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Hotel Harrington, Harry's Bar CLOSE for Jan 5-6 MAGAt/Proud Boys march

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 00:26

Within 24 hours of a Washington Post story about the Proud Boys hanging out at Harry's Bar and staying at Hotel Harrington, both establishments have stated they will close their doors for Jan 4-6. They have said publicly this is to protect their employees.

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Harry's Bar and Hotel Harrington will CLOSE Jan 5-6 to protect their own staff from dangerous, violent fascists

"City under siege" feel as buildings stay boarded up over fears of MAGAt violence

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 12/28/2020 - 01:31

As 2020 draws to an end, many buildings downtown remain boarded up. For all the city government's begging building owners to remove the boards, the recent bouts of MAGA/Proud Boys violence and fears of Inauguration street battles are keeping the boards up, and more buildings have boarded up since the brutal Dec 12 MAGA/Proud Boys mess.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Race/Racism
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Democratic Socialists of America "Santa" delivers coal to Congress

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/25/2020 - 20:30

On the morning of Christmas Day, Dec 25, MetroDSA delivered a sack of coal (may have been charcoal) to Congress in "honor" of their betrayal of working-class people during the COVID 19 pandemic.

Labor/Economics/Business

The Shortwave Report 12/25/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 19:17

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from  Sputnik Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, Spanish National Radio, and NHK Japan.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr201225.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From RUSSIA-&nbsp

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Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
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World Uprisings

Stimulus Deal Ups Food Aid for Puerto Rico

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 17:31

Washington DC – Congress passed additional Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for Puerto Rico as part of its $900 billion COVID stimulus plan.“During the pandemic too many people in Puerto Rico suffered cuts to food benefits,” said Eric LeCompte, Executive Director of the religious development group Jubilee USA. “The new food assistance in the stimulus bill impacts 1.5 million people on the island.”Since the pandemic hit, Puerto Rico religious leaders, US national faith groups and Jubilee USA encouraged Congress to include Puerto Rico in stimulus package plans.

Labor/Economics/Business
Poverty

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