Above Photo: Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during military ceremonies, Saturday, June 13, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (John Minchillo / AP). Washington – A new book from former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has revealed shocking new details about the Trump administration’s war on Venezuela. “A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times” admits that the Trump administration plotted to invade Venezuela and discussed assassinating President Nicolas Maduro, carrying out a wave of terrorist attacks on civilian infrastructure, and raising a mercenary army to start a Contra-style terror war. Esper also all but confirms Washington’s involvement in Operation Gideon – […]
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Above Photo: Protesters hold candles and a photo of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Haifa, Israel, May 11, 2022. Ariel Schalit / AP. This Particular Targeted Killing Of A Journalist – Not The First And Sadly, Probably Not The Last – Touched Us All. And The Response Of The Zionist Establishment In Occupied Jerusalem, As Well As In Washington, Is Cold And Full Of Excuses. Jerusalem, Israel – As I write these words, the world is trying to make sense of the brutal assassination of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was targeted by Israeli forces while covering yet another Israeli […]
The third anniversary of the arrest and incarceration of Julian Assange at a maximum-security prison has sparked protests in London and the United States. Tomorrow marks three years since the Wikileaks founder was forcibly dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy, where he had sought asylum over the previous seven years. Vigils were due to be held yesterday at the embassy, Westminster magistrates’ court and Belmarsh prison, where he has been held for the past three years. Mr Assange’s family, friends and supporters are calling for his release and the US to drop its extradition case against him. Protests are also planned today in […]
Above Photo: Iraqi protesters take part in a symbolic funeral and commemoration of the second anniversary of the US raid that killed Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in Baghdad. Sabah Arar / AFP. Marchers call for expulsion of remaining US forces in Iraq as they commemorate General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination. Thousands of people have rallied in the Iraqi capital to mark the second anniversary of the killing of a revered Iranian commander and his Iraqi lieutenant in a drone attack by the United States. Chanting “Death to America”, the marchers filled a Baghdad square to honor Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani, […]
Embassy Protection Collective Members Mark End Of Federal Probation By the Embassy Protectors Defense Committee. December 2, 2020 Embassy Protection Collective Members Mark End Of Federal Probation2020-12-022020-12-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/1vzepccourt.jpg200px200px Above photo: Embassy Protectors and supporters after being released from detention after the arrests, May, 2019. Members will Travel to Venezuela as Election Observers. They Reiterate the call for the US to stop its illegal interference in Venezuela. Washington, DC – Today, three of the four members of the Embassy Protection Collective, Adrienne Pine, David Paul and Margaret Flowers, who stayed in the Venezuelan Embassy last year to stop its illegal handover to coup […]
Chile To Mark First Anniversary Of Its Social Outbreak October 17, 2020 Chile To Mark First Anniversary Of Its Social Outbreak2020-10-172020-10-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chile-e1602896623554.jpg200px200px Above photo: A protester waves a Chilean flag during a protest in Santiago, Oct. 9, 2020. EFE. Over the last year, police brutality has left over 30 people dead and over 100 citizens injured. Chile’s Constituent Unity Pact (CUP) called on citizens to commemorate the first anniversary of the social outbreak with pot-banging, honking, cycling, caravans, and cultural activities. “Although the best way to remember this date will be to take part in the plebiscite, the people will also take to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/07/1080689723_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_2ec0dfdb186ca96e1be509dc4dde1f05.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010141080773178-us-and-south-korea-committed-to-denuclearizing-pyongyang-mark-esper-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States and South Korea remain strong military allies and both are still committed to the goal of getting North Korea to scrap its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said, welcoming recently appointed Seoul Defense Minister Suh Wook to the Pentagon. “We agree that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain a serious threat to the security and stability of the region and the world. In the face of these and other threats, the United States remains committed to the security of the Republic […]
The U.S Navy has announced on Monday that Mark VI patrol boats assigned to Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 3 boarded are conducting integrated littoral maritime security operations from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) with the Marines and Sailors already deployed as Task Force Ellis from I Marine Expeditionary Force in the Philippine Sea. “This level of integration of Mark VI patrol boats with surface Navy assets has never been accomplished before,” said Lt. Andy Bergstrom, Alpha Company Commander. “The Mark VI patrol boat provides a presence capability in the littorals beyond sheltered bays and harbors with additional […]
Representatives attended the first hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination, Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee. When journalists confronted Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, controversy broke out when he refused to speak to them while wearing a mask. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows removed his mask around reporters on Monday while refusing to talk while wearing the face-covering before proceeding to walk away without answering any questions. CNN congressional reporter, Kristin Wilson, requested Meadows to keep the mask on while speaking, Washington Post reporter Seung Min Kim said. However, a frustrated Meadows pulled the microphone towards […]
On Tuesday night, Avengers star Mark Ruffalo joined a socially distant version of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. After exchanging some light pleasantries, the two got down to business, discussing the shooting of Jacob Blake—by a police officer, seven times in the back; the ongoing protests and riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin; and Trump’s divisive rhetoric in the wake of it all. You see, the Oscar-nominated actor is perhaps the most famous living person from Kenosha—since Orson Welles is no longer with us—and as such, the unrest in the city hit close to home, literally. “These protests have been predominately peaceful. […]
Social Justice Demonstrations Mark First Week Of NFL By Justine Coleman, The Hill. September 14, 2020 Social Justice Demonstrations Mark First Week Of NFL2020-09-142020-09-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/lions.png200px200px Above photo: Nick Antaya/Getty Images. NFL players marked the first full weekend of professional football by participating in social justice demonstrations, with various teams opting to stay in the locker room, link arms or kneel during the national anthem. All eyes were on the NFL players after a summer of protests against racial injustice years after former NFL player Colin Kaepernick first began kneeling during the anthem to demonstrate against police brutality and racial injustice. Several NFL […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080427946_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_56bce86693e147c04d6ee60f339f86d7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009111080429193-pro-independence-demonstrators-gather-in-barcelona-to-mark-diada—video/ This year, organisers of the Diada rally have limited the event to a maximum of 300 participants amid coronavirus restrictions in the city. Watch a live broadcast from Barcelona, Spain, where pro-independence Catalans are gathering on Friday to mark the National Day of Catalonia, or ‘La Diada’, which commemorates the fall of Barcelona to the troops of King Philip V of Spain after a 14-month siege in 1714. The rally was organised by the Catalan National Assembly, and this time the event can bring together not more than 300 people due to restrictions imposed […]
By Justin Franz, Kaiser Health News When Tamarack Dispensary opened in the northwestern Montana city of Kalispell in 2009, medical marijuana was legal but still operating on the fringes of the conservative community. Times have changed. Owner Erin Bolster no longer receives surprised or puzzled looks when she tells people what she does. Now, her business sponsors community events and was recently nominated as a top marijuana provider by a local newspaper. “We’ve become a normal part of the community, and it feels good that the community has finally accepted us,” Bolster said. How far that acceptance goes will be tested […]
Google, Facebook, and other social media companies, like Twitter, have come under pressure from Democrats, who have claimed that the tech giants’ platforms were used to influence the result of the last election and could be used to tip the scales in the upcoming vote. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has warned of the risk of civil unrest in the United States during and after the presidential election. Speaking to Axios, Zuckerberg said it is necessary to do everything to reduce the chances of violence in the wake of the 3 November vote. “There is, unfortunately, I think, a heightened risk of […]
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admonished some of his own employees this week over remarks on the company’s internal messaging platform about racism and violence against Black men. In a post on the social-media giant’s internal communications channel Workplace last week, a Facebook staffer shared a post titled “In Support of Law Enforcement and Black Lives.” The post called into question the notion of racially disparate outcomes in the criminal-justice system, argued that racism is not a serious motivation in police shootings, railed against “critical race theory,” and claimed narratives about police violence often “conveniently leave out” other factors, including whether the […]
An official stands at the door of an Israeli El Al airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday after flying in from Tel Aviv. Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP An official stands at the door of an Israeli El Al airliner after it landed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Monday after flying in from Tel Aviv. Nir Elias/Pool Photo via AP The official treaty between their countries has not yet been signed, but — amid some opposition in the region — Israelis and Emiratis are […]
India has reported 78,761 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, marking the biggest-ever daily increase for a nation. The number of coronavirus infections in the world passed the 25 million mark on Sunday. Before Sunday’s update, which pushed the total number of infections in India to more than 2.5 million, the US held the record with 77,638 daily infections reported on July 17. The surge in India comes shortly after the government eased lockdown restrictions, to alleviate pressure on the economy. The disease is continuing to spread globally and even countries that have fared better so far like New Zealand and […]
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows doesn’t believe that anyone in America is concerned about a law that bars members of the Trump administration from engaging in political activities—or about the particularly enthusiastic breaking of that law during the Republican National Convention this week. “Nobody outside of the Beltway really cares—they expect that Donald Trump is going to promote Republican values and they would expect that Barack Obama, when he was in office, that he would do the same for Democrats,” Meadows told Politico on Wednesday morning, calling concerns by ethics experts “a lot of hoopla.” But long before joining […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106006/97/1060069786_0:104:2000:1229_1200x675_80_0_0_757efa57eec6015e4cac72cb77b89492.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008231080256205-berliners-mark-street-renaming-with-more-anti-colonial-protests/ BERLIN (Sputnik) – This week’s decision to rename a street in central Berlin after Prussia’s first black scholar was marked by a series of rallies against relics of Germany’s colonial past. Moor Street has long been under fire for taking its name from an old-fashioned word for black slaves, which is today considered derogatory. The city council agreed on Thursday to rename it after Anton Wilhelm Amo, a black philosopher brought to Prussia from Ghana in the 18th century. Protests against the street’s name have been held annually in Berlin on August 23, the […]
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows attempted to brush aside the sharp criticism President Donald Trump’s sister directed the president’s way, insisting that retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry calling her brother a “cruel” liar with “no principles” is “just another day and another attack.” In a series of secret recordings made over a period of two years, the president’s niece Mary Trump—who recently wrote a damning tell-all bestseller about the Trump family—captured her aunt lashing out at her younger brother for what she painted as horrific behavior. “He has no principles. None. None. And his base, I mean my […]
Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis attorney who waved his gun at Black Lives Matter goons who broke into his neighborhood and threatened his wife, his home and his dog, will speak at the RNC Convention next week in North Carolina. Mark and his wife Patricia were charged with a crime by corrupt St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after the story made headlines across the country. McCloskey’s attorney Albert Watkins made the announcement today. Confirmed: Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis man who pointed a gun at protesters last month, will be speaking during the RNC next week. “Mr. McCloskey will be […]
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s continued push to delegitimize mail-in voting, brushing off CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s insistence that there’s no evidence of “widespread voter fraud” by retorting that “there’s no evidence that there’s not, either.” In a wild and combative State of the Union interview that spanned nearly 30 minutes, Tapper repeatedly pressed the top aide on the president’s admission last week that he is blocking aid to the United States Postal Service in order to impede mail-in voting this fall. “They need that money in order to have the post office […]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has secured a landslide election victory, according to preliminary results released by the Central Electoral Commission. The aftermath has been marred by anti-government protests. Lukashenko won re-election with 80 percent of the vote, while the main opposition candidate, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, received nearly 10 percent of the ballots cast. The preliminary results were released after massive protests broke out in Minsk and other cities during the night. Police used tear gas, water cannons, and other crowd control methods to disperse the demonstrators. Also on rt.com Violent clashes with riot police in Belarus as protesters rally over projected Lukashenko […]
For the past six decades, Serge Klarsfeld has dedicated his life to hunting down Nazis and bringing them to justice. There was Klaus Barbie, the infamous “Butcher of Lyon,” whom Klarsfeld and his wife, Beate, tracked down in Peru; René Bousquet, who ordered thousands of Jews to their deaths in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup; and Paul Touvier, who was apprehended at a priory in Nice and became the first Vichy official to be convicted of crimes against humanity for Holocaust collaboration. Now, he’s setting his sights on Mark Zuckerberg. Klarsfeld, 84, is one of a number of Holocaust activists and survivors […]
The St. Louis prosecutors on Monday filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey for unlawful use of a weapon and flourishing. Last month Mark McCloskey and his wife Patricia defended their home from hundreds of Black Lives Matter militants. Soros-funded Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed the charges on Monday. On Tuesday night Mark McCloskey joined Sean Hannity to discuss Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s persecution of him and his wife. TRENDING: Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White Baby McCloskey believes Democrats want to create another Kent State shooting and blame it on […]
St. Louis prosecutors on Monday filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey. Via KMOV: St. Louis prosecutors on Monday filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the Central West End couple seen pointing guns at protesters in late June. Patricia and Mark McCloskey are each facing one count of Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Flourishing, sources told News 4. TRENDING: Michelle Malkin Attacked by Antifa and Black Lives Matter Thugs at Denver Back the Blue Rally; Sends Law and Order SOS to President Trump KMOV reported that in a statement Monday, their attorney, Joel Schwartz said the charges are “disheartening, […]
A gunman—reportedly dressed as a FedEx delivery person—showed up on the doorstep of a federal judge in New Jersey on Sunday night and shot her husband and their son. NBC New York reports that U.S. District Judge Esther Salas was in the basement of the North Brunswick home during the ambush and was unharmed. Her husband, criminal defense lawyer Mark Anderl, 63, and son David, 20, were said to be in extremely critical condition. The FBI confirmed it is investigating. NJ Advance Media, quoting law enforcement sources, said the shooter may have been disguised as a delivery person when he approached […]
Black Lives Matter and Antifa cohorts riot and torch historic church in Washington DC. Leftists torched the historic St. John’s Church, vandalized the WWII monument, vandalized the Korean War monument, vandalized the Lincoln Memorial, attacked police and national guard members with rocks, bottles and fireworks. General Mark Milley confirmed this week that National Guard troops sent to Washington DC to protect America’s historical monuments during violent riots last month. It is not clear which national guard troops he was talking about. Last month General Milley famously told reporters he never should have walked with President Trump to the ruins of St. […]
St. Louis homeowner and attorney Mark McCloskey appeared on CNN Tuesday evening to discuss his confrontation with Black Lives Matter militants who broke through a gate onto a private street in his neighborhood. A livestream of the militant mob clearly shows they entered through a gate into a private community. Mark McCloskey and his wife Patricia defended their home from hundreds of Black Lives Matter militants. Patricia and Mark McCloskey TRENDING: HUGE: Per His Lawyer — General Flynn Was Targeted Because “He Knew About the Billions Brennan and Company Were Running Off the Books” CNN hack Chris “Fredo” Cuomo said Trump […]
Amid an announced government “reset” as Britain emerges from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic to shift focus onto post-Brexit issues, the UK’s head of the civil service Sir Mark Sedwill has announced he will stand down in September, stating he would resign from the positions of Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made conciliatory gestures by promising Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill that as part of his exit package, he will nominate him for the post of NATO’s next secretary-general, reports The Times. Although securing the NATO position was presented by Johnson as a […]
10-million-case mark passed on Covid-19 contagion – Johns Hopkins tally — RT World News icon bookmark-bicon bookmarkicon cameraicon checkicon chevron downicon chevron lefticon chevron righticon chevron upicon closeicon v-compressicon downloadicon editicon v-expandicon fbicon fileicon filtericon flag ruicon full chevron downicon full chevron lefticon full chevron righticon full chevron upicon gpicon insicon mailicon moveicon-musicicon mutedicon nomutedicon okicon v-pauseicon v-playicon searchicon shareicon sign inicon sign upicon stepbackicon stepforicon swipe downicon tagicon tagsicon tgicon trashicon twicon vkicon yticon wticon fm 28 Jun, 2020 10:06 Follow RT on Follow RT on Add to home screen Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107443/45/1074434559_0:239:3592:2260_1200x675_80_0_0_21847cdff87e4f56c0c9bf23a69926d4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006271079737483-mark-zuckerberg-loses-over-7-bln-after-companies-stop-advertising/ Facebook’s shares dropped 8.3 percent on Friday, pushing its market value down to $82.3, after one of the world’s largest advertising companies, Unilever, pulled its advertisements from the social media platform along with several other companies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has lost at least $7.2 billion, according to Bloomberg’s billionaire index. Zuckerberg is now placed number four on the index, preceded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Luis Vuitton CEO Bernard Arnault as the world’s richest people. Multiple companies now, including Unilever and The North Face, are pulling their ads […]
President Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale joined FOX and Friends on Friday morning to discuss the Tulsa rally on Saturday, the 2020 campaign and Joe Biden. During the discussion Parscale was asked about the Tech Giant’s suppression of free speech and conservative voices. This was ONE DAY AFTER Facebook removed a Trump Campaign ad and Twitter flagged a Trump parody tweet as “manipulated media.” Instead of voicing concern Parscale praised Mark Zuckerberg for understanding “the importance of free speech.” TRENDING: Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy: White People Should Shine Shoes of Black People to Express Shame for Racism Brad Parscale: I worry […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): At a time when countries like China and New Zealand are witnessing what seems to be a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, India is tackling its first wave. As of now, 380,532 people have been infected with COVID-19 in the country, of which 12,573 have died. As the number of COVID-19-positive cases recently crossed the 52,000 mark in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, alarm bells have begun to ring. A stringent lockdown has been re-imposed by the local government. In many places, even drones have been deployed to monitor that the lockdown is strictly complied […]
Thank you SKYY® for partnering with Half Full on the Bartenders At Home cocktail video series. What inspired you to create this cocktail? “Necessity is the mother of invention. I started by looking through my cabinets and refrigerator. I wanted to make something tasty and unique, but also something that is easily adaptable. Change the fruit, change the tea, change the herb and so on.” When would you serve this drink? “On a sunny day or on a day when you wish it was sunny. Or when you’re sitting on your fire escape, with your eyes closed, imagining you’re in a […]
Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough unleashed a fiery tirade at Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, raging at the tech giant for promoting “extremism” in the wake of an anti-government “boogaloo” extremist charged with killing two California law-enforcement officers. In the segment prior to Scarborough’s rant, NBC News (and former Daily Beast) reporter Ben Collins noted that Steven Carrillo—who was just charged the murder of federal officer Dave Patrick Underwood—was in a far-right boogaloo group on Facebook. Collins went on to explain that Carillo apparently used the cover of a George Floyd protest in Oakland to kill Underwood and […]
Two intrepid spacecraft are dancing with the Sun and making great progress toward the goal of learning more about our star. After NASA announced that Parker Solar Probe (PSP) had sent the “Status A” beacon after its fifth close flyby of the Sun, the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that its Solar Orbiter has completed its first Perihelion. PSP is the first spacecraft that can “touch the Sun” – specifically its atmosphere – and is the fastest human-made object. After completing its fifth perihelion, which took place on June 7th, PSP sent the “Status A” beacon. This is the first […]
Will The Death Of George Floyd Mark The Rebirth Of America? By Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch. June 15, 2020 Will The Death Of George Floyd Mark The Rebirth Of America?2020-06-152020-06-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/george-floyd-new-yorker-cover-full.png200px200px Above photo: “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson. The New Yorker 2020. For a close-up interactive version of this cover in which the murder of George Floyd embodies the history of violence inflicted upon black people in America visit the New Yorker. A Man Forced to Die with His Face Pressed to the Ground May Yet Shift the Earth Under Your Feet. They were relegated to the protest equivalent of a ghetto. Their assigned route […]
A virtual service commemorating the loss of the Grenfell Tower, which was destroyed by a deadly inferno on 14 June 2017 in west London, will hosted by the Bishop of Kensington. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will join people across country in marking the third anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire in video messages due to COVID-19 pandemic. In a video address to be shown at a virtual service of commemoration, Johnson said that the people of Britain were with the Grenfell Tower community ‘in spirit’. “We can all remember where we were three years […]
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper did the wrong thing before, days later, he did the right thing. Walking across Lafayette Park cleared by pepper gas and something called pepper-ball projectiles by troops on the order of the Attorney General William Barr, he was summoned to stand with the president, who was giving stage directions for his tableau where he would “dominate” the “battle space.” Esper was not innocent, but he did look flummoxed when Donald Trump pulled a Bible out of Ivanka’s purse and then didn’t read so much as a comforting passage. Five years ago, he famously remarked of the […]
The US Defence Secretary has faced heavy criticism after accompanying President Donald Trump in a prearranged photo opportunity in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church, where protesters had been dispersed with tear gas, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades ahead of the president’s visit. US Defence Secretary Mark Esper, a Trump appointee, on Tuesday said that he was not aware of the destination of President Donald Trump when he accompanied the president on a walk from the White House across Lafayette Square to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where the president posed for a widely-criticized photo-op in front of the historic church. “I […]
As President Trump walked through Lafayette Park shortly after police, backed by National Guardsmen, used tear gas and rubber bullets on peaceful protesters, there was a man in uniform accompanying him. He was not just any man and he wore not just any uniform. He was Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior-most officer in the U.S. military. He was not wearing his dress black-and-brass service uniform, but instead the camouflage of his combat uniform, as if to underscore that American streets where protesters are angrily demanding an end to institutional police racism are […]
US 02:46 GMT 30.05.2020Get short URL The Facebook CEO said his personal reaction to the tweets concerning the uproar in Minneapolis was negative, but acting as the leader of a social media platform, he was obliged to allow as much freedom of speech online as possible. Mark Zuckerberg reacted to President Trump’s recent tweets, in which he wrote “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” in response to the violent protests that have continued in Minneapolis over the death of black man George Floyd. According to Zuckerberg, Trump’s words do not violate Facebook’s policy around incitement of violence. “[…] our position […]
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban blasted President Donald Trump during an interview with pro-Trump Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday night, claiming the president is constantly playing the “victim card.” Cuban, who until recently had been weighing a possible third-party presidential run, ostensibly appeared on Hannity’s show to discuss sports leagues reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The conversation, however, quickly turned to politics and Cuban’s apparent support for former Vice President Joe Biden. “Let’s start with coronavirus alone. You tell me all the things ‘Bunker Joe’ did on coronavirus that you admire and then I will tell you what I think […]
It is usually one of the highlights of the royal summer, and one that Kate Middleton has traditionally been enthusiastic to get involved in. Of course, this year, London’s famous Chelsea Flower Show has had little option but to migrate online, but that doesn’t mean Kate can’t find a way to show her support, posting a picture Wednesday morning of herself helping gardeners plant the RHS Back To Nature garden last year, which she helped co-design. In the photograph, shared by Kate’s Kensington Royal social media accounts, Kate, 38, can be seen in hands-dirty mode, perched atop a pile of rocks […]
Palestinians Mark 72 Years Of The Nakba By Yumna Patel, Mondoweiss. May 16, 2020 Palestinians Mark 72 Years Of The Nakba2020-05-162020-05-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/20191113_040337-e1589631462313.jpg200px200px Above photo: Giant key at the entrance to the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Margaret Flowers. At least 750,000 Palestinians, nearly half of Palestine’s Arab population, became refugees in the months leading up to and following the establishment of the state of Israel. Friday marked the 72nd anniversary of the Nakba, or ‘catastrophe’ in Arabic, signifying the mass displacement of Palestinians from their homelands in 1948. Every year on May 15, the day after Israeli independence day, Palestinians commemorate […]
Hillary Campaign Manager Robbie Mook On Saturday The Gateway Pundit reported that thanks to newly released transcripts Hillary Campaign chairman John Podesta admitted during testimony that both the DNC and Hillary Campaign split the cost of the bogus Trump-Russia dossier in 2016 that initially launched the attempted coup against Donald Trump. John Podesta was Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman in 2016.CNN reported in October 2017 that Podesta and then DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz “both denied to congressional Russia investigators that they had any knowledge about an arrangement to pay for opposition research on President Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the […]
The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has reported that 85-foot-long Mark VI patrol boats assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 56 participated in a live fire exercise with an MH-60S helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26. “Mark VI boats increased interoperability with HSC 26 which allows both units to develop procedures leading to increased ability to contribute to the 5th Fleet maritime picture,” added Harris. “The live-fire event showcases a leap forward in the ability of both units to work together to increase lethality in support of layered defenses. This new capability will allow commanders more reaction time, […]
A total of 11,012 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Russia on Sunday afternoon. Officials in Moscow say the surge in the numbers there is due to increased testing. The country has now seen the daily number of newly-recorded coronavirus infections exceed 10,000 for eight consecutive days. Overall, there are 209,688 patients who have tested positive for the deadly disease. About half of the new cases reported on Sunday were registered in Moscow, which remains the country’s worst infection hotspot, followed by the region surrounding the capital. Some 88 people have died across the country over the past 24 hours, […]
Defying clouds in the sky and Covid-19 on the ground, Russia’s deadliest bombers, nimblest fighter jets and strongest transport aircraft flew over the capital in celebration of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 75 years ago. V-Day is one of the most important national holidays in Russia, and this year was supposed to have seen massive celebrations throughout the country. But Covid-19 and its lockdowns threw a wrench into the plans, forcing the postponement of most festivities. While only a handful of ceremonial troops marched across Moscow’s center this year for a wreath-laying ceremony, the air over the Russian capital was teeming […]
The new HBO series I Know This Much Is True is excellent. It’s also incredibly depressing. Relentlessly, viscerally depressing. Right now, with the lot of us staring grimly out the window yearning for just a whiff of hope, is a hell of a time for HBO to show one of the most emotionally draining dramas to hit TV in years. Of course, no one could have predicted a pandemic when HBO scheduled I Know This Much Is True’s premiere for this Sunday. Featuring a jaw-dropping dual lead performance from Mark Ruffalo, as twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey, with indie darling […]
Opinion 14:58 GMT 07.05.2020Get short URL NATO ships have been entering the Black Sea near Russian territorial waters with increased frequency ever since relations between the bloc’s member states and Russia started deteriorating in 2014. But now they have apparently also stepped up their missions near Russia’s northern borders. After an almost 40-year absence, a NATO naval group consisting of three American destroyers, the USS Donald Cook, USS Porter, and USS Roosevelt, as well as the UK’s HMS Kent, has ventured into the Barents Sea near Russia’s borders. According to a statement from the US Sixth Fleet, Moscow was warned about […]