K Ehlers, A Baerbock & L Obrecht (2022-10-31). In the eye of the typhoon, Hardened fronts & The Nuclear War Bluff. indybay.org Nuclear war is a big bluff & the last means of the cult to enforce its Great Reset to control & decimate humanity. Now is the time to recognize this & not be fooled again by the dilettantes in the Western governments. The worldwide growing resistance will end all plans of the globalists & expose all deceptions. Those responsible will be exposed.Love remains when illusion & fear fall…

WSWS (2022-10-31). Attack on Russian fleet threatens collapse of deal ensuring vital grain shipments. wsws.org A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet is the latest effort to provoke an escalation of the military conflict.

SouthFront5 (2022-10-31). In Video: Amazing Adventures Of Ukrainian Soldier Junkie. southfront.org

WSWS (2022-10-31). The significance of the Democratic Socialists of America's call for US war against Russia until "Ukrainian victory" wsws.org The DSA's endorsement of US imperialism's war against Russia in Ukraine is not a break with its history. On the contrary, it is the latest (and most dangerous) iteration of the organization's pro-imperialist political essence.

WorkWeek (2022-10-31). Railworkers Support Rally at Oakland &SA Dockers Strike with ILWU, No War in Ukraine. indybay.org WorkWeek covers Railroad Workers Solidarity Rally At Port Of Oakland & SA Dockers Strike With ILWU, Oakland Rally Against War In Ukraine & The Life & Struggles of UFWA Founder Al Rojas…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-10-31). Virtuous hypocrisy: The Socceroos and the Qatar World Cup. greenleft.org.au The kicking of the first ball in Qatar will induce a collective sporting amnesia for which the Socceroos will be complicit, argues Binoy Kampmark.

Theodore L Catt (2022-10-31). Building community with food, not bombs. greenleft.org.au Food Not Bombs Newcastle is building community by providing warm vegan meals for locals. Theodore L Catt reports.

Kate Simpson (2022-10-31). Reclaim the Night: 'Everyone has the right to be free from violence'. greenleft.org.au The Illawarra community gathered at Lysaght Park for the annual Reclaim the Night protest to demand the right to be free from violence. Kate Simpson reports.

Staff (2022-10-31). Mass mobilization for the liberation of Georges Abdallah marches to the prison gates. samidoun.net On Saturday, 22 October, over 1,000 people marched to Lannemezan prison to demand the immediate release of Georges Abdallah, the imprisoned Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France since 1984. This mass demonstration, the 12th annual march, was a great success that followed extensive work by many organizations, collectives, campaigns, associations, unions and …

Stop Camp Grayling (2022-10-31). #StopCampGrayling Protesters Hang Banner, Light Fireworks at DNR Director's Home. itsgoingdown.org The following action report was originally published by Stop Camp Grayling on social media. For more background on this struggle, see this zine here. Forest defenders descended on Department of Natural Resources (DNR) director Dan Eichenger's home last week to demand he reject the land-use agreement with the Michigan National Guard, which would double the…

Dave Ball (2022-10-31). Maritime Union of Australia: 150 years of internationalism and struggle. greenleft.org.au The Maritime Union of Australia has just marked the 150th anniversary of its formation. MUA Victoria deputy branch secretary Dave Ball discusses the union's internationalism and enduring militancy.

Jake Johnson (2022-10-31). AIPAC Super PAC Throws in Against Progressive Democrat Summer Lee. commondreams.org "Seems like AIPAC and the GOP have the same agenda," responded one progressive campaigner.

San Francisco Trans Film Festival (2022-10-31). Thursday 11/10: 25th Anniversary San Francisco Trans Film Festival. indybay.org Z Space | 4 Florida St, | San Francisco, CA 94110…

California Democratic Party (2022-10-31). Monday 10/31: Prop 1 Rally at USF. indybay.org On top of Lone Mountain at University of San Francisco!

Steve Taylor (2022-10-31). Offloading climate responsibility on the victims of climate change. greenleft.org.au Ahead of the COP27 climate meeting in Egypt, Breaking Green podcast spoke to Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey.

San Francisco Public Library (2022-10-31). Saturday 12/17: Author: Rage of Innocence by Kristin Henning and Reginald Dwayne Betts. indybay.org [ONLINE] San Francisco Main Library…

Fight Back (2022-10-31). UT Austin students defend women's and LGBTQ rights. fightbacknews.org Austin, TX – On Thursday evening, October 29, a group of around ten students gathered on the University of Texas at Austin campus to rally for women's and LGBTQ rights. Led by the Austin Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the rally focused on student demands of the UT Austin administration, calling on the university to provide free menstrual products and contraceptives in all campus bathrooms. Students are also demanding the university declare itself a sanctuary campus for trans youth in light of legislative attacks earlier this year against trans youth receiving gender-affirming care. | The protest include…

Lucy Stock (2022-10-31). The Weekly Round-up: Kay's Law, emotional AI, and injunctions. ukhumanrightsblog.com In the news: Dominic Raab has returned to the role of Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor. Brandon Lewis stepped down from the role after days in office; he recently engraved his name on the foundation stone at London's Justice Quarter, where construction of a 'super court' began last week. On 25 …

Jake Johnson (2022-10-31). Bolsonaro Yet to Concede as Progressives Worldwide Celebrate Lula's Win. commondreams.org "So far, Bolsonaro has not called me to recognize my victory, and I don't know if he will call or if he will recognize my victory," Lula told supporters Sunday night.

Jim McIlroy (2022-10-31). Medicare problems point to systematic underfunding, corporatisation. greenleft.org.au The controversy over a recent investigation into alleged fraud in the Medicare system points to system failures resulting from chronic under-funding. Jim McIlroy reports.

Jim McIlroy (2022-10-31). End the blockade of Cuba, protesters demand. greenleft.org.au Protesters gathered in Sydney to demand the United States government end its 60-year-old illegal blockade of Cuba, in the lead up to another United Nations vote on the issue. Jim McIlroy reports.

Isaac Nellist (2022-10-31). Climate groups condemn police intimidation tactics. greenleft.org.au An alliance of climate action and environment groups have condemned the stepping up of police intimidation against activists in the lead up to IMARC. Isaac Nellist reports.

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-10-31). Protest Opposes Expanded US/UN Military Intervention in Haiti. indybay.org US, Canada, France and even the UN have brought oppression and disease to Haiti…

WSWS (2022-10-31). Elon Musk tweets right-wing conspiracy theory about violent assault on Paul Pelosi. wsws.org Musk's tweet included a link to an article published by the Santa Monica Observer, a right-wing news site with a history of posting misinformation.

Climate Creative (2022-10-31). Friday 11/4: The Climate Gallery Launch: An Interactive Night For Art and Environment. indybay.org CounterPulse 80 Turk Street San Francisco, CA 94102…

Jackie Kriz (2022-10-31). Environmental Jobs Alliance Geelong hosts inaugural dinner. greenleft.org.au Environmental Jobs Alliance Geelong (EJAG) celebrated its work with a dinner involving representatives from the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation unionists, community members and local businesses. Jackie Kriz reports.

Staff (2022-10-31). Cubanos residentes en Canadá reclaman el cese del bloqueo. cubadebate.cu Los participantes en el XV Encuentro Nacional de Cubanos Residentes en Canadá condenaron el bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero que por más de 60 años mantiene Estados Unidos contra la Isla. El encuentro se celebró de forma virtual y contó con la participación de miembros de las asociaciones de cubanos radicados en importantes ciudades como Ottawa, Montreal y Toronto.

Staff (2022-10-31). Minint informa sobre el rescate de posibles emigrantes ilegales en bahía de Villa Clara. cubadebate.cu En horas de la mañana este domingo 30 de octubre una unidad de superficie de Tropas Guardafronteras brindó asistencia a un grupo de 26 personas a bordo de una lancha rápida con matrícula de los Estados Unidos, que violó nuestras aguas territoriales y se encontraba inutilizada y a la deriva en la bahía de Nazábal, Encrucijada, Villa Clara.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-10-31). Colapso de puente en India deja al menos 60 muertos. telesurtv.net Cientos de personas cayeron a un río cuando el puente se derrumbó este domingo.

TeleSUR -odr -YSM, JDO (2022-10-31). Elevan a 20 los muertos por consumo de alcohol metílico en Ecuador. telesurtv.net En la provincia de Santo Domingo murieron 11 personas, entre ellos una mujer. En Esmeraldas perecieron nueve hombres.

TeleSUR, mcs, JCM (2022-10-31). Coronan a primer rey zulú en Durban, Sudáfrica. telesurtv.net Los zulúes, que suponen entre 10 y 12 millones de personas, son la etnia más populosa de Sudáfrica…

TeleSUR, odr, YSM, JDO (2022-10-31). Confirman 11 muertos en estampida en estadio de Kinshasa, Congo. telesurtv.net El Gobierno congolés aseguró que las personas murieron por asfixia y contusiones.

Staff (2022-10-31). Reportan incendio en un edificio familiar en Centro Habana. cubadebate.cu El incendio ocurrió en la Calle Príncipe entre Hornos y Hospital en el apto 54 Alto. Según narran los vecinos el segundo piso está declarado inhabitable y el tercero se derrumbó hace varios años atrás. Las demás personas de la comunidad se encuentran protegidas.Los bomberos del comando 3, 15, 5 y 1 ya apagaron el fuego.

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-10-31). Ascienden a 98 los muertos por tormenta Paeng en Filipinas. telesurtv.net Las autoridades filipinas buscan a 63 personas desaparecidas y otras 105.000 permanecen evacuadas en lugares seguros.

K Ehlers, A Baerbock & L Obrecht (2022-10-28). In the eye of the typhoon, Hardened fronts & The Nuclear War Bluff. indybay.org Nuclear war is a big bluff & the last means of the cult to enforce its Great Reset to control & decimate humanity. Now is the time to recognize this & not be fooled again by the dilettantes in the Western governments. The worldwide growing resistance will end all plans of the globalists & expose all deceptions. Those responsible will be exposed.Love remains when illusion & fear fall…

Staff (2022-10-28). Headlines for October 28, 2022. democracynow.org Vladimir Putin Says World Faces Most Dangerous Moment Since World War II, Ukraine's President Warns of Extended Blackouts After Russian Attacks on Power Grid, Pentagon Nuclear Posture Review Won't Rule Out U.S. First Strike, Fears Rise Over Brazilian Election After Bolsonaro Ally Attacks Police With Rifle and Grenades, Top U.S. and Canadian Officials Meet to Consider Armed Intervention Force in Haiti, U.S. Senators Call on Biden to Expand Protected Status for Haitian Refugees, 260,000 Refugees in US at Risk of Deportation as Talks Over Protected Status Collapse, Families Demand Texas' Top Public…

Paul Craig Roberts (2022-10-28). In Stunning Strategy Reversal, Pentagon Will No Longer Rule Out Use Of Nuclear Weapons Against Non-Nuclear Threat. thealtworld.com In Stunning Strategy Reversal, Pentagon Will No Longer Rule Out Use Of Nuclear Weapons Against Non-Nuclear Threat | Has Putin's delay in using sufficient force to terminate the Ukraine conflict made Russian victory impossible by US threat to use nuclear weapons? | I warned that Putin's drawn-out "limited" war would greatly widen the war. With the la…

Anonymous103 (2022-10-28). International Coalition To Support Ukraine Faces Fissures. southfront.org Domestic policy problems in Europe and in the US threatens their foreign policies goals. | Written by Uriel Araujo, researcher with a focus on international and ethnic conflicts | On October 26, the White House declared it sees no prospects for negotiations to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine. It would thus appear the US remains intent on supporting Kiev's efforts until military victory is achieved. This is no simple task, though. For one thing, both the coming European winter and the Ameri…

Alex Bainbridge (2022-10-28). Anti-war activists in Australia should campaign for a just peace not more war in Ukraine. greenleft.org.au Anti-war activists and workers should view with suspicion and be very wary of any further Australian military intervention in the war in Ukraine, argue Alex Bainbridge and Peter Boyle.

Marco Carnelos (2022-10-28). Opec+ oil cut: The birth pangs of a new world order. thealtworld.com Countries of the Global South have grown tired of the US-led global economic system, in which the dollar is often weaponised | Anon-American has cast his vote for the 8 November This is the tempting conclusion to draw from the re…

Staff (2022-10-28). "American Democracy Hangs in the Balance": Carol Anderson on Midterms, Georgia Races & Voting Rights. democracynow.org Former President Barack Obama is in Georgia Friday to campaign for Democrats in the closely watched Senate and gubernatorial races. This comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was caught on a hot mic Thursday saying the race between Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock and Trump-backed anti-abortion Republican nominee Herschel Walker is "going downhill," and recent polls show Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is trailing Republican Governor Brian Kemp. We speak with Carol Anderson, professor of African American studies at Emory University, who says 2020 was a "dry run"…

____ (2022-10-28). Elon Musk takes control of Twitter. ecns.cn Elon Musk completed his deal to buy Twitter at 44 billion U.S. dollars Thursday, gaining control of the social network company, CNN reported, citing sources familiar with the deal.

Bill Barclay (2022-10-28). SWIFT, the U.S. Dollar, and the Global Political Economy of Trade. zcomm.org We may be moving, albeit slowly, toward a more multicurrency world, at least in terms of the dollar as a store of value…

Dean Baker (2022-10-28). Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter, Can We Stop Wasting Time on Campaign Finance Reform? cepr.net Do we have a plan to keep a right-wing jerk like Musk from taking over a major social media platform?

Staff (2022-10-28). DeSantis Condemned For Using "Election Police" to Intimidate Florida Voters with Felony Convictions. democracynow.org We speak with Florida voting rights activist Desmond Meade about how Republicans like Governor Ron DeSantis are attempting to scare formerly incarcerated people with felony convictions from voting. DeSantis launched an election police force to arrest people on trumped-up voter fraud charges. The arrests overwhelmingly targeted Black people and demonstrate "the state's failure to have a system in place that can assure any American citizen that lives in the state of Florida whether or not they're eligible to vote," says Meade, who spearheaded an initiative to re-enfranchise 1.4 million peopl…

Anonymous669 (2022-10-28). Suspected ISIS Terrorists Attacked Intelligence Center In Syria's Deir Ezzor. southfront.org . | Late on October 27, gunmen suspected of being ISIS members attacked a center of the Syrian Military Intelligence Directorate in the town of al-Bukamal in the southern countryside of Deir Ezzor. | The gunmen targeted the center with assault rifles and several hand grenades before fleeing al-Bukamal on two motorcycles. An intelligence officer was killed as a result of the bold hit-and-run attack, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). | Following t…

Saadia Khan (2022-10-28). We Need to Replace White Feminism With Inclusive Feminism. zcomm.org The ultimate goal should be to dismantle the ideology of white feminism and reinvent it to reflect how gender inequities are impacted by racial, socioeconomic, sexual, and cultural factors…

Jonathan Weisman (2022-10-28). With Ads, Imagery and Words, Republicans Inject Race Into Campaigns. zcomm.org Running ads portraying Black candidates as soft on crime — or as "different" or "dangerous" — Republicans have shed quiet defenses of such tactics for unabashed defiance…

Sharon Lavigne (2022-10-28). An Open Letter to Biden: People Are Dying From Petrochemical Plants. zcomm.org President Biden, I am coming to D.C to honor the hundreds of lives that have been taken from us due to the petrochemical and fossil fuel industry…

Miriam Seifter (2022-10-28). State courts are fielding sky-high numbers of lawsuits ahead of the midterms. zcomm.org Including challenges to voting restrictions and to how elections are run…

Jake Johnson (2022-10-28). 'Dangerous for Us All': Elon Musk, World's Richest Man, Completes Twitter Takeover. commondreams.org "Musk's plans will leave the platform more vulnerable to security threats, rampant disinformation, and extremism just ahead of the midterm elections."

Staff (2022-10-28). How Wisconsin Became GOP's Laboratory Dismantling Democracy. democracynow.org With Republicans set to make major gains in the November midterms, we speak with reporter Ari Berman, who says Republican control of the Legislature in Wisconsin is a preview of the damage the party could do if empowered in Washington. Berman's latest piece for Mother Jones is titled "How Wisconsin Became the GOP's Laboratory for Dismantling Democracy." It looks at how severely gerrymandered districts there give Republicans nearly two-thirds of the seats in the statehouse with less than % of the popular vote, and how they have used those inflated majorities to undermine Democratic Governor Tony…

Paul Oboohov (2022-10-28). Solidarity shown for Iran democracy movement. greenleft.org.au Members of the Iranian community and supporters demonstrated outside the Iranian Embassy on October 12 and 19. Paul Oboohov reports.

En.mehrnews (2022-10-28). 3 killed, injured during Zionists shooting in Nablus. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) — One Palestinian was martyred and two others were injured after Zionist soldiers shot at a car in Nablus.

Anonymous669 (2022-10-28). U.S.-led Coalition Reinforced Its Bases In Northeastern Syria With More Heavy Weapons. southfront.org . | The United States-led coalition has reportedly reinforced its bases in Syria's northeastern region with additional heavy weapons. | On October 27, a convoy of around 60 vehicle entered northeastern Syria coming from the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Syrian news sources said that the convoy included armored vehicles, rocket launchers and air-defense systems. However, this is yet to be verified. | The reinforcements were deployed in several bases of the U.S.-led coalition within key oil…

Climate Creative (2022-10-28). Friday 11/4: The Climate Gallery Launch: An Interactive Night For Art and Environment. indybay.org CounterPulse 80 Turk Street San Francisco, CA 94102…

Cécile Accilien (2022-10-28). More Foreign Intervention Won't Solve Haiti's Crises. Decolonization Will. zcomm.org This vision for the future must come from the Haitian people, and cannot be imposed by outsiders who do not understand Haiti's culture, language or history…

Alex Salmon (2022-10-28). Support players taking a stand against racism, for climate action. greenleft.org.au Those claiming that "activist" athletes are "mixing sports with politics" support a different type of politics. Alex Salmon argues we need to support brave players demanding their club not be used to enhance the reputation of corporations.

Staff (2022-10-28). Multimillonario Elon Musk toma el control de Twitter. cubadebate.cu Elon Musk completó su adquisición de Twitter Inc. por 44.000 millones de dólares , según personas familiarizadas con el asunto, poniendo al hombre más rico del mundo a cargo de la red social en apuros después de seis meses de disputas públicas y legales sobre el acuerdo.

TeleSUR -YSM (2022-10-28). OMS: 10,6 millones de personas contrajeron tuberculosis en 2021. telesurtv.net La OMS indicó que los casos diagnosticados en 2021 suponen un aumento del 4,5 por ciento con respecto a los contabilizados en 2020.

TeleSUR, odr, YSM (2022-10-28). India registra más de mil nuevos casos de Covid-19. telesurtv.net India suma más de 44 millones de personas infectadas por el virus desde el inicio de la pandemia hasta el momento.

Staff (2022-10-28). Lluvias e inundaciones en Filipinas dejan más de 40 fallecidos. cubadebate.cu Inundaciones repentinas y aludes causados por aguaceros torrenciales azotaron una provincia del sur de Filipinas, matando a al menos 42 personas, dejando desaparecidas a otras 16 y atrapando a algunos residentes en sus techos, dijeron las autoridades el viernes.

TeleSUR, odr, YSM, JGN (2022-10-28). Perú recibe primer lote de vacunas contra viruela del mono. telesurtv.net El cargamento contiene 5.600 frascos para inmunizar a aproximadamente 14.000 personas de mayor riesgo.