Daily Archives: February 10, 2023

2023-02-10: News Headlines

_____ (2023-02-09). How A Pipeline Company Paid Minnesota Millions To Police Protests. popularresistance.org The morning of June 7, 2021, Sheriff's Deputy Chuck Nelson of Beltrami County, Minnesota, bought water and refreshments, packed his gear, and prepared for what would be, in his own words, "a long day." For over six months, Indigenous-led opponents of the Line 3 project had been participating in acts of civil disobedience to disrupt construction of the tar sands oil pipeline, arguing that it would pollute water, exacerbate the climate crisis, and violate treaties with the Anishinaabe people. Officers like Nelson were stuck in the middle of a conflict, sworn to protect the rights of both the pipeline company Enbrid…

Climate Nexus (2023-02-09). 3.4 million adults in US were displaced by extreme weather last year: Census Bureau survey. nationofchange.org The Census Bureau's data shows that people were displaced by disasters in every state in 2022, including 29 states that did not have a major disaster involving FEMA.

Elliott Wallace (2023-02-09). U.S. Northeast experiencing "snow drought" america.cgtn.com The unusual weather is impacting regional business owners and residents alike, with environmental experts warning the lack of snow is a sign of climate change.

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-09). German government authorizes delivery of 178 battle tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagFebruary 9, 2023 The German government has confirmed that 178 "Leopard 1" tanks will be sent to Ukraine The Ministry of Defense of Germany has officially confirmed the decision to send 178 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Kyiv. This is stated in the information released by the ministry. [T]he Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection of …

_____ (2023-02-09). How A Pipeline Company Paid Minnesota Millions To Police Protests. popularresistance.org The morning of June 7, 2021, Sheriff's Deputy Chuck Nelson of Beltrami County, Minnesota, bought water and refreshments, packed his gear, and prepared for what would be, in his own words, "a long day." For over six months, Indigenous-led opponents of the Line 3 project had been participating in acts of civil disobedience to disrupt construction of the tar sands oil pipeline, arguing that it would pollute water, exacerbate the climate crisis, and violate treaties with the Anishinaabe people. Officers like Nelson were stuck in the middle of a conflict, sworn to protect the rights of both the pipeline company Enbrid…

Climate Nexus (2023-02-09). 3.4 million adults in US were displaced by extreme weather last year: Census Bureau survey. nationofchange.org The Census Bureau's data shows that people were displaced by disasters in every state in 2022, including 29 states that did not have a major disaster involving FEMA.

Elliott Wallace (2023-02-09). U.S. Northeast experiencing "snow drought" america.cgtn.com The unusual weather is impacting regional business owners and residents alike, with environmental experts warning the lack of snow is a sign of climate change.

Rick Rozoff (2023-02-09). German government authorizes delivery of 178 battle tanks to Ukraine. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com AzertagFebruary 9, 2023 The German government has confirmed that 178 "Leopard 1" tanks will be sent to Ukraine The Ministry of Defense of Germany has officially confirmed the decision to send 178 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Kyiv. This is stated in the information released by the ministry. [T]he Ministry of Economy and Climate Protection of …

Staff (2023-02-09). Activist Investors Are Suing Shell Board for Failing on Fossil Fuel Transition. truthout.org A group of activist investors sued Shell's board of directors on Wednesday for failing to "deliver the reduction in emissions that is needed to keep global climate goals within reach." ClientEarth, an environmental law charity and institutional investor in Shell, described the case as the first time a company board is facing a shareholder lawsuit for inadequately preparing to transition away from… |

Staff (2023-02-09). GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal. truthout.org Republicans on the House Budget Committee offered a preview Wednesday of the programs they're looking to cut or overhaul as part of any agreement to lift the debt ceiling, a target list that includes food aid for low-income families, climate justice and electric vehicle funding, student debt relief, and Affordable Care Act subsidies. The proposed cuts were outlined in a press release issued by Rep. |

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-09). Some Small Corrections to Seymour Hersh's New Nord Stream Revelations. libya360.wordpress.com Moon of Alabama Seymour Hersh is a legendary investigative reported who has revealed dozens of crimes the U.S. government committed at home and abroad. In his latest piece Hersh describes the destruction of the North Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea by U.S. government forces. The destruction released an enormous amount of methane, a global warming gas….

ecns.cn (2023-02-10). U.S. urged to explain Nord Stream blasts after Pulitzer winner's probe. ecns.cn Six months after the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipelines which shocked the world, an article by veteran U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has accused the U.S. of being the culprit of the blasts.

WSWS (2023-02-10). Seymour Hersh's exposure of the Nord Stream bombing: A lesson and a warning. wsws.org The revelation by veteran journalist Seymour Hersh that the White House began planning an attack on the Nord Stream pipelines before the outbreak of the Ukraine war has blown apart the US media's entire narrative of the war in Ukraine.

WSWS (2023-02-09). US Navy attacked Nord Stream pipeline, says Pulitzer-winning journalist Seymour Hersh. wsws.org According to a report from Hersh published on Wednesday, the destruction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany was carried out by the US Navy, in a mission planned before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ann Brown (2023-02-09). Seymour Hersh: The US Government Blew Up The Nord Stream Pipeline And Is Not Telling The Truth. moguldom.com When explosions ripped through and shut down the Nord Stream pipeline, Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe, between Sept. 26 and 29, 2002, the U.S., European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and Russia all agreed the damage and gas leaks pointed to sabotage but disagreed with who did the sabotage. Conspiracy theorists—-as well as Russia— …

Dave DeCamp (2023-02-09). Sen. Mike Lee 'Can't Rule Out' That the US Blew Up Nord Stream. news.antiwar.com Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) on Wednesday wrote on Twitter that he "can't immediately rule out" the idea that the US blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines that connect Russia and Germany. Lee's comments came after veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published an explosive report that detailed how the US sabotaged the pipelines with …

Peoples Dispatch (2023-02-09). Biden ordered destruction of Nord Stream pipelines, claims renowned journalist Seymour Hersh. peoplesdispatch.org Seymour Hersh reported that divers from the US Navy's Diving and Salvage Center planted the explosives that were later detonated remotely on September 26, 2022. Earlier investigations by Denmark and Sweden had already confirmed sabotage…

SAM (2023-02-09). Actually, The U.S. Totally Did Blow Up The Nord Stream Pipeline. progressivehub.net SEYMOUR HERSH…

teleSUR (2023-02-09). Kremlin Urges Investigation Into Nord Stream Incident. telesurenglish.net Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that American journalist Seymour Hersh's article on the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks confirmed the need for an investigation and punishment of the responsible. | RELATED: | "This was a very dangerous precedent. If someone committed it once, he can do it anywhere in the world for a second time. There are not many countries that can commit such sabotage," he said. | Ac…

The Associated Press (2023-02-09). Brazil Pushes Illegal Miners Out of Yanomami Indigenous Territory. latinorebels.com Armed government officials with Brazil's justice, Indigenous, and environment ministries pressed illegal gold miners out of Yanomami Indigenous territory Wednesday, citing widespread river contamination, famine, and disease they have brought to one of the most isolated groups in the world.

WSWS (2023-02-09). Australia: Sydney garbage collectors strike over pay and conditions. wsws.org Waste contractor Cleanaway is seeking to cut already low wages and slash overtime rates for inner Sydney rubbish collection workers.

Jeff Abbott (2023-02-09). The Other Americans: El Salvador Criminalizes Water Protectors. progressive.org Six community leaders who beat back metal mining in the country have been accused of a decades-old murder by its rightwing administration.

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