(2023-12-19). No Donbass, a vida gradualmente volta ao normal. globalresearch.ca Pouco mais de um ano após a reintegraàßà£o com a Federaàßà£o Russa, a vida das pessoas comuns nas Novas Regiàµes está claramente melhorando. O comércio está regressando à normalidade, o abastecimento de água e energia está se estabilizando e o …
(2023-12-18). In Donbass, life gradually returns to normal – special report. infobrics.org In the liberated People's Republic of Lugansk, the population's living conditions have improved significantly since reintegration with the Russian Federation.
(2023-12-19). Former Ukrainian PM insists on Kiev joining NATO. infobrics.org According to former Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, Ukraine's entry into the Western military bloc would be the best way to put pressure on Russia.
(2023-12-19). Will political West transfer $300 billion of stolen Russian assets to Kiev regime. infobrics.org The political West is trying to hurt Russia by not only stealing its reserves, but also illegally transferring them to the Neo-Nazi junta. The obvious goal is to "adequately" substitute US funding that is now virtually guaranteed to run out thanks to the peculiarities of America's political system, as the growing GOP-DNC divide turns into an even bigger headache for Kiev.
(2023-12-19). The Deadly Influence Of The Military Industrial Complex At COP28. popularresistance.org We hear about the growing influence of fossil fuel, nuclear and Big Agriculture corporations over the United Nations' Conference of Parties (COP) meetings, but hardly anything about the presence of weapons makers and NATO leaders. Clearing the FOG speaks with Canadian environmental lawyer and peace activist Tamara Lorincz, who reports about the meetings and outcomes of the recently-concluded COP28. She is part of an organizing effort to highlight the carbon footprint of Western militaries and the significant contributions of NATO countries to the climate crisis. Lorincz points out the great discrepancies between…
(2023-12-19). US Senate looks to end last of abortion-related military promotion blockade. devdiscourse.com The U.S. Senate will confirm this month the last of hundreds of military promotions held up for much of the year over a senator's protest of the Pentagon's payment of abortion-related travel costs, Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday.
(2023-12-19). Denuncian nuevo asesinato de líder social en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC) denunciÓ que todos los anuncios de los diálogos de paz no se han materializado en los territorios.
(2023-12-19). Greek History Writing. counterpunch.org 
Prologue Herodotos (c.490—c.425 BCE) and Thucydides (c.460— c.399 BCE) were great Hellenic / Greek historians. They wrote during the fifth century BCE, about 700 years after Homer. The time of Herodotos and Thucydides was a time of unprecedented intellectual, scientific, and material prosperity and enormous pride that came from the victory of the Greeks over
(2023-12-19). Sen. Padilla's Office is Chalk Marked – Gaza Ceasefire Now. indybay.org Human rights activists protest outside Senator Alex Padilla's office demanding his support for permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
(2023-12-18). Selected Articles: Same War Strategy from Ukraine to Palestine. globalresearch.ca 
By The United States continues to support Israel in the war in Gaza while it continues to fuel the war in Ukraine directly and through NATO. …
(2023-12-18). West Sabotaged Ukraine Peace Deal with Russia, Admit Zelensky Official and Germany's Ex-Leader. transcend.org 4 Dec 2023 – Russia wanted to sign a peace deal with Ukraine in March 2022, but NATO countries sabotaged it, according to Germany's former Chancellor Gerhard Schrà∂der and the parliamentary faction leader of Zelensky's political party, Davyd Arakhamia.
(2023-12-18). U.S. senator's 'sewage garlic' claim draws ridicule. ecns.cn An anti-China hawk in the United States Congress recently claimed that China has compromised U.S. national security by exporting garlic bulbs raised in sewage.
(2023-12-18). Pressley Bill Would Classify Discriminatory Book Bans as Civil Rights Violations. truthout.org As Republicans pursue a wave of book bans across the country seeking to censor Black history and LGBTQ representation, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) has introduced a bill that would classify many of these bans as violations of federal civil rights laws. Introduced last week, the Books Save Lives Act would make the disproportionate exclusion of books that include content on certain… |
(2023-12-18). Putin: Russia uninterested in war with NATO. independent.co.ug 
MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russia has no interest in having war with NATO countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. In an interview with a local TV channel, Putin refuted the claims that Russia may attack NATO as "absurd and a figure of speech." Moscow and NATO countries "have no territorial claims against each …
(2023-12-18). Denuncian nuevo asesinato de líder social en el Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net El Consejo Regional Indígena del Cauca (CRIC) denunciÓ que todos los anuncios de los diálogos de paz no se han materializado en los territorios.
(2023-12-18). Sen. Padilla's Office is Chalk Marked – Gaza Ceasefire Now. indybay.org Human rights activists protest outside Senator Alex Padilla's office demanding his support for permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
(2023-12-19). US Granted Access to 15 Military Bases in Finland Under New Deal. news.antiwar.com The US and Finland signed a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) on Monday that gives the US access to 15 military bases in the Nordic nation, which shares an over 800-mile border with Russia. According to The Barent's Observer, the northernmost site in the agreement is a border guard base in Ivalo, a small town located …
(2023-12-19). Dedollarization: 95% of trade between China and Russia is no longer done in US currency. peoplesdispatch.org On a recent visit to China, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov stated that this year the use of the Russian ruble and Chinese yuan in trade between the two countries has already reached 95%. | At the same time, from January to October, 68% of all Russian trade was carried out in the two countries' currencies, according to Russian Minister of Economic Development Maksim Reshetnikov. | The yuan has also been used by Russia in commercial transactions with Mongolia, the Philippines, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Japan, Tajikistan, and Singapore. | The debate about the need for de-doll…
(2023-12-19). Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds end-of-year news conference. informationclearinghouse.blog "We are becoming stronger every month" Watch It follows Vladimir Putin giving his own end-of-year news conference last week in which he said his war objectives had not changed — and that Russia will have met its stated aims of "denazification", demilitarisation and neutral status of Ukraine by the time the war ends. A Note …
(2023-12-19). Discussion of the 'Israeli-US bloodbath' on Iran's Press TV yesterday. gilbertdoctorow.com Until about four months ago, I was a frequent guest on Iran's global English-language news service, Press TV, mostly for analysis of Russia-related issues. Then there was a long pause during which my most frequent host has been the Indian television network WION. Yesterday, Teheran kindly invited me back to join Professor Anthony Hall of …
(2023-12-19). Blizzards sweep across Russia, bringing massive snow falls. presstv.ir Blizzards swept across swathes of Russia, carpeting Moscow in one of the biggest snow falls in decades.
(2023-12-18). Israel's Gaza war has 'spilled over into the Red Sea': WION interview yesterday. gilbertdoctorow.com As a commentator on current events, my general rule is to 'stick to my knitting.' By 'knitting,' I mean the field of my expertise, namely Russia and its relations with the world. However, as the promotional spot for BBC business news tells us: everything is interconnected. As we know, Russia's war with Ukraine affects and …
(2023-12-18). Indias Strong Relationship with Russia: A 60-Year Engagement. infobrics.org Indias External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasizes the importance of Indias 60-year relationship with Russia, stating that it has saved India many times and should not be seen as a handicap…
(2023-12-18). Ukraine War Day #663: Volhynian Drone Workshop. awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
Dear Readers: | Today A Russian "foto-lovushka" device in act…
(2023-12-18). The End of Ukraine. sonar21.com 
According to many reports, the population of Ukraine has declined by more than half, from 40+ million to 20- million, with death, injury, and destruction widespread in the country since February 2014. Let's look at some of the stages where this outcome might have been prevented: | Stage One—The Ukraine administration of Yanukovych had negotiated a better economic deal with China and Russia than what the West was offering. China was very much interested in helping Ukraine increase agricultural production, thereby increasing exports to China. However, Yanukovych was overthrown in the 2014 Maidan revolut…
(2023-12-18). Ret. Col. Ann Wright Unmasks the Truth in Arms Transfer Debate. dissidentvoice.org 
In a heated session at the United Nations Security Council, diplomats engaged in a vigorous debate over the provision of arms to Ukraine amid the protracted war with Russia. The eleventh meeting on this pressing issue since Russia invaded in February of 2022 drew sharp criticisms from multiple speakers, who accused Moscow of deflecting attention …
(2023-12-18). Is the ICC Still Relevant? Not So, Says Brazil's Lula da Silva—and He Is Not Alone. transcend.org Brazil's President Lula da Silva questioned the value of a court that does not include the US, Russia, or China. The ICC cannot be that relevant considering that major powers do not submit to its jurisdiction. The ICC is about geopolitics as much as it is about international law.
(2023-12-18). Blizzards sweep across Russia, bringing massive snow falls. presstv.ir Blizzards swept across swathes of Russia, carpeting Moscow in one of the biggest snow falls in decades.
(2023-12-19). Ukraine's intelligence chief admits there are no more troops without forced mobilisation. infobrics.org Pregnancy is the only guaranteed way women can avoid conscription into the Ukrainian military.
(2023-12-19). 2023 in Review: Reality Makes a Forceful Comeback. pressenza.com Three major issues dominated 2023: the conflict in Ukraine, the economy and the conflict in Palestine. The first two upheavals began in 2022, the third in 2023. In all three cases, developments brought about a head-on collision with largely concealed realities. A mental universe built on myths, fantasies, fables, "alternative facts", and "narratives", not to mention crass ignorance, self-delusion, and conceit, smashed against the reef of the real world. The shock was brutal, akin to a hard landing, and devastating for the storytelling in which the West has become accustomed to wallowing. It has now become harder…
(2023-12-19). Ukraine's Intelligence Chief admits there are no More Troops without "Forced Mobilisation" globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-19). Ukraine War Day #664: Drone-Starved Ukraine Wastes What It Has! awfulavalanche.wordpress.com 
(2023-12-19). Biden, Democrats offer virtual destruction of asylum rights in return for Ukraine war funding. wsws.org Since the funding bill was first introduced in October, President Joe Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to pass his request, warning that the funds are imperative for Ukraine, and more broadly, for US national security.
(2023-12-19). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
(2023-12-18). Gaza and Ukraine leave Europe divided. independent.co.ug 
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | More than two months into the Israel-Hamas conflict, violence in the Middle East has no end in sight and Europe as a neighbor is still struggling to unify around a call for ceasefire in Gaza. The European Union (EU) summit ended December 15 without a much-expected tougher stance on the conflict …
(2023-12-18). Merchants of Death… transcend.org are Making a Killing in Gaza, Ukraine, …
(2023-12-18). Channeling Hitler, Trump accuses migrants of "poisoning the blood of our country" wsws.org Emboldened by Biden's pledge to enact Trump's border policies as part of a $105 billion military package to Ukraine and Israel, Trump upped his fascistic agitation in Saturday's New Hampshire campaign speech.
(2023-12-18). Ukraine War Disaster. Zelensky Replacement Imminent? U.K. Will Extradite Ukrainian RefugeesÔªø. Rodney Atkinson. globalresearch.ca
(2023-12-18). War In Ukraine And The 'Crisis Of Western Civilization'. popularresistance.org The war in Ukraine has become a crisis of Western civilization. | Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerard Baker writes that the West is "losing our soul, our sense of purpose as a society, our identity as a civilization. We in the West are in the grip of an ideology that disowns our genius, denounces our success, disdains merit, elevates victimhood, embraces societal self-loathing, and enforces it all in a web of exclusionary and authoritarian rules, large and small." | Baker nevertheless reminds us that "liberal capitalism has done more for human prosperity, health and freedom than any other economic or polit…
(2023-12-18). White House Says US Can Only Fund One More Weapons Package for Ukraine. news.antiwar.com The White House said on Monday that a weapons package will be provided to Ukraine later this month, and after that, the US will be out of funds to arm Ukraine until Congress authorizes more spending on the proxy war. According to POLITICO, the Pentagon still has $4.4 billion in Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allows …
(2023-12-18). War in Ukraine & the 'Crisis of Western Civilization'. strategic-culture.su 
(2023-12-18). IT ARMY OF UKRAINE: How U.S. Intelligence Agencies Have Elevated Cybercrime in Ukraine into a Freedom-Fighting Cult. sonar21.com 
The following was written by Valeriy Krylko and first published at Covert Action Magazine. Mr. Krylko asked if I would publish it here as well. | As we know, freedom ends where the freedom of another begins. That is why today, more than ever before, everyone simply needs to develop within themselves a self-control tuning fork—an analytical tool that allows them to evaluate what is happening in a sensible way. The battle for minds and souls is in full swing. This means that the truth often becomes an idea that can infect us. And here the main thing is not to miss the moment when the tantalizing, sweet…
(2023-12-18). Friday 12/29: Peace Vigil — Call for Ceasefire + Diplomacy Not More Weapons for Ukraine or Israel! indybay.org in front of MLK Library | 4th and San Fernando | San Jose, CA…
(2023-12-18). The Walls Are Closing In On Zelensky As Politico Demands A Government Of National Unity. thealtworld.com
(2023-12-18). Member of Zelensky's Servant of the People party injures 26 in grenade attack. wsws.org Combined with the state-organized crackdown on opposition and democratic rights, the violence of the war and conscription drive have created the conditions for such a violent anti-social and anti-democratic attack.
(2023-12-18). Zelensky Truly Getting Desperate! youtube.com