Supporters listen as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign event at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C., on Sunday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Supporters listen as Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks during a drive-in campaign event at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C., on Sunday. Carolyn Kaster/AP Joe Biden’s campaign is urging its supporters not to become […]
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DLT is among 20 “critical and emerging” technologies in the Trump Administration’s new strategy for preserving the U.S.’ technological edge. Source link
Daily Beast/NBC: Secret recordings of a militant neo-Nazi group show it has targeted former and active-duty U.S. military personnel to join its ranks and prepare for what it believes is society’s imminent collapse, according to a report from NBC News. “The leader of The Base, Rinaldo Nazzaro, who was born in the US, runs his operation out of his apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia, which he […]
A county elections board in Ohio has confirmed that nearly 50,000 voters received “inaccurate” ballots in the mail, vowing to correct the error while fending off charges from President Donald Trump that the vote has been “rigged.” Election officials in Franklin County – Ohio’s most populous region and home to the state capital of Columbus – said on Friday that tens of thousands of erroneous ballots […]
During the first presidential debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland on Sept. 29, President Trump declined to denounce white supremacists. Days later he told Fox News that he condemned right-wing hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Proud Boys. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images During the first presidential debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden in Cleveland […]
A North Carolina Senate race has been thrown into a tailspin after the Republican incumbent tested positive for Covid-19, and the Democratic challenger admitted to sexting with a woman who is not his wife. Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham, a married father of two, admitted to the text messages after a report revealed screenshots of the exchanges. The messages were between Cunningham and Arlene Guzman Todd, […]
The text screenshots revealed that the Senate candidate discussed “kisses” and an intimate relationship with a public relations strategist from California, though he is actually married and a father of two. North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham has admitted to sending text messages of intriguing content to California strategist Arlene Guzman Todd. “I have hurt my family, disappointed my friends, and am deeply sorry”, Cunningham said in […]
According to the head of the UK’s Armed Forces, General Sir Nick Carter, “Russia is spreading lies about COVID vaccines” in an effort to destabilise countries across the world and added that this is a propaganda tactic that reflects a strategy of “political warfare”. Political commentator George Szamuely has weighed in on whether these were typical unfounded Russophobic sentiments as well as on the prospect of […]
After multiple agencies ignored a White House memo against using ‘critical race theory’ in diversity training, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning such sessions altogether as ‘destructive’. It “shall be the policy of the United States not to promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating in the Federal workforce or in the Uniformed Services, and not to allow grant funds to be used […]
Most everyone following the heated U.S. Senate contest in South Carolina recognizes that the opening of a U.S. Supreme Court seat—six weeks before Election Day—has shifted the balance of the race. Which candidate will ultimately benefit, though, depends on who you ask. Sen. Lindsey Graham was already facing a determined challenge from Democrat Jaime Harrison before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last Friday. Less than a […]
There’s a Jewish tradition that someone who dies on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, must have been a tzaddik, a righteous person. After all, God waited all year to carry out the decree. Perhaps that offers some comfort to those mourning the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Hebrew name, Yita Ruchel bat Tzirel Leah), who finally succumbed to cancer at the age of 87, […]
A Democrat has suddenly bowed out of the US House race in Georgia citing “personal reasons,” clearing the path for Republican contender Marjorie Taylor Greene, the alleged QAnon supporter who is now running unopposed. Kevin Van Ausdal said he would pull out of the contest in a statement on Friday, leaving the race for Georgia’s reliably red 14th Congressional District uncontested, with Greene the only candidate […]
The Crescat Capital portfolio manager gives his take on the flashing macro warning signals and why it is an explosive moment for gold, silver and (potentially) bitcoin. Tavi Costa is a portfolio manager at Crescat Capital. In this conversation with NLW, he discusses: The credit exhaustion moment in the engines of global growth The race to the bottom for fiat currencies The explosive moment for precious metals […]
The Trump administration’s white supremacist propaganda machine removed a video on Saturday that it had posted earlier in the week. The removal came hours after this story, which has been updated, reported on its use of false migrant crime statistics and a fictionalized story about a dark-skinned migrant murdering a man with a knife. The video had been uploaded to YouTube on Thursday by Border Patrol, […]
President Trump has ordered the federal government to stop critical race theory training. The order came even after a summer of protests for racial justice across the country. Charlie Riedel/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlie Riedel/AP President Trump has ordered the federal government to stop critical race theory training. The order came even after a summer of protests for racial justice across the country. Charlie Riedel/AP […]
According to the Russian military, NATO has increased its aerial surveillance efforts near the Russian border by 30 percent compared to the previous year. Russia is not interested in an arms race, but is forced to combat capabilities in response to unfriendly actions by NATO, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Saturday. “All measures taken are aimed exclusively at strengthening the defense, are limited in scale […]
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/202009041080367868-fraternal-order-of-police-unanimously-endorses-trump-in-us-presidential-race/ The Fraternal Order of Police has unanimously voted to endorse Donald J. Trump for the presidency of the United States. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Fox News host Tucker Carlson once again engaged in some thinly veiled dog-whistling on Thursday night, insisting that Democrats are trying to “get out the vote” by funding “race riots” or offering “mentally ill homeless” people “free cigarettes.” Carlson, whose racist rhetoric and fear-mongering over Black Lives Matter has caused internal strife at Fox, kicked off Thursday’s broadcast of Tucker Carlson Tonight by saying the Democratic […]
The Senate race in Massachusetts is blue on blue in a blue state so the seat will remain safely Democratic whatever the outcome in Tuesday’s primary. That’s little solace for Democrats torn apart by a race that forces them to choose between Joseph Kennedy III, a rising star in the party and heir to the storied Kennedy legacy, and incumbent Senator Ed Markey, a champion of […]
Russia may be responsible for the deadly unrest in American cities, CNN host Dana Bash has implied during an interview with Democrat’s top Russiagate figure, Adam Schiff, proving that red-baiting never goes out of vogue. Schiff, the chair of the House Intelligence Committee, came to CNN for a round of Trump-bashing over the President’s remarks on how Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe “got tired […]
Why do police murder African American men? Want the truth? We don’t think you can handle the truth. The old themes, that the light skinned “house negro” was the progeny of only the male slave owner is a hollywood concoction. Sure, some wanted to be urinated on, we know that but the real attraction was always sexual humiliation, the highest form of eroticism in Christian evangelical […]
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. Suddenly I love sports. The bizarre, dark underbelly of Drag Race fandom. Tom Cruise sees a movie. Mariah Carey predicts the future. Catman. The Outrageous Drag Race Fan Bullying Scandal New […]
Is Movement Journalism Needed During Reckoning Over Race And Inequality? By Tina Vasquez, Nieman Reports. August 27, 2020 Is Movement Journalism Needed During Reckoning Over Race And Inequality?2020-08-272020-08-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/manolia-charlotin-scaled-e1598539964895.jpg200px200px Above photo: Press On cofounder Manolia Charlotin speaks at the movement journalism track at the 2018 Allied Media Conference, which led to the formation of Press On in 2019. Press On. A movement journalist examines what it means to engage […]
The 43-year-old Takuma Sato was the first driver from Japan to win the famous Indy 500 race back in 2017. Japanese racecar driver Takuma Sato has won the Indianapolis 500 for the second time in four years, with the race ending under the yellow caution flag. Sato, who was locked in a battle with the 2008 Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon and managed to hold him […]
Scott Adams, creator of the iconic ‘Dilbert’ cartoon series, was one of the first high-profile figures in America to suggest Trump would win in 2016. He has stuck with Trump for the last four years and has been a vocal critic of the Democrats. In one of his recent podcasts, he offered some thoughts about the 2020 election and Joe Biden. He did not hold back. […]
Lebron James is the latest professional athlete to trash the US, its history and its national anthem. Lebron and his fellow NBA multi-millionaires continue to kneel for the anthem of the country that gave them the opportunity to play basketball for a living. Advertisement – story continues below And recently Lebron told reporters he’s reading “The Autobiography of Malcolm X.” Unfortunately, when he was asked a […]
Six-year-old Mary “Dodie” Brown holds a copy of the 1959 special Hawaii statehood edition of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. George Bacon/Hawaii State Archives hide caption toggle caption George Bacon/Hawaii State Archives Six-year-old Mary “Dodie” Brown holds a copy of the 1959 special Hawaii statehood edition of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. George Bacon/Hawaii State Archives When Arthur Roland Kam thinks back to 1959, he remembers how everyone around him […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated a “no strings attached” $10 million to Ibram Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research. Kendi is a bestselling author who’s gotten famous by telling white people that they’re racists. Announcing the donation on Thursday, Dorsey said that the center’s research “will inform and fuel much needed and overdue policy change.” According to Boston University, which hosts the center, teams of academics, […]
Byron Donalds is a conservative Republican and Trump supporter. He just won a primary in the race for Florida’s 19th district. It was a competitive race. The Blaze reports: Trump-supporting black Republican Byron Donalds wins hotly contested Florida primary TRENDING: Goodyear Bans Employees From Wearing ‘All Lives Matter,’ ‘Blue Lives Matter’ or MAGA Slogans, But Says Black Lives Matter is Allowed A black Trump-supporting Florida state […]
Cynthia Lummis, a former U.S. Representative and current bitcoin advocate, has won her primary race to join the U.S. Senate representing Wyoming. Source link
The OCC is willing to work with banks interested in custodying crypto, a Russian bank approved a token-backed loan and bitcoin has been sent… from space! 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 Next steps?The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s […]
Ferrari sells cars so it can go racing; Bequant built a crypto exchange to get into prime brokerage. That’s the analogy offered by the firm’s head of institutional services, Alex Mascioli, when asked about a new banking relationship with Signature’s blockchain-based payments platform, Signet, first revealed to CoinDesk this week. Prime brokerage, Mascioli said, was always Bequant’s race to win. Prime brokers are facilitators for financing […]
As President Donald Trump tightens its economic grip around Chinese operations in the United States, a number of domestic firms are racing to be the first to purchase the Tik Tok application before it is shut down in November. Oracle has added its name to the list companies looking to purchase TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned short video app that the White House has promised to ban […]
A South Florida CBS affiliate, CBS 12, posted the primary election results for over a half-dozen races last night to their website, days before the final votes are to be counted. Florida’s final absentee ballots and in-person election day voting occurs on Tuesday from 7am to 7pm. Despite this, congressional candidate Laura Loomer, who is running in the Republican primary to take on far-left career politician […]
Far left billionaire George Soros has been systematically targeting district attorney races throughout the United States for several years now. Many of his candidates are already in office creating havoc across the country. In St. Louis City George Soros was Kim Gardner’s biggest donor in her race for Circuit Attorney back in 2016. A Soros funded PAC even released an ad in support of this far […]
Scott Hobgood and Jason Niupulusū grew up in Webster County, Ky., and joined NPR’s David Greene for a roundtable discussion about race and social justice. Scott Hobgood, Jason Niupulusū hide caption toggle caption Scott Hobgood, Jason Niupulusū Scott Hobgood and Jason Niupulusū grew up in Webster County, Ky., and joined NPR’s David Greene for a roundtable discussion about race and social justice. Scott Hobgood, Jason Niupulusū […]
Members of the ‘Wall of Moms” lock their arms during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Thursday in Portland, Ore. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Members of the ‘Wall of Moms” lock their arms during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Thursday in Portland, Ore. […]
Supporters of President Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, talk in Kansas City, Mo. Kyle Rivas/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Supporters of President Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, talk in Kansas City, Mo. Kyle Rivas/Getty Images With now less than 100 days until Election Day, here’s where things stand: Joe Biden has the […]
Written by Jon Erwin and William Doyle Book Review: Beyond Valor: A World War II Story of Extraordinary Heroism, Sacrificial Love, and a Race against Time, Jon Erwin and William Doyle. Hard cover/August 18, 2020. Publisher Thomas Nelson On April 12, 1945, a fleet of American B-29 bombers flew toward Japan. Their mission was simple: stop World War II by burning the cities, factories, and military […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday held rare phone talks, which, in contrast with the current political narrative in the US, focused on cooperation and unity. The talks revolved around strategic stability issues, the Kremlin press service said Thursday, and the two leaders agreed to continue negotiations on the crucial New START treaty. The major arms control deal is set […]
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has incredibly been declared fit to race at this weekend’s Andalusian Grand Prix, despite breaking his arm in a huge crash during a race last weekend. Marquez recovered from an early setback during Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez before producing a brilliant comeback, only to then spectacularly crash his Repsol Honda at Turn 3. Marquez coped well with the heavy […]
A video of Black Lives Matter campaigner Monica Cannon-Grant, who’s been honored by Democrats in Boston shows her unleashing a racist rant against a black Republican politician, telling her to shut up as she “rides white penises.” Cannon-Grant’s work on the BLM cause has seen her honored by Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Massachusetts Rep. Joe Kennedy, and even former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren. She’s been lauded […]
Imagine you are an explorer who has dedicated your life to conquering one of the world’s last great unknowns: the North Pole. You have given up decades in which you abandoned your family, weathered almost unimaginable conditions, and sacrificed toes in your pursuit of becoming the first to reach the great wintry apex of the world that grabbed hold of your imagination as a youth and […]
Noose hoaxer Bubba Wallace this week was booed as he was introduced at the NASCAR all-star qualifier and cheered after he crashed. The media exploded last month after NASCAR released a statement revealing that a ‘noose’ was reportedly found in top driver Bubba Wallace’s Talladega garage stall. The FBI unleashed 15 agents on the case and ultimately determined that the ‘noose’ was actually a garage door […]
Jamaal Bowman speaks to reporters after voting at a polling station inside Yonkers Middle/High School on June 23. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Jamaal Bowman speaks to reporters after voting at a polling station inside Yonkers Middle/High School on June 23. John Minchillo/AP Challenger Jamaal Bowman has defeated longtime Rep. Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary for New York’s 16th Congressional District, The […]
Gun sales soared in June, with 2,387,524 weapons sold, a year-over-year increase of 145.3% from June 2019, Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting reports. “Likely single handgun sales (1,511,714) increased year-over-year by 177.5% whereas single long-gun sales (690,212) increased year-over-year by 114.3%. All other likely background check-related sales (185,599) increased year-over-year by 74.0%. This includes so-called ‘multiple’ sales where the allocation between handguns and long-guns cannot be […]
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Senate primary race on Tuesday. The AP called the race shortly after the polls closed in Alabama. Advertisement – story continues below Tuberville is winning 67% to 37%! Decision Desk HQ projects Tommy Tuberville has won the AL Senate Republican Primary. Race called at 08:45 PM Easternhttps://t.co/cRV7UVo96S — Decision Desk HQ […]
The timing for the launch of unmanned spacecraft to the Red planet is linked to the opening of a one-month window, when Mars and Earth are in alignment on the same side of the sun so as to minimise both travel time and fuel required. In an ambitious effort to probe the mysteries of the Red Planet, three countries, the United States, China and the United Arab […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0c/1079864325_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_7056665335337f9d847a55968a51b861.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202007121079864375-mick-schumacher-loses-podium-in-formula-2-race-as-fire-extinguisher-goes-off-in-cockpit—video/ Schumaher had to stop the car and step outside to solve the problem with the out-of-control device. The racer now has the chance to regain his position in a week in Hungary. Mick Schumacher, the son of the legendary Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, had his hopes for victory dashed at the F2 Styrian Grand Prix after an incident […]
Ajamu Baraka: Race, Class And US Protests Today July 12, 2020 Ajamu Baraka: Race, Class And US Protests Today2020-07-122020-07-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/abaraka-e1594571409316.jpg200px200px American anti-war activist Ajamu Baraka has urged the public to stay vigilant against US “attempts to control the narrative” of the Black Lives Matter movement. Speaking at an event organised by the Workers’ Party, the national organiser of the Black Alliance for Peace and the 2016 Green […]
Coinbase will host its first investor day, New York State prosecutors won a jurisdictional dispute involving Bitfinex and a protocol arms race is unfolding in Latin America. 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 Not Your Traditional Investor DayOn […]
US President Donald Trump threatened to veto this year’s proposed $740 billion defense bill if it includes an amendment requiring the Pentagon to rechristen bases named after Confederate leaders. However, the president is unlikely to veto anything regarding the military, award-winning foreign correspondent Jon Jeter told Political Misfits. “I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will […]
President Trump joined Sean Hannity on Thursday night for a lengthy interview on politics and current events. In his final question Sean Hannity asked President Trump about Kanye West’s announcement that he may jump in to the 2020 presidential race. President Trump responded, “Well I like his voice being heard but he’s going to be for us and his wife is going to be for us. […]
Meghan Markle has ghosted her sometime best friend Jessica Mulroney after the latter was caught up in a dispute over white privilege. Mulroney now believes that being ditched by Markle may see her lose her career, according to a report in British newspaper the Sun. However, Mulroney, who was accused of trying to “silence” a Black Canadian influencer and lost her job as a TV host […]
Professional cyclists have paid tribute to Niels De Vriendt, a young racer who could not be saved despite medics spending 40 minutes trying to resuscitate him after he collapsed while preparing for the season restart in Belgium. De Vriendt was racing in the municipality of Wortegem-Petegem when he fell ill during the first contest of the restart following the suspension of the cycling season in Belgium. […]
Protesters march to the monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. Protesters gathered in Richmond over the Fourth of July weekend, including white nationalists and Black armed groups. Jim Urquhart for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jim Urquhart for NPR Protesters march to the monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. Protesters gathered in Richmond over the Fourth of July […]
American rapper Kanye West, who had in the past been eviscerated by the Left over his vocal support for US President Donald Trump, has said he launched his own presidential bid, “We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States! #2020VISION,” West wrote, breaking the news to his […]
Epic Games, the developer of the massively popular Fortnite, has announced that it will air a series of conversations about race, featuring “prominent” black voices from various sectors. The hit game, estimated to be played by a staggering 350 million people worldwide, will host the conversation series titled ‘We The People’ on Saturday. The program will be aired in the game’s Battle Royale game mode. Viewers […]
Joe Biden has an advantage over President Trump in fundraising according to the numbers the campaigns released for the month of June. Biden and the Democratic Party raised $141 million, against the $131 Trump and Republicans brought in. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Joe Biden has an advantage over President Trump in fundraising according to the numbers the campaigns released for the month of June. […]
Earlier this month, the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) advanced a measure which would reduce the time needed to conduct a nuclear test. Meanwhile, in an alarming move, the Pentagon is seeking more control over nuclear weapons funding, Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, told Sputnik Wednesday. The nuclear test amendment, which was offered by Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), would […]
IOTA’s new testnet addresses the technical feature that nuked the blockchain-like network for nearly two weeks earlier this year. Source link
Just one day after World Asteroid Day, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has warned of two space rocks due to soar through the Earth’s backyard, as planetary defense preparations start to ramp up. The first of the incoming objects is the 69-foot wide 2019 AC3, an Apollo-class asteroid travelling at roughly 8,000 miles per hour and due to fly past at a safe distance […]
Thank you to the great people of The Villages. The Radical Left Do Nothing Democrats will Fall in the Fall. Corrupt Joe is shot. See you soon!!! https://t.co/4Gg1iGOhyG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2020 And that nasty rumor about Trumptards removing social distancing stickers in Tulsa? https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1277005590288531456?s=20 VT Editors is a General Posting account managed by Jim W. Dean and Gordon Duff. All content […]
Combs was trying to break her own four-wheel land speed record when her car crashed on a dry lake bed in Oregon’s Alvord Desert last year. Guinness World Records has posthumously rewarded race car driver and TV personality Jessi Combs with the fastest land speed record for a woman. Combs died on 27 August 2019 in Oregon, attempting to hit 619 mph, but lost control of […]
New York City police officers watch demonstrators in Times Square on June 1 during a Black Lives Matter protest. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images New York City police officers watch demonstrators in Times Square on June 1 during a Black Lives Matter protest. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images One common recommendation for reducing police […]
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Lost Manuscript Of Eyewitness Account Of Tulsa Race Massacre By Allison Keyes, Smithsonian Magazine. June 19, 2020 Lost Manuscript Of Eyewitness Account Of Tulsa Race Massacre2020-06-192020-06-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/01_greenwood-1076×588.jpg200px200px Above photo: The Booker T. Washington High School parade processes along Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Greenwood Cultural Center. Note: With President Trump holding a campaign rally in Tulsa, OK on June 20, 2020, we thought it would be good to […]
The New York Times building in New York. The New York Times and The Washington Post both outlined new measures aimed at improving diversity in their newsrooms and coverage. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP The New York Times building in New York. The New York Times and The Washington Post both outlined new measures aimed at improving diversity in their newsrooms and coverage. […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today It is most regrettable that by ignoring the modern global trends like renunciation of war, peaceful settlement of disputes and economic development, India has accelerated alarming arms race in South Asia. In this regard, in its report, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has revealed on February 17, 2020 that in 2019, total global military expenditure rose to $1917 […]
When President Donald Trump announced his plan to restart his 2020 campaign rallies in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19, it was met with widespread disgust. Not only is the date he chose one that honors the freedom of all enslaved African Americans in the U.S., but the Juneteenth rally was to take place in a city that was home to what may have been the most […]
Answering a reporter’s question about his plan to address the problem of systemic racism in the US, President Donald Trump said that his plan is to have “the strongest economy in the world”. Dr Zalmay Gulzad, professor at Harold Washington College in Chicago, reflects on Donald Trump’s chances of bringing unity to the American people amid ongoing protests against racial inequality and explains why the majority […]
Earlier this month France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands joined forces to form the “Inclusive Vaccine Alliance”, in order to have a stronger negotiating position in the race for a coronavirus vaccine. The contract agreement with AstraZeneca is the alliance’s first result in securing a potential coronavirus vaccine for European countries. The Vaccine Alliance formed by France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands has signed a contract […]
A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday. Parker Michels-Boyce/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Parker Michels-Boyce/AFP via Getty Images A statue of Confederate States President Jefferson Davis lies on the street after protesters pulled it down in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday. Parker Michels-Boyce/AFP via Getty Images In 2020, things […]
Visitors stand in line during Project Unity’s “Together We Test” coronavirus testing at a Friendship-West Baptist Church campus in South Dallas, Texas on May 28, 2020. Cooper Neill for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cooper Neill for NPR Visitors stand in line during Project Unity’s “Together We Test” coronavirus testing at a Friendship-West Baptist Church campus in South Dallas, Texas on May 28, 2020. Cooper Neill […]
US President Donald Trump’s campaign has issued a cease and desist letter to CNN and threatened to pursue further legal actions over a recent “anti-Trump poll” that it claims was part of an attempt to “misinform and mislead actual voters.” The cease and desist letter, issued by the campaign’s Senior Legal Adviser Jenna Ellis and Chief Operating Officer Michael Glassner, formally requested that CNN retract its […]
Beating Of Reporter Raises Questions About Race And Media By Mike Elk, Payday Report. June 8, 2020 Beating Of Reporter Raises Questions About Race And Media2020-06-082020-06-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/cameraman-attack-e1591637739430.jpg200px200px Above photo: An unidentified black protestor attempts to stop an unidentified white protester from attacking KDKA cameraman Ian Smith. Pittsburgh Penguins surveillance cameraman. Late on Saturday afternoon, outside of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ hockey stadium, a crowd of left-leaning protesters brutally beat […]
Two nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., communicate via walkie-talkie, as one helps on floor with COVID-19 patients and her colleague stands by to assist. Eman Mohammed for NPR hide caption toggle caption Eman Mohammed for NPR Two nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., communicate via walkie-talkie, as one helps […]
National Guard Troops Refuse Trump’s Race War June 7, 2020 National Guard Troops Refuse Trump’s Race War2020-06-072020-06-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/national-guard.jpg200px200px Donate today to the National Guard and Military Objectors Defense Fund hosted by Courage to Resist Courage to Resist is currently assisting members of the National Guard who resisted Trump’s orders to violently attack people on the streets of Washington DC peacefully and lawfully protesting racial injustice. Now that Trump is […]
Living proof that white supremacy is not only a myth, it is a sick joke No comment necessary, these patriots might as well be wiping their arses on the Stars n Stripes…. <sarcasm>All brought to you courtesy of a resurrected KKK created by the self same big business interests that the original Klan vowed to drive from the South. The irony would be lost on all […]
Sunday was the sixth night of disturbances in Minneapolis with rioting spreading to Philadelphia and Los Angeles and night-time curfews being imposed from Washington DC to Houston. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter after he was caught on video kneeling on Mr Floyd’s neck for nine minutes after arresting him about a forged US$20 bill. “I don’t see any indication that there were any white supremest […]
The death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis who was filmed while a police officer kneeled on his neck and who died shortly afterward, has led to mass protests throughout the city. Police responded to the protestors violently, using tear gas and rubber bullets, reports from the demonstration suggested. NEW: Minneapolis Mayor Frey […] Source link
The coronavirus crisis may have given one censorship-resistance project a small boost. There are several startups trying to decentralize the internet’s domain-name infrastructure, including Ethereum Name Service (ENS), Unstoppable Domains and UniLogin. So far the ENS token ecosystem has garnered 9,813 addresses and roughly 270,000 unique web names. Unstoppable Domains co-founder Brad Kam said his project has 220,000 registered domains since January 2019, with 8,000 live […]
Audi have confirmed that they have taken measures against German driver Daniel Abt after he used a ringer in a virtual race last weekend, in a scandal which has gripped the Formula E Championship. The team have suspended Abt for the remainder of the season after releasing an official statement confirming the move. However, RT Sport understands that his relationship with Audi has been severed entirely […]
The U.S. Department of Defense can’t afford to lose the global military blockchain race to Russia and China, warns a new white paper by Amazon Web Services, IBM, Deloitte and others. Organized by the Value Technology Foundation think tank and co-authored by a smattering of private sector tech companies, consultancies and blockchain firms, the briefing offers a sobering analysis of that race as it stands. “The […]
The Race To Replace A Dying Neoliberalism By Walden Bello, Foreign Policy In Focus. May 20, 2020 The Race To Replace A Dying Neoliberalism2020-05-202020-05-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/doors-to-choose-from-shutterstock-e1589987674504.jpg200px200px Above: Doors to choose from Shutterstock. The world’s prevailing socio-political models aren’t going to survive this pandemic. What’s going to replace them? The morning will comeWhen the world is mine.Tomorrow belongs to me! From Cabaret In response to the cataclysm occasioned by the coronavirus, three […]
Crypto sleuthing firm Elliptic has expanded its scope to cover some 97% of digital assets by trading volume – the broadest range of any crime-fighting blockchain analytics service, the company said. Announced Wednesday, Elliptic Navigator adds 87 new crypto assets to the firm’s existing purview. That said, touting just the number of coins covered can be “fairly irrelevant,” said Elliptic co-founder Tom Robinson, because analytics shops […]
During an interview with Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro this weekend, Donald Trump’s son Eric suggested the COVID-19 shutdowns are a “cognizant strategy” meant to hurt his father’s re-election chances. “You watch, they’ll milk it every single day between now and November 3,” he said. “And guess what, after November 3, coronavirus will magically, all of a sudden, go away and disappear and everybody will be able […]
by Johnny Punish Today, I watched a super interesting fantastic fun video by Big Bang Theory Hollywood star Mayim Bialik where she takes the DNA test and discovers her origins (Mayim Bialik: My DNA Results REVEALED! Sponsored by 23andMe) In the video, she reveals she’s 99.7% Ashkenazi Jewish among some Irish, English, and broadly Europan ancestry. She correctly acknowledges that we can track our origins through […]