Daily Archives: February 6, 2024

2024-02-06: News Headlines

Anonymous Contributor (2024-02-05). Indigenous Communal Guard of Santa María Ostula Repels Cartel Attack. itsgoingdown.org Communique from the Indigenous Nahua community of Santa María Ostula following a recent attack by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. To the People of Mexico and the World To the National and International Press To the Human Rights Defenders To the Mexican Government To the National and International Civil Society On February 1, 2024, around…

Ben Norton (2024-02-06). Exposed: US DEA used criminals to spy on, destabilize Venezuela, Mexico, Bolivia. geopoliticaleconomy.com Reports reveal that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) used known criminals to spy on and destabilize the left-wing governments in Venezuela, Mexico, and Bolivia.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-02-06). Médica Sur marks 10th anniversary as member of Mayo Clinic Care Network. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org MEXICO CITY and ROCHESTER, Minn. — Ten years ago, Médica Sur became the first international member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, a select group of institutions worldwide that have access to Mayo Clinic knowledge, expertise and resources. That relationship became the starting point for a collaboration that has grown over time. After becoming a care network member, Médica Sur began accessing Mayo's expertise so they could provide patients with more of the care they…

teleSUR, JGN (2024-02-06). Presidente de México presenta paquete de reformas a la Constitución. telesurtv.net Las propuestas abarcan varios rubros, como pensiones, salarios, programas sociales, derechos laborales y política energética, entre otros.

WSWS (2024-02-06). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Impoverished residents in Mexico City and suburbs face continuing water shortages while 13,000 teachers in Saskatchewan walked out last week over low wages and underfunding of education.

Luis Linares Petrov (2024-02-06). President of Mexico presents 20 reforms to the constitution. plenglish.com Mexico City, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, presented at the National Palace 20 reforms to the Constitution that he sent to the Congress of the Republic.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-02-05). The DEA Takes Aim at Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Misses Badly. orinocotribune.com

Gabisile (2024-02-06). Prof Tladi sworn in as SA's first permanent ICJ judge. sanews.gov.za Prof Tladi sworn in as SA's first permanent ICJ judge | Professor Dire Tladi has been sworn in as the first-ever South African judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). | The ICJ held a public sitting on Tuesday morning, where Tladi and three other Excellencies were officially sworn in after being elected by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council on 9 November 2023. | The other new members of the court include Bogdan-Lucian Aurescu from Romania, Sarah Hull Cleveland from the United States and Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo Verduzco from Mexico | During the sitting, the four judges each solem…

WSWS (2024-02-06). Media and politicians whip up anti-immigrant frenzy over altercation in New York City with police. wsws.org Media, police authorities and Democratic Party politicians criticized Alvin Bragg, the New York County District Attorney, for supposed leniency in his office's handling of the case of several asylum seekers who allegedly had an altercation with police in New York City.

WSWS (2024-02-06). Biden demands "immediate" passage of $118 billion World War III/anti-immigrant package. wsws.org Biden demanded that Congress "immediately" pass the bill so he can "shut down the border."

_____ (2024-02-05). After Expelling Palestinian Workers, Israel Turns to the Global South for Labor. transcend.org 26 Jan 2024 – Israel has thus far signed agreements with Kenya and Malawi to bring in workers to its agricultural sector, which has otherwise relied on Palestinian and Thai migrant labor.

Candice Bernd (2024-02-05). Locals Say Eagle Pass Is Being Invaded by Christian Nationalists — Not Migrants. truthout.org Eagle Pass, Texas—Residents of the border town at the center of an ongoing feud between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration made it clear over the weekend that the only people they see as "invaders" in their community are the 14 Republican governors and a convoy of Christian nationalists calling themselves "God's Army." "There has been an invasion, but I'm not talking about the… |

Chris Walker (2024-02-05). Critics Blast Bipartisan Immigration Bill as "Disgrace" That Will Harm Migrants. truthout.org Critics are condemning a proposal by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators that would overhaul the immigration system, noting that the bill would diminish the rights of asylum seekers. The bipartisan bill, introduced on Sunday by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona), Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) and Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), has been months in the making. In addition to implementing several… |

Editor (2024-02-05). Gaza, the German Far-Right and the Hypocrisy of the Ruling Class. scheerpost.com By Fabian Scheidler / Substack Over the past two weekends, more than a million people in Germany have risen up in demonstrations against racist, inhumane positions advocated by the right-wing AfD party — the largest mobilization against the far right in recent German history. The demonstrations followed revelations about plans for forced resettlements of migrants …

WSWS (2024-02-05). Republican governors join Abbott and fascist militias in Texas to denounce Biden and immigrant "invasion" wsws.org Coinciding with the far-right "Take our Borders Back" convoy, Republican governors descended on Eagle Pass, Texas Sunday to back Gov. Abbott's anti-immigrant campaign and his usurpation of federal authority over the border.

Candice Bernd (2024-02-05). Locals Say Eagle Pass Is Being Invaded by Christian Nationalists — Not Migrants. truthout.org Eagle Pass, Texas—Residents of the border town at the center of an ongoing feud between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration made it clear over the weekend that the only people they see as "invaders" in their community are 14 Republican governors and a convoy of Christian nationalists calling themselves "God's Army." "There has been an invasion, but I'm not talking about the… |

Staff (2024-02-05). Headlines for February 5, 2024. democracynow.org U.S. Military Bombs Syria and Iraq Following Drone Attack Against U.S. Base in Jordan, Gaza Death Toll Tops 27,300; Palestinian Doctor Describes Torture During Israeli Imprisonment, Brown Univ. Students on Hunger Strike to Demand Divestment from Arms Makers Supplying Israel, Senate Border Package Threatens Immigrant Rights; Sanders Amendment Would Cut $10B in Israeli Aid, Biden Easily Clinches South Carolina Primary, Chile's Worst-Ever Wildfires Kill 112; Hundreds Still Missing as Blazes Approach Coastal Cities, Atmospheric River in California Brings Major Flooding, Winds, Landslides, Dutch Police Arrest 1,…

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