Daily Archives: April 17, 2023

2023-04-17: News Headlines

PAI (2023-04-17). Congressional Republican leaders defend union-busters. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Maybe it shouldn't be any great surprise, but the two top congressional Republicans dealing with labor legislation are defending union-busters. No, we're not kidding. Union-busters attracted positive attention from House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.—who once told Carolina media she doubted unions should legally exist—and Sen. William Cassidy, R-La., top Republican …

Fight Back (2023-04-17). Minnesotans protest war spending on Tax Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 15, 70 protesters gathered in the cold spring rain to protest the U.S. federal government's use of their tax dollars to fund war instead of programs that would benefit people like education, environmental protection and healthcare. The protest was initiated by the MN Peace Action Coalition. | Sarah Martin, a longtime member of Women Against Military Madness, was one of the protest emcees and started off the protest explaining the sizable Pentagon budget, "It is very important that we're here to send an anti-war message on Tax Day. This past year the Pentagon and the U.S. military spent…

ecns.cn (2023-04-16). Hong Kong holds activities to mark National Security Education Day. ecns.cn China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday held a string of activities to mark the annual National Security Education Day under the theme of "National Security, Foundation of Stability and Prosperity".

imperial.ac.uk (2023-04-17). Imperial researchers team up with NASA to launch new citizen science study. imperial.ac.uk The cosmos is roaring with activity produced by the fourth state of matter — and now we can listen to it.

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-17). Brazil's Abstention from 2014's UNGA Vote on Ukraine Proves That Lula Changed the PT's Policy. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-17). Sudan's "Deep State" War Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences If It Continues. globalresearch.ca

PAI (2023-04-17). Congressional Republican leaders defend union-busters. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Maybe it shouldn't be any great surprise, but the two top congressional Republicans dealing with labor legislation are defending union-busters. No, we're not kidding. Union-busters attracted positive attention from House Education and the Workforce Committee Chair Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.—who once told Carolina media she doubted unions should legally exist—and Sen. William Cassidy, R-La., top Republican …

Fight Back (2023-04-17). Minnesotans protest war spending on Tax Day. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – On April 15, 70 protesters gathered in the cold spring rain to protest the U.S. federal government's use of their tax dollars to fund war instead of programs that would benefit people like education, environmental protection and healthcare. The protest was initiated by the MN Peace Action Coalition. | Sarah Martin, a longtime member of Women Against Military Madness, was one of the protest emcees and started off the protest explaining the sizable Pentagon budget, "It is very important that we're here to send an anti-war message on Tax Day. This past year the Pentagon and the U.S. military spent…

ecns.cn (2023-04-16). Hong Kong holds activities to mark National Security Education Day. ecns.cn China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday held a string of activities to mark the annual National Security Education Day under the theme of "National Security, Foundation of Stability and Prosperity".

imperial.ac.uk (2023-04-17). Imperial researchers team up with NASA to launch new citizen science study. imperial.ac.uk The cosmos is roaring with activity produced by the fourth state of matter — and now we can listen to it.

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-17). Brazil's Abstention from 2014's UNGA Vote on Ukraine Proves That Lula Changed the PT's Policy. globalresearch.ca

Andrew Korybko (2023-04-17). Sudan's "Deep State" War Could Have Far-Reaching Geostrategic Consequences If It Continues. globalresearch.ca

Antonio C.S. Rosa (2023-04-17). Superbugs among Top 10 Threats to Whole Cycle of Life. transcend.org 11 Apr 2023 – Research after research, scientists renew their alerts of the dangers of human-driven 'superbugs' — bacterias and pathogens that do not respond to antimicrobials, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-17). The Leaking Republic: The Pentagon's Take on Information Security. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Brenda Baletti (2023-04-17). U.S. Approves First Three COVID Vaccine Injury Claims — And Pays Out a Total of $4,634.89. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Mark Trozzi (2023-04-17). Canadian Hero, Former Ontario MPP and Whistleblower Randy Hillier. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). China-made world's 1st mid-infrared solar observation telescope nearing trial stage. ecns.cn Breakthroughs have been made in solar physics research with the domestically developed world's first mid-infrared solar observation telescope entering a critical phase of assembly and debugging of its core devices, expected to start trial observation in the near future.

Global Research News (2023-04-17). Selected Articles: Beware the Agents of Chaos. globalresearch.ca By Not a day passes without Americans witnessing another debacle in the nation's domestic and foreign policies that further grind down the last remaining threads …

Kenny Stancil (2023-04-17). Experts Fear Future AI Could Cause 'Nuclear-Level Catastrophe'. globalresearch.ca

Kurt Nimmo (2023-04-17). Substack: Dead Man Walking. globalresearch.ca

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2023-04-17). OPEC: Saudis Aren't Afraid of the US Anymore. globalresearch.ca

Manlio Dinucci (2023-04-17). From Europe to the Indo-Pacific, Italy at Arms. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2023-04-17). Science Saturday: A big step forward, bringing DNA sequencing data to routine patient care. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In 2020, the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine set out to create a library of genomic sequencing data of 100,000 consented Mayo Clinic participants by the end of 2024 to advance research and improve patient care. The genomic sequencing study is a year ahead of the plan — reaching over 71,000 participants. "This is one of the largest population health studies of its kind," says ‚ÄØKonstantinos Lazaridis, M.D., the Carlson and Nelson Endowed Executive Director for Mayo Clinic's…

Pepe Escobar (2023-04-17). The Pentagon Leaks Charade. globalresearch.ca

South Front (2023-04-17). Video: Dangerous Ukrainian Grain Flooding Europe. globalresearch.ca

Steven Sahiounie (2023-04-17). The Israeli Attack on South Lebanon and Al Aqsa Crisis. globalresearch.ca

Tanmay Kadam (2023-04-17). Not Smart Enough! US Smart Bombs 'Punctured' by Russian EW Attacks; Intel Report Says JDAMs Fizzling Out. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2023-04-17). Insights丨Brazilian scholar: China, Brazil are mutually important for both countries' development. ecns.cn Karin Costa Vazquez, researcher at Fudan University and Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), indicates that President Lula's visit to China is of great significance to both countries, and the yuan-clearing deal signals that both countries are invested in boosting post-pandemic recovery.

Ryan Cristián (2023-04-16). HHS To Extend EUA Jab Indemnity To 2024, Azov-Mexico Overlap & UN Doc OK's "Consensual Sex" w/ Minor. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/16/23). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

Ben Bartee (2023-04-16). Artificial Intelligence (A.I.): A Threat to Civilization and Humanity? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2023-04-16). Review of EO Film: Three Hooves Up in High Heaven. Films Featuring Animals as Protagonists. globalresearch.ca

Dr. Mike Yeadon (2023-04-16). Dr. Michael Yeadon on the Covid Crisis: The Most Important Single Message I've Ever Written. globalresearch.ca

Ellen Brown (2023-04-16). Researchers Raise Questions About Cobalt Gold Rush, East Palestine Disaster. truthout.org Holidays in my childhood were spent at my grandparents' farm in Plain Grove, Pennsylvania, 35 miles from East Palestine, Ohio. My grandfather's grandfather fought at Gettysburg and homesteaded the 160-acre farm after the Civil War. My grandmother sold it in the 1960s for $13,000, lacking a male heir to do the work; but my relatives still live in the area. I have therefore taken a keen interest in… |

Emanuel Pastreich (2023-04-16). What the American People Must Know About the Sensationalist Arraignment of Former President Donald Trump. globalresearch.ca

John Ross (2023-04-16). The First International issue of Wenhua Zongheng is a landmark event for the Global Left. mronline.org Wenhua Zongheng is a newly launched international publication bringing together articles originally produced in the Mainland China magazine of the same name in Chinese. It is jointly published in English, Spanish and Portuguese, by Wenhua Zongheng, the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, and Dongsheng—which produces the newsletter News on China.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-16). The US-NATO War of Aggression against Yugoslavia. globalresearch.ca When Belgrade was bombed, the children's hospital was the object of air attacks. It had been singled out as a strategic target. NATO stated that to "save the lives" of the newly borne, they did not bomb the section of the hospital where the babies were residing, instead they targeted the power generator, which meant no more power for the incubators.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2023-04-16). U.S. Act of War against the European Union: President Biden Ordered the Terror Attack against Nord Stream. High Treason against the People of Europe. globalresearch.ca In international law, "Territorial Integrity" extends to "properties" located within the territorial waters of the Nation State. The deliberate destruction of said "properties" within a country's territorial waters by or on behalf of a foreign state actor constitutes an act of war.

ecns.cn (2023-04-16). (W.E. Talk) Shi Shiwei: How can China-Germany cooperation in economy and trade be mutually beneficial? ecns.cn At a time of changing political and economic situationsworldwide, what signal and meaning does the visit of Scholz convey? Which constructive attitude should both sides adopt to promote cooperation in the economy and trade and bring more benefits to people in the two countries? Shi Shiwei, visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin and researcher at the China-EU Economic Cooperation Research Center,recently gave an exclusive interview to the column W.E. Talk of China News Service to offer his opinions on this issue.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-04-16). Taking Back Our Universities From Corporate Apparatchiks. popularresistance.org New Brunswick, N.J. — Here are some of the senior administrators I did not see joining us on the picket lines set up by striking teachers and staff at Rutgers University. Brian Strom, the chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, whose salary is $925,932 a year. Steven Libutti, the vice chancellor for Cancer Programs for Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, who makes $929,411 a year. Patrick Hobbs, the director of athletics, who receives $999,688 a year. The president of the university, Jonathan Holloway, who is paid $1.2 million a year. Stephen Pikiell, the university's head basketball coach…

Editor (2023-04-16). Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Win-Win For Our Country. scheerpost.com

Reba Landers, Left Voice. (2023-04-16). Biden's New Title IX Proposal Is A Move To Whip Votes, Not Protect Trans Kids. popularresistance.org On April 6, the Biden administration proposed changes to Title IX regulations concerning trans youth participating in sports. The regulation change would prohibit any schools or universities that receive public funding from passing "blanket bans" — bans that prohibit all trans youth from participating in any sport at all — but would make it acceptable for schools to ban transgender students from sporting activities on a sport-by-sport basis. While Democrats are touting this as a win for transgender rights, this is simply another example of the so-called "progressive" party proposing moves to make them…

Dr. Lucy Cane (2023-04-17). UK teachers aren't backing down. therealnews.com

Planned Parenthood Action (2023-04-17). Saturday 4/15: Call to Action: Protect Medication Abortion Access – Virtual Rally & Teach-In. indybay.org Online protest rally & teach-in. | Join from anywhere and take action!

Stansfield Smith (2023-04-16). In Chicago the Left Embraces Democrats and Celebrates Brandon Johnson's Victory. orinocotribune.com By Stansfield Smith — Apr 14, 2023 | Brandon Johnson, a progressive black community activist, union organizer, and former teacher, won the Chicago mayoral election against Paul Vallas, the corporate Democrat opponent. Johnson's victory expressed popular rejection of neoliberal privatization and respect for progressive unions, in particular the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU). Johnson was outspent two to one, but not out-organized, winning 52-48%. The election displayed once again the power and organizing skills of the CTU, and showed that people, when they are involved, can upend election predictions. | His cam…

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