Daily Archives: July 4, 2021

2021-07-04: News Headlines

_____ (2021-07-04). Thousands March In Cancel Canada Day Actions. popularresistance.org On July 1, several thousand Indigenous people and settler and immigrant allies answered the call of organizations like Idle No More to protest the celebration of Canada Day and the ongoing genocide of Indigenous peoples. Cancel Canada Day actions took place across the land occupied by the Canadian state, from St. John's, Newfoundland, in the east, to Victoria, B.C., including a march of thousands to parliament in Ottawa.

_____ (2021-07-04). Heat Waves Prompt Workers To Walk Out. popularresistance.org With climate change making heat waves harsher and more common, the sizzling temperatures will affect workers of all kinds ― not just roofers and farmworkers stuck outside, but warehouse pickers, restaurant workers and others laboring indoors, especially in workplaces not outfitted to deal with extreme heat.

Anonymous669 (2021-07-03). New Spy Footage Shows Saudi-Led Coalition's Camp Attacked With Houthi Drones. southfront.org Illustrative image, source: the Houthis media wing | On July 2, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released a video filmed inside the Saudi-led coalition's al-Wadi'a camp on the Yemeni-Saudi border. | The video was filmed by spies of the Houthis prior to the | Th…

Sharmila Devi (2021-07-03). [World Report] North Korean health at risk due to border closures. thelancet.com Most links to North Korea have been cut for 18 months, severely limiting imports of food and vital medicines. Sharmila Devi reports.

The Lancet (2021-07-03). [Editorial] Germany's election: transformation versus more of the same. thelancet.com Angela Merkel's 16-year reign as German chancellor will come to an end this year. This fact is the only certain outcome, among various possible party coalition options, when Germans vote in federal elections on Sept 26. 2021 is a particularly poignant and important year for an election in Germany, with a mixed picture of success in the COVID-19 pandemic, an unfinished history of migration, strong population feelings on climate change and sustainability, and continuing discussion on the role of the EU.

_____ (2021-07-03). FBI Begins Arresting People Accused of Assaulting Journalists at Capitol on January 6. commondreams.org "I have watched with dismay and increasing horror as [Stephen]…has become the architect of immigration policies that repudiate the very foundation of our family's life in this country," Stephen Miller's uncle said.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-03). Russian-led CSTO says 1,000 Azerbaijani troops entering Armenia is "border incident" antibellum679354512.wordpress.com SeeArmy Chief: 1,000 Azerbaijani soldiers are still in the territory of Armenia impotence — noun, inability to take effective action; helplessness treason — noun, the action of betraying someone or something redundancy — noun, the state of being not or no longer needed or useful Moscow-led alliance views situation in southern Armenia as border incident …

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