- + Breitbart: Trump Joins World Leaders and Dignitaries for Grand Reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris—President-Elect Donald J. Trump joined dozens of world leaders and dignitaries on Saturday for the grand reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Pari...
- + Breitbart: Waltz: Trump 'Wants to Save TikTok', But Wants to Protect Data—On Fridays broadcast of the Fox Business Networks Kudlow, Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL), who is President-Elect Donald Trumps pick to be national security ad...
- + Breitbart: Capehart: Biden Said He Wouldn't Pardon Hunter Because He Didn't Want to Look Bad, Facts Changed—On Fridays PBS NewsHour, Washington Post Associate Editor and MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart defended President Joe Bidens pardon of his son Hunter and ...
- + Breitbart: Top House Intel. Dem: China Hasn't Used TikTok to Steal Data, Influence Americans 'To Date'—On Fridays broadcast of Bloombergs Balance of Power, House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) stated that the danger of TikTo...
- + Breitbart: Pope Francis Proclaims Special Jubilee for LGBTQ+ Community—Pope Francis has proclaimed a special jubilee pilgrimage for gays and all LGBTQ+ people, Italian media announced this weekend. The post Pope Francis P...
- + Breitbart: Exclusive -- NYC Councilwoman Vickie Paladino: Trump's Election 'Sigh of Relief' for NYC Mayor Adams—President-elect Donald Trump's victory is a "sigh of relief" for NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), NYC Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R) said in an interview o...
- + Breitbart: Gotham Awards: Women Shut Out Thanks to Gender-Neutral Acting Categories—Gender neutrality resulted in the complete shut-out of actresses at Monday's Gotham Awards in New York, with the lead and supporting acting prizes goi...
- + Breitbart: Dershowitz: 'Bragg Is the Worst District Attorney in Modern New York History'—During Friday's broadcast of FNC's "Hannity," Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz predicted the New York City jury hearing the Daniel Penny...
- + Breitbart: 'Duck Dynasty' Star Phil Robertson Diagnosed with Early Stages of Alzheimer's: 'Not Doing Well'—Duck Dynasty star Jase Robertson revealed that his father, Phil Robertson, had been diagnosed with the "early stages" of Alzheimer's disease. The post...
- + Breitbart: Hundreds of Thousands in UK and Ireland Left Without Power Amid Storm Darragh—Hundreds of thousands of people in Britain and Ireland were left without power and millions were warned to stay indoors Saturday as high winds and hea...
- + Breitbart: Large Explosion Collapses Building in The Hague, Four Bodies Recovered From Rubble, Multiple Hospitalized—A large explosion in The Hague on Saturday morning saw a building partially collapse and multiple victims sent to hospital. The post Large Explosion C...
- + Breitbart: A Special VIP Event with Dr. Sebastian Gorka at the Breitbart Fight Club: Evaluating the Terror Threat—On Monday, December 9, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern, please join us in the Breitbart Fight Club for a VIP online roundtable discussion with Dr. Sebastian Gork...
- + Breitbart: Phil Mickelson Praises Daniel Penny for 'Serving His Country' and 'Protecting' Subway Passengers from 'Deranged Individual'—Phil Mickelson took to X on Friday to praise Daniel Penny for defending his country as a Marine and intervening to restrain "deranged" homeless man Jo...
- + Breitbart: Exclusive — Rep. Wesley Hunt Calls Out GOP, Backs Hegseth for Sec. of Defense: ‘I Trust President Trump’s Picks’—“Pete Hegseth will be the next Secretary of Defense,” declared Texas Republican Congressman Wesley Hunt, who endorsed the veteran commentator for the ...
- + Breitbart: Dem Rep. Crow: FBI, DOJ Are Stonewalling on First Trump Assassination Attempt—On Fridays broadcast of NPRs Morning Edition, Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump Ranking Member Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) state...
- + Breitbart: Good Samaritan Rescues Two Baby Girls Left in a Ditch After Car Was Stolen in Indiana—A good Samaritan rescued two baby girls who were abandoned in a ditch near his Indiana home after the car they were in was stolen. The post Good Samar...
- + Breitbart: Homeless Man Shoots 2 Children at Seventh Day Adventist School in CA over Gaza 'Genocide'—A homeless and apparently mentally ill man shot and wounded two children at a Seventh Day Adventist school in Palermo, California, on Wednesday in rev...
- + Breitbart: Prosecutors: Boston City Councilor Hired Family Members, Made Thousands on Illegal Kickback Scheme—Boston, Massachusetts, City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson (D) was arrested by the FBI on Friday morning on public corruption charges. The post Pr...
- + Breitbart: Daniel Penny Manslaughter Charge Dismissed; Legal Debate over Lesser Charge; Jury to Return Monday—Daniel Penny, the 25-year-old former Marine who intervened on a New York City subway to restrain Jordan Neely after the latter began threatening passe...
- + Breitbart: Armenian Prime Minister Says Break with Russia Has Passed ‘Point of No Return’—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian says relations with Russia have deteriorated beyond the “point of no return.” The post Armenian Prime Minister...
- + Common Dreams: You Don't Frighten Us, You Pig-Dogs and Sons Of A Silly Person—To all of you mourning and quailing and brooding about how to withstand the coming authoritarian storm, we present the heroic Mark Zaid, a national se...
- + Common Dreams: Retirees Have Serious Concerns about the Selection of Frank Bisignano to Lead SSA—The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, regarding Donald Trump's nomination of...
- + Common Dreams: Justice Gorsuch’s Recusal Shows Other Justices Have Missed Recusals—On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado. While he did no...
- + Common Dreams: Elon’s Obscene Spending Shows Campaign Finance Reform Is Critical—Federal records have revealed that billionaire Elon Musk spent a quarter of a billion dollars to help win Trump the presidency, with most of this mone...
- + Common Dreams: Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens on November Jobs Report: “The Biden Administration is handing off a rock-solid labor market”—Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the November jobs report which showed that the U.S. economy added 227,000 new jobs and the unemployment...
- + Dances with Bears: JCS CHIEF GENERAL CHARLES BROWN JUST PROVED THAT NOTHING SHORT OF UKRAINE’S SURRENDER IS NEGOTIABLE WITH THE US — THAT’S CAPITULATION, NOT NEGOTIATION—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), General Charles Brown (lead image, right), has just revealed by p...
- + Dances with Bears: THE INCITATUS PRECEDENT IN US STRATEGY, THE CALIGULA CURE IN RUSSIAN STRATEGY—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with There has never been a transition between US presidential administrations which has been so replete with new Wash...
- + Dances with Bears: SERGEI AND YULIA SKRIPAL ARE AS GOOD AS DEAD – ANTHONY HUGHES HAS BURIED THEM—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with After Yulia Skripal has testified through her doctor that she was attacked with a poison spray in a restaurant mi...
- + Dances with Bears: THE STURGESS INQUIRY ENDS IN FOREIGN OFFICE WHIMPER, BANG OF NOVICHOK LIES—by John Helmer, Moscow @bears_with The Novichok show trial ended its public hearings last week in London with the revelation that it will not name t...
- + DeSmog: North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy for Climate ‘Deception’—This article by Floodlight is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now.A small town in North Carolina has ta...
- + DeSmog: Oil and Gas Investments of Donald Trump’s New UK Ambassador—U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be UK ambassador runs a firm with investments in several oil and gas companies, DeSmog can reveal. Bill...
- + DeSmog: CAPP President Abandons ‘Net Zero’ Message at Exclusive Industry Event—Have you ever wondered what Canada’s oil patch says behind closed doors? DeSmog had an opportunity to attend an energy and natural resource forum host...
- + DeSmog: EQT’s ‘Bulldog’ Has D.C. in His Grip, with Profits — and Maybe Higher Gas Bills — on the Horizon—This article was originally published by PublicSource, a nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region, and is supported by the Pulitzer Center. ...
- + Havana: Cuban President congratulates award-winning Telesur journalist—Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, Aissa Garcia Garcia Garcia, c...
- + Havana: Cuba remains undefeated at U15 Caribbean Baseball Cup held in Nassau—Cuba maintained its undefeated record at the 2nd Caribbean Cup U15 category by knocking out St. Maarten 13-1 in a match held at the Andre Rodgers Stad...
- + Havana: Cuban National Assembly President Congratulates New LATAM Parliament Chair—The president of the Cuban National Assembly of People’s Power Esteban Lazo congratulated Cuban lawmaker Rolando Gonzalez after having been elected ch...
- + Havana: Barbadian Official Visit to Cuba Expands Bilateral Sports Exchange—Barbados’ Minister of Sports, Youths and Community Empowerment, Charles Griffith, made a five-day visit to Cuba this week, at the invitation of the is...
- + Havana: UNESCO recognizes cassava as Intangible Heritage of Humanity—The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) recognized the cassava as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Rea...
- + Havana: Operation Tribute: neither forgotten nor dead—On December 7, 1989, 35 years ago, Operation Tribute, initiated the day before, culminated with the burial of the remains of the Cuban combatants who ...
- + Havana: Cuba restores its National Electric System—Vicente de la O Levy, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced in the early hours of this morning on X that the National Electric System (SEN) was rest...
- + Havana: Havana hosts 45th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema—Under the slogan "Live cinema, live cinema", Havana will host from today the 45th edition of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema (...
- + Havana: Cuba and US Hold Migration Talks in Havana—Representatives of Cuba and the United States held a round of migration talks on Wednesday in this city capital to consider the pace of ongoing bilate...
- + Havana: Cuba Gradually Restores Power System after Grid Collapse—Electric company workers have been restlessly working on Wednesday to restore the national grid after it collapsed in early hours due to a failure in ...
- + Havana: Venezuela Rejects Southern Command-Guyana Joint Military Drill—The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemned joint actions to expand military bases by the US Southern Command on Guyanese territory, and asserted t...
- + Havana: Cuba Congratulates Namibia President-elect—Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez congratulated Nambia’s President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndatiwah. Read More ... [Category: Featured, World]
- + Havana: Mexican President Stresses Need to Lift US Blockade of Cuba—Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated the need to lift the economic blockades imposed by the United States against Cuba and Venezuela, as she...
- + Havana: International I.T. and Communications Forum Opens in Havana—Over 300 delegates are participating at the 11th International Meeting of I.T. and Communication Experts and Researchers (ICOM-2024) opened doors on T...
- + Havana: Cuban Court Meets Sanctioned in Liberty Conditions—Members of the People’s Provincial Court in eastern Santiago de Cuba province met with sanctioned persons, who are about to meet their sanctions under...
- + Havana: Minister of Sports of Barbados pays a visit to Cuba—Charles Griffith, Minister of Sports, Youth and Community Empowerment of Barbados, traveled to Cuba at the head of a delegation with the aim of contin...
- + Havana: Cuba Solidarity Meeting has in place its Organizing Committee— The Organizing Committee of the IX Latin American and Caribbean Meeting of Continental Solidarity with Cuba was established in Mexico City, venu...
- + Havana: Cuba and China: historic relations on the rise—"It is a pleasure to receive you at the Palace of the Revolution," Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez remarked to Commissioner General Wang Xi...
- + Havana: Cuba ready for U15 Caribbean Baseball Cup—Cuba’s U-15 baseball team, made up of 18 players, is ready to compete in 2nd Caribbean Cup, to be held at the Andre Rodgers Stadium in Nassau, Bahamas...
- + Havana: Cuban Women Consider their Role in Local Communities—The Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC) must keep playing a key role in the development of local communities and address the problems facing women and girl...
- + Havana Times: A Morning Cup of Coffee in Cuba—The first routine of Rolando Godínez's day is to taste the coffee he will sell and give it his approval. Then he leaves home with his load. The post A...
- + Havana Times: The End of Wholesale Trade in Cuba Between Private Entities—Private businesses, including cooperatives, and self-employed workers affected must liquidate "their inventories and goods in transit". The post The ...
- + Havana Times: News Briefs on December 6, 2024—Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Friday, December 6, 2024. The post News Briefs on December 6, 2024 appeared f...
- + Havana Times: A Memory of Ordered and Unpermitted Demonstrations—The controversial aspect of this experience is that it took place in a country where citizens can be imprisoned for expressing their thoughts. The pos...
- + Havana Times: An Improvised Wall of Lamentations and Dreams of Cubans—A hand has crossed out “Long live Cuba without communism” on the monumental ’Wooden Cloud’ installed in the Plaza Vieja in Havana The post An Improvis...
- + Havana Times: From US-Mexico Border Theater to a Real War on Immigrants?—Republican-led states have deployed their police agencies to the border, heeding Texas governor Greg Abbott’s call to arms. The post From US-Mexico Bo...
- + Havana Times: New Law in Cuba Mandates Renewable Energy Sources—Failure to comply with these provisions can result in fines, power outages of up to 72 hours, and other penalties. The post New Law in Cuba Mandates R...
- + Havana Times: Herencia de Timbiqui – Song of the Day—Today's featured band is Herencia de Timbiqui, a Colombian folk group formed in 2000, with the song “Sabras” (2017). The post Herencia de Timbiqui ...
- + Havana Times: News Briefs for December 05, 2024—Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, December 5, 2024. The post News Briefs for December 05, 2024 appear...
- + Havana Times: Havana Weather for December 5-11—In the coming days, we will experience partly cloudy skies, with occasional cloudiness in northern coastal areas and sparse rain. The post Havana Wea...
- + Havana Times: Remittances to Cuba Once Again in Danger—The El Nuevo Herald investigation was published just a month and a half before Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency. The post Remittances to Cub...
- + Havana Times: Nicaragua to See Greater Exploitation of Natural Resources—Recent reforms to Nicaragua’s Constitution eliminate governmental commitments to environmental protection. The post Nicaragua to See Greater Exploitat...
- + Havana Times: Sunset in Varadero, Cuba – Photo of the Day—Deb Vinski de Canada took our photo of the day: "Sunset in Varadero, Cuba". The post Sunset in Varadero, Cuba Photo of the Day appeared first on Hava...
- + Havana Times: Russia Approves Military Cooperation Pact with Nicaragua—The five-year intergovernmental project includes coordinating efforts to address threats to security and stability. The post Russia Approves Military ...
- + Havana Times: News Briefs for Wednesday December 4th—Here are the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The post News Briefs for Wednesday December 4th ...
- + Havana Times: New Total Power Outage in Cuba, the Third in Two Months—The third disconnection in less than two months came at 2:08 a.m. this morning, once again plunging the country into total darkness. The post New Tota...
- + Havana Times: Socialist Int. Condemns “Brutal Repression” in Nicaragua—The reforms "institutionalize nepotism, and subordinate public institutions to the absolute control of the presidential family." The post Socialist In...
- + Havana Times: Can Marco Rubio Change Both Vietnam and Cuba?—As Secretary of State, Marco Rubio will inherit a world with authoritarian resurgence, economic instability, and geopolitical rivalry. The post Can M...
- + Havana Times: How Holidays Are Celebrated in Brazil and Cuba—Before the Pope's visit in 1996, there were only four official holidays in Cuba, three tied to the government and its “liberation struggles.” The pos...
- + La Monde: The French left and the antisemitism trap—The left emerged from the snap elections called by President Macron as the biggest bloc in parliament, but couldn't form a government – blame the camp...
- + Liberation News: Meet Peter Thiel: The tech billionaire influencing top members of the Trump administration—Silicon Vally will wield enormous influence in the next Trump term. Meet the billionaire technocrat behind many of its biggest companies. [Category: A...
- + Liberation News: 6 myths on immigration debunked—U.S.-born workers have far more in common with the undocumented population than with the tiny clique of billionaires and politicians who scapegoat th...
- + Liberation News: Can a proposed Nicaraguan canal unite Latin America and challenge U.S. domination?—The proposed canal will be a joint effort led by Latin American and Caribbean businesses, with participation from China and open to international coop...
- + Liberation News: National day of action Jan. 20: PROTEST on Inauguration Day — we fight back!—On Inauguration Day, January 20, people will come together in Washington D.C. and in cities and towns across the country in a nationwide mobilization ...
- + Liberation News: Who’s who in the new Trump administration?—The Trump program is nothing short of a declaration of war against the working class. Meet the appointees in his administration he's chosen to lead it...
- + Liberation News: A second Trump presidency: More hybrid war against Cuba and Venezuela—With a second Trump presidency looming just around the corner, what might another four years look like for Cuba and Venezuela? [Category: Analysis, Cu...
- + Liberation News: Una segunda presidencia de Trump: Continúa la guerra híbrida contra Cuba y Venezuela—Debemos reconocer la importancia de este momento y luchar, al igual que los pueblos de Venezuela y Cuba. Su lucha, como la lucha del pueblo palestino,...
- + Liberation News: Cleveland Police Commission pushes through police drone policy despite public outcry—“There are so many problems with this drone policy. It should have been completely rewritten,” said Commissioner Teri Wang, an opponent of the introdu...
- + Liberation News: At COP29, Western imperialists once again skirt responsibility as climate crisis deepens—Absent in the COP negotiations is acknowledgement of capitalism and imperialism as the cause of the climate crisis and the barrier to the solution. [C...
- + Liberation News: Trump appoints RFK, Jr. and Dr. Oz to slash regulations and health care spending—RFK, Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz have both used their celebrity status to spew misinformation and peddle pseudoscience for their own profit. [Category: Anal...
- + Liberation News: Texas GA-46 threatens immigrants’ right to healthcare—GA-46 requires all of Texas’ public hospitals to document and report the legal immigration status of patients seeking inpatient and emergency care. [C...
- + Liberation News: Trump nombra a RFK, Jr. y al Dr. Oz para reducir drásticamente las regulaciones y el gasto en atención médica —El presidente electo Donald Trump anunció a Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.como su elegido para Secretario del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos y al D...
- + Liberation News: Only a working-class, socialist movement can win trans liberation—Wednesday, Nov. 20, marks the Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we mourn the trans victims of deadly and bigoted violence. [Category: Analysis, Fea...
- + Liberation News: Lee Zeldin, designado por Trump para la EPA, destruirá las protecciones ambientales: Ahora es el momento de contraatacar —Como era de esperar, Lee Zeldin, designado para la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Trump, es abogado y exrepresentante del Congreso, y no tiene exp...
- + Liberation News: Trump’s EPA appointee Lee Zeldin will gut environmental protections. Now is the time to fight back.—Zeldin is just one part of the bigger vision of “Make America Great Again,” which in reality is a return to the days of unfettered capitalist plunder ...
- + Liberation News: Amsterdam defense against racist Israeli rampage called ‘antisemitic’—Israeli visitors spit at, threw beer at and beat Dutch residents and threatened some with death. [Category: Amsterdam, Features, Israel, Palestine, an...
- + Liberation News: Los medios llaman la defensa contra el motín racista israelí en Ámsterdam ‘antisemita’—La realidad es que los asaltantes fueron los israelíes, y las víctimas fueron los residentes de Amsterdam. [Category: Analysis, Español, Features, Isr...
- + Liberation News: Why we should reject mass deportations — and demand real solutions to our problems—Most immigrants leave their countries because of extreme poverty or violence — hardships caused by the same corporations and politicians that are resp...
- + Liberation News: Por qué deberíamos rechazar las deportaciones masivas y exigir soluciones reales a nuestros problemas—Las personas no toman la decisión de abandonar sus hogares a la ligera. La mayoría de los inmigrantes abandonan sus países debido a la pobreza extrema...
- + Liberation News: Los floridanos votaron a favor de restablecer el derecho al aborto: ¿Por qué fracasó la enmienda?—Bajo nuestro sistema actual, nuestros derechos nunca están asegurados, aunque sea popular, y las consecuencias de perderlos son catastróficas para la ...
- + Mint Press: How Private Israeli Security Firms Are Killing Free Speech on College Campuses—Following the unprecedented proliferation of student-led protests against Israels war on Gaza across U.S. and international college campuses, educatio...
- + Mint Press: Trump’s Pro-Israel Dream Team: Patel Nomination Caps Hawkish Cabinet—On November 30, Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. A staunch MAGA activist and loyalist with significant standing in Trump’s ...
- + Mint Press: Dutch Rapper Appa: Amsterdam ‘Pogrom’ Was Self-Defense Against Israeli Hooligans—The MintPress podcast The Watchdog, hosted by British-Iraqi hip-hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public inte...
- + Moon of Alabama: Craig Murray - The End of Pluralism in the Middle East —by Craig Murray Republished from craigmurray.org.uk A truly seismic change in the Middle East appears to be happening very fast. At its heart is a dev...
- + Moon of Alabama: U.S. Has Stopped Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes On Russia—As further ATACMS strikes on Russia seem to have stopped this timeline is of interest. November 18: U.S. allows Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles against...
- + Moon of Alabama: Ukraine Has Stopped ATACMS Strikes On Russia—As further ATACMS strikes on Russia seem to have stopped this timeline is of interest. November 18: U.S. allows Ukraine to use ATACMS missiles against...
- + Moon of Alabama: Palestine Open Thread 2024-292—News & views related to the war in Palestine ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Ukraine Open Thread 2024-291—News & views related to the war in Ukraine ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Open (Neither Ukraine Nor Palestine) Thread 2024-290—News & views not related to the wars in Ukraine and Palestine ... This currently makes the rounds: A Giant of Journalism Gets Half its Budget From...
- + Moon of Alabama: South Korea - Majority Wins As President's Putsch Fails—The attempted coup by the president of South Korea against the majority in the National Assembly has failed. The quick reaction of the leadership of t...
- + Moon of Alabama: South Korea - President Launches Putsch Against Parliament—I have yet to understand today's 'coup' in South Korea. Last night the elected president declared martial law. Law makers are currently barred from en...
- + Moon of Alabama: Mirror Action - China To Block 'Dual Use' Exports To U.S. War Mongers —During its Ukrainian proxy war on Russia the Biden administration and its minions have pushed China for allegedly providing support to Russia. This ye...
- + Moon of Alabama: Why Did Joe Biden Pardon His Son?—Which of Joe Biden's crimes did Hunter Biden threaten to reveal to thereby extort his father into pardoning him? Biden Pardons Son President Joe Biden...
- + Moon of Alabama: Palestine Open Thread 2024-289—News & views related to the war in Palestine ...
- + Moon of Alabama: Ukraine Open Thread 2024-288—News & views related to the war in Ukraine ...
- + Moon of Alabama: The MoA Week In Review - OT 2024-287—Last week's posts on Moon of Alabama: Empire: Nov 25 - Washington Post Calls For Selective (Non-)Prosecution Of War Crimes Nov 27 - How The New Russia...
- + Moon of Alabama: U.S., Allies Reignite War On Syria —It seems that this earlier assessment of mine of the situation in Syria was wrong: As the conflict in Lebanon subsides Israel and the U.S. have reigni...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 12/7/2024— [Category: Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Larry Johnson and Your Humble Blogger Discuss Propaganda, Ukraine, and Other Hot Topics—Larry Johnson was so gracious as to host a freewheeling talk with yours truly. I hope you enjoy it! [Category: Doomsday scenarios, Guest Post, Media w...
- + Naked Capitalism: “Time for Truthful Narratives on Immigration”—A clearly skewed effort to contest right-wing claims about the immigration surge under Biden, which played a large role in the Trump win. [Category: F...
- + Naked Capitalism: 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/6/2024—~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Krugman hangs up his keyboard; UnitedHealthcare shooting: Details continue to emerge; Inequity aversion s...
- + Naked Capitalism: Trump, Tariffs, Exchange Rates, and the Strong Dollar Problem: The Message of Elections in the US and Japan—Trump's win highlights popular anger in the US, Japan, and Europe over the economy despite high stock prices and low unemployment [Category: Currencie...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 12/6/2024— [Category: Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: “Bad Neighbour, Worse Trade Partner”: Would Mexico Be Better Off Without Canada?—If one of the presumed goals of president elect Donald Trump's first round of tariff threats was to sow discord and division among Washington's USMCA ...
- + Naked Capitalism: Why Did the French Government Fall and What Happens Next?—Some detail on the French government crisis and what the next moves may be. [Category: Economic fundamentals, Europe, Guest Post, Macroeconomic policy...
- + Naked Capitalism: Data Centers Are Sending Global Electricity Demand Soaring—The International Energy Agency forecasts that data center demand for energy will more than double by 2026, with AI the big driver. [Category: Energy ...
- + Naked Capitalism: 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/5/2024—~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics ~ [Category: Water Cooler]
- + Naked Capitalism: Murder and Social Murder: The Case of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson—Outside his family., friends, and close colleagues, not many tears are being shed over the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. [Category: Healt...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 12/5/2024— [Category: Guest Post, Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: How Right-Wing Media Is Like Improv Theater—New establishment sore-loserdom: trying to discredit right-wing messaging as like comedy theater, when the joke was running Kamala. [Category: Guest P...
- + Naked Capitalism: Experiencing Natural Disasters Increases Partisan Disagreement on Climate Change—Those experiencing a climate-change-induced disaster wind up having more polarized beliefs about the role of human action. [Category: Doomsday scenari...
- + Naked Capitalism: NATO Pledges Urgent Support for Ukraine’s Battered Infrastructure—NATO messaging about "helping" Ukraine is become even more divorced from reality. [Category: Doomsday scenarios, Economic fundamentals, Energy markets...
- + Naked Capitalism: 2:00PM Water Cooler 12/4/2024—~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson shot dead in Midtown Manhattan; DNC race begins ; UAW cuts off pay f...
- + Naked Capitalism: Geoengineering Could Alter Global Climate. Should It?—Scientists and companies increasingly support blocking some sunlight to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. [Category: Doomsday scenarios, Envi...
- + Naked Capitalism: Links 12/4/2024— [Category: Links]
- + Naked Capitalism: Politics and Medicine, Medicine and Politics—On the long-standing US conflict between freedom and the rise in the scientific and professional practice of medicine, with that, authority [Category...
- + Naked Capitalism: Affordability of Long-Term Care Systems in Times of Rapid Population Ageing—As the private long-term care industry in the US comes under more visible stress, a 32-nation look at the success of public programs [Category: Free m...
- + NPR: Ukrainians face another harsh winter as Russia attacks coal country—Many Ukrainians continue to leave their coal mining towns, with the front line of the war with Russia nearby.(Image credit: Michael Robinson Chávez fo...
- + NPR: Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus—Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria's largest cities, opposition ...
- + NPR: Photographer pays homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe and reclaims her connection with the divine—Prayer Hands, Los Angeles, California, 2019.'/Our Lady of Guadalupe is a significant religious figure who signifies hope and protection for countless ...
- + NPR: Musk and Ramaswamy's DOGE echoes past budget promises that faced big hurdles—Vows to shrink the deficit, pay down the debt and run government more like a business have long been a stock element of politics. Candidates for offic...
- + NPR: A wolf walks into a flower — and appears to pollinate it—The bees and ... the wolves? Turns out, the Ethiopian wolf may be a pollinator, too.(Image credit: Danielle Rubens)
- + NPR: South Korean President Yoon's impeachment vote fails after ruling party boycotts it—A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday.(Image credit: Ahn Youn...
- + NPR: How many species could go extinct from climate change? It depends on how hot it gets.—A new study projects biodiversity threats if global warming speeds up. Under the most extreme scenarios, about one in three species could be facing ex...
- + NPR: Activists worry that Trump will bulldoze trans rights. Here's how they're preparing—Trump's campaign promised policies targeting the transgender community once he's in office. LGBTQ groups face fear, anxiety and uncertainty as they pr...
- + NPR: Internet sleuths are trying to solve the New York CEO killing—The public is racing to find evidence that might lead to the gunman who killed health insurance CEO Brian Thompson. When does crowdsourcing detective ...
- + NPR: Trump receives a Paris welcome full of presidential pomp from France's Macron—French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full a dose of presidential pomp as the two men resumed the relatio...
- + NPR: Trump travels to Paris for Notre Dame Cathedral's reopening and to meet with Macron—Donald Trump is off on his first international trip as president-elect, ready to join world leaders and dignitaries in Paris for a Saturday celebratio...
- + NPR: Will Assad Survive in Syria? And Will the Conflict Widen Into a Regional War?—Rebels in Syria are making rapid advances against the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad has managed to stay in power throughout th...
- + NPR: USDA orders testing across nation's milk supply amid rising bird flu cases—The virus has spread to over 710 dairy herbs across 15 states, with California reporting the highest number of infections. At least 58 people have bee...
- + NPR: The holidays are peak time for volunteers, but how about the rest of the year?—Thanksgiving Day kicks off a wave of volunteers stirred by the holiday spirit, but those in charge of local charities say they'd rather have that help...
- + NPR: Election confidence among Republicans surges after Trump's win, a new poll finds—Almost 9 in 10 U.S. voters felt the November election was run well, according to new survey data. That's a jump compared with 2020 — an increase drive...
- + NPR: A company that turned homeowners into renters abruptly shuts down—EasyKnock, which pioneered 'sale-leaseback' deals for struggling homeowners, abruptly closes its doors(Image credit: Sylvia Jarrus for NPR)
- + NPR: Young people are dying of heat and their risks could grow, study finds—Scientists have pointed out that extreme heat is particularly dangerous for older people. A new study shows that young, healthy people are also dying ...
- + NPR: Coronavirus FAQ: I didn't get the latest COVID vaccine. Should I? And if so ... when?—If you haven't rolled up your sleeve for the jab, you're not alone. In fact, you're in the majority. Here's why doctors think the shot is important.(I...
- + NPR: The body of a woman missing near a Pennsylvania sinkhole has been found—The remains 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, who fell into a sinkhole, were recovered Friday, four days after she went missing while searching for her c...
- + NPR: A body has been found in the search for a woman missing near a Pennsylvania sinkhole—A Pennsylvania coroner's office said investigators believe they have located the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, who was last seen four days ea...
- + The Anarchist Library: Zoe Baker - Means and Ends—Author: Zoe BakerTitle: Means and EndsSubtitle: The Revolutionary Practice of Anarchism in Europe and the United StatesDate: 2023Notes: Cover design b...
- + The Anarchist Library: Mutt - Traces of anarchism In Zambia & Uganda—Author: MuttTitle: Traces of anarchism In Zambia & UgandaDate: November 19th, 2024Source: https://muntjacmag.noblogs.org/post/2024/11/19/mutt-trac...
- + The Anarchist Library: Jérôme Baschet - The Reorganization of Zapatista Autonomy—Author: Jérôme BaschetTitle: The Reorganization of Zapatista AutonomyDate: November 14th, 2024Source: https://illwill.com/the-reorganization-of-zapati...
- + The Anarchist Library: Pëtr Kropotkin - Municipal Socialism—Author: Pëtr KropotkinTitle: Municipal SocialismDate: 1902Source: Act For Yourselves, Articles from Freedom 1886–1907. Freedom Press In the early be...
- + The Anarchist Library: Pëtr Kropotkin - Anarchism a definition—Author: Pëtr KropotkinTitle: Anarchism a definitionSource: Encyclopedia Britannica ANARCHISM (from the Gr. an and archos, contrary to authority), th...
- + The Anarchist Library: Zoe Baker - Anarchist Counter Culture in Spain—Author: Zoe BakerTitle: Anarchist Counter Culture in SpainDate: 2022/12/01Source: anarchozoe.com People are often drawn to the study of labour histo...
- + The Anarchist Library: Lee Cicuta - Intimate Authoritarianism—Author: Lee CicutaTitle: Intimate AuthoritarianismSubtitle: The Ideology of AbuseDate: January 11, 2023Source: Retrieved on 12 January 2023 from butch...
- + The Anarchist Library: Ram Ashish Giri - Cultural anarchism—Author: Ram Ashish GiriTitle: Cultural anarchismSubtitle: The consequences of privileging languages in NepalDate: 2010Notes: Published in the Journal ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Conor McCarthy - James Connolly and Syndicalism—Author: Conor McCarthyTitle: James Connolly and SyndicalismDate: 2021Notes: Excerpted from “James Connolly: Labor, Empire, Ireland”.Source: The Palgra...
- + The Anarchist Library: Tekoşîna Anarşîst - We Are Not Afraid of Ruins!—Author: Tekoşîna AnarşîstTitle: We Are Not Afraid of Ruins!Subtitle: Statement from Tekoşîna Anarşîst on Developments in SyriaDate: 3 December 2024Not...
- + The Anarchist Library: Eduardo de Guzmán - Revolutionary Gymnastics—Author: Eduardo de GuzmánTitle: Revolutionary GymnasticsSubtitle: Juan García Oliver’s Response to the Manifesto of the ThirtyDate: 3 October 1931Note...
- + The Anarchist Library: Federica Montseny - The Confederation’s Internal and External Crisis—Author: Federica MontsenyTitle: The Confederation’s Internal and External CrisisDate: 18 September 1931Notes: Originally published in El Luchador. Eng...
- + The Anarchist Library: Buenaventura Durruti - Response to the Manifesto of the Thirty—Author: Buenaventura DurrutiTitle: Response to the Manifesto of the ThirtyDate: 2 September 1931Notes: Originally published in La Tierra by Eduardo de...
- + The Anarchist Library: Francisco Ascaso - Our Anarchism—Author: Francisco AscasoTitle: Our AnarchismDate: 1937Notes: Published by the Peninsular Committee of the FAI in 1937. Translation by Stuart Christie....
- + The Anarchist Library: Frank Ascaso, Enrique Guerrero-López, Patrick Berkman, Adam Weaver - The Lure of Elections—Author: Frank Ascaso, Enrique Guerrero-López, Patrick Berkman, Adam WeaverTitle: The Lure of ElectionsSubtitle: From Political Power to Popular PowerD...
- + The Anarchist Library: James F. Morton Jr. - Exempting the Churches—Author: James F. Morton Jr.Title: Exempting the ChurchesSubtitle: An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional PracticeDate: 1916...
- + The Anarchist Library: James F. Morton Jr. - Is It All A Dream?—Author: James F. Morton Jr.Title: Is It All A Dream?Date: June 1900Notes: Published together with Anarchy by Errico Malatesta, in volume no. 5 of the ...
- + The Anarchist Library: Kike García Francés - Justicieras, Solidarias and Nosotras—Author: Kike García FrancésTitle: Justicieras, Solidarias and NosotrasSubtitle: Women in the Anarchist Action GroupsDate: June 2017Notes: Original tra...
- + William Bowles: GM Watch Daily Digest 6 December 2024—Friday, 6 December 2024 GM Watch Study reveals lasting effects of glyphosate on brain health New research has shown even brief exposure to the weedki...
- + William Bowles: Pepe Escobar: The Syria tragedy and the new omni-war—The geopolitical situation in West Asia is more complicated than ever, as conflicts and alliances intertwine. "Until recently, West Asia and Ukraine w...
- + William Bowles: The December 2024 issue of ColdType is now online—Thursday,5 December 2024 ColdType Read Issue 264 at https://www.coldtype.net/Assets23/PDFs/CT264Dec24.pdf?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ And at https://issuu.com/c...
- + William Bowles: France Must Go from Africa Is the Slogan of the Hour: The Forty-Ninth Newsletter (2024)—A cascade of anti-French sentiment continues to sweep across the belt of the Sahel in Africa: joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, Chad and Senegal ...
- + William Bowles: From definitions to solutions: Can local food systems sustainably deliver fair rewards for farmers and access to quality food for all? —Richard Kipling, the SFT’s Senior Research Advisor, takes an in-depth look at how we can work towards flourishing local food systems that build commun...
- + William Bowles: Leak reveals UK lawyers, Israeli government planned ‘special unit’ to counter human rights reporting. Here’s what we know—On 10 August 2017, pro-Israel advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) approached the Embassy of Israel in London with a “pitch for business”: a p...
- + William Bowles: Black Agenda Report 4 December 2024—Wednesday, 4 December 2024 Black Agenda Report The Problem with Joe and Hunter Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist The outr...
- + William Bowles: Anti-Imperialism and the Tricontinental Vocation—Tricontinentalism is the lens through which we should analyze the anti-imperialist movement, not only to understand the past but to build the movement...
- + William Bowles: ??????? Syrian opposition drone operators reveal collaboration with Ukraine—Wednesday, 4 December 2024 New Eastern Outlook [Category: Ukraine]
- + William Bowles: GM Watch Daily Digest 3 December 2024—Tuesday, 3 December 2024 GM Watch Victory! US federal court strikes down lax GMO rules, halts GE crop introductions without USDA oversight In a prece...
- + Workers World: The worth of Palestinian lives—The following remarks by Palestinian-American writer and activist Susan Abulhawa were delivered during a debate sponsored by the Oxford Union, Nov. 28...
- + Workers World: Human Rights = Right to Live!: SanctionsKill! webinar Dec. 10—This article is based on a mass email sent out by the Sanctions Kill! campaign. Join us Tuesday, Dec. 10, in person or by zoom for a program on “Solid...
- + Workers World: On the picket line—Union drive by Philly resident and fellow physicians Resident and fellow physicians at four major health care institutions in Philadelphia are organiz...
- + Workers World: Museum security workers strike against billionaire bosses—Seattle About 70 service officers struck the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) on Nov. 29, “Black Friday,” hitting the museum’s rich bosses. The Visiting Servi...
- + Workers World: COP 29 and small nation resistance—The nations built on islands that are currently sinking under the ocean had this to say in Baku, Azerbaijan, at COP29 in November: Protesters challeng...
- + Workers World: All out for Mumia Abu-Jamal in December—Philadelphia December 9 will mark the 43rd year of unjust incarceration for U.S. political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Demonstrations, teach-ins and oth...
- + Workers World: Trump finalizes far-right cabinet of MAGA ‘loyalists.’—President-elect Donald Trump is finalizing cabinet selections before the inauguration date of Jan. 20, 2025. The most recent appointments blend in wit...
- + Workers World: International Day of Persons with Disabilities, program Sunday, Dec. 8—Sunday, December 8, 2024 @ 3:00 p.m. Eastern Email djrcwwp@workers.org for meeting ID, zoom link, one-tap mobile link, dial-in phone numbers, meeting ...
- + Workers World: Wage stagnation: The real threat to Social Security—By Lallan Schoenstein This article was published Nov. 30, 2024, by Struggle for Socialism/La lucha por el socialismo. (struggle-la-lucha.org) We publi...
- + Workers World: Workers of the world say: ‘Make Amazon pay!’—Thousands of Amazon workers went on strike in over 20 countries on Nov. 29 — so-called “Black Friday,” the busiest day of the year for retail warehous...
- + Workers World: PDF of December 5 issue—Download the color version. Download the black white version. IN THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL: Int’l Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People TEAR DOWN ...
- + Workers World: Support Koreans against Yoon!—Nudutdol demonstrates at South Korean Consulate, New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. The labor unions and mass organizations of the people of South Korea des...
- + Workers World: Palestinian forces defend Syrian gov’t against terrorism—The Central Media of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine put out the following statement on Nov. 30, 2024. The Democratic Front cond...
- + Workers World: Palestinian Youth Movement to National Day of Mourning: LAND BACK from Turtle Island to Palestine!—Lea Kayali speaking at National Day of Mourning, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Nov. 28, 2024. Lea Kayali, representing the Palestinian Youth Movement, gave...
- + Workers World: Fred Hampton’s legacy: ‘You can’t kill revolution’—Fred Hampton Sr. This Dec. 4, 2024, will mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton. The following arti...
- + Workers World: Evaluando el acuerdo de alto el fuego en el Líbano—Combatientes de Hizbulá. El 26 de noviembre se anunció un alto el fuego en el Líbano. ¿Qué significa? Se trata de un acuerdo de alto el fuego negociad...
- + Workers World: Emergency action Wednesday, Dec. 4: Demonstrate at South Korean Consulate—Workers World received this appeal from Nodutdol calling for a demonstration at the ROK (South Korean) Consulate in New York City at 57th Street and P...
- + Zero Hedge: Now What? A GOP Governing Agenda—Now What? A GOP Governing Agenda Authored by Guy Ciarrocchi via RealClearPennsylvania, Trump returns to the White House. The GOP has maj...
- + Zero Hedge: 'Not Our Fight!': Trump Weighs In On Syria's Unraveling —'Not Our Fight!': Trump Weighs In On Syria's Unraveling President-elect Donald Trump has weighed in on the rapid-moving events in Syria,...
- + Zero Hedge: Did The Secret Service Chief Perjure Himself After Screaming Match?—Did The Secret Service Chief Perjure Himself After Screaming Match? Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, After a screaming ...
- + Zero Hedge: "When That Turns... You Buy Them All" - Key Insights From Oil Strategist Bulls & Bears—"When That Turns... You Buy Them All" - Key Insights From Oil Strategist Bulls & Bears Where is oil headed? Most analysts flipped bea...
- + Zero Hedge: Watch Live: Trump Meets Macron & Zelenskyy At Notre Dame Reopening—Watch Live: Trump Meets Macron & Zelenskyy At Notre Dame Reopening The centuries-old Paris landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens toda...
- + Zero Hedge: Argentine Energy Companies Issue US Debt As Milei's Favor Grows On Wall Street—Argentine Energy Companies Issue US Debt As Milei's Favor Grows On Wall Street Confidence in Argentina, and its economy, looks to be pick...
- + Zero Hedge: Jihadists Reach Outskirts Of Damascus Amid Likely Transition Of Power Deal, Assad's Fate Uncertain—Jihadists Reach Outskirts Of Damascus Amid Likely Transition Of Power Deal, Assad's Fate Uncertain There are widespread reports that jiha...
- + Zero Hedge: CEO Murder Update: Backpack Found In Central Park, Suspect May Have Immediately Left City By Bus—CEO Murder Update: Backpack Found In Central Park, Suspect May Have Immediately Left City By Bus An intensive search of New York City's C...
- + Zero Hedge: Leader Of Jihadist Rebels In Syria Declares "Diversity Is A Strength"—Leader Of Jihadist Rebels In Syria Declares "Diversity Is A Strength" Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Modernity.news, The leader of t...
- + Zero Hedge: South Korea's President Survives Impeachment Vote As Protests Erupt —South Korea's President Survives Impeachment Vote As Protests Erupt Days after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a brief state of emergen...
- + Zero Hedge: "Holy Sh!t. Pun Intended": Sequoia Partner Shaun Maguire Reveals Hunter Biden's "Book Of Poop Art"—"Holy Sh!t. Pun Intended": Sequoia Partner Shaun Maguire Reveals Hunter Biden's "Book Of Poop Art" Let's start with a comment from the X ...
- + Zero Hedge: Zelensky's Flip-Flop On Ceasefire Terms Is A Faux Concession—Zelensky's Flip-Flop On Ceasefire Terms Is A Faux Concession Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack, Ukraine will still remain a de fac...
- + Zero Hedge: Global Food Prices Hit 19-Month High As Upward Momentum Sparks Fears Of Stickiness—Global Food Prices Hit 19-Month High As Upward Momentum Sparks Fears Of Stickiness The global benchmark for food commodity prices rose in...
- + Zero Hedge: Europe's Industry Set To Suffer As Natural Gas Prices Surge—Europe's Industry Set To Suffer As Natural Gas Prices Surge Authored by Svetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com, Europe’s industry is set to ...
- + Zero Hedge: 'Target is Damascus,' Erdogan Hopes 'Smooth March' Toward Toppling Assad—'Target is Damascus,' Erdogan Hopes 'Smooth March' Toward Toppling Assad After Friday prayers in Ankara, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan...
- + Zero Hedge: Europe's Defense Dilemma—Europe's Defense Dilemma By Stefan Koopman, senior macro strategist at Rabobank First 100 Days Franklin Roosevelt was the first to mark...
- + Zero Hedge: Is World War III Already Here?—Is World War III Already Here? Authored by Jay Solomon via The FP.com, The 'Axis of Upheaval' is on the march—and the U.S. must figure o...
- + Zero Hedge: Mexican Officials Make Record Fentanyl Seizure Days After Trump Tariff Warning—Mexican Officials Make Record Fentanyl Seizure Days After Trump Tariff Warning By Jack Phillips of The Epoch Times Mexican security forc...
- + Zero Hedge: Atlanta Remains The World's Busiest Airport—Atlanta Remains The World's Busiest Airport The airports with the highest number of embarking and disembarking passengers in 2023 have la...
- + Zero Hedge: Canadian Government Wants To Send Guns It Just Banned To Ukraine—Canadian Government Wants To Send Guns It Just Banned To Ukraine Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com, The Canadian government announ...