Tag: Activist

Categories USA

Twitch cracks down on US Army’s ‘fake giveaway’ program aimed at teens after activist complains

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The streaming platform Twitch has removed a ‘bait and switch’ ad by the US Army that sought to harvest teenagers’ data through a misleading video-game controller giveaway, after complaints from a progressive activist. … Read More >Twitch cracks down on US Army’s ‘fake giveaway’ program aimed at teens after activist complains

Categories EU

‘Slap in the face’: Protesters rally against Macron-backed new French interior minister accused of rape

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Women’s-rights activists took to the streets in Paris and other cities in France to decry the appointment of Gerald Darmanin as interior minister. Darmanin is subject to an ongoing rape investigation. … Read More >‘Slap in the face’: Protesters rally against Macron-backed new French interior minister accused of rape

Categories Journalism & Mass media

What does community control of police look like?

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Chapman has been in the struggle for more than 50 years — beginning with his time as a young man serving a life sentence in Missouri state prison. While incarcerated, Chapman became a self-taught radical, eventually leading a successful fight to desegregate Missouri state prisons and achieve his own freedom. … Read More >What does community control of police look like?

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Chomsky, Rowling & others sign open letter against cancel culture, get blasted by left & right for lame, limp stance

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An open letter opposing cancel culture has garnered 150 signatures, including those of Noam Chomsky and JK Rowling, but is being bashed by conservatives as insincere and “too late” and waved off by liberals as missing the point. … Read More >Chomsky, Rowling & others sign open letter against cancel culture, get blasted by left & right for lame, limp stance

Categories Russia

‘Not a vote, not a referendum, but a show’: Opposition cries foul as majority of Russians support Putin’s constitution overhaul

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While the results show an overwhelming majority of Russians have backed a proposed broad package of amendments to the country’s constitution, many leading opposition figures have immediately cried foul. … Read More >‘Not a vote, not a referendum, but a show’: Opposition cries foul as majority of Russians support Putin’s constitution overhaul

Categories EU

‘Not just an African issue’: Female genital mutilation victim shares harrowing story with RT as practice ON THE RISE in Germany

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An activist and victim of female genital mutilation (FGM) living in Berlin told RT “big action” is needed to tackle the issue in Germany, which has seen a rapid rise in women and girls forced to undergo the torturous procedure. … Read More >‘Not just an African issue’: Female genital mutilation victim shares harrowing story with RT as practice ON THE RISE in Germany

Categories USA

Trump Campaign Responds to Claims That K-Pop Fans & TikTok Users Sabotaged Tulsa Rally

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Despite earlier claims by US President Donald Trump and his 2020 re-election campaign chief Brad Parscale that almost one million tickets had been reserved for the president’s Saturday rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, around 6,200 supporters appeared at the event, according to local officials. … Read More >Trump Campaign Responds to Claims That K-Pop Fans & TikTok Users Sabotaged Tulsa Rally

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Extinction rebellion activists hose business association HQ with FAKE BLOOD to denounce ‘cynical lobbyists’

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The French branch of the climate change movement Extinction Rebellion (XR) used a hose to spray fake blood on the facade of the office of the biggest employers’ organization in the country, accusing them of cynicism. … Read More >Extinction rebellion activists hose business association HQ with FAKE BLOOD to denounce ‘cynical lobbyists’

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Now CHAZ has guns: Seattle autonomous zone ‘warlord’ filmed handing out AR-15s to followers

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Raz Simone, the so-called warlord of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone carved out of Seattle by activists, has been filmed handing out assault rifles to minors. That’s a state felony, if only there were anyone to enforce the law. … Read More >Now CHAZ has guns: Seattle autonomous zone ‘warlord’ filmed handing out AR-15s to followers

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VIDEO claims to show man threatening people with MACHETE inside activist-held ‘autonomous zone’ in Seattle

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A video surfaced online purportedly showing a machete-wielding man scaring people inside the ‘autonomous’ CHAZ enclave set up by activists in the middle of Seattle, Washington. Police have warned of lawlessness in the area. … Read More >VIDEO claims to show man threatening people with MACHETE inside activist-held ‘autonomous zone’ in Seattle