September 2014

MD Governor O'Malley gets "golden pillow" for sleeping on fracked gas export

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/30/2014 - 22:18

On the 30 of September, MD Governor O'Malley received an award from University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. Outside, Calvert County residents and local environmental activists presented a lookalike with a different award. He got a golden pillow for sleeping on the job, at least that part concerning environmental protection. For all that fluffy pillow talk of loving the Earth, O'Malley is the governor who approved the ICC highway in MD, and many fear he will do the same for Dominion's proposal to export fracked gas from Cove Point.

Video featuring "Golden Pillow" presentation and disruption of the "real" presentation

Environment/Food/Health

"O'Malley" gettting the golden pillow for sleeping on the job of protecting Calvert County from Dominion Resources's proposal to export fracked gas out of Cove Point on the Bay.

Security guard at Ethiopian Embassy shoots at protesters

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/29/2014 - 23:04

On the 29th of September, a security guard at the Embassy of Ethiopia fired one shot from his sidearm at protesters opposing the current government of Ethiopia who appeared to have succeeded in entering the Embassy courtyard. Secret Service arrested the security guard, fortunately his bullet missed all the protesters. It did smash a window in a bystander's car.

Youtube video of security guard shooting at protesters

Police/Legal/Prisons
World Uprisings

Still cropped from the Youtube video. The gun in in the right hand of the man wearing the black suit. When it was fired the camera was pointing too low. Thankfully the gun was also pointed in an ineffective direction when it was fired!

Critical Mass reportback for September

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/27/2014 - 15:02

On the 26th of September at least 50 riders took part in DC's monthly Critical Mass bike ride. These rides depart from Dupont Circle shortly after 8PM on the last Friday of every month.

High energy video of the ride on 9th st and on Penn Ave

Environment/Food/Health

'South Park' levels Redskins, Goodell, NFL in its latest episode

Submitted by greenwave on Fri, 09/26/2014 - 10:38

The NFL found itself in the crosshairs of "South Park" on Wednesday night, and nobody got out unscathed. The Washington Redskins' racially-tinged nickname, Dan Snyder's tone-deaf public persona, Roger Goodell's non-answers, Ray Rice, Jerry Jones ...

Sports

'South Park' levels Redskins, Goodell, NFL in its latest episode

Submitted by greenwave on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 23:27

The NFL found itself in the crosshairs of "South Park" on Wednesday night, and nobody got out unscathed. TheWashington Redskins' racially-tinged nickname, Dan Snyder's tone-deaf public persona, Roger Goodell's non-answers, Ray Rice, Jerry Jones ... everything was a target.

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Code Pink, ANSWER protest US bombing of Syria, Iraq

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/25/2014 - 14:16

On the 25th of September, Code Pink and ANSWER protested at the White House against Obama's newly intensified bombing of Syria and Iraq. The first protest was at noon, undeterred by rain. The second was at 7PM, when Code Pink demanded that Obama return his Nobel Peace Prize due to his warmongering.

Video of Code Pink demanding Obama return his Nobel Peace Prize

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Code Pink demanding Obama return his Nobel Peace Prize

Chesapeake Earth First! videos of Flood Wall St and fracking protest at NY Obama fundraiser

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 09/24/2014 - 23:44

Chesapeake Earth First! was on the front lines during the Monday, Sep 22 "Flood Wall St" UN Climate Protests and also the next day, as an Obama fundraiser drew protesters against his love affair with money from the gas fracking industry. Both videos focus on Indigenous perspectives and participation in these events

Video of Flood Wall st featuring Idle No More and a strong defense when police threatened

Video of fracking protest at Obama fundraiser

Environment/Food/Health

Idle No More "flooding wall st" up to the windows

Protesters blockade streets, corporate polluters, White House in solidarity w/ NYC climate protests

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/23/2014 - 14:23

On the 23ed of September, two groups in DC staged direct action solidarity protests with the events in NYC over climate change. Rising Tide DC marched through the streets staging blockades in front of corporate polluters. Meanwhile, the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance blockaded the White House entrance nearest the Oval Office.Five were arrested in the NCNR protest.

Video of Rising Tide DC March
Video of NCNR civil resistance netting 5 arrests at the White House

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health

DC Rising Tide in the streets

NYC Day 2: Massive civil disobediance shuts down Broadway, surrounds Wall St bull

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/22/2014 - 01:07

9-22 7:20PM:Protesters being arrested at Broadway@WallSt Last few being arrested as of 7:50, at least 140 expected

9-22 5:00PM:Protesters sit down on Wall St, rush hour standoff results vs NYPD riot squat

9-22 1PM:1,000+ protesters sit-in blocking Broadway, famous "Wall St Bull" surrounded by protesters, at least 3,000 estimated

9-22 11AM:Flood Wall St march diverts from route agreed to with police, floods into Bowling Green

Video-2 min overview of both the People's Climate March and Flood Wall St

Environment/Food/Health

Flooding Wall st up to the windows at 1PM:John Zangas photo

Over 300,000 march in NYC in Peoples Climate March

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/20/2014 - 16:40

Sun, Sep 21-4:30PM:An estimate of 310,000 participants is published on Twitter, march was at least 25 blocks long

Sun, Sep 21-4PM:Marchers who have exited march swarming back up 37th st, meanwhile marchers are still coming as far as the eye can see.

Video-2 min overview of both the People's Climate March and Flood Wall St

Environment/Food/Health

Marching on 42nd st in police pens near Times Square

UK Daily Mail posts story readable as conflating Code Pink with ISIS video

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/18/2014 - 14:16

On the 18th of September,the UK Daily mail released an article potentially conflating the recent Code Pink protests on Capitol Hill with the "Flames of War" propaganda video recently released by the so-called "Islamic State." The article as a whole is mostly about the video, if read with most JavaScript turned off the photos appear in a slideshow, mostly still from the video, plus one scene of cops in Times Squ

Anti-War/Peace
Media

Photo under AP Byline appearing in UK Daily Mail story alongside stills from ISIS "flames of war" video. With JavaScript limited it is last in a slideshow of mostly stills from the video

Code Pink disrupts House Homeland Security hearing on new Iraq War

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 11:51

On the 17th of September, Code Pink disrupted their second Congressional war hearing in a row. This time it was the House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on " Worldwide Threats to the Homeland," and Code Pink warned that more US intervention would be "counterproductive." In the previous day's hearing Code Pink warned Congress not to take "war bait" from ISIS/ISIL, suspected by some to be using a strategy that actually requires US intervention to work.

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Photo by Code Pink

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