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The Shortwave Report 03/02/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 18:57

Dear Radio Friend,             The latest Shortwave Report (March 2) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} htt

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MPD/NewSham oversight hearing suspended after community activists ejected

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 18:28

On the 1st of March, the DC Council held a long-awaited oversight hearing on MPD and Chief Newsham. Citizens called out Newsham for lying in his own testimony. Citizen testimony call condemned Newsham for fostering overt racism in DC's police department and using counterinsurgency tactics learned from Israeli trainers to suppress dissent, notably in the J20 mass arrest and cases.

Video: tough testimony and citizen expulsions from the MPD oversight hearing

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Photo by Jewish Voices for Peace Metro DC

Catholic group stages civil disobedience for DREAM act on Cap Hill

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 02/28/2018 - 16:09

On the 27th of February, a Catholic group including many nuns took over the Russel Senate Office Building's rotunda, praying the Rosary and singing "Amazing Grace" in defiance of US Capitol Police. This led to many arrests. The protest was to demand that Congress pass a clean DREAM act to protect migrants brought to the US as children.

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Anti-Fascist protesters confront Cernovich's event at City Club of Washington

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 02/25/2018 - 01:57

On Feb 24th, Mike Cernovich and others associated with the Deploraball were back in DC. They held "A Night for Freedom DC" at The City Club of Washington just a block from the Deploraball site, running the gauntlet of loud anti-fascist protesters to get in and often being photographed. Attempts by the fascists to conceal their venue location ended in failure, with protesters descending on their party.

Video:Scenes from the Anti-Fascist protest (1 min 18 sec)

Alex Rubenstein Video: antifascists take a knee NFL style as fascists sing "star spangled banner"

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Marching on The City Club of Washington's front doors

The Shortwave Report 02/23/18 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/22/2018 - 20:02

Dear Radio Friend,             The latest Shortwave Report (February 23) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/shortwave.shtml  in 3 forms- (new) HIGHEST QUALITY (160kb)(33MB), broadcast quality (13MB), and quickdownload or streaming form (6MB) (28:59) Links at page bottom   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} 

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