When Fascists Roam The Streets, Staying Home Isn’t An Option By Anonymous Comtributor, It’s Going Down. November 22, 2020 When Fascists Roam The Streets, Staying Home Isn’t An Option2020-11-222020-11-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/fascism.jpg200px200px Grassroots journalist Talia Jane, who was attacked and injured by a Proud Boy in Washington DC at the Millions MAGA March, argues that those who are choosing to leave the streets in the aftermath of Biden’s election […]
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National interests will outweigh public’s pro-Palestinian views if Sudan ends up signing a peace pact with Israel, believes a Khartoum-based journalist. But an agreement is still remote, given the fact that the current transitional government doesn’t have the authority to decide on such paramount issues. As Israel boosts its ties with two Gulf countries, a report has emerged stipulating that another nation is on its way […]
‘Extreme Option: Overthrow Allende’ By Peter Kornbluh, Portside. September 19, 2020 ‘Extreme Option: Overthrow Allende’2020-09-192020-09-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/handwritten_instructions-e1600520490593.jpg200px200px Fifty Years Ago, President Richard Nixon ordered the CIA to organize a coup against Chile’s elected President Salvador Allende. Here is the story, with the just-declassified documents recording the genesis of this infamous directive. Washington, DC – On September 15, 1970, during a twenty-minute meeting in the Oval Office between 3:25 […]
Bitcoin’s price jumped to a fresh 11-month high on Friday, with the options market betting on a sustained bull move. The put-call open interest ratio looks to have risen from 0.50 to 0.63 this week due to greater selling in put options. With the combination of negative skews and a rising put-call open interest ratio, bitcoin’s latest move above $10,000 looks like it can be sustained. […]
With bitcoin looking heavy this week, short-term sentiment in the options market has flipped bearish. Disclosure: The author holds no cryptocurrency assets at the time of writing. 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 […]
As Ghislaine Maxwell, who allegedly helped recruit and groom minor girls for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is expected to appear in a US court next week, royals experts have weighed up as to how her testimony may affect Prince Andrew and the British royal family. When speaking to ABC News’ Pierre Thomas on Thursday about the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, Attorney General William Barr made it clear […]
While bitcoin has gained 3% so far this week, the overall trading environment remains dull with volatility hovering at multi-year lows. Ten-day realized volatility, a historical metric, is now at just 20%, the lowest level for two years. That’s “a low that’s only preceded in Sep & Oct 2018,” the Singapore-based quantitative trading firm QCP Capital said on its Telegram channel. Back in the autumn of […]
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has added a new bank to its funding options for U.S.-based customers. 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
Silence Is Not An Option”: Black Women Make History By Keisha N. Blain, ROAR Magazine. June 30, 2020 Silence Is Not An Option”: Black Women Make History2020-06-302020-06-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/occupy-city-hall-from-the-new-york-times-e1593529656409.jpg200px200px Above photo: Occupy CIty Hall by Amr Alfiky, New York Times. Dr. Keisha N. Blain speaks to ROAR about the vital role of Black women leaders in the success of Black political movements in modern US history. On May 25, 2020, […]
The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Delaware briefly deployed a controversial internet voting system this summer but scrapped it amid concerns about security and public confidence. Before the online […]
The Pandemic Has Shown That We Need A Public Option For Banking Services By Raúl Carrillo, Inequality.org. May 18, 2020 The Pandemic Has Shown That We Need A Public Option For Banking Services2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/04/publicbank-e1589818416424.jpg200px200px As marginalized families without bank accounts struggle to get stimulus checks, it’s time to fix the rusty pipes of our inequitable financial system. The COVID-19 pandemic response has shown that the very foundations of […]
IBM is upgrading its enterprise blockchain solution to provide clients with a new decentralized governance option that will allow transaction parties to propose and amend smart contract parameters. The blue-chip IT firm said last week that the IBM Blockchain Platform would carry over the changes in Hyperledger Fabric 2.0 – its base layer – claiming it “vastly improves” overall security and usability. As well as improving […]
President Donald Trump is thirsting to hold campaign rallies again. And among his campaign and White House advisers, a possible solution has been discussed that could allow for such MAGA gatherings even in the midst of a global pandemic: the mostly defunct, rural tradition of the drive-in movie theater. According to three people familiar with the preliminary discussions, Trump aides and operatives have spent weeks exploring […]