(2021-11-15). Censorship Is The Last Gasp Of The Liberal Class. popularresistance.org On November 8, 2021, Twitter locked my account for a period of one day for responding to corporate media darling and Russiagate fanatic Keith Olbermann's slanderous reply to journalist Wyatt Reed's coverage of the Nicaraguan election. The flagged tweet simply restated Olbermann's question, replacing "whore for a dictator" with "whoring for the American oligarchy." Twitter demanded that I delete the tweet or send a time-consuming, lengthy appeal with no assurances as to if or when my sentence in "Twitter jail" would end. This prompted me to delete the tweet and wait for the 12-hour suspension to end. Keith Olberma…
(2021-11-15). UN Human Rights Office Warns Of Political Violence in Honduras. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed concerns over the increase in political violence in Honduras during its electoral process. | Related | This multilateral organization referred to the systematic murders of political figures, especially those that happened at public events. One of these cases happened on Saturday, when gunmen assassinated Luis Casaña…
(2021-11-15). New Mexico hospitals enact crisis standards of care amidst jump of COVID-19 cases. wsws.org The southwestern state has reported some of the highest rates of increase of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in the US in recent days.
(2021-11-15). Polish prime minister calls for direct NATO intervention against Belarus. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Polish PM urges steps by NATO as Belarus border tensions rise The Polish prime minister has said that NATO must take "concrete steps" to help resolve a migrant crisis on the Belarus border, adding that Poland and the Baltic states of Lithuania and Latvia may ask for consultations under Article 4 of the alliance's treaty. …
(2021-11-15). Blinken accuses Belarus of contriving migrant crisis to divert attention from Russian threat to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com If anyone hasn't read the handwriting on the wall by now they never will. NATO's eastern flank: from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Migration crisis in Belarus intended to divert attention from Russia's actions near Ukraine — Blinken The crisis with migrants on the border of Belarus and the EU was provoked by …
(2021-11-15). Orinoco Tribune's 3rd Birthday: Let's Celebrate with a Panel on Recent Elections in Latin America. orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 14, 2021 ( The Zoom panel is scheduled for Monday, November 29 at 8: 00 p.m. (EST) and will last 90 minutes. It will be chaired by Orinoco Tribune's editor, Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza, who will have the honor of interacting with respected and long-standing activists and journalist…
(2021-11-15). Court of Appeal upholds Universal Credit childcare rules. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
Salvato v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWCA Civ 1482 — read judgment The Court of Appeal has allowed the Secretary of State's appeal against a ruling that the system of calculating childcare for Universal Credit indirectly discriminates against women. The judgment below was reported in the blog here. Childcare costs under …
(2021-11-15). Caravana migrante continúa su paso por el estado de Oaxaca, México. telesurtv.net Más de 1.000 migrantes centroamericanos lograron llegar al poblado de Matías Romero, Oaxaca.
(2021-11-15). Denuncian masacre en Putumayo, la número 87 en Colombia en 2021. telesurtv.net Durante el 2021, Colombia registra la lamentable cifra de 152 líderes sociales asesinados.
(2021-11-15). Gobierno de Jamaica declara estado de emergencia por inseguridad. telesurtv.net La medida la decretó el primer ministro de la isla, quien dijo que el aumento de la delincuencia es de 57 por ciento respecto al 2020.
(2021-11-15). Young Cubans Take Part In Sit-In To Reject US Blockade. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, over 70 young Cubans took part in a sit-in at Havana's Central Park to reject the U.S. blockade, recent destabilization attempts, and smear campaigns in social media against Cuba. | RELATED: | "These actions are part of the strategy of unconventional war against our people. We deserve to live in peace and without the obstacles imposed by unilateral coercive measures," President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated. | The initiative known as "Red Sc…
(2021-11-15). Tiroteos en EE.UU. han dejado más de 17 mil muertos en el 2021. telesurtv.net De acuerdo al Archivo de la Violencia con Armas al menos 259 niños y 1.048 adolescentes han muerto a causa de tiroteos.
(2021-11-15). We Have Enough Vaccines To Immunize 95% of Venezuelans: Maduro. telesurenglish.net Upon the arrival of 2,5 million Sinopharm vaccines through the COVAX mechanism on Saturday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that Venezuela has already enough doses to immunize 95 percent of the population against COVID-19. | RELATED: | "Despite the sanctions and financial persecution implemented by the United States, we got the money to purchase vaccines," Maduro stated, stressing that humanitarian issues should not…
(2021-11-15). US Business Groups Urge Reducing Tariffs On Chinese Goods. telesurenglish.net In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, about two dozen U.S. business associations led by the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) urged President Joe Biden's administration to reduce tariffs on Chinese goods to provide relief to Americans amid rising inflation pressures. | RELATED: | "Tariffs put in place over the last several years continue to disproportionately cause economic harm to U.S. businesse…
(2021-11-15). Asesinan a tiros a alcalde hondureño durante un acto político. telesurtv.net Según el Observatorio de la Violencia de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras se han presentado al menos 64 actos violentos contra actores políticos.
(2021-11-15). Sube a 68 la cifra de muertos por motín en cárcel ecuatoriana. telesurtv.net En horas de la tarde de este sábado se registraron nuevos enfrentamiento en el interior de la penitenciaria en la ciudad de Guayaquil.
(2021-11-15). Frente de Todos conserva mayoría en el parlamento argentino. telesurtv.net El Frente de Todos obtuvo 35 senadores y 118 diputados para alcanzar la cifra de 153 legisladores entre ambas cámaras.
(2021-11-15). Ecuador: Authorities Identify 34 of 68 Prisoners Killed In Riot. telesurenglish.net Ecuadorian authorities have identified 34 of the 68 prisoners killed in the violent clashes at Litoral Penitentiary, the General Secretariat of Communication for the Presidency reported on Sunday. | RELATED: | Their remains will be delivered to the victims' families in the next few hours, as authorities continue to work to identify the other deceased. Identifying the 68 bodies has been difficult as some inmates were burned a…
(2021-11-15). ONU ve con preocupación crímenes contra políticos en Honduras. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la Oacnudh desde septiembre del 2020, se han contabilizado al menos 28 muertos en el contexto de violencia política.
(2021-11-15). Gobierno boliviano denuncia pretensiones de desestabilización. telesurtv.net A pesar de la abrogación del proyecto de Ley en cuestionamiento, el movimiento cívico devela afanes desestabilizadores.
(2021-11-15). Denuncian muerte de activistas en masacre carcelaria en Ecuador. telesurtv.net La masacre en Guayaquil, con 68 muertos, también se cobró la vida de activistas detenidos, algunos sin condena.
(2021-11-15). The People vs. COP26: Time for politicians and billionaires to listen. peoplesworld.org 
Of all the speeches and political grandstanding at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), the words of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador were the most profound and least hypocritical. López Obrador raged against the "technocrats and neoliberals"—world leaders who hold the future of humanity in their hands. This was a …
(2021-11-15). Sueños Sin Fronteras—Reproductive health group helps undocumented women in Texas. peoplesworld.org 
This story is reprinted from The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans—and engages with them—about public policy, politics, government, and statewide issues. The article originally appeared here. Laura Molinar sounds very calm for someone expecting to be sued. Her San Antonio-based organization, Sueños Sin Fronteras de Tejas, offers reproductive health education and …
(2021-11-15). The United States has an unhealthy obsession with Cuba. canadiandimension.com 
Illustration by Brazilian political cartoonist Carlos Latuff/ The piggy bank was rattled again. In September 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) gave $6,669,000 in grants for projects aimed at "regime change" in Cuba, a euphemism to avoid saying "direct intervention by a foreign power." The United States' current Democratic administration has especially favored the International Republican Institute (IRI) with a bipartisan generosity that Donald Trump never had. Other groups in Miami, Washington and Madr…
(2021-11-15). Colombia and the Pandora Papers. inequality.org
(2021-11-15). Indigenous Amazonian Leader: We Must End Fossil Fuel Extraction to Protect the "Lungs of the Earth" democracynow.org 
Among the unprecedented moments for Indigenous participation in the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow were the protests to protect the Amazon rainforest, the largest remaining rainforest on the planet, that activists argue is on the brink of ecological collapse. "We cannot win the battle against climate unless we protect the world's remaining rainforests," Atossa Soltani, founder and president of Amazon Watch, tells Democracy Now! We also speak with Uyunkar Domingo Peas Nampichkai, Indigenous Achuar Nation leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon, who is demanding an end to logging, mining and oil drilling. "We don't want…
(2021-11-15). CNE: Audit Number 11 on Voting Machines Concludes Successfully (100% Deployment). orinocotribune.com One week before the November 21 Regional and Municipal elections in Venezuela, the 11th audit (pre-production audit) of 155 voting machines (0.5% of the total number) was carried out this Sunday, November 14, in the warehouses of the National Electoral Council (CNE) in Mariche, Miranda state. These machines were chosen at random for evaluation, in order to provide greater assurance and security to voters, and the audit was carried out in the presence of accredited witnesses from all political parties and international observers. | The information was released by the president of the National Electoral Council, Pe…
(2021-11-15). Why Is the U.S. Fueling the November 15 Cuba Protests? zcomm.org The conservative ghost of the far-right that travels the world and arrives in Cuba is not what it seems or what is visible to the naked eye…
(2021-11-14). Despite US Led Dirty Campaign, Nicaraguans Came Out In Force To Support The FSLN. popularresistance.org Nicaragua's Supreme Electoral Council declared President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) winners in an election that drew 65% of the eligible 4.4 million voters. Although Washington and its allies in the region denounced the election as a fraud preceded by repression of the opposition, there was significant participation of the electorate; moreover, despite claims that Ortega ran virtually unopposed, his ticket was contested by several long-standing opposition parties. Winning 75% of the vote, the FSLN demonstrated solid strength despite the U.S.
(2021-11-14). Nicaragua has a Public Relations Problem, Not a Democracy Problem. orinocotribune.com 
By Roger D. Harris — Nov 12, 2021 | US President Joe Biden hectored Nicaragua about their November 7 elections
(2021-11-14). The Book 'Letters of Alex Saab from Kidnapping' to be Given for Free to FILVEN 2021 Attendees (+ Pro-Saab Street Mobilizations Throughout North America Scheduled for Monday). orinocotribune.com The book Letters of Alex Saab from Kidnapping, which describes Saab's torture and plight during his illegal detention in Cape Verde, as well as his love for the people of Venezuela and support for its government, will be given away to attendees this Sunday, November 14, at the International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN). The book fair is being held in Caracas, at the Federal Legislative Palace, which is the headquarters of the National Assembly of Venezuela. | As part of the programed activities for FILVEN 2021, Alex Saab's wife, Camilla Fabri, will attend a press conference scheduled to begin at 11: 00 a.m (Car…
(2021-11-14). En las entrañas de "Archipiélago", grupo de Facebook de los disidentes cubanos detrás del complot del 15 de noviembre. globalizacion.ca 
Introducción a la versión original en inglés, publicada en The Canada Files el 9 de noviembre | The Canada Files tiene la suerte de contar con Arnold August como columnista, aclamado desde 1997 como uno de los expertos no cubanos de…
(2021-11-14). Reasons to Love Cuba, its People and its Leadership. libya360.wordpress.com Stella Calloni Cuba has been the heart and beacon of Latin America since the beginning of 1959, when we saw those who some called the bearded "angels" come down from the Sierra Maestra mountain range, who had accomplished the greatest feat in our history, defeating the imperial power in the middle of the 20th century,…
(2021-11-14). Argentina: Minister de Pedro Reports 72% Turnout in Elections. telesurenglish.net Argentina's Interior Minister Wado de Pedro welcomed the peaceful environment and transparency that ruled Sunday's parliamentary elections. | RELATED: | "We have finished a good Election day… We project a voting percentage of around 72 percent, a figure that will be confirmed throughout the evening," De Pedro said. | He also assured that "the new protocol allowed a faster voting process while noting that heavy rains affected the Chaco and Entre Rios pr…
(2021-11-14). Opposition Candidate Francisco Gaitan Shot to Death in Honduras. telesurenglish.net In Honduras, Cantarranas' mayor Francisco Gaitan was shot to death while rallying for his reelection on Saturday. | RELATED: | He was on a political tour in the San Luis sector when a man shot him. The motives of the crime are under investigation. | Honduras' Association of Municipalities condemned Gaitan's assassination while calling for the protection of election candidates. | Likewise, the opposition Liberal Party &…
(2021-11-14). Cuban FM Denounces US Communication Campaign. telesurenglish.net Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Sunday condemned the U.S. political and media campaign against Cuba, which includes free access to private networks, from their servers, to surf the internet. | RELATED: | "They are announcing a VPN (virtual private network) that is oddly free for users in Cuba, while the rest of the world has to pay for it. No one will be taken aback by the fact that this service is sustained b…
(2021-11-14). Venezuela Spoils Attempt to Sabotage the Nov. 21 Elections. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos reported the neutralization of a terrorist attack on the National Electoral Council (CNE) Mariche facility in Caracas on Saturday. | RELATED: | He announced the seizure of 95 subversive pamphlets, 10 improvised explosive devices, and five drums with gasoline. | Showing the connection between the criminal group with those people who tried to sabotage the 2020 legislative el…
(2021-11-14). Bulgaria: Sunday's General Elections Register a Low Turnout. telesurenglish.net In Bulgaria, Presidential and parliamentary elections had a low turnout among 6.6 million eligible citizens called to cast their vote on Sunday. | RELATED: | The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) reported that 8.59 percent of the electorate had voted by midday. In April and July, the number climbed to 18 percent and 12 percent, respectively, at the same hour. | Until the polls closed at 20.00 local time, voters we…
(2021-11-14). Normality Marks Election Day in Argentina. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez celebrated that normality marked Election Day to renew half of the seats in the Lower Chamber and one-third of the Senate. | RELATED: | "We have just cast our vote, a day of democracy… Everything is going smoothly and what we are asking Argentineans to do is to go and express themselves," Fernandez said. | The National Electoral Chamber (CNE) reported that 30.5 percent of…
(2021-11-14). Together for Change Repeats Victory in Argentine Elections. telesurenglish.net The opposition Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change) repeated today its victory in the Argentinean legislative elections, where it retained five new seats in the Senate, although it failed to become the first minority in the Chamber of Deputies. | Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa says President Alberto Fernández will "surely call for dialogue" with the opposition to overcome Argentina's economic woes, whatever the result in today's election.
(2021-11-14). November 15: Nationwide Actions To Demand Let Cuba Live. popularresistance.org Donald Trump imposed 243 additional coercive measures aimed at tightening the U.S. economic blockade against Cuba. Increased economic suffering for ordinary Cubans is the consequence of this policy. President Biden has not lifted even one of the additional sanctions imposed by Trump. Instead of treating Cuba as a neighbor and resuming the process towards normalization between U.S. and Cuba, the Biden White House is working overtime to promote a counterrevolution inside of Cuba. | The State Department, the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and other U.S. agencies are working to organize anti-governme…
(2021-11-14). Guatemala: Indigenous Peoples, Peasants and Social Sectors Go On Plurinational Strike for the Constituent Assembly Process. libya360.wordpress.com Ollantay Itzamná Peasant demonstration. Guatemala City They know that their demands will not be met by the government, nor by public institutions. But they are also aware that, despite the denigration they suffer from the corporate media, and the silence of several alternative media, the acclaim of the Popular and Plurinational Constituent Assembly process continues…
(2021-11-14). After Daniel Ortega's Victory in Nicaragua, Biden Signs RENACER Act and OAS Votes to Condemn. towardfreedom.org Between an Organization of American States resolution, fresh U.S. sanctions, social media platforms suspending known Ortega supporters a week before the elections and corporate media outlets inaccurately reporting on Ortega, it is clear the United States is the primary contradiction in the Nicaraguan people's struggle for liberation.
(2021-11-14). Inside Nicaragua's 2021 Elections. dissidentvoice.org The US, EU, and OAS are launching a new coup attempt against Nicaragua's Sandinista government, refusing to recognize its 2021 elections. The Grayzone's Ben Norton observed the vote on the ground, and filed this report.
(2021-11-14). Inside Nicaragua's 2021 elections — and the latest US/OAS coup attempt. thegrayzone.com The US, EU, and OAS are launching a new coup attempt against Nicaragua's Sandinista government, refusing to recognize its 2021 elections. The Grayzone's Ben Norton observed the vote on the ground, and filed this report. Transcript BEN NORTON: Millions of Nicaraguans went to the polls on November 7, 2021, re-electing the leftist Sandinista Front and President Daniel Ortega by a large margin. The United States refused to recognize the results, however. Washington and its allies in the European Union and …
(2021-11-14). Eight NATO members lead 29-nation, 40-ship exercise off coast of Congo (Brazzaville). antibellum679354512.wordpress.com It's been remarked on this site before that Brazil and Senegal, which among other exercises participated in this summer's U.S.-NATO Sea Breeze war games in the Black Sea, are being prepared for NATO partnerships. The other eighteen African nations listed below (excluding Morocco which is already a NATO partner) also appear to be groomed for …
(2021-11-14). Terrorist Plot Targeting 21N Elections Uncovered. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuela's Minister for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace, Remigio Ceballos, announced on Saturday, November 13 that intelligence services dismantled a terrorist plan that sought to sabotage the regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | Ceballos reported that intelligence and citizen security organizations managed to neutralize a terrorist group that was attempting to commit sabotage at the facilities of the National Electoral Council (CNE), at its main warehouse in Mariche, Miranda state. All voting machines are kept in this warehouse, and are currently being distributed all over Venezue…
(2021-11-14). El Sistema Prepares to Break World Record — Largest Orchestra Ever in Venezuela (Video and Photos). orinocotribune.com Caracas, November 13, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Saturday, November 13, the courtyard of the military academy of Venezuela in Caracas was the setting for more than 12,000 young musicians from the Venezuelan orchestra system, internationally known as El Sistema, to come together from more than 400 El Sistema nodes from all over Venezuela, to try for the Guinness World Record as "The Largest Orchestra in the World." | The official ceremony began with the words of Vice President Delcy Rodríguez, who highlighted the perseverance and dedication of the musicians and the faculty of El Sistema as we…
(2021-11-14). 21N: The Sham Strategy Behind Carlos Ocariz's Resignation in Miranda. orinocotribune.com The announcement of Carlos Ocariz's resignation as candidate for the governorship of Miranda state has become relevant news related to the November 21 elections in Venezuela; however, this could well be a maneuver by the G4 parties directed against Fuerza Vecinal (FV) candidate David Uzcátegui. | According to journalist Madelein García, and as is apparent from the events themselves, the parties of the so-called G4 platform (Voluntad Popular, Primero Justicia, Acción Democrática, and Un Nuevo Tiempo) may have forged a strategy to discourage the rise of Fuerza Vecinal as an organization that is taking over the old…
(2021-11-14). Nov 15 Nationwide Actions To Demand Let Cuba Live! NO To CIA Plots! popularresistance.org The State Department, the CIA, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and other U.S. agencies are working to organize anti-government protests in Cuba on Monday, November 15. The organizers of the November 15 demonstrators are the same players who led violent attacks on people and public facilities on July 11. One such person, Yunior García Aguilera, has been exposed in recent weeks as having direct links with notorious Miami-based terrorist Ramón Saúl Sánchez, and CIA plots to try to create conflict within Cuba. The ANSWER Coalition is calling on people to show their support for the right of Cuba to retain i…