On day 69 the war in Ukraine fell off the top of the news pages. The emotional outrage of the Democrats has now been redirected to the Supreme Court. This happened after Politico published a leaked draft of the majority opinion on constitutional protection of reproductive rights: The draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision – Planned Parenthood v. Casey – that largely maintained the right. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito writes. Chief Justice Roberts has confirmed the authenticity of the ‘leaked’ draft but added that […]
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On January 3rd of this year, the five nuclear-armed states with the largest nuclear arsenals issued a joint statement declaring that they “consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as our foremost responsibilities.” The statement goes on to “affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.” As the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists stands at 100 seconds to midnight – “the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse” – this statement would appear to be good news for the world. However, all five of the signatories to the […]
Above photo: U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet on June 16, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland. | Denis Balibouse – Pool/Keystone via Getty Images. On May 25, 2021, when the date of June 16 was announced for the summit between Presidents Biden and Putin, it seemed a good idea to waste no time in warning Biden and his neophyte advisers that a major shift in the “world correlation of forces” (to borrow an old Soviet term) was bound to heavily influence the June talks. China, of course, would not be taking part in the bilateral talks, but it would […]
Above Photo: Mike Shaheen / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. There are at least four different aspects of our daily American lives that affect everything from how we think to where we live. Not that anyone in corporate media would tell you so. No matter which mainstream media segment you’re currently watching, I can promise you it’s not getting to the heart of any issue. By definition they only participate in surface level analysis. For example, there are three or four levels of reality we should be discussing when we talk about any United States election. And by “discussing,” I mean “screaming about,” […]
Above Photo: Climate activist Lauren (far right) takes Shell CEO Ben van Beurden (second from left) to task over Cambo oil field and climate impact. Youth activists disrupted a TED panel in Edinburgh with the CEO of Shell dubbing him “one of the most evil people in the world”. Environmental campaigners took over the stage at the TED Countdown conference in Edinburgh which was hosting a panel discussion with Royal Dutch Shell CEO, Ben van Beurden. The activists say they raised concerns with TED Countdown organisers that a fossil fuel company, like Shell, has no place speaking at an event that […]
The Huge New Trade Deal ‘Western’ Media Do Not Like To Talk About November 15, 2020 The Huge New Trade Deal ‘Western’ Media Do Not Like To Talk About2020-11-152020-11-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rcep-e1605481536466.jpg200px200px November 14, 2020 – Tomorrow a new trade agreement between 15 Asian states will be signed. It will soon be seen as a milestone in the global economic history. But only very few ‘western’ media have taken note of it or of the huge consequences the new agreement will have. The agreement is also a huge victory for China over U.S. hegemony in Asia: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China and Japan plan to sign […]
Talk Of Another Pink Tide By Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News. November 3, 2020 Talk Of Another Pink Tide2020-11-032020-11-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/chile-pleb-e1604441094962.jpg200px200px Above photo: Chilean plebiscite taking place in Macul, Oct. 25, 2020. Sgonzalezb, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Expect an orgy of U.S. subterfuge. If there’s one thing Washington cannot abide more than a working social democracy, it’s a working social democracy in Latin America. The election of Luis Arce in Bolivia last month has been much celebrated in circles where people of humane good will gather. This is as it should be: Arce was economics and finance minister in the socialist government of Evo Morales […]
Representatives attended the first hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination, Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee. When journalists confronted Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, controversy broke out when he refused to speak to them while wearing a mask. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows removed his mask around reporters on Monday while refusing to talk while wearing the face-covering before proceeding to walk away without answering any questions. CNN congressional reporter, Kristin Wilson, requested Meadows to keep the mask on while speaking, Washington Post reporter Seung Min Kim said. However, a frustrated Meadows pulled the microphone towards […]
The first US presidential debate quickly devolved from friendly greetings to chaos as Democratic challenger Joe Biden struggled to make his points while being interrupted incessantly by President Donald Trump. At one point, as Biden tried to evade a question from moderator Chris Wallace as to whether he would support adding more slots to the Supreme Court and eliminating the Senate filibuster rule if Democrats regain control, Trump badgered him with interruptions. “Whatever position I take on that, that will become the issue,” Biden said. “The issue is the American people should speak. You should go out and vote. You’re in […]
Conor McGregor’s plans of facing Manny Pacquiao in a blockbuster boxing match in the Middle East are unlikely to happen because key players in the region are loyal to UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Russian’s manager says. McGregor and Pacquiao are in talks to meet in the ring later this year or in early 2021, as revealed by the Irishman in a bombshell tweet on Friday. ‘The Notorious’ named the Middle East as the location for the contest, which would be his second professional boxing outing after he famously faced ring icon Floyd Mayweather Jr in a Las Vegas money-spinner in 2017. […]
Let’s Talk About Racism And Health By Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. September 26, 2020 Let’s Talk About Racism And Health2020-09-262020-09-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/racismhealth-e1601060861975.jpg200px200px The current uprising across the nation is a take-off moment for systemic racism in the United States. A take-off moment occurs when awareness about a crisis reaches a level of public consciousness where an event (in this case, the recent high-profile police murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd) sparks protests across the country. Racist police violence has now become part of the national dialog, as has systemic racism, which is a much bigger topic than policing. A national movement to […]
A Silicon Valley fund manager holds bitcoin purchased eight years ago as it mulls being publicly traded. Palo Alto, Calif., investment firm Social Capital invested in bitcoin (BTC) in 2013, CEO Chamath Palihapitiya revealed Wednesday in an investment conference call. Bitcoin was trading between $13 and $1,200 in 2013 and today trades around $10,000, according to Coin Metrics data. Palihapitiya made the disclosure on a Sept. 16 call about Social Capital’s plans to list Opendoor on the New York Stock Exchange through Social Capital Hedosophia II, one of six special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) registered with former DST Global partner Ian […]
Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport By John Kiriakou, Consortium News. August 31, 2020 Know Your Rights – Don’t Talk To Cops At The Airport2020-08-312020-08-31https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/airport-police-officers.-by-teagasc-cc-by-sa-3.0-wikimedia-commons.jpg200px200px Above photo: Airport police officers. By Teagasc, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. When an ICE officer stopped me after I got off the plane I knew the harassment was about to begin. But I was ready for it. I confess to a dislike of the police; any police at any level. I dislike equally local cops, state troopers, federal law enforcement from a myriad of agencies and prison guards. I’ve always said, […]
Two former top Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration have told The Daily Beast that there was an unwritten policy to not utter phrases like “domestic terrorism” and “white supremacy” around the president, for fear that he would take such conversations as implicit criticism of him. The directives, said Elizabeth Neumann, previously assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security for counterterrorism and threat prevention, were never formalized. But both she and Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at DHS, say that they were explicitly told by White House brass not to use such phrases or terms around Trump. […]
In July, the UK had a change of heart regarding the Huawei issue, following months of talks with Washington, announcing the Chinese telecom company’s equipment would ultimately be a no go in the domestic market. President Donald Trump boasted in an interview with Fox News about having had a “tough talk” with his British colleague, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, over the Huawei matter. He told the head of the British government that he could “forget about Scotland Yard” if his country went ahead with its 5G deal with the Chinese telecom titan, “because we can’t do business with you”, Trump outlined […]
The TV series, which debuted on the streaming service this month, has sparked debates about colorism, classism and caste-ism. (Image credit: Netflix) Source link
…from the Senior Editor OK, yesterday I took Trump’s ‘mental competency’ test. What it doesn’t do is test for intelligence, perception or sanity. It tested short term memory, rudimentary at best, and looked for early onset dementia. Do you want me to recite the dialog from ‘Groundhog Day’ or maybe 100 other films? Video two will test Trump’s memory, he doesn’t have one. Do watch the Saudi piece, video 2… #SaudiTrump had enough cognitive ability to know you shouldn’t support the people who funded 9/11. Be a shame if EVERYONE saw this.pic.twitter.com/oNaTaFWLnH — BrooklynDad_Defiant Rep John Lewis! (@mmpadellan) July 10, 2020 […]
The Jernigan-Noesi family, the Roper Nedd family, and the Ford family talk about the conversations they’re having with their kids about racism, social justice, and having hope for the future. (Left to right) Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR; Michael A. McCoy for NPR; Michael Starghill for NPR hide caption toggle caption (Left to right) Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR; Michael A. McCoy for NPR; Michael Starghill for NPR The Jernigan-Noesi family, the Roper Nedd family, and the Ford family talk about the conversations they’re having with their kids about racism, social justice, and having hope for the future. (Left to right) Lynsey Weatherspoon […]
Russia’s defense minister Sergey Shoigu and his Azeri counterpart Zakir Hasanov have discussed the situation in the Southern Caucasus during a phone call, Russia’s Ministry of Defense has said. The talks come after almost a week of border clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which have left more than a dozen dead on both sides, according to various estimates. Moscow had earlier offered to become a mediator in peace talks between the two former Soviet republics. Relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia have remained tense since the early 1990s, when Nagorno-Karabakh, a large Armenian-populated enclave inside Azerbaijan, declared independence from Baku. The two […]
THIS IS HUGE!President Trump on Wednesday received the key endorsement from the National Association of Police Organizations. Mick McHale, National Association of Police Organizations President said Joe Biden would not even talk to the groups this week. This group endorsed Joe Biden in 2008 and 2012. YUGE: National Association of Police Organizations endorses Trump. “We particularly value your directing the Attorney General to aggressively prosecute those who attack our officers” https://t.co/80XcwBKh6m — Andrew Bostom (@andrewbostom) July 15, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: Joe Biden and Barack Obama’s Twitter Accounts HACKED… Along With Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kanye West and MORE McHale said Joe […]
Canadian politicians are seeking answers after the half-brother of the prime minister was paid by the federal government to speak at a blockchain conference. Source link
At long last, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have brought themselves to the Red Table. Earlier this month singer August Alsina told radio personality Angela Yee during an interview that he and Pinkett Smith had a relationship with Will’s “blessing.” On Friday, the couple said that while the two did have a relationship, it was not an affair—and Pinkett Smith never needed her husband’s blessing. “I felt like it was really important to come to the table and clear the air,” Pinkett Smith said on her Facebook Watch show. Added Smith, “We were purposely not saying anything… We specifically never […]
This is a preview of our pop culture newsletter The Daily Beast’s Obsessed, written by senior entertainment reporter Kevin Fallon. To receive the full newsletter in your inbox each week, sign up for it here. It’s been mere hours, but I already miss my friends. Kristy, Claudia, Mary Anne, Stacey, and Dawn: No one’s been here for me in these trying times like my girls. No one’s made me feel safe. Feel sane. Feel at peace. Feel OK to be me…to just FEEL…like these girls. My friends. The Baby-Sitters Club. I have no connection to the book franchise, and now legitimately […]
Coinbase has scheduled its first-ever investor day on Aug. 14, amid rumors that the crypto exchange is exploring a public stock listing. It is unclear, however, whether the virtual event is related to the rumored efforts to go public. A spokesperson confirmed the meeting is coming but said it was meant simply “to facilitate a wider understanding of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.” “This will not be a traditional investor day, but rather an opportunity to hear our perspective on the cryptoeconomy and learn about Coinbase’s role in the ecosystem,” said the spokesperson, Daniel Harrison, in a prepared statement. He declined to […]
The Washington Redskins’ lead sponsor, FedEx, has apparently caved to corporate pressure, asking the football team to change its name after a group of investment firms and shareholders urged major funders to sever ties. FedEx, which holds rights to the team’s stadium, formally requested the Redskins to ditch their name on Thursday, days after a group of 87 investment firms and shareholders, collectively worth some $620 billion, implored FedEx and two other major NFL sponsors – Nike and PepsiCo – to cut ties with the team unless it takes on a less “offensive” name. Also on rt.com ‘It’s past time’: NFL’s […]
Pantera’s Dan Morehead and 10T Holdings’ Dan Tapiero can’t agree on our economic future. Even so, they think it bodes well for bitcoin Source link
On Thursday night’s episode of Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, Sen. Kamala Harris shocked viewers and host Andy Cohen by revealing she already thought of a slogan: “I’ll give you my opinion, but my beliefs are not up for debate.” OK, the current frontrunner to be Joe Biden’s democratic running mate wasn’t exactly talking about a vice-presidential campaign. She was taking part in the Bravo talk show’s long-held tradition of debuting her own Real Housewives tagline—delivered with gusto and to applause from Cohen and the night’s other guest, actress and activist Laverne Cox. (Hillary Clinton’s recent shot at a tagline: “I’m […]
As the author of the photo in question explained, he actually thinks that the thing he spotted was probably a catfish, or perhaps a seal. It seems that speculation about the existence of the so called Loch Ness Monster, a mythical creature that is said to inhabit the eponymous loch, have recently been fanned by the emergence of yet another photograph which may or may not depict that entity, the Daily Record reports. According to the newspaper, the photo in question was snapped by Steve Challice, a tourist from Southampton who visited Urquhart Castle – located on the shores of the […]
AC Milan have praised fiery striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “passion and love” after agreeing a deal for the Serie A winner to remain at the club until at least the end of the season despite his temporary return to Sweden. Milan fans had feared that they might not see Ibrahimovic play for them again after the Sweden legend returned to his homeland with a suspected calf injury, where he has been for almost a month with news of his progress unclear. The transformative influence on what had been a dire season for the Italian giants had signed a contract that was due […]
Racial diversity and financial inclusion are good for cryptocurrency and blockchain – and the industry has work to do. That was the overarching conclusion of a virtual Juneteenth event put together by Cleve Mesidor, founder of the National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain. Juneteenth is the celebration of June 19, 1865, when the last group of enslaved African Americans were made aware of the Emancipation Proclamation that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln had signed two years earlier. While America’s education system has left many ignorant of the origins of Juneteenth, there has been a revived interest in turning the day […]
Already strained relations between Israel and Jordan, one of the two Arab nations that maintain official diplomatic ties with the Jewish State, risk deteriorating further amid the looming Israeli take-over of a third of the West Bank. Jordan’s King Abdullah II has turned down attempts by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak over the phone, Palestinian agency Maan News reports, citing an unnamed Jordanian official. King Abdullah has also refused to set a specific date for a future meeting with Netanyahu’s coalition partner, Benny Gantz, who is making overtures to coordinate Israel’s plans regarding the West Bank, according to the […]
For the first time since the U.S. went on lockdown three months ago, lawmakers will convene Thursday to discuss digital currencies and other novel technologies. The House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Task Force on Financial Technology will be evaluating how FedAccounts and other digital tools might help the federal government distribute stimulus payments to help Americans suffering the economic fallout of COVID-19. The virtual hearing kicks off at noon Eastern (16:00 UTC). The concept of using FedAccounts to manage digital currencies has gained traction during the pandemic: bills introduced to the committee have suggested using bank accounts managed by the Federal […]
Federal prosecutors investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring are asking British officials to turn over Prince Andrew for questioning, The Sun reported. This report comes nearly six months after Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Andrew had provided “zero cooperation” with their probe into Epstein, who sexually abused scores of underage girls. According to The Sun, the U.S. Department of Justice “has formally told the UK [that] the Duke of York is now caught up in a criminal probe for the first time.” (Prince Andrew and Buckingham Palace have denied the 60-year-old royal was involved in […]
The brother of George Floyd said Saturday that he spoke to President Donald Trump but the conversation was so quick that he “he didn’t give me the opportunity to even speak.” “It was hard, I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept pushing me off like ‘I don’t want to hear what you are talking about,”’ Philonise Floyd told MSNBC’s Al Sharpton. “I just told him I want justice. I said that I can’t believe that they committed a modern-day lynching in broad daylight.” Floyd said he also spoke to Joe Biden and poured out his heart to […]
This was awkward. Advertisement – story continues below Joe Biden tried to talk to a pre-recorded questioner. 77-year-old Joe Biden held a virtual town hall from his basement on Thursday to discuss the Coronavirus and it was marred by glitches and audio problems. Things got awkward when MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell played a pre-recorded question from a viewer. TRENDING: “I Don’t Think That’s a Good Idea” – Lindsey Graham Wilts Like a Daisy, Says He Won’t Call in Barack Obama to Testify (VIDEO) Biden tried talking to the pre-recorded questioner. Oh, Joe! Advertisement – story continues below WATCH: WATCH: Joe Biden […]
On Wednesday Acting DNI Richard Grenell declassified the list of Obama officials involved in the unmasking of General Mike Flynn in his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. CBS reporter Catherine Herridge obtained the list of Obama operatives who unmasked General Flynn. Names include former CIA Director John Brennan, Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, former DNI chief James Clapper and Joe Biden. SCOOP @CBSNews obtains @RichardGrenell notification to congress declassified “unmasking list” Flynn between late 2016 and January 2017 pic.twitter.com/axc8MHvYYd — Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) May 13, 2020 TRENDING: BREAKING: DEEP STATE FIGHTS BACK! Judge Sullivan Appoints Retired Judge to Argue […]
Monday in a Rose Garden, flanked by a giant Bluth family-style banner that declared both that “AMERICA LEADS THE WORLD IN TESTING” and that nobody in the Trump administration knows anybody who is good at graphic design, President Trump took questions from the press on the ongoing disaster that has been his administration’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. CBS’s Weijia Jiang, referencing the banner, asked, “Why does that matter? Why is this a global competition to you if every day Americans are still losing their lives and we’re still seeing more cases every day?” The hamsters in the president’s brain […]
Moscow won’t fail to take note of the White House decision to completely exclude the Soviet Union from its message marking Victory in Europe Day, the Foreign Ministry said, calling the act a “distortion” of World War II history. “The US officials have found neither the courage nor the desire to … do justice to the indisputable role of the Red Army and of the Soviet people, and to the enormous sacrifices they made in the name of humanity,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It added that ignoring the historical facts due to current political likes or dislikes was […]