Monthly Archives: October 2023

2023-10-31: News Headlines

Danya Al-Saleh (2023-10-31). We are millions, we are billions, we are all Palestinians: Stand with Palestine in DC on November 4th. therealnews.com This story originally appeared in We are witnessing an emergent movement in the United States, one that upholds Black Lives from Ferguson to Minneapolis, champions Native sovereignty from the Hawaiian mountains to the Plains of the Dakotas, knows no borders from the Texas deserts to the California valley and reclaims our stolen labor from the classrooms of Oklahoma to the fa…

ecsorinoco (2023-10-30). Israel-Palestine War: Gaza Blackout Leaves Loved Ones in the Dark. orinocotribune.com

Editor (2023-10-30). Breaking Down Cornel West's Campaign So Far (w/ Sabby Sabs). scheerpost.com By Diego Ramos and Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost Journalists for Sale co-hosts Max Jones and Diego Ramos talk to Sabby Sabs, host of the Sabby Sabs Podcast and a co-host at Revolutionary Blackout Network, about the 2024 election landscape with a focus on the Cornel West campaign, and the role that Peter Daou's …

Editor (2023-10-30). Cornel West's Campaign So Far (w/ Sabby Sabs). scheerpost.com By Diego Ramos and Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost Watch this video on YouTube! Journalists for Sale co-hosts Max Jones and Diego Ramos talk to Sabby Sabs, host of the Sabby Sabs Podcast and a co-host at Revolutionary Blackout Network, about the 2024 election landscape with a focus on the Cornel West campaign, and …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-30). US: People in Solidarity with Both Palestine & Uhuru Pose the Greatest Threat to Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The media is carrying out a blackout of the Uhuru case, so the average person can't be blamed for not knowing about it. That almost no Americans are at present aware of their government's attempt to prosecute an African revolutionary organization on fabricated "Russian interference" charges is by the design of the imperialist…

Maha Hussaini (2023-10-30). Israel-Palestine war: Gaza blackout leaves Palestinians wondering if families alive or dead. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Gaza blackout leaves Palestinians wondering if families alive or dead | The severing of communications was followed by two nights of terror as Israel's heaviest bombardment shook the Gaza Strip | Mon, 10/30/2023 – 14: 15 | A Palestinian man carries an injured baby girl into the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City following Israeli air strikes on 29 October (AFP) | It took tw…


Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-10-30). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 22: Total Blackout In Gaza. popularresistance.org Already plunged in the dark after Israel cut electricity access at the beginning of the onslaught, Gaza has now lost nearly all of its internet connectivity, internet and cybersecurity watchdog Netblocks confirmed on Friday evening, as cell towers for Paltel, the last remaining major operator standing in Gaza, were believed to be hit. Various reports seem to indicate that access to the internet in northern Gaza is almost completely gone, while communications out of southern Gaza are severely affected. | Palestinian Authority Minister of Telecommunications Ishaq Sidr confirmed on Saturday that Israeli bombardments…

Ruwaida Amer (2023-10-30). Israel is inflicting a holocaust on Gaza. electronicintifada.net A total blackout sparked fears of massacres without the world's knowledge.

Stephen Zunes (2023-10-30). Biden's Backing of Israeli War Crimes Carries on a Sordid US Tradition. truthout.org As the Israeli military's ground attacks against Gaza intensify and the civilian death toll spirals under the cover of the information blackout effected by air strikes knocking out Gaza's internet and communication systems, the Biden administration is becoming increasingly isolated within the international community for its stubborn backing of Israel's acts of collective punishment against the… |

channelnewsasia (2023-10-31). Blackstone, Vista Equity to buy software firm Energy Exemplar -sources. channelnewsasia.com

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-10-30). Fighting for Florida's education standards. america.cgtn.com An African-American History teacher from Florida traveled to Geneva to voice her complaints about Florida's educational standards before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Learn more.

Al Jazeera. (2023-10-30). Hundreds Arrested At Grand Central Station Sit-in Demanding A Ceasefire. popularresistance.org Hundreds of protesters have been arrested after a "sit-in" on the main concourse of New York's Grand Central Station, one of the city's major transport hubs, demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. | The protesters, wearing black T-shirts reading 'Ceasefire now' and 'Not in our name', unfurled banners calling for freedom for Palestinians and an end to the bombardment of Gaza. | "No more weapons. No more war. Ceasefire is what we're fighting for," they chanted, punching the air. | Banners were hung from the concourse's sweeping staircase, and across the departures board. | "Mourn the dead, and fight like h…


Staff (2023-10-30). "Not in Our Name": 400 Arrested at Jewish-Led Sit-in at NYC's Grand Central Demanding Gaza Ceasefire. democracynow.org We bring you the voices of Jewish Voice for Peace and their allies who shut down the main terminal of Grand Central Station during rush hour Friday in one of New York's largest acts of civil disobedience in 20 years to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The multiracial, intergenerational movement says about 400 people were arrested, including rabbis, famous actors and elected officials from the New York State Assembly and Senate and the City Council.

WSWS (2023-10-30). French police ban and assault pro-Gaza protest: 21 arrested, 1,500 fined in Paris. wsws.org As part of the wave of repression being meted out against all pro-Palestinian opposition to Israeli war crimes, Paris police assaulted and issued mass fines to protesters on Saturday.

Grace Panetta (2023-10-31). The killing of Breonna Taylor still reverberates in Kentucky politics. nationofchange.org Will Taylor's death weigh heavily on many voters in the county?>

Staff (2023-10-30). "Not in Our Name": 400 Arrested at Jewish-Led Sit-in at NYC's Grand Central Demanding Gaza Ceasefire. democracynow.org We bring you the voices of Jewish Voice for Peace and their allies who shut down the main terminal of Grand Central Station during rush hour Friday in one of New York's largest acts of civil disobedience in 20 years to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The multiracial, intergenerational movement says about 400 people were arrested, including rabbis, famous actors and elected officials from the New York State Assembly and Senate and the City Council.

WSWS (2023-10-30). French police ban and assault pro-Gaza protest: 21 arrested, 1,500 fined in Paris. wsws.org As part of the wave of repression being meted out against all pro-Palestinian opposition to Israeli war crimes, Paris police assaulted and issued mass fines to protesters on Saturday.

Grace Panetta (2023-10-31). The killing of Breonna Taylor still reverberates in Kentucky politics. nationofchange.org Will Taylor's death weigh heavily on many voters in the county?>

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2023-10-30: News Headlines

Editor (2023-10-30). Breaking Down Cornel West's Campaign So Far (w/ Sabby Sabs). scheerpost.com By Diego Ramos and Max Jones / Original to ScheerPost Journalists for Sale co-hosts Max Jones and Diego Ramos talk to Sabby Sabs, host of the Sabby Sabs Podcast and a co-host at Revolutionary Blackout Network, about the 2024 election landscape with a focus on the Cornel West campaign, and the role that Peter Daou's …

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-10-30). US: People in Solidarity with Both Palestine & Uhuru Pose the Greatest Threat to Empire. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea The media is carrying out a blackout of the Uhuru case, so the average person can't be blamed for not knowing about it. That almost no Americans are at present aware of their government's attempt to prosecute an African revolutionary organization on fabricated "Russian interference" charges is by the design of the imperialist…

Palestine Bureau, Mondoweiss. (2023-10-30). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 22: Total Blackout In Gaza. popularresistance.org Already plunged in the dark after Israel cut electricity access at the beginning of the onslaught, Gaza has now lost nearly all of its internet connectivity, internet and cybersecurity watchdog Netblocks confirmed on Friday evening, as cell towers for Paltel, the last remaining major operator standing in Gaza, were believed to be hit. Various reports seem to indicate that access to the internet in northern Gaza is almost completely gone, while communications out of southern Gaza are severely affected. | Palestinian Authority Minister of Telecommunications Ishaq Sidr confirmed on Saturday that Israeli bombardments…

Ruwaida Amer (2023-10-30). Israel is inflicting a holocaust on Gaza. electronicintifada.net A total blackout sparked fears of massacres without the world's knowledge.

| Reuters | (2023-10-29). Israeli forces intensify operations in Gaza as communications blackout eases. tribune.com.pk The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) said on Sunday it has received warnings from Israeli authorities to immediately evacuate al-Quds hospital in the Gaza Strip. "Since this morning, there has been raids 50 meters away from the hospital," it added in a statement on Facebook. | The statement comes amid continued bombardment by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) killing at over 8,000 Palestinians, including at least 3,595 children, and injuring thousands in the narrow Gaza strip. | Israel is expanding ground operations in Gaza and its fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets, the Israeli military said on Sun…

| Reuters | (2023-10-29). Bombarded Gazans look for loved ones as blackout eases. tribune.com.pk Gazans searched for loved ones and heard news of family members killed as communications gradually returned to the enclave on Sunday after a near total blackout as Israel's troops and armour pushed into the Hamas-ruled enclave. | The United Nations also warned that Palestinians were desperate for food and that civil order was breaking down after three weeks of war with Hamas fighters and a siege on the densely populated coastal strip. | The fighting intensified on Friday night as Israeli forces waged ground operations in Gaza in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as the second phase of th…

ecsorinoco (2023-10-30). Israel-Palestine War: Gaza Blackout Leaves Loved Ones in the Dark. orinocotribune.com

Maha Hussaini (2023-10-30). Israel-Palestine war: Gaza blackout leaves Palestinians wondering if families alive or dead. middleeasteye.net Israel-Palestine war: Gaza blackout leaves Palestinians wondering if families alive or dead | The severing of communications was followed by two nights of terror as Israel's heaviest bombardment shook the Gaza Strip | Mon, 10/30/2023 – 14: 15 | A Palestinian man carries an injured baby girl into the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City following Israeli air strikes on 29 October (AFP) | It took tw…

channelnewsasia (2023-10-29). New Zealand PM praises resilient All Blacks despite World Cup final loss. channelnewsasia.com

Nitza Soledad Perez (2023-10-30). Fighting for Florida's education standards. america.cgtn.com An African-American History teacher from Florida traveled to Geneva to voice her complaints about Florida's educational standards before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Learn more.

Al Jazeera. (2023-10-30). Hundreds Arrested At Grand Central Station Sit-in Demanding A Ceasefire. popularresistance.org Hundreds of protesters have been arrested after a "sit-in" on the main concourse of New York's Grand Central Station, one of the city's major transport hubs, demanding a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. | The protesters, wearing black T-shirts reading 'Ceasefire now' and 'Not in our name', unfurled banners calling for freedom for Palestinians and an end to the bombardment of Gaza. | "No more weapons. No more war. Ceasefire is what we're fighting for," they chanted, punching the air. | Banners were hung from the concourse's sweeping staircase, and across the departures board. | "Mourn the dead, and fight like h…

Staff (2023-10-30). "Not in Our Name": 400 Arrested at Jewish-Led Sit-in at NYC's Grand Central Demanding Gaza Ceasefire. democracynow.org We bring you the voices of Jewish Voice for Peace and their allies who shut down the main terminal of Grand Central Station during rush hour Friday in one of New York's largest acts of civil disobedience in 20 years to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. The multiracial, intergenerational movement says about 400 people were arrested, including rabbis, famous actors and elected officials from the New York State Assembly and Senate and the City Council.

WSWS (2023-10-30). French police ban and assault pro-Gaza protest: 21 arrested, 1,500 fined in Paris. wsws.org As part of the wave of repression being meted out against all pro-Palestinian opposition to Israeli war crimes, Paris police assaulted and issued mass fines to protesters on Saturday.

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-10-29). Well Fargo's Fossil Fuel Investments Protested in Market Street Action. indybay.org Bank lobby occupied, many arrested in Thursday protest…

FP Staff (2023-10-30). Rishi Sunak takes internal security meet to tackle incidents linked to Israel-Hamas war. firstpost.com In light of the Israel-Hamas war and the numerous protests taking place across the nation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is presiding over a high-level meeting on Monday at 10 Downing Street in London to evaluate domestic security concerns for the UK. | Following another weekend of thousands protesting against the conflict in the West Asia, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and counterterrorism officials convened at the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms A (COBRA). This meeting resulted in nine arrests and five people being charged with public order offences, including racially aggravated crimes. | We have to make sure…

Newswire Editor (2023-10-30). Jewish Americans hold a wave of protests, arrests across the country calling for ceasefire in Gaza — pledge more protests to come. commondreams.org

Grace Panetta (2023-10-29). Kentucky Governor's Race Highlights Ongoing Racial Justice Fight for Breonna Taylor. truthout.org Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the GOP nominee for governor, didn't prosecute the officers who fatally shot Taylor. Activists haven't forgotten. The economy, abortion and education: They're the big issues in the ads and debates in the Kentucky governor's race, just as in other races around the country. But the contest between Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Black Republican, and incumbent Gov. |

Bilal G. Morris (2023-10-30). Final Witness Testifies In 2nd Trial For The Killing Of Elijah McClain. newsone.com Source: Andy Cross / Getty | UPDATED: 9 a.m. ET, Oct. 3030 | On Friday, prosecutors Forensic pathologist Dr. Roger Mitchell took the stand, calling McClain's death a homicide, saying he believed Aurora officers contributed to his death. | Prosecutors looked to prove that Woodyard's carotid neck hold, plus the physical force he and other officers used…

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2023-10-29: News Headlines

Abeer Ayyoub (2023-10-28). Israel-Palestine war: Gaza blackout leaves loved ones in the dark. middleeasteye.net

Jake Johnson (2023-10-28). Under Gaza Communications Blackout, Palestinians May Face Largest Massacres Yet. truthout.org People reportedly lost all access to internet and communication services across the Gaza Strip on Friday night as Israel announced an expansion of its ground attack and launched what observers described as the largest aerial assault since its latest bombing campaign began nearly three weeks ago. Al Jazeera reported that it has only "sporadic communication" with its correspondents on the ground in… |

WSWS (2023-10-28). US attacks Iranian "proxies" in Syria, as Israel intensifies assault on Gaza. wsws.org Hours before Israel initiated a communications blackout of Gaza and poured troops across the border, the United States dropped dozens of bombs on what it called Iranian "proxies" in Syria as part of its escalating standoff with Tehran.

FP Staff (2023-10-29). Internet, phone service gradually returns after vanishing for most of Gaza amid heavy bombardment. firstpost.com Two days after most of Gaza's cellular and internet connectivity went down due to Israeli shelling, the cramped territory was coming back online on Sunday as communications infrastructure were progressively restored. | This is a positive turn for Gaza after a communications blackout occurred late Friday when Israel increased ground operations and unleashed powerful airstrikes that lit up the night sky with fierce orange lights. Only a few Palestinians with international SIM cards or satellite phones took the initiative to spread the word. | Phone and internet services had been restored to many individuals in Gaza…

FP Staff (2023-10-29). Israel presses ground campaign against Hamas in 'second stage' of Gaza war. firstpost.com Israeli forces launched ground operations against Hamas in Gaza on Sunday, the second phase of a three-week-old campaign aiming at eliminating the Palestinian militant group, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | As Israel's jets rained bombs and troops and armour pressed into the Hamas-ruled enclave, Gaza's besieged people faced a near-total communications and Internet blackout, with Israeli military officials foreshadowing a wider ground offensive. | Speaking at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Netanyahu warned Israelis to expect a "long and hard" campaign but stopped short of cal…

Ajeyo Basu (2023-10-28). Gaza under blackout as Israel conducts ground offensive against Hamas. firstpost.com On Saturday, Israel increased its air and ground operations and hinted that its long-promised ground onslaught against the Hamas militants in control of the Palestinian enclave had started, cutting off Gaza from the outside world for the most part. | Without going into further detail, Israel stated on Saturday morning that its troops that were deployed in on Friday night were still there. Prior to this, the nation had only conducted quick trips into Gaza during a three-week bombing aimed at eliminating Hamas militants, who it claimed had murdered 1,400 Israelis on October 7, the majority of them civilians. | "The…

Ajeyo Basu (2023-10-28). Israel imposes blackout in Gaza as campaign against Hamas expands. firstpost.com With more bombs fired by Israeli jets and indications that a long-awaited ground offensive against Hamas terrorists controlling the Palestinian enclave was about to begin, Gaza's besieged citizens had very little communication with the outside world on Saturday. | Israel claimed that forces it had sent in on Friday night were still in the field, whereas in the preceding three weeks of bombing to destroy Hamas, which it claimed had murdered 1,400 Israelis in an attack on October 7, it had only done fleet sorties. | "We attacked above the ground and under ground, we attacked terror operatives of all ranks, everywhe…

Ajeyo Basu (2023-10-28). Starlink to provide connectivity in Gaza after Israel imposes blackout. firstpost.com Elon Musk announced on Saturday that "internationally recognised aid organisations" will be able to communicate with Gaza over SpaceX's Starlink. | In a post on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk stated that although it's unclear who is in charge of ground links in Gaza, we do know that "no terminal has requested a connection in that area". | On Saturday, as Israel expanded its air and ground assault, a telephone and internet blackout cut off residents of the Gaza Strip from the outside world and from one another. Calls to loved ones, ambulances, or coworkers in other locations were nearly impossible…

channelnewsasia (2023-10-28). Gaza under blackout as Israel says war 'entered a new phase'. channelnewsasia.com The Israeli military has renewed a call for Palestinians to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip, warning that the area is now a "battlefield".

geo.tv (2023-10-28). Israel says war in 'new phase' as Gazans suffer under communications blackout. geo.tv Gaza death toll shoots past 7,700; Turkey calls for ending Israel's "madness"; Israel calls diplomats back from Turkey…

geo.tv (2023-10-28). 'Increased risk' of Israeli war crimes amid communications blackout in Gaza. geo.tv Besieged territory has been cut off from outside world for two days…

geo.tv (2023-10-28). WATCH: Gazans convey messages to family with body gestures after communication blackout. geo.tv Hamas says all communications across Gaza had been cut, accusing Israel of "perpetrating massacres"

geo.tv (2023-10-28). Piers Morgan breaks silence on Gaza, calls out Israel's communication blackout. geo.tv Gaza remains cut off from the outside world raising concerns about more war crimes to be committed by Israel…

Mondoweiss Palestine Bureau (2023-10-28). 'Operation Al-Aqsa Flood' Day 22: Total blackout in Gaza as Israel cuts off all communications, carries out most brutal attacks since October 7. mondoweiss.net Israel has imposed a total communications blackout on Gaza, hitting cell towers and telecommunications infrastructure as it continues to pummel the strip at unprecedented levels amid widespread international condemnation.

channelnewsasia (2023-10-29). New Zealand PM praises resilient All Blacks despite World Cup final loss. channelnewsasia.com

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-10-29). Well Fargo's Fossil Fuel Investments Protested in Market Street Action. indybay.org Bank lobby occupied, many arrested in Thursday protest…

Leon Kunstenaar (2023-10-28). Well Fargo's Fossil Fuel Investments Protested in Market Street Action. indybay.org Bank lobby occupied, many arrested in Thursday protest…

WSWS (2023-10-28). Two Dartmouth College students arrested for peacefully protesting genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The World Socialist Web Site received this submission from the Sunrise Movement at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, documenting the university administration's crackdown on a peaceful protest against Israel's attack on Palestinians.

FP Staff (2023-10-28). Antisemitic, Islamophobic hate crimes soar in UK amid Israel-Hamas conflict. firstpost.com Scotland Yard is gearing up for another set of protests on the streets of London as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes have continued to rise dramatically since the Israel-Hamas conflict intensified earlier this month. | The Metropolitan Police has recorded 408 antisemitic offences against the Jewish community in the current month, a stark contrast to the 28 reported during the same period last year. Likewise, Islamophobic hate crimes have surged from 65 incidents in October 2022 to 174 cases recorded this month. | The police force has made 75 arrests linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict and its counterterror…

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2023-10-13: News Headlines

Marc Steiner (2023-10-12). Report from Palestine: 'Things are going to get a lot worse' in this war. therealnews.com With thousands of Israeli and Palestinian civilians slaughtered in the past week alone, with the total blackout and bombing of civilians in Gaza happening this very moment, with Israeli government officials speaking in openly genocidal terms, and with US warships moving into the Mediterranean Sea, the permanent war between occupier and occupied has boiled over into a terrifying, new, and even more violent phase—and no one knows exactly what will happen next. In this urgent, unscheduled episode of The Marc Steiner Show—the first installment of an ongoing series of conversations we will have from…

Dave Zirin (2023-10-12). Deion Sanders' haters can't stand his success. therealnews.com University of Colorado Boulder's new head football coach, Deion Sanders, has made his team a sensation—but his success hasn't come without detractors. Being a success in a mostly white field as a Black man always attracts denigration, and Sanders has gotten his share of dogwhistles, often in the form of complaints about his attire. But what Sanders' haters really can't stand is how good he is. While he may not be above criticism, Sanders has definitely set a new bar for how football coaches can produce spectacular results. | Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino | Post-Production: Taylor…

Susan Price (2023-10-12). Climate activist resentenced after NSW Police admit to providing false evidence. greenleft.org.au Climate activist Jay Larbalestier was resentenced after police were found to have provided false information in his arrest at a climate protest in April last year. Susan Price reports.

Susan Price (2023-10-12). Climate activist resentenced after NSW police fess up to providing false evidence. greenleft.org.au Climate activist Jay Larbalestier was resentenced on October 4, after police were found to have provided false information in his arrest at a climate protest in April last year, reports Susan Price.

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