Chris Hedges: The Collective Suicide Of The Liberal Class By Chris Hedges, ScheerPost.com. December 7, 2020 Chris Hedges: The Collective Suicide Of The Liberal Class2020-12-072020-12-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/unnamed-e1607358222773.jpg200px200px Above image: By Mr. Fish. No one can, or should, take them seriously. They stand for nothing. They fight for nothing. Liberals who express dismay, or more bizarrely a fevered hope, about the corporatists and imperialists selected to fill the positions […]
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“Built-in instruments transmit information from the helicopter’s weapons control system to the payload, be it controlled detonation missiles, guided missiles, mini-drones or suicide drones. For instance, it can charge the drone’s battery, transmit the activation command, and turn the drone on to send it on a pre-programmed mission,” the source said. Originally, the new unguided aviation missile cluster was designed for the helicopter Mi-28NM, but it […]
As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures By Jasper Craven and Suzanne Gordon, Battle Borne. September 30, 2020 As The Veteran Suicide Crisis Persists, Washington Turns To Snake Oil And Swamp Creatures2020-09-302020-09-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/battling_ptsd-e1601484685658.jpg200px200px The first major bill to privatize veterans’ mental healthcare is headed to the president’s desk. In mid-August, former Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Anthony Principi (2001-2005) worked to get a […]
Brad Parscale, who was demoted from his job as President Donald Trump’s campaign manager in July, was suddenly tackled and slammed to the pavement by Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police after his wife said he threatened suicide. Police body-cam footage released Monday shows Parscale, wearing only a baseball cap and a pair of knee-length shorts, sitting on his porch as officers arrive at his home on Sunday […]
Seven months ago, as most Americans began self-isolating to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many wondered what will this do to our mental health. Experts warned of psychological fallout; reports told of an increase in anxiety and depressive disorders. Social distancing restrictions have eased since then, or evaporated altogether. But the pandemic still rages, protesters take to the street most every night in major cities, […]
The government has argued that the WikiLeaks publisher isn’t at high risk of suicide should he be extradited to the US where he would face a trial on espionage charges related to his role in publishing classified documents pertaining to diplomacy, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Dr Sondra Crosby, a medical doctor from the US who treated […]
VT: It has been a long time coming but finally Anthony Fauci has taken down Rand Paul once and forever, proving that Paul’s so-called medical education is sorely lacking in actual science. This is a pure bloodbath and great TV to boot. Time to send Rand Paul to the showers. AOL: Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) received a sharp education lesson on virus immunity and prevention from […]
A prosecutor representing the US at Julian Assange’s extradition hearings has argued that the WikiLeaks founder could be feigning depression after a psychiatrist said he might commit sucide if he is sent to the US to be tried. James Lewis, the lawyer representing Washington at Assange’s hearings in London, sought to poke holes in the testimony of renowned professor of neuropsychiatry, Michael Kopelman, who said on […]
Four people are dead. One criminal trial is pending, while a second will never take place. And amid all that death and uncertainty, the two shooters at the heart of the incidents are enjoying spectacular martyr status on the right. Jake Gardner, an Omaha, Nebraska, bar owner, who shot and killed a Black man during local Black Lives Matter protests in May, died of suicide this […]
Two wrongful death by suicide claims have been filed by Santa Barbara attorney against the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to the Federal Torts Claim Act SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 – SANTA BARBARA – Peter Bertling, Bertling Law Group, has filed claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding wrongful death by suicide of Brieux Dash and Gary Pressley. Sgt. Brieux Alexander Dash, 33, died by suicide […]
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A look at the subculture and ethos driving the white-hot DeFi space, which has grown from $2 billion to $9 billion in total value locked in just two months. Today on the Brief: Traditional markets falter, led by tech stocks Bitcoin falls under $11,000 for the first time since July Stablecoins mint $100 million daily since mid-July Our main discussion is about DeFi’s “degens.” NLW talks […]
Robin Williams’ self-inflicted death on Aug. 11, 2014, at the age of 63 shocked the world, not only because few knew that the acclaimed actor had been suffering in any way, but because despite his history of substance-abuse problems, his effusive, uninhibited, hyperactive spirit was so joyous and infectious that it simply didn’t gibe with suicide. With no concrete explanation for why he’d taken his own […]
Search terms such as “what is crippling anxiety” increased by 800 per cent via Google amid the exam results fiasco in the UK, according to research conducted by a health management firm. If left unchecked, anxiety and stress can have a serious impact on the mental and physical health of students, a long-time health access advocate tells Sputnik. Google search witnessed an explosion in terms centred […]
There was another possible police shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday night.But from video it looks like it was a suicide. Police said the man committed suicide but onlookers screamed at the police, “You killed him!” BREAKING: Man shot near police —police say it was a suicide [self-inflicted] while witness say the officers shot the man; people are now rioting. #Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/K4T0ubHEcT — SV News 🚨 […]
On 22 May 2017 suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device in the foyer of Manchester Arena moments after an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people. His brother Hashem was extradited from Libya and convicted by a jury in London. Hashem Abedi has been jailed for the murder of 22 people who were blown up by his suicide bomber brother, Salman, at the Manchester Arena in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Last month, Bollywood Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s father KK Singh lodged a complaint with Bihar police and named his son’s ex-girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty and several others as being responsible for his son’s death. He also pointed to several mysterious transactions worth $2 million made from his son’s account. The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday ordered a top probe agency investigation into the […]
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US President Donald Trump has again offered kind words to Ghislaine Maxwell, who’s been charged with aiding Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring, wishing her “luck” while musing that the disgraced investor was possibly murdered. “Her friend, or boyfriend, was either killed or committed suicide in jail. She’s now in jail,” Trump told Axios’ Jonathan Swan in an interview that aired on Monday night on HBO, suggesting […]
Suicide rates have spiked in Gaza since the outbreak of the pandemic which worsened an already unstable economic situation in the region. Suleiman Al Ajouri was just one of 35 young people who took their own lives in 2020 and a human rights activist says a future that curerntly offers few solutions is looking even bleaker. Gaza native Suleiman Al Ajouri was only 23 years old […]
This local TV report from CBS 12 News in Palm Beach county shows that the the inflation of COVID deaths in Florida is HUGE! Florida officials included falls and at least one suicide as COVID-19 deaths. A local Palm Beach investigator found that only 169 out of 581 deaths listed as COVID-19 deaths without any contributing illnesses. Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): Sushant Singh Rajput ended his life on 14 June, and on 24 July, “Dil Bechara”, the last film to feature the Bollywood star, was released online, leaving fans and colleagues teary-eyed. The movie, based on the famous book “The Fault in our Stars”, directed by Mukesh Chhabra, broke every ratings record in India. Out of the 26,624 users who rated the movie on […]
Forty percent of young LGBTQ people have considered suicide in the last year; that rises to more than half for trans and non-binary youth. That’s according to the second annual survey on LGBTQ youth mental health by The Trevor Project. The non-profit organization provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ people under the age of 25. Two years of data isn’t enough to show […]
Stocks, ETFs and crypto investment platform Robinhood told prospective UK customers the launch in the country has been indefinitely postponed. Source link
In June 24-year-old Robert Fuller was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California. Local activists immediately insisted Fuller was a lynching victim.They held protests against racism in his honor. People are protesting now and demanding justice for Robert Fuller. Demonstrators have gathered at the tree where Fuller’s body was found hanging. #JUSTICEFORROBERTFULLER #RIPROBERTFULLER pic.twitter.com/uIRQtswHP4 — Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) June 13, 2020 TRENDING: Mayor De Blasio […]
In May a new book claimed that Bill Clinton had an affair with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam. The New York Post reported: Bill Clinton had an affair with British-born socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of helping recruit underage victims for notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, according to a blockbuster new book. The ex-president — who denies cheating on wife Hillary Clinton with Maxwell — […]
The lawyer for the family of missing 20-year-old US Army Pfc. Vanessa Guillen is demanding justice for the Texas-based soldier, whose remains may have been found by investigators just hours before authorities confirmed the suicide of a key suspect in the case. “We believe that her remains were found,” family attorney Natalie Khawam said during a Wednesday news conference in Washington, DC. “We believe that the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107934/77/1079347793_0:156:1500:1000_1200x675_80_0_0_b1e2326b03495f03515fad8a72fe571e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006251079717201-social-media-sensation-and-tiktok-star-siya-kakkar-reportedly-commits-suicide/ New Delhi (Sputnik): The entertainment world and fans in India are yet to come to terms with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, who ended his life by hanging inside his room in Mumbai. The reason behind the actor’s drastic step is yet to be determined. 16-year-old Internet sensation and TikTok star Siya Kakkar ended her life by committing […]
Youth in Nepal hold a socially distant protest demanding a more effective government response to the novel coronavirus. A new UNICEF report highlights issues faced by young people in South Asia during the pandemic Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Youth in Nepal hold a socially distant protest demanding a more effective government response to the novel coronavirus. A new UNICEF report highlights issues […]
The suicide of a 20-year-old Robinhood trader should be a wake-up call for cryptocurrency exchanges that put revenue above customer protection, said a U.S. exec at one of the world’s largest such venues. Many exchanges were designed to encourage users to trade as frequently as possible, often with money they don’t have, and resembled casinos more than responsible trading platforms, said Joel Edgerton, chief operating officer […]
As hundreds of protesters gathered in Palmdale, California, on Saturday to demand more investigation into the death of a 24-year-old black man found hanging from a tree, questions emerged about a similar death 10 days earlier and 50 miles away. The family of Robert Fuller, whose body was discovered by a passerby on Wednesday, said they don’t believe he would take his own life. And now […]
Residents and activists are demanding answers after the body of Robert Fuller, 24, was found hanging from a tree in a Los Angeles suburb. While police say early findings point to suicide, skeptics suspect a hate crime. Fuller was found dead earlier this week, suspended from a tree with a rope tied around his neck near city hall in Palmdale, California. Authorities have yet to issue […]
A 24-year-old black man was found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, California, this week, sparking a massive public outcry and demands for a more thorough investigation after officials almost immediately described it as a suicide. Robert Fuller was found by a passerby at about 3:39 a.m. Wednesday near Palmdale City Hall in Poncitlán Square, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Homicide investigators said […]