Above Photo: Activists from Extinction Rebellion block the entrance to the Amazon fulfilment centre, preventing lorries from entering or leaving on Black Friday, the global retail giant’s busiest day of the year, in Tilbury, England, Friday Nov. 26, 2021. The group has targeted Amazon sites in Doncaster, Darlington, Dunfremline, Newcastle, Manchester, Peterborough, Derby, Coventry, Rugeley, Dartford, Bristol, Tilbury and Milton Keynes. Ian West/PA via AP. Climate activists are blockading Amazon warehouses across the U.K. on Friday in an attempt to pressure the ecommerce giant on one of its busiest days of the year to improve working conditions and end business practices […]
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Above Photo: An activist dressed as Jeff Bezos rides a rocket outside of an Amazon depot. Extinction Rebellion. A total of 15 Amazon fulfilment centres in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands have been blocked by Extinction Rebellion ahead of major global discount day, Black Friday. The emissions created by Black Friday sales are “phenomenally’ high”. Research from money.co.uk has found that shoppers could emit over 386,243 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2021. That is the equivalent of 215,778 return flights between London and Sydney, and the same weight as 3,679 blue whales. In the UK, activists from across the country are taking part, with […]
The Palestinian Captive Movement has given the Israeli prison service (IPS) until next Friday to renounce its repressive measures against the prisoners in its jails, warning that they would take mass protest steps if its violations persisted. This came during a pro-prisoner sit-in organized on Monday by Palestinian factions outside the Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City, with the participation of ex-detainees and human rights groups. Addressing the attendees, senior official of the Democratic Front Ibrahim Mansour said that “the Palestinian prisoners are being exposed to mass punitive measures that violate all international laws and norms.” Mansour conveyed a message from […]
Water Protector Locks To Enbridge Pipe Yard Gate On Black Friday By Giniw Collective, Popular Resistance. November 27, 2020 Water Protector Locks To Enbridge Pipe Yard Gate On Black Friday2020-11-272020-11-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/enbridge-e1606499332326.jpg200px200px NOTE: Follow this action at the Giniw Facebook Page. Backus, MN – This morning, one water protector locked their neck to the gate of one of Enbridge’s massive pipe yards south of Backus, Minnesota, as other rallied and shoppers consumed on Black Friday. Black Friday falls on Native American Heritage Day. Earlier in the week, the Trump administration approved the last major permits of Enbridge’s Line 3 project, following state approval […]
Hurricane Delta will strengthen as it heads toward the Louisiana coast, the National Hurricane Center says. The storm is expected to make landfall on Friday. National Weather Service hide caption toggle caption National Weather Service Hurricane Delta will strengthen as it heads toward the Louisiana coast, the National Hurricane Center says. The storm is expected to make landfall on Friday. National Weather Service A large part of Louisiana’s coast is under a hurricane warning, as Hurricane Delta heads toward an expected landfall Friday afternoon. The storm has 100 mph winds, but it’s expected to strengthen into a major hurricane – and […]
A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not to charge officers for her death. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not to charge officers for her death. John Minchillo/AP Outraged and angry and, at times, wailing protesters renewed their cries for justice for Breonna Taylor on Wednesday, following the Kentucky grand jury’s decision to not charge […]
Four US lawmaker sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the repercussions of the Internal Market Bill on the future of US-UK trade relations post-Brexit. The much-debated bill, stipulating certain amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement, passed the House of Commons on Tuesday. Dr Mark Shanahan, associate professor and head of the Politics and International Relations Department at the University of Reading, believes that the risk of undermining the Good Friday Agreement that now exists after the adoption of the Internal Market Bill could botch the UK chances to clinch a trade deal with the United States. Sputnik: Four […]
Republican Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) joined Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures this morning. Senator Johnson was in the news all week after he first suggested that fellow Republican Senators were preventing him from issuing subpoenas for James Comey and John Brennan to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Later in the week, on Wednesday, Senator Ron Johnson said no one was blocking any subpoenas for Comey and Brennan to testify before his committee. Now today on Sunday Morning Futures Senator Johnson told Maria Bartiromo that the FBI is not turning over documents on Obamagate that make […]
People gather to perform Friday prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia for the first time in 86 years. Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images People gather to perform Friday prayers at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia for the first time in 86 years. Esra Bilgin/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended prayers at Istanbul’s historic Hagia Sophia on Friday, completing the famous building’s conversion from a secular space into a Muslim house of worship. It had been a museum for more than 86 years. The crowd was large, with thousands […]
John Lewis, seen above at a 2017 press conference on Capitol Hill, was remembered Saturday for his decades of service as a champion for civil rights. Lewis died Friday at the age of 80. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images John Lewis, seen above at a 2017 press conference on Capitol Hill, was remembered Saturday for his decades of service as a champion for civil rights. Lewis died Friday at the age of 80. Alex Wong/Getty Images Tributes poured in from across the nation on Saturday for John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died Friday at […]
St. Louis city police applied for search warrants in the McCloskey case on Tuesday. The police already searched the McCloskey home and took a rifle on Friday night. The McCloskey attorney said the hand gun that was confiscated on Friday was dis-chargeable.It was not operating. KMOV reported: TRENDING: BREAKING: Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and Friend Rush to Perform Life-Saving Measures on Shooting Victims in St. Louis! — Eric Greitens Just Spoke with The Gateway Pundit St. Louis police have applied for warrants in the case of the Central West End couple who pointed guns at protesters on their street. St. […]
Last weekend hundreds of Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters broke through the gate on Portland Place, a private street in St. Louis. Mark and Patricia McCloskey were eating dinner when the criminal mob marched down their street, painted the street and protested in front of Mayor Lyda Krewson’s home. The McCloskeys, in fear for their lives and property, armed themselves and told the protesters to get off their property. The McCloskeys made the national news for brandishing their guns and protecting their home. TRENDING: LIVESTREAM VIDEO: Via RSBN– President Donald Trump with First Lady Melania Speaks at Mount Rushmore on […]
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP House Democrats say they want to make a point on Friday by voting to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state even though the legislation is doomed. For decades, Washington, D.C., license plates have bemoaned the District of Columbia’s lack of statehood, reminding viewers in bold blue letters of its “taxation without representation.” Despite […]
Bitcoin’s (BTC) derivatives continue to grow despite light spot trading over the past two months. The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday. At press time, there are 114,700 option contracts (notional value of over $1 billion) set to expire on June 26 across major exchanges – Deribit, CME, Bakkt, OKEx, LedgerX – according to data provided by the crypto derivatives research firm Skew. Options open interest by expirySource: Skew Options are derivative contracts that give buyers the right but not obligation to buy or sell the underlying asset at a predetermined price […]
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Another slew of documents were released last Friday by the FBI related to corrupt activities in the Obama Administration. Emails between former Obama Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, and Obama’s former Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan, show the two bragging about how corrupt and dishonest they were. The FBI released more documents related to Hillary Clinton’s emails on Friday. In a series of emails between Obama Administration officials, Ben Rhodes and Jake Sullivan, the two compliment each other for being dishonest and corrupt. Sullivan sends in an email […]