The Nation’s New Crime Boss By John Davis, Counterpunch. November 21, 2020 The Nation’s New Crime Boss2020-11-212020-11-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rejoice-e1605998462763.jpg200px200px Above photo: By Dale Cruse. A great deal of energy was expended recently to influence who would be the next president of the criminal enterprise that is the United States of America. The nation’s criminality was established historically by its extermination of indigenous populations inconvenient to its imperial goals and its enslavement of Africans expressly imported into the country under hideous conditions for the further ease and enrichment of the already wealthy. Although these were crimes initiated long before the formal constitution of the […]
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…by Jonas E. Alexis, VT Editor Rafael Grossi is the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). He is not an Iranian sympathizer. But when he was asked the question about how long it would take Iran to build nuclear weapons, Grossi indirectly deconstructed the entire Israeli machination by saying: “In the IAEA we do not talk about breakout time. We look at the significant quantity, the minimum amount of enriched uranium or plutonium needed to make an atomic bomb. Iran does not have this significant quantity at the moment.”[1] Think about the magnitude of the statement for a moment. […]
When President Barack Obama bombed the first presidential debate of his 2012 re-election campaign, then-Vice President Joe Biden was tasked with triage: righting a campaign that appeared on the verge of sinking. On Wednesday night, with President Donald Trump’s illness and hospitalization with COVID-19 cementing public skepticism of his administration’s handling of the pandemic, Vice President Mike Pence faced a similar, though even more daunting challenge. But while he successfully played the same role he has filled for the past four years—that of the Trump translator, sanitizing or spinning the more unseemly things espoused by his boss—there was one thing even […]
A former assistant at a well-known New York City investment bank sued her previous employer on Tuesday, alleging she was wrongfully terminated in August after complaining about walking in on one of her bosses masturbating in the conference room. Logan Williams, a former member of the United States Coast Guard, filed the suit against Marathon Capital in Manhattan federal court, claiming she endured a “discriminatory and sexually hostile work environment” during her one-year tenure. She claimed the firm’s CEO, Ted Brandt, threatened to fire her for speaking out against the mistreatment and is seeking damages and a jury trial. “Contrary to […]
.Jurgen Klopp has issued an apology to legendary Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson after he woke the 78-year-old Scot with an early-morning text message soon after Liverpool’s first Premier League trophy in three decades Liverpool ended their 30-year title drought this summer, claiming the English top division at a canter at the tail-end of the COVID-19 hit season with the affable German boss hailed by many of his peers for re-establishing The Reds as a Premier League powerhouse. One person to offer his congratulations was the man who oversaw much of Liverpool’s misery during that title drought: Sir Alex Ferguson. During […]
Chelsea coach Frank Lampard has spoken with glee about his first five days with new $100 million midfielder Kai Havertz, praising the 21-year-old and fellow German newcomer Timo Werner ahead of the return of the Premier League. Chelsea ended their long pursuit of one of the stars of the Bundesliga last season by signing Havertz last week after drawn-out negotiations between transfer chief Marina Granovskaia and bosses at Bayer Leverkusen. Havertz has had to hit the ground running under the watch of Lampard at Chelsea’s Cobham training complex, where he has been preparing for a Premier League season that starts with a […]
CNN head Jeff Zucker appears to have offered Donald Trump a “weekly show” on the network in 2016, also giving tips for a presidential debate, arguing Trump could not win the race without his outlet’s support, leaked audio reveals. Zucker – who now presides over one of the most fervently anti-Trump media outlets in the American corporate press – hatched the idea to give then-candidate Trump a weekly slot on CNN during a March 2016 phone call with Micheal Cohen, a lawyer for Trump at the time, according to audio obtained by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. Speaking with Cohen hours before […]
In the fall of 2018, I returned to my hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to help fix a broken health department. Among other scandals, the agency had failed to follow through on monitoring for possible lead poisoning among local children. As the only Black woman health officer in the state, the luster of being in the role wore off rather quickly. Mostly, I found myself praying that things wouldn’t get any worse. Fast forward to late 2019. We were paying attention to Wuhan, China. But just like other emerging deadly diseases like Ebola and SARS, we suspected COVID-19 was something that couldn’t […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/07/1080394125_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b923446eb9be445efb58f50a2989a92f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009071080394182-like-a-boss-twitter-hyped-by-kamala-harris-milwaukee-chuck-taylor-converse-look/ The fact that Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris wore sneakers for her working visit to Milwaukee drew a wave of enthusiasm on Twitter, with netizens praising her for neglecting “disabling” shoes and suggesting that Harris has endorsed a revolution in political dress for women. Kamala Harris arrived in Milwaukee for her first trip as the Democratic vice presidential nominee on Monday, appearing to challenge the traditional culture of political attire for women by wearing a casual outfit with black Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers. The video showing Harris in sneakers easily skipping […]
A security guard whose block and takedown of a would-be thief went viral after it was caught on CCTV has officially been hired by UFC president Dana White, taking up a job offer after he flew her to a Conor McGregor fight. Summer Tapasa-Sataraka was at the center of a social media storm at the end of last year when footage emerged of her emphatically accosting a man trying to steal electrical equipment at a Best Buy store in Hawaii, blocking him from leaving and wrestling him to the ground as he tried to make his way through the exit as he held […]
The two earlier talked to each other over the phone, Spanish media reported, as speculation about Lionel Messi leaving Camp Nou, where he has been playing since the onset of his career, gained momentum. Lionel Messi is set to meet in Barcelona with Manchester United boss Pep Guardiola while the latter is there on holiday, the Spanish TV channel El Chiringuito reported on the programme Jugones, as the Argentinian’s stunning €1.6m-a-week transfer has been on everyone’s lips in recent weeks. Guardiola, with whom Messi successfully worked during some of Barca’s most productive years, in 2008-2012, has already been seen dining out […]
The Barcelona board are braced to resist any transfer bids for Lionel Messi as new boss Ronald Koeman declares six-time Ballon d’Or winner crucial to his plans, despite the Argentinian ace’s apparent discontent at the Camp Nou. For the first time since he joined the club two decades ago, rumors have suggested that Messi’s discontent at Barcelona’s poor performance last season could lead to the club’s star player deciding that his future lies away from the Catalan club. Backroom rancor and discontent under former boss Quique Setien came to a head following Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich […]
Leaked audio from a Goodyear factory meeting reveals even more about the company’s “zero tolerance policy” towards supporting President Donald Trump or police officers, while expressly stating that Black Lives Matter slogans are allowed. On Tuesday, a photo from Goodyear’s diversity training seminar in Kansas leaked, revealing that they have a “zero tolerance” policy for “Make America Great Again,” “All Lives Matter,” and “Blue Lives Matter” slogans being worn by their employees. Yet, they allow them to wear support for “Black Lives Matter” and LGBTQ causes. CONTROVERSIAL GOODYEAR AUDIO: New audio reveals why Topeka Goodyear said All Lives Matter, Blue Lives […]
Last month, former US Homeland Security official Elaine Duke claimed that in 2018, President Trump had suggested selling Puerto Rico as one of the options to respond to the devastating Hurricane Maria that hit the American territory. Miles Taylor, former chief of staff at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), told MSNBC on Wednesday that President Donald Trump wanted to sell Puerto Rico in 2018. “He actually said he wanted to see if we could sell Puerto Rico, could we swap Puerto Rico for Greenland because, in his words, Puerto Rico was ‘dirty’ and ‘the people were poor'”, Taylor said. […]
A billionaire scion of the Red Bull empire could yet face charges for the hit and run death of a Thai policeman in 2012, following widespread outrage in the politically unstable country after charges against him were dropped last month. Thailand’s Office of the Attorney General has said that it is looking to reopen the case against Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya, the 35-year-old grandson of the energy drink co-inventor. An investigation into the police handling of the affair, which could see charges against Yoovidhya reinstated, was due this Thursday but the deadline has been extended by a week, the Bangkok Post reports. […]
The unsealed court documents reportedly mention Alan Dershowitz making a claim about having a recording of one of Giuffre’s friends who allegedly admitted they were trying to “squeeze” Wexner for money. Virginia Giuffre, the accuser of the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, revealed an apparent awareness of the lingerie preferences of Les Wexner, an American billionaire whose holdings include Victoria’s Secret, the New York Post reports citing recently unsealed court documents. According to the newspaper, this reveal comes amid the ongoing legal battle between Giuffre and Epstein’s former lawyer Alan Dershowitz, as the latter insists that Giuffre […]
The head of Ireland’s tourism development authority (Fáilte), Michael Cawley, has resigned after ignoring his own agency’s advice to opt for domestic ‘staycations’ and heading off on holiday to Italy instead. The resignation was announced on Saturday by Cawley himself, who said he decided to step down because he didn’t want to “allow this issue to become a distraction from the important work of Fáilte Ireland in rebuilding the Irish tourism industry.” Cawley’s sojourn to Italy ignores government advice to avoid non-essential travel abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic. Quite ironically, Cawley’s agency has also been carrying out a “major drive to […]
Quique Setien’s brief reign in charge of Barcelona has already been ended following the most humiliating night in the Spanish giants’ history, according to sources reporting that Xavi or Mauricio Pochettino could replace him. Setien was a forlorn figure as Barca were crushed 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals at Lisbon’s Estadio da Luz, presiding over the worst defeat in Champions League history for the five-times winners of the tournament. There had already been serious doubts over the 61-year-old’s future after he led Barcelona to a distant second in La Liga, dropping points in four of their final ten matches […]
Real Madrid will be up against it when they face Manchester City in their Champions League last-16 second leg on Friday, and Zinedine Zidane’s team will likely need a fully-firing Eden Hazard to stand any chance of progressing. Though Zidane managed to win La Liga, taking advantage of Barcelona’s abundance of woes, there still seems to be somewhat of an uncertain feeling at the Bernabeu. There are fans who are convinced Real’s success was more as a result of Barcelona’s failures. Lionel Messi has been vocal about the fact his side aren’t performing to their usual standards. Real capitalized on that […]
Frank Lampard continued the spat that saw him tell a member of Jurgen Klopp’s staff to “f*ck off” during Chelsea’s loss at Liverpool, the Reds boss has said – and Klopp has claimed that he unfairly accused his team of “arrogance”. Lampard’s clean-cut image was damaged when the Chelsea coach was caught swearing at Pepijn Lijnders, Liverpool’s assistant manager, during his side’s eventful 5-3 defeat at Anfield on Wednesday, when he told Klopp to “have your party later on and f*cking give it the big one” ahead of the champions’ Premier League title ceremony. The angry row, in which Klopp told Lampard […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107605/85/1076058583_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_6109a1ce294bca06c869ee2c81443148.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202007231079961253-like-a-boss-bear-barges-into-house-smashing-the-door-open—video/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Everyone remembers the huffing and puffing the big bad wolf had to resort to when attempting to invade the homes of the three little pigs. Apparently things are less difficult for a grizzly bear. This shocking CCTV footage captured the moment when a grizzly bear flung open the door of a house and wandered into a family’s living room. The video begins with the home’s door being slammed open with a single push and the bear resting its paw on the door before making its appearance. Source link
Ocasio-Cortez’ post follows the confrontation with the Republican lawmaker on the steps of the Capitol building, where Yoho reportedly used a sexist slur towards the congresswoman. Democratic lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has shared a short clip of her walking on Capitol Hill with Doja Cat’s “Boss B***h” song playing in the background. The video was first posted on Instagram stories on Wednesday and captioned, “Shine on, fight for others, and let the haters stay mad”. The video has been deemed as a response to Rep Ted Yoho (R-Fla), with whom AOC reportedly had an unpleasant experience outside the Capitol building on 20 July. A […]
UFC boss Dana White says a lightweight title unifier between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje could still be on the cards for September despite the tragic recent death of Khabib’s father and trainer Abdulmanap. Khabib has not spoken publicly since his father lost his months-long battle with complications arising from a Covid-19 infection earlier this month. READ MORE: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, father of UFC champ Khabib, dies from Covid-19 complications aged 57 UFC chief White reiterated after the promotion’s latest card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night that he was still giving the Russian lightweight champion plenty of space […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079846850_48:0:1320:716_1200x675_80_0_0_df0896152e37323f27e8cf800197e9bf.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/video/202007101079846933-like-a-boss-shubby-cat-heroically-takes-shower/ It’s a well-known fact that unlike dogs, their four-pawed contestants for human love – cats can’t stand water and making them take a bath can become a real headache for owners. A funny video has appeared on Twitter, showing a chubby cat taking a shower. While making a grumpy face, the chubby ball of fur leans its elbows against the bathroom sink like a real boss. It’s, however, difficult to understand whether the furry buddy is angry that he can’t escape the ordeal because of his size or he just wants to look like a […]
I was on my path very young, 5-and-a-half going on 6, watching The Ed Sullivan Show, essential Sunday viewing for all American families. He would always have “something for the youngsters” at the end, and on this episode, out came Elvis Presley doing “Don’t Be Cruel.” My eldest sister by 9 years started screaming. I stared at her and wondered, why? Then I turned and watched the performance. I was drawn in, totally. Then, the light-bulb moment: I am going to do that. That pivotal moment has stayed with me my entire life. Funny thing is, it never occurred to me that I was […]
On Friday Former Formula One Boss Bernie Ecclestone came under fire after an appearance on CNN Sport, where he claimed that, in his opinion, in many cases “Black people are more racist than what white people are.” Former chief executive of Formula One Group Bernie Ecclestone has defended himself against a backlash for his earlier statements, which were deemed as“racist”, insisting he doesn’t care if someone is “yellow, green, brown or pink” in a Mail on Sunday interview. The ex-Formula 1 boss, 89, found himself in hot water after a TV interview for CNN Sport on 26 June. In a reference […]
Bernie Ecclestone, who stepped down from his top F1 post in 2017, said that the diversity issue wasn’t as pressing during his time as boss of the auto racing company as it is now. Former head of the Formula One Group Bernie Ecclestone has said that “in lots of cases, black people are more racist than what white people are”, while praising the drive for diversity demonstrated by current F1 chief and BLM supporter Lewis Hamilton, CNN quoted him as saying. “People ought to think a little bit and think: ‘Well, what the hell. Somebody’s not the same as white people and black […]
With their boss growing increasingly agitated with the state of his re-election campaign and with the efforts of Republican critics to undermine it, President Donald Trump’s team hatched a plan. They’d run a series of hard-hitting ads and place them on networks that they knew the president and congressional Republicans would watch. And so, over the past month, the Trump campaign has spent slightly more than $400,000 on cable news ads in the Washington, D.C., area, buying time largely on Fox News but with some smaller buys on CNN and MSNBC as well, according to filings with the Federal Communications Commission. […]
AG Barr and Defense Secretary Esper walk the streets of DC US Attorney General Bill Barr on Tuesday warned rioters that law enforcement will be stepping up their response tonight after he walked the streets of DC last night like a boss. Barr said in a statement that there will be even greater enforcement resources in the region tonight. Full statement from Barr: TRENDING: Unhinged Episcopal Bishop Calls in to CNN to Trash President Trump for Holding Bible without Her Permission — SAYS NOTHING ABOUT CRIMINALS WHO TORCHED CHURCH! Attorney General William P. Barr released the following statement: “Last night was […]
A firefighter directs water on a building that houses El Nuevo Rodeo, a club where George Floyd and Derek Chauvin both worked, according to former owner Maya Santamaria. Jim Mone/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Mone/AP A firefighter directs water on a building that houses El Nuevo Rodeo, a club where George Floyd and Derek Chauvin both worked, according to former owner Maya Santamaria. Jim Mone/AP George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the police officer who was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death, worked together at a Minneapolis club as early as last year, according to a report from […]
French Tennis Federation (FFT) head Jean-Francois Vilotte has spoken out against the idea of staging the 2020 French Open without spectators, stressing that he can promise the implementation of all necessary protective measures. Vilotte fumed over the French government approving the re-opening of shops and cafes but banning major sporting events, where the observance of safety measures could be strictly regulated. READ MORE: ‘I don’t want to be forced to take one’: Anti-vaxxer Novak Djokovic speaks on fears of compulsory Covid-19 jabs “We are considering all the options, but we obviously don’t prefer to play behind closed doors,” Vilotte said. “We want […]
Javier Tebas, CEO of Spanish football’s top flight, La Liga, has stated that players in his league have a duty to act responsibly after four Sevilla players flouted the Spanish government’s lockdown rules. Argentinian players Ever Banega, Lucas Ocampos and Franco Vazquez, plus Dutch striker Luuk de Jong, were photographed at a party with eight more people during the weekend in a photo that also featured a shisha pipe. Also on rt.com Not you too, Zizou? Real Madrid boss Zidane ‘defies Spanish lockdown rules to visit second home outside of Madrid’ – reports Incredibly, the photo came to light after being […]
With an estimated net worth of $14.5 billion, Dietmar Hopp has more money than Chelsea chairman Roman Abramovich and has been under the spotlight even while German football has been suspended. Meet the controversial club owner. Why did Hoffenheim’s game against Bayern end in farce? The final 15 minutes of Hoffenheim’s last home game back in February were arguably the most remarkable and unremarkable ever witnessed in the Bundesliga. With normal rules mutually halted, the hosts and visitors Bayern Munich ambled around the pitch in the rain, knocking possession around with no designs on advancing play. The game ended 6-0 to the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107923/12/1079231215_0:281:1200:956_1200x675_80_0_0_732e703f4793dd6cc7d0fb94e66a1c6e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202005081079231307-dogs-winter-olympics-golden-retriever-slides-down-snowy-hill-like-a-boss/ When canines see snow for the first time in their lives it might be a real shock for them, but older doggos have an idea of what you can do during wintertime. Even for a puppy, there are a lot of ways to have fun during the cold season – so many of them are happy to see snow and ice covering the terrain. This golden retriever knows it might be difficult to walk during the winter, but remembers that sliding isn’t a problem. So the doggo just goes down a hill at full […]
US 00:40 GMT 08.05.2020Get short URL It is not the first time that the Trump 2020 campaign has made comparisons between the efforts for his re-election and blockbuster US movie plots. In December 2019, the so-called Trump War Room tweeted a clip featuring the president as Thanos, a fictional comic book antagonist from Marvel Comics. US President Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Brad Parscale, on Thursday praised the president’s 2020 re-election campaign by comparing it to the iconic Star Wars film cycle and it’s infamous ‘Death Star’, a huge space weapon designed for destroying entire planets. In a series of tweets, Parscale, […]
Utah Jazz’s Dennis Lindsey has said Donovan Mitchell is ready to make up with Rudy Gobert months after the center became the first player to test positive for Covid-19 – and has recalled the dramatic night when NBA was suspended. Gobert baffled the public and infuriated his teammates by deliberately touching microphones and surfaces in the build-up to the final match before the NBA season was halted, only for the prank to spectacularly backfire when he became the first player to test positive for Covid-19. Unimpressed shooting guard Mitchell, who is widely regarded as Jazz’s key player alongside Gobert, subsequently tested […]
The head of the World Health Organization has said the Covid-19 pandemic won’t be successfully tackled until the world deals with the inequalities that have allowed the virus to wreak havoc across the globe. Speaking at a virtual briefing in Geneva on Wednesday, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus outlined a series of steps that need to be implemented before countries should lift measures designed to control the spread of the disease. These steps include introducing surveillance controls and ramping up health system preparedness, with Tedros warning that the virus will force the return of lockdowns if the transition isn’t managed “extremely carefully.” […]