Daily Archives: July 28, 2021

2021-07-28: News Headlines

Latino Rebels (2021-07-28). #ICYMI: The Powerful January 6 Testimony by a Dominican Immigrant Who Served in Iraq and Is Now a U.S. Capitol Police Sergeant. latinorebels.com "As a child in the Dominican Republic, I looked up to the United States as a land of opportunity and a place to better myself."

_____ (2021-07-28). Farmer Co-Ops Are Giving Latinx Communities Room To Grow. popularresistance.org On Sundays, Edith Alas Ortega travels 20 minutes from her home to a farm field in Henderson County, North Carolina, and takes a deep breath. "There's a mental and physical healing that happens out here," she said in Spanish. Ortega is one of five members of Tierra Fértil Coop—"fertile ground" in English—an agricultural, worker-owned cooperative for and by Latinx immigrants. The group—three Salvadoran and three Mexican immigrants—meet every week on their one-acre parcel in Hendersonville that provides vegetables for the families involved as well as enough for resale, with a focus on cultura…

Staff (2021-07-28). Arreaza: UNHCR Using Athlete Eldric Sella Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On July 27, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza decried that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is politically using Venezuelan athlete Eldric Sella against Venezuela. | The diplomat made reference to an UNHCR publication that claims that the "UNHCR is looking for a country that could receive Venezuelan boxer Eldric Sella." According to the statement of the UN agency, "Venezuelan Olympic boxer Eldric Sella, who is part of the Olympic Refugee Team (EOR) in Tokyo 2020, will not be able to return to Trinidad and Tobago. The immigration authorities of that Caribbean island n…

Staff (2021-07-28). Samidoun Delegation to Lebanon Day 6: Borders of occupied Palestine, Khiam prison and Mleeta resistance landmark. samidoun.net The sixth day of the Ghassan Kanafani Brigade, the Samidoun delegation to Lebanon, began with a trip to Maroun al-Ras, on the border with occupied Palestine. The delegation traveled with members of the Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, an international campaign founded in 2013 headquartered in Lebanon to defend and promote Palestinian refugees' inalienable right to return to their homeland. Samidoun, member organizations and allied groups, including Collectif Palestine Vaincra and Alkarama Palestinian Women's Mobilization, have participated widely in many campaigns and actions of the Global Campaign over th…

Anonymous669 (2021-07-28). 12 Killed In Large ISIS Attack On Syrian Army Posts In Deir Ezzor. southfront.org Illustrative image | Early on July 28, ISIS cells launched a large-scale attack on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies in the western Deir Ezzor countryside. | The attack targeted posts located near al-Kuratah oil station, in Jabal al Bishri and along Deir Ezzor's administrative border with Raqqa. | According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, heavy clashes broke out between ISIS terrorists and Syrian troops. Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces targeted the terrorists with a number of airstrikes. | "The…

_____ (2021-07-28). As Delta Wreaks Havoc, Biden Faces Growing Pressure to Force Big Pharma to Share Vaccine Recipes. commondreams.org "With each passing day, the Biden administration is trampling on its professed commitment to science-based policymaking and a humane immigration system."

Sonali Kolhatkar (2021-07-28). After Devastating DACA Ruling, Dreamers Vow to Push for Legalization. zcomm.org "We're done waiting," she said. "We're done having to take a back seat. We're done playing nice."

Anonymous103 (2021-07-28). U.S. Violates Venezuelan Airspace As Part Of Pressure Campaign Against Maduro. southfront.org Illustrative imageWashington has not fully given up attempts to remove Maduro from power. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst | According to the Venezuelan Defense Ministry, an American military plane entered Venezuelan airspace on July 22. A statement released on July 23 denounced the violation of Venezuela's airspace, an act described as a "flagrant provocation." According to the Minister of Defense, the aerial intrusion took place in Venezuela's northwest near the Colombian border for three mi…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-28). Russia Delivers Free Military Equipment To Tajikistan For Border Control. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The surge in terrorist activity in Afghanistan against the background of the hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from the country and the rapid degradation of the situation require the adoption of appropriate measures. | These measures are already underway, said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu."Today, joint work to neutralize threats from the territory of neighboring Afghanistan comes to the fore. The hasty withdrawal of foreign troops from there provoked a rapid degradation of th…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-28). Armenia Loses Two Soldiers, More Injured In Renewed Localized Clashes With Azerbaijan. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On July 28, at about 3: 40 am local time, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces attacked Armenian positions located in the north-eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. | Localized clashes broke out, continued for a few hours. | According to preliminary information, there are losses on both sides as a result of the fighting. | The Armenian Ministry of Defense claimed that as a result of the hostilities that began after the aggression of the Azerbaijani armed for…

teleSUR (2021-07-27). Haiti: President Moise's Head of Security Arrested. telesurenglish.net Haiti's National Police on Monday confirmed that Jean Laguel Civil, the head of security for late President Jovenel Moise, was arrested. | RELATED: | He is charged with murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery. Once a warrant was issued for his arrest, Laguel Civil was detained and transferred to a penitentiary in Delmas near Port-au-Prince. | A few days ago, prosecutor Me Bed-Ford Claude asked the immigration…

Michelle Chen (2021-07-27). You Can Work but Not Stay. progressive.org Immigrant rights activists are trying to convince elected officials that workers are essential enough to be given a path to citizenship.

Staff (2021-07-27). UNVACCINATED diners only: California restaurant says it's having fun watching 'heads explode' over mandatory no-vax policy. rt.com A California restaurant has refused to back down after being bombarded with negative press and customer reviews for posting a sign demanding that all diners provide proof that they have not been vaccinated against Covid-19. | With vaccination status increasingly becoming a prerequisite to participate in many ordinary activities, one Huntington Beach eatery has decided to take a slightly different approach to granting privileges based on personal medical decisions. | On its storefront window, Basilico's Pasta e Vino taped a sign reading: "PROOF OF BEING UNVACCINATED REQUIRED. We have zero tolerance for treasono…

Staff (2021-07-27). Biden says US 'combat mission' in Iraq will be over by year's end, but won't say how many troops to remain deployed. rt.com President Joe Biden said the US combat mission in Iraq will end this December, when Washington's role will shift to training local forces, but declined to say what will come of the 2,500 American troops still in the country | Speaking during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday, Biden

Staff (2021-07-27). Snowden skewers Big Tech, 'amoral' capital firms for enabling 'Insecurity Industry' & calls for urgent action before it's too late. rt.com Warning that companies that claim to protect national security are the "greatest danger" to it, Edward Snowden has urged the dismantling of this 'Insecurity Industry' by banning trade in intrusive software and penalizing enablers. | In a searing

Staff (2021-07-27). Intelligence forces arrest Mossad terrorist network in W Iran. en.mehrnews.com Iran's Intelligence Ministry announced on Tuesday that a network of the members of the Zionist regime's Spy Organization (Mossad) was arrested on the western border of the country.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Delta variant is one of the most infectious respiratory diseases known, U.S. CDC director says. ecns.cn "The delta variant is more aggressive and much more transmissible than previously circulating strains," CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). U.S. rocked by more than 900 shooting incidents last week: media. ecns.cn More than 900 shooting incidents took place across the United States last week, according to ABC News.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Americans' optimism about country's direction drops nearly 20 points: poll. ecns.cn Americans' optimism about the direction of the country has dropped nearly 20 points, according to the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll.

ecns.cn (2021-07-27). Comicomment: U.S. 'cannot fool all the people all the time' over Fort Detrick. ecns.cn You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

teleSUR (2021-07-27). South and North Korea Restore Their Emergency Hotline. telesurenglish.net South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential Blue House said Tuesday. | RELATED: | The Blue House said in a statement that the two Koreas decided to resume their direct communication hotlines as of 10: 00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) Tuesday. All of the inter-Korean communication…

Staff (2021-07-27). US drone whistleblower Daniel Hale sentenced to 45 months in prison. rt.com Daniel Hale, a former US Air Force intelligence analyst who leaked information about civilian deaths caused by drone strikes overseas, has been sentenced to almost four years in prison under the Espionage Act. | US District Judge Liam O'Grady passed the sentence on Tuesday in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, saying that the 45-month sentence was needed as a deterrent to others from disclosing government secrets. O'Grady told Hale he had other options than to share classified documents with a reporter. | Whistleblower Daniel Hale faces sentencing today for revealing the widespread murder of civilians by…

Maureen Skehan (2021-07-27). 'Justice for Haiti! Let revolutionary Cuba live!'. workers.org Boston A multinational, multigenerational, pro-socialist crowd, including Indigenous, Black, Latinx, immigrant rights, peace and justice, union, faith-based, youth, veterans, LGBTQ2S+ and disability rights organizers, converged at Park Street Station, Boston, July 24, for a militant and unified "People's Speak Out and Rally" to demand "No U$ Intervention in Haiti, Reparations . . . |

_____ (2021-07-27). 'Vile': Biden DHS to Turn Away Migrant Families Under 'Expedited Removal' Policy. commondreams.org Three decades after the Soviet empire headed for the exit, is it possible that the far more powerful American one is ever so chaotically heading in the same direction?

Titleliving on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet (2021-07-27). Living on a Newly Unrecognizable Planet. commondreams.org "This administration continues to seek efficiency over safety and due process for migrant families."

Staff (2021-07-27). Headlines for July 27, 2021. democracynow.org California & New York City to Require Workers to Get Vaccine or Weekly Tests, CDC: Florida Accounts for One in Five of All U.S. COVID Cases, Study: Lifting of Eviction Moratoriums Resulted in Over 10,000 COVID Deaths, Tokyo Reports Record Number of COVID Cases as It Hosts Olympics, Protesters Denounce "Coup" as Tunisian President Expands Power Grab, U.S. Troops to Remain in Iraq, But Biden Says "Combat Mission" Is Ending, 57 Feared Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Libya, Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of War Crimes in Gaza Assault, Lebanese Billionaire Tapped to Be Next Prime Minister, U.S. Sends Over 2 Doze…

Pablo Manríquez (2021-07-27). Kaine Cites 2005 Precedent for Including Immigration Pathway to Citizenship in Budget Reconciliation. latinorebels.com "There's a 2005 reconciliation bill that had a significant immigration component to it that included changing status," Kaine (D-VA) told Latino Rebels on Monday afternoon in the Senate tunnels.

Staff (2021-07-27). By acknowledging America can't stop the pipeline, Biden's Nord Stream 2 deal seals the end of the Washington-centric world order. rt.com The new agreement between the US and Germany was supposed to show the West was united behind American leadership across the globe. Instead, the deal lays bare the emerging fault lines in a rapidly changing multi-polar world. | Clothed in the usual unifying language of upholding common values and confronting Russia, the pact was published last week to great fanfare and harsh criticism at the same time. The US agreed to give its "permission" for the gas pipeline, in exchange for concessions from Germany. Berlin has committed to a one-off payment of $175 million to fund Ukraine's transition to greener energy, and…

Anonymous007 (2021-07-27). South And North Korea Restore Hotline As Pyongyang Fails Five-Year Economic Plan. southfront.org The Truce village in the DMZ between the South and North | South and North Korea have restored cross-border communications, just shy over a year after they severed them. | The two countries said that the move was an attempt to rebuild trust. | The decision was announced in statements by South Korea's presidential Blue House and KCNA, the North's state media agency. | KCNA said all inter-Korean communication channels were reopened, in line with an agreement between Seoul and Pyongyang's leadership. | The Blue House said…

sputniknews (2021-07-27). Iran's Intelligence Ministry Says It Has Shattered Mossad Sleeper Cell Plotting Mass Unrest. sputniknews.com Iran and Israel have no relations to speak of, and have waged a decades-long covert war involving cyberattacks, sabotage strikes against one another's commercial shipping, the assassination of nearly a dozen Iranian nuclear scientists by Israeli agents, and more.

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-27). Tajik president, Chinese defense minister discuss Afghan situation. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tajik president discusses Afghanistan with Chinese defense minister DUSHANBE — Tajik President Emomali Rahmon discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Dushanbe on Tuesday, the Tajik presidential press service said. "The Tajik leader spoke with alarm about the critical development of the situation in this neighboring country, including districts bordering …

Rick Rozoff (2021-07-27). Following Karabakh model, Ankara-Baku-Islamabad axis eyes Afghanistan. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkey holds discussion with Azerbaijan to assume security of Kabul airport, Mustafa Shentop says "The wave of migration is growing against the background of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan," said the speaker of Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Shentop at the first trilateral meeting of Turkish, Azerbaijani, and Pakistani speakers held in Milli Majlis, APA …

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