Daily Archives: August 23, 2021

2021-08-23: News Headlines

Anonymous007 (2021-08-23). Suicide Bomber Attacks LNA Checkpoint In Libya, Only Kills Himself. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On August 22nd, an ISIS suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella. | In the process he killed himself, and nobody else, according to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA)."An IS suicide bomber attacked the Zalla checkpoint with a car bomb, causing no human casualties," the spokesman of the eastern-based army, Ahmad al-Mismari, posted on his official Facebook page. | "The terrorist was confronted and seriously wounded, after which he died in the hospi…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-23). South Africa: NUMSA Leader Assassinated. libya360.wordpress.com Pavan Kulkarni Photo : NUMSA via Twitter Malibongwe Mdazo, an organizer of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, who had led a 7,000-worker strike last month, was publicly gunned down at the doorstep of Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, amidst a labor dispute on August 19 Four days after the public assassination of…

Staff (2021-08-23). SHOOTING erupts as Antifa & Proud Boys clash violently in Portland (VIDEOS). rt.com Dozens of right-wing Proud Boys and leftist Antifa members have clashed in a chaotic street showdown in Portland, armed with a variety of improvised weapons ranging from bats and shields to paintball guns, mace and fireworks. | A brief gun battle also erupted in downtown Portland on Sunday, according to multiple videos shared by witnesses. Some of them showed a middle-aged man in a fedora hat hiding behind trash bins and firing several shots across the street. | #Portland pic.twitter.com/3DP8xRGw6v— Mason Lake Media (@MasonLakePhoto) WSWS (2021-08-23). Photo of sick Florida woman lying on the floor of treatment center goes viral as demand for COVID-19 antiviral treatment surges. wsws.org The widely circulated image produced shock and outrage as the state continues to grapple with an unprecedented spike in infections, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus.

Anonymous669 (2021-08-22). Israel Struck Gaza Following Shooting Attack That Left Border Guard Critically Wounded (Videos, Photos). southfront.org An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN — REUTERS) | Early on August 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of intense strikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. | In a statement on Twitter, the IDF claimed that the strikes destroyed four weapons and storage manufacturing sites of the Hamas Movement, the de-facto ruler of Gaza. | Palestinian sources confirmed that multiple strikes targeted al-Arin military site in central Gaza and Bad…

Labor Video Project (2021-08-22). Play The KPFA Local Station Candidate Debates On the Air! Youtube Won't Do. indybay.org A press conference was held in front of KPFA in Berkeley to demand that they play on the air the Local Station Board candidates which are taking place. The business manager interrupted the press conference and put out a notice saying that people should go to youtube to hear the debates.

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2021-08-23: Social Media Postees

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Dem Obstructionists Are Bankrolled By Pharma And Oil
David Sirota | dailyposter.com | 2021-08-23
Click to share this on FacebookThe small group of conservative Democratic lawmakers that has been threatening to help Republicans halt Democrats' budget package have raked in more than $3 million from donors in the pharmaceutical and fossil fuel industries that could see reduced profits if the plan passes.As the House reconvenes today to tackle the budget reconciliation process, nine Democrats legislators have been promising to kill their party's $…
dailyposter.com/dem-obstructionists-are-bankrolled-by-pharma-and-oil/

Suicide Bomber Attacks LNA Checkpoint In Libya, Only Kills Himself
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-08-23
Click to see full-size image | On August 22nd, an ISIS suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella. | In the process he killed himself, and nobody else, according to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA)."An IS suicide bomber attacked the Zalla checkpoint with a car bomb, causing no human casualties," the spokesman of the eastern-based army, Ahmad al-Mismari, posted on his official Facebook page. | "The terrorist was confronted and seriously wounded, after which he died in the hospi…
southfront.org/suicide-bomber-attacks-lna-checkpoint-in-libya-only-kills-himself/

In Win for Gig Workers, Judge Rules California's Prop 22 Unconstitutional
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-08-23
A California judge ruled Friday that Proposition 22 — a measure that let so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft limit worker protections — is unconstitutional. | "This is a MAJOR and deserved win for drivers and gig workers," the California Labor Federation tweeted Friday in response to the ruling.
truthout.org/articles/in-win-for-gig-workers-judge-rules-californias-prop-22-unconstitutional/

South Africa: NUMSA Leader Assassinated
Internationalist 360 ∞ | libya360.wordpress.com | 2021-08-23
Pavan Kulkarni Photo : NUMSA via Twitter Malibongwe Mdazo, an organizer of National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, who had led a 7,000-worker strike last month, was publicly gunned down at the doorstep of Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, amidst a labor dispute on August 19 Four days after the public assassination of… Read…
libya360.wordpress.com/2021/08/23/south-africa-numsa-leader-assassinated/

Photo of sick Florida woman lying on the floor of treatment center goes viral as demand for COVID-19 antiviral treatment surges
wsws.org | 2021-08-23
The widely circulated image produced shock and outrage as the state continues to grapple with an unprecedented spike in infections, hospitalizations and deaths from the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/08/23/mono-a23.html

Why get vaccinated?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-08-23
A COVID-19 vaccine might: Prevent you from getting COVID-19 or from becoming seriously ill or dying of COVID-19.Prevent you from spreading the COVID-19 virus to others. Add to the number of people in the community who are protected from getting COVID-19. Prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading and replicating, which allows it to mutate and possibly become more resistant to vaccines. More about why you should get vaccinated. Watch: What is herd immunity? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ9uX0k8UVg ___________________________…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/?p=315703

Israel Struck Gaza Following Shooting Attack That Left Border Guard Critically Wounded (Videos, Photos)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-08-22
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN — REUTERS) | Early on August 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of intense strikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. | In a statement on Twitter, the IDF claimed that the strikes destroyed four weapons and storage manufacturing sites of the Hamas Movement, the de-facto ruler of Gaza. | Palestinian sources confirmed that multiple strikes targeted al-Arin military site in central Gaza and Bad…
southfront.org/israel-struck-gaza-following-shooting-attack-that-left-border-guard-critically-wounded-videos-photos/

Israel Struck Gaza Following Shooting Attack That Left Border Guard Critically Wounded (Videos, Photos)
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-08-22
An Israeli Air Force F-15 fighter jet flies during an aerial demonstration. (photo credit: AMIR COHEN — REUTERS) | Early on August 22, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a series of intense strikes on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. | In a statement on Twitter, the IDF claimed that the strikes destroyed four weapons and storage manufacturing sites of the Hamas Movement, the de-facto ruler of Gaza. | Palestinian sources confirmed that multiple strikes targeted al-Arin military site in central Gaza and Bad…
southfront.org/israel-struck-gaza-following-shooting-attack-that-left-border-guard-critically-wounded-videos-photos/

WEEKEND READER: Fear And Loathing In Mar-a-Lago
David Sirota | dailyposter.com | 2021-08-22
Click to share this on FacebookFlorida has long been a refuge for drug lords, Mafiosi, and stereotypical Florida Men, but ever since Donald Trump made his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach his base of operations, the state has become a mecca for ever more surreal right-wing shenanigans, from Roger Stone partying with frat boys to GOP stalwarts wearing baseball hats declarin…
dailyposter.com/weekend-reader-fear-and-loathing-in-mar-a-lago/

Why get vaccinated?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2021-08-22
A COVID-19 vaccine might: Prevent you from getting COVID-19 or from becoming seriously ill or dying of COVID-19.Prevent you from spreading the COVID-19 virus to others. Add to the number of people in the community who are protected from getting COVID-19. Prevent the COVID-19 virus from spreading and replicating, which allows it to mutate and possibly become more resistant to vaccines. More about why you should get vaccinated. Watch: What is herd immunity? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ9uX0k8UVg ___________________________…
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/?p=315703

Play The KPFA Local Station Candidate Debates On the Air! Youtube Won't Do
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2021-08-22
A press conference was held in front of KPFA in Berkeley to demand that they play on the air the Local Station Board candidates which are taking place. The business manager interrupted the press conference and put out a notice saying that people should go to youtube to hear the debates.
indybay.org/newsitems/2021/08/18/18844384.php

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