Kungu Al-Mahadi Adam (2022-03-08). Breaking: Lt Gen Muhoozi announces retiring from army. plusnews.ug The UPDF Commander of land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has Tuesday afternoon announced that he is retiring from the army after 28 years of service. Using his Twitter handle, Muhoozi who is also son to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, said together with his soldiers they "have achieved so much." "After 28 years of service …

Chris Walker (2022-03-07). Trump Outraged That His Social Media Site Has Had Many Problems So Far. truthout.org Donald Trump's social media site Truth Social continues to have issues, and the former president is not happy about it. | At the Conse…

Amy Goodman (2022-03-07). Repression of Protesters Intensifies in Russia as More Than 13,000 Are Arrested. truthout.org We speak to Russian activist and historian Ilya Budraitskis after over 5,000 antiwar protesters were detained on Sunday as part of a sweeping crackdown on Russian civil society and the media. Activists in Russia are relying on alternative outlets such as social media for information, as the Russian government continues to censor major news outlets. Writers and independent news outlets such as Novaya Gazeta have faced the threat of criminal investigations for spreading so-called disinformation,…

WSWS (2022-03-07). Russian government cracks down on media and protests. wsws.org In an effort to forestall the eruption of anti-war opposition, the Putin government is systematically banning news outlets and social media platforms.

Isheka N. Harrison (2022-03-07). HBCU Simmons College Acquires Historic Building In Kentucky To Add To Campus Real Estate Portfolio. moguldom.com Simmons College of Kentucky — the only HBCU in Louisville — proudly announced it has added a historic building to its real estate portfolio. Photos tweeted by St. Stephen Baptist Church on Thursday, March 3, show Simmons College President Dr. Kevin W. Cosby and other members of the school's board signing paperwork for the building …

teleSUR (2022-03-07). 300 Haitian Migrants Arrive by Boat In South Florida. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office announced that about 300 Haitian migrants arrived on a wooden boat at Ocean Reef Club, an exclusive recreation area of Key Largo in Florida, United States. | RELATED: | "At least 163 of these migrants swam to shore moments after the vessel grounded," U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Agent Walter Slosar tweeted, stressing that his office coordinated the Haitians' rescue and…

WSWS (2022-03-07). Russian government cracks down on media and protests. wsws.org In an effort to forestall the eruption of anti-war opposition, the Putin government is systematically banning news outlets and social media platforms.

teleSUR (2022-03-07). 300 Haitian Migrants Arrive by Boat In South Florida. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office announced that about 300 Haitian migrants arrived on a wooden boat at Ocean Reef Club, an exclusive recreation area of Key Largo in Florida, United States. | RELATED: | "At least 163 of these migrants swam to shore moments after the vessel grounded," U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief Agent Walter Slosar tweeted, stressing that his office coordinated the Haitians' rescue and…

Staff (2022-03-06). Tercera ronda de las negociaciones entre Moscú y Kiev será este lunes, según diputado ucraniano. cubadebate.cu El diputado David Arajamia, jefe de la fracción parlamentaria del partido gobernante Servidor del Pueblo y miembro del equipo negociador de Kiev, publicó en su página en la red social Facebook que la próxima reunión será este lunes en la frontera belarusa-polaca.

New Atlas (2022-03-06). West Pressures Thailand to Take Their Side Against Russia. newatlas.report March 8, 2022 (Brian Berletic — NEO) — On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand "should speak up to save our rules based international order," demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags …

Staff (2022-03-06). Embajada de Rusia informa sobre los primeros turistas rusos evacuados en Cuba. cubadebate.cu En un mensaje publicado en Twitter, la sede diplomática rusa en La Habana confirmó que los 300 turistas volaron a su país en una aeronave de Aeroflot, que arribó a La Habana para colaborar en la evacuación de los turistas de su país.

_____ (2022-03-06). Putin, Lenin, Imperialism And The (Real) History Of Ukraine. popularresistance.org The people of this country suffer, I've always thought, from a general ignorance of history. This is because with vast oceans for borders, and ever-friendly neighbors, and no experience of being invaded, living in a country that has always urged assimilation including the acceptance of "American exceptionalism," schooled through an educational system that avoids teaching U.S. history with any degree of credibility so as not to upset anybody, they've never been encouraged to think critically about the past. To ask questions. To raise objections—not necessarily about what happened, but about how to interpret…

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…