2021-06-01: Social Media Postees

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Putin and Lukashenko meet as Belarus intensifies crackdown on opposition
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
Despite Russia's backing for Lukashenko in the face of mass strikes and the intervention of the imperialist powers, tensions between Moscow and the Belarus government remain.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/rus-j01.html

Western media, even Bellingcat, failed to save the reputation of neo-Nazi soldier Protasevich
Eds. | mronline.org | 2021-06-01
Since the arrest of Roman Protasevich in Minsk after the emergency landing of the Ryanair flight he was on, a real battle for his reputation has been launched between Belarus and the West. | June 1, 2021…
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The Weekly Round-up: Further sanctions for Belarus and the end of the legal road for Hillsborough
William Craig Cohen | ukhumanrightsblog.com | 2021-06-01
In the news: The arrest of opposition activist Roman Protasevich and his girlfriend, Sofia Sapega in Minsk last Sunday, following the forced grounding of Ryanair flight FR4978 from Athens to Vilnius has captured headlines this week. Mr Protasevich is a former editor of Nexta, an online dissident group with the most popular Telegram messaging channel …
ukhumanrightsblog.com/2021/06/01/the-weekly-round-up-further-sanctions-for-belarus-and-the-end-of-the-legal-road-for-hillsborough/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-06-01
The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-dissecting-covid-19-research-and-putting-data-in-perspective/

PSOE-Podemos debates pardon for Catalan-nationalist political prisoners
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
The discussion of pardons is part of bitter negotiations in the Spanish ruling class over how to distribute 140 billion euros in European Union pandemic bailout funds.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/cata-j01.html

Pensioners in Spain mobilize in defense of social security
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-06-01
Pensioners and other working class sections protested the privatization of pensions and proposed cuts in social security. The State Coordinator for the Defense of the Public Pension System (COESPE) also demanded an independent audit of the social security funds…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/06/01/pensioners-in-spain-mobilize-in-defense-of-social-security/

Macron in Rwanda: French imperialism covers past crimes to prepare new ones
wsws.org | 2021-06-01
Macron's speech addressing France's role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a cynical attempt at historical falsification and political obfuscation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/06/01/rwan-j01.html

What happened to the municipalists in Spain?
Joris Leverink | roarmag.org | 2021-06-01
Mayors of Madrid and Barcelona, Manuela Carmena Castrillo and Ada Colau, during the Fearless Cities conference in 2017. Photo: Barcelona En Comú / Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) | When the citizen pl…
roarmag.org/essays/fearless-cities-municipalism-spain/

Zero Dark Failure: NATO Troops Mistakenly Raid Food Workshop In Bulgaria (VIDEO)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | On May 29th, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense and Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into an incident in the village of Cheshnegirovo in the region of Plovdiv. | The incident involved US military who, mistakenly, stormed vegetable oil production workshop during a NATO military exercise. | The incident happened on May 11, but the US embassy said it only learned about the incident on May 28th. The diplomatic mission apologized for the incident and promised to co-operate in the investig…
southfront.org/zero-dark-failure-nato-troops-mistakenly-raid-food-workshop-in-bulgaria-during-exercise/

Chad Accuses CAR Forces And Their Russian Allies Of Raiding Border Checkpoint
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | A scandal broke between the Central African Republic (CAR) and Chad over the alleged activities of Russian military specialists and contractors. | In the early morning of May 30, CAR armed forces and their Russian allies entered the territory of the neighboring country and attacked the checkpoint of the Chadian border guards not far from the settlement of Suru. | One Chadian soldier was reportedly killed and 5 others were captured by the CAR forces and Russian military contractors. Accor…
southfront.org/chad-accuses-car-forces-and-their-russian-allies-of-raiding-border-checkpoint/

Military Situation In Syria On June 1, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-01
Click to see full-size image | On May 31, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 46 times: 22 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 8 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 31, intra clashes between the Turkish-backed forces were reported near Afrin due to dispute over the seizure of agricultural land | On May 31, the Russian Military Police and Turkish Army carried out a joint military patrol in the vicinity of th…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-june-1-2021-map-update/

As Anger Toward Belarus Mounts, Recall the 2013 Forced Landing of Bolivia's Plane to Find Snowden
Glenn Greenwald | zcomm.org | 2021-05-31
What Belarus did, while illegal, is not unprecedented. The dangerous tactic was pioneered by the same U.S. and E.U. officials now righteously condemning it…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/as-anger-toward-belarus-mounts-recall-the-2013-forced-landing-of-bolivias-plane-to-find-snowden/

Belarusian President Latest to Warn of World War Starting in Europe
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Rick Rozoff Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with his country's members of parliament, members of the Constitutional Commission and other representatives of his government last week amidst the current crisis with the West that has been escalating since last summer and has intensified since the Ryanair incident of May 23. His comments included this somber… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/belarusian-president-latest-to-warn-of-world-war-starting-in-europe/

The Taking of Roman Protasevich
Andrei Kureichik | counterpunch.org | 2021-05-31
Roman Protasevich is 26 years old. In Belarus he was known as an administrator for the opposition informational Telegram channels. Most Europeans may not understand why you would read news in a messenger app. For that there is television, newspapers, and radio. But this is because Europeans do not know what a total Internet shutdown…
counterpunch.org/2021/05/31/the-taking-of-roman-protasevich/

Belarusian president latest to warn of world war starting in Europe
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Belarusian president latest to warn of world war starting in EuropeRick Rozoff Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with his country's members of parliament, members of the Constitutional Commission and other representatives of his government last week amidst the current crisis with the West that has been escalating since last summer and has intensified since the …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/belarusian-president-latest-to-warn-of-world-war-starting-in-europe/

Laying the Bear Trap: Orbán visits No 10 Downing Street
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2021-05-31
His comments would not have fallen on deaf ears. While metropolitan London would have been aghast at his pedigree and remarks, a Brexit-audience in the rustbelts and areas of deprivation, would have felt a twang of appreciation. For them, migration has not been a boon and glory. For Hungary's Viktor Orbán, it has been an …
dissidentvoice.org/2021/05/laying-the-bear-trap-orban-visits-no-10-downing-street/

Steven Seagal Is Now A Russian Politician
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On May 29th, Hollywood "legend" Steven Seagal has opted into a career change. | He joined a Russian political party. | Seagal received a party membership card of an alliance named Just Russia — Patriots — For Truth. | It was formed earlier in 2021, when three leftist parties, all of which support Putin, merged into one. | In November 2016, Segal was granted Russian citizenship. In August of 2018, Moscow's Foreign Ministry appointed him to the unpaid position of "s…
southfront.org/steven-seagal-is-now-a-russian-politician/

Nicaragua, Among the 10 Safest Countries in the World to Visit Despite COVID-19
Editor2 | orinocotribune.com | 2021-05-31
The Spanish tour operator Planyts published the study " 10 safest countries to travel in the world" prepared by the biomedical engineer and ex-researcher at the RWTH University of Aachen, Germany, Manuel Aguilar, with data from the University of Oxford and the World Health Organization (WHO). | All countries of the world were analyzed. | Nicaragua appears on the list as one of the safest destinations to travel during the Covid-19 pandemic. | According to the publication, the land of lakes and vol…
orinocotribune.com/nicaragua-among-the-10-safest-countries-in-the-world-to-visit-despite-covid-19/

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-05-31
The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-podcast-dissecting-covid-19-research-and-putting-data-in-perspective/

EU Commission Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine for Adolescents
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
Member States will now be able to extend their immunization campaigns for people aged 12 to 15, said European Health Commissioner Stella Kiyriakides on her Twitter account. | THUS, the EU followed the recommendation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which made the decision last Friday. | RELATED: | Europe Analyzes Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Teens | The immunizer, with messenger RNA technology, thus became the first preparation against Covid-19 approved in the bloc for c…
telesurenglish.net/news/EU-Commission-Approves-Pfizer-BioNTech-Vaccine-for-Adolescents-20210531-0024.html

"Exterminate All the Brutes": Filmmaker Raoul Peck Explores Colonialism & Origins of White Supremacy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-05-31
A new four-part documentary series, "Exterminate All the Brutes," delves deeply into the legacy of European colonialism from the Americas to Africa. It has been described as an unflinching narrative of genocide and exploitation, beginning with the colonizing of Indigenous land that is now called the United States. The documentary series seeks to counter "the type of lies, the type of propaganda, the type of abuse, that we have been subject to all of these years," says director and Haitian-born filmmaker Raoul Peck. "We have the means to tell the real story, and that's exactly what I decided to do," Peck says. "Ev…
www.democracynow.org/2021/5/31/exterminate_all_the_brutes_filmmaker_raoul

Funding of the Wuhan Laboratory by the European Union
Jerome Riviere | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
Question …
globalresearch.ca/funding-wuhan-laboratory-european-union/5746586

Helms-Burton Case Reach Settlement Over Property In Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The Switzerland-based building materials multinational LafargeHolcim on Monday settled a lawsuit brought to seek compensation for the company's use of property nationalized by the Cuban government in the 1960s. | RELATED: | Cuba: Caravans Take to Havana's Malecon To Say "Unblock Cuba" | This is the first settlement of a legal claim promoted by heirs of a Cuban family under Title III of the U.S. Helms-Burton Act (1996). The norm permits lawsuits against entities that benefit from Cuba…
telesurenglish.net/news/First-Helms-Burton-Case-Reach-Settlement-Over-Property-In-Cuba-20210531-0010.html

Comparison of Human Rights Values Between the East and the West
Jan Campbell | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
Abstract | The European …
globalresearch.ca/comparison-human-rights-values-between-east-west/5746585

Denmark Collaborated With the United States to Spy on Allies
telesurenglish.net | 2021-05-31
The Danish public television DR and other European media on Sunday published an investigation showing that the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (FE) gave the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) open internet access to spy on top politicians of neighboring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. | RELATED: | Russia Expels 10 US Diplomats and Intercepts Spy Plane | The journalists found out some "startling conclusions" in a secret internal investigation on the Danish De…
telesurenglish.net/news/Denmark-Collaborated-With-the-United-States-to-Spy-on-Allies-20210531-0009.html

Carrot and Stick: Germany's Green Party Is Advocating Arming Ukraine against Russia
German-Foreign-Policy | globalresearch.ca | 2021-05-31
German Green Party: …
globalresearch.ca/carrot-stick/5746642

‚Äé øPor qué la Unión Europea se une al llamado a filas ‚Äécontra China?‚Äé
Manlio Dinucci | globalizacion.ca | 2021-05-31
Estados Unidos sigue adelante con su proyecto de transformación de la OTAN, que ya ‚Äéno se limita a hacer de ese bloque bélico un súper ejército dirigido contra Rusia. ‚ÄéAhora también se trata de dirigir la alianza atlántica contra China….
globalizacion.ca/%e2%80%8epor-que-la-union-europea-se-une-al-llamado-filas-%e2%80%8econtra-china%e2%80%8e/

No Calm In Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijani Forces Intercepted Armenian UAV Over Kalbajar Region (Photos)
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On May 31, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan claimed the interception of the UAV of the Armenian Armed Forces in the Kalbajar border region."Azerbaijan Army Units using special technical means have detected and landed the "Griphon-12″ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Armenian armed forces in the Kalbajar region of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border". — the statement reads. | Griphon-12 is a multifunctional Russian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed b…
southfront.org/no-calm-in-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijani-forces-intercepted-armenian-uav-over-kalbajar-region-photos/

Military Situation In CAR On May 31, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On May 28, 3R rebels reportedly attacked a gendarmerie brigade in Bozoum and freed all the detainees held there. | On May 26, Amigo Zibo, a former anti-Balaka Christian militia leader has been arrested by the Central African Republic authorities in Bangui city. | On May 26, three CPC rebels were killed in a fierce gun fight between CPC members and the Russian military contractors in Bongou village. | On May 29, three Russian nationals and two local policemen were killed…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-car-on-may-31-2021-map-update/

Military Situation In Syria On May 31, 2021 (Map Update)
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On May 31, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 46 times: 22 — in Idlib province, 12 — in Latakia province, 8 — in Hama province, 4 — in Aleppo province | On May 30, an Iraqi refugee was shot dead by unknown gunemen in Al-Hawl camp | On May 30, unknown militants attacked a headquarters belonging to the Turkish-backed Sham Legion group in the town of Mastouma | On May 30, an SDF member was killed by a gre…
southfront.org/military-situation-in-syria-on-may-31-2021-map-update/

Russia To Create Dozens Of New Military Units To Confront NATO
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspects the Hmeymim airbase in Syria, June 2016. Vadim Savitsky/TASS | On May 31, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced that about 20 new military units would be created in the Russian Western Military District to "adequately confront NATO". The decision was made in response to the actions by the so-called collective West. | At the same time, the Russian troops are continuously supplied with modern weapons and military equipment. According to the Russian Defense M…
southfront.org/russia-to-create-dozens-of-new-military-units-to-confront-nato/

RyanAir Flight Grounded In Berlin Following False Bomb Threat
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On the morning of May 30th, A Ryanair flight from Dublin to Krakow had to make an emergency landing in Germany following a potential security threat on board. | It was reportedly a bomb threat, quite similar to the alleged bomb threat that reportedly caused the landing of the RyanAir flight in Minsk approximately a week earlier. | On the morning of May 31st, German federal police said that their deployment was finished, but declined to give details of what led to it, news agenc…
southfront.org/ryanair-flight-grounded-in-berlin-following-false-bomb-threat/

Shockingly Expected: U.S. NSA And Danish Intelligence Spied On "EU Allies"
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | The US National Security Agency (NSA), with assistance from Denmark's foreign intelligence unit spied on senior officials of European countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, among others. | This was revealed in a report by Danish state broadcaster DR. | The findings are the result of an internal investigation in the Danish Defense Intelligence Service from 2015 into NSA's role in the partnership, DR said, citing nine…
southfront.org/shockingly-expected-u-s-nsa-and-danish-intelligence-spied-on-eu-allies/

No Calm In Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijani Forces Intercepted Armenian UAV Over Kalbajar Region (Photos)
Anonymous103 | southfront.org | 2021-05-31
Click to see full-size image | On May 31, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan claimed the interception of the UAV of the Armenian Armed Forces in the Kalbajar border region."Azerbaijan Army Units using special technical means have detected and landed the "Griphon-12″ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Armenian armed forces in the Kalbajar region of the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border". — the statement reads. | Griphon-12 is a multifunctional Russian-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed b…
southfront.org/no-calm-in-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijani-forces-intercepted-armenian-uav-over-kalbajar-region-photos/

Memorial Day: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, NATO warplanes fly over all 30 NATO nations in one day
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Memorial Day: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, NATO warplanes fly over all 30 NATO nations in one dayRick Rozoff U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa announced that American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers accompanied by military aircraft from twenty-one other NATO nations flew over all 30 NATO member states today. Those would include the five …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/memorial-day-u-s-nuclear-capable-bombers-nato-warplanes-fly-over-all-30-nato-nations-in-one-day/

Network of Action Committees for Safe Education in Germany adopts resolution in defence of David O'Sullivan
wsws.org | 2021-05-31
The committee condemns the sacking of London bus driver David O'Sullivan by Metroline because of his demand that workers should be protected against coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/05/31/nado-m31.html

Russia to Form 20 New Military Units in West to Counter NATO Threat
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Rick Rozoff Today Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu chaired and addressed a Defence Ministry Board Session at the National Centre for State Defence Control in Moscow. The second half of his comments dwelt on plans for upgrading capabilities in the Western Military District. Shoigu warned of mounting military threats on his nation's Western border posed… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/russia-to-form-20-new-military-units-in-west-to-counter-nato-threat/

Memorial Day: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, NATO warplanes fly over all 30 NATO nations in one day
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Memorial Day: U.S. nuclear-capable bombers, NATO warplanes fly over all 30 NATO nations in one dayRick Rozoff U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa announced that American B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers accompanied by military aircraft from twenty-one other NATO nations flew over all 30 NATO member states today. Those would include the five …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/memorial-day-u-s-nuclear-capable-bombers-nato-warplanes-fly-over-all-30-nato-nations-in-one-day/

Russia to form 20 new military units in west to counter NATO threat
Rick Rozoff | antibellum679354512.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Russia to form 20 new military units in west to counter NATO threatRick Rozoff Today Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu chaired and addressed a Defence Ministry Board Session at the National Centre for State Defence Control in Moscow. The second half of his comments dwelt on plans for upgrading capabilities in the Western Military District. …
antibellum679354512.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/russia-to-form-20-new-military-units-in-west-to-counter-nato-threat/

US Actively Prepares for War with Russia
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-05-31
Valery Kulikov It is quite apparent to everyone that, at present, the socio-economic and political situation in the United States is far from stable and society increasingly polarized. In fact, even members of the current US military and political elite admit this in their public speeches. Hence, President Joe Biden and his team have been… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/05/31/us-actively-prepares-for-war-with-russia/

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