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News 6/18/26 News Anon 3.0 19-06-26 02:15:09 No.2844081

Cuba’s Communist Party approves emergency economic plan opening to private enterprise
The plan would expand opportunities for private enterprise and create measures to attract additional foreign investment, including from Cubans abroad. It could also set the stage for private real estate development ⁠on the Caribbean island and the ⁠transformation of state-owned businesses ⁠into private commercial ventures with shares and equity stakes. It would also ‌allow private banks to enter Cuba’s once state-dominated ‌finance ‌sector.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/18/cubas-communist-party-approves-opening-economy-in-unprecedented-move
https://archive.ph/lSOWa

HSI arrests Colombian influencer after filing criminal charges against De la Espriella
US migration authorities arrested a prominent Colombian influencer after filing criminal charges against far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. According to video sent to Colombian journalists, Beto Coral was arrested by four agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) at his home in Arizona. In a message to Senator-elect Wally Rodriguez, Coral said that he was told by one of the agents that the order to arrest him had come straight from State Secretary Marco Rubio.
https://colombiareports.com/hsi-arrests-colombian-influencer-after-filing-criminal-charges-against-de-la-espriella/

Israel demarcates expanded Lebanon occupation zone, challenging US-Iran pact
Israel has rejected calls to withdraw troops from southern Lebanon, which it invaded in March in response to rocket fire by Hezbollah. Israeli attacks and the destruction of villages have killed thousands and set off a displacement crisis.Hezbollah has continued to launch attacks on Israeli positions in the south this week, including with explosive drones that have killed and injured ⁠troops.
https://www.reuters.com/3fec1b0a85a0/world/middle-east/israel-talks-with-us-over-continuing-its-lebanon-troop-deployment-officials-say-2026-06-18/

Israeli army reservist 'flees' India after war crimes allegation filed
According to the lawyer who filed the case and asked for anonymity over security concerns, Eitan Gilboa, a member of Israel's 271st Combat Engineering Battalion, is likely to have left India, where he was vacationing, a few days after the complaint was filed. The latest development comes just two weeks after the Brussels-based HRF filed a complaint with Indian authorities seeking the arrest of Gilboa for alleged crimes against humanity in Gaza.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-army-reservist-flees-india-after-war-crimes-allegation-filed

After 10 years, obtaining gov’t data via e-FOI portal remains a challenge
A report released by the Right to Know Right Now (R2KRN) Coalition on June 15 showed that 27.3 percent of the 240,000 e-FOI requests in the last 10 years were denied, although the number could be higher considering that other requests were tagged pending action, awaiting clarification, processing, referred, or closed.
https://www.bulatlat.com/2026/06/18/after-10-years-obtaining-govt-data-via-e-foi-portal-remains-a-challenge/

Australian government dismisses wide opposition to disability scheme cuts
The NDIS bill is the cornerstone of the Labor government’s May austerity budget, which slashes $63.8 billion from social programs over four years while providing massive funds for the military and handouts to the rich. More than half of these cuts, $37.8 billion, are bound up with the gutting of the NDIS, driving expenditure growth down to an average of around 2 percent.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/06/18/nnmj-j18.html

Internal Debate Rages in Tehran Over Deal with Trump
Despite a general consensus favoring the deal, which was signed separately by President Donald Trump in Versailles and by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Wednesday, a small yet vocal subset of the Iranian political system has reacted with dismay to the agreement, characterizing it as a strategic mistake and a betrayal of Iranian national interests.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/iran-trump-deal-critics-mojtaba-khamenei

Irish parliament votes to remove three-day abortion wait
The Dáil passed the bill on Wednesday night, clearing a path for the legislation to go to a parliamentary committee and become law later this, or next, year. Supporters said it was one of the most significant changes to women’s healthcare since voters ended a constitutional ban on abortion in a 2018 referendum. Opponents said it overturned a safeguard endorsed in the referendum.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/irish-parliament-votes-to-remove-three-day-abortion-wait

Polls open in Aberdeen South and Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
The by-elections in Scotland were sparked by the SNP’s former Westminster leader Stephen Flynn and colleague Stephen Gethins’ election as MSPs last month. Both have since walked straight into government, with Mr Flynn widely touted as a future SNP leader and first minister. In Aberdeen, the contest has been dominated by the question of the North Sea’s future and whether new licences to drill for oil and gas should be granted to save jobs.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/polls-open-aberdeen-south-and-arbroath-and-broughty-ferry

Syndicate calls for the swift resettlement of Sudanese journalists under threat in Libya
During the first week of June 2026, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate documented a dangerous escalation in hate speech, threats, and harassment targeting Sudanese journalists residing as refugees in Libya. These violations occur within the context of a growing campaign of hostility against foreigners and migrants in several Libyan cities, transforming what was once a temporary refuge into an extremely dangerous environment.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/syndicate-calls-for-the-swift-resettlement-of-sudanese-journalists-under-threat-in-libya

Push for referendum in DR Congo sparks protests over possible Tshisekedi third term
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) parliament’s approval of a controversial referendum bill has sparked protests and widespread condemnation over proposed constitutional amendments that could affect presidential term limits. Activists, opposition parties, and civil society groups argue that the changes could allow President Félix Tshisekedi to extend his stay in office beyond the two-term limit set by the current constitution. They describe the proposal as a threat to constitutional governance and accountability.
https://breakthroughnews.org/2026/06/17/push-for-referendum-in-dr-congo-sparks-protests-over-possible-tshisekedi-third-term/

Anonymous 19-06-26 02:22:47 No.2844085

it's never been more over

News Anon 3.0 19-06-26 02:29:23 No.2844088

Republicans blast Trump's Iran agreement as details emerge
U.S. President Donald Trump's interim deal to end the Iran war met scorching public criticism from some of his fellow Republicans as copies of the signed agreement circulated on Capitol Hill on Thursday. One Republican senator called the framework pact announced this week the "worst foreign policy blunder in decades," another said some reported provisions seemed "ill-advised," and some pro-Republican commentators also broke with Trump over the agreement.
https://www.reuters.com/world/republicans-blast-trumps-iran-agreement-details-emerge-2026-06-18/

Teamsters federal monitorship ending after 37 years
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been subject to oversight since 1989, when it signed a consent decree aimed at eliminating the mob's influence in the union. "Being the general president of the Teamsters, if I even think it, they want to indict me over it," Teamsters president Sean O'Brien joked on his podcast in early 2025 about the union's lingering image.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/17/teamsters-sean-o-brien-federal-oversight
https://archive.ph/1AYfR

Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George to be next mayor of Washington DC
Democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George is slated to be the next mayor of Washington DC after her opponent conceded on Thursday. Lewis George, a city council member, ran on a platform of expanding childcare, education and housing, and revoking the district’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/janeese-lewis-george-dc-mayor

Susan Collins Ads Brag About $190 Million for Rural Hospitals. It’s a Band-Aid on the Gaping Wound She Helped Inflict
According to one analysis, the GOP law’s estimated cuts to federal Medicaid spending in rural areas over the next decade will amount to nearly triple the RHTP’s funding. Maine is expected to lose nearly $3 billion in federal Medicaid funds over the next 10 years due to the Republican law—a massive hit that the pro-Collins campaign ads predictably avoid.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/susan-collins-rural-health-fund

California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls
The next step is for California’s secretary of state to confirm the measure by the 25 June deadline, which would officially certify it for November. The SEIU-UHW has the option, however, to withdraw it before next week. And this is where a possible deal comes into play. Newsom has long vowed to fight the measure. His spokesperson told the Guardian in January that he had consistently opposed such state-level wealth taxes, saying they “drive a race to the bottom”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-billionaire-tax-ballot-tech-opposition

Anonymous 19-06-26 02:40:30 No.2844092

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OP/ED News Anon 3.0 19-06-26 02:46:17 No.2844095

Colombia in the Eye of “El Tigre”
On Monday, June 8, I received terrible news from my friend Rosa, a youth activist and the founder of three community gardens in the impoverished neighborhoods of northern Bogotá. Thugs had destroyed one of their spaces, the Pollinators’ Garden in Suba. Emboldened angry men with machetes, shovels, and axes chopped down tomate de árbol and avocado trees, multiplying banana fronds and fruit, lavender, rue, kale, oregano, basil, and many other vegetables and herbs. I wept when I saw photos of the dry brown earth where once I had walked with her and her friends through the overflowing, tangled green. “They weren’t afraid of anything,” said Rosa (whose name has been changed for anonymity). “They did it in broad daylight.” I commiserated. “It’s as if their guy has already won,” she added. Colombia’s second round of elections this Sunday will steer the country into one world or another: a feast of hatred, exclusion, violence, or a continuation of an imperfect progressive experiment. After the first round, on May 31, Senator Iván Cepeda of the leftist Pacto Histórico had 9.64 million votes, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, a newcomer to politics with neofascist aesthetics, unexpectedly pulled ahead, with 10.31 million votes. The candidate in third place, Paloma Valencia, a traditional conservative originally favored by former right-wing President Álvaro Uribe, was eliminated.
https://jacobin.com/2026/06/colombia-election-cepeda-abriella-trump

Resignation letter of top Party for Socialism and Liberation cadre Walter Smolarek
I have been a member of this organization for 17 years, more than half of my life. When I first joined, I used to sneak out of my parents' house to attend Party meetings and had to open a P.O. box to receive Party literature. I spent years building Party branches in various cities — Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Asheville, Baltimore, Louisville, Lexington and elsewhere. I was elected to the Central Committee three times, and before that was an observer present at every CC meeting for seven years. I worked for over four years on the Loud & Clear podcast alongside Brian Becker, then later on The Socialist Program. When the National Communications Department was established in 2022, I was made its director, and I have written the bulk of both external and internal Party materials for several years now, including ghost-writing materials for individual Party leaders. This is all to say that I have truly dedicated myself to the Party — this has been the singular purpose of my life. I do not make this decision lightly. In recent years, I have been working in the "Center" of the Party, the New York office, which was established about three years ago, and I have become deeply disturbed by the crystallization of trends which I previously hoped were marks of the organization's newness. These trends are the deep political dishonesty of the organization's top leadership circle; the lack of serious strategic assessment; sectarianism and hostility towards mass organizing; the recklessness of the organization's top leadership; and the marginalization of leaders who raise disagreements on a sincere political basis. I hoped and believed that the maturation of the Party would create the conditions for these problems to be overcome, namely that the emergence of more leaders from the branches could bring a greater health and honesty to the organization. But the reverse has become true. As the top leadership has gained access to more resources and more dutiful personnel, these tendencies have only hardened.
https://libcom.org/article/walter-smolarek-resignation-letter

Reform’s rise exposes a vacuum in class politics
REFORM’S recent rise, culminating in its significant gains across May’s local elections, highlights a Britain devoid of class politics. At present, British society is characterised more by division rather than unity. It’s time that the left analysed why Reform consistently polls as the leading party among the public and how we can progress a class-based alternative to Reform’s divisive politics. Over the last 15 years, funding for our public services has been slashed, wages have been outpaced by inflation, insecure employment has increased and life has become more difficult for most people. Objectively speaking, you would think that a party that advocates for legislation that offers a continuation of these austerity measures wouldn’t be so popular.
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/reforms-rise-exposes-vacuum-class-politics

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