France: Chaos Over Police Violence And Macron’s Security Bill November 29, 2020 France: Chaos Over Police Violence And Macron’s Security Bill2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/parispol.png200px200px Above photo: Police charge at the Place de la Bastille in Paris. November 28, 2020. Twitter / @ybouziar. The organizers of the protests warn that the security bill is an attack on the most fundamental freedoms. France has protested against the bill on security promoted […]
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Amazon Bans Book Exposing US COVID-19 Chaos By Sara Flounders, Workers.org. November 4, 2020 Amazon Bans Book Exposing US COVID-19 Chaos2020-11-042020-11-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/bannedbooks-1-e1604511032166.jpg200px200px Take Action: The banned book’s table of contents and list of authors, along with four chapters, is available at https://wp.me/p4Yme1-404. Readers are urged to break the ban on “Capitalism on a Ventilator” by sharing the link and your short reviews widely on social media. Maintain pressure against Amazon banning […]
This post contains spoilers for The Bachelorette Season 16 premiere. Nothing screams “romance” like nasal swabs, swole medical sales reps quarantining in a La Quinta resort, and B-roll of George Stephanopoulos covering a pandemic, am I right? Am I right?! On Monday night, after what feels like a millennium, The Bachelorette returned to our screens with a new, dystopian twist: As Chris Harrison dutifully noted at […]
Juventus look set to be handed a 3-0 win on Sunday after Serie A confirmed their clash with Napoli is to go ahead as planned, despite the visitors reportedly being unable to travel after two players tested positive for Covid-19. Piotr Zielinski, Eljif Elmas and a member of staff tested positive after Napoli played Genoa last weekend, after which the latter announced they had 14 positive […]
The news that President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump contracted COVID-19 serves as a reminder: This is why having an irresponsible man-child as president is a bad thing, irrespective of everything else. It’s not that the president tested positive; that could be any president. But just two-and-a-half days ago, at the presidential debate, this president, who went months without ever wearing a mask, said […]
Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at an early voting location in Fairfax, Virginia on September 18, 2020. Growing tensions in the country have some election officials worried about potential violence at polling places. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Voters wait in line to cast their ballot at an early voting location in Fairfax, Virginia […]
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In seeking to explain Monday’s sell-off across traditional markets and cryptocurrencies, the digital-asset firm QCP Capital rattled off a list of seven major market events that occurred in Septembers past, from the 1929 stock-market crash to the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy in 2008. There might be some deep human connection with the fall equinox — when the days turn shorter than nights in the northern hemisphere and summer turns to fall, […]
We’re so inundated with evidence of Donald Trump’s fascistic villainy—these days, largely related to the pandemic he’s neglected and mismanaged to the tune of 200,000 dead Americans and counting—that it’s sometimes easy to forget that he’s also a traitorous puppet who won the 2016 election with Russian assistance. Enter Agents of Chaos, a two-part HBO documentary from the insanely prolific Alex Gibney (debuting Sept. 23) which […]
It appeared that with the emergence of Coronavirus, Brexit had drifted from the nation’s attention. However, now it has reemerged with a vengeance following the introduction of Boris Johnson’s controversial Internal Market Bill. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears certain to move forward with legislation that has been the subject of considerable acrimony in recent weeks between Britain and the European Union. Despite arguing himself that […]
Sputnik talked to Emete Gözügüzelli, maritime law expert and Deputy Dean of the School of Law at the Northern Cyprus Branch of the Social Sciences University of Ankara, to discuss US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent visit to Greek Cyprus, its results, and its significance for key players in the region. As part of his visit to Cyprus, Mike Pompeo met with Nicos Anastasiades, the […]
When he couldn’t reach his cousin Jake Hyland on Monday, Jim Mabry drove to his family’s remote property in rural Washington state, where wildfires turned pastures of 4-foot-high sage into dust. Jake and his wife, Jamie, along with their 1-year-old son, Uriel, were visiting their land in Okanogan County when flames from the Cold Springs Fire ripped through the area. Relatives couldn’t reach the couple, or […]
One hundred days into sometimes chaotic protests over police brutality, with federal agents throwing protesters into unmarked vans and recent political clashes between demonstrators leading to two deaths, even some of Portland, Oregon’s more extreme actors think things are getting out of hand. Now they could get even worse. Portland, a longtime hotbed for political clashes, veered into its latest protest escalation last Saturday, when a […]
When the email ordering them into quarantine on Tuesday night began pinging phones up and down the 10th floor of Martin, a freshman dorm at the University of Mississippi, some of the women who lived there were just getting into their beds. They didn’t stay in them for long. Three students on the hall had tested positive for coronavirus. The email said the other residents of […]
There was another possible police shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday night.But from video it looks like it was a suicide. Police said the man committed suicide but onlookers screamed at the police, “You killed him!” BREAKING: Man shot near police —police say it was a suicide [self-inflicted] while witness say the officers shot the man; people are now rioting. #Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/K4T0ubHEcT — SV News 🚨 […]
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It appears as though the rioters in Portland have revealed Plan Number 2, as they’ve resorted to throwing balloons filled with feces at police, along with other objects including golf balls and rail spikes. They even used a torn out street sign to smash the windows of several police SUV’s. The rioters also targeted the Boys And Girls Club, sponsored by the Portland Trailblazers NBA team. […]
Rotting Food, Dead Animals And Chaos At Postal Facilities By Laura J. Nelson and Maya Lau, LA Times. August 22, 2020 Rotting Food, Dead Animals And Chaos At Postal Facilities2020-08-222020-08-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/po-e1598107718296.jpg200px200px Above photo: Employees at California postal facilities provide a glimpse of the chaos amid both the pandemic and widespread cuts imposed by the USPS. Eduardo Contreras / San Diego Union- Tribune. NOTE: Tuesday, August 25 is a […]
…from SouthFront The explosion in the port of Beirut in early August that caused thousands of casualties became a trigger point for the further development of the already existing crisis in Lebanon. In the following week days after the August 4 explosion, a series of large-scale protests took place in Beirut. Protesters clashed with police, hung cardboard figures of Lebanese politicians, like President Michel Aoun and […]
COVID-19, Climate Change, And Chaos By Mel Gurtov, Peace Voice. August 4, 2020 COVID-19, Climate Change, And Chaos2020-08-042020-08-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/fire.png200px200px Above photo: A bushfire rages in Australia’s Blue Mountains. Andrew Merry/Getty. Multiple Crises, Multiple Obstacles. COVID-19 and the protests for racial justice have drawn attention away from the mostly bad news about the environment. Yes, the skies in most parts of the world are a lot clearer these days as […]
For nearly a month, Riot Ribs served barbecue, tacos, jalapeno poppers—whatever they had on hand—from a series of tents near the site of ongoing protests in Portland, Oregon. Then, on Tuesday, the food collective announced an abrupt closure. Someone was impersonating the group and swindling money, members said. Riot Ribs was among an emerging network of mutual aid groups aimed at distributing free food to protesters […]
This week, U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his intent to move forward with reducing the U.S. military presence in Germany, without any consultations with Berlin. And even as members of the U.S. Congress and America’s allies abroad expressed concerns about the drawdown, the Trump administration’s decision brought joy to the Kremlin and Russian media. Back in June, 22 Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee […]
A man seen breaking windows in a viral video of Minneapolis protests is suspected to be a known member of a white supremacist group, cops have alleged in a search warrant affidavit. The man in question, Mitchell Carlson, has not been charged with a crime. The video, filmed on May 27, showed a man dressed in all black methodically smashing windows of an AutoZone in Minneapolis […]
US Attorney General Bill Barr said that “violent anarchists” have transformed peaceful anti-police brutality protests into riots, singling out ongoing demonstrations in Portland as an outright “assault” on the government itself. The comments came in Barr’s opening statement for an upcoming committee hearing this week, pre-released on Monday, in which the AG condemned those helping to stoke violence and unrest amid the protests. “In the wake […]
A crazed Portland rioter stripped completely naked at the police line on the 50th night of violent riots in the city. The nudity came after police began to disperse a crowd that was attempting to barricade officers inside of the Federal Courthouse and Justice Center late Friday evening and into Saturday morning. Warning, the following video is not safe for work or minors. TRENDING: Noose Hoaxer […]
…from SouthFront Chaos is spreading through the Turkish-occupied part of northern Syria. Late on July 7, a car bomb explosion rocked the town of Tell Abyad killing at least seven people. Pro-Turkish sources immediately accused the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) of plotting this attack. However, such claims seem quite shaky given the ongoing armed confrontations between various Turkish-backed groups all vying for control over limited […]
Finnish flyer Valtteri Bottas won the opening race of the 2020 Formula 1 season at the Austrian Grand Prix after a dramatic finale that saw teammate Lewis Hamilton denied a podium by a penalty and a hard-charging Lando Norris. Bottas led from start to finish in a race that saw him avoid trouble while drama unfolded behind him in a frenetic race at the Red Bull […]
“There’s so much pain and hatred in the world right now,” Paul Weller, the U.K. musical icon tells me as we sit down to discuss On Sunset, his album due out July 3rd. “I wanted to create something joyful and upbeat, that could give people hope in this moment.” And that’s precisely what On Sunset does. While it draws on everything from folk and psychedelia to […]
A video posted on Facebook this past Sunday by a New York man named Kevin Brabazon shows New York City in absolute chaos. In the video, violent thugs in the streets are seen throwing glass bottles at police vehicles, while the police officers do nothing to stop the situation. The police officers ended up retreating and driving away to get away from the dangerous mob. This […]
People wait for COVID-19 tests at a hospital in Baghdad on June 4. Khalil Dawood /Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Khalil Dawood /Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images People wait for COVID-19 tests at a hospital in Baghdad on June 4. Khalil Dawood /Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Coronavirus cases are spiking sharply in Iraq amid a shortage of supplies that has resulted in protesters storming […]
Gunfire has reportedly erupted for the second night running in the controversial ‘autonomous zone’ created by Seattle protesters, leaving at least one person hospitalized. Police are investigating reports of multiple shootings. One person was transported to the city’s Harborview Medical Center following an alleged shooting inside the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) on Sunday night, Seattle Police said, adding that the force was looking into unconfirmed […]
A law-enforcement source with knowledge of the situation inside the Southern District of New York described a chaotic situation there following Attorney General William Barr’s Friday night announcement that U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman was resigning, followed an hour later by Berman replying that he had not resigned and would not leave. The person said that prosecutors and office leaders had been blindsided by Barr’s announcement, and […]
Former national security adviser John Bolton paints a critical portrait of President Trump in a new memoir set for publication soon. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Humphrey/AP Former national security adviser John Bolton paints a critical portrait of President Trump in a new memoir set for publication soon. Mark Humphrey/AP President Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he endorsed Beijing’s now-infamous archipelago of […]
The fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta on Saturday has turned the southern city into the latest epicenter of national rage over systemic racism and police brutality. The shooting of another black man by police sparked violent protests and the burning of the Wendy’s restaurant where the incident took place. Shortly after terminating the officer who pulled the trigger and […]
Jon Ossoff leaves a campaign office after meeting with supporters in Marietta, Ga., in 2017 David Goldman/AP hide caption toggle caption David Goldman/AP Jon Ossoff leaves a campaign office after meeting with supporters in Marietta, Ga., in 2017 David Goldman/AP As votes continue to be counted across Georgia following it’s Tuesday primary, the Associated Press has yet to project a winner of the state’s Democratic primary […]
The US supported destabilizing ideas, dividing groups against each other around the globe, but now the chaos they got at home is of the same nature, Maria Zakharova, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said. “By sowing chaos [abroad], they’ve got chaos at home,” Zakharova pointed out when asked about the reasons for the current unrest in the US and in some European countries during her appearance on […]
The White House on Wednesday said that President Trump’s decision to “surge” law enforcement and the National Guard into the nation’s capital saved the city from destruction from rioters. “Weak-kneed” officials in New York City failed to protect their own city, said White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. “New York was arresting people on burglary charges and then releasing 500 individuals after they had arrested them,” […]
Yesterday President Trump held a press conference and then led members of his Administration and reporters across the street to make a statement in front of the church that was lit on fire by rioters the night before. It was an historic moment. My President @realDonaldTrump stood up to radical tyranny today and destroyed leftist evil injustice and crimes. No more godlessness- our President just brought […]
A masked protester was spotted brandishing a rifle during the riots in Seattle, Washington State, where several patrol cars were burnt out and looted. The weapon was quickly recovered by a man believed to be an undercover officer. A masked individual wearing a dark hoodie tried to take a rifle, apparently an AR-15, from a vandalized police car. Another man, believed to be an officer in […]
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has imposed a curfew from 8pm to ensure the safety of “all citizens,” after massive anti-police brutality protests erupted in clashes and rioting. The massive demonstrations, organized by the Black Lives Matter activists, were initially peaceful. However, the situation on the ground remained tense, and the rallies descended into clashes with police on Saturday afternoon. Currently, the curfew will apply to […]
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has activated National Guard units and declared an emergency as demonstrations in Atlanta escalate into riots and looting, sparked by the police killing of a Minneapolis man earlier this week. “At the request of Mayor Keisha Bottoms and in consultation with public safety and emergency preparedness officials, I have issued a State of Emergency for Fulton County to activate as many as […]
US President Donald Trump said he had been in touch with the family of George Floyd – a Minneapolis man killed in police custody – but urged for an end to “lawless anarchy” and rioting sparked by his death. “We can’t allow [protests in Minneapolis] to descend further into lawless anarchy and chaos,” Trump said at a White House event on Friday, adding that “looters” should not be allowed […]
MINNEAPOLIS—Jeremy Kocke held up the back of his shirt to show a large bruise forming from a rubber bullet. “I turned around and was shot in the back,” he said Wednesday evening. “I didn’t do anything to get shot.” The 32-year-old was one of several protesters struck by Minneapolis Police projectiles after activists surrounded the department’s embattled Third Precinct. Some threw water bottles and rocks over […]
[Editor’s note: 38 years ago, a genocidal tinpot dictatorship seized control of a group of islands and imprisoned it’s British inhabitants. However, no foreign facist regime would ever be allowed to rule over Britons so on this day, 38 years ago, the Royal Marines returned to the Falkland Islands to liberate their countrymen from the brutal jackboot of Galtieri’s Junta. The Junta may be long gone, […]
Football across Europe is edging ever closer to a return from its coronavirus-enforced hiatus, but which teams could benefit most from the break? We look at what the Covid-19 chaos could mean for the European big boys. PREMIER LEAGUE Under the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ plans, English football bosses are aiming for a potential resumption of top-level football from the second week of June. READ MORE: […]