Above Photo: Damian Dovarganes / AP Phot. ‘That’s Progress.’ In the first month after the Biden administration allowed a pandemic-era unemployment benefit boost used by 8 million people to expire, the US economy recorded its slowest increase since US President Joe Biden took office in January. According to a new jobs report published by the US Department of Labor on Friday, the US economy only added 194,000 new jobs in September – the smallest number this year and just barely half the 366,000 added in August. “Jobs up, wages up, unemployment down. That’s progress,” Biden said on Friday. “Jobs up, wages up, unemployment […]
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Above photo: Black Alliance for Peace. Against the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Imperialism on the African Continent. The Black Alliance for Peace’s Africa Team and the U.S. Out of Africa Network are organizing an international month of action to raise the public’s awareness as a contribution to the effort to build a popular movement for demilitarization and anti-imperialism on the African continent. This month’s events will focus on raising the public’s awareness about the use of western military power to impose western control of African land, resources, and labor on behalf of the world’s corporations. AFRICOM continues to militarily occupy Africa, with thousands of U.S. […]
Protest Marks One Month Anniversary Of Lekki Massacre In Nigeria By the Pan-African Community Action, Popular Resistance. November 21, 2020 Protest Marks One Month Anniversary Of Lekki Massacre In Nigeria2020-11-212020-11-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/img-20201120-wa00061-e1605997940968.jpg200px200px Above photo: From Pan-African Community Action. NOTE: Listen to the recent Clearing the FOG interview with Abiodun Aremu, secretary of the Joint Action Front in Nigeria, about the recent protests and the conditions that exist in Nigeria. – MF Washington, DC – The End SAR Solidarity Network is mobilized DC area based activists to protest in front of the Embassy of Nigeria to demand justice for peaceful protestors in Nigeria who […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/15/1080528464_0:45:3073:1773_1200x675_80_0_0_7445effd01dcf62ef7c466ffac9c3e22.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202010151080779256-russia-can-register-third-covid-19-vaccine-in-one-month-public-health-watchdog-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia can register its third vaccine against the coronavirus in a month, Anna Popova, the head of the national public health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Thursday. “I want to say that the Russian Federation has two vaccines, and I’m sure that the third vaccine will be registered in a month”, Popova told the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. The statement was published after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced the registration of the second vaccine against the coronavirus, developed by the Vector centre. Phase 2 trials of the third […]
A four-week ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown has been announced in Northern Ireland to curb soaring Covid cases. The restrictions are the toughest introduced anywhere in the UK. On Wednesday, First Minister Arlene Foster announced strict new measures to tackle the Covid pandemic in Northern Ireland. The move sees pubs, restaurants and bars shut for a month, effective from 6pm on Friday, while schools will close for two weeks from Monday. The first minister said she was aware of the impact this would have on people’s lives and paid tribute to young people as they deal with this “difficult time.” We fully appreciate […]
“That was the worst SNL monologue I’ve seen in years.” “@nbcsnl please never let this bill person host ever again.” “Bill Burr can fuck off. #SNL” “I can’t believe I’m able to tweet after clawing my eyes out.” It probably is worth noting that those are the immediate reactions of gay men on social media after comedian and King of Staten Island star Bill Burr’s Saturday Night Live monologue, which went after cancel culture, the hypocrisy of white women being woke, and then an extended bit about not knowing what Gay Pride Month was in New York City. The extent of […]
The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities. Source link
With Covid-19 cases soaring in the Belgian capital, the premier of the Brussels region, Rudi Vervoort, has announced that bars and cafes will have to close for one month starting from Thursday. The regional government is taking additional steps to tackle the coronavirus pandemic as cases continue to rise in the Brussels-Capital Region, Minister-President Vervoort told a news conference on Wednesday. From Thursday, all bars and cafes will have to shut their doors, while restaurants will remain open. The minister-president claimed the new restrictions were not about alcohol, as even establishments that don’t serve it will have to close. “Serving alcohol […]
Derivative exchange BitMEX’s legal issues with U.S. regulators took a toll on bitcoin’s price while DeFi gave Ethereum miners more fee revenue than ever. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,582 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Slipping 1% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $10,427-$10,931 BTC below its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bearish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Coinbase since Sept. 29.Source: TradingView Bitcoin’s price was as high as $10,932 on spot exchanges such as Coinbase before quickly plunging 4% within two hours to as low as $10,427. It subsequently rebounded a bit to $10,582 […]
Three years after its $257 million ICO, decentralized data storage provider Filecoin has said mainnet will go live in mid-October. Source link
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American whiskey makers must have been feeling good in 1970. After suffering through Prohibition and a shutdown for World War II, they were finally back on track, boasting record sales that year. Little did they know the next 30 years would be one hell of ride…straight down. The year 2000 offered a glimmer of hope that whiskey wasn’t completely doomed; a new generation of drinkers who wanted more than just vodka was on the rise. Sales slowly began to grow, but were still overshadowed by sweet cordials and liqueurs. So it was a bit baffling when, 13 years ago, Congress unanimously […]
Bitcoin prices tumbled 6.2% Thursday, falling below $11,000 for the first time in a month. The price drop trimmed the largest cryptocurrency’s 2020 rally to 50% and sent digital-asset market traders and analysts scrambling to explain the sell-off. Here are three reasons cited by analysts: 1. Bitcoin slid in sync with traditional markets The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index of large U.S. stocks retreated Thursday after climbing to a new record high earlier in the week. A report showing new U.S. jobless claims at 881,000 in the final week of August was better than feared – and the lowest since the […]
New Month Brings Added Urgency To Minneapolis’ Housing Needs By Jenn Schreiter, Unicorn Riot. September 3, 2020 New Month Brings Added Urgency To Minneapolis’ Housing Needs2020-09-032020-09-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/parkboard-sept-2-cover.png200px200px Minneapolis, MN – Advocates for people without housing are meeting today outside of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board headquarters, hours after a sanctuary encampment in the Phillips area was cleared by police. They’re demanding immediate sanctuary for the Safe Haven Encampment (SHE), a sanctuary camp for women and children, along with “any other park who is asking for a consideration to exist.“ Two weeks ago, community members demanded that the Minneapolis Park & Recreation […]
The Ethereum Classic blockchain suffered a 51% attack Saturday evening, its third 51% attack this month, noticed by mining company Bitfly, which also spotted the first attack on Aug. 1. (UPDATE 23:03 UTC): Adding comment from ETC Cooperative in third bullet point. Source link
During the year, media reports circulated that raised concerns over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Since spring, conspiracies have emerged suggesting that he was in “grave danger”, close to a “vegetable” state or even dead. Speculation stopped after the leader made a public appearance, and then returned again. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is said to have been absent for a month, following claims made by the South Korean Intelligence Agency that her brother shared his powers with her – something that drew speculation that Yo Jong might be his […]
A governance token for DeFi investment protocol yEarn Finance has shot up to over $11,000 despite barely being a month old. Source link
Bitcoin trading is weak Tuesday while volumes on DeFi are as high as they have ever been. After wild Sunday action that saw the price of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency fall as low as $10,050 on spot exchanges like Coinbase, bitcoin is trading relatively flat, at around $11,200 Tuesday. “The asset is trading in a narrow range of $11,080 to $11,220,” said Constantine Kogan, a partner at crypto fund of funds BitBull Capital. “To continue last week’s rally, bitcoin needs to overcome the resistance level, which is in the $11,300- $11,400 region,” he added. Katie Stockton, analyst for Fairlead Strategies, says […]
Crypto traders didn’t need to work too hard to make money last month. They just had to be in the market. Every digital asset in the CoinDesk 20 ended the month in the black. Bitcoin benefited from bets against the U.S. dollar while ether, the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, gained from speculation over the future of “decentralized finance,” known as DeFi. Source: CoinDesk/Coin Metrics Bitcoin rose 24% during the month, its best July in eight years, and was changing hands as of late Sunday at around $11,100 – even after a flash crash earlier in the day that saw the […]
With all major pre-launch preparations complete, United Launch Alliance stands ready to launch NASA’s latest mission to Mars: the Perseverance rover and accompanying Ingenuity helicopter. Liftoff of the third of our world’s three missions to Mars during the current interplanetary transfer window is targeted for Thursday, 30 July 2020 in a two hour launch window that opens at 07:50 EDT and closes at 09:50 EDT (11:50–13:50 UTC). Mission history and design: Officially known as Mars 2020, the mission was formally announced by NASA on 4 December 2012 — just less than four months after the Curiosity rover’s technologically astounding landing in […]
The US on Thursday set yet another record in daily COVID-19 cases, with more than 75,600 new cases reported, according to a New York Times database. With almost 1,000 deaths reported on Thursday alone across the nation, state and local leaders issued ominous warnings. “If you do the math, it is easy to see why the alarm,” Barbara Ferrer, the public health director in Los Angeles County, California, told the New York Times, noting that the more than 4,000 new cases registered in Los Angeles County on Thursday “could lead to over 18,000 infected people in a few weeks.” The previous […]
This Month, Three Countries Are Heading Off to Mars by Tony Reichardt/Smithsonianmag.com. June 2020 Every 26 months or so, when the planets are favorably aligned, spacecraft can be sent to Mars at a discount—in terms of the rocket fuel required. NASA, which has a lot of experience in this area, rarely misses the chance. U.S. spacecraft have been dispatched to Mars during six of the last eight biennial launch windows. This summer, two newcomers are ready to hop on the Mars train: China and the United Arab Emirates, the first Arab country to attempt a planetary mission. Meanwhile, NASA will up […]
The Portuguese capital, Lisbon, is to host a special mini-tournament to decide the winner of this season’s Champions’ League. The holders, Liverpool, were knocked out by Atletico Madrid just days before the coronavirus lockdown began. Barcelona will play Bayern Munich or Chelsea in the quarter finals of the Champions’ League if they can get past Napoli. The draw has been complicated by the fact that the lockdown happened before the second leg of the last round could be played. Champions League QF draw:Real Madrid or Man City v Lyon or Juventus;Leipzig v Atletico Madrid;Napoli or Barcelona v Chelsea or Bayern;Atalanta v […]
The Supreme Court belatedly disclosed Tuesday night that Chief Justice John Roberts, 65, fell and was hospitalized overnight last month. A seizure was ruled out by doctors with the fall being blamed on dehydration and Roberts’ injury to his forehead from the fall needing sutures, according to a Supreme Court spokeswoman. Roberts fell from a seizure in 2007 and had a seizure in 1993, according to reports. Court statement via CNN: “The Chief Justice was treated at a local hospital on June 21 for an injury to his forehead sustained in a fall while walking for exercise near his home,” said […]
The government wants to “eliminate the confusion of cryptocurrency activists” with its call for mass mining registration. Source link
The United Kingdom has started to wind down many of the measures introduced to give people a stable income amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly a quarter of a million private renters in England are at risk of losing their homes following the end of eviction bans in August, according to estimates from a leading UK housing charity on Monday. A survey by Shelter discovered that 3% of adults in the private rented sector have fallen into arrears since the start of coronavirus pandemic. Based on YouGov polling of over 1,000 private renters across England from 4 to 11 June, the study estimated that […]
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. […]
Blockchain predictions platform Augur is launching a new version of its protocol next month, but users will have to migrate to a new token if they want to use it. The company announced Monday the “v2” rollout has been slated for release on July 28, and will represent an entirely new deployment of the Augur core protocol on the Ethereum network. Augur v1 will continue to exist in its current form independently on Ethereum, as it has no “escape hatch or method of halting trading activity on the protocol or of the REP token,” the company said. Augur v2 will offer […]
After a month of rioting, arson and looting in cities across the US President Trump’s approval in the black community continues to grow. Approval for Donald Trump from black voters remains at 28%.And Trump’s approval among black voters has remained on average over 20% (22.8%) since late May. This is devastating news for the Democrat Party.It is impossible for Democrats to win a national election if they lose 20% of the black vote. Via Rasmussen Reports: TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump Rally Attendance Source link
United States: Over 400 Attacks On Press Freedom In Under A Month June 21, 2020 United States: Over 400 Attacks On Press Freedom In Under A Month2020-06-212020-06-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/pressmpls.jpg200px200px Above photo: Journalists are experiencing ‘unprecedented’ aggression from authorities, according to CPJ findings. Police have targeted journalists on live TV during the George Floyd protests. Courtney Radsch of the Committee to Protect Journalists talks about what’s behind this development and what it could mean for the world. DW: There have been over 400 cases of press freedom violations in the United States since late May, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). What do these […]
Gold output in Russia continued to grow, surging by 9.6 percent from January to February compared with the same period of last year, said the country’s Ministry of Finance. The volume of bullion production amounted to 39.71 tons against the 36.3 tons in 2019. Production for the period included 31.75 tons of mined gold, the ministry reported. Accompanying mining rose to 2.85 tons, while secondary mining was slightly down to 5.11 tons. Statistics showed that production of mined silver has also increased during the period to 142.30 tons year-on-year. Also on rt.com ‘Smart countries accumulating gold’ ahead of US dollar collapse […]
Over a recent 30-day period, the total open interest for CME bitcoin options increased more than tenfold, from $35 million on May 11 to $373 million on June 10. Moreover, open interest made a new all-time high on six consecutive days from June 5-10. Significant growth in CME futures points to rapidly growing interest by institutional investors in trading regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Despite this growth, however, CME Group “has no plans to introduce additional cryptocurrency products,” a spokesperson told CoinDesk. Thus for now, CME Group’s cryptocurrency products will only involve bitcoin. CME, which launched its bitcoin options product only at […]
Shares of Canaan Creative, one of the few publicly traded crypto miner manufacturers, plummeted below $2, their lowest after going public in November. The Nasdaq-listed stock has been steadily falling since the bitcoin halving on May 11, according to data from Yahoo Finance. It closed at $1.98 at the end of the trading session Monday, down 3.9%. The China-based crypto miner maker is trying to make a comeback after the halving damped demand for its machines and logistics disruptions caused by coronavirus hurt first-quarter sales. Demand for crypto mining machines from some Chinese miners may have begun to soften a few […]
While a picture of the popular Bikini Bottom dweller was attached to a tweet hinting he may represent the LGBTQ+ community, the channel did not say straight that he is gay. Nickelodeon thrilled netizens on Saturday after it posted a tweet to celebrate Pride month with the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters. Apart from SpongeBob SquarePants, the post featured Schwoz Schwartz from Henry Danger and Korra from Avatar: The Legend of Korra in a rainbow background. Netizens, many of whom having suspected SpongeBob might be gay for a long time, perceived this as confirmation that he actually is, according to hundreds of posts and […]
After a whole series of self-isolation updates to her Instagram page, the former Disney child actress has now offered her 23-million strong audience a new one, for a cause. Bella Thorne’s Instagram traffic has skyrocketed, as the 22-year-old “Life of a Wannabe Mogul” author racked up 1 million likes for posting super-colourful and no less saucy images in a shout-out to Pride Month, as LGBT events are planned across the US despite the schedule being limited due to the continuing coronavirus lockdown. The former Disney star’s 23 million followers were left in awe as Bella updated her page with a set of […]
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan spoke with guests about America’s support of violence in Ukraine and how we’re seeing the echoes of that violence in communities and police at home. Guests: Jareth Corpus – Author of ‘Ukraine: Forever A Pawn’ | The Ukrainian Diaspora & The Lingering Effects of the Maidan Carmine Sabia – Writer & Editor at Large at SabiaReport.com | George Floyd Protests Niko House – Political Activist and Broadcast Journalist, Founder and CEO of the ‘MCSC Network’ | Obama Responds To Protests – But Is Justice Coming For George Floyd? In our first hour, we were joined by Jareth […]
Arianespace has resumed the launch campaign for the Vega’s return to flight. After being on hold for two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the VV16 mission can once again prepare for what is scheduled to be a mid-June launch date. The Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) program was started by the European Space Agency (ESA) with the European Commission’s contribution. The program was started to help boost Arianespace’s ability to offer a rideshare solution for the growing small satellite market. See Also ESA Forum Section 70 Launch Vehicle Manuals (L2) Click here to Join L2 The SSMS is Vega’s rideshare […]
With physician offices not seeing patients with COVID-type symptoms in April, Timothy Regan said he had little choice when Denver Health directed him first to the urgent care, then to its ER. “I felt bad, but I had been dealing with it for a while,” he says. Ethan Welty for KHN hide caption toggle caption Ethan Welty for KHN With physician offices not seeing patients with COVID-type symptoms in April, Timothy Regan said he had little choice when Denver Health directed him first to the urgent care, then to its ER. “I felt bad, but I had been dealing with it […]
Researchers note that cicada populations ordinarily emerge from the soil together during one particular year and then are absent for up to 17 years. The periodical insect army last emerged in 2003. “Overwhelming numbers” of periodical cicadas are expected to emerge from the ground this month in the US states of Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina after being underground for 17 years, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University detailed in a statement. Experts at Virginia Tech expect the periodical cicadas, which belong to so-called Brood IX, to see as many as 1.5 million insects per acre. They noted that […]
John Gleeson Last week Judge Emmet Sullivan appointed a retired Clinton Judge to fight back against Trump’s DOJ, US Attorney General William Barr and General Flynn. The Justice Department dropped its case against General Mike Flynn a couple weeks ago after bombshell documents released proved he was framed by Comey’s FBI. But Judge Sullivan last Tuesday extended the case by soliciting amicus briefs to allow for public comment on Flynn’s criminal case. Then Judge Sullivan took his unethical behavior to a whole other level. TRENDING: Pelosi’s Latest $3 Trillion Stimulus Plan Is Unlawful — Supreme Court Decision 10 DAYS AGO Makes […]
COVID-19 Strike Wave Enters Third Month By Martha Grevatt, Worker’s World. May 13, 2020 COVID-19 Strike Wave Enters Third Month2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/striking-new-orleans-sanitation-workers.-credit-new-orleans-hospitality-workers-alliance-e1589391404941.jpg200px200px Above: Striking New Orleans sanitation workers. Credit New Orleans Hospitality Workers Alliance. Note: The Payday Report has identified over 200 wildcat strikes that happened since the beginning of March. They suspect many strikes aren’t reporting at all for a variety of reasons and that the numbers are higher than they can track. Below is their map tracking strikes: The Payday Report notes “With deaths still climbing in the United States and some states already beginning to reopen, we expect that strikes will likely increase.” – KZ […]
Bitcoin looks to have decoupled from traditional markets as investors refocus on the network’s imminent mining reward halving. While the top cryptocurrency by market value has gained nearly 5.9% so far this month, gold, a haven asset, has declined by 1%. Meanwhile, as of Wednesday, the S&P 500, Wall Street’s equity index, was down 2.2% on a month-to-date basis, according to data source Skew. Bitcoin is also the best performing asset of 2020 to date, with a 28% year-to-date gain. Oil (WTI) is down 66% – flashing red due to the massive destruction of demand brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. […]