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Extinction Rebellion DC releases smoke at CNN to protest lack of climate/wildfire attention

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 17:55

On the 18th of September, Extinction Rebellion DC showed up outside CNN's DC headquarters with a desk,a mock CNN anchor team, characters including a devil and fire spirits, and plenty of brightly colored smoke. They were there to protest CNN's near-total lack of coverage of the role of climate change in fueling the West Coast wildfires whose smoke plumes have reached Europe.

Video-smoke rises over mock CNN anchors at CNN's HQ" 1 min 18 sec

Environment/Food/Health

XRDC pops smoke at CNN

White House Announces Puerto Rico Disaster Relief on Hurricane Anniversary

Submitted by HannahJubilee on Fri, 09/18/2020 - 14:29

The Federal Emergency Management Administration will award $13 billion in Puerto Rico disaster aid to rebuild the power grid and education facilities, announced the White House.

Elections/Legislation/Government

The Shortwave Report 09/18/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/17/2020 - 23:07

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr200918.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- &

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Media
Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

Video: Trump rally disrupted, venue fined for virus rules in Henderson, NV

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/16/2020 - 21:01

On the 13th of September, Donald Trump held an indoor/unmasked campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada. Black Lives Matter protesters infiltrated the event and disrupted it. Afterwards, the owner of the venue was fined $3000 by Henderson for violating social distancing requirements by packing thousands of his supporters with many or most of them unmasked into this indoor space.

Video-BLM disrupt's Trump's Henderson, NV rally 1 min 9 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health

BLM disrupts the Henderson, NV Trump campaign rally/corona party (still from Marie Douvre video)

Climate-driven storms undermine brand-new Beach Drive

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/15/2020 - 00:47

On the 10th of September, climate-change driven storms dumped about 6 inches of rain in the Rock Creek watershed in a matter of hours. Rock Creek came out of it banks, and when the waters receded, part of newly-rebuilt Beach Drive was found to have been undermined. The damaged area has been closed, as it is unknown how muchg weight the undermined area can support without collapsing.

Video-examining the damage left by the Sep 10th storm that undermined Beach Drive 1 min 20 sec

Environment/Food/Health

This part of Beach Drive was rebuilt just two year ago w new drainage, but new more powerful storms have already undermined it

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