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Elbit Systems factory apparently shuttered following Palestine Action campaign
The Guardian visited the site earlier this week and said the property was deserted, with "no staff present aside from a security guard stationed in a vehicle parked outside the premises". The Israeli company, which has drawn criticism for producing weaponry used in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, had held the lease since 2019, with a contract due to run until 2029. Elbit Systems provides around 85 percent of Israel’s drones and land-based military equipment and has played a major role in supplying Israel with weaponry for its genocide in Gaza.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/elbit-systems-factory-shuttered-following-palestine-action-campaign

Police make mass arrests at Palestine Action rally outside UK Parliament
London police have arrested more than 425 protesters during violent clashes at a rally calling on the United Kingdom’s government to lift a ban on the Palestine Action group. Defend Our Juries, the campaign group that organised the rally on Saturday, said about 1,500 people participated in the demonstration outside the UK Parliament in London, risking arrest under terrorism laws.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/6/police-make-mass-arrests-at-palestine-action-rally-outside-uk-parliament
https://archive.ph/Xyfg5

Tear gas fired at thousands of protesters in Serbia demanding free elections and justice
Protesters in Novi Sad on Friday chanted “We want elections,” and “Vucic leave” as they vowed to defend the autonomy of the university. Shielded riot officers initially guarded some of the university buildings but reinforcements later arrived in anti-riot vehicles before marching toward the protesters. The city streets were engulfed in tear gas and smoke from stun grenades and flares as police chased the protesters away from the campus. The blitz police intervention reflects the increasingly tough response from Vucic to the protests. Vucic has refused to schedule a snap parliamentary vote requested by the demonstrators.
https://apnews.com/article/serbia-protest-students-police-f396a30f7b822e9170c012f817bf2f52

Young Germans seek advice on how to avoid military service
The German Peace Society — United War Service Resisters (DFG-VK), a peace organization that offers advice for people who don't want to fight, told the RND news network that it had had nearly 55,000 clicks on its advice pages in August this year, more than twice as many as in May. The Christian peace organization EAK also reported it had seen a 30% increase in advice requests last year.
https://www.dw.com/en/young-germans-seek-advice-on-how-to-avoid-military-service/a-73897111
https://archive.ph/m9sFu

How the Ban on WhatsApp, Telegram Calls Affects Central Asian Migrants in Russia
WhatsApp and Telegram are not only channels to communicate with families but also vital for connecting with migrant communities across Russia, searching for work, and keeping abreast of legislative changes affecting migrants. Almaz, a Kyrgyz migrant from Batken and an active member of the Kyrgyz diaspora in Moscow, now finds it difficult to assist newcomers. “People back home know they can call me on WhatsApp to ask me to pick up their son at the airport, help him register, or answer questions about life in Russia. Now, this communication is slower and limited to texts,” he told The Diplomat via Telegram. “We will adapt, but right now it feels like an unnecessary complication for the sake of complication.”
https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/how-the-ban-on-whatsapp-telegram-calls-affects-central-asian-migrants-in-russia/
https://archive.ph/RXZ5t

Turkey opposition calls extraordinary congress for 21 September
CHP leader Ozgur Ozel described the move as "entirely a technical and legal manouevre" in case a court delivers a similar verdict to oust the overall party leadership in a hearing on 15 September. "Because, as you know, anything is within the realm of possibility," he said. The CHP, the largest opposition force in the Turkish parliament, won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP in the 2024 local elections.
https://www.newarab.com/news/turkey-opposition-calls-extraordinary-congress-21-september

Air Canada flight attendants reject wage agreement
Air Canada flight attendants overwhelmingly rejected a wage agreement on Saturday, with a bitter wage dispute now expected to be worked out through mediation as workers cannot take further legal strike action.
Flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge voted 99.1% against ratifying the company's wage offer, the union said.
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/air-canada-flight-attendants-reject-wage-agreement-2025-09-06/

Honduras charges three people for the murder of environmentalist Juan López
On September 14, 2024, Honduran environmentalist Juan López was killed in Tocoa while in his vehicle. Prior to his murder, he had received several threats, prompting the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to request special protection on his behalf in 2023. Despite these protective measures, several assassins took his life after he left a church. In the aftermath, President Xiomara Castro and Pope Francis condemned the attack.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/09/04/honduras-charges-three-people-for-the-murder-of-environmentalist-juan-lopez/

Milei government admits its audit of soup kitchens never existed
The revelation confirms opposition claims the administration lied when a top official claimed publicly that half of soup kitchens receiving funds did not exist. The so-called “phantom audit” was used as justification by President Javier Milei, Human Capital Minister Sandra Pettovello and then-Cabinet chief Nicolás Posse in public appearances and interviews to justify a state decision to suspend food deliveries to community soup kitchens that feed the impoverished.
https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/argentina/milei-government-admits-its-audit-of-soup-kitchens-never-existed.phtml
https://archive.ph/XMKjx

Protesters picnic outside Indonesian parliament on national holiday
There were small, peaceful protests outside the Indonesian parliament on Friday afternoon, following more than a week of sometimes violent demonstrations, as the Muslim-majority country celebrated a holiday marking the Prophet Mohammad's birthday. Students gathered for a "picnic protest", with poetry and book readings as they criticised politicians' benefits and called for the release of detained protesters and a withdrawal of military personnel from civil security duty.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/protesters-picnic-outside-indonesian-parliament-national-holiday-2025-09-05/

Justice demanded for worker killing in Nilphamari
For workers’ welfare she also raised at the rally a 10-point demand, including formation of a national minimum wage commission, ensuring trade union rights in all mills and factories, giving sufficient compensation to the affected workers, and six months maternity leave for female workers.
https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/275255/justice-demanded-for-worker-killing-in-nilphamari

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell refused bail as magistrate says he is a danger to community
Police charged Sewell on Tuesday with multiple offences, including violent disorder and affray over the alleged incident at Camp Sovereignty on the weekend. Sewell, the leader of the Nationalist Socialist Network, allegedly instructed a group of about 30 members of the far-right group to charge at the encampment.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/sep/05/neo-nazi-thomas-sewell-refused-bail-melbourne-ntwnfb

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Washington, DC, residents protest against Trump's troop deployment to the city
With Trump vowing crackdowns in other Democratic-led cities as well, he appeared to threaten Chicago with migrant deportations in a social media post with an image that parodied the 1979 Vietnam war movie "Apocalypse Now." Protesters at the "We Are All D.C." march, including undocumented immigrants and supporters of Palestinian statehood, chanted slogans denouncing Trump and carried posters, some of which read, "Trump must go now," "Free DC" and "Resist Tyranny."
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/washington-dc-residents-protest-against-trumps-troop-deployment-city-2025-09-06/

U.S. considers banning Iranians from shopping at Costco during U.N. meeting
Potential travel and other restrictions could soon be imposed on the delegations from Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe and, perhaps surprisingly, Brazil, which has held a traditional place of honor during the high-level leaders gathering at the U.N. General Assembly that begins Sept. 22, according to an internal State Department memo seen by The Associated Press. While the potential restrictions are still under consideration and the circumstances could change, the proposals would be another step in the Trump administration’s crackdown on visas, including a wide-ranging review of those already holding legal permissions to come to the U.S. and those seeking entry to head to the U.N. meeting.
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-considers-banning-iranians-shopping-costco-un-meeting-rcna229231

Surveillance, privacy concerns raised in debate over Flock cameras in Oakland
Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom called for installing about 480 cameras. Almost 300 on Oakland surface streets. The remaining to be placed along highways in the East Bay. The goal is to allow Oakland police, CHP and other law enforcement agencies to identify vehicles by more than just the license plate. And, to be able to search for vehicles linked to crimes in real time.
https://abc7news.com/post/surveillance-privacy-concerns-raised-debate-oaklands-flock-cameras/17743444/

Kraft-funded org holding Black, Jewish student dinners
Hillel International president & CEO, told Axios that isolation and polarization hit Jewish students after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. "When we saw this opportunity to partner with such an incredible organization like UNCF and the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism in a way that would counter that trend, I was very excited, and our whole team at Hill International was eager to learn," Lehman said. FCAS operates with 20-30 employees and is backed by a $100 million matching gift given in 2023 by Kraft.
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/06/robert-krafts-black-jewish-college-dinners-antisemitism
https://archive.ph/3B87M

Judge orders Philadelphia transit system to halt, reverse all service cuts
SEPTA, the main transit system serving the Philadelphia region, faces a significant structural budget shortfall of $213 million for the 2025 fiscal year. The deficit stems from decades of state underfunding and budget cuts. Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro’s most recent proposal allocates only $165 million, with negotiations having stalled with the state legislature. Shapiro’s offer falls far short of the transit system’s needs, leading to its current plan targeting drastic cuts of up to 45 percent in service and fare increases exceeding 20 percent.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/09/06/dcup-s06.html

Sheriff Tompkins pleads not guilty to extortion charges
Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who prosecutors say abused his position to secure an investment in a cannabis company, pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Thursday. The case exposes the pitfalls of Massachusetts' regulated cannabis industry, in which licensing depends on demonstrating community impact and the influence of local leaders.
https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2025/08/21/suffolk-boston-sheriff-tompkins-cannabis-corruption-extortion-plea-indictment

Thousands of Ohio students left without a school bus ride as private school transport expands
Public school districts canceled bus transportation for thousands of high schoolers again this year while in some cases still busing students to private and charter schools to avoid steep fines under state requirements. In Dayton, a stopgap effort that gives students public transit passes in lieu of school bus rides was temporarily restored by a judge last week. This came after the district sued, alleging the state illegally restricted the program.
https://apnews.com/article/school-bus-ride-ohio-public-private-vouchers-70d90bcbdc1c6a3fbdff4a014d1ce785

Oakland had a plan to regulate Airbnbs and Vrbos. Why has it taken 9 years?
In the background, Airbnb lobbyists have been meeting with city officials, hoping to influence whatever regulations might come about. Representatives for the company reported meeting in the first few months of 2025 with councilmembers Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Kevin Jenkins (then interim mayor), Janani Ramachandran, and Zac Unger earlier this year, with the stated purpose of working with the city on “responsible short-term rental policies.”
https://oaklandside.org/2025/09/04/airbnb-vrbo-oakland-rental-regulations/

>>2464019
>Elbit Systems factory apparently shuttered following Palestine Action campaign
BASED BASED BASED ELBIT OUT

LEAKED: Israel Is Considered a "Genocidal, Apartheid Country" Abroad, According to Israel’s Own Research
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned an American polling firm to perform a sweeping battery of surveys and focus groups, coupled with message-testing, aimed at rehabilitating Israel’s image in both the United States and Europe. The work remains ongoing, but a preliminary report from the firm was leaked to Drop Site News by a source with direct access to it. The work is being performed by Stagwell Global, a firm founded by notorious political operative Mark Penn, who serves as the company’s chairman and CEO. Penn donated $100,000 to AIPAC after October 7, 2023, and his ties to Likud date back to his work on Menachem Begin’s 1981 campaign for prime minister. Stagwell is also on the verge of getting a no-bid contract from the Trump administration to study American attitudes toward vaccines. The survey and focus group work attempts to discern what the public knows about the ongoing assault on Gaza and what its various attitudes toward Israel currently are. It is unclear how much the research is costing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), but the combination of focus groups and surveys make it the type of project that is usually a pricey endeavor. The MoFA was recently gifted an historic increase of an additional $150 million for its budget, with the aim of improving Israel’s image worldwide amid the ongoing genocide. The study also includes a “Phase 3,” in which research subjects in Europe and the U.S. are shown videos with different messages to test which propaganda is most effective at moving the dial. For instance, one propaganda video they showed research participants involved a “college student with a ‘Free Palestine’ sign who lowers it as she hears more messages about Israel and the conflict until she throws it away,” according to the report.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-israel-reputation-survey-research-mark-penn-stagwell

Communists of Serbia support the popular uprising led by students against the corrupt Vučić regime
For months now, the people's justified rebellion against the corrupt and criminalized government, embodied in Aleksandar Vučić and the SNS, has been going on. Of course, we should not forget his engaged servants - Ivica Dačić, Aleksandar Vulin and Milica Zavetnica. For a long time, the government responded to public protests with individual acts of violence - driving vehicles into the crowd, sporadic attacks on activists, etc. We are witnessing the beginning of a new phase in the government's reaction, which is reflected in the brutal and inappropriate use of force against the people who are demanding their basic democratic rights. Brutality, especially by the gendarmerie and the police, is unheard of in these areas since the Second World War. It seems that we are expecting even greater and more brutal violence against the people, bearing in mind that this was promised by the "great leader" himself. Obviously, he was not a very good student, because if he was, he would have remembered what is a famous poet Njegoš wrote a long time ago - To whom the law lies in the mace, his tracks stink of inhumanity.
https://www.idcommunism.com/2025/09/communists-of-serbia-support-popular-uprising-led-by-students-against-corrupt-vucic-regime.html

What Is To Be Done? Vladimir Lenin ch.2 The Spontaneity of the Masses and the Consciousness of the Social-Democrats
We have said that our movement, much more extensive and deep than the movement of the seventies, must be inspired with the same devoted determination and energy that inspired the movement at that time. Indeed, no one, we think, has until now doubted that the strength of the present-day movement lies in the awakening of the masses (principally, the industrial proletariat) and that its weakness lies in the lack of consciousness and initiative among the revolutionary leaders. However, of late a staggering discovery has been made, which threatens to disestablish all hitherto prevailing views on this question. This discovery was made by Rabocheye Dyelo, which in its polemic with Iskra and Zarya did not confine itself to making objections on separate points, but tried to ascribe “general disagreements” to a more profound cause — to the “different appraisals of the relative importance of the spontaneous and consciously ‘methodical’ element”. Rabocheye Dyelo formulated its indictment as a “belittling of the significance of the objective or the spontaneous element of development”.[1] To this we say: Had the polemics with Iskra and Zarya resulted in nothing more than causing Rabocheye Dyelo to hit upon these “general disagreements”, that alone would give us considerable satisfaction, so significant is this thesis and so clear is the light it sheds on the quintessence of the present-day theoretical and political differences that exist among Russian Social-Democrats. For this reason the question of the relation between consciousness and spontaneity is of such enormous general interest, and for this reason the question must be dealt with in great detail.
https://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1901/witbd/ii.htm

>>2464120
>Communists of Serbia support the popular uprising
Yugoslavia 2 when?


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