Above Photo: FBI headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington D.C. (cisko66) [Photo by cisko66] The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) reported on Friday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched through the electronic data of Americans 3.4 million times in 2021. The searches were revealed in the ODNI’s “Annual Statistical Transparency Report Regarding the Intelligence Community’s Use of National Security Surveillance Authorities” for calendar year 2021. The data shows that there was nearly a tripling of these unconstitutional searches from 1.3 million in 2020. In typical fashion the ODNI report waives away this intensification of […]
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The last two years have seen a further deterioration of the living standards of working people in India due to the pandemic and the lack of enough policy interventions by the Modi government. Around 200 million industrial workers, employees, farmers and agricultural laborers observed a two-day general strike in India on March 28 and 29. The strike is a challenge by working people to the far-right Narendra Modi government as well as a fight to save the people’s future and save the country. Source link
Above Photo: Demonstrators support the nationwide two-day strike in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo / Altaf Qadri). Tens of millions of workers across India participated in a two-day general strike Monday and Tuesday against the class-war, “pro-investor” policies of the far-right, Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Many workers did so in the face of government and management threats of disciplinary action, even firing. The strike impacted all parts of India, from Assam in the northeast and Punjab in the northwest, to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the south, as millions of workers in road transport, […]
Above Photo: Matt Rourke / AP Photo. The US is almost unique among industrialized nations in refusing its population paid days off for when they’re sick. A condition US President Joe Biden’s foundered social spending bill would have addressed. In the last 10 days, 7.6 million new COVID-19 cases have been detected in the United States. Before mid-December, that’s the time period for which the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would have required Americans to quarantine once they test positive for COVID-19 – a practice intended to limit the spread of the highly contagious virus. However, a sudden policy change on December […]
Working-class families are faced with an extra burden as the new year begins – the expiration of the expanded child tax credit. The expansion provided support for families struggling during the pandemic by changing some key factors of the already existing credit. Namely, the expansion increased the annual amount per child from $2,000 to between $3,000 and $3,600, it paid the credit in monthly installments rather than in one lump sum, and it expanded the full benefits of the credit to families who previously had been ruled ineligible due to their income being too low. On the same day that the […]
Above Photo: Millions of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in a show of force for the ‘Millions March’ in cities and towns across Sudan on Thursday, October 21. (SCP) While declaring their readiness to confront the military, the revolutionary forces which mobilized for the protests also made it clear that they no longer trust the centrist and right-wing civilian political parties sharing power with the military to mediate this confrontation. Demanding a full transfer of state power from military to civilian authority, millions of pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in a show of force in cities and towns across […]
Why Are Millions Of People In The US Traveling For Thanksgiving? November 25, 2020 Why Are Millions Of People In The US Traveling For Thanksgiving?2020-11-252020-11-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/pandemic-e1606311934640.jpg200px200px Above photo: Workers walk out wearing protective gear as they leave for the day on a shift change at Life Care Center earlier this year in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson. The coronavirus pandemic is breaking records every day in the United States, filling up intensive care units, overwhelming hospital systems and exhausting health care workers. A record 203,000 Americans tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, and the seven-day average is above 170,000. Despite […]
Health Care For Millions On The Line By Hajira Hasghar, Liberation News. November 14, 2020 Health Care For Millions On The Line2020-11-142020-11-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/healthcare-e1605367274411.jpg200px200px Above photo: People show support for the Affordable Care Act in a demonstration outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Nov. 10. CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn. Ultra-right Supreme Court hears challenge to ACA. Oral arguments began in the case California v. Texas this week, just days after the confirmation of Trump-appointed justice Amy Coney Barrett. For the third time in the past 10 years, Republicans have launched yet another legal attack at the Supreme Court in an attempt to eliminate healthcare coverage […]
One of the major concerns is that mutations of the virus in mink could reduce the effectiveness of a future vaccine in humans infected with mink variations of the coronavirus. Furthermore, a link between an infected mink farm and COVID-19 infections and deaths at care homes has been established, the Danish information reported. Up to 1.5 million mink will be put down at dozens of mink farms across Denmark due to the spread of COVID-19 among the animals and risk of further mutation. As of this week, coronavirus has been detected at 89 mink farms across Denmark. Close to 10 percent […]
The rapidly growing city of Shenzhen will be giving away 10 million yuan (US$1.47 million) of China’s new sovereign digital money via lottery, as China seeks to test out and stimulate the usage of the digital funds, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009301080615844-trump-says-paid-millions-of-dollars-in-income-tax/ Prior to the first presidential debate against Trump, Democratic nominee Biden released his tax returns, putting pressure on the US president to do the same. Donald Trump said during the Tuesday debate against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden that he has paid “millions of dollars” in income tax. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
LONDON—Over three million Black voters in key states were identified by President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign as people they had to persuade to stay at home on Election Day to help him reach the White House. The revelation comes from an enormous data leak obtained by the British news network Channel 4. It shows that, four years ago, the Trump campaign prepared files on almost 200 million American voters and separated some out into eight different categories. One such category, assigned to 3.5 million Black voters, was titled: “Deterrence.” The leaked database was reportedly used by Trump’s digital campaign team, which […]
Presidential niece Mary Trump has sued her uncle, his sister, and their late brother, accusing the trio of defrauding her of her rightful interest in the Trump empire – perhaps providing some insight into why she wrote her book. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, the younger Trump declared her uncle and his siblings “siphoned millions of dollars from Mary’s interests” in the Trump real estate empire. “Rather than protect Mary’s interests, they designed and carried out a complex scheme to siphon funds away from her interests, conceal their grift, and deceive her about the true value of what she had […]
Jesus Gonzalez of Lexington, Ky., has been struggling to make ends meet after the $600 per week in extra federal unemployment benefits ran out. Stacy Kranitz for NPR hide caption toggle caption Stacy Kranitz for NPR Jesus Gonzalez of Lexington, Ky., has been struggling to make ends meet after the $600 per week in extra federal unemployment benefits ran out. Stacy Kranitz for NPR When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Jesus Gonzalez was about a year into starting a Cuban food catering and “pop-up” business in Lexington, Ky. It’s like “a food truck, but without a truck,” he says. His steadiest gig […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106916/67/1069166709_0:420:1920:1500_1200x675_80_0_0_61b819937a21b5d27466cde49037141e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202009191080514418-billionaires-urged-to-help-feed-millions-of-starving-people-amid-humanitys-greatest-crisis/ The WFP chief warned that there are some 30 million people out there who “rely solely” on the organization for survival. The global hunger crisis, “caused by conflict” and further compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, is now moving into a “new and dangerous phase – especially in nations already scarred by violence”, and it may be a good time for the private sector to help feed the hungry, United Nations World Food Programme executive director David Beasley announced in his remarks to a recent UN Security Council virtual session on the Protection […]
Daily Beast: The baffling guidance published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month advising against COVID-19 testing for those who have been exposed to the virus if they do not have symptoms was penned by Trump administration officials and published against the objections of CDC doctors, The New York Times reports. Breaking NYT: A heavily criticized recommendation from the CDC last month about who should be tested for the coronavirus was not written by CDC scientists and was posted to the agency’s website despite their serious objections. https://t.co/fMOyxAmTUg — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2020 I know it’s hard to keep […]
The pair is accused of having stolen $16.8 million from customers of three different crypto exchanges, including two in the US. Source link
Two million Americans have started freelancing in the past 12 months, according to a new study from Upwork, a freelance job platform. And that has increased the proportion of the workforce that performs freelance work to 36%. Ada Yokota/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ada Yokota/Getty Images Two million Americans have started freelancing in the past 12 months, according to a new study from Upwork, a freelance job platform. And that has increased the proportion of the workforce that performs freelance work to 36%. Ada Yokota/Getty Images There’s a saying going around these days: The future of work is now — […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/05/1080372283_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b7eaf7e401bdbef567e4e6981aea920d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evgeny Mikhaylov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009051080372177-please-stop-it-2020-millions-of-drunk-german-wasps-invade-uk/ According to specialists, due to the bounty of ripened fruit at this time of the year many wasps will gorge on their fermenting juices, making them “tipsy and extra bold”. Britons are facing an “invasion from Germany”, as millions of yellow jacket wasps (Vespula Germanica) have migrated to the country, Metro reported. Those wasps are bigger than usual ones and are believed to be more aggressive, with an ability to give a way more painful sting. The angry insects live in colonies that can contain up to 10,000 individuals and they are […]
How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO Ruben Galindo. Our main conversation is with Ruben Galindo, CEO and co-founder of Airtm. Airtm is a global dollar account that lets users anywhere access U.S. dollars, powered by cryptocurrency infrastructure and a P2P network. The company is currently working with Juan Guaido’s opposition government in Venezeula to attempt to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss: Source link
Hunger and misery continue to escalate in Venezuela. Meanwhile the socialist regime buys weapons. While senior officials of Maduro’s regime live like kings with millionaires, millions of their citizens are going through the worst humanitarian tragedy in modern history. Venezuelans today look like zombies on the streets looking for something to eat or take home at the end of the day. They even dig through garbage for food. TRENDING: Goodyear Bans Employees From Wearing ‘All Lives Matter,’ ‘Blue Lives Matter’ or MAGA Slogans, But Says Black Lives Matter is Allowed Nicolas Maduro’s regime has taken away any possibility of a decent […]
For years, New York attorney Jason Kurland was the “go-to” lawyer for lottery winners. Having represented dozens of lucky people across the country—whose total winnings estimated $3 billion—the attorney appeared on CNN and CNBC as a “lottery law expert,” offering advice on how winners can protect their sudden infusion of cash. “The biggest mistake people make is doing it on their own,” Kurland said in a 2019 interview, stressing that it’s important for lottery winners to “know that someone can walk you through it, step by step, so there are no surprises.” But prosecutors on Tuesday allege that the self-dubbed “Lottery […]
By Rachana Pradhan and Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News As the coronavirus crisis deepened in April, Georgia officials circulated documents showing that to get through the next month, the state would need millions more masks, gowns and other supplies than it had on hand. The projections, obtained by KHN and other organizations in response to public records requests, provide one of the clearest pictures of the severe PPE deficits states confronted while thousands fell ill from rising COVID-19 cases, putting health workers at risk. Georgia on April 19 had 932,620 N95 respirator masks—one of the best protections for health workers against […]
Robert Kennedy Jr. and Harvard Attorney Alan Dershowitz debated on the topic of the coronavirus vaccine back in July. During the debate, Kennedy Jr. claimed that Dr. Anthony Fauci invested $500 million in the vaccine that is not safe by any means and Fauci owns half the patent so he’s due to make millions. In an earlier thread we reported on Bobby Kennedy Jr.’s comments about Big Pharma and the increase in vaccines in our culture back in April. Kennedy shared the story of how Dr. Fauci fired and led the indictment of a brilliant assistant who blew the whistle on […]
People visit Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on May 2. Many families in Atlanta and across the U.S. could face power disconnections as shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic expire. This comes as supplemental unemployment benefits are also set to lapse. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images People visit Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on May 2. Many families in Atlanta and across the U.S. could face power disconnections as shut-off moratoriums imposed at the start of the pandemic expire. This comes as supplemental unemployment benefits are also set to lapse. Kevin […]
Without Immediate Action, Millions Of People Will Be Evicted In The Coming Months By Jannine Jackson, FAIR. July 23, 2020 Without Immediate Action, Millions Of People Will Be Evicted In The Coming Months2020-07-232020-07-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/homeless-e1595536572382.jpg200px200px CounterSpin interview with Diane Yentel on the eviction crisis. Janine Jackson interviewed the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Diane Yentel about the eviction crisis for the July 17, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Listen here: MP3 Link Janine Jackson: Imagine losing your job in a pandemic, and then losing your home because you can’t pay the rent. That’s the situation facing millions of Americans right now. As […]
Kais Mohammad, aka “Superman29,” has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges he ran an unlicensed Bitcoin ATM network that laundered up to $25 million, including funds that originated in criminal activity. According to a recent press release by the Department of Justice, the Orange County, California, resident is pleading guilty to one count each of money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/14/1079934180_0:0:3077:1732_1200x675_80_0_0_1021e2220c2459259da074208144d469.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202007201079934225-uk-clinches-deals-on-millions-of-doses-of-promising-covid-19-vaccines/ According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of coronavirus cases in the United Kingdom is nearing 300,000. As of Monday morning, the number of infections stood at 296,358. The United Kingdom has inked agreements with German company BioNTech, US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, and French biotech entreprise Valneva to receive more than 90 million doses of “promising” coronavirus vaccines, the government announced in a press release on Monday. According to the release, London also secured a deal with British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca for treatments containing COVID-19-neutralising antibodies for those who cannot be vaccinated. “The hunt to find a vaccine is a truly global endeavour and we […]
(Note: As more people spend time online, we appreciate you supporting American businesses through sponsored posts like the below by Ed at Truthfinder and publishers like Gateway Pundit. Thank you – we appreciate your support!) I just ran this TruthFinder background report on myself and other people I know. I didn’t realize public records could uncover so much dirt. The information I found in just a few minutes of searching has changed how I’ll view my family, friends, and neighbors — forever. Here’s what I found: Someone living on my block has a criminal record for theft and vandalism. I really […]
A day earlier the World Health Organisation reported a record daily increase in infections (over 237,000) across the world. The WHO also issued a dire warning that the situation will get “worse and worse” if governments don’t take decisive steps to curb the spread of the disease, which has killed more than 600,000 and infected 14.2 million to date. The unofficial motto of the coronavirus pandemic has been – maintain social distance and avoid close contact – and the rich have been doing so on a grand scale, buying elite bunkers and even private islands. Just recently Horse Island off the […]
A day earlier the World Health Organisation reported a record daily increase in infections (over 237,000) across the world. The WHO also issued a dire warning that the situation will get “worse and worse” if governments don’t take decisive steps to curb the spread of the disease, which has killed more than 600,000 and infected 14.2 million to date. The unofficial motto of the coronavirus pandemic has been – maintain social distance and avoid close contact – and the rich have been doing so on a grand scale, buying elite bunkers and even private islands. Just recently Horse Island off the […]
The United States has already imposed several rounds of travel restrictions on various groups of Chinese nationals in the past year, though the current proposal, if implemented, could affect an unprecedented number of people. The Trump administration is considering its strongest restrictions yet on travel to the United States by Chinese citizens, a move that is very likely to trigger retaliation from Beijing amid deteriorating relations, The New York Times reports. Officials with knowledge of the proposal, which has yet to be finalised and get President Trump’s approval, told the newspaper that the travel ban could apply to members of the […]
Millions Don’t Have Access To Safe Water In The United States By Holly Secon, Havovi Cooper, and Hannah Jiang, Business Insider. July 14, 2020 Millions Don’t Have Access To Safe Water In The United States2020-07-142020-07-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/flint-e1594753460139.jpg200px200px Above photo: A water tower at the Flint Water Plant in Flint, Michigan. Rebecca Cook/Reuters. A lack of clean water can put people at higher risk of getting COVID-19. In Detroit, over 9,000 households didn’t have running water at the start of the pandemic. Oscar Granaeos fears the water in his home in Newark, New Jersey, may be contaminated with lead and not safe to drink. He lives there with his […]
It’s hard to tell people not to be angry with capitalism when the system is rewarding failure with millions of dollars in bankruptcy bonuses. Bloomberg has reported recently bankrupt companies including J.C. Penney and Hertz had provided executives with more than $131,000,000 in bonuses. On this episode of The Breakdown, NLW examines: Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
An exclusive California golf course that has counted Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin among its members is seeing plenty of the taxpayers’ green. The Riviera Country Club, located in a posh enclave of Los Angeles, received $2 million to $5 million in assistance through the Paycheck Protection Program—a multibillion-dollar initiative intended to carry small businesses and their employees through the COVID-19 pandemic. Mnuchin, whose Department of the Treasury has assisted in the operation of the program, disclosed his membership in the elite institution to the U.S. Senate during his confirmation process in 2017. The Small Business Administration released PPP recipient data on […]
At least 75 crypto and blockchain firms received approximately $30 million in government-backed PPP loans during the COVID-19 economic crunch while Binance continues to donate personal protective equipment equipment through its charitable wing. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Top shelf Crypto LoansMore than 75 companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry collected at least $30 million from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a program meant to provide loans to small businesses affected by the COVID-19-led […]
A flooded street in Orange, Texas in 2017. Climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise, coupled with development in flood-prone areas, have led to more competition for limited federal flood mitigation dollars. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images A flooded street in Orange, Texas in 2017. Climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise, coupled with development in flood-prone areas, have led to more competition for limited federal flood mitigation dollars. Scott Olson/Getty Images A handful of states are preparing to spend millions of dollars to address flooding, as extreme rain and sea level rise threaten communities along […]
If you love The Daily Beast’s royal coverage, then we hope you’ll enjoy The Royalist, a members-only series for Beast Inside. Become a member to get it in your inbox on Sunday. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle issued their first official photograph together as a couple to mark their engagement, the fact that Meghan chose to appear in a dress by designers Ralph and Russo that was priced at $75,000 was a source of bemused horror to seasoned courtiers. The fact that this was an engagement photograph, and there was a ton of goodwill toward the couple (at that stage) in the […]
Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, who went by the name Ray Hushpuppi, made no secret of his extraordinary wealth. On an Instagram account with 2.3 million followers, he posted photos of himself dripping in high-end watches, wearing robes with his name emblazoned on the back, and driving a $300,000 Mercedes or a white Rolls Royce Cullinan with the hashtag #AllMine. He took private jets to Paris, shopped at Gucci and Louis Vuitton, and indulged in cakes depicting himself surrounded by Fendi bags. His address was 1706 Palazzo Versace in Dubai. On Snapchat, under the username “hushpuppi5,” he called himself “The Billionaire Gucci Master!!!” […]
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 […]
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order putting new restrictions on foreign work visas until the end of 2020, a move the administration said is needed as the economy suffers in the wake of Covid-19 lockdowns. Signed on Monday evening, the order freezes several types of work visas – including the H1B for highly skilled workers – which the White House says will keep some 500,000 American jobs from going to foreign employees, part of what it deemed an “America-first recovery.” “American workers compete against foreign nationals for jobs in every sector of our economy, including against millions of aliens […]
The ugliest claim made by John Bolton in the former national security adviser’s new “tell-all” book is that President Donald Trump encouraged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to continue rounding up Uighur Muslims into the concentration camps where they are tortured, separated from their families, and “reeducated.” Bolton’s forthcoming memoir presents Trump’s dismissiveness to the crisis as part of the president’s broader efforts to secure foreign assistance for his reelection. But several officials told The Daily Beast it’s also just a part of who Trump is. Throughout his presidency, nine current and former senior administration officials say, Trump has exhibited a callous […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has suffered a minor blow in its hunt for millions of dollars that went missing two years ago. Bitfinex’s parent firm, iFinex Inc., is seeking to trace $850 million in user funds seized by authorities in four different countries after bank accounts held by its payment processor, Crypto Capital, were frozen in August 2018. iFinex applied for subpoenas in Colorado, Arizona and Georgia in April, but the U.S. District Court of Georgia recently denied its request due to filing errors. According to a court ruling filed June 8, Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman said the bank iFinex is trying to subpoena merged with another financial […]
Amid multiple high-profile police shootings in recent years, millions of dollars were raised for “The Black Lives Matter Foundation,” but the charity is unaffiliated with and diametrically opposed to the movement of the same name. The foundation is a Santa Clarita, California–based charitable organization, which lists a UPS store as its address. It was founded by Robert Ray Barnes, a 67-year-old LA music producer, in May 2015. It is among the first verified organizations that appears when users search for “Black Lives Matter” on GoFundMe, so many people did not perform due diligence when donating. They included employees from Apple, Google, […]
At some point in 2018/19, just over £515,200 was paid for a year’s rent of 184 MoD houses which had in fact been demolished – the payment is categorised as “fruitless” for the obvious reason the department had “no beneficial use of the properties”, as they didn’t exist at that time. The UK Ministry of Defence has released a comprehensive list of “fruitless payments” – money in excess of £30,000 spent unnecessarily, and/or which provided no benefit to the MoD whatsoever – 2016 – 2019, totalling £8.93 million. The 64 payments, released in response to a Freedom of Information request, are […]
Debt Strike Needed As Debt Collectors Keep Coming After Millions Of People By Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica. June 9, 2020 Debt Strike Needed As Debt Collectors Keep Coming After Millions Of People2020-06-092020-06-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2013/11/Strike-Debt-banner1-150×112.jpg200px200px Capital One and Other Debt Collectors Are Still Coming for Millions of Americans As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Americans got protection from evictions, foreclosures and student debt. But debt collectors have continued to siphon off their share of paychecks from those who still have jobs. Since 2018, Capital One has been a looming presence in Julio Lugo’s life, ever since the company sued him, as it did 29,000 other […]
After a series of devastating wildfires, like the 2019 Kincade Fire, California had planned on spending billions to prepare for climate-driven disasters. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images After a series of devastating wildfires, like the 2019 Kincade Fire, California had planned on spending billions to prepare for climate-driven disasters. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images With the coronavirus pandemic eroding state budgets across the country, many communities risk having this disaster make them less prepared for looming climate-driven disasters. Still recovering from devastating wildfires, California was poised to spend billions of dollars to […]
Millions Of Tenants Are Ready For A Rent Strike Revolution June 4, 2020 Millions Of Tenants Are Ready For A Rent Strike Revolution2020-06-042020-06-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/slumlord-protest-sign-from-getty-images-e1591291396430.jpg200px200px Above photo: Activists break into the house of Kaotar Dee, to get her and her possessions back into her home of 21 years and for her to make a barricaded stand after being locked out by landlords during the coronavirus pandemic on May 29, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. The city has recently passed the right for tenants to sue landlords who violate restrictions that Los Angeles has placed on evicting renters during the coronavirus crisis. David McNew for […]
Jonathan Baird and his wife Nichole say they’ve had to decide between making their car payment and buying food since she lost her job in the pandemic. His mortgage and auto lenders told him he didn’t qualify for help. Nichole Baird hide caption toggle caption Nichole Baird Jonathan Baird and his wife Nichole say they’ve had to decide between making their car payment and buying food since she lost her job in the pandemic. His mortgage and auto lenders told him he didn’t qualify for help. Nichole Baird Americans are skipping payments on mortgages, auto loans and other bills. Normally, that […]
Schools Are Feeding Millions Of Children By Chuck Abbott, The Fern. May 27, 2020 Schools Are Feeding Millions Of Children2020-05-272020-05-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/school-e1590598248323.png200px200px Above photo: Buffalo Public Schools child nutrition workers prepare meals for families to pick up starting Tuesday after schools were closed because of the novel coronavirus. Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News. Now they face huge losses. Public schools served tens of millions of emergency meals in April to low-income children after coronavirus closures ended cafeteria service, said a survey released on Monday. But with roughly half of the 1,894 districts taking part in the School Nutrition Association survey reporting a drop-off of at least […]
Robert O. Young is a fraudster who made millions selling false medical cures to cancer patients, among others, and went to jail for practicing without a license. Since his release, Young has been promoting bogus cures for cancer and now COVID-19 on his “Dr.Robert.O.Young” Facebook page, which has nearly 60,000 followers. Young is a medical commentator whose “foundational” and false medical theory “suggests that the human body is alkaline by design and acidic by function” and the “one treatment” for any health problem is “an alkaline lifestyle and diet.” He co-wrote a series of “pH Miracle” books that are still distributed […]
In parts of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, cicadas will climb out of the ground for their once-in-17-year mating cycle. Scientists have dubbed this grouping brood IX. Stephen Jaffe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Jaffe/AFP via Getty Images In parts of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina, cicadas will climb out of the ground for their once-in-17-year mating cycle. Scientists have dubbed this grouping brood IX. Stephen Jaffe/AFP via Getty Images As summer nears, 2020 has another trick up its sleeve. This time, it’s cicadas. A lot of cicadas. In parts of southwestern Virginia, North Carolina and […]
The former pharmaceutical executive tapped by President Trump to lead the federal effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine owns stock options worth more than $10 million in a company receiving funding from that same program, Stat News reports. Until his appointment, Dr. Moncef Slaoui was on the board of the company, Moderna, one of the leading companies in the race for a vaccine and the first to enter a vaccine into clinical trials. Slaoui’s ownership of 156,000 Moderna stock options, disclosed in required federal financial filings, sparked concerns about a conflict of interest. Democratic Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called Slaoui out […]
77-year-old Biden held a virtual round table to discuss the Coronavirus from his basement on Thursday. As usual, his virtual town hall was marred by glitches and audio problems. Biden struggled for 20 seconds to remember who briefs him on the Coronavirus every morning. Then he confused the number of Coronavirus deaths in the US and the number of Americans unemployed. TRENDING: John Brennan Goes Berserk After His Role in Unmasking General Mike Flynn Revealed “This is not a moment for excuses or deflections or blame game. We’re, we’re, we’re in the middle of a pandemic that has cost us more […]
Dissociated Press At a joint White House press conference this morning, Bill Gates and Donald Trump announced that the Gates Foundation has acquired the bankrupt United States Government (USG) for pennies on the dollar and launched a new emergency initiative to address the coronavirus crisis. Trump explained that the first act of the new United States of Bill and Melinda Gates will be signature legislation to “make America great again through better health and shared prosperity.” The president added that a bipartisan Trump-Gates coalition has introduced legislation to jump-start America’s stalled economy: HR666-666, the Back-to Work America! Helping Americans Help Americans […]
A for-profit college received millions of dollars from the federal government to help low-income students whose lives have been upended by the coronavirus outbreak, but that same school, Florida Career College (FCC), is also accused of defrauding students. A federal class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of students in April calls FCC “a sham” and alleges that, long before the pandemic, the college was targeting economically vulnerable people of color. The plaintiffs say the vocational school enticed them with false promises of career training and job placement — but spent little on instruction while charging exorbitant prices and pushing students into loans […]