This past weekend, workers around the world celebrated May Day, also called Labor Day and International Workers Day. May Day marks the accomplishments and contributions of workers and reminds them of their rights. Clearing the FOG spoke with Stephanie Basile and Brittany Carloni of News Guild, part of the Communications Workers of America, about the many victories they have had in organizing media outlets over the past five years. They use a model that can be replicated everywhere of training member organizers and connecting them with other shops across the country to build a powerful labor movement that is democratic. Stephanie […]
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Above Photo: Veteran, social worker and organizer, Dr. Daniel Lee speaking at a rally for affordable housing. (Dr. Daniel Lee For Congress CA-37). Culver City’s First Black Mayor, Daniel Lee, Wants To Make California The Bastion Of Progressive Politics Some Imagine It To Be. “There’s the California that people imagine, a place I would love to visit and maybe buy a house on one salary,” Mayor Daniel Lee, now running for Congress, says with a smile. “Then, there’s the actual California.” Back in 2018, when Lee was elected as Culver City’s first Black councilmember, he didn’t know about the city’s history as a “sundown town,” a reference to all-white areas […]
Congress recently passed the Postal Service Reform Act – the result of 15 years of organizing to end the mandate to prefund 75 years worth of retirement benefits and other changes that were hurting the people’s post office. The new act opens the door to building on the current postal infrastructure to provide more services to people, especially in poor and rural communities. Clearing the FOG speaks with Chuck Zlatkin, the legislative and political director of the largest local postal worker union, about what the new law will do and how it was won. Zlatkin also discusses the fight over making […]
The True Adventure Of A 19-Year-Old North American Fighting In The Cuban Revolution With Fidel Castro By Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance. March 23, 2022 The True Adventure Of A 19-Year-Old North American Fighting In The Cuban Revolution With Fidel Castro2022-03-232022-03-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/fidel-castro-the-author-right-and-his-college-friend-1958-sierra-maestra-cuba-e1648058185313.jpg200px200px Above photo: Fidel Castro, the author (right) and his college friend. 1958, Sierra Maestra, Cuba. Book Review: Wild Green Oranges, by Bob Baldock. (Clapton Press, London, 2021, 238 pages) Wild Green Oranges describes how author Bob Baldock dropped out of college and was at loose ends in 1958. Then he became inspired after a chance viewing of a newsreel. It […]
Above Photo: An installer for the solar company, Sunrun, uses a level while installing solar panels on the roof of a home in Granada Hills. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images). Over 70 Member Organizations In The Coalition Received Charitable Contributions In 2020 Worth $1.67 Million From Big California Utilities That See Solar As The Competition. In the fight over California’s rooftop solar policy, a coalition that claims to represent low-income, senior and environmental leaders is running ads warning about a cost shift that forces consumers to subsidize solar for people who live in mansions. This message, by Affordable […]
Above Photo: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Omicron COVID-19 variant following a meeting with his Covid-19 response team at the White House on November 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. Despite Public Statements. Amid Mounting Concern About The Omicron Variant, Biden Declared U.S. Support For A Covid-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver. But New Documents From Geneva Tell A Different Story. On November 26, as news of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 stoked alarm around the world, the White House released a statement calling on countries to support an intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines. “I call on the nations gathering next […]
Above photo: President Biden delivering remarks on the economy on Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP News. Companies are raising prices well above increases in their costs. The only antidote is to finally take action against corporate power. In a time of high inflation, you hear a lot about companies “passing costs” on to customers. In order for companies to maintain their God-given right to earn a profit, they must raise prices to offset the cost of producing goods and getting them into peoples’ hands. And thanks mostly to the hidden risk, exposed by the pandemic, of neoliberal gospels like just-in-time logistics, deregulation, and […]
World leaders are meeting in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, but the minimal promises made at these gatherings are not kept and are not enough. Communities in the Global South are demanding real and meaningful change — an entire system change away from profit-driven, rather than people-driven, governments. Mozambique-based activist Dipti Bhatnagar discusses the conditions that the Global South is grappling with (from the climate change that the West is largely responsible for), and the dire necessity for real change. Bhatnagar is climate justice & energy coordinator with Friends of the Earth International, based in Justiça Ambiental (FoE Mozambique). Source […]
Above Photo: Ljazz Brooks, a third-year international business student, walks with other students in protest at California State University Los Angeles (CSULA) on February 25, 2014. He is part of the CSULA Ethnic Studies Coalition, a collective of students, educators, workers and activists demanding that at least one of the two diversity courses required to graduate from CSULA come from ethnic studies. Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times. Last year, as a massive uprising against systemic racism swept across the world, activists fighting for Black liberation and racial justice put radical demands against institutional racism on the table, such as abolishing and defunding the police. Another key step toward challenging institutional racism is the push […]
German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has confirmed that the 209 new Lynx infantry fighting vehicles recently ordered by Hungary from Rheinmetall of Germany will be equipped with Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield hard-kill active protection system, or APS. Hungary is the latest customer for this innovative technology, which has formed part of the Rheinmetall portfolio since 2006. It will be supplied by Rheinmetall Protection Systems GmbH. The order is worth over €140 million. Hungary’s decision in favor of StrikeShield was driven by the NATO member’s commitment to taking part in demanding missions where modern anti-tank weapon systems present a dangerous threat to their own forces. […]
The Ukrainian manufacturer Arey Engineering Group unveiled a new heavy infantry fighting vehicle concept, dubbed Vavilon (Babylon in Ukrainian), that bases on the T-64 main battle tank chassis. The story was first reported by Opk.com.ua news agency, which cited Arey’s engineers. The Vavilon is a modern heavy infantry fighting vehicle with a hybrid power plant, the latest digital control system, state-of-the-art armor and additional protection not lower than STANAG 6. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Arey Engineering Group said the Vavilon, in an IFV configuration, has a combat weight of 36,000 kg. It can carry 11 troops: the commander, […]
South Korea’s Hanwha Defense just released more details about the Redback infantry fighting vehicle program. The details were given in a 16 March media release, to announce the achievement of two key milestones in the validation of systems integration for its Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Team Redback, led by Hanwha Defense Australia, has been formed to deliver best of breed Australian and global technologies to military customers, including the Australian Defence Force. The Redback is under consideration by the Commonwealth under an ongoing tender process for Project LAND 400 Phase 3. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Team Redback includes […]
International Armored Group took the opportunity at the 15th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), which was held from 21 to 25 February, to reveal a new fighting vehicle. One of the global leaders in the manufacturing of wheeled protected and armored vehicle International Armored Group (IAG) has unveiled its new wheeled infantry fighting vehicle, called the Rila. The Rila is an eight-wheeled armoured vehicle currently being developed by the IAG for out-of-area operations, meeting the full range of requirements for mobility and ruggedness. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The new infantry fighting vehicle is designed […]
Ukraine’s defense industry is promoting its advanced version of a BTR-4 wheeled fighting vehicle at the 15th edition of the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) for the Middle East market. Ukraine’s military export agency will unveil the latest version of the BTR-4 wheeled fighting vehicle, called the BTR-4MV1 at IDEX 2021. The new combat vehicle offers significant improvements over the BTR-4 series. An advanced modular armour protection system provides the vehicle with NATO STANAG-standard from bullets, guns, and weapons. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – When creating BTR-4MV1 developers used a modular approach in constructing armor protection, using […]
Estonian manufacturer Milrem Robotics will be highlighting its new Type-X robotic combat vehicle (RCV) at the biennial International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) this year. The medium class Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle system integrated with a modern weapon will be displayed at the IDEX 2021 for the first time. A robotic combat vehicle can be equipped with a cannon with a caliber of up to 50 mm in order to perform on an equal footing with a unit equipped with infantry fighting vehicles in tactical and fire terms. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Also in launcher variant, the Type-X with a […]
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of 76 M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles. According to DSCA, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, the possible deal has an estimated value of $757 million. The proposed package includes the following according to the DSCA notice: modernization of 76 M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles and the purchase of close to 2,000 TOW missiles, 84 M240 machine guns, M257 Smoke Grenade Launchers; ammunition; radios; simulator; special armor; Hunter/Killer technology and other equipment and spare parts. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW […]
U.S. Army M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle deployment to northeast Syria has helped to lower tensions and prevent new conflicts in the region. The U.S. military has sent M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles to eastern Syria in September to help protect the hundreds of American troops stationed there following series of tense encounters with Russian forces. Tensions with Russian troops in the Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility have since decreased. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to the Combined Joint Task Force, the U.S. soldiers are in Syria to support the Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission. The mechanized infantry […]
California Court Strikes Down Limits On Fighting Dirty Power Plants By the Center for Biological Diversity. November 28, 2020 California Court Strikes Down Limits On Fighting Dirty Power Plants2020-11-282020-11-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/power-e1606586173299.jpg200px200px Above photo: From the Local Clean Energy Alliance. San Francisco – A California appeals court has struck down unconstitutional limits on the rights of citizens to challenge the location of power plants in their communities. A state appeals court affirmed Friday that communities concerned about air quality and climate pollution have the right to challenge natural gas-fired and thermal power plants in the lower courts, not just in the Supreme Court, which […]
The U.S. Navy has announced that it deployed “Fighting Tigers” of Patrol Squadron 8 (VP8) to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. The Fighting Tigers assumed duties from the “War Eagles” of VP-16 as Commander, Task Group 57.2. “We have arrived fully trained and well prepared to sustain and advance our relationships with coalition partners and our intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities,” said Cmdr. Jeremy N. Lyon, commanding officer of VP-8. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – VP-8 operates the P-8A Poseidon multi-mission maritime aircraft in support of maritime patrol and reconnaissance missions. “I could not be more […]
The Dusseldorf-based German defense group Rheinmetall has unveiled the first of three Lynx KF41 Infantry Fighting Vehicles designed, developed and manufactured for the Commonwealth of Australia’s $AUD18.1 billion (11.1 MrdEUR) Land 400 Phase 3 program. Rheinmetall released a statement on Tuesday saying that Lynx is a next generation tracked, digitised and highly protected Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) built to meet the stringent military requirements of Land 400 Phase 3. The Australian Army needs a new IFV for close combat to close in and defeat an enemy in the most dangerous and lethal environments for Australian soldiers. Rheinmetall is delivering each of […]
German weapons maker Rheinmetall announced that it was awarded a contract by the German Bundeswehr to upgrade Marder infantry fighting vehicles. Within the contract, Rheinmetall Landsysteme will now be supplying the Bundeswehr with over 170 driver’s night observation devices for the Marder fleet. Worth around $28 million (€24 million), the order also encompasses logistical support, training and other services. Delivery begins at the end of 2021 and is to be complete by the end of 2022. The new driver’s night observation device is the Spectus II. It fuses the image from a residual light amplifier camera with one produced by a […]
The U.S. Army Operational Test Command has already begun testing the latest variant of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family, the M2A4. Bradley M2A4 trials are taking place at the facilities of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army at Fort Hood military base in Texas. The upgraded variant of the Bradley vehicle developed by the BAE Systems under contract with the U.S. Army as part of the Army’s combat vehicle modernization strategy and helps ensure force readiness of the Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCT). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The A4 series modification […]
Ukrainian defense contractor, the Corporation UkrInnMash, has unveiled the prototype of its new Kevlar-E infantry fighting vehicle. The story was first reported by Mil.in.ua, which released a photo of the prototype. The private company is developing a new infantry fighting vehicle based on a Soviet 2S1 self-propelled howitzer. The new IFV use 2S1 multi-purpose chassis and equipped with new Shturm remote weapon station. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The hull is based on that of the Soviet 2S1 self-propelled howitzer with thicker armor and a special box for 6 passengers in addition to the 3 crew. The engine compartment […]
If The View were a horror movie—and sometimes it’s not that far off—Joy Behar would be the final girl. The comic, who looks better than any 78-year-old has any right to, is the only original panelist left on the daytime talk show, which is currently in its 24th season. When I reach Behar by phone, there’s audible commotion in the background. After telling the background noisemakers, “Keep it down!” she returns to our call. “It’s just one of those days,” she says resignedly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Behar’s been taping episodes of The View from her New York home. I’m being […]
The U.S. Air Force said in a statement that a contingent of F-16C Fighting Falcons and support personnel from the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to a statement, the squadron, known by the nickname “Gamblers,” will play a key role in supporting the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing’s mission of sustaining and defending joint and partner forces by projecting combat airpower in support of theater plans and operations. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides […]
On Saturday, North Korea has unveiled new rocket launchers, ballistic missiles and a new family of armored vehicles at a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Workers’ Party. For the first time, North Korea showed a new 8×8 wheeled platform that design bears a striking resemblance to the eight-wheeled Stryker combat vehicle. It was the first public debut of the new armored fighting vehicle family. The Stryker is a family of armored fighting vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems for the United States Army. Introduced in 2000, the eight-wheeled, medium-weight Stryker provides versatility, survivability, lethality and maneuverability. – […]
President Trump and his allies have responded to recent revelations of his miniscule federal income tax bills by saying they’re overheated fake news. But on the debate stage Wednesday night, Vice President Mike Pence went a step further—saying the story served to highlight that Trump, unlike Democratic nominee Joe Biden, has been a true American job creator, not a career politician. “The American people have a president who is a businessman, a job creator, who has paid tens of millions of dollars in taxes, payroll taxes, property taxes. He’s created tens of thousands of American jobs,” said Pence. “The president said […]
Tehran can’t tolerate deploying militants from Syria to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, where fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia affects Iran’s borders and may evolve into a regional conflict, President Rouhani warned. The Islamic Republic will focus on ensuring “the security of our cities and villages” that appear to be lying within reach of stray shells or rockets coming from inside the conflict zone, the Iranian president warned, during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. Hostilities involving Armenia and forces of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh on one side, and Azerbaijan on the other, have been ongoing in relative proximity to neighboring Iran. Therefore, Tehran […]
The Armenian Powerlifting Federation has announced that multiple national champion Tatul Harutyunyan has been killed amid ‘tense battles’ in Nagorno-Karabakh. The federation issued a post on Facebook in which it shared the news of Harutyunyan’s death, without giving further details. “With great sorrow we inform that during Artsakh tense battles died a member of APF, multiple champion of Armenia and our good friend Tatul Harutyunyan,” the message read, sharing images of the powerlifter. “Please accept our sincere condolences on behalf of Armenian Powerlifting Federation. Rest in peace, hero.” Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh have entered a […]
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee, pictured in March, made climate change at the center of his presidential campaign earlier this year. Elaine Thompson – Pool/Getty Images The fires in Washington are largely under control now, but the state has been experiencing dangerous, even deadly, wildfires for years, something Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee says are only made worse by climate change. In a recent op-ed in Rolling […]
UFC veteran Court McGee produced an incredible show of bravery after having his nose gruesomely disfigured by an uppercut from Carlos Condit, fighting through the pain to reach the end of the scrap against his astonished opponent. Tough welterweight McGee suffered the horrific injury at the end of round one in the clash against Condit at UFC Fight Island 4, when his rival sent him to the canvas with a shuddering uppercut. Stunned viewers noticed that McGee had reset his battered nose, which was clearly out of position as he sat in wait for the second round, before fighting on through […]
This piece was originally published in Coda Story’s Disinformation channel. Justyna Szpanowska was cycling through Warsaw in mid-August, when she heard what, at first, sounded like a coronavirus public safety announcement. As she got closer to its source, she realized it was nothing of the sort. Following the sound, she came across a truck slowly making its way down a busy road in the city center. Its back was lined with speakers playing a prerecorded message, warning passersby that gay couples commit pedophilia against babies. In the passenger seat was a blogger with the ultraconservative LGBT hate group “Fundacja Pro—Prawo do […]
French Nexter Group has unveiled its new infantry fighting vehicle during the HEMUS 2020 exhibition in Bulgaria. The Nexter Group along with Belgium company John Cockerill Defense (JCD) is displaying the new version of the VBCI 8×8 armored vehicle fitted with a 30mm 3030 turret at the HEMUS 2020. The two partners share the same stand and are presenting a mock-up of a joint product: Nexter’s VBCI 8×8, on which JCD’s 30mm 3030 turret is integrated. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The two partners share the same stand and are presenting a mock-up of a joint product: Nexter’s VBCI […]
Moscow has condemned the alleged use of “foreign mercenaries and terrorists” in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, calling them a threat to the entire region that must “immediately” be withdrawn. “Militants of illegal armed groups, in particular from Syria and Libya” have been transported to the conflict zone “in order to directly participate in the hostilities,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a Wednesday statement commenting on the recent reports, adding it was “deeply concerned” about the development that creates “long-term threats to the security of all countries in the region.” Russian: intelligence reports indicate more and more […]
Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry has rolled out fresh footage of troops fighting a trench battle on the border of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, using mortars, grenade launchers and rocket artillery to pin down the adversary. Azeri troops have been filmed waging what appears to be an artillery duel with their Armenian opponents during heavy fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. The one-minute clip shows soldiers firing numerous shells and grenades from inside the mortar pits and trenches. Massive explosions are seen on the other side of the frontline just as Azerbaijani howitzer crews start shelling what seems to be Armenian entrenchments. Rocket artillery joins in […]
On Thursday, German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has released its new official video showing a Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) during her test at NATO Excercise Brave Warrior in Hungary. Rheinmetall posted the video show the Lynx KF41 that is taking part in the NATO Excercise Brave Warrior on 22nd September 2020. As noted by the company, it is a milestone for LYNX team to see the vehicle in a live theatre with allied troops for the first time. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the troops!” it said in a statement. Lynx is a […]
The U.S. Department of Defense is deploying a small number of U.S. troops with M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles to North-East Syria, according to U.S. Central Command. U.S. Army Soldiers and M2A2 Bradley fighting vehicles have arrived in northeastern Syria Sep 18, 2020. The Army sent six Bradley vehicles, around 100 troops to North-East Syria to give troops fighter protection in the ongoing mission to defeat Islamic State, according to a coalition spokesman. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Pentagon has also deployed the Sentinel radar system which is used to help counter enemy drones and missiles and increased the frequency of […]
World Health Organization official Dr. Hans Kluge tells reporters that COVID-19 cases are rising in Europe. David Barrett/AP hide caption toggle caption David Barrett/AP World Health Organization official Dr. Hans Kluge tells reporters that COVID-19 cases are rising in Europe. David Barrett/AP The World Health Organization warned on Thursday that weekly coronavirus case numbers are rising in Europe at a higher rate than during the pandemic’s peak in March. At a virtual news conference, Dr. Hans Kluge, regional director of WHO in Europe, warned, “We do have a very serious situation unfolding before us.” “Weekly cases have exceeded those reported when […]
VT: Carisio, a great journalist from Italy, is not knowledgeable as to the tiresome two decades long scandal tied to the endless time wasting of AE/9/11 and those tied to them and how they have worked, by our efforts with the perpetrators, to hog the limelight and keep the long published real solution from the public. They would only do this if it served Israel and Saudi Arabia, primary perpetrators. This is our belief. The facts on 9/11, solved 6 years ago with an effort begun by Dmitri Khalezov with Jeff Smith, the DOE and FBI, Ian Greenhalgh, Jim Fetzer, Don […]
Nick Diaz is poised to end his five-year hiatus from the cage after his manager confirmed that the former UFC title challenger has returned to training and is eyeing a comeback fight in early 2021. Diaz has been absent from the cage since a January 2015 fight with Anderson Silva, with many assuming that the former Strikeforce champion was essentially retired. But his manager Kevin Mubenga confirmed to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that the 37-year-old will fight next year. The Stockton, California native completed an intensive 14-week training regimen and has conducted a test weight cut, and is currently somewhere between 165lbs […]
While the city mayor said the fuss over Pelosi in a hair salon amid the pandemic should come to an end, beauty salon employees, who have been unable to work due to coronavirus-induced restrictions, have criticised the house speaker for her hypocrisy and demanded salons be opened so that they can return to work. Mayor of San Francisco London Breed has slammed Donald Trump, calling him a “terrorist” and a “dictator”, and praised House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for being at the forefront fighting against the US president. “We have a terrorist, we have a dictator who is running this country and Nancy […]
Daryl Minton, 45, throws chicken feed into a yard where the chickens roam at the Triple J Farm in Windsor, N.Y. Minton lives and works on the farm his grandfather, James Minton, bought it a decade ago. Between lending discrimination and rising costs, many obstacles stand in the way of Black Americans looking to own farmland. Heather Ainsworth for NPR hide caption toggle caption Heather Ainsworth for NPR Daryl Minton, 45, throws chicken feed into a yard where the chickens roam at the Triple J Farm in Windsor, N.Y. Minton lives and works on the farm his grandfather, James Minton, bought […]
Grand Jury Resistor Jailed For Fighting Federal Repression Against BLM August 24, 2020 Grand Jury Resistor Jailed For Fighting Federal Repression Against BLM2020-08-242020-08-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/freedom-fighters-legal-support-from-facebook-e1598296803483.png200px200px Above photo: Freedom Fighters Legal Support from their Facebook page. Report on grand jury resistor recently jailed for refusing to work with a grand jury. For more updates see Freedom Fighters Legal Support. Madison, Wisconsin – At 3:00 pm, Wednesday, August 19th, Jesse Shackelford, 28, was taken into federal custody at the Dane County Jail and joined a long history of grand jury resisters. He claimed his Fifth Amendment right to silence in order to protect himself and his community […]
Donald Trump really wanted to go big for his re-nominating convention. Long before the coronavirus pandemic utterly destroyed his vision of a great American “revival” this summer—to be packed with his signature mega-rallies, economic renewal, and an extravagant 2020 Republican National Convention that would show up Joe Biden—the president was planning for yet another evening of being treated as a Republican rock-star while anointed the party standard-bearer. Going back to last year, Trump was getting personally involved in pitching ideas and soliciting pitches for the four-day convention’s garish moments and granular details, according to three people who’ve discussed RNC planning with […]
More than once in our conversation, the Broadway producer Brian Moreland qualifies an optimistic thought with, “I know that sounds very Pollyanna of me.” Moreland, one of the few Black producers working on Broadway, is hopeful for not just the healthy, post-pandemic return of Broadway, but also for a renewed kind of commercial theater which looks, sounds, and feels more diverse. “I feel there’s change in the air,” he told The Daily Beast. The lead producer of upcoming productions of Charles Randolph-Wright’s play Blue (which had been set to open at the Apollo Theater in May) and Keenan Scott II’s Thoughts of […]
A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California will be under a state of emergency this weekend, as more than 500 fires rage across the state. At least five people have died, and as of Friday morning, nearly 600,000 acres were burning in the eight […]
The United States Postal Service warned states in late July 2020 that it might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Amid a growing outcry from rural leaders, the agency’s director recently backed down from planned broad cuts and changes. Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge hide caption toggle caption Pacific Press/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Ge The United States Postal Service warned states in late July 2020 that it might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Amid a growing outcry from rural leaders, the agency’s director recently backed down from planned broad […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080047543_0:0:1201:676_1200x675_80_0_0_24c52ad8f099c94fc1b3008a0de674b3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202008041080047611-fighting-dirty-golden-retriever-brawls-with-its-duck-friend/ Everyone knows that doggos are always ready to make new friends – as long as they are not feline. Other animals are also extremely social, like ducks – so it is no surprise that the two get along pretty well. However, you’ve got to be careful, because their friendship could end in a split second! Just look at this golden retriever playing with its duck pal! At first the bird is just tickling the doggo, but then a real brawl starts! Well, let’s hope that no one was injured during – or after – […]
Firefighters across the nation consult a go-to website for cautionary tales. The “Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center” shares things that have gone wrong so that next time everyone can hopefully avoid the pitfalls. Today, the site is brimming with the uncharted challenges of combating natural disasters during a pandemic. It’s hard enough to confront a blaze, or hurricane, or earthquake at the best of times. Weather forecasters expect a busy natural disaster season, following Hurricane Hanna’s debut last weekend. But the historic knowledge of how to cope no longer applies, and the Lessons Learned website’s posts paint a disturbing picture. While […]
UK Students Fighting For Universities To Cut Ties With Israeli Apartheid By Michael Arria, Mondoweiss. July 31, 2020 UK Students Fighting For Universities To Cut Ties With Israeli Apartheid2020-07-312020-07-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/an-apartheid-off-campus-bus-stop-action-e1596161203151.png200px200px Above photo: An “Apartheid Off Campus” bus stop action. “We need to be working bottom-up, because we know that top-down will just not work anymore.” Apartheid Off Campus is a newly-formed student network fighting to sever the ties between UK universities and the Israeli occupation. “University students are in a powerful position to campaign in support of Palestinians and against the structures of racism by both challenging/exposing these links and forcing their universities to […]
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan arrives for a coronavirus briefing in front of the Maryland State House on April 17. Hogan’s book Still Standing is out Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan arrives for a coronavirus briefing in front of the Maryland State House on April 17. Hogan’s book Still Standing is out Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Larry Hogan defeated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma five years ago, a fight that he says has colored many of his decisions as the Republican governor of Maryland, from criticizing President Trump to navigating the coronavirus pandemic. “It changed […]
The Singapore Army has begun fielding a new armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) called the Hunter. The Hunter is an Army’s first fully digitalised platform and is designed to provide Armoured forces with enhanced capabilities to operate more effectively and efficiently in various phases of military operations. The new AFV integrated with command, control, communications, and computers (C4) systems. The newest AFV is based on tracked chassis and features a stronger hull. It can accommodate a commander, a driver, and a gunner. It features an integrated combat cockpit enabling the gunner and commander to operate the vehicle using common controls. It comes […]
The 27-year-old woman, who was once one of the most popular porn stars, has recently revealed how she was tricked by a porn company to participate in a photoshoot with a photographer that reportedly worked for famous fashion magazine Vogue. Former pornstar Mia Khalifa opened up about her fight against the adult company she worked for in a video she posted on social media. The young woman said the smear campaign launched by BangBros company was terrifying and that she was “really scared” of slipping up and saying something wrong because the company was acting “dirty”. Her statement comes following a […]
Russian ace Maria Sharapova may be officially retired but she’s showing no signs of slowing down with her fitness regime, taking to the beach to hit the pads as part of a grueling workout. The five-time Grand Slam winner called time on her glittering career earlier this year, citing the increasing toll that injuries had taken on her body. But far from putting her feet up, she’s continued to maintain the trim frame that made her a pin-up girl for tennis and a mainstay of glossy magazines. Sharapova’s latest workout took her to the beaches of the US with trainer Tommy […]
U.S. Army Bradley fighting vehicles have arrived in Poland, according to the Baltic Security. “First U.S. Army of United States E-HETs carrying Bradley fighting vehicles have arrived at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland Flag of Poland, in support of Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise as part of the final phase of training linked to Defender Europe 20,” the Baltic Security said on Twitter. The troops and their equipment – which include infantry fighting vehicles, and armored personnel carriers – arrived in Poland for a series of training exercises to increase strategic readiness interoperability by testing the U.S. military’s ability to rapidly move […]
Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan continues for the fourth day over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. However, the fight is also of geopolitical importance for Turkey, which shares a border with Armenia while strongly backing Azerbaijan, Mark Sleboda, a foreign affairs and security analyst, told Sputnik. Nagorno-Karabakh is “technically [part of] Azerbaijan, and it is generally recognized as part of Azerbaijan by the international community as a whole,” Sleboba told Loud & Clear host Brian Becker Wednesday. However, the region has an ethnically Armenian majority. For decades the exclave was of little concern, since both countries were republics of the Soviet […]
Sometimes war involves battling other countries; other times, it’s the metaphorical kind, like our current “war” against the coronavirus. We see this war reflected in the language that gets used by politicians, policymakers, journalists and healthcare workers. As the “invisible enemy” rolled in, entire economies halted as populations “sheltered in place.” We were told to “hunker down” for the long battle ahead and to “support our troops,” the health care workers, fighting on the “front lines.” Source link
Palestinians Are Fighting To Dismantle Apartheid By Salem Barahmeh, +972 Magazine. July 1, 2020 Palestinians Are Fighting To Dismantle Apartheid2020-07-012020-07-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/annexwb-e1593619180285.jpg200px200px Above photo: A Palestinian man rests by Israeli soldiers near the site of the old village known as Ein Hijleh, in the Jordan Valley near the West Bank city of Jericho, February 5, 2014. Issam RiImawi/Flash90. NOTE: Reuters reports that there is still not a consensus within the Israeli government to move forward with their plans for annexation. United Nations and European Union leaders have pushed back against further annexation while US government officials are supposedly in Jerusalem pushing for it. – MF […]
Black lives matter, right? As previously reported, there was another shooting in the CHAZ/CHOP “autonomous zone” of Seattle around 3 a.m. on Monday morning — this is the fifth one since rioters took over the area. Early this morning it was reported that two people were shot, one to the head. At least one of the victims was transported to the hospital in a private vehicle by the time police arrived. TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance The Seattle Police Chief confirmed later Monday morning that both victims of the shooting in CHAZ/CHOP were black males. […]
People’s Strike: An Open Letter To All Forces Fighting For Our Lives June 27, 2020 People’s Strike: An Open Letter To All Forces Fighting For Our Lives2020-06-272020-06-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/george-floyd-wall-oakland.jpeg200px200px “…we say many things about the changing aspects of our lives.We say that since change is inevitable, we should direct the change rather than simply continue to go through the change.” –Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Delta Man The extrajudicial killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis has sparked a worldwide rebellion and unprecedented solidarity and public support in defense of Black lives and the need for radical transformation. The […]
Latin Americans Fighting Mining Companies During COVID19 By Jen Moore, Inequality June 25, 2020 Latin Americans Fighting Mining Companies During COVID192020-06-252020-06-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/demonstration-against-criminalization-of-water-defenders-in-guapinol-honduras.-credit-pedrolanda.-e1593105148732.jpg200px200px Above photo: Demonstration against the criminalization of water defenders in Guapinol, Honduras. Pedro Landa. Over the years, the mining industry has taken advantage of dictatorship, disasters, and a variety of distractions to expand operations in Latin America. In the time of Covid-19, with entire populations under lockdown and economies falling apart, mining companies have also hopped on the pandemic profiteering bandwagon. The potential implications are wide-reaching. In Latin America, the areas of interest to mining companies whether they are exploring or digging […]
This year’s season of “Pride Plays,” produced by Rattlesticks Playwrights Theater in New York City, is showing online at Playbill.com. This is the first of two articles focusing on the Black queer playwrights with plays in the season. Rodney Hicks’ play, Just Press Save, is about the hopes, fears, and intrigues of a group of six high school seniors, including twins who are undocumented immigrants and a Black trans man. Hicks, 46, is also an actor who starred in the original productions of Rent and Come From Away. Just Press Save is directed by Michael Greif, who directed Hicks in the original production […]
The Spanish version of the Ascod armoured fighting vehicles, called Pizarro, were deployed to Latvia. The Pizarro VCI/C vehicles designed and manufactured by General Dynamics European Land Systems-Santa Bárbara Sistemas were transported by the Spanish Army to the port of Bilbao to form part of the operation known as the Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in Latvia, one of the four defensive multinational NATO coalitions in the Baltic states and Poland with the aim of guaranteeing the stability of Euro-Atlantic security. NATO’s multinational EFP battlegroup in Latvia aims at boosting defence and deterrence capabilities in the eastern part of the Alliance territory. […]
Ten were shot in Minneapolis after midnight on Sunday morning and there were reports of up to 100 people brawling using “various weapons” in the area. Minneapolis has been severely under policed since the rioting began, as politicians and media continue to cause hostility towards law enforcement. ** SHOOTING UPDATE **10 people at area hospitals suffering from gunshot wounds. All are alive with various severity levels of injuries. — Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) June 21, 2020 TRENDING: MUST SEE: This Ain’t Your Typical Liberal Hellhole — Trump Supporters Cheer National Guard as They March into Tulsa to Keep the Peace (VIDEO) Blood […]
That’s the perspective of Dr. Samar Fakhar, a surgeon at the government-run Khyber Teaching Hospital, as cases surge and tensions rise. (Image credit: Arif Ali /AFP via Getty Images) Source link
The “Zastava TERVO” company from Kragujevac has unveiled its new M-20 6×6 armoured fighting vehicle during the visit of the Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces. The new M-20 is designed for the safe transportation of units and it possesses a high level of ballistic and anti-mine protection. In addition, the possibility of opening fire from inside the vehicle puts it in the rank of the best solutions in this category in the world. “This vehicle is a great step forward for us because it is able to transport our units […]
The new image shared on the official Twitter account of the Milrem Robotics this morning are currently stoking speculation about possible equipped of its new Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) with multi-role turret. The new system is supposed to replace conventional fighting vehicles that are used to transport soldiers. This means decreasing the number of soldiers on the battlefield and keeping the needed amount of humans away from harm’s way, while preserving the same fighting power. The image itself is probably just a demonstration of the concept and was later deleted. – Advertisement – The images depict a new modern fighting […]
Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers have insisted US prosecutors misinterpreted what they consider to be the most prominent evidence against Meng – a PowerPoint presentation to the bank HSBC, by omitting crucial disclosure from the document. Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is raising a new argument in a Canadian court as she has stepped up efforts to fight extradition to the United States on financial fraud charges, according to British Columbia court documents released on Monday. Meng’s lawyers insisted that the case the United States launched in Canada is “so replete with intentional and reckless error” that it violates her rights. “Ms Meng […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): As the world is struggling to get past the coronavirus pandemic, doctors around the globe are working day and night as frontliners against the deadly virus. After all, our doctors, who are dealing with infected patients every day, are the first ones we need to keep safe, don’t we? A couple of doctors of Indian heritage, Nishant Joshi and Meenal Viz, on Thursday began legal proceedings against the British government over allegations of not addressing the safety and precautionary needs of personal protection equipment (PPE) for healthcare frontliners. The doctors, in their legal case have highlighted that Britain’s […]
WASHINGTON(Sputnik) – General Dynamics Land Systems has won a US Army order for more upgraded Stryker Double V-Hull A1 armored fighting vehicles, the Department of Defence announced in a press release. “General Dynamics Land Systems of Sterling Heights, Michigan, was awarded a $2,477,329,768 fixed-price-incentive contract for the production of Stryker Double V-Hull (DVH) A1 engineering change proposal vehicles”, the release stated on Wednesday. The Defence Department said work on the contract is estimated to take just under seven years with an estimated completion date of 30 April 2027. The Interim Armored Vehicle (IAV) Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled armored fighting […]
Angela Stanton King, a candidate for Georgia’s 5th District and goddaughter of Dr. Alveda King, joined Laura Ingraham tonight to discuss Barack Obama’s town hall today on racism and race relations. Former Attorney General Eric Holder also spoke out against racism in America today. Here was Angela’s response to Obama and his ‘wingman’ Eric Holder– Angela Stanton King: I have to challenge that. Because if America is so bad why are they fighting to open our borders for all of these illegal immigrants to just flow into our country and have access to opportunity. So America isn’t as bad as they’re […]
Twenty minutes after leaving his job at a Brooklyn hospital on Saturday night, 32-year-old Rayne Valentine was lying in the fetal position on the sidewalk. He’d been beaten and kicked by New York police officers, his hospital ID smeared with his own blood, he told The Daily Beast. Valentine, a Marine veteran who worked as a chef before the pandemic hit the restaurant industry, got a job in March at Kings County Hospital Center. He has spent the past several months moving medicine and patients around the facility, as well as piling hundreds of dead bodies—many of them COVID-19 victims—into refrigerated […]
The coronavirus seems to be affecting babies less than other populations and Russian scientists suggest this may be due to proteins in breast milk that protects their immune system. Now they are trying a new drug based on it. “We have seen very few isolated cases of babies contracting the coronavirus among millions infected with it,” Igor Goldman, a senior research fellow at Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in interview to the media portal News.ru. He explained that this gave his team an idea to try lactoferrin – a protein normally contained in breast milk that protests […]
While some of the morning papers directly focused on Dominic Cummings’ justification of his 220-mile trip with purportedly virus-hit wife and little son from their London home, amidst the stringent lockdown, others came up with “killer questions” they say he still faces over the alleged breach of conduct for top government officials. The Dominic Cummings controversy, which has so divided both the UK political elite and general public, shows no signs of going away any time soon, as his “no regrets” affirmation dominates the Tuesday front pages of all major British newspapers, the morning after Cummings’ TV appearance. The Mirror, whose joint investigation […]
Chinese technology giant Huawei said on Monday that its business will “inevitably be impacted” by a new US regulation aiming to limit chip exports to the firm. It added that it “categorically opposes” Washington’s latest move. “The US is leveraging its own technological strengths to crush companies outside its own borders. This will only serve to undermine the trust international companies place in US technology and supply chains. Ultimately, this will harm US interests,” Huawei said in a statement, adding that the decision was “arbitrary and pernicious, and threatens to undermine the entire industry worldwide.” The company’s chairman, Guo Ping, said at […]
Estonian company Milrem Robotics has released a short video showing successfully towed a 32-ton French VBCI infantry fighting vehicle by its THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle. “The platoon (Estpla-32) successfully tested … towing a 22-ton Sisu APC and a 32-ton (!) VBCI infantry fighting vehicle,” on the Milrem official Twitter account. Last week, Milrem Robotics has announced that it successfully completed the first deployment period of its unmanned ground vehicle, THeMIS, in operation Barkhane in Mali. The THeMIS was initially deployed to Mali with the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) during a French lead counter-terrorism operation in April 2019. Up until April 2020, […]
We’re Fighting COVID, Budget Cuts And ‘Murderous Racial Inequalities’ By Danny Katch, The Indypendent. May 7, 2020 We’re Fighting COVID, Budget Cuts And ‘Murderous Racial Inequalities’2020-05-072020-05-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/my-skills-e1588871088930.jpg200px200px Above photo: Healthcare workers at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center rally for protective gear, April 15. Yoni Golijov. Sean Petty is a pediatric emergency room nurse at Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx and the southern regional director for the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA). In mid-March, he spoke to The Indypendent’s Danny Katch about how the coming coronavirus spike would overwhelm a public hospital system that had been decimated by budget cuts and closures. The subsequent weeks proved his predictions […]