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Las Vegas testing lab stretched thin, looking to hire amid COVID-19 surge – FOX5 Las Vegas

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He should be here: Survivor grieves boyfriends death in random shooting – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Amanda Brooks questions the what ifs about the night her boyfriend was gunned down in a random shooting outside a south Las Vegas convenience store.

What if the couple had not decided to give a formal relationship a try three days earlier? What if they had stayed home?

We almost didnt go, Brooks said in a recent interview, sobbing.

Just before Curtis Abraham was slain, the up-and-coming Las Vegas filmmaker had invited Brooks out for drinks. After dating on and off for a couple of years, they had finally decided to settle down.

Im not gonna talk about it, Brooks fondly recalled Curtis Abraham saying that day in early November. Im just gonna show you.

So he did.

Out on the Strip that night, Abraham led an impromptu new couples dance on the ledge of the fountains at the Linq Promenade. A man teased him about how bad he was making him look in front of his own girlfriend.

A photo from that night shows Abraham, 36, overlooking the water, his arms outstretched. Their wide smiles radiate in a selfie.

He was never afraid to hold my hand or show affection, which I really liked, said Brooks, 28. And that was his showing.

Abraham stayed with Brooks the next couple of days as they tried to figure out their future: Would they move in together, or go back and forth between homes?

We were just starting to talk about those things, Brooks said.

I was horrified

Early on Nov. 4, the couple drove to grab snacks at the nearby Short Line Express, 7730 S. Jones Blvd. They also had planned to go pick up tacos from Robertos.

Abraham waited in the passenger seat of her white sedan, turning up the musics volume.

As Brooks paid at the register, a staccato of gunfire erupted outside. Before she and the cashier could react, a gunman appeared at the entrance, firing more rounds in their direction.

The two women ran toward the back, and rounded a corner into a freezer.

I dont know if my brain went blank or what, but I dont remember hearing gunshots inside, she said. They waited in there for about 20 minutes, which felt like forever, said Brooks, who was only wearing a sweatshirt, shorts and flip flops.

Brooks stacked up a shield of tubs of ice cream to obstruct the shooters view if he had entered. She had left her phone in the car.

Shivering, her worry for Abraham intensified.

And I waited all that time, hoping and praying that he made it, she said.

The gunman walked away from the store shortly after he stole beer and wine, according to the Metropolitan Police Department, which arrested him hours later.

But more time would pass before Brooks knew her boyfriend was shot, and it was even longer before she found out he had not survived.

Abraham was the first person Brooks dated after she moved to Las Vegas seeking a different life a couple of years ago. She found him charming, and she quickly knew that he would at least be a lifelong friend.

She was in love by their third date.

We can finally decide to be together and start building a life together just for him to leave, she lamented from her home, tears welling. And it felt like a movie, if like we stopped right in the middle of everything.

Brooks had hung on to lingering hope when nearby bar patrons who had assisted Abraham told her that he was breathing when an ambulance rushed him away.

She remembers big, loving and kind personality, his sense of humor and almost embarrassing loud laugh, which reminded her of comedian Kevin Hart.

Abraham, who also was an actor, dreamed of one day being a star, something Brooks and his loved ones were certain he would have accomplished if his life had not been ended by a senseless act.

Brooks has struggled to admit that he is gone.

Their last conversation was about God, and how he had always watched over them despite adversities.

He cant be gone. He was working on so much. He had so much more life left to live, she said. He deserved to have so much life to live. And to die that way. He was such a good person, such a wonderful man. He should be here.

Aftermath

A Clark County grand jury indicted Jesus Javier Uribe, 22, this month on 27 felony charges, including murder, attempted murder, illegally discharging a gun and armed robbery, court records show.

A possible motive has not surfaced, and police allege he first shot into an empty car, then randomly targeted Abraham, Brooks, the cashier and another customer inside the store.

Tipsters, including the suspects family, contacted police after they released a photo of a gunman inside the store in a shooting stance. He had worn a tactical vest and a gun belt around his waist. He was arrested at his nearby home and booked into the Clark County Detention Center, where he awaits his next court hearing on Jan. 28.

Uribe, 22, denied being the shooter to detectives, who found a gun, tactical vest, gun belt and sneakers at his home. The weapon and gear resembled what the shooter wore in the stores surveillance video.

Brooks close friend, Ebby Lee, awoke the morning of the shooting to a plethora of missed calls, and picked Brooks up from the scene after sunrise. Brooks then stayed with her for weeks.

Lee said she was saddened by his passing and not getting to meet him.

The shooting has caused Brooks lingering trauma.

She can no longer fathom the thought of driving by the convenience store. She is easily startled and has nightmares of being chased by someone who wants to kill her. She believes Abraham saved the lives of those in the store because had the gunman not paused to shoot outside, they would not have been able to react.

Lee said her friend has not been the same since.

It was the most horrifying thing Ive ever been through my entire life, Brooks said. And sometimes I feel like people are insensitive to that. The world was not ready to handle my sensitivity.

Sometimes I just cant do certain things because Im not ready, she said.

Extreme acts of violence can lead survivors to have upsetting dreams, to avoid crime scenes and to no longer feel safe, UNLV psychology professor Stephen Benning said.

Loved ones of victims killed have some of the highest instances of developing post-traumatic stress disorder, he added.

But for her part, Brooks has begun coping and likes to instead think about joyful memories: how happy Abraham made her and how he continues to inspire her to be a better person with a strong work ethic.

I think Curtis will always be here, she said. I dont think its fair to say hes gone, gone.

She grieves in her own way.

Abraham left a pair of old sneakers at her place, which fit her.

I wear them every day to work, she said. Hes still going.

Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com. Follow @rickytwrites on Twitter.

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Capitals Still Searching for Their Offense After Shutout Loss to Las Vegas – NBC4 Washington

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

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In the dying seconds of Mondays game against the Golden Knights, the Capitals struggled to put any sustained pressure on Vegas goaltender Robin Lehner as the seconds ticked away.

But it wasnt the process that worried the Capitals. The results havent been there for the team the entire month as a 1-0 loss at Capital One Arena dropped the team to 23-11-9 on the year. And a large reason for the dip in play has been because their offense hasnt been up to snuff of late.

The Capitals are now 3-5-2 in the month of January as a tough offensive month continued against the Golden Knights, leaving them searching for answers.

We just got to get that confidence back, weve got to start scoring goals, getting secondary scoring, our power play has gotta get going, Conor Sheary said. When all those things click were a dangerous team. It seems right now its not going that way. I think well find it, I think we all have confidence in that. Hopefully next game is when it starts.

In January, the Capitals have tallied eight points but are 30th in the league with 2.3 goals per game, ahead of just the Kraken and the Flyers. Their defense and goaltending havent been the lone issues, as its smack in the middle of the league at 16th with 3.2 goals allowed per game.

But, the power play hasnt been much better as the teams 10.7% mark in January places them 29th in the league, ahead of only the Kraken, Blue Jackets and Coyotes. On the season, they are 30th in the NHL at 14.2%.

The Capitals had five power-play chances against the Golden Knights, including nearly a full two-minute five-on-three, but came away empty-handed. They had a few quality chances and put eight power-play shots on Lehner, but were turned aside on all eight tries.

That seems like the theme a little bit, good looks and no goal, Tom Wilson said. So, at the end of the day, one of us just has to put it in the net. That's our job, that's why we're out there. We've been generating a lot of good looks on the power play, just they're not going in so we've got to find a way to bear down and put it in the back of the net.

The numbers to back up the Capitals' reasoning are there, too.

This month, according to Natural Stat Trick, they rank 11th in shot attempt percentage (52.54%), 10th in shots for percentage (52.27%), 15th in expected goals percentage (51.81%) and 13th in high-danger chances for percentage (51.52%).

Meaning, the looks theyre getting arent necessarily bad chances, theyve just not been able to capitalize on them. Their 6.61% shooting percentage this month puts them 25th in the league.

We focus more on the process and how were playing the game and, for me, theres things that were doing that I think will lead to success, coach Peter Laviolette said. If we were getting outplayed, if we were playing poorly, if we werent ready, those are things that you worry about maybe a lull or things that youre concerned about. I think if the guys stay with it on the power play, I think if they stay with it 5-on-5, eventually goals will drop.

Still, the matter of fact is that the Capitals arent scoring enough at five-on-five and their power play hasnt been worth much of anything (for a myriad of reasons) this season.

And at some point, no matter what types of looks they're getting at even strength and on the power play, theyve got to find a way to get those shots to find the back of the net.

I can't really put my finger on it, per se, but it's got a lot of different guys moving around, moving in, moving out, but we're pretty confident with whatever group we're going out on the ice with, Wilson said. We've just got to find a way to get back to generating a little more offensively.

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Las Vegas Raiders offseason: What to do about fifth-year options? – Silver And Black Pride

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

There a lot of decisions looming for the Las Vegas Raiders this offseason, starting with the coach and general manager.

But down the road, there are key decisions to be made on the roster involving three players who were supposed to be major foundation pieces. The Raiders had three first-round picks in 2019 and it was supposed to kick start the Jon Gruden era. The results have been mixed and there are strong questions about all three picks for different reasons.

By May, Las Vegas has to decide if they give these three players their fifth-year options (they are at a high price) or allow them to hit free agency after the 2022 season.

The Raiders havent exercised the fifth-year option since the NFL implemented it early last decade However, they did give 2018 first-round pick, tackle Kolton Miller a contract extension before the option deadline.

The fact that new leadership will be making these decisions will be a factor as well. They will not be emotionally attached to the players because they didnt draft them.

Clelin Ferrell: The defensive end was the No. 4 overall pick in 2019. He will very likely not be given the fifth-year option. He was a starter for his first two seasons and then became a backup in 2021. He never played more than 30 percent of the snaps in any game this season. It was clearly a draft pick that didnt work out.

Josh Jacobs:The running back was the No. 24 pick in 2019. This will likely be the toughest decision and he probably has the best chance of getting his option picked up. But running back value is tricky as new leadership may not want to commit big to the position. Jacobs has had some durability issues (hes missed six games in his career) but he did finish this season strong. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Johnathan Abram: An argument can be made either way for Abram. He did make some strides in 2021, but he still has some issues, especially in coverage. He is basically an average starter but he is a good locker-room presence and he wants to win. Abram also has durability issues, he has missed 21 games in his career. Its not an easy call.

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Snell & Wilmer Las Vegas Office Expands With Addition of Attorney Erik J. Foley – Nevada Business Magazine

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

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LAS VEGAS Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Erik Foley has joined the Las Vegas office as an associate in the commercial litigation practice group.

Foley is a member of the firms commercial litigation practice group. His practice is focused in real property litigation involving mechanics liens and HOA disputes. Foley also has experience in aviation litigation. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran who began his military career as a maintainer of complex avionic systems, advancing to supervisor of maintenance for the 14 F-15E aircraft.

Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, Foley was an associate at Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP. Additionally, he was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force where he was an Avionics Systems Specialist and a Specialist Flight Chief.

Foley received his J.D. from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, B.S. from the University of Phoenix and A.A.S. from the Community College of the Air Force. In 2021, he was recognized in the Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Stars Edition for Civil Litigation.

About Snell & Wilmer

Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 450 attorneys practicing in 16 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.

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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites visible over Las Vegas this weekend – KTNV Las Vegas

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) Look up at the night sky this weekend and you might see something a bit out of the ordinary, though not totally unfamiliar.

A string of lights moving through space, far above the Las Vegas valley. Starlink satellites from SpaceX.

The National Weather Service says the satellites should be visible around 6 p.m. on Saturday and 6:02 p.m. on Sunday.

There will be a few clouds in the sky on Saturday, the agency says, but most will be gone after sunset, and skies will be clear Sunday evening.

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Last year, SpaceX made strides in its Starlink mission, which the company says will help provide internet coverage to remote areas.

In May of 2021, its satellites made headlines after newsrooms in the western U.S., including at 13 Action News, received reports of strange lights in the sky. The company had just launched 60 Starlink satellites into space.

CNET reports SpaceX has deployed nearly 2,000 Starlink satellites into orbit over the years, though some of the satellites are prototypes and not functioning parts of the network.

There is a Starlink tracker on findstarlink.com.

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Las Vegas dispensaries feeling the effects of supply chain issues – FOX5 Las Vegas

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I-Team: Las Vegas Raider Nate Hobbs cited for driving 110 mph nearly 2 weeks after arrest on suspicion of DUI – KLAS – 8 News Now

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Cornerback arrested earlier this month for DUI in parking garage

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) Nevada State Police Highway Patrol troopers cited Las Vegas Raider Nate Hobbs for driving 110 mph on the 215 Beltway less than two weeks after he was arrested on suspicion of DUI, the 8 News Now I-Team has learned.

The traffic stop occurred on the highway near South Decatur Boulevard around 11:45 a.m. Sunday, the I-Team first reported Friday afternoon.

A patrol trooper issued Hobbs, a cornerback, a citation, but he was not arrested on the reckless driving charge, a spokesperson for the department confirmed.

The officer noted Hobbs was driving at 110 mph in a 65-mph zone, a person with knowledge of the incident told the I-Team. Hobbs car was towed away.

We understand that a traffic citation was issued to Mr. Hobbs and we will address it in the court system, attorneys for Hobbs, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in a statement to 8 News Now.

On Jan. 3, police said the 22-year-old failed field sobriety tests and was taken to the Clark County Detention Center on a misdemeanor DUI charge when an officer found him asleep behind the wheel of his Mercedes SUV on a parking garage exit ramp.

An officer noted he could smell a slight odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage coming from Hobbs.

Hobbs admitted that he was just tired and that is the reason he fell asleep behind the wheel in the parking garage, an officer noted in the arrest report.

Hobbs played in the Raiders game the following weekend.

Chesnoff and Schonfeld sent the I-Team this statement at the time, saying, The facts and circumstances related by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to the news media leave serious concerns that this does not qualify as a DUI under Nevada law.

While Metro police arrested Hobbs on suspicion of DUI, court records indicate Hobbs has not been charged with DUI, but faces a lesser charge of failure to decrease speed or use due care under certain circumstances.

ESPN named Hobbs as an honorable mention for its top rookies of the season.

In an unrelated case in November, former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is accused of driving 156 mph before a crash that killed a woman and her dog.

Ruggs faces charges of driving under the influence causing death and substantial bodily injury and two counts of reckless driving. The Raiders released Ruggs shortly after the crash.

The Raiders also released cornerback Damon Arnette last year after he waived a gun in a video, following a high-speed crash near the Raiders practice facility.

Hobbs is due to appear in court in April on the reckless driving citation. The I-Team reached out to the Raiders for comment and did not receive a response.

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1 person injured in planned demolition of US 95 bridge – Las Vegas Review-Journal

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

A U.S. 95 bridge collapsed while under construction Thursday afternoon, briefly trapping and injuring a worker, authorities said.

A Nevada Department of Transportation project had involved a planned demolishment of a bridge, and had closed Eastern Avenue, fire, transportation and highway officials said. Shortly before 4 p.m., authorities received a report of a collapse in the area and that a person was trapped.

The injured contract worker complained of back pain, and workplace safety officials were quickly notified, according to officials.

The construction worker was taken to a nearby hospital, and treated for injuriies.

We do not have details yet as to the extent of those injuries and are working to get updates in real time, said Justin Hopkins, Transportation Department spokesman.

Spokeswoman Adrienne Packer added that the collapse was not due to any structural deficiencies and that the freeway was not damaged. She said the collapse occurred as crews brought down an old girder that buckled.

The workers injuries were very minor, according to Packer.

Transportation Department officials said they did not believe crews did anything wrong, but Packer said she expected an Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation into the collapse.

Crews have been demolishing the southbound section of the Eastern Avenue overpass as part of its $40 million U.S. 95 viaduct replacement and retrofit work.

Eastern has been closed to vehicle and pedestrians traffic under that bridge since Monday and traffic on U.S. 95 has been shifted.

The road had been scheduled to reopen late Tuesday night. U.S. Highway 95 and Interstate 515 remained open and safe for motorists Thursday night, according to a Transportation Department press release.

NDOT is closely monitoring the situation and working with safety officials to determine the cause of the incident, the release stated.

Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter.

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Austrian Nazism – Wikipedia

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Political party in Austria

Austrian Nazism or Austrian National Socialism was a pan-German movement that was formed at the beginning of the 20th century. The movement took a concrete form on 15 November 1903 when the German Worker's Party (DAP) was established in Austria with its secretariat stationed in the town of Aussig (now st nad Labem in the Czech Republic). It was suppressed under the rule of Engelbert Dollfuss (193234), with its political organization, the DNSAP ("German National Socialist Workers' Party") banned in early 1933, but revived and made part of the German Nazi Party after the German annexation of Austria in 1938.[14]

Franko Stein, from the town of Eger (now Cheb, Czech Republic) and an apprentice bookbinder Ludwig Vogel, from the town of Brx (now Most, Czech Republic), organised the Deutschnationaler Arbeiterbund (German National Workers' League) in 1893. It was a collection of laborers, apprentices, and trade unionists from the railroads, mines, and textile industries, who upheld nationalism as a result of their conflicts with the non-German speaking portions of the workforce, especially in the railway systems. In 1899, Stein was able to convene a workers' congress in Eger and promulgated a 25-point program.

Another convention was called in April 1902, under the title of "German-Political Workers' Association for Austria" (German: Deutschpolitischer Arbeiterverein fr sterreich), in Saaz. In Aussig, on 15 November 1903, they reorganized under the name of the "German Workers' Party in Austria" (German: Deutsche Arbeiterpartei in sterreich). At further party congresses, Hans Knirsch proposed to call themselves the "Nationalsozialistische" (National-Socialist) or "Deutsch-soziale" (German-social) Workers' Party. The proposal was blocked by the Bohemian groups, who did not want to copy the name of the Czech National Social Party. An early member of this group is Ferdinand Burschowsky, a printer from Hohenstadt (Moravia), who was active in writing and publishing.

At a party congress in Vienna in May 1918, the DAP changed its name to the Deutsche Nationalsozialistische Arbeiterpartei (DNSAP) and produced a National Socialist Program, which is thought to have influenced the later German Nazi manifesto.[citation needed]

The Austrian DNSAP split into two factions in 1923, the Deutschsozialen Verein (German-Social Association) led by Dr. Walter Riehl, and the Schulz-Gruppe. After 1930, most former DNSAP members became supporters of the German NSDAP led by Austrian-born Adolf Hitler, and were one of the chief elements leading the pro-Nazi coup in 1938 that brought about the Anschluss of Austria with Germany.

Leaders of the party, who were dubbed Landesleiter due to the recognition of Hitler as overall Fhrer, included Alfred Proksch (193133), Hermann Neubacher (1935) and Josef Leopold (193638), although real power frequently lay with Theodor Habicht, a German sent by Hitler to oversee Nazi activity in Austria.

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Nazism | Definition, Leaders, Ideology, & History | Britannica

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Nazism had peculiarly German roots. It can be partly traced to the Prussian tradition as developed under Frederick William I (16881740), Frederick the Great (171268), and Otto von Bismarck (181598), which regarded the militant spirit and the discipline of the Prussian army as the model for all individual and civic life. To it was added the tradition of political romanticism, with its sharp hostility to rationalism and to the principles underlying the French Revolution, its emphasis on instinct and the past, and its proclamation of the rights of Friedrich Nietzsches exceptional individual (the bermensch [Superman]) over all universal law and rules. These two traditions were later reinforced by the 19th-century adoration of science and of the laws of nature, which seemed to operate independently of all concepts of good and evil. Further reinforcements came from such 19th-century intellectual figures as the comte de Gobineau (181682), Richard Wagner (181383), and Houston Stewart Chamberlain (18551927), all of whom greatly influenced early Nazism with their claims of the racial and cultural superiority of the Nordic (Germanic) peoples over all other Europeans and all other races.

Hitlers intellectual viewpoint was influenced during his youth not only by these currents in the German tradition but also by specific Austrian movements that professed various political sentiments, notably those of pan-Germanic expansionism and anti-Semitism. Hitlers ferocious nationalism, his contempt of Slavs, and his hatred of Jews can largely be explained by his bitter experiences as an unsuccessful artist living a threadbare existence on the streets of Vienna, the capital of the multiethnic Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Adolf Hitler (third from right) participating in a Nazi parade in Munich, c. 1930s.

This intellectual preparation would probably not have been sufficient for the growth of Nazism in Germany but for that countrys defeat in World War I. The defeat and the resulting disillusionment, pauperization, and frustrationparticularly among the lower middle classespaved the way for the success of the propaganda of Hitler and the Nazis. The Treaty of Versailles (1919), the formal settlement of World War I drafted without German participation, alienated many Germans with its imposition of harsh monetary and territorial reparations. The significant resentment expressed toward the peace treaty gave Hitler a starting point. Because German representatives (branded the November criminals by Nazis) agreed to cease hostilities and did not unconditionally surrender in the armistice of November 11, 1918, there was a widespread feelingparticularly in the militarythat Germanys defeat had been orchestrated by diplomats at the Versailles meetings. From the beginning, Hitlers propaganda of revenge for this traitorous act, through which the German people had been stabbed in the back, and his call for rearmament had strong appeal within military circles, which regarded the peace only as a temporary setback in Germanys expansionist program. The ruinous inflation of the German currency in 1923 wiped out the savings of many middle-class households and led to further public alienation and dissatisfaction.

Learn about the rise of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi Party, and the anti-Semitism they fomented in pre-WWII Germany

In 1933 Adolf Hitler's National Socialists were voted into power, and the campaign of terror began. From The Second World War: Prelude to Conflict (1963).

Hitler added to Pan-Germanic aspirations the almost mystical fanaticism of a faith in the mission of the German race and the fervour of a social revolutionary gospel. This gospel was most fully expressed in Hitlers personal testament Mein Kampf (192527; My Struggle), in which he outlined both his practical aims and his theories of race and propaganda.

Posing as a bulwark against communism, Hitler exploited the fears aroused in Germany and worldwide by the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia and the consolidation of communist power in the Soviet Union. Thus, he was able to secure the support of many conservative elements that misunderstood the totalitarian character of his movement.

Hitlers most important individual contribution to the theory and practice of Nazism was his deep understanding of mass psychology and mass propaganda. He stressed the fact that all propaganda must hold its intellectual level at the capacity of the least intelligent of those at whom it is directed and that its truthfulness is much less important than its success. According to Hitler:

It is part of a great leaders genius to make even widely separated adversaries appear as if they belonged to but one category, because among weakly and undecided characters the recognition of various enemies all too easily marks the beginning of doubt of ones own rightness.

Hitler found this common denominator in the Jewish people, whom he identified with both Bolshevism and a kind of cosmic evil. Jews were to be discriminated against not according to their religion but according to their race. Nazism declared Jewswhatever their educational and social achievementsto be forever fundamentally different from and inimical to Germans.

Nazism attempted to reconcile conservative, nationalist ideology with a socially radical doctrine. In so doing, it became a profoundly revolutionary movementalbeit a largely negative one. Rejecting rationalism, liberalism, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and all movements of international cooperation and peace, it stressed instinct, the subordination of the individual to the state, and the necessity of blind and unswerving obedience to leaders appointed from above. It also emphasized the inequality of humans and races and the right of the strong to rule the weak; sought to purge or suppress competing political, religious, and social institutions; advanced an ethic of hardness and ferocity; and partly destroyed class distinctions by drawing into the movement misfits and failures from all social classes. Although socialism was traditionally an internationalist creed, the radical wing of Nazism knew that a mass base existed for policies that were simultaneously anticapitalist and nationalist. However, after Hitler secured power, this radical strain was eliminated.

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National Bolshevism – Wikipedia

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Political ideology combining extreme nationalism and communism

National Bolshevism (Russian: -, romanized:Natsional-bol'shevizm, German: Nationalbolschewismus), whose supporters are known as National Bolsheviks (Russian: -, romanized:Natsional-bol'sheviki) or NazBols (Russian: , romanized:Natsboly),[1] is a radical political movement that combines ultranationalism (or alternatively fascism in some cases) and communism.[2][3]

Notable historical proponents of National Bolshevism in Germany included Ernst Niekisch (18891967), Heinrich Laufenberg (18721932), and Karl Otto Paetel (19061975). In Russia, Nikolay Ustryalov (18901937) and his followers, the Smenovekhovtsy, used the term.

Notable modern advocates of the movement include Aleksandr Dugin and Eduard Limonov, who led the unregistered and banned National Bolshevik Party (NBP) in the Russian Federation.[4]

National Bolshevism as a term was first used to describe a current in the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and then the Communist Workers' Party of Germany (KAPD) which wanted to ally the insurgent communist movement with dissident nationalist groups in the German army who rejected the Treaty of Versailles.[5] They were led by Heinrich Laufenberg and Fritz Wolffheim and were based in Hamburg. Their expulsion from the KAPD was one of the conditions that Karl Radek explained was necessary if the KAPD was to be welcomed to the Third Congress of the Third International. However, the demand that they withdraw from the KAPD would probably have happened anyway. Radek had dismissed the pair as National Bolsheviks, the first recorded use of the term in a German context.[6]

Radek subsequently courted some of the radical nationalists he had met in prison to unite with the Bolsheviks in the name of National Bolshevism. He saw in a revival of National Bolshevism a way to "remove the capitalist isolation" of the Soviet Union.[3]

During the 1920s, a number of German intellectuals began a dialogue which created a synthesis between radical nationalism (typically referencing Prussianism) and Bolshevism as it existed in the Soviet Union. The main figure in this was Ernst Niekisch of the Old Social Democratic Party of Germany, who edited the Widerstand journal.[7]

A National Bolshevik tendency also existed with the German Youth Movement, led by Karl Otto Paetel. Paetel had been a supporter of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), but became disillusioned with them as he did not feel they were truly committed to revolutionary activity or socialist economics. His 1930-formed movement, the Group of Social Revolutionary Nationalists, sought to forge a third way between the NSDAP and the KPD, emphasising both nationalism and socialist economics.[8] He was especially active in a largely unsuccessful attempt to win over a section of the Hitler Youth to his cause.[9]

Although members of the NSDAP under Adolf Hitler did not take part in Niekisch's National Bolshevik project and usually presented Bolshevism in exclusively negative terms as a Jewish conspiracy, in the early 1930s there was a parallel tendency within the NSDAP which advocated similar views. This was represented by what has come to be known as Strasserism. A group led by Hermann Ehrhardt, Otto Strasser and Walther Stennes broke away in 1930 to found the Combat League of Revolutionary National Socialists, commonly known as the Black Front.[10]

After the Second World War, the Socialist Reich Party was established, which combined neo-Nazi ideology with a foreign policy critical of the United States and supportive of the Soviet Union, which funded the party.[11][12]

As the Russian Civil War dragged on, a number of prominent Whites switched to the Bolshevik side because they saw it as the only hope for restoring greatness to Russia. Amongst these was Professor Nikolai Ustrialov, initially an anti-communist, who came to believe that Bolshevism could be modified to serve nationalistic purposes. His followers, the Smenovekhovtsy (named after a series of articles he published in 1921) Smena vekh (Russian: change of milestones), came to regard themselves as National Bolsheviks, borrowing the term from Niekisch.[13]

Similar ideas were expressed by the Evraziitsi movement and writers such as D. S. Mirsky, and the pro-monarchist Mladorossi. Joseph Stalin's idea of socialism in one country was interpreted as a victory by the National Bolsheviks.[13] Vladimir Lenin, who did not use the term National Bolshevism, identified the Smenovekhovtsy as a tendency of the old Constitutional Democratic Party who saw Russian communism as just an evolution in the process of Russian aggrandisement. He further added that they were a class enemy and warned against communists believing them to be allies.[14]

Ustryalov and others sympathetic to the Smenovekhovtsy cause, such as Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy and Ilya Ehrenburg, were eventually able to return to the Soviet Union and following the co-option of aspects of nationalism by Stalin and his ideologue Andrei Zhdanov enjoyed membership of the intellectual elite under the designation non-party Bolsheviks.[15][16] Similarly, B. D. Grekov's National Bolshevik school of historiography, a frequent target under Lenin, was officially recognised and even promoted under Stalin, albeit after accepting the main tenets of Stalinism.[17]It has been argued that National Bolshevism was the main impetus for the revival of patriotism as an official part of state ideology in the 1930s.[18][19] Although many of the original proponents of National Bolshevism such as Ustryalov and members of the Smenovekhovtsy were suppressed and executed during the Great Purge for national chauvinism, anti-Soviet agitation and other counter-revolutionary activities.[20][21]

The term National Bolshevism has sometimes been applied to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and his brand of anti-communism.[22] However, Geoffrey Hosking argues in his History of the Soviet Union that Solzhenitsyn cannot be labelled a National Bolshevik since he was thoroughly anti-Stalinist and wished a revival of Russian culture that would see a greater role for the Russian Orthodox Church, a withdrawal of Russia from its role overseas and a state of international isolationism.[22] Solzhenitsyn and his followers, known as vozrozhdentsy (revivalists), differed from the National Bolsheviks, who were not religious in tone (although not completely hostile to religion) and who felt that involvement overseas was important for the prestige and power of Russia.[22]

There was open hostility between Solzhenitsyn and Eduard Limonov, the head of Russia's unregistered National Bolshevik Party. Solzhenitsyn had described Limonov as "a little insect who writes pornography" and Limonov described Solzhenitsyn as a traitor to his homeland who contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union. In The Oak and the Calf, Solzhenitsyn openly attacked the notions that the Russians were "the noblest in the world" and that "tsarism and Bolshevism [...] [were] equally irreproachable", defining this as the core of the National Bolshevism to which he was opposed.[23]

The current National Bolshevik Party (NBP) was founded in 1992 as the National Bolshevik Front, an amalgamation of six minor groups.[25] The party has always been led by Eduard Limonov. Limonov and Dugin sought to unite far-left and far-right radicals on the same platform.[26] With Dugin viewing national-bolsheviks as a point between communist and fascists, and forced to act in the peripheries of each group.[citation needed] The group's early policies and actions show some alignment and sympathy with radical nationalist groups, albeit while still holding to the tenets of a form of Marxism that Dugin defined as "Marx minus Feuerbach, i. e. minus evolutionism and sometimes appearing inertial humanism.", but a split occurred in the 2000s which changed this to an extent. This led to the party moving further left in Russia's political spectrum, and led to members of the party denouncing Dugin and his group as fascists.[27] Dugin subsequently developed close ties to the Kremlin and served as an adviser to senior Russian official Sergey Naryshkin.[28][29]

Initially opposed to Vladimir Putin, Limonov at first somewhat liberalized the NBP and joined forces with leftist and liberal groups in Garry Kasparov's United Civil Front to fight Putin.[30] However, he later expressed more supportive views of Putin following the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine.[31][32][33]

The Franco-Belgian Parti Communautaire National-Europen shares National Bolshevism's desire for the creation of a united Europe as well as many of the NBP's economic ideas. French political figure Christian Bouchet has also been influenced by the idea.[34]

In 1944, Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose called for "a synthesis between National Socialism and communism" to take root in India.[35]

That same year, the new leadership of the Israeli paramilitary organization Lehi declared its support for National Bolshevism, a break from the group's fascist outlook under its previous leader Avraham Stern.[36]

Some have described the Serbian Radical Party, the Bulgarian Attack party, the Slovenian National Party and the Greater Romania Party as "National Bolshevik" for blending much of their respective countries' far-right rhetoric with traditional left-wing stances such as socialised economies, anti-imperialism and defense of historical communist rule.[citation needed] The Serbian Radical Party in particular has given support to leaders such as Muammar Gaddafi,[37] Saddam Hussein[38] and current Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.[39] The Greater Romania Party on the other hand was founded by Corneliu Vadim Tudor, described as the "Court Poet of Nicolae Ceauescu",[40] and has been seen as a continuation of the latter's ideology with a right-wing veneer.

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Netaji Believed Indian Nationalism Was All About The Highest Ideals Of Human Race – Outlook India

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

In The Indian Struggle, Subhas Chandra Bose had outlined the reasons why he foresaw that communism would never be adopted in India. Firstly, he wrote, communism had no sympathy with nationalism, whereas the freedom movement was a national movement. Lenins thesis on the relation between nationalism and communism had been sidestepped after the failure of the Chinese revolution. The second reason was Russias disinterest in sparking a world revolution, with its focus on internal affairs and a decline in its prestige due to its pacts with capitalist countries and the joining of the League of Nations. Thirdly, the anti-religious and atheistic character of Russian communism would not fit into the Indian environment, where a national awakening is in most cases heralded by a religious reformation and a cultural renaissance. The fifth reason, he felt, was that although communist theory had made certain remarkable contributions in the domain of economics such as state planning, it was weak in other aspects Bose. Later, however, he retracted his argument about the conflict between nationalism and communism at an interview with Rajani Palme Dutt in January 1938, where he said:

I should point out also that Communism, as it appeared to be demonstrated by many of those who were supposed to stand for it in India, seemed to me anti-national, and this impression was further strengthened in view of the hostile attitude which several among them exhibited towards the Indian National Congress. It is clear, however, that the position today has fundamentally altered. I should add that I have always understood and am quite satisfied that Communism, as it has been expressed in the writings of Marx and Lenin and in the official statements of policy of the Communist International, gives full support to the struggle for national independence and recognises this as an integral part of its world outlook.

His later utterances, however, indicate that this statement was more a tactical retreat than a change in belief.

Subhas had urged Jawaharlal to preside over the All-Bengal Students Conference in Calcutta, held on 22 September 1928. Like Subhas, Jawaharlal too sang paeans to the youth, and had similar things to say about empowering different disadvantaged groups in the society, but the thrust of his message was very different. His was a message of socialism in contrast to nationalism. I have placed before you the ideals of internationalism and socialism as the only ideals worthy of the fine temper of the youth, he told them. As far as his attitude to communism was concerned, he said that:

. . . though personally I do not agree with many of the methods of the communists and I am by no means sure to what extent communism can suit the present conditions in India, I do believe communism as an ideal of society. For essentially it is socialism, and socialism I think is the only way if the world is to escape disaster.

Speaking at the same conference, Subhas outlined where he differed with Jawaharlal in the sphere of ideas. He too believed in internationalism, but not in the form which obliterated distinctive characteristics of different nations. The expression of nationalism by Chittaranjan, a humanist, poet, essayist, thinker and a politician fiercely proud about his Bengali heritage rolled into one, was in stark contrast to the critique of nationalism by Tagore. In their quarrel, Subhas was completely on his political mentors side. From Mandalay Jail, he had criticized the shallow internationalism in life and literature of Tagore and his school which did not realize the fundamental truth in nationalism. He would touch upon the topic now and then, but his speeches and writings lacked the lyrical exuberance of his guru. While speaking at the Maharashtra Provincial Conference, Subhas responded to the charge of nationalism being narrow, selfish and aggressive from the perspective of cultural internationalism: his response was more in the nature of a political project that he envisioned rather than at an abstract, conceptual level. He pointed out that Indian nationalism, far from being any of these, was inspired by the highest ideals of the human race, viz., Satyam (the true), Shivam (the good), Sundaram (the beautiful):

Nationalism in India has instilled into us truthfulness, honesty, manliness and the spirit of service and sacrifice. What is more, it has roused the creative faculties which for centuries had been lying dormant in our people and, as a result, we are experiences a renaissance in the domain of Indian art.

In fact, he would return to the philosophical aspects of the independence movement repeatedly in his speeches around this time. Organizing the movement was the immediate problem, but equally important was to impart a character to it. Subhas was not yet advocating a particular form of political and social organization for independent India. Rather, he focused on defining the components which would make up the whole, and wished to lay the ground for post-independence reconstruction. He was preoccupied with questions such as: What was the most desirable political system for Indias development? What were the roles of the students and the youth? How should India balance nationalism and internationalism?

The ideal of the youth was to break the shackles of all oppression, injustices, and malpractices to create a new nation, he told a youth conference at Pabna. Creation of a new order had to follow the destruction of status quo. Subhas invoked Krishnas stern castigation of Arjun in the battlefield of Kurukshetra Klaivyam masma gamah Partha as the message which contained the essence of immortal youth. The youth movement, just like the national movement, was not merely a political movement. It had to weave together varying strands of art, literature, philosophy, science, commerce, and sports for the development of national life.

He refused to stand behind any particular ism at this point. No ism (he referred to anarchism, socialism, communism, Bolshevism, syndicalism, republicanism, constitutional monarchy, and fascism) was adequate to lift humanity out of misery unless individual characters were strengthened. Indians, he said, had every quality except tenacity of purposewhat was needed, therefore, was the ability to sacrifice everything for the sake of an idea. As Vivekananda had pointed out, the basis of nation formation as well as of establishing an effective ism was to create good human beings first. Whatever ism India chose for itself, it had to be moulded in accordance with its traditions and had to answer well to the requirements of present conditions. It was equally important to pay attention to the nationalist aspect of the movement as to the internationalist aspect. The latter was required to be the foundation of lasting global peace based on common understanding, development and exchange of knowledge, and the emphasis on the latter was critical to be able to create a nation based on new ideals. The responsibility for this regeneration was on the shoulders of the youth.

The national awakening would not take place unless the foundations of Indian society were shaken up. For most people, as he pointed out, social oppression was a greater reality than political oppression. The never-changing aim was complete freedom social, economic and political. Most people could relate more immediately to social oppression than to state-led oppression, and it was futile to expect the oppressed sections to join in the political movement. He said that the hypocrisy that is going on in the name of society, religion and state must be crushed ruthlessly. Therefore, Privileges based on birth, caste or creed should go, and equal opportunities should be thrown open to all irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

If it was important to break out of the restrictive traditions of the past, it was equally important to remain connected with the achievements of the past and be proud of ones heritage. The politics of nation-making did not take away anything from his consciousness of being a Bengali. In his presidential address the 1929 Bengal Provincial Conference at Rangpur in North Bengal (now in Bangladesh), Subhas took his audience through the history of the province, stressing its tradition of rebelliousness, the unique identity the region maintained in ancient times, the vivacity of the Bengalis leading to experimentations with social and political forms and their achievements in spreading ideas in other countries, the syncretic culture during the Muslim rule, the reform movements, and lastly the emergence of the nationalist movement. Aware of the increasing influence of Marxist thought, especially amongst the revolutionary groups, he reiterated his conception of Indias traditional forms of socialism. Vivekananda and Deshbandhu were the icons of his variant of socialism, who struggled throughout their lives to uplift the downtrodden. Again, he voiced his opposition to accepting any ism as a package. Every ism had elements of truth what was good in socialism should be accepted; but accepting tenets of socialism did not mean that the discipline, organisation and obedience of fascism were to be disregarded. He referred to how the Soviet Union had to implement the New Economic Policy in contravention to the orthodox communist philosophy to suit its unique needs. He argued that if an ism is imposed on a country by disregarding its history and its present conditions, it would either lead to a revolution or give rise to a contrary ideology like fascism. Most important, however, was the development of personality. No ism could succeed without good human beings.

He was only too aware of the barriers to building up that mass movement in the form of caste and religious divisions, the position of women in the society and the tentative links between the Congress and the industrial labour and peasants. Throughout this period, these themes kept resonating in his speeches as the basis of attaining social, economic and political freedom.

(Excerpt from Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist by Chandrachur Ghose, with permission from Penguin Random House)

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What it’s like to be targeted by anti-vaxxers – The New Statesman

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

This week I met a ghost. Not some movie caricature of a risen spirit but something far more ghoulish and real: the resurrected corpse of tyranny, fundamentalism, and sheer hatred.

Im a columnist for the Toronto Star, one of Canadas largest newspapers and very much the voice of the countrys liberal conscience. On Monday 17 January I wrote about the anti-vaccination movement. Not a deep analysis or a thorough exploration, but a personal account the story of my great-aunt from Eastern Europe, who would care for me when I was a child, and of the death camp numbers tattooed onto her arm, and the slaughter by the Nazis of many of her, and my, family.

How, I asked, could the opponents of the vital and compassionate Covid vaccination programme compare themselves to people ripped from their homes, tortured, humiliated, and murdered? How dare they parade the yellow star at their demonstrations and on their social media platforms, try to hijack the Holocaust, and compare their privileged and self-imposed experience to genocide? It was the world turned upside down, the denial of reality, the desecration of memory and loss.

Thats when the ghost came out to play. The column was intensely personal, difficult to write, and there were numerous people who championed it. But not the anti-vaxx militants, whom I now realise move in dark and fierce regiments.

The tweets and emails began within moments of the column being published. Im an old hand at this sort of thing and have been attacked by all sorts of nutters and nasties over the years, some of them highly motivated and belligerent. But never, ever anything like this. In 48 hours there had been thousands of attacks. Many of them were, of course, bot accounts, meant to destabilise and polarise, and theyre obvious by their style and appearance. But most appeared to be from real people.

As Im a priest, dozens of them alleged that I was a child abuser, a paedophile. They varied in their explicit and gross nature. Then there were the hundreds convinced that I was a Satanist, a devil-worshipper. One had me as a Son of Satin. Hey, its lovely material.

They posted pictures of my body with a twisted, grotesque face, they told downright lies about my life and work, superimposed my face on pictures of Hitler and Goebbels, and libeled members of my family. And they threatened me, some demanding that I be hanged. (Well, they said hung but what does one expect?) Friendly voices recommended contacting the police, but while they meant well they didnt appreciate how pointless this usually is. Unless there is evidence of who is behind such threats, the cops are largely powerless. I made sure the doors were locked, paid more attention to my surroundings, comforted myself that it was all bombast.

They found my website of course, and obtained my personal email. None of this is hidden, and as a cleric who deals with pastoral emergencies and hospital visits my details are out there. I wish I could say it didnt matter and that I didnt care but that would be untrue. Putting on a brave face isnt the same as having no feelings. Eventually it will fade and they will move on to another target but the sobering aspect, the thought that rests permanently in the mind, is that in the end theres actually not very much one can do about it.

So who are they, these acidic warriors in the fight against vaccinations, masks, and lockdowns? Various people, naturally, but broadly speaking hyper libertarians, religious mostly Christian fundamentalists, conspiracy theorists, and the weak and gullible. Its a dangerous brew, as were seeing increasingly in acts of violence and civil disobedience. In North America the situation is more acute, more concerning. The mob that stormed the Capitol Building in Washington, DC on 6 January 2021 was composed of precisely the sort of people Ive just listed. Since then theyve become more radicalised, feel more marginalised, and are certainly more organised.

This jarring disconnect, this politicised mass psychosis, may have its origins in the US but has been replicated internationally; not always as large, and thank God not as well-armed, but its there, like a toxin of hysteria and ignorance pumped into the bloodstream of the body politic. Or even ironically a potentially deadly virus. Most of us find it all somewhat difficult to comprehend, because the belief system behind it is downright deranged, and can so easily be proven wrong. But the same can be said of fascism and racism. The same could be said, was said, but sometimes and with ghastly consequences still failed to win the day.

If the gutter press could influence millions in the 1930s, social media and Fox News can do so just as efficiently almost a century later. As many others have said before, the lie told convincingly and frequently becomes the truth, the fiction becomes the fact. I wasnt attacked by people who thought they were bad, I was attacked by people who knew I was. Unless we grasp this we can never understand the problem.

Contrary to what several thousand people told me in the past few days, the Covid vaccine isnt designed to control world population, sterilise us, or make us instantly identifiable to the new world order. Its not the sign of the beast, not connected to some eschatological fantasy, and President Joe Biden isnt dead and being played in public by a Moscow-trained actor. And no, Im not the anti-Christ.

It all seems so bizarre, so ridiculous, even so irrelevant. Until it isnt.

My bubba, about whom I wrote that column, thought that National Socialism was a circus of inadequate malcontents and that civilized, noble Germany would come to its senses. So we should be moderate in our response but be informed and aware. What is a campaign against vaccinations today could wear a different uniform tomorrow. I wish I could say otherwise, but the people and the beliefs Ive encountered this week arent simply going to disappear.

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Oppose the dangerous reopening of universities! Students and youth must take up a fight against the pandemic! – WSWS

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

This statement will be distributed by the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) club members to students and young people around Australia as universities resume for the 2022 academic year.

The start of 2022 has brought young people around Australia face to face with the cruel reality of the ruling elites criminal policies amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia was once hailed around the world as a success story for keeping case numbers and deaths low relative to countries like the US, Brazil, and those in western Europe. The country is now experiencing 100,000 daily infections spurred on by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Fatality records are being broken multiple times a week, with 398 deaths in the last seven days alone.

The vertical spike in Australian COVID infections is a result of the murderous live with the virus program promoted by governments and the corporate media around the world. Australian federal and state governmentsLiberal-National Coalition and Labor alikehave proceeded amid the surge in cases with the pro-business reopening of business, schools, and universities in the interests of the profits of the financial oligarchy, no matter the impact on the lives of ordinary people.

Young people and students must take up a fight against this homicidal profit-driven drive!

Youth are being placed on the frontlines of the governments ghoulish experiment on the population. As part of the campaign to reopen, universities and schools plan to return to in-person teaching. Cramming students around the country into crowded classrooms and lecture theatres will cause an uncontrolled spread of the deadly virus, resulting in further mass death and suffering.

The death earlier this month of fit, young, healthy, double-vaccinated James Kondilios in Sydney underscores that young people are not safe from the virus. It cuts across this government-media lieused to justify the profit-driven campaign to live with the virusthat youth are invulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. Child hospitalisations amid the Omicron surge are at record levels in almost every country. Unmentioned in the mainstream media as well are the effects of Long COVID, which are not yet fully understood. What is known, however, is that suffering can persist for many months after initial infection.

Despite the staggering case numbers, and record hospitalisations and deaths due to COVID-19, university campuses around the country are marching in lockstep with the calls by big business to resume face-to-face teaching.

Monash University in Melbourne announced that it will reopen its campus on January 27, while the University of Melbourne will have a blended online and on-campus model for onshore students. Sydneys University of New South Wales is also planning a return to campus for the first term of 2022.

University workers at Melbournes Victoria Universitywhich has a large working-class and immigrant student populationwere advised before Christmas that summer courses would resume in person despite COVID-19 case numbers spiraling out of control.

This reopening has gone ahead with the full support of the pro-business trade unions. National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) Assistant National Secretary Gabe Gooding penned an article in the unions magazine, Advocate, on November 8, 2021, entitled Reflections on leaving lockdown and the road ahead. While the current surge due to the spread of Omicron had not yet begun, daily case numbers nationally at the time were over 1,000. In the article, Gooding wrote: This period as we transition out of lockdowns is the point where we must seize the moment and ensure that we dont transition back, but instead transition forward.

The NTEU has not written a word since on the exponential rise of cases around the country, let alone opposed the drive to reopen universities. The National Union of Students has similarly remained silent on the reopening of university campuses amid mass infections.

Australian children are being herded into unsafe classrooms. No longer is there any pretence that it is safe for children or their teachers or in the interests of their education. It is to force their parents back to work to produce profits for the financial elite. This is occurring under conditions in which many under 12-years-old remain unvaccinated. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted emphatically last week: Our objective is go back, stay back, day one term one.

Young workers employed in hospitality, retail, warehousing, delivery services, and other industries are on the frontline of the dangerous spread of the virus. They often have to work multiple jobs and living in cramped accommodation in order to pay for rent, food, bills, education, and other living expenses. In these sectors, youth are being pressured by bosses and their financial situation to return to work despite the dangers amid mass transmission.

In recent interviews published on the World Socialist Web Site, young workers exposed their unsafe work conditions and the indifference of government and business policies to the dangers that workers confront amid the live with the virus campaign.

But a shift is underway. Young people, students, and workers are not going to sit back and allow this mass death and misery to continue. Internationally, there is a growing movement of the working class against the homicidal big business policy of herd immunity and mass infection.

Teachers aroundtheworldarespeakingout in opposition to the murderous plans to return to face-to-face teaching. In France, an estimated 75 percent of teachers participated in a national strike. In Chicago, 25,000 teachers took part in a powerful protest against the school reopening policies pursued by the Democratic Party on behalf of big business. There is also growing opposition among high school students in Australia to school reopenings while infections continue to rise. Educators and their supporters organised outside the politically bankrupt trade union apparatus in rank-and-file committees in Sri Lanka, Germany, Australia, the UK, Canada and elsewhere have discussed the need to stop reckless reopening of schools during the pandemic.

Internationally, there have been similar developments among autoworkers, postal workers, transport workers, and in other industries. It is to this social forcethe international working classthat young people and students must turn in order to end the pandemic and save lives.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a symptom of a much more terminal diseasethe decaying capitalist system. The pandemic crisis was predicted by modern science, and scientific knowledge also shows that it was entirely preventable and can still be ended. The suppressionofthevirusinChina since the initial outbreak shows that scientifically-determined public health measures taken togetherstrict lockdowns, mask mandates, proper quarantining facilities, mass vaccination programs, and adequate contact tracingcan eliminate COVID-19. But this cannot be maintained in a single country. The eradication of COVID-19 requires an internationally-coordinated program of elimination.

However, this scientific program has been rejected by the tiny, wealthy minority as the closure of businesses would cut across their ability to make profits through the exploitation of the working class. The financial oligarchy in every country have continued to engorge themselves while workers, their families, small businesses and whole societies made to suffer. The drive to reopen the economy, including the resumption of in-person teaching in schools and universities, is an exercise in social murder at the expense of capitalist profits.

The World Socialist Web Site, published by the world Trotskyist movement of which the IYSSE is the global youth and student movement, has characterised the pandemic as a trigger event in world history, akin to the First World War, which will have a profound impact on social consciousness. Millions of workers and youth internationally are gaining an education outside of schools and universities. That lesson is in the abject criminality of the capitalist system which places profits over lives.

The International Youth and Students for Social Equality insists that the pandemic raises centrally the question of political program. Capitalism has not only produced the COVID-19 pandemic crisis but is also the cause of all the dire social problems confronting humanity: the drive to another catastrophic world war, environmental destruction, growing social inequality, and the threat of fascism.

The latest Oxfam briefing on inequality summed up the state of class relations in the world today. A new billionaire has been created every 26 hours, since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020 it stated. The report continued: The worlds 10 richest men have doubled their fortunes, while over 160 million people are projected to have been pushed into poverty. Meanwhile, an estimated 17 million people have died from COVID-19a scale of loss not seen since the Second World War.

If the capitalist system cannot prevent misery and mass death for the worlds population, then it must be overthrown and replaced with a socialist system to address the pressing needs of humankind.

As the only genuinely socialist revolutionary club on campus, the IYSSE will fight to mobilise youth and students against the criminal response of capitalism to the pandemic, and for an international revolutionary movement of the working class for socialism. We urge you to take your place in this struggle today by joining the IYSSE club or by forming one at your school or university. Contact the IYSSE to find out more.

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Marti’s thoughts applied to daily life keeps him alive in Cuba – Prensa Latina

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Every day we must remember the heroes and martyrs, our founders, referents and paradigms, Palacios specified when making the conclusions of the central act for the 33rd anniversary of the movement, held in the Principal Theater, one of the architectural jewels of the city .

Thanks to Sancti Spritus for what it has done all this time, which is why it is the venue for this act, he said, and recognized that being a Martian is feeling his work, loving it and applying it.

He conveyed congratulations on behalf of the National Directorate of the MJM, the National Bureau of the Union of Young Communists (UJC) and the Office of the Mart Program, for being this province the most outstanding in the work of the aforementioned movement for two consecutive years.

He highlighted the importance of showing a true character, which according to his own words goes through ethics, the vocation of justice and being worthy.

That is what Mart calls us to do, he specified, indicating that the 169th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle of independence, the most universal of all Cubans, will be celebrated on the 28th.

He recalled the close friendship that united Mart and the Hero of the three Cuban wars of independence against Spanish colonialism, Serafn Snchez born in Sancti Spiritus.

Cuba must continue to be a headlight, because we are committed to socialism, social justice and equality, with everyone and for the good of all, as Mart expressed, he argued.

The Provincial Council of said movement, with the approval of the UJC Bureau in the territory, awarded the Abdala prize -a dramatic poem written by Mart- to outstanding educational and cultural institutions, and to Arley Rodrguez, a doctor at the Gaviota Complex.

Other institutions were recognized, such as the branch of the Jos Mart Cultural Society, and La Colmena Espirituana Dueos de la Felicidad, as well as the venue for the national act received by Orlando Ernesto Prez, president of the MJM in the province.

Also attending the national event were Deivy Prez, member of the Central Committee of the Party and first secretary in the territory, Teresita Romero, governor of Sancti Spritus, and Alicia Alonso, deputy minister of Higher Education.

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NH teachers react to proposed bill adding to Cold War-era ‘Teachers’ Loyalty’ law – WMUR Manchester

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Republican lawmakers introduced additions to a Cold War-era statute that bans educators from advocating for communism in schools to the House committee on Thursday. The statute dates back to 1949.Rep. Alicia Lekas, R-Hudson was looking to add Marxism and socialism to the ban, as well as any idea that the United States was founded on racism.Lekas said the intent of House Bill 1255 is to ensure teachers are educating and not indoctrinating."When I only accept an answer that says that my political beliefs are right and your beliefs are wrong, thats indoctrination, Lekas said.The intention here is to make certain that in our schools our teachers are doing what has happened for a long time teaching how to think not what to think, said Rep. Erica Layon, R-Derry.People opposed to the bill say teachers will be silenced and scared to cover certain topics in the classroom for fear of punishment."Critical thinking isnt being allowed because theyre afraid theyre going to be reported for something, National Education Association New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle said."The idea that I show up to work every day for low wages in unsafe conditions and Im not loyal I would love to know what your definition of loyalty is if its not that, history teacher Jennifer Given said. The sponsor of the bill said she did not have time to properly draft the bill and she is currently working on an amendment.

Republican lawmakers introduced additions to a Cold War-era statute that bans educators from advocating for communism in schools to the House committee on Thursday.

The statute dates back to 1949.

Rep. Alicia Lekas, R-Hudson was looking to add Marxism and socialism to the ban, as well as any idea that the United States was founded on racism.

Lekas said the intent of House Bill 1255 is to ensure teachers are educating and not indoctrinating.

"When I only accept an answer that says that my political beliefs are right and your beliefs are wrong, thats indoctrination, Lekas said.

The intention here is to make certain that in our schools our teachers are doing what has happened for a long time teaching how to think not what to think, said Rep. Erica Layon, R-Derry.

People opposed to the bill say teachers will be silenced and scared to cover certain topics in the classroom for fear of punishment.

"Critical thinking isnt being allowed because theyre afraid theyre going to be reported for something, National Education Association New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle said.

"The idea that I show up to work every day for low wages in unsafe conditions and Im not loyal I would love to know what your definition of loyalty is if its not that, history teacher Jennifer Given said.

The sponsor of the bill said she did not have time to properly draft the bill and she is currently working on an amendment.

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Jury hears opening statements in federal trial of three former cops involved in the murder of George Floyd – WSWS

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

Opening statements were heard on Monday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers charged with deprivation of civil rights for refusing to stop Derek Chauvin from killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck on Memorial Day 2020.

The trial of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao is being presided over by Judge Paul Magnuson of the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The three men were charged, along with Chauvin, in an indictment by a federal grand jury in Minnesota nearly one year after the killing of Floyd. The charges of deprivation of civil rights were applied in three counts: the first against Chauvin for keeping his knee on George Floyd after he became unresponsive, the second against Thao and Kueng for willingly failing to intervene to stop Chauvin from using unreasonable force, and the third against all four of the former officers for willfully failing to provide aid to Floyd and acting with deliberate indifference when he was in distress and dying.

Chauvinwho was convicted of murdering Floyd in a state trial on April 10 and is now serving a 22.5-year prison sentencepleaded guilty on December 15 to the federal civil right charges against him. He is expected to receive an additional 2.5 years of prison time for the federal offense.

A jury of five men, seven womenwith an even number of white and non-white jurorsand six alternates was selected from across the state of Minnesota last Thursday. Judge Magnuson repeatedly stressed that the conviction of Chauvin on state murder charges and his guilty plea on federal charges must not influence the proceedings against the trial of the other three. Kueng, Lane and Thao also face a state criminal trial of their own that is scheduled to begin on June 13.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Samantha Trepel opened the prosecutions case saying that the three officers did not lift a finger to help George Floyd even though he said 25 times that he could not breathe. Speaking to the defendants directly, she said that Floyd was in your custody, in your care and then read from the MPDs policy about how people are to be treated once taken into police custody.

Using still images from a city surveillance camera, the prosecutor described the actions of each of the defendants as they made the conscious choice over and over again not to act to protect a man they had in handcuffs and pinned to the pavement. Protecting those in custody is not just a moral responsibility, its what the law requires under the U.S. Constitution, Trepel said.

Trepel singled out the actions of Thao, 36, who was a veteran officer and Chauvins partner. She showed in a bystander video how Thao was trying to keep at bay the angry crowd that was witnessing the murder and demanding that Chauvin get off George Floyds neck. Instead of trying to stop Chauvin from killing Floyd, she explained, Thao cynically told the witnesses, This is why you dont do drugs, kids.

The prosecutor acknowledged that both Kueng and Lane were rookie officers but said this was no excuse for their actions. She said even though it can be awkward and uncomfortable to criticize a fellow officer, the two had received extensive training for 1-1/2 years that use of force and the duty to intervene should have been fresh in their minds. Among the training that Trepel mentioned was the obligation to turn a subject on his/her side when they are having trouble breathing.

As to the third charge, the prosecutor said that the officers were trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation but took no action to help save George Floyds life as he was rendered unconscious and lost a pulse. Here on May 25, 2020, for second after second, minute after minute, these three CPR-trained defendants stood or knelt next to Officer Chauvin as he slowly killed George Floyd right in front of them, she said.

In conclusion the Assistant US Attorney told the jury, We will ask you to hold these men accountable for choosing to do nothing and watch a man die.

Following the prosecutions opening statement, the attorney for Kueng, Thomas Plunkett, made a motion for a mistrial on the grounds that Trepels presentation to the jury was more argumentative than based on the evidence the prosecutors were planning to use during the trial. Judge Magnuson denied the motion.

In his opening statement of defense, Robert Paule, the attorney for Thao, attempted to blame George Floyd for his own death by saying it was a tragedy but a tragedy is not a crime. Paule told the jury to look beyond the video and see that Floyd was acting erratically and appeared to be on drugs when the officers attempted to arrest him.

According to a report in the New York Times, the defense appeared to be outlining a defense built on several pillars: That by initially resisting arrest, Mr. Floyds actions justified the aggressive police response; that Mr. Lane and Mr. Kueng were rookies, and that Mr. Chauvin was a training officer; and that Mr. Thao was busy keeping bystanders at bay, acting in the words of Mr. Paule as a human traffic cone.

Plunkett also suggested that he would try to blame the MPD for insufficient training of the rookie Kueng, and Earl Gray, attorney for Lane, was also pointing a finger at the city police department for keeping Chauvin on the force when he had a history of abuse and misconduct. Gray said that Lane had been told by superior officers that Chauvin was an excellent field training officer. Attorney Gray also said that his client intended to testify in his own defense, the only one of the three to do so, and said that Lane had two times tried to get Chauvin to roll George Floyd onto his side.

Legal experts have said that obtaining a conviction in the federal trial of Kueng, Lane and Thao is difficult because the prosecution must prove that the defendants are guilty of willingly violating George Floyds constitutional rights by not acting in his in defense rather than doing something directly to him.

The behavior of the then-Minneapolis officers is hardly unknown to working class and poor people in the US or other countries around the world. The actions of Kueng, Lane and Thao is part of an unstated law enforcement code of conduct where extreme brutality is followed by the victim being left unconscious or dying as officers mill around at the scene discussing how they will cover up their crime.

The only thing that is different in the death of George Floydand other similar cases recently, such as the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, Georgiais the presence of the smartphone phone video shot by Darnella Frazier that was then viewed millions of times, triggering mass protests against police violence which swept across the US and internationally during the summer of 2020.

Additionally, the case of the three officers who cooperated with Derek Chauvin in killing George Floyd shoots a hole in the racialist presentation of police violence as purely a matter of blacks being killed by white police officers. The fact that Kueng is black, Lane is white, and Thao is Asian American makes clear that police violence is rooted in class society and capitalism, and the only way to stop it is by unifying the working class across all national, ethnic, racial and language barriers in the struggle for socialism.

Jury hears opening statements in federal trial of three former cops involved in the murder of George Floyd - WSWS

Amidst Political Turmoil and Global Hardship, What Path Remains for Conservative Americans? – PR Web

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Danzig

This book details the result of the 2020 elections, the impact of the pandemic, the implosion of the leadership class, and the new coalition being built on the right.

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Author Tom Donelson offers his solution to pulling America out of the dark in America At The Abyss: Will America Survive? ($16.99, paperback, 9781662836725; $26.99, hard cover, 9781662836732; $7.99, e-book, 9781662836749).

Donelson sees a dark future for America if it continues its current trajectory, but he also believes there is hope. In this book, he explores solutions such as a new GOP coalition of rural Americans, and combining Trump populism with classical conservatism.

This book details the result of the 2020 elections, the impact of the pandemic, the implosion of the leadership class, and the new coalition being built on the right, said Donelson.

Tom Donelson has authored eight books including his most recent book, the Rise of National Populism and Democratic Socialism. Presently Mr. Donelson is the chief political strategist of Americas PAC and research associate and project director of Americas Majority Foundation. He has contributed for the past four decades to various publications, websites and blogs.

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