Daily Archives: January 31, 2023

2023-01-31: News Headlines

____ (2023-01-31). 63 killed, over 157 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar. ecns.cn The death toll from the suicide blast that ripped through a mosque on Monday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest provincial capital of Peshawar rose to 63, an official said.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-31). 20,000 Docs Obtained by Russia Expose US Biowarfare Program in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com

____ (2023-01-31). 63 killed, over 157 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar. ecns.cn The death toll from the suicide blast that ripped through a mosque on Monday afternoon in Pakistan's northwest provincial capital of Peshawar rose to 63, an official said.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-31). 20,000 Docs Obtained by Russia Expose US Biowarfare Program in Ukraine. orinocotribune.com

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). New RAND Report Says a Long War in Ukraine Is Against US Interests. news.antiwar.com The RAND Corporation issued a new report that warns against a "protracted conflict" in Ukraine and says a prolonged war is against US interests, breaking from the view of many hawks in Washington that the US should support the fight against Russia for the long term. RAND is funded directly by the US military and …

Staff (2023-01-31). Russia Condemns Failed Israeli Drone Attack Against Military Complex in Iran. orinocotribune.com

Anonymous103 (2023-01-31). More Airstrikes Reported In Syria Near Iraq Border Report. southfront.org | Unverified reports say 11 people have been killed in a series of suspected Israeli airstrikes that started Sunday evening | Originally published by Unverified reports have said that two more airstrikes were launched in eastern Syria on Monday near the Iraqi border following a strike in the area that was reported on Sunday night. Israel is suspected of being behind the attacks since…

Dave DeCamp (2023-01-31). More Airstrikes Reported in Syria Near Iraq Border. news.antiwar.com Unverified reports have said that two more airstrikes were launched in eastern Syria on Monday near the Iraqi border following a strike in the area that was reported on Sunday night. Israel is suspected of being behind the attacks since it has previously launched similar airstrikes in the region. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory …

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2023-01-31). Hardly anyone is thinking logically about the risk of nuclear war. mronline.org The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its symbolic Doomsday Clock to ninety seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been set since its founding after the second world war. Chief among their reasons for doing so is the increasingly dangerous war in Ukraine.

_____ (2023-01-31). What If the Strategy Is to Leave Russia Holding a Gas Bag? journal-neo.org America is on the ropes. As a citizen of the United States, someone whose family helped shape a great nation, it is a tragedy beyond comprehension. But it is real, I assure you. For decades now, those who watched closely took in the incremental devolution of the republic. Then, with the resignation speech of President …

Staff (2023-01-31). Video: International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures launches in New York. samidoun.net On Saturday, 28 January, the International People's Tribunal on U.S. Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades and Coercive Economic Measures launched with a half-day event in New York City. The event featured a wide array of speakers addressing the upcoming tribunal, including: Nina Farnia, Co-chair of the Tribunal Steering Committee & Professor of Law, Albany Law School Niloufer …

WSWS (2023-01-31). Auschwitz commemoration dominated by war propaganda, right-wing historical falsification. wsws.org The unprecedented promotion of war propaganda and the deliberate minimization of the crimes of Nazism at the Auschwitz commemoration is inseparable from the renewed explosion of imperialist militarism now underway in Europe.

Ahmed Adel (2023-01-31). Plan to Blockade Russian Shipping in Baltic Sea Breaks International Law and Could Provoke War. globalresearch.ca

Martin Edwin Andersen (2023-01-31). "Secret Wars" & vice ADM Ann E. Rondeau now before US Court of Appeals / 4th Circuit. indybay.org Guilty of more than just dishonorable common crimes & false federal statements, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency & National Defense University trivialized, justified and even participated in neo-Nazi crimes, diluted the moral awfulness of clandestine death camps, & engaged in other barbarousness & corruption, incl. the reprehensible promoting of palpable traitors & narcotics traffickers.

The Green Arcade (2023-01-31). Wednesday 3/15: The Common Goodness of People and A Father Escaping Nazi Germany – Two Authors Read. indybay.org The Green Arcade | 1680 Market Street | SF, CA 94102…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-31). Daily Round-Up | Protests in US over Tyre Nichols' killing and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we bring you stories of the intensifying protests in the US and Peru, Israel's plan to arm residents of illegal settlements, and elections in Tunisia…

The Associated Press (2023-01-31). Peru Congress Agrees to Debate Measure on Earlier Elections. latinorebels.com Pressed by Peru's embattled president to take action in response to weeks of deadly protests, Congress narrowly agreed on Monday to reconsider a proposal to move the 2026 national elections up to this October.

Angel Guerra Cabrera (2023-01-31). CELAC and the Peruvian Rebellion. orinocotribune.com By àÅngel Guerra Cabrera Jan 25, 2023 | Regarding the vigorous Peruvian rebellion, I believe it is essential to underline the decisive role of the peoples and their political and social struggles in the gestation and advancement of progressive governments. In the same way, this progress was indispensable in generating a network of regional and sub-regional organizations, among them CELAC, which sought the unity and integration of Latin America and the Caribbean. The emergence of Hugo Chávez, the first cycle of progressive governments, and the aforementioned network during the transition from the 20th…

SouthFront5 (2023-01-31). Heroic Mortal Fight of Russians Against US Soldiers Near Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sept 2022 (Videos 18+). southfront.org During the September offensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kharkiv direction, a Russian IFV (BMP-2, Infantry Fighting Vehicle ) was filmed being driven away. It was blocked by an advance group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces filled with US (British Commonwealth) fighters. | Here we can see how the Russian IFV ( BMP-2) crew fought their last heroic battle, being surrounded by the enemy. |

Anonymous103 (2023-01-31). Head Of Ukrainian Military Intelligence Confirms Kiev Regime Is Terrorist One. southfront.org | In his interview published by The Washington Post on January 30, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, admitted the responsibility of the Kiev regime for the terrorist attacks on the Russian territory. | The "young and brave Ukrainian" who is serving as the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine tried his best to assure the interviewer that Ukrainian intelligence keeps Russia in awe; but in fact,…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-31). Wagner VS CNN, Bloomberg "Investigators" southfront.org | After the "secrets" of the Wagner Group were revealed amid its activities in Ukraine, press service of the Wagner Group began sharing the correspondence with the media. The requests of journalists are often addressed to head of the PMC YEvgeny Prigozhin, who personally responds to their question. It should be noted that Mr Prigozhin responds both to Russian and foreign journalists. | On January 30, Wagner sources shared the following request from Bloomberg: Hello- | I am an editor at Bloomberg New…

Staff (2023-01-31). Iran summons Ukrainian chargé d'affaires over drone attack. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Mehr News AgencyJanuary 30, 2023 Iran asks Ukraine to clarify its stance on Isfahan incident Related items: Four brothers target Iran: "Perhaps the button has already been pushed" Four brothers target Armenia Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson has called on Ukraine to shed light on its recent stances on a drone attack on one of its …

_____ (2023-01-31). The West Is Running Both Out of Time and Excuses in Ukraine. strategic-culture.org The latest media gimmick — tanks — will only place NATO on a higher elevation to fall from, that is of course if the tanks themselves even arrive in Ukraine and are not sold on the black market | The latest media gimmick — tanks — will only place NATO on a higher elevation to fall from, that is of course if the tanks themselves even arrive in Ukraine and are not sold on the black market | Remarkably it was Zelensky's own request for tanks from the West, in particular the Leopard II tank made in Germany, which caused a media stir in January. Initially, Germany hesitated as the spineless Sch…

americanthinker (2023-01-31). Ukraine and the Unlearned Lesson of History. americanthinker.com Defeating Russia, no matter how much it costs, is the only way to prevent a hot WW3, and without military and economic aid from the West and especially from the United States, this is impossible…

americanthinker (2023-01-31). No good reason for a Ukrainian missile crisis. americanthinker.com Why are we poking the Russian bear?>

____ (2023-01-31). Biden says "no" to sending fighter jets to Ukraine. ecns.cn U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he won't approve sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

____ (2023-01-31). China denounces U.S. claim of support for Russia on Ukraine issues. ecns.cn

Staff (2023-01-31). NATO recruits South Korea for war against Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Yonhap News AgencyJanuary 30, 2023 Yoon meets with NATO chief, promises to help Ukrainian people President Yoon Suk Yeol met with the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Monday and promised to provide continued support for the Ukrainian people in their war against Russia, his office said. Yoon met with NATO Secretary …

_____ (2023-01-31). What is covered by the "pictures of the Russian train"? journal-neo.org We recently wrote about the ways the United States' allegations of North Korean munitions shipments to Russia had created a new standard of proof. However, it appears that the US side is not content with having hit rock bottom once again. On January 20, 2023 National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby raised new …

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-01-31). Russia's gas union eyes Pakistan, India. mronline.org Pakistan's acute energy crisis is the immediate backdrop against which Foreign Minister Bilawal Zardari's forthcoming talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow today need to be understood.

_____ (2023-01-31). Trials and Tribulations of the Collective West. strategic-culture.org Sit back, relax and enjoy a race to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The only question is who will get there first: the EU, NATO, or both. | One may be excused to imagine all sorts of amusement games unrolling at the HQ of the Russian General Staff as The Empire and NATO go literally bonkers. What crazy stunt will they come up with next — short of WWIII? | Here is a

infobrics (2023-01-31). Russia Offers Scholarships for 200 Indian Students. infobrics.org 20 of the scholarships are for doing MBBS…

infobrics (2023-01-31). Russian Railways Plans to Increase Container Traffic to China. infobrics.org Russian Railways has plans to negotiate an increase in the number of container trains via Zabaikalsk with Chinese partners to ten ones per day…

infobrics (2023-01-31). Moscow Seeks Cooperation in Metro Projects, Waste Management, Smart Cities Development with India. infobrics.org Alexey Bondaruk, deputy head of Department of external economic and international relations, Government of Moscow, said that firms in the Russian capital city can provide consultancy in these areas…

Rep. Ron Paul (2023-01-31). The Real Disinformation Was the 'Russia Disinformation' Hoax. globalresearch.ca

Editor (2023-01-31). Ralph Nader: Drug Price Showdown Time for Chairman Bernie Sanders. scheerpost.com By Ralph Nader It is showdown time. Senator Bernie Sanders, new chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee versus Big Pharma. The self-described "democratic socialist" from a safe seat in Vermont has long been a Big Pharma nemesis. He has issued detailed critiques of what others have called a "Pay or Die" …

Editor (2023-01-31). France Strikes Against Macron's Neoliberal Pension Reform Plans. scheerpost.com

Aseel Mousa (2023-01-31). Cancer patient dies after Israel blocks treatment. electronicintifada.net Israel's travel restrictions affect all facets of life … and death.

Ramzy Baroud (2023-01-31). Palestinians Are Not Liars: Confronting the Violence of Media Delegitimization. mintpressnews.com 55 journalists have been killed and hundreds more injured or detained by Israel since 2000. Yet for many Palestinian, the physical harm they face pales in comparison to the constant delegitimization of their work by in the media.

Canadians for Justice, Peace in the Middle East (2023-01-31). Collective Punishment Against Palestinians Is a War Crime. globalresearch.ca

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-01-31). "Preemptive Nuclear War": The Historic Battle for Peace and Democracy. A Third World War Threatens the Future of Humanity. globalresearch.ca US nuclear doctrine consists in portraying nuclear weapons as a means of "self defense" rather than a "weapon of mass destruction". There are powerful financial interests behind Joe Biden's $1.3 trillion nuclear weapons program initiated under Obama.

Jake Johnson (2023-01-31). 'War Is Clearly Back on the Agenda': US Says Israel Was Behind the Drone Attack on Iran. globalresearch.ca

Ramzy Baroud, Romana Rubeo (2023-01-31). Palestinians Are Not Liars. dissidentvoice.org On January 19, during one of its raids in the Occupied West Bank, the Israeli military arrested a Palestinian journalist, Abdul Muhsen Shalaldeh, near the town of Al-Khalil (Hebron). This is just the latest of a staggering number of violations against Palestinian journalists, and against freedom of expression. A few days earlier, the head of …

Ramzy Baroud (2023-01-31). Arab Masses Emphatically Put Palestinian Cause first, Dividing from some of their Ruling Elites. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) The latest Arab Opinion Index 2022 is yet more proof that Arab societies are diverse in every possible way, from their assessment of their economic situation and living conditions to their take on immigration, state institutions and democracy. With one single exception: Palestine. 76 per cent of all respondents …

____ (2023-01-31). 'The Wandering Earth II' kindles sci-fi enthusiasm among audiences. ecns.cn The sci-fi blockbuster "The Wandering Earth II" has not only raked in a whopping box office, but also aroused much attention on science and technologies that appeared in the movie, including space elevators, quantum computers, and nuclear fusions.

Hans Kristensen (2023-01-31). The C-17A Has Been Cleared to Transport B61-12 Nuclear Bomb to Europe. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2023-01-31). Nicaragua Is Run By Women With A Distinctive Type Of Feminism. popularresistance.org As the Sandinista Revolution is finally able to make its platform a reality, Nicaragua has made significant achievements in healthcare, education, housing, renewable energy and food sovereignty, to name a few. One achievement that is starting to get more attention is the gain in equality for women. The Global Gender Gap Report for 2022 ranked Nicaragua 7th in the world for gender parity. Clearing the FOG spoke with Jill Clark-Gollub, who recently returned from a delegation to Nicaragua that focused on conditions for women. She describes the country as "run by women" who connect their feminism to the struggles aga…

_____ (2023-01-31). Nicaragua Is Run By Women With A Revolutionary Feminism. popularresistance.org As the Sandinista Revolution is finally able to make its platform a reality, Nicaragua has made significant achievements in healthcare, education, housing, renewable energy and food sovereignty, to name a few. One achievement that is starting to get more attention is the gain in equality for women. The Global Gender Gap Report for 2022 ranked Nicaragua 7th in the world for gender parity. Clearing the FOG spoke with Jill Clark-Gollub, who recently returned from a delegation to Nicaragua that focused on conditions for women. She describes the country as "run by women" who connect their feminism to the struggles aga…

Conrad Schuhler (2023-01-31). Democracies against Autocracies. indybay.org "We are striving for close transatlantic coordination in China policy and are seeking cooperation with like-minded countries in order to reduce strategic dependencies. Indeed, relations with China must be 'shaped in the dimensions of partnership, competition and system rivalry'."

Daniel Larison (2023-01-31). Bolton's Big Error on China and North Korea. globalresearch.ca

____ (2023-01-31). China logs increasing online retail sales of agricultural products in 2022. ecns.cn Online sales of China's farm produce rose 9.2 percent year on year to 531.38 billion yuan (about 78.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Monday.

____ (2023-01-31). China's January box office soars to record high. ecns.cn Driven by the robust ticket sales of the Spring Festival holiday movies, China's January box office totaled approximately 10 billion yuan (1.48 billion U.S. dollars) as of Tuesday afternoon, a record high for the month.

____ (2023-01-31). U.S. cannot demand cooperation from China while interfering in its internal affairs: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday at a regular press briefing that the U.S."We are firmly against those sanctions and urge the United States to reflect on its inadequate counternarcotics efforts instead of deflecting the blame," Mao said.

____ (2023-01-31). China's manufacturing PMI rises to 50.1 in January. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector rose to 50.1 in January from 47.0 in December 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.

____ (2023-01-31). China's tax, fee income stands at 31.7 trillion yuan. ecns.cn China's tax, fee income in 2022 stood at 31.7 trillion yuan(about $4.69 trillion), among which the tax income registered 16.1 trillion yuan (without the deduction of export tax rebates) and social insurance premium 7.4 trillion, according to the State Tax Administration on Tuesday.

____ (2023-01-31). IMF projects China's economic growth to reach 5.2 pct in 2023. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday projected China's economy will grow by 5.2 percent in 2023, 0.8 percentage points higher than October 2022 forecast, according to a newly released update to its World Economic Outlook report.

____ (2023-01-31). China's PMI for manufacture returns to expansion territory in January. ecns.cn The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector stood at 50.1 in January, 3.1 higher than last month, returning to expansion territory for the first time since September 2022, according to data jointly released by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.

____ (2023-01-31). China's services activity warms up in January. ecns.cn China's services activity logged a strong recovery in January thanks to a robust consumer market during the week-long Spring Festival holiday.

____ (2023-01-31). Despite COVID-19 pandemic, China remains important engine for global growth. ecns.cn As the seven-day Spring Festival holiday ended on Friday, millions of Chinese packed into train stations, airports and bus terminals with large wheeled suitcases and bags stuffed with food and gifts. For many of them who had relived the travel rush and returned home from family reunion, a brand-new day of work was waiting ahead.

____ (2023-01-31). China expresses concern over reports of Huawei export curbs. ecns.cn China is concerned about media reports the United States has stopped approving licenses for US companies to export products to Chinese tech company Huawei, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

____ (2023-01-31). China condemns mosque attack in Pakistan. ecns.cn China is deeply shocked by and strongly condemns a deadly attack at a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said Tuesday.

____ (2023-01-31). Mortgage loan rates frequently adjusted for first-home buyers in China. ecns.cn As China established a dynamic mortgage rate adjustment mechanism on mortgage rates for first-time home buyers, more and more cities cuts the interest rates of housing loans after the spring festival.

____ (2023-01-31). COVID-19 virus enters low prevalence state in China: official. ecns.cn At present, the COVID-19 virus has entered a low prevalence state in China, and the epidemic situation is getting steadier across the country, said Mi Feng,spokesperson with the National Health Commission, at a press conference on Monday.

____ (2023-01-31). Chinese tax authorities uncover six tax evasion cases by entertainers, online influencers in 2022. ecns.cn The State Taxation Administration of China on Tuesday said it has revealed six cases of tax evasion cases by entertainers and online influencers in 2022.

____ (2023-01-31). Xi encourages Hungarian youths to learn more about China, become envoys of friendship. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged Hungarian youths to learn more about China and become envoys of the China-Hungary friendship in a recent reply letter.

____ (2023-01-31). Tourists enjoy boat rides in Pingshan canyon in C China's Hubei. ecns.cn Tourists enjoy boat rides in the Pingshan canyon, a tourist attraction famous for its limpid water, in Hefeng County, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 30, 2023.

____ (2023-01-31). World sees a jubilant and vibrant China during this year's Spring Festival. ecns.cn

____ (2023-01-31). U.S. cannot demand cooperation from China while interfering in its internal affairs: FM. ecns.cn

Hans Bohler, Klaus von Dohnanyi (2023-01-31). There is nothing to fear from China. indybay.org Non-interference in the affairs of other states and emphasis on what united them for mutual benefit were thus an important element of Chinese notions of cooperation from very early on, just as in Chinese philosophy existence presupposes coexistence. Individual rationality was supplemented in China early on by relational rationality.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Concern and anger in China over ending of zero-COVID policy. wsws.org Comments on social media in China after the government's sudden lifting of COVID restrictions leading to rapidly escalating infections and deaths indicate the widespread concern and hostility among working people to the change.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-31). Colombia's State sentenced for exterminating political party. colombiareports.com Colombia's State is responsible for the extermination of the leftist Patriotic Union (UP) party that began in 1984, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ICHR) ruled Monday after a 28-year…

Anonymous103 (2023-01-31). More Than 90 People Killed In Suicide Attack In Pakistani Mosque. southfront.org On the morning of January 30, an explosion thundered in a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. So far, the number of casualties has reached 92 people. More than 200 people were injured in the explosion. | It was reported that the bomb was triggered by a suicide bomber. Siddique Khan, a police official, said the attacker blew himself up while among the worshippers. Al Jazeera reported, citing a policeman who survived the attack, that the explosion took place seconds after the prayers star…

Anonymous765 (2023-01-31). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — January 31, 2023. southfront.org This is the newest update of the 'U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Locations Map' exclusive series showing the approximate locations of U.S. Carrier Strike Groups. SouthFront: Analysis & Intelligence tracks locations of U.S. aircraft carriers using the available open-source information. No classified information was used in production of the map. | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier air w…

Climate Nexus (2023-01-31). 99 percent of U.S. coal plants cost more to run than to replace with renewables, study determines. peoplesworld.org It would be cheaper to build new renewable energy capacity than it is to continue operating nearly every existing coal plant in the U.S., a new report from Energy Innovation finds. Of the country's remaining 210 coal-fired power plants, more than 99% cost more to run than it would cost to replace them with new renewable energy, …

Dennis Broe (2023-01-31). Dispatch from war-torn Europe: A pared-down Vienna Christmas-New Year. peoplesworld.org VIENNA — It's hardly the ruined, devastated postwar rubble that was the backdrop of the most famous film shot in Vienna, The Third Man. But in more subtle ways Europe in general, and Austria's capital city in particular, is showing signs of deterioration. After two years of a COVID lockdown, and now with the price …

Ed Rampell (2023-01-31). SOUTHERN GIRLS: Theater Review. mronline.org Would Florida's Fascistic Governor Ban This Play and Burn the Script?>

Editor (2023-01-31). Havana Declaration Outlines Vision for Building Just World Economy. scheerpost.com

Global Research News (2023-01-31). Selected Articles: Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and the WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca By A virtually unregulated investment firm today exercises more political and financial influence than the Federal Reserve and most governments on this planet. The …

John Bachtell (2023-01-31). There are 200,000 ways you can support People's World. peoplesworld.org Dear readers and supporters, People's World has an enormous challenge ahead of it—to raise $200,000 from readers and supporters in 2023, including $125,000 during the Fund Drive, which runs from Feb. 1 to May 1. This is an absolute must-do! The goal is larger than past years because production costs, like everything else, have risen …

Jonathan Cook (2023-01-31). Why the western media is afraid of Julian Assange. mronline.org The shared desire of the security services and the corporate media is to disappear Assange in the hope that his revolutionary model of journalism is abandoned or forgotten for good.

KATIE (2023-01-31). We do not want our colonial chains loosened. We want to shatter them! bdsmovement.net

kwjorinoco (2023-01-31). From The Count to María Corina: How Many Candidates Does Opposition Have? orinocotribune.com While the parallel government of Venezuela succeeded in enriching a few of its participants, the Venezuelan opposition finds itself more fragmented than ever. Many of its members even consider that "it is at its worst moment," according to the opposition leader Felipe Mujica. | The greatest trouble for these factions, from the liberals to the most extremist, is that the presidential elections are very close on the horizon, and the selection of a candidate presents a daunting task. According to a simple poll, the opposition seems mired in a swap of at least 40 competing pre-candidates. | The list is long | These…

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-31). Progressive groups launch ad campaign vs Republican Social Security, Medicare cut plans. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A coalition of progressive groups, led by More Perfect Union and Social Security Works, launched an online petition and ad campaign against the House's ruling Republicans' plans to force Social Security and Medicare cuts on millions of seniors. The Jan. 30 announcement urges constituents to call or e-mail their lawmakers, regardless of party, to sign …

Mark Gruenberg (2023-01-31). Workers, unions, leaders win drive for Mother Jones statue in Chicago. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Famed labor organizer and hell-raiser Mary Harris "Mother" Jones is coming back—as a memorial statue of her—to a prominent place in a city where she raised a lot of hell: Chicago. And when her statue is erected, after appropriate artistic approvals later this year, it'll be at an iconic site in the Windy City not …

Roger McKenzie (2023-01-31). French workers walk out as Macron government raises retirement age and cuts pensions. peoplesworld.org French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has insisted that government plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 are "no longer negotiable," even as unions prepare for a mass walkout this week. Her remarks in a radio interview on Sunday further angered trade unions and the parliamentary opposition. Unions plan to hold new mass …

Scott Gann, David Hill (2023-01-31). Anger in Ohio builds following release of man who murdered 13-year-old Sinzae Reed. peoplesworld.org COLUMBUS, Ohio—"I wish I could see him, smell him, hold him again." The heartbreak of Megan Reed, mother of 13-year-old Sinzae Reed, moved and angered an entire community as she spoke at a recent event to bring attention to the injustice surrounding her son's murder. Zay, as he was called by his family, loved music …

Sonali Kolhatkar (2023-01-31). Taking a Hard Look at Police Killings. juancole.com By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( Otherwords.org ) Last year was the deadliest on record for police killings in the United States. According to a Washington Post database, law enforcement officers shot and killed 1,096 people in 2022. And that's likely an understatement. According to Abdul Nasser Rad, a research director at Campaign Zero, …

Staff (2023-01-31). Asylum Seekers Refuse to Leave Manhattan Hotel, Citing Inhumane Conditions at Brooklyn Shelter. democracynow.org In New York, asylum seekers are continuing to protest outside a Manhattan hotel where they'd been living for weeks, after city officials suddenly evicted them over the weekend to move them to a remote camp in Brooklyn with a thousand cots and no heat. We hear from migrants and activists fighting the eviction.

Staff (2023-01-31). "Elite" Police Units Face More Scrutiny as Memphis SCORPION Unit Disbanded over Tyre Nichols Death. democracynow.org Memphis police have revealed a sixth and a seventh officer have been placed on administrative leave in addition to the five fired officers over the death of Tyre Nichols, after Nichols was brutally beaten at a traffic stop. On Saturday, Memphis disbanded the police unit responsible for the killing, known as SCORPION, which stood for "Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhood." We look more closely at these so-called special police units in cities nationwide that operate with little oversight with investigative reporter Radley Balko, author of "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Mili…

Staff (2023-01-31). Marxist Economist Richard Wolff on How the Debt Ceiling Benefits the Rich & Powerful. democracynow.org As House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden prepare for their first face-to-face meeting this week to discuss raising the debt ceiling, we speak with Marxist economist Richard Wolff about why the limit on the federal government's borrowing lets politicians avoid making hard choices about taxing the wealthy. House Republicans are pushing for major spending cuts as part of any deal to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion borrowing limit. "It's 99% theatrics," says Wolff, professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor in the Gradu…

Staff (2023-01-31). Rikers Jail Whistleblower Decries Collapse of LGBTQ+ Unit Meant to Protect Trans Detainees. democracynow.org We look at a new investigation into the collapse of an LGBTQ+ unit at the massive Rikers Island jail in New York City that was meant to help protect incarcerated trans women, stranding many in male units where they have been harassed and raped. The changes at Rikers came after Mayor Eric Adams appointed a new jails commissioner who pushed out leaders supportive of the unit and shelved a draft policy directive aimed at getting more trans and gender-nonconforming detainees into gender-aligned housing. Data shows trans women jailed in men's facilities are many times more likely to be sexually assaulted than ot…

Staff (2023-01-31). 11 February, Brussels: From the River to the Sea Visions of Palestinian Liberation. samidoun.net Saturday, 11 February 7 pm DK Rue de Danemark 70B Brussels, Belgium Info: www.instagram.com/p/CoDgSCHjUgU/?hl=en Please join Samidoun Brussels for an evening of discussion and strategy toward the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea. The total liberation of all of Palestine is a central unifying point to rally around, from the uprooting of …

Staff (2023-01-31). 4 February, Online: Zimbabwe country hearing, International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism. samidoun.net Saturday, 4 February 10: 30 AM EST (7: 30 AM PST, 4: 30 PM central Europe, 5: 30 PM Palestine Register: bit.ly/zimbabwehearing Join the International People's Tribunal on US Imperialism: Sanctions, Blockades, Coercive Economic Measures for a hearing on the effects and impacts of these policies and practices on the people of Zimbabwe. We will hear testimony and reports …

The Lever (2023-01-31). Fear And Loathing Among The Union Busters. levernews.com

_____ (2023-01-31). The Global South Rising (Up). strategic-culture.org Davos annual meeting comes across as rather outdated and obsolete with its now heavily tarnished global image all the more so. | While geopolitics is threatening to deal a heavy blow and most probably demolish the world created in the cauldrons of Davos, as has the

Adriaan Alsema (2023-01-31). Hacktivists leak 178,000 documents from Colombia's military. colombiareports.com Hacktivist group Guacamaya leaked 178,000 documents from Colombia's military command as part of an operation against "Repressive Forces" in Latin America. The leak of documents from Colombia's military command comes…

americanthinker (2023-01-31). Is Donald Trump Worth The Fight? americanthinker.com The Democrats rolled him in 2020 with Covid and George Floyd, and it's not clear, in 2022, that Trump has learned his lesson or can distinguish friend from enemy.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). Taking on the Would-be Destroyers of America. americanthinker.com The destroyers had to take a functioning country with the world's largest middle class and tank it. Not only that, but to tank it with the acquiescence of a significant portion of the population and make it appear noble…

americanthinker (2023-01-31). The Case against Trump 2024. americanthinker.com Donald Trump accomplished some great things by winning in 2016. Here's why we can't expect him to get the chance to do it again.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). Throwing Responsibility under the Racial Injustice Bus. americanthinker.com Whether or not the Chapel Hill School Superintendent is guilty of plagiarism is not the issue: that she is even questioned is an act of racial injustice.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). U.K. Government spied on citizens over Covid views: 'Too Orwellian. Too horrible'. americanthinker.com Covert military spying on citizens, assembling dossiers on those who dissented from Covid orthodoxy.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). California's fake water crisis. americanthinker.com The first step to solving a crisis is the desire to solve it.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). Is Matt Gaetz going wobbly? americanthinker.com I hope that Gaetz will abandon these theatrics and focus on the MAGA agenda. The stakes are simply too high for frivolities!

americanthinker (2023-01-31). Net Zero won't be as pleasant as greenies think. americanthinker.com Modern humans are not immune to the threat of extinction, but it will not come from today's habitable atmosphere.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). The biggest, most ignored demographic in electoral politics. americanthinker.com If you want to win an election, these are the people to prioritize.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). The root of our problems as a nation. americanthinker.com Ours is not a political problem, nor a philosophical exercise. It's worse.

americanthinker (2023-01-31). What's going on at the northern border? americanthinker.com It seems that the U.S. does not have borders anymore.

Andy Kroll (2023-01-31). Can the Military-Industrial Complex Be Tamed? tomdispatch.com My name is Bill Astore and I'm a card-carrying member of the military-industrial complex (MIC). Sure, I hung up my military uniform for the last time in 2005. Since 2007, I've been writing articles for TomDispatch focused largely on critiquing that same MIC and America's permanent war economy. I've written against this country's wasteful and unwise wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its costly and disastrous weapons systems, and its undemocratic embrace of warriors and militarism. Nevertheless, I remain a lieutenant colonel, if a retired one. I still have my military ID card, if only to get on bases, and I still tend…

APTP (2023-01-31). Sunday 1/29: Emergency March and Rally: Justice for Tyre Nichols in Oakland. indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza (14th & Broadway) | Oakland…

Asian Law Alliance SJ, SJMDA (2023-01-31). Sunday 1/29: San Jose: Vigil for the Mass Shooting Victims in Half Moon Bay, Oakland & Monterey Park. indybay.org San Jose City Hall | 200 E Santa Clara St, | San Jose, CA 95113…

Bob Price (2023-01-31). Sunday 2/5: Confronting capitalism's crises with bold, revolutionary leadership. indybay.org New Valencia hall, 747 Polk St., San Francisco (@ Ellis Street)…

Brenda Norrell (2023-01-31). Heard Museum in Phoenix Harbors O'otham and O'odham Remains. indybay.org While promoting itself as the premiere showcase of American Indian Art, the Heard Museum in Phoenix has harbored the remains of Native ancestors, and one of its board members has worked for the most protested companies in Indian country, violating human rights and sacred places. Ofelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham elder said, "America and international collectors have a morbid pride in their exhibits of human remains and sacred items. They will never conquer the sacred essence of these people and items."

Dr. Joseph Mercola (2023-01-31). Why Are the Electrocardiogram (EKG) of Pilots No Longer Normal? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Keanu Sai (2023-01-31). Royal Commission of Inquiry: Investigating War Crimes in the Hawaiian Islands. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Roxana Bruno (2023-01-31). 57 Top Scientists and Doctors Release Shocking Study on COVID Vaccines and Demand Immediate Stop to All Vaccinations. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Russell Blaylock (2023-01-31). The COVID Pandemic and the mRNA Vaccine: What Is the Truth? Dr. Russell L. Blaylock. globalresearch.ca The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most manipulated infectious disease events in history. Official lies in an unending stream led by government bureaucracies, medical associations, medical boards, the media, and UN agencies.

____ (2023-01-31). At least 17 killed, 70 wounded in mosque blast in Pakistan's Peshawar. ecns.cn At least 17 people were killed and 70 others wounded after a powerful blast hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwest Peshawar city on Monday, police and hospital officials said.

____ (2023-01-31). WHO keeps guard up on coronavirus. ecns.cn Three years to the day after the World Health Organization sounded the highest level of global alert over COVID-19, it said on Monday that the pandemic remains an international emergency.

____ (2023-01-31). Chinese FM holds phone talks with Saudi counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Monday held phone talks with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud.

____ (2023-01-31). Chinese, Dutch FMs talk over phone. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Monday talked over phone with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra.

____ (2023-01-31). Chinese FM holds phone talks with Argentine counterpart. ecns.cn Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Monday held a phone conversation with his Argentine counterpart Santiago Cafiero.

____ (2023-01-31). UN chief condemns suicide bombing at Peshawar mosque in Pakistan. ecns.cn UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Monday's suicide bombing at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, that left dozens of people dead, said his spokesman.

____ (2023-01-31). Chairing ASEAN, Indonesia pushes for more concrete cooperation: FM. ecns.cn As the 2023 ASEAN chair, Indonesia has aimed to push for more concrete and inclusive cooperation among countries in the region, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Monday.

____ (2023-01-31). Chinese national killed in gunmen attack in Ethiopia. ecns.cn One Chinese national has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Ethiopia's Oromia region, the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia confirmed on Tuesday.

____ (2023-01-31). First electric-poweredlight rail line in West Africa undertaken by Chinese enterprise opens. ecns.cn The opening ceremony of the first phase of the Lagos light rail blue line, undertaken by Chinese enterprise, was held in Nigeria, marking the first electrification light rail built in West Africa and one more project benefiting people's livelihood since the Belt and Road Initiative put forward 10 years ago.

____ (2023-01-31). IMF upgrades 2023 global growth forecast to 2.9%. ecns.cn The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday projected the global economy to grow by 2.9 percent in 2023, up 0.2 percentage points from the previous forecast in October, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report.

____ (2023-01-31). Green comet C/2022 E3 to approach Earth this week. ecns.cn Photo shows the C/2022 E3 comet with a distinctive green hue, Jan. 21, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)…

F. William Engdahl (2023-01-31). Global Planned Financial Tsunami Has Just Begun. globalresearch.ca Green Energy mandates are driving this inflation crisis: global shortages of fertilizers, soaring prices of natural gas, grain supply losses, coupled with the global snowballing of defaults, bankruptcies, amid a soaring inflation.

F. William Engdahl (2023-01-31). Colossal Financial Pyramid: BlackRock and The WEF "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca

Fight Back (2023-01-31). Minneapolis city council majority votes for environmental racism. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Over 100 protesters rallied at a Minneapolis City Council meeting on Thursday, January 26, where the city council members voted 7 to 6 to demolish the Roof Depot building. Protesters, called to action by East Phillips Neighborhood Institute and Climate Justice Committee, demanded a "no" vote on the demolition of the building, as it is currently trapping an arsenic plume underground, keeping it out of the air of the East Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis. | The city has no publicly stated remediation plan for managing any arsenic release by demolition. This would render previous efforts by the…

Fight Back (2023-01-31). Denver demands justice for Tyre Nichols, Jordan Waddy and all victims of police crimes. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – A small but strong crowd gathered in the freezing snow on January 29 to protest the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis, Tennessee police. Activists and community members at the Colorado State Capitol building chanted "Black lives matter" and "No justice, no peace!" as snow fell steadily throughout the early afternoon and wind chill felt well below zero. This did not deter folks from standing in solidarity with the people of Memphis, the family of Tyre Nichols, and other victims of police brutality. | "We still have a fire burning within us," remarked Jonce Palmer, chair of the Denver-Aurora Co…

Fight Back (2023-01-31). Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine condemns planned visit of US Secretary of State Blinken. fightbacknews.org In a January 29 statement, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) warned that the January 30 visit of U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will be detrimental to Palestinian interests. Blinken is set to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. | The PFLP states that the visit will be used to promote an anti-Palestinian "two state solution" and that the U.S. government bears responsibility for the massacres being carried out by the Israeli occupation.

Golden State Opportunity (2023-01-31). Wednesday 2/1: Learn about Free Tax Prep Help, Flood & Disaster Tax Rules, Low-Income Credits & more. indybay.org Online via Zoom (FREE) | Workshop is for both individuals and businesses…

Idaho Justice Research Collective (2023-01-31). Idaho State Police Sgt. Mike Kish Gives Clearly False Testimony. indybay.org Audio from Ada County Idaho Trial in Judge Dean's court for case number CR01-22-20001.

It's Going Down (2023-01-31). Benjamin Case on "Street Rebellions: Beyond Violence and Non-Violence" itsgoingdown.org On this episode of the It's Going Down podcast, we speak with Benjamin Case, organizer and author of the new book, Street Rebellions: Beyond Violence and Non-Violence. During our discussion, Case speaks on conversations with participants from a variety of contemporary movements about how many are leaving behind rigid ideologies such as pacifism, and imagining…

J. B. Gerald (2023-01-31). Historical Crimes against First Nations: Residential Schools and the Trudeau Government. globalresearch.ca

Jake Johnson (2023-01-31). Sanders backs renewed push for ban on Dark Money in democratic primaries. nationofchange.org "If Democrats really believe in democracy and campaign finance reform, we must ban super PACs in primaries," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Juan Cole (2023-01-31). Sec. of State Blinken's Happy Talk Middle East Tour meets Meat Grinder of Rising Israeli Fascism. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The actually existing Middle East is not cooperating with the Washington representation of it. To hear Secretary of State Antony Blinken speak, you would think that a two-state solution to the Israeli Occupation of the Palestinians is still possible. It is not. You would think there was a "peace process." …

Kerry Smith (2023-01-31). Donna Nelson: 'Veronica should not have been locked up!'. greenleft.org.au Donna Nelson, the mother of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson, has spoken out about the failures of the system and called for changes to the bail laws. Kerry Smith reports.

Kevin Bass (2023-01-31). It's Time for the Scientific Community to Admit We Were Wrong About COVID and It Cost Lives. Newsweek Op-ed. globalresearch.ca

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-01-31). 2023 California Rosa Parks Day – Transit Equity Day. indybay.org Honoring the lifetime of service of Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, we align with the movement for affordable, accessible public transportation – for everyone.

Lis Cox (2023-01-31). March and Rally in Oakland: Justice for Tyre Nichols. indybay.org APTP held a rally and march on Sunday, January 29 to stand in solidarity with the family of Tyre Nichols and to demand an end to police doing traffic enforcement in every US city.

Lynda Carson (2023-01-31). Records reveal Xianmin Guan of Fremont as slumlord owner of mass murder mushroom farms. indybay.org California Terra Garden Inc., Incorporation Papers:…

Lynda Carson (2023-01-31). PPP loans to California Terra Garden Inc., mass murder mushroom farm. indybay.org Mass Murder At Half Moon Bay Mushroom Farm Allegedly Over $100.00 -…

Malik Miah (2023-01-31). United States: Memphis police indicted for murder following 'modern-day lynching'. greenleft.org.au Malik Miah asks what this latest cop killing says about policing and why abolition is the only answer.

manager (2023-01-31). Preview: What to Expect in the January Jobs Report. cepr.net The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its Employment Situation report for January 2023 on Friday, February 3 at 8: 30 a.m. (ET). Most of the data going into the new year suggest that the economy and the labor market are still looking very healthy. The big question in the January report will be whether the labor …

Mark Sexton (2023-01-31). U.K. Police Investigation: They Knew of the Harms Covid Vaccines Were Causing in June and September 2021. Mark Sexton. globalresearch.ca

Minnesota Reformer (2023-01-31). Minnesota House passes Bill mandating Move to Carbon-Free Electricity by 2040. juancole.com By Michelle Griffith | ( The Minnesota Reformer ) The Minnesota House passed a bill late Thursday that would force Minnesota utilities to move to entirely carbon-free electricity by 2040, after hours of debate that sometimes strayed far off topic. House Republicans sought to derail the bill and score points with over 30 …

Nancy Kato (2023-01-31). Sunday 2/19: Black History Month: Radical writers pose bold strategies for a revived freedom struggle. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St. (at Ellis Street) San Francisco | Wheelchair accessible | Seven blocks from Civic Center BART, on or near Muni lines #5, 19, 27, 31, 38, 49…

____ (2023-01-31). Larry's Double Whammy Today. smoothiex12.blogspot.com

Norman Solomon (2023-01-31). Biden Wielding DNC to Guard Against Progressive Challenge. indybay.org To the victor goes the right to spoil…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-01-31). Raided by the FBI for Being Socialist, With Omali Yeshitela. orinocotribune.com Today, "Behind The Headlines" host Lee Camp speaks to Omali Yeshitela, a man raided by the FBI for the crime of being a black socialist. Together, the two discuss the revolutionary black liberation movement, U.S. imperialism, racism, and the corruption of the two-party system. | In August of last year, the FBI raided the offices of the African People's Socialist Party ( | Yeshitela helped found the APSP in 1972, at a time when the Black…

Pacifica's CRD (2023-01-31). On Pacifica's CRD: Hands Off Uhuru; Unionists Call for Freedom for Mumia; Florida New Coll. indybay.org On Pacifica's CRD: Hands Off Uhuru; Unionists Call for Freedom for Mumia; Florida New College under Attack; Somali Democracy…

Paige Bennett (2023-01-31). Scientists create biodegradable plastic using energy. nationofchange.org The team's success in using energy to synthesize fumaric acid shows promise in using artificial photosynthesis in the future.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-31). In the face of censorship, Indian students organize screenings of BBC documentary on PM Modi. peoplesdispatch.org A recent BBC documentary on Indian PM Narendra Modi, which has been censored by the government, is being screened by students' organizations in various parts of the country…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-31). Progressives in Ireland protest austerity and xenophobic attacks on refugees. peoplesdispatch.org A mounting cost-of-living crisis in Ireland has been used by far-right groups to fan the flames of xenophobia. Progressives have called out the government's policies as the real reason…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-01-31). Protesters across the United States rage against the police killing of Tyre Nichols. peoplesdispatch.org Protests intensified over the weekend after the release of video footage of the police officers beating up Tyre Nichols. The city of Memphis was forced to disband the Scorpion Unit to which the officers belonged, a key demand of the protesters…

Philip Giraldi (2023-01-31). Joe Biden Says "Our work is far from over!" globalresearch.ca

Posted by Lynda Carson (2023-01-31). Video releases of the murder of Tyre Nichols by murderous cops. indybay.org George Floyd Memorial:…

Presidio Theatre on the Main Post (2023-01-31). Thursday 3/2: World Premiere of 'Sojourner ZY: An Asian American Science Fiction Fantasy'. indybay.org Presidio Theatre on the Main Post | 99 Moraga Avenue | San Francisco, CA 94129…

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2023-01-31). Why Does Humanity Still Tolerate the Tragedy of Wars in the 21st Century? The Big Picture. globalresearch.ca

PSL (2023-01-31). Friday 1/27: Emergency Action: Justice for Tyre Nichols in San Francisco. indybay.org Powell and Market | San Francisco…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-01-31). Colombia: Asamblea de Liberación de la Madre Tierra en conversa con Raúl Zibechi. indybay.org Colombia_Cauca: Asamblea de Liberación de la Madre Tierra en conversa con Raúl Zibechi…

Revolution Books (2023-01-31). Saturday 2/4: Giant Used Book Sale to Benefit Putting Revolution on the Map in 2023. indybay.org Revolution Books 2444 Durant Avenue, Berkeley, California…

Revolution Books (2023-01-31). Sunday 2/5: Big Used Bk Sale to Benefit Putting Revolution on the Map in 2023. indybay.org Revolution books | 2444 Durant Avenue Berkeley…

Revolution Club, Bay Area ( (2023-01-31). Friday 1/27: Emergency Protest for Tyre Nichols! Murdered by Memphis police! indybay.org Oscar Grant Plaza, Oakland…

Sam Pizzigati (2023-01-31). Must larceny always overpower honesty?Ôøº. nationofchange.org In deeply unequal societies, the thieving always thrive.

Sandipan Talukdar (2023-01-31). Carbon Dioxide removal behind Paris Agreement target. peoplesdispatch.org Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), also known as negative carbon dioxide emission, removes the gas from the atmosphere. CDR According to a report, more than 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere annually. However, this is not enough to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming below 2 degrees Celsius than pre-industrial levels. This is even…

Scott Ritter (2023-01-31). How I Tried to Prevent the 2003 US Invasion of Iraq, and Why I Failed. globalresearch.ca

Shenali D Waduge (2023-01-31). Why Is Victoria Nuland Coming to Sri Lanka, Second Time in a Year? At the Forefront of US Incursions. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2023. democracynow.org Antony Blinken Meets Palestinian Leaders After Reiterating "Ironclad" U.S. Support for Israel, Taliban Offshoot Claims Responsibility for Bombing of Pakistani Police Compound, Amnesty: Iranian Protesters Were Denied Fair Trials and Tortured Before Their Executions, White House Will End COVID-19 Emergency Declarations in May, Memphis Fire Department Terminates 3 Who Responded to Tyre Nichols' Violent Arrest, Family Calls for Federal Civil Rights Probe into Newark Police Killing of Carl Dorsey, New Zealand Prime Minister Blames Climate Change for Record Flooding, Missing Mexican Environmentalists&…

Staff (2023-01-31). Human Rights Expert Aldred de Zayas Demands End to Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 28, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, a lawyer specializing in international law and United Nations (UN) Human Rights expert, demanded through a post on Twitter the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Ina tweet, de Zayas wrote: | "Unilateral coercive measures are not a legitimate tool of foreign policy — but a grave violation of the UN Charter by the US, UK, Canada and EU — and a crime against humanity." | "The US and EU have no right to call their unilateral coercive measures 'sanctions.' They are arbitrary geopolitical measures. The US has zero mor…

Staff (2023-01-31). Human Rights Expert Aldref de Zayas Demands End to Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, January 28, Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, a lawyer specializing in international law and United Nations (UN) Human Rights expert, demanded through a post on Twitter the lifting of illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela by the United States. | Ina tweet, de Zayas wrote: | "Unilateral coercive measures are not a legitimate tool of foreign policy — but a grave violation of the UN Charter by the US, UK, Canada and EU — and a crime against humanity." | "The US and EU have no right to call their unilateral coercive measures 'sanctions.' They are arbitrary geopolitical measures. The US has zero mor…

Terry Conway (2023-01-31). Britain: Biggest strike in decades planned for February 1. greenleft.org.au Half a million trade unionists are gearing up for a national day of strike action on February 1, across England, Scotland and Wales, writes Terry Conway.

The Green Arcade (2023-01-31). Saturday 3/4: The Poetry Center At SF State Presents A Special Reading With Renowned Poet Ed Roberson. indybay.org 3rd Floor Edward McRoskey Loft | 1687 Market Street | SF, CA 94103…

UF Committee To Stop Laguna Honda Closure (2023-01-31). Thursday 2/2: Speak Out! Stop The Discharges At Laguna Honda Hospital! Discharges = Deaths. indybay.org Laguna Honda Hospital | 375 Laguna Honda Blvd. | In Front of Laguna Honda Hospital Entrance | in front of Murals Across From Muni Forrest Hill Station…

Vera Sharav (2023-01-31). Never Again Is Now Global — A Five-Part Documentary Series. globalresearch.ca

WSWS (2023-01-31). Lessons of the Montgomery, Alabama teachers' fight against COVID deaths in 2020. wsws.org Independently of the Alabama Education Association, Montgomery teachers waged a courageous struggle to save lives. The lessons of this struggle remain of critical significance as teachers face a fourth year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

WSWS (2023-01-31). GM Flint workers speak out on UAW voter suppression, plant conditions. wsws.org GM Flint workers contrasted the UAW bureaucracy's silence on its own election with their energetic promotion of the Democrats in the federal midterm elections.

WSWS (2023-01-31). South Korean intelligence officials raid headquarters of union confederation. wsws.org The raid demonstrates that the government of right-wing President Yoon Suk-yeol is preparing new assaults on the social and democratic rights of the working class as social tensions intensify.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Sri Lanka: SEP's local government election campaign wins support in Colombo outer-suburb. wsws.org Last week residents of Meethotamulla, a low-income working-class area, vehemently denounced successive governments, angrily explaining how they were attempting to deal with the social disaster they now confronted.

WSWS (2023-01-31). UK: A socialist strategy to defeat the anti-strike laws. wsws.org The trade unions have not organised a single day of strike action against the greatest threat to workers' democratic rights ever mounted, urging workers to rely instead on a future Starmer-led Labour government.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Firefighters in UK vote massively to strike, FBU leadership delays action. wsws.org The result shows the intense anger built up among firefighters over years of declining pay and conditions, declining numbers of firefighters and staff, closed fire stations and degraded services.

WSWS (2023-01-31). After propping up Canada's Liberal government for years, the NDP's Singh accuses Trudeau of "waging war" against workers. wsws.org Singh neglected to mention a "trifle"—His NDP, with the full-throated backing of the trade unions, has been propping up the minority Liberal government for years and since March 2022 has been in a formal governmental alliance with them.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Democratic Socialists of America falsely tout New York State 2022 electoral victories as boon for socialist politics. wsws.org The Democratic Socialists of America are exploiting the results of the New York State 2022 elections to build their brand of pro-imperialist and corporate-friendly "socialism."

WSWS (2023-01-31). UAW prepares betrayal of HarperCollins strike by entering mediation. wsws.org As it has done many times, the union will use mediation as an excuse for accepting an agreement that workers would otherwise reject.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Australian Labor government responds to social crisis in Alice Springs with law-and-order measures. wsws.org Albanese responded to a viscous right-wing campaign against Aboriginal youth by pledging a major increase in police funding, while doing nothing to address a massive social crisis.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Blinken in Israel: Planning for war with an ally in crisis. wsws.org Washington is concerned that mounting political instability, both in the occupied territories and within Israel itself, is weakening the main US military bastion in the Middle East.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Turkey to hold elections in May amid deepening political, social crisis. wsws.org Elections are to be held on May 14, while the bourgeois opposition parties have accepted President Erdogan's candidacy despite its unconstitutionality.

WSWS (2023-01-31). TV and radio workers strike against corruption and for secure jobs at German broadcaster RBB. wsws.org Hundreds of workers—full-time, freelance and trainees—at broadcaster Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) went on a day-long strike on Friday.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Abbott Labs under federal criminal investigation at Sturgis, Michigan baby formula factory. wsws.org Anonymous sources have told corporate news media that the US Department of Justice is investigating Abbott Laboratories in connection with its baby formula manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Michigan, which was shut down in February 2022 for bacterial contamination.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Unprecedented flooding in Auckland, New Zealand. wsws.org Four people have died in the ongoing floods and there is widespread anger over the failure of the Auckland Council to provide sufficient early warnings and other assistance to residents.

WSWS (2023-01-31). London bus drivers urge united action as Unite tries to close down Abellio strike. wsws.org Drivers from Go Ahead and Metroline spoke out as Unite officials stepped up efforts to end the Abellio strike, due to resume February 1 for three days.

WSWS (2023-01-31). Race, class and the police killing of Tyre Nichols. wsws.org In the aftermath of the release of the video showing the horrendous beating of Tyre Nichols by at least five black Memphis cops, the American media and Democratic political establishment have contorted themselves trying to present the killing as an expression of "systemic racism" in order to mystify the class character of police violence and divide the working class.

WSWS (2023-01-31). On the death of German writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1929—2022). wsws.org The intellectual life, literary and political history of Germany after 1945 cannot be imagined without the poet and writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger.

WSWS (2023-01-31). UK's University and College Union bureaucracy puts below inflation pay deal to a ballot. wsws.org The UCU union bureaucracy is seeking to wear workers' resistance down in order to impose a below-inflation deal.

WSWS (2023-01-31). UAW presidential candidate Will Lehman responds to Monitor's request for more information about election protest. wsws.org There was a systematic effort by the entrenched bureaucracy across the board to cling to power by suppressing the vote, which resulted in an election that had such low turnout that it was not meaningful in any fundamental democratic sense.

WSWS (2023-01-31). A tale of two elections: US political establishment calls Tunisian election (11 percent turnout) an "illegitimate sham" but praises UAW election (9 percent turnout) as "historic and democratic" wsws.org You don't need a degree in political science to see the difference in how the corporate media and political establishment treated two elections that took place in December 2022.

Sean Callebs (2023-01-31). The Heat: U.S. Police Brutality. america.cgtn.com Outrage and protests in the U.S., after a brutal police beating results in the death of yet another Black man. The U.S. is again confronted with an all too familiar issue police brutality. People took to the streets over the weekend after violent camera footage …

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-31). Brasil reafirma su neutralidad en conflicto entre Rusia-Ucrania. telesurtv.net Lula da Silva destacó que Brasil no quiere tener ninguna participación, aunque sea de manera indirecta, en el conflicto armado entre Rusia y Ucrania.

Eric Nepomuceno (2023-01-31). Brasil: La herencia maldita de Bolsonaro. globalizacion.ca Hace como unos cuarenta y tantos años, y refiriéndose a un determinado presidente de Estados Unidos, que no me acuerdo quién era, Eduardo Galeano dijo que se trataba de un rey Midas al revés. | Acorde a la mitología griega, Midas,…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Ecuador devuelve a Perú miles de bombas lacrimógenas. telesurtv.net Quito justificó la acción con el argumento de que se trata de una devolución ya que el Perú le había dado en calidad de préstamo un lote de municiones para enfrentar las protestas en ese país.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Nueva jornada de protestas en Lima contra Gobierno de Perú. telesurtv.net Esta marcha se realiza tras la violenta represión policial y militar que asesinó a más de medio centenar de ciudadanos y dejó a cientos de heridos en las protestas nacionales.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-31). Familiar de víctima reportada en Lima: mi hermano fue asesinado. telesurtv.net Elizabeth Santisteban expresó que están buscando justicia para su hermano "porque definitivamente no fue una muerte fortuita".

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-31). Convocan a nueva marcha nacional contra Dina Boluarte en Perú. telesurtv.net Además de la capital peruana, se esperan movilizaciones en otras regiones del país que se encuentran en huelga desde principios de enero.

Staff (2023-01-31). Develan en China sobre conmemorativo por la visita de Díaz-Canel a ese país. cubadebate.cu Autoridades de Cuba y China develaron hoy en Beijing un sobre en tributo a la visita que el presidente de la isla Miguel Díaz-Canel realizó al país asiático en noviembre de 2022, como parte de su gira internacional. El sobre lo confeccionó la Oficina de Correos Temáticos de la Amistad Internacional del museo de Jintai.

Andrés Kogan Valderrama (2023-01-31). Chile øUna derecha política liberal a años del golpe de Estado? globalizacion.ca Este 2023 será un año bastante especial para Chile, no solo porque nuevamente se votará una propuesta constitucional por el pueblo chileno el próximo 17 de diciembre, sino que será también dentro del marco de los años del golpe…

Aram Aharonian (2023-01-31). La Guerra Fría 2.0, insistencia retrógrada de que todo se repite. globalizacion.ca Segunda Guerra Fría o Guerra Fría 2.0 no son títulos de una película de ficción (aún) sino términos utilizados por analistas sin mayor imaginación que insisten en que la historia se repite, como paralelismo a la Guerra Fría entre 1945…

Fabrizio Casari (2023-01-31). La propaganda en guerra con los números. globalizacion.ca Una vez más, el Foro de Davos de este año reunió a los poderosos rodeados de los que aún creen serlo. Las diferentes recetas económicas ante escenarios decididamente distintos no llegaron y, como era de esperar, la cumbre del establishment…

Gerardo Villagrán del Corral (2023-01-31). Corrupción y fracaso de enfoque y acción de la DEA en el combate a las drogas. globalizacion.ca La DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) la agencia antidrogas que despliega Estados Unidos en el mundo, es uno de tantos modos de intervención en Latinoamérica y el Caribe, con la excusa de una tarea explícita: combatir el narcotráfico mediante métodos menos…

José A. Amesty R. (2023-01-31). Solidaridad con el pueblo palestino. globalizacion.ca En el Día Internacional en Solidaridad con el Pueblo Palestino, hace mucho tiempo, en este país, parece estarse dando una distopà¨a, que es una "utopía perversa donde la realidad transcurre en términos opuestos a los de una sociedad ideal". | Por…

Staff (2023-01-31). Envíanos la foto de tu jardín. cubadebate.cu La Tira de los Lectores esta semana estará dedicada a los jardines, esos espacios verdes que demandan nuestra atención y cuidado. Envíanos fotos de tu jardín al correo comentacubadebate@gmail.com y las publicaremos este domingo en nuestro sitio web y redes sociales.

Staff (2023-01-31). Atletismo cubano en Europa: Luis Zayas debuta con un segundo lugar en República Checa. cubadebate.cu El saltador de altura cubano Luis Enrique Zayas inició su temporada con el segundo lugar en el meeting internacional de la ciudad checa de Nehvizdy, uno de los tres torneos que tiene pactados en ese país. La siguiente aparición de representantes criollos debe acontecer el próximo 4 de febrero.

Staff (2023-01-31). øCómo marcha el proceso comercialización de productos por la Corporación Cimex? cubadebate.cu Sobre el tema de la distribución de productos en las cadenas de tiendas y la organización de las mismas para comercializar los módulos, dice Natacha, una usuaria de Cubadebate que hay "mucha tela por donde cortar". Para seguir aclarando las dudas de la población sobre este complejo tema, Cubadebate entrevistó a directivos de la Corporación CIMEX.

Staff (2023-01-31). Cuba será sede del Primer Encuentro Internacional de Publicaciones de Izquierda. cubadebate.cu El Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) dio a conocer hoy que del 10 al 12 de febrero próximos tendrá lugar en La Habana el primer Encuentro Internacional de Publicaciones Teóricas de Partidos y Movimientos de Izquierda. El evento abordará temas como el imperialismo, el socialismo, la juventud, la solidaridad, la unidad de izquierda y el legado de Fidel Castro.

Staff (2023-01-31). Minsap informa sobre colaborador cubano secuestrado en Haití. cubadebate.cu El 23 de enero de 2023, fue secuestrado en Puerto Príncipe, Haití, por parte de una de las bandas que operan al margen de la ley en ese país, el colaborador de la Brigada Médica Cubana Alejandro Aguilera Milanés. De manera inmediata y con la debida discreción, indispensable en situaciones de esta índole, se iniciaron las gestiones con las autoridades haitianas .

Staff (2023-01-31). NASA capta el rostro de un "oso" en Marte. cubadebate.cu Los científicos a cargo de HiRISE (Experimento Científico de Imágenes de Alta Resolución, por sus siglas en inglés) procesaron las imágenes de la potente cámara que circula alrededor de Marte desde 2006 y publicaron la foto que registra el rostro de un osito. " øUn oso en Marte?", preguntó la cuenta de Twitter del experimento, seguido de la explicación.

Staff (2023-01-31). Pedagogía 2023: Valoran retos de la formación de maestros en América Latina y el Caribe. cubadebate.cu Docentes de la región latinoamericana y caribeña señalaron hoy entre los desafíos de la formación de maestros el incremento de su reconocimiento social y la calidad de la educación, durante el Encuentro de Rectores y Directores de Instituciones de Formación de Docentes, que sesiona como parte del programa de Pedagogía 2023 en el Palacio de las Convenciones.

Staff (2023-01-31). Renuncia primer ministro de la oposición del Consejo de Transición en Haití. cubadebate.cu Steven Benoit, elegido por la oposición haitiana, en el llamado Consejo Nacional de Transición (CMT) como su primer ministro, decidió renunciar el martes. En su carta de renuncia señaló que el 30 de enero se cumplió el primer aniversario de su elección e instó al primer ministro Ariel Henry a seguir su ejemplo para sacar al país de la crisis.

Staff (2023-01-31). Rodríguez Parrilla agradece donativo de alimentos de Argelia. cubadebate.cu Este lunes el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, agradeció al pueblo y gobierno de Argelia por el envío de un donativo de alimentos. El canciller cubano señaló que este gesto, liderado por el presidente Abdelmadjid Tebboune, confirma los históricos lazos de hermandad, solidaridad y apoyo mutuo entre ambas naciones.

Staff (2023-01-31). José Martí y Fidel Castro ante el desafío de la Roma Americana. cubadebate.cu Sin duda, Fidel Castro ha sido el más aventajado discípulo de las ideas y la praxis revolucionaria de José Martí. No fue pura coincidencia histórica, sino que el líder de la Revolución Cubana asumió el ideario martiano de manera consciente y entregada. Así lo ratificó en 1985 en sus conversaciones con Frei Betto: "Yo, antes de ser comunista utópico o marxista, soy martiano".

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Registran nueva masacre en Antioquia, Colombia. telesurtv.net En menos de dos días se han registrado dos masacres, con lo cual suman 12 en lo que va del primer mes del año.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Presidenta de Honduras anuncia iniciativa de reforma tributaria. telesurtv.net Xiomara Castro dijo que hay avances en el manejo de las finanzas estatales y resaltó las medidas de política fiscal y monetaria que se han implementado durante su gestión.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Papa Francisco llega a la República Democrática del Congo. telesurtv.net Inicia así su 40° viaje apostólico al exterior y su quinto viaje a África desde que asumió la jefatura del Estado del Vaticano.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Trabajadores franceses protestan contra reforma de pensiones. telesurtv.net Diversos gremios acataron la huelga luego de que dos semanas antes casi dos millones de personas salieran a las calles.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Profesores británicos convocan huelga por mejoras salariales. telesurtv.net Alrededor de 300,000 docentes se unirán al paro por el que 23.400 escuelas se verán obligadas a cerrar.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-01-31). Economía de República Dominicana crece un 4,9 % en 2022. telesurtv.net El sector de los servicios fue el que más incremento generó a la economía dominicana en 2022, representando el 60 por ciento del total.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-01-31). Reportan diez heridos tras tiroteo en Florida, EE.UU. telesurtv.net El jefe de Policía local, Sam Taylor, detalló que del total de lesionados hay dos hombres de entre 20 y 35 años que se encuentran en estado crítico.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Multinacional Philips despide a 6.000 empleados. telesurtv.net La mitad de los recortes de empleos se realizarán este año, dijo la compañía, y agregó que la otra mitad se realizará para 2025.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Rusia confirma que recibió mensaje de EE.UU. sobre Ucrania. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Rusia, Sergei Lavrov, indicó que en el mensaje, Estados Unidos pide a Moscú abandonar operación especial en Ucrania.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Rusia rechaza haber amenazado al expremier britanico Boris Johnson. telesurtv.net El portavoz del Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, aseguró que "no hubo amenazas" de misiles en la conversación que mantuvieron ambos líderes.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Al menos ochos muertos deja tiroteo en el sur de Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net La policía dijo que todavía estaban tratando de encontrar a los culpables, que atacaron una casa en la ciudad de Gqeberha en la provincia de Cabo Oriental.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-01-31). Ataque contra un autobús deja 15 agentes de seguridad heridos en Siria. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Comunicación de Siria refirió que las investigaciones continúan para identificar a los terroristas.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-01-31). Sindicatos de controladores aéreos realizan huelga en España. telesurtv.net Los gremios corroboraron que el paro de 24 horas se realizará todos los lunes hasta el 27 de febrero.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-31). Corte IDH condena a Colombia por exterminio de Unión Patriótica. telesurtv.net La Corte declaró que el Estado es responsable por las violaciones de DD.HH. en perjuicio de más de 6.000 víctimas integrantes y militantes de UP.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-31). Uruguay exhibe bajos índices de nuevos casos de Covid-19. telesurtv.net El Ministerio de Salud de Uruguay anunció que a partir del próximo martes comenzará una nueva campaña de vacunación contra el coronavirus a nivel nacional.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-31). Gobierno colombiano presenta balance del cese al fuego. telesurtv.net El ministro del Interior de Colombia afirmó que las masacres se han reducido en un por ciento en los primeros 30 días del 2023.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Premier palestino denuncia a Israel ante aumento de violencia. telesurtv.net El líder palestino afirmó que las decisiones de Israel "reflejan la profundidad de la crisis del Gobierno de ocupación".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Tàºrkiye no ratificará adhesión de Suecia y Finlandia a la OTAN. telesurtv.net El alto diplomático turco afirmó que "en circunstancias actuales, no se puede hablar sobre la aprobación del documento".

teleSUR- lvm (2023-01-31). OPS alerta sobre enfermedades tropicales desatentidas. telesurtv.net Las Enfermedades Tropicales Desatendidas alcanzan un grupo de 20 afecciones que están muy extendidas en las regiones más pobres del mundo.

Mirko C. Trudeau (2023-01-31). Estados Unidos No es sólo brutalidad policial sino la normalización del odio contra afrodescendientes. globalizacion.ca ´Cuando mi esposo y yo llegamos al hospital y vi a mi hijo, ya estaba muerto. Lo habían hecho papilla. Tenía moretones por todas partes. Su cabeza estaba hinchada como una sandía ª, dijo entre lágrimas RowVaughn Wells, la madre de…

Staff (2023-01-31). Santiago de Cuba da un último adiós a la poetisa Teresa Melo. cubadebate.cu Ofrendas florales de Miguel Díaz-Canel, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba (PCC) y presidente de la República, y del Ministerio de Cultura acompañan hoy las honras fúnebres de la destacada poetisa Teresa Melo, fallecida este lunes en su natal Santiago de Cuba.

teleSUR -YSM (2023-01-31). Canciller de Cuba sostiene encuentro con su par de Panamá. telesurtv.net El titular de Exteriores de Cuba destacó el interés de ambas naciones en fortalecer sus vínculos en medio del actual contexto internacional.

William I. Robinson (2023-01-31). La elite de Davos a la deriva frente a la ´policrisis ª del capitalismo global. globalizacion.ca La élite política y corporativa transnacional estuvo de regreso en Davos del 16 al 20 de enero para su cónclave anual en medio de la crisis más severa del capitalismo global desde la fundación del Foro Económico Mundial (FEM) hace…

César Zelada (2023-01-31). Perú: Una nueva correlación de fuerzas contra Dina. globalizacion.ca En los últimos días, la presidente golpista, Dina Boluarte, dijo, "…llamo a una tregua nacional para entablar una mesa de diálogo y fijar una agenda común por cada región…". A continuación, señaló que, "Puno, no es el Perú", cuestión que…

Staff (2023-01-31). Falleció Teresa Melo, destacada poetisa cubana. cubadebate.cu La poetisa e intelectual cubana Teresa Melo falleció en la noche de este lunes, informan usuarios en redes sociales. Teresa Melo Rodríguez (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 21 de octubre 1961). Poeta y editora. Una de las voces líricas primordiales de la década de los ochenta. Fue editora y directora de Ediciones Santiago. Graduada de Filosofía por la Universidad de La Habana.

Staff (2023-01-31). Over 30 Spanish Organizations Express Solidarity with Diplomat Alex Saab (+Statement). orinocotribune.com In a statement released on Monday, January 30, over 30 organizations that make up the Movement of Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution in Madrid raised their voices to demand the release of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab and all the political prisoners of imperialism. | Here is the full unofficial translation of the statement: | The organizations of the Movement of Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution strongly condemn the double kidnapping suffered by the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, detained in Cape Verde and also illegally deported to the United States following instructions from the US government. <...

Staff (2023-01-31). Desde hoy el "cometa verde" puede verse en el cielo. cubadebate.cu Durante los próximos días se podrá observar desde la Tierra, por primera vez en 50 000 años, el cometa C/2022 E3 (ZTF), también conocido como "El cometa verde". Para verlo en vivo es posible hacerlo con el uso de unos prismáticos, telescopio o a simple vista(en menor medida). El mejor momento será en el horario entre la medianoche y justo antes del amanecer.

Salim Lamrani (2023-01-31). øQuién está detrás del intento de golpe de Estado contra la democracia brasileña? globalizacion.ca El 8 de enero de 2023 varios miles de partidarios del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro irrumpieron en las tres principales instituciones democráticas de Brasil. El Congreso, el Tribunal Supremo Federal y el Palacio Presidencial en la Plaza de los Tres Poderes…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Región de Puno se moviliza para exigir renuncia de la presidenta de Perú. telesurtv.net Un total de 2.000 policías de la Unidad de Servicios Especiales fueron enviados a las regiones Ica y Puno para reforzar las acciones de desbloqueo de carreteras.

Staff (2023-01-31). El fin del interinato de Guaidó, un episodio "nefasto y tragicómico" (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sobre los recientes acontecimientos en Venezuela, donde la oposición decidió poner fin al interinato del autoproclamado "presidente" Juan Guaidó, la postura de EE.UU. y la Unión Europea ante ese hecho, y el papel de las ONGs en los planes de desestabilización orquestados en contra del Gobierno Bolivariano de Nicolás Maduro, conversó con Cubadebate el investigador del Centro de Investigaciones de la Política Internacional (CIPI), Elio Emilio Perera Pena.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-31). Leones del Caracas ganan campeonato del béisbol venezolano. telesurtv.net Los Leones de Caracas se ganó el derecho de representar a Venezuela en la Serie del Caribe 2023, en la cual serán los anfitriones entre el 2 y el 10 de febrero.

Golden State Opportunity (2023-01-31). Wednesday 2/1: Información sobre la ayuda GRATUITA para la preparación de impuestos y mas. indybay.org En línea usando Zoom (GRATIS)…

Humberto Márquez (2023-01-31). La gestión de áreas protegidas es prioridad latinoamericana para 2023. globalizacion.ca La deforestación, junto con los incendios, reduce los bosques de la región, expande la frontera agrícola, reduce el hábitat de los pueblos indígenas y de las especies animales de vida silvestre, destruye fuentes de agua y lleva más enfermedades a…

reenvia Red Latina sin fronteras (2023-01-31). Rosa Luxemburgo y el ecosocialismo… indybay.org Rosa Luxemburgo y el ecosocialismo: | un amor correspondido…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Nueva masacre deja cuatro asesinados en Medellín, Colombia. telesurtv.net En 2022, la Oficina de ONU Derechos Humanos en Colombia verificó 83 casos de masacres y 112 homicidios de defensores de DD.HH.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Bolivia activa emergencia sanitaria por brote de gripe aviar. telesurtv.net No obstante, los avicultores de Cochabamba piden tranquilidad ante brote de gripe aviar y garantizan huevo y carne de pollo de calidad y certificados.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-01-31). Renuncia premier del Consejo de Transición en Haití. telesurtv.net La renuncia de Steven Benoit se da en medio de un clima de inseguridad, represión policial y anuncio de cambios en el cuerpo policial.

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Presidente palestino se reúne con secretario de Estado de EE.UU. telesurtv.net Abbas denunció la falta de esfuerzos globales para desmantelar la ocupación y poner fin al régimen de asentamientos.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-01-31). Volcán Cotopaxi emana columna de gases y ceniza en Ecuador. telesurtv.net "En horas de la mañana se han observado emisiones continuas de ceniza con alturas hasta 2. 0 metros sobre el nivel del cráter", reportó el Instituto Geofísico.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Rusia toma control de la localidad de Blagadatnoye en Donetsk. telesurtv.net La aviación, las tropas de misiles y artillería del Grupo Sur apoyaron a los destacamentos de asalto en Donetsk.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-01-31). Intervención gubernamental concluye en Distrito Federal, Brasil. telesurtv.net El Gobierno intervino la capital brasileña, tras la intentona de golpe de Estado, protagoniza sin efectos por partidarios de expresidente ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Minera Las Bambas cesará actividades ante protestas en Perú. telesurtv.net "Si la situación no cambia, la mina no podrá continuar la producción de cobre a partir del 1 de febrero", informó MMG.

teleSUR, MER (2023-01-31). Continúan las movilizaciones en Perú para exigir renuncia de Dina Boluarte. telesurtv.net Un reporte de la Defensoría del Pueblo registró movilizaciones en provincias como Yungay, Huaraz, Carhuaz, Abancay, Andahuaylas, Cusco, Angaraes, entre otras.

teleSUR, SH (2023-01-31). Congreso peruano aplaza votación sobre adelanto de elecciones. telesurtv.net La propuesta de adelantar las elecciones busca poner fin a las movilizaciones en varias regiones del país en reclamo a la renuncia de la presidenta Baluarte.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-31). Agentes policiales de Haití denuncian asesinatos de colegas. telesurtv.net Funcionarios policiales amenazaron al gobierno con ausentarse de sus puestos si no son cumplidas sus demandas.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-01-31). Rusia obtiene actas de programa de armas biológicas de EEUU en Ucrania. telesurtv.net Según Kiríllov, los hallazgos confirman el objetivo del Pentágono de desarrollar componentes de armas de este tipo para probarlos en población ucraniana.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-01-31). Ataques terroristas dejan casi 30 muertos en Burkina Faso. telesurtv.net Burkina Faso ha sido objeto desde abril de 2015 de ataques terroristas, cometidos por grupos vinculados tanto a Al Qaeda como al autodenominado Estado Islámico.

teleSUR, rzr, DRL (2023-01-31). Aumentan a 100 los fallecidos por atentado en Pakistán. telesurtv.net Más de 220 heridos fueron evacuados hacia el Hospital Lady Reading.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-01-31). Familia de siete miembros fallece en un incendio en Guatemala. telesurtv.net El siniestro se declaró en horas de la madrugada del lunes en la comunidad Sibinal, a 300 kilómetros al noroeste de Ciudad de Guatemala.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-01-31). Al menos cinco muertos deja accidente de autobús en Brasil. telesurtv.net Más de 30 personas viajaban en el micro, de los cuales 23 fueron trasladados al Hospital São Salvador de Além Paraíba.

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