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Can the ‘Yellow Vests’ Protests Go Global?
Can the ‘Yellow Vests’ Protests Go Global? When it comes to the relationship of U.S. citizens to the politicians and bureaucrats in Washington D.C., there’s no indication that anything remotely resembling self-government is happening. Rather, the relationship is far more like that of a servant to a master. From the October post: Americans are Stuck in […]
Violence, Public Anger Erupts In China As Home Prices Slide
Violence, Public Anger Erupts In China As Home Prices Slide Last March, we discussed why few things are as important for China’s wealth effect and economy, as its housing bubble market. Specifically, as Deutsche Bank calculated at the time, “in 2016 the rise of property prices boosted household wealth in 37 tier 1 and tier […]
Community fights massive drilling site planned near public school in low-income area
Community fights massive drilling site planned near public school in low-income area Oil and gas company originally planned to drill in largely white, middle-class neighborhood. AN OIL DRILLING OPERATION NEAR A SUBDIVISION IN WELD COUNTY, COLORADO. CREDIT: HELEN H. RICHARDSON/THE DENVER POST VIA GETTY IMAGESResidents of a city along Colorado’s Front Range are fighting the […]
Eleven Saudi Royals Arrested For Protesting Against Austerity
Eleven Saudi Royals Arrested For Protesting Against Austerity Members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family have apparently learned nothing from their cousin’s authoritarian tendencies. To wit, Saudi authorities on Saturday detained 11 princes after they gathered at a royal palace in Riyadh to protest austerity measures imposed by their cousin and the state’s de facto leader: […]
Brazil Deploys Troops To Protect Government Buildings As Protesters Set Ministries On Fire
Brazil Deploys Troops To Protect Government Buildings As Protesters Set Ministries On Fire Update 2: Physical confrontation erupts in Brazil’s Congress between Temer’s supporters & opponents after he deploys the military against protesters. Follow Folha de S.Paulo ✔@folha Deputados da base e da oposição se agridem durante sessão após Presidência decretar Forças Armadas na rua […]
Oklahoma Governor Signs Anti-Protest Law Imposing Huge Fines on ‘Conspirator’ Organizations
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SIGNS ANTI-PROTEST LAW IMPOSING HUGE FINES ON “CONSPIRATOR” ORGANIZATIONS A STATUTE AIMED at suppressing protests against oil and gas pipelines has been signed into law in Oklahoma, as a related bill advances through the state legislature. The two bills are part of a nationwide trend in anti-protest laws meant to significantly increase legal penalties […]
Protest is Increasingly Becoming Criminalized in America
Protest is Increasingly Becoming Criminalized in America The historical space available for Americans to engage in public protest has been declining for many years, and is a topic I covered on several occasions during the Obama administration. For instance in the post, The War on Free Speech – U.S. Department of Justice Subpoenas Reason.com Over Comment […]
Arizona Wants to be Able to Seize the Assets of Protesters
Arizona Wants to be Able to Seize the Assets of Protesters (ANTIMEDIA) If Republicans in Arizona’s senate have their way, police in that state could soon have the power to seize assets and property from protesters, the Arizona Capitol Times reports. From a February 22 article: “Claiming people are being paid to riot, Republican state senators voted Wednesday to […]
The New Wave of Violent Protests is Exactly What The Elite Want — Here’s Why
The New Wave of Violent Protests is Exactly What The Elite Want — Here’s Why Over the past 18 months, there has been a significant increase in the frequency and severity of riots conducted by the extreme left. Their ranks are comprised of self-described anti-fascists, anarcho-communists, radical 3rd wave feminists, Black Lives Matter (BLM), and other […]
Do Ongoing Global Events Prove the World Is Ready for Revolution?
Do Ongoing Global Events Prove the World Is Ready for Revolution? (ANTIMEDIA) Earth — Paralleling the increasingly draconian policies marking a worldwide descent into fascism, are massive protests — born in the Arab Spring, but arguably an angrier, more potent extension of the Occupy movement — indicative of an unprecedented tipping point. We, the people of this planet, now […]
What Is The Best Method Of Rebellion Against Tyranny?
What Is The Best Method Of Rebellion Against Tyranny? I have heard it often said that there is no one right way to accomplish a goal. I agree. However, I would add that while there is no such thing as “one right way” to achieve an objective, this does not mean there aren’t numerous WRONG […]
US Enabled Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protesters
US Enabled Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Pro-Democracy Protesters Just days before Saudi Arabia performed a mass execution of 47 people, including four pro-democracy protesters; the US approved tens of millions in military contracts to the Saudi government. The contracts include $24 million to Raytheon Company for equipment relating to Patriot missiles, $12 million to Advanced Electronics Co. for electronics […]
Time to Trade in Your Jag, Benz, BMW for a Dented Econobox: Days of Rage Are Coming
Time to Trade in Your Jag, Benz, BMW for a Dented Econobox: Days of Rage Are Coming The resistance will take the form of subverting the signifiers of wealth that exemplify the few who have benefited so greatly while everyone else lost ground. It’s time to trade in your Jag, Mercedes, BMW (and maybe your […]
Shell’s Renewed Arctic Drilling Campaign Faces Yet Another Setback As Key Ship Forced Back To Port
Shell’s Renewed Arctic Drilling Campaign Faces Yet Another Setback As Key Ship Forced Back To Port Is Shell finally “Arctic Ready” after its doomed 2012 campaign? The company is set to begin drilling in the Arctic within the week, and it’s already not looking good. The MSV Fennica, an icebreaker vessel bound for the Chukchi Sea, had barely left […]
The Global Trade Corporatocracy Slams into Local Resistance
The Global Trade Corporatocracy Slams into Local Resistance Not everything seems to be going according to script for the self-anointed architects of the new global order. For years lobbyists and representatives of the world’s largest corporations and banks have been meeting with government trade negotiators from Europe, North America and Asia to patch together what […]
