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Life in Cuba under the US blockade
18 November 2024 My friend Blanca sent me this from Havana: Here with a NY artist friend for the Havana Biennial. Amazing the spirit of the people, this is the healthiest country I’ve ever been in, spiritually and from the heart. People of color especially are empowered, comfortable in their own skins, no internalized oppression.… Continue reading
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GM Watch Daily Digest 20 November 2024
Wednesday, 20 November 2024 — GM Watch New Zealand: Market, not scientists, must drive GM stance Concerned dairy farmers are asking the New Zealand government to slow the process of weakening the GMO laws. They say New Zealand dairy is the gold standard for non-GMO supply, but the government seems determined to wreck that. They… Continue reading
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Labour on immigration: 5 things you need to know
The Tories’ 14-year run is over, but migrant solidarity campaigners are doubtful whether things look much brighter under Labour. How much has Keir Starmer’s government departed from the Conservatives’ migration policies, and what does the Home Office have in store for the next few years? Continue reading
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Yulia Skripal reveals the biggest secret of all at Novichok show trial-The attack was a British operation, not a Russian one
Yulia Skripal communicated from her bedside at Salisbury District Hospital on March 8, 2018, four days after she and her father Sergei Skripal collapsed from a poison attack, that the attacker used a spray; and that the attack took place when she and her father were eating at a restaurant just minutes before their collapse… Continue reading
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US Options Narrow as Ukrainian Lines Continue Crumbling
Ukraine continues losing territory at an increasing rate, with the salient west of Donetsk City continuing to expand including the city of Kurakhove, as well as advances into the urban areas of Toretsk near New York, Chasiv Yar west of Bakhmut, and Kupiansk in eastern Kharkov; Continue reading
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Leaks expose secret British military cell plotting to ‘keep Ukraine fighting’
Leaked files show top UK military figures conspired to carry out the Kerch bridge bombing, covertly train “Gladio”-style stay-behind forces in Ukraine, and groom the British public for a drop in living standards caused by the proxy war against Russia. Continue reading
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The CIA/MI6 Skripal Conspiracy Exposed?
The Salisbury incident’s ever-fluctuating official narrative continues to shift radically, in ways large and small Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio November 15, 2024
In this week’s segment, we discuss politics in the UK, where a Black woman has been chosen to lead the conservative party. But first we cover the presidential election in the US, where Donald Trump has emerged triumphant. What does his victory mean for Black people? We analyze some of the very angry reactions which… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Issue 24/20 15 November 2024
Friday, 15 November 2024 — Statewatch Also available as a PDF. In this issue: EU migration policy priorities: a jargon-free translation Push for EU-wide “tracking and bugging of vehicles” Open letter condemns “illegal, immoral, and unworkable” immigration and asylum policies “Decisive and unequivocal stand” needed against Poland’s suspension of asylum New material from across Europe… Continue reading
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The meltdown begins – The Grayzone live
Friday, 15 November 2024 — The Grayzone Scheduled for Nov 15, 2024 Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the liberal meltdown over the latest round of Trump picks, and what they mean for his second term agenda, particularly on the world stage. They will also cover the latest from Gaza, Lebanon, and highly revealing comments… Continue reading
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Buried Out Of Sight
Imagine an experienced Ukrainian surgeon breaking down in front of a committee of British MPs as he related how Russian forces had been deliberately targeting Ukrainian children. Continue reading
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London Palestine Film Festival
The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) returns to cinemas across London from November 15-29, 2024, bringing a powerful lineup of films, performances, and discussions that center on Palestinian culture, politics, and lived experiences. Continue reading
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West Asia reacts to Trump’s dalliance with Zionism
The election victory of Donald Trump in the November 5 election is being perceived in the West Asian region with growing anxiety as presaging the US aligning one hundred percent with the Zionist project for Greater Israel. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report November 13, 2024
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 — Black Agenda Report Liberal Arrogance and Hatred on Display After Trump Victory Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist While Donald Trump is frequently called a fascist and is even compared to Adolph Hitler, some angry democrats are engaging in their own racist and eliminationist rhetoric in the wake… Continue reading
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Channel crossings and national security – a toxic mix
In a speech to INTERPOL last week, as we report in our regular calendar of racism and resistance, the prime minister announced that he is doubling the funding of the Border Security Command (BSC) to £150m and giving it counter-terrorism powers to deal with what he described as the national security threat of cross-Channel people… Continue reading
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Putin Approves Supply of 80,000 Tons of Fuel to Cuba
Russia has announced a $60 million diesel shipment to Cuba during bilateral meeting in Havana.The Russian assistance, authorized directly by President Vladimir Putin, represents an international effort to help stabilize Cuba’s energy sector. Continue reading
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The Choices Australia Makes
Australia is one of the cornerstones of the US imperial project, with its mineral extraction, fortified military, and subservience to the British crown. Continue reading
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Swimming in Mud in the Fifth Circle of Hell: The Forty-Sixth Newsletter (202
When Dante Alighieri and his guide reach the fifth circle of hell in Inferno’s Canto VII, they come across the River Styx, where people who could not contain their anger in life now wallow and fight each other on the surface of the turbulent, muddy water, and below them lie those who had been sullen… Continue reading
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Israel is brazenly going against the entire world community
Israel, by brazenly stealing Palestinian property and driving its people out and creating the world’s largest open-air prison in Gaza, has made it clear that it is not going to compensate the refugees. Continue reading
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15 Years of Resistance
In April 2009, police brutally attacked G20 protesters in London. Ian Tomlinson was struck over the head by a police baton, and died from his injuries minutes later. The massive policing operation that day was so violent that nearly 300 complaints were made against the police. Ian wasn’t a protester, he was a newspaper vendor who had been caught… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 