Above Photo: Adapted from NYC Student Walkout for Covid Safety Facebook Group. An anonymous student spoke out on Reddit on January 6 to raise awareness of the impact of Omicron on students’ and teachers’ health, safety, and the state of education in schools in New York City. As the Omicron variant continues to surge, despite 90,132 new positive cases reported in New York on Saturday and one in three Covid-19 tests coming back positive in New York City, schools have been forced to stay open with insufficient safety measures as many students, and staff continue to test positive. Eleven members of the United Federation of […]
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Above Photo: Fakurian Design / UnSplash, After The City Council Passed The Ground Lease For Massive Police Facility Known As “Cop City,” Local Opposition Hasn’t Ceased; It’s Evolved. On Sept. 8, the Atlanta City Council gathered after listening to nearly 17 hours of comments from over 1,100 constituents across the city. The flood of messages concerned one thing: a proposed $90 million police militarization training facility known among locals as “Cop City.” The renderings of the facility include a mock city for officers to train in, as well as a helicopter landing base, new shooting ranges, burn tower sites, and more. […]
Above Photo: Home care workers and community members protest outside the United Jewish Council home care agency on December 16, 2021. Monica Cruz. Workers rallied to demand unpaid wages from the United Jewish Council home care agency and an end to the 24-hour workday. Workers employed with the United Jewish Council (UJC) home care agency rallied to end the 24-hour work day and demand their stolen wages on the morning of December 16. While home care workers in New York are being forced to work 24-hour shifts for poverty wages, 11 hours worth of that pay is stolen by their employers. […]
Above Photo: New Orleans residents held a “trash parade” on September 18, 2021, in protest of the city’s inaction, dumping their garbage on the steps of City Hall. (Simonette Berry.) ‘Sanitation issues in New Orleans are pre-Ida and pre-pandemic.’ As crews in New Orleans cleared roads, tarped roofs, and worked to restore power following Hurricane Ida this August, something else was festering—literally. Parts of the city went weeks without garbage collection in the aftermath of the storm, leaving food and wet debris to rot in the heat, and attracting swarms of disease-carrying insects and vermin. Alexander Wallace, a Black actor living […]
Luke Pretz In Conversation With Mak, Magda, And Jetzel From KC Tenants This interview is excerpted from a much longer podcast featuring three members of the Kansas City Tenants Union. You can find the podcast here. Luke: describe KC tenants for us. Mak: KC Tenants is an organization led by a multi-generational, multi-racial, anti-racist base of poor and working-class tenants in Kansas City. We organize to ensure that everyone in Kansas City has a safe, accessible, and truly affordable home. We believe people closest to the problem are those closest to the solution. Who better to fight for policy changes that protect tenants […]
Above Photo: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty A ‘More Democratic’ Process In Tuesday’s Election, Minneapolis Voters Have A Chance To Change The Way The City Handles Public Safety. Last year after George Floyd’s murder, community organizers spurred a national conversation on the role of policing and public safety. The collective outrage and sustained protests led to democracy in action. In Tuesday’s election, Minneapolis voters have a chance to change the way the city handles public safety. Organizers like Miski Noor want voters to embrace the opportunity to change how the city deals with public safety and vote in favor of the public safety amendment known […]
Above Photo: New Orleans city workers, Aug. 16, 2021. On Oct. 7, the New Orleans City Council ratified a $15-an-hour minimum wage for city workers, effective in January. This will be $3.81 more than the paltry $11.19 minimum currently in place. Because of sky-rocketing inflation, $15 dollars doesn’t go as far as it did even a few months ago. Nevertheless, the raise is a major victory for the working-class movement here, and will be welcomed by city workers struggling to make ends meet. As reported in Struggle-La Lucha back in July, the council was forced to move forward when the firefighters’ union and allies […]
Above Photo: Left Labor Project at protest rally in New York City, February 2012., Left Labor Project, A New York City Collective Of Labor Activists , Recently Decided To Dissolve After Months Of Declining Activity. We Didn’t Want To Just Disappear Without Sharing Our Experience And Views With The Broader Community Of Organizers. Left Labor Project was formed in 2008 by activists in New York City unions, with the goal of influencing the broad labor movement to the left. It brought together folks who had been deeply involved in labor, and other social movements as well. It was socialist, but inclusive […]
Above image: Studies show there are many benefits to letting local residents make financial decisions for their communities. Terry Laban. “Ordinary citizens” are perfectly capable of allocating public money wisely. They should be given the power to do so. par·tic·i·pa·to·ry bud·get·ing noun 1. When local residents decide how public money gets spent “What is that, ‘for the people, by the people?’ ‘By the people’ always seems to be missing in the equation. So this is putting the people back into that equation.” —Gwendolyn Garth, a Cleveland-born artist and community activist As in, a “listening session” or something? Nope! You may have experienced government or work-related meetings where decision-makers “listen” to […]
The Israel Defense Forces have deployed its Iron Dome and Patriot missile defense batteries around the southern city of Eilat amid concerns over an attack by Iran or its proxy forces to mark the first anniversary of the killing of powerful Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Multiple news outlets reported that batteries of Patriot surface-to-air missile system and the Iron Dome all-weather air defense system designed to intercept and destroy regional short-range rockets directed at populated areas were seen Saturday on the road to the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat. Israeli military redeployed land component air missile defense capabilities and personnel […]
Indigenous-Led Patrol Keeps Peace, Assists People In Inner City December 7, 2020 Indigenous-Led Patrol Keeps Peace, Assists People In Inner City2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/bearclaw.png200px200px Above photo: Sadie Cote, a member of the Sweet Grass patrol, hands out a donation bag in a Downtown Eastside neighbourhood of Vancouver, B.C., on Friday. Ben Nelms/CBC. Indigenous-led patrol models itself on Winnipeg’s successful Bear Clan Patrol. An Indigenous-led patrol in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is hoping for funding from the city so it can expand to provide services similar to a well-known patrol in Winnipeg. The Sweet Grass Clan patrol was launched last summer through the Aboriginal Front Door Society at Hastings […]
The U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command has announced on Friday that the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. USS Sioux City returned to Mayport, Fla., Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, according to a recent news release. On Friday, the service press release said that Sioux City, along with the “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22, Detachment 6, deployed on August 30, 2020 to conduct U.S. Southern Command and Joint Interagency Task Force South’s enhanced counter-narcotics […]
City Workers Push For Collective Bargaining Rights By Brett Hall and Jane Alvarez-Wertz, WAVY. November 19, 2020 City Workers Push For Collective Bargaining Rights2020-11-192020-11-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/vabeach.jpeg200px200px Above photo: WAVY. Virginia Beach, VA – While local government employees are not legally allowed to engage in collective bargaining in the commonwealth until May 1, a group of workers from public utilities and public works making known their desire to have “a seat at the table” as soon as possible. On Tuesday evening, ahead of City Council’s formal session at the convention center, roughly 30 members of the city workforce chanted about the desire for hazard […]
Groups Call For Federal Investigation Of City Over Toxic Industry By Brett Chase, Chicago Sun Times. November 19, 2020 Groups Call For Federal Investigation Of City Over Toxic Industry2020-11-192020-11-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/chic.png200px200px Above photo: Residents on the Southeast Side have opposed the move of General Iron to their neighborhood. Sun-Times staff photo. City moving heavy industry to low-income neighborhoods. City’s role in relocating General Iron from Lincoln Park to a majority Latino neighborhood is one of many actions that violate civil rights, complaint alleges. The city of Chicago’s role helping General Iron move from affluent white Lincoln Park to a majority-Latino Southeast Side neighborhood to […]
Oregon City Voters Recall Mayor By Jayati Ramakrishnan and Kale Williams, Oregon Live. November 12, 2020 Oregon City Voters Recall Mayor2020-11-122020-11-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/mayor.jpg200px200px Above photo: Oregon City Mayor Dan Holladay defended himself after city commissioners criticized social media posts in which he downplayed police brutality against Black people. Oregon City residents voted to remove Mayor Dan Holladay from office after a committee mounted a monthslong campaign to recall him. The Clackamas County elections website at 8 p.m. Tuesday reported that of more than 13,500 votes cast, 68% voted in favor of ousting the mayor, while 32% voted not to recall him. Oregon City has […]
This City Makes Sure No One Goes Hungry By Pedro Vilela, Nation of Change. November 11, 2020 This City Makes Sure No One Goes Hungry2020-11-112020-11-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/belo-horizonte-food-security-9-e1605102196863.jpg200px200px Above photo: Residents wait in line to pick up fruit at Praça da Estação. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic. By long ago prioritizing residents’ right to healthy food, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has been able to keep food flowing during the pandemic. Nestled on a wide plateau surrounded by the Espinhaço Mountains in southeastern Brazil is the city of Belo Horizonte, roughly 275 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. The city of 2.5 million is an industrial and technological hub, which […]
The Reds have already conceded 13 goals this season, a tally it took them until December to reach last season, when they did not lose a league game until 29 February and won the title by 18 points from Manchester City, winning 32 of their 38 matches. Man City, winners in 2019, are now odds-on to win the 2020/21 Premier League after defending champions Liverpool confirmed that key defender Virgil van Dijk could be out for the rest of the season. The influential Reds defender was forced off in the 11th minute of Liverpool’s derby day draw with Everton after a shocking challenge […]
Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt To Defund Police Thwarted By Scott Shaffer, The Appeal. October 18, 2020 Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt To Defund Police Thwarted2020-10-182020-10-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/minneapolis-e1603044476250.jpg200px200px Above photo: Minneapolis City Hall. Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. By an unelected commission. Contrary to reports, most City Council members — who won by pledging to advance racial equity — tried to do the right thing, says Scott Shaffer. Last month, the New York Times ran an article by Astead Herndon about politics and police in Minneapolis. By ignoring important context and details, Herndon painted a misleading picture of what happened and what’s likely to happen […]
MIAMI—Shortly after midnight on Sunday, a line of at least 50 men and women snaked from the entrance of Tootsie’s Cabaret to the sidewalk lining the perimeter of the massive strip club in Miami Gardens, a small city in South Florida that has clocked nearly 5,000 coronavirus cases since the coronavirus pandemic began. Two Miami Gardens police cars directed traffic to a satellite parking lot because Tootsie’s main lot was completely full. Less than 24 hours earlier, Tootsie’s owners had won a court injunction at least temporarily nullifying Miami-Dade County’s 12 a.m. curfew. The party was just getting started. Johnny Fernandez, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0d/1080761554_0:26:3071:1754_1200x675_80_0_0_8de3e4fa318215e49ef2542afc7d843c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202010131080761526-tunisia-closes-entries-to-riot-ridden-city-of-sbeitla-as-clashes-continue—reports/ CAIRO (Sputnik) – Tunisian police have closed the entrances to the city of Sbeitla in the western province of Kasserine due to mass protests and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers, the Sky News Arabia broadcaster reported on Tuesday. A mass rally rocked Sbeitla after a resident died in the early hours of Tuesday when his kiosk was demolished per an order by the authorities. Demonstrators began throwing stones at the police officers, which prompted the security forces to use tear gas to disperse them. The country’s army units have since entered the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0b/1080736555_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6e56a73d63d41054beba8de049afd1c6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010111080738430-video-allegedly-showing-plumes-of-smoke-rise-over-azeri-city-of-ganja-after-missile-attack-released/ Earlier in the day, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said that seven people were killed and more than 30 others were injured after an Armenian missile hit a residential building in Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest city. Yerevan has refuted Baku’s claims. The surveillance camera of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan recorded the moment of the alleged strike on Ganja. In the video, plumes of smoke can bee seen rising over the apartment building which had been struck. Another video that has emerged online shows specialists from the National Agency for Mine Action […]
The Trump administration has not made good on its promises to draw down US troop numbers in Syria, and instead has sent dozens of convoys of military equipment and supplies into the war-torn country via Iraq while smuggling out hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of stolen Syrian oil. US forces acting in concert with majority-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia have reinforced their positions in the Ghweiran neighbourhood of Hasakah city, northeast Syria amid tensions with local residents, a Syrian Arab News Agency correspondent has reported. According to the reporter, at least six vehicles and trucks entered Hasakah from the […]
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The city of Seattle apparently paid street artists to restore a Black Lives Matter mural near the former CHOP autonomous zone, in the process funding such eyebrow-raising messages as “ACAB,” “abolish ICE” and “100% Antifa.” Twitter user Kitty Schackleford posted a livestream video Wednesday of an unidentified artist showing parts of the mural with messages written on the BLM letters, including “abolish capitalism,”“F**k 12” and “pigs will be pigs.” Apparently the city of Seattle is paying artists, including this militant streamer to permanently restore the Black Lives Matter mural outside the CHOP zone. “ACAB,” “no good cops in a racist system,” […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/08/1080713095_0:229:1960:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_ea035960fc85332f11aeb09d5bdb907b.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010081080713078-video-giant-fire-engulfs-33-storey-tower-injures-15-in-south-korean-city-of-ulsan/ The massive fire is thought to have begun on the 12th floor at around 23:00 local time (14:00 GMT), before it spread – due to strong winds – to the rest of the 102-metre-tall building in the Dal Dong district of Ulsan. A huge fire engulfed a 33-storey commercial and residential building in the South Korean city of Ulsan on Thursday night, according to the Yonhap News Agency. The fire reportedly started on the 12th floor of the Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building at around 23:00 local time (14:00 GMT). […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107052/32/1070523222_0:197:5472:3275_1200x675_80_0_0_fe289de26f627632e7a3c2fe4e91c733.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010071080701461-massive-explosion-rocks-syrian-city-of-deraa-some-people-left-injured—state-media/ According to reports by the Syrian state-run broadcaster, Al-Ikhbariya, the explosion in the southwestern Syrian city of Deraa caused several injures. A massive explosion rocked the vicinity of southwestern Syrian city of Deraa, state-run broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya reported on Wednesday. According to Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) report, the blast injured two people. The incident occured in the central part of the city, Al-Sabil, according to the TV channel. Deraa is located in the southwestern part of the country, some 13 kilometres from the Jordanian border and 90 kilometres from Damascus. No further […]
Smoke rises in the aftermath of recent shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday. Karo Sahakyan/Armenian Government/AFP via Gett hide caption toggle caption Karo Sahakyan/Armenian Government/AFP via Gett Smoke rises in the aftermath of recent shelling during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday. Karo Sahakyan/Armenian Government/AFP via Gett A decades-long dispute over territory in the southern Caucasus has led to open hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia this past week. Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja, came under attack Sunday, with government officials saying Armenia had launched missiles into residential areas. Armenia has denied the charges; the […]
…from SouthFront.org On October 2, the Armenian-Azerbaijani war entered its 5th day. Forces of the Azerbaijani military, supported by Turkey, continued their attempts to capture the contested Nagorno-Karabakh Region and to dismantle the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which is overwhelmingly populated by Armenians. Intense artillery duels and Azerbaijani airstrikes are being reported across the entire frontline in Karabakh, and even near some parts of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. Nonetheless, the main clashes still take place in the districts of Fizuli and Jabrayil, where Azerbaijan have achieved their main gains capturing several positions from the Armenians. The Azerbaijani artillery together with Turkish-made and Israeli-made combat […]
Authorities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania admitted that a laptop and several memory sticks used to program voting machines were stolen from a warehouse, but insisted that the integrity of the election is not in question. Election officials scrambled to investigate the theft from an East Falls warehouse and make sure the machines would not be compromised on election day, after city authorities confirmed the theft to the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper. They initially refused to do so, according to the Inquirer, until the paper told them it intended to run the story based on anonymous sources briefed on the incident. “This matter should […]
Bankruptcies in the New York City region have spiked by 40% during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the same time period last year, according to a new report by Bloomberg. The pandemic has resulted in almost 6,000 business closures across all five New York City boroughs between March 1 and September 11. Around 4,000 of those businesses have closed permanently. Between March 16 and September 27, more than 600 businesses filed for bankruptcy in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York alone. According to Bloomberg, the city’s Department of Small Business Services has also received around 35,000 calls since June […]
In the wake of last Monday’s arrest of a New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer charged with spying for Beijing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a New York Post interview on Wednesday accused the Chinese consulate in NYC of “crossing the line from normal diplomacy”, describing the embassy as an espionage hot spot on US soil. James M. Olson, former chief of counterintelligence with the CIA, and a professor at Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service, told The New York Post on Saturday that New York City is “under assault like never before” as […]
On late-Friday, the Brazosport Water Authority issued a “do not use” tap water advisory in various cities across the state, following a warning by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality informing of a potential pollution of the water supply with a brain-eating amoeba. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced on Saturday that it had lifted a “do not use” water advisory issued on late Friday by the Brazosport Water Authority in all areas across the state, except in one city. The warning against potential water pollution by Naegleria fowleri, a deadly brain-eating microbe, has been lifted in the cities […]
Under the governor’s orders, law enforcement officers will reportedly have access to tear gas, despite the substance’s use by cops previously being banned by Portland Mayor ed Wheeler, who also serves as city police chief. Governor of Oregon Kate Brown has ended up declaring a state of emergency in the city of Portland on Friday, ahead of a rally held by a right-wing group known as the Proud Boys, Fox News reports. According to the media outlet, this decision was made as members of the Proud Boys plan to gather at a downtown park Saturday, “potentially setting the stage for confrontations […]
For several months last spring, New York City was the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic: Hospitals were overwhelmed by patients, a makeshift morgue was erected in Manhattan, and residents feared to leave the safety of their homes. But after a months-long lockdown, New York gained the upper hand on the virus, and since then, the city’s number of COVID-19 cases has remained low, even as other states continue to grapple with troubling outbreaks. As a result, America’s largest city opened schools for in-person classes on Sept. 21—but the phased reopening has been anything but smooth. By the end of the […]
As Sofia Coppola has gotten older, so too have her protagonists, which makes it easy to see them—and their plights—as reflections of the aspirations and anxieties currently preoccupying the auteur. That’s once again true with On the Rocks, the story of a 39-year-old writer struggling with insecurity, suspicions about her husband, and the long shadow cast by her larger-than-life father, here played by Coppola’s Lost in Translation headliner Bill Murray with more mega-watt vivacity than he’s shown in years. Premiering online at the New York Film Festival before debuting in theaters (on October 2) and on Apple TV+ (on October 23), […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106800/54/1068005442_0:180:1920:1260_1200x675_80_0_0_931b8fb3e5be31d58529728258b3b57d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/society/202009231080553911-razor-blades-found-at-parks-playground-equipment-in-us-city/ Authorities in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, temporarily closed all public parks in the city on Tuesday after finding 41 razor blades at two parks in the city. According to a Tuesday Facebook post by the Eaton Rapids Police Department, officers were dispatched to playgrounds in the area on Monday after a group of people at a playground reported to police that they had found several razor blades on and around the park equipment. Some of the blades seemed to have been intentionally placed to cause harm, the department added. Additional blades were found lying in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080545177_0:0:3076:1730_1200x675_80_0_0_431f74a6e5894171ed6cf0788d014e21.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Radhika Parashar. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009231080544908-rains-reign-over-mumbai-again-leaving-city-waterlogged-roads-blocked–netizens-bewildered/ Marking the second-worst series of downpours in 26 years, India’s tinsel town Mumbai has been witnessing heavy torrential rainfall since Tuesday evening. As of now, rainfall of 273.6 mm has been recorded in Mumbai in less than 24 hours, turning city life upside down. Thick clouds and rumbling thunder ushered the torrential rain spells across the Indian city of Mumbai, from posh areas like Colaba to residential neighbourhoods like Bhayandar. Short phases of intense rainfall have also been reported from isolated areas of Mumbai, especially in the early hours of Wednesday morning. […]
21 Sep, 2020 19:03 Follow RT on A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck near the world’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal, shaking the buildings in Siberia’s fifth-largest city, and sending alarmed locals into a social media frenzy. Follow RT on Source link
The EU Commission said earlier this week it would allow UK clearing houses to continue processing international payments from firms in the EU for another two years, stepping back from earlier threats to cut the City of London off from the EU finance market. Brussels cannot afford to lock out UK finance firms even after a no-deal Brexit – because the euro currency is a “massive Ponzi scheme.” The Express quoted a former Brexit minister and two City of London figures who said the European Union (EU) needed needed UK financiers to manage the risk on government debts in the eurozone […]
As of Sunday afternoon, there were only about 20 buildings still standing in the city of Detroit, Oregon. The wildfires raging along the West Coast hit the small, rural enclave three hours outside of Portland over the weekend, burning a majority of the community’s structures—including City Hall, where the fire department’s office is based. Locals have suggested the destruction was as if “a bomb went off.” “We have approximately 20-25 structures still standing, and the rest are gone,” the Idanha-Detroit Rural Fire Protection District said on their Facebook page, noting that several firefighters currently on the frontlines of these massive blazes […]
The Lynwood City Council in Los Angeles County has disavowed the comments of its city manager about the ambush shooting of two sheriff’s deputies in nearby Compton, including saying it was a case of “chickens come home to roost.” “There have been comments made today by our city manager on his personal social media that are his personal opinions and don’t reflect the position of the Lynwood City Council,” the council said Sunday on Twitter. The city’s governing body gave no indication of whether City Manager Jose Ometeotl will face any disciplinary action. Lynwood neighbors Compton, where two deputies were repeatedly […]
At Middle School 839 in Brooklyn, teachers say there aren’t enough custodial staff on hand to carry out the city’s recommended pandemic cleaning plan. The electrostatic sprayer for disinfecting surfaces is missing parts and doesn’t work, they allege, while classroom windows only open three inches, making ventilation an issue. And the school only has about two weeks worth of face masks instead of the 30-day supply they were promised, the teachers claim. Because of this, MS 839 faculty—who are only permitted to work from home if they have specific underlying medical conditions—are urging parents to choose the “fully remote option” for […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009111080424968-several-people-injured-in-explosion-near-hotel-in-chinese-city-of-zhuhai—cctv/ According to reports by China Central Television, an explosion occured near the hotel in the Chinese city of Zhuhai on Friday morning. Several people have been injured after the explosion near Zhuhai’s hotel, according to CCTV. The reasons behind the blast are unclear. Videos allegedly filmed on the scene were shared on social media. According to the users, the hotel that suffered the explosion is Zhuhai Baitengtou Tenghu Hotel. A tweet reads: “September 11, a gas explosion occurred near OYO Tenghu Hotel in Zhuhai, Guangdong, and smoke billowed at the scene…”. DETAILS TO […]
Chaos erupted in Rochester, New York, following the posting of footage showing police violently arresting a man who later died in the hospital. The incident saw the entire management staff of the police force resign after they were linked to the killing. Over a dozen semi-naked protesters wearing “spit hoods” sat in protest at the entrance to Rochester’s City Hall on Thursday, following the death of Daniel Prude in police custody. Protesters sat in front of the City Hall entrance on Church Street, with mesh coverings, known as “spit hoods,” over their heads, in reference to the way Prude was arrested and later died on […]
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Golda Barton and her son, Linden Cameron, in an undated photo posted to Facebook. Facebook hide caption toggle caption Facebook Golda Barton and her son, Linden Cameron, in an undated photo posted to Facebook. Facebook A police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah shot a 13-year-old boy with Asperger syndrome on Friday after his mother called 911 seeking help for her son, who was experiencing a mental health crisis. Golda Barton told CBS affiliate KUTV that she called police to request that a crisis intervention team transport her son, Linden Cameron, to a hospital for treatment as he was having a […]
A triage team screens patients outside the Emergency Department at Owensboro Health. The hospital lost two-thirds of its revenue while elective surgeries were halted, but it didn’t lay off any workers. Owensboro Health hide caption toggle caption Owensboro Health A triage team screens patients outside the Emergency Department at Owensboro Health. The hospital lost two-thirds of its revenue while elective surgeries were halted, but it didn’t lay off any workers. Owensboro Health Much of the country is facing a long, painful recovery from the coronavirus recession. But some communities are getting a head start. Owensboro, Ky., has already recovered most of […]
“Anarchist” jurisdictions and cities that allow violent protests and cut police budgets will face the loss of federal funding, says the latest executive memo from US President Donald Trump ramping up his “law and order” campaign. A five-page memo sent to federal agencies on Wednesday orders them to report to the White House Office of Management and Budget on any funding that could be redirected. New York City, Portland, Seattle and even Washington, DC are among the initial targets of the measure. SCOOP: President Trump has signed a memo ordering federal agencies to defund ‘anarchist jurisdictions’Agencies must report to OMB funds […]
On Tuesday, Spanish football club Barcelona confirmed that its superstar, Lionel Messi, had announced his desire to depart the Catalan club, ending a 20-year career with Camp Nou, as soon as this summer. Rumors suggested that the Argentinian striker could move to England’s Manchester City club, managed by his former coach, Pep Guardiola. The English Premier League club, Manchester City, is ready to offer football icon and FC Barcelona superstar, Lionel Messi, a five-year 500-million-euro contract, Sport.es reported on Sunday. According to the Spanish outlet, Messi’s annual salary at City would be 50 million euros. Under this deal, the 33-year-old Argentinian […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1e/1080322177_0:0:3306:1860_1200x675_80_0_0_c4d82f34f496fb0624559532630b2b2f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202008301080321565-french-woman-given-bail-in-nude-video-shooting-case-in-indian-holy-city/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Police in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand arrested a French national for shooting “nude video” in the holy city of Rishikesh. The 27-year-old woman has been staying in a hotel in the city since March. A French woman, who was arrested for shooting a nude video on a hanging bridge called Lakshman Jhoola in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, has been granted bail. A police officer in Rishikesh told Sputnik that it was a bailable offence and she produced a guarantor as provided by the law. The woman told police that she has been […]
On Tuesday, Lionel Messi notified Barcelona of his decision to leave the Spanish football club despite having a contract that doesn’t end until June 2021. The move came after his club’s surprise 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Football star Lionel Messi has told FC Barcelona that he would not show up for coronavirus testing on Sunday, according to Catalan radio station RAC1 reporter Gerard Romero. On Saturday, Romero tweeted that “Messi communicated to Barca that he wouldn’t appear for the PCR [polymerase chain reaction] test on 30 August prior to the start of the new season”. The […]
Black Families Purchased Land To Build Their Own City By Because of Them We Can. August 29, 2020 Black Families Purchased Land To Build Their Own City2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/freedom-e1598730350364.jpg200px200px Cooperative economics at work! In Toomsboro, Georgia, a group of 19 Black families banded together to create what has the potential to be the next Black Wall Steet. Black people are resilient, we’ve had to be to thrive under systems that weren’t built for us. This resiliency has created innovative solutions to impossible problems such as racial injustices, food insecurity, and a lack of secure and safe communities. Ashley Scott, a realtor living in Stonecrest, Georgia, […]
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 […]
US President Donald Trump has hinted that he could invoke a law allowing federal troops to be deployed against local authorities’ wishes after Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler demanded he “stays away” from the violence-plagued city. “If the incompetent Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, doesn’t get control of his city and stop the Anarchists, Agitators, Rioters and Looters, causing great danger to innocent people, we will go in and take care of matters the way they should have been taken care of 100 days ago!” Trump tweeted on Friday. If the incompetent Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, doesn’t get control of his […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008291080310241-trump-vows-to-go-in-and-take-care-of-portland-if-mayor-wheeler-doesnt-get-control-of-city/ Earlier, US President Donald Trump questioned “Are you listening Portland?”, when touting that the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, saw no violence after the National Guard troops were deployed there amid a series of violent protests sparked after the shooting of a black man Jacob Blake by the police officers. As Portland has been seeing continued unrest, President Donald Trump promised to “go in and take care of matters the way they should have been taken care of 100 days ago” in case Ted Wheeler, the Mayor of Portland, “does not get control of his […]
Portland, Oregon mayor Ted Wheeler has rejected federal help in stopping the riots and accused President Donald Trump of “division and demagoguery,” even as the Department of Justice accused the city of abetting the violence. “No thanks. We don’t need your politics of division and demagoguery,” Wheeler said in an open letter posted on Twitter on Friday. “Your offer to repeat that disaster is a cynical attempt to stoke fear and distract us from the real work of our city.” Though Portland has been the scene of violent riots directed at both the federal courthouse and the downtown businesses, Wheeler claimed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080298407_0:57:2078:1225_1200x675_80_0_0_13879a5b64cd3b95e432beb78d9bacdc.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/sport/202008281080298321-man-city-ready-to-offer-895m-plus-silva-jesus-garcia-in-exchange-for-lionel-messi—report/ Argentinian football superstar Lionel Messi is reportedly mulling an end to his 20-year career at Camp Nou this summer. The reports come following a recent 2-8 loss Barcelona suffered at the hands of Bayern Munich in a quarter-final match at the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. The sports legend reportedly intends to move to Manchester City. English Premier League club Manchester City is “ready to offer” Spanish football giant Barcelona £89.5 million ($118.1 million) in addition to Brazilian forward player Gabriel Jesus, Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva and Spanish back player Eric Garcia in exchange for club superstar […]
On 25 August, the Argentinian superstar dropped a bombshell statement, revealing that he no longer wishes to play for Barcelona and wants to leave Camp Nou already this summer. The announcement shocked the club and its millions-strong army of fans, who demanded that the club’s officials persuade Messi to stay. Lionel Messi wants PSG and Brazil star Neymar to join him in Manchester City, where the Argentinian will reportedly continue his career, ESPN Brazil reported. According to the sports website, Messi has allegedly told Neymar, with whom he played for four years in Barcelona, that he will move to Etihad, City’s […]
New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced this week indoor dining will be opening — sometime next year. This one clown is destroying New York City.That’s what you get when you vote in a Marxist. Advertisement – story continues below Of course, there is nothing scientific about his plan.But it will ruin New York City forever. And don’t you dare ask the rest of the country for a bailout! TRENDING: INSANE VIDEO: 17-Year-Old Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Identified as Kenosha Shooter — Was Jumped on the Street by Rioters — Shot Three People, Killing Two — Charged with Murder Source link
The satellite, built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was launched in early July, joining at least two others which the Israeli military already has in orbit. IAI and the Israeli Defence Ministry have unveiled the first images taken by Israel’s new Ofek-16 satellite, with the snaps showing Palmyra, Syria, the UNESCO World Heritage Site which came to international prominence in 2015 during its partial destruction by Daesh (ISIS)* terrorists. The highly-detailed black-and-white photographs show Palmyra’s ancient Roman amphitheater, and the remnants of the Temple of Bel, the holy site consecrated to the ancient Mesopotamian god Bel. A Defence Ministry spokesman told […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008211080239796-iraqi-demonstrators-set-parliament-building-afire-in-city-of-basra-reports-say/ On Friday, the country’s security forces resorted to firing live rounds in the air to disperse protesters who were demanding that a local governor be sacked following a string of killings in the region over the past week. Reuters reported on Friday, citing witnesses, that Iraqi protesters have set fire to a parliament building in the southern city of Basra, where demonstrations against the regional governor have taken place. The security personnel fired live rounds in the air in order to disperse the demonstrators who were hurling the petrol bombs at the law encorcement […]
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Philadelphia is seeing an increase in shootings so the far-left City Council and police organized a ‘home gun-check campaign’ urging residents to turn in their firearms. Makes sense. Voluntary gun buyback programs and other programs aimed at urging residents to voluntarily turn in their firearms would only increase violence because it keeps criminals armed and disarms law abiding citizens. Far left “community groups” with backing from city officials and police are distributing flyers which reads “save a life, turn in a gun.” TRENDING: Multiple People Arrested For Not Wearing Masks in OC Grocery Store – Store Manager Locked Them in and […]
Seattle police chief Carmen Best has announced her resignation following a city vote to slash law enforcement budgets, including her own salary. Best, who was on the force for 28 years, described the cuts as “punitive.” Seattle’s city council approved legislation to enact significant cuts in a 7-1 vote on Monday, which will eliminate some $4 million from the police department’s $400 million yearly budget, including a sizable reduction of $800,000 to the PD’s recruitment spending. Among other measures, the 2020 budget package will also cap Best’s salary at $275,000, reduced from $294,000. Chief Best has been vocal in her opposition […]
An 11-year-old girl was beat, slapped, punched, kicked and shocked with a stun gun after she was assaulted by five other girls in Harlem last night. The girl was beaten and bloody but the New York Post said police let the violence play out. Advertisement – story continues below Wouldn’t you think the violent girls would get the blame for this? The New York PD later responded to the media attacks with a video. TRENDING: Mayor Lori Lightfoot Lashes Out at President Trump — Says National Guard Not Needed After Looters Ransack Downtown Chicago, Attack Police for 5 Straight Hours (VIDEO) […]
Over the past few weeks, at least seven members of the Seattle City Council have revealed a commitment to cut police funding by 50% in the wake of anti-police violence and anti-racism protests in the US, calling to defund police departments across the country. The Seattle City Council on Monday passed a spending plan that would reduce funding for the city police department as part of a revised 2020 budget. The plan, approved by a 7-1 vote, included a 14-percent cut in police funding or about $3 million of the department’s earlier approved budget of $400 million, which is far below […]
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best will be resigning on Wednesday morning, following the city council voting to defund the police amid massive unrest. The news of Best’s resignation came one day after dozens of businesses were looted once again. Brandi Kruse of Seattle’s Q13 tweeted, “Seattle Police Chief @CarmenBest is going to resign, two sources familiar with her decision confirm. The announcement is imminent, I’m told. There is an 11am presser scheduled for tomorrow with the Mayor. Unclear if announcement will take place then.” Q13 reports, “the council on Monday approved proposals that would reduce the police department by up to […]
More than 100 people were arrested Monday, and at least two were shot, following a night of chaos in Chicago’s upscale Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of downtown after crowds smashed windows and looted storefronts in a move that city authorities are calling “pure criminality.” Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the looting an “assault on the city,” and officials have stressed it was not connected to any organized protest, but seemingly spurred after a police-involved shooting in the city’s Englewood section on Sunday afternoon. Hours after the shooting, police responded to reports of widespread vandalism just after midnight on North […]
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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday went full Commie and authorized the city to shut off water and power to HOMES and businesses that are hosting large, unauthorized gatherings. Garcetti previously threatened to cut off water and electricity to businesses that refused to shut down amid the Coronavirus panic. Now he’s targeting people in their own homes! The new level of tyranny will begin Friday night and LAPD will respond, then contact Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to cut it off, reported FOX LA reporter Bill Melugin. TRENDING: “Why the Hell Would I Take a Test?… Are You a […]
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 […]
Seattle lawmakers are attempting to completely defund the city’s police department and replace it with a new “civilian-led” public safety system in response to ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. The Seattle City Council has already come under fire this week for proposing a 50 percent cut to the police department’s budget — a proposal that prompted hundreds of citizens to express their concerns during a council meeting on Wednesday. Yet, newly revealed legislation now shows that the council may be doing a lot more than simply stripping police of half their funding. Lawmakers are moving to completely abolish the police department […]
First Minneapolis, now Seattle. Seattle City Council on Friday moved to abolish the entire police department and replace it with a Marxist “civilian led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention.” In the proposed legislation, the city council asserted that the Seattle Police Department perpetuates “racism and violence” and upholds “white supremacy culture.” “The Council is committed to confronting structural and institutional racism as a fundamental step towards addressing the racist institution of policing.” TRENDING: Ghislaine Maxwell Documents Unsealed: Allegations Against Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Others — FBI Knew Had Evidence of the Crimes for Years “These protests forced many nationwide […]
The New York Times was taken to the woodshed after suggesting the Big Apple’s official seal features a noose, with netizens rushing to inform the newspaper that the object in question is, in fact, an antiquated measuring device. In a report published on Monday, the Times noted that New York’s emblem is facing “scrutiny” and could soon see a facelift, citing its “cartoonish” depiction of a Native American man in a loincloth alongside an early American settler. While the paper accurately described some of the seal’s symbolism – observing that beavers on the emblem represent the fur trade, for example – […]
A bag discovered in a park frequented by demonstrators contained Molotov cocktails and several loaded magazines, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) has reported. Nightly protests in the city have become increasingly violent. The PPB said they were tipped off about a suspicious bag in Lownsdale Square Park, which is located across the street from the federal courthouse that has been under siege by protesters for nearly two months. The pack reportedly contained loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails. The police force shared a photo of the bag’s contents on Twitter. Tonight Portland Police were near Lownsdale Square Park. A person pointed […]
This is just stunning.Mayor Ted Wheeler and Portland, Oregon officials have made it clear whose side their on and it’s not the side of law and order. For over 50 straight nights antifa-BLM rioters have ransacked the downtown and destroyed public property. Advertisement – story continues below Portland pic.twitter.com/NlM4J3Jc0P — maria viti (@selfdeclaredref) July 25, 2020 TRENDING: Car Drives Through Mob of Protesters on Colorado Highway, Protester Shoots Fellow Protesters While Trying to Shoot Driver (VIDEO) When the leftist mob took aim at the Hatfield United States Courthouse that President Trump sent in federal agents. Now Portland officials are ORDERING the […]
A courthouse was torched and a police station vandalized during a large protest in Oakland, California. The violence comes as several other cities across the US were hit by rioting and chaotic demonstrations. Oakland Police said that “agitators” had started a blaze inside the Alameda County Superior Courthouse on Saturday night. A video shows a fire raging inside the building. Earlier in the evening, protesters attacked a police station, with reports saying they broke windows and painted graffiti on the building. Others shot fireworks and pointed lasers at officers and helicopters monitoring the situation. Oakland police later shared photographs of the […]
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A worshiper prays outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of Jesus’ tomb. Its wooden doors are shut now to deter the spread of COVID-19, and only clergy may perform the daily prayer rituals inside. Daniel Estrin/NPR hide caption toggle caption Daniel Estrin/NPR A worshiper prays outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the traditional site of Jesus’ tomb. Its wooden doors are shut now to deter the spread of COVID-19, and only clergy may perform the daily prayer rituals inside. Daniel Estrin/NPR “The air over Jerusalem is saturated with prayers and dreams like the air over industrial […]
Businesses and police precincts in Seattle boarded and barricaded their properties in preparation for expected violent Antifa and Black Lives Matters protests this weekend. The protective measures were taken as Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best sent a letter to Seattle businesses and residents that police, having been stripped by the City Council of standard non-lethal riot control tools, will not be able to defend property from rioters. A bill unanimously passed last month by the City Council that goes into effect this weekend (after Mayor Durkan declined to veto it and a federal judge declined to stop it) bans police from […]
A federal judge has overturned a Seattle ordinance that prohibited police from using crowd control weapons. The last-minute decision comes hours after the city’s police chief said the force would be powerless to stop mob violence. US District Judge James Robart blocked the ban, which was put in place by the Seattle City Council, during an emergency hearing on Friday night. The Seattle ordinance, which was set to go into effect this weekend, would have prevented police from using pepper spray, blast balls, and other crowd control weapons. The temporary restraining order on the legislation was made after the US Department […]
This story was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter here. OLYMPIA, Wash.—On a rainy June day, the manager of a Motel 6 outside Olympia decided one guest had to leave. The woman had been smoking indoors and had an unauthorized visitor. She appeared to be on drugs and was acting erratically. Normally, that manager might call 911, which would bring police officers to the scene. If the guest refused to leave, the cops might handcuff and arrest her for trespassing. They could find an open warrant on her record or […]
For weeks now since the death of George Floyd in May Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Marxists and other far left groups with the support of the Democrat Party have been looting, rioting and destroying businesses, homes and public property across America The mainstream media HAS YET to air this destruction from the weeks of Democrat-endorsed violence.The American media is hiding this from you. In June we put together a video of scenes from Chicago, New York City, St. Louis and Minneapolis following a week of leftist violence and destruction. Via Andrew Marcus TRENDING: UPDATE: Navy Is Investigating Uniformed Sailor Sarah Dudrey […]
Who would want to live in the city of Seattle? The city has been the scene of riots for weeks, at one point culminating in the now famous ‘CHOP’ zone where people were actually killed. As you might expect, people who are able to do so are selling their homes and leaving the city. KOMO News reports: TRENDING: UPDATE: Navy Is Investigating Uniformed Sailor Sarah Dudrey for Busting into Pro-Trump Rally, Harassing Protesters while Screaming “F**k Trump!” Report: More Seattle-area residents selling their homes, leaving the area More and more people are seeking to sell their homes and move out of […]
Cary Jay Smith Convicted sex offender Cary Jay Smith was recently released from a California psychiatric facility after being forcefully hospitalized for more than 20 years. Smith repeatedly testified to having fantasies about raping and killing young boys and said he likes to be referred to as “RTK” which stands for “rape, torture, kill.” He also claimed he has killed three boys and molested more than 200 others. In 1985, Smith was convicted of a misdemeanor sexual offense involving a child and had to register as a sex offender, however that requirement expired and he was removed from the sex offender […]
Earlier today President Donald Trump announced he was immediately sending federal agents to Chicago to help drive down violent crime. President Trump: The DOJ will “immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago. The FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals Service and Homeland Security will together be sending hundreds of skilled law enforcement officers to Chicago to help drive down violent crime.” TRUMP: DOJ will “immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago. The FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals Service & Homeland Security will together be sending hundreds of skilled law enforcement officers to Chicago.” pic.twitter.com/DtlCB2Dd2E — Breaking911 […]
The family of a young black man shot dead in Seattle’s former protest encampment, known as “CHOP,” has filed a wrongful death claim against the city, arguing first responders failed to offer help as the 19-year-old bled to death. The family of Lorzeno Anderson filed the claim on Monday through a local law firm, alleging that “Seattle officials created a dangerous environment and city personnel failed to protect or medically assist” the teen after he was shot in the early hours of June 20. “Explain to me why they didn’t go in there and help my son,” Anderson’s mother, Donnitta Sinclair, […]
St. Louis prosecutors on Monday filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey. Via KMOV: St. Louis prosecutors on Monday filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the Central West End couple seen pointing guns at protesters in late June. Patricia and Mark McCloskey are each facing one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Flourishing, sources told News 4. TRENDING: Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver Back the Blue Rally; Sends Law and Order SOS to President Trump KMOV reported that in a statement Monday, their attorney, Joel Schwartz said the charges are “disheartening, […]
Democrat lawmakers have asked the government to investigate the deployment of federal officers to Portland, where riots have raged for 50 days. Portland’s mayor went further, blaming the officers for the violence. In a joint letter to the inspectors general for the Justice and Homeland Security departments, New York Rep. Jerry Nadler and two colleagues called on Sunday for an investigation into the Donald Trump administration’s use of a “secret police force” to “suppress First Amendment protected activities” in Portland and elsewhere. Also on rt.com Police union office set on fire as Portland protest descends into riot (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) By “secret […]
The body of Tech millionaire Fahim Saleh was found decapitated and dismembered last week in his luxurious Manhattan apartment. Police arrested his former personal assistant Tyrese Devon Haspil on Saturday for his death. The New York Times reported that Haspil owed Saleh nearly $100,000 that he stole from his former boss. Saleh’s cousin discovered his dismembered body in the living room of his $2.2 million apartment with his head, arms and legs amputated last week. The electric saw was still plugged into the wall. Tyrese Haspil TRENDING: “Re-Fund the Police!… We Will NEVER Support Black Lives Matter!… Trump 2020!” – EPIC! […]
Portland rioters chanted “every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground” on their 51st night of “protests” in the city. The message deeply contradicts the “we just want reform” narrative that liberals and their media lackeys are trying to push. Advertisement – story continues below “Every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground!” Doesn’t sound like a lot of “reform”-minded folks in the crowd. pic.twitter.com/MoYlkPxWbV — Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) July 19, 2020 TRENDING: Portland Riot Organizer Claims Mission is the ‘Abolition of the United States As We Know It’ They also vandalized a […]
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said he has banned federal officers, who were deployed to the city to protect federal property, from sharing headquarters with police amid claims they whisk “peaceful protesters” away in unmarked cars. “Earlier today I directed that staff who are part of federal agency operations are no longer allowed to co-locate with the police bureau’s incident command,” Wheeler tweeted on Saturday. Although the Democrat mayor acknowledged that “sharing a space” advanced cooperation between local and federal law enforcement, allowing for clearer communication, he said that “recent actions” by federal officers made them unwelcome on the city grounds. based […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079925243_0:1:1353:761_1200x675_80_0_0_86510eae59b8351cbb8c0ea4090d8d99.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202007181079925173-arsenal-defeats-manchester-city-reaches-fa-cup-final/ It will be Arsenal’s first time in the Football Association Cup Final since 2017, as they beat Manchester City just a few days after victorious play with the Premier League champions Liverpool. Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pushed his team to the FA Cup final, double stunning Manchester City during the semi-final match at an empty Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The win secured Arsenal its record 21st cup final. Despite City dominating the early exchanges, Aubameyang scored a goal in 19th minute and, never letting the rivals recover, finished with a second in the 70th minute. The team […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105452/85/1054528529_0:103:1920:1183_1200x675_80_0_0_a4910a3eede210c4dbb3f608350ab6f5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007181079924130-ancient-dragon-city-capital-of-xiongnu-empire-reportedly-discovered-in-mongolia/ The Xiongnu confederation of nomadic peoples reportedly inhabited the eastern part of the Eurasian steppe from the third century BC to the first century AD. The empire had a complicated relationship with the dynasties in China. Archaeologists claim that during excavations in Mongolia they have discovered the city of Longcheng, the capital of the Xiongnu Empire, also known as the Dragon City, Xinhua news agency reported. “As a result of more than a decade of research on political center of the Xiongnu Empire, I am very happy that we have discovered and excavated the empire’s […]
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 Bubba Wallace Booed at NASCAR All-Star Race Qualifier, Cheered After Crash (VIDEO) The nekkid protester pic.twitter.com/vn5RRbTjEe — maria viti (@selfdeclaredref) July 18, 2020 The evening was also plagued with severe violence against random citizens that […]
Portland has been dealing with ongoing protests and riots since the 25 May death of African American George Floyd while in police custody. President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement to quell the demonstrations taking over the city, saying, “It was out of control. The locals couldn’t handle it”. Ted Wheeler, mayor of the city of Portland, on Friday urged US President Donald Trump to withdraw federal law enforcement personnel from different components of the Department of Homeland Security and the US Marshals Service deployed in the city to quell the ongoing wave of protests and riots. The mayor told Trump […]
After Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the nucleus of Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstrations across the United States, many state and local authorities have looked at new measures to correct existing racial inequalities. The Minneapolis City Council determined on Friday that racism is a public health emergency, pledging increased funding and resources to “name, reverse, and repair the harm done” to people of colour in the city, the Star Tribune reports. Voted unanimously just two months after the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of white Minneapolis police officers while in custody, the bill is dedicated to connecting social issues […]
A council member in East Fishkill, a town up the Hudson River from New York City, has advised local residents to avoid four out of five NYC boroughs “due to crime,” noting a drastic increase in shootings and homicides. “Reconsider travel” to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens “due to crime,” reads the letter by Councilman Anil Beephan, made public on Friday. Violent crime is “widespread” in New York City, he added, and “armed criminals have been known to target and attack individuals, both pre-meditated and at random.” Beephan attributed the 21-percent increase in homicides and 53-percent increase in shootings to […]
Utah County Commissioner Tanner Ainge decided to postpone a meeting regarding a mask requirement for students in K-12 schools. This mandate set by Republican Governor Gary Herbert only applies to schools and school buses. Tanner Ainge who is the Chairman of the All-Republican Commission, was met with a crowd of people where a majority of them were unmasked in the meeting room. Ainge opened with, “This is the exact opposite of what we need to be doing.” While being booed by the crowd, Ainge also expressed his concerns, “We are supposed to be physically distancing, wearing masks. All of our medical experts, […]