Above Photo: Canadian police arresting protesters against Kinder Morgan’s Oil Pipeline, 2014. Mark Klotz / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. The Existence Of A Tailor-Made Security Service To Protect The Interests Of Polluting Companies Shows Clearly Just Who The Police Are There To Serve And Protect In This Society. The expansion of oil and gas exports has become a strategic priority for a major section of the capitalist class in Canada and its political enablers. The declining possibilities for export to the US, moreover, have led ‘business and political leaders…to pivot to East Asia, particularly China.’ This has involved the development of […]
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Above Photo: Unidentified US activist being beaten by policeman in Los Angeles. Apu Gomes / AFP/Getty. The opening day of the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California, was stained by brutal police repression of demonstrations. The meeting has already been marred by controversy surrounding the White House’s refusal to invite Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, giving rise to boycotts and complaints from many other nations of the Americas. Perhaps most notable was the refusal of Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to attend. News outlets and social media platforms shared numerous videos of the scene in which a towering Los […]
Immediately following the expulsion of the Spanish colonizers in the mid 1970’s, Western Sahara was occupied by Moroccan forces. With support from the United States, those occupiers, who treat the indigenous Sahrawi People very similarly to the way the Israeli occupiers treat the Palestinians, have been committing human rights abuses. Clearing the FOG speaks with Ruth McDonough and Tim Pluta, who have been staying with the family of a human rights defender, Sultana Khaya, since March 15. Ruth began a hunger strike on May 4 to demand an end to the violence against the Khaya’s and an investigation into the crimes […]
Above Photo: Immigrant families detained in a US Border Patrol facility in Texas in June 2019 (Photo credit: DHS Office of Inspector General). President Joe Biden and his top administration officials met on March 15 and signed a massive spending bill of $1.5 trillion into law. This package, which funds federal government agencies for fiscal year 2022, boosts military spending and increases discretionary spending for domestic agencies by $6.7 billion, the biggest increase in domestic discretionary spending in the past four years. The spending bill also expands the US government’s brutal deportation machine, with an additional $284.7 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This […]
Above Photo: People in Parliament Square, London, take part in the People’s Assembly nationwide protest about cost of living crisis, in February 2022. THOUSANDS of protesters will take to the streets today to vent their anger at the soaring cost of living and the brutal sacking of 800 P&O workers. The protests come as the Insolvency Service launches criminal and civil investigations into P&O’s behavior. The People’s Assembly, a national forum campaigning against austerity since 2013, has organized demonstrations across Britain in protest at the spiraling cost-of-living crisis. In London, protesters will gather outside Downing Street from 2pm. Demonstrations will also […]
Brutal War On Yemen: Dire Hunger Crisis Teetering On The Edge Of Catastrophe By Baher Kamal, Inter Press Service News Agency. March 22, 2022 Brutal War On Yemen: Dire Hunger Crisis Teetering On The Edge Of Catastrophe2022-03-222022-03-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/20220322-3.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Across Yemen, 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished, including nearly more than half a million children facing severe acute malnutrition, a life-threatening condition, according to new IPC report. United Nations. Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, with 17.4 million people now in need of food assistance and a growing portion of the population coping with […]
Above Photo: Rally for Amir Locke in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kerem Yucel. (AFP / Getty Images). The US political elite and their elite press are using the fraudulent claims about a “crime wave” as an ideological offensive, a backlash, against the large-scale protest movements over the past few years. As US domestic fascism continues to evolve, there is an overt reemergence of a pro-police narrative that no one seems to be talking about. It comes amid stories that suggest that there is a crime wave in major cities across the US. In response, the mainstream press has been amplifying pundits and politicians, […]
Fed up with low wages and injuries, more than 1,000 HelloFresh kitchen factory workers in Colorado and California are unionizing with UNITE HERE. Last year, HelloFresh, the popular food-kit delivery company that advertises technologically innovative and sustainable approaches to cooking, sold 278 million meals to Americans and doubled its U.S. revenue to $2.4 billion. But on HelloFresh’s assembly lines, workers were unable to afford rent, suffered serious injuries, and were subjected to timers when they used the bathroom, according to workers interviewed by Motherboard. Now 1,300 HelloFresh workers—intent on improving dire circumstances—are unionizing two HelloFresh factory kitchens in Colorado and California. On Tuesday, […]
Scheer Intelligence: Tracing America’s Brutal Imperialist History By Robert Scheer, Scheer Intelligence. October 30, 2020 Scheer Intelligence: Tracing America’s Brutal Imperialist History2020-10-302020-10-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/exceptionalism_2-scaled-1-e1604070182625.jpg200px200px Above image: By Mr. Fish. A political anthropologist puts a much needed pin to the balloon of American exceptionalism with an invaluable guide to a country that, long before Orwell came along, said war was peace – and interventionism was the highest form of anti-colonialism. The United States has the largest number of military installations in the world, with about 5,000 bases in total and at least 600 overseas, according to the Pentagon. Although the Department of Defense is […]
The NYPD Unleashes Its Most Brutal Cops On Protesters By Ali Winston, Black Agenda Report. October 23, 2020 The NYPD Unleashes Its Most Brutal Cops On Protesters2020-10-232020-10-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/nypd.jpeg200px200px The police unit most likely to bust protesters’ heads is full of cops with long misconduct histories. “The SRG is a familiar presence at demonstrations and has targeted specific organizers and groups.” This summer in New York City was defined by protests. The murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer drew hundreds of thousands into the streets in late May and early June, demonstrations that were fueled by violent confrontations with the […]
Demonstrators like the one shown here carried “I am Samuel” signs as they gathered on Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to slain history teacher Samuel Paty. Similar gatherings took place in several other cities as France reels from the attack. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images Demonstrators like the one shown here carried “I am Samuel” signs as they gathered on Place de la République in Paris on Sunday to pay tribute to slain history teacher Samuel Paty. Similar gatherings took place in several other cities as […]
Madison police found no evidence to corroborate Althea Bernstein’s claim four white men tried to set her on fire during a night of riots in the Wisconsin capital in June, but will not charge her with filing a false report. Bernstein, 18, had claimed that four white men sprayed her with lighter fluid through the open window of her car as she sat at a red light in downtown Madison, then threw a flaming lighter at her while yelling racial slurs. She suffered burns on her neck and face and had them treated at a local hospital. Her case had attracted […]
Around 15 environmentalist campaigners have been living in treehouses up to 60 feet off the ground in Jones’ Hill Wood in a bid to stop developers clearing the site to make way for the High Speed 2 rail link. Protesters camped out in a Buckinghamshire wood on the route of the UK’s High Speed 2 (HS2) railway have been evicted from treehouses by dozens of bailiffs and police. Local media reported that 40 agents from the National Enforcement Team, backed by 20 police officers, moved into the site at Jones’ Hill Wood near Aylesbury at 5.30 am on Thursday wielding chainsaws. The […]
Daily Beast: A Salt Lake City police officer is facing an aggravated assault charge after siccing a police dog on a kneeling Black man, according to the Salt Lake City Tribune. Train engineer Jeffrey Ryans was smoking a cigarette in his backyard before work when officers confronted him to address domestic abuse allegations filed by Ryans’ wife. NEW: A Salt Lake City police officer has been charged with a felony for ordering his K9 dog to attack a Black man who was complying. Officer Nickolas Pearce could face up to 15 years in prison, if convicted. https://t.co/dVKeyt98SX — Jessica Miller (@jm_miller) […]
Portland rioter Marquise “Keese” Love, who is currently on the run from police for attacking a driver who had attempted to help stop a mob from attacking a trans person, was involved in a sickening gang assault on another white man prior to the viral incident. In a shocking video of Love’s previous attack, a large group is seen running up to a man and brutally beating him before dragging him down the street and continuing the attack. Love is clearly visible in the surveillance footage of the violence released by police in June. Love was first identified on the anonymous […]
Portland police are searching for a Black Lives Matter protester who took a running kick at the head of a defenseless man, knocking him out after a group dragged the victim from his truck and made him sit in the street. The 25-year-old suspect was identified Tuesday as Marquise Love, and a manhunt is under way after police tried unsuccessfully to contact him and left messages telling him to turn himself in. Social media users previously identified Love and posted his personal information – though police have urged members of the public not to contact Love because it could be dangerous […]
A man who was seen on video being punched and kicked in the head by Portland Antifa and Black Lives Matter thugs Sunday night is reported to be still unconscious in hospital on Monday, according to the Daily Caller’s Jorge Ventura. “The male is still unconscious at the hospital” source inside Portland Police just notified me on the status on the victim from lastnight. Will provide more updates as they come.” “The male is still unconscious at the hospital” source inside Portland Police just notified me on the status on the victim from lastnight. Will provide more updates as they come. […]
Heavily armed troops in military uniforms were filmed shooting rubber bullets and flashbang grenades at a crowd of protesters blocking traffic in Minsk, as demonstrations against the presidential election continued across Belarus. Protesters blocked Kalvariyskaya street in western Minsk, a major thoroughfare near the First Ring road, on Monday. Riot police sent to disperse them were reinforced by troops in camouflage-pattern uniforms and armed with automatic weapons, who “opened fire” at demonstrators. As it turned out, the bullets were plastic riot rounds and the explosions were of flashbangs and smoke flares. Several people were injured, including journalist Natalia Lubnevskaya of Nasha […]
A couple whose daughter was taken off life support against their wishes has won a court battle to publish footage of their brutal treatment by UK cops. Rashid and Aliya Abbasi spoke to RT on seeking justice for young Zainab. After winning the right to have footage of Rashid’s brutal arrest at his dying daughter’s bedside made public on Friday, the respiratory doctor and his wife – also a trained physician – are determined to stop such heinous maltreatment by “bad apples” in the NHS from continuing, they told RT UK on Tuesday. “Up and down the country families are taken […]
Attorney General Bill Barr is set to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. Chairman Jerry Nadler opened the hearing with several baseless attacks on Attorney General Barr. Next up was Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee.Jordan was ON FIRE! Rep. Jordan opened his remarks reminding the American public that Barack Obama spied on the opposition party and candidate Donald Trump during the 2016 election and beyond. TRENDING: Swarm of Police Officers with K-9 Units Burst Through New Jersey Gym Door, Arrest Owners For Violating Gov. Murphy’s Shutdown Order (VIDEO) This […]
President Donald Trump took a swipe at Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday morning for working against his foreign agenda. Trump recently announced he would bring home most US troops from Afghanistan after 19 years and thousands of troops from Germany that have been there for decades. Liz Cheney has allegedly been working behind the scene to thwart President Trump’s agenda. President Trump tweeted this out on Thursday. Liz Cheney is only upset because I have been actively getting our great and beautiful Country out of the ridiculous and costly Endless Wars. I am also making our so-called allies pay tens of […]
A former Fox News reporter and associate producer, along with a frequent guest on the network, have leveled brutal and disturbing sexual-assault allegations against former host Ed Henry as well as harassment allegations against current on-air talent like hosts Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Howard Kurtz. In the complaint, filed Monday in New York federal court, former Fox News producer Jennifer Eckhart alleged that Henry—the long-time Fox reporter and host of America’s Newsroom who was fired earlier this month for what the network called “willful sexual misconduct”—raped and assaulted her and “performed sadistic acts on her without her consent that left […]
UFC veteran Boston Salmon was on the receiving end of one of the more concussive illegal strikes in recent memory, as he was drilled with a knee by Shawn West at a Legacy Fighting Alliance event on Friday. Salmon, who went 0-2 in a recent run in the UFC, was awarded the victory while still prone on the canvas after being hit with the vicious knee strike during his LFA 84 fight with West in South Dakota. The illegal shot left Salmon dazed and bloodied on the canvas but after being deemed unable to continue the bout, he emerged the victor […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s most prominent Animal Cruelty prevention law was enacted in 1960 and has since been strengthened. But from killing elephant by feeding them with explosive-laced fruit to various incidents of stray dog torture, the plight of animals remains largely neglected. In a barbaric incident of human brutality to animals, a monkey was hanged from a tree in India’s Telangana state. A video of the incident, filmed by the accused themselves, has gone viral on social media. The video shows the hapless monkey struggling while it’s hanged with dogs on the ground howling. Three men attacked monkeys with sticks […]
A black man brutally attacked a white Macy’s employee on camera in Michigan last week. The brutal attack was entirely unprovoked, according to an investigation by the department store. The Gateway Pundit first reported on this criminal attack a week ago. The shocking attack was filmed by the attacker’s brother, Michigan rapper “FT Quay.” The rapper claimed that he heard the employee, who appeared to be on the phone when the attack happened, say “n-gger.” TRENDING: Black Lives Matter Activist Loses One of His Testicles After Being Shot in the Balls with Rubber Bullets During George Floyd Riots The store’s investigation […]
Disturbing footage has captured a group assault on a man in Baltimore, with multiple attackers seen discharging a barrage of fireworks, some targeted at the victim’s face from point-blank range. In a series of videos recently shared to social media, about half a dozen assailants – including one who appears to be a child – are shown shooting fireworks into a parked car to lure out a man hiding inside. The victim was soon forced out of the vehicle and the assault then continued in the street, with the attackers setting off dozens of salvos, many of them hitting the man […]
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo (right) kneels as the hearse of George Floyd arrives to North Central University ahead of funeral service on Thursday. Protests in the wake of Floyd’s death while in police custody has erupted across the country. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im hide caption toggle caption The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo (right) kneels as the hearse of George Floyd arrives to North Central University ahead of funeral service on Thursday. Protests in the wake of Floyd’s death while in police custody has erupted across the country. The […]
New video has been posted and a police update given in the savage beating of a man Saturday night in Dallas by rioting Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters. The man, whose body was seen left in a bloody, twisted mess after the mob beating, is in the hospital according to police who reportedly said the victim is in “bad shape, but hanging on” and in stable condition. Police also said the victim was trying to protect his neighborhood and confronted the protesters while carrying a machete. Police cannot confirm if he is a store owner. After being knocked out by […]
Black leaders in Minnesota and friends of George Floyd are at a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall. They just found out that Derek Chauvin was arrested. This is their response: pic.twitter.com/DLzkIORgsq — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 29, 2020 The police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck was involved in 18 complaints prior to being fired, according to records released by the city. https://t.co/2gTmbizdAD — ABC News (@ABC) May 29, 2020 Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd, was arrested. This is not enough. We have much further to go — including swift, […]
Minneapolis police have found themselves at the center of a massive scandal after two of its officers were caught on camera during an arrest, one of them on the ground brutally choking a motionless suspect to death. A video of the shocking scene published on Facebook by a witness shows a white officer kneeling on the neck of a black man for at least seven minutes as he lies motionless near the police car while groaning and begging for his life. Also on rt.com ‘Shoot first, think later’: Obscure US law INCREASINGLY helps police officers to get away with using excessive […]
If mixed martial arts has a few too many rules for your tastes, perhaps it is time to cast a glance towards the new Polish fight league Wotore – a bizarre, violent hybrid of MMA, bareknuckle boxing and, yes, sumo wrestling. Wotore bouts couldn’t be much more different when compared to its MMA cousin. For one, there are no time limits. There aren’t even any rounds. There are no weight classes. Fights will proceed until there is a winner. Fortunately, given the arsenal that each fighter is allowed to use within the sport’s ruleset the fights don’t often proceed for very […]
In the absence of a vaccine, the increasingly discussed idea of beating the novel coronavirus pandemic through achieving so-called herd immunity could be a disastrous miscalculation, a senior WHO official has warned. “This is a really dangerous, dangerous calculation,” Michael Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, said at a briefing on Monday. This idea that maybe countries that had lax measures and haven’t done anything will all of a sudden magically reach some herd immunity – and so what if we lose a few old people along the way? “Humans are not herds,” Ryan said, warning that […]
Tony Ferguson will be licking his wounds in more ways than one on Sunday morning after he was taken to hospital for injuries suffered in his TKO defeat to Justin Gaethje in a fight which removes ‘El Cucuy’ from title contention. Ferguson was stopped late in the fifth round after a prolonged beating at the hands of newly-crowned interim lightweight champion Gaethje in their UFC 249 headline clash, and the fight left quite the physical toll on Ferguson. Also on rt.com Khabib responds after Justin Gaethje demolishes Tony Ferguson to win interim title at UFC 249 With his 12-fight, eight-year winning […]