Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-13). The 14th Amendment's Requirement of Equality Under Law Is a Dead Letter Constitutional Guarantee. thealtworld.com I explained and documented in my 1995 book, The New Color Line, that the EEOC had created in defiance of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 14th Amendment a two-tier legal system in which "preferred minorities" enjoyed rights superior to those of white American citizens to university admissions, employment, and promotion. Less qualified blacks according to the objective admission scores can be admitted at the exclusion of more qualified whites, and less qualified blacks can be hired and promoted at the expense of more qualified whites. I have stressed for many years that the failure of the courts to defend the 14t…

Craig Murray (2023-08-11). The Silence on Imran Khan. orinocotribune.com By Craig Murray — Aug 9, 2023 | Pakistan has imposed a media blackout over the deposed prime minister and thousands of new political prisoners incarcerated in appalling conditions. Condemnation in the U.K. and U.S. has been non-existent. | Given the large population in the U.K. of Pakistani origin, the lack of serious media coverage of the overthrow and incarceration of Imran Khan, and the mass imprisonment of his supporters, is truly extraordinary. | Imran Khan was last week sentenced to three years in prison — and a five-year ban from politics — for alleged embezzlement of official gifts. This…

Cinnamon Janzer, Next City. (2023-08-11). Cities And States Don't Track Police Misconduct Payouts. popularresistance.org Five days after the 2020 murder of George Floyd, the Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT unit drove down Lake Street, the corridor at the heart of the civil unrest that followed. "The first f***ers we see, we're just hammering 'em with 40s," Sgt. Andrew Bittell ordered his team, referring to the 40mm plastic projectiles otherwise known as rubber bullets. | Around 11 p.m., that's exactly what the squad did to a group of people in a Lake Street parking lot. Some of the plastic rounds they fired hit Jaleel Stallings. Stallings, an army veteran, returned fire with a permitted pistol at the unmarked van he thought wa…

Staff (2023-08-11). Kenosha: Community Protests Police Brutalizing Black Man and Child. wibailoutpeople.org

Fight Back (2023-08-11). PSU Arlington shows solidarity with Tampa 5 with banner drop. fightbacknews.org Arlington, TX – On August 9, members of the Progressive Student Union (PSU) held a banner drop in solidarity with the Tampa 5. Five members of the Tampa Bay SDS were wrongfully arrested, brutalized, and sexually harassed by campus police for protesting to keep diversity, equity and inclusion programs alive at their university. | PSU's protest was attended by 20 students attended this from both PSU and SDS MB High School, taking place on the campus' south bridge over the busy traffic of Cooper Street. The banner read, "Protesting is not a crime, justice for the Tampa 5." | In between chanting, the students…

Fight Back (2023-08-11). Tallahassee demands justice for the Tampa 5! fightbacknews.org Tallahassee, FL – On August 9, Tallahassee students and community members gathered outside the Leon County Clerk of Courts office to show solidarity with the Tampa 5. They demanded the dismissal of the charges against them, pointing out that the Tampa 5 were due to appear in a Tampa court that day. | Regina Joseph of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization said, "I know what it is like for the Tampa 5. The Tally19 were arrested just down the block. There were 100 protesters but 300 police officers from the Florida State University Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Tallahassee Police Depart…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Argentina: Police Brutality Leads to Death of Facundo Molares. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the police of the city of Buenos Aires harshly attacked militants from the leftist organizations Vote to Fight and Popular Rebellion, which called to protest against the primary elections in the city's Obeslisk. | RELATED: | Among the protesters was Facundo Molares, a 47-year-old photojournalist who was part of the now extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | During the protest against "the electoral…

PNW Street Medics (2023-08-11). Protection for PNW Street Medics. indybay.org Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse.

PNW Street Medics (2023-08-11). Protection for PNW Street Medics. indybay.org Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse.

Paul Craig Roberts (2023-08-10). White Liberals' Promotion of "White Racism" Has Caused Black Legislators to Abandon Belief in the 14th Amendment. thealtworld.com Reginald Jones-Sawyer has a bill in the California legislature that has passed in the House. If it passes in the Senate, the new law will require judges to sentence according to race in order to rectify white racial bias and reduce the alleged disparate impact of the legal system on blacks. In other words, blacks would be given less of a sentence than whites for the same crimes in order to rectify blacks being captured by other blacks in African slave wars and sold to European slave traders who brought them to the New World as a labor force long prior to the existence of the United States. | This is called rectif…

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-10). Even in LGBTQ+ "Safe Haven" NYC, O'Shae Sibley Wasn't Safe From Violence. truthout.org New Yorkers across the five boroughs recently mourned the life of O'Shae Sibley, a gay Black man killed in Brooklyn while dancing in public. The 28-year-old was returning home from a birthday party with friends before he was stabbed. While stopping for gas, the group began dancing. Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album played as Sibley and his friends vogued, a dance style created by Black and Latinx… |

Kwolanne Felix (2023-08-10). Even in LGBTQ "Safe Haven" NYC, O'Shae Sibley Wasn't Safe From Violence. truthout.org New Yorkers across the five boroughs recently mourned the life of O'Shae Sibley, a gay Black man killed in Brooklyn while dancing in public. The 28-year-old was returning home from a birthday party with friends before he was stabbed. While stopping for gas, the group began dancing. Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album played as Sibley and his friends vogued, a dance style created by Black and Latinx… |

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Michigan sign-holding solidarity with Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI — On August 9, a group of activists held signs in support of the Tampa 5 protesters at a busy intersection in downtown Grand Rapids. They joined a nationwide call to stand in solidarity with the five individuals – the Tampa 5 – who police attacked during a protest on the University of South Florida's campus last March. After the arrests, Florida prosecutors charged the Tampa 5 with felonies. The Emergency Committee to Defend the Tampa 5 called for groups across the U.S. to show public support on August 9, coinciding with their court appearance. | The Grand Rapids Alliance Against Racis…

Fight Back (2023-08-10). Trial date set as supporters rally for Tampa 5. fightbacknews.org Tampa, FL – On the morning of Wednesday, August 9, supporters gathered outside the George E. Edgecomb Courthouse in downtown Tampa to stand in solidarity with the Tampa 5, who were attending their third pretrial hearing. | The Tampa 5 are protesters, students and workers, who were arrested while demonstrating at the University of South Florida against attacks on diversity in higher education. The Tampa 5 face a combined count of eight felony charges. Among the supporters at the courthouse were trade unionists, students and local politicians from across Florida. | "We still maintain our innocence and that we did…

Staff (2023-08-10). U.S. Activists Arrested at European Air Bases Protesting U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stationed There. democracynow.org As the world marks 78 years since the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we speak with two activists arrested while protesting the placement of U.S. nuclear weapons in the Netherlands, Germany and other European countries as a violation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty for NATO's so-called nuclear sharing program. "We're very concerned about the legality," says Susan Crane, who was arrested Tuesday during protests at the Volkel Air Base in the Netherlands. We also speak with John LaForge, co-director of Nukewatch, who just served a 50-day sentence in Germany for a simila…

Emily Apple, The Canary. (2023-08-09). New Laws Won't Deter Protest Of One Of The World's Largest Arms Fairs. popularresistance.org Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI), one of the world's largest arms fairs, returns to the ExCeL Centre in East London this September. Since it started in 1999 DSEI has always seen repressive policing, with the Met Police showing clearly that their duty is to protect arms dealers, not facilitate protest. | DSEI is personal to me. I've protested against this horrific fair since 1999. Over the years I've been arrested, harassed, and assaulted. I've organised and taken part in actions with people who later turned out to be undercover cops and corporate spies.

PNW Street Medics (2023-08-10). Protection for PNW Street Medics. indybay.org Resources and information to help street medics, activists, and anyone facing police brutality and harassment protect themselves against government spying, corruption, and abuse.