David Letterman knows how to make a splash. Over three seasons of his Netflix interview series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction—the most recent of which drops this Wednesday—the former Late Show host landed a majorly famous guest for each premiere episode. First came former President Barack Obama in early 2018, giving his most in-depth on-camera interview since leaving office to the long-bearded Letterman. Last year, […]
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The Nightmare Facing The Poor And Working Class By Jeff Schuhrke, In These Times. October 15, 2020 The Nightmare Facing The Poor And Working Class2020-10-152020-10-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/poor-e1602784348598.jpg200px200px Above photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images. If There’s Not Another Stimulus. With time running out and Republicans balking at more Covid relief, U.S. workers are facing a future of financial misery. As millions of U.S. workers face unemployment, food insecurity and eviction […]
The planned bill comes as part of broader legislation aimed at cracking down on tax fraud, a government spokesperson said. Source link
James Murdoch says he quit his father’s media empire because they were ‘legitimizing disinformation’ and slams ‘crazy’ Trump for ‘infecting the US with cruelty’ and downplaying COVID The youngest son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch told the New York Times about his decision to break free from the family business James Murdoch, 47, said he ‘pulled the rip cord’ from the family empire because he was […]
A week ago, the US president was admitted to the Walter Reed Medical Centre for treatment after announcing that he had tested positive for COVID-19. US President Donald Trump has said in a radio interview with Rush Limbaugh that he is pushing to get COVID-19 antibody drugs developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Eli Lilly and Co approved quickly and out to hospitals after his own […]
The UK authorities on Tuesday reported an abrupt increase in infection rates – over 14,500 new coronavirus cases, roughly 2,000 up from Monday, with the worrisome statistics making the resolution of the health crisis an even more burning issue. Senior politicians from four major northern councils have directed a letter to the government warning that the current coronavirus restrictions are “not working”, calling some of them […]
A shocking new inquiry has found that, not only did the Church of England forgive some 400 pedophiles, but it allowed them to continue working with children. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) found that between 1940 and 2018, some 390 people employed by the church, as clergymen or in trusted positions, were convicted of child sex abuse. They were ‘forgiven’ for their crimes […]
Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz has said Turkey’s actions “pushes away from stability” in the region and argued “international pressure” must be used to “make sure they are pulling their hands from direct terrorism.” Speaking on a conference call put together by The Arab Council for Regional Integration, Gantz accused Turkey, a country Israel has a trade relationship with, of helping to destabilize the region and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/04/1080658869_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_7515daae66913a0bf1e49a0b4db91eda.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Asya Geydarova. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010041080658786-suspicious-bag-found-outside-walter-reed-hospital-treating-trump-bomb-squad-working-at-the-scene/ After conducting an investigation, however, there was no public threat identified, so the authorities allowed its owner to finally take it back. A ‘suspicious bag’ has been discovered on a street in Bethesda, Maryland, where pro-Trump demonstrators gathered on Saturday night. The bag was found just near the entrance to the Walter Reed Medical Center, where President Donald […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/03/1080651437_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_7cdc82edc1805a4acbac91a046c8abde.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202010031080651422-two-to-tango-golden-retriever-offers-a-helping-hand-to-its-working-human/ Our canine friends are energetic and always ready for adventure – occasionally a little over-eager to help their humans handle their chores. Be it cooking, cleaning, handling laundry or working from home, they’re almost always at hand to lend a paw. A video published on Instagram shows a golden retriever offering to “help” its human working on the desktop. […]
Nebraska: Working To Break Up Meat Monopolies October 2, 2020 Nebraska: Working To Break Up Meat Monopolies2020-10-022020-10-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/grist-e1601655507662.jpg200px200px While most of us have recently witnessed empty shelves and higher price tags from the aisles of our local supermarkets, 2019 Fixer Graham Christensen has been fighting for solutions to our fractured food system from the fields. A fifth-generation farmer, Christensen founded the consulting company GC Resolve to help his home state of Nebraska establish […]
The statement below was issued by over 70 former senior Republican national security officials on August 20, 2020, and 60 additional senior officials have now signed on, including many who served in the Trump Administration. Since its release, Donald Trump has continued to demonstrate that he is unfit to serve as president, reportedly calling Americans who served in our armed forces “losers” and “suckers,” admitting that he deliberately […]
The obstacles and hardships facing working mothers are not new, but the pandemic has given them more visibility. SDI Productions/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SDI Productions/Getty Images The obstacles and hardships facing working mothers are not new, but the pandemic has given them more visibility. SDI Productions/Getty Images Youli Lee is proud of the years she worked for the U.S. government, prosecuting cybercrime in some […]
Justin Clark is the Trump campaign lawyer who got his first taste of politics as part of Al Gore’s 2000 Democratic presidential campaign, when the Supreme Court settled a fight over counting ballots. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Pedroncelli/AP Justin Clark is the Trump campaign lawyer who got his first taste of politics as part of Al Gore’s 2000 Democratic presidential campaign, when the […]
The United Kingdom is witnessing a resurgence in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, as infection rates began to rise in late August, topping averages recorded since early May – the point at which the first spike began to ease. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to introduce new coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions, including telling citizens to return to working from home if possible, in order […]
New York Police Department officer Baimadajie Angwang has been accused of spying on Chinese and Tibetan citizens and relaying information back to China, according to a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court. Angwang was charged on Monday with acting as an illegal agent of China, committing wire fraud, making false statements, and obstructing an official proceeding, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement. “The […]
Miriam Robles, 24, says she envisions the day she becomes a U.S. citizen and gets to vote the way other people fantasize about their wedding day. Miriam Robles hide caption toggle caption Miriam Robles Miriam Robles, 24, says she envisions the day she becomes a U.S. citizen and gets to vote the way other people fantasize about their wedding day. Miriam Robles These days, Miriam Robles […]
In The Worst Of Times, The Billionaire Elite Plunder The Working Class By Nick Baker, Counterpunch. September 4, 2020 In The Worst Of Times, The Billionaire Elite Plunder The Working Class2020-09-042020-09-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/cp-e1599264409635.jpeg200px200px Above photo: By Nathaniel St. Clair. In the midst of a global pandemic, unprecedented economic collapse, mass unemployment, hunger and desperation, the stock market is booming and the richest of the rich are richer than […]
For months now, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been demanding that the Trump administration “frog-march” the leaders of the social justice movement Black Lives Matter in front of television cameras in a series of “mass arrests” and charge them as domestic terrorists. On Monday night, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf informed the far-right Fox News star that he may soon get his […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given approval for Amazon to operate its Prime Air delivery drones, an idea billionaire owner Jeff Bezos first introduced in 2013. The approval means the drones can be operated “beyond the visual line of sight” by operators. Amazon says it will soon begin testing the delivery technology, which is supposed to cut wait times for orders from days to hours […]
Elon Musk has unveiled a working prototype for the Neuralink, a skull implant that can communicate with brain cells, seen as a breakthrough cure for an array of ailments for some, and a prelude to a nightmare dystopia for others. Musk’s Neuralink progress update on Friday showed off a functional device implanted into a pig, which he says could someday cure a range of “important brain […]
As Moscow announced the beginning of post-registration trials of anti-COVID vaccine Sputnik V on 26 August, the US added a group of Russian research institutes, including the one testing the anti-coronavirus drug, to its sanctions list. International observers have discussed the US move unveiled amid the global effort to curb the pandemic. According to a statement, released by the US Department of Commerce on Wednesday, the Bureau […]
Last month, Bitcoin Lightning startup Strike announced it would be working with the world payment giant Visa. Now, another startup in the same vein, LastBit, which just launched its app in beta, will be going through the same Visa Fast Track program. This partnership will eventually make it possible for users to pay for items priced in U.S. dollars – but using bitcoin (BTC). LastBit founder […]
Campus Workers Sue UNC System Over Unsafe Working Conditions By Kate Murphy, The News and Observer. August 16, 2020 Campus Workers Sue UNC System Over Unsafe Working Conditions2020-08-162020-08-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/ncstate-e1597541018820.jpg200px200px North Carolina university employees are suing the UNC System, saying working conditions are unsafe as tens of thousands of students return to campuses during the coronavirus pandemic. “Essential workers across UNC System campuses continue to report to work […]
How AFRICOM Is Working To Destabilize Africa By Solomon Comnissiong, UR World News. July 31, 2020 How AFRICOM Is Working To Destabilize Africa2020-07-312020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/image-asset.png200px200px This episode we were joined by the editor of the Pan African Newswire, Abayomi Azikewe. Mr. Azikewe gave detailed critical analysis regarding the ongoing imperialist wars waged on Africa by way of Western nations like the US and France. This is an absolute […]
The Brookings Institute was heavily involved in the Democrat and Deep State Russia collusion hoax and Ukraine impeachment fraud. These actions against President Trump were criminal. This institute is influenced from foreign donations from entities who don’t have an America first agenda. Julie Kelly at American Greatness released a report where she addresses the connections between the Brookings Institute, Democrats and foreign entities. She summarizes her […]
One of the reasons Democrats went with Joe Biden is because they really want to win back Pennsylvania in November. Some polls show Biden having a slight lead over Trump in the state, but there are plenty of voters there, many of them Democrats, who know deep down that Biden and the Democrats will be bad news for jobs, especially in the energy sector. Trump has […]
Three Percenters Militia Working In Bakken Oil Patch Raises Concerns Of Domestic Terrorism Risk By Justin Nobel, DeSmog Blog. July 22, 2020 Three Percenters Militia Working In Bakken Oil Patch Raises Concerns Of Domestic Terrorism Risk2020-07-222020-07-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/charlottesville-event-in-nola48-2-e1595431489970.jpg200px200px Above photo: New Orleans, August 19, 2017. A Three Percenter flag is visible as counter-protesters and protesters clash at the end of a march and rally opposing white supremacy and held in solidarity […]
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving forward with the Moving Target Recognition (MTR) program to develop robust, efficient, and reliable identification and tracking techniques to identify selected targets, and to maintain tracks for selected, critical targets, in dense target environments. The agency aims to award a contract for the development of novel collection techniques and processing algorithms for detection, geolocation, imaging, and […]
Starting in the final year of former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, President Donald Trump would periodically repeat to his personal lawyer and political advocate Rudy Giuliani a key, three-word phrase. “Control the agenda,” he’d privately tell his attorney, according to three people who’ve heard the president say this. Trump would deploy the phrase specifically when commenting on, and attaboying, Giuliani’s latest television appearances, media hits […]
It’s been four months since I’ve stepped foot in an office. That means four months of sweatpants, leggings, and (of course) jumpsuits. Why jumpsuits? Because in the morning, there’s nothing better than putting on one piece of clothing and being in an outfit. These days, my jumpsuits are more for all-day comfort than style, which is why I’ve been wearing this one from Uniqlo non-stop. It’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/10/1079907840_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_a03b91743b917733045aab5b3b949d86.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007161079907888-ottawa-working-with-beijing-to-begin-testing-of-chinese-covid-19-vaccine-trudeau-says/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Ottawa is working with Beijing to facilitate the start of testing of a Chinese vaccine candidate against the novel coronavirus disease in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said during a briefing. Chinese biotechnology firm, CanSino Biologics Inc. (CanSinoBIO), received Canadian regulatory approval to begin testing in Canada in May but the process has been reportedly delayed […]
A Scottsdale, AZ Bath & Body Works manager is no longer working at the company after cursing at a customer wearing a ‘Trump 2020’ face mask. Bath & Body Works is a retailer under the L Brands umbrella that sells body lotions, body wash, candles and other personal care products. Jeremiah Cota, a Director of Strategic Initiatives for AZ Trump Victory, said he was accosted by […]