Above photo: Israeli settler attacks Palestinian woman in Jerusalem’s Old City during the ‘Jerusalem Day’ flag march, May 29, 2022. Ohad Zweigenberg/social media. An estimated 70,000 Israeli settlers participated in the annual flag march in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday. With some crowds chanting “Death to Arabs.” Israel’s flag march, an annual display of right-wing Israeli nationalism and anti-Palestinian racism, took place on Sunday afternoon, stoking tensions in Jerusalem and across the occupied Palestinian territory. Israeli media reported that Sunday’s flag march was the largest in years, with an estimated 70,000 Israelis participating in the parade. Palestinian leaders condemn march, warn […]
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Above Photo: United Electrical Workers. Wharton, New Jersey – 240 workers at a Refresco bottling plant in Wharton, New Jersey won their election for union recognition May 21. After two years of intense struggle and against all of the dirty tricks the boss could muster, these workers have made it clear that they won’t back down until they get what’s right. Workers at the Wharton plant began organizing in February 2020. They had faced years of abusive supervisors, poor safety conditions, low wages, and an unforgiving attendance and scheduling system. Anthony Sanchez, an employee at the plant for 15 years, said he […]
Above Photo: Throughout His Three-Day Visit To South Korea, US President Joe Biden Was Met With Protests From Civic And Student Activists Calling For Peace On The Korean Peninsula. @UsBurning / Twitter. The Protests Were Held In Front Of The Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel, Near The Presidential Office, Where Biden Stayed During His State Visit. Amid heavy security, hundreds of South Koreans gathered in front of a hotel where U.S. President Joe Biden was staying in Seoul to protest against the president’s visit. People crowded in front of the Grand Hyatt Seoul hotel, near the presidential office, in the Yongsan district […]
Above Photo: Supporters Of The Moses African Cemetery In Bethesda, Md., March Past Macedonia Baptist Church To Protest Plans To Sell The Land. Gail Rebhan. Business as Usual for Housing Opportunities Commission. In the wealthy Washington, DC suburb of Bethesda, Maryland, just off River Road, there is an asphalt parking lot that covers the graves of hundreds African Americans. That parking lot is the subject of a lawsuit in which descendants of individuals buried in the Moses Cemetery, the Pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church, and the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition have asked a court to prevent the Montgomery County Housing […]
Above Photo: Belga. On Saturday afternoon, hundreds of protesters demonstrated outside the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels in support of Julian Assange, Belga News Agency reports. The demonstrators called on the United Kingdom to come back on its decision to extradite Assange to the United States, where he could face a 175-year prison term. “What is happening to Julian Assange is an attack against freedom of the press,” Marie-France Deprez of the Comité Free Assange Belgium said. Assange is wanted in the United States for leaking secret documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. US authorities also consider […]
Here’s Why. Hundreds Of Child Care Providers In 27 States And Washington, D.C., Went On Strike Monday To Remind Policymakers How Essential They Are, Not Only To Families But To The Nation’s Economy. Hundreds of child care providers in 27 states and Washington, D.C., went on strike Monday to remind policymakers how essential they are, not only to families but to the nation’s economy. Early childhood professionals – and the parents they serve – said they’re fed up with the lack of progress on policy promises such as better wages and expanded subsidies. “I’ve never met a family who has said child care is affordable,” […]
Chicago, Illinois – Hundreds of protesters took part in a rally yesterday at Wells & South Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago in protest of the recent Israeli raids on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. The protest in Chicago came in the aftermath of a series of raids since April 15 in which the Israeli Police used brutal force against Muslim worshipers praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem in an attempt to empty the holy site to make way for Israeli radicals to celebrate Passover there. The protesters waved flags of Palestine and banners that called on the […]
Above Photo: Youth lead 250-person march under banner that says “Hear us! See us! Trans Rights Now!” Aiden Craver. New Orleans, LA – Around 250 community members gathered at New Orleans City Hall, March 25, to forcefully voice their opposition to a string of legislation introduced by Louisiana Republicans in recent weeks. This includes bills that would restrict trans minors’ access to healthcare, their ability to participate in school sports, and could criminalize LGBTQ+ students and educators for being “out” in Louisiana schools. The demonstration was attended mostly by students from three New Orleans high schools who have taken the initiative […]
Journalists Benjamin Norton And Alan MacLeod Join Mnar Adley To Discuss How The Mainstream Media Spent The Last Week Beating Drums Of War With Russia While Ignoring A New Deadly US-Backed Saudi Onslaught In Yemen. Journalists Benjamin Norton and Alan MacLeod join Mnar Adley to discuss how the mainstream media spent the last week beating drums of war with Russia over Ukraine with headlines and talking heads funded and sponsored by Lockheed Martin and NATO. Meanwhile, there wasn’t a single article covering how the US-Saudi-UAE coalition cut off the internet to Yemen for several days while dropping hundreds of bombs on civilians resulting in hundreds dead and over […]
NOTE: This article outlines the reconstruction in Syria after ten years of “terror war” perpetrated by the United States. It shows the amount of damage done and what it will cost to rebuild. These are the realities of war we need to understand. The United States continues to wage an economic war on Syria using illegal unilateral coercive measures, often called sanctions. Visit SanctionsKill.org to learn more. – Margaret Flowers The year 2021 has witnessed the implementation of hundreds of reconstruction projects in several sectors in Syria despite the challenges and obstacles that face the process, mainly the acute economic crisis […]
Above Photo: Big contracts covering 118,000 hospital workers are up in 2022, including 5,000 nurses at the University of Michigan Medical Center. (Jim West / jimwestphoto.com). 2021 saw high-profile strikes and contract battles that put unions in the public spotlight. And 2022 could potentially be more explosive. Workers are already sensing their increased leverage in a tight labor market. They’ll be feeling the squeeze of record inflation while their employers rake in profits. There’s every reason to hold the line against concessions, or to win back what they gave away before. A Bloomberg analysis in November found that nearly 200 large union contracts (covering at […]
Above Photo: In this June 13, 2020, file photo, United States Military Academy graduating cadets, wearing face masks, march to their socially-distanced seating during commencement ceremonies in West Point, N.Y. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) We Have To Promote Non-Military Careers For Our Youth Seventy-six years after the U.S. dropped atomic weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I am reminded of my own mindset during the Cuban missile crisis when American President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev were threatening a nuclear confrontation. I remember feeling that my life would soon end, clearly embracing a comprehensible existential threat even at the age of […]
Above Photo: NDN Collective YouTube video ‘Oceti Sakowin March for Our Children LIVE in Pierre, SD’. NDN Collective/YouTube. Newly proposed social studies standards blatantly erase Oceti Sakowin history. Yesterday, NDN Collective’s Education Equity team led hundreds of Indigenous people and allies from across the state in the Oceti Sakowin March for Our Children, demanding the resignation of numerous SD Public Officials for their roles in the newly proposed social studies standards that blatantly erase Oceti Sakowin history. You can view the live stream of the event below: The group met at the Steamboat Park amphitheater, then moved to the Office of Tribal […]
Social media has been flooded with videos and photos of a huge number of low-flying military helicopters in almost the whole of Russia. For several days, hundreds of transport and attack helicopters can be spotted flying through almost all of Russia. Russians took to social media, sharing photos and videos of military activity. The large […] The post Hundreds of military helicopters scare Russians first appeared on Defence Blog. Source link
Evictions Have Led To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Additional COVID-19 Cases November 29, 2020 Evictions Have Led To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Additional COVID-19 Cases2020-11-292020-11-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/evictions-e1606661792449.jpeg200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators display signs calling for an end to evictions and foreclosures during a rally at Boston Housing Court outside the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse on Oct. 29, 2020. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. New research finds that when eviction bans lifted, cases of the virus surged. Expiring state eviction bans have led to hundreds of thousands of additional coronavirus cases, new research finds, raising alarm about what will happen when the national […]
Ahmad Ghabboun broke into a sweat. It was a late night in August and he had just discovered an unexpected $14,990 debt posted to the online portal he uses to access his account with Washington state’s unemployment agency. Since May, he had been receiving payments every week through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, newly established by Congress to support freelancers like him. The benefits replaced the paycheck he could no longer earn after the pandemic had grounded his work delivering packages for Amazon Flex and driving the occasional shift for Uber. The post Hundreds Of Thousands Of Jobless People Are Being […]
Donald Trump hosted hundreds of people outside the White House on Saturday for his first in-person event since contracting COVID-19—but his administration wouldn’t say whether he’s still infected with the virus. “We gotta vote these people into oblivion,” Trump told the crowd of supporters in a brief 18 minute speech from a White House balcony. The in-person event marked Trump’s return to the campaign spotlight after announcing his COVID-19 diagnosis on Oct. 2 and being hospitalized at Maryland’s Walter Reed hospital. Trump appeared on several conservative media outlets, and plans to hold rallies in Florida on Monday, Pennsylvania on Tuesday and […]
Marcus Peterson walks past a downed tree in his yard in Jennings, La. after Hurricane Delta moved through the region. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph before rapidly weakening over land. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Marcus Peterson walks past a downed tree in his yard in Jennings, La. after Hurricane Delta moved through the region. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph before rapidly weakening over land. Gerald Herbert/AP Hundreds of thousands of people in the Gulf Coast are without power after Hurricane Delta […]
The US Department of Justice has announced charges for nearly 350 suspects in a sweeping bust linked to healthcare fraud. Among them are scores of medical professionals accused of scamming federal programs and private insurers. The DOJ went public with the nationwide takedown on Wednesday, saying it had filed charges against 345 defendants across 51 federal districts, including more than 100 doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers. “These defendants have been charged with submitting more than $6 billion in false and fraudulent claims to federal health care programs and private insurers,” the department said in a statement, noting that a flurry […]
The final House Transportation committee report on the fatal design flaws of Boeing’s 737 Max—which killed 346 people in two accidents between 2018 and 2019—show the air disasters could have been avoided. The 239-page report, which was released Wednesday, is the product of an 18-month investigation that confirmed time and again that Boeing caved into “production pressure that ultimately jeopardized the safety of the flying public.” The committee cites competition with Airbus as a primary cause of cuts in costs to maintain the 737 Max production, even though those shortcuts were fatal. “Our report lays out disturbing revelations about how Boeing—under […]
Protesters in Minsk attempted to make their way to the elite district where top Belarusian government officials reside, but were met by a large police force on the way. At least 400 people were arrested during Sunday’s protests. Thousands of people took part in Sunday’s protest against President Alexander Lukashenko, which the pro-opposition social media dubbed “the march of heroes.” Instead of starting in the center of the capital like most previous rallies, Sunday’s march aimed for the posh Drozdy district, which hosts the houses of the country’s top politicians and business figures, including one of the residences of President Lukashenko. […]
The UK’s media watchdog Ofcom was flooded with hundreds of complaints from angry TV viewers after a Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement-inspired dance routine was performed on Britain’s Got Talent (BGT) over the weekend. Ofcom has received some 2,966 complaints over the episode of the show aired on Saturday night, the watchdog said. Almost all of the complaints have been related to the BLM-inspired routine, performed by dance troupe Diversity. “We are assessing these complaints against our broadcasting rules, before deciding whether or not to investigate,” an Ofcom spokesperson said Tuesday. The watchdog did not elaborate on the specific details of […]
Dozens of evacuees are evacuated to safety on a Cal Guard Chinook on Saturday, after the Creek Fire in central California left them stranded. More than 200 people were airlifted to safety after the fast-moving wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in Sierra National Forest. California National Guard via AP hide caption toggle caption California National Guard via AP Dozens of evacuees are evacuated to safety on a Cal Guard Chinook on Saturday, after the Creek Fire in central California left them stranded. More than 200 people were airlifted to safety after the fast-moving wildfire trapped them in a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080374378_0:87:2049:1239_1200x675_80_0_0_7701e33643e28634c526fa30c464b061.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009051080374278-hundreds-of-people-protest-against-covid-19-lockdown-mask-wearing-in-edinburgh—photos/ Protests against mandatory mask-wearing previously hit London, Paris, and Berlin as European countries re-introduce pandemic restrictions due to a new spike of coronavirus in the region. Hundreds of anti-maskers have gathered in Edinburgh and are expected to march to the Scottish parliament in order to protests against mandatory face-covering rules and other coronavirus-related restrictions. The event, organised by a group, known as “Saving Scotland”, is meant to fight “for the freedom to choose”, according to its official Facebook page. “Time to stand up together, and listen to real scientific evidence in regards to the […]
Dozens of arrests have been reported amid a heated anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, Australia, where hundreds gathered to demand an end to Covid-19 measures, meeting a heavy police presence and at times clashing with officers. A sizable crowd descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Saturday morning for the ‘Freedom Day’ rally, calling on state authorities to rescind Victoria’s stage four coronavirus restrictions, which include a nightly curfew. Chants of “scam!” erupted from the crowd at certain points, apparently led by an elderly man, who was also heard saying: “I can’t believe this is my country! This is my Australia. I was born and […]
Hundreds Of Lawyers File Complaint Against Judge Over Targeting Steven Donziger By International Association of Democratic Lawyers. September 2, 2020 Hundreds Of Lawyers File Complaint Against Judge Over Targeting Steven Donziger2020-09-022020-09-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/steven-donziger-speaks-in-quito-ecuador-march-19-2014.-by-rodrigo-buendia-for-afp-getty-images.-e1599076495486.jpg200px200px Above photo: Steven Donziger speaks in Quito, Ecuador, on March 19, 2014. By Rodrigo Buendia for AFP-Getty Images. Note: The persecution of Steven Donziger deserves nationwide attention. It exposes the abuse of power by Chevron and the corruption of US courts in support of corporations. Donziger won a major case against Chevron for the widespread pollution it causes in Ecuador. After winning a more than $9 billion judgment for indigenous […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s apex court last week forbid Muharram processions in the country amid a rising number of coronavirus cases there, saying it could lead to “chaos” and “targeting of a particular community for spreading COVID-19”. Defying the Supreme Court of India, hundreds of Muslims converged on the streets to join the annual Muharram processions in the Indian city of Hyderabad in Telangana state despite the raging coronavirus pandemic. The mourners gathered wearing black clothes in accordance with custom, and conducted the processions while performing ceremonial chest-beating. The participants were seen not maintaining social distancing and without face masks in the […]
Hundreds of Trump supporters, some of them armed, converged on Portland late Saturday and faced off against anti-racist protesters as part of a “cruise rally” that resulted in a spate of violent clashes. The event, held as the city enters its third month of protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, came just hours after the latest night of demonstrations in the city ended with a fire set outside a police union building, arrests, and reports of gunfire. Police made more arrests late Saturday as fights broke out between anti-racist protesters and members of the pro-Trump […]
President Trump spoke out against violence, looting and anarchy of the violent left during his RNC speech tonight. And immediately following his speech the left swarmed, harassed and attacked Trump supporters leaving the speech to their get to their cars. Advertisement – story continues below One elderly Trump supporter was swarmed and knocked down by the BLM, Biden mob outside the White House. Another man was cornered by the White House gate and swarmed by HUNDREDS of violent leftists following the president’s speech. TRENDING: You Knew This Was Coming… Nancy Pelosi: “I Don’t Think That There Should Be Any Debates… I […]
Convention attendees must get a coronavirus test upon arrival and carry badges that record their movements. Steve Harrison/WFAE hide caption toggle caption Steve Harrison/WFAE Convention attendees must get a coronavirus test upon arrival and carry badges that record their movements. Steve Harrison/WFAE Delegates arriving in Charlotte for the scaled down, in-person portion of the Republican National Convention aren’t being greeted by the Charlotte mayor or even business leaders. Instead, they are ushered into a purple tent outside the downtown Westin hotel. That’s where they are given a coronavirus test — even though they already had to take a self-swab COVID test […]
Facebook announced plans Wednesday to crack down on QAnon supporters on its site, making the platform the latest social-media giant to attempt to stop the online spread of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory. The company plans to delete 790 Facebook groups and 100 pages devoted to spreading QAnon, while also taking steps to make it harder for QAnon supporters to spread their message on the platform. Facebook has also blocked more than 300 hashtags used by QAnon supporters on Facebook and Instagram, as well as adding new restrictions on nearly 2,000 Facebook groups and more than 10,000 Instagram accounts. The announcement comes […]
An employee tested positive for the disease just days after the club was allowed to reopen, despite tight social distancing restrictions and a mandatory mask-wearing policy for customers and staff members. You MUST leave your mask on. A strip club in downtown Toronto may have exposed as many as 550 people to COVID-19, city health officials warn. Toronto Public Health issued the warning after an employee at Brass Rail Tavern tested positive for the disease. The employee worked several night shifts from 4 August to 9 August. Authorities advised anyone who attended the club during those dates and times to monitor […]
Bolivians Continue To Block Hundreds Of Roads August 14, 2020 Bolivians Continue To Block Hundreds Of Roads2020-08-142020-08-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/bolivian-protesters-block-roads-from-peoples-dispatch-august-2020-e1597426380234.jpg200px200px Tensions rise in Bolivia as far-right groups mobilize against national strike. Over 140 major highways and roads have been blocked by protesters across Bolivia to demand that the general elections be held on September 6 and for the de facto president, Jeanine Áñez, to resign immediately. The national strike and nationwide road blockades, called for by the Bolivian Workers’ Center (COB) against the postponement of general elections, have intensified across Bolivia. The number of interdepartmental and interprovincial highways and roads and interior streets […]
More than 100 people were arrested Monday, and at least two were shot, following a night of chaos in Chicago’s upscale Magnificent Mile shopping district and other parts of downtown after crowds smashed windows and looted storefronts in a move that city authorities are calling “pure criminality.” Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the looting an “assault on the city,” and officials have stressed it was not connected to any organized protest, but seemingly spurred after a police-involved shooting in the city’s Englewood section on Sunday afternoon. Hours after the shooting, police responded to reports of widespread vandalism just after midnight on North […]
A courthouse was torched and a police station vandalized during a large protest in Oakland, California. The violence comes as several other cities across the US were hit by rioting and chaotic demonstrations. Oakland Police said that “agitators” had started a blaze inside the Alameda County Superior Courthouse on Saturday night. A video shows a fire raging inside the building. Earlier in the evening, protesters attacked a police station, with reports saying they broke windows and painted graffiti on the building. Others shot fireworks and pointed lasers at officers and helicopters monitoring the situation. Oakland police later shared photographs of the […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei remains a leading producer of super-fast fifth-generation technology equipment. However, the company has been repeatedly targeted by American and European officials, who accused Huawei of conducting espionage activities on behalf of the Chinese government, claims that were strongly refuted by the firm’s executives. More than 400,000 5G base stations were built by China’s three main telecommunications operators by the end of June 2020, according to comments made by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) during a Thursday briefing, as cited by Reuters. MIIT Vice Minister Xin Guobin also pointed out during the briefing that […]
President Donald Trump has announced the deployment of ‘hundreds’ of federal law enforcement officers to Chicago as part of Operation Legend, a federal crackdown on violent crime in the US. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals and other federal agencies will be sending officers to Chicago, the president announced, noting that more than 400 people have been killed in the city just this year, and over a thousand injured in shootings. “We will not stand by and watch it happen,” Trump said. Americans of all races and in all postal codes deserve to live in safety and “no mother […]
The Gateway Pundit reported on May 30th the recent riots in Democrat-led cities around the country were coordinated and related to three main groups: 1) US based Islamist Organizations, 2) Domestic terrorists, and 3) Others linked to the Democrat Party. There clearly was no reason for the mass riots taking place around the country after the death of the individual at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Everyone who saw the police brutality was appalled and outraged at the sight of the policeman kneeling on the victims neck for an incredibly long period of time. The man died. But […]
NY Times: As Trump administration officials have increasingly sought to undermine him in recent days, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and one of the most trusted federal officials working on the pandemic, made his most pointed remarks yet on Wednesday addressing tensions with the White House. Phew, this @PeterAtlantic interview with Dr. Fauci.https://t.co/Iw6LwzLDxb pic.twitter.com/MJ1JUOHHLX — Grace Segers (@Grace_Segers) July 15, 2020 From The Atlantic: “Ultimately, it hurts the president to do that,” Fauci told The Atlantic in a series of interviews this week. “When the staff lets out something like that and the entire scientific and press community […]
For the past two weeks Catholics have been meeting on Art Hill in Forest Park at the St. Louis statue to pray the rosary. This is in response to radical leftists calling for the statue to be removed and for St. Louis City to be renamed. Two weeks ago the Gateway Pundit called on local Christians to come together for a prayer rally at the statue of St. Louis in Forest Park. When we arrived for a prayer rally at the St. Louis statue in Forest Park we were met by a very violent, raucous, disrespectful mob of Black Lives Matter […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0a/1079853085_0:0:3162:1780_1200x675_80_0_0_3c1a87b8957032db1066cda618e7d594.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202007101079853171-novel-disease-may-be-behind-hundreds-of-elephant-deaths-in-botswana/ Botswana officials have warned that a new pathogen may be to blame for the deaths of hundreds of elephants in the country. After hundreds of elephant carcasses were found in the country’s northwest region, samples were taken to be analyzed by laboratories in Zimbabwe and South Africa to investigate the cause. The results of the tests are due to be announced next week, Botswana’s Acting Permanent Secretary of the Environment Ministry Oduetse Koboto stated at a news conference, reported Bloomberg. So far, 281 elephant carcasses have been found, according to the government, though a […]
Police forces dismantled a makeshift shelter camp in the northern French port of Calais on Friday, removing hundreds of migrants. The dismantling was one of the biggest operations of its kind in several months. Since the easing of the coronavirus lockdown and the reopening of borders within the EU, migrants have begun to flock to Calais again, hoping to reach Britain via the Channel Tunnel. On Friday, some 519 people living in the camp were taken by bus to various reception centers. Another 20 people deemed to have irregular immigration status were arrested and taken to detention centers, Reuters cited local […]
Over 200 serving law enforcement officers in the UK have convictions for assault, drug possession and burglary, according to a report. It comes after a London Met police officer was charged with a series of terrorism offenses. According to data released to Sky News under the Freedom of Information Act, forces across the UK employ at least 211 police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) who have been found guilty of serious crimes. The true figure is highly likely to be much higher, however, as only a third of police forces felt comfortable revealing how many of their officers have […]
A previous risk assessment by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) found some 2 percent of rejected asylum seekers pose a security risk. Notably, Finland’s first-ever terrorist attack, the 2017 Turku stabbing, was carried out by a rejected asylum seeker. There are at least between 700 to 1,100 asylum seekers staying in Finland despite having received a negative decision by the authorities, an estimate by the Association of Finnish Municipalities said. The figure includes between 30 and 50 families with children. The survey also found that municipalities do not always separate those who have received a negative decision into their own […]
On Monday, the US government published a list of small business and nonprofit organisations which had earlier received loans under the Paycheck Protection Programme as a part of the Trump administration’s coronavirus relief act. The names of some of these beneficiaries turned out to be quite surprising to the public. Three branches of the Church of Scientology became recipients of small businesses forgivable loans allocated through the Paycheck Protection Programme (PPP), in accordance with the Trump administration’s CARES Act, data published by the US Treasury revealed, as cited by the Daily Beast. The churches, located in Washington D.C., New York and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/45/1079804514_0:0:3575:2011_1200x675_80_0_0_8ade4e27cb7991714e8012f18014ae0a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007061079804548-hundreds-of-blazes-break-out-in-southern-california-amid-illegal-independence-day-fireworks-/ Firework displays have been cancelled for the 4th July celebration in Los Angeles and its neighbourhoods due to coronavirus-related concerns as the number of cases has surged in the recent days. Firefighters in Southern California have been scrambled to respond to several hundred fires that broke out across the state as illegal fireworks lit up the skies in celebration of Independence Day over the weekend. According to local media, fire departments have seen a spike in the number of calls in the past few days as local residents complained about tree, bush and roof […]
White House economic adviser Peter Navarro added another accusation to a tide of speculation over China’s “fault” in the COVID-19 pandemic from its beginning to its spread across the world. Trump appointee Peter Navarro on Saturday claimed that the Chinese government sent “hundreds of thousands” of its nationals to travel, thus “seeding and spreading” the coronavirus, implying that the Chinese Communist party “is making us stay locked in our homes and lose our jobs”. “I want everybody right here today, as the day before America’s Independence Day, to understand where this virus started — with the Chinese Communist Party that is […]
As crowds of demonstrators marched in Palestinian territories on Wednesday, sympathy protests took place across the world, including in the United States, the main foreign backer and enabler of Israel’s West Bank plans. A Palestinian solidarity march took place in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, with some protesters warning of a new global conflict should Israel go ahead with plans to take over parts of the West Bank. Protesters chanted “Occupation is a crime” and “From Palestine to Mexico, all the walls have got to go”. Many of the marchers waved Palestinian flags and carried banners reading, “Free Palestine” and “End […]
Hundreds of protesters marched through New York City to voice opposition to Israeli annexation plans in the West Bank and the continued occupation of Palestinian territory as Tel Aviv gears up for a major land grab. A sizable crowd of demonstrators gathered in Brooklyn for Wednesday’s ‘Day of Rage’ rally, where marchers were seen carrying an array of flags and banners while shouting slogans for a “free Palestine.” The gathering grew throughout the afternoon, according to local reporters on the scene, who estimated that some 2,000 people turned out for the rally. Though there were no reports of clashes with law […]
This drives the communists nuts.Hundreds of Floridians marched in Sanford, Florida on Wednesday against the facemask laws. Florida is having a surge in coronavirus cases as more younger people are being tested.Most people who get the virus show minor symptoms. Many do not even know they had it. Advertisement – story continues below In fact deaths in Florida from the coronavirus remain constant. RIGHT NOW: Dozens are marching in Sanford chanting “My body. My choice.” They are protesting after a mask order went into place in Seminole County today. pic.twitter.com/kMT7EebDKN — Stephanie Buffamonte (@StephBuffamonte) July 1, 2020 TRENDING: Woke Harvard Senior […]
Hundreds of Facebook profiles said to be part of a “violent anti-government network” linked to the loose-knit “boogaloo” movement have been permanently deleted, the latest in a wave of mass bans targeting the political right. Some 220 accounts, 106 groups and 28 pages were scrubbed from Facebook on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, alleging they were tied to a “dangerous organization” that had carried out real acts of violence. Ninety-five accounts on Facebook-owned Instagram also got the boot. “This violent network is banned from having a presence on our platform and we will remove content praising, supporting or representing […]
YouTube today banned Stefan Molyneux today after 14 years. Stefan ran the largest philosophy channel on YouTube with nearly a million subscribers, thousands of videos, hundreds of millions of views and billions of comments. @TeamYouTube My channel – active without problems since 2006 – was just terminated without any prior warnings. I had almost 1 million subscribers, over 250,000,000 views, and have consistently advocated for peace and reason in the resolution of social conflicts. Please review. — Stefan Molyneux, MA (@StefanMolyneux) June 29, 2020 TRENDING: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Threatens to Take Action Against Couple Who Protected Home Against Protest Mob […]
St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson read aloud several constituents who wanted to defund the police — IN ST. LOUIS! — The murder capital of America.Krewson read off their names and addresses in a Facebook live broadcast. You can’t unring this bell Mayor @LydaKrewson . The harm you caused these constituents by maliciously doxing them on Facebook is proof that you are unfit for office. RESIGN. pic.twitter.com/pw93ksPv7L — Jamie is a Booker-Bowman-Buttar Democrat (@JamieGoneDoneIt) June 27, 2020 Advertisement – story continues below Now the mob wants her gone! TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance On Sunday HUNDREDS […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107973/76/1079737655_16:0:1216:675_1200x675_80_0_0_426bb4717cfcff9339845bbfbca869d7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202006281079737622-police-use-tear-gas-as-hundreds-of-young-people-flock-to-project-x-party-in-paris—videos/ The party got out of control, with police trying to disperse the participants, who continued to flock to the area, using tear gas after fireworks were thrown in the crowd. Hundreds of young people have gathered on the Esplanade des Invalides, Paris, following “invitations” to a ‘Project X’ party on social media. Footage from the scene has been shared on Twitter, showing large crowds of people and a heavy police presence in the area. Another video shows “partygoers” piling up someone’s car as the driver is trying to pass through. The party was apparently […]
Some 400 National Guard troops have been activated in the nation’s capital to protect historical monuments from vandalism, following a failed attempt by protesters to topple a statue of Andrew Jackson near the White House. The guardsmen, who would be unarmed if deployed, were placed on standby Wednesday afternoon as heated demonstrations against police brutality and racism rage on around the country, driving calls for the removal of statues and monuments protesters see as celebrating slavery and other historical abuses. “The District of Columbia National Guard has sent unarmed troops to guard monuments and other infrastructure in support of local law […]
One of the vandals in Thousand Oaks Three men in Thousand Oaks, California were caught on camera vandalizing a Black Lives Matter flag. The owner put up a surveillance camera to catch the vandals of his sign. One of the villains is a sheriff’s office employee. The three men were ARRESTED for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter sign! TRENDING: “Some White People May Have to Die for Black Communities to Be Made Whole” – Far Left UGA Teaching Assistant on Black Lives Matter Movement Meanwhile — Black Lives Matter leftists continue to smash, vandalize and tear down US statues without consequence. […]
HUNDREDS of youths rioted and looted in Stuttgart, Germany early Sunday morning. The youths were shouting “Allahu Akbar” as they trashed several stores in the city center. Looters shouting Allah Akbar in Stuttgart last night pic.twitter.com/5Dcf9zfROv — Old Holborn ✘ (@Holbornlolz) June 21, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: Ten People Shot in Minneapolis, Reports of ‘100 People Fighting With Various Weapons’ More video: Brainwashed progressive Liberals and young frustrated Muslims in Stuttgart #Germany decided that now it’s their turn to loot, burn, break and destroy. And where is the Police? 🤫 it’s not polite to ask! pic.twitter.com/vu7lID9MI0 — Amir Tsarfati (@BeholdIsrael) June 21, […]
Losing it in Tulsa 20,000 faithful from Illinois and Michigan showed up today in Grand Haven, Michigan. 87 degrees, sun and a state unlocked run by Democrats. Beer, bikinis and no politics. In Tulsa, however, a national disaster, but at least a little one. When no one showed up, working groups were set up, first deciding who to blame and others setting up phone banks, calling local religious leaders, anyone, who could get people to show up while suitcases of cash were spread around…and still an empty stadium…and this is a basketball arena, not a football stadium…one sized for a down […]
Police were granted permission to search any individual or vehicle at the anti-racism rally in Glasgow on Saturday. This follows the violent scenes which occurred in the city centre on Wednesday, in which peaceful campaigners were targeted for protesting to improve the living conditions of asylum seekers. Hundreds of people turned up to an anti-racism rally in Glasgow city centre on Saturday, despite warnings to stay at home due to lockdown restrictions. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf, Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland had appealed to locals to avoid attending the demonstration organised by Stand up to Racism Glasgow. On their event […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105309/47/1053094757_0:137:3153:1911_1200x675_80_0_0_a0442c47da77346e94399a5297dd926b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006131079600909-heat-wave-impact-camel-hundreds-of-fish-die-amid-drought-in-indian-state-of-rajasthan/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Troubles haven’t ended for the state of Rajasthan in western India, which has been struck by a heat wave amid the ongoing pandemic. After witnessing a major locust attack and a rising number of COVID-19 cases, the state is now experiencing drinking water shortages due to the exceptionally hot weather. Rajasthan, a state which is 61% covered by desert and home to the Thar Desert, is witnessing a massive drought as hundreds of fish and a camel have reportedly died due to water scarcity. Amid rising temperature and no rainfall, hundreds of […]
Protests over George Floyd’s death have gone international, with hundreds of people taking to the streets of London and Berlin to decry the rampant police brutality in the US. The chants of “No justice, no peace” rang out in the British capital on Sunday as protesters marched towards the US embassy in London. Some stopped at the Trafalgar Square and knelt, imitating the gesture of NFL star Colin Kaepernick. “It is really powerful that people come out and not just sit down. It is not just a black issue, it is a human issue,” a protester named Scott told RT’s Ruptly video […]
UK 13:25 GMT 31.05.2020(updated 13:35 GMT 31.05.2020) Get short URL Brits have been circulating protest posters on social media, announcing demonstrations for the coming week, as US states have increasingly been taking top security measures to ease social unrest in the wake of an unarmed black man’s killing in Minneapolis. Hundreds of demonstrators have broken lockdown rules in Britain gathering in London’s Trafalgar Square in support of US protesters in their rage against the killing of a black man by a Minneapolis police officer last Monday. In footage posted online, several hundred people can be seen standing outside the National Gallery […]
Federal Court Restores Voting Rights To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Florida Prisoners May 25, 2020 Federal Court Restores Voting Rights To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Florida Prisoners2020-05-252020-05-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/restore-voting-rights-for-prisoners.-attorney-desmond-meade-president-of-the-florida-rights-restoration-coalition-registers-to-vote-jan.-8-2019-in-orlando-fla.-by-john-for-ap.-e1590417736287.jpg200px200px Above photo: Restoring voting rights for people with past criminal convictions. Attorney Desmond Meade, president of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, registers to vote Jan. 8, 2019 in Orlando, Fla. By John for AP. A federal court on May 24, 2020 ruled that a Florida law that created wealth-based hurdles to voting is unconstitutional. The decision restores voting rights to hundreds of thousands of people with past criminal convictions. The law, SB 7066, required people […]
Hundreds Of Maquiladora Workers Dying After Back-To-Work Orders May 25, 2020 Hundreds Of Maquiladora Workers Dying After Back-To-Work Orders2020-05-252020-05-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/maquiladora-workers-strike-e1590421289365.jpg200px200px Above photo: Maquiladora Workers Strike from libcom.org. On Saturday, the health secretary of Northern Baja California announced that 432 of the 519 people who have officially died from the virus in the state were maquiladora workers. In Baja cities like Tijuana and Mexicali, as well as other border cities like Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, doctors report that their hospitals are overflowing with sick maquiladora workers, some of whom are dying in their work uniforms. Mexican maquiladora workers make between US$8 […]
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! The Naples Daily News reported: From canoes to yachts, over 500 boats decorated with U.S. and Trump 2020 flags navigated Collier County waters Saturday in support of President Donald Trump’s reelection. Boaters departed after 10 a.m. from the City Dock in Naples to a recording of the song “God Bless the USA” and the national anthem. They then navigated Naples Bay and farther south to the Jolley Bridge on Marco Island. About 530 boats participated in the parade, said Jamie Mosbach, a spokeswoman for the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. “We didn’t have any incidents,” she said. From a boat filled with […]
Disturbing news is coming out of Oregon, as hundreds of people are reporting that their voter registration was switched from Republican to non affiliated without their knowledge or permission. Oregon is entirely vote-by-mail, and ballots were sent out in the last week of April, and due this Tuesday at 8:00 PM. Many were shocked to open their ballot to find that they were no longer with the party they thought they were with, and they received non partisan ballots. As Oregon is a closed primary state, this effectively denies these people the right to vote in the party’s primary that […]
The Idaho Air National Guard recently sent one of biggest deployments in State’s history, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As nearly a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft from the 124th Fighter Wing based at Gowen Field departed for Southwest Asia in support of combat operations. “This is what our people signed up for and they are excited for the opportunity to answer the nation’s call,” said 124th Operations Group Commander Col. Matt McGarry, according to a news release. “This aircraft is built for supporting troops on the ground, whether that be Army or Marines in contact with the enemy, or protecting downed […]
As trade tensions escalate between Washington and Beijing, India is boosting efforts to lure more than 1,000 US businesses out of China, reportedly offering to ease tax and labor laws, and allowing easier access to land. Among those companies the Indian government reached out to were medical equipment producers, food processing units, and textiles, leather and auto part makers, Bloomberg reported, citing Indian officials. The talks, which began in April and were set up through overseas missions, reportedly involved Medtronic Plc and drug maker Abbott Laboratories, which has recently developed “rapid” coronavirus tests. Also on rt.com ‘Turbocharging’ exodus: US beats trade war drums to […]