How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State
How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/03/australian-undercover-police-autistic-13-year-old-fixation-islamic-state
Court finds counter-terrorism unit’s conduct fell ‘profoundly short’ of minimum standards expected of law enforcement officers
Why are so many robots white?
Why are so many robots white?
https://theconversation.com/why-are-so-many-robots-white-213336
Humanoid robots tend to be white or resemble white people. Here’s why this is a problem and what social scientists, designers and engineers can do about it.
“We reject Germany’s involvement in the U.S. and NATO proxy wars in Ukraine, East Asia, and the Middle East.” The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country
The Entry of a New German Left Party Shakes up the Country
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/25/the-entry-of-a-new-german-left-party-shakes-up-the-country/
In October 2023, 10 members of the German parliament (Bundestag) left Die Linke (the Left) and declared their intention to form their own party. With their departure, Die Linke’s parliamentary group fell to 28 out of the 736 members of the Bundestag, compared to the 78 members of the far-right Alliance for Germany (AfD). One of the reasons for the departure of these 10 MPs is that they believe that Die Linke has lost touch with its working-class base, whose decomposition over issues of war and inflation has moved many of them into the arms of the AfD.
Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen
Bernie Sanders backs US attack on Yemen
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/18/tarp-j18.html
From the beginning of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, Sanders has promoted the propaganda line of Tel Aviv and Washington that Israel’s campaign of mass murder is a defensive response to the armed incursion of Hamas last October 7. He is now providing a similar service for the war criminals in Washington in relation to their illegal attack on Yemen.
Modern U.S. “leftism” shares the ruling class view that the people are the enemy, & street blockages exemplify this
Modern U.S. “leftism” shares the ruling class view that the people are the enemy, & street blockages exemplify this
https://rainershea.substack.com/p/modern-us-leftism-shares-the-ruling
Above: a protest from 2015, which mirrors PSL’s recent tactics in the Gaza demonstrations By any honest assessment, how can it be true that the tactic of blocking traffic under our conditions comes from a sense of faith in the people? The defenders of this practice may say that they trust the people will mobilize in response to the attention which the traffic blockages create for the cause. But in the United States at this stage, no communist organization yet has the kind of mass support which is required for such tactics to be effective.
NYPD clashes with dozens of Orthodox men in synagogue as riot breaks out over secret underground tunnel
Cops clash with dozens of Orthodox men in synagogue as riot breaks out over secret underground tunnel
https://nypost.com/2024/01/09/news/riot-breaks-out-after-secret-tunnel-is-found-under-brooklyn-chabad/
A riot broke out in a historic Brooklyn synagogue Monday night when a group of young Orthodox men tried to climb and push their way into an illegally-constructed tunnel.
Sahra Wagenknecht: German politician launches 'left-wing conservative' party
Sahra Wagenknecht: German politician launches 'left-wing conservative' party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67914273
Observers say BSW may siphon voters away from the far-right Alternative for Germany.
Biden launches reelection campaign with fraudulent claim to defend democracy against Trump
Biden launches reelection campaign with fraudulent claim to defend democracy against Trump
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/06/nmcu-j06.html
While Biden’s presentation of Trump as the spearhead of a far-right drive for authoritarian rule was true, his attempt to present himself and the Democratic Party as defenders of democracy was utterly fraudulent.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams implements executive order to curb flow of migrants bused from Texas.
How new rules for bus companies bringing migrants to NYC will be enforced
https://abc7ny.com/nyc-migrants-new-rules-buses/14235577/
Members of the mayor's senior staff on Thursday afternoon clarified how the new rules concerning migrants will be enforced.
Identity Politics Is a Poor Substitute for Socialism
Identity Politics Is a Poor Substitute for Socialism
https://jacobin.com/2023/12/no-politics-but-class-politics-review-identity-race-working-class-adolph-reed-walter-benn-michaels
In No Politics but Class Politics, Walter Benn Michaels and Adolph Reed show how an identity politics that obscures class politics and ignores economic inequality only makes the many miseries around us worse.