Above Photo: BP or not BP? stage an intervention in 2017 at the National Portrait Gallery, bringing a portrait of exiled West Papuan leader Benny Wenda into the Gallery. Kristian Buus BP had been the main sponsor of the National Portrait Gallery’s annual portrait award since 1989. The National Portrait Gallery has announced the end of its partnership with BP, becoming the latest institution from the world of art and culture to distance itself from the oil giant. The Royal Shakespeare Company and Tate have already ended sponsorship deals with BP following environmental campaigns launched by artists and employees. BP has […]
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The 12 remaining charges against Joel Northam, Lillian House and Terrence Roberts were dropped close to a year after their arrest. The decision comes weeks after the indictment of three police officers and two paramedics for the murder of Elijah McClain. The last remaining charges have been dropped against three activists in the US who were involved in organizing protests seeking justice for Elijah McClain. On September 13, Monday, John Kellner, the 18th Judicial District Attorney for the Arapahoe County in Colorado State, announced the dropping of all the 12 remaining charges against Joel Northam, Lillian House and Terrence Roberts, nearly […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107624/50/1076245088_0:438:2000:1563_1200x675_80_0_0_b7a8eb43e5cf657299fa77a2ec187c40.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009271080590547-any-stray-kids-dropped-new-mv-for-the-song-from-repackage-album/ Fans of the popular K-pop dance band are lucky as they have gotten a lot of new music videos lately. Popular South Korean boy band Stray Kids revealed new branded music video content for the song ‘Any’ from their most recent repackaging of the album ‘IN LIFE’ on 27th of September. It is not the only song to be presented to STAYs, the official name for the dance troupe’s fans, from the repackaged album, the group also donned different moods through other video releases: the melancholic “Ex” and the energetic “Back Door”. Alongside the […]
Guardian: Mohammed bin Salman, now Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler, allegedly enraged the US with his switch of Syria policy. Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/Tass In the summer of 2015 Mohammed bin Salman, then Saudi defence minister and third in line to the throne, turned his country’s foreign policy on its head and gave a covert green light for Russia’s intervention in Syria, according to a lawsuit by a former top intelligence official. In his complaint filed in a federal court in Washington, Saad Aljabri alleges that the abrupt switch of course by the man who is now Saudi Arabia’s crown prince alarmed […]
The Supreme Court Dropped The Ball On The Right To Protest By Kia Rahnam, Politico. August 19, 2020 The Supreme Court Dropped The Ball On The Right To Protest2020-08-192020-08-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/militarized-police-attacking-protesters.-by-noah-berger-ap-e1597809491595.jpg200px200px Above photo: Militarized police attacking protesters. By Noah Berger AP. Over the years, courts have carefully updated our speech protections while mostly ignoring the freedom of assembly. Now they may have a chance to change that. In recent months, US cities have seen widespread protests denouncing police brutality against unarmed Black people. Local and national law enforcement agencies, responding to crowds of unprecedented size and scale, relied on methods that were equally unprecedented. In […]
The cost of transacting on the Bitcoin blockchain fell sharply last week as the network reverted to less frantic levels of activity. Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): Since the deadly standoff between India and China took place in the Galwan Valley on 15 June, the Indian government has taken some strict steps, including banning over a hundred Chinese apps. After intense protests registered by sister organisations of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has pulled out of the world’s richest cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year. The sudden development comes a day after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the handset maker as title sponsor of IPL which is worth around $7 billion as per […]
UK rapper Wiley is being investigated by the police and has been dropped from his management label following a bizarre outburst in which he posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets that sparked fierce backlash. The grime artist ignited outrage when he posted a deluge of tweets about Jewish people on Friday and Saturday, saying they are the “real enemy” who want to “rob us blind,” and comparing them to the Ku Klux Klan. Also on rt.com ‘Black people can’t be racist’: UK rapper Wiley accused of anti-Semitism after branding Jews ‘the real enemy’ & comparing to KKK “Jewish would do anything […]
According to the crypto exchange’s report, June was the most uneventful month for Bitcoin (BTC) trading since February and was marked by a reversal in correlation trends with gold and the S&P 500. Source link
Initial Response to Flynn Friday Hearing: Obama Judge Is Biased, Trump Judge is Fair-Minded and Bush Judge Thinks Its OK to Keep Case Open After It was Dropped – Very Disturbing on Several Fronts Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
Allegations that England’s chief nurse was stood down from a Downing Street Covid-19 daily briefing after refusing to publicly back PM Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings have provoked outrage. Ruth May was scheduled to appear alongside UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock on June 1 to update the public on progress being made in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. However, according to senior NHS sources, England’s top nurse was dropped just hours before the briefing. Also on rt.com ‘Told the truth’: Piers Morgan blasts ‘pathetic’ BBC for throwing Newsnight presenter ‘to the wolves’ after Cummings monologue May is said to have told […]
It is now clear that Barack Obama turned America into a Banana Republic. On Tuesday General Flynn Attorney Sidney Powell informed Flynn’s supporters the oral argument in his ongoing case will be live-streamed on the DC Circuit YouTube channel. The hearing took place at 9:30 AM Eastern Time on Friday morning, June 12, 2020. ** Here is a link to the DC Circuit YouTube page. TRENDING: Seattle Officials Deliver Porta Potties in Support of Antifa – Mayor Defends Autonomous Zone, “CHAZ is Not a Lawless Wasteland of Anarchist Insurrection” https://www.c-span.org/video/?472993-1/dc-circuit-oral-argument-michael-flynn-perjury-dismissal-case&live# ** You can donate to the General Flynn Defense Fund here. […]
The week-long calm in the bitcoin market ended with a sudden $800 price drop on Thursday. The over-6% drop saw the top cryptocurrency by market value register its biggest single-day decline in two weeks, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. Prices briefly hit lows near $9,100, a level last seen on May 27. There’s three likely factors as to why this happened: Stock market sell-off Global equities cratered and traditional safe havens like US government bonds and the Japanese yen gained value as comments by the U.S. Federal Reserve that the economy may take years to recover gave a reality check […]
A student accused of attacking a policeman during a protest in Philadelphia has been cleared of wrongdoing, with footage of the incident belying the assault allegations and showing officers unleashing batons on demonstrators. All charges were dropped against the 21-year-old student, Evan Gorski, on Wednesday after prosecutors viewed online videos of the encounter, according to Gorski’s attorney, R. Emmett Madden. “The police were lying. We had a protest against police brutality, and then police brutalize my client and try to frame him for a crime he didn’t commit,” Madden said. While the attorney said Gorski was accused of pushing an officer […]
Protectors Of The Venezuelan Embassy Victorious After Federal Charges Are Dropped By The Council on Hemispheric Affairs. June 4, 2020 Protectors Of The Venezuelan Embassy Victorious After Federal Charges Are Dropped2020-06-042020-06-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/embassy-defenders-and-their-allies-outside-of-court-e1591282894804.jpg200px200px Federal charges against the four protectors of the Venezuelan Embassy, who defended the building in Washington DC against violent opposition crowds for several weeks between April 10 and May 16 of 2019, were completely dropped in a case that was brought directly by prosecutors of the Trump administration. After several months of proceedings that produced a mistrial in February 2020, the four activists expressed in a public statement that “Today’s sentence marks […]
Federal Charges Against Four Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Dropped By Embassy Protectors, Popular Resistance. June 3, 2020 Federal Charges Against Four Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Dropped2020-06-032020-06-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/20200213_082117-e1591213543534.jpg200px200px Above photo: Left to right – David Paul, Adrienne Pine, Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese outside the courthouse prior to the February trial. Work to Oppose US Imperialism and Build International Solidarity Continues. Washington, DC – The federal charge of “interfering with certain protective functions” levied against four members of the Embassy Protection Collective was formally dropped today in a hearing before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell in US District Court. The four defendants are Adrienne Pine, […]
Department of Justice spokesperson Kerri Kupec joined Sean Hannity on Wednesday night to discuss the unmasking investigations by the DOJ and updates on the General Michael Flynn case. Kerri Kupec told Sean the DOJ was asked to weigh in on the actions by Judge Emmet Sullivan in the General Flynn case. Sean Hannity: The DC Circuit invited the Department of Justice to weigh in following Judge Sullivan’s actions which are beyond unprecedented… Now the DOJ, will they weigh in? Kerri Kupec: So the DC Circuit has invited the Department of Justice to weigh in and we will do so. We will […]
The AP is reporting the Justice Department is dropping its case against former Trump administration National Security Advisor Mike Flynn. “BREAKING……WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department is dropping criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn, according to court filing obtained by AP. BREAKING……WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department is dropping criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn, according to court filing obtained by AP. — Julie Pace (@jpaceDC) May 7, 2020 Excerpt from AP: TRENDING: HUGE UPDATE: Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx Used Imperial College Model — NOW CONFIRMED AS A COMPLETE FRAUD — To Persuade President Trump to Lock Down Entire US Economy! …In […]