestinians from Gaza to South Sudan. newarab.com 
Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, a move that would be considered ethnic cleansing under international law. | Six people familiar with the matter confirmed the talks to The Associated Press. It's unclear how far the talks have advanced, but if implemented, the plans would amount to forcibly transferring people from one war-ravaged land at risk of famine to another. | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to realise U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of transferring much of Gaza'
(2025-08-13). White House says Trump-Putin meeting is a 'listening exercise'. geo.tv 
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, April 15, 2025.—ReutersFriday's Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "is a listening exercise for the president," the White…
(2025-08-13). Trump admin orders Smithsonian museums to be reviewed for 'Americanism'. aljazeera.com White House says the review is in line with Trump's executive order on 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History'.
(2025-08-13). Washington Post publishes government plans for deployment of troops to cities across the US. wsws.org One day after President Donald Trump announced the federal takeover of the Washington D.C. police and the dispatch of 800 National Guard troops to occupy the capital, the Washington Post reported on secret plans for a rapid deployment force of troops to move into cities facing "protests or other unrest."
(2025-08-13). Indian PM Modi likely to meet Trump in US next month, newspaper reports. dawn.com Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet President Donald Trump during a visit to the United States next month to attend the UN General Assembly meeting, the India's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. An Indian official familiar with the matter said a decision has not yet been taken, and that countries usually reserve slots for the General Debate at the assembly…
(2025-08-13). Trump officials call Gaza aid airdrops unrealistic: report. newarab.com 
But the option hasn't been seriously considered by Donald Trump's administration, U.S. officials and other sources say, even as One source said it is seen as an unrealistic option because ai…
(2025-08-13). As Trump threatens to send federal troops to U.S. cities, Philly District Attorney Krasner, religious leaders push back. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner joined local faith leaders to condemn President Donald Trump's recent deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., warning of broader implications as Trump signals federal interventions in other major U.S. cities. | Speaking to reporters at the Church of Christian Compassion in West Philly, Krasner warned that
(2025-08-13). South Africa to offer revised trade proposal to U.S. after tariff hike. independent.co.ug 
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa will submit a revised trade proposal to the United States to reduce the newly imposed 30 percent tariff and seek alternative export markets to offset the impact, a government official said Tuesday. Speaking at a media briefing in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital, Trade, Industry, and Competition …
(2025-08-13). News X World: World Report Trump Putin Summit 12 August 2025. gilbertdoctorow.com I have not appeared on News X World (not to be confused with a competing Indian broadcaster, News X) for a couple of months because our schedules did not mesh. However, when the production team finally did reach me yesterday for an interview on the current state of the Russia-Ukraine war ahead of the Alaska …
(2025-08-13). Washington D.C. no está "fuera de control" : Cifras contradicen afirmaciones de Trump sobre delincuencia. cubadebate.cu Según datos de la Policía Metropolitana de Washington D.C. (MPDC), los delitos violentos han descendido un 26% en lo que va de 2025 respecto al mismo periodo del año anterior, y los robos han bajado un 28%. La alcaldesa Muriel Bowser afirmó que la ciudad se encuentra "en el nivel más bajo de delitos violentos en 30 años".
(2025-08-13). Saturday 8/16: SF: Tesla Takedown and Stop Trump Takeover. indybay.org At the Tesla Dealership, 999 Van Ness (corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell), San Francisco…
(2025-08-13). European leaders to hold Ukraine summit before Trump-Putin meet. newarab.com 
European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine's interests when he discusses the war with Russia's Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. | German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as well as the French, British and other European leaders and the heads of the EU and NATO to an afternoon video conference. | They are then expected to talk to Trump and Vice President JD Vance in a second round of the conference call. | The Trump-Putin meeting on Friday ⚪ their first since Russia launched its fu…
(2025-08-13). Saturday 9/27: SF's Chinatown "Autumn Moon Festival" (Sept. 27-28) + 2025 Grand Parade. indybay.org Chinatown | Grant Ave and Washington St…
(2025-08-12). Trump's Claims on Illinois Bail Reform, DC Crime Shown to Be False. truthout.org While announcing plans to send National Guard troops into the country's capital, the Trump administration spread falsehoods about crime in Washington, D.C., as well as legal system measures like Illinois's bail reform. During his remarks at the White House, Trump claimed that "every place in the country where you have no cash bail is a disaster." "Somebody murders somebody… |
(2025-08-12). Trump Reveals Russia Deal Ahead Of Putin Meet, Shocks Ukraine, Says Zelensky 'Bothered' Him | Alaska. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a blunt critique of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for rejecting his land swap peace deal with Russia. Claiming Zelensky has permission to kill, Trump made it clear territorial concessions would be on the table in his upcoming Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remarks came after Trump notably refused to allow Zelensky to participate in the high-stakes Alaska talks, marking a major diplomatic snub for Zelensky.
(2025-08-12). Pentagon Plan Would Create Standing Military Force to Put Down "Civil Unrest" truthout.org Internal documents obtained by The Washington Post and reported on Tuesday reveal a secret Pentagon plan by the Trump administration to create a standing force of military personnel that could be rapidly deployed to U.S. cities or communities to quell public protests or any situation President Donald Trump deems "domestic civil unrest." The proposal to create what it dubs a "Domestic Civil… |
(2025-08-12). Trump seizes control of DC police, threatens military deployment despite record-low crime. nationofchange.org President Donald Trump invokes the Home Rule Act to take over Washington, D.C.'s police department and deploy the National Guard, citing a "crime emergency" that officials say does not exist. Critics call the move an unlawful power grab with authoritarian overtones.
(2025-08-12). Why do the Brazilian Armed Forces prefer Atlanticism? strategic-culture.su Currently, the vast majority of Brazilian military students abroad are in the U.S. | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Donald Trump's…
(2025-08-12). Delayed court ruling frustrates striking Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers. peoplesworld.org 
PITTSBURGH—"Why don't they enforce their own court order?" That's the question one worker asks. He's been on strike for almost three years now, protesting the flagrant defiance of both the federal courts and the National Labor Relations Board by the right-wing pro-Trump Block brothers, owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The workers, members of the News …
(2025-08-12). Pentagon again demands higher Australian military spending. wsws.org The Australian newspaper described this as the "Trump administration's strongest warning yet to Anthony Albanese."
(2025-08-12). Alaska on the Chessboard: The Global Power Play from the Arctic to Zangezur. uwidata.com By Yƒ±ldƒ±ran Acar, Political Scientist The meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska on August 15 is much more than a diplomatic moment captured in a photograph. It comes at the heart of a time when power dynamics are being reshaped, alliances are being tested, and energy and transportation routes are being reintroduced to the …
(2025-08-12). Will The Trump-Putin Summit be Held in Alaska: Or In the "Neutral Territory" of the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait? globalresearch.ca Globa Research | Will the so called Alaska Summit be held in Alaska? | " At a press conference, Trump said he'll visit Russia to meet Putin, sparking online jokes" | Are the peace talks slated to be held in the Diomede …
(2025-08-12). Selected Articles: Trump's Monroe Doctrine 2.0 Meets a Multipolar Hemisphere. Interventionism. globalresearch.ca 
By Trump-era policy in Lat…
(2025-08-12). Will the Trump Regime's 50% Tariffs on India Make the Panda and the Elephant Dance More Together? globalresearch.ca I recently gave some comments to India's NDTV about the decline of the US in the global society. It was on its Friday evening "India Ascends" program.
(2025-08-12). Stop Trump's attempt at military rule in D.C.! cpusa.org 
The moment we warned of has arrived. Yesterday, Trump announced his take over of Washington D.C.'s police department, along with the deployment of 800 national guard troops to patrol the city's streets. Both actions are not only an abrogation of the right of the people of D.C. to govern themselves; it's also a step in the direction of fascism. | Trump claims there's a crime "emergency" in the district. We wholeheartedly reject this assertion. As is well known, the crime rate in the nation's capital has actually dropped. Thus, Trump's claim is a pretext to repeal home rule and establish military rule over a dem…
(2025-08-12). ICE invasion: Keep immigration raids out of schools. peoplesworld.org 
Only a few years after the pandemic, young kids in this country are seeing a whole new disruption to their learning: immigration raids. One of the Trump administration's first actions after assuming office was to rescind the Biden administration's guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which limited enforcement activity in "sensitive locations" like schools and churches. …
(2025-08-12). Trump Authorizes Military Intervention in Latin America under the Guise of Fighting The Drug Cartels. globalresearch.ca The revelation in the American media that the White House had authorized the use of military force against drug cartels in Latin America unleashed a wave of reactions across the region and revived long-standing fears about Washington's interventionist doctrine. The …
(2025-08-12). Trump's DC Takeover Is Part of "Slide Towards Fascism," Princeton Professor Says. truthout.org After announcing the federal takeover of law enforcement in D.C. in the White House briefing room, President Trump painted a grim picture of the capital — including "roving mobs of wild youth" — that contrasts with crime figures showing D.C. reached a 30-year low in violent crime last January. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of African American studies and public affairs at Princeton University… |
(2025-08-12). Democracy Now! 2025-08-12 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for August 12, 2025; Trump's Takeover: ACLU on Federalizing D.C. Police & Deploying 800 National Guard; "Slide Towards Fascism": Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Racist Roots of Trump D.C. Takeover; Trump's New Secret Directive OKs Military Action in Latin America Under Guise of Drug War; Israel Has "Deliberate Strategy" of Killing Palestinian Journalists Like Anas al-Sharif: U.N. Expert | Headlines for August 12, 2025; Trump's Takeover: ACLU on Federalizing D.C. Police & Deploying 800 National Guard; "Slide Towards Fascism": Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Racist…
(2025-08-12). Despite Trump's Mass Deportation Agenda, the IRS Must Resist Pressure from ICE, DHS to Share Taxpayer Data En Masse. commondreams.org Donald Trump is still trying to steamroll the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) into sharing private taxpayer data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on a mass scale. In Public Citizen's
(2025-08-12). Cumbre entre Putin y Trump se celebrará el viernes en Anchorage, Alaska. cubadebate.cu La cumbre entre los presidentes Vladímir Putin y Donald Trump para abordar la crisis ucraniana se celebrará el 15 de agosto en Anchorage, la principal ciudad de Alaska, informó este martes la Casa Blanca. La portavoz Karoline Leavitt dijo que el objetivo del encuentro es "tener una mejor comprensión de cómo podemos poner fin a esta guerra".
(2025-08-12). Immigrants Detained for Days Without Beds, Showers, Medication in NYC, Suit Says. truthout.org Civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration for detaining immigrants in a Manhattan federal courthouse where they are deprived of beds, showers, sufficient food, hygiene products, and medication. "In recent months, New York City has, almost daily, seen masked ICE agents separate people from their families and confine them in crowded, inhumane conditions within a makeshift… |
(2025-08-12). Trump wants to hide the consequences of his bad policies by manipulating BLS data—it won't work. commondreams.org Yesterday, Trump announced that he will nominate E.J. Antoni as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Antoni has repeatedly and unfairly attacked the agency he'd be set to run, contributed to the right-wing Project 2025 policy blueprint, and in his role at the Heritage Foundation has stretched the truth about the economy to make partisan political claims. This comes after Trump fired the former BLS commissioner after the monthly jobs numbers released in early August showed a sharp slowdown in the pace of U.S. job growth. Trump's announcement makes it clear that he expects the BLS commi…
(2025-08-12). US Has Launched 57 Airstrikes in Somalia So Far This Year. news.antiwar.com US Africa Command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday that its forces have launched 57 airstrikes in Somalia this year, as the Trump administration has been conducting strikes in the country at a record pace, an air war that gains virtually no media coverage in the US. The Trump administration is well on its …
(2025-08-12). Trump extends China tariff war truce. wsws.org Had the truce not been extended, there were fears that the financial market turmoil, which accompanied the major escalation of tariffs against China on April 2, would have returned.
(2025-08-12). "Slide Towards Fascism" : Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Racist Roots of Trump D.C. Takeover. democracynow.org 
After announcing the federal takeover of law enforcement in D.C. in the White House briefing room, President Trump painted a grim picture of the capital — including "roving mobs of wild youth" — that contrasts with crime figures showing D.C. reached a 30-year low in violent crime last January. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, professor of African American studies and public affairs at Princeton University, says the move is an extension of Trump's "use of racist rhetoric, racist ideas, and the use of policing to enact a domestic policy agenda." | "This is a man who has consis…
(2025-08-12). Labor Shortages, Declines in Tourism Plague US Economy Under Trump. truthout.org The Trump administration's mass deportation agenda is leading to labor shortages across the country and, some speculate, a drop in international tourism. Nationwide, the World Travel & Tourism Council estimates that the U.S. will lose more than $12 billion in international tourist spending this year. In June, international visitors to the popular tourist destination, Las Vegas… |
(2025-08-12). 4 Laws That Could Stymie The Trump EPA's Plan To Rescind The Endangerment Finding That Underpins US Climate Policies. menafn.com (MENAFN – The Conversation) | The Trump administration's plan to unravel many of the nation's climate policies hinges on rescinding what's known as the endangerment finding . But its strategy for …
(2025-08-12). Headlines for August 12, 2025. democracynow.org Five More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza as Israeli Attacks Kill 89 in a Day, World Leaders Condemn Israel's Assassination of Journalists in Gaza, Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Divests from Israeli Companies, Citing Gaza Humanitarian Crisis, Trump Takes Control of Washington, D.C., Police Force and Deploys National Guard, Federal Court Hears Arguments Trump Violated Posse Comitatus Act by Deploying Troops to L.A., Advocates Call for Closure of Pennsylvania ICE Jail After Death of Immigrant, Advocates in El Paso Demand ICE Release DACA Recipient Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago, CDC Workers Deman…
(2025-08-12). Trump orders police-military takeover of Washington D.C. wsws.org On the pretext of a "crime wave" in the city, Trump's latest big lie, he is putting the US capital under military rule.
(2025-08-12). Rising Core Inflation Shows Impact of Trump's Trade War. commondreams.org Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the Consumer Price Index for July, showing that headline inflation was at 2.7 percent in July, but core inflation rose to 3.1 percent. In response,
(2025-08-12). Trump Taps Project 2025 Contributor to Lead Key Labor Statistics Agency. truthout.org President Donald Trump is nominating top Heritage Foundation economist and Project 2025 contributor E.J. Antoni for the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), marking the extreme and dangerous politicization of an agency that acts as a linchpin for economic decision making by the president. Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday evening that he is tapping Antoni as head of the crucial… |
(2025-08-12). Pentagon plan reveals standing military force for rapid deployment in US cities. nationofchange.org Leaked documents show Trump administration proposal to create a permanent National Guard "quick reaction force" to quell domestic unrest, raising concerns over legality, militarization, and civil liberties.
(2025-08-12). BRICS Rising: China's Hidden Agenda to Outmaneuver US Sanctions. thinktank.pk In an era of escalating global trade tensions, the question looms large: Will China, as the economic powerhouse of the BRICS alliance, rally behind its allies in the face of aggressive US policies? Recent developments, including US President Donald Trump's imposition of hefty tariffs on BRICS nations like Brazil and India, have thrust this query …
(2025-08-12). Analysis: Armenia—Azerbaijan deal worries Iran. longwarjournal.org The August 8 agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan that was brokered in Washington created the US-managed "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" and granted Azerbaijan a link to its Nakhchivan exclave. While the deal preserves Iran's overland access to Armenia and Europe, Tehran sees it as a strategic setback that could weaken its role in regional trade, bolster Turkish and Azerbaijani influence, and reduce its leverage with the West.
(2025-08-12). EU denounces Trump-Putin talks in Alaska over Ukraine. wsws.org The EU functions as a militarist cabal, desperate to prepare war with Russia over the opposition of the overwhelming majority of Europe's population.
(2025-08-12). NYC Subway Cleaners Reportedly "Cheated" By Andrew Cuomo Win Back Stolen Wages. truthout.org The New York City comptroller's office has reached a $3 million settlement to pay back wages to approximately 450 mostly immigrant workers who cleaned the city's subways during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. "[T]he Comptroller's Office proudly and successfully recovered millions of dollars on behalf of the hundreds of subway cleaners who performed a vital service and risked their… |
(2025-08-12). More MQ-58 Variants In The Works After Marines Move To Make Valkyrie A Full Program Of Record. twz.com 
Kratos is already planning a new Q-58 production run to meet the needs of the Marine Corps and a partnership with Airbus.