Former lead strategist for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign James Carville said Monday on MSNBC’s “The 11th Hour” the investigations, including those by the Manhattan district attorney, the New York State Attorney General and the Southern District of New York into President Donald Trump could not be stopped. Williams said, “Where do you come down on […]
Posts Tagged ‘momentum’
Carville: Investigations into Trump Can’t Be Stopped — They Have ‘Momentum’
Boycott of Tel Aviv LGBT Film Festival gains momentum with new cancellations
Four more filmmakers have joined a growing number of artists boycotting the Tel Aviv LGBT International Film Festival (TLVFest), in response to a Palestinian call. Five artists had already cancelled their participation prior to the start of the festival, which runs between May 31 and June 9. With the latest cancellations, from two French directors and two from […]
Trump Promotes Longtime Russia Hawk Just As Russiagate Loses Momentum
Trump Promotes Longtime Russia Hawk Just As Russiagate Loses Momentum Above Photo: Mike Pompeo speaking at the 2012 CPAC in Washington, D.C. February 2012. (Flickr Gage Skidmore) Rex Tillerson, whose hotly scrutinized ties to Russia have been a centerpiece of Rachel Maddow’s conspiratorial ravings for many months, has been fired. Replacing him as Secretary of State will be […]
Going Underground – Can Art Save Us from Consumerism? w/ grassroots activist group Momentum
Going Underground – Can Art Save Us from Consumerism? w/ grassroots activist group Momentum Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com We speak to Barney Francis, co-curator of Momentums fringe event World Transformed Festival, about using art to protest corporate driven consumerism. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansiFOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingund… View the […]
Taiwan warship sets sail for South China Sea after Hague verdict
A Taiwanese warship has set sail for the South China Sea “to defend Taiwan’s maritime territory,” a day after an international tribunal ruled against China’s claims to islands and undermined Taipei’s claims to the islands there. On Tuesday, a tribunal in The Hague ruled that China has no historic rights in the waterway and […]
US to deploy 560 more troops to Iraq: US defense secy.
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says his country will send more troops to Iraq, claiming that the forces will help Baghdad in an upcoming operation aimed at retaking the key city of Mosul from Daesh Takfiri militants. Carter, who is currently in Iraq on an unannounced visit, said on Monday that 560 more US troops will be […]
France Forces Through Labour Bill Amid New Protests
Print Friendly Above Photo: French PM Manuel Valls was unrepentant after forcing the unpopular labour reforms through parliament. Photo: AFP France’s controversial new labour laws look set to be pushed through parliament today without a vote, as demonstrators get ready to protest once again. Police arrest 95 amid tight security at Paris protest (23 Jun 16) AFP […]
The Pentagon’s Controversial Plan to Hire Military Leaders Off the Street
The idea is controversial, to say the very least. For many in the rank-and-file military, it seems absurd, a bewildering cultural change that threatens to upend many assumptions about military life and traditional career paths. But while it’s not universally embraced, there is interest in Congress and among some of the military’s uniformed leaders — […]
Media Casually Trample Evidence at Orlando Shooter’s Apartment (Video)
The FBI must have ‘accidentally’ left the doors unlocked and the windows open to the Orlando shooter’s apartment… Reporters were able to take a tour of Omar Mateens home, a supposed crime scene, just 24 hours after what had been called ‘largest terror attack since 9/11’ The same thing happened after the San Bernardino shooting, […]
Dead whale washes up near Crete, Greece
Authorities in Crete were trying to remove the carcass of a dead whale that washed up on the shores of Chrissi, a small island south of Ierapetra. The whale, estimated to weigh 4 tons, was stranded on Vougiou Mati beach, on the southern coast of the island. A necropsy will be carried out to […]
Fisheries Scientist: I Can’t Disclose Every Corp That Funds My Research
Susanne Posel ,Chief Editor Occupy Corporatism | Media Spokesperson, HEALTH MAX Brands Greenpeace has ousted Ray Hilborn, professor with the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences for neglecting to disclose corporate-backing of his research. According to Greenpeace, Hilborn received $3.56 million over the course of 12 years from the seafood […]
CODEPINK Hosts Mother’s Day Peace Festival
Print Friendly Above Photo:Over 200 participated in the peace festival at the White House Washington, DC – Peace activists, bands, music, art and community unity made a perfect recipe for a peace festival on Mothers Day weekend at the White House on Saturday. The theme was creating a society free of violence so families could […]
Victory In Landmark Climate Case Recognizes Public Trust In Resources
Print Friendly Above: Our Children’s Trust rally in Washington State, November 20, 2015. FEDERAL COURT AFFIRMS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF KIDS AND DENIES MOTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AND FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY IN YOUTH’S LANDMARK CLIMATE CHANGE CASE Eugene, OR – On April 8, 2016, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the federal District Court in Eugene, OR, decided […]
THE PANAMA PAPERS: AN NWO SCAM
The spooky and prophetic early 20th century documents known as the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Ziontell of how the Jewish masters behind the New World Order use blackmail to control or discredit political leaders. The documents describe the vulnerability of a crooked politician as “a Panama” — an obvious reference to the 1892 […]
The World is ‘Turning a Blind Eye’ as Turkey Targets Kurdish Communities
Turkey’s Kurds Face Increasingly Humiliating Conditions, Deportations In an interview with Sputnik, Kani Xulam, a Kurdish activist and director of the American Kurdish Information Network, blamed the global community for failing to respond to Turkey’s incessant clampdown on Kurds. The interview came after the Turkish government declared indefinite 24-hour curfews for two more mostly […]
ResistAIM Defenders Form Human Chain To Halt Drilling
Print Friendly ResistAIM Defenders form Human Chains to Halt Hudson River Drilling for AIM Pipeline The group of activists and residents chose the site because it highlights the danger of the proposed pipeline, running underneath the Hudson River and adjacent to the troubled Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. In May of 2015 , Spectra Energy had a pipeline rupture underneath […]
Remembering Trayvon Martin: His Death Built A Movement
Print Friendly Above: Second Annual Trayvon Martin Peace Walk in Miami Gardens. It was four years ago on this very day that an unforeseen incident would be the catalyst to start a national movement. On the evening of February 26, in Sanford, Fla., a 28-year-old man with a gun, got out of his truck, confronted, chased, […]
Trolling Neighbors or Astronauts Will Get You in Big Trouble
Apparently, people still care about voicemail. We wondered why voicemail still exists despite the fact that most people seem to hate it. Maybe voicemail is just more professional than a text, or maybe we keep it around because it’s cute when moms do it and it’s useful for creating interludes between ‘90s rap songs. […]
Trolling Neighbors or Astronauts Will Get You in Big Trouble
Apparently, people still care about voicemail. We wondered why voicemail still exists despite the fact that most people seem to hate it. Maybe voicemail is just more professional than a text, or maybe we keep it around because it’s cute when moms do it and it’s useful for creating interludes between ‘90s rap songs. […]
Trolling Neighbors or Astronauts Will Get You in Big Trouble
Apparently, people still care about voicemail. We wondered why voicemail still exists despite the fact that most people seem to hate it. Maybe voicemail is just more professional than a text, or maybe we keep it around because it’s cute when moms do it and it’s useful for creating interludes between ‘90s rap songs. […]