(2026-02-14). Serious Court Challenges May Reverse the Trump EPA's Revocation of 2009 CO2 Endangerment Finding. juancole.com By (The Conversation) — In 2009 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency formally declared that greenhouse gas emissions, including from vehicles and industry, endanger public health and welfare. The decision, known as the
(2026-02-14). US paid US$35 million to deport 300 to remote islands, African nations. scmp.com The Trump administration spent more than US$35 million to deport roughly 300 migrants to countries they had no connection to, doling out millions of dollars in lump sum transfers to foreign governments without a system to track how the money was used, according to a report released on Friday. | The figures from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats average out to a cost of roughly US$116,666 per person deported. In Rwanda, which received seven deportees, the total cost reached about US$1.1…
(2026-02-14). Partial US government shutdown throws Congress into turmoil again. scmp.com The US Government experienced its second shutdown in four months on Saturday, as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) halted, underscoring Washington's growing partisanship and dysfunction. | But in an ironic twist, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, at the centre of the Congressional showdown, will continue to operate despite being part of DHS, given its independent source of funding. In an unprecedented move, US President Donald Trump's administration has allocated at…
(2026-02-14). 3 dead as US launches new strike on suspected drug boat in Caribbean. scmp.com The US military said on Friday it killed three alleged drug traffickers in a strike on a boat in the Caribbean. | The attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats to 133 people in at least 38 attacks carried out since early September in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. | "Three narcoterrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were harmed," US Southern Command said in a statement on social media.
(2026-02-14). Ohio demonstrations for Haitian migrants: 'Defend and expand protected status!'. workers.org 
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Cleveland on Feb. 7 against threats to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian immigrants previously protected from deportation. This issue impacts 15,000 Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, and another 30,000 in Central Ohio who are threatened with deportation after President Donald Trump announced . . . |
(2026-02-14). Friday 2/13: Trump Sets the Stage to Steal the Next Election. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, Ca.
(2026-02-14). Donald Trump hints Iran regime change, as US forces weighs military action. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump said on February 13 that a change in power in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran. Trump made the comments shortly after visiting with troops in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and after he confirmed earlier in the day that he's deploying a second aircraft carrier group to the Mideast for potential military action against Iran. Watch for more…
(2026-02-14). Trump administration rescinds EPA Endangerment Finding: Corporate America's license to kill. wsws.org The rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding marks a declaration by the capitalist class that there will be no restrictions on its ability to pollute the environment, regardless of the consequences in human lives.
(2026-02-14). Inherit the nukes, a threat of radiation, terror, and death. indybay.org The convicted felon President Donald J. Trump wants to have nuclear bomb testing in the U.S. again.
(2026-02-14). Organizaciones sindicales del mundo reiteran solidaridad con Cuba. radiohc.cu Decenas de organizaciones gremiales y sindicales de más de 10 países reafirmaron este viernes su respaldo a la mayor isla de las Antillas en encuentro de solidaridad realizado desde la sede de la Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), en La Habana. | Mediante videoconferencia, los representantes de los colectivos extendieron, desde México, Canadá, España, Argentina y Estados Unidos, entre otras naciones, el apoyo al pueblo cubano ante el recrudecimiento y persecución energética de la administración Trump. | Osnay Miguel Colina Rodríguez, presidente de la Comisión Organizadora del XXII Congreso de la CTC, evidenci…
(2026-02-14). Trump says Iran regime change could be 'best thing' as second carrier heads to Middle East. geo.tv 
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford , arrives in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, on December 1, 2025. — Reuters
(2026-02-14). Donald Trump hails Venezuela raid troops, jokes with families at Fort Bragg. hindustantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump honored members of the special forces who stormed into Venezuela last month and whisked away Nicolás Maduro, the leader of the South American country, to face drug smuggling charges in the United States. Trump spoke at Fort Bragg, one of the largest military bases in the world by population. The president was up for a bit of joshing in a speech to military families at Fort Bragg in North Carolina ⚪ though it wasn't quite clear how his jokes landed. Watch for more…
(2026-02-14). Saturday 3/7: Trump Regime Takedown (every Saturday). indybay.org corner of Van Ness and O'Farrell St, San Francisco…
(2026-02-14). Trump says Iran regime change could be as second carrier heads to Middle East. haaretz.com
(2026-02-14). Oman: ICRC and Ministry of Defense Conclude Advanced IHL Training. icrc.org
(2026-02-14). Cambodia intensifies nationwide crackdown on telecom fraud, advances new legislation. ecns.cn Cambodia has intensified a nationwide crackdown on telecom and online fraud, repatriating thousands of foreign nationals and pushing forward new legislation to strengthen its legal framework against cross-border scams.
(2026-02-14). Provincia cubana de Mayabeque preparada y lista para defenderse del enemigo. radiohc.cu El vicepresidente del Consejo de Defensa Nacional, Salvador Valdés Mesa participó en el Ejercicio Defensivo Territorial en Mayabeque y constató avances en el polo productivo de Gamarra. | Durante la jornada del Día Nacional de la Defensa se ejercitaron las fuerzas y medios de los Consejos de Defensa de Zona y sus grupos de trabajo, con prácticas de tiro, primeros auxilios, lanzamiento de granada e instalación de minas antitanque y antipersonales. | En el área de cohesión combativa se incrementaron los niveles de preparación de las Brigadas de Producción y Defensa, mientras las Milicias de Tropas Territoriales rea…
(2026-02-13). Data shows job creation actually slumped under Trump. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Federal data show private-sector job creation sharply slumped during the first year of the second reign of Republican President Donald Trump. The data, contrary to glowing reports from top administration officials, also showed that Black workers were particularly hard hit with high jobless rates. The official U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3% in January, 0.1% lower than …
(2026-02-13). Mumia: Trump's "Stick-up — your oil or else" workers.org 
On Feb. 3 — at a demonstration outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, marking one month since President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores were kidnapped and held hostage by the U.S. — protesters received a live call-in from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia cut through . . . |
(2026-02-13). US inflation cools more than expected, kindling hopes of Fed rate cut. scmp.com Consumer inflation in the US cooled slightly more than expected in January, government data showed Friday, as energy prices dipped. | Analysts say the figure allows the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again later this year, but warn that policymakers need to see sustained improvement to do so — despite US President Donald Trump's insistence that there is virtually no inflation.
(2026-02-13). US to deploy new aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump warns Iran. geo.tv 
The world's largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy nuclear-powered Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford arrives in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, December 1, 2025. — ReutersUSS Gerald R Ford, escort ships to be sent to Middle East.Development comes after last week's US-Iran…
(2026-02-13). Trump terminates greenhouse gas finding, crippling EPA climate regulation. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—In what many climate and health advocacy groups are calling a "dark day for science," President Donald Trump announced the official termination of the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 landmark determination that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten the health and welfare of those who inhabit it. And while the president claimed during a Feb. …
(2026-02-13). I've Witnessed Trump Weaponize Georgia Ballots for Years. Then He Stole Mine. truthout.org When the FBI raided a Fulton County, Georgia, elections hub on January 28, it removed some 700 boxes of records from the 2020 election, including all physical ballots. My ballot was among them. I've been a Fulton County voter for 18 years. Over the last five years, I've witnessed Donald Trump weaponize his 2020 presidential election defeat against Georgia voters… |
(2026-02-13). Despite Netanyahu, Trump signals U.S. will exhaust Iran diplomacy before military action. haaretz.com Trump conducting deliberate deception always has to be considered, but he is clear that he would rather put a stop to Iran's nuclear project than get involved in a prolonged military campaign. The key question remains what, if anything, was agreed with Netanyahu should negotiations fail…
(2026-02-13). Trump administration revokes EPA endangerment finding, unraveling foundation of US climate rules. nationofchange.org Rollback targets legal basis for greenhouse gas limits as environmental and public health groups prepare lawsuits.
(2026-02-13). Trump administration sues Harvard, accusing it of defying investigation. scmp.com ‚Å The Trump administration sued ‚Å Harvard University on Friday, accusing it ‚Å of failing to comply with a federal investigation and seeking documents to determine whether the university had illegally considered race in its admissions process. | The move comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump said ‚Äåhis administration was seeking $1 billion from Harvard to settle probes into school policies, after a news report that said Trump had dropped his demand for a payment from the Ivy League…
(2026-02-13). Trump warns Iran of 'very traumatic' consequences if it rejects new nuclear deal. hindustantimes.com Donald Trump, speaking after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that Iran faces a "very traumatic" outcome if it refuses to agree to a new deal, insisting that "we have to make a deal otherwise it's going to be very traumatic…for Iran." He said Tehran "should have made a deal the first time" instead of getting the "midnight hammer," stressing that while the talks with "Bibi" were "very good" and that Netanyahu "understands," the final decision on any accord "is ultimately up to me." Watch for more…
(2026-02-13). "Cuba Sentenced to Death" : From Italy, the Solidarity Association AsiCubaUmbria Issues Urgent Appeal Against the Total Oil Blockade of the Island. radiohc.cu The Internationalist Solidarity Association AsiCubaUmbria, with over three decades of history alongside the Cuban Revolution, has issued a strong appeal to parliamentarians in Italy and Europe, city councilors, journalists, and citizens' associations in response to the escalation of the US blockade. | The new offensive launched by the Trump administration seeks to completely prevent oil from reaching the island, under threat of sanctions against any exporting country. This measure, they denounce, would leave Cuba without electricity, paralyzing hospitals, schools, and homes: "A plan of total strangulation, until…
(2026-02-13). Embarrassed Netanyahu's 1st Briefing After Trump Rejects Iran War Bid | Khamenei. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before flying back to Israel after a brief visit to Washington, tried to project unity with President Trump while revealing deep doubts over a potential US-Iran deal. He stressed their "very close, very real and very open relationship," but admitted he remained skeptical about "the nature of any agreement with Iran," even as Trump signaled he wants to test diplomacy instead of escalation. Watch for details…
(2026-02-13). Trump Threatens to Close Newly Built Canada-US Bridge Following GOP Donor's Call. truthout.org President Donald Trump went on a tirade against Canada in a social media post this week, demanding that the terms of a new bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, be renegotiated. Trump's missive included false claims that the Gordie Howe International Bridge — named after famed hockey star Gordie Howe — would only benefit Canada. "Canada is building a massive bridge… |
(2026-02-13). Cuba: No Forgiveness for Collaboration. radiohc.cu El Batazo Specials | Today we discuss the attempted genocide, the energy-driven campaign to starve the Cuban people into submission, orchestrated by the neo-fascist administration of Trump and Rubio. But we also discuss the numerous initiatives denouncing and showing solidarity with Cuba, such as the "Let Cuba Live" movement, launched from within the US itself, supported by thousands of people from the arts, academia, and politics, including Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Walker, and Roger Waters. | We reviewed some excellent texts on the situation, such as the article by Chilean activist and politician Dani…
(2026-02-13). Too Late, Mr. Trump. You Cannot Undo the Multi-Racial, Multi-National Real America. juancole.com San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Notice to Donald Trump and his MAGA myrmidons: It's too late by centuries to turn the United States of American "back" into the ethnically homogenous nation for white people which it never was. And that's nothing to be disappointed about. | Most Americans aren't swallowing your so-called jokes depicting African-Americans as apes, your white supremacist lies about Haitians "eating the pets," your slanders of law-abiding farmworkers as the "worst of the worst," your creepy wails about immigrants "poisoning the blood" of America, your demand we exclude refu…
(2026-02-13). Trump says change of power in Iran would be 'best thing', as he sends second carrier. scmp.com US President Donald Trump said on Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the "best thing that could happen", as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic. | Trump's comments were his most overt call yet for the toppling of Iran's clerical establishment, and came as he pushes on Washington's arch-foe Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear programme.
(2026-02-13). US ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon to enter plea in Minnesota ICE protest case. scmp.com Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is due in federal court in Minnesota on Friday to enter a plea in a criminal case stemming from his coverage of a protest at a church against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. | Lemon, now an independent journalist, livestreamed a protest against Trump's deployment of ‚Äåthousands of armed immigration agents into Democratic-governed Minnesota's biggest cities. The protest disrupted a January 18 service at Cities Church in St Paul.
(2026-02-13). choice: Will Iran talks lead to regional stability or follow demands? haaretz.com Israel insists on an 'all or nothing' policy linking talks on Iran's ballistic missiles to nuclear negotiations, but other regional powers believe such a policy could lead to war. The Arab-Turkish influence over Trump and Iranian threats present the president with a troubling dilemma…
(2026-02-13). Trump can't erase Black history. workers.org 
Philadelphia Despite broad public opposition, on Jan. 22, National Park Service (NPS) workers carried out orders from President Donald Trump to remove display panels about the history of enslavement in the U.S. at the historic President's House display in Philadelphia. Trump's attempts to deny Black history are being challenged by . . . |
(2026-02-13). US Oil Blockade on Cuba Is Harming Hospitals, Education, and Scientific Research. truthout.org Cuba is facing a growing humanitarian crisis due to a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The Trump administration has also threatened new tariffs against any nation that sends fuel to Cuba, which has been under a U.S. trade embargo since 1962. These measures have caused fuel shortages and widespread blackouts, while the cost of food and transportation has skyrocketed. "This is a massive violation of human… |
(2026-02-13). Trade unions around the world express solidarity with Cuba. radiohc.cu More than thirty trade union and labor organizations from over a dozen countries reaffirmed their support for Cuba today at a solidarity meeting held at the headquarters of the Central Organization of Cuban Workers (CTC) in Havana. | Via videoconference, representatives from countries such as Mexico, Canada, Spain, Argentina, and the United States extended their support to the Cuban people in the face of the Trump administration's escalating energy blockade and persecution, which included an executive order declaring a supposed national emergency and authorizing the imposition of tariffs on oil exports from third…
(2026-02-13). Trump: If Iran deal not reached, U.S. will second aircraft carrier in the Middle East. haaretz.com After Trump on Thursday suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand, possibly within the next month, a source said the carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, which would take at least ‚Äåa week to reach the Middle East…
(2026-02-13). Trump's Random Walks: Unpredictable Politics and Chaotic Foreign Policy. fairobserver.com The Financial Times recently published a comment from an anonymous major oil company executive vis-à -vis investment in Venezuela, "No one wants to go in there when a random ____ing tweet can change the entire foreign policy of the country…" Recently, I endured a couple of weeks of people outside the United States explaining to me,…
(2026-02-13). Las grandes mentiras: ayudémosles a desmoronarse. workers.org 
øSe recordará enero de 2026 como el mes en que se desmoronaron las grandes mentiras del imperialismo estadounidense? Mundo Obrero y otros foros antiimperialistas y prosocialistas deben lidiar con esta pregunta para idear un plan de acción que les haga desmoronarse aún más. Contra todas las grandes mentiras de Trump, . . . |
(2026-02-13). Unions, allies, move to stop Trump's voter suppression bill. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Even as a House rollcall produced party-line passage this week of the Republicans' version of Jim Crow 3.0—the SAVE Act 2.0—progressives, the AFL-CIO, the Teachers/AFT and the Congressional Black Caucus were moving to kill it and save voting rights for millions of people nationwide—before the GOP can trash those rights in advance of this fall's …
(2026-02-13). Trump defies Xi Jinping, inks deal with Taipei; Angry China's Taiwan 'invasion' imminent now. hindustantimes.com Taiwan announces a major tariff breakthrough with the US, slashing reciprocal tariffs to 15% and securing exemptions for 2,072 products, from orchids and bubble tea ingredients to industrial goods. The deal aims to put Taiwan on equal footing with Japan and South Korea while keeping advanced R&D and manufacturing at home.
(2026-02-13). US is sending second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to coerce Iran. scmp.com The United States will send the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said on Friday, putting more American firepower behind US President Donald Trump's efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme. | The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Middle East comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations did not materialise…
(2026-02-13). Ron Johnson Erupts During Senate Hearing as Ellison Defends Protesters' Rights. truthout.org During a contentious Senate hearing on Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) admonished Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) for informing residents of his state that the First Amendment grants them the right to protest against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, baselessly claiming his words led to the killing of two Minneapolis residents. |
(2026-02-13). needs Netanyahu to not mess things up for him in Iran and. haaretz.com
(2026-02-13). Greenland Is Not for Sale: An Indigenous Activist Speaks Out Against the US. truthout.org Donald Trump's second presidency has been defined by lawless, fascist actions at home and imperial ambitions and performative militarism abroad. He has threatened scores of countries while depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the U.S. His obsession with Greenland has caused severe strains between Europe and the United States and even prompted several European nations to send troops to one of… |
(2026-02-13). Will tourism slump force Trump to rethink his unilateral approach? scmp.com As Hong Kong braces itself for the Lunar New Year tourist surge, and perhaps long-awaited evidence of a return to the tourism heydays of 2017 and 2018, spare a thought for the US and mounting evidence of a "Trump slump" in US tourism this year. | While UN Tourism data shows that international tourism was up by 4 per cent globally in 2025 — back to levels not seen since the Covid-19 crash in international travel — the US stood alone worldwide, with at least a 4 per cent fall.
(2026-02-13). World Radio Day / February 13th. radiohc.cu By Pedro Manuel Otero / Radio Havana Cuba | World Radio Day, celebrated every February 13th, invites us to reflect on the surprising relevance of this medium in the 21st century. | Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2011 and adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2012, this day commemorates the launch of United Nations Radio in 1946 and seeks to highlight radio's role in disseminating accurate information, promoting peace, cultural diversity, and freedom of expression. | Far from being a relic of the past, radio remains a mass medium, accessible and with enormous social impact, especially in contexts where other communicatio…
(2026-02-13). Epstein file search logs in Bondi binder raise surveillance concerns during House hearing. nationofchange.org Photograph from Judiciary Committee session prompts accusations that DOJ tracked lawmakers reviewing Epstein records.
(2026-02-13). ICE 'under siege': Kristi Noem slams violent protests as 'domestic terrorism'. hindustantimes.com U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says assaults on ICE officers have jumped by roughly 1,300%, using the spike to defend immigration agents and slam violent protests as "domestic terrorism." She argues that escalating attacks, vehicle rammings and death threats prove ICE is under siege at the border and in sanctuary cities, and warns demonstrators they will face the full force of federal law if they target officers. Watch for more…