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Posted on April 23, 2021 Greta Thunberg by Rachel Koning Beals  

Greta Thunberg on U.S. eliminating fossil-fuel crutch: ‘I don’t believe you’ll actually do this’

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If progressive U.S. lawmakers were expecting encouragement from influential climate activist, the 18-year-old Greta Thunberg, she wasn’t delivering this Earth Day.

Thunberg was called to virtually address a House subcommittee, chaired by the Democrats in the majority, that is reviewing ending fossil-fuel subsidies. Her appearance played against the 40-nation climate summit led by President Biden also taking place Thursday.

Read: Biden pledges to cut U.S. greenhouse gases 50% by 2030 — with major implications for oil and gas sector

Thunberg wasted few words in insisting that old thinking has to go.

Continue reading “Greta slams US green-washing and mega fossil fuel subsidies”

‘Contrainfórmate’ último tema de Kumbia Kaos

Contrainfórmate se compuso para participar en el CD recopilatorio que LaHaine.org, ha publicado en conmemoración de su 20 aniversario https://kaosenlared.net/entrevista-la-haine-cumple-veinte-anos-de-lucha-informativa

English Translation

Contrainfórmate was composed to participate in the compilation CD that LaHaine.org has published in commemoration of its 20th anniversary of counterinformation on social networks.

Continue reading “Kumbia Kaos ..música + videos.. ‘Contrainfórmate’ + Eng translation”

[Italy] per (A) 20 Apr 2021 http://barcelona.indymedia.org

Giovanna, activist NO Tav seriously injured by the tear gas canisters fired by the police at head height .

Tear gas is fired at head height of the people and an activist is seriously injured, in hospital in worrying conditions.

The No Tav movement is more alive than ever with the popular response to the new work in San Didero on Saturday, April 17, in which more than 4,000 people demonstrated to Bruzolo to reiterate their fierce opposition to the work, police and finance guards take turns to besiege the 70 thousand square meters of the area.

Continue reading “Val Susa. Protester seriously injured by a gas canister Fired by police”

For generations unconditional US support has given the Israeli state the right to do whatever it likes. And with time its abuses against Palestinians and some neighbours are ever more criminal, illegal and inhumane. As its missile shields become obsolete the Balance of Terror changes, and hopefully it may be forced to mend its ways.

Latest Skirmish with Syria Shows Israel Is Much Weaker Than It Looks

By Eric Striker | National Justice | April 22, 2021 shared with thanks

For years Israel’s Arab neighbors have grown accustomed to routine unprovoked attacks on their infrastructure, soldiers and civilians by the ‘Jewish state’.

While Syria’s air defense has been increasing its success rate in quashing Israeli raids, the latest exchange between the two countries has opened up the possibility to strike back.

Israel’s nuclear weapons: What you need to know

Yesterday, a missile bypassed Israel’s Patriot, Iron Dome and David’s Sling missile defense systems and landed close to the delicate Dimona nuclear reactor in its Southern desert, triggering panic in the city when its alarm went off.

Continue reading “Israeli Impunity in doubt as missile lands near Nuclear Bomb plant”

by Global Campaign on Military Spending via Rojo Y Negro vocero de la Confederación General del Trabajo CGT

The world spent $ 1.92 trillion on the military in 2019, a 3.6% increase from the previous year and the highest figure since the end of the Cold War.

The increasing military capabilities of our governments, in the name of national security, have proven to be completely useless in defending the population against the COVID-19 pandemic, and cannot keep us safe from other global emergencies such as the climate change.

Continue reading “Let’s reduce military spending. Let’s defend the people and the planet Eng/Esp”