(2021-07-26). Hedges: The Collective Suicide Machine. scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / Original to ScheerPost The debacle in Afghanistan, which will unravel into chaos with lightning speed over the next few weeks and ensure the return of the Taliban to power, is one more signpost of the end of the American empire. The two decades of combat, the one trillion dollars we spent, the 100,000 troops deployed to subdue Afghanistan, the high-tech gadgets… |
(2021-07-26). Pegasus: Why privacy is crucial for democracy. peoplesdispatch.org The Pegasus spyware scandal has rocked India too with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, serving ministers, journalists and activists figuring in the list. The government has denied allegations of spying but many questions remain unanswered. Journalist Aunindyo Chakravarty looks at some of the dimensions of the issue…
(2021-07-26). Nicaragua Has Had Free Elections Since the Revolution Triumphed. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega recalled that thanks to the Sandinista Revolution the country will hold free elections in November. | RELATED: | "Thanks to our first Constitution, the first free election in Nicaraguan history was held after the triumph of the Revolution. Despite the aggressiveness of the Empire, the people together with the Sandinista National Liberation Front won the first electi…
(2021-07-26). Supposedly Russia Is Moving to Limit Israeli Strikes on Syria. anti-empire.com 
Russia has "run out of patience" with Israel in Syria and is planning a shift in its policies toward Israeli sorties over the country, according to an unconfirmed report on Saturday. | The London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat cited an unnamed "well-informed" Russian source as saying that following talks with Washington, Moscow had got the impression that "Washington does not welcome the continuous Israeli raids," and thus believes it has the freedom to act more aggressively to thwart them. | In light of this, the Russians were now supplying Syrian forces with more advanced anti-missile systems and know-h…
(2021-07-26). Great Britain Has a Total of 6 Destroyers. 5 Are Out of Action. anti-empire.com 
Five of the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers are unavailable for deployment, leaving just one warship in the class capable of operations, defense procurement minister Jeremy Quin acknowledged this week. | Four of the Type 45s currently unavailable are in various stages of maintenance or upgrade. The remaining warship out of action, HMS Diamond, ran into technical problems earlier this month while escorting a Royal Navy—led carrier strike group on a deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. | The one operational destroyer in the fleet, HMS Defender, is helping provide air defense cover to the aircraft carrier HM…
(2021-07-26). Nicaragua's Sandinistas battle 'diabolical' U.S. empire and poverty on 42nd anniversary of revolution. mronline.org 
The Grayzone reports from Nicaragua on the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. Nicaraguans discuss their improved quality of life, President Ortega condemns the dictatorial U.S. "empire that wants to dominate all countries," and Vice President Murillo declares poverty an imperialist "crime against humanity."
(2021-07-26). Make the Red Triangle Nazis Used to Mark Their Political Enemies. Put "Unvaccinated" in the Center. Wear It in Public. anti-empire.com 
Editor's note: I think Hopkins has a very interesting and valuable idea here. We would definitely benefit from a visual identifier (aside from not wearing a face diaper) to stand out from the virus cultists in human skin. | But there is also something pathetic about making that identifier a concentration camp chest badge, and something lame — as well as futile — about the strategy being to parade our victimhood so as to appeal to the "better nature" of the insectoid New Normals. | The identifier has to be something that is dignified and cool. Rattling the bugs is all good, but it can't be done from a…
(2021-07-26). Children in the Philippines Have Been Banned From Exiting Their Homes for 68 of the Last 70 Weeks. anti-empire.com 
The COVID cult demands its pound of flesh. To appease the mind virus freaks children in the Philippines have been technically banned from exiting their doorway for 1 year and 4 months now. As soon as the ban was lifted earlier this month it was
(2021-07-26). China Backs Cuba in Saying US Should Apply Sanctions to Itself. anti-empire.com 
China has supported Cuba's argument that the United States should consider applying sanctions to itself for alleged human rights abuses before taking on other countries. | Speaking Friday at a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian asserted that his country "firmly supports the efforts of the Cuban government and people to maintain social stability" as President The latest measures, unveiled Thursd…
(2021-07-26). Harvesting the Sickening Fruit of Lockdowns: US Saw 20,000 Extra Overdose Deaths in 2020 Alone. anti-empire.com 
According to the Centers for Disease Control, over 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020. That's an all-time high, and the steepest year-over-year increase in thirty years. By way of comparison just over 72,000 Americans died of overdoses in 2019. | Some 57,000 of those overdose deaths are estimated to have come from the use of opioids. Cocaine and methamphetamine overdose deaths expanded as well. But it's not only that drug use (and abuse) rose: as stay-at-home orders were imposed, ongoing counseling, outpatient addiction therapies, and other forms of treatment were interrupted. Opioids have a notorious…
(2021-07-26). The Cost of Lockdowns May Be as High as 5 Million Deaths in India Alone. And Rising. anti-empire.com 
A The report is impressive in its data and methods, but the interpretation the authors provided is not. They argued that the increased excess dea…
(2021-07-26). Nicaragua's Sandinistas Battle 'Diabolical' US Empire And Poverty. popularresistance.org The Grayzone Reports From Nicaragua On The 42nd Anniversary Of The Sandinista Revolution. Nicaraguans Discuss Their Improved Quality Of Life, President Ortega Condemns The Dictatorial US "Empire That Wants To Dominate All Countries," And Vice President Murillo Declares Poverty An Imperialist "Crime Against Humanity."
(2021-07-26). Novato Victory: Kudos to the California Homeless Union and Attorney Anthony Prince. indybay.org In mid-July Attorney Anthony Prince of the California Homeless Union successfully applied for a restraining order to stop enforcement of a thinly-disguised anti-homeless Novato city Camping ban designed to work around the Martin v. Boise decision. Perhaps activists in Santa Cruz can take similar action, long promised by the Santa Cruz Homeless Union, either with or without an attorney.
(2021-07-25). Pro-Palestine Activists to Block Israeli Cargo Ship at New York Port. palestinechronicle.com 
Thousands of activists in New York City and New Jersey are scheduled to block an Israeli-operated cargo ship from unloading at the Port of New York on Sunday morning in support of the call for
(2021-07-25). Israeli Meltdown as Tel Aviv accuses Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream of "Terrorism" for Boycotting illegal Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestine. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor) — A landmark victory in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement's (BDS) campaign against Israel came on Monday, with an announcement from Ben and Jerry's. After years of BDS campaign appeals to them, the US ice cream maker declared that it would no longer be selling its products in Israeli settlements …
(2021-07-25). Climate activists demand faster energy transition after flood disaster hits Germany. juancole.com By Charlotte Nijhuis | — ( Clean Energy Wire) — Activists are protesting for better climate protection measures after catastrophic floods hit several parts of Germany last week. On 23 July, environmental group Robin Wood kicks off a three-week raft tour from Berlin to Hamburg in order to push for a faster energy transition. "We …
(2021-07-25). 'End the Blockade', Bridges of Love Yells in Washington DC. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, solidarity groups and members of the "Bridges of Love" project arrived in Washington D.C. to demand an end to the U.S. blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | Chanting "Down with the blockade", activists crossed the Arlington Memorial Bridge and headed to the Lincoln Memorial to support Cuba. | They planned to perform a sit-in in front of the White House, where they will deliver a petition signed by mor…
(2021-07-25). Biden Stalls on Reinstating Cuban Remittances for No Good Reason. anti-empire.com 
Unprecedented political protests in Cuba on July 11 have forced the issue of Cuba policy to the top of President Biden's agenda after it languished for months on the backburner. On July 19, the However, as a senior official told
(2021-07-25). COVID Macarena: Relive Your 1st Lockdown With Prophetic, Censored Music Video From April 2020. anti-empire.com 
Close your eyes and try to remember the endless waves of inexplicable fuckery that battered humanity into a pulp in late March/early April 2020. We remember. | We remember the pathetic Facebook 'news' feed, filled with SOS messages from the sclerotic midwits whom we had the misfortune of being vaguely acquainted with. All eyes were locked on the John Hopkins Death-o-Meter (do you remember that comical 'map', with its Hollywood-esque Red Outbreak Bubbles hovering over all the world's major cities? We remember). People were on the verge of suicide because THERE AREN'T ENOUGH VENTILATORS. | Millions of bored, credul…
(2021-07-25). Nicaragua's Sandinistas Battle 'Diabolical' U.S. Empire and Poverty on 42 Anniversary of Revolution. strategic-culture.org 
The Grayzone reports from Nicaragua on the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. Nicaraguans discuss their improved quality of life, President Ortega condemns the dictatorial US "empire that wants to dominate all countries," and Vice President Murillo declares poverty an imperialist "crime against humanity." | By Ben NORTON | 42 years after the victory of the Sandinista revolution, Nicaraguans are still celebrating the gains of the leftist movement, and hoping to take the transformative process to another stage. | This July 19, tens of thousands of Nicaraguans flooded downtown Managua, the capital, to sh…
(2021-07-25). Nicaragua's Sandinistas battle 'diabolical' US empire and poverty on 42nd anniversary of revolution. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone reports from Nicaragua on the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. Nicaraguans discuss their improved quality of life, President Ortega condemns the dictatorial US "empire that wants to dominate all countries," and Vice President Murillo declares poverty an imperialist "crime against humanity." MANAGUA, NICARAGUA — 42 years after the victory of the Sandinista revolution, Nicaraguans are still celebrating the gains of the leftist movement, and hoping to take the transformative process to another stage. This July 19, tens …