Headlines for June 29, 2021
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-06-29
Pacific Northwest's Stifling Heat Breaks All-Time Records for Second Straight Day, Moscow Storms Break Russia's Record-Setting June Heat Wave, Dozens of Youth Climate Activists Arrested at White House Demanding Action on Climate Crisis, "An Overt Political Blockade": Minnesota Police Barricade Line 3 Pipeline Protest Camp, Ethiopia Declares Ceasefire After Separatists Claim Tigray's Capital City , Iranian-Backed Militia Strikes Back After Biden Orders Bombings in Iraq and Syria, Federal Judge Throws Out Antitrust Lawsuits Seeking to Break Up Facebook , Trump Reportedly Asked to Send Coronavirus-Infected Americans…
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Venezuela Reports 1,286 New COVID-19 Cases & 13 Deaths on Sunday
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-29
A total of 1,286 new cases of COVID-19, of which 1,283 are of community transmission and 3 imported, were reported in the last 24 hours by the Venezuelan health authorities, raising the accumulated total of infections to 269,635, while the recovery rate remains at 93%, or 250,528 healed patients, thanks to the free treatments guaranteed by the Bolivarian Government. | The report was presented Sunday, June 27, by the Executive Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, through her Twitter account @delcyrodriguezv, during the customary daily balance provided by the Presidential Commission for the Control and Prevention of CO…
orinocotribune.com/venezuela-reports-1286-new-covid-19-cases-13-deaths-on-sunday/

YouTube Reverses Course on "Permanent" Ban of Media Watchdog Right Wing Watch
Staff | truthout.org | 2021-06-29
The media watchdog group Right Wing Watch (RWW), which monitors and publicizes the activity of far-right political organizations, was "permanently" suspended from YouTube on Monday over multiple (but unspecified) violations of the platform's community guidelines. This presumably occurred because RWW frequently reposts videos originally posted by right-wing activist groups, some of them overtly white supremacist or fascist in nature. Ironically enough, as RWW pointed out, most of those groups h…
truthout.org/articles/youtube-reverses-course-on-permanent-ban-of-media-watchdog-right-wing-watch/

US Hospital Sued for Firing Doctor Over Her Pro-Palestine Views
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-28
Dr. Fidaa Wishah, born and raised in Gaza, said in a recent Facebook post that Zionists have a "thirst to kill our Palestinian children." | Wishah posted on Facebook on Monday where she said Palestinians would "expose the #massacre and #genocide you #zionists are proud of." | RELATED: | Solidarity With Palestine Grows as Israel's Bombs Keep Falling | "A state based on atrocity, inhumanity, racism and cannibalism never lasts long," Wishah continued. "Hey #israel … your end is c…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Hospital-Sued-for-Firing-Doctor-Over-Her-Pro-Palestine-Views-20210628-0018.html

30 June, Montreal: Free Palestine — Justice for Nizar Banat! Down with PA collaboration with Israel!
Staff | samidoun.net | 2021-06-28
Wednesday, 30 June 5: 30 pm Israeli Consulate-Montreal 1 Westmount Square, Westmount, Quebec Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/238405081138094/ Justice for Nizar Banat! Freedom for Palestine — down with the PA coordination and collaboration with the Israeli occupation! Join us to demand an end to the Oslo regime of security coordination that works in the interests of the Israeli colonial occupation. Demand justice for Nizar Banat, brutally murdered by Palestinian Authority "security forces," trained by Canada, the U.S. and the European Union to serve Israeli interests. We struggle for a free Palestine…
samidoun.net/2021/06/30-june-montreal-free-palestine-justice-for-nizar-banat-down-with-pa-collaboration-with-israel/

Conclusion to Second Week of Automated Voting System's Comprehensive Audit–21N Venezuela's Regional Elections
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-28
On Friday June 25, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) completed the second week of the Comprehensive Audit of the Venezuelan Automated Voting System, which began last Monday, June 14, in preparation for the regional and municipal mega-elections that will take place on Sunday, November 21, the electoral body reported through its Twitter account @cneesvzla. | A spokesperson for the group of academic experts–participants in the process alongside representatives of all political parties–considered the assessment to be progressing as planned. | Likewise, they complimented the high technical level…
orinocotribune.com/conclusion-to-second-week-of-automated-voting-systems-comprehensive-audit-21n-venezuelas-regional-elections/

Conclusion to Second Week of Automated Voting System's Comprehensive Audit–21N Venezuela's Regional Elections
Staff | orinocotribune.com | 2021-06-28
On Friday June 25, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) completed the second week of the Comprehensive Audit of the Venezuelan Automated Voting System, which began last Monday, June 14, in preparation for the regional and municipal mega-elections that will take place on Sunday, November 21, the electoral body reported through its Twitter account @cneesvzla. | A spokesperson for the group of academic experts–participants in the process alongside representatives of all political parties–considered the assessment to be progressing as planned. | Likewise, they complimented the high technical level…
orinocotribune.com/conclusion-to-second-week-of-automated-voting-systems-comprehensive-audit-21n-venezuelas-regional-elections/

New-Age Cosmopolite: Former Al-Qaeda Commander Granted With Turkish Citizenship After Ukrainian One
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-28
Click to see full-size image | Ankara has given "former" al-Qaeda commander Manar Al-Shami Turkish citizenship. | As Turkish politicians continue to talk about deporting Syrian refugees back to Syria, former al-Qaeda commander Manar Al-Shami gets Turkish citizenship. pic.twitter.com/3x09Prx8XU | — Lindsey Snell (@LindseySnell) June 26, 2021 | Turkey has long supported the al-Qaed…
southfront.org/new-age-cosmopolite-former-al-qaeda-commander-granted-with-turkish-citizenship-after-ukrainian-one/

Here comes Donald Trump's Final Massacre
Thom Hartmann | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-28
While multimillionaire well-vaccinated Fox "News" hosts continue to sow doubt about masks and Covid vaccines to jack up the billions in revenue the channel brings in every year for the Murdoch family, the CEO of a hospital chain in Missouri is begging them to tell the truth. "The Delta variant is in the Ozarks," tweeted…
counterpunch.org/2021/06/28/here-comes-donald-trumps-final-massacre/

Coal Miners Strike in Alabama: 'Warrior Met Coal Ain't Got No Soul!'
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 16:02:08 -0400< | commondreams.org | 2021-06-28
"Making sure our planet is habitable for human life *is* infrastructure," tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar. "We need a bold package that tackles the climate crisis."
commondreams.org/views/2021/06/28/coal-miners-strike-alabama-warrior-met-coal-aint-got-no-soul

How a U.S. Congressman Took on the U.S. Blockade Against Venezuela
Celina della Croce | counterpunch.org | 2021-06-28
On a cold winter day in February 2019, activists gathered in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, to denounce the attempted U.S.-backed coup in Venezuela. More than two years later, in the wake of ongoing rallies and discussions with Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, activists gained some ground as the congressman tweetedan open letter to President Joe…
counterpunch.org/2021/06/28/how-a-u-s-congressman-took-on-the-u-s-blockade-against-venezuela/

US: Notorious Anti-Cuban Terrorist Eduardo Arocena Out of Jail
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-28
According to the same publication, Arocena was sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States after being found guilty of "terrorism, acts of intimidation and murder" against persons and entities linked to the Cuban government almost four decades ago. | The reason given to justify his early release is the "delicate health condition of the 77-year-old." | RELATED: | Terrorism Against Cuba Instigated from Abroad on Social Media | Arocena, a native of Caibarién, had been convi…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Notorious-Anti-Cuban-Terrorist-Eduardo-Arocena-Out-of-Jail-20210628-0010.html

Why Boycott Corporate and Government Media? Why Choose Free and Truthful Media and Social Media?
wearehumanwearefree | globalresearch.ca | 2021-06-28