Daily Archives: August 4, 2021

2021-08-04: News Headlines

Jonah Raskin (2021-08-04). How Ernesto Guevara Became "Che": The Motorcycle Diaries Revisited. counterpunch.org The main conflict or contradiction in The Motorcycle Diaries is between Che the individualist who wanted to express himself to the fullest and to experience everything that a 20th century human could experience and Che the collectivist who wanted to serve the people and the revolution. Perhaps he never fully resolved the conflict as he saw it, though he tried in Cuba, the Congo, Bolivia and globally on the stage of history.

Editor2 (2021-08-04). Eye-Witness Account of US Attempts to Destabilize Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Kathryn Guerrera — Jul 29, 2021 | As a Canadian with family members that live in Cuba, who was in Cuba during the anti-government protests that occurred on July 11, I found myself in a unique and disturbing position where I could see and feel the disconnect between what was being reported by the mainstream media back home and what was really happening on the ground in Cuba. | Approximately two weeks after Father's Day, the COVID-19 Delta variant began to take hold, particularly in the province of Matanzas. Mother's Day and Father's Day are important social celebrations in Cuban culture and, coupled with t…

_____ (2021-08-04). Cuba's U.S.-Backed Pop-Culture Dissidents. strategic-culture.org Over the past decade, Washington has spent millions to cultivate anti-government rappers, rock musicians, artists, and journalists in Cuba, Max Blumenthal reports. | By Max BLUMENTHAL | "My people need Europe, my people need Europe to point out the abuser," Yotuel, a Spain-based Cuban rapper, proclaimed in an EU parliament event convened by right-wing legislators before handing the mic over to Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó. Days later, Yotuel held a Zoom call with State Department officials to discuss "Patria y Vida," the anti-communist rap anthem he helped author. | As the dust clears from a day of protest…

Fight Back (2021-08-04). Venezuela: Government leads fight against pandemic, cancels rent. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela -The bustling streets of Caracas are full of masked people, during "open week." You hear Latin music flowing from the stores, children playing soccer and laughing, merchants selling empanadas. 95% of the people you see are wearing masks outside, since it's the government mandate. | Every other week is a "closed week," where everything is closed in the afternoons besides grocery stores, healthcare, gas and other essentials. Many people work from home during the "closed week." You will still see people in the streets, but far fewer. | Government Human Resources Department worker Oliver Rujano sta…

Yves Engler (2021-08-04). Outsiders Impose Leader in Haiti Yet Again. covertactionmagazine.com U.S., Canada, France, Spain, Germany and Brazil Disregard Wishes of the Haitian People and Select Ariel Henry—who sold out to the Western powers following the country's 2004 coup—As Successor to Slain Haitian President Jovenel MoàØse It is déjà vu all over again. On July 17th, the Core Group (U.S., Canada, France, Spain, Germany, Brazil, UN …

Brian Shilhavy (2021-08-04). World's Elderly Population Targeted with 3rd COVID-19 Shot for Those Who Survived the First Two. globalresearch.ca

César Torres (2021-08-04). Foreign Vice-minister for Latin America holds meeting with Mexico's Chargé d'Affaires. mppre.gob.ve Foreign Vice-minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, held a meeting on Tuesday in Caracas with Mexico's Chargé d'Affaires, Mauricio Vizcaíno, and Consul Marcos Octavio. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry and was also attended by the Director of the Consular and Foreign Service of the Office for Consular Relations, […] | La entrada

Center for Biological Diversity (2021-08-04). Sierra Nevada Red Fox Population Gains Endangered Species Act Protection. indybay.org SACRAMENTO, August 2, 2021 — In response to a petition and lawsuits from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today granted endangered status to a population of one of North America's rarest mammals, the Sierra Nevada red fox.

Kathryn Guerrera (2021-08-03). Engineered rebellion: Eyewitness report on the anti-government protests in Cuba. peoplesworld.org The following eyewitness account of the recent anti-government protests in Cuba comes from Kathryn Guerrera, a writer with the Canadian progressive publication, People's Voice. As someone with family members that live in Cuba, who was in Cuba during the anti-government protests that occurred on July 11, I found myself in a unique and disturbing position …

Samuel Farber (2021-08-03). Why Cubans Protested on July 11. zcomm.org Is this the beginning of the end of fear in Cuba?>

Ian Ellis-Jones (2021-08-03). Friendly nations provide much-needed aid to Cuba. greenleft.org.au Despite the economic blockade, emergency food relief is reaching Cuba, thanks to international solidarity, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.

Staff (2021-08-03). President Maduro: COVAX Vaccines for 6 Million Venezuelans to Arrive in Next Few Days. orinocotribune.com United Nation's COVAX system will finally send vaccines to Venezuela to immunize at least six million citizens in the coming days, President Nicolás Maduro reported this Sunday, August 1. In a broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), the head of state indicated that the COVAX system confirmed that the planes carrying the vaccines would soon arrive in the country. | Maduro also pointed out that planes from Cuba with Abdala doses would also arrive in the coming days. He assured that the months of August and September will be key for the advancement mass immunization process. He pointed out that the objective is…

Elson Concepción Pérez (2021-08-03). øIntervenciones humanitarias?, Allá quien lo crea. globalizacion.ca Resulta cínico y totalmente delirante que, solo conociendo los ejemplos de las dos últimas décadas, alguien dentro de la administración estadounidense o ebrio del odio o de sus dólares, se atreva a sugerir una ´intervención humanitaria ª contra Cuba. | Hay ejemplos…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-08-03). North Macedonian Left party slams govt. for endorsing US aggression against Cuba. peoplesdispatch.org Foreign ministers of 20 nations including North Macedonia have endorsed a document by the US secretary of state towards supporting the ongoing US efforts to destabilize the communist regime in Cuba…

Carla Stea (2021-08-03). El presidente López Obrador reivindica la independencia de México. Se opone a la injerencia de Estados Unidos, en solidaridad con Cuba. globalizacion.ca SIMON BOLIVAR: "Estados Unidos parece destinado por la providencia a plagar de miseria a América Latina en nombre de la libertad". | En un valiente y desesperadamente necesario reconocimiento de la verdad, el canciller de México , Marcelo Ebrard , en…

Max Blumenthal (2021-08-03). Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: U.S. gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest'. mronline.org Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the U.S. government's assault on the Cuban revolution.

Graziella Pogolotti (2021-08-03). Cuba — El reino de este mundo. globalizacion.ca Tienen que ocurrir terremotos o magnicidios para que el nombre de Haití emerja del oscuro manto de silencio que lo envuelve. Es probable que, una vez concluidos los funerales de Estado que corresponden a la jerarquía del Presidente asesinado, el…

Paul Antonopoulos (2021-08-03). Growing Chinese Influence Could be Why Haitian President Was Assassinated. globalresearch.ca

Yves Engler (2021-08-03). Foreigners Select Haiti's Prime Minister. globalresearch.ca

Sameena Rahman (2021-08-03). People held in ICE detention 50 times more likely to test positive for COVID. liberationnews.org COVID-19 infections among people held in U.S. immigrant detention facilities are skyrocketing. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported higher-than-ever rates of COVID-19 infections among those held in their custody, reaching more than 50 times the positivity rate of the general U.S. population. Even during the pandemic, ICE has continued to detain people with no regard …

César Torres (2021-08-03). Foreign Vice-minister Rander Peña meets with SELA's Permanent Secretary. mppre.gob.ve "We agreed on the importance of undertaking different initiatives to favor regional integration, aiming to strengthen economic relations and investments […] and coordinate strategies for economic recovery following the negative impact of COVID-19," said the Foreign Vice-minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Rander Peña, after a work meeting with the recently appointed Permanent Secretary […] | La entrada

slorinoco (2021-08-03). PSUV Wraps Up Internal Campaign to Elect Precandidates for 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 5, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) concludes its internal campaign process among 60,000 pre-candidates, selecting who will stand for the primary elections to be held on August 8, in preparation for the elections of governors and mayors scheduled for November 21. | The President of the PSUV, Nicolás Maduro, explained this Sunday the steps followed for participation in the August 8 Open Primary Elections (EPA) of the revolutionary organization. | For this purpose, 5,108 electoral centers have been set up throughout Venezuela so that PSUV members can choose their candidates for t…

Steve Lalla (2021-08-03). Canada in Venezuela: Orinoco Tribune to Host Live Interview with Yves Engler on Thursday, August 12. orinocotribune.com August 3, 2021 (special for Orinoco Tribune)—Orinoco Tribune will host Canadian writer Yves Engler for a discussion of Canada's foreign policy regarding Venezuela and the economic interests of Canadian corporations in the region on Thursday, August 12. While the US has taken the lead in "regime"-change operations against Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, Canada has played a disproportionately significant role that has been less widely publicized—at times Canada is even presented as a benevolent actor in the region. We will learn that Canada's complicity extends far beyond its general support…

Staff (2021-08-03). Venezuela's Robeilys Peinado Qualifies for Pole Vault Final at Tokyo 2020. orinocotribune.com There was an incredible intersection of events for Robeilys Peinado in her debut at Tokyo 2020: the heavy rain on the Olympic Stadium, the injuries and misfortunes of medal favorites, and two clean jumps of over 4.4 and 4.55 meters, allowing the three-time world pole vault medalist to advance to the final, scheduled for this Thursday, August 5 in the Japanese capital. | Peinado started the Group A knockout round with a jump clearing the 4.4-meter mark, and then the rain began to fall on the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, forcing the competition to stop. | After resumption of the contest, with the rod at 4.55 meters the V…

Kevin Mwanza (2021-08-03). Fact Check: Black Americans Are More Likely To Be Vegan Than Other Groups. moguldom.com African American adults are more likely to identify as vegan than any other group in the U.S. A 2016 Pew Research Center survey showed that 8 percent of Black American adults were strict vegans or vegetarians, compared to 3 percent of the general population. The trend toward ditching meat affects everyone including top athletes and music …

Smith VA, Coffman CJ, Hudgens MG. (2021-08-03). Interpreting the Results of Intention-to-Treat, Per-Protocol, and As-Treated Analysis. jamanetwork.com This JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods describes how intention-to-treat, per-protocol, and as-treated approaches to analysis differ with regard to the patient population and treatment assignments and their implications for interpretation of treatment effects in clinical trials.

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-03). Electricity Blackout Reported in Several Caracas Neighborhoods on Monday. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 2, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Monday around 5: 30 p.m. an electricity blackout was reported in several neighborhoods of Caracas. The failure lasted approximately 45 minutes, with service being restored around 6: 15 p.m. | On social media platforms Venezuelans reported the incident using the hashtag #SinLuz. Users indicated that the service was interrupted in Santa Paula, El Cafetal, Colinas de Bello Monte, La Castellana, Santa Fe, Montalban, Santa Rosa de Lima, Cumbres de Curumo, Las Mercedes, El Paraiso, La Tahona, La Florida, La Candelaria, San Román, and Caricuao, among othe…

slorinoco (2021-08-03). This Wednesday the 4th Biennial Of The South Opens its Virtual Doors With Participation of 52 Venezuelan Artists & 25 Countries. orinocotribune.com Starting this Wednesday, August 4, at 11: 00 a.m., the Fourth Biennial Of The South: Peoples in Resistance will open its digital and virtual doors with the participation of 52 Venezuelan artists and visiting artists from 25 countries and four continents. | The announcement was made by the Executive Director of the Institute of Visual and Spatial Arts (IARTES) and President of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Oscar Sotillo Meneses, during an interview on the program Punto de Encuentro [meeting point] broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | The Bienal del Sur (Biennial Of The South) cultural festival is org…

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