(2024-12-31). Bolivian President swears in judges of the judiciary. plenglish.com In these partial judicial elections, only 19 of the 26 judges and councillors were elected, because the Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (TCP), which extended itself a year ago, decided that the elections would be partial, in response to appeals from candidates who had been postponed or marginalized in the pre-selection process. | Last Monday, at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Bolivia, the new judicial authorities received their credentials from the members of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). | These are the four judges of the TCP (àÅngel Edson Dávalos, Boris Wilson Arias; Paola Verónica…
(2024-12-31). US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia. aljazeera.com Transfer from the US military prison is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration.
(2024-12-31). Shocking Statistics on Day 450 of the Israeli Genocide in Gaza. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Government Media Office published an update on the most important statistics. The Israeli occupation forces (with US tax money and munitions) did this: — Dropped 88,000 tons of explosives on the Gaza Strip (more than dropped on Vietnam, and four times the explosive power of a Hiroshima-size nuclear bomb in an area of …
(2024-12-31). Signs Magdeburg attack suspect mentally ill: German minister. newarab.com 
The German government, under fire for failing to prevent a Interior Minister Nancy Faeser along with security and intelligence chiefs faced questioning by a parliamentary committee about the attack that killed five people and wounded more than 200, and on whether there had been missed clues and security lapses. | Faeser said no m…
(2024-12-31). BBC, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit and Bank of England fail fact check on statements made about climate change. expose-news.com As we see out the year, Paul Homewood fact-checked the BBC, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unitand the Bank of England on statements made about climate change. All three failed. Paul Homewood …
(2024-12-31). Israeli arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran. haaretz.com The suspect is accused of setting eight cars on fire, collecting information on infrastructure, spray-painting graffiti and surveilling an Israeli politician. Some 19 people were arrested in October alone on suspicion of espionage at the direction of Iranian contacts…
(2024-12-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Fines Tiktok $10 Million. orinocotribune.com The social media corporation TikTok will have to pay a $10 million fine to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) for "its negligence in controlling content and viral challenges" that encourage children and teenagers to cause harm to themselves. This ruling was declared by the constitutional chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Monday, December 30. | The decision, read by the president of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ, magistrate Tania D'Amelio, establishes that TikTok has an eight-day period to pay the fine. If the deadline is not met, "the Constitutional C…
(2024-12-31). Venezuela's Supreme Court Fines Tiktok $10 Million for Dangerous Viral Challenges. orinocotribune.com The social media corporation TikTok will have to pay a $10 million fine to the Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) for "its negligence in controlling content and viral challenges" that encourage children and teenagers to cause harm to themselves. This ruling was declared by the Constitutional Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on Monday, December 30. | The decision, read by the president of the Constitutional Chamber of the TSJ, magistrate Tania D'Amelio, establishes that TikTok has an eight-day period to pay the fine. If the deadline is not met, "the Constitutional C…
(2024-12-31). New Year's Resolution Number One: Join the Movement Against World War. counterpunch.org 
There's a precipice and we are standing on its edge. The world as it exists on the eve of 2025 is a world of war and genocide. It is a world where millions of humans exist in a state not just of uncertainty, but in a state where tomorrow is likely to be worse than
(2024-12-31). How the U.S. and its allies destroyed a sovereign state. workers.org 
The Bronx Anti-War Coalition posted the following article on its website on Dec. 27, 2024. A version of this article was presented on a webinar on Syria organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition. Bronx Anti-War Coalition demonstration against imperialist destruction in Syria, New York City, Dec. 15, 2024. The . . . |
(2024-12-31). Four Gaza detainees die in Israeli prisons amid torture, neglect. newarab.com 
Four The slain detainees were identified as Mohammed Rashid Aka, 44, Samir Mahmoud Al-Kahlout, 52, Zuhair Omar Al-Sharif, 58, and Mohammed Anwar Labad, 57, according to a joint statement by the two Palestinian detainees rights groups.
(2024-12-31). Laos: States should ask "Where is Sombath?" at upcoming review of human rights record. fidh.org
(2024-12-31). Jimmy Carter: The architect of Arab-Israeli normalisation. newarab.com 
More than four decades after leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter is remembered as a pivotal figure in Middle East diplomacy – a legacy defined by his greatest achievement but also tied to the challenges that ultimately ended his presidency. | The former president, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100, brokered the historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, altering the course of the Palestinian struggle for statehood and paving the way for the Arab-Israeli normalisation process. | However, his triumph was soon overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis, which erupted just months after the signing…
(2024-12-31). Israeli butchery due to extreme cold in Gaza rises to 7. indybay.org The death toll due to the "bitter cold and frost" among displaced Palestinians living in tents has increased to seven, a number that is expected to rise further, according to a statement from Gaza's Government Media Office. | video at link: 2m 40s…
(2024-12-31). Female Palestinian Journalist Shot Dead as PA Forces Raid Jenin Refugee Camp. orinocotribune.com A female Palestinian journalist has been killed after she was shot in the head during a raid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) forces at the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. | The family of Shaza al-Sabbagh said their daughter was on the way to a grocery store when she was directly shot from a PA forces military point located near their house. | A spokesman for the PA's so-called security forces, Colonel Anwar Rajab, claimed in a statement that the troops were not present in the area at the time of the shooting. | The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says the death of Shaza al-Sabbagh, who…
(2024-12-31). Trinidad and Tobago imposes state of emergency over gang wars. What to know. aljazeera.com The dual island nation has recorded hundreds of murders linked to gang violence this year.
(2024-12-31). Greenland Redux: Trump and America's Continuing Obsession. counterpunch.org 
History shows that empires acquire territories in various ways. Dynasties link arms through marriage, as the Habsburgs were famous for doing. Territories are pinched by means of arms or stolen through sham contracts and undertakings. They might also be purchased. The United States made much of the vast property sale in acquiring an empire. The Louisiana purchase of 1803
(2024-12-31). Five years of the COVID-19 pandemic: An interview with Dr. Arijit Chakravarty. wsws.org In this interview, Dr. Chakravarty discusses the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health globally five years after the initial outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China.
(2024-12-31). El Salvador on tenterhooks over US migration policies. plenglish.com The topic is frequently featured in local media, which warn about the effects of large deportations of Salvadorans on the local economy and the eventual drop in remittances from the US, which represent almost a quarter of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). | This Tuesday, the newspaper El Mundo reported that more than 40,000 Salvadoran migrants were detained at the United States border during 2024, the majority on its southern border, from January to November 2024, according to data from the Customs and Border Patrol Office (CBP, for its acronym in English). | High as it may look, the figure stands as a…
(2024-12-31). Cuba enjoyed increased international solidarity during 2024. plenglish.com Havana, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Cuba today closes an intense year of international solidarity activities in the face of the deepening blockade policy and the permanent hostility of the United States.
(2024-12-31). How Are States Spending Opioid Settlement Cash? We Built a Database of Answers. scheerpost.com
(2024-12-31). Climate change will devastate value of homes, warns Bank of England. wattsupwiththat.com Certainly there is a problem with uninsurable properties, but this is due to them being built on flood plains, not climate change. | Surely the Bank should be more concerned about the economic catastrophe coming our way thanks to Net Zero?>
(2024-12-31). Pacific leaders remember Jimmy Carter's 'pivotal role' for CNMI. asiapacificreport.nz By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas has paid tribute to former US President Jimmy Carter who died yesterday. "Carter played a pivotal role in the historic establishment of the CNMI as a Commonwealth in political union with the United States," Governor…
(2024-12-31). South Korean court issues warrant for impeached President Yoon. newarab.com 
South Korean anti-corruption agency said Tuesday that a court has issued a warrant to detain The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said in a statement that the Seoul Western District Court issued a warrant to detain Yoon over his stunning yet short-lived The agency said it is investigating whether his declaration o…
(2024-12-31). Jimmy Carter's life and legacy in the Middle East. newarab.com 
After nearly two years in hospice following years of cancer, 100-year-old former US president For the US president who oversaw a landmark Middle East peace treaty, it is ironic but perhaps fitting that he is more known for his life after politics. | The 39th president of the United States was probably best known during his one term for overseeing the Camp David Accords between
(2024-12-31). Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal. newarab.com 
Two ships used the new extension on Saturday, a statement from the Suez Canal Authority said. | Authority chief Osama Rabie said the development in the canal's southern region will "enhance navigational safety and reduce the effects of wa…
(2024-12-31). Iran confirms arresting the Italian journalist Cecilia Sala. newarab.com 
Tehran confirmed Monday that an Italian journalist has been arrested on charges of violating the laws of the The country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, which oversees media activity, said in a statement that Cecilia Sala traveled to Iran on December 13 on a journalist visa and was arrested six days later on charges of violating the Islamic Republic's laws, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. | The statement also said that Sala's case is under…
(2024-12-31). Two dead as light aircraft crashes off UAE coast: authority. newarab.com 
A light aircraft crashed Sunday off the coast of "A light aircraft operated by the Jazirah Aviation Club crashed into the sea, claiming the lives of both the pilot and co-pilot," said the General Civil Aviation Authority in a statement. | It added that an investigation had been launched "to determine the cause" of the deadly crash. | The statement said the victims were of Indian and Pakistani nationality. | "The crash o…
(2024-12-31). The Most Shameful Moment of 2024. ummid.com The most shameful moment of the Year 2024 was recorded and captured on cameras in Washington D.C. — the Capital City of the United States of America, on July 24, 2024.
(2024-12-31). MAH MCA CET 2025: Registration Starts, Last Date Jan 25. ummid.com The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has started online registration for MAH MCA CET 2025 to be held for admission in Master of Computer Applications (MCA) PG course for the year 2025-26.
(2024-12-31). MHT CET 2025 (PCB and PM) dates officially confirmed. ummid.com The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has released the date and schedule of MHT CET 2025 – PCM and PCB groups, both on its official website.
(2024-12-31). New York beefs up security measures for New Year holiday. independent.co.ug 
NEW YORK | Xinhua | New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday announced increased security measures statewide to ensure public safety during holiday celebrations. The measures include increased staffing in collaboration with the State Police, the New York National Guard, and other agencies and enhanced security at airports, bridges, tunnels, and public transportation systems. …
(2024-12-30). New UN Cybercrime Treaty Primed for Abuse. hrw.org Click to expand Image | The United Nations Headquarters building in New York City, United States, July 16, 2024. | © 2024 Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via AP Photo | The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Cybercrime on December 24, despite widespread concerns that the treaty will facilitate human rights violations.The convention, the first global treaty of its kind, extends far beyond addressing cybercrime — malicious attacks on computer networks, systems, and data. It obligates states to establish broad electronic surveillance powers to investigate and cooperate on a wide ran…
(2024-12-30). Sinking Mike Pompeo: Tucker Carlson, Assange and Trump. counterpunch.org 
Mike Pompeo's role in the first Trump administration as both director of the Central Intelligence Agency and US Secretary of State will be forever associated with the venom and desperation he had in targeting Julian Assange, a publisher who drove him to distraction and engendered mania. As the chief founder of WikiLeaks, Assange had regularly published
(2024-12-30). BBC Exposé: Israeli Lobby and Government Collaborate in Free Speech Crackdown. mintpressnews.com 
Israeli lobbyists, organizations, and former intelligence operatives are actively working behind the scenes to suppress free speech, stifle debate at academic institutions, ban advocacy groups, and curtail the right to assembly. This coordinated effort has intensified during the ongoing Gaza war, with substantial complicity from Western governments and major social media platforms. | On December 17, the BBC published an
(2024-12-30). Biden's Record And What That Means For The Next Administration. popularresistance.org As the Biden presidency comes to a close, Clearing the FOG speaks with author and journalist Kevin Gosztola about his current series on Biden's legacy. Gosztola reports in The Dissenter on Biden's failure to fulfill his campaign promises when it comes to government transparency, accountability and press freedom, as well as how these have eroded through successive presidencies this century. Gosztola describes how it has become more difficult to access information about what the government is doing and the abuse of the state secrets privilege to hide crimes being committed by entities such as the CIA. He also discu…
(2024-12-30). South Africa's G20 Chairmanship: Unique Opportunity for Optimizing Economic Partnership With Africa. pressenza.com The Group of 20 (G20) is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development, through annual meetings of Heads of State and Heads of Government. The G20 was created in 1999 in response to several world economic crises, and South Africa has been the only African member in the Group. However, in September 2023, at the 18th G20 Summit, Indian PM Narendra Modi announced that the African Union (AU…
(2024-12-30). A year in Review: LifeSiteNews' pick of stories from 2024. expose-news.com The following is LifeSiteNews' pick of stories from 2024. They include assassination attempts on a US presidential candidate, a Pope who preached religious universalism, open blasphemy at the Olympics and courageous pro-lifers …
(2024-12-30). RTMC gets tough on unlawful motorists. sanews.gov.za RTMC gets tough on unlawful motorists | Twenty-two motorists are set to appear in court in the new year on charges of bribery and corruption. | | The 22 were arrested by members of the National Traffic Police for alleged bribery across various parts of Limpopo, said the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) in a statement. | | "The motorists allegedly attempted to induce traffic officers to ignore violations of traffic rules by offering them money. Many of the motorists were caught driving without driving licences. They produced money to avoid arrest for their transgressions," said the RTMC on Sunday. | | The…
(2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter: the False Savoir. counterpunch.org 
A pious Sunday school teacher confessing to lust in his heart but swearing never to lie, he came to Washington to reestablish public faith in government just when popular disgust at monstrous U.S. crimes in Indochina had reached unprecedented heights. The big business agenda during his term in office (1977-1981) was to roll back the welfare state, break the power of unions, fan the flames of the Cold War to increase military spending, engineer tax breaks for wealthy corporate interests, and repeal government regulation of business. While portraying himself as a peanut-farming populist, Carter delivered the goods…
(2024-12-30). Australian Greens leader fraudulently claims Labor shifting to the left on Gaza. wsws.org Greens leader Adam Bandt whitewashed Labor's ongoing complicity in the Gaza genocide, as part of his bid for a power-sharing arrangement with a Labor government after the next election.
(2024-12-30). Hundreds arrested in Northern Cape on various charges. sanews.gov.za Hundreds arrested in Northern Cape on various charges | Police in the Northern Cape have arrested some 429 suspects during the weekly Safer Festive Season operations – a continuation of Operation Shanela. | According to a police statement, SA Police Service members arrested the suspects on a range of charges, including illegal possession of uncut diamonds, illicit mining, murder, rape, illegal dealing in liquor, dealing in drugs, undocumented persons, assaults, malicious damage to property, contravention of protection orders, house breaking and theft, theft out of motor vehicles and driving under the influence of…
(2024-12-30). Washington's Unstoppable Superweapon. popularresistance.org In recent months, even across the collective West's media, growing admissions are being made about both Russia and China's superior military industrial capacity. With Russia's first use of the intermediate-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, it is admitted that Russia (and likely China) possess formidable military capabilities the collective West currently lacks. | Despite the collective efforts of NATO in arming, training, and backing Ukraine, Ukrainian forces continue to give ground at an accelerated rate across the entire line of contact amid the ongoing Russian Special Military Operation (SMO).
(2024-12-30). IDF shoots down missile fired from Yemen before it entered Israeli territory. haaretz.com GAZA: Israeli soldier killed in northern Gaza combat, IDF announces ‚ñ CEASE-FIRE TALKS: Hostage talks may collapse due to Israel's conduct, Egyptian sources say ‚ñ ISRAEL: Investigation finds soldier killed by tank turret in operational accident, IDF says ‚ñ IRAN: Israeli arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran…
(2024-12-30). IOF announces Israeli settler from Petah Tikva arrested for spying for Iran, including surveillance of former War Minister Benny Gantz's house and vehicle arson. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-12-30). "Yes. The CIA entered Afghanistan Before the Russians" Zbigniew Brzezinski. globalresearch.ca According to this Nouvel Observateur (1998) interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, the CIA's intervention in Afghanistan preceded the 1979 Soviet invasion. This decision of the Carter Administration in 1979 to intervene and destabilise Afghanistan is the root cause of Afghanistan's …
(2024-12-30). Demand The Reinstatement Of Dr. Rupa Marya At UC San Francisco. popularresistance.org In September 2024, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) placed Dr. Rupa Marya on paid leave and threatened her medical license. These actions against Dr. Marya, a professor of medicine who has written extensively on the health impacts of systemic oppression, provoked many important questions. | After being approached by alarmed students, Dr. Marya raised concerns about the implications of admitting students who may have recently served in the Israeli Defense Force, which has credibly been accused of human rights violations, war crimes, and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.
(2024-12-30). The Bibi Files—Israel's crisis not the product of Netanyahu but of the entire Zionist project. wsws.org Netanyahu's political trajectory is not so much the product of his personal motivations, but the inevitable outcome of the Zionist project that established the state of Israel 75 years ago, through the forcible expulsion and brutal suppression of the Palestinians.
(2024-12-30). Report: Horrific Conditions at Manashe Prison. imemc.org 
The Commission of Prisoners Affairs issued a report on Sunday that detainees in the Israeli "Manashe" prison live a catastrophic daily reality and harsh and painful conditions around the clock, which poses a danger to their bodies and lives. In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the Commission stated that the "Manashe" prison is newly …
(2024-12-30). Those who walk hand in hand with the PKK will take a part in the US-Israeli project. unitedworldint.com Vatan (Patriotic) Party Central Executive Committee's declaration. On December 28, Members of Parliament of the DEM Party met with Abdullah àñcalan in his prison on Imrali Island. The day after, on December 29, the Vatan (Patriotic) Party Central Executive Committee convened and has decided unanimously to declare the following statement to the State of the …
(2024-12-30). China Demands Withdrawal Of US Missile System From The Philippines. popularresistance.org China reiterated its concerns about the Philippines' plan to acquire the US Typhon missile defense system. In the foreign ministry press briefing on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mao Ning, claimed it is a "strategic and offensive" weapon which may fuel arms race in the region. China also restated its long-standing demand for the withdrawal of the system already deployed near its borders. | Ning reminded the leadership in the Philippines of their promise of never taking sides among the major powers.
(2024-12-30). Digital Settler Colonialism, Gaza, and the Struggle for Palestinian Liberation. projectcensored.org In the first half of the show, Mickey sits down with Omar Zahzah, a Lebanese/Palestinian organizer, writer, poet, freelance journalist and assistant professor of Arab/Muslim ethnicities and diaspora studies at San Francisco State University. Omar discusses his forthcoming book from the Censored and Seven Stories presses titled Terms of Servitude: …
(2024-12-30). Teachers Turn to Study Groups for Anti-Racist Learning as History Is Whitewashed. truthout.org It is hard to overstate the burdens public school educators have been asked to carry over the last several years. There are the perennial stressors: inadequate funding, crumbling infrastructure, the inundation of schools with standardized testing, and too little time to plan, grade and collaborate with colleagues. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic: isolation, building closures, remote teaching… |
(2024-12-30). BBC Staffers Reveal Editor's 'Entire Job' To Whitewash Israeli War Crimes. popularresistance.org BBC editor Raffi Berg has almost complete control of the British broadcaster's online coverage of Israel's war on Gaza and is ensuring that all events are reported with a pro-Israel bias, according to a new report published on 28 December by Drop Site News. | "This guy's entire job is to water down everything that's too critical of Israel," one former BBC journalist said. | Drop Site News spoke to 13 current and former staffers who stated that the BBC's coverage consistently devalues Palestinian life, ignores Israeli atrocities, and creates a false equivalence in an entirely unbalanced conflict.
(2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter: The architect of Arab-Israeli normalisation. newarab.com More than four decades after leaving the White House, Jimmy Carter is remembered as a pivotal figure in Middle East diplomacy – a legacy defined by his greatest achievement but also tied to the challenges that ultimately ended his presidency. | The former president, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 100, brokered the historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel, altering the course of the Palestinian struggle for statehood and paving the way for the Arab-Israeli normalisation process. | However, his triumph was soon overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis, which erupted just months after the signing…
cbc.ca (2024-12-30). Israel's Netanyahu successfully undergoes prostate removal surgery, hospital saysIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said, a procedure that came as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption.
cbc.ca (2024-12-30). Israel's Netanyahu successfully undergoes prostate removal surgery, hospital saysIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery Sunday to have his prostate removed, hospital officials said, a procedure that came as he manages multiple crises including the war in Gaza and his trial for alleged corruption.
(2024-12-30). Other States Banned Forced Prison Labor. Why Didn't California? scheerpost.com 
By Michelle Chen / Truthout Despite the state's Democratic majority, more than 53 percent of Californians voted against a ban on slave labor in state prisons. Proposition (Prop) 6 would have amended the state constitution by removing a provision that allows incarcerated people to be forced to work. Though it would not ban "voluntary" work in these facilities, …
(2024-12-30). Palestine protest group condemns NZ's 'normalisation of apartheid' over Israeli tennis player. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A Palestine solidarity group has protested over the participation of Israeli tennis player Lina Glushko in New Zealand's ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland this week, saying such competition raises serious concerns about the normalisation of systemic oppression and apartheid. The Palestine Forum of New Zealand said in a statement that by taking…
(2024-12-30). 'This government betrayed me, but it also betrayed the entire State of Israel'. haaretz.com Yehuda Cohen, father of kidnapped soldier Nimrod Cohen, is set to meet the ICC's chief prosecutor. 'The warrants were not motivated by antisemitism, but the fact that the unnecessary continuation of the fighting causes suffering to Palestinians and Israelis, and results in the killing of civilians and soldiers'…
(2024-12-30). Israel imposes new barrier on travelers amid sharp decline in inbound tourism. haaretz.com A new mandatory entry permit will affect visitors from visa-exempt countries — including the U.S., U.K. and most European Union member states — at a time when visitors are desperately needed…
(2024-12-30). 'Imagined Reality': Bethlehem Pastor tears into Zionist idea of 'Greater Israel'. ummid.com The idea of "Greater Israel" that Israel and its supporters want the world to believe in order to create a Zionist state in Palestine is a case of 'imagined reality' based on incorrect interpretation of Bible, Rev. Munther Isaac said.
(2024-12-30). Is Israel's diplomatic isolation in Europe growing? independent.co.ug 
Standoff over closure of embassy in Dublin is unlikely to make Israel's complicated relations with the EU any easier COMMENT | DAVID EHL | After criticism from Ireland, Israel has closed its embassy in Dublin for the time being. It may be a sign that Israel's influence in Europe is waning. Even if a two-state solution …
(2024-12-30). Israeli butchery due to extreme cold in Gaza rises to 7. indybay.org The death toll due to the "bitter cold and frost" among displaced Palestinians living in tents has increased to seven, a number that is expected to rise further, according to a statement from Gaza's Government Media Office. | video at link: 2m 40s…
(2024-12-30). Calls For A Migrant Labor Strike Grow On Social Media. popularresistance.org Since the xenophobia-fueled presidential re-election of Donald Trump, calls have been growing on social media for a pro-immigrant labor strike beginning on January 11, days before Trump is to take office. The emerging movement's goal is to highlight the social, cultural, and economic importance of immigrants in the United States. The Trump campaign's racist rhetoric — targeted at Latin Americans and Caribbean Islanders — is an urgent threat driving the need to speak out against his proposed immigration policies — such as the plan to conduct mass deportations.
(2024-12-30). Higher Education Must Champion Democracy, Not Surrender To Fascism. popularresistance.org For decades, neoliberalism has systematically attacked the welfare state, undermined public institutions and weakened the foundations of collective well-being. Shrouded in the alluring language of liberty, it transforms market principles into a dominant creed, insisting that every facet of life conform to the imperatives of profit and economic efficiency. | But in reality, neoliberalism consolidates wealth in the hands of a financial elite, celebrates ruthless individualism, promotes staggering levels of inequality, perpetuates systemic injustices like racism and militarism, and commodifies everything, leaving no…
(2024-12-30). America's Health Insurance Grinches. popularresistance.org In the past two weeks, one thing has become crystal clear in America: the public outrage after the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson exposed a seething fury over the health insurance racket. No amount of media finger-wagging at public perversity or partisan attempts to frame Luigi Mangione's act as a statement from the left or right can hide the reality: the people, from all sides, are livid about the healthcare system—and with good reason. | In the 21st century, Americans have expressed their view that healthcare is deteriorating, not advancing.
(2024-12-30). The Empire Burns The Middle East While US Homelessness Surges. caitlinjohnstone.com.au The US empire is up to its elbows in the middle east working frenetically to manipulate what happens there, while in the United States itself homelessness has taken another record-shattering leap forward.
(2024-12-30). Prince Shakur and Peter Gelderloos on the Changing Terrain of Struggle and Repression. itsgoingdown.org On this episode of The Beautiful Idea, with the second Trump administration only weeks away, we sit down to speak with two anarchist authors and thinkers, Peter Gelderloos and Prince Shakur. Peter is the author of such classics as How Non-Violence Protects the State and Worshiping Power, and has recently published two new books, They…
(2024-12-30). Trudeau government scrapes all names from "Victims of Communism" monument in attempt to hide Canada's patronage of Nazi collaborators and war criminals. wsws.org No member of the Liberal government was allowed to show their face at the inauguration ceremony, for fear it would once again draw public attention to the Canadian state's longstanding and ongoing patronage of fascist forces.
(2024-12-30). Should Russia cut a real estate deal with Ukraine to end the war? strategic-culture.su
(2024-12-30). Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women's areas. newarab.com 
The According to a statement released late Saturday by the Taliban government spokesman, new buildings should not have windows through which it is possible to see "the courtyard, kitchen, neighbour's well and other places usually used by women". | "Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from we…
(2024-12-30). Victorian Liberal leader ousted in further shift to right by Australian political establishment. wsws.org The party-room election of Brad Battin, a "law and order" ex-police officer, marks a political realignment not just in Victoria, Australia's second most populous state, but nationally.
(2024-12-30). This week in history: December 30-January 5. wsws.org NY state to pay Attica victims; top Nixon aides convicted in Watergate scandal; Soviet trial of Japanese war criminals; Stalin steps up slander of Trotsky.
(2024-12-30). Bodycam footage shows New York state correction officers beating prisoner to death. wsws.org The brutalization of human beings in the huge American prison gulag, with its nearly 2 million inmates, accounting for about 25 percent of the world's prisoners, is entirely routine.
(2024-12-30). SATIRE: 20% Of Rape Kits Remain Untested Despite Federal Funding. theonion.com 
Despite a federal program designed to clear backlogs of DNA evidence from rape cases, state and local officials around the country chose not to test about 20% of kits and secured few convictions from those that were analyzed. What do you think?
(2024-12-30). Luigi Mangione's indictment is another example of the dangers of terror charges. mronline.org 
The indictment comes as some states expand terror laws to ensnare protesters who block "critical infrastructure."
(2024-12-30). Extra police vigilance on N1 following spiking incidents. sanews.gov.za Extra police vigilance on N1 following spiking incidents | The Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) and the South Africa Police Service (SAPS) are stepping up efforts to clamp down on crime on the N1, following a surge in spiking incidents on that stretch of road. | | In a statement posted on social media, the City of Johannesburg Department of Public Safety strongly condemned the criminal behaviour. | | "The MMC for Public Safety, Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, is deeply outraged by the reckless criminal acts on the N1 North between the Soweto Highway and Maraisburg Off-ramps and the N1 South between Maraisburg and Ran…
(2024-12-30). Is 2025 the year of assisted suicide? strategic-culture.su The "right to die" movement is gaining momentum in the states. | By Nic ROWAN | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Most Americans…
(2024-12-30). The U.S. State doesn't aim at the well-being of its citizens. strategic-culture.su
(2024-12-30). Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100. newarab.com 
Carter had been in hospice care since mid-February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, the same small town where he was born. He once ran a peanut farm before becoming governor of the Peach State and running for the White House.
(2024-12-30). Jimmy Carter's life and legacy in the Middle East. newarab.com After nearly two years in hospice following years of cancer, 100-year-old former US president For the US president who oversaw a landmark Middle East peace treaty, it is ironic but perhaps fitting that he is more known for his life after politics. | The 39th president of the United States was probably best known during his one term for overseeing the Camp David Accords between
(2024-12-30). Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal. newarab.com Two ships used the new extension on Saturday, a statement from the Suez Canal Authority said. | Authority chief Osama Rabie said the development in the canal's southern region will "enhance navigational safety and reduce the effects of wa…
(2024-12-30). Two dead as light aircraft crashes off UAE coast: authority. newarab.com A light aircraft crashed Sunday off the coast of "A light aircraft operated by the Jazirah Aviation Club crashed into the sea, claiming the lives of both the pilot and co-pilot," said the General Civil Aviation Authority in a statement. | It added that an investigation had been launched "to determine the cause" of the deadly crash. | The statement said the victims were of Indian and Pakistani nationality. | "The crash o…
(2024-12-30). The Most Shameful Moment of 2024. ummid.com The most shameful moment of the Year 2024 was recorded and captured on cameras in Washington D.C. — the Capital City of the United States of America, on July 24, 2024.
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(2024-12-30). MHT CET 2025 (PCB and PM) dates officially confirmed. ummid.com The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has released the date and schedule of MHT CET 2025 – PCM and PCB groups, both on its official website.
(2024-12-30). Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100. independent.co.ug 
HOUSTON | Xinhua | Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, died on Sunday at the age of 100, the Carter Center confirmed. "Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia," the center announced on social media X, formerly known …