2022-06-13: News Headlines

____ (2022-06-13). EU chief vows fast reply to Kyiv on membership. ecns.cn European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the commission will provide a clear response this week to Ukraine over its quest to join the European Union.

_____ (2022-06-13). UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visits PRC. journal-neo.org In light of the current stage of the "Great Game," which has already brought humanity to the brink of a nearly global catastrophe, what significance does the week-long trip (outwardly a purely "humanitarian" one) to China at the end of May by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet hold? As it turns out, …

Fight Back (2022-06-13). Interview with Black Lives Matter organizer at Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviews Josh Higginbotham, Organizer and Director of Research and Development for Black Lives Matter-Oklahoma City, at the Workers' Summit of the Americas which took place June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: Why are you here? | Josh Higginbotham: I am here to stand in solidarity with the nations that were excluded from the summit of the Americas, that are specifically targeted by USA sanctions, bureaucratic terrorism. We are the BLM presence from Oklahoma. | Fight Back!: Why should BLM stand in solidarity with these countries? | Higginbotham: It is very easily recognizable that U.S. forei…

Dan Bacher (2022-06-13). Oil industry stops bill banning oil drilling in CA waters from moving forward. indybay.org California oil and gas regulators have approved 1 offshore drilling permits in state waters since January 1, 2019. Of those permits, five were for new wells and the rest were for reworking existing wells, according to an analysis of permits approved through October 1, 2021 and posted at www.NewsomWellWatch.org by Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance.

Organize Now! (2022-06-13). "Young and Loud" Marches in Mountain View. indybay.org The newly formed group Young and Loud is a coalition of students that organize events and mobilize youth across the state of California.

Green Party (2022-06-13). Sunday 6/12: The Future of People's Park. indybay.org Join Zoom Meeting | us02web.zoom.us/j/89559844652 | Meeting ID: 895 5984 4652…

The Green Arcade (2022-06-13). Wednesday 6/22: SF Poet and Co-Editor of Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, Beau Beausoleil Reads New Work. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…

Commonwealth Club (2022-06-13). Tuesday 6/21: World Refugee Day: Conversation on Helping Ukraine's Refugees Fleeing War (hybrid event). indybay.org In-person: Commonwealth Club of California, 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94105; | Fully vaccinated required | Or join the event via online tickets…

Santa Cruz City Council Meeting (2022-06-13). Tuesday 6/14: Downtown Plan Expansion at Santa Cruz City Council. indybay.org The Downtown Plan Expansion project is #30 on the city council meeting agenda, and will be heard sometime after 6 PM, following oral communications. | * Participate in-person at: Council Chambers, Santa Cruz City Hall, 809 Center Street, Santa Cruz | * See meeting agenda for information on participating virtually/phoning in:…

United Nations Assoc. of San Francisco (2022-06-13). Sunday 6/26: United Nations Charter Day 2022: Keeping Faith in UN Charter w/ War in Ukraine. indybay.org Online event…

MLK San Jose Public Library (2022-06-13). Saturday 9/3: The East Side's Impact in San José: A Conversation With Scholars. indybay.org California Room at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 1 E San Fernando St, San Jose, CA 95112…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Germany prepares for World War III with the passage of 100 billion euro "Bundeswehr Special Fund" wsws.org The "Bundeswehr Special Fund" of more than 100 billion euros has now been agreed to by both chambers of parliament. With this, the ruling class has set into motion the biggest rearmament spiral since the fall of the Nazi regime.

Laurent Brayard (2022-06-13). Evgueny Karas, SBU agent and leader of the neo-Nazi group S 14. mronline.org Among the colorful fauna of Ukrainian neo-Nazism, and as a continuation of my work on the firm establishment of this ideology in Ukraine, here is an investigation into the S 14 group.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Children Killed And Wounded In Bloody Attacks By Ukrainian Forces On Donetsk (Videos). southfront.org All the central district of Donetsk were shelled by Ukrainian forces | On June 13, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) subjected the city of Donetsk to one of the most intense shelling in recent times. The shelling on residential areas began in the early morning and it continues. | One of the bloody attacks of the AFU hit the Maysky market in the city of Donetsk. Ukrainian units intentionally targeted the area of mass gathering of civilians. The Ukrainian strike hit the local market on a weekend. | Three people were kil…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine, Izyum-Severodonetsk Region, On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org The AFU in Severodonetsk were almost blockaded after Ukrainian forces blew up the last bridge between the city and Lisichansk; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Azot plant and nearby districts in Severodonetsk city; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces were reported in the forest area west of Izyum; | Russian forces claimed control of Bohorodychne; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Z…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missiles destroyed a large warehouse of foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine near the Udachnoe railway station; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Fedorovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Progress with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Volcheyarovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Lisichansk with high-precision missi…

____ (2022-06-13). African Union Leaders Meet with Russian Government amid Escalating Food Crisis. transcend.org 3 Jun 2022 – The Russian special military operations in neighboring Ukraine have brought to the surface a number of persistent economic problems which have plagued the world since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that emerged during the early months of 2020.

Bay Area Ukraine Anti-War Network (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/23: Protest US Escalation in Ukraine! No More Weapon Sales. indybay.org Barbara Lee's office | 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612…

Eliza Egret (2022-06-13). JCB's racist hypocrisy allows it to continue tearing down homes in Palestine. thecanary.co In March 2022, British bulldozer company JCB announced that it was Now, you might think that JCB deserves congratulations for taking a stance against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. However, JCB's boycott of Russia only highlights the company's racist hypocrisy even whilst it shows this apparent empathy. | Ethnic cleansing: | You see, for many years,…

Staff (2022-06-13). Video: "Tàºrkiye" leads 37-nation NATO war games. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOSupreme Headquarters Allied Powers EuropeJune 13, 2022 Tàºrkiye Leads Exercise EFES 2022 Multinational, Large Scale Exercise #EFES2022, Tàºrkiye's visible contribution to NATO's deterrence and defence posture, has been conducted successfully with participation of more than 10 thousand personnel from 37 Allied, partner and other friendly countries.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Colombia's first lady, slush funds and organized crime. colombiareports.com A Supreme Court investigation against a Liberal Party senator put the pet project of Colombia's first lady at the center of a corruption scandal. The Supreme Court investigation against jailed…

Staff (2022-06-13). Panamericano sub 23: Cuba "hirvió" a Puerto Rico en Aguascalientes. cubadebate.cu El equipo Cuba categoría sub 23 mantuvo su invicto en tres salidas al doblegar este domingo a la escuadra de Puerto Rico con pizarra final de 6-2, en el marco del torneo Panamericano de Aguascalientes, México, evento que concede cuatro cupos para el campeonato mundial previsto para realizarse en el último trimestre de este año.

William Briggs (2022-06-13). Inflation, economic crisis and more money for 'defence'. greenleft.org.au The federal government will spend $48.6 billion on the military in the coming year. This, we are told, is to keep us safe. But, as Bill Briggs argues, many are feeling decidedly unsafe and our fear is real: how do we keep warm, pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads?

Editor (2022-06-13). Doctor's Orders: 'Do Not Extradite Assange'. scheerpost.com By Doctors for Assange / Ahead of the U.K. Home Secretary's decision on whether to extradite Julian Assange to the United States, a group of more than 300 doctors representing 35 countries have told Priti Patel that approving his extradition would be "medically and ethically unacceptable". | In an

WSWS (2022-06-13). Doctors' orders to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel: "Do not extradite Assange" wsws.org A media blackout of the doctors' letter has been in place today, with not a single major outlet reporting their plea for his freedom.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). US's Engagement With Nepal Is Part Of Its Indo-Pacific Wider Vision To Counter China. southfront.org Prime Minister Sher Bahadur DeubaThe US expects "absolute allies", but the new polycentric world that is emerging makes room for diversified bilateral relations. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts. | An Oxford Analytica March 24 executive summary concluded that Washington's engagement in South Asia will broaden. This is visible in the recent Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu meetings with Bangladesh authorities and other high level engagements with S…

Survival International (2022-06-13). Tanzania: Thousands of Maasai Flee after Dozens Shot and Detained Following Evictions for Trophy Hunting. dissidentvoice.org Elderly Maasai man wounded in the military attack on protesters. © Survival Thousands of Maasai people have fled their homes and escaped into the bush following a brutal police crackdown on protests against government attempts to evict them to make way for trophy hunters and conservation. On June 8 dozens of police vehicles and an estimated …

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Fighting The First UK-Rwandan Refugee Flight. southfront.org | Written by Dr. Binoy Kampmark | June 10 bore witness to a valiant effort on the part of refugee groups and a trade union to stop what promises to be the first journey of many as part of the UK-Rwanda plan. Their attempt to seek an injunction failed to convince the High Court. Next Tuesday, the first flight from the UK to Rwanda filled with asylum seekers will, unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise, take off. Some 31 people of Iraqi and Syrian background have been told they will be on…

| Anadolu Agency | (2022-06-13). Global nuke arsenals expected to grow for 1st time since Cold War: study. tribune.com.pk Global nuclear arsenals are expected to grow over the next decade for first time since the Cold War, according to an international study released on Monday. | The world's nine nuclear-armed states — the US, Russia, Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea — continue to modernise and expand their nuclear arsenals at a rate that will likely increase over the next decade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) found in its newly released Yearbook 2022. | "There are clear indications that the reductions that have characterized global nuclear arsenals since the end of…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-13). Military Situation In Syria On June 13, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org On June 13, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 7 times: 2 in Idlib province, 5 in Aleppo province; | On June 12, artillery of Turkish-backed forces shelled SDF positions near Ain Issa; | On June 12, the SDF security forces arrested an ISIS commander in the Ruwaishid area; | On June 12, the SDF security forces arrested three ISIS members near al-Hawl refugee camp; | On June 12, an SAA serviceman was killed in an…

Editor (2022-06-13). Mexico's President AMLO condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba as 'genocide' and 'tremendous violation of human rights'. mronline.org Mexico's left-wing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) denounced the illegal U.S. blockade of Cuba as a "type of genocide" and "tremendous violation of human rights."

Editor (2022-06-13). New revelations of former U.S. Secretary of Defense confirm illegality of the extradition and arrest of diplomat Alex Saab. mronline.org In his new memoir, 'Sacred Oath,' former U.S. Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, who served under President Donald Trump at the time of the arrest of Alex Saab in Cape Verde, effectively admits that the White House was quite aware of the fact that Saab was a diplomat at the time of his capture.

Editor (2022-06-13). Robert Lipsyte: Please Take My Gun. scheerpost.com The logo of Beretta on the grip of a Beretta 92 9 mm pistol. [ By The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid when I had it in my pocket, which is why I'm so very afraid now. | I was pac…

Editor (2022-06-13). Why the Spirit of June 12, 1982, Matters. scheerpost.com Anti-Nuclear Rally in Central Park on June 12, 1982, in New York City. (PL Gould / Getty Images) | By Leslie Cagan / Forty years, and the memory is as vivid as ever. It was a beautiful spring day. The United Nations Second Special Session on Disarmament was about to get underway, and we were determined to be heard. The arms race had to stop, we said; nuclear weapons had to be abolished—and instead of endlessly pouring extravagant amounts of money into military budgets, it was time to put our national tr…

Joe Piette (2022-06-13). Philly celebrates Disability Pride. workers.org Disability advocates, the Philadelphia Freedom Band, and family, friends and allies joined together June 11 for the 10th annual Disability Pride PA parade to demand an inclusive society. MC Imani Barbarin, aka Crutches and Spice, with music by LACHI, 4 Wheel City, Gooch and the Motion and Danie Ocean, entertained . . . |

Larry Holmes (2022-06-13). La clase obrera y la crisis capitalista mundial. workers.org Los siguientes extractos son de los comentarios de Larry Holmes, Primer Secretario del Partido del Mundo Obrero, en una reunión de la sucursal de Nueva York el 19 de mayo. La mayoría de los economistas burgueses predicen ahora una recesión, que es una fuerte caída de la economía. Una recesión . . . |

Moderator (2022-06-13). Hedges: Society of Spectacle. scheerpost.com Original Illustration by Mr. Fish — "The Pupper Master" | By Chris Hedges / Special to ScheerPost | The

Rqorinoco (2022-06-13). Marcello Musto's Anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation (Book Review). orinocotribune.com By Carlos L. Garrido | Marcello Musto's anthology of Karl Marx's Writings on Alienation

WSWS (2022-06-13). The St. Michael's strike in New Jersey and the criminal record of Prime Healthcare. wsws.org The company and its founder have a record of buying distressed hospitals, aggressively pursuing patients for payment and paying out large settlements over alleged Medicare fraud.

Ann Brown (2022-06-13). Warnings Go Out About Mobile Barbers After Florida Barber Starts Bustin' In Customer's House. moguldom.com A mobile barber in Florida allegedly shot up a home after a customer witnessed him beating a woman, police reported. On-demand hair services have become more popular, especially during the pandemic. Mobile barbers travel to customers' locations to provide hair-cutting and styling services. While the trend is growing, just 1 percent to 2 percent of barbers are …

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-13). Weapons of Faith: The Arming of American Schools. dissidentvoice.org The United States remains a country of tenacious faith. The nature of that faith stretches from the digital pulpits of Silicon Valley, where cool technology occupies the seat of majesty, to the hot Bible Belt of spiritual endurance and suffering, where the good Lord holds sway in stern disapproval. In between, market fundamentalists take time …

_____ (2022-06-13). Trucker strike disrupts key industries, threatens automaking. popularresistance.org Striking truck drivers are disrupting the operations of a wide range of business, including ready-mix concrete producers, automakers and restaurants. | Hyundai Motor is struggling to move finished cars so it can make more cars, while more than half of the country's ready-mix concrete factories have suspended operations due to a halt in the shipment of cement. | Unionized truck drivers have been on a strike since Tuesday demanding higher wages and an extension of support measures, which expire at the end of this year. They blocked gates at distribution centers and refused to transport cargo. Cargo Truckers Solidar…

WSWS (2022-06-13). Germany's biggest real estate company announces new round of rent increases. wsws.org The SPD-Left Party-Green Senate in Berlin bears direct responsibility for Vonovia's latest rent increase proposal.

Kevin Mwanza (2022-06-13). Bank Records Show Haiti Is Broke Because Of Ransom Payments To France To Prevent Another War: 5 Things To Know. moguldom.com Haitians paid a steep price to France for independence and were forced to make reparations for their own freedom that historians now refer to as "the greatest heist in history". The Caribbean nation has one of the most dismal economies in the world, with a per capita income of $2,916 in 2022 that ranks it …

Dana Sanchez (2022-06-13). Popular DeFi Crypto Celsius Network (CEL) Halts Withdrawals, Crashes %, BTC Falls Below $25K. moguldom.com Citing "extreme market conditions," cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network announced on June 12 that it was freezing withdrawals and transfers, a move that resulted in sending its price down almost 70 percent and triggering a slide among other crypto coins. Turbulence in the financial markets is causing distress in the cryptosphere as rising interest rates and …

WSWS (2022-06-13). This week in history: June 13-19. wsws.org This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week 25 years ago, years ago, 75 years ago and 100 years ago.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Orthopedic surgeons have another tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — For people with severe arthritis pain in the knee joints, knee replacement is a viable option to improve their quality of life. Orthopedic surgeons now have a new tool for knee replacement: augmented reality. With augmented reality technology, a surgeon views data with special smart glasses or a helmet-based visor while maintaining the view of the surgical site. Virtual reality headsets block out users' vision and give them the sense that they…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). México reporta al menos 37 migrantes fallecidos durante el 2022. telesurtv.net Según el INM al menos 33 migrantes murieron debido a la fuerza de la corriente y la profundidad del Río Bravo, en la frontera con EE.UU.

Dra. Naomi Wolf (2022-06-13). Queridos amigos, Lamento anunciar un genocidio: Dra. Naomi Wolf sobre el "Informe confidencial" de Pfizer. globalizacion.ca He estado en silencio durante algunas semanas. Perdóname. | La verdad es que me he quedado casi sin palabras —o el equivalente literario de eso— porque recientemente he tenido la poco envidiable tarea de tratar de anunciar al mundo que en…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Pdte. Nicolás Maduro visita parque tecnológico iraní Pardis. telesurtv.net Observó la línea de producción de máquinas de hemodiálisis y otras novedades del desarrollo científico y farmacológico.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…

Robert Norse (2022-06-13). Koffee Klatch Flyers Fighting Planned Benchlands July Sweep. indybay.org For three mornings, activists tabled at City Hall circulating petitions and flyers demanding City Manager Matt Huffaker reverse his plan to sweep the 300-400 people in the Benchlands in July. Some of the flyers distributed are reprinted below.

____ (2022-06-13). Hindus, Dharmists, Devotees and Politics. transcend.org Many Krishna Devotees, Dharmists and Hindus in general will say they are not interested in politics or getting involved with it or even in voting. It is a distraction from their normal activities or spiritual pursuits. Or they feel all politicians are crooked or corrupt anyway, so what makes the difference between one or the other.

Respost (2022-06-13). The Wrecking of CCSF & A Frontal Union Busting Attack While AFT 2121 Tops Are Paralysed. indybay.org The CCSF administration and Board of Trustees are quickly liquidating and shutting down CCSF. The AFT 2121 tops are completely paralyzed and unable to fight this open union busting because of their decades of concession bargaining and corporate business union methods. They also refuse to call out the Democratic Party politicians in San Francisco who have gone along with the privatizstion and destruction of CCSF.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Hallan objetos de desaparecidos en la Amazonía brasileña. telesurtv.net Según activistas indígenas, Bruno Pereira sufría amenazas frecuentes por su lucha contra las invasiones en tierras indígenas.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…

Mark Gruenberg (2022-06-13). AFL-CIO President Shuler's goal: "More than one million new" unionists. peoplesworld.org PHILADELPHIA—AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler, formally elected to her first full term in office, has set a goal to "grow our movement by more than one million working people" in a decade. If it succeeds—and she admits it won't be easy—that would mark a substantial increase in organized labor's density, especially in the private sector, where …

Staff (2022-06-13). Inicia en Cuba el II Congreso Internacional: Ciencia y Educación. cubadebate.cu Este lunes inicia en Cuba el II Congreso Internacional: Ciencia y Educación, en el que participarán más de 1 600 profesionales de 13 países, informó la presidenta del comité organizador, Silvia Navarro. En el congreso, que sesionará hasta el viernes, se mostrarán los resultados cubanos de la unión entre investigación y buenas prácticas.

Noreply (2022-06-13). What Worries Me, Really… smoothiex12.blogspot.com No, it is not even the fact that Rep. Adam Kinzinger is a corrupt neocon and his main degree is in political "science", and that despite him earning his "wings" and flying safe tanker and, later, recon missions over Afghanistan (known for its world-class air force and air-defense, s/) as a member of Air National Guard, the guy has zero understanding of real war and operations. So, he pushes now a legislation on

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Perú y Australia disputarán el repechaje al mundial Qatar 2022. telesurtv.net El ganador del juego se clasificara al mundial de fútbol y formará parte del grupo D de la magna cita, donde figuran Francia, Dinamarca y Túnez.

Staff (2022-06-13). Hearing for Dr. Issam Hijjawi Bassalat continued: Solidarity against anti-Palestinian repression! samidoun.net On Friday, 10 June, Palestinian-Scottish doctor Issam Hijjawi Bassalat appeared before the Supreme Court of Scotland in a case seeking to reclaim his medical license after it was suspended by the medical board due to his political arrest in 2020. Dr. Bassalat was released on bail in December 2021 after spending 16 months — and …

Staff (2022-06-13). El bitcóin registra una caída de casi 14% en el mercado. cubadebate.cu El bitcóin se desplomó este lunes un 13.61%, hasta los 23 623.23 dólares, su valor más bajo desde diciembre de 2020, de acuerdo con datos de Bloomberg. Desde el viernes 10 de junio, la criptomoneda ha experimentado un descenso de su valor en el mercado de alrededor del 21%. En lo que va del 2022, el bitcóin se ha reducido en un 49%.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic expert offers tips to prevent, manage headaches, from migraine to 'rebound'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX, Ariz. — Headache disorders are among the most common health problems worldwide and one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In this expert alert, neurologist Amaal Starling, M.D., a headache and migraine expert at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, offers tips to prevent and manage headache disorders, including migraine and medication-induced rebound headache. There are more than a dozen different types of headache disorders. The most common disabling…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Avanza paro nacional indefinido en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Organizaciones exigen al pdte. Guillermo Lasso dar respuesta a demandas populares presentadas en mesas de diálogo desde hace un año.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Niegan hallazgo de cuerpos de reportero e indigenista en Brasil. telesurtv.net Hallan dos cuerpos en estado de descomposición, que fueron enviados a una pericia forense para su identificación.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Science Saturday: What's behind patient requests for stem cells? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In one of the first studies of its kind, Mayo Clinic analyzed a large group of patients to understand their motivations for seeking stem cell therapies and whether expectations are grounded in science. The findings could help health care professionals cut through misleading claims and better counsel patients. This research by Jennifer Arthurs; Zubin Master, Ph.D.; and Shane Shapiro, M.D. — all of Mayo Clinic — is published in NPJ Regenerative Medicine. "We learned that many patients interested in stem cells had…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Organización indígena de Ecuador alerta sobre posible represión. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie aseguró que la movilización indígena contra el Gobierno de Guillermo Lasso, será nacional e indefinida.

MoveOn (2022-06-13). Call to Action: Sign Petition to Ban Assault, Military-Grade Weapons. indybay.org Sign the petition online: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-assault-weapons-now-5 | Find a March for Our Lives protest near you: marchforourlives.com/march22/

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q and A: 4 ways to reduce your risk of dementia. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my mid-40s and have two young children. My mother developed memory issues in her early 60s, and it has progressively worsened. Her sisters also have related issues. How can I reduce my risk — and my children's risk — for dementia? Are there certain foods, supplements or activities that we should incorporate into our lives to lower the chances for memory loss? ANSWER: Dementia describes symptoms that affect a person's memory,…

____ (2022-06-13). The Food Shortage Solution in Your Own Backyard. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – A confluence of crises—lockdowns and business closures, mandates and worker shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation, sanctions and war—have compounded to trigger food shortages; and we have been warned that they may last longer than the food stored in our pantries. What to do?

____ (2022-06-13). World's tallest transmission towers linked across Yangtze River. ecns.cn Two power-transmission towers measuring 385 meters high each, the tallest of their kind in the world, were linked with electricity cables spanning the Yangtze River on Monday.

____ (2022-06-13). Chemtrails Are Not Contrails: The Face of Evil. transcend.org 22 May 2022 -This book is an indispensable addition to the growing swath of evidence implicating governments, health agencies, medical establishments, and media the world over in one of–if not the greatest and most deadly–cover-ups of all time.

____ (2022-06-13). Secretive Bilderberg Meetings of 'Spies, War Hawks and World Leaders' Escape Media Scrutiny. transcend.org 7 Jun 2022 – A secretive meeting of more than 100 of the world's most powerful people just took place in a Washington, D.C. hotel behind closed doors and under tight security — while few reporters even took note.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-13). Shocking — At Least 77,000 Deaths and 7.3 Million Injured Due to COVID Vaccination Across USA, Europe, UK and Australia. marktaliano.net By The Daily Expose Global Research, June 13, 2022 The Expose 11 June 2022 To receive Global Research's Daily Newsletter (selected articles), click here. Visit and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Feel free to repost …

Joel Wendland-Liu (2022-06-13). New study investigates plunder of Native American land. peoplesworld.org In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth. Michael John Witgen's second book, Seeing Red: Indigenous Land, American Expansion, and the Political Economy of Plunder in North America, published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Slim your screen time with this summer challenge. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org OWATONNA, Minn. — Many people spend too much time staring at a screen. While screens are a part of today's culture, reducing screen time can have health benefits, including improved physical health, decreased obesity and higher quality sleep. This summer, Mayo Clinic Health System encourages people to make the most of life by living life fully — present and in the moment. They can join Mayo Clinic Health System for a free virtual challenge to…

Tomdispatch (2022-06-13). A Country Armed to the Teeth: And Strutting Toward the Apocalypse. juancole.com By Robert Lipsyte | ( Tomdispatch.com ) The gun I carried on the streets of New York City in the late 1960s was a Beretta, similar to the pistol James Bond packed in the early Ian Fleming novels. It was a small, dark beauty that filled me with bravado. I was never afraid …

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Resultado electoral en Francia desfavorece al presidente Macron. telesurtv.net La abstención fue la gran vencedora en la jornada electoral al marcar un nuevo récord al ubicarse en 52.49 por ciento.

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuba reporta 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre de este domingo 12 de junio, Cuba reportó 19 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 15 altas médicas. Actualmente hay 109 casos activos, informó el Ministerio de Salud Pública (Minsap) en su parte diario lunes.

Cameron Orr (2022-06-13). Today's Poor People's Campaign carries on MLK's fight for economic justice. peoplesworld.org Co-chaired by Rev. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis, the Poor People's Campaign began in May 2018 with 40 days of coordinated action at statehouses across the U.S. to confront systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism, and the war economy. Now mobilizing for a massive June 18th "Mass Poor People's and Low Wage Workers' …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…

____ (2022-06-13). Chinese, Panamanian FMs exchange congratulations on 5th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes on Monday exchanged congratulations on the fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

____ (2022-06-13). Rebranded McDonald's restaurants reopen in Russia. ecns.cn The successor to McDonald's in Russia, "Vkusno – i tochka," which translates to "Tasty and that's it, reopened the first batch of 15 restaurants in Moscow and its suburbs on Sunday, three months after the U.S. fast-food chain ended its business in Russia.

Staff (2022-06-13). Maduro visits Imam Khomeini mausoleum. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his accompanying delegation visited Imam Khomeini mausoleum in the south of Tehran on Monday to pay tribute to the Founder of the Islamic Revolution.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-06-13). Justicia británica falla a favor de la deportación de migrantes. telesurtv.net El juez Rabinder Singh, de la Corte de Apelaciones del Reino Unido, señaló que no podía cambiar la decisión anterior.

Staff (2022-06-13). Espirituano Alejandro Cruz, jugador más valioso en Premundial de Béisbol Sub-15. cubadebate.cu El antesalista espirituano Alejandro Cruz fue elegido el jugador más destacado del Torneo Premundial Sub-15 de Béisbol, celebrado en Valencia, Venezuela. En la ceremonia de clausura del torneo, celebrada en el hotel Cristal Park, se concedieron otros tres premios individuales a peloteros cubanos.

The Associated Press (2022-06-13). Mexico Issues 7,000 Temporary Documents to Migrants in South. latinorebels.com HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Bachelet no asumirá otro mandato del Consejo de DD.HH de la ONU. telesurtv.net Al respecto dijo que: "Como mi mandato de Alta Comisionada llega a su fin, esta ª sesión del Consejo será la última".

Staff (2022-06-13). Conozca las nuevas medidas para reforzar la seguridad vial este verano. cubadebate.cu Ante la proximidad de los meses de verano, la dirección nacional de Tránsito y la Comisión de Vialidad implementan nuevas medidas, en función de reforzar la seguridad en los tráficos automotores de Cuba. Entre ellas, destaca la obligatoriedad de portar el "permiso de verano" para las transportaciones masivas a zonas recreativas y de playas.

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-13). 'Worrying Trend': Global Nuclear Stockpile Set to Grow for First Time Since Cold War. commondreams.org "The risk of nuclear weapons being used seems higher now than at any time since the height of the Cold War," said the director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-06-13). Cuba denuncia impactos del bloqueo en conferencia de la OMC. telesurtv.net La representante cubana calificó al bloqueo como "un acto de guerra económica en tiempos de paz", "contrario a los propósitos y principios" de la OMC.

Judy Albert, Claire M. Cohen, Sandra Fox, Ed Grystar, Ana Malinow, Kay Tillow (2022-06-13). 5 Reasons We Need a National Organization to Energize the Fight for Single Payer. commondreams.org Health care is a national crisis that requires a national solution.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-13). Corea del Norte realiza ensayo con proyectiles de artillería. telesurtv.net Según el Estado Mayor Conjunto surcoreano, este último ensayo tuvo lugar la mañana de este domingo.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: Using steam to treat an enlarged prostate. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Prostate gland enlargement can cause uncomfortable urinary symptoms for men. And, as they age, their risk increases. Approximately 30% of men experience symptoms by age 60 and 50% of men by the time they are 80. There are several effective treatments for an enlarged prostate, including using steam to reduce the size of the prostate and alleviate symptoms. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/VOFLmU-f2a0 Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end…

TeleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-06-13). Registran más de decesos tras ataque armado en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net La masacre de civiles ocurrió después de varios días de hostigamiento reportados por fuentes en el terreno contra la población de Seytenga.

TeleSUR, MER (2022-06-13). øQué datos debes conocer sobre el albinismo. telesurtv.net A través de varios exámenes físicos es posible determinar si la persona presenta este trastorno, evaluando los posibles antecedentes familiares de la misma.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-13). 2022 California Juneteenth – National Freedom Day. indybay.org In the coming years over 100 California cities with @100,000+ residents will begin to discover our unique California Juneteenth Legacy, helping manifest equity and greater inclusion throughout the 5th largest economy in the world. Today, "Mining for Freedom" or the authentic "Golden Legacy" of our California USCT who fought, bleed and died for freedom is a fierce debate impacting future generation.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer sports participation physicals for local high school athletes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer sports physicals for area students who are entering seventh to 12th grades and want to participate in school sports programs. The exams, which follow the protocol set by the Minnesota State High School League, are open to all athletes from Southeast Minnesota. Exams will be available by appointment only on July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. CDT. Exams will be performed at Mayo…

PFAW, Public Citizen, Not Above the Law (2022-06-13). Thursday 6/16: January 6th Hearings: Briefing w/ Expert Analysis on Capitol Attack Findings Thus Far. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-13). Pdte. venezolano arriba a Kuwait para fortalecer cooperación en el marco de gira internacional. telesurtv.net "Estamos en esta gira necesaria para retomar lazos de trabajo, cooperación, complementariedad y solidaridad", acotó el presidente Maduro.

Staff (2022-06-13). 2 killed, 4 wounded in shooting in US' Indiana. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at an Indiana nightclub early Sunday, police said.

WAPO (2022-06-13). Friday 6/17: th Anniversary of Watergate w/ Legendary Reporters Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein. indybay.org Online via livestream…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Tropas rusas expulsan a nacionalistas ucranianos de Severodonetsk. telesurtv.net Severodonetsk, actual foco del conflicto está siendo dominado por Rusia a pesar de los ataques intermitentes de Ucrania.

Staff (2022-06-13). Harvest of Empire: Juan González on His Landmark Book, Immigration & Consequences of U.S. Imperialism. democracynow.org As the Summit of the Americas wrapped up in Los Angeles with President Biden announcing a plan to address migration in the Western Hemisphere that includes a series of so-called bold actions, we spend the hour with Democracy Now! co-host, professor, longtime journalist and author Juan González, who has just released the newly revised edition of his landmark 2000 book, "Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America." González's best-seller has been expanded to include more contemporary Lantix history, such as U.S. immigration policy under Presidents Trump and Biden, the overpolicing of non-U…

____ (2022-06-13). African Cultural Footprint of Peace. transcend.org Review of Amani, Rais Boneza's Latest Poetry Collection…

Sven Rohleder, Dr. Diogo Costa, Prof Kayvan Bozorgmehr (2022-06-13). [Articles] Area-level socioeconomic deprivation, non-national residency, and Covid-19 incidence: A longitudinal spatiotemporal analysis in Germany. thelancet.com Socioeconomic deprivation, and proportion of non-nationals are independently associated with the incidence of Covid-19. Regional planning of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination strategies would benefit from consideration of area-level deprivation and non-national residency.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Movilización indígena en Ecuador protesta contra el pdte. Lasso. telesurtv.net La Conaie y otras organizaciones indígenas esperan que otros sectores se unan a la movilización nacional.

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-13). Fighting the first Britain-Rwandan refugee flight. greenleft.org.au The first flight from Britain to Rwanda filled with asylum seekers will, unless the Court of Appeal rules otherwise, take off on June 14, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-06-13). Last polls before Colombia's election contradict each other. colombiareports.com The last opinion polls before Colombia's presidential election showed contradictory projections. Pollster CNC did not release the latest results of its weekly poll before the vote on Sunday. Remaining pollsters…

Staff (2022-06-13). Iran, Pakistan to launch joint border markets. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, the Government of Pakistan, and the Governorate of Sistan and Baluchestan province are pursuing the launching of border markets on Iran-Pakistan common borders, the TPOI head noted.

MoveOn (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: Call to Action: Sign Petition to Ban Assault, Military-grade Weapons. indybay.org Sign the petition online: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-assault-weapons-now-5 | Find a March for Our Lives protest near you: marchforourlives.com/march22/https:…

____ (2022-06-13). China beat Brazil in men's Volleyball Nations League. ecns.cn China secured their first victory of the men's 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Sunday by overcoming hosts and defending champions Brazil 25-23, 31-29, 25-23.

WSWS (2022-06-13). The pandemic, the global crisis of capitalism, the resurgence of class struggles and the tasks of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka)—Part 3. wsws.org The SEP is based on the strategy of permanent revolution that animated the 1917 October Revolution. Only through the revolutionary mobilization of the working class, leading the rural and urban toilers, can the democratic and social aspirations of the oppressed masses be realized as part of the world socialist revolution.

Harvin Bhathal (2022-06-13). Canada's Predictive Policing Tech Is Poorly Regulated Under AI Policy. truthout.org In February 2019, In November 2019, the case against him was dismissed — there was no evidence of him committing a crime besides a faulty facial recognition match. | In the near year between being arr…

March for Our Lives (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: San Francisco: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org In front of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102…

Staff (2022-06-13). Halle el número que falta y desmenuce el refrán propuesto. cubadebate.cu Tenemos el primero relativamente fácil de responder, y el segundo algo más complicado, para quienes se disgustan con los acertijos acaramelados. Y para los que prefieren ejercitar la creatividad sin números ni cálculos, les propongo desmenuzar un refrán bastante popular.

____ (2022-06-13). Anthem (Music Video of the Week). transcend.org London 2008 – Click on Watch on YouTube and enjoy.

Klaus Dorre (2022-06-13). The window of opportunity is closing. indybay.org Oscar Wilde wrote: "A map of the world in which Utopia is not marked is not worth looking at, for it undercuts the shore on which mankind will eternally land." He goes on to say, "Disobedience, for anyone versed in history, is man's true virtue. Through disobedience came progress, through disobedience and insubordination." (Wilde 2014)…

Even Reif (2022-06-13). How monsters who beat Jews to death in 1944 became America's favorite "Freedom Fighters" in 1945—with a little help from their friends at CIA (Part 2). mronline.org After the end of the Second World War, American intelligence immediately set about the work of rehabilitating the world's fascists to fight the new war on Communism.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-13). Bolivia apelará para aumentar la sentencia de àÅñez a 15 años. telesurtv.net "Quien quiera llegar a dirigir nuestro país lo tiene que hacer mediante el voto soberano del pueblo", dijo la ministra.

____ (2022-06-13). Chad Declares Food Emergency While International Agencies Sound the Alarm. transcend.org 9 Jun 2022 – There have been 20 hunger hotspots listed by UN humanitarian organizations while underlying problems remain unaddressed. Two of the major UN agencies are warning of the potential for widespread hunger and famine in several geopolitical regions of the world.

Staff (2022-06-13). Extremos: Una mipyme de altura. cubadebate.cu Extremos es una mipyme con amplio objeto social. Se incluye la construcción y montaje de nuevas obras y edificaciones, desmontaje y demolición de estructuras, remodelación, reconstrucción y rehabilitación, restauración de esculturas, instalación de sistemas eléctricos, mantenimiento de equipos de climatización y pararrayos, y la comercialización de elementos de carpintería. Cubadebate dialogó brevemente con sus socios y les ofrece un acercamiento a su experiencia.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to have a productive visit with your health care professional. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Whether an appointment has been on the calendar for months or your visit to your health care professional's office is because of a sudden issue, getting the right treatment and answers to questions starts with a productive conversation. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/cs4SewSV2LU Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 00) is in the downloads at the end of…

A Guest Author (2022-06-13). Two years after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak and not one lesson learned. workers.org By Steve Brooks This article previously ran as an op-ed piece in the Sacramento Bee. For six and a half hours, the Greyhound-size prison bus bounced precariously along a highway from Chino north toward San Quentin. Incarcerated men in orange jumpsuits were tightly packed inside, with metal restraints uncomfortably wrapped . . . |

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-13). Irán acusa a la OIEA de tomar decisiones políticas y no técnicas. telesurtv.net Irán cuestiona al director general de la OIEA por su enfoque politizado respecto al país persa y lo critica por "entregar la estructura" a Israel.

Staff (2022-06-13). Cuadrando la Caja: øEmpresas con utilidades excesivas? cubadebate.cu La primera emisión del programa, dedicada a las utilidades excesivas en el sistema empresarial, contó con la presencia del Dr.C. Agustín Lage, el economista y Héroe de la República, Ramón Labañino, y la Ing. y empresaria Ariadne Placencia. El programa es una coproducción del Sistema Informativo de la TV cubana, la Pupila Insomne y Cubadebate, y es conducido por Marxlenin Pérez Valdés, Doctora en Ciencias Filosóficas y Profesora Titular de la Universidad de La Habana.

____ (2022-06-13). China launches national energy-saving week. ecns.cn China launched its annual National Energy Efficiency Promotion Week on Monday to raise awareness of energy efficiency and promote green lifestyles, according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

The Conversation (2022-06-13). Lessons in Activism: How Australia's expanding environmental Movement is breaking the Climate Action Deadlock in Politics. juancole.com By Robyn Gulliver, The University of Queensland | The federal election saw voters' growing concern about Australia's laggardly response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates. But what caused this seismic shift in Australia's political landscape? And why now? We believe the …

Greg Kearney (2022-06-13). Neither snow, nor rain, nor $5-a-gallon gas will stop Trump postmaster DeJoy. peoplesworld.org Related Story: |

Marjorie Cohn (2022-06-13). Torture Memo Lawyer John Yoo Devises Theory for Stealing Presidential Elections. truthout.org John Yoo has teamed up with Robert Delahunty, his coauthor of some of the In their article, the two radical right-wing law professors do not say that former Vice Pre…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-13). Pdte. de Venezuela sostiene encuentro con ministro de Petróleo de Irán. telesurtv.net En el marco de su visita a Irán, el presidente Nicolás Maduro dialogó sobre la colaboración energética con el ministro de Petróleo de esa nación, Javad Owji.

Staff (2022-06-13). Minsap: Permanecen hospitalizados dos lesionados por explosión en el hotel Saratoga. cubadebate.cu El Minsap informó que hasta las 10: 00 a.m. de este lunes 13 de junio, el conteo de lesionados por el accidente ocurrido el 6 de mayo en el hotel Saratoga es de 99, de los que 2 están hospitalizados en dos instituciones habaneras y 51 recibieron el alta médica. La cifra de fallecidos por la explosión es de 46.

____ (2022-06-13). Peace Education: An Alternative to War Education. transcend.org War is considered essential for peace and progress. This has also been the ancient concept of attaining peace, and we know that the ancient wars were for the most parts waged to achieve peace. "Even in our modern civilization", if we may believe Mary Stuart and E.C. Oakden, "war proves the most valuable stimulus to progress."

Leslie Feinberg (2022-06-13). PRIDE in Cuba: 'Bringing revolution's humanity to all aspects of life'. workers.org The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ+ and socialist history; this installment appeared Aug. 18, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded free at workers.org/books. Some of the language that . . . |

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of cancer screenings for LGBTQ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The LGBTQ community includes people of all races and ethnicities, religions, and social classes. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming may face specific health concerns related to their gender incongruence, sexual orientation and practices. Many experience stigma around their identity and may fear discrimination when seeking health care. Dr. Natalie Erbs, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says one concern is the lack of potentially lifesaving cancer screenings. Watch: …

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Getting kids involved in the kitchen. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If your child is a picky eater, the battle over healthy foods can be a challenge. Being fussy about food is common in toddlers and small children, but parents can try some tips and tricks to introduce new foods. One approach to improving eating habits is to get kids involved in the kitchen. Involving children in meal planning and teaching kids to cook can have multiple benefits. Not only is cooking a necessary life skill,…

Eric A. Gordon (2022-06-13). 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' now a play in Los Angeles premiere. peoplesworld.org SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Many Americans have warm memories of the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, William Rose's screenplay directed by Stanley Kramer. Nominated for ten Academy Awards, it won two, for Katharine Hepburn as Best Actress in a Leading Role, and for Rose for Best Original Screenplay. It was Hepburn's last film …

Ian Ellis-Jones (2022-06-13). The US-convened Summit of the Americas was a fraud. greenleft.org.au By any objective measure, the ninth Summit of the Americas, hosted by the United States in Los Angeles, June 6-10, was a failure, writes Ian Ellis-Jones.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Oposición paraguaya se presentará unida en elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net Doce partidos y diez movimientos políticos rubricaron el acuerdo de concertación para la chapa presidencial en un hecho histórico en Paraguay.

____ (2022-06-13). China to fight at all costs for its sovereignty. ecns.cn China will have no choice but to go to war and fight to the end if anyone dares to separate Taiwan from the motherland, said State Councilor and Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-06-13). Españoles saldrán a las calles contra la Cumbre de la OTAN. telesurtv.net La Plataforma Estatal por la Paz, OTAN No, encabeza la organización del evento dispuesto para el 24 y 25 de junio.

Newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-06-13). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…

Staff (2022-06-13). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, "Cumbre de las Américas: øcuál es el saldo?" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Periodistas e investigadores analizarán este lunes en la Mesa Redonda los resultados finales de la Cumbre de las Américas, desarrollada en Los àÅngeles entre el 8 y el 10 de junio, y el impacto de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, celebrada en igual fecha.

____ (2022-06-13). China's self-developed graph computer breaks world record. ecns.cn China's graph computer "DepGraph," developed by Huazhong University of Science and Technology, topped the 24th Graph 0 list and broke the world record for computing performance, the university announced on June 4.

____ (2022-06-13). Summit of the Americas Fails: Boycott by Presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala. transcend.org 7 Jun 2022 – As the US government's Summit of the Americas opens in Los Angeles, California, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala have refused to attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

March for Our Lives (2022-06-13). Saturday 6/11: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence Washington D.C. (livestream). indybay.org Join online via the D.C. livestream; or use your zip code to find a local march near you.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-13). Nuclear powers posses 12,705 warheads: research. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) — Britain, China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, the United States and Russia — had 12,705 nuclear warheads in early 2022, according to estimates by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

____ (2022-06-13). Healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples: Chinese ambassador. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

Igor Derysh (2022-06-13). Patriot Front Members Arrived in Riot Gear to Terrorize Idaho Pride Event. truthout.org Idaho authorities on Saturday arrested 31 alleged members of the white supremacist Patriot Front after they were found in the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. | Video published online showed police opening the back of the truck to discover dozens of masked men in matching Patriot Front outfits and riot gear in Coeur d'Alene. The truck was stopped near an Idaho Pride event. Officials at a news conference alleged that the group planned to riot at the park where the event was held, as well as other locations. The men were equipped with shields, shin guards, and at least one smoke grenade, according to police.

Staff (2022-06-13). Visita Cuba fragata "Libertad", de la Armada Argentina. cubadebate.cu La fragata ARA Libertad, buque escuela de la Armada Argentina, arribó este domingo a Cuba en visita oficial para fortalecer los lazos históricos entre las dos naciones. La población podrá visitar el buque del 14 al 16 de junio, entre las 14: 00 y las 18: 00 horas.

Jake Johnson (2022-06-13). Doctors to Top UK Officials: 'Do Not Extradite Julian Assange; Free Him'. commondreams.org A group of more than 300 medical professionals warned that extraditing the WikiLeaks founder to the U.S. would make the British government complicit in his "slow-motion execution."

City Lights Booksellers & Mother Jones (2022-06-13). Tuesday 8/9: Defending Choice: Roe vs. Wade and the Battle to Preserve Women's Rights. indybay.org Online event – FREE…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-13). Presidente Castillo asegura que cooperará con la Fiscalía. telesurtv.net El fiscal peruano reprogramo para el 17 de junio el interrogatorio al presidente Pedro Castillo.

Rebekah Barber (2022-06-13). GOP Lawmakers Blaming 'Mental Illness' Are Same Ones Who Refuse to Expand Medicaid. commondreams.org Medicaid is the nation's top payer for mental health and substance use care, covering more than one in four adults with serious mental health issues…

TeleSUR, jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Empiezan a salir civiles retenidos por militares ucranianos en planta química Azot en Donbass. telesurtv.net Las unidades del Ejército ruso y de Lugansk reciben a los evacuados para llevarlos a lugares seguros.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Biden Throws Zelensky Under The Bus: Ukraine Leader 'Brushed Off' Invasion Warnings. southfront.org | Originally published on President Joe Biden on Friday told a donors conference in Los Angeles, California on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky brushed aside US warnings saying a Russian invasion of Ukraine was imminent. He described the situation ahead of the Feb.24 invasion and his communications with…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Mayor Of Svyatogorsk Confirms Crimes Of Ukrainian Forces (Video). southfront.org | Despite the attempts of Ukrainian media to balme Russian forces for destruction of the Svyatohorsk Lavra during the battles, the mayor of the city of Svyatohorsk confirmed that the sacred place was set on fire by the retreating Ukrainian units. | Russian forces claimed control over the city of Svyatohorsk on June 6. The local monastery located on the right bank of the Seversky Donets River was used as a military base of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU). Ukrainian forces deployed their artillery there…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-12). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 12, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org Russian missiles destroyed a large warehouse of foreign weapons supplied to Ukraine near Chortkov in the Ternopol region; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Slavyansk with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Krivoi Rog with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Zvanovka with high-precision missiles; | On June 11, 320 AFU members were killed and 5 armored vehicles were destroyed by Rus…

Yves Engler (2022-06-12). Intellectual Prostitutes Call Critics Foreign Agents, Useful Idiots. dissidentvoice.org A military funded academic, working at a school launched by Condoleezza Rice, claims leftist and anti-war journalists engage in Russian disinformation. His report doesn't provide any evidence or refute anyone's argument, but the legacy media laps it up. On Thursday the University of Calgary School of Public Policy released "Disinformation and Russia-Ukrainian war on Canadian …

The Conversation (2022-06-12). Food prices: how Countries are using the Global Crisis to gain Geopolitical Power. juancole.com By Sarah Schiffling, Liverpool John Moores University; and Nikolaos Valantasis Kanellos,Technological University Dublin | Twenty million tonnes of grain are currently stuck in Ukrainian silos, exacerbating the global food crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of the country. Aside from the need to get the grain onto world markets, freeing up storage space will be crucial …

C.J. Polychroniou (2022-06-12). NATO Membership May Spell the End of Finland and Sweden as Social Democracies. truthout.org Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a godsend for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which had been declared "brain dead" by French President Emmanuel Macron as recently as 2019. Now, NATO has not only gained a new lease on life but also is expected to grow, with Finland and Sweden inching closer to NATO membership. In fact, Putin's criminal attack on Ukraine has managed to keep Europe within the sphere of U.S. hegemony and thus to halt any aspirations that Europeans may have had of seeing the continent shift toward greater autonomy. | In the interview that follows, Finnish political scientist Heikki Pat…

TeleSUR, jb, JGN (2022-06-12). øQué son las Reglas Mandela para el encarcelamiento digno. telesurtv.net Nelson Mandela pasó 27 años siendo un preso político, lo que lo hizo convertirse en una figura de lucha contra el apartheid,…

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Highly Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

Editor (2022-06-12). Glenn Greenwald: Joe Biden's Revealing Embrace of Saudi Despots. scheerpost.com Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., Mar. 22, 2018. ( By Glenn Greenwald | In 2018, President Trump issued

_____ (2022-06-12). Does Turkey Intend to Replace the CSTO in Central Asia? journal-neo.org Today there are two large military blocs in the world NATO and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which, aside from Russia, Belarus, and Armenia, includes Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan as full members. In addition to the members of the CSTO, it includes observer status nations, and Serbia has been such since 2003. On …

Staff (2022-06-12). NATO concludes Baltic war games including five nations bordering Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Anadolu AgencyJune 12, 2022 NATO Baltic Sea military exercise concludes Touted as the largest-ever military drill in the Baltic Sea, NATO's Baltops 22 exercise wrapped up Sunday on the Swedish Island of Gotland with the participation of member and partner nations. Among the nations taking part were Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, …

Kyle Anzalone (2022-06-12). Turkey's Concerns About Finland and Sweden Joining NATO Are Legitimate: Stoltenberg. news.antiwar.com Objections from Turkey have stalled membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for Finland and Sweden. On Sunday, Sectary-General Jen Stoltenberg said Ankara's concerns about terrorism were legitimate. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Finland and Sweden support members of the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK). Ankara claims the PKK is a terror group and has …

Fight Back (2022-06-12). Interview with William Camacaro on the Workers' Summit of the Americas. fightbacknews.org Fight Back! interviewed William Camacaro, one of the coordinators of the important Workers' Summit of the Americas which takes place on June 10-12 in Tijuana, Mexico. | Fight Back!: How was this Workers' Summit of Las Americas started? | William Camacaro: I was in Venezuela last year with comrades and we said, "We have a possibility to organize a conference in Mexico." We used to organize an event in Tijuana in solidarity with Cuba against the blockade. That has not happened for six or seven years. Now is more important than ever because Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are under U.S. sanctions. So, we need to make…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Asesinan a un líder sindical colombiano en el Valle del Cauca. telesurtv.net El asesinato de Julio Cesar Ojeda se suma al de otros tres líderes sociales esta semana en el Valle y el Cauca.

Staff (2022-06-12). Mundial de Voleibol de Playa: Díaz y Alayo le dan a Cuba su primera victoria. cubadebate.cu Los cubanos Díaz y Alayo le dieron a Cuba su primer éxito en el Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol de Playa y lograron un importante paso en pos de avanzar a la siguiente ronda del torneo. En cambio, la dupla de Leila y Lidy cayó nuevamente y ahora deberá apostarlo todo a su tercera presentación.

Silke Otsch, Boris Ginner (2022-06-12). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…

Editor (2022-06-12). The Chris Hedges Report: The Long Road Home (Part 2). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Editor's note: This video is the second in a two-part series by Chris Hedges. Click In the conclusion of The Long Road Home, Chris Hedges looks at the numerous hurdles faced by prisoners released into society, the toll of reentry on their families, the importance of educational programs in restoring self-esteem an…

Allen Forrest (2022-06-12). Orwell Speaks from the Grave. dissidentvoice.org

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-12). The End of Laissez-Faire: Russia's Attempt at Reshaping the World Economy. dissidentvoice.org Starting on May 31, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov embarked on a tour to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, where he visited Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, among others. Lavrov's main objective of these visits is to strengthen ties between Russia and GCC nations amid a global race for geopolitical dominance. The Middle East, especially …

Anonymous587 (2022-06-12). Economic Trends After Outbreak Of War. Is Recovery Possible? southfront.org SPIEF will be organized in an era of great change | Despite the increasing influence of the military agenda on the information background in the world, business still plays the main role. It is the monetary component that determines the agenda, contrary to emotions and political gestures. | It should be noted that a situation similar to the one in which Russia is currently trapped has been occurring periodically lately. Economic sanctions have become the m…

Dean Baker (2022-06-12). How Do We Get a Wage-Price Spiral When Wage Growth Is Slowing? cepr.net That's the question millions are asking, or hopefully at least the folks at the Fed making decisions on interest rates. Ostensibly, the Fed is concerned that the economy is too strong and that we are either on the edge, or already stuck in, the sort of wage-price spiral that led to double digit inflation back …

Staff (2022-06-12). President Maduro Sends Message of Solidarity to the People's Summit in Los Angeles. orinocotribune.com "Our voice has been there, as we said, the voice of the rebellious peoples of Our America, of Cuba, of Nicaragua, of Venezuela, there in the streets of Los Angeles," said the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, via a video message sent to the People's Summit for Democracy, held in Los Angeles, California. The People's Summit was a counter-event to the 9th Summit of the Americas, from which Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela had been excluded by the United States government. | President Maduro's message was broadcast during the closing ceremony of the People's Summit, on Friday, June 10. | President Maduro criti…

Staff (2022-06-12). Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike: Severe health deterioration for Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan. samidoun.net Khalil Awawdeh and Raed Rayan, Palestinians jailed without charge or trial under administrative detention in Israeli occupation prisons, are continuing their hunger strikes for the 102nd and 67th days, respectively. They have been joined by four more Palestinian prisoners — Hani Bisharat, also jailed without charge or trial; Freedom Tunnel heroes Zakaria Zubaidi and Yaqoub …

Staff (2022-06-12). Solidarity against anti-Palestinian smear campaign targeting CUNY movement, Nerdeen Kiswani and Within Our Lifetime. samidoun.net Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network stands in solidarity with Palestinian activist and law graduate Nerdeen Kiswani, Within Our Lifetime, and the movement for Palestinian liberation at the City University of New York (CUNY). Kiswani was elected by her graduating class as the student commencement speaker at her law school graduation, where she delivered a powerful …

David Richards (2022-06-12). Towards a Leftist Psychotherapy. dissidentvoice.org Millions of Britons are suffering from stress-related mental disorders. The number of people with anxiety has been steadily rising for years. According to NHS statistics, more than six million people in the UK are taking antidepressants. There is an acceptance that wide-scale mental distress is an unavoidable part of modern life. The general response to …

Susana Barria Barria (2022-06-12). World Trade Organization and Pandemic response: Time is up. peoplesdispatch.org At the 12th Ministerial Conference of the WTO taking place from 12-16 June, trade delegates are likely to pass a meaningless Covid-19 decision in an attempt to safeguard the organization's face after months of botched negotiations for a suspension of harmful trade rules on intellectual property…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-12). Democratizing the United Nations to Save the World. libya360.wordpress.com Sofía Clark "Those of us who do understand the nefariousness of the empire, and the ever-increasing danger it represents, must be clear that the effective defense of life on planet Earth, including that of the human species itself, inexorably demands the existence of an independent and democratic world forum for a genuine and effective defense…

_____ (2022-06-12). Colombia: World Power Of Life Or Neo-Fascist Pillar? popularresistance.org We live at a historical crossroads, an era of civilizational crisis where life and death are at stake worldwide, a situation in which Colombia faces a deep dilemma. On May 29, 2022, around 21 million citizens voted in Colombia's national elections to elect its executive branch. The victory of the Historical Pact "Colombia Can" comes to the fore, an alignment of the new left with Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice-presidential formula. It is the first time that a left-wing coalition has triumphed in a presidential election in Colombia, adding 8.5 million votes, the largest number obtained in th…

_____ (2022-06-12). Model-based net-zero scenarios, including those of the IPCC, aren't worth the paper they are written on. popularresistance.org World-leading economists have blown a hole right through the middle of the main tool used to produce the net-zero scenarios embraced by climate policymakers. | In a new paper, Sir Nicholas Stern, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor conclude that climate-energy-economy Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which are the key tool in producing emission-reduction scenarios, "have very limited value in answering the two critical questions" of the speed and nature of emissions reductions and "fail to provide much in the way of useful guidance, either for the intensity of action, or for the policies th…

Staff (2022-06-12). Former Deputy Guaidó Followed by the Violence He Sowed. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 11, 2022 ( Last week, in Zulia, during an event that far-right forces organized in a recently renovated sports…

Amarynth (2022-06-12). Japan's Looking At 10 Million Hikikomori. thesaker.is By Thorsten J. Pattberg for the Saker Blog The Island Nation of Japan Is The Cradle Of Hentai-Porn, Micro-Bento And Crazy Toilets. It Is Also The Motherlode Of Unspeakable Social…

JANET (2022-06-12). AFL-CIO convention must unconditionally support Puerto Rico's unions. iacenter.org June 9, 2022 This article is by a member of the construction trades and a member of the AFL-CIO. The 2022 convention of the AFL-CIO will be held in Philadelphia June 12-15. Every four years the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations meets in a convention to talk about its achievements and what must be accomplished in the near future. You will hear many speakers from the building trades, teachers unions, service workers, etc., in consonance when it comes to who they support politically, trade deals that affect them, infrastructure projects that they think are warranted and so on. What yo…

Middle East Monitor (2022-06-12). Denying Palestine while Protecting Israel from Itself. juancole.com By Mohammad Makram Balawi | Many acts regarding Palestine are an enigma. Everything is convoluted, and you do not know who is killing who and for what reason; a "mad house" where nothing makes much sense. Others believe it is part of the nature of the Middle East, where everyone is used to killing …

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). Maduro says Ayt. Khamenei's remarks gave him more strength. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Venezuelan president after yesterday meeting with the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said that the Leader's comments gave him more power to continue the path towards peace and brotherhood.

Staff (2022-06-12). Zionist PM repeats claims on Iran's nuclear activities. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett repeated his baseless remarks about Iran's peaceful nuclear activities and called the West to ramp up pressure against Iran's nuclear program.

____ (2022-06-12). (W.E. Talk) Democracy, diversity sources of division and polarization in U.S.: Yale professor. ecns.cn "Democracy and diversity that used to be true of America's great strengths, right now are in many ways sources of division and polarization," Amy Chua, Professor from Yale Law School, as well as the author of "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," said at the dialogue program "Cultural Relativity."

Samantha Michaels (2022-06-12). Denver Deployed Mental Health Workers Instead of Police—and Some Crimes Went Down. zcomm.org Plus, it saved money…

Paul Haeder (2022-06-12). Nigeria, Oh, Nigeria, Cry for me, Nigeria! dissidentvoice.org So, good friend, Madu, who I met decades ago, at UT-El Paso. He was coming through buildings where part-time English faculty had offices. That big smile, that large voice, and an open hand. He was working the used/discount book gig: going to colleges to get books from faculty and bookstores that might have been extra …

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Canciller cubano cuestiona resultados de Cumbre de Las Américas. telesurtv.net "El Plan de Acción sobre Gobernabilidad Democrática adoptado en la Cumbre de Las Américas es desequilibrado y sesgado", aseveró Rodríguez Parrilla.

The Canary (2022-06-12). Ambulance workers stage demo over increasing pressures as call-outs surge. thecanary.co Ambulance calls in England have increased by around six million in the past decade, according to new research. | NEW : GMB analysis shows ambulance callouts have almost doubled to 14 million a year since 2010 — GMB Union (@GMB_union) Pressure rising: | The GMB union said there were 7.9 million call-outs in the 2009/10 financial year, rising to 14 million in 2021/22. Ambulance workers are staging a demonstratio…

Staff (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela refuerzan sus relaciones con un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años. cubadebate.cu Los gobiernos de Irán y Venezuela firmaron este sábado un acuerdo de cooperación por 20 años en diversos ámbitos, durante una visita del presidente Nicolás Maduro a Teherán, en la que el mandatario venezolano se refirió a la "amistad indestructible" que crece entre los dos países.

Eric Zuesse (2022-06-12). U.S. Government Now Goads India to Invade China. moderndiplomacy.eu The United States Government is now actively backing the Indian Government's demand that China not build a bridge in China that would cross from one side to the other of a lake that is half in China and half in India. This bridge would be crossing a portion of that lake that's around 20 miles …

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Al menos nueve muertos en Siria tras explosión de mina terrestre. telesurtv.net Dicha mina fue dejada por organizaciones terroristas, que solían gobernar la ciudad de Deir Adas en la parte rural norte de Daraa.

Hamdan Khan (2022-06-12). Crumbling CBM Frameworks and the Risk of Inadvertent Escalation. moderndiplomacy.eu In 1962, the world witnessed the most precarious event in ages. The USA and USSR were engaged in a perilous standoff over the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba and a small error or miscalculation could have reverted humanity into the Stone Age. Auspiciously for humanity, the crisis de-escalated and begot the first Confidence Building …

C-Span; Common Cause (2022-06-12). Monday 6/13: January 6th Hearings Day 2 (livestream). indybay.org Online via livestream…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Avanzan elecciones legislativas en Francia bajo una alta abstención. telesurtv.net En estos comicios se espera una batalla entre el bloque de Macron, y la coalición de izquierdas liderada por Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Staff (2022-06-12). Unión Eléctrica no descarta afectaciones al servicio por bajos niveles de reserva. cubadebate.cu Con este pronóstico, se estima para el horario pico una disponibilidad de 2537 MW y una demanda máxima de 2 450 MW, para una reserva de 87 MW, por lo que debido a los bajos niveles de reserva pudieran ocurrir afectaciones al servicio en este horario.

WHO Watch Team (2022-06-12). Private monopolies hinder progress on public health: intellectual property at the 75th World Health Assembly. peoplesdispatch.org Obstruction by pharmaceutical companies from the Global North and misuse of monopoly privileges continue to slow down research into new vaccines and medicines, with disastrous effects for people's health in the Global South. Discussions at the 75th World Health Assembly did little to address this…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). ONU solicita protección a activistas de DD.HH. en Costa Rica. telesurtv.net Los líderes indígenas son perseguidos por sus pronunciamientos en contra de la explotación de su territorio.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese scientists' major discovery on potato genome sequence: Nature. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have mapped out high-quality genome sequences for 44 wild and cultivated potatoes and found a pivotal gene that makes potatoes the world's most important non-cereal food crop.

Contributing Writers (2022-06-12). Is China a Communist or a Capitalist Country?/By Prof Michel Chossudovsky. marktaliano.net China: Towards Capitalist Restoration. Michel Chossudovsky By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, May 08, 2022 Scroll down to download Michel Chossudovsky's book on China in pdf (free of charge) *** In 1981-82, based at the University of Hong Kong, Centre for Asian Studies (CAS), I started my research on the process of capitalist restoration in China. I took …

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Ayatolá Ali Jamenei se reúne con el presidente Nicolás Maduro. telesurtv.net En el encuentro, Jamenei señaló que Irán y Venezuela han logrado resistir fuertes presiones de la guerra híbrida de Estados Unidos.

_____ (2022-06-12). Julian Assange Extradition Rulings Could Be Annulled, Say Legal Sources. popularresistance.org UK home office minister Priti Patel is expected to rule any day on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the US to face espionage related charges. But legal sources now say that surveillance of Assange's lawyers may see the extradition case thrown out. | Meanwhile, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK government illegally spied on one of Assange's lawyers. | The Canary has previously listed a number of defence concerns that could be raised in court. These include Spain-based firm UC Global's surveillance of Assange's lawyers in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. | The…

The Canary (2022-06-12). Union challenging government's 'appalling' Rwanda policy hopeful it can stop first flight. thecanary.co A union challenging the government's controversial policy of deporting people to Rwanda said it hopes it can win an appeal to stop the first flight taking off this week. | "Appalling": | A High Court ruling on 10 June paved the way for a flight to the east African country to go ahead on 14 June. But an appeal against that decision is due to be heard on 13 June. The immigration policy has come in for criticism from various groups. And there are reports that the Prince of Wales privately described the move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as "appalling". | The boss of the Public and Commercial Services unio…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Indígenas anuncian protestas por crisis económica en Ecuador. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Conaie, Leonidas Iza, expresó que las protestas serán por tiempo indefinido.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Israel's Chief Of Staff Makes Chilling Threats To Lebanon, Talks About 'Big Strikes'. southfront.org The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi speaking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. Source: the IDF. | The Israeli military's Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi made a series of chilling threats to Lebanon while talking at Israel's first National Conference on the Home Front on June 12. | In his speech, Kochavi detailed the Israeli military's strategy for responding to an attack that Hezbollah could launch from Lebanon."We will d…

César Chelala (2022-06-12). The Haitian People Deserve Better. commondreams.org Human Rights Watch has denounced the deportation of Haitians back to Haiti by the U.S. and other countries.

Juan Cole (2022-06-12). What did the President Know and When did He Know it? Trump's 7-Part Plan and the Insurrection. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) When the news of the burglary at the Democratic campaign headquarters in the Watergate building broke, it wasn't initially clear that President Tricky Dick Nixon had ordered it. (He did, twice. Yes.) So for those too young to remember that dreary scandal, the question of "What did the president know …

The Guardian Live (2022-06-12). Wednesday 7/6: What Could the End of Abortion Rights Mean for America and Globally. indybay.org Online event w/ Closed Captions…

Staff (2022-06-12). La Tira de los Lectores: Mi foto con la bandera cubana. cubadebate.cu Vuelve La Tira de los Lectores, esta vez dedicada a la bandera cubana. Hace unos días lanzamos esta convocatoria y publicamos tus imágenes en nuestra página y redes sociales.

____ (2022-06-12). China tops world in number of world natural heritage sites. ecns.cn China has the world's largest number of world natural heritage sites, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Staff (2022-06-12). En la termoeléctrica de Felton no hay descanso. cubadebate.cu Hace tres meses las rutinas se han vuelto más complejas, desde que entró en reparación la Unidad 2 de la planta y ahora se organizan los preparativos para acometer un mantenimiento ligero en la Unidad 1, la de mayor potencia (260 Megawatts) con lo cual se alcanzaría una generación eléctrica más cercana a la capacidad instalada.

JANET (2022-06-12). Western colonizers imposed anti-gay laws throughout world — Lavender & Red, Part 112. iacenter.org By Leslie Feinberg June 10, 2022 The following is one installment of Feinberg's "Lavender & Red" series on the intersection of LGBTQ2S+ and socialist history, which appeared Sept. 27, 2007, in Workers World newspaper. The 120-part series was published between 2004 and 2008 and can be downloaded for free at workers.org/books. Sodomy laws, imposed on India in 1861 by British colonizers, were still in force at the time of this 2013 protest. Wherever class-divided societies overturned matrilineal-communal groupings, laws began to punish sexualities, gender expressions and bodies that did not fit the new patriarchal f…

WNET PBS, PEN America, UNORTHODOX, more (2022-06-12). Thursday 6/16: Can I Laugh At That? Comedy Bridging Divides as We Laugh Through Our Tears. indybay.org Online event…

Philip Hyland (2022-06-12). Video: Effort to Stop the Vaccine and Prosecute the Perpetrators. The Case of Lawyer Philip Hyland and the London Metropolitan Police Inquiry. globalresearch.ca All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the "Translate Website" drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). | Visit and follow us on Instagram at a | *** | "…

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-12). Biden Condemned Inside and Outside 'Summit of Exclusion'. zcomm.org "The United States has lost its moral authority," said one critic, "to convene a summit about the promotion of democracy and freedom."

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-12). 3 blasts across Afghanistan leave 11 killed or injured. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Simultaneous explosions on Sunday in Badakhshan, Kunduz and Kunar provinces in northern and eastern Afghanistan at least one Taliban militant and wounded 10 others, including six civilians.

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-12). 'Bipartisan' Senate Deal on Guns Deemed "Pathetically Weak" commondreams.org "This bill is a joke! This makes it sound like mental health is the cause for gun violence. It's the fucking guns!"

Jake Johnson (2022-06-12). 'It's War,' Says Amazon Labor Union After Company Fires Top Organizer. zcomm.org "Amazon fired our beloved Uncle Pat today!" said Christian Smalls, the union's president. "They retaliated against him for organizing."

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran to likely cancel visas for Russian merchants: dep. FM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari said that the country will possibly cancel visas for the Russian businessmen in order to increase investment in the country.

Staff (2022-06-12). Pinar del Río: Presentan estrategia para el proceso de transición parcial a la televisión digital terrestre. cubadebate.cu En Pinar del Rio se presentó este sábado la estrategia de implementación de la transición parcial a la TV digital, proceso que comienza en la provincia el 15 de junio por el Centro transmisor de TV-FM. Esto significa que cesan las transmisiones analógicas de los canales Educativo y Educativo 2 y se reorganizan los canales Cubavisión, Tele Rebelde y Multivisión.

Staff (2022-06-12). Playoffs 2022: Campeón y subcampeón vigentes mantienen su invicto. cubadebate.cu Los Alazanes de Granma, campeones nacionales de la última campaña, y los Cocodrilos matanceros, subtitulares, salieron airosos en esta jornada de sábado para conservar sus invictos en las semifinales de esta Serie Nacional en su edición 61, ambos en peleados encuentros que se extendieron más allá de las nueve entradas.

The Canary (2022-06-12). Unions slam proposal to let agency workers cover for striking staff. thecanary.co Unions have reacted with anger to planned legal changes to allow agency workers to fill in for striking staff. They've branded the government as "desperate to distract from its numerous failings". | The government devised the plan in response to rail strikes later in June because of disputes over pay, jobs, pensions and conditions. | The move would involve reversing a restriction which prevents employers from hiring agency workers to cover for striking staff. And it would apply to all sectors, according to the Sunday Telegraph. | Using agency workers to attempt to break rail strikes will risk passenger safety.

Norcalintcom (2022-06-12). Saturday 6/11: Northern California Communist Bulletin Group Public Meeting. indybay.org The Long Haul Bookshop, 3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela firman acuerdos de cooperación en varias materias. telesurtv.net El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, ratificó que a partir del 18 de julio se abre el vuelo directo entre Caracas y Teherán.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Turkish Army Intervenes To End Clashes Among Its Proxies In Syria's Aleppo. southfront.org . | On June 12, clashes broke out between two Turkish-backed factions, the Mu'tasim Division and Ahrar al-Sharqiya, in the village of Ka'ibah in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the clashes started when a force from the Mu'tasim Division attempted to arrest a militant of Ahrar al-Sharqiya, who was accused of spying for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) as well as for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, some Syrian opposition activists sai…

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Autoridades mexicanas disuelven nueva caravana migratoria. telesurtv.net El INM concedió visas humanitarias y formas migratorias que permiten a los migrantes el libre tránsito en el país por un período de entre 30 y 180 días.

Jeremy Appel (2022-06-12). Starbucks Is Punishing Workers for Unionizing. zcomm.org The company has hit peak petulance just in time for more unionization bids…

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Pdte. palestino considera insostenible situación de su pueblo. telesurtv.net El mandatario palestino criticó la ineficiencia de organismos internacionales de la ONU para detener las agresiones a su pueblo.

PBS NewsHour; Common Cause (2022-06-12). Thursday 6/9: January 6th Hearings Day 1 (recording). indybay.org Online recording…

_____ (2022-06-12). Fact Sheet: Incarcerated LGBTQ Adults And Youth. popularresistance.org This fact sheet examines the criminalization and over-incarceration of LGBTQ+ adults and youth. The LGBTQ+ population is comprised of people with non-heterosexual identities—those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and others—and people with non-cisgender identities—those who are trans and gender non-conforming. LGBTQ+ adults are incarcerated at three times the rate of the total adult population. LGBTQ+ youth's representation among the incarcerated population is double their share of the general population. | Approximately 124,000 adults self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual in U.S. prisons an…

TeleSUR, jcvm, JGN, JCM (2022-06-12). Conoce las peores formas de trabajo infantil. telesurtv.net Según la OIT, alrededor 160 millones de niños que trabajan en el mundo, es decir, uno de cada diez del total de la población infantil global.

____ (2022-06-12). Russian PM authorizes Russia's withdrawal from UNWTO. ecns.cn Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on Friday authorizing the country's withdrawal from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

____ (2022-06-12). China's Xiamen to build 5G-powered telemedicine platform for eye diseases. ecns.cn Xiamen, a coastal city in east China's Fujian Province, will build a 5G-based telemedicine platform for eye diseases, as part of its efforts to promote smart medicine and health.

TeleSUR, ldp, SH (2022-06-12). Liberan a 38 personas secuestradas por una pandilla en Haití. telesurtv.net Se desconoce si se estableció algún acuerdo monetario o de otra índole para la liberación de los raptados.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Irán y Venezuela celebran entrega del tanquero Yoraco. telesurtv.net Venezuela ya había recibido un primer buque petrolero gigante tipo Aframax, con capacidad para transportar hasta 113 mil toneladas de petróleo.

Dr.Vo Xuan Vinh (2022-06-12). Vietnam Promotes ASEAN's Role in Resolving the South China Sea Dispute. moderndiplomacy.eu The year 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Vietnam was one of 117 countries signed the Convention on the first day. As a coastal state, Vietnam considers UNCLOS as an important legal document because it provides a comprehensive legal framework for …

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Iran's Mahan Air Denies Links To Plane Seized In Argentina. southfront.org A Boeing 747 plane of Mahan Air. . Source: Wikimedia user (Amin Nouabahr). | On January 12, Iran's Mahan Air has denied its ownership of a Venezuelan-flagged cargo plane that was seized by Argentinian authorities a day earlier. | The plane, a Boeing 747, was seized by Argentinian civil aviation authorities immediately after arrival at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. The plane's five-member crew was detained at the airport. | Argentina's Security Minister Fernandez Anibal to…

Denis Rogatyuk (2022-06-12). Latin America: Between neoliberal extractivism and resource nationalism. greenleft.org.au Denis Rogatyuk reviews Latin American Extractivism, a compilation of articles analysing the political economy of resource nationalism and policies of natural resource extraction by left-wing and right-wing governments in the region.

Staff (2022-06-12). Cuba cierra jornada de sábado con 20 nuevos casos de Covid-19. cubadebate.cu En el día en Cuba para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 3 mil 897 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positivas 20. El país acumula 13 millones 912 mil 468 muestras realizadas y 1 millón 105 mil 612 positivas. Del total de casos: 16 fueron contactos de casos confirmados; 4 con fuente de infección en el extranjero; 0 sin fuente de infección precisada.

Staff (2022-06-12). Cristiano Ronaldo gana batalla legal por presunta violación en 2009. cubadebate.cu La jueza federal Jennifer Dorsey desestimó la demanda como sanción al abogado de la mujer, Leslie Mark Stovall, por actuar "de mala fe" y usar documentos confidenciales "robados", hechos que según la jueza contaminaban irremediablemente el caso.

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Encuestadora da triunfo a Gustavo Petro de comicios en Colombia. telesurtv.net La encuesta que se efectuó entre el 5 y 10 de junio pone a Petro como ganador de los comicios, pese a los ataques que recibe constantemente.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Pandilleros en Haití toman por asalto Palacio de Justicia. telesurtv.net El comisario de Gobierno, Jacques Lafontant, reportó que supuestos miembros de la pandilla Cinco segundos, irrumpió en la sede judicial.

TeleSUR- jaa, JCM (2022-06-12). Enfrentamientos armados causan confinamiento en Chocó, Colombia. telesurtv.net La Comisión Intereclesial de Justicia y paz informó que aunque de momento ha cesado el fuego en la zona, helicópteros continuaban sobrevolando la región.

____ (2022-06-12). BRI offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation, says experts. ecns.cn China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) offers massive opportunities for China-Britain cooperation in areas like business, climate change, personnel exchanges, education and tourism, experts said here during a three-day conference concluded on Friday.

_____ (2022-06-12). Venezuela And Iran Sign 20-year Cooperation Plan. popularresistance.org Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro took a historic trip to Iran and announced a 20-year cooperation agreement, pledging to more closely integrate the countries' economies and work together in a joint "anti-imperialist struggle for a better world, of international respect and peace, without hegemonies." | Maduro signed the pact with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on June 11. It was described by the Venezuelan and Iranian governments as a "partnership agreement" and "cooperation agreement." | The deal involves collaboration in science, technology, agriculture, oil and gas, petrochemicals, tourism, and…

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). China afirma que defenderá a toda costa su soberanía sobre Taiwán. telesurtv.net El ministro de Defensa chino se reunió con su colega estadounidense, Lloyd Austin, en el marco del XIX Diálogo Shangri-La, en Singapur.

Gene Grabiner (2022-06-12). The First Amendment Could Provide a Fresh Legal Approach to Defending Abortion. truthout.org Roe v. Wade was decided per a right to privacy based on the due process clause of the 14th Amendment, but there is another, perhaps at least equally compelling, way to look at the abortion issue — and that is through the lens of the establishment clause of the First Amendment. | The establishment clause first asserts freedom from state religion or theocracy. This is a consequence of our Enlightenment heritage opposition to feudal state-imposed religion. The establishment clause only secondarily asserts freedom of religion, setting it within the demarcations of constitutional rejection or denial of state rel…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-12). The Australian Labor Party and Julian Assange. zcomm.org Please Help ZNet Source: Green Left After having had a few lunches with then opposition leader Anthony Albanese, John Shipton felt reason to be confident. Albanese had promised Assange's father that he would do whatever he could, should he win office, to bring the matter to a close. Albanese

Anthony Pahnke (2022-06-12). WTO Meeting Presents Opportunity to Challenge Corporate Control Over Food Supply. truthout.org The COVID-19 pandemic has made it painfully clear that our concentrated global food system is prone to breakdown and riddled with exploitation. | Look no further than to the fruit and vegetable farmers in

Tridivesh Singh Maini (2022-06-12). India-Pakistan economic relationship will help the region in unlocking its economic potential. moderndiplomacy.eu One of Pakistan's top business tycoons Mian Muhammad Mansha, during the course of a television interview, said that Pakistan needs to take decisive and tough steps to resolve its current economic crisis. Said Mansha: "The government must play on the front foot; business as usual cannot work any longer. These measures are imperative to change …

Janos Marton (2022-06-12). Here's What the Criminal Justice Reform Movement Can Learn From Boudin's Loss. zcomm.org Chesa Boudin's loss was a setback, but the movement must keep growing stronger…

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Another British Mercenary Was Killed While Fighting With Kiev Forces. southfront.org Another British mercenary had been killed while fighting in the ranks of Kiev forces against the Russian military and its allies, the British media reported on June 12. | The mercenary, identified as former British soldier Jordan Gatley, was reportedly killed while fighting in the city of Severodonetsk, where Kiev forces have been attempting to push back the Russian military and its allies for a few weeks now. | In the recent days, the Russian military managed to capture most of Severodonetsk.

TeleSUR -vp, NA, MER (2022-06-12). øQuién era la talentosa pianista venezolana Teresa Carreño. telesurtv.net Durante su carrera musical, llegó a conocer a grandes gigantes cultores de ese entonces como Ravel, Debussy, Gounod, Rossini, Brahms o Liszt.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-12). Precio del galón de gasolina en EE.UU. alcanza cifra récord. telesurtv.net La Asociación Estadounidense del Automóvil develó que el promedio exacto para este viernes fue de 4,986 dólares por galón.

Cira Pascual Marquina (2022-06-12). Worker Control in a Capitalist Environment: Voices from Indorca (Part II). zcomm.org Despite many challenges, Indorca workers are showing that democratic self-management is a real possibility…

Divyanshu Singh (2022-06-12). The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order — Book review. moderndiplomacy.eu This book is quite helpful for comprehending China's foreign policy throughout the past four decades. China's strategy and progress as a global force, according to the author, may be divided into three periods: The period from 1989-2008 as "Blunting" The period from 2009-2016 as "Building" The period from 2017- till date as "Expansion" This is …

BT (2022-06-12). Just how close is the US to breaking down into conflict? indybay.org With the first public hearing investigating the January 6 insurrection on Thursday, an important question has resurfaced: Just how close is the US to breaking down into conflict?>

TeleSUR, JL (2022-06-12). Nicaragua saluda a pdte. Putin por aniversario del día de Rusia. telesurtv.net Ante el escenario de ataques por parte de EE.UU. contra la soberanía de los pueblos, Nicaragua ratificó su compromiso de solidificar los acuerdos de cooperación con Rusia.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Pdte. Ortega pide ratificar ingreso de tropas rusas a Nicaragua. telesurtv.net El pedido del presidente Ortega será debatida en la sesión parlamentaria de la próxima semana.

Staff (2022-06-12). Un fallecido y ocho lesionados: Saldo preliminar de un accidente masivo en Cienfuegos. cubadebate.cu Un fallecido y ocho lesionados es el saldo preliminar de un accidente masivo ocurrido este sábado en las inmediaciones de la Loma de la Ventana, cerca del poblado de San Blas, en el macizo montañoso de Guamuhaya, en Cienfuegos. Los heridos fueron recibidos en la Unidad de Código Rojo del Hospital General Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima.

Janaka Biyanwila (2022-06-12). Eyewitness from Sri Lanka: Popular protest, state repression and trade union solidarity. greenleft.org.au Despite ongoing protests, shortages, 40% inflation and a historic debt default, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will finish his term. His statement comes amid a wave of mass arrests of peaceful protestors, reports Janaka Biyanwila.

____ (2022-06-12). Chinese ambassador: healthy, stable development of China-Australia ties beneficial to two peoples. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said here on Saturday that a healthy and stable development of the bilateral relations is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples.

San Francisco Intersection Shut Down (2022-06-12). America Believes in Right to Abortion, Demonstrators Take Graphic Message to the Streets. indybay.org Abortion rights activists said that it is high time to shut down streets to demand the preservation of Roe v. Wade. | Photos from a die-in in San Francisco on June 6 by Terry Scussel, ProBonoPhoto.org. Please credit the photographer.

____ (2022-06-12). China prepares 360 mln yuan, expert teams to guide flood control work. ecns.cn The Chinese National Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has dispatched four expert teams to the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and other places hit hard by continuous heavy rain to guide the flood prevention work and minimize possible losses.

Staff (2022-06-12). Ingeniero de Google es suspendido por la compañía tras asegurar que un sistema de inteligencia artifical tiene conciencia. cubadebate.cu Tras varias conversaciones con LaMDA, Blake Lemoine llegó a la conclusión que la IA tenía sensaciones o impresiones propias. "Si no supiera exactamente lo que es, que es este programa informático que hemos construido recientemente, pensaría que es un niño de 7 u 8 años que resulta que sabe física", indicó el ingeniero.

Bhaskar Sunkara (2022-06-12). Socialism Is Supposed to Be a Working-Class Movement. Why Isn't It? zcomm.org Interview on the reasons for the progressive left's setbacks in winning power — and elections — in America…

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-12). Venezuela and Iran Sign Cooperation Plan for Next 20 Years. orinocotribune.com The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and his Iranian counterpart, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, presented the Iran-Venezuela bilateral cooperation plan for the next 20 years, which covers four fundamental areas. Maduro is in an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of an international tour. Iran is his third stop in the tour, after having visited Turkey and Algeria. | The two presidents issued a joint statement at the Saab Abad Palace, the seat of the Iranian presidency, in Tehran, and signed the Iran-Venezuela cooperation agreement that covers the energy sector (oil, gas, refinery and petrochemic…

Staff (2022-06-12). The American Conservative: El esfuerzo fallido de Washington por un consenso global anti-ruso. cubadebate.cu El enfoque abrasivo de EE. UU. pareció endurecer la determinación de esas naciones de permanecer neutrales con respecto a la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania. Sudáfrica y otros países del Sur Global también se quejaron en voz alta de la presión de mano dura de Estados Unidos y se negaron a cambiar sus posiciones.

Common Dreams staff (2022-06-12). Bipartisan Senate Deal on Guns Deemed 'Pathetically Weak'. commondreams.org "This bill is a joke! This makes it sound like mental health is the cause for gun violence. It's the fucking guns!"

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-06-12). Rusia entrega pasaportes en ciudades ucranianas bajo su control. telesurtv.net Moscú entregó los primeros pasaportes a los habitantes de Jersón y Melitópol, en vísperas de la celebración del Día de Rusia.

Staff (2022-06-12). Más de 450 protestas este sábado en Estados Unidos contra la violencia armada. cubadebate.cu Miles de personas salieron este sábado a las calles en cientos de protestas en Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de presionar a los legisladores para que tomen medidas contra la violencia armada a raíz de los recientes tiroteos masivos en Uvalde, Texas y Buffalo, Nueva York.

Cronkite News Arizona PBS (2022-06-12). 'Open-air Prison' in southern Mexico traps thousands of Migrants. juancole.com By Taylor Stevens | Cronkite Borderlands Project ( Cronkite News ) TAPACHULA, MEXICO — The desperation here is palpable. It fills the stifling air as migrants line up in the hot sun outside the National Migration Institute in hopes of receiving an interview, their children close at hand and their visa applications tucked …

Staff (2022-06-12). "The Sea" wins award at Madrid Intl. Independent Film Fest. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — The Iranian short film "The Sea" directed by Sahra Ramezanian has been awarded at Madrid International Independent Film Festival.

Common Dreams Staff (2022-06-12). At March for Our Lives, A Call for a Nationwide Strike of Schools. zcomm.org "Avoid attending school if your leaders fail to do the job"

Staff (2022-06-12). Iran warns PG countries about security ties with Zionists. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander has issued a stark warning to some neighboring Arab states about giving Israel a foothold in the Persian Gulf.

Anonymous669 (2022-06-12). Turkey's Proxies Set Up Operations Room For Upcoming Offensive On Syrian Democratic Forces — Report. southfront.org . | Turkey's proxies in Syria had established a joint operations room to coordinate an upcoming offensive on the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the

Labor Video Project (2022-06-12). War On Public Education, Oakland OEA Teachers Speak Out On School Closures, Privatization. indybay.org Two teachers spoke out about Oakland public school closures, privatization, the Parker Elementary School occupation and the role of the OEA/CTA leadership in their struggle.

Staff (2022-06-12). øPirámide egipcia en Cuba? cubadebate.cu La única capilla réplica de una pirámide egipcia en Cuba se encuentra en la Necrópolis de Colón. En ella reposan los restos de José Francisco de Mata, director del Colegio de Arquitectos de 1902 a 1919.

Staff (2022-06-12). Sin control las carencias agobian más. cubadebate.cu Es tan sustancioso el negocio de vender, que cada día proliferan nuevos puntos de ventas como muestra fehaciente del incremento de las cosechas, pero los precios se mantienen por las nubes. El hecho de que en una cuadra coincidan dos carretilleros, por ejemplo, no implica la disminución del valor de cada vianda o fruta, porque todos pujan por agenciarse de grandes sumas de dinero sin miramiento alguno.

William rivers Pitt (2022-06-12). Jan. 6 Hearings Offer Evidence of "Culmination of an Attempted Coup" zcomm.org "January 6th was the culmination of an attempted coup."

Staff (2022-06-12). OIC needs to pay attention to Islamophobia in India: Pakistan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called on the OIC Secretary General to discuss Islamophobic actions in India.

Staff (2022-06-12). Putin felicita a sus compatriotas por el Día de Rusia y pide mayor unidad nacional. cubadebate.cu "Quiero felicitar a todo los ciudadanos del país por el Día de Rusia, por un día festivo dedicado a nuestro país natal. Me siento orgulloso por su historia, tengo fe en su futuro", ha declarado el mandatario. Putin ha hecho referencia a la situación actual para "entender hoy lo importante que es para la patria, para nuestra sociedad, para la gente mantenerse unidos", ha añadido.

Staff (2022-06-12). Arriba a Cuba nuevo donativo médico para realizar trasplante de ocho niños cubanos. cubadebate.cu El donativo llegó a la capital cubana en manos de representantes del proyecto Puentes de Amor, que encabeza el cubanoamericano Carlos Lazo, y que reúne a emigrados de la isla residentes en la nación norteña, y la estadounidense Medea Benjamín, líder de la organización Code Pink, acompañados de otros representantes de ambas agrupaciones.

Staff (2022-06-12). El tiempo: Algunas lluvias en la mitad oriental. cubadebate.cu Amanecerá con poca nubosidad en occidente y centro, estará parcialmente nublado en oriente. En la tarde se nublará gran parte del país, con algunos chubascos, lluvias y tormentas eléctricas en localidades del interior y costa sur desde Camagàºey hasta Guantánamo. En el resto del archipiélago cubano las lluvias serán aisladas.

Staff (2022-06-12). Ortega pide al Parlamento ratificar decreto que permite ejercicios militares conjuntos con Rusia. cubadebate.cu Daniel Ortega pidió al Parlamento que conceda el "trámite de urgencia" a su decreto presidencial para que sea ratificado cuanto antes. La iniciativa fue incluida para ser discutida y aprobada en la sesión del próximo martes, gracias a la mayoría parlamentaria. El pedido del mandatario centroamericano, además del personal militar, incluye naves y aeronaves extranjeras.

Sarah Anderson (2022-06-12). Amazon's CEO Pay Is More Than 6,000 Times That of the Company's Typical Worker. truthout.org A tight labor market created a rare moment of leverage for low-wage workers last year. But Corporate America took no great leap forward on pay equity. | A new Institute for Policy Studies report, The report zeroes in on compensation trends at the 300 publicly held U.S. corporations that reported the lowest median worker wages in 2020. At over a third of these firms — 106 in all — me…

Staff (2022-06-12). Grupo bipartidista de senadores logran un principio de acuerdo para mayor control de armas en Estados Unidos. cubadebate.cu Según un comunicado, el acuerdo de los 20 senadores -10 demócratas y 10 republicanos- incluye una revisión del proceso de compra de armas para los menores de 21 años y la extensión de las llamadas leyes de "alerta de peligro", ya vigentes en estados como California y Nueva York.

Alfin Febrian Basundoro (2022-06-12). Fostering Indonesia-Australia's Naval Industry Partnership. moderndiplomacy.eu During the "two plus two" meeting between Indonesian and Australian officials on September 10, 2021, the representative of both countries signed a joint statement regarding the deepening of bilateral relations. Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto and Australian counterparts, then Defence Minister Peter Dutton, are committed to enhancing strategic cooperation on cybersecurity, anti-terrorism, and defence. Prabowo …

Staff (2022-06-12). Casualidad y/o causalidad de un video viral. cubadebate.cu Poco después de concluir la Cumbre, el sistema de laboratotrios de guerra psicológica contra Cuba en las redes digitales, operado desde Estados Unidos, convierte en viral un video que culpa al gobierno cubano de los efectos del bloqueo en la vida de los habitantes de la Isla, acudiendo a algo tan sensible como el testimonio de una madre de tres hijos que, de manera muy emotiva, coloca en primer plano esas carencias sin aludir a la política estadounidense que busca provocarlas. y llama a "salir a la calle".

Staff (2022-06-12). Al Mayadeen ratifica su compromiso con la realidad cubana en su décimo aniversario. cubadebate.cu El presidente del Consejo de Dirección de la red informativa Al Mayadeen, Ghassan Ben Jeddou, ratificó este domingo en Beirut el compromiso con la verdad del pueblo de Cuba frente a la injusticia, la subversión y el bloqueo de Estados Unidos.

____ (2022-06-12). U.S. official says conspiracy behind Capitol riot not over. ecns.cn The conspiracy behind the U.S. Capitol riot in January 2021 still poses a threat to the U.S. democracy, a New Delhi-based Television news channel NDTV reported on Friday, citing a high-profile U.S.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-06-12). Ministros de Defensa de China y Australia se reúnen en Singapur. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre los ministros de defensa supone el primer acercamiento de alto nivel entre ambos países tras más de dos años de tensiones.

_____ (2022-06-11). Turkey is Changing its Opinion on the Events in Ukraine. journal-neo.org The "collective West" and many NATO countries have finally begun to receive objective information on the goals and results of Russia's special military operation to denazify Ukraine. Instead of openly Russophobic coverage of these events by representatives of the current military-political elite of the EU and NATO and, above all, the United States, the true …

Alexander Rubinstein (2022-06-11). Ukraine Volunteer Fighter and US Citizen Craig Lang Armed by Colombia to Overthrow Venezuela's Gov't, FBI Source Says. orinocotribune.com Craig Lang, a US Army veteran accused by US authorities of carrying out murders on American soil as well as torture and other war crimes in Ukraine, allegedly joined a band of insurgents armed by the Colombian police to overthrow the Venezuelan government. | An FBI affidavit against Lang states that he was in Colombia with an Army pal when the country's national police provided him with weapons to attack Venezuela. | Lang's history tracks closely with that of Paul Gray, a fellow US military veteran and white nationalist also fighting in Ukraine. According to new revelations by a former compatriot of US-backed Ven…

Amarynth (2022-06-11). Open Thread for today (plus comments). thesaker.is For Ukraine issues, we can still use the latest sitrep here. Please use this as open thread for all other issues pertinent to the Saker Blog. A few latest happenings…

Richard Horton (2022-06-11). [Comment] Offline: Why science is not enough. thelancet.com "Listen to the science." The distinguished climate scientist, Thomas Stocker, was speaking at the Science7 Dialogue Forum in Berlin, Germany, on . The occasion was the publication of statements from the science academies of G7 nations on antiviral drugs for pandemic preparedness, decarbonisation, oceans and the cryosphere, and One Health. Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, the G7 has assumed greater political importance as a forum for influencing global affairs. The G20 has been paralysed by Russia's promise to attend its meeting in Bali, Indonesia, later this year.

Susan Jaffe (2022-06-11). [World Report] US infant formula crisis increases scrutiny of the FDA. thelancet.com Both Republican and Democrat legislators have called for changes following a shortage of breastmilk substitute. Susan Jaffe reports from Washington, DC.

Guest author (2022-06-11). Capitalism and baby formula. workers.org The following article was posted on Black Agenda Report on May 25. The baby formula shortage is not a glitch in the system. It actually exemplifies everything that goes wrong when the profit motive rules. Capitalism can't ensure a food supply or anything else that humans need. "Socialism doesn't work" . . . |

Jim McMahan (2022-06-11). Museum workers hop on the union train. workers.org Seattle About 65 internal security guards in the wealthy Seattle Art Museum (SAM) just became the SAM VSO Union! VSO stands for Visitor Service Officers. The year-long organizing drive was victorious with 34-to-4 votes in the National Labor Relations Board election. The election covered workers at both the downtown Seattle . . . |

Lyn Neeley (2022-06-11). Mass opposition to Biden's Summit gains momentum. workers.org President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas is being boycotted by most countries in the Western hemisphere, and it is opposed by two large coalitions protesting Biden's refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua to this year's event. ALBA (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America), a coalition of . . . |

Matthew Cunningham-Cook (2022-06-11). YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Colorado Bans Fracking "Forever Chemicals" levernews.com Good things are happening! The Colorado legislature banned dangerous so-called "forever chemicals" used in fossil fuel mining, Starbucks workers in thirteen states voted to unionize, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is cracking down on employers that put their workers in debt, New York's legislature finally reined in crypto mining, and socialists in France are on the cusp of a big comeback.All this and much more in this week's edition of You Love To See It, exclusively for supporting subscribers below.

Betsey Piette (2022-06-11). Philly Pride 2022: Smash racism, transphobia and police brutality! workers.org Philadelphia Center City Philadelphia was awash with rainbow flags, as a sea of people turned out to celebrate the city's 50th Pride march on June 5. This year's event, with new organizers PHL Pride Collective and the Philly Dyke March, will go down as one of the most diverse events . . . |

Anders Husby, Lars Kà∏ber (2022-06-11). [Comment] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis. thelancet.com In April, 2021, international news media first reported rare cases of young men in Israel who had developed myocarditis shortly after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.1 Since then, many observational studies from Asia,2 Europe,3—5 the Middle East,6,7 and North America8,9 have found COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to be associated with a short-term increased risk of myocarditis. Furthermore, this association has been established using multiple types of analysis, including comparisons of observed-to-expected rates,6,8,9 case-control studies,2 self-controlled cases series,3,4 and…

Hélio Angotti Neto (2022-06-11). [Correspondence] The hijacking of science and truth by political conflict. thelancet.com Luis L C Correia and colleagues 1 filled their Correspondence with malicious and false information. Although they claimed to have no competing interests, at least two of them were directly involved in the approval of the recommendations proposed in the Brazilian guideline for COVID-19 outpatient treatment (which would only become guidelines if approved by the Brazilian National Secretary of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Strategic Products in Healthcare). These recommendations were disapproved because of too many inconsistencies, including meta-analyses with low statistical power.

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