Daily Archives: May 12, 2022

2022-05-12: News Headlines

Benjamin Norton (2022-05-12). Economist Michael Hudson on decline of dollar, sanctions war, imperialism, financial parasitism. multipolarista.com In this interview with Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton, economist Michael Hudson discusses the decline of the US dollar, the sanctions war on Russia, his concept of "free-trade imperialism," and financial parasitism. | We talk about these concepts explored in his new book " Video: | Podcast: | Transcript: | BENJAMIN NORTON: Hey, everyone. I'm Ben Norton, and this is the Multipolarista podc…

Staff (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Kills Renowned Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh — Palestinians Mourn. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, May 11, renowned Palestinian-American journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh, was assassinated after being shot in the head by Israeli occupation troops in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. | Abu Akleh was wearing a clearly visible press jacket and helmet, which has led many to believe that the fatal shot was intentionally aimed at an exposed part of her head. | Imágenes trágicas de la reportera de aljazeera asesinada, Shereen Abu Aqleh, que fue atacada y asesinada hoy por soldados israelíes. Sonidos de granizo de fuego israelí se escucharon mientras Abu Aqleh yacía inmóvil con…

_____ (2022-05-12). Sanctions against Russia: Reactions from the Middle East. journal-neo.org The Middle East media have not stopped commenting on recent developments in Ukraine through the prism of their perception in the region. Particular attention is paid to the topic of the sanctions imposed on Moscow and their resonance in the Arab world. As can be seen, attitudes towards these measures are negative in the region. …

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Attacks Farmers, Shepherds, And Fishermen, In Gaza. imemc.org Israeli soldiers and naval forces attacked, Thursday, Palestinian farmers, shepherds, and fishermen in several parts of the besieged Gaza Strip. The soldiers, stationed on military towers across the fence, east of the central Gaza Strip, fired many live rounds and gas bombs at Palestinian farmers and shepherds east of Deir al-Balah, the al-Maghazi, and al-Boreij …

United Against War, Militarism (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/21: Protest Against the War in Ukraine. indybay.org Lake Merritt Amphitheater…

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2022-05-12). FIFA abre proceso en respuesta a denuncia de Federación chilena. telesurtv.net La denuncia chilena se basa en una supuesta falsificación de documentos que conceden la nacionalidad ecuatoriana al jugador Byron David Castillo Segura.

Staff (2022-05-12). President of Bolivia Refuses to Attend 9th Summit of the Americas if there is Exclusion. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, May 10, Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora announced that he will not attend the Summit of the Americas if nations from the region are excluded from the event, in a post he wrote on his Twitter account. | "Consistent with the principles and values of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, I reaffirm that a Summit of the Americas that excludes American countries will not be a full Summit of the Americas, and if the exclusion of sister nations persists, then I will not participate in it," stressed the president. Arce added that his nation bases its relations o…

Staff (2022-05-12). Marrero Cruz: Que la cooperación Cuba-Venezuela siga siendo símbolo de hermandad. cubadebate.cu De muy fructífera calificó su estancia en Venezuela el miembro del Buró Político del Partido Comunista de Cuba y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, y dijo sentirse satisfecho por el cumplimiento de los objetivos de la visita, que culminó este miércoles, luego de tres días de intenso trabajo.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-05-12). Maestros protestan frente a la Corte Constitucional de Ecuador. telesurtv.net Exigen a la Corte pronunciarse sobre las reformas a la LOEI. Además, reclaman la equiparación salarial y la atención del Gobierno al sector.

____ (2022-05-12). 4-meter-long ichthyosaur fossil recovered from a glacier in Chile. ecns.cn Photo released by Reuters on May 12, 2022 shows the fossil of a four-meter long Ichthyosaur recovered from the Tyndall Glacier area, Chile.

teleSUR, DRL (2022-05-12). Alcalde depuesto cuestiona a Procuraduría colombiana. telesurtv.net Daniel Quintero, exedil de Medellín, insiste en que su suspensión fue un golpe de Estado en medio de la campaña presidencial colombiana.

teleSUR, JGN (2022-05-12). Colombianos realizan plantón en rechazo a suspensión de alcalde. telesurtv.net "Si nos ganan la batalla por la democracia en Medellín luego irán por un golpe de Estado en Colombia", expresó el alcalde suspendido.

teleSUR -HIM (2022-05-12). Corte Constitucional de Colombia despenaliza suicidio asistido. telesurtv.net El fallo se produjo por seis votos a favor y tres en contra luego de un procedimiento de estudio de una demanda presentada por DescLab.

teleSUR- mcs, JGN (2022-05-12). Asesinan a un líder social en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Con este hecho criminal son 71 los defensores de derechos humanos atacados en el país suramericano durante 2022.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-05-12). Colombia legalizes assisted suicide in historic ruling. colombiareports.com Colombia's constitutional court legalized physician-assisted suicide (PAS) on Wednesday. The historic ruling decriminalized PAS for people who suffer from severe health conditions that patients consider a threat to their dignity….

Peoples Dispatch (2022-05-12). Progressive leaders in Colombia reject the suspension of the mayor of Medellín. peoplesdispatch.org The frontrunner in the upcoming presidential elections, Gustavo Petro, has described the provisional suspension of Mayor Daniel Quintero as a "coup d'état in Medellin." He has called on the citizens to mobilize in defense of democracy…

Editor (2022-05-12). Our COVID blunder: Some learn from experience. Some don't. mronline.org Coronaviruses have been with us for as long as conspiracies, so it's natural to link them. But the history of epidemics provide better explanations than any conspiracy theory and useful advice to those who learn from it.

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Army Abducts A Palestinian In Hebron. imemc.org On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted a Palestinian from Hebron city in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said several army jeeps invaded the Sheikh neighborhood in Hebron before storming and searching homes. They added that the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mahfouth and took him to a nearby military and interrogation center.

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Israeli Army Demolishes A Palestinian Home Near Bethlehem. imemc.org On Wednesday, Israeli soldiers demolished a Palestinian home in the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank. Local nonviolent activist Ibrahim Awadallah said several army jeeps and bulldozers invaded the Ein Jweiza area in the northern part of the village and demolished one home, allegedly for being built without a permit from …

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Israeli Soldiers Injure A Palestinian Worker Near Jenin. imemc.org On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured a Palestinian worker near the Barta'a military roadblock, southwest of Jenin, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. The soldiers fired many live rounds at dozens of workers near the military roadblock and several areas near the Annexation Wall in Barta'a, Aneen, and Taybeh. The …

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Soldiers Shoot A Palestinian Near Al-Aqsa In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli soldiers shot, Wednesday evening, a young Palestinian man near Bab al-Qattanin, one of the gates of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the occupied capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. Media sources said the soldiers shot the young man before taking him away, adding that the extent of his injuries remains unknown. They added that the …

Michael Roberts (2022-05-12). Inflation: wages versus profits. mronline.org Prices of commodities can be broken down into the three main components: labour costs (v= the value of labour power in Marxist terminology, non-labour inputs (c =the constant capital consumed, and the "mark-up" of profits over the first two components (s = surplus value appropriated by the capitalist owners). P = v + c + s.

Birgit Naujeck, Roland Rottenfusser (2022-05-12). The modeling of the human and Final victory of materialism. indybay.org Birgit Naujeck, born in 1963, did not grow up in the GDR (east Germany), but was socialized by it. .. From her opposition to technocracy, she clearly opposes 5G, transhumanism, any eugenics, and the disembodiment of our language, which leads to the rewriting of history and gender. The Final victory of materialism coincides with its implosion!

Mills Rebel Alliance (2022-05-12). Wednesday 5/18: The Unmaking of Mills College. indybay.org

Food Recovery Network (2022-05-12). Tuesday 5/17: Intersectional Practices: Ways We Can Ensure Our Economic Security w/ Food Recovery Ntwk. indybay.org Online event…

POOR Magazine (2022-05-12). Sunday 5/15: Homefulness Not Homelessness. indybay.org 8032 Blackarthur (MacArthur) Blvd, Occupied Huchuin (Oakland)…

Volunteer organized for Women's March (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/14: Mountain View: Bans Off Our Bodies! Rally for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Centennial Plaza (outside Caltrain Station), 600 W Evelyn Ave, Mountain View, CA 94041 is the starting point for march which goes up Castro St to El Camino Real. | At 11: 30 we vigil at Gateway Park, corner El Camino/Castro.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/14: Bans Off Our Bodies! Virtual Action Rally for Reproductive Freedom. indybay.org Virtual action rally for reproductive freedom & abortion rights…

Women's March Monterey Bay (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/14: Monterey: Bans Off Our Bodies! Rally for Reproductive Rights. indybay.org Window on the Bay Park, 717 Del Monte Ave, Monterey, CA 93940…

Leon Kunstenaar (2022-05-12). Protest to Save Abortion and Investigate SCOTUS Justices at Nancy Pelosi's House. indybay.org Speaker of the House Pelosi blasted for supporting anti abortion politician…

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair (2022-05-12). Sunday 6/5: Return of the Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair! indybay.org Outdoors at 1501 Harrison St in downtown Oakland…

Berkeley Style (2022-05-12). Protesters Provide the Punch at Bay Area Book Fest. indybay.org The Bay Area Book Festival was back after a hiatus caused by covid concerns. Many people masked up for that extra layer of protection at the event held all outdoors under decorated open air tents. Demonstrators for abortion rights and reproductive justice say they knew just what the festival needed to enliven things.

Variant (2022-05-12). SafeGraph: Data Mining and Surveillance of Reproductive Health. indybay.org The high-tech tools of America's Fascist movement are developed in the Bay Area. Data brokerage company SafeGraph has been tracking the geo-location data of cellphones belonging to persons who work in reproductive health, as well as their patients. The CEO of SafeGraph is a UC Berkeley graduate, and their company was headquartered in SF, before moving to Denver in 2020.

Direct Action Everywhere (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/28: Race to End Animal Gambling in Berkeley and Albany. indybay.org 100 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA…

Angela (2022-05-12). Sunday 5/15: Q&A Discussion of Art as Resistance Short Films. indybay.org

PPWTBABF (2022-05-12). Berkeley Rages as Reproductive Rights Under Attack. indybay.org "Back alley abortions" was a term used to describe illegal abortion before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Demonstrators on May 8 carried a variety of placards including some that said "Books not Back Alleys". | Stills and 1 min video by Lis Cox.

IMEMC News (2022-05-12). Soldiers Abduct Three Palestinians In Beit Hanina. imemc.org Israeli soldiers abducted Wednesday evening, three Palestinians during a vigil for the slain Palestinian journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, in Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem. The soldiers and many police officers attacked the Palestinians who carried Palestinian flags and posters of the slain reporter. Eyewitnesses said the soldiers attacked the Palestinians with batons, gas …

noreply (2022-05-12). Scott Ritter Saying Some Darndest Things. smoothiex12.blogspot.com Obviously YouTube gets its noose tightened because, you know, "free speech" thingy, but Scott says here some really "darndest things". And then, of course, when he speaks about loss ratio, it is the whole other story because…
… obviously it never was about losses ratio but about "how you feel about it", you know, what they teach you in Ivy League "social" studies. Just ask Brett Velicovich, he surely knows, as, I am sure, Sean Hannity does. I don't even mention here DNC media machine because it employs primarily morons and inbred imbeciles.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). 5-05-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Hepatitis in children: What parents need to know. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A sudden increase in the number of children experiencing severe hepatitis has caught the attention of national health experts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued an alert to healthcare providers about pediatric patients suffering from significant liver injury who also tested positive for adenovirus. What are the symptoms? What can cause hepatitis? And when should parents be concerned? Two Mayo Clinic experts, Dr. Sara Hassan, a pediatric transplant hepatologist with the Mayo Clinic Children's Center and Dr….

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Mayo Clinic Minute: How to manage hay fever allergy symptoms. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Don't be alarmed if you are experiencing seasonal allergies for the first time. While hay fever — also known as allergic rhinitis — often begins in childhood, more adults are being diagnosed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jay-Sheree Allen, a Mayo Clinic family medicine physician, says seasonal allergies can make you feel miserable. It's your body's way of fighting off a perceived threat.Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zfs6wlIEO4 Journalists: Broadcast-quality…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Mayo Clinic No. 3 in DiversityInc's 'Top Hospitals and Health Care Systems' rankings. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic ranked high on three specialty lists in the annual DiversityInc rankings of the "Top 50 Companies for Diversity." Mayo was ranked No. 3 among "Top Hospitals and Healthcare Systems for Diversity," up from No. 4 in 2021. It also ranked among the "Top Companies for People with Disabilities," coming in at No. 16, and a new entry into the "Top Companies for Talent Acquisition for Women of Color" at No. 1. DiversityInc surveys…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Just a little tug can cause nursemaid's elbow. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have a 2-year-old daughter who loves to swing in between my husband and me as we walk. But a friend told me that wasn't safe because she could develop nursemaid's elbow. Can you explain the condition? ANSWER: Sometimes all it takes to cause nursemaid's elbow is a little tug, such as when you're helping toddlers down a step, pulling them back from a dangerous situation or playing by swinging them by their arms…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: What parents should know about the new hepatitis outbreak in children. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org At least 20 countries and 10 U.S. states have identified unusual hepatitis cases in children. Experts advise that cases are extremely rare, with just under 300 children affected worldwide. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. It is most commonly caused by a viral infection, although there are other potential causes. A common adenovirus is being investigated as a potential cause for this hepatitis outbreak. Adenoviruses are a group of viruses that typically cause respiratory and…

Bay Area & Seattle (2022-05-12). Saturday 5/21: Ecosocialism: The solution to save planet earth. indybay.org In Person at New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk Street San Francisco 94109 | Zoom link tinyurl.com/FSMay21…

WNBR-SF (2022-05-12). Saturday 6/11: 17th Annual World Naked Bike Ride – San Francisco Northern Hemisphere. indybay.org Rincon Park, Folsom & Embarcadero | Meet near the Cupid's Arrow…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). Tips on preventing falls at home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Each year, millions of people are treated in emergency departments across the country for fall injuries. In fact, falling accounts for the most trauma center visits in all ages. A fall can put you at risk of serious injury and can be a sign of another health issue. There are some simple tips to prevent falls, especially in your home. Watch: Tips on preventing falls at home youtu.be/LU5yEEWc5zc Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg (1: 39) is in…

Rise Up for Abortion Rights Bay Area (2022-05-12). Tuesday 5/10: Save Abortion, Nancy–Investigate the Corrupt Justices! indybay.org 2 Normandie Terrace, San Francisco…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2022-05-12). What may be behind the unexplained cases of hepatitis in kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Several countries, including the U.S., have identified or are investigating unexplained hepatitis cases in children. While the reported cases are appearing in clusters, they remain rare. About 200 children are affected worldwide."What we're hearing from the places that are reporting these cases is that there are some children — usually previously healthy kids without underlying medical conditions — who have been admitted to hospital with severe hepatitis or severe inflammation of their liver," says Dr….

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