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Massive Bike Party rides after Washington Post prints call for assaults on cyclists

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 07/10/2014 - 01:13

On the 8th of July, the Washington Post published a vicious Courtland Milloy editorial encouraging motorists to run down cyclists. Cyclists on Twitter responded with the handle #BikeTerrorist, and on the evening of July 9 hundreds of riders took to the streets for the already-planned DC Bike Party.

Video-Bike Party takes Memorial Bridge

Environment/Food/Health

Bike Party takes Memorial Bridge

Antiwar Alert: Israel declares new war on Gaza Strip

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 07/08/2014 - 16:36

Ugly news from Occupied Palestine: The violence triggered by the killings of three Israeli teens and one Palestinian teenager burned alive has reached a new and menacing turn as Israel declares "Operation Protective Edge," the largest attack on Palestine since "Operation Cast Lead," also known as the Winter War.

Full Report on Israel's new war by International Middle East Media Center

Palestine Today for July 8

Anti-War/Peace
Foreign Policy/Imperialism

A Palestinian home shelled by Israeli forces

Mountaintop Removal protest at PNC Bank

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 07/05/2014 - 15:52

On the 5th of July, a PNC Bank account holder backed by Climate First! and Earth Quaker Action Team showed up at PNC Bank to demand that they stop investing in mountaintop removal coal mining.

Video focussing on account holder and the manager's response to her

Environment/Food/Health

UPDATED: Call for an Anticapitalist Bloc in the July 13 Cove Point fracked gas march on FERC

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 23:45

On Sunday, the 13th of July, thousands will march from the US Capitol to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against fracking and against fracked gas export from Cove Point, MD on the Chesapeake Bay.

We are calling for an anticapitalist bloc within this march on the grounds that stopping the destruction of Earth by fracking, tar sands, and mountaintop removal will require the overthrow of capitalism

The march will be gathering on the West side of the US Capitol along 3ed st NW on the Mall, bounded by Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW, which is the center area. Meet at the rolling infoshop cart under the red and black flags, wear black T-shirts.

Environment/Food/Health

July 4th Hemp/Cannabis parade runs into "freedom fence" and checkpoints

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 19:23

On the 4th of July, the annual Hemp/Cannabis legalization march had to pass through the Mall bag search checkpoints, at least one arrest was reported just past the checkpoints. Some others refused to enter the concert area due to the checkpoints. Those checkpoints are probably why this march and concert no longer draws the thousands it used to before George W Bush brought public event checkpoints to DC.

Video of the march and checkpoint encountered

DC is on the verge of legalizing pot, so long as a certain Congressman from MD's Eastern Shore does not succeed in derailing DC's decision. There is a call for a boycott of MD Eastern Shore products due to his interference.

Drugs
Police/Legal/Prisons

The hemp/cannabis legalization parade coming down 17th st

Moms Against Monsanto march in Palisades 4th of July parade

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 07/04/2014 - 13:39

On the 4th of July, the Palisades 4th of July parade included a "Moms Against Monsanto" contingent organized by Moms Across America. They showed up with young children in tow, objecting both to GMO foods and to Roundup in food making its way into breast milk at over 1,000 times the levels permitted in European drinking water.

Video clips of Moms Across America contingent in Palisades July 4th parade

Environment/Food/Health

Net Neutrality activists stage people vs Big Telcos tug-o-war at FCC

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 07/01/2014 - 14:52

On the 1st of July, net neutrality activists returned to the offices of the FCC, this time staging a tog of war between "the Big Telecoms" and "the People" with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler as a bystander. Suddenly, Chairman Wheeler changed his mind, joined on the side of the people, and the resulting greater force pulled down Comcast, Verizon, and At&T.

Musical video on Archive featuring corporate bribery of the FCC and Tug of War

Science/Technology

Protesters object as Supreme Court permits Hobby lobby to refuse contraceptive coverage

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 16:47

In a 5-4 split decision on the 30th of June, the US Supreme Court once again ruled that corporations are people, this time granting them religious freedom to discriminate against women who use birth control in the notorious Hobby Lobby case.

As the Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious bigotry and corporate personhood, protesters outside showed their disapproval with signs saying things like "my uterus is not on payroll," and "My health care is not your hobby," and "keep your rosaries off my ovaries.

WSQT Audio Report

Gender/Sexuality/Identity

Photo by Thinkprogress

Do You Know John Kiriakou?

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Mon, 06/30/2014 - 00:41

On February 28 2013, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou began serving a thirty month sentence for revealing details about the Bush administration's use of torture. On the eve of his imprisonment, Code Pink and Naomi Pitcairn hosted a farewell party for him on the roof of the Hay Adams Hotel, overlooking the White House. Speakers in order of appearance:

Jesselyn Radack, Government Accountability Project

John Kiriakou, CIA Whistleblower

Thomas Drake, NSA Whistleblower

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Civil Liberites/Constitution
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Human Rights
Police/Legal/Prisons

Keystone XL protesters enter TD Bank

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/28/2014 - 17:27

On the 28th of June, protesters from Climate First! entered two branches of TD Bank demanding they sever their ties to TransCanada, builder of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

Video on Archive of the first TD Bank entry

Environment/Food/Health

Critical Mass DC June Video Reportback

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 06/28/2014 - 00:28

On the 27th of June, over 50 riders showed up for Critical Mass DC. This ride was less than a week after the Solstice, so the first half way in daylight even with an 8PM start time on the last Friday of every month.

Video of the June Critical Mass ride

Environment/Food/Health

Argentina Debt Payments Blocked by US Court

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/27/2014 - 09:20
The Argentine government announced Thursday that it transferred funds to the Bank of New York Mellon to pay the 92% of bond holders who restructured aft
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