Daily Archives: February 17, 2023

2023-02-17: News Headlines

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-02-16). Mexico's president aims for international alliance against Cuba blockade. peoplesworld.org On the occasion of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's visit recently to Mexico, that country's leader, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (AMLO) raised the possibility of many nations cooperating to oppose the U.S blockade of Cuba. AMLO has become Cuba's champion in the international arena, and perhaps not accidentally: The governments of the two nations each …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-02-16). Presidente de México quiere alianza internacional contra bloqueo a Cuba. peoplesworld.org Con motivo de la reciente visita del presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel a México, el líder de ese país, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (AMLO) planteó la posibilidad de que muchas naciones cooperen para oponerse al bloqueo de Estados Unidos contra Cuba. AMLO se ha convertido en el campeón de Cuba en la arena internacional, …

Staff (2023-02-17). President Maduro Rules Out Resuming México Talks (+Washington Abandoning Its Word). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 16, the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, ruled out resuming the dialogue—known as the México Talks—that his government had been advancing with representatives of the Unitary Platform which includes the extremist sectors of the Venezuelan opposition. "We do not dialogue with maulas," stated the head of government, who pointed out the breach of the agreements reached at the last round of the México Talks. | "We dialogue with everyone who has to dialogue. When you have a dialogue, you have to have a say," Maduro noted. "And you also summon governments as serious as the govern…

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-02-16). Mexico's president aims for international alliance against Cuba blockade. peoplesworld.org On the occasion of Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel's visit recently to Mexico, that country's leader, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (AMLO) raised the possibility of many nations cooperating to oppose the U.S blockade of Cuba. AMLO has become Cuba's champion in the international arena, and perhaps not accidentally: The governments of the two nations each …

W. T. Whitney Jr. (2023-02-16). Presidente de México quiere alianza internacional contra bloqueo a Cuba. peoplesworld.org Con motivo de la reciente visita del presidente cubano Miguel Díaz-Canel a México, el líder de ese país, el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, (AMLO) planteó la posibilidad de que muchas naciones cooperen para oponerse al bloqueo de Estados Unidos contra Cuba. AMLO se ha convertido en el campeón de Cuba en la arena internacional, …

Staff (2023-02-17). President Maduro Rules Out Resuming México Talks (+Washington Abandoning Its Word). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, February 16, the Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, ruled out resuming the dialogue—known as the México Talks—that his government had been advancing with representatives of the Unitary Platform which includes the extremist sectors of the Venezuelan opposition. "We do not dialogue with maulas," stated the head of government, who pointed out the breach of the agreements reached at the last round of the México Talks. | "We dialogue with everyone who has to dialogue. When you have a dialogue, you have to have a say," Maduro noted. "And you also summon governments as serious as the govern…

Anya Parampil (2023-02-16). From the 'Groyper Wars' to 'America First': Nick Fuentes becomes a 'somebody'. thegrayzone.com Self-described Christian reactionary livestreamer Nick Fuentes led his "Groyper Army" into a war against the conservative movement's most prominent figures, including TPUSA's Charlie Kirk and podcaster Ben Shapiro. Fuentes blasted conservative rivals as too pro-gay, pro-immigrant, and pro-Israel to champion the ideals of "America First." Between 2020 and 2023, he hosted a rival "America First" conference (AFPAC) to compete with the annual CPAC confab of the conservative establishment. AFPAC's main achievement has been engulfing MAGA-aligned politicians in controversy. In 2022, …

Jim McMahan (2023-02-16). Hunger strike vs. torturous conditions in Washington state. workers.org Tacoma, Washington Over 80 detainees went on a hunger strike Feb. 1 at the ICE Processing Center, formerly the Northwest Detention Center, in Tacoma. In an effort to crush the strike, they were quickly tear-gassed at the beginning of their heroic stance. The immigrant detainees struck against torturous conditions at . . . |

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