Daily Archives: July 17, 2024

2024-07-17: News Headlines

bay area CISPES & fmln norcal (2024-07-17). Saturday 8/3: Commemoration of the Salvadoran Student Massacre of 1975. indybay.org 2973 16th Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103…

Evan Apodaca (2024-07-17). Mercenary or Scholar: disrupting military-funded research at the University of California. mondoweiss.net Militaries need universities to develop technologies of war. Student researchers who are vital in developing these technologies are uniquely placed to disrupt them.

Ashley Smith (2024-07-17). Resisting Israeli Scholasticide and Academic Apartheid. counterpunch.org Israel's genocidal war is both massacring Palestinians and destroying their physical and social infrastructure. In particular, Israel has targeted Palestinian educational institutions. In late April, UN experts concluded, "with more than 80% of schools in Gaza damaged or destroyed, it may be reasonable to ask if there is an intentional effort to comprehensively destroy the Palestinian education system, an action known as 'scholasticide'."1 The aim of this settler-colonial project is to eradicate the physical, intellectual, and political reproduction of the Palestinian people. As Maya Wind documents in her new boo…

newarab (2024-07-17). Namesake: Imagining Islam's female warrior guiding today's women. newarab.com Palestinian-British researcher and writer

Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. (2024-07-17). Guilty Plea In First Espionage Act Case Involving Drone Photography. popularresistance.org In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, a Chinese graduate student pleaded guilty to violating the United States Espionage Act when he flew a drone and photographed U.S. military and naval installations. | The plea deal does not create any legal precedent, and U.S. prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia never explicitly accused Fengyun Shi of spying on behalf of the Chinese government. However, the case itself carries implications for the right to photograph or gather news. | Shi agreed to plead guilty [PDF] to two counts of "unlawful photographing of designated installation without authorization." Both are…

ecns.cn (2024-07-17). Leisure life of giant pandas at Sichuan base. ecns.cn A giant panda sleeps on a tree branch at the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 16, 2024.

ecns.cn (2024-07-17). Shanghai research team discovers two new species of fish. ecns.cn A research team from Shanghai published their latest research findings on two new species of fish in Zoosystematics and Evolution, an internationally renowned zoological journal, on July 9.

ecns.cn (2024-07-17). Kung Fu star: Global Shaolin disciples gather 'like one big family'. ecns.cn Liu Qingming, who earned the "Kung Fu Star" title at the third Shaolin Games Finals, has traveled to about 17 countries to train disciples, establishing deep friendship with his students."ÄÄ…

ecns.cn (2024-07-17). Chinese researchers develop world's smallest skyrmion racetrack. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have developed the world's smallest skyrmion racetrack, paving the way for future high-density and high-speed storage technology.

ecns.cn (2024-07-17). China sets new record in core drilling at Nam Co Lake. ecns.cn The research team completed core drilling in Nam Co Lake, the second largest lake in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday.

W. T. Whitney (2024-07-17). How the Knowledge Economy and Science Bolster Cuba's Socialist Revolution. counterpunch.org Cuba and Cuban science gained acclaim worldwide for producing their own very effective Covid-19 vaccines. The achievement stood out among nations of the Global South. The feat reflects Cuba's development over decades of a formidable scientific establishment engaged in the development and marketing of biologic products oriented to healthcare mostly, and also to food production.

Staff (2024-07-17). Trump Is Trying to "Gaslight the Black Community" About His Racist Record: Clarence Lusane. democracynow.org As the Republican National Convention enters its third day, we speak with political science professor Clarence Lusane on how Donald Trump is trying to increase his appeal with Black voters. A number of Black lawmakers have spoken at the RNC, including South Carolina Senator Tim Scott and North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson. Lusane says that "Donald Trump never has anything positive to say about the Black community," and that his effort to showcase diversity at the RNC is to "gaslight the Black community."…

Mike Whitney (2024-07-17). Why Russia Will Defeat NATO in Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

ICRC (2024-07-17). Education programmes for young people. icrc.org

Angela (2024-07-17). Wednesday 7/31: Webinar: Reimagining Education in Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1yVV…

Red Wine, Blue (2024-07-17). Wednesday 7/17: "Education Wars": Protecting Public Education – Race & Gender Prejudice, Book Bans, More. indybay.org YouTube: www.youtube.com/@RedWineBlueUSA

Angela (2024-07-17). Wednesday 7/17: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineWednesday…

Democracy for the Arab World Now, DAWN (2024-07-17). Wednesday 7/17: Voices of Conscience: Former Government Officials Discuss Failures of US Policy in Gaza. indybay.org Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Z-qI… | Or go here for recording: | www.facebook.com/dawnmenaorg | www.youtube.com/channel/UChoftMfduSv1l-E…

Angela (2024-07-17). Thursday 7/25: From Asian America to Palestine: A Teach-In on Zionism, Empire, and Hindutva. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/AA2PALI

UMMID (2024-07-17). Maha Direct 2nd Year Post SSC Diploma 2024: Last Date Extended. ummid.com The last date for online registration of the students seeking admission in Direct Second Year (DSD 24) Post SCC Polytechnic Diploma Courses in Engineering and Technology for the year 2024 has been extended.

Monica Mbabazi (2024-07-17). President Museveni and First Lady Flag Off Team Uganda for Paris 2024 Olympics. plusnews.ug President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, alongside the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, officially flagged off Team Uganda for the Summer Olympic Games in Paris 2024. The games are scheduled to run from July 26 to August 11, 2024. During the ceremony at State House, Entebbe, President Museveni expressed his pleasure …

Agence France-Presse (2024-07-17). Elon Musk to move SpaceX and X from California to Texas over transgender law. scmp.com Musk called a law blocking schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes to a student's gender identity 'the final straw'.

aljazeera (2024-07-17). Bangladesh shuts schools and universities after six killed in protests. aljazeera.com Students rallying against quotas in public sector jobs clash with government supporters and police.

Plus News (2024-07-17). Makerere Orders Students to Vacate Hall Of Residence. plusnews.ug More than one hundred students pursuing masters and PhDs at Makerere University have been ordered to vacate their hall of residence; Dag Hammarskjold to ostensibly create room for renovations. In a letter dated July 15, 2024, written by Winifred Kabumbuli the dean of Students, and addressed to the students, the university announced that renovations would commence in two weeks. To facilitate this process, …

The Independent (2024-07-17). Kenya's protests as metaphors. independent.co.ug #OccupyParliament, #RejectFinanceBill are an opportunity for a new mode of emancipatory democracy COMMENT | JOEL MUKISA | If you asked a think-tank team leader or a social sciences professor at Kabarak or Nairobi University if they anticipated the scale and popularity of the protests that rocked East Africa's economic powerhouse Kenya recently for two weeks, they …

Plus News (2024-07-17). Nabilatuk District Chair Orders Schools to Suspend All Charges. plusnews.ug Nabilatuk District Chairman Paul Lokol has ordered the elimination of any form of payment in all government schools in the district. Lokol expressed disappointment that despite full support by the government to all the primary and secondary schools, the head teachers have connived with the chairpersons of the Parents Teachers Association to charge fees. In …

The Independent (2024-07-17). Makerere orders students to vacate hall of residence. independent.co.ug KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one hundred students pursuing masters and PhDs at Makerere University have been ordered to vacate their hall of residence; Dag Hammarskjold to ostensibly create room for renovations. In a letter dated July 15, 2024, written by Winifred Kabumbuli the dean of Students, and addressed to the students, the university announced that renovations would commence in two …

noemail (2024-07-17). Exercise Snacking: A New Approach to Fitness for Everyone. devdiscourse.com The science is clear: resistance training is crucial to ageing well. While the gym might seem unappealing or impractical, there's a simpler solution that can fit into anyone's day: exercise snacking.

aljazeera (2024-07-17). Bangladesh students defy orders, occupy universities as tensions spiral. aljazeera.com Students and police are locked in a tense standoff on campuses across the country with neither backing down.

Grant Hill (2024-07-17). A Philly lab reveals how obesity drugs like Ozempic cause nausea. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the side effects of obesity drugs like The

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