(2022-01-14). Headlines for January 14, 2022. democracynow.org Voting Rights Bills Appear Doomed in Senate as Sinema & Manchin Oppose Filibuster Change, Supreme Court Strikes Down Vaccination-or-Test Mandate for 84 Million U.S. Workers, White House Orders Another Half-Billion Coronavirus Tests for U.S. Residents, New York Mayor Considering Virtual Learning Option as COVID-19 Cases Surge in Classrooms, Head of Oath Keepers Among 11 Charged with Seditious Conspiracy over Jan. 6 Insurrection, RNC May Try to Block Future Candidates from Presidential Debates, U.N. Calls for Urgent Funding to Avert Millions of Deaths in Afghanistan, Specter of War Remains After Talks Fail to Resol…
(2022-01-14). Headlines from the Ukrainian press. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Ukranews: NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg Condemns Cyber-Attacks On Ukraine, Promises Enhanced Cyber Cooperation Russian Special Services Preparing Provocations Against Military Of Russian Federation In Order To Blame Ukraine For This — Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate Defense Ministry Will Form Personnel Reserve According To New Standards For First Time Ukrinform: Cyberattack on Ukraine's government websites came …
(2022-01-14). Russia 'fabricating a pretext for invasion' of Ukraine — White House. rt.com 
Washington believes Moscow could stage a fake incident to justify military action | The Kremlin is laying the groundwork to fabricate a reason for invading Ukraine, including possible sabotage activities and information operations, a senior White House official claimed on Thursday. | Speaking to the press, United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan stated that the American intelligence community believes Moscow is planning a scenario where it can justify a military incursion into Ukraine, noting that more information will be published "over the course of the next 24 hours." | "Russia is laying the g…
(2022-01-14). Yahoo News excerpts: CIA trains Ukrainian paramilitaries for war with Russia. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com From Yahoo News national security correspondent Zach Dorfman. CIA-trained Ukrainian paramilitaries may take central role if Russia invades The CIA is overseeing a secret intensive training program in the U.S. for elite Ukrainian special operations forces and other intelligence personnel, according to five former intelligence and national security officials familiar with the initiative. The program, …
(2022-01-14). US Supreme Court strikes down Biden large employer vaccine mandate. wsws.org The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to block the Biden administration's policy that would force companies with more than 100 employees to require their staff to be vaccinated or wear masks daily and be tested weekly at their own expense.
(2022-01-13). John Nichols on How "Coronavirus Criminals & Pandemic Profiteers" Hurt World's Response to COVID-19. democracynow.org 
We speak with The Nation's national affairs correspondent John Nichols on the occasion of his new book, "Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for Those Who Caused the Crisis," which takes aim at the CEOs and political figures who put profits over people during the coronavirus pandemic. The chapters cover notorious figures such as former President Trump, Mike Pompeo, Jared Kushner and Jeff Bezos. "In the United States alone, hundreds of thousands of deaths occurred that did not have to occur," says Nichols. "Globally it's in the millions, and the U.S. could have played a huge role in addre…
(2022-01-13). Julian Assange: A Thousand Days in Belmarsh. dissidentvoice.org Julian Assange has now been in the maximum-security facilities of Belmarsh prison for over 1,000 days. On the occasion of his 1,000th day of imprisonment, campaigners, supporters and kindred spirits gathered to show their support, indignation and solidarity at this political detention most foul. Alison Mason of the Julian Assange Defence Committee reiterated those observations …
(2022-01-13). Ohio Supreme Court Rules That GOP-Drawn District Maps Are Unconstitutional. truthout.org 
Ohio Supreme Court justices struck down Republican-drawn district maps in the state on Wednesday, ruling that they were unconstitutionally gerrymandered. The state's redistricting panel will now have 10 days to redraft the maps. | The decision was made 4 to 3, with one Republican justice