Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is urging the federal government to speed up its efforts to reach NATO’s spending benchmark in order to save the Canada-U.S. trade relationship ahead of potentially shifting sands south of the border. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wab-kinew-nato-trudeau-1.7266035
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Amtrak Borealis ridership from Milwaukee to Twin Cities tops 18,500
About 300 passengers are boarding each of the eastbound and westbound Amtrak trains daily, according to the agency. — Read on http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/2024/07/09/amtrak-borealis-ridership-from-milwaukee-to-twin-cities-tops-18500/74327634007/
What Are We Voting For? – Marie Louise Berneri (1942)
“The very fact of fighting an election is on the contrary a counter-revolutionary activity.” What Are We Voting For? – Marie Louise Berneri (1942)
Testimonies from the Mawasi massacre: 90 people buried in the sand – Mondoweiss
The Israeli army committed another massacre against displaced Palestinians in tent encampments, this time in the coastal Mawasi area, which Israel had designated as a “safe zone.” — Read on mondoweiss.net/2024/07/testimonies-from-the-mawasi-massacre-90-people-buried-in-the-sand/
Write A Letter | NYC Anarchist Black Cross
Writing a letter to a political prisoner or prisoner of war is a concrete way to support those imprisoned for their political struggles. A letter is a simple way to brighten someone’s day in prison by creating human interaction and communication–something prisons attempt to destroy. Beyond that, writing keeps prisoners connected… — Read on nycabc.wordpress.com/write-a-letter/
Israeli arms firm taking Canadian government to court after military contract disqualification – The Globe and Mail
Elbit Security Systems Ltd. says Public Services and Procurement Canada has refused to explain its ‘purported disqualification’ from a contract for hand-held laser rangefinders for the Canadian Armed Forces — Read on http://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-israeli-arms-firm-taking-canadian-government-to-court-after-military/
“We are invisible; we are ghosts”: Inuit in Denmark and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) – IWGIA – International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
“I’m one of the kids that was stolen from Greenland to Denmark back in the 1970s. I grew up in a Danish family, with Danish traditions, and we never spoke about Greenland. Not a word. I lost my language, my mother tongue. In my school we never learned about Greenland, our history, culture or tradition.Continue reading ““We are invisible; we are ghosts”: Inuit in Denmark and Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) – IWGIA – International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs”
Ukraine receives Patriot from Germany – What was included in new aid package | RBC-Ukraine
Germany transferred a new military aid package to Ukraine. It included the third Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, as previously announced in Germany — Read on newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/third-patriot-naval-boats-and-vector-drones-1720462763.html
Germany, Israel sign ‘historic’ $3.5bn missile shield deal | Military News | Al Jazeera
The sale of Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system is the biggest ever deal for Israel’s military industry. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/28/germany-israel-sign-historic-3-5bn-missile-shield-deal
Hundreds protest NATO Summit in Washington, DC : Peoples Dispatch
Anti-war organizations and activists gathered by the hundreds in Washington, DC to protest the upcoming NATO Summit, to be held in US capital — Read on peoplesdispatch.org/2024/07/08/hundreds-protest-nato-summit-in-washington-dc/