2022-06-30: News Headlines

Jonathan Cook (2022-06-30). How Spooks and Establishment Journalists Are Circling The Wagons. mintpressnews.com In the second of this two-part series, we examine why so many journalists are keen to cooperate with and parrot the key messages of the US and British intelligence agencies.

RT (2022-06-30). Russia Challenges Western Accusations at UN Security Council. dissidentvoice.org Caleb Maupin reports on the recent allegation of Russian missile targeting an shopping center in Ukraine, dismissed by Russia at the United Nations.

Jim McIlroy (2022-06-30). 20,000 teachers strike for better pay, conditions. greenleft.org.au More than 20,000 teachers marched from Hyde Park to New South Wales Parliament to demand a pay rise and better teaching conditions. Jim McIlroy reports.

Peace council, Birgit Naujeck (2022-06-30). Negotiating at last and The Russian-American Friendship. indybay.org In fact, Russia's war is a response to NATO's eastward expansion, long criticized by the peace movement, and to Western policies of rearmament and confrontation, by which Russia feels more and more existentially threatened. It began as early as the 1990s with the expansion of NATO – contrary to clear, binding commitments to Moscow…

Fight Back (2022-06-30). Over 1000 march in Jacksonville in defense of reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – Over 1000 people gathered in emergency response at the Duval County Courthouse, downtown Jacksonville, just hours after the Supreme Court announced their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on Friday, June 24. | The mass protest and march were coordinated by the Jacksonville Community Action Committee (JCAC), Women's March North Florida, Florida Access Network. Florida House Representatives Angie Nixon and Tracie Davis attended and spoke against the Supreme Court decision. | Powerful speakers shared their struggles with reproductive healthcare in the U.S. Nixon and Davis rightfully exposed the lac…

JANET (2022-06-30). Title IX weakened by SCOTUS Roe ruling. iacenter.org June 27, 2022 June 23 marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the federal legislation mandating equal opportunities for men's and women's participation in education, including sports. The very next day, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down another 50-year-old decision — Roe v. Wade — thus denying women and girls protected by Title IX their bodily autonomy to choose when or whether to bear children. Title IX states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or acti…

Michael Petrelis (2022-06-30). Friday 7/1: Speakout: 12PM 7/1 Cordileone at Mission Dolores. indybay.org Mission Dolores Basilica | 16th and Dolores Streets…

JANET (2022-06-30). Down with SCOTUS! We will fight back! iacenter.org By Kathy Durkin June 28, 2022 On June 24, the Supreme Court of the United States dealt a stunning blow to over half the country's population when it overturned the right to access legal abortions, granted by the top court 49 years ago in the precedent-setting Roe v. Wade ruling. The court's reactionary majority has denied women and all people who can bear a child equality, bodily autonomy and the right to make medical decisions. Philadelphia, June 24 The dissent from Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan asserts the Court's ruling means: "[F]rom the very moment of fertilization, a woman has no…

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2022-06-30). Friday 7/29: Stolen Legacy: California Pioneers of African Descent. indybay.org Leidesdorff Street | Financial District…

Peter Maiden (2022-06-30). Abortion Rights Rally in Fresno June 28. indybay.org People protested the anti-abortion Supreme Court decision at Fresno City Hall on Tuesday, June 28.

Ramzy Baroud (2022-06-30). Palestinians 'are not animals in a zoo': On Kanafani and the need to redefine the role of the 'victim intellectual'. juancole.com Years before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, US media introduced many new characters, promoting them as 'experts' who helped ratchet up US propaganda, ultimately allowing the US government to secure enough popular support for the war. Though enthusiasm for war began dwindling in later years, the invasion of Iraq had begun with a …

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-06-30). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Outrage on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Mark Merritt (2022-06-30). Water protectors hold out hope for river flows. greenleft.org.au The second Darling/Baaka River convoy to highlight unsustainable water-sharing plans and ungoverned water-trading practices was organised in early May. Mark Merritt reports.

The Global Research Team (2022-06-30). Your Support Has Kept Global Research Freely Accessible for Two Decades. globalresearch.ca The goal of the Global Research website is to shed light on complex and controversial issues often neglected by the mainstream media. It is through our readers' support and our authors' endeavors that allows us to sustain this objective. By …

Staff (2022-06-30). Russia condemns Israeli regime attacks on Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 30 (MNA)— Speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, condemned the Zionists' airstrikes on Damascus airport.

Shotgun Players (2022-06-30). Saturday 7/23: Ashby Stage Indigenous Land Acknowledgement Mural Unveiling. indybay.org Ashby Stage | 1901 Ashby Ave | Berkeley, CA 94703…

Anand Naidoo (2022-06-30). The Heat: Jan. 6th Hearings, U.S. Supreme Court Rulings. america.cgtn.com The U-S economy dipped in the first quarter of 2022. Many are asking: Is a recession looming?

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). In Video: Uncomfortable Questions To Ukrainian Authorities From Civilians In Kremenchug. southfront.org

_____ (2022-06-29). CIA And Western Special Ops Commandos Are In Ukraine. popularresistance.org The CIA and special operations forces from NATO members Britain, France, Canada, and Lithuania are physically in Ukraine, helping direct the proxy war on Russia, according to a report in The New York Times. | These Western forces are on the ground training and advising Ukrainian fighters, overseeing weapons shipments, and managing intelligence. | At least 20 countries are part of a US Army-led coalition, guiding Ukraine in its fight against Russian troops. | Some Ukrainian combatants are even using US flag patches on their equipment. | This is all according to a June 25 report in The New York Times, titled "Comma…

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). Iran And Argentina In BRICS Would Advance The Multipolar Project. southfront.org BRICS' expansion is a necessary step to overcome the unipolar world order. | Written by Lucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Science sat the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; geopolitical consultant. | A new step is being taken towards the expansion of the BRICS. Iran and Argentina asked this last week of June to join the group of emerging countries currently formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Beijing and Moscow, which are extremely affected by international sanctions,…

Editor (2022-06-29). Koch machine pressing Supreme Court to crush EPA. mronline.org Dark money groups funded by the fossil fuel billionaire are lobbying justices to block the agency from limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

Jake Johnson (2022-06-29). Sanders, Fetterman Urge Buttigieg to Fine Airlines Over Flight Cancellations. commondreams.org "The American people are sick of airlines ripping them off, canceling flights at the last minute, and delaying flights for hours on end," said the Vermont senator.

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). US Government Openly Advocates Destroying Russia. southfront.org The US government commission urged for more support (clearly implying actual support exists already) to separatist movements inside Russia and in the diaspora. | Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst | Last week, on June 23, a United States government agency under the name Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, better known as the Helsinki Commission,

Anonymous103 (2022-06-29). What More Proof Is Needed That America Is A Dictatorship, Not A Democracy? southfront.org | Written by Ever since 2014,

Anonymous Contributor (2022-06-29). Thousands Take to Streets in Boise, Idaho; Push Back Against the far-Right. itsgoingdown.org Report from so-called Boise, Idaho on recent protests and mobilizations against the Supreme Court ruling against Roe V Wade. In the heat of summer, on June 27th, 2022, roughly 4,000 people showed up to a demonstration at Cherie Buckner-Webb park in so-called downtown Boise, Idaho. The crowd was mixed with many attendees that had never…

Fight Back (2022-06-29). Thousands march in Milwaukee for reproductive rights. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI — On June 24, nearly 3000 people rallied in Dontre Hamilton (officially known as Red Arrow) Park to take back the right to abortion. Earlier that day, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to women's and reproductive rights by overturning Roe v. Wade. This meant the ability to get a safe and legal abortion would now be determined by individual state governments. | The Court's decision unearthed Wisconsin State Statute 940.04, an infamous anti-abortion law from 1849 which states, "Any person, other than the mother, who intentionally destroys the life of an unborn child is guilty of a Class H felo…

Fight Back (2022-06-29). Appleton, WI: 150-plus take the streets to defend abortion rights. fightbacknews.org Appleton, WI — On June 24, over 150 people answered an emergency call to action in regard to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case, which provided women federal protection for having an abortion. The event kicked off in Houdini Plaza, in the heart of Appleton's downtown district. | Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) members read statements to the large crowd, in solidarity with protests being held across the country and the need for working-class people to organize and demand the right to safe, legal abortion for all women in the country. | After that, members…

Rachel Hu, Chris Garaffa (2022-06-29). CovertAction Bulletin: How Biden Can Step in to Protect Abortion. covertactionmagazine.com On today's show, we discuss the unprecedented roll-back of women's rights and civil liberties with the overturn of the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe V. Wade. After the decision dropped thousands upon thousands of people poured into the streets in places across the country.

AC Facci (2022-06-29). Why We Use Inclusive Language to Talk About Abortion. aclu.org Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in a
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Sulma Arias (2022-06-29). To Defend Our Rights, Defend Our Democracy. otherwords.org Protesters have poured into the streets following the Supreme Court's decision to end reproductive freedom. As a mother of three, I share this anguish and anger. I fear for our lives in a country that so easily takes away a fundamental right. | But we shouldn't be surprised — this far-right court has been chipping away at democracy itself for years. And as

Editor (2022-06-29). The Rightwing's Supreme Court Coup. mronline.org THE OFFICIAL overturn of Roe v. Wade was announced as this issue of ATCgoes to press. It didn't require a white-nationalist riot, invading the Capitol at the instigation of Donald Trump, to tear huge holes in long-established constitutional rights in the United States. Where that frontal assault failed, a flanking maneuver by the right wing has met with success — including a blatant pseudo-constitutional coup by Court.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-06-29). 'Porch Monkey': Many See Democrat Racism In Isolating Clarence Thomas In Historic Roe v. Wade Decision. moguldom.com Six justices of the Supreme Court of the United States voted to reverse half a century of precedent when they overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling that gave women the federal right to have an abortion. Only one of them was inundated with blatant racism for it. Justice Clarence Thomas was called derogatory names …

SCOTUS ruled wrongly (2022-06-29). People pour into Federal Bldg Plaza to Express their Anger on Day of Decision. indybay.org Protesters spilled into the streets on June 24 soon after the much anticipated Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization was announced.

Brett Wilkins (2022-06-29). Police respond with violence against abortion rights protesters across the country. peoplesworld.org Abortion rights activists, journalists, and legal observers in recent days have been attacked and detained by police at demonstrations against the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade. Providence, R.I., police officer and Republican state Senate candidate Jeann Lugo suspended his campaign after the publication of video footage showing him punching one of his Democratic opponents, …

PAI (2022-06-29). Labor law expert: Union-heavy states more likely to have laws protecting abortion rights. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON (PAI)—In yet another indication of the importance of unions to workers, a top labor law expert reports the same states with high union density, high wages, and paid family and medical leave are the states that protect the right to abortion—even after the Supreme Court declared that unconstitutional nationally. And vice versa, adds Sharon …

Dave LIndorff (2022-06-29). What would a real Opposition Party of the People Do? thiscantbehappening.net We are currently at the mercy of a cabal of self-righteous Christian zealots with a 6-3 grip on the US Supreme Court and on Congress, thanks to an arcane structure designed by slave-owning wealthy men who handed the power to a Senate dominated by small-state rich people and to their party of Christian fascists and … |

Apache Stronghold (2022-06-29). OAK FLAT: Divided Ninth Circuit Leads Apache Stronghold to Supreme Court. indybay.org SAN CARLOS, Arizona — Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision ruled that the request for a preliminary injunction to halt the land exchange of Oak Flat be denied. Apache Stronghold—a coalition of Apaches, other Native peoples, and non-Native allies, which is represented by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty—has vowed to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court immediately.

Staff (2022-06-29). Con Filo: Errores y horrores (+Video). cubadebate.cu Hay una diferencia, poco sutil, entre errores y horrores. Errores como los que podamos cometer los revolucionarios y horrores como lo que ocurren con el periodista australiano Julian Assange. Ambos temas fueron abordados este martes en el programa Con Filo.

WSWS (2022-06-29). Residents outraged after former Governor Snyder and others responsible for Flint water poisoning let off the hook by Michigan Supreme Court. wsws.org The decision by government officials, Democratic and Republican alike, to switch to using the toxic Flint River in 2014 without adding anti-corrosion treatment was, until the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest public health catastrophe in US history.

Harvey Markowitz (2022-06-29). New York City: LGBTQ+ community slams SCOTUS decision. workers.org Drag march, NYC, June 24 Tens of thousands from the LGBTQ+ community and supporters filled the streets of New York City June 24-26 to affirm the struggle for human rights and then rose up against the patriarchy-dominated U.S. Supreme Court for their "decision" outlawing abortion. — Renée Imperato |

Justine Medina (2022-06-29). Anger over Supreme Court's far-right rampage must galvanize us to action. peoplesworld.org No appealing your innocence while incarcerated, doubly so if an immigrant. States are required to fund private religious schools. Police cannot be sued for not reading your rights. States need not provide medical care that could exonerate prisoners. Expanded gun rights to carry with no permit. The end of abortion and bodily autonomy as a …

Anonymous669 (2022-06-29). Guided Missile Strike In Syria's Afrin Leaves Nine Turkish-Backed Militants Dead (Video, Photos). southfront.org . | On June 29, nine Turkish-backed militants were killed and two others were wounded when an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) hit a bus that was carrying them near the town of Bosoufane which is located in the southern part of Turkish-occupied Afrin in the northern countryside of Syria's Aleppo. | The slain militants were all members of the al-Sham Legion, a faction of the National Front for Liberation (NFL). The front is Turkey's main proxy in the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib and a de…

Middle East Monitor (2022-06-29). Israeli Squatter-Settlers are Expanding Colonies in Palestinian West Bank in Advance of Biden's Visit and another Election. juancole.com By Adnan Abu Amer | &#1 ; ( Middle East Monitor ) &#1 ; As soon as it was announced that Israel is heading for yet another General Election, and the visit of US President Joe Biden to the region next month was confirmed, it was obvious that Israel's illegal settlers are going to take advantage of …

Ralph Underhill (2022-06-29). Ghislaine Maxwell is just the tip of the iceberg. thecanary.co By

Kit Klarenberg (2022-06-28). Right-wing intelligence cabal seeks UK Home Secretary Priti Patel's help to 'neutralize' environmentalist enemies. thegrayzone.com Leaked emails expose Tory intelligence cabal scheming for Priti Patel's authorization of MI6-style "counter-intelligence" operation against UK environmentalists. The cabal has turned on Boris Johnson and believes Patel is set to replace him. On May 18th, The Grayzone exclusively revealed that a shadowy right-wing intelligence cabal was conducting a hostile "research and influence operation" targeting perceived Chinese agents of influence on British soil. The operation was directly inspired by MI6 "principles and methods," and involved UK Home Secretary Priti Patel …

_____ (2022-06-28). The Fresh Hell Of Depending On Your Employer For Abortion Access. popularresistance.org Following last week's Supreme Court ruling that struck down federal protections for abortion rights, major companies, including a number of Silicon Valley giants, publicly broadcast their intention to assist their workers in traveling out of state to obtain an abortion. Meta, Apple, Disney, Dick's Sporting Goods and Condé Nast were among them, the New York Times noted, joining companies that had made similar pledges in May, when a leaked memo revealed that the Court would overturn Roe v. Wade. These companies include Reddit, Tesla, Microsoft, Starbucks, Yelp, Airbnb, Netflix, Patagonia, DoorDash, JPMorgan Chase,…

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