Above Photo: Comic Book Workers United The Vote Comes After Image Comics Has Gone Months Without Voluntarily Recognizing Comic Book Workers United. After formally announcing the formation of Comic Book Workers United late last year—the first specific union to support workers within comics publishing—workers at Image Comics have voted to officially certify their union in the results of a secret ballot. The vote’s results—7-2 in favor of organizing—were announced today in a move that officially certifies CBWU, which was formed with assistance from the Communications Workers of America. The successful vote entitles CBWU to recognition from Image Comics, which would allow the […]
image
19 posts
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems division, or GS-ASI, has released a new rendering of its stealthy, next-generation unmanned aircraft system. The GA-ASI released a new rendering of the new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike unmanned air vehicle (UAV)’s design on its social media page on Friday. The company Twitter post states: “Our robust digital engineering and advanced manufacturing practices deliver affordable dominant weapon systems to the warfighter with the speed and lethality required to maintain overmatch.” – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to open sources, the new flying-wing unmanned aircraft is designing as a proposed replacement of the […]
Lockheed Martin Corp., Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier, posted the first public computer-generated graphics of Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). According to the presentation, the new weapon system will consist of four transporter erector launchers (TEL), each installed on a modified M870 40-ton trailer, and command posts. Each TEL will have two canisterized hypersonic weapons at the ready and the unit will have an unspecified number of additional missiles on hand. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As noted by the company, LRHW will leverage the common hypersonic glide body and introduce a new class of ultrafast and maneuverable long-range missiles […]
Throughout the 1980s and ’90s, the comedic sketch shows Spitting Image brought politics to a general audience through its often crass and pull-no-punches style of humour. The celebrated British satirical show ‘Spitting Image’ known for its mimicking of politicians and celebrities using distorted puppets returns to screens on Saturday after a more than 20-year break, this time taking aim at modern pop figures such as Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. The UK prime minister and US president as well as First Lady Melania, Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan Markle, Mark Zuckerberg, and Kim Kardashian, will become subject to the shows traditional […]
Paulo Costa cranked up the animosity with Israel Adesanya ahead of the pair’s UFC 253 middleweight title showdown as the Brazilian challenger shared a decapitated image of his rival. The unbeaten duo face off on Fight Island this weekend for the middleweight belt currently owned by Nigerian-born New Zealander Adesanya. Tensions between the pair had largely bubbled under the surface during the build-up to the bout, but tempers finally flared at Friday’s staredown when Costa tossed a white judo belt at his rival, in an apparent sign of his disdain for Adesanya’s grappling game. Also on rt.com WATCH: Dana White caught in the […]
UK satire show Spitting Image has been savaged online after unveiling a puppet of teen climate crusader Greta Thunberg that some claim mocked her autism. With no episodes of the show yet released, others questioned the outrage. BritBox TV’s reprisal of the political puppet satire attracted major backlash after unveiling its Thunberg puppet on Tuesday – a typically-absurd looking construct exaggerating the pint-size eco-warrior’s furrowed brow, hectoring finger, and braided pigtails. Also on rt.com Greta Thunberg back in school after taking 1-yr sabbatical to crusade against climate change The show originally ran for 12 years before being canceled in 1996 and is […]
Guardian: The image of the US and Donald Trump around the world has plunged from poor to the abysmal over the administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a global survey. WTF? Let’s correct this: Trump’s America is a threat to our democracy, and therefore a global threat to democracy. #Dumbkirk pic.twitter.com/W29yExwMfd — Bee is Back (@ritadbird) September 7, 2020 A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center of more than 13,000 adults in 13 advanced economies between 10 June and 3 August shows international confidence in the US and its president sharply down across the board, reaching historical lows in several countries. […]
During the week, US President Donald Trump has been facing allegations, sparked by a report in The Atlantic, that he mocked wounded veterans, calling them “losers” and “suckers”. Despite vehemently denouncing accusations that he made those remarks, the president is accused of disrespecting and attacking the US military. US Army veteran Bobby Henline expressed opposition against his image being used in an anti-Trump campaign unfolding over allegations that POTUS ridiculed wounded US veterans. Henline, a four-tour Iraq War veteran and now a stand-up comedian, said he does not believe the story published by The Atlantic alleging that Trump called the injured veterans […]
Hong Kong police officers searching the newsroom of the Apply Daily newspaper Monday after arresting the paper’s publisher, Jimmy Lai. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Hong Kong police officers searching the newsroom of the Apply Daily newspaper Monday after arresting the paper’s publisher, Jimmy Lai. AP Textbooks censored. Teachers investigated for improper speech. Students arrested and charged with secession for their social media posts. Just over a month after Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong, authorities are targeting in rapid succession figures at all levels of Hong Kong’s civil society and education sectors, despite assurances from Beijing […]
On July 7, Japan’s Vice Defense Minister Tomohiro Yamamoto visited the research center for aviation and rocket technology of the Self-Defense Forces, located in a suburb of Tokyo. The official got acquainted with the progress in implementing promising defense programs, in particular with R&D for a new generation fighter of national development and weapons systems for it. Japan’s Vice Defense Minister also posted a picture to its Twitter account that included what looked like a hypersonic guided missile able to attack both ships or ground targets. According to a local source, this is a new hypersonic anti-ship missile developing by Acquisition, […]
Twitter has taken down a post by US President Donald Trump, in which he used a photo of himself to make a meme. The tweet was yanked shortly after the Times, embroiled in a bitter feud with Trump, filed a copyright claim. The tweet in question was posted by Trump on Tuesday and featured a photo of him along with words:”In reality they’re not after me, they’re after you. I’m just in the way.” Trump is no stranger to using photos of himself to make a statement on his social media of choice (cue his Game of Thrones social media phase). […]
Dairy company Valio has become the latest Finnish firm to review cultural stereotypes in its branding, such as a man wearing a fez on a Turkish yoghurt package. Despite the fact that the person behind the initial complaint later said his comments were intended as a joke, Valio has scheduled a comprehensive review of its products. Finnish dairy company Valio has pledged to retire stereotypical graphics on its “Turkish” yoghurts, which feature a fez-wearing man. The announcement came following a debate about stereotypical imagery that flared up on Twitter. Ironically, journalist Anter Yaşa, the person behind the debate, later said his […]
As COVID-19 cases surge in US states like Florida, California, Arizona and Texas, US President Donald Trump has advised his administration to slow down testing, a clear indicator of his inept response to the outbreak, investigative reporter and columnist Dave Lindorff told Sputnik Wednesday. “It’s a basic kind of hygiene behavior to [get tested to] protect your friends and family … what Trump has said, he’s succeeded in convincing his rabid and rather low-wattage, poorly educated base that wearing a mask is a sign of being a liberal. They’re all going to get infected,” Lindorff told Loud & Clear John Kiriakou. […]
The new image shared on the official Twitter account of the Milrem Robotics this morning are currently stoking speculation about possible equipped of its new Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) with multi-role turret. The new system is supposed to replace conventional fighting vehicles that are used to transport soldiers. This means decreasing the number of soldiers on the battlefield and keeping the needed amount of humans away from harm’s way, while preserving the same fighting power. The image itself is probably just a demonstration of the concept and was later deleted. – Advertisement – The images depict a new modern fighting […]
Satellite imagery from Google Earth taken last month shows first Egyptian Air Force Su-35 fighter jets at the Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia. Images have emerged by KAD-GHANI on its Twitter account showing at least four new advanced Su-35 fighter jets that were produced under a contract with Egypt. “First photos of the Su-35 with Egyptian camouflage in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia,” he said on Twitter. – Advertisement – Russia’s news agency, TASS, quoting a military-diplomatic source, early reported that was launched the production of SU-35 fighters, intended to be delivered to the Egyptian Air Force under the contract signed in 2018. Egypt […]
Black Lives Matter protesters have spray-painted “racist” on Churchill’s statue in London, accusing the prime minister of white supremacy. A campaign is gaining traction in the UK to remove other statues linked to racism and slavery, but the government defends them as necessary tool to educate people about past mistakes rather than erase them. Winston Churchill’s image has mysteriously disappeared from Google search results as the legacy of Britain’s wartime leader is being revised during anti-racism protests. Social media users in the UK and several other countries have noticed that the photo isn’t showing up in the carousel at the top […]
Washington Post reporter Matt Zapotosky talks about the attorney general’s role in the Trump administration’s forceful response to the largely peaceful George Floyd protests in Washington, DC. Source link
Europe 05:40 GMT 05.06.2020Get short URL The cargo vessel C. F. was part of a convoy that shipped iron ore from northern Sweden to Nazi Germany in 1942. Outside Västervik, the ship was torpedoed by a Russian submarine and sank very quickly. The Swedish Maritime Administration has produced a unique 3D image of a historic shipwreck that rests on the seabed off Sweden’s coast. The ship has been lying at the bottom of the sea, 60 metres deep, since World War II. Before the image became available, only divers had visited the site of the wreck. The cargo vessel C F […]
A Virgin Mary image was flown above Guayaquil, Ecuador in a helicopter, marking the end of a pilgrimage – which was held virtually this year as the city is the worst affected by Covid-19 in the country. Usually, it’s the worshippers who line up to a shrine, sometimes waiting for hours to receive a blessing. However, this year in Guayaquil, it was the Virgin Mary herself who set off on the ‘Route of Health’ pilgrimage, flying over the city on Saturday. The local chapter of the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement was behind the flyover. “We thought about the possibility, at the beginning […]