“It’s abjectly terrifying that the personal benefit of any member of Congress is factored into decisions about how to wield and fund the largest military in the world,” said one critic.
‘Obvious Conflict of Interest’: Report Reveals 50+ US Lawmakers Hold Military Stocks
from thefreeonñine – https://wp.me/pIJl9-E2c on 15th Sept 2024 by Barbara Crane Navarro – Rainforest Art Project ( on Telegram: https://t.me/thefreeonline )
The future of the Indigenous peoples of Brazil is at stake
« ‘They ripped off our leaves
broke our branches
cut our trunks
But they forgot to pull out our roots’
And today we are here fighting for life. They still don’t understand it.
But it is true that Indigenous peoples are in danger of disappearing!
Please remain attentive and mobilized! NO to the Time Frame Trick! »
On Thursday, September 12, 2024, APIB was on the agenda of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a healthy environment along with 21 embassies.
Apib reported on the different violations of the rights of Indigenous peoples due to Law 14,701/2023, on the Conciliation Chamber of the Temporal Framework proposed by Minister Gilmar Mendes, and also on the threat of PEC 48 which intends to include the Temporal Framework in the Federal Constitution.
The Executive Coordinator of APIB by COIAB, Kleber Karipuna, and the Legal Coordinator of APIB, Maurício Terena, drew attention to procedural violations in access to justice and colonial stereotypes presented in the Conciliation Chamber, resulting in APIB’s withdrawal from this process, and the impacts of the Time Frame thesis both in the increase in violence against Indigenous people and in efforts to combat the climate crisis.
The general representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Jan Jarab, participated virtually in the meeting and reiterated the United Nations’ position contrary to the Temporal Framework, and informed that he will again express his concerns about the violations against Brazil.
In a landmark court case that was first presented in 2017, only two justices have voted. The case has been postponed repeatedly over the years…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Minister Edson Fachin cast his vote to reject the time frame thesis and in favor of Indigenous peoples’ rights.
Fachin stated: « There is no greater legal certainty than complying with the Constitution, » rebutting the ruralist argument that demarcations without a « time frame » generate legal uncertainty.
In his vote, Fachin defends that Indigenous constitutional rights cannot be set back, « since these rights are linked to the very condition of existence of these communities and their way of life. »
He rejects interpretations that try to equate Indigenous ownership and civil ownership, as the time frame thesis does. « Indigenous lands », he says, « are broader than ‘a set of huts’; they comprise all the territory necessary for the existence of the peoples. »
He added that « Land for the Indigenous people has no commercial value, as in the private sense of civil possession. It is a relationship of identity, which includes spirituality and existence, and it is possible to affirm that there is no Indigenous community without land »
Continue reading “LAND BACK NOW! “Land for the Indigenous in Brazil has no commercial value.. It’s about identity, spirituality and existence”..”Washington coerces Global South to ban popular Russian News. India refuses. – “US regime only protects its own “freedom of speech,” / Margarita Simonyan
from thefreeonline – https://wp.me/pIJl9-E2j on 16 September, 2024 by RT Banned News (on Telegram: t.me/thefreeonline )
The “freedom of speech” the US trumpets applies only to those who support official narratives and obey instructions from its intelligence services, RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan has said, following the latest crackdown by Washington on Russian media.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions against the news outlet on Friday, accusing it of engaging in “covert influence activities” and “functioning as a de facto arm of Russian intelligence.”
Earlier in September, Washington imposed sanctions on Simonyan and three other senior RT employees over alleged attempts to influence the 2024 US presidential election.
Simonyan asserted that the latest attack on Russian media is a clear effort to clamp down on the information space ahead of the November vote.
Israel strips foreign journalists of accreditation .. The Qatari network “constitutes a threat to the IDF,” according to a government statement https://www.rt.com/news/603922-israel-aljazeera-journalists-ban/ … The Israeli government has said it is revoking the press credentials of Al Jazeera journalists working in the country.
“They need to silence everyone. This is the story of freedom and democracy in the so-called free West. It seems to me that only clinically insane people or those who are obviously biased can believe in it,” she stated.
In practice, the US idea of a free press doesn’t extend to others, she added.
It’s very easy to promote freedom of speech and practice it when it’s only your speech that counts and no one else’s.
Simonyan argued that Washington’s claims about RT collaborating with Russian intelligence are a “classic case of projection.”
READ MORE: US sanctions against RT are ‘aggression’ – Moscow
“The idea that you can’t achieve results without being part of the intelligence service has exposed them for what they are,” she said.
She noted that the way US mainstream media publishes various intelligence “leaks” and insider information from unnamed security officials points to their close ties with American intelligence services.
“If you look at who runs these foundations and often the media, they’re either families of intelligence employees, former intelligence officers, or future ones,” she added.
They receive orders from intelligence services: write this, write that. They have long since merged with each other.
Don’t Talk About Politics At The Dinner Table
from thefreeonline – https://wp.me/pIJl9-E2q on 15th Sept 2924 by Caitlin Johnstone – READ IN HER APP ( on Telegram: https://t.me/thefreeonline )
Listen to a reading by Tim Foley:
Everything was going fine until Grandma brought out the roast Palestinian child for dinner.
“Who’s hungry?” she chirped, a small honey-glazed human corpse on a platter in her arms.
“I am!” said Grandpa.
“Oh boy!” said Tommy.
“OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK??” Susan shrieked.
“Jesus, Sue, my ears,” said Ellen.
“What’s wrong, honey?” Grandma asked, frozen in shock.
“That’s a dead kid! Why the fuck is there a dead kid on that plate??” Susan yelled.
“Hey, you can’t talk to your grandmother like that,” Grandpa warned.
“Yeah, Sue, watch your mouth,” said Stanley, covering his daughter’s ears.
“It’s — oh my God! It’s a dead kid! Why is everyone acting like this is fine?? What the fuck is happening??”
“Oh, Susan, sweetie, are you a vegetarian? I’m sorry, I didn’t know!” said Grandma.
“Did — did you kill this kid??” Susan asked, struggling to catch her breath.
“Oh Christ, no!” said Grandpa. “Is that what this is about? No, it’s some Arab kid that got killed in that Israeli war. They started selling them by the pound at Costco last month.”
“YOU MEAN THE GENOCIDE IN GAZA??” Susan bellowed, falling to her knees and sobbing.
“Oh, here we go,” Tommy sighed.
“Can we please not get all political at the dinner table?” said Stanley.
“Yeah, no politics!” said Grandpa. “We’re all here together as a family, let’s just try to have a nice time.”
“Politics??” Susan screamed. “I’m staring at a dead Palestinian kid right in front of me and it freaks me out! How the fuck is that political??”
“I mean, calling it a ‘genocide’, Sue?” said Ellen.
“Look, we can sit here arguing about the war and who started it and whether Israel has a right to defend itself and whether Jews have a right to exist in their homeland, or we can all just take a deep breath, and relax, and enjoy this delicious meal Grandma spent hours in the kitchen preparing,” said Grandpa, reaching for the carving knife.
“I swear to God if any of you so much as touches that kid I will never speak to you for the rest of my life,” said Susan.
“Oh for fuck’s sake,” said Tommy.
“Tom!” said Stanley, putting down the knife to again cover his daughter’s ears.
“God, Sue why do you always gotta be such a hysterical drama queen?” said Ellen. “We’re just trying to have a nice meal together and you gotta come in playing Woke Police on everyone.”
“It’s a victim of genocide! You want to eat a human child who was killed in a genocide!” screamed Susan.
“You say it’s a genocide victim, I say it’s dinner,” said Tommy. “But nobody can be right except you, right Sue? Only Saint Susan gets to decide which opinions are valid.”
“I think we just need to have respect for one another’s different political opinions, Susan” said Grandma. “We’re not all going to agree on everything, and we need to be able to set that aside and get along together. This is a complicated issue. Who’s to say who’s right?”
“But this isn’t political!” wailed Susan. “How can you guys not see that?? There’s a DEAD KID on the dinner table! A dead kid!”
“I think they’re right, Aunt Susan,” said Morgan, taking off her headphones. “I didn’t want to say anything but a lot of the stuff you’ve been saying online about the war is really problematic and antisemitic, and actually kind of borderline fascist-adjacent. The kinds of things you’ve been saying about President Biden and Vice President Harris are going to land Trump back in the White House.”
“Alright, alright, what did we just say about politics at the dinner table?” said Grandpa. “This is what it leads to. A bunch of hurtful words and hurt feelings.”
“Fuck. Your. Feelings,” said Susan.
“Okay, well, dinner’s ruined,” said Stanley. “Morgan, Louise, come on, we’re getting McDonald’s. Thanks a lot, Sue.”
“Yeah, Sue,” said Tommy. “Selfish bitch.”
Everyone left, leaving Grandpa and Grandma alone with Susan — who was still crying on the floor.
“Susan,” said Grandpa. “Someday you’re going to have to learn that other people have feelings just like you, and that we all deserve to be treated as human beings, just like you do.”
“Really, sweetie, you’ve just got to learn to have a little compassion,” said Grandma, picking up the platter with the Palestinian child on it and carrying it into the kitchen.
“I guess we can use all these leftovers for sandwiches later,” she mumbled, shaking her head sadly.
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