(2022-02-05). [Perspectives] Beyond Trans competency: imagining a Trans liberatory future. thelancet.com "But can you give me some examples of how you're oppressed?" asked the doctor. "There aren't any laws against being transgender in the USA." One of us (GKR, a non-binary Trans man) was wrapping up an educational workshop for medical practitioners on how to provide care for Trans patients and the structural obstacles Trans people face when seeking health care. The doctor continued: "You mentioned that some Trans women are forced to go to men's prisons when they are incarcerated. Can you tell me about that?" In that moment, GKR feared he had failed as an educator.
(2022-02-05). Indefinite "Political Quarantine" for Justin Trudeau: Freedom Convoy 2022. In Solidarity with the Truck Drivers. globalresearch.ca A mass movement against the Covid mandate is unfolding coast to coast across Canada in solidarity with cross-border truck drivers. Tens of thousands of people will be joining the truck drivers in Ottawa.
(2022-02-05). Freedom Convoy 2022: The Rising of Unity and International Solidarity. globalresearch.ca These of the words of a duly elected head of government, who claims to represent Canadians: | "The small fringe minority who are on their way to Ottawa who are holding unacceptable views that they're expressing do not represent the views …
(2022-02-05). [Correspondence] Depression and anxiety during COVID-19. thelancet.com The COVID-19 Mental Disorders Collaborators conclude that, throughout 2020, the pandemic led to a 27 ∑6% increase in cases of major depressive disorders and 25 ∑6% increase in cases of anxiety disorders globally.1 However, we propose that these prevalence estimates are likely to be substantially inflated. Decades of trauma research has shown that, for most people, negative life events such as bereavement or disaster exposure are typically followed by resilience (minimal effect on symptoms of anxiety, or depression, or both) or recovery (initial short-term increase in symptoms of anxiety, or depression, or…
(2022-02-05). [Correspondence] The challenges of open access data. thelancet.com The demand that publicly funded scientific research be freely available to the public and the larger research community (including beyond academia—eg, government departments and non-governmental organisations) has increased in recent years. In line with the goal of open access science, funders of epidemiological cohort studies often mandate that study teams make anonymised datasets available for wider use.
(2022-02-05). High Recorded Mortality in Countries Categorized as "Covid-19 Vaccine Champions". The Vaccinated Suffer from Increased Risk of Mortality. globalresearch.ca This "health strategy" based on false simulations, lies, promises never kept, propaganda and the fear campaign has become unbearable. In turn it has been followed by the extortion of consent to be vaccinated, by outright blackmail.
(2022-02-05). Video: Has Justin Trudeau Been Duly Vaccinated? Registered Nurse Expresses Doubt on Authenticity of Trudeau's Vaccine Jab. globalresearch.ca First published …
(2022-02-05). Before the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Corona Virus "Vaccines". Nuremberg Code, Crimes against humanity, War Crimes and Crimes of Aggression" globalresearch.ca We bring to the attention of Global Research readers, the full text …
(2022-02-05). Whose Swastikas? Justin Trudeau Supports Neo-Nazis in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca Trudeau has referred to swastikas intimating that the Freedom Convoy organizers are supportive of Neo-Nazi symbols. | The media has gone into high gear: | "Canada needs an explicit ban on swastikas and other "loathsome"
(2022-02-05). Russia-China Joint Statement on NATO: What it Says and What it Doesn't. globalresearch.ca Much has already been and even more will be said about the joint statement issued on February 4 by the presidents of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, entitled Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and …
(2022-02-05). Global Research Weekender: #FreedomConvoy2022 Updates. globalresearch.ca In this weekend selection, we bring to your attention some important updates on the Canadian #FreedomConvoy2022. The people's movement gathers pace as more truckers and freedom fighters rally to the Capital to protest against all levels of COVID-19 mandates. The …
(2022-02-05). Klaus Schwab's WEF "School for Covid Dictators", a Plan for the "Great Reset" globalresearch.ca First published on December 18, 2022 | Economist Ernst Wolff believes that a hidden alliance of political and corporate leaders is exploiting the pandemic with the aim of crashing national economies and introducing a global digital currency. | How is it that …
(2022-02-05). An Inconvenient Truth: The Peasant Food Web Feeds the World. dissidentvoice.org In October 2020, CropLife International said that its new strategic partnership with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) would contribute to sustainable food systems. It added that it was a first for the industry and the FAO and demonstrates the determination of the plant science sector to work constructively in a partnership where …
(2022-02-05). Honduran Garifuna Doctor who Graduated from ELAM Joins President Xiomara Castro's Cabinet. orinocotribune.com Dr. Luther Castillo Harry, who on March 17, 1999, received a scholarship to study at the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana, has been appointed Secretary of Science, Technology and Scientific Innovation of Honduras by President Xiomara Castro. | For Dr. Castillo, who comes from the Garífuna community, ELAM turned out to be "a paradise in the heart of the Caribbean, where the dreams of the children of the poor come true, and from where men and women of science and conscience graduate." | Coming from Moskitia, one of the most remote regions of Honduras and home to four of the nine indigenous and…
(2022-02-05). Oakland, California educators and students protest planned budget cuts and school closures. wsws.org Immediately following their agreement with the teachers union to maintain in-person instruction throughout the pandemic, Oakland Unified School District is pushing ahead with plans to close or merge 16 schools.
(2022-02-05). Students and parents speak out over Australian school reopenings. wsws.org "At the end of the day, it's the government's fault that we're in this situation in the first place. They're the ones that are responsible for it and should clean up their mess."
(2022-02-05). IT'S WAR! The Fight To Stop School Closures In Oakland As Hundreds Rally and March. indybay.org Hundreds of teachers, students and parents rallied and marched against the proposal to shut and merge many schools in the Flatlands in Oakland. These schools have large number of Black and Brown students and this is taking place as the state has a budget surplus of 45.7 billion dollars.
(2022-02-05). Nebraska teacher and parent describe brutal conditions in schools during Omicron surge. wsws.org Despite the surge of the Omicron variant, which has pushed COVID-19 deaths close to 4,000 across Nebraska, schools continue to be fully open for in-person learning.
(2022-02-05). Texas teacher exposes nightmarish conditions in schools with COVID. wsws.org "We've had kids with COVID and we've had staff with COVID. Nonstop. It is not getting better. I don't think they'll close no matter what."
(2022-02-04). Make Noise About The Silent Crisis Of Global Illiteracy. popularresistance.org In October 2021, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held a seminar on the pandemic and education systems. Strikingly, 99% of the students in the region spent an entire academic year with total or partial interruption of face-to-face classes, while more than 600,000 children struggled with the loss of their caregivers due to the pandemic. It is further estimated that the crisis could force 3.1 million children and youth to drop out of school and force over 300,000 to go to work. At the seminar, Alicia Bárcena, the executive secretary of ECLAC, said that the combinati…
(2022-02-04). New Hampshire teachers unions fight state censorship of anti-racist education. liberationnews.org 
A new bill in the New Hampshire state legislature, HB 1255, would all but explicitly ban the mention of indigenous genocide and race-based chattel slavery in New Hampshire class rooms.
(2022-02-04). 5 Months to Get 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose in Costa Rica. telesurenglish.net The minimum wait time between the administration of the 2nd vaccine dose and the 3rd booster injection was at least six months. | RELATED: | The Costa Rica Ministry of Health disclosed that it was allowed the 3rd dose to be given to people over 58 years of age, first responders, public and private education officials, besides all people over 18 years of age with a 5-month mark. | The vaccine to be used Pfizer and…
(2022-02-04). Saturday 2/5: Building an Independent campaign to Put the Public in Public Education. indybay.org
(2022-02-04). Working with North Korean Defectors. fpif.org People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE) is a non-governmental organization based in Seoul that advocates for the reunification of the Korean Peninsula and assists North Korean refugees in adapting to life in South Korea through education and intercultural activities. It also raises awareness about North Korean human rights abuses at the United Nations. PSCORE was founded in 2006 by Kim Young-Il, a former North Korean soldier who escaped the country with his family and defected to the South. PSCORE adopted the original spelling "Corea," widely in use before the division of the peninsula, to emphasize i…
(2022-02-04). Is it already too late to say goodbye? dissidentvoice.org It seems we may have reached the moment when it is time to say goodbye. It has been fun, educational and sometimes cathartic — for me at least. I hope you got something from our time together too. I am not going anywhere, of course. Not for now at least. I love to write. For …
(2022-02-04). Shooting at suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota school leaves one student dead. wsws.org One student was killed and another critically injured Tuesday afternoon when two students shot at their classmates at the entrance of South Education Center in Richfield, Minnesota.
(2022-02-04). Make noise about the silent crisis of global illiteracy: The Fifth Newsletter (2022). mronline.org 
In October 2021, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) held a seminar on the pandemic and education systems.
(2022-02-04). Palestine is Nearing its 'South Africa Moment,' Campaigners Declare. orinocotribune.com By Bethany Rielly — Feb 1, 2022 | Amnesty International becomes the latest human rights group to accuse Israel of the crime of apartheid | PALESTINE is nearing its "South Africa moment," campaigners declared today after Amnesty International became the latest human rights group to accuse Israel of the crime of apartheid. | In a damning 280-page report, Amnesty details how Israeli authorities enforce a system of oppression and domination against Palestinians across Israel and the occupied territories. | The report, based on decades of research and witness testimonies, lists a range of Israeli abuses, includin…
(2022-02-04). A Shroud for the Dead Sea. orinocotribune.com 
By Majd Kayyal, Palestinian writer from Haifa, and Sumaya Falah, environmental researcher from Haifa — February 24, 2017 | Editorial note: As a rule, Orinoco Tribune does not generally re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception, because this is an issue that demands attention. | One of the writers of this piece,
(2022-02-04). #Freedom Convoy 2022: "Step Down Trudeau" globalresearch.ca The Freedom Convoy 2022 movement is actively involved in Ottawa, the Nation's capital. | Hundreds and hundreds of trucks are lined up in front of Parliament Hill and in the streets of the capital. | Bridges between Ottawa and Gatineau have been …
(2022-02-04). Super-mutant HIV strain discovered in Europe. rt.com 
The new variant is said to be more transmissible and dangerous | A new highly transmissible and dangerous HIV variant has been discovered in the Netherlands, confirming scientists' worst expectations. | An international collaborative study, led by researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute, identified 109 cases of the new 'virulent subtype B' (VB) variant after analyzing more than 6,700 positive samples. | The research revealed significant genome differences between the VB strain and other HIV variants. | "Individuals with the VB variant had a viral load (the level of the virus in the blood…
(2022-02-04). Europe: New Super-Mutant HIV Variant Discovered. telesurenglish.net A new super-mutant, highly dangerous, and transmissible strain of HIV has been discovered in the Netherlands. | RELATED: | Researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute developed an international collaborative study, where 109 cases of the new 'virulent subtype B' (VB) variant were detected after analyzing 6 700 positive samples. The study revealed significant genome differences between the VB strain and other HIV va…
(2022-02-04). "Israeli minister's criticism of Amnesty report reveals nature of an apartheid state" peoplesdispatch.org Vijay Prashad speaks to Philip Luther, Middle East and North Africa Research and Advocacy Director at Amnesty International, about the report released by the organization on Israeli crimes against Palestinians. The report titled 'Israel's apartheid against Palestinians' talks about the different ways the Israeli state dominates and oppresses Palestinians. Philip also responds to criticisms of the report by the Israeli government.
(2022-02-04). University of Illinois students walk out to protest Jeff Sessions. liberationnews.org 
"Jeff Sessions and his class have put our society into crisis," said Reuben, "and we are here to show the community there is an alternative future and it is socialist."
(2022-02-04). Biden Withdrawing Student Debt Appeal After Outcry. dailyposter.com 
(2022-02-04). Student leader in Swaziland granted bail after protesters threaten to render kingdom "ungovernable" peoplesdispatch.org A court in the city of Manzini granted bail to Colani Maseko, the president of Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) on Friday, February 4. The student leader had been arrested on January 31 and charged with sedition. | His bail came a day after the SNUS marched to the Manzini regional police headquarters and held a demonstration on February 3. A cross section of Swaziland's pro-democracy forces, including the banned political parties, trade unions, and youth organizations, attended the action. | Outside the police headquarters, protesters at the demonstration openly threatened to render the kingdom "ungove…
(2022-02-04). Growing student opposition to reopening of Australian universities amid COVID surge. wsws.org University students have taken to social media to express their concern over the profit-driven campaign to force students back onto campus amid a surge of the pandemic.
(2022-02-04). Students and faculty demand remote learning options at University of California campuses. wsws.org The decision by University of California to reopen its 10 campuses amidst the deadly surge of the Omicron variant has prompted mass student opposition demanding remote learning options.
(2022-02-04). Imperial named best in Europe for entrepreneurs as startup competition commences. imperial.ac.uk The hunt for the most promising student businesses continues as part of Imperial's Venture Catalyst Challenge (VCC).
(2022-02-04). Victory: Palestinian teacher defeats Israel lobby smears. electronicintifada.net Sheffield Hallam University drops investigation against Shahd Abusalama.
(2022-02-04). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Strikes across France by healthcare, transport and employment agency workers over staff shortages, workload and pay; protests by teachers across Iran against wages and conditions following protests of retirees demanding a rise in pensions; 5,000 South African food workers on indefinite strike against pay and job cuts for eleventh week…