The fertility crisis is here and it will permanently alter the economy ( www.cnn.com )
California activists plant smuggled Palestinian watermelon seeds ( www.workers.org )
“The way our traditional agriculture practices developed is that they really did co-evolve with their different micro-climate. So we have a collection of seeds … that our ancestors, our great grandmothers, selected varieties [of] that were kind to the micro-climate,” Sansour said in an interview with Sasha Rabin....
Feds vs. UAW — Workers’ control, not government control! ( www.workers.org )
Workers might jump to the conclusion that this investigation, prompted by allegations that Fain is retaliating against other members of the International Executive Board (IEB), is being conducted with UAW members’ best interests in mind. On the surface that might appear to be the case, after the federal investigation led to...
The Lockbit ransomware group announced that it had breached the US Federal Reserve and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data. ( securityaffairs.com )
Border vigilantes blur the lines of law enforcement ( www.texasobserver.org )
A recent investigation published by the Texas Observer reports on collusion between armed white supremacist vigilante groups and law enforcement along the southern border, as part of Operation Lone Star. According to the article, members of these groups have been "filming themselves conducting patrols, taking photos of...
Judge blocks Iowa law allowing police to charge people facing deportation ( www.theguardian.com )
We previously reported on the heinous Iowa immigration law inspired by Texas' SB 4. Thankfully, this week federal Judge Stephen Locher blocked the Iowa law, apparently convinced by arguments that the law is confusing, unnecessarily harsh, and also an attempted power-grab designed to grant some of the federal government's powers...
The Biden régime is finally offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship ( apnews.com )
After months spent alienating his base, Biden has announced new legal protections for certain undocumented people who have been living in the United States, offering a path to citizenship for those who have been living here for a decade or more and are married to American citizens. The White House claims the new policy would...
The ACLU is suing over the Biden régime’s self-proclaimed ability to shut down the border ( web.archive.org )
A coalition led by the ACLU has filed a federal lawsuit challenging Biden's executive order blocking asylum when there are "too many" asylum seekers at the border. The lead attorney for the ACLU, Lee Gelernt, points out that this policy is nearly identical to Trump-era border policies. Gelernt also notes that the new policy is...
Border agents ignore fear claims, migrants say, in violation of Biden border exception ( tucson.com )
Recent reports from immigrants and advocates along the U.S. southern border indicate that even when migrants express credible fear about returning to their home country, they are being ignored and deported....
ICE takes away phone access for detainees, prompting hunger strikes ( www.detentionwatchnetwork.org )
Detention Watch Network and The Legal Aid Society are reporting that ICE facilities are taking away one of the few concessions to the fact that people in immigration detention are, in fact, people: free phone access. This access has been one of the most important lifelines people in ICE facilities have to emotional support and...
Lawsuit reveals Chiquita’s rôle in financing Colombian death squads ( www.workers.org )
The AUC didn’t just receive funding and weaponry from the U.S. and Chiquita. [Herzlian] settlers traveled to Colombia to train AUC gunmen. Fifty of the AUC’s most effective assassins were sent to [the Middle East] on “scholarship” to train with [a neocolonial] military. In May 2002, an [imperialist] defense contractor...
Boston: No Cops, No Corporations, No Pride in Genocide! ( www.workers.org )
Liberate Boston Pride’s demands were clear: 1) No collusion with the Boston Police Department, which conducts Deadly Exchange training with the settler colonial, terrorist [Imperialist] Occupation Forces, and Cops out of Pride, period. As the group explained on its web site: “Cops do not make us safer....
No matter the president, the US can longer pretend that it acts as some sort of a moral "beacon". It's now clear for all to see that it's just another Great Power in pursuit of selfish interests. ( www.bloomberg.com )
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Top US State Department official for Israel-Palestine affairs resigns amid Gaza war ( www.presstv.ir )
A senior US Department of State official and expert on Israeli-Palestinian affairs has resigned amid the Israeli regime’s war on the Gaza Strip, which has claimed more than 37,400 Palestinian lives over the past eight months....
Two astronauts wait to come home as Boeing races to understand spacecraft issues. ( www.cnn.com )
‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state. US economy is built on slave labor. ( www.theguardian.com )
Veterans for Peace march to Washington, D.C. ( www.workers.org )
Their flier noted: “State and local treasuries across the U.S. invest hundreds of millions in the state of Israel. A record-setting $2 billion in sales was made in 2023 with $1 billion raised since Oct. 7 while Israel bombed hospitals and laid waste to infrastructure in Gaza. Under Stacy Garrity, the Pennsylvania Treasury...
High court backs Starbucks, undermines workers’ rights (as usual) ( www.workers.org )
The fact that Starbucks took the case of the Memphis 7 all the way to the Supreme Court, months after bargaining began, exposes its absolute hypocrisy....
Investments in ‘Israel’ Bonds fuel war crimes ( www.workers.org )
Increasingly, [Zionism] has had to rely on foreign bond sales to finance its growing budget deficit resulting from the military spending. According to the Financial Times, Israel Bonds, the official underwriter for [Herzlianism’s] debt, has sold over $3 billion of bonds since Oct. 8, when [a neocolony] launched its genocide in...
People close to the president told Axios they worry about raising concerns in meetings because Biden's group of longtime loyal aides can exile dissenters. The regime is just an echochamber if neocons. ( www.axios.com )
Workers in US South are organizing to demand relief from the extreme heat ( peoplesdispatch.org )
People’s Pride Coalition demands: Cut ties to pro-Zionist weapons maker! ( www.workers.org )
Although Palestinian liberation has been a focal point of the contingent every year, the demand takes on a special urgency with the ongoing genocide in Gaza perpetrated by the United States and [neocolonialism]. This is amplified by the fact that Moog Inc., a weapons manufacturer that produces components for fighter jets and...
Leonard Peltier parole hearing update ( www.workers.org )
Leonard was asked about the underlying offenses, but he also had the opportunity to speak about his grandchildren, and his personality and pride really shone through. A massive amount of material was presented, and we hope the hearing examiner has been convinced of the obvious fact that, if released, Leonard is not in danger of...