Tag: protest
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a near-riot & parliament besieged: iceland boiling mad at credit crunch
from scotsman: Thousands of Icelanders have demonstrated in Reykjavik to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Geir Haarde and Central Bank governor David Oddsson, for failing to stop the country’s financial meltdown. It was the latest in a series of protests in the capital since October’s banking collapse crippled the island’s economy. At least five…
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angry americans nationwide protest the federal reserve
from first coast news: A massive crowd gathered outside the Jacksonville Landing Saturday, as part of a national rally to end the Federal Reserve. There is a Federal Reserve office near The Landing at 800 W. Water Street. JSO officers are filtered throughout the area, to make sure it remains a peaceful protest. The national…
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gay anarchist group storms michigan church service in protest
or, as the catholics put it: leftist perverts launch coordinatedattack on church during sunday service from nbc25online: Some churches are fighting back after a self-proclaimed gay anarchist group stormed into a Mid-Michigan Church. It happened at Mount Hope Church in Lansing. The Eaton County Sheriff’s office was called in and is investigating. Reports say that…
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undercover cops were among the unruly at dnc
staged terror takes many forms…from denver post: When a Jefferson County deputy unleashed pepper spray at unruly protesters on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, he did not know that his targets were undercover Denver police officers. Now the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is questioning whether that staged confrontation by police…
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envirohealth: biodefense, flying syringes & vaccine protests
huge new biodefense lab is dedicated at ft detrick from washington post: The Department of Homeland Security dedicated a massive biodefense laboratory in Frederick yesterday, moving toward the facility’s opening despite questions raised about the risks of deadly pathogens to be studied there. When the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center at Fort Detrick is…
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shape of things to come: citizen’s arrest attempt made on rove
from thinkprogress: During an event in San Francisco Tuesday morning, a protester tried to “smack handcuffs on Karl Rove, but Rove slapped back, and the woman was taken off stage.” … When Rove complained of negative campaign tactics by Democrats, his co-panelist — former Sen. Majority Leader George Mitchell — quipped, “I have to say,…
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thievery corporation plot ‘radio retaliation’
as everything swirls, i needed a break… so i went outside for a smoke & threw on the latest record from washdc’s thievery corporation. but i guess there’s no escaping the new awakening… the 1st track says “sound the alarm … it’s martial law.” so by the time i got to ’33°’ with lyrics about…
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money$hit: bailouts, banksters, bread & circuses
bush does 9/11 replay in ask for unprecedented powers & budgetfrom the washington note: Just after the September 11th terrorist attacks occurred, George W. Bush went before the nation and made the case that he needed unprecedented authority – budgetary and military – to take on the threats poised at the well-being and safety of…
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bush’s bankster bailout bullshit (& more)
from ap: President Bush on Wednesday warned Americans and lawmakers reluctant to pass a historic financial rescue plan that failing to act fast risks wiping out retirement savings, rising foreclosures, lost jobs, closed business and ‘a long and painful recession.’ He spoke just after inviting Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, one of whom…
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selection ’08: mccain/palin, gustav & the rnc police state
national emergency environment sets the stage for the mccain/palin election campaignfrom michel chossudovsky: The opening of the RNC has been characterised by a mass protest movement directed against the Bush administration, the candicacy of John McCain and more generally the Republican party. The presence of thousands of demonstrators in St-Paul Minneapolis has been a major…
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geopolitiks: georgia, israel, thailand, india, pakistan, mexico & more
darth cheney visits georgia in show of solidarityfrom guardian: The US vice-president arrived in Tbilisi today, in a show of political backing for the nation and its pro-Western Georgian president. Dick Cheney’s visit comes a day after the White House announced a $1bn (£500m) economic aid package for the country, which was ravaged by last…
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the day before the rnc: storms, plans, raids & schemes
mccain may deliver convention speech from disaster zonefrom thinkprogress: Politico reports that the impending landfall of Hurricane Gustav has forced Republicans to scramble their convention plans. President Bush may not attend at all, and John McCain may deliver his acceptance speech from the hurricane-stricken areas… McCain was scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech Thursday but…
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selection ’08: obamessiah & the dnc charade/parade
satire: portrayal of obama as elitist hailed as step forward for african americans* not satire: barack obama not a US citizen*84k+ pack invesco to hear obama’s speech*obama’s speech by numbers*obama’s risky stadium gig*mccain ‘conservatives’ attempt to paint obama as marxist bombthrower*sleepwalker mccain: will lock up pot smokers but regularly uses powerful sleeping pills*in denver, police…
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antiwar protesters hit denver streets
from raw replay: As Democrats prepare for the Democratic National Convention, anti-war protesters took to the streets of Denver to call for an end to the Iraq war. This video is from The Associated Press, broadcast August 24, 2008.
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elderly women sent to chinese re-education/labor camp
from time: Two Beijing women in their late 70s have been sentenced to a year of administrative detention after applying to protest in the Chinese capital’s Olympic protest zones. Wu Dianyuan, 79, and Wang Xiuying, 77, are former neighbors who are upset about being forcibly evicted from their homes in 2001. This month, they visited…