(2021-08-11). IPCC Alarm Bell: burning gas, coal is Intensifying Water Cycle: Expect more and worse Storms, Floods such as hit Germany, China this Summer. juancole.com 
By Mathew Barlow | — ( The Conversation) — The world watched in July 2021 as extreme rainfall became floods that washed away centuries-old homes in Europe, triggered landslides in Asia and inundated subways in China. More than 900 people died in the destruction. In North America, the West was battling fires amid an intense …
(2021-08-11). Taliban Fighters Seized Mi-35 Attack Helicopter At Kunduz Airport (Videos, Photos). southfront.org 
File image. | On August 11, the Taliban seized a Mi-35 attack helicopter that was left behind by Afghan government forces at Kunduz Airport in northeastern Afghanistan. | The helicopter was one of several which India bought and repaired in Belarus then gifted to Afghanistan in 2019. The Mi-35 is the export version of the Mi-24V, which can be armed with 9M114 Shturm anti-tank guided missiles. | Afghan government forces removed the helicopter's rotor blades and stored them right under it before withdrawing from…
(2021-08-11). Turkey, Pakistan: after Afghanistan, Kashmir. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Defense Minister Akar, Pakistani premier discuss bilateral issues Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar called on Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capital Islamabad on Aug. 11 to discuss a range of issues, including Ankara's ongoing efforts for a political solution in Afghanistan. **** Khan expressed satisfaction at the existing level of bilateral defense cooperation, …
(2021-08-11). Russian Orlan-10 Drone Crashed In Northeastern Syria, Fourth This Year. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image. Source: the internet. | On August 11, a Russian Orlan-10 drone crash landed in the northern countryside of al-Hasakah in northeastern Syria. | The drone crashed in the vicinity of the town of al-Matmurah. At the time, fighters the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were clashing with Turkish forces in nearby areas. At least two Turkish-backed militants were killed in the clashes. The drone may have been shot down by mistake. | The Orlan-10 has a f…
(2021-08-11). Finland: "Housing First" is a Success. indybay.org Those who don't have a place to live get one. Unconditionally. That, in a nutshell, is the Housing First approach. Since 2008, this approach has been Finland's official strategy against homelessness – and a success. The number of homeless people fell in 2020 for the eighth year in a row. This makes Finland the only European country to reduce homelessness in recent years…
(2021-08-11). NATO monitoring Belarusian "aggression" against alliance members: Stoltenberg. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO chief flags Baltic tensions ahead of Zapad military drill NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance would keep a close eye on "hybrid activities" by Belarus against alliance member Lithuania, as the former teams up with Russia for the Zapad 2021 military drill next month. In an Aug. 9 tweet, Stoltenberg said he …
(2021-08-11). Ukraine summons Belarusian ambassador as war threat mounts. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com MFA Ukraine summons Belarus envoy over Lukashenko's remarks The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Tuesday summoned Chargé d'Affaires of the Belarus Embassy in Ukraine, Kirill Kamyshev, in the wake of the latest statements by Alexander Lukashenko voiced at his annual press conference August 9. **** The diplomat was warned that Lukashenko's readiness to …
(2021-08-11). Belarus revokes authorization for new U.S. ambassador. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Belarus withdraws its agrément for U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher Belarus has withdrawn its agrément for U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Julie Fisher. The United States was also asked to reduce its embassy staff in Minsk to five people by 1 September, BelTA learned from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus. "…Today we summoned …
(2021-08-11). 'The history of postwar fascism needs to be retold'. therealnews.com 
Popular understandings of what fascism is, where it came from, and how it was "defeated" have hindered our collective ability to identify and fight fascist threats beyond those that existed in Western Europe a century ago. In the latest installment of her
(2021-08-11). Navy Voyage To The Pacific Demonstrates Germany's Intent To Be Global Military Power. southfront.org 
Illustrative ImageGermany may also join Anglo Axis in pressuring China. | Written by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst. | A German battleship, the Bayern (Bavaria) frigate, set off for Asia to make the long journey to the Pacific Ocean. However, why did Berlin want to send a warship to a location more than 5,000 nautical miles away from the German coast? It suggests that Berlin is attempting to not only become a major global military power once again,…
(2021-08-11). Berlin Wall and Kaiser Palace: Berlin Bulletin No. 194 August 10, 2021. mronline.org 
Until 1989 that terrible Berlin Wall angered many an East German. The small part of Germany it helped preserve for 28 years was always the butt of anger, sarcasm, vituperation and resistance in one form or another.
(2021-08-11). British Embassy Worker Arrested By German Police For Allegedly Spying For Russia. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | German police have arrested a British national who worked at the United Kingdom's embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for money. | German prosecutors said in a statement that the man's apartment and workplace had been searched and he would be brought before an investigating judge later on August 12th to determine whether he should be remanded in custody. | The statement added that the suspect, identified only as David S, "on at…
(2021-08-11). BBC Discovers "Lost Tablet" That "Reveals" MSM-Circulated Secrets Of The Mythical "Wagner PMC" southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | A brand-new investigation by the UK's state news outlet — BBC — allegedly reveals "the scale of Wagner's involvement in Libya." | The mythical "shadowy Russian mercenary group" has reportedly been active there for years, and finally the BBC has reported evidence from a
(2021-08-11). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: The COVID-19 delta variant has changed everything. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org A fourth COVID-19 surge is blanketing the U.S., and the delta variant is the culprit. "Where did this delta variant come from? It came from unvaccinated people getting infected in large numbers allowing the virus to continue mutating," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. In the past, a person with COVID-19 might infect two to four people. But with the delta variant, one person can infect…
(2021-08-11). 1st Infantry Division Armored Brigade Combat Team deployed to Poland, 10 nations in all. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com 1st Infantry Division Armored Brigade Combat Team to conduct Transfer of Authority in Europe The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division deployed to Europe throughout July 2021 for a rotation as part of the regionally allocated forces supporting Atlantic Resolve. This is the eighth rotation of an armored brigade deployment to Atlantic Resolve. …
(2021-08-11). West forgets liberal rhetoric when dealing with protests at home — Russian diplomat. tass.com On Tuesday, Lithuanian police dispersed a protest outside the country's parliament…
(2021-08-11). Russia reacts to prospect of U.S. air defense systems in Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Calls to deploy US air defense prove Kiev's provocative policy towards Russia — diplomat Ukraine's call to station the US air defense forces on its territory proves the provocative nature of Kiev's policy in the region and with regards to Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Channel One on Wednesday. "This, it seems …
(2021-08-11). 'Absurd Inequality': Swedish Profs Against Booster Shots, Call to Vaccinate Poor Countries First. sputniknews.com According to Swedish professors, it is important to vaccinate globally both to save lives and to prevent the virus from mutating, as a broad spread is fraught with new strains. At the same time, it was conceded that vaccines are unlikely to provide lifelong protection.
(2021-08-11). Filmmaker Oliver Ressler accuses YouTube of censorship after account suspended 'without warning'. zcomm.org Austrian artist who creates political and environmental documentaries believes his videos have been deleted because of their "anti-capitalist content"
(2021-08-11). Online events with Amory Lovins, Lisa Wells, Mickey Huff, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, etc. indybay.org Here are some 18 online events taking place over the next week (and starting at 12 Noon today, August 11th), featuring people such as Jeremy Lent, Carol Anderson, Amory Lovins, Eyal Press, Lisa Wells, Mickey Huff, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, and many others. | These events are hosted from various locations all across the country, as well from Canada, the UK, New Zealand, and Ireland (however, the listed times are all for our "Pacific time zone"). Of course, feel free to share this info with others who might be interested in it.
(2021-08-11). Sputnik V effective against all known coronavirus strains, developer says. tass.com Earlier, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told journalists that the efficacy of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus Delta strain amounts to approximately 83%…
(2021-08-11). From California to Greece to Siberia, Wildfires Rage Worldwide—and More Expected. commondreams.org If libertarians wish to maintain their self-centered fixation on their own freedoms without considering others, let them do so—in indefinite quarantine from the rest of us.
(2021-08-10). Headlines for August 10, 2021. democracynow.org Pentagon Will Require All Military Personnel to Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Florida Reopens Schools, with Masks Optional, as State Becomes Coronavirus Epicenter, Canada Reopens Border to Vaccinated U.S. Travelers, California Officials Warn Record-Shattering Wildfire Could Burn for Weeks, Greek Prime Minister Apologizes Amid Protests over Government's Handling of Wildfires, Germany Sets Up 30 Million Euro Recovery Fund After Devastating Floods, Small Island States Warn Climate Crisis Threatens "Our Very Future", Sixth Afghan Provincial Capital Falls to Taliban , Indigenous Brazilians Seek Genocide Charges Aga…
(2021-08-10). A Shocking List of 52 Zionist- & Apartheid Israeli-Nazi Germany Comparisons. orinocotribune.com By Dr Gideon Polya — Aug 7, 2021 | The cruel and genocidal oppression of the Indigenous Palestinians by nuclear terrorist, racist Zionist-run and genocidally racist Apartheid Israel invites comparison with the cruelties of Nazi Germany. However such comparisons made by anti-racist Jewish and non-Jewish humanitarians invite false and defamatory Zionist assertions of racism and anti-Semitism. To counter this, provided below is a shocking and detailed list of 52 Zionist- and Apartheid Israeli-Nazi Germany comparisons. | The following 52-item list of appalling abuses and human rights violations by genocidally ra…
(2021-08-10). Military Situation In Syria On August 10, 2021 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 10, Russia reported that Idlib militants violated the ceasefire regime in Greater Idlib 29 times: 15 — in Idlib province, 5 — in Latakia province, 4 — in Hama province, 5 — in Aleppo province | On August 10, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Mariyan area | On August 10, Russian warplanes attacked positions of Turkish-backed forces in Shiekh Bahr area | On August 10, Russian warplanes attacked ISIS hideouts…
(2021-08-10). Switzerland, 730 Years of an Independent Sovereign Nation: Really? dissidentvoice.org 
The legend has it that Switzerland was celebrating her 730th Anniversary on 1 August 2021. That's the legend about the creation of an independent, neutral and sovereign nation. It's a legend that has taken hold in every Swiss citizen's heart and mind. It's a legend that has made Switzerland around the world what it still …
(2021-08-10). Russia And China Hold Large-Scale Military Exercises In Face Of Mounting Pressure On Beijing. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | On August 9th, Russia and China have begun holding a large-scale joint military exercise in China's north-central Ningxia region. | The Sibu/Cooperation-2021 exercises launched on August 9th and will run through August 13th. They will involve more than 10,000 ground troops and air forces. | The Russian military said that it had sent Su-30SM fighter aircraft, motorized rifle units and air defense systems to China as part of the exercise. | As reported in the Central Military District of…
(2021-08-10). Twitter Suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene for 1 Week Over False Vaccine Claims. truthout.org 
Twitter has imposed another suspension on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) for posting information on the coronavirus pandemic that was clearly misleading and false. |
(2021-08-10). Poland's disciplinary chamber for judges threatens rule of law — ECJ. ukhumanrightsblog.com 
I have posted on the extraordinary goings-on in Thuringen, Germany where two Weimar judges, one family and one administrative, have been subject to searches by the public prosecutor's office following their respective rulings containing comments critical of the various lockdown and testing measures during the C-19 pandemic. You can find my posts here, here and …
(2021-08-10). Coronavirus Scandal Breaking in Merkel's Germany. False Positives and the Drosten PCR Test. globalresearch.ca First posted by Global Research on December 11, 2020. Of relevance to the issue pertaining to the validity of the PCR test as well as to the "identity of the virus". | The widely-praised German model of the Angela Merkel regime …
(2021-08-10). Inauguration Speech of Peru President Pedro Castillo. orinocotribune.com Madam President of the Congress of the Republic Ladies and Gentlemen Congressmen of the Republic, | Presidents of the sister republics of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, His Highness the King of Spain. | Members of the honorable diplomatic corps. Authorities present. | Women and men of my beloved Peruvian people. | I begin by greeting my brothers and sisters, descendants of the original peoples of pre-Hispanic Peru, my Quechua, Aymara and Amazonian brothers and sisters, Afro-Peruvians and the various communities of migrant descendants, as well as all the dispossessed minorities of the countr…
(2021-08-10). Protests against new mandatory COVID-19 regulations across Europe. peoplesdispatch.org Even though protests and propaganda against COVID-19 restrictions were earlier initiated by far-right and corona-sceptic groups, sections of the working class and youth have also starting opposing the new COVID-19 regulations, exhausted by the prolonged crisis and the insensitive policies of neoliberal governments…
(2021-08-10). NATO-nuclear axis: Turkish, Pakistani defense chiefs meet in Islamabad. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Turkish defense minister visits Pakistan Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar paid an official visit to Pakistan on Aug. 10. Akar, who arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for an official visit, is expected to meet with Pakistani Defense Minister Pervez Khattak, Defense and Production Minister Zobaida Jalal, and Army Chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa. ==== …
(2021-08-10). Spain's VOX party and the threat of 'international environmental populism'. zcomm.org In the coming years, we should expect global warming to become one of the major threats from which a 'European people' needs to be 'protected'
(2021-08-10). Secretary of State Blinken blasts Russia, China, Iran. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the United Nations Security Council Meeting on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Maritime Security [China] In the South China Sea, we have seen dangerous encounters between vessels at sea and provocative actions to advance unlawful maritime claims. The United States has made clear its concerns regarding actions that intimidate …
(2021-08-10). Ukraine's Deputy PM calls for deployment of U.S. anti-aircraft units. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Reznikov advocates deployment of anti-aircraft warfare, U.S. units in Ukraine in response to escalation in occupied Crimea "It is important to expand the security package for Ukraine. First of all, by deploying anti-aircraft warfare, even by deploying U.S. units. Our legislation allows this," [Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories …
(2021-08-10). Azerbaijan, Israel are strategic partners in international arena: Knesset deputy. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Relations between Israel, Azerbaijan continue to develop dynamically — Knesset MP According to MP Elina] Bardach-Yalov, the Jewish state attaches great importance to relations with Azerbaijan, which, without exaggeration, can be called one of the most reliable strategic partners of Israel in the international arena. "Finance Minister, leader of the Israel Our Home Party Avigdor …
(2021-08-10). Former Spanish Amazon worker, fired for injury, abandoned by unions. wsws.org José Antonio Rueda Bermudez, a former Amazon worker in Spain, sued Amazon after suffering a debilitating workplace injury in July 2015.
(2021-08-10). Azerbaijan, Turkey hold military exercises based on war against Nagorno-Karabakh. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com Tank and mechanized units of Combined Arms Army start new training period with active exercises Tank and mechanized units of the Combined Arms Army started the new training period with active exercises. The exercises to improve the skills of military personnel to destroy targets with the first shot on the battlefield continue. **** The main …
(2021-08-10). Collective working time reduction is long overdue. indybay.org Full-time employment must be reduced and part-time employment increased. Otherwise, as has been the case in Germany since the mid-1970s, unemployment will not be eliminated and there will be a further decline in labor incomes and more and more precarious workers – especially in many service markets that continue to grow.