Above Photo: Comic Book Workers United The Vote Comes After Image Comics Has Gone Months Without Voluntarily Recognizing Comic Book Workers United. After formally announcing the formation of Comic Book Workers United late last year—the first specific union to support workers within comics publishing—workers at Image Comics have voted to officially certify their union in the results of a secret ballot. The vote’s results—7-2 in favor of organizing—were announced today in a move that officially certifies CBWU, which was formed with assistance from the Communications Workers of America. The successful vote entitles CBWU to recognition from Image Comics, which would allow the […]
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Just this week, the F-35 Joint Program Office has confirmed that it has delivered a flight clearance recommendation to the Italian Navy for the safe operation of fifth-generation F-35B fighter aircraft on the upgraded Italian Navy flagship aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). As noted by the F-35 Joint Program Office, to develop the recommendation, an embarked team from the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (Pax River ITF) and the Cavour’s crew conducted five weeks of at-sea flight tests evaluating how the short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lightning II performed onboard and around the ship, and […]
Hanwha Defense, a leading defense company in South Korea, has announced that it unveiled the fully integrated Redback infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in Australia ahead of tests and evaluations by the Australian Army starting February. According to a company news release, Hanwha Defense Australia and Team Redback has today officially launched the Redback Infantry Fighting vehicle ahead of delivering three Redback vehicles to compete in the test and evaluation trials being conducted as part of the Risk Mitigation Activity for project Land 400 Phase 3. Land 400 Phase 3 is an $18 to $27 billion project tasked to acquire a fleet […]
The AMA Officially Recognized Racism As A Public-Health Threat By Bill Bostock and Anna Medaris Miller, Business Insider. November 20, 2020 The AMA Officially Recognized Racism As A Public-Health Threat2020-11-202020-11-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/blm.jpg200px200px Above photo: Bryce Hill stands in line to vote while wearing his “Black Lives Matter” mask at the Durham County Library on the first day of early voting in Durham, North Carolina on October 15, 2020. Cornell Watson/Getty/Washington Post. NOTE: To learn more about racism in the United States’ healthcare system, check out our toolkit. Racism creates and entrenches health inequality. The AMA said it would enact new policies to address the injustice and […]
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has announced that the second F-35B squadron officially established in the Indo-Pacific region. The details were given in a 23 October media release, to announce the Marine Aircraft Group 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 as part of the Marine Corps’ ongoing transition process from legacy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to the newer 5th generation F-35B Lightning II. According to a recent service release, this transition is in accordance with mutual agreements between the U.S. and the Government of Japan, and occurred on schedule per the annual […]
The Italian Banking Association claims that about 100 local banks are now operating on a blockchain network designed to speed up interbank transactions and processes. Source link
9 Oct, 2020 23:03 Follow RT on The US Commission on Presidential Debates has announced that the second scheduled face-off between President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden has been cancelled for good, with no replacement date. “It’s now apparent there will be no debate on October 15, and the CDP will turn its attention to preparations for the final presidential debate scheduled for October 22,” the commission said on Friday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Follow RT on Source link
Donald Trump has selected Judge Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee to the US Supreme Court to fill the seat left vacant following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Trump vowed last week that he would nominate a woman for the vacancy within a week, saying he had an “obligation” to act without delay. Standing next to Barrett in the White House Rose Garden on Saturday, Trump called the judge “eminently qualified” for the job. He said she will decide cases “based on the text of the constitution, as written.” Taking to the podium after Trump, Barrett said she was “truly […]
Democrats Are Officially Republicans By Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. August 29, 2020 Democrats Are Officially Republicans2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/democrats-and-republicans-one-political-animal.png200px200px Above photo: The Democrats and Republicans are one political animal. The Democrats claim to be the opposition party, but they seek out Republicans, hate the left of their own party, and don’t seem to care if they lose the election. “Biden’s slogan may as well be He’s Not Trump because that is all the Democrats had to say.” The Democratic Party has ended any debate or dispute about its true nature. It is a party representing neo-liberal interests and international gangsterism, just like their putative opposition, […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0d/1080152489_0:164:3071:1892_1200x675_80_0_0_48e90eed1659fec76294d42aff97f546.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008231080250941-tiktok-parent-company-to-officially-file-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-on-monday/ Previously, Trump demanded the Chinese startup sell its US operations by 15 September or face a ban across the US, citing allegations that Tiktok app could harvest data for Beijing. The Chinese parent of TikTok, ByteDance has said it is going to officially file a lawsuit against Trump Administration on Monday, Reuters reported. This follows the order by US President Donald Trump for ByteDance to divest TikTok’s US operations within 90 days, following a recommendation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US. The order by the investment vetting body said that there […]
Joe Biden has clinched the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, becoming the official 2020 pick alongside running mate Kamala Harris after emerging from a crowded primary field. Though Biden was the only Democratic candidate left in the running after facing off with nearly rivals during the primary, he formally seized the nomination on the second night of the party’s national convention on Tuesday, selected in a virtual roll call vote by delegations from 57 states and territories. “Thank you very, very much from the bottom of my heart. It means the world to me and my family, and I’ll see you on […]
Barcelona have today sacked manager Quique Setien just days after his side’s humiliating 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich, amid rumors that club’s current instability has led to prized asset Lionel Messi requesting a transfer. Setien, who was appointed as Ernesto Valverde’s successor in January, had a tumultuous spell in the charge of the Catalan giants, which his position mired almost immediately by reports that many of the first team playing squad were unconvinced by his leadership. The situation at the club degenerated post-lockdown, as Barca surrendered their La Liga crown to rivals Real Madrid and then suffered the historic Champions League […]
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/world/202007161079905224-developments-in-oxford-vaccine-officially-shared-with-russia-no-need-to-steal-them–rdif-head-/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Accusations against Russia of hacker attacks on Western pharmaceutical companies are an attempt to tarnish the Russian vaccine, which may become the world’s first, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev said on Thursday. “This whole story, I think, is an attempt to tarnish the reputation of the Russian vaccine by some of the people who are scared of its success, because Russian vaccine could potentially be the first on the market and it potentially could be the most effective,” Dmitriev said. These are typical accusations without any evidence, and […]
The US will leave the World Health Organization in almost exactly a year, the UN has confirmed, after President Donald Trump finalized the country’s withdrawal over its “failure” to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic. After issuing a 30-day ultimatum in May demanding the WHO get tough on China, which his administration has blamed for attempting to conceal the deadly Covid-19 outbreak, Trump has begun the process of extricating the US from the global health body. The UN confirmed the move on Tuesday, adding that the US will officially leave the WHO on July 6 of 2021. Also on rt.com Plot […]
Former Atlanta Police Department officer Garrett Rolfe conducts a field sobriety test on Rayshard Brooks Leaked Video of #RayshardBrooks Justice for #RayshardBrooks after the shooting and killing. pic.twitter.com/5yNliZWbk4 — Layersea+2349032729703 (@Layersea2) June 15, 2020 Russia Today: A medical examiner officially confirmed that Rayshard Brooks died as a result of an officer-involved shooting during a botched DUI arrest. The incident reignited protests against racism and police brutality in Atlanta, Georgia. How police treat ‘white folks…’ Police shot Rayshard Brooks in the back as he was running away, killing him, because he was sleeping in his car in a Wendy’s parking lot. Contrast […]
A medical examiner has officially confirmed that Rayshard Brooks died as a result of an officer-involved shooting during a botched DUI arrest. The incident reignited anti-racism and police brutality protests in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooks died from organ damage and blood loss, which resulted from two gunshot wounds in the back, media reported, citing Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death has now been officially listed as homicide. Two white police officers were called in on Friday night to check on Brooks, who was found sleeping behind the wheel outside a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. Brooks failed a sobriety […]
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Despite Russia ranking fifth in the world for confirmed Covid-19 cases, the truth might be even worse. Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin believes the real tally in the city is about 300,000 – three times more than the official count. In an interview with TV channel Russia 24, Sobyanin explained how the increased numbers are actually a positive. “The fact that we have identified so many cases is not a minus, but a huge plus. Obviously, there are even more in the city. According to screening studies, [cases] are in the region of 2-to-2.5 percent of the total population of Moscow; in […]