Above Photo: Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joe Kennedy answers questions after his legal case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, was argued before the Supreme Court on April 25, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee / Getty Images. After decades of affirming that prayers led by school officials are unconstitutional, said Justice Sonia Sotomayor, “the court now charts a different path.” A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday offered “another example” of the court’s “conservative supermajority continuing its politicized agenda,” said the head of one of the nation’s largest teachers unions as the decision overturned decades of precedent which prohibited […]
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Above Photo: US Ministry of Truth. (@USMiniTru / Twitter Parody Account) Liberals are the force behind censorship efforts. They defend the state and seek to silence anyone who questions its narratives. Twice in the month of April Barack Obama spoke about “disinformation.” First at the University of Chicago and then at Stanford University he claimed that democracy is at risk because of social media. Democracy is certainly at risk but not because of anyone’s tweets. His words were really meant to frighten Americans into accepting censorship should anyone dare to present a narrative that differs from the state’s. Of course, that isn’t what Obama said. […]
Hawai’i is on path to become the first state in the US and the world and the first Pacific Island to endorse the proposal for a global plan to manage a fast and fair phase out of coal, oil and gas. Honolulu, Hawai’i – The Hawai’i State Legislature has adopted a resolution calling for the State of Hawai’i and all counties to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Hawai’i was the first US state to make a Climate Emergency Declaration and pass legislation to implement portions of the Paris Climate Agreement. Hawai’i may now become the first state and the first Pacific […]
Agrees To Build More Units For Houseless. Report on the end of an ongoing protest for housing and against police harassment at the Boise state capitol, the dropping of a lawsuit against protesters by the State and the winning of 100 new units for the houseless. For two and a half months, unhoused protesters maintained a tent demonstration across from the capitol in so-called Boise, Idaho. In response, folks were given a printout from capitol security and Idaho state police that informed them that they would be ticketed/trespassed from the area and potentially arrested if they remained past the 28th of […]
Military service in the U.S. and the U.K. promised more than it ever delivered for many post-9/11volunteers. As sociologist and Vietnam vet Jerry Lembcke observes, “this generation of veterans went off to Iraq and Afghanistan with more hoopla than any generation since World War II. But a lot of them, particularly the men, came back deflated and disappointed with the experience they had. It did not live up to the mythology of what war is supposed to be, because there is no glory in these inglorious wars.” Adding insult to moral injury, hundreds of thousands of modern-day veterans developed long-term medical […]
State Legislators Declare ‘Over Militarization’ To Be A Threat To The Security Of Hawai’i By Col. Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. March 24, 2022 State Legislators Declare ‘Over Militarization’ To Be A Threat To The Security Of Hawai’i2022-03-242022-03-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/hi-military-base.jpg200px200px Above photo: AFP/K. Nishimura. In a remarkable twist, four members of the Legislature of the State of Hawai’i are finally challenging the U.S. military in Hawai’i. No doubt using the U.S. Navy’s massive jet fuel leak at Red Hill that contaminated the drinking water for over 100,000 residents of O’ahu as an inflection point of deteriorating military and Hawai’i citizen relationships, on March 23, […]
Chris Hedges interviews economist Richard Wolff on the precarious state of the US economy and its consequences. A bipartisan group of senators are crafting legislation to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia if it engages in what they consider hostile action of any kind against the Ukraine. New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, the chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, calls the legislation “the mother of all sanctions bill.” The bill led in the House by Gregory Meeks of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, like Menendez a Democrat, demands that the administration “not cede to the demands of the Russian Federation regarding NATO membership or […]
Above Photo: Rally for Amir Locke in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Kerem Yucel. (AFP / Getty Images). The US political elite and their elite press are using the fraudulent claims about a “crime wave” as an ideological offensive, a backlash, against the large-scale protest movements over the past few years. As US domestic fascism continues to evolve, there is an overt reemergence of a pro-police narrative that no one seems to be talking about. It comes amid stories that suggest that there is a crime wave in major cities across the US. In response, the mainstream press has been amplifying pundits and politicians, […]
Above Photo: Teachers and students at a Freedmen’s School in New Bern, North Carolina, c. 1868. National Museum of African American History and Culture. The Radical Promise of Reconstruction. Reconstruction was the era in which 4 million newly emancipated people seized their freedom (to borrow from the evocative title of Dr. Kidada Williams’ fantastic podcast, Seizing Freedom). In thousands of acts of creation, both individual and collective, humble and grand, formerly enslaved people and their allies sought to build the world anew. In the words of Frederick Douglass, the era offered “nothing less than a radical revolution.” Reconstruction has much to teach […]
As the United States, with the aid of Western allies and the corporate media, escalates aggression toward Russia using Ukraine as the vehicle, it is necessary to take time to look at the bigger picture of the United States’ disregard for international law and the impact that is having globally as well as the push to expand NATO and how that is causing significant division within the alliance. Clearing the FOG speaks with Ajamu Baraka, a long time international human rights defender and the national organizer of the Black Alliance for Peace, about the United States as a rogue state and […]
Above Photo: Protesters march during a rally against the military coup in Khartoum, Sudan, 9 January 2022. Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters / Alamy Stock Photo. Resistance committees are mobilizing at grassroots level to bring about a fundamental transformation of the state. A few hours after the military coup in Sudan on 25 October 2021, its leader, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, appeared on television to announce the dissolution of the Sovereign Council, the governmental body composed of military and civilian representatives, which had been formed in the wake of the 2018 revolution. In a typical justification for coups in the country, Al-Burhan declared […]
Above photo: Shutterstock. While states and localities still have a long way to go toward getting everyone access to high-speed Internet, efforts at all levels of government, and especially federal funding, promise positive progress. If 2020 convinced the country that broadband for all Americans is essential, then 2021 underscored a reality of life: Goals often require longer timelines than we’d prefer. To put it another way, a worldwide emergency helped the U.S. recognize the importance of having ubiquitous high-speed Internet, and now we’re playing catch-up. There’s no quick and clean fix, which is a clunky pill to swallow for millions of people who […]
Above Photo: U.S. Army Mountain Warfare School instructors with the Vermont Army National Guard travelled to Djibouti to teach a five-day Joint Expeditionary Mountain Warfare Course to service members from France’s 5th Overseas Interarms Regiment (5e RIAOM) at the Arta Range Complex, Dec. 12-16, 2021 (US Army photo). Using And Abusing Djibouti From Djibouti, The US Trains Proxies And Bombs Strategically-Important Countries In The Name Of Democracy And Counterterrorism. To Justify The Country’s Militarization, Washington Hypes Fears Over China’s Regional Ambitions. In a blatant threat to China’s presence, Djibouti recently hosted the US-led “Allied Appreciation Day,” in which Britain, France, and […]
Above Photo: Palestinians carry the body of Mohammad Hamayel, 15, killed by Israeli forces, during his funeral in the village of Beita, West Bank, June 11, 2021. (Majdi Mohammed / AP) According To The UN, In 2021, 342 Palestinians, Most Of Them Civilians, Were Killed By Israel Across Palestine, Including 86 Children. Nablus, Occupied West bank — On December 10, Jamil Abu Ayyash, 31, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers during anti-settlement demonstrations in Beita, a village south of Nablus in the Occupied West Bank. Abu Ayyash succumbed to his injuries. Three days later, the Israeli army fatally shot Jamil al-Kayyal, also […]
Above Photo: Principal Palazzo kneels beside students building with Legos so they can show him their progress during recess in a first grade classroom. Dani Fresh for WHYY. ‘It’s Like We’re Giving Permission For These Kids To Struggle.’ Just a few minutes into a recent tour of Panther Valley Elementary School, principal Robert Palazzo got word that the kindergarten boys’ bathroom was clogged. Again. “This bathroom is a source of much frustration,” he said. There’s just one toilet for nearly 80 children, a stark illustration of how desperately the building needs an update. Palazzo called for a plunger and directed children […]
With Congress laying the groundwork for further sanctions against the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the UN pulling sorely needed food aid from cities following looting by rebel forces, Ethiopians and Eritreans in the US are continuing their pressure on Washington to stop intervening in the conflict. Washington, DC – Thousands of Ethiopians, Eritreans and their allies rallied outside the US State Department on Friday as part of the #NoMore campaign opposing US intervention in the Horn of Africa. Their protest comes as the US’ chief envoy to the Horn, Jeffrey Feltman, is visiting several countries connected to […]
Above Photo: An RCMP officer points his gun at Wet’suwet’en land defenders as the door to their cabin is broken down with an axe then a chainsaw, November 19, 2021. (Gidimt’en Checkpoint video still / Twitter) The violence against the Wet’suwet’en has included the early criminalization of their land defenders, disregard of a Supreme Court ruling and UN Convention, apparent collusion between the RCMP and Coastal GasLink and state investment in the LNG mega-project. The LNG Canada mega-project (including a liquefied natural gas export terminal supplied by a fracked gas pipeline) was conceived in 2011 with the formation of a joint venture between […]
Above Photo: Ecuadorians participated in a national strike on October 26 against measures imposed by President Guillermo Lasso. (Nuestroamericano) The declaration of a state of emergency by Guillermo Lasso is more likely about quelling opposition than guaranteeing security for Ecuadorians On October 18, 2021, Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency for 60 days. This declaration led to the constitutional rights of Ecuadorian nationals being suspended and heavily armed troops flooding the streets in Ecuador. The immediate reason for the declaration was the murder of an 11-year-old boy named Sebastián Obando, who was killed in a crossfire between “an armed robber and a […]
Above Photo: This Is How The Streets Of The Historic Center Of Quito Are On The Eve Of The Beginning Of The National Strike In Protest To The Economic Policies Of President Guillermo Lasso. @ReporteYa / Twitter. The Protests Today, Tuesday October 26, Are The Largest Since Guillermo Lasso Took Office In May. The first clashes between police officers and citizens who came out to demonstrate on Tuesday were recorded in at least three country points, as part of the National Strike called to protest against the Government of Guillermo Lasso. In Imbabura, in the canton of Peguche, repression was reported […]
Above Photo: An Afghan Taliban member at the site of the explosion in Kunduz. (Ajmal Kakar/Xinhua) On October 8, a terrible blast struck the worshippers attending Friday noon prayers at the Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities in its northern belt. This is a mosque frequented by Shia Muslims, who were referred to as “our compatriots” by Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid. Forty-six people died immediately in the blast, and local officials said that many more people were injured in the incident. Not long afterward, the Islamic State in Khorasan Province, ISKP (ISIS-K), took credit for […]
Above Photo: Irmelda and Antonio, 33 and 32, prune and clear weeds away from blueberry bushes on a farm in Mattituck, New York. Both undocumented immigrants from Guerrero, Mexico, they came to the U.S. 16 years ago, looking for a better life. Brittany Kriegstein. Pindar Vineyards on Long Island became the first agricultural workplace to unionize. Twelve workers at a Long Island vineyard became the first agricultural workers to form part of a labor union in New York State. On Sept. 27, the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) certified Local 338 RWDSU/UFCW, to represent these workers, who are […]
Above Photo: A postal worker gives a thumbs-up to demonstrators protesting the Trump administration’s sabotage of the U.S. Postal Service on August 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images. Amid Calls to ‘Fire DeJoy.’ “Millions of Americans depend on the mail every day,” said Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. “One political appointee does not get to decide the fate of the Postal Service.” Twenty state Attorneys General on Friday filed a joint complaint in an effort to block changes to the U.S. Postal Service enacted last week by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and which critics warn are an overt effort to […]
On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the ongoing persecution of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger. Judge Loretta Preska, an adviser to the conservative Federalist Society, to which Chevron is a major donor, sentenced the human rights attorney and Chevron nemesis Stephen Donziger to six months in prison on October 1 for misdemeanor contempt of court after he had spent 787 days under house arrest in New York. Preska’s caustic outbursts – she said at the sentencing, “It seems that only the proverbial two-by-four between the eyes will instill in him any respect for the law” – capped a judicial farce worthy of […]
Above Photo: President Joe Biden takes the stage before delivering remarks on the September jobs numbers in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. When Abu Zubaydah was apprehended in Pakistan in 2002, the George W. Bush administration falsely characterized him as chief of operations for al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden’s number three man. For the next four years, the CIA sent Zubaydah to its “black sites” in Thailand and Poland where he was viciously tortured. In 2006, Zubaydah was taken to Guantánamo, where he remains […]
Above photo: Steven Donziger in a video message to supporters on Sept. 30. Steve Donziger, Twitter. Imprisoning the David to Chevron’s Goliath is the latest outrage by a US judiciary now engineered to always favor the interests of capital. Judge Loretta Preska, an adviser to the conservative Federalist Society, to which Chevron is a major donor, sentenced human rights attorney and Chevron nemesis Steven Donziger to six months in prison Friday for misdemeanor contempt of court after he had already spent 787 days under house arrest in New York. Preska’s caustic outbursts — she said at the sentencing, “It seems that […]
Introduction Twenty years after 9/11, the war on terror has remade the U.S. into a far more militarized actor, both around the world and at home. The human costs of this evolution are many — including mass incarceration, widespread surveillance, the violent repression of immigrant communities, and hundreds of thousands of lives lost to war and violence. But of course, this militarization also has financial costs too. Over 20 years, the U.S. has spent more than $21 trillion on militarization, surveillance, and repression — all in the name of security. These investments have shown us that the U.S. has the capacity […]
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that Turkey and all U.S. allies should refrain from making further purchases of Russian weaponry, according to Reuters. Reuters has reported that speaking at a virtual event at Foreign Press Center (FPC), Blinken warned Ankara and others from further purchases weapon systems from Russia. “It’s also very important going forward that Turkey, and for that matter all U.S. allies and partners, avoid future purchases of Russian weaponry, including additional S-400s,” Blinken said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Any significant transactions with Russian defense entities, again, could be subject to the […]
The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $210 million foreign military sale of fifty-four Stryker combat vehicles to North Macedonia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced this week. The U.S. military’s DSCA issued a press release on March 16, 2021, that announced that the Government of North Macedonia has requested the possible sale of 54 Stryker Vehicles, including M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicles, M1130 Command Vehicles, and M1129 Mortar Carrier Vehicles. According to the DSCA, the complete package also includes included are M2A1 .50 cal machine guns; M6 Smoke Grenade launchers and associated spares; Harris radios; Common Remote Operated Weapons […]
The U.S. military’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Pentagon’s top arms broker, issued a press release on March 12, 2021, that announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $1.77 billion foreign military sale of five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Germany. According to the DSCA, the complete package includes Multifunctional Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5); LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGls). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
Last week, the U.S. government has approved the potential sale of Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems and related equipment to Finland. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, a possible deal, which covers 25 M30A2 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems – Alternative Warhead (ER GMLRS-AW) Pods and 10 M31A2 Extended Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems – Unitary (ER GMLRS-U) pods, has an estimated value of $91.2 million. According to a Department release, the deal includes an ER GMLRS Materiel Release Package; Stockpile Reliability Program (SRP) support; Quality Assurance Testing (QAT) […]
The Pentagon’s top arms broker, Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible of $132.2 million sale of 155mm artillery rounds to Australia, including White Phosphorous projectile munitions. On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Military’s Agency reported that the U.S. State Department had approved the sale of 155mm Ammunition and Accessories, and related equipment to Australia. The proposed sale package includes the following according to the DSCA notice: M825A1 155mm White Phosphorous projectile munitions, M782 Multi-Option Fuze for Artillery, M762A1 electronic-timed fuzes, M231 and M232A2 propelling charges, percussion primers, technical publications and books, technical data […]
What If They Called An Election And Nothing Changed In The War State? By Danny Sjursen, Tom Dispatch. November 24, 2020 What If They Called An Election And Nothing Changed In The War State?2020-11-242020-11-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/bidenbush.jpg200px200px Above photo: Joe Biden gives George Bush the Liberty Medal. What President Biden Won’t Touch. Foreign Policy, Sacred Cows, and the U.S. Military. In this mystifying moment, the post-electoral sentiments of most Americans can be summed up either as “Ding dong! The witch is dead!” or “We got robbed!” Both are problematic, not because the two candidates were intellectually indistinguishable or ethically equivalent, but because each jingle […]
Surprise! The US Is Getting Another Psycho Secretary Of State November 24, 2020 Surprise! The US Is Getting Another Psycho Secretary Of State2020-11-242020-11-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/blinken.jpg200px200px Did you know the US Department of Defense used to be called the Department of War? It would be a much more honest label today for a military which virtually never operates in any way that could be described as defensive, with its operations focusing far outside of the nation’s borders against targets who pose no threat whatsoever to ordinary Americans. An even more suitable name would be the Department of Eternal War. The State Department was meant to […]
Biden State Media Appointee Advocated ‘Rethinking’ First Amendment By Ben Norton, The Grayzone. November 18, 2020 Biden State Media Appointee Advocated ‘Rethinking’ First Amendment2020-11-182020-11-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rs-e1605713992233.jpg200px200px The head of the Joe Biden transition team for the US Agency for Global Media, Richard Stengel, has branded himself the “chief propagandist,” urged the government to use propaganda against its “own population,” and called to “rethink” the First Amendment. Richard Stengel, the top state media appointee for US President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team, has enthusiastically defended the use of propaganda against Americans. “My old job at the State Department was what people used to joke as […]
Susan Rice, Scourge Of Africa, May Become Secretary Of State By Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. November 12, 2020 Susan Rice, Scourge Of Africa, May Become Secretary Of State2020-11-122020-11-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/garrison__845x400.jpeg200px200px Rice has been intimately involved in covering up the deaths of more than six million Congolese, and has cultivated close relations with every US-backed tyrant on the continent. “That’s the kind of ruthless, bloodthirsty, lying, hypocrite she is.” At this point it seems six of one, half-a-dozen of the other as to who’ll be president come 2021. The election hasn’t been certified yet. Trump has sued to keep Pennsylvania from certifying their results, […]
On Tuesday, Secretary of State of the United States of America, Michael R. Pompeo reported that he directed the Department to formally notify Congress of our intent to authorize the UAE’s proposed purchase of fifth-generation fighter jets and combat drones. The proposed upgrade package includes up to 50 F-35 Lightning II aircraft, valued at $10.4 billion; up to 18 MQ-9B Unmanned Aerial Systems, valued at $2.97 billion; and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions, valued at $10 billion. In a statement presented by the U.S. Department of State, Pompeo said that this is in recognition of our deepening relationship and […]
Oregon Becomes First State To Decriminalize Small Possession Of All Drugs By Mike Ludwig, Truthout. November 4, 2020 Oregon Becomes First State To Decriminalize Small Possession Of All Drugs2020-11-042020-11-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/2020_1103-oregon-ballots-1200×757-1.jpg200px200px Above photo: An election worker sorts submitted ballots at the Multnomah County Elections Office on November 2, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. Nathan Howard/Getty Images. Voters in Oregon approved a historic ballot initiative that would decriminalize possession of smaller amounts of all illegal drugs and funnel tax revenue from legal marijuana sales into addiction treatment, potentially providing an early model for combating deep racial disparities in the criminal legal system and significantly slowing […]
The U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to the United Arab Emirates of more than $10.4 billion worth of F-35A fighter jets. The U.S. Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the Pentagon’s top arms broker, said Thursday it had notified Congress of a possible sale of 50 F-35A stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates for $10.4 billion. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the complete package includes a wide range of other equipment aboard the aircraft, along with a Full Mission Trainer, training, logistics and support. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – It is important […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/12/1080810012_0:0:1280:720_1200x675_80_0_0_578af4858f2b97c6b8d24176b779292d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sofia Chegodaeva. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/world/202010181080809689-us-secretary-of-state-pompeo-warns-of-sanctions-for-any-arms-sales-to-iran/ On 18 October, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from Iran were lifted. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and lead to sanctions. “For the past 10 years, countries have refrained from selling weapons to Iran under various UN measures. Any country that now challenges this prohibition will be very clearly choosing to fuel conflict and tension over promoting peace and security,” Pompeo said, as quoted by AFP. Also in his statement, Mr […]
Bahrain has become the fourth Arab nation to formally establish diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv as officials from both states signed a joint communique on the issue during a visit by a high-level US-Israeli delegation to Manama. The development comes after Bahrain and Israel struck a US-brokered deal on normalization of relations in Washington in mid-September. Now, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Meir Ben-Shabbat, and the US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin flew to the Bahraini capital at the helm of a high-level joint delegation to finalize the issue. Also on rt.com WATCH: Bahrain, UAE and Israel sign ‘Abraham […]
Are cryptocurrencies a new form of money and, if so, do they threaten state power? Our friend Nic Carter has recently commented on these questions in dialogue with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. We would like to add our perspective and thoughts on this, as we believe there is value to be derived from discussing these matters in depth. For better and worse, we believe that blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Handshake (in which I am involved) have features that make them a novel threat to the powers that states derive from currency issuance — but only a very marginal threat. This […]
The head of Brazil’s most populous state has promised that the vaccination for Covid-19 will be compulsory for its residents. The statement quickly led to a clash with the country’s president. Sao Paulo Governor Joao Doria told reporters that immunization will start once the vaccine is authorized by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). “In Sao Paulo it will be mandatory, except for those with a medical note and a certificate stating that they cannot [take the vaccine],” Doria said, explaining that the state will adopt necessary regulations for the measure. Local media reported that the Sao Paulo government hopes to […]
Ex-President Barack Obama has recorded videos in support of his former vice-president and spoken by video link at the Democratic National Convention in August, but has not yet appeared at a live rally in support of Joe Biden. Former US President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail for his old running-mate Joe Biden next week. Obama will headline a presidential campaign rally in Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania on Wednesday October 21. It will be the first time Obama has appeared publicly in support of Biden’s campaign to win the presidency from incumbent Donald Trump, although the ex-president and his […]
The state of emergency was imposed amid political tensions in the country after protesters stormed and seized the parliament building, which also serves as the presidential office. The Kyrgyz Parliament has cancelled the state of emergency in the capital city of Bishkek. At the same time, the head of the central electoral commission has said that parliamentary elections may be held on 20 December 2020 and the presidential vote on 17 January 2021. The changes come just one day after the resignation of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, who explained his decision as a way to prevent bloodshed amid the escalated political standoff […]
France to Being Nighttime Curfew France declares public health state of emergency over COVID-19 https://t.co/4y85IHOVXd pic.twitter.com/VPTqM2fNMq — Reuters UK (@ReutersUK) October 14, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: A night curfew, 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. is going into place for the people of France. The original French state of emergency was lifted in mid July due to decreased cases of COVID-19, but as is the case in the U.S. coronavirus cases have increased exponentially. Those of you who protest mask wearing, physical distancing, common sense medical efforts to avoid contracting and spreading COVID-19, have any of you been made to stay in […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US state of Texas has had a record turnout on the first day of early voting this week, the Office of the state’s Secretary of State revealed in data on Wednesday. Texas marked a 31 percent increase on the first day of early voting on Tuesday compared to the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, according to data updated mid-day Wednesday. A total of 907,054 votes were counted for Tuesday and 691,770 votes were counted on the first day of early voting in the 2018 midterm election, the data shows. In the 2016 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010141080763098-us-deeply-disappointed-after-russia-china-elected-to-un-human-rights-council-state-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government has expressed deep disappointment over the election of Russia, China and Cuba to the governing board of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) after President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the body, Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in a statement. Russia, China, Cuba, and 12 other states, were elected to serve as members of the UNHRC after obtaining the required majority of 97 votes. “The United States is deeply disappointed by the election of China, Russia and Cuba to seats on the UN Human Rights Council”, Ortagus […]
US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun met India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on the opening day of his two-day visit to New Delhi on Monday. New Delhi and Washington have been “too cautious” in developing strategic linkages among themselves and with other Quad countries because of China, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun stated on Monday. “We have been too cautious,” Beigun said while delivering a keynote address at the India-US Forum in New Delhi on Monday evening. The US Deputy Secretary is on a two-day visit to India, which will be followed […]
A voter wears an “I Voted” badge after placing a ballot in a drop box in Los Angeles last week. Officials say members of the Republican Party have illegally placed unauthorized drop boxes in some locations. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images A voter wears an “I Voted” badge after placing a ballot in a drop box in Los Angeles last week. Officials say members of the Republican Party have illegally placed unauthorized drop boxes in some locations. Mario Tama/Getty Images Unauthorized election ballot drop boxes have been found across California — in Los Angeles, Orange and […]
Late last month, Arizona State University placed dozens of students and four Greek chapters on interim suspension, pending an investigation of their alleged violations of COVID-19 safety protocols. The photos displayed in a local news broadcast that night—dozens of students packed together, maskless, on a boat; sorority sisters packing together for rush week—were shocking. But even more surprising was the revelation that they hadn’t been unearthed by a school administrator or the campus newspaper, but by an anonymous student Twitter account known as “ASUcovidTracker.” The account, which has racked up more than 4,000 followers in the two months since it started, […]
BISHKEK (Sputnik) – The commandant of Bishkek, Almazbek Orozaliev, has proposed extending the state of emergency, imposed in the country last week amid the unrest and expected to last until 21 October, the Kyrgyz presidential office said on Monday. “Bishkek commandant, Almazbek Orozaliev, noted a significant decrease in crime and offenses since the introduction of the state of emergency in the capital. At the same time, Almazbek Orozaliev proposed considering the extension of the state of emergency in the capital for the sake of further stabilization of the social and political situation and given strong demands of the citizens,” a spokesperson […]
India’s Supreme Court is generally considered impartial, but it has been subject to public scrutiny recently, especially after the court punished a senior lawyer for contempt. The court in its judgement said, “The foundation of the judiciary is the trust and the confidence of the people in its ability to deliver fearless and impartial justice.” In an unprecedented move, an Indian state chief has complained to the Chief Justice of the country that an Indian Supreme Court judge has been influencing politically sensitive matters in his state. In a letter, the Minister Chief of Andhra Pradesh, Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, alleged […]
Emma Hurt of NPR member station WABE joins Scott Simon to discuss how voters in Georgia are feeling ahead of Election Day. Source link
Residents of the southern Chinese city will have access to 10m yuan ($1.47m USD) of the country’s sovereign digital currency in a weekend lottery in a bid to trial and boost the emerging technology, media reported on Friday. 50,000 “red packets” of a state blockchain-based currency are set to be dispersed to lottery participants in Shenzhen’s Luohu district via the public services application iShenzhen, the South China Morning Post reported on Friday. Winners will receive their prizes on Sunday via the official Digital Renmenbi e-wallet app, a Shenzhen government official said in a statement on Thursday night. Winners can use the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107052/32/1070523222_0:197:5472:3275_1200x675_80_0_0_fe289de26f627632e7a3c2fe4e91c733.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202010071080701461-massive-explosion-rocks-syrian-city-of-deraa-some-people-left-injured—state-media/ According to reports by the Syrian state-run broadcaster, Al-Ikhbariya, the explosion in the southwestern Syrian city of Deraa caused several injures. A massive explosion rocked the vicinity of southwestern Syrian city of Deraa, state-run broadcaster Al-Ikhbariya reported on Wednesday. According to Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) report, the blast injured two people. The incident occured in the central part of the city, Al-Sabil, according to the TV channel. Deraa is located in the southwestern part of the country, some 13 kilometres from the Jordanian border and 90 kilometres from Damascus. No further […]
🎥 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 – Mike Harris on China & Wall Street Threat 👇👇📧 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/3gKjVPR🤝 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 #𝗨𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗚 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 https://TheSteeleReport.com💥 𝟱𝗚 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 & 𝗘𝗠𝗙 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/34schWS 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 Mike Harris is the Veteran’s Today Financial Editor and podcast radio show host of Short End of the Stick. Mr. Harris has enjoyed 30+ yrs in the manufacturing, financial, and technology sectors. He’s been core to numerous domestic and international start-ups, acquisitions and mergers, skyrocketing profit margins through a highly co-operative/collaborative team approach. His sharp intellect and a fluid intuition were a significant boon […]
🎥 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 – Famous Author on Deep State 👇👇📧 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/3gKjVPR🤝 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 #𝗨𝗡𝗥𝗜𝗚 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝘁 https://TheSteeleReport.com💥 𝟱𝗚 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 & 𝗘𝗠𝗙 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 https://bit.ly/34schWS 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 Elana Freeland is a writer, ghostwriter, and lecturer who researches and writes on Deep State issues like geoengineering, MK-ULTRA, ritual abuse, targeting, and invasive electromagnetic weapons (Nexus, October 2014). Elana came of age in the eye of the Sixties maelstrom. Her 4-book fictional format series Sub Rosa America: A Deep State History exposes the hidden history of America since President John F. Kennedy’s televised assassination. Freeland’s undergraduate […]
Echoing a similar incident a month ago, Victoria police have been caught on camera forcibly arresting a pregnant woman for allegedly breaching the 5km radius rule being heavy-handedly enforced throughout the Australian state. Footage of the dramatic arrest circulated online, showing a handful of armed police officers towering over a woman – described as pregnant by local media – at the Altona beach in the Melbourne area. An officer is seen trying to put a mask on the detainee as his colleagues handcuff her and repeatedly tell other beachgoers to stand back. People filming the incident could be heard shouting, “What […]
A Russian physicist is being accused of divulging state secrets, after conducting research at a physics lab in China. He couldn’t return to his work there due to Covid rules and had recently been working at Tomsk State University. The Urals-based news site Znak identified the suspect as 64-year-old nuclear physicist Alexander Lukanin. Znak reported that Lukanin was arrested for disclosing classified information belonging to the Russian government, but there has been no official confirmation of this. The outlet also reported that the scientist is currently in a pre-trial detention centre, and that the FSB has conducted a search of his […]
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VT: Trump bought the land for 2 million, filled with asbestos lined buildings, rotting away, too expensive to clean up. He walked away from it, no golf course was built but took at $26.1 million write off on a $2 million piece of land that today is worth negative dollars. Federal law requires anyone taking a write off of more than $5000 to provide a “qualified appraisal” to justify the deduction. Trump has withheld his taxes on this issue and many others where such appraisals and other required documentation, we believe, was not supplied. There is no record of any kind […]
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Handout/DNCC via Getty Images Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on August 20. The convention, which was once expected to draw 50,000 people to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is now taking place virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. Handout/DNCC via Getty Images Early voting via absentee ballot began in Michigan on […]
Under the governor’s orders, law enforcement officers will reportedly have access to tear gas, despite the substance’s use by cops previously being banned by Portland Mayor ed Wheeler, who also serves as city police chief. Governor of Oregon Kate Brown has ended up declaring a state of emergency in the city of Portland on Friday, ahead of a rally held by a right-wing group known as the Proud Boys, Fox News reports. According to the media outlet, this decision was made as members of the Proud Boys plan to gather at a downtown park Saturday, “potentially setting the stage for confrontations […]
According to reports, 2019 was big on UFO sightings across the United States, with New York reportedly registering a 52 per cent surge in reports, triggering heightened media attention focused on the controversial and fascinating phenomenon. Skygazers have reported a huge increase in sightings of alleged unidentified flying objects in New York State, according to the National UFO Reporting Center. The National UFO Reporting Center which is based in the U.S. maintains statistics about global UFO sightings. There were just over 3,700 reported sightings in 2018 and in 2019, there were 6,889. So far in 2020, 4,688 UFO sightings have been […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080546317_0:137:3073:1865_1200x675_80_0_0_cd87df6d668ebb6730da9e775077046c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009261080578913-heads-of-state-take-part-in-unga-morning-virtual-session-day-5—video/ The General Debate of the UN General Assembly started on Tuesday, and for the first time in its history, is being conducted virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. World leaders are participating in the morning session of the 75th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) held in New York City and conducted remotely via video link. According to the United Nations, 119 heads of state and 54 heads of government will deliver their remarks via recorded videos submitted by a country’s delegate already in New York. The theme of the high-level debate […]
Fears over the spread of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have prompted election officials in many US states to allow the use of absentee ballots by all registered voters in the upcoming presidential election. Democrats advocate the move, while Republicans oppose it, with President Donald Trump claiming absentee voting could lead to “voter fraud”. At least 1,400 registered voters who requested absentee ballots in the US state of Virginia received more than one ballot, as the 2020 US presidential election is only six weeks ahead, the Republican Party of Virginia said on Friday, arguing that the Democrat’s endorsement of absentee voting could […]
Several Chinese state-owned media have made unusual coordinated reports describing cryptocurrencies as the year’s top performing investment. Source link
Kevin Kinard, a frequent visitor at Arkansas’ Crater of the Diamonds State Park, recently revealed that he managed to discover a 9-carat diamond during his latest visit to the park’s 37.5-acre plowed search field. The find, which was described in detail in a Wednesday news release issued by the park, marks the second-largest diamond unearthed since the Crater of Diamonds officially became an Arkansas State Park in 1972. Image provided by the Arkansas State Parks offers and upclose image of the Kinard Friendship Diamond unearthed at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in early September 2020. Kinard revealed that he made […]
ROME—A San Francisco State University-sponsored talk by convicted Palestinian hijacker Leila Khaled was canceled by Zoom and YouTube, according to the Lawfare Project, a pro bono U.S. group that supports Jewish causes around the world. Khaled—who is a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine group, which the U.S. has labeled a terrorist organization—helped hijack an Israel-bound flight from Rome in 1969, and was scheduled to give a talk as part of an event hosted by the university’s Department of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies on “Teaching Palestine.” When the talk was announced last month, Lawfare […]
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/asia/202009241080555493-south-korean-defence-ministry-accuses-dprk-of-shooting-missing-state-official-burning-body/ The South Korean official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared from the inspection boat in waters near the island of Yeonpyeong on Monday, according to Yonhap. South Korean Defence Ministry said in a statement that North Korea fatally shot a missing South Korean official and burned his body, demanding “to provide an explanation and punish those responsible”, state-run news agency Yonhap reported. “North Korea found the man in its waters and committed an act of brutality by shooting at him and burning his body, according to our military’s thorough analysis of diverse […]
Congressional staffers have heard State Department representatives say the government has yet to close on the sale of the United States Ambassador’s residence in Israel—but documents obtained by The Daily Beast reveal that State is misleading Congress on the sale. Israeli land registry documents, obtained by The Daily Beast, show legal notification that a Delaware-registered company, Bayit by the Sea, has a lien, or legal claim, to the plush federal property as of Wednesday, September 23rd. The State Department did not respond to a request for comment. Four sources have confirmed that Bayit by the Sea (bayit means “house” in Hebrew) […]
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/europe/202009231080546018-alexander-lukashenko-sworn-in-as-belarusian-president-state-media-says/ Lukashenko garnered the support of 80 percent of voters in the 9 August election, according to the official results, which were widely rejected by the opposition as falsified. The controversial outcome of the vote has caused nationwide protests. Alexander Lukashenko has been inaugurated as the president of Belarus, Belta News Agency reported Wednesday. The official ceremony at the Independence Palace was attended by several hundred people, including senior lawmakers, top executives of state organisations as well as scientists, artists and athletes. The media outlet said that Lukashenko put his hand on the constitution and […]
We know that Vladimir Putin takes his lifelong campaign to disrupt American democracy and destroy the very foundations of Western civilization extremely seriously—but that doesn’t mean he and his state media minions can’t have a little fun with it now and then. A bizarre and, frankly, deeply disturbing ad from the state-controlled RT network shows a deep-faked President Donald Trump joining the channel as an anchor. Although the wig is dodgy, the video superimposes Trump’s face onto a chubby body and plays real clips of him denigrating CNN and lavishing praise on “amazing” Russia. The advert starts with Trump rolling up […]
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/202009211080530360-kentucky-initiates-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-grand-jury-decision-on-breonna-taylor-case/ A state of emergency has been initiated in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of a grand jury decision on the Breonna Taylor case. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron two weeks ago announced that a grand jury would hear details surrounding the police shooting of Taylor and that an announcement would be made when the jury had reached a decision. Tayor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was shot to death in her own home in March by three plain-clothes narcotics Louisville Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) officers conducting a no-knock warrant. More details to follow. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009211080526622-us-secretary-of-state-pompeo-addresses-media-on-anti-iranian-sanctions—video/ The official previously stated that the UN sanctions against Tehran are coming into force, including an arms embargo, after the US triggered a 30-day snapback mechanism. However, the EU and Russia, as well as Iran, denied it, stressing that Washington can’t unilaterally restore international restrictions against the Islamic Republic. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is delivering remarks concerning the announcement of anti-Iranian sanctions. There are also several top American officials present, including Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of Defence Mark Esper, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, US Representative to the United […]
A man holds a sign that says “VOTE” outside Mankato Regional Airport as President Trump makes a campaign stop on Aug. 17 in Mankato, Minn. Both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden visit the state Friday. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephen Maturen/Getty Images A man holds a sign that says “VOTE” outside Mankato Regional Airport as President Trump makes a campaign stop on Aug. 17 in Mankato, Minn. Both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden visit the state Friday. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden both travel to northern Minnesota on Friday, as […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives to testify during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images Postmaster General Louis DeJoy arrives to testify during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in August. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images In a call that included a number of “tense moments,” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sought to reassure a group of the nation’s top election officials Thursday that election mail will be his agency’s highest priority this fall, according to one state election […]
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, dozens of states have modified their rules for absentee voting in November’s elections. Some of those changes are more substantial than others. California, Nevada, New Jersey and Vermont, along with Washington, D.C., are sending mail-in ballots to all voters, joining the handful of states that conduct all-mail elections. In Montana, individual counties are now authorized to send voters ballots. And many more states are mailing voters absentee ballot applications. There’s also been a big expansion in who can vote absentee. Many states, including New Hampshire and New York, have suspended the need for an excuse […]
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/middleeast/202009171080490923-saudi-led-coalition-intercepts-explosive-drone-launched-towards-kingdom-state-media-says/ According to the state-run SPA news agency, the drone was launched by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen said they have intercepted an explosive drone launched in the direction of the kingdom earlier on Thursday. A spokesman for the coalition was quoted by the state-run SPA news agency as saying that the drone had been launched at civilian targets in the region of Khamis Mushair, close to the border with Yemen. The drone was destroyed, the agency added. This has been one of the dozens of incidents which […]
Scientists used light to control the firing of specific cells to artificially create a rhythm in the brain, which acted like the mind- bending drug Ketamine enjoynz/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption enjoynz/Getty Images Scientists used light to control the firing of specific cells to artificially create a rhythm in the brain, which acted like the mind- bending drug Ketamine enjoynz/Getty Images Out-of-body experiences are all about rhythm, a team reported Wednesday in the journal Nature. In mice and one person, scientists were able to reproduce the altered state often associated with ketamine by inducing certain brain cells to fire together […]
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is urging residents of 10 of the state’s counties to cancel or postpone outdoor events after dusk to prevent people from contracting the rare and dangerous mosquito-borne illness eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) after an adult from Barry County is believed to have come down with it. “This suspected EEE case in a Michigan resident shows this is an ongoing threat to the health and safety of Michiganders and calls for continued actions to prevent exposure, including aerial treatment,” Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, chief medical executive and chief deputy for health at the MDHHS, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104735/01/1047350170_0:180:1920:1260_1200x675_80_0_0_ebbcc5cd4f76634f36939670811a44a7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Evgenia Filimianova. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009161080473880-uk-ending-ridiculous-state-of-affairs-by-increasing-jail-time-for-most-dangerous-criminals/ There is no point in catching the criminals if they are simply going to be let out early, said the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson when addressing his Cabinet this week, as he set out his plans for sentencing reform. The new measures include changing the sentencing for sexual and violent offenders from serving half term to at least two-thirds of jail terms. Boris Johnson has also shared a message on his Twitter page, stressing the importance of public safety “in our criminal justice policy.” We’re introducing tougher sentencing for the most […]
By Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT Right after running a story criticizing the French coverage of ‘Russiagate,’ a progressive Euroskeptic outlet got labeled by Twitter as Russian state-affiliated media. A case of mistaken identity, or content-based censorship? Ruptures is a French journal that describes itself as progressive and “radically Eurocritical.” It has been around for almost 20 years, changing its name from Bastille-République-Nations to Ruptures in 2015. Less than an hour after publishing a story about the French media coverage of ‘Russiagate’ – the entirely unsubstantiated claim about US President Donald Trump colluding with Moscow during the 2016 elections – […]
When he couldn’t reach his cousin Jake Hyland on Monday, Jim Mabry drove to his family’s remote property in rural Washington state, where wildfires turned pastures of 4-foot-high sage into dust. Jake and his wife, Jamie, along with their 1-year-old son, Uriel, were visiting their land in Okanogan County when flames from the Cold Springs Fire ripped through the area. Relatives couldn’t reach the couple, or emergency services, because power lines were down. On Tuesday, Mabry discovered Jake’s truck stuck in a ravine, about a quarter of a mile from the land. The vehicle had blown through a barbed wire fence. […]
VT: Carisio, a great journalist from Italy, is not knowledgeable as to the tiresome two decades long scandal tied to the endless time wasting of AE/9/11 and those tied to them and how they have worked, by our efforts with the perpetrators, to hog the limelight and keep the long published real solution from the public. They would only do this if it served Israel and Saudi Arabia, primary perpetrators. This is our belief. The facts on 9/11, solved 6 years ago with an effort begun by Dmitri Khalezov with Jeff Smith, the DOE and FBI, Ian Greenhalgh, Jim Fetzer, Don […]
Syria’s air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Aleppo city early Friday morning, as multiple missiles were intercepted before reaching their targets, Syrian state-run television reported. The strikes occurred around 1:30am local time on Friday, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported, citing a military source who noted the country’s air defenses had repelled “most of the enemy missiles.” The source pinned the attack on Israel, however Tel Aviv has yet to comment on the incident. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The news agency shared footage of the blast on social media, while an unconfirmed photo purporting to […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009091080413702-us-has-revoked-over-1000-visas-to-chinese-nationals-over-alleged-military-ties—state-department/ The US has revoked more than 1,000 visas belonging to Chinese nationals linked to The People’s Liberation Army, according to Wednesday statements issued by a US State Department spokesperson. “We continue to welcome legitimate students and scholars from China who do not further the Chinese Communist Party’s goals of military dominance,” the spokesperson expressed in an email to Reuters. Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf expounded on the administration’s decision amid his 2020 State of the Homeland Speech on Wednesday. “We are blocking visas for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers with ties […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/09/1080412938_0:396:2935:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_11d5022e5a4a0a07172345f4e897abe8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009091080412968-us-wants-israel-to-strengthen-scrutiny-of-chinese-investments-state-dept-official-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US State Department wants Israel to take stronger action to mitigate risks of China’s investments in its economy, Assistant Secretary of Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker said on Wednesday. “We discussed with Israel our ongoing concerns about China… We want to see that work continue and grow stronger,” Schenker said at a Brookings Institution webinar. He said that the issue was raised again by the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his latest visit to Israel in August. Initial steps were taken after a straightforward message was delivered to Israel […]
The college town of Pullman, Washington, is in the midst of a COVID-19 crisis. It has one of the highest per capita infection rates in the country; the National Guard was called in to help with testing; and Washington State University asked students to stay on campus last weekend to avoid spreading the virus. And yet, last Friday, more than two dozen people gathered in the driveway of WSU Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kamie Ethridge’s house for what she later described to police as a “mini block party.” An incident report from the evening in question, read to The Daily Beast […]
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/middleeast/202009081080403096-saudi-led-coalition-strikes-down-explosive-laden-drone-from-houthi-militants—state-media/ According to Saudi state media, Saudi air defenses intercepted an explosives-laden drone launched from Houthi territory in Yemen on Tuesday night. The intercept is just the latest in nearly a dozen incidents over the last two weeks as the five-year-long war in Yemen continues to rage. MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW… Source link
A Texas man has been charged with making terror threats after allegedly ‘Zoom-bombing’ a University of Houston lecture to threaten the school on behalf of the Islamic State terror group. He insists it was just a joke. Ibraheem Ahmed Al Bayati faces up to 15 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with making bomb threats against the University of Houston, the Justice Department revealed on Tuesday. He allegedly boasted of his Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) ties before ‘Zoom-bombing’ the class with threats of a real bombing. Also on rt.com Coronavirus-inspired terrorists are planning attacks, says DoJ report – […]
In this photo from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, little remains of a building in Malden, Wash. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 80% of the town on Labor Day. Whitman County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook hide caption toggle caption Whitman County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook In this photo from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, little remains of a building in Malden, Wash. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 80% of the town on Labor Day. Whitman County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook Almost every structure in the small farming town of Malden in eastern Washington state was destroyed by a fast-moving fire Monday as high winds created what officials described as […]
Last Monday, top officials on the White House coronavirus task force issued an urgent warning to governors across the country: Stop sending your COVID-infected college students home to their parents or risk another nationwide surge, just like the one that overwhelmed the South this summer. So far, the task force’s request for governors to talk to their college presidents appears to have made little difference. By the end of the week, some colleges in the country’s biggest coronavirus hot spots not only were still allowing students to go home after they’d been exposed or infected—they were ordering them to. “You need […]
The US State Department has gone after all sorts of entities over the years – sovereign nations, democratically elected governments, you name it. But its latest target has come from way out of left field. The department responsible for US foreign policy announced in a tweet that the International Cricket Council was in its bad books. In a message quoting Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the department blasted the cricket governing body as “a rogue court with lawyers that are, frankly, corrupt and political.” Hmm… that doesn’t quite add up. It turns out the hot-shots over at the State Department couldn’t […]
David Frost, who took over the position of Cabinet minister in charge of the deadlocked Brexit talks with Brussels in January, assumed the EU’s obstinate position goes back to lax negotiations with Theresa May’s government. However, this time, he insists, London’s voice must at long last be taken seriously. The UK “won’t blink” in the crucial talks on post-Brexit economic arrangements, Britain’s chief negotiator David Frost warned his EU colleagues in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, insisting that the UK would not become a “client state” of Brussels by accepting its restrictions on fishing rights and vetoes of British laws. […]
Washington State Police Target Black March Organizers With Arrests By Nathalie Graham, The Stranger. September 5, 2020 Washington State Police Target Black March Organizers With Arrests2020-09-052020-09-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/wsp-e1599333622247.jpg200px200px Above photo: Washington State Patrol approaches the lead protest vehicle. Nathalie Graham. On Friday morning the Washington State Patrol (WSP) arrested nine people on suspicion of disorderly conduct during a protest that shut down the southbound lanes of I-5, congested Seattle streets, and backed up traffic to Bellevue. Marchers say they block traffic to disrupt people living their day-to-day lives, and to bring the Black Lives Matter protest to where those people are. Last week Morning Marchers shut […]
AG William Barr’s praise for the police takedown of Michael Reinoehl, the self-avowed ‘Antifa’ who shot dead a Patriot Prayer member in Portland, has left the social media fuming. But his sister told the media she saw it coming. Reinoehl “attempted to escape arrest and produced a firearm” before he was killed by law enforcement, Attorney General Barr revealed in a statement released on Friday, confirming initial reports of what happened Thursday night when a fugitive task force swept in to arrest him in Lacey, Washington. The self-professed Antifa member, suspected of killing Patriot Prayer “friend and supporter” Aaron ‘Jay’ Danielson […]
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