Above Photo: Crystal Kan, a storyboard artist, draws signs on union members’ cars during a rally at the Motion Picture Editors Guild IATSE Local 700 on Sunday in Los Angeles. (Myung J Chun/Los Angeles Times/Rex/Shutterstock) From healthcare to Hollywood, workers are demanding higher wages, fighting cuts and seeking better safety and conditions Tens of thousands of workers around the US could go on strike in the coming weeks in what would be the largest wave of labor unrest since a series of teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019, which won major victories and gave the American labor movement a significant boost. […]
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US company Fortitude Ranch will operate its three vacation condos as survival communities on November 3 in anticipation of possible civil unrest that may follow the presidential and general elections, the company’s Vice President for Sales and Business Development Alicia Cachuela told Sputnik. “We are going to open up as a survival community on November 3 and spanning out for several days after that for the members… just in case of civil unrest, social unrest, the potential of a civil war,” Cachuela said. The United States has experienced protests and riots after the death of George Floyd, […]
Is it a desperate last roll of the dice or the confident declaration of a woman poised to assume power? Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the runner-up in the disputed Belarusian election, considerably upped the ante with a bold warning. The exiled former candidate, who believes the contest was rigged to prevent her from claiming victory, has announced that the opposition she aspires to lead from her Lithuanian exile intends to move to more active measures in two weeks’ time, if her demands are not met. READ MORE: Police use stun grenades & water cannons during anti-Lukashenko protests in Belarus, multiple journalists detained (VIDEOS) Tikhanovskaya […]
Former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev has been detained “in relation to riots” after he accused the secret services of plotting to kill him. He was released from prison when his supporters surrounded it on Tuesday. Atambayev is being held in relation to a criminal case about staging mass riots, according to the State Committee for National Security (GKNB). There were also reports that the former president’s two sons were detained as well, but the GKNB denied this. On Friday, Atambayev spoke at a rally in the center of the country’s capital, Bishkek. The event spiraled into scuffles between his supporters […]
Unrest In Kenosha Didn’t Come Out Of Thin Air By Eddie Conway, The Real News. September 28, 2020 Unrest In Kenosha Didn’t Come Out Of Thin Air2020-09-282020-09-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/maxresdefault-2-e1601305770201.jpg200px200px We have known about the over-policing of Black and brown communities there for a long time, experts say. Story Transcript Eddie: A study in 2013 shows that Wisconsin incarcerated more black men than any other state in the United States in spite of the fact that the black population is only 6.5%. Also, Wisconsin has a very high rate of incarceration for indigenous people. So in light of the recent events in Kenosha, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105881/67/1058816757_0:421:4186:2775_1200x675_80_0_0_5f2ab24339f803cb004f8e6dda3e224f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009061080381495-civil-unrest-over-gentrification-continued-in-germanys-leipzig-on-saturday—photos/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Civil unrest continued on late Saturday in the German city of Leipzig in the eastern Saxony state, involving 500 protesters against gentrification, the ARD broadcaster reported on Sunday. According to the German news outlet, it was the third day in a row, when the city saw clashes between protesters and police. Protesters were also reported to have smashed windows of new buildings and set off fireworks. A group of protesters threw bottles and stones at officers. Nine police officers sustained light injuries and 15 protesters are now being investigated. Leipzig police […]
St. Louis police officer Tamarris Bohannon, a 29-year old father-of-three, died on 30 August after being critically wounded in the line of duty a day earlier. Retired law enforcement officers and academics have discussed growing social tensions in the US and increasing risks law enforcement agents are now facing. The African American officer was ambushed while responding to a call of a shooting near Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis last Saturday while another policeman was injured in the leg, according to St. Louis Metropolitan Police. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we report that our critically injured […]
Google, Facebook, and other social media companies, like Twitter, have come under pressure from Democrats, who have claimed that the tech giants’ platforms were used to influence the result of the last election and could be used to tip the scales in the upcoming vote. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has warned of the risk of civil unrest in the United States during and after the presidential election. Speaking to Axios, Zuckerberg said it is necessary to do everything to reduce the chances of violence in the wake of the 3 November vote. “There is, unfortunately, I think, a heightened risk of […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – The current societal unrest in Canada, the United States, and other parts of the world is proof that current systems in place are failing citizens, Communist Party of Canada leader Liz Rowley said in an interview. Amid the ongoing unrest, politicians, activists, and other public figures have often asserted that communists and other left-wing groups are at fault. Rowley says that while communists and other left-wing factions are part of the movement for change, to characterize the protests as a left-wing conspiracy is to ignore all the issues that ordinary citizens are currently facing. “I can tell you […]
…by Jonas E. Alexis George Orwell once said: “One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool.” In other words, some ideas are so dumb that only an ideologue and political prostitute could possibly believe them. Russia, CNN has recently told us, is almost certainly behind the social unrest that we are currently witnessing in places like Portland and Kenosha. CNN host Dana Bash has recently mused: “Do you have any reason to believe that Russia is trying to fuel some of the civil unrest in these cities via social […]
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden denounced President Trump during remarks in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden denounced President Trump during remarks in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Monday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 3 p.m. ET Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Monday forcefully pushed back against President Trump’s campaign message that voters wouldn’t be safe under a Biden administration. “The simple truth is Donald Trump failed to protect America. So now he’s trying to scare America,” Biden said in remarks at Carnegie […]
Following the shooting death of a Trump supporter in Portland, Democrats have taken to acknowledging increasing violence at protests across the country, but are laying the blame at the feet of President Donald Trump. Many Democrats made it clear through Sunday interviews that they believe President Trump is to blame for increasingly violent protests across the country. “I have long condemned looting, violence, threats…but let’s take a step back. This isn’t just happening in one place. It’s happening all over the country. It is happening under Donald Trump’s watch,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) told ABC News on Sunday morning. The senator […]
Continuous Cycle of Oppression, Protest, and Violence in American History While the 1960s certainly provides some background for the current historical moment, it is the in-between times, which offer greater context to the continuous cycle of oppression, protest and violence in American history. https://t.co/5o3b8EFydn — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) August 28, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: When growing up in a small city in the mid-southern portion of Ohio, well Chillicothe to be exact, I saw no racial disparity. We had elementary and middle schools in a three sections of the city where every child who lived in that area attended that particular […]
In his interview, the president addressed a number of issues that have emerged or developed both within and outside the country over the last couple of months. Russian President Vladimir Putin touched upon a variety of issues in a big interview with the broadcaster Rossiya 24, ranging from the coronavirus pandemic and a possible second wave of the virus, the country’s economy, a new vaccine against COVID-19, and protests in Belarus. Here are the key issues the president addressed during this interview: Situation in Belarus President Putin said that Russia is following the unfolding events in Belarus and expressed hope that […]
As American cities are torched and looted by Antifa and Black Lives Matter terrorists, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) signaled her support for the violence be her fellow progressives, calling for “unrest in the streets” in an appearance Saturday on MSNBC’s AM Joy in comments about the Democrats’ latest attack line on President Trump on the Post Office and mail-in ballots for the November election. Pressley is one of four members of the radical leftist House freshmen group known as “The Squad’ that also includes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Video of Pressley’s comments […]
Bridges that lead into downtown Chicago were raised to limit access after looting and vandalism late Sunday and early Monday. Police made more than 100 arrests during the night of unrest and confiscated five guns. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Bridges that lead into downtown Chicago were raised to limit access after looting and vandalism late Sunday and early Monday. Police made more than 100 arrests during the night of unrest and confiscated five guns. Scott Olson/Getty Images Hundreds of people looted high-end shops on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile overnight and early Monday morning with police officers […]
According to preliminary results from Belarus’ election officials, five-term President Alexander Lukashenko won Sunday’s election by a landslide. Opponents of the president, however, accused authorities of election fraud and staged mass protests, sometimes violent, across the country on Sunday night. A female freelance journalist working for Ruptly has been detained in Minsk, the Russian video news agency says. According to Ruptly, there’s no contact with the woman, who is presumably being held in a detention centre. The Russian state TV broadcaster RT said that two cameramen working for Ruptly were detained in the Belarusian capital early on Sunday while covering the opening of […]
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US President Donald Trump said he would send National Guard troops to quell chaotic protests in Portland, condemning activists as a “beehive of terrorists” as federal units deployed to the city prepare to withdraw. Trump warned of the new Guard deployment during a Thursday press conference, one day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) struck a deal with Oregon Governor Kate Brown to phase out federal police stationed in Portland, where they’ve worked with local authorities to defend a federal courthouse and other government property. Though the withdrawal was set to begin on Thursday, the president said National Guard troops […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/1a/1079984765_0:0:2875:1619_1200x675_80_0_0_29408071debe026116e0257bc43d978c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007261079984799-seattle-police-arrest-16-people-during-civil-unrest-in-city/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Seattle police have announced arresting 16 people during the civil unrest, classified as a riot. “Update: 16 arrests for assault on officers, obstruction and failure to disperse”, the police tweeted. Update: 16 arrests for assault on officers, obstruction and failure to disperse. — Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) July 26, 2020 “Due to the ongoing damage and public safety risks associated with this incident, SPD is declaring it a riot … Just in: arrest count is now 11. More details as they become available”, the city police said in a earlier […]
Huge crowds calling for the resignation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rallied outside his home Saturday in Jerusalem on growing discontent over the government’s Covid-19 response, high unemployment and corruption. More than 5,000 people gathered on Balfour Street, now a frequent site of anti-government demonstrations, according to Haaretz newspaper, making it the biggest of several protests this week. Demonstrators also rallied elsewhere in Israel. Protesters’ grievances focus mainly on Netanyahu’s handling of the pandemic, including a strict lockdown that caused unemployment to surge and a spike in cases after the abrupt lifting of safety measures in May. Demonstrators also are […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967946_0:70:1280:790_1200x675_80_0_0_a9e5751e0b31d2d5de9633b91bda0670.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967602-unrest-continues-in-portland-despite-deployment-of-federal-forces—video-photos/ Protests, which erupted in the US city following the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, have got out of control, with rioters launching fireworks, setting fire to police precincts and vandalising city property. Nightly protests have continued in the US city of Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement agents to help maintain law and order and to protect the federal courthouse, the focus of ongoing protests over the last several weeks. Dozens of reporters have been injured by law enforcement officers while reporting on the unrest in the […]
Twitter Targets Accounts Of Outlets Covering Unrest In Bolivia By Alan Macleod, Mintpress News. July 1, 2020 Twitter Targets Accounts Of Outlets Covering Unrest In Bolivia2020-07-012020-07-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/boliia-e1593622554774.jpg200px200px Above photo: A coca leaf producer kneels holding a bible with his arms outspread asking police to open the way so a march by supports of Evo Morales may continue to Cochabamba, Bolivia, Nov. 16, 2019. Juan Karita | AP. MintPress News, along with a number of independent Bolivian news outlets and journalists covering the unrest there, were all targeted for suspension at the same time. Social media giant Twitter took the step of suspending the […]
by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, … with PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: The US has exposed its hidden hand quite openly now with the Hong Kong issue. Any country that opposes US ‘color revolutions’, which many would consider an interference in the internal affairs of another country’, will find itself being punished by US sanctions. But wait, the craziness gets better. One of the proposals to “hurt” China is to block US sales exports, and businesses operating in Hong Kong, despite the US having in nice fat trade surplus with Hong Kong. You really can’t make this stuff up. It […]
The only task US officials seemingly have is finding a way of pinning the blame for literally any incident on Moscow, Russia’s deputy UN envoy jokingly said as former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley did just that. The ex-UN envoy apparently decided to jump on the bandwagon of Russia bashers and put all the blame for the massive riots gripping the US following the murder of an African American by a cop on Moscow. Haley stated in a Twitter post that “playing up” the “allegations” of police abuse in America has been the new tactics of Russian intelligence apparently […]
What started off as calls for racial equality and justice in the UK descended on Saturday, June 13, into violent standoff between Black Lives Matter and those who oppose its tactic of desecrating public statues. Over 100 people have been arrested in London following another day of social unrest that saw anti-racism demonstrators clash with rival protestors. About 15 people, reportedly including six police officers, were injured during clashes in central London on Saturday between Black Lives Matter (BLM) supporters and counter-demonstrators who, according to widespread British media reports, included members of the “far-right.” In the days running up to Saturday, […]
The US has been rocked by over two weeks of protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man in a Minneapolis street in broad daylight, with the incident adding to strains stemming from the deaths of over 100,000 Americans from coronavirus, and lockdown measures which have thrown over 40 million people out of work. Trump National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has accused Washington’s enemies of seeking of using the explosive political situation in the US to cause harm to America and its allies. “Our adversaries are attempting to take advantage of the current circumstances to do us harm or […]
An officer tries to put out a fire at a police kiosk at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles during a protest last month over the death of George Floyd. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP An officer tries to put out a fire at a police kiosk at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles during a protest last month over the death of George Floyd. Mark J. Terrill/AP U.S. Attorney General William Barr has repeatedly blamed anti-fascist activists for the violence that has erupted during demonstrations over George Floyd’s death, but federal court records […]
A T-Shirt Sparks Claims That Another ‘Foreign Agitator’ Is Behind US Racial Unrest By Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge. June 9, 2020 A T-Shirt Sparks Claims That Another ‘Foreign Agitator’ Is Behind US Racial Unrest2020-06-092020-06-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/max.jpg200px200px Above photo: The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal seen in a t-shirt emblazoned with the eyes of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he filmed the crowd fro his cell phone. We’ve seen various state and federal officials over the past two weeks of George Floyd protests point to a ‘foreign hand’ stirring the unrest for the purpose of creating deeper instability in American society, already unsettled […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today In the agreement signed between the US and Taliban on February 29, this year, in Doha-the capital of Qatar, it is committed that within the first 135 days of the deal, the US will reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 8,600 from the current 13,000, working with its other NATO allies to proportionally reduce the number of coalition forces over that period. Under the agreement, if the Taliban adhere to their security guarantees and ceasefire, the Pentagon was to bring troop levels down from about 12,000 to 8,600 by mid-July, before withdrawing all […]
…from Sputnik News, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: Trump is showing desperation to stop his sliding in the polls due to his coronavirus disaster. He is circling his wagons using a strategy he has used over and over, never admitting anything, never accepting any responsibility he does not want to, and remaining on the attack. His move now is to play the great savior of America by using the military to beat down the riots so he can claim that only he has the brains and power to protect America. Of course he will air brush out his inflammatory statement that upped […]
Previously, an American media outlet cited several current and former Pentagon officials as being “concerned” over Esper’s purported agreement with Trump’s plans to deploy the military to stop the violent protests in the country. US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper has stated that he doesn’t support the idea of using the Insurrection Act in order to deploy military forces in American cities to quell the ongoing violent riots, which were originally sparked by the death of African-American man George Floyd. He opined that active duty troops should be used only as a last resort, when nothing else can help. Esper also commented […]
Protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally in Toronto on Saturday. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images Protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally in Toronto on Saturday. NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s not often that Justin Trudeau is caught speechless. But when the Canadian prime minister was asked what he thought of President Trump’s actions to quash a wave of protests across the U.S., Trudeau paused before responding – for 21 seconds as the cameras recorded his awkward silence. During a Tuesday news conference in front of his Ottawa residence, the prime minister fielded […]
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have blasted the president after police were ordered to clear out an area near the White House so he could make an incident-free trip to a church. Calling on US President Donald Trump to “respect the dignity and rights of Americans” in a statement late on Monday night, Pelosi (D-California) and Schumer (D-New York) tore into the commander-in-chief after he ordered police to “dominate” the streets amid days of protests and violent unrest – sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody last week. “At a time […]
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced a curfew for New York City and will double the number of police officers on the ground from 4,000 to 8,000 after Sunday night’s protests over George Floyd’s death devolved into looting. The city will impose a curfew from 11pm to 5am, Cuomo declared on Monday following a conversation with Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot O’Shea. The decision came in the wake of several days of protests against the police killing of George Floyd, culminating in extensive looting in Manhattan’s upscale Soho retail district on Sunday night. Also on rt.com Trump […]
America’s heartbreak brought considerable joy to Vladimir Putin’s Russia, but the gloating also exposes the deep ugliness of his regime. Russian reporters covering protests on American soil appear to sympathize with the protesters, but state media reports for domestic audiences tell an entirely different story. “Mockery of the ongoing protests in the United States made references to ‘muscular criminal Negroes,’ described ‘twerking’ as the ‘national Negro dance.’” War correspondent Dmitry Steshin authored a despicably racist article for the Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda, purporting to give advice to the American protesters. His mockery of the ongoing protests in the United States made […]
US 05:26 GMT 01.06.2020(updated 05:29 GMT 01.06.2020) Get short URL The worst civil unrest in decades erupted in cities across the US this weekend as anger sparked by the death of an African American man in Minneapolis police custody last Monday touched off riots nationwide and well beyond the country’s borders. Unparalleled civil unrest continued for a sixth consecutive night, sweeping across at least 75 US cities, as demonstrators have gone on decrying the death of black American George Floyd at the hands of the police. © Sputnik / Buildings were set on fire in Washington DC amid protests over George […]
MSNBC host and Emmy nominee Ali Velshi faced an avalanche of online criticism after he described the ongoing Minneapolis unrest as “not, generally speaking, unruly” while reporting live from a burning neighborhood. Ali Velshi was in Minneapolis, Minnesota to cover the violent uproar over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after his brutal arrest by four police officers days prior. Giving his take on the situation, Velshi said that the unrest was a lot “calmer” than the day before, while showing news anchor Brian Williams the scenes of destruction in the area. A standoff with police did […]
LA County will likely extend its Covid-19 containment measures until the end of July, a top public health official said, triggering a wave of outrage as residents declare “summer cancelled” and even predict riots in the streets. The three-month extension to the county’s “safer at home” order was announced by Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Tuesday. Though she stopped short of issuing an official order, Ferrer said the timetable would not shift until officials see a “dramatic change to the virus and tools at hand,” stressing the need for increased testing capacity. Our hope is that by using the data, […]