(2022-06-11). Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End/ By Christelle Néant. marktaliano.net Original Link Here: Ukrainian Army Shelling of Donbass: A Day in Hell Without End — INTERNATIONALIST 360 ∞ (wordpress.com) For several days, the Ukrainian army has been intensively shelling several towns in Donbass (Donetsk, Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Stakhanov) in the middle of the day, causing numerous victims among civilians. On 4 June 2022, Donetsk was heavily shelled. …
(2022-06-11). NATO's No. 2 touts global conflict to make the world safe for…rules-based international order. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 9, 2022 Russia's war against Ukraine has "galvanised our democratic society" Deputy Secretary General Mircea GeoanƒÉ spoke at a panel on Russia's war against Ukraine on Thursday (9 June 2022), hosted by POLITICO and presented by the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. He said that the war had not just galvanized NATO and …
(2022-06-11). Biden Works to Prolong Ukraine War 214. zcomm.org When we reach the stage that Henry Kissinger is a comparative voice of sanity, the political situation is indeed dire…
(2022-06-11). Ukraine and the Risk of Geopolitical Conflict. zcomm.org The return of the nuclear question…
(2022-06-11). Thursday 6/23: Protest US Escalation in Ukraine! No More Weapon Sales. indybay.org Barbara Lee's office | 1 Kaiser Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612…
(2022-06-11). "Our great friend Ben Wallace": British, Ukrainian DMs meet. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Interfax-UkraineJune 11, 2022 Reznikov meets with UK Secretary of State for Defence Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov met with British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace in Kyiv, and the parties had a productive discussion. "I was pleased to meet with our great friend Ben Wallace. We had a productive and frank discussion today. …
(2022-06-11). WATCH: Bashar al-Assad: Russia Restored Lost International Balance (English subtitles). marktaliano.net Damascus, SANA— President Bashar al-Assad said that Russia is facing a war that cannot be linked to the issue of NATO expansion, but rather it is an ongoing war that did not stop even before communism or before World War I, affirming that Russia's power today constitutes a restoration of international equilibrium. "So, we can …
(2022-06-11). Backed by Israel, US and EU Allies Submit Anti-Iran Draft Resolution to IAEA Board of Governors. orinocotribune.com The United States and the three European signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, backed by the Israeli regime, have reportedly submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors a draft resolution censuring Iran's nuclear program. | The United States and the EU troika — Britain, Germany and France — submitted the draft to the 35-nation board on Tuesday, accusing Iran of failing to offer transparent responses to the IAEA's questions over nuclear activities at three sites. | According to the draft, seen by Reuters, the board "expresses profound concern that the safeguards issues rela…
(2022-06-11). Military Intermarium: NATO chief addresses Bucharest 9 summit. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 10, 2022 NATO Secretary General takes part in B9 Summit Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended the Bucharest Nine (B9) Summit by video teleconference on Friday (10 June 2022), to prepare for the NATO Summit in Madrid at the end of this month. The B9 format, established at the initiative of Polish President Duda and …
(2022-06-11). NATO furthers Georgia's military integration. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATOJune 10, 2022 Georgia takes another step towards NATO interoperability On 8 June 2022, the Defence Institution Building School one of the flagship initiatives of the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package achieved a major milestone, as it was certified as a NATO accredited Education and Training Facility for a period of six years, by the …
(2022-06-11). Tax evasion and avoidance and Democracy at a tipping point. indybay.org The biggest losses from tax evasion and avoidance are caused by multinational corporations, followed by wealthy individuals. Sums in the triple-digit billions of up to one trillion. Euros are evaded annually in the EU. Of the global private wealth of around 160 trillion. US dollars, between 21-32 trillion US dollars are undeclared via tax havens…
(2022-06-11). Fighting the First UK-Rwandan Refugee Flight. dissidentvoice.org June 10 bore witness to a valiant effort on the part of refugee groups and a trade union to stop what promises to be the first journey of many as part of the UK-Rwanda plan. Their attempt to seek an injunction failed to convince the High Court. Next Tuesday, the first flight from the UK …
(2022-06-11). [Department of Error] Department of Error. thelancet.com Rearte A, Castelli JM, Rearte R, et al. Effectiveness of rAd26-rAd5, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, and BBIBP-CorV vaccines for risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 and death due to COVID-19 in people older than 60 years in Argentina: a test-negative, case-control, and retrospective longitudinal study. Lancet 2022; 399: 1254—64— In this Article, the first sentence of the findings section of the Summary and the first sentence of the Results should read "358‚Äà431 (27 ∑9%) in the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 analysis". In table 1, the percentage of 60—69-year-old male rAd26-rAd5 cases; 60—69-year-ol…
(2022-06-11). [Comment] Increasing children's global access to COVID-19 vaccines. thelancet.com Expanding COVID-19 vaccination to children is an issue for parents and decision makers worldwide. Among nine vaccines with WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL), only two are authorised for children: Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 and Moderna's mRNA-1273.1 The WHO EUL is required for vaccines purchased through the COVAX mechanism, but other vaccines without EUL for paediatric use, such as BBIBP-CorV (SinoPharm), CoronaVac (SinoVac), and Covaxin (Bharat Biotech), are used in children with local approvals.2 Because of lower rates of severe COVID-19 in children than in older adults, and inequities in vaccine supply, the WHO S…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: What to expect with COVID-19 vaccinations for youngest kids. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could grant emergency use authorization of a COVID-19 vaccination for the youngest kids later this month. Pfizer asked the agency to review data and authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years.If the FDA committee recommends authorization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will still need to sign off on the vaccinations before they would go into the littlest of arms. Watch: The Mayo…
(2022-06-11). [Comment] COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis or pericarditis. thelancet.com In April, 2021, international news media first reported rare cases of young men in Israel who had developed myocarditis shortly after vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.1 Since then, many observational studies from Asia,2 Europe,3—5 the Middle East,6,7 and North America8,9 have found COVID-19 mRNA vaccination to be associated with a short-term increased risk of myocarditis. Furthermore, this association has been established using multiple types of analysis, including comparisons of observed-to-expected rates,6,8,9 case-control studies,2 self-controlled cases series,3,4 and…
(2022-06-11). Trump wanted to privatize Medicare. Biden's letting it happen. zcomm.org The Trump administration initiated a program that critics say will pave the way for the total privatization of Medicare. Biden is quietly letting that program continue…
(2022-06-11). Labor Activists Launch New Organization to Challenge AFL-CIO Foreign Policy. orinocotribune.com 
By Kim Scipes Jun 3, 2022 | Labor activists from across the country, members of a number of unions, publicly announced the creation of LEPAIO, the Labor Education Project on the AFL-CIO International Operations, over the weekend of April 8-9. They held a press conference outside AFL-CIO headquarters on 16th Street in Washington, D.C., on April 8th, and followed with a four-hour educational conference at the University of the District of Columbia the following day. | This is the first project to focus on AFL-CIO operations around the globe since efforts to pass the "Build Unity and Trust Among Workers World-…
(2022-06-11). Pan-Africanism takes center stage in discussions at the People's Summit for Democracy. liberationnews.org 
The panel "Pan-Africanism in Today's World" at the People's Summit for Democracy explored the fight against U.S. intervention in Africa and the African diaspora's struggle for justice in the Americas…
(2022-06-11). Uganda wins CECAFA Senior Women's Championship. plusnews.ug 
Uganda's National Women's Football team, the Crested Cranes has won the CECAFA Senior Women's Championship after defeating Burundi 3-1 in the final of the tournament staged at FUFA Technical Center, Njeru. The final of the championship was graced by the speaker of the parliament of Uganda Rt. Hon Anita Among. Now, in front of thousands …
(2022-06-11). SME Chief, John K. Walugembe, graduates from Harvard University. plusnews.ug 
Uganda's Small and Medium Enterprise Chief, John Kakungulu Walugembe, graduated from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government on May 29, 2022. In a color full ceremony, held at the University's campus in Cambridge Massachusetts, that was graced by the United States of America's Attorney General, Merrick Garland; John received the Mid-Career Master in …
(2022-06-11). No working permit, no working in Ngoma Subcounty. plusnews.ug 
Ngoma sub-county authorities in Nakaseke district have embarked on registering all workers on farms including casuals due to the increased cases of crime in the area. Upon registration and vetting, the worker will be issued with a work permit to enable them work in Ngoma. According to records availed by the territorial police authorities, in …
(2022-06-11). What do you REALLY know about student loan forgiveness? dissidentvoice.org 
The debate [sic] related to student loan forgiveness is almost always based on media lies and carved-in-stone ideological identities. For example, if you see yourself as left or liberal, you salivate each time Bernie Sanders evokes the specter of 100 percent forgiveness. Conservatives reflexively grumble about "big government" and/or "work ethic" without doing any real …
(2022-06-11). Time for a Taxpayer Revolt Against Rich Corporate Welfarists. dissidentvoice.org It is time for an unusual but long overdue revolt by the 1 million tax-with-held taxpayers. I'm not speaking of rates of taxation that the rich and corporations largely avoid because of the gigantic tax escapes, which they grease through Congress. Today I'm hoping to get your dander up by showing how corporatist politicians make …
(2022-06-11). Prepare for mass action to keep abortion legal! fightbacknews.org The Supreme Court is poised to overturn federal constitutional protections of abortion rights. A ruling on a case which would overturn Roe v. Wade is expected this month. The court usually releases announcements and decisions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. | We call on all progressive people to make serious preparations now for mass protests in response to the ruling once it is announced. | The right to determine if and when one becomes pregnant, and to terminate that pregnancy, is a question of basic bodily autonomy. Women and other people with the ability to become pregnant cannot be free if this basic right is cur…
(2022-06-11). Sustainably financing the World Health Organization. peoplesdispatch.org Sustainable financing of the WHO was one of the most anticipated topics of the 75th World Health Assembly. Although progress has been made through efforts of a designated working group, worries remain that the planned increase will not be enough to meet actual needs…
(2022-06-11). World Health Assembly falls short of insulating food and alcohol plans from commercial interests. peoplesdispatch.org The health impact of alcohol and nutrition figured among the topics that delegates from various countries discussed at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva recently. While the two are recognized as a "slow-motion disaster" in the field of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the action plans that have been adopted at the Assembly will do little to tackle the root causes of the problem. | While most countries recognized alcohol use as a public health priority and supported the proposed action plan, only a couple called for effective steps against the alcohol industry. The delegate from Estonia, for example,…
(2022-06-11). Who Needs a Hegemon? dissidentvoice.org Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union at the end of 1991, the US has been able to exert tremendous influence on other nations through its military and economic power. The world no longer was bipolar with the US and the Soviet Union competing for leadership. Instead, it has been a unipolar world under US …
(2022-06-11). Empire's Fleeting Leadership in its Yard. dissidentvoice.org The just concluded Summit of the Americas is nothing but a show of the Empire's fleeting leadership in a region that the Empire considers as its backyard. Mr. Biden, the US President, expressed his hopes as he said: "I think I find no reason why the Western Hemisphere, the Western Hemisphere over the next 10 …
(2022-06-11). The Reality Behind Conspiracy Theories and Domestic Terrorism. dissidentvoice.org Where "conspiracy theories" were once understood to be the driving force of world history (both for good or for evil), today's dumbed-down populus has increasingly become induced to believe that the term is synonymous with either insanity at best, or domestic terrorism at worst. The fact is that the behaviorists attempting to "nudge" humanity into …
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Patients, Executive Director Highlighted in American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — The American Association for Cancer Research today released its Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2022. The publication aims to raise awareness of the enormous toll that cancer exacts on racial and ethnic minorities and other diverse and medically underserved populations in the United States while highlighting areas of recent progress in reducing cancer health disparities. The report also provides specific recommendations for achieving health equity, a fundamental human right for all people regardless…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program hosts Battle of the Badges challenge among first responders for a good cause. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org WHAT: First responders choose their careers for many reasons: to work with the public, to create safe communities for everyone to enjoy, and for many of them, to save lives. Join and help promote the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Program in its Battle of the Badges blood donation challenge that supports Olmsted County, Minnesota's first responders. There is no substitute for the lifesaving gift of blood, and patients rely upon the caring spirit of blood…
(2022-06-11). What If America Had Six Political Parties? zcomm.org Understanding the warring factions within the Democratic and Republican Party coalitions is critical for progressives who want to build power…
(2022-06-11). I've Been in School Mental Health for 10 Years. My Heart Is Breaking Right Now. zcomm.org As a culture, we have unceremoniously dumped the aftershocks of fear, loss, economic stress, uncertainty and isolation into the laps of thinly stretched professionals…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Palliative care for people with cancer designed to fit the needs of each patient. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Palliative care is offered alongside cancer treatment to help people with cancer manage symptoms and improve the quality of life for them and their families. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving patients' pain and other symptoms of serious illness no matter the diagnosis or stage of disease. "The palliative care team really focuses on addressing symptoms and needs so that we can help people feel as comfortable as they can as they…
(2022-06-11). Saturday 6/11: Northern California Communist Bulletin Group Public Meeting. indybay.org The Long Haul Bookshop, 3124 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley…
(2022-06-11). Consumer Health: Life after cancer. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org National Cancer Survivors Day will be observed Sunday, June 5, which make this a good time to learn more about life after cancer. One in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer, and more than 16.9 million cancer survivors are alive today, according to the American Cancer Society. Survival rates are improving for many types of cancer, thanks to advances in cancer screening and treatment. Many cancer treatments take a toll, though, in the form of side effects…
(2022-06-11). Thursday 6/16: Can I Laugh At That? Comedy Bridging Divides as We Laugh Through Our Tears. indybay.org Online event…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Q and A: How are rotator cuff tears treated? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I injured my rotator cuff recently and was told I was not a candidate for surgery. However, a friend shared that there's a new minimally invasive treatment option that uses a balloon implant. How does this procedure work, and how does it compare to traditional treatments? ANSWER: The rotator cuff is a group of muscles critical for the strength, stability and function of the shoulder. Tears of the rotator cuff tendons are a common…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Getting kids involved in the kitchen. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If your child is a picky eater, the battle over healthy foods can be a challenge. Being fussy about food is common in toddlers and small children, but parents can try some tips and tricks to introduce new foods. One approach to improving eating habits is to get kids involved in the kitchen. Involving children in meal planning and teaching kids to cook can have multiple benefits. Not only is cooking a necessary life skill,…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to offer sports participation physicals for local high school athletes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Orthopedics and Sports Medicine will offer sports physicals for area students who are entering seventh to 12th grades and want to participate in school sports programs. The exams, which follow the protocol set by the Minnesota State High School League, are open to all athletes from Southeast Minnesota. Exams will be available by appointment only on July 30 from 8 to 11 a.m. CDT. Exams will be performed at Mayo…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic expert offers tips to prevent, manage headaches, from migraine to 'rebound'. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org PHOENIX, Ariz. — Headache disorders are among the most common health problems worldwide and one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In this expert alert, neurologist Amaal Starling, M.D., a headache and migraine expert at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, offers tips to prevent and manage headache disorders, including migraine and medication-induced rebound headache. There are more than a dozen different types of headache disorders. The most common disabling…
(2022-06-11). Mayo Clinic Minute: The importance of cancer screenings for LGBTQ community. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The LGBTQ community includes people of all races and ethnicities, religions, and social classes. People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender-nonconforming may face specific health concerns related to their gender incongruence, sexual orientation and practices. Many experience stigma around their identity and may fear discrimination when seeking health care. Dr. Natalie Erbs, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic, says one concern is the lack of potentially lifesaving cancer screenings. Watch: …
(2022-06-11). China's push for education equality. ecns.cn However, this burden reduction should not come at the expense of succumbing to banal market pleasures."ÄÄ"ÄÄA reading room at a Beijing primary school in Beijing, China, July 19, 2021.
(2022-06-11). CDC links hepatitis A outbreak to organic strawberries: Learn about the virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Organic strawberries have been linked to a multistate hepatitis A outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says a dozen people have been made ill by the strawberries in California, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hepatitis A outbreaks have become more widespread in the U.S. These outbreaks originate from food contamination and person-to-person transmission. "Hepatitis A is a highly contagious virus that can cause infection and inflammation in the liver," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious…
(2022-06-11). Disparities in opioid treatment access remain for women, Black and Hispanic people. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Buprenorphine is a prescription approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that effectively treats opioid dependence or addiction. But women, as well as Black and Hispanic populations, do not have equal access to this potentially lifesaving medication, new Mayo Clinic research finds. The study published Friday, June 3, in JAMA Network Open. The research team used the OptumLabs Data Warehouse to examine 3,110 filled prescriptions of buprenorphine from 72,055 emergency department visits across the…
(2022-06-11). Polar Scientist Explains Peril of Thwaites. dissidentvoice.org Rolling Stone Ted Scambos, a polar scientist with 20 trips to Antarctica under his belt, makes a living trekking across glaciers, measuring the speed, thickness, and structure of ice. Dr. Scambos (University of Colorado/Boulder) recently penned an article: "Ice World: Antarctica's Riskiest Glacier is Under Assault From Below and Losing Its Grip". The Conversation, June …
(2022-06-11). Thursday 6/23: Anti-SWEEPstakes Showdown. indybay.org At the corner of Castro and Market Street in San Francisco…
(2022-06-11). Saturday 6/11: San Francisco: March for Our Lives to End Gun Violence. indybay.org In front of San Francisco City Hall, 1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl, San Francisco, CA 94102…
(2022-06-11). Priti Patel's latest bill declares war on journalists, publishers and whistleblowers. zcomm.org If enacted, the proposed legislation would clearly impinge on press freedom and create a climate of uncertainty as to what can or cannot be published…