While the United States and Europe flood Ukraine with tens of billions of dollars of weapons, using it as an anti-Russian proxy and pouring fuel on the fire of a brutal war that is devastating the country, they are also making plans to essentially plunder its post-war economy. Representatives of Western governments and corporations met in Switzerland this July to plan a series of harsh neoliberal policies to impose on post-war Ukraine, calling to cut labor laws, “open markets,” drop tariffs, deregulate industries, and “sell state-owned enterprises to private investors.” Ukraine has been destabilized by violence since 2014, when a US-sponsored coup d’etat overthrew its […]
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Cuba Prepares For Disaster By Don Fitz, Popular Resistance. March 26, 2022 Cuba Prepares For Disaster2022-03-262022-03-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/cuba-flooding-irma.jpg200px200px Above photo: Flooding in Havana after Hurricane Irma, September 2017. The September 2021 Scientific American included a description by the editors of the deplorable state of disaster relief in the US. They traced the root cause of problems with relief programs as their “focus on restoring private property,” which results in little attention to those “with the least capacity to deal with disasters.” The book Disaster Preparedness and Climate Change in Cuba: Adaptation and Management (2021) came out the next month. It traced the highly […]
As 2021 comes to a close, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee is collaborating closely with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak as they organize collective actions inside prisons and jails from August 21 to September 9, 2022. These actions will include labor strikes, work equipment sabotage, sit-ins, boycotts and hunger strikes. The campaign, called “Shut ‘Em Down 2022,” plans to focus on locally organized actions driven by incarcerated people to meet their abilities and the demands of their specific facilities. IWOC is a committee of the Industrial Workers of the World. “When you’re incarcerated, human rights abuses are happening left and right because the mentality is that you are […]
The U.S. Army is continuing preparations to test-fire a new surface-to-surface missile intended to destroy targets with precision accuracy, according to a Tuesday announcement posted on the U.S. government’s main contracting website. In a notice posted on the Federal website, the Army Contracting Command has announced that it anticipates awarding a contract for Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family of Munitions (MFOM) Missile Common Test Set (MCTS), version 2.0 hardware in support of Army’s Precision Strike Missile program. “The proposed contract action is a 30-month effort for the production of up to 30 MLRS MFOM Missile Common Test Sets and associated cables. […]
Northrop Grumman has announced that it is preparing GEM 63XL rocket boosters to support United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket on the United States Space Force national security missions. According to a recent corporation news release, Northrop Grumman conducted a validation ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) in Promontory. NG says this variation of the GEM 63 strap-on booster was developed in partnership with United Launch Alliance (ULA) to provide additional lift capability to the Vulcan Centaur rocket – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “This new motor optimizes our best-in-class technologies and leverages flight-proven […]
The U.S. Navy is issuing a noise advisory for the Naval Surface Warfare Center areas as military engineers will conduct live-fire tests of the railgun weapon system from Wednesday, Dec. 2, through Friday, Dec. 4. A noise advisory has been issued by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division while the center prepares for upcoming tests at the Potomac River Test Range and the Explosive Experimental Area (Pumpkin Neck). “These facilities are used by our military to conduct munitions testing and should be avoided while testing is in progress,” said in the noise advisory. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Also […]
US Intervenes As Venezuela Prepares For High Stakes Election By Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. November 27, 2020 US Intervenes As Venezuela Prepares For High Stakes Election2020-11-272020-11-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/vzvota-e1606492456194.jpg200px200px Above photo: A woman attends to an electoral college during the second mock-vote, Venezuela, Nov. 16, 2020. EFE. The US finally appointed an ambassador to Venezuela after a decade hiatus and in the runup to the Venezuelan National Assembly elections. The new ambassador, James Story, was confirmed by US Senate voice vote on November 18 with Democrats supporting Trump’s nominee. Ambassador Story took his post in Bogotá, Colombia. No, this is not another example […]
U.S. researchers and scientists predict that every service member and platform will serve as a network sensor in future combat and will maximize commonality and interoperability while emphasizing battlefield flexibility and distribution. Within this concept, military leadership focuses on full-domain operations, including at sea, land, air, space and cyberspace, aligning the Michigan National Guard with the modernization priorities of the US Department of Defense, making them key participants in future full-domain operations. According to a recent service news release, the Michigan National Guard unveiled the National All-Domain Warfighting Center (NADWC) at Camp Grayling in July and the Kelly Johnson Joint All-Domain […]
PARIS (Sputnik) – French lawmaker Valerie Boyer says she will submit a proposal to the Senate to recognize the self-proclaimed Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh), where a confrontation between Azerbaijan and Armenia has been ongoing since the end of last month. “To oppose the advance of Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh is also to oppose the expansion of Turkish Islam across Europe. This week I will table a text in the Senate to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh and condemn the actions of Turkey and Azerbaijan,” Boyer wrote on Twitter. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Le Figaro daily last week that France should […]
The three space travelers of the Soyuz MS-17 mission are making their final preparations ahead of a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station. The flight is scheduled to lift off on a Soyuz 2.1a booster from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site No. 31/6, in Kazakhstan at 05:45:04 UTC on 14 October (01:45:04 EDT), lofting its international crew to space for a very fast, two orbit, three hour rendezvous with Station. Ultrafast rendezvous method: The launch will mark a milestone for a crewed Soyuz spacecraft, being the first to use a new “ultrafast” rendezvous scheme with the ISS. Assuming a nominal launch […]
Facebook and other technology giants have become the subject of controversy, being accused by government bodies of stymieing competition with their acquisition of other companies as well as impacting politics and freedom of expression. Legal representatives of Facebook Inc. have warned that attempting to break-up social media giants like Instagram and WhatsApp would defy established law, cost billions, and harm consumers. Amid rising antitrust legal threats, the lawyers produced a 14-page document, reportedly seen by The Wall Street Journal, which includes a glimpse of the social media giant’s defense. According to the WSJ, the document was formulated based on work it commissioned from legal officers […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107893/94/1078939408_0:0:2992:1684_1200x675_80_0_0_d358a356049f8a70b50c73fc2fa68375.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Martha Yiling. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009291080608090-gorgeous-women-k-pop-girl-group-mamamoo-prepares-for-comeback/ The popular South Korean band made their fans happy by announcing the release of a new album in November. One of the most original and recognisable K-pop girl bands in the world – Mamamoo – will have a new album in early November. The agency RBW Entertainment confirmed the news, saying that the promo schedule will be announced later. Their recent special digital single “Wanna Be Myself”, with an MV released on 10 September, had a message of self-love and presented all members’ stylish and confident sides. The girls had their last […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats of an exceedingly rare scenario where the House may need to decide the presidential election in January. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats of an exceedingly rare scenario where the House may need to decide the presidential election in January. Jose Luis Magana/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is warning Democrats that they must win the majority, not just of the House of Representatives but a majority of each state delegation, in case the House is called upon to decide the election in […]
Starship SN8 has arrived at the launch site for a test campaign full of firsts for SpaceX’s prototype vehicle. Complete with aero surfaces, SN8 will be tested and launched with three Raptor engines on a refined test flight to 50,000 feet (15 km). This vehicle is the first in a family of Starships that will incrementally test the launch, return, and landing capability ahead of the push to orbit next year. SN7.1: SN8’s trip to the launch site waited until the test program with SN7.1 had concluded, with – as planned – a pressurization to failure. Known as the Burst Test, […]
Rafael Nadal says the conditions at this year’s delayed French Open will be the toughest he has faced as the 12-time champion lamented the frigid weather facing players in Paris. ‘King of Clay’ Nadal will be bidding for a 20th Grand Slam title when the action at Roland-Garros gets underway this weekend, which would put him level with great Swiss rival Roger Federer on the all-time list. This year’s French Open was delayed from its usual May-June slot due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the 34-year-old Spaniard says the colder climate as well as a change in balls will pose additional […]
Iran increased its military activity in waters off its shores in the wake of a major escalation of tensions with Washington after its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018. Since then, the region has witnessed a series of tanker sabotage attacks and seizures, drone shootdowns, and the alleged ‘harassment’ of US warships by Iranian gunboats. Iran’s armed forces are preparing to launch three days of drilling in the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean, Tasnim has reported, citing Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, the veteran Iranian officer who will command the exercises. The drills, dubbed ‘Zolfaqar-99’, will kick off […]
With two successful 150-meter hops in the bag for SpaceX, Starship testing is preparing to enter the next phase. Starship SN6’s successful 150-meter hop followed just weeks after SN5’s achievement. While SN5 is preparing to conduct another leap, Starship SN8 is closing in on its maiden flight, this time sporting three Raptor engines, a nosecone, and aero surfaces – likely to come after additional data is gathered via the upcoming SN7.1 Test Tank “Burst Test.” SN6: The success of SN6’s test will have added additional confidence into numerous elements of the Starship prototype – ranging from structures to propulsion and controllability. […]
New York City is not dead, but the Hamptons have sure had a good pandemic so far. From Southampton to Montauk, the exclusive holiday towns strung along the south fork of Long Island have been hopping all summer. Unsurprisingly, many New Yorkers who can afford it are now planning to stay out east until coronavirus is no longer a threat. It’s a prospect that could change the Hamptons into a resort with no off-season, a prospect that sharply divides local opinion. While some welcome the firehose of cash that Manhattanites bring, others fret that pressure on services could overwhelm local infrastructure […]
…from SouthFront.org Hikers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights found at least 5 armed and unguarded Merkava Mk. IV battle tanks. The doors of the battle tanks were open with equipment and munitions left completely unguarded inside. The incident took place amid the growing tensions between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defense Forces in both the Golan Heights area and along the Israeli-Lebanese contact line. During the past weeks, the Israeli military was actively deploying troops and equipment to reinforce their positions in these areas. It is highly likely that the abandoned battle tanks were a part of these reinforcements. So, if Israeli […]
Starship SN6 is aiming to conduct a 150-meter hop test on Sunday, just a few weeks after SN5 completed the first Starship prototype launch. SN6’s test will be a near-mirror of SN5’s short flight, with both prototypes aiming to refine SpaceX’s launch and landing operations. Meanwhile, additional Starships continue to evolve, along with preparations for the Super Heavy booster, which – according to Chief Designer Elon Musk – could conduct an initial test hop by October. SN5 and SN6: In another sign of SpaceX Boca Chica’s production cadence, the allowance for SN6 to be ready to hop just weeks after SN5 […]
Starship SN6 is now into the business end of its initial test campaign, with a Static Fire test with her Raptor (SN29) engine expected as early as Sunday, ahead of a hop test at the end of the week. While SN6 is out at the launch site, numerous Starships are being worked on at the Production Facility, with SN5 undergoing post-hop processing, SN7.1 – a test tank – being prepared for an over-pressure test, along with SN8 stacking in the Mid Bay and SN9’s first sections also appearing out in the open. SN5: It was only a couple of weeks ago […]
British tennis star Andy Murray is continuing his preparation ahead of the US Open next weekend, but admitted that he misses the presence of the fans as he returns to action. Murray is currently competing at the Western & Southern Open, the warm-up event ahead of the start of the Grand Slam tournament in New York next week. And the Scot admitted that he’s isn’t back to full match sharpness as he works his way back from a hip injury that threatened to derail his top-level tennis career. He hasn’t played competitively since last November, but has eased his way back […]
The Pacific Spaceport Complex, located in Kodiak, Alaska, is preparing to support the launch of Astra’s first orbital test flight, featuring the company’s Rocket 3.1 launcher. Teams are currently conducting final preparations ahead of the opening of the two hour launch window, which is currently set to open at 7:00 pm Pacific time on August 2 (10:00 pm Eastern; 02:00 UTC on August 3). This launch will be the third for Astra, following two flights from the PSCA in July and November 2018, respectively. These were originally believed to be failures. However, Astra stated that the first (designated Rocket 1.0) was […]
U.S Army is well prepared for any potential threats related to the use of nerve agents. Nerve agents are the most toxic of the known chemical warfare agents. They are chemically similar to organophosphate pesticides and exert their biological effects by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase enzymes. Last week, FLIR Systems has been awarded a full-rate production option worth $21.8 million on an indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Army. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – FLIR will deliver its Agentase C2 disclosure spray to detect G- and V-series nerve agents, highly toxic chemical warfare agents. The contract will support the Army’s Contamination […]
The White House is now requiring hospitals around the country to change how they report data on COVID-19 patients in a move that effectively bypasses the nation’s largest public health agency. In a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency mandated that hospitals send information on their COVID-19 patients directly to a database managed by HHS rather than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The order outlining the alteration claims it will help federal agencies move from manual data entry to automated, which would streamline the collection and dissemination of coronavirus data for multiple […]
The Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is to host a special mini-tournament to decide the winner of this season’s Champions’ League. The holders, Liverpool, were knocked out by Atletico Madrid just days before the coronavirus lockdown began. Barcelona will play Bayern Munich or Chelsea in the quarter finals of the Champions’ League if they can get past Napoli. The draw has been complicated by the fact that the lockdown happened before the second leg of the last round could be played. Champions League QF draw:Real Madrid or Man City v Lyon or Juventus;Leipzig v Atletico Madrid;Napoli or Barcelona v Chelsea or Bayern;Atalanta v […]
Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall’s new coffee drinks with her husband, Cornwall’s general manager Billy Moran (L), and Speedwell Coffee Company owner Derek Anderson. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tovia Smith/NPR Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall’s new coffee drinks with her husband, Cornwall’s general manager Billy Moran (L), and Speedwell Coffee Company owner Derek Anderson. Tovia Smith/NPR This is the first in an ongoing series of stories following the struggle of one restaurant trying, like many, to reinvent itself in order to survive the […]
…from SouthFront The Syrian Army and the National Defense Forces have put their forces on high alert in response to the new round of aggressive actions by the Turkish Army and its proxies in northeastern Syria. Several convoys of government forces, including several T-62M battle tanks and a number of trucks equipped with heavy machine guns, deployed to the countryside of Ayn Issa after intense Turkish artillery strikes on positions of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the army near al-Nuyhat in northern al-Hasakah and Hushanah in northern Raqqah. Another group of government troops deployed near the town of Tell Tamr. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107678/50/1076785027_0:54:3000:1741_1200x675_80_0_0_150a608d59b11cea343137c22fc10baa.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079735098-us-justice-department-prepares-to-file-antitrust-lawsuit-against-google-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Justice Department is expected to sue Google in the next few months, accusing the company of monopolising the advertising technology market, the Politico newspaper said, citing its sources familiar with the situation. According to the sources, representatives of the Department of Justice and officials engaged in antitrust activities held an online meeting on Friday to discuss the alleged lawsuit. A final decision on the charges against Google will reportedly be made by Attorney General William Barr in the next few weeks. The sources noted that the lawsuit would contain […]
SpaceX is set for another launch of Starlink satellites on Friday (16:18 EDT/20:18 UTC) after performing a successful static fire test of the launch vehicle at the Kennedy Space Center’s 39A. Riding along with the SpaceX payload will be two satellites for the BlackSky Earth observation constellation. (Lead photo via Julia Bergeron for NSF) The weather forecast issued Friday morning by the 45th Space Wing shows an 80% chance of acceptable weather during the launch window. This will be the fourth launch in four weeks for SpaceX, with another mission soon to follow on June 30 launching a GPS satellite for the […]
English hulk Eddie Hall appears to be keeping his promise to “eat, sleep and recover the hardest” after posting a self-portrait in a boxing gym ahead of a scrap with Hafthor Julius Bjornsson that could go ahead in September 2021. Icelandic behemoth Bjornsson and rival Hall are set to take their war of words into the boxing ring in a colossal contest that could take place in Las Vegas. Hall saw his world deadlift record broken by the Game of Thrones star when he lifted 501kg (1,105lbs) last month, and Bjornsson immediately seized on the chance to challenge Hall to a fight, pledging to […]
A mystery missile system was spotted during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Moscow’s Red Square on June 24 to celebrate 75 years after the victory in WWII. The RG.ru has reported that the new missile system is called the TOS-2 and this is an upgraded variant of the TOS-1 heavy flamethrower system. The new artillery system is a hybrid of the Ural-63706-0120 wheeled truck chassis, with a multiple rocket launcher and thermobaric weapon that is equipped with the on-board computation, inertial navigation and aiming systems. It is designated to set ablaze and destroy […]
US President Donald Trump said he would soon sign an executive order to urge police departments around the country to wield force more carefully and put more resources into officer training following weeks of heated protests. The White House is working to finalize an order that will “encourage” police nationwide to “meet the most current professional standards of force,” Trump said at an event in Dallas on Thursday, adding “that means force, but force with compassion.” “Encourage” use of “force with compassion” is an empty executive order by Trump as damage control.The order merely reiterates police departments to “Meet the current professional standards of force” […]
Decentralised storage network provider Filecoin announced the launch of the ‘Incentivized Testnet’, the final phase of testing for its decentralized storage network, on Wednesday. In a press statement emailed to CoinDesk, the firm said that this precedes its expected main network launch this summer. Developed by Protocol Labs, Filecoin’s storage network aims to provide a safeguard against the risk of a single point of failure for data storage by using a decentralised network. Filecoin was also behind one of the major ICOs in 2017 when it raised more than $257 million. According to the firm, the top 100 miners globally as […]
After a several week stand-down due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its 12th Electron mission to date—a rideshare mission with payloads from NASA, the NRO, and the University of New South Wales. The mission will launch from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The launch is currently scheduled for 11 June UTC, and the exact launch window is 16:43—18:32 local time, or 04:43—06:32 UTC. The launch window extends until 24 June UTC, with daily launch opportunities within the same several hour-long windows. This mission is named “Don’t Stop Me Now,” […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105617/56/1056175658_0:342:3648:2394_1200x675_80_0_0_0a658f8ce4082a61ae5b5e1ff13706e5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006101079572063-us-navy-prepares-to-ban-all-displays-of-confederate-battle-flags/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Navy is preparing an order to prohibit the flying of the Confederate battle flag from the 1861-1865 Civil War on any of its ships, buildings, installations or aircraft, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday said in a statement. “Today, I directed my staff to begin crafting an order that would prohibit the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces and work areas aboard Navy installations, ships, aircraft, and submarines”, Gilday said via Twitter on Tuesday. Today, I directed my staff to begin crafting an order that would prohibit […]
One small step. After nine years, the baton is finally passed. From Atlantis to Dragon, NASA and SpaceX are set to embark on a partnership that will not only return the ability to launch people into Earth orbit from the United States to access the International Space Station, but one that will also ignite the passions, imaginations, and careers of a generation. Weather and technology permitting, Falcon 9 will lift off with Crew Dragon, safely ferrying Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley inside, today at exactly 16:33:31 EDT (20:33:31 UTC). Importance: Much has been placed on the significance of the event. It […]
Japan’s H-IIB rocket will make its final flight Thursday, launching the ninth and last H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Centre is planned for an instantaneous window at 02:31:00 local time (17:31 UTC on Wednesday). The H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) as part of its contribution to the International Space Station program. Like many Japanese spacecraft, it has two names, with its alternative name being Kounotori, or white stork. The HTV-9 or Kounotori 9 mission concludes a series of resupply missions to the International […]
The members of the Air Force who make up the Hurricane Hunters departed on their first storm tasking of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to investigate an area for possible development into a tropical depression or storm near the Bahamas. The Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters are expected to fly into Invest 90L throughout the weekend to provide weather data by satellite communication to the National Hurricane Center in Miami to improve their computer models that forecast movement and intensity, said Lt. Col. Anthony Wilmot, 53rd WRS director of operations. According to the NHC, there is a 70 percent chance that this […]
As Corporations Adapt To A COVID-19 Economy, The Working-Class Prepares For A Paradigm Shift By Raul Diego, Mintpress News. May 16, 2020 As Corporations Adapt To A COVID-19 Economy, The Working-Class Prepares For A Paradigm Shift2020-05-162020-05-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/covid-19-looking-outside-of-home-with-mask-on-e1589646233938.jpg200px200px Above: Francy Sandoval looks outside from her home in Melrose Park, Ill., April 23, 2020. By Nam Y. Huh for AP. As social distancing measures persist across the country, corporations are setting in a “new normal” where most people are safely squirreled away in their homes, with paradigm-shifting implications for the working classes. In a disturbing trend foreshadowed by suddenly ubiquitous multi-screen video chatting applications like Zoom […]
NASA has inked a deal with Russia’s space agency Roscosmos to allow a US astronaut to travel into space aboard a Soyuz rocket in the fall, even as SpaceX gears up for its first manned launch later this month. “A contract was signed today on providing a seat for a US astronaut onboard a Soyuz MS manned spaceship to be launched to the ISS in the autumn of 2020,” Roscosmos told Tass on Tuesday. Though the agency refused to disclose the sum Washington paid for the seat, calling it “a commercial secret,” NASA spokespeople told reporters the deal was valued at […]