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Extinction Rebellion blockades Capitol Hill tunnels with superglued protests

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 07/24/2019 - 01:16

On the 23rd of July, with the the Sanders/Cortez climate emergency resolution going nowhere, Extinction Rebellion returned to Capitol Hill. Multiple teams converged on the tunnels connection House office buildings to the US Capitol. They arrived all at once and as the commotion started it quickly became clear that protesters had superglued themselves across the access doors to at least one tunnel. There were 17 reported arrests (prior report was 16), but the blockades held for over two hours.

HD Video: Superglued blockaders hold tunnel entrance 2 min 4 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Extinction Rebellion Uses Superglue to Call On Congress To Declare A Climate Emergency

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Tue, 07/23/2019 - 23:39

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Civil Liberites/Constitution
Environment/Food/Health
World Uprisings

Credit Suisse Banker Pleads Guilty in Mozambique Loan Scandal

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 18:10

Washington DC - On Friday, former Credit Suisse banker Andrew Pearse pled guilty in US Federal Court for accepting millions of dollars in a fraud scheme that led to a $2 billion Mozambique loan scandal and debt crisis in the East African country. Pearse and six others are accused of taking $200 million in the scheme.“Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world, is dealing with a financial crisis because of the greed of corrupt bankers," said United Nations corruption and finance expert Eric LeCompte and Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA Network.

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Opponents of W Va Rockwool plant erect mock factory inside Lowes

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/20/2019 - 15:16

On the 20th of July, residents of W Va, Virginia, Maryland, and DC opposing Rockwool's planned factory in W Virigina built a mock Rockwool factory inside the Lowes hardware store in Gaithersburg. The mock plant was built from Rockwool's own product and was no more welcome there than the real one is in W Va across from an elementary school.

HD Video-erecting a mock Rockwool factory inside Lowes 3 min 14 sec

Environment/Food/Health

Beyond Extreme Energy protests fracked gas export facilities at FERC's monthly meeting

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/18/2019 - 16:43

On the 18th of January, Beyond Extreme Energy showed up outside FERC, the Federal Energy "Regulatory" Agency. They were there to demand that possibly retiring FERC commissioner Cherly Lefleur vote against all proposed fracked gas export facilities-and against Canadian and other foreign pipeline companies using eminent domain for private gain against US residents.

Environment/Food/Health

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