China’s tightening of its national security laws come as Beijing is also currently trialing an experimental Covid-19 drug in the city of Yiwu in the Zhejiang province. The Chinese government has changed a law to make it a criminal offence to deface or intentionally insult its national flag, according to AP News. The changes reportedly made to the National Flag and National Emblem law, which were […]
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How do Americans feel about the U.S. flag? It’s complicated. Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images How do Americans feel about the U.S. flag? It’s complicated. Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images On a fall afternoon, Mark Hurley, a retired Army and Marine veteran, was doing chores in his yard in Bennington, Vt. Hurley has two American flags flying in front of his home. “It […]
Hollywood star Penelope Cruz has been unwittingly dragged into an online battle over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, after social media users falsely assumed she had posted an image of the Armenian flag. The Spanish-born actress shared a photo of the poster advertising her upcoming 2021 action thriller ‘The 355’, about a formidable team of international female secret agents. It shows Cruz in character as a Colombian, posing […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A decision by the Trump administration earlier this year to move the flag honoring missing war veterans from a prominent position atop the White House to a less visible spot on the South Lawn has angered some veterans and lawmakers, who see it as disrespectful and potentially illegal. Trump signed the act, which only repeated earlier law, then was the […]
Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today […]
… by Preston James Traditionally, the business of starting wars has been a long arduous process of geopolitical and economic manipulations and numerous provocations. With the development of the War on Terror, it has become much faster and easier for the folks that really run things to start wars so they can make huge war profits and further expand and centralize the governments they control in […]
President Trump visited Wilmington, N.C., on Wednesday and urged supporters to try to vote in person after sending in a mail-in ballot — actions that would be both illegal and disruptive. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images President Trump visited Wilmington, N.C., on Wednesday and urged supporters to try to vote in person after sending in a mail-in ballot — […]
A Black Lives Matter rioter outside the Kenosha County Courthouse screamed “death to America” as an American flag was burned on Tuesday night. The rioters are now openly parroting not only the methods, but also the language, of terrorists. An American flag was just burned outside the Kenosha County Courthouse. One woman screams, “Death to America!” and kicks the fence. pic.twitter.com/vI8U6EOGBv — Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) August […]
A lot of Liberals wish the Second Amendment had never been written. They wish the words would just go away. They don’t understand how important the Second Amendment is to America. Without the Second Amendment, we’d have lost the First Amendment long ago! To remind Liberals how important the words of the Second Amendment are to us, here’s something special: a Second Amendment American flag with […]
Quick News: Portland peaceful, 1000 protest while fake police protesters regroup, waiting for orders from Bill Barr. Trump again blames Fauci for not knowing testing causes COVID deaths. You see, you test, more people die. We all fucking know that, motherfucker… Is Trump saying Fauci is killing those who test himself? Sounds like Qanon/pizzagate. ~ VT: Former FBI agent lied to Congress, aided by Israeli Chad […]
The Crew Dragon SpaceX capsule splashed down off the coast of Florida on Sunday. Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley returned to earth on Sunday after launching from the Kennedy Space Center at the end of May. A boat with a Trump flag floated by the Crew Dragon and was told to leave the area. “As SpaceX is working to recover Bob and Doug from the […]
27 Jul, 2020 01:13 Follow RT on A US national flag has been pulled down at the US Consulate General in Chengdu, after Beijing ordered Washington to shut down the diplomatic facility in a tit-for-tat response for the closure of Chinese consulate in Houston. The flag was lowered around 6:18am local time, according to Chinese media, which earlier reported a deadline for the eviction set sometime […]
According to scientist and board member of the Swedish Humanist society Patrik Lindenfors, the centuries-old Swedish flag is rife with Christian heritage and should be replaced with something more inclusive. In the wake of the massive protests around the world, purportedly against racism and colonialism, calls have been made to do away with the cross on the Swedish flag, because it represents the nation’s Christian heritage […]
A school in Russia’s second-largest city has turned to the police after a rainbow flag was hung from a school flagpole during exam period. The LGBT pride banner is highly controversial in modern-day Russia. The leadership of St. Petersburg school number 511 contacted law enforcement on July 9 after two students raised the flag outside the building. According to the online publication Paper, two girls hung […]
After many years demanding the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state flag, Black Mississippians received their wish when a bill doing that was signed into law last week. Just as the state flag had served as a symbol of white supremacy for 126 years, beginning nearly 30 years after the Confederacy’s defeat, the lowering of the flag for the final time by a Black […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Protesters burned a US flag near the White House after US President Donald Trump’s Independence Day address, in which he promised to defeat the radical left. The protesters were chanting “One, two, three, four, slavery, genocide, and war. Five, six, seven, eight, America was never great”, as they were burning the flag, The Hill reported on Saturday. NBC4 Washington said hundreds of protesters […]
A group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington, DC, has marked July 4th by trampling the American flag before setting it on fire, while arguing that the US state symbol represents “slavery, genocide and war.” Footage that shows protesters mocking the US flag began making rounds online on Saturday evening. One of the videos, filmed at a square outside the White House, an area which […]
A decision by the Virginia state government to order a giant American banner to be pulled from the would-be seat of the local General Assembly amid fears protesters could tear the flag down, has faced pushback online. The huge banner, made of tarps, which hung about two stores from the ground, was ordered to be taken down from what is set to become the future seat […]
In case you were wondering if this is still about George Floyd.It’s not. Black Lives Matter activists danced and stood on the US flag in DC today on July 4th holiday. Advertisement – story continues below They don’t want to fix America.They want to destroy it. #BLM protesters dance and step on American flag on Blacks Lives Matter Plaza in DC pic.twitter.com/zIwNrFSLoy — Jorge Ventura Media […]
The retired flag, which dates to 1894, includes the Confederate battle flag. A commission will propose a new flag, and voters will consider it in November. Source link
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The Mississippi State flag has been pulled down from the State Capitol building shortly after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove the Confederate emblem from the banner amid a reinvigorated anti-racism push. “Today, the future has taken root in the present. Today, we and the rest of the nation can look on our state with new eyes, with pride and hope,” speaker of the House Philip Gunn […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107974/32/1079743210_0:308:3072:2036_1200x675_80_0_0_0dddf0160df3276cb7983ed1d5bc5fd0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006291079743195-mississippi-legislature-votes-to-remove-state-flag-featuring-confederate-emblem/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill to remove the current Confederate state flag and allow a commission to redesign a new one. The bill was passed on Sunday with a 37-14 vote, according to the Mississippi StateWatch legislative information service. Earlier in the day, it was passed by the Mississippi House of Representatives with a […]
Mississippi lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove a Confederate emblem from their state flag on Sunday, marking one of the most dramatic repudiations yet of white-supremacist imagery during a wave of protests against racism and police brutality in America. The bill passed 128 to 37 and is now awaiting signature by Gov. Tate Reeves. It requires the current state flag to be removed within 15 days of […]
The flag of the state of Mississippi flies in front of the Mississippi State Capitol dome on Jan. 10, 2019. Lawmakers have cleared the way for legislation to remove and replace the flag. Brandon Dill/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Dill/The Washington Post via Getty Images The flag of the state of Mississippi flies in front of the Mississippi State Capitol […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/71/1079737182_0:0:3016:1697_1200x675_80_0_0_2549aaa7e8e6e94189c3bb8e64da01a0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079737211-mississippi-governor-says-ready-to-sign-bill-removing-confederate-emblem-from-state-flag/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The governor of the US state of Mississippi Tate Reeves on Saturday expressed his readiness to sign any bill that passes the legislature proposing to remove the Confederate emblem from the state’s flag. “The legislature has been deadlocked for days as it considers a new state flag. The argument over the 1894 flag has become as […]
The US Embassy in Moscow is flying the rainbow pride flag alongside the country’s famous Stars and Stripes as a show of support for the LGBT community. The move comes as Russians begin to head to the polls to vote on proposed constitutional amendments, including the definition of marriage as a union between a man and woman. “LGBTI rights are human rights. Human rights are universal,” […]
US President Donald Trump has called on lawmakers to “do something” about protesters who burn American flags, apparently inspired by demonstrators who set Old Glory ablaze just blocks away from the White House. “It is a shame that Congress doesn’t do something about the lowlifes that burn the American Flag. It should be stopped, and now!” Trump boomed from his perch on Twitter on Tuesday night. Earlier in […]
Livin’ On Tulsa Time: Infiltrating ‘Trump Country’ To Fly A Different Flag By Danny Sjursen, Scheer Post. June 23, 2020 Livin’ On Tulsa Time: Infiltrating ‘Trump Country’ To Fly A Different Flag2020-06-232020-06-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/black-wall-street-mural-tulsa-ok-by-danny-sjursen-e1592936536242.jpg200px200px Above photo: Black Wall Street mural, Tulsa, OK by Danny Sjursen. These antiwar veterans agree this was the mission they most believed in. “Does anyone else feel like we’re living out an episode of […]
According to a Facebook page called Left Behind USA, Antifa domestic terrorists are planning to desecrate the Gettysburg National Cemetery and set the American Flag ablaze on Independence Day. Gettysburg, the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and on American soil, is respected and revered by every sane American. As they have demonstrated since 2016, and in particular since Antifa and BLM have […]
The official Twitter account of the United Nations Office at Geneva tweeted an Antifa flag on Friday and “expressed concern” about the violent anarchist movement being branded terrorists by U.S. Attorney General William Barr. “UN #HumanRights experts express profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing #Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists, saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression […]
The US Navy has signaled that it will bar public displays of the Confederate Flag on installations, warships and aircraft, mirroring a similar decision by the Marines as protests over police brutality and racism sweep the country. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michael Gilday said on Tuesday that an order is being drawn up to prohibit the controversial flag “from all public spaces and work areas […]
Bubba Wallace, one of the most successful African-American drivers in NASCAR history, has called for fans to be banned from bringing Confederate flags to races, and says that the time has come for a change in the popular sport. Alabama native Wallace, who drives the number 43 car for Richard Petty Motorsports, added his voice to the wave of protests currently taking place across the United States […]
14 per cent of Small and Medium-Sized businesses won’t have enough cash ‘to last four weeks of lockdown’, according to the latest business survey conducted by two country-wide accountancy networks with tens of thousands of members. 99 per cent of all UK employment is within Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), businesses employing 250 people or less. The Association of Certified Charters Accountants (ACCA) UK and the […]
Before the Demo-2 mission, only one American crew vehicle had ever carried astronauts to the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle. On Sunday, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon became the second. Dragon Endeavour has completed the first half of her round trip mission to the space station. Spacecraft Commander Doug Hurley and Joint Operations Commander Bob Behnken have “Captured the Flag” as the first crew to reach the […]
US President Donald Trump has offered a sneak peak into the future of American military tech, talking up what he called a “super duper missile,” but his scientific terminology was simply too much for some netizens to take. The comment came during an Oval Office ceremony to unveil the official flag of the Space Force on Friday, with Trump taking a brief detour into state of […]
World 17:50 GMT 09.05.2020Get short URL 9 May 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, which, of course, prompts many social media users to share pictures related to the memorable event. However, Facebook algorithms seem to be strikingly intolerant of one picture in particular. Facebook users have been complaining about experiencing trouble with uploading a picture of the victory flag being raised […]
Social media feeds are filled with historic shots marking Victory Day, but Facebook seems to have taken issue with one that symbolizes the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, and it keeps deleting a recently-colorized version of it. Taken during the Battle of Berlin on May 2, 1945, Yevgeny Khaldei’s ‘Raising a Flag over the Reichstag’ commonly springs to mind when it comes to the subject of […]