Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden....
CHUBUT RIVER, Argentina — “The waters of this territory converge in the Río Chubut,” began the refrain of a caravan traveling across Argentina’s Patagonia region in the budding first weeks of February. “And like the waters, so too will our voices flow together to be heard.” The group, made up of Indigenous Mapuche...
BUENOS AIRES, April 30 (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house of Congress gave President Javier Milei a boost on Tuesday by approving his sweeping reform bill ahead of a final Senate vote and backing articles related to privatizing state bodies and labour reform....
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back....
The ongoing farmer protests are the longest and most impactful of all the farmer protests in the history of the European Union and have led to dangerous changes in EU environmental policy and triggered a new rise of far-right political groups across the EU. In this interview, Natalia Mamonova talks about the limits of...
MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons....
Visual arts faculty, alumni, and staff are standing in solidarity with students as “art corners” and other creative initiatives dominate the encampments.
An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration in complicity with human traffickers, throwing out a case opened more than seven years ago.
He [Adam Bodnar] also handed the speakers of both chambers of parliament a document outlining the extent of the use of Pegasus after it was purchased by the then PiS government in 2017....
Critical thinking and open debate are pillars of scientific and medical research. Yet experienced professionals are increasingly scared to openly discuss their views on the treatment of children questioning their gender identity....
On Tuesday evening, Dr. Hilary Cass released a final report commissioned by the NHS, widely expected to target gender-affirming care. The report met these expectations, calling for restrictions on gender-affirming care and social transition, and even advocated for blocking transgender adults under the age of 25 from entering adult care. To justify these recommendations, the review dismissed over 100 studies on the efficacy of transgender care as not suitably high quality, applying standards that are unattainable and not required of most other pediatric medicine. Conducted in a manner similar to the anti-trans review by the DeSantis-handpicked Board of Medicine in Florida, which Cass reportedly collaborated on, the report and its reviews are likely to underpin further crackdowns on trans care globally. (...)
Why have student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza gone global? (www.theguardian.com)
Ceasefire and divestment calls have spread beyond US campuses, with more expected as Rafah offensive begins...
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Nasa asked to help in the search for Loch Ness Monster as live webcams set up (www.independent.co.uk)
Organizers of Eurovision Song Contest ready to remove Palestinian flags or symbols (apnews.com)
Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they reserve the right to remove any Palestinian flags and pro-Palestinian symbols at the show next week in Sweden....
Biden Loosens Up on Weed (www.nytimes.com)
Living Utopia: Anarchism in the Spanish Revolution [1:34:52] (www.youtube.com)
Anarchism in Spain; the Spanish social revolution during the civil war 1936-39....
Indigenous communities along Argentina’s Río Chubut mobilize to conserve waterway (news.mongabay.com)
CHUBUT RIVER, Argentina — “The waters of this territory converge in the Río Chubut,” began the refrain of a caravan traveling across Argentina’s Patagonia region in the budding first weeks of February. “And like the waters, so too will our voices flow together to be heard.” The group, made up of Indigenous Mapuche...
Argentina lawmakers boost Milei, markets with reform bill backing (www.reuters.com)
BUENOS AIRES, April 30 (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house of Congress gave President Javier Milei a boost on Tuesday by approving his sweeping reform bill ahead of a final Senate vote and backing articles related to privatizing state bodies and labour reform....
Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators (apnews.com)
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back....
The Grit and Resilience of Student Protesters (voidnetwork.gr)
Gen Z is exhibiting the competence, control, and commitment that it has been castigated, as a generation, for lacking.
Fox News is now claiming that young people are identifying as seasons. They made it up. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Marianne Bachmeier: She Killed Rapist and Murderer of her Daughter (articleshubspot.com)
Marianne Bachmeier's life and activities, including her dramatic choice and its impact, are examined in this article.
Neoliberal Limits - Farmers Protests, Elections and the Far Right (www.arc2020.eu)
The ongoing farmer protests are the longest and most impactful of all the farmer protests in the history of the European Union and have led to dangerous changes in EU environmental policy and triggered a new rise of far-right political groups across the EU. In this interview, Natalia Mamonova talks about the limits of...
An Introduction to Catalonia's Feminist Administration (msmagazine.com)
Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, created a Ministry of Equality and Feminisms focused on women's sexual and reproductive rights.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Requests More Humanitarian Aid for Gaza During Current Conflict (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
In a crucial diplomatic move, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized how urgently Israel must increase the amount of humanitarian
‘Teslastoppen’ Elon Musk’s Water War in the Heart of Europe (unicornriot.ninja)
When Tesla announced plans to expand its Gigafactory near Berlin and water became rationed, enraged residents organized themselves.
Russia says Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous (www.reuters.com)
MOSCOW, April 25 (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons....
Flotilla Activists Hope to Bring Aid to Gaza — Or Spark a ‘Political Crisis’ (www.rollingstone.com)
The Freedom Flotilla could depart Friday with 5,500 tons of aid for Gaza, amid Israel’s ongoing siege and blockade....
Art Takes Center Stage at Growing Student Protests for Palestine (hyperallergic.com)
Visual arts faculty, alumni, and staff are standing in solidarity with students as “art corners” and other creative initiatives dominate the encampments.
Report Alleges UN Complicit in Violent Evictions from World Heritage Sites (e360.yale.edu)
A new report alleges the U.N. has been complicit in the violent eviction of Indigenous people from six World Heritage Sites in Africa and Asia....
Italian judge throws out case against migrant NGOs after seven years (www.reuters.com)
An Italian judge on Friday cleared three migrant sea rescue charities that had been accused of abetting irregular immigration in complicity with human traffickers, throwing out a case opened more than seven years ago.
Women in Menopause Are Getting Short Shrift (archive.ph)
They could benefit from a diversity of hormones, empathy about their experience, and a frank approach to sexuality—all hallmarks of trans health care.
Almost 600 people targeted with Pegasus spyware under former Polish government (notesfrompoland.com)
He [Adam Bodnar] also handed the speakers of both chambers of parliament a document outlining the extent of the use of Pegasus after it was purchased by the then PiS government in 2017....
‘This isn’t how good scientific debate happens’: academics on culture of fear in gender medicine research (www.theguardian.com)
Critical thinking and open debate are pillars of scientific and medical research. Yet experienced professionals are increasingly scared to openly discuss their views on the treatment of children questioning their gender identity....