Monthly Archives: October 2023

2023-10-12: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-10-12). TV host deported from China after serving jail time. ecns.cn China's State security agency said on Wednesday that it had deported Australian national Cheng Lei after she served a full sentence for illegally providing Chinese State security secrets abroad.

Restore Oakland (2023-10-12). Wednesday 10/18: Stop the Santa Rita Jail Expansion! indybay.org Restore Oakland | 1419 34th Ave | Oakland…

Juan Cole (2023-10-12). Is California's Climate Lawsuit against Big Oil a Gamechanger? counterpunch.org The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism can plunge mortal souls is incalculable. It should come as no surprise then that oil company executives and the officials of petrostates like Saudi Arabia have so assiduously lied to us about the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, the executives of tobacco firms have been perfectly content

Florence CGTN (2023-10-11). U.S. fast food chains face false advertising lawsuits. america.cgtn.com When it comes to fast food…what you see isn't always what you get. In recent years, there has been a flurry of cases involving false marketing claims against chains including McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Taco Bell. | Many of the charges focus on the quantity of the food delivered versus what's advertised.

Juan Cole (2023-10-11). Getting mad and getting even. nationofchange.org California's climate lawsuit—the result of a deliberate cover-up.

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-12). Initial Comments on Hamas's October Counter-Offensive. internationalviewpoint.org "The Palestinian struggle must rely primarily on mass political action against Israel's oppression, occupation, and settler-colonial expansion." | – | / |

NPA, Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (2023-10-12). Gaza offensive: we are all Palestinians! internationalviewpoint.org "In fact, the war against the Palestinians has been going on for 75 years, and the left should remember the need for solidarity with resistance struggles against oppression and occupation." | – | / |

Palestinian BDS National Committee (2023-10-12). Western Complicity in Apartheid Israel's Brutal Violence Heightens Palestinian Resistance & International Solidarity. internationalviewpoint.org "Since oppression is the root cause of violence, to end all violence — the initial and ongoing violence of the oppressor and the reactive resistance of the oppressed — we must act to end oppression." | – | / |

Revolution Books (2023-10-12). Saturday 10/14: Film/Discussion–BEHIND THE ISRAEL GAZA CLASH – No to US-Israeli Oppression of the Palest. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-11). Initial Comments on Hamas's October Counter-Offensive. internationalviewpoint.org "The Palestinian struggle must rely primarily on mass political action against Israel's oppression, occupation, and settler-colonial expansion." | – | / |

NPA, Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (2023-10-11). Gaza offensive: we are all Palestinians! internationalviewpoint.org "In fact, the war against the Palestinians has been going on for 75 years, and the left should remember the need for solidarity with resistance struggles against oppression and occupation." | – | / |

Palestinian BDS National Committee (2023-10-11). Western Complicity in Apartheid Israel's Brutal Violence Heightens Palestinian Resistance & International Solidarity. internationalviewpoint.org "Since oppression is the root cause of violence, to end all violence — the initial and ongoing violence of the oppressor and the reactive resistance of the oppressed — we must act to end oppression." | – | / |

Revolution Books (2023-10-11). Saturday 10/14: Film/Discussion–BEHIND THE ISRAEL GAZA CLASH – No to US-Israeli Oppression of the Palest. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Phyllis Bennis (2023-10-11). U.S. must support UN call for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. peoplesworld.org The most recent eruption of violence in Gaza and Israel is a tragic reminder of the human consequences of decades of oppression. The human toll — hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis killed so far — tells that appalling story. Many of the targets, and many of those killed, on both sides, were civilians. And, as …

Chris Gilbert (2023-10-12). Venezuelan Migrants: Survivors from a Passenger Ship That You Sunk. counterpunch.org The empire throws the stone but hides its hand, and the obedient mass media (The New York Times included) follows suit by telling only of the reactions provoked by repeated imperial stonings. Two million Palestinians have been made hostage in the world's largest open-air prison for decades, where they are subjected to repeated attacks and humiliations. Then, lo

kwjorinoco (2023-10-11). Rafael Correa Condemns Plot to Accuse Him of Villavicencio Murder. orinocotribune.com After at least seven people involved in the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were executed in prison, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) of Ecuador reported having the testimony of a witness. Former President Rafael Correa described the testimony as part of a maneuver to frame him. | The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office issued a statement on October 8 announcing that it collected the testimony of a witness of the execution of Fernando Villavicencio. This person "under oath described, among other things, the preparations and accounts offered by the intellectual authors" of the murder of…

Mike Ludwig (2023-10-11). Supreme Court Let Texas Execute a Man Sentenced on Allegedly Faulty Evidence. truthout.org As abolitionists worldwide observed a day of protest against the death penalty on Tuesday, the six members of the Supreme Court's right-wing majority threw out lower court rulings and allowed the state of Texas to execute Jedidiah Murphy, a deeply faithful Jewish man who suffered from mental illness and wished to become a religious counselor for others in prison. Last-minute legal wrangling saw… |

repost (2023-10-11). Israel Can't Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price -Gideon Levy. indybay.org We thought we'd continue to go down to Gaza, scatter a few crumbs in the | form of tens of thousands of Israeli work permits — always contingent on | good behavior — and still keep them in prison.

Staff (2023-10-11). Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Should Lift Siege & Call Off Plans for Ground Invasion of Gaza. democracynow.org From Tel Aviv, we hear from award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy, whose recent column for Haaretz is headlined "Israel Can't Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price." Levy discusses the reaction within Israeli society toward Hamas's unexpected attack and condemns the Netanyahu government for only mobilizing for further warfare rather than providing effective assistance to victims. "Nobody is leading Israel," declares Levy, who also calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza and accept that its campaign of eradicating Hamas is "imposs…

FP Staff (2023-10-12). US sends 2400 special force fighters to 'thwart any Iranian action' against Israel. firstpost.com US special forces were en route to the Israeli combat zone as the US prepares for a potential operation to free more than 150 hostages taken prisoner by Hamas. | The 2,400 fighters of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit secretly left their scheduled military drill in Kuwait, according to reports. | The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower group is scheduled to join the USS Gerald R. Ford group in the eastern Mediterranean in order to thwart any Iranian action. The USS Gerald R. Ford has already arrived there as the head of a carrier strike group. | However, with the deployment of the 26th, who were among the first US forces i…

krish-rad_ind (2023-10-11). Bombing A Prison Full of Men, Women, & Children? youtu.be

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2023-10-11: News Headlines

Ming Cheung (2023-10-10). The Supreme Court Must Find South Carolina's Voting Map Unconstitutional. aclu.org Racial discrimination exists in many forms. It can be as violent and overt as police brutality or as subtle as lines drawn on a voting map. In the latter case, the act may seem innocuous or technical, but the impact is significant. | Just look at what happened in January 2022. Ahead of the midterm elections, South Carolina's majority-white and majority-Republican Legislature redrew Congressional District 1 (CD 1) to maintain political power. But it purposefully targeted Black communities to do so. Mapmakers unnecessarily moved thousands of Black voters out of the district in textbook racial sorting. | But the…

My Khanh Ngo (2023-10-10). Asylum Seeker's Wrongful 6-Year Detention is Emblematic of a Broken System. aclu.org Jessica Barahona-Martinez and her three children arrived at the southern U.S. border in 2016. Fleeing gang violence and government persecution in El Salvador, she came seeking asylum and a better life. Like many asylum seekers with family in the United States, after being apprehended by Border Patrol, she and her children were released to live with her sister, who is a lawful permanent resident, in Virginia. Her release came with strict reporting requirements as her asylum case proceeded through the courts. | For over a year, Jessica attended every check in with ICE. She complied with all conditions — ev…

channelnewsasia (2023-10-10). Former Wirecard Asia employee jailed for helping superiors embezzle S$47,000. channelnewsasia.com See Lee Wee's lawyers said she was merely a junior employee learning the ropes from her superiors.

Juan Cole (2023-10-10). Is California's Climate Lawsuit Against Big Oil an Inflection Point? truthout.org The depths of depravity into which unvarnished capitalism can plunge mortal souls is incalculable. It should come as no surprise then that oil company executives and the officials of petrostates like Saudi Arabia have so assiduously lied to us about the catastrophic effects of climate change. After all, the executives of tobacco firms have been perfectly content to sell consumers a product long… |

Juan Cole (2023-10-11). Getting mad and getting even. nationofchange.org California's climate lawsuit—the result of a deliberate cover-up.

Mehul Reuben Das (2023-10-11). TikTok gets sued again, Utah accuses them of introducing kids to 'destructive' social media habits. firstpost.com Utah has joined the ranks of US states taking legal action against TikTok, alleging that the company is enticing children into addictive and potentially harmful social media habits. The lawsuit claims that TikTok is engaging children in prolonged social media use, misrepresenting the app's safety, and falsely presenting itself as independent from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. | Utah's Republican Governor, Spencer Cox, expressed his determination to hold social media companies accountable in a news conference where the lawsuit was announced, and filed in a state court in Salt Lake City. | Arkansas and Ind…


channelnewsasia (2023-10-10). Coldplay launches S$23 million countersuit in legal battle with former manager. channelnewsasia.com The band's former manager Dave Holmes sued the group for £10 million over the summer, alleging he's owed unpaid commissions.

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-11). Initial Comments on Hamas's October Counter-Offensive. internationalviewpoint.org "The Palestinian struggle must rely primarily on mass political action against Israel's oppression, occupation, and settler-colonial expansion." | – | / |

NPA, Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (2023-10-11). Gaza offensive: we are all Palestinians! internationalviewpoint.org "In fact, the war against the Palestinians has been going on for 75 years, and the left should remember the need for solidarity with resistance struggles against oppression and occupation." | – | / |

Palestinian BDS National Committee (2023-10-11). Western Complicity in Apartheid Israel's Brutal Violence Heightens Palestinian Resistance & International Solidarity. internationalviewpoint.org "Since oppression is the root cause of violence, to end all violence — the initial and ongoing violence of the oppressor and the reactive resistance of the oppressed — we must act to end oppression." | – | / |

Revolution Books (2023-10-11). Saturday 10/14: Film/Discussion–BEHIND THE ISRAEL GAZA CLASH – No to US-Israeli Oppression of the Palest. indybay.org Revolution Books, 2444 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94704…

Gilbert Achcar (2023-10-10). Initial Comments on Hamas's October Counter-Offensive. internationalviewpoint.org "The Palestinian struggle must rely primarily on mass political action against Israel's oppression, occupation, and settler-colonial expansion." | – | / |


Jewish Voice for Peace (2023-10-10). Sunday 10/8: Power Hour for Gaza: The Root of Violence is Oppression Teach-in. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

NPA, Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (2023-10-10). Gaza offensive: we are all Palestinians! internationalviewpoint.org "In fact, the war against the Palestinians has been going on for 75 years, and the left should remember the need for solidarity with resistance struggles against oppression and occupation." | – | / |

Palestinian BDS National Committee (2023-10-10). Western Complicity in Apartheid Israel's Brutal Violence Heightens Palestinian Resistance & International Solidarity. internationalviewpoint.org "Since oppression is the root cause of violence, to end all violence — the initial and ongoing violence of the oppressor and the reactive resistance of the oppressed — we must act to end oppression." | – | / |

presstv.ir (2023-10-10). Palestinian operation 'legitimate defense' against Israeli occupation: Iran's UN mission. presstv.ir Iran's mission to the United Nations supports Palestinians' 'legitimate defense' against Israel's 70 years of oppression.

Phyllis Bennis (2023-10-11). U.S. must support UN call for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. peoplesworld.org The most recent eruption of violence in Gaza and Israel is a tragic reminder of the human consequences of decades of oppression. The human toll — hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis killed so far — tells that appalling story. Many of the targets, and many of those killed, on both sides, were civilians. And, as …

kwjorinoco (2023-10-11). Rafael Correa Condemns Plot to Accuse Him of Villavicencio Murder. orinocotribune.com After at least seven people involved in the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were executed in prison, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) of Ecuador reported having the testimony of a witness. Former President Rafael Correa described the testimony as part of a maneuver to frame him. | The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office issued a statement on October 8 announcing that it collected the testimony of a witness of the execution of Fernando Villavicencio. This person "under oath described, among other things, the preparations and accounts offered by the intellectual authors" of the murder of…

Jewish Voice for Peace (2023-10-10). Sunday 10/8: Power Hour for Gaza: The Root of Violence is Oppression Teach-in. indybay.org Online via Zoom…

NPA, Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste (2023-10-10). Gaza offensive: we are all Palestinians! internationalviewpoint.org "In fact, the war against the Palestinians has been going on for 75 years, and the left should remember the need for solidarity with resistance struggles against oppression and occupation." | – | / |

Palestinian BDS National Committee (2023-10-10). Western Complicity in Apartheid Israel's Brutal Violence Heightens Palestinian Resistance & International Solidarity. internationalviewpoint.org "Since oppression is the root cause of violence, to end all violence — the initial and ongoing violence of the oppressor and the reactive resistance of the oppressed — we must act to end oppression." | – | / |

presstv.ir (2023-10-10). Palestinian operation 'legitimate defense' against Israeli occupation: Iran's UN mission. presstv.ir Iran's mission to the United Nations supports Palestinians' 'legitimate defense' against Israel's 70 years of oppression.

Phyllis Bennis (2023-10-11). U.S. must support UN call for ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. peoplesworld.org The most recent eruption of violence in Gaza and Israel is a tragic reminder of the human consequences of decades of oppression. The human toll — hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis killed so far — tells that appalling story. Many of the targets, and many of those killed, on both sides, were civilians. And, as …

kwjorinoco (2023-10-11). Rafael Correa Condemns Plot to Accuse Him of Villavicencio Murder. orinocotribune.com After at least seven people involved in the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were executed in prison, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) of Ecuador reported having the testimony of a witness. Former President Rafael Correa described the testimony as part of a maneuver to frame him. | The Ecuadorian Prosecutor's Office issued a statement on October 8 announcing that it collected the testimony of a witness of the execution of Fernando Villavicencio. This person "under oath described, among other things, the preparations and accounts offered by the intellectual authors" of the murder of…

repost (2023-10-11). Israel Can't Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price -Gideon Levy. indybay.org We thought we'd continue to go down to Gaza, scatter a few crumbs in the | form of tens of thousands of Israeli work permits — always contingent on | good behavior — and still keep them in prison.

Staff (2023-10-11). Israeli Journalist Gideon Levy: Israel Should Lift Siege & Call Off Plans for Ground Invasion of Gaza. democracynow.org From Tel Aviv, we hear from award-winning Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy, whose recent column for Haaretz is headlined "Israel Can't Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price." Levy discusses the reaction within Israeli society toward Hamas's unexpected attack and condemns the Netanyahu government for only mobilizing for further warfare rather than providing effective assistance to victims. "Nobody is leading Israel," declares Levy, who also calls for Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza and accept that its campaign of eradicating Hamas is "imposs…

Prof. Anthony J. Hall (2023-10-10). The Gaza Prison Break and the Prospect of a "Final Solution" in the Israel-Palestine Conflict. globalresearch.ca

repost (2023-10-10). Israel Can't Imprison Two Million Gazans Without Paying a Cruel Price -Gideon Levy. indybay.org We thought we'd continue to go down to Gaza, scatter a few crumbs in the | form of tens of thousands of Israeli work permits — always contingent on | good behavior — and still keep them in prison.

TASS (2023-10-10). Hamas plans to swap prisoners for Palestinians held in US prisons. tass.com Hamas spokesman Ali Barakeh also said the militants were ready for "all scenarios" of the conflict, including a "long war"

FP Explainers (2023-10-11). Gaza has one exit route and Israel is bombing it. Where do its people go?>. firstpost.com They call it the world's largest open-air prison. And right now there is no escaping it. After Hamas's stealth attack on Israel, its military continues to pound Gaza, home to more than two million people. In five days, 900 people have died and around 2,60,000 persons have been rendered homeless. | Residential buildings, schools, hospitals and mosques have been reduced to rubble. Two days ago, the Israeli military asked Palestinians to flee

Kathiann M. Kowalski (2023-10-10). How efforts to restrict democracy in Ohio make it harder to fight climate changeÔøº. nationofchange.org Gerrymandering, voter suppression, dark money and other moves insulate policymakers from accountability when they prop up fossil fuels at the expense of clean energy.

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