Recent headlines reveal global tensions, including North Korean troop deployments in Russia and Greek firefighters' protests against state repression. In the U.S., political narratives shift as Pomona College faces backlash for student journalism covering protests. The document emphasizes the importance of staying informed amidst these developments, highlighting significant events and activism across various regions.
Unveiling Global Tensions and Local Resilience: A Deep Dive into Recent Headlines
In a world marked by geopolitical shifts and grassroots activism, recent headlines offer a glimpse into the complexities shaping our global narrative. From the unsettling resurgence of Cold War-era alliances, such as North Korean troops in Russia, to the tenacity of Greek firefighters defending their rights against state forces, the international landscape is anything but static. Meanwhile, on U.S. soil, the political scene heats up as election narratives evolve and student voices face unprecedented challenges at Pomona College. This week's roundup not only highlights these pivotal moments but also underscores the importance of staying informed and engaged in a rapidly changing world.
World News
- Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 29, 2024
- Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 30, 2024
- Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 31, 2024
- Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 1, 2024
- Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 4, 2024
USA
Student Intifada
- [Instagram] On Oct. 16, Pomona College brought disciplinary charges against Claremont Undercurrents for our reporting on a divestment action on Oct. 7, 2024. These charges are an unprecedented act of retaliation against our reporting. More importantly, they risk setting the precedent that student press cannot stay in the area of protests to cover them until their conclusion — putting any repressive actions completely out of sight of the community.
- In the two years since our founding, Claremont Undercurrents has been at the forefront of covering student organizing and the corresponding repression at the Claremont Colleges, from uncovering Pitzer’s illegal firing of workers who expressed union support in 2023 to consistent action coverage throughout the ongoing campaign for Pomona to divest from the genocide in Palestine.
- Undercurrents has worked to build trust with the 7C community throughout our two years of operation. We have always held our reporting to high standards for accuracy, rigorously verifying all facts with on-the-ground reporting and evidence.
- As a registered 5C club, our editors have established communication channels with Pomona administration. If Pomona wanted to discuss Undercurrents’ reporting practices in good faith, they would have reached out to us for a direct conversation. Instead, they escalated directly to a disciplinary case, displaying punitive rather than restorative intent.
- At a time when the Claremont Colleges are suspending our peers without due process and shutting down student workplaces in retaliation for their principled expressions of solidarity with Palestine, and as our institutions remain invested in and profiting from the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine, our reporting of campus repression and organized resistance from students is crucial.
- We ask you to continue standing in solidarity with Undercurrents’ mission of documenting and amplifying anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist organizing at the Claremont Colleges.
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Elections
- Arab American Voters: Don’t Blame Us If Trump Gets Elected | Breakthrough News
- [YouTube] [Funny] Election Touchscreen Map Takes Deeper Look Inside Key Swing Voter | Onion News Network
- [YouTube] Trump Supporters RANT Democracy is Communism, Kamala Will Take Your Freedoms!
- [YouTube] Trump Already Priming the Pump for Stop the Steal 2.0
- [YouTube] ICEBERG AHEAD for Democratic Party, Fascist Trump Dictatorship Possible
Russia
Palestine/Lebanon/Israel
- [YouTube] Save the Children in Gaza: Israel Bombs Polio Vax Site, Bans UNRWA in Attacks on Humanitarian Aid
- [YouTube] Janene Yazzie on being brutlized at the Tim Walz campaign stop in Window Rock, AZ.
- UN humanitarian chief warns “entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying”
- [Instagram] Israel Genocide Tracker account on X reportedly causing panic among Israeli soldiers
- Israel Genocide Tracker is an X account created in May that scans social media and gathers data on Israeli soldiers from previous posts they had published boasting about their actions in Gaza.
- It then creates a profile for each soldier, including personal information such as their name, age, family origin, and army unit.
- According to TRT, which cited Israel’s Channel 12 News, multiple soldiers have expressed concerns over the account.
- “I’m afraid they could Google my name and find it there,” one soldier told Channel 12.
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UK
- Pro-Palestine Journalist Raided for “Supporting Terrorism”
- We don't support Abbey Martain, but her guest is interesting to hear.