Daily Archives: September 7, 2021

2021-09-07: News Headlines

Richard C. Gross (2021-09-07). Conservative Republican Demagogues. counterpunch.org "This country is frightening" (Author's italics.) — Philip Roth, "American Pastoral," 1997 Republican state legislatures and governors, with Texas leading the way, are dismantling the essence of American democracy, and the conservative Supreme Court is helping them reach their goal. Get ready to kiss goodbye to Roe v. Wade. These conservative demagogues are building on the authoritarian,

Josh Frank (2021-09-07). A CIA Drone Analyst Apologizes to the People of Afghanistan. counterpunch.org

_____ (2021-09-07). Politicians Globally Call On Joe Biden To Drop The Prosecution Against Julian Assange. popularresistance.org A cross party group of UK parliamentarians took the opportunity of Biden's visit during G7 summit in Cornwall and appealed to President in an open letter saying: "The effect of your predecessor's decision to take a criminal case against a member of the press working in our country is to restrict the scope of permissible press activities here, and set a precedent that others will no doubt exploit. We appeal to you to drop this prosecution, an act that would be a clarion call for freedom that would echo around the globe."

Alberto López Girondo (2021-09-07). Julian Assange y Chelsea Manning, los únicos héroes en este lío. globalizacion.ca El creador del sitio WikiLeaks y la analista que filtró los ´Papeles de Afganistán ª padecieron persecución y cárcel por mostrar la verdad. Los únicos héroes en este lío de la invasión a Afganistán pagaron el precio más caro por sacar…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-07). Russia's New Space Station To Be Autonomous, Begin Deployment In 5-6 Years. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | Russia's new orbital station will operate autonomously to a large extent and will be kitted with artificial intelligence, head of the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said."The system itself, the station itself with artificial intelligence elements should demonstrate intelligence of the highest level," the Roscosmos chief said, responding to a question about the principal distinctions of the future orbiter from previous systems. | The Russian station should…

Anonymous007 (2021-09-07). Crimea Pipeline Explosion Was Allegedly Orchestrated By Ukrainian Intelligence. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The explosion of a gas pipeline in Crimea was organized by Ukrainian intelligence, Russia's security service — the FSB reported. | On August 23, unidentified persons damaged the gas pipeline, located in Crimea's mountainous area and used for supplying gas to a military unit and to the village of Perevalnoye. The gas pipeline operation was restored on the next day. On 6 September, four suspects were arrested."It was established that this act of sabotage was orchestrated by the Uk…

Anonymous765 (2021-09-07). Locations Of US Carrier Strike Groups — September 7, 2021. 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. | click to see the full-size image | Carrier strike group (CSG) is an operational formation of the United States Navy. It is centered on an aircraft carrier and a carrier ai…

sputniknews (2021-09-07). Russia's FSB Accuses Ukrainian Intelligence of Staging Crimean Gas Pipeline Blast. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The explosion of a gas pipeline in Crimea in August was organised by the Ukrainian intelligence with participation of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People (banned in Russia), the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on 7 September.

Workers World New York bureau (2021-09-06). Workers rally for union and housing rights. workers.org Worker leader and whistleblower Chris Smalls and a dozen Amazon workers led a Labor Day weekend workers assembly Sept. 4, demanding union recognition at Amazon's Staten Island JFK8 facility and passage of the federal union rights PRO Act. They gathered in Union Square across from Amazon-owned Whole Foods in Manhattan. . . . |

Staff (2021-09-06). As a Nurse Practitioner, I Know the Texas Abortion Law Is a Blow to Health Care. truthout.org On May 19, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into legislation the notorious SB 8 anti-abortion bill, aka the "heartbeat law," which bans abortions after 6 weeks and enables anyone, regardless of where they reside, to sue abortion providers and those who provide financial assistance or transport to anyone trying to obtain an abortion after the six week cut off. On September 1 the legislation went into effect after the Supreme Court ignored an emergency appeal to block enforcement of the law.

_____ (2021-09-06). Dear Joe Manchin: $3.5 Trillion Is Not Much Money. commondreams.org The absurdity and lawlessnessof the Supreme Court's procedural decision in the Texas abortion case could, if turned around on the GOP, have the benefit of getting more people vaccinated.

_____ (2021-09-06). Supreme Court's Attack on Abortion Rights Opens Door for Vigilante Lawsuits Against the Unvaccinated. commondreams.org By refusing to block the Texas law, "the Supreme Court of the United States has chosen to trample on the protection of women's reproductive rights," said one expert.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-06). Behind the CIA Push for Forced Covid "Vaccination" libya360.wordpress.com Kit Klarenberg The appearance of a physician from the CIA's venture capital arm in a Washington Post op-ed arguing those who have not been vaccinated should not be prioritised for medical treatments raises some alarming questions. In recent weeks, health professionals, journalists, politicians and pundits across the Western world have in growing numbers openly discussed…

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