Daily Archives: May 9, 2023

2023-05-09: News Headlines

WSWS (2023-05-09). Stop the censorship of the IYSSE anti-war meeting at Goethe University in Frankfurt! wsws.org The Evangelical Student Community is attempting to illegally cancel the room it rented to the IYSSE on the Westend campus, justifying this by citing the youth organization's anti-war positions.

Kit Klarenberg (2023-05-09). Did Intel-Linked Dataminr Play Sinister Role in Hunter Biden Laptop Suppression? mintpressnews.com How a CIA-linked social media spying tool may have been used to monitor, censor, suppress, and even ban anyone who liked, linked, or commented on the Biden Hunter laptop story.

Project Censored (2023-05-08). Demanding Accountability From Chevron with Steven Donzinger and the Struggle of Frontline Community Journalists with Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit. projectcensored.org On this week's Project Censored Show, Eleanor Goldfield recently spoke attorney Steven Donziger — the man caught in the crosshairs of one of the largest corporations in the world, Chevron…

JANET (2023-05-08). Sudan: Popular movement demands civilian rule. iacenter.org By John Catalinotto May 2, 2023 April 30 ‚àí Reports from Sudan's largest seaport, Port Sudan, located on the Red Sea, describe a chaotic scene of thousands of migrant workers and their families attempting to leave the country in order to escape a conflict between two military factions fighting for control of the government. Sudan borders seven other African countries and the Red Sea. The Blue Nile and White Nile rivers meet in its capital, Khartoum. The corporate media in Europe and the United States confine their coverage to describing the suffering of civilians and the numbers killed. Their…

Ann Brown (2023-05-08). Fact Check: Investigator Eunice Hunton Carter Played Key Role in Taking Down Mob Pioneer Lucky Luciano. moguldom.com Charles "Lucky" Luciano was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family. And it was a Black female investigator named Eunice Hunton Carter who helped bring down Luciano, the most important Mafia crime boss in New York City at the …

Staff (2023-05-08). The Coronation Not Seen on TV: Anti-Monarchists Arrested; Slavery & Colonization Reparations Demanded. democracynow.org Police in England arrested at least 52 people Saturday around the coronation of King Charles, including numerous anti-monarchy activists who say they were detained before they even started protesting. Charles and his wife Camilla were crowned king and queen in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey that is expected to cost over £100 million, or about $125 million USD, taking place against the backdrop of a severe cost-of-living crisis in the U.K. Despite growing disinterest in the monarchy, criticism of the institution has been very "muted" in the mainstream U.K. media, says Priya Gopal, Cambrid…


Peoples Dispatch (2023-05-08). Lula calls for Assange's release in London, reiterating calls by leaders globally. peoplesdispatch.org Speaking to journalists in London, Brazil's Lula pulled no punches when criticizing the mainstream media's lack of organized efforts to defend Assange and demand his freedom…

ecns.cn (2023-05-09). End of COVID-19 global health emergency doesn't mean leaving epidemic unattended: Chinese health authority. ecns.cn The end of the COVID-19 global health emergency does not mean leaving the epidemic unattended but shows that hazards caused by the epidemic can be effectively controlled with current capabilities.

Julia Conley (2023-05-08). Iowa becomes second GOP-controlled state this year to pass repeal of child labor protections. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in Along with passing

Dave DeCamp (2023-05-08). NATO Air Units on High Alert After Near Miss Between Russian and Polish Aircraft. news.antiwar.com NATO has put its air units on high alert following a near miss between Russian and Polish aircraft, Reuters reported Monday. A NATO official said that on Friday, a Polish jet patrolling over the Black Sea near Romania for the EU's border agency, known as Frontex, had a dangerous encounter with a Russian aircraft. "NATO …


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