U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Oval Office meeting on Thursday with representatives of Israel and the United Arab Emirates, announcing an agreement to establish diplomatic ties between the two countries. Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Oval […]
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Just over two months after it became the first American spacecraft to launch astronauts into space in nearly a decade, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour is nearing the end of its historic flight in space. The vehicle and its two astronaut crew are departed from the International Space Station (ISS) on […]
According to the Turkish request, the axes originate from the Hittite kingdom in present-day eastern Turkey and were illegally sold to Sweden in 1910, after a 1906 Turkish law banned the sale of cultural heritage objects abroad. Ankara wants Sweden to return four bronze axes from the Bronze Age that […]
The European Union has found hard-won agreement on a Covid-19 stimulus package, reaching consensus on a “historic” €750 billion aid package to keep the continent’s embattled economies afloat following days of debate. The 27 EU leaders inked the massive agreement early on Tuesday morning, with summit chairman Charles Michel simply […]
The historic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in France was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. Police suspected that it was arson because there were multiple fires set inside the building. “The damage is concentrated on the organ, which seems to be completely destroyed. Its platform […]
In a moment that will go down in history, the United Arab Emirates and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre are ready for their first interplanetary voyage: the Emirates Mars Mission. The probe, called Al Amal (which translates to “Hope” from Arabic), is set to launch on a Japanese H-IIA […]
A historic statue of Jesus Christ at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana was painted brown by a vandal last weekend. The act of vandalism is one of many cases of fire and vandalism at churches across the country over the last month, but it was only covered by two local […]
The historic Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes in France was engulfed in flames early Saturday morning. This fire comes just over a year after the blaze at Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris. The Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes is on fire […]
Chris Hedges: America Faces A Historic Choice — “Ugly Corporate Tyranny” Or Revolution By Chauncey Devega, Salon. July 16, 2020 Chris Hedges: America Faces A Historic Choice — “Ugly Corporate Tyranny” Or Revolution2020-07-162020-07-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/salon-e1594946136186.png200px200px Above photo: Police confront demonstrators as Black Lives Matter supporters demonstrate | Protesters hold their fists in the […]
Roger Stone, seen here leaving a federal courthouse earlier this year in Washington, D.C., will not have to serve his three-year prison sentence for lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Roger Stone, seen […]
Historic Climate Liability Case In Colorado Against Exxon And Suncor By Earth Rights International. July 9, 2020 Historic Climate Liability Case In Colorado Against Exxon And Suncor2020-07-092020-07-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/olo.jpg200px200px Washington, D.C.–Today, the United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit ruled that a case launched by Boulder County, San Miguel County, and the […]
Vibrant Community Of Resistance Behind New Orleans’ Historic Protests By Jordan Flaherty, Waging Nonviolence. July 8, 2020 Vibrant Community Of Resistance Behind New Orleans’ Historic Protests2020-07-082020-07-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/curtisneworleans.jpg200px200px Decades of grassroots organizing has led to some of the largest protests in New Orleans’ modern history, and the seizing of empty housing for […]
Still standing. After the recent spate of violence, arson and attacks on American monuments and history Americans still strongly support Mount Rushmore and historic statues. Despite the best efforts by those on the left Americans still love their country. Via Rasmussen Reports: TRENDING: A New Low. Snopes Uses Local Crips […]
Our teenage boy-in-chief has planned two consecutive days of Fourth of July celebrations, assuring our country what we need most as Americans faced with a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and national unrest is more fireworks. The president vowed that the aptly named “President Trump’s 2020 Salute to America” will be […]
An Historic Rant By Eleanor Goldfield, Art Killing Apathy. July 2, 2020 An Historic Rant2020-07-022020-07-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/0img_1278-e1593709397967.jpg200px200px Above photo: Eleanor Goldfield. We don’t need another post about “these times.” We can all pretty much agree that shit is weird – that we’re confused, bewildered and feel like we’re on a boat captained […]
By Kevin Barrett, Veterans Today Editor, for Unz Review In March 2001, in the mountains northwest of Kabul, the Taliban blew up two colossal statues of Gautama Buddha. The act was almost universally condemned. But the Taliban’s justification of historic vandalism makes at least as much sense as those offered […]
The historic St. John’s Church in DC has been vandalized once again, just weeks after it was set on fire by rioters. Advertisement – story continues below There is currently a riot beginning outside the White House where criminal vandals attempted to pull down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Bank of England and the Church of England have issued apologies after an academic database uncovered that their former leaders and clergymen had links to the slave trade in the 19th century, The Telegraph reported, citing a fresh analysis of a database held by University College […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, accompanied by Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District […]
Fifty years from now, historians will point to this moment as one of the great surges of freedom in American history. Think about that—be alert, as you slog through your daily grind, to what a thrill it is for all of us to be here as this mass movement continues […]
Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory released a statement last Tuesday lashing out at President Donald Trump for visiting the John Paul II National Shrine. The DC Archbishop Gregory lectured President Trump on “defending the rights of all people even those with whom we might disagree” while at the same time […]
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station ahead of docking Sunday. NASA / NASA TV hide caption toggle caption NASA / NASA TV SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station ahead of docking Sunday. NASA / NASA TV Two NASA astronauts have arrived at the International […]
Multiple fires are flaring near the White House as a day of peaceful protests against police brutality escalated from tense standoffs with police into rioting and vandalism. The St. John’s Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square, a historic landmark located just 300 meters from the White House, was targeted by an […]
An Antifa terrorist was caught in the act of setting a fire a the Nashville city hall and courthouse building Saturday night by reporters from the Tennessean who posted video and a photo of the arson in progress. Multiple fires ended up being set and the building was spray-painted with […]