Above Photo: Matt Rourke / AP Photo. The US is almost unique among industrialized nations in refusing its population paid days off for when they’re sick. A condition US President Joe Biden’s foundered social spending bill would have addressed. In the last 10 days, 7.6 million new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the United States. Before mid-December, that’s the time period for which the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would have required Americans to quarantine once they test positive for COVID-19 – a practice intended to limit the spread of the highly contagious virus. However, a sudden policy change on December […]
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Above Photo: Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash. Via Social Media. The Real ‘Doomsday Scenario’. As soon as media reports emerged regarding a deal between Palestinian prisoner, Hisham Abu Hawash and the Israeli prison authorities, Israeli extremists, led by Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir, angrily the Assaf Harofeh Hospital where Abu Hawash was being held. A Palestinian political activist, Abu Hawash, 41, is a father of five. He was arrested by the Israeli army from his home in the town of Dura near Al-Khalil (Hebron) in October 2020. For the last consecutive 141 days, prior to the agreement, Abu Hawash a hunger strike, which will […]
Victory In Oldham. Palestine Action’s sustained campaign of direct action against Elbit Ferranti in Oldham proves ultimately successful as Elbit sell the subsidiary and pack their bags. After 18 months of sustained direct action taken at the Elbit Ferranti site in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with 36 people arrested, Elbit have now sold Ferranti technologies, with its continued operation in Oldham appearing unfeasible. Activists have occupied, blockaded, smashed, disrupted, and protested regularly at the site, ultimately succeeding in ending the factory’s production of specialist military technologies for Israel’s fleet of combat drones. In November 2021, anonymous sources revealed to Palestine Action that mass […]
Above Photo: The Peace Community of San José de Apartadó is one of the many communities that has seen an increase in paramilitary violence and threats. They carried out a march for the right to life on December 23, 2021. (Contagio Radio) The Office for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) condemned that 2021 had been the year with the highest number of victims of forced displacement events in Colombia since the signing of peace agreements in November 2016. The Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES), on December 22, warned of an alarming increase in massive and multiple forced displacement events […]
Above Photo: Cpimlliberation / Twitter After A Year Of Struggle By Farmers Movements across India celebrated the struggle by the farmers during which they faced great repression and vilification. Around 750 people are believed to have died during the agitation which saw thousands camp on the borders of Delhi. After fighting for almost a year, farmers in India finally won a victory against the three farms laws enacted by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government last year. Prime minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday, November 19, that the three laws would be repealed and all legal processes related to the […]
Inmate Kitchen Workers Forced To Serve Expired Meat In Prison November 19, 2020 Inmate Kitchen Workers Forced To Serve Expired Meat In Prison2020-11-192020-11-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/arizona-department-corrections-e1605827978497.png200px200px Above photo: Arizona Department of Corrections building in Phoenix. Arizona – Incarcerated people who work in the kitchens at the Eyman, Lewis and Yuma state prisons claim they were forced to serve expired meat to their fellow inmates, resulting in foodborne illnesses. Several inmates report being diagnosed with H. pylori infections, which they attribute to the food and unsanitary conditions in the kitchens. The inmates say they were subsequently put on antibiotics in recent days and weeks to […]
Saudi Arabia and Russia are both suffering from low oil prices and economic crises, and with demand not recovering fast enough we may soon see another oil price war. The ongoing weakness of global oil markets seems to be stoking tensions within OPEC+, and a split within its leadership is now imminent. From the start of this year’s Moscow-Riyadh brokered OPEC+ production cut deal, internal differences have been kept at bay by a global pandemic and high crude oil storage volume. Market optimism now seems to be growing, from bullish reports about next year’s crude oil prices and even today’s IEA […]
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Hester Peirce, well known for her pro-cryptocurrencies views, said increased interest in the space will necessarily force the regulatory body to shift toward a more accommodating stance, according to a recent interview with Cointelegraph. Source link
Rapper Cardi B was flooded with online attacks and forced to apologize after promoting an Armenian fundraiser amid the country’s escalating conflict with the neighboring Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory. The US singer, whose latest single ‘WAP’ topped UK charts in September, provoked backlash after she shared a poster for a fundraising campaign for Armenian victims of the ongoing military conflict on her Instagram on Tuesday. The deluge of reactions apparently forced the star to delete her post and apologize. She admitted she did not research the topic before promoting the fundraiser. Also on rt.com Ethnic Armenian mega-star Kim Kardashian West […]
Assange exposed Western hypocrisy and discovered “too much truth,” so his trial became a form of “revenge,” journalist and filmmaker John Pilger told RT’s Going Underground. The main part of the extradition trial of Julian Assange came to a conclusion this week, and a decision is now expected to be announced in early January. Pilger, a long-time supporter of the WikiLeaks founder, closely monitored the proceedings, which were barely covered in the Western media despite the serious repercussions for journalism that a ruling to extradite Assange would entail. Assange’s demise came because he provided “too much truth” and exposed Western hypocrisy, […]
An aircraft carrying Vice President Mike Pence, known as Air Force Two, was forced to turn back and land after it reportedly collided with a bird over New Hampshire shortly after take-off. The plane struck a bird soon after taking off from New Hampshire’s Manchester Airport on Tuesday following a Trump campaign event, a White House official told NPR’s Tamara Keith, adding that “out of abundance of caution, Air Force 2 returned safely back to Manchester.” A White House official confirms to me that “upon takeoff, Air Force Two struck a bird. Out of abundance of caution, Air Force 2 returned safely […]
Nurse Alleges Forced Sterilizations, Medical Malpractice At Immigrant Detention Center September 17, 2020 Nurse Alleges Forced Sterilizations, Medical Malpractice At Immigrant Detention Center2020-09-172020-09-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/detention-e1600351748875.jpg200px200px Above photo: Detention facility in McAllen, Texas, Sunday, June 17, 2018. US Customs and Border Protection. “I thought this was like an experimental concentration camp.” A whistleblower complaint filed on behalf of a nurse who worked at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in southern Georgia until July alleges that a number of immigrant women detained there were subjected to sterilization through hysterectomies without their consent. In the complaint, filed by the legal advocacy group Project South, the former […]
A crowd estimated to be thousands strong gathered outside the infamous ‘Jersey Shore’ house, following the arrival of YouTube stars the Nelk Boys. Police had to call for reinforcements from nearby towns to control the masses. Outdoor gatherings in New Jersey cannot exceed 500 people under current coronavirus rules, and social distancing must be practiced. Judging by the hordes of adoring fans who gathered in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on Monday night, Covid-19 was the last thing on anyone’s mind. So shit is BANANAS in Seaside Heights right now—some loser youtubers r staying in the Jersey Shore House and this is […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080425120_0:322:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_d3ee56b4f306208b1138a5a358eb8575.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009111080424981-half-million-oregon-residents-forced-to-evacuate-8-people-killed-as-wildfires-continue/ In mid-August, massive wildfires started across several US states including California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington, prompting emergency teams to race against time to save the lives of as many as possible along the nation’s West Coast. Authorities in the US state of Oregon said on Thursday that over 500,000 people, at least 10% of the state’s 4.2 million population, have been forced to evacuate as enormous wildfires continue burning across the state and other parts of the West Coast of the United States, according to the Associated Press. The authorities pointed […]
Warning: This article contains distressing scenes. MOSCOW—A teenager in Russia has been forced to strip naked and make a horrific “apology” video after daring to criticize the regime on social media. The 19-year-old was a moderator for an anti-government Telegram channel that targeted the Russian republic of Chechnya, which is governed by Vladimir Putin ally Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov and his militia are famous for brutal, inhuman persecutions, and for forcing Russian citizens to publicly apologize for any critical articles, blogs or even a comment on social media. Victims routinely get threatened, detained, tortured and finally give up, posting video apologies to put […]
An anti-coronavirus task force in Indonesia has punished people who wouldn’t wear face masks at a country market by forcing them inside a hearse containing a Covid-19 victim casket, local media reported. The unusual disciplinary action was taken at the Maron Market in the Probolinggo municipality in Indonesia’s East Java province. Some 50 violators, both shop owners and their clients, took turns spending about three minutes each inside the hearse. The people had to sit in shame next to a casket and reflect on their actions and how the coronavirus may affect their families. The grim object is used to transport […]
The Chicago resident died in Rochester, New York a week after losing consciousness while police officers were taking him into custody during a “psychotic episode”. His family accuses the cops of using excessive force. A Black man died in March after police restrained him on the ground and covered his head with a hood, according to a body-worn-camera video released by his family on Wednesday. The incident happened on 23 March, when Daniel Prude, 41, was visiting his brother in Rochester, New York. According to his family’s lawyers, Prude was going through an “acute, manic, psychotic episode” and received a mental […]
The mayor of Missouri’s St. Louis revealed to the media that she hasn’t stayed at her home since July due to protests in the vicinity, becoming the second Democratic politician forced to relocate by Black Lives Matter rallies. “We have not lived at home for two months,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said in a text message to media outlet STL Today. Krewson and her husband relocated “to de-escalate” the situation and “save police resources” during a series of protests that took place outside her home in the Central West End. Another reason for the move was that “our neighbors were being disturbed […]
A 41-year-old Black man suffocated to death in March after police in Rochester, New York, pinned him to the ground. Though Daniel Prude’s death occurred nearly six months ago, details became public at a press conference organized by his family Wednesday, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. Body camera footage of the altercation also became available Wednesday, which Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren called “disturbing.” She said, “I can sympathize and empathize with the family.” Joe Prude, the victim’s brother, called the police’s actions “cold-blooded murder” and said officers treated him “like a damned animal.” “I placed a phone call to […]
Thousands of California residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday as dozens of wildfires continued to tear through the state, sparked by lightning storms and an unrelenting heatwave. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were about 367 fires raging across California—23 of them considered major blazes—Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a press briefing. After more than 100,000 residents were ordered to flee their homes in one northern California city, Newsom has declared a state of emergency and called on the California National Guard to help with relief efforts. “This fire season has been very active,” Newsom said, calling Wednesday “another challenging day.” He […]
Tens of thousands of Californians were recently forced to flee their homes in the North Bay area as a result of intensifying wildfires spreading across the state. During a Wednesday news conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom revealed that there are more than 360 known fires currently burning in California. The state is experiencing record heat levels and has seen more than 10,000 lightning strikes in the last 72 hours. “We’re quite familiar with these challenges. But there’s no question, while last year we experienced some acuity of fires, the total number of fires was substantially lower than what we’re experiencing this […]
New high-rise apartments are under construction in villages around Heze, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Rural residents say these complexes are too expensive, too far away from their fields and ill-suited for farmers. Amy Cheng/NPR hide caption toggle caption Amy Cheng/NPR New high-rise apartments are under construction in villages around Heze, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Rural residents say these complexes are too expensive, too far away from their fields and ill-suited for farmers. Amy Cheng/NPR A farmer from Shandong province along China’s east coast, Liu recalls how during Chinese Lunar New Year in January, he went out for a walk […]
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/202008041080052188-beijing-ready-to-retaliate-if-all-chinese-journalists-forced-to-leave-us—global-times/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – China has prepared for a worst-case scenario, in which all Chinese journalists will have to leave the United States amid the ongoing row, and is ready to take retaliatory measures concerning US journalists based in Hong Kong, Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the Chinese official Global Times newspaper, said on Tuesday. “From what I know, given that the US side hasn’t renewed visa of Chinese journalists, Chinese side has prepared for the worst scenario that all Chinese journalists have to leave the US. If that’s the case, Chinese side will retaliate, […]
A disgusting and unsanitary makeshift rib joint was erected in downtown Portland. Unsanitary practices and cooking environments are being allowed by local officials while clean restaurants are closed down due to ‘Coronavirus concerns.’ The video of the ‘BLM rib joint’ shows buckets full of cooking utensils in dirty liquids and dirty cutting boards. But restaurant owners who abide by strict controls are going out of business after being shut down by Democrat tyrants. TRENDING: Federal Government and Yale Are Holding Clinical Trials on How Best to ‘Persuade’ Americans to Take COVID-19 Vaccines WATCH: Absolutely DISGUSTING and UNSANITARY practices and cooking environments […]
Mike Adams, the former tenured professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was found dead on Thursday less than two months after being forced out at UNCW. Adams was a staunch conservative who contributed articles at Townhall and The Daily Wire.Mike was a lightning rod to the left who had been after him for years. Mike recently spoke at a ReOpen North Carolina rally. TRENDING: UPDATE: Navy Is Investigating Uniformed Sailor Sarah Dudrey for Busting into Pro-Trump Rally, Harassing Protesters while Screaming “F**k Trump!” As a side note I spoke to a Congressional subcommittee with Mike Adams on free speech […]
Nano Mesa, who plays football for Spanish club Cadiz, has been forced to publish a drugs test result to prove he was sober during a controversial interview which went viral. Mesa was interviewed right after the club guaranteed its promotion to La Liga, causing a stir on social media with his behavior in front of the camera, which some deemed “strange” and “inappropriate.” READ MORE: Different league: Cristiano Ronaldo poised to set ANOTHER record as Juve star nears 50 GOALS in Premier League, La Liga, Serie A Cadiz returned to the top flight after a 14-year absence, having secured a six-point lead […]
Fox News anchor Sandra Smith quickly jumped in and interrupted Trump campaign spokesperson Hogan Gidley on Thursday when he went on an absolutely off-the-rails tangent about former Vice President Joe Biden and what the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will say in a debate performance. In recent days, Republicans and conservative pundits have suggested that Biden is looking to skip the presidential debates, focusing largely on a New York Times opinion column that urged the ex-veep to make a couple of demands before debating President Donald Trump. Interviewing Gidley on Thursday morning’s America’s Newsroom, Smith brought up the Times piece while noting […]
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has been forced to issue a Twitter apology amid ferocious backlash after she revealed should was considering an upcoming film role as a transgender man. In a Friday Instagram Live interview with hair stylist Christin Brown, in which the pair discussed whether Berry would ever wear her hair short again, the Oscar-winner revealed she might do so for one particular role. “I’m thinking of a character where this woman is transgender,” Berry said. “She’s a woman that transitioned into a man.” However, the 53-year-old actress neglected to use the correct pronouns when discussing the role, which irked […]
Corrupt Obama Judge Amy Berman Jackson declined Roger Stone’s plea and ordered him to report to prison on July 14th. This is the same prison that has a coronavirus outbreak so bad the government just released a convicted pedophile and a convict who committed bank and wire fraud due to the danger. As we reported on Saturday, on June 26th Judge Amy Berman Jackson ignored the substance of Stone’s motion to either delay his surrender date or mandate home confinement due to the dangers of Coronavirus and ordered him to report to prison on July 14. In essence, Judge Jackson gave […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/97/1079799772_0:0:3148:1771_1200x675_80_0_0_fb28235dfde4741797a7495284169a9d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202007051079799752-soviet-era-space-junk-forced-iss-orbit-lifting-nasa-says/ Throughout its use the ISS has undergone 25 manoeuvres (with the exception of the most recent) in order to prevent potentially damaging collisions with space junk floating in orbit. The International Space Station (ISS) has lifted its orbit by 900 metres in order to evade a piece of a booster stage from a Proton-K (western designation SL-12) rocket that was used to send a Soviet-era craft into space in September 1987, NASA said. The manoeuvre was performed using the thrusters of the Russian spacecraft Progress MS-14, which had docked at the ISS […]
Arizona set a record Wednesday for new coronavirus cases, and 90 percent of the state’s ICU beds are filled. But that’s not stopping some gym owners from ignoring new lockdown rules and opening for business—prompting Gov. Doug Ducey to launch a crackdown on rogue fitness fanatics. Ducey released an executive order Monday shutting down all bars, gyms, theaters, water parks, and inner tubing locations until at least July 27, calling the latest COVID-19 case numbers “brutal.” It was a swift turnaround from his declaration earlier this month that he would not impose new restrictions despite the growing case numbers—and many gym […]
Their state and local leaders gloated over low coronavirus cases numbers, and heralded aggressive reopening plans. Supporters demanded the media apologize to them for saying reopening orders would put residents at risk for COVID-19. But now, a handful of lockdown-averse states that have seen explosive growth in coronavirus cases have begun ordering businesses to shut down again, closing beaches and bars, mandating masks, and implementing stay-at-home policies. Over the past several days, a number of states in the Sunbelt, including Florida, Texas, Arizona, and South Carolina, have seen an exponential rise in coronavirus cases. At least two governors who celebrated reopening […]
Executives at South Carolina’s largest newspaper asked staff to return to work in the office full-time despite concerns about the coronavirus. Now, there’s a COVID-19 case in the paper’s building. Multiple sources told The Daily Beast that Post and Courier higher-ups have informed staff in recent days of one confirmed case in the paper’s Charleston office. Upon learning the news, employees were horrified. “Disgusted, distraught, angry,” one staffer said, describing the mood. After The Daily Beast reached out for comment, the newspaper’s bosses confirmed the coronavirus case to worried staffers in a regularly scheduled meeting. Some employees would be allowed to […]
How Black Lives Matter Forced Us To Imagine A World Without Police By Eric Stoner, Waging Nonviolence. June 11, 2020 How Black Lives Matter Forced Us To Imagine A World Without Police2020-06-112020-06-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/carenotcops-e1591887362310.jpg200px200px Above photo: Chicago, 2018. Milo Bosh. ‘The conversation is the protest.’ Momentum organizer Nicole Carty discusses how the movement built consensus on racial justice and the strategy needed to make the goal of defunding police a reality. Prior to the historic groundswell of protest over the last two weeks, many in the media had written Black Lives Matter’s obituary — either lamenting or celebrating its supposed demise. But that […]
The CEO of CrossFit, Greg Glassman, has resigned from his position after remarks about George Floyd sparked a wave of outrage, with critics insisting he made light of the man’s death on Twitter and in audio from a leaked call. Glassman announced the resignation on Tuesday, acknowledging that a tweet posted over the weekend “created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members. Since I founded CrossFit 20 years ago, it has become the world’s largest network of gyms… I cannot let my behavior stand in the way of HQ’s or affiliates’ missions. They are too […]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) appeared before a struggle session at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday. Frey stood in front of the stage and answered questions from those on stage. Frey, dressed casually and speaking through a coronavirus mask confessed, “…I’ve been coming to grips with my own brokenness in this situation, my own failures, my own shortcomings and I know there needs to be deep seated structural reform in terms of how the department operates. The systemic racist system needs to be revamped. The police union needs to be put in its place. We need to make sure […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is famous for her tyrannical rule, her blind ambition, her audacious behavior and her ignorance. In March crazed Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, plant seeds were non-essential. Whitmer also called on Home Depot and Lowes to close off certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries. The tyrannical governor of Michigan also barred grocery stores and brick-and-mortar retailers from selling vegetable seeds because she could. TRENDING: Video of Biden Looking Very Frail at Veterans Memorial Sparks Concerns Over His Health .@GovWhitmer has banned […]
The father of Russian quad-jumping prodigy Anna Shcherbakova said he would be upset if his daughter is forced to retire at an early age, after spending just a few seasons at senior level. Stanislav Shcherbakov outlined that along with executing incredible technical content his daughter also produces stunning artistic impressions, creating a true spectacle on the ice. READ MORE: ‘I will do a quad next season’: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva vows to challenge Eteri Tutberidze’s young skating champions In contrast to many skaters who fully concentrate on technical aspects of their routines, Shcherbakova has always been praised for the unforgettable images she creates on […]
Author and former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz joined Tucker Carlson on Wednesday night. Advertisement – story continues below Dershowitz told Tucker that the government can force Americans to take the coronavirus vaccine. It should be noted that ALL of the original predictions and models were completely inaccurate. TRENDING: BREAKING: Susan Rice’s Team Confirms She Was Directed By White House Counsel to Write January 20, 2017 Email About Secret Oval Office Meeting The WHO’s March estimate on the disease claimed COVID-19 had a 3.4% mortality rate. Two months later it is now known the COVID-9 mortality rate is similar to […]
Nearly three months into the coronavirus pandemic, and despite the deaths of more than 100 nurses from COVID-19, the majority of U.S. nurses say they are still not getting adequate protective equipment. A survey of nearly 23,000 nurses, conducted by National Nurses United between April 15 and May 10, found a whopping 87 percent were still having to reuse single-use respirator masks with COVID-19 patients. More than a quarter had to reuse “decontaminated” masks—a new and relatively unstudied practice that has been proven to work for only a limited amount of time. On top of this, just 16 percent of nurses […]
Business 11:54 GMT 18.05.2020(updated 11:55 GMT 18.05.2020) Get short URL The company took the measures amid fresh developments in the ongoing trade war between the world’s first and second-largest economies, with the world’s largest contract chipmaker announcing plans to build a plant based in the US worth billions, according to reports last week. Huawei Technologies has faced fresh challenges in its supply chain after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) blocked new orders over fears operations would be affected by fresh US measures against the Chinese tech giant, according to sources cited by the Nikkei Asian Review on Monday. The developments come […]
With meatpacking plants reducing processing capacity nationwide, U.S. hog farmers are bracing or an unprecedented crisis: the need to euthanize millions of pigs. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images With meatpacking plants reducing processing capacity nationwide, U.S. hog farmers are bracing or an unprecedented crisis: the need to euthanize millions of pigs. Scott Olson/Getty Images Third generation hog farmer Chad Leman, making his daily rounds, points to dozens of 300-pound pigs. “These pigs should be gone,” he said. He means gone to the meatpacking plant to be processed. But with pork processing plants shut down due to […]
A public college in Arizona has been forced to backtrack on plans to censor a professor’s quiz content on ‘Islamic terrorism’ which had “offended” students, after a legal warning was sent by an academic freedom organization. The uproar began when Professor Nicholas Damask, who chairs the political science department at Scottsdale Community College (SCC) and teaches a module called ‘Islamic Terrorism’, included questions on a quiz about how terrorism is justified by some in the Islamic faith – and about where in Islamic doctrine and law they take these justifications from. The quiz prompted a complaint from one student, who felt […]