2023-12-23
At a demonstration in Tel Aviv calling for a ceasefire, hostage deal, impeachment of the government and equal rights from the river to the sea.
"Frankreichs rechte Regierung rüstet seine Polizei auf. Den ab Januar zu erwartenden Massenprotest gegen die anstehende »Reform« des Rentensystems will sie offenbar mit dem Einsatz neuer uniformierter Spezialeinheiten und dem Erwerb von mehr als zehn Millionen Tränengas- und Sprenggranaten niederhalten. Im Haushalt des Innenministers Gérard Darmanin, Rechtsausleger und Mann fürs Grobe in Staatschef Emmanuel Macrons Regierung, stehen dafür rund 38 Millionen Euro bereit. Deklariert wird das delikate Rüstungsprojekt als sicherheitspolitische »Vorbereitung« der Olympischen Sommerspiele, die 2024 in Paris organisiert werden sollen."
Gregory Pflugfelder had just finished the final class of his career at Columbia. In 28 years at the university, he achieved many accolades as a professor of history who taught a popular course on Japanese monsters – mostly focused on Godzilla and "the role of the monstrous in the cultural imagination."...
MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists to keep himself in office after an election he failed to win.
If you are a member of an extreme party or an extremist government then just what counts as extreme? Guy Venables cartoon nails this idea. #GazaGenocide #Protest
Largely forgotten until now, between 1933 and 1945 hundreds and hundreds of Jewish women and men performed individual acts of resistance in Nazi Germany.
Jews of all ages destroyed Nazi symbols, protested in public, disobeyed Nazi laws and defended themselves against insults and physical attacks.
Pictured: Lizi Rosenfeld, a Jewish woman, sits on a park bench bearing a sign that reads, ‘Only for Aryans,’ in August 1938 in Vienna ⬇️
Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.
Today the government’s anti-democratic mission is seen clearly. As well as suppressing dissent through draconian anti-protest laws, the Met used live facial recognition surveillance during the coronation.
More power to these #students demonstrating for a #FreePalestine. Seinfeld is a Zionist whose wife literally funded the mob of pro-#Israel thugs who physically assaulted the nonviolent #UCLA encampment. #Duke#protest
Don't get me wrong: It's good if individuals do "their part" in tackling the climate crisis, by changing their habits and lifestyles, but blaming them, when its clearly the #capitalist system's fault is just wrong.
Be #vegan, consume sustainably, ride your #bike, don't fly.
There are many good reasons to do so, e.g.:
👉 it's the right thing to do
👉 it's healthy
👉 you're a role-model for others
👉 if many people do this, it slightly changes how companies act.
👉 it fosters your awareness for the issues
But also be aware that its a droplet on a hot stone. Non-wealthy individuals won't fix the climate with their daily choices. We have to demand action by the big players.
And I don't mean blame China!
All of us need to demand radical climate action by our governments.
2023-12-23
At a demonstration in Tel Aviv calling for a ceasefire, hostage deal, impeachment of the government and equal rights from the river to the sea.
Bauern in ganz Deutschland sind am Montag in eine Protestwoche gestartet. Dabei haben sie schon vielerorts den Verkehr mit ihren Treckern blockiert. Was sagt ihr dazu?
"Since the beginning of the conflict, there have been several protests by Gazan residents against the terrorist organization, but this is still a rather exceptional event."
Remember, according to a real life test case, in English and European law your human rights don't include attending monarchist parades dressed as a zombie, no matter what bizarre fancy dress the monarchists are wearing.
And now the Home Office is directly intimidating potential protestors by sending them threats about new legislation: "the government are using a statutory instrument to bring draconian measures that the House of Lords threw out of the bill back from the dead, once again evading scrutiny and accountability. It’s worrying to see the police handed so many new powers to restrict protest, especially before a major national event. When the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into force, the police repeatedly misused them".
Not only jailed for peaceful protest, but also now facing being struck off by the GMC. The state is working hard to suppress protest in all of its forms in the UK. We have been warned, ignore these signs at your peril.
A Columbia professor wanted to document history. NYPD arrested him outside his home (www.usatoday.com)
Gregory Pflugfelder had just finished the final class of his career at Columbia. In 28 years at the university, he achieved many accolades as a professor of history who taught a popular course on Japanese monsters – mostly focused on Godzilla and "the role of the monstrous in the cultural imagination."...
A word on reddit, blackouts, & effective protesting (Louis Rossmann) (www.youtube.com)
👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/comment/jnk4oz4/?context=3👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_ab...
40,000 march in Spain against amnesty for Catalan separatists (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Spaniards protested in Madrid on Sunday against possible plans by acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to grant an amnesty to Catalan separatists to keep himself in office after an election he failed to win.
San Francisco protestors are disabling autonomous vehicles using traffic cones (www.techspot.com)
The Reddit protest was doomed to fail
You can be right and have a good idea, but you cannot make someone listen or believe in your way of thinking....
As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too (www.npr.org)
Students continue to protest at campuses across the country, despite the risk of arrest. Some schools now threaten demonstrators with disciplinary action, while others promise the opposite.