The year is 1974 and the signs hanging from the windows of the south Boston buildings read “N***er Go Home.” In the streets below, crowds of rage-filled white residents scream racist abuse and hurl bricks, as terrified African American pupils cower in their talismanic yellow school buses.

It was the beginning of the era of desegregation busing in the US.

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Source : Le Monde diplomatique, Frédéric Lordon, 15-07-2019

Félix Valloton. — Soirée sur la Loire (1923)
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Source : Strategic Culture, Alastair Crooke,

L’instinct de Trump lui dit toujours qu’un canal avec M. Poutine est essentiel. Mais la diabolisation de la Russie ne s’arrêtera pas avec la publication de l’enquête Mueller. Un nouveau récit va simplement être produit.

New Jersey seeks to pass law equating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism.

1,000 Protesters With Jewish Group Block Entrance to ICE Headquarters for Hours (Chris)

From the Daily Beast: “According to Movimiento Cosecha, ICE attempted to move busloads of its employees to a different facility during the protest because employees were unable to work.

BBC hatchet job triggers new interest in undercover Israel lobby film.

Despite the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that it lacked the authority to stop political gerrymandering, Democrats and fair maps advocates are finding other ways to fight it.

Communication, quand tu nous tiens

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit d’interdire, 12-06-2018

Frédéric #Taddeï reçoit Aurélien Barrau, astrophysicien, engagé pour la protection de l’environnement, et Alain Damasio, auteur de science-fiction.

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit d’interdire, 12-06-2018

French multinational increases investments in Israeli arms maker and banks.

Military Budget Showdown Set as Democrats Advance Authorization Bill Over GOP Objections (Celia)

From Military Times: “House Democrats on Friday advanced a contentious $733 billion defense policy bill packed with progressive priorities that sets up a showdown with Senate Republicans and

Many US workers are puzzled that, amid constant news of low unemployment and stocks reaching new record highs, their paychecks do not reflect this economic boom.

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Germany aiding Israel to maintain “perpetual occupation” while “silencing any form of opposition.”

Source : Medium, Nafeez Ahmed, 12-10-2017

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Le livre de Franck Michelin[1], tiré de la thèse qu’il a soutenu en décembre 2014, éclaire de manière novatrice les mouvements préparatoires à la guerre du Pacifique qui commença le 7 décembre 1941. Elle permet aussi de comprendre la fin d’une partie de « l’empire colonial » de la France en Asie et fait la lumière sur les position tant de l’Etat vichyste que de la France Libre dans le rapport au danger montant du militarisme japonais.

Alliance with Trump and far-right seen as eroding support for Israel.

New Election Systems Use Vulnerable Software (DonkeyHotey)

The author writes,“Thevast majority of 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide use Windows 7 or an older operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts. That’s significant because Windows 7 reaches its ‘end of life’ on Jan.

Anti-Endorsements

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The first components of a formidable Russian air-defense system arrived in NATO-allied Turkey on Friday, triggering a slide in the local currency amid a growing rift with the US.

Source : Le Monde diplomatique, Serge Halimi, 08-05-2019

Du rôle des États-Unis pendant la seconde guerre mondiale on retient souvent le débarquement allié de Normandie, qui permet de consacrer le pays comme « libérateur de l’Europe ». On oublie ainsi qu’entre 1939 et 1941 Washington préférait la neutralité et l’isolationnisme au « combat pour la liberté ».

Source : Le Grand Soir, 05-06-2019

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Source :France Télévisions, Envoyé spécial, 20-06-2019

Dans la vallée de l’Arve, des citoyens portent plainte contre l’Etat pour “carence fautive”, réclamant jusqu’à 400 00 euros de dommages et intérêts. Ils attribuent leurs maladies à la pollution de l’air.

When she was five months pregnant, Marshae Jones, a black woman living in Alabama, got in a fight with another woman. Jones was shot in the stomach. Her fetus died.

The shooter was not charged; she was acting in self-defense, a grand jury believed. But Jones was indicted for starting a fight while pregnant. The charge? Manslaughter.

Merci à nos contributeurs pour cette revue de fête nationale..!

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Source : Proche & Moyen-Orient, Richard Labévière,

Un exemple de No News… Merci à F. pour le signalement

Source : BBC News Afrique, Suy Kahofi, Alassane Dia, 23-06-2019

Des envoyés spéciaux de BBC Afrique en Mauritanie, Suy Kahofi (texte) et Alassane Dia (photos)

En Mauritanie, l’opposition proteste contre les résultats de la présidentielle

A little over 100 years ago, the major Western powers and 23 other nations signed the Treaty of Versailles, officially ending the “war to end all wars” — an idealistic phrase that within a few years would assume a certain grim irony. While there has been no truly global conflagration since 1945, the 21st century has already produced its fair share of armed conflicts.

Source : QG TV, Youtube, 04-07-2019

Depuis novembre 2018, notre pays a vécu les événements politiques les plus stupéfiants des 50 dernières années. Pourtant, la scène parlementaire traditionnelle n’a jamais été aussi dévitalisée. Aux dernières européennes, le RN et LREM ont mené la danse. Alors faut-il renoncer à la politique ? Est-il encore possible de la réformer ? Comment la refonder sur des bases populaires ?

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit d’interdire, 13-05-2019

Frédéric #Taddeï reçoit :

– Pierre Jacquemain, rédacteur en chef de Regards

– Lenny Benbara, fondateur du média Le Vent Se Lève

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Encore du grand art…

Source :Le Point, 03-07-2019

Alors qu’Ursula von der Leyen est candidate à la présidence de la Commission européenne, ce choix pourrait venir bousculer les équilibres politiques.

Berlin, de notre correspondanteCo Pascale Hugues

Israel lobby groups in Canada threaten more action against Palestinian Youth Movement.

Revealed: This Is Palantir’s Top Secret User Manual for Cops (Chris)

The author writes, “The Palantir user guide shows that police can start with almost no information about a person of interest and instantly know extremely intimate details about their lives. The capabilities are staggering.”

Eighteen months ago, WhoWhatWhy talked with political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh — a researcher at RAND Corporation — about the think tank’s report titled “Truth Decay.” The report details a set of very specific trends that has reshaped the media landscape.

Source : Le Média Presse, Théophile Kouamouo, Maxime Renahy, Yanis Mhamdi, 08-07-2019

Source : Consortium News, Elizabeth Vos, 09-05-2019

Le 9 mai 2019

Elizabeth Vos nous rappelle la déflagration que les Journaux de guerre afghans ont provoquée lorsqu’ils ont révélé la minoration du nombre de victimes civiles, l’existence d’un escadron de la mort piloté pas les États-Unis et le rôle secret du Pakistan dans le conflit.

GOP-Led Virginia Legislature Abruptly Adjourns Gun Session (Reader Steve)

The authors write, “Less than two hours after beginning a special session called in response to a mass shooting, Virginia lawmakers abruptly adjourned Tuesday and postponed any movement on gun laws until after the November election.”

Panorama gives Israel lobby open platform to demonize Labour Party.

Dozens of international faculty affected by visa policy.

Last week I saw a man kill a bee.

He was sitting outside a cafe, and the bee had been minding her own business, investigating the flowers at the next table. The man rolled up the magazine he’d been reading, and gave the bee a fatal swat with it.

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Source : La Quadrature du Net, 09-07-2019

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit interdire, 26-06-2019

Frédéric #Taddeï reçoit : Les géopolitologues Caroline Galactéros et Frédéric Encel

Source : Russia Today France, Interdit interdire, 26-06-2019

Siyam family waged a decades-long legal battle to stay in their Silwan property.

24 South American Officials Sentenced for Murder Pact (Jeff C.)

A court in Italy sentenced 24 people, many of them high-ranking officials, to life in prison for their roles in Operation Condor, in which six South American countries conspired to kill tens of thousands of political opponents in the 1970s and ’80s. All but one of them were sentenced in absentia.

Spy cop “Rob Harrison” deceived a woman into a relationship.

A city in Texas with oil derricks on its license plates. A Kansas town devastated by a tornado. An isolated Alaskan island, known for its huge bears. What do they have in common? All are in red states, yet their electricity is generated from 100 percent renewable energy sources.

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Source : Youtube, Thinkerview, 08-07-2019

Source : Youtube, Thinkerview, 08-07-2019