Above Photo: An elderly Palestinian man sits outside his home in the Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza, June 20, 2020, on World Refugee Day. Khalil Hamra. The Nakba is back on the Palestinian agenda. For nearly three decades, Palestinians were told that the Nakba – or Catastrophe – is a thing of the past. That real peace requires compromises and sacrifices, therefore, the original sin that has led to the destruction of their historic homeland should be entirely removed from any ‘pragmatic’ political discourse. They were urged to move on. The consequences of that shift in narrative were dire. Disowning the Nakba, the single most important […]
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This morning, three activists have shut down the London headquarters of Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems. Activists have locked on at the site entrance, preventing access to the site – 77 Kingsway. The trio have left the site dripping in red paint, representing Palestinian blood spilt by Elbit’s trade – the company produces drones and ammunitions. Elbit supply the Israeli occupation military with 85% of its drone fleet. Elbit’s British sites are directly involved in the manufacturing of Hermes 450/900 and Watchkeeper drones. Another action has taken 77 Kingsway, the London headquarters of Elbit Systems – Israel’s largest weapons company. Three activists […]
Above Photo: Joe Raedle. In 1815, Spain’s defeat of Simón Bolívar’s revolutionary army in Venezuela nearly extinguished the dream of independence in South America. After the loss, Bolívar sought political asylum in the only free republic in Latin America: Haiti. At the time, Haiti was a safe harbor for revolutionaries and formerly enslaved Africans. Although the republic made promises to colonial powers that it would not intervene in freedom and independence struggles, Haiti continued to support rebellions, intercepted ships carrying enslaved people, and freed its human cargo. For Haiti, colonialism and slavery anywhere posed a threat to the republic’s own independence […]
Are We Really Past The Point Of No Return On Climate? By Olivia Rosane, Ecowatch. November 17, 2020 Are We Really Past The Point Of No Return On Climate?2020-11-172020-11-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/flood-e1605644673389.jpg200px200px Above photo: A flooded house south of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A new climate study has found we could be locked in for nearly 10 feet of sea level rise by 2500 even if we stop emissions today. Yann Arthus-Bertrand / Getty Images Plus. NOTE: This study is being used to push technology from the carbon capture industry. Common sense and proven ways to capture carbon are using regenerative farming methods and wetland restoration. – […]
A Triumphant Return To Power For Bolivia’s Social Movements By Leonardo Flores, Popular Resistance. November 11, 2020 A Triumphant Return To Power For Bolivia’s Social Movements2020-11-112020-11-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/bolivia.jpg200px200px Above photo: Bolivians celebrate the MAS-IPSP victory. EFE. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Bolivia on November 8 to celebrate the inauguration of President Luis Arce. They would celebrate again the next day, as former president Evo Morales re-entered the country almost a year to the day after his government was overthrown in a coup backed by the Organization of American States (OAS). Almost a month ago, on October 18, the […]
After taking precautions against a fifth approaching hurricane, the Space Launch System (SLS) Green Run test team is back on site in the B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi to continue preparations for the final two critical tests of the year-long campaign on the first Core Stage. Prime contractor Boeing is conducting Stage Green Run test operations, completing the sixth of eight test cases at the beginning of October just before the approach of Hurricane Delta forced the latest weather-related work stoppage. During test case six, the team practiced a set of simulations of the critical sequences in […]
youtube.com Return of the Tasmanian Devils It’s been 3,000 years since the Tasmanian devil’s raspy shriek rang through the forests of mainland Australia. But now, thanks to a dogged reintroduction effort, 26 of these tiny terrors have returned. https://t.co/B1XDa1R7eM — National Geographic Magazine (@NatGeoMag) October 5, 2020 Conservation groups released Tasmanian devils in mainland Australia earlier this month, marking a major milestone in the process of restoring a species that has been missing for thousands of years. https://t.co/LPIvkOdlqc — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) October 6, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Happy news for everyone that they are not going to eat!….Carol Carol graduated […]
Why has mass media once again failed us, with video proof that a seriously ill Trump was allowed to return to the White House to be a sock puppet? …from Dave Dole, The Rational National [ Editor’s Note: Here we are with the American people screwed again by our fake ‘free media’. I only found this like because YouTube did a recommendation for me, one of the rare benefits of being spied on. Before I began to lay this out, I googled to see what other media was already leading with this video today. There was nobody. If someone has seen […]
US President Donald Trump has been discharged from the Walter Reed Medical Center after having spent three days being treated for the coronavirus. Democrats have accused him of rushing his release for the sake of politics. Trump walked out of the hospital doors at 6:40 local time on Monday and walked to the waiting motorcade, not taking any questions from the gathered press pool but giving a thumbs-up gesture to the photographers before getting into his car. BREAKING VIDEO: President Trump walks out of Walter Reed military hospital after 3-day stay for COVID-19 treatment—will continue recovery at White House. pic.twitter.com/0BCaKd7AOQ — […]
As young people from different corners of the United Kingdom, as well as from abroad, descended on university towns across the country, clusters of the coronavirus disease were identified in student halls of residence, sending them into lockdown. At Manchester Metropolitan University, as many as 1,500 students were told on Friday that they would be required to self-isolate in their halls of residence for two weeks after 127 positive tests for the coronavirus disease were confirmed in the accommodation facility. The Manchester Evening News daily has since said that a further 10 cases were identified. The 2019/20 academic year was highly […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/01/1080635893_0:19:3072:1747_1200x675_80_0_0_8121b6db24853659c9aa0d0ee5a26525.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010021080635880-eu-calls-for-transparent-probe-into-alleged-poisoning-of-navalny-will-return-to-issue-in-december/ The German authorities have repeatedly claimed traces of a nerve agent have been found in Navalny’s organism, but they have failed to provide any exact proof. The leaders of the EU have called for a transparent investigation into the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday. Navalny fell ill during a domestic Russian flight in late August. He was initially treated in the Siberian city of Omsk, where the plane had to urgently land. Two days later, he was flown to the Charite hospital in Berlin […]
With the U.S. elections just five weeks away, the crypto market’s focus looks to be shifting back to bitcoin from ether. Source link
As Saturday Night Live prepares for its Season 46 premiere on October 3, things will be very different from the norm. Although the venerated sketch show will return live—a departure from the remotely produced “At Home” editions launched earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic—everything about its production has been overhauled to ensure the safety of its cast and crew. “We don’t know that we’re going to be able to pull it off,” Lorne Michaels told the New York Times. “We’re going to be as surprised as everyone else when it actually goes on.” On-site rapid COVID tests are now […]
Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She’d worked at a16z before joining Facebook. Source link
The United Kingdom is witnessing a resurgence in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, as infection rates began to rise in late August, topping averages recorded since early May – the point at which the first spike began to ease. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to introduce new coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions, including telling citizens to return to working from home if possible, in order to contain a likely second COVID-19 wave amid a significant resurgence of infection rates in the country, The Telegraph reported on Monday. Set to be announced in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday […]
Chiapas, The Return Of Paz Y Justicia By Luis Hernández Navarro, Chiapas Support Committee. September 21, 2020 Chiapas, The Return Of Paz Y Justicia2020-09-212020-09-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/chiapas.jpg200px200px Above photo: Tila-Chiapas. Terror returned to Tila, Chiapas, hand in hand with the resurgence of the paramilitary group named Desarrollo, Paz y Justicia (Development, Peace and Justice). One after another, armed attacks, assassinations, sieges and all kinds of aggressions take place against the 836 ejido owners who reclaimed their territorial rights. In the Northern Zone of Chiapas, between 1995 and 2000, Paz y Justicia assassinated more than 100 indigenous Chols, expelled at least 2,000 campesinos and their families from their communities, closed […]
What Does A “Safe Return” To School Look Like? By Lois Weiner and Jackson Potter, In These Times. September 21, 2020 What Does A “Safe Return” To School Look Like?2020-09-212020-09-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/school-e1600686441274.jpg200px200px Above photo: Jesse Sharkey, president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), speaks August 3 prior to the Occupy City Hall Protest and Car Caravan, organized by CTU and others. Kamil Krzacynski/AFP via Getty Images. Ask Teacher Unions. Powerful elites are willing to sacrifice the lives and futures of millions to feed their own profits. Teachers are fighting back. Demands for students and educators to return to in-person schooling during the pandemic are coming […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107862/10/1078621084_0:318:3074:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_fc2b7f6a8a025a7042a4e2dbfe508891.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009191080509352-playboy-reportedly-considering-options-to-return-to-stock-market/ In March, media reported that the magazine was suspending its print publication partly due to the coronavirus pandemic but also due to a drop in print magazine sales. Playboy Enterprises is now developing a strategy for print Playboy’s comeback, Reuters reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The possible options include a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and Playboy is now seeking to initiate discussions with a potential buyer, the sources added. Among the blank-check companies Playboy has reportedly reached out to is Mountain Crest. Print Playboy’s sales have been […]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a photo of himself with daughter Daria, son Zahar and wife Yulia on his Instagram account Tuesday from his hospital bed in Berlin. Navalny Instagram/AP hide caption toggle caption Navalny Instagram/AP Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny posted a photo of himself with daughter Daria, son Zahar and wife Yulia on his Instagram account Tuesday from his hospital bed in Berlin. Navalny Instagram/AP Russian opposition leader Alexei Nalvany plans to return to Russia, according to his spokesperson. He was recently poisoned with a nerve agent and has been undergoing treatment at a German hospital for more […]
Singapore is the third-most popular destination for Indians working abroad after the United States and the Middle East. The Indian envoy has said that over 17,000 workers have already been flown back to India as part of the repatriation scheme put in place to accommodate Indians working abroad who have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown. Thousands of Indian workers are returning home as Singapore has slashed its business workforce amid the pandemic and the economic strain inflicted by it, according to Indian High Commissioner P. Kumaran. Kumaran has said in a statement that “on an average, about 100 Indian nationals in Singapore continue […]
Donald Trump’s alleged comments that Americans who died serving our country are “losers” and “suckers” probably won’t matter—unless it is the first salvo in a larger battle. If elections are about who’s on offense on who’s on defense, then the biggest thing about this military story may be another lost cycle for Trump where he’s responding to a story not of his choosing, and as he’s running out of cycles here to close a persistent gap in the polls—suggesting our amp-to-11 president is going to do something wildly over the top now to try and reclaim control of the conversation. But […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Nawaz Sharif is a former prime minister of Pakistan, who has allegedly been involved in several corruption cases. According to Sharif, the allegations against him are politically motivated. A High Court in Pakistan on Tuesday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif “shall surrender and appear before the court” at the next hearing”, scheduled for 10 September as part of an ongoing corruption case. Last November, Sharif flew to the UK in an air ambulance for medical treatment, a month after he was released on bail while serving a seven-year prison sentence. The Islamabad High Court division bench comprising […]
Rocket Lab is preparing their Electron smallsat launch vehicle for its Return To Flight mission, nicknamed “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical”. This will be the company’s first launch following an anomaly on the “Pics or it Didn’t Happen” flight that led to that mission’s failure. For its 14th flight, Electron will carry Capella Space’s “Sequoia” microsatellite to a low-Earth orbit (LEO) from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. Liftoff is currently scheduled for August 31 at 03:05 UTC (11:05 pm EDT on the 30th). Electron’s Return to Flight: Just over a month after experiencing a mission failure, Rocket […]
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. Home and away Prince Harry is unlikely to come back to the U.K. this year, and will miss an important fundraiser which traditionally sees him and his brother William square off against each other on horseback, the King Power Royal Charity Polo Day. Source link
Colombian President Duque Authorizes The Return Of US Troops August 29, 2020 Colombian President Duque Authorizes The Return Of US Troops2020-08-292020-08-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/colombias-duque-with-troops.jpg200px200px Above photo: Colombia’s President Ivan Duque speaks next to commanders of military forces in Popayan, Sept. 12, 2019. The U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade was created to advise and support military operations in allied nations. Colombia’s Defense Ministry Thursday informed that President Ivan Duque allowed the resumption of the U.S. Army’s cooperation work in the country after it was suspended by a court order. In July, Cundinamarca’s Administrative Court ordered to suspend the U.S. Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) activities after […]
An urgent care worker wears personal protective equipment in drive-up testing for the coronavirus in the Los Angeles area. Leading public health scientists tell journalist Alexis Madrigal that widespread at-home testing could help contain the virus. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images An urgent care worker wears personal protective equipment in drive-up testing for the coronavirus in the Los Angeles area. Leading public health scientists tell journalist Alexis Madrigal that widespread at-home testing could help contain the virus. Kevin Winter/Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic has shuttered schools and businesses and altered life across the globe, but journalist […]
Rachel-Rose O’Leary is a cryptocurrency writer and trainee C++ developer at PolyTech. Currently a contributor to CoinDesk and the Defiant newsletter, she has written about cryptocurrency since 2015. She holds an MA in digital art and philosophy. These days I spend most of my time tweaking the code of a bitcoin wallet that runs in Terminal. Based on Libbitcoin, it’s built to work over Nym Technologies’ anonymizing mixnet. I call it the Dark Renaissance wallet. It’s mostly a learning exercise to hone my C++ skills, but the Dark Renaissance wallet is a harbinger for what is to come. Working with a […]
Pope Francis has called on rich countries not to hoard any coronavirus vaccine and asked them to only give pandemic-related bailouts to companies committed to protecting the environment and helping the most needy. “It would be sad if the rich are given priority for the Covid-19 vaccine. It would be sad if the vaccine becomes property of this or that nation, if it is not universal and for everyone,” Francis said during his weekly general audience on Wednesday. The pontiff also said that the world should not return to normality after the pandemic if ‘normal’ means social injustice and the degradation […]
World No. 2 Simona Halep dived into a lake after capturing the Prague Open title on her return to competitive action, and the 28-year-old Romanian star is expected to announce later today if she’ll compete at the US Open. Speaking after her victory over Elise Mertens in the Prague Open final, Halep said “she just needed her time” to make a decision. If her form is any factor in her decision, things are looking good for her participation in New York. Playing in her first event since returning from the COVID-19 shutdown, Halep looked in irresistible form as she followed up […]
President Trump’s amplification of a false “birther” conspiracy against Sen. Kamala Harris has been criticized. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP President Trump’s amplification of a false “birther” conspiracy against Sen. Kamala Harris has been criticized. Patrick Semansky/AP Twenty-four hours after entertaining and amplifying a false and racist birther conspiracy aimed at Sen. Kamala Harris, President Trump had an opportunity to correct the record. He didn’t. Neither did his son-in-law and top adviser Jared Kushner. For Trump, this is a return to familiar territory. “Unfortunately, this might have been inevitable,” said Doug Heye, a former Republican National Committee communications […]
Bitcoin is on the hunt for a new yearly high, having crossed above $12,000 early Monday. Source link
Study: Return To Work Not Affected By $600 Unemployment Boost By James Myall, Maine Center for Economic Policy. August 9, 2020 Study: Return To Work Not Affected By $600 Unemployment Boost2020-08-092020-08-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/businessopeining_gradient2-e1596983310777.jpg200px200px There’s no relationship between expanded Unemployment Compensation payments and individuals’ likelihood of returning to work, according to two recent studies. One, by researchers at Yale University, finds that more generous UC payments are not related to lower rates of return to work. Another shows employers saw no overall decline in the number of applicants per job vacancy as a result of the increased payments. The findings refute the assertion by some pundits and politicians from both parties who claim […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/04/1080059785_0:-1:2491:1401_1200x675_80_0_0_cb448931cf24de3ac1b791203c443da8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202008041080059713-nasa-astronauts-hold-press-conference-after-space-x-crew-dragon-return/ The Space X Dragon capsule was launched on 30 May to the International Space Station and marked the first time astronauts were sent to space from US soil since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. On Tuesday, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley held a press conference on Tuesday in Houston after returning to the planet on board the capsule. On 1 August, the two astronauts departed from the ISS and landed the next day at 18:48 GMT in the Gulf of Mexico south of Pensacola on Florida’s coast. The astronauts safely exited the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107218/32/1072183284_0:67:1280:787_1200x675_80_0_0_19408cb17f806568eac85df98ca4a69b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202008021080039271-two-nasa-astronauts-return-to-earth-on-space-x-crew-dragon-video/ The mission marked the first time people were sent to space from the US soil since the Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. Watch a live broadcast as two NASA astronauts are expected to return to the Earth aboard a Space X Crew Dragon capsule on Sunday. The splashdown is scheduled for 18:42 GMT. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley departed the International Space Station on 1 August, riding the same spacecraft they arrived on at the end of May. The mission marked the first time people were sent to space from American soil […]
Photo by Carol Duff How Do Dogs Find Their Way Home? They Might Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field by Courtney Sexton/Smithsonianmag.com Last week, Cleo the four-year-old yellow Labrador retriever showed up on the doorstep of the home her family moved away from two years ago, reports Caitlin O’Kane for CBS News. As it turns out, Cleo traveled nearly 60 miles from her current home in Kansas to her old one in Missouri. Cleo is just one of many dogs who have made headlines for their homing instincts; in 1924, for example, a collie known as “Bobbie the Wonder Dog” traveled 2,800 miles in […]
People walk along the Ramblas last week in Barcelona, Spain. The country has seen cases of the coronavirus spike in recent weeks. Emilio Morenatti/AP hide caption toggle caption Emilio Morenatti/AP People walk along the Ramblas last week in Barcelona, Spain. The country has seen cases of the coronavirus spike in recent weeks. Emilio Morenatti/AP A month after lifting its lockdown, Spain announced 922 new cases of the coronavirus. The country has now seen 272,421 total cases and 28,432 deaths. “It could already be a second wave, but that’s not the most important thing,” María José Sierra, Spain’s deputy chief of health […]
Authorities in Thailand have dropped all charges against the playboy grandson of the co-founder of Red Bull whose Ferrari fatally struck a police officer on a motorcycle on a Bangkok street in 2012. The oil from Vorayuth Yoovidhaya’s leaking engine, which was damaged from hitting the officer’s motorcycle, led investigators to his door after he fled the accident scene. Vorayuth, whose family is among the wealthiest in Thailand, admitted to being drunk when he hit the officer, but he was not immediately arrested and later paid the dead officer’s family nearly $100,000. During the lengthy, though lethargic investigation, which resulted in […]
Wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was released by New England Patriots after a single game last year amid allegations of sexual assault and intimidating text messages, has claimed that an NFL investigation has left him “in limbo”. Brown has been a free agent since he appeared to announce his retirement after being released by the Patriots in September, and is expected to be suspended by the NFL as a result of the ongoing investigation should he sign for another team. Despite being sentenced last month to two years’ probation after pleading no contest to a felony charge of battery and burglary following […]
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has vowed to return even better than ever after suffering a spectacular crash in the first race of the season in Spain. Marquez was struggling for grip from his front tire throughout the race at Jerez, and performed an incredible feat of recovery to somehow not crash the bike when he slid off the track and into the gravel at Turn 3 on just the fourth lap of the race. The incident left Marquez dead last and seemingly out of contention, but the eight-time world champion performed one of the most remarkable comebacks seen in a […]
Two US B-1B Lancer strategic bombers have returned to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to carry out bilateral Bomber Task Force (BTF) operations alongside allies, partners and joint forces with the Pacific Air Forces. The Pacific Air Forces confirmed on Friday that two B-1Bs and 170 airmen with the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, 28th Wing, from Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota had arrived in Guam to conduct a variety of training missions. The two strategic bombers were observed conducting a flyover soon before landing at Andersen AFB on July 17. The base last hosted B-1B bombers of the 9th Expeditionary […]
Call it crazy but new evidence shows that new coronavirus cases are transmitted in the home. Time to go back to normal. Evidence shows that the material amount of new cases are transmitted in the home. Advertisement – story continues below Whoa, whoa, whoa — Don’t go tryin’ to apply a bunch of common sense here! We’re in the middle of a damn useful crisis, and we won’t be havin’ people just willy-nilly suggesting reasonable solutions. Now sit down! #FactsNotFear #ReturnToNormal https://t.co/dmuDWaNUfA — Kelly Victory MD (@DrKellyVictory) July 20, 2020 Most of the new hospitalizations for COVID-19 cases in New York […]
The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie, are back with an explosive new album—their first in 14 years—and with it a reminder to the haters that they are still country music’s resident feminist renegades. Last month, amidst promotions for their album Gaslighter, the Chicks announced their name change with a music video drop and little additional fanfare. The video accompanied the release of their third single from Gaslighter, a protest anthem called “March March.” Presumably an effort to distance themselves from the racist connotations of the word “Dixie” amidst the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests, the move was long overdue for […]
NATO Maritime Command has announced that standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) units have entered the Black Sea for the second time this year to conduct further routine operations, and to participate in two regional exercises organised by the Bulgarian and Ukrainian navies. SNMG2 arrived to the Black Sea on 9 July, and is composed of three frigates from Spain, Romania and Turkey, led by Rear Admiral Manuel Aguirre of the Spanish Navy, with the Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F-101) as the flagship. SNMCMG2 vessels HS Aliakmon (flagship), ESPS Tambre, TCG Amasra […]
If you’re not familiar with the works of Dr. Thomas Sowell, you should be, he is a national treasure. Sowell is a conservative libertarian scholar of economics and has authored dozens of books. This weekend, he appeared on the Mark Levin show and spoke about a number of issues, ranging from the recent riots and protests to the 2020 election. FOX News reports: TRENDING: BREAKING: Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens and Friend Rush to Perform Life-Saving Measures on Shooting Victims in St. Louis! — Eric Greitens Just Spoke with The Gateway Pundit Thomas Sowell says concept of systemic racism ‘has no […]
Children around the world stopped going to class as schools shuttered their doors in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. A new study anticipates that nearly 10 million of them may never go back. The report, titled “Save Our Education” and published by London-based organization Save the Children Fund (SCF), states that by early April, more than 1.6 billion students, or 91% of all students worldwide, had stopped going to school as the facilities’ doors shuttered to hinder the spread of the novel coronavirus. The 94-page report reveals that children in low-income countries, refugee camps and conflict zones, and […]
A Border Patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego, in March 2020. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP A Border Patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego, in March 2020. Gregory Bull/AP Fleeing violence in Mexico, one Honduran family decided to cross into the U.S. illegally last month and turn themselves over to Border Patrol agents in the desert near San Diego. The father and son were immediately returned to the border and told to walk back to Tijuana, but the mother, who was pregnant, was in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107981/35/1079813513_0:0:3090:1739_1200x675_80_0_0_5bedd394a9765bf1c76a4762b7ead445.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007081079824691-us-defence-secretary-japanese-australia-ministers-urge-north-korea-to-return-to-negotiations/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Japanese and Australian defence ministers Taro Kono and Linda Reynolds urged North Korea to return to the negotiating table on denuclearization, according to their joint statement circulated by the Pentagon. “Australian Minister for Defence Linda Reynolds, Japanese Minister of Defence KONO Taro, and US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper convened a virtual trilateral defence ministerial meeting on 7 July (Washington)”, the statement said. “The ministers shared their strong concern that North Korea’s series of ballistic missile launches pose a serious threat to international security and […]
The Return Of The Anti-Antiwar Left By James W. Carden, Counterpunch. July 5, 2020 The Return Of The Anti-Antiwar Left2020-07-052020-07-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/01/nowar_2.jpeg200px200px In her recently published memoir, Circle in the Darkness, the author and journalist Diana Johnstone recalls that only “a few decades ago, “the Left” was considered the center of opposition to imperialism, and champion of the right of peoples to self-determination.” Johnstone is part of a distinguished line of American expatriate writers, who, perhaps because of an objectivity conferred by distance, saw their country more clearly than many of their stateside contemporaries. Members of the club include William Pfaff who for many years wrote from Paris […]
Amid a larger cultural reckoning with race following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, employees at the historic American Kennel Club were hoping to join a number of other companies and organizations in making Juneteenth a company holiday. Instead, while the nonprofit’s staff were hard at work that day, they received a brief email: Even as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, they would have to return to the AKC’s Midtown Manhattan office within a week. “As you have heard, the good news is that New York City will move to Phase 2 on Monday, June 22, […]
The New York Times and the Washington Post should give up their journalistic accolades for selling rumors as scoops, the White House’s Kayleigh McEnany said, pointing at holes in their story about Russian bounties for the Taliban. The secretary has unleashed a scathing rebuke at the media, accusing the Times and the WaPo of peddling scandalous speculations about US President Donald Trump allegedly doing nothing after having been briefed about Russia paying the Taliban to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan. Speaking at the White House on Monday, McEnany said that her boss had never received a briefing on the issue in […]
Since the end of 2017, the assumed trajectory was that well-heeled financial institutions would take the reins from retail investors, becoming the main driving force and primary investor class in crypto. But a report out last week from derivatives exchange ZUBR argues that retail investors are not just here to stay, they could end up absorbing more than half of bitcoin’s daily fresh supply in as little as four years. You’re reading First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily markets newsletter. Assembled by the CoinDesk Markets Team, First Mover starts your day with the most up-to-date sentiment around crypto markets, which of course never close, putting […]
After a lengthy grounding following a failed launch in July 2019, the closure of the Guiana Space Centre due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and a further postponement because of high-altitude winds, Arianespace’s small-lift Vega rocket was set to launch its Return To Flight (RTF) mission. However, a scrub was called deep into the countdown, delaying the launch once again. The mission will see 53 satellites deployed for 21 customers hailing from 13 countries around the world, launching from the Vega Launch Complex (SLV) at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. This mission, also known as Vega VV16, will […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104950/43/1049504352_0:184:3500:2152_1200x675_80_0_0_c9828c35528824d5e53bcaba702afb9e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202006271079736817-gnas-sarraj-italys-conte-agree-to-help-italian-firms-return-to-libya/ DOHA (Sputnik) – The leader of Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte have agreed to establish a committee that will help facilitate the return of Italian companies to the North African country, the Libya Al-Ahrar broadcaster reported on Saturday. According to the Libya Al-Ahrar broadcaster, the two leaders held talks and discussed the need to resume business activity. Conte also reaffirmed Italy’s readiness to help with mine-clearing operations in the country, the broadcaster stated. Additionally, Sarraj and Conte stressed the need for a political settlement to Libya’s […]
In early May, Bill Gates argued that US coronavirus testing data was “bogus” because of its inaccuracy and slow turnaround. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned of a substantial increase in coronavirus cases across the US this autumn if the country’s actions pertaining to the problem do not change. Speaking to CNN on Friday, Gates said that “as you get into October and November, this thing [COVID-19] will be back in big numbers if we don’t restrain our behaviour more than it looks like we are right at the moment; our behaviour and our contact tracing is not working well”. He […]
Reparations And The Palestinian Right Of Return By Miko Peled, Mintpress News. June 24, 2020 Reparations And The Palestinian Right Of Return2020-06-242020-06-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/peled-e1593024153614.jpg200px200px Above photo: Barbara Martin looks at a display about slavery in Mobile, Ala. after the discovery of the remains of the slave ship Clotilda, Aug. 26, 2019. Jay Reeves | AP. Two Sides of the Same Bloody Coin. Both in Israel and the US, conversations about reparations and the Palestinian right of return are stifled by arguments explaining why injustice must go on and a yearning for the status quo. The calls “Black Lives Matter” and “Free, Free Palestine,” serve […]
Bank of England governor gives downbeat economic assessment in rare interview …from PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: There is no big surprise here. Notice the dearth of British coverage on how leaving the EU was always going to be a double whammy with the virus crises. EU reporting on working out of a Brexit deal describes Britain’s attitude as that of a conqueror talking to its vanquished enemies. Everyone will be losers now as they will experience to a degree what Iran has been through with having to go full bore import substitution to keep as much of its work force […]
Chelsey Drapeau, a hair stylist in Brooklyn, bought an avocado-printed dress for her first appointment since the New York shutdown began. “I was like, ‘What to wear?’” Drapeau told The Daily Beast. “The season has changed since I last worked [in March]. I went through my closet and got rid of stuff during COVID. So I got something new!” Hairstylists know much about the restorative power of looking good. In her Bushwick salon, decked out with wood-paneled mirrors and leafy green plants, Drapeau hoped her laid-back uniform might offset some first-day-back jitters. “I’m anxious about interacting with people constantly,” she said. […]
In the early 19th century, British diplomat Lord Elgin stripped the Parthenon of half of its sculptures and brought them back to England, where they are now kept in the British Museum. The acquisition of the ‘Parthenon Marbles’ has been a contentious issue between Greece and Britain, and the disagreement continues to this day. The Greek government has urged the UK to return the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, as the Acropolis Museum marks its 11th anniversary, the Guardian reports. The Parthenon Marbles are a collection of classical Greek sculptures by architect and sculptor Phidias. They were originally part of the temple […]
Executives at South Carolina’s largest newspaper asked staff to return to work in the office full-time despite concerns about the coronavirus. Now, there’s a COVID-19 case in the paper’s building. Multiple sources told The Daily Beast that Post and Courier higher-ups have informed staff in recent days of one confirmed case in the paper’s Charleston office. Upon learning the news, employees were horrified. “Disgusted, distraught, angry,” one staffer said, describing the mood. After The Daily Beast reached out for comment, the newspaper’s bosses confirmed the coronavirus case to worried staffers in a regularly scheduled meeting. Some employees would be allowed to […]
A drive-by mugging in Karachi, Pakistan, ended in an unexpected way when the robbers appeared to have a change of heart and gave their victim back his belongings. They even shared an embrace, viral CCTV footage shows. The video shows a Foodpanda delivery rider being approached by a pair of robbers who pull up alongside on a moped. The thieves steal the rider’s bag and belongings from his pocket, but after he appears to plead with them, they seem to relent and give everything back to the distraught victim. One of the muggers even slaps the victim on the back in […]
At least 21 US states, including Alabama, Oregon and South Carolina, have seen an increase in their average daily new COVID-19 cases this week compared to last week. However, the surge is still part of the first wave, Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor of viral pathogenesis at the University of Manitoba, told Sputnik. Several US states have seen drastic surges in COVID-19 cases in the last week as they lift lockdown measures, with Alabama recording a 92% increase in its seven-day average, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. Oregon’s and South Carolina’s seven-day averages have shot up by […]
The New York City health authority has released a new advisory sharing sorely needed tips on safer sex habits amid the coronavirus pandemic, even urging that partners don masks during the deed, triggering a wave of mockery. The new tip-sheet was made public this week, catching the internet’s eye on Wednesday and promptly going viral. The official document lays out “harm reduction strategies” for those seeking company amid the coronavirus outbreak, making some less-than-conventional suggestions. “Make it a little kinky,” the document advises, asking residents to “be creative with sexual positions and physical barriers, like walls, that allow sexual contact while […]
If there’s anything to be learned from the last three months of American life, it’s that our country is dysfunctional as hell. COVID-19 has exposed America’s privatized health-care system, showing that boardrooms full of rent-seeking health insurance executives aren’t even close to being up to the task of managing an actual health crisis. And the federal government and private enterprise have done an embarrassing job of mass-producing the testing kits we would need to track and contain the virus, so people are mostly stuck at home, hoping a vaccine gets made sooner rather than later. The effect of a homebound nation […]
Following the May 29 explosive failure of the Starship SN4 prototype during a Static Fire test, SpaceX workers have been quickly making repairs to its Boca Chica, Texas launch facility. Starship SN5 is expected to roll to the launch site in the coming days in preparation for testing to begin on June 10. The anomaly totaled the existing test stand used to hold down the vehicle during the testing milestones. On June 3, a replacement launch stand was installed at the launch site. SpaceX had already been working on a new launch stand before the May 29 accident – a factor […]
It turns out that Kendall Jenner did not end racism. Bless her heart, she tried. She saw them all—the Asian man playing cello on the rooftop, the woman in the hijab snapping photos, the ethnically diverse brunchers sharing a laugh—taking to the streets, marching and having the times of their lives protesting…well, the cause is besides the point. Black Lives Matter, we think? Anyway, look how much fun! She may be in the middle of a photo shoot, but the World’s Coolest March is beckoning. She leaves, struts to the front of the pack, and just when it looks like things […]
World 01:13 GMT 02.06.2020Get short URL On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced the postponement of the scheduled Group of Seven (G7) summit, from the end of June until possibly September, revealing that he is intending to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia, and India. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said that Ottawa is opposed to a potential return of Russia to the G7 proposed by US President Donald Trump, over Moscow’s “continued disrespect and flaunting of international rules”. “Russia was excluded from the G7 after it invaded Crimea a number of years ago, and its continued disrespect and flaunting […]
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 […]
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, liquor store sales are up across the country with many folks fixing cocktails at home. On this episode of the award-winning podcast Life Behind Bars, co-hosts David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum discuss the return of America’s nightly cocktail hour and what people are mixing up. They also discuss the long-term effects of the coronavirus on the bar industry and how it might change after this pandemic is finished. So mix yourself a drink and listen to this episode of Life Behind Bars. Cheers! Life Behind Bars features Half Full’s editor Noah Rothbaum and its Senior […]
Workers prepare takeout orders in Houston on May 1. For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers. Mark Felix/AFP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Felix/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Workers prepare takeout orders in Houston on May 1. For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers. Mark Felix/AFP/AFP via Getty Images Preschool teacher Lainy Morse has been out of work for […]
As the United Kingdom has witnessed a downward trend in the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the government has begun to gradually relax lockdown restrictions put into place on 23 March. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told his Conservative Party MPs that he wants to return to “near-normality in July, according to the Daily Mail newspaper. Johnson said that he would initiate “grandmother steps” to ease the restrictions taken amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but only if British citizens comply with the current lockdown measures. He also confirmed that parliament discussions will resume on 2 June. The announcement follows Johnson’s […]
Demand for air travel has plunged more than 90 percent in Europe and the United States since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said. It warned that passenger traffic won’t rebound to pre-crisis levels until at least 2023, noting that recovery will be even slower if lockdowns and travel restrictions are extended. “We are asking governments to have a phased approach to restart the industry and to fly again,” Alexandre de Juniac, the IATA’s director general and CEO, told CNBC, raising hopes that some flying will resume by summer. According to him, the aim […]
The German Bundesliga becomes Europe’s first major league to resume this weekend after a two-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. That’s right, football returns for the first time since mid-March and it’s back with a Bundesliga bang as Borussia Dortmund host Schalke in a so-called ghost game which will provide a strange atmosphere for the biggest derby in Germany. There won’t be any fans in attendance at Signal Iduna Park and it’s the same throughout the country with all this season’s remaining matches across the top two divisions to be played behind closed doors. Also on rt.com Which of Europe’s […]
Trump Administration Tells States To Yank Benefits From Those Who Won’t Return To Work By Arthur Delaney, Portside. May 15, 2020 Trump Administration Tells States To Yank Benefits From Those Who Won’t Return To Work2020-05-152020-05-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/ppe-1.jpg200px200px Above photo: ABC News. Congress created special unemployment benefits so that laid-off workers could stay home while the coronavirus pandemic rages outside, but the Trump administration wants states to make sure that nobody’s getting benefits if they could be at work. The U.S. Department of Labor has told states, which implement unemployment insurance programs according to federal rules, that they should ask employers to notify the state if […]
Five American sailors have tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time after resuming duty aboard an aircraft carrier that saw a major outbreak in March, even after a full evacuation of its crew and months of deep cleaning. Though the Navy imposed several layers of screenings before allowing sailors to re-board the ill-fated USS Theodore Roosevelt – where more than 1,000 personnel contracted the virus in March – the five seamen nonetheless tested positive again after returning to the ship, the military confirmed on Thursday. “Five [Theodore Roosevelt] sailors who previously tested Covid positive and met rigorous recovery criteria have […]
UK 14:45 GMT 13.05.2020Get short URL Care homes in the United Kingdom have been disproportionately impacted by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic seeing elderly and sick residents die in large numbers as the country jumps to the highest Covid-19 death toll in Europe. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer called on Boris Johnson to “correct the record” after the Prime Minister claimed that the government did not advise care homes that residents were unlikely to catch coronavirus. Sir Keir penned a letter to the PM on Wednesday demanding clarification over official guidelines and that it is “more important than ever that […]
One of NASA’s biggest facilities, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), is bringing its vast experience into play for the long-awaited return of US domestic crew launch capability. The center’s Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC) has been conducting reviews and running sims associated with the Demo-2 (DM-2) mission that is scheduled to launch at the end of this month. While most fans of the space program are well aware of the key control centers such as Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Control Center (LCC) and the Flight Control Rooms at the Johnson Space Center’s Mission Control Center (MCC), Marshall’s role has a […]
Will The Supreme Court Return Eastern Oklahoma To The Five Tribes? By Albert Bender, People’s World May 11, 2020 Will The Supreme Court Return Eastern Oklahoma To The Five Tribes?2020-05-112020-05-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/jimcy-mcgirts-case-before-the-supreme-court-could-determine-whether-eastern-oklahoma-is-still-reservation-land-or-not.-from-ap-and-public-domain-photos.jpg200px200px Above: Jimcy McGirt’s case before the Supreme Court could determine whether eastern Oklahoma is still reservation land or not. From AP and Public Domain photos The case of McGirt v. Oklahoma sits at the top of the Supreme Court docket as the Indian law case that will decide the issue of whether eastern Oklahoma will be returned to reservation status. Oral arguments in this matter had been scheduled for April 21, but the Supreme Court delayed the hearing to June due […]
China says that its exports rebounded last month, beating most expectations of a sharp decline. However, the drop in the country’s imports accelerated as the coronavirus continues to crush demand. Data released by the General Administration of Customs shows that April’s exports surpassed $200 billion. This is a 3.5 percent rise from the previous year. Last month’s results reversed the 6.6 percent fall in March, as well as the collapse recorded at the beginning of the year. China’s exports are also much better than some economists polled by various media predicted, with the expected decline varying between 10 and nearly 19 percent. Read […]
Tour guide Mohammad Awwad by the Treasury in Petra, Jordan’s biggest tourist destination. Moises Saman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Moises Saman for NPR Tour guide Mohammad Awwad by the Treasury in Petra, Jordan’s biggest tourist destination. Moises Saman for NPR In the ancient city of Petra, Jordan’s best-known tourist destination, bird song echoes against the multicolored rock and the elaborate monuments instead of the din of tour groups and souvenir-sellers. The coronavirus pandemic has done what war did not — bring this Middle Eastern country’s vital tourism industry to a dramatic halt, and with it, the livelihoods of hundreds […]