2021-06-01: Social Media Postees

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Railroad Blockaded In Solidarity With Palestine
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-01
Coastal Cities Vow To 'Block The Boat.' For several hours on Sunday, May 30th, hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists blockaded the Lisgar GO railway, located in so-called Mississauga, Ontario. The GO train system serves millions of commuters between different hubs throughout Canada. Activists were protesting to demand that the Canadian government stop supplying arms to the …
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Labor for Palestine: US Union Activists Pass Support Resolutions
repost | indybay.org | 2021-06-01
Rank and file workers are passing pro-Palestinian resolutions across the country, including right here in San Francisco, where the teachers' union took a firm stand for the Palestinian liberation struggle. See www.commondreams.org/views/2021/05/31/us…
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/05/31/1884288…

Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority"
Medea Benjamin | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-06-01
Waiting in line for food in Cuba. Photo credit: UPI.com Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called …
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Rinse and Repeat: Will Biden Make Normalizing Relations With Cuba a Priority?
Medea Benjamin | mintpressnews.com | 2021-06-01
Despite talk that his administration's Cuba policy will be guided by human rights concerns, Biden seems more concerned about catering to right-wing Cuban Americans in southern Florida than changing the decades of entrenched American policy.
mintpressnews.com/joe-biden-make-normali…

Two Cubans dead, 10 missing after raft capsizes off Key West
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
Deteriorating economic conditions following the collapse of tourism and the fall-off in Venezuelan subsidies have led increased numbers to attempt the dangerous journey to the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/cuba…

Aotearoa New Zealand: Western Sahara activists, XR picket fertiliser plant
Kerry Smith | greenleft.org.au | 2021-06-01
Western Sahara Solidarity Aotearoa and Extinction Rebellion successfully blockaded the headquarters of Ballance Agri-Nutrients on May 29, reports Kerry Smith.
greenleft.org.au/content/aotearoa-new-zealand-western-sahara-activists-xr-picket-fertiliser-plant

Cuba — El árbol de la vida
Graziella Pogolotti | globalizacion.ca | 2021-06-01
De los más diversos lugares nos llegan noticias acerca de la labor desplegada, en gesto solidario, por los médicos y enfermeros cubanos. Sin embargo, el anuncio de la presencia de un grupo de galenos en Turín removió lo más profundo…
globalizacion.ca/cuba-el-arbol-de-la-vida/

Military Situation In Yemen On June 1, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 106 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 31, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 22 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 31, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 8 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 31, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 2 airstrikes on the Shada area | On May 31, Ansar Allah attacked King Khalid Airbase in Khamis Mushait w…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-yem…

Indigenous-led movement in San Diego wins removal of Columbus statue and more
Luis Montoya | liberationnews.org | 2021-05-31
The demand for the removal started in 2019 after pressure from local organizations such as Kanap Kuahan ("Tell The Truth") Coalition, an Indigenous group composed of Kumeyaay and non-Kumeyaay activists, leaders and organizations.
liberationnews.org/indigenous-led-moveme…

At World Health Assembly, Urgent Need to Lift Sanctions Comes to the Fore
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Zoe Alexandra Venezuela's Health Minister Carlos Alvarado addresses the 74th World Health Assembly. Photo: Government of Venezuela During the 74th session of World Health Assembly, several countries emphasized the need to end unilateral coercive measures which end up serving as a collective punishment by restricting access to basic necessities In the ongoing 74th session of… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/at-wor…

President Maduro Raises Alarm Over Bloodshed In Colombia
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday urged international organizations to speak out against the bloodshed being suffered by the Colombian people due to police brutality. | RELATED: | Colombia Goes on Strike to Demand an End to Violence | "Colombia is being massacred by the security forces of President Ivan Duque, who has not realized that he is the main responsible for the crisis that his country is facing," he pointed out. | Maduro also questioned the United Nations (UN) H…
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Venezuela To Receive Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Through COVAX
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday informed that his country expects to receive 5 million U.S. Johnson & Johnson vaccines through the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility (COVAX). | RELATED: | Venezuela Lost Over $30 Billion Due To the US Blockade | "The World Health Organization (WHO) committed to send the doses by June. We hope that the schedule will be met," he said and explained that Venezuela paid US$120 million to receive the immunizer. | This acquisition will allo…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-To-Rec…

Argentine Health Minister Highlights Productive Visit to Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Vizzotti added that the First Secretary of the Party and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and his Argentinean counterpart, Alberto Fernández, talked about working together ensure that all Latin America can have access to these vaccines. | RELATED: | Argentina: Gov't Expresses Interest in Cuban COVID-19 Vaccines | During the visit to Havana, the Argentinean Minister of Health learned first-hand about the development of vaccine candidates and appreciated the d…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentine-Health…

China To Support Couples Having Third Child
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
On Monday, the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee announced that this Asian country will support couples who wish to have a third child. | RELATED: | China Sends 1.3 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Venezuela | Implementing the policy and its relevant supporting measures will help improve China's population structure, actively respond to the aging population, and preserve the country's human resource advantages. | President Xi Jinping chaired the CPC m…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-To-Support…

US Confirms No Venezuela Sanctions Relief Without 'Irreversible Changes'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2021-05-31
Washington has, however, endorsed new talks between the government and Guaidó's "interim administration."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/15219

Helms-Burton Case Reach Settlement Over Property In Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The Switzerland-based building materials multinational LafargeHolcim on Monday settled a lawsuit brought to seek compensation for the company's use of property nationalized by the Cuban government in the 1960s. | RELATED: | Cuba: Caravans Take to Havana's Malecon To Say "Unblock Cuba" | This is the first settlement of a legal claim promoted by heirs of a Cuban family under Title III of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act (1996). The norm permits lawsuits against entities that benefit from Cuba…
telesurenglish.net/news/First-Helms-Burt…

'Rural people against racism' march in Sedro-Woolley, Washington
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-31
On May 29, local activists in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, (population 11,739) and the greater Skagit County area held a march against racism marking the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Marchers gathered at Hammer Heritage Square in downtown Sedro-Woolley for sign-waving followed by a march of about 75 people through the business district starting at noon.
popularresistance.org/rural-people-again…

US: Another $20 Million Requested for Subversive Cuba Programs
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
More than once, spokespersons and officials of the current U.S. administration have declared that Cuba is not a high priority issue for their government, yet nearly six months in office have passed without a single one of the 243 punitive measures imposed by the previous tenant of the White House having been repealed.
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Another-20-Mi…

'Rural People Against Racism' March In Washington
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-05-31
On May 29, local activists in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, (population 11,739) and the greater Skagit County area held a march against racism marking the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Marchers gathered at Hammer Heritage Square in downtown Sedro-Woolley for sign-waving followed by a march of about 75 people through the business district starting at noon.
popularresistance.org/rural-people-again…

'Rural people against racism' march in Sedro-Woolley, Washington
Andrew Freeman | liberationnews.org | 2021-05-31
On May 29, local activists in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, (population 11,739) and the greater Skagit County area held a march against racism marking the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Marchers gathered at Hammer Heritage Square in downtown Sedro-Woolley for sign-waving followed by a march of about 75 people through the business district …
liberationnews.org/rural-people-against-…

Newspaper Highlights Impact of Caravans Against the US Blockade
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Diario Latinoamericano, a publication of Neo Citizens Group Inc, highlighted today the impact of the caravans held this Sunday worldwide, particularly in South Florida, against the 60-year-old U.S. blockade against Cuba. "The silence of Miami is worse than that of the lambs, but what they are silent about is what makes the most noise about the U.S. blockade against Cuba," noted the report. | RELATED: | US: Another $20 Million Requested for Subversive Cuba Programs | The World Ant…
telesurenglish.net/news/Newspaper-Highli…

Military Situation In Yemen On May 31, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | The Liaison and Coordination Officers' Operations Room (loyal to Ansar Allah) reported 103 ceasefire violations in al-Hudaydah during the past 24 hours | On May 30, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 13 airstrikes on the Sarwah area | On May 30, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 9 airstrikes on the Madghal area | On May 30, Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted 4 airstrikes on the Khab and Shaaf area | On May 30, Ansar Allah attacked King Khalid Airbase in Khamis…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-yem…

Nuclear Bone Of Contention For Iran And Iraqi Militia Groups
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
The disobedience of Iranian proxies in Iraq is crossing the line, pushing Iranian generals to resign out of a sense of incapacity. | According to recent reports, Iranian general Haider al-Afghani has addressed Al-Quds special unit General Esmail Kaani, asking for a transfer. | General al-Afghani is the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's officer in charge of Iraqi armed groups. Claiming that Iran-backed paramilitaries ignore Tehran's orders, he submitted a request to transfer his services out of Iraq. | General al-Afghani was the fir…
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Colombia: "The Government Murders with Impunity because the U.S. Empire is Behind it."
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Carlos Aznarez Cecilia Zamudio is a Colombian writer, poet, journalist and artist, and like many of her compatriots lives these days with great concern for what means the repressive escalation of the government of Iván Duque, but also with deep satisfaction to the patriotism that the Colombian people starring a national productive strike that has… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/colomb…

Iran's presidential election rigged amid fraught political situation
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
The ruling elite, notwithstanding factional infighting over how far they will go in seeking some sort of accord with Washington, is united in support of free market economic policies and hostility to the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/iran…

Chronicle of Planned Destruction: Parties and Politics
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
William SerafinoThere is an urgent need for a generational renewal of the opposition, which has bet on a low-intensity civil war to take power (Photo: Reuters) Venezuela has definitely entered a new electoral race with the announcement of the recently constituted National Electoral Council (CNE), which has scheduled the regional and municipal elections stipulated by… Read…
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