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Chelsea Manning sent back to jail after resisting second grand jury

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 23:32

On the 16th of May, Chelsea Manning was sent back to jail after refusing to testify before a second Federal grand jury asking the same questions as the first grand jury whose term ran out the previous week. She had only been free a week after two months in the hands of Virginia's jailors.

HD Video-Chelsea Manning speaks outside the Albert V. Bryan U.S. District Courthouse before being jailed again 4 min 40 sec

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Chelsea Manning speaks in front of the Federal Hall of Injustice in Alexandria, VA

Police raid Embassy of Venezuala for second time, arrest remaining Embassy Defenders

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 23:10

Shortly before 10AM on the 16th of May, police raided the Embassy of Venezuala a second time. On territory where no US law enforcement has any jurisdiction unless invited by the government of the day(that's Maduro's government), they arrested the four remaining Embassy Defenders.

HD Video: Protesters at Venezualan Embassy shout down False Ambassador Carlos Vecchio after police raid 2 min 13 sec

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29th st (backside of embassy area) about an hour after cops smashed their way in with a battering ram. Unknown who the ambulance was for

The Shortwave Report 05/17/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/16/2019 - 19:22

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK World Radio Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba.    http://www.outfarpress.com/swr190517.mp3        From GERMANY- We will start with 3 brief stories- clashes in Palestine, another successful lawsuit against carcinogenic Roundup, and Turkey launches military exercises for the second time this year.

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Jesse Jackson gets four bags of food into Vezezualan Embassy after earlier delivery pushed through opponents

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/15/2019 - 15:29

On the 15th of May, Rev Jesse Jackson made a visit to the still surviving and still beseiged Embassy of Venezuala. Due to his status as a celebrity, he was reportedly able to walk four bags of food right up to the building and they were hoisted up to the windows with ropes. What appears to be another delivery of one bag was aggressively resisted by coup supporters but got through.

Video clip of aggressive but failed interference in earlier food delivery by camilateleSUR of Telesur (37 sec)

Foreign Policy/Imperialism

Defenders of Venezualan Embassy DEFEAT police raid w help from attorneys

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 19:29

At about 7PM on the 13th of May, police commenced a raid on the Embassy of Venezuala. The next few hours were very tough going as police sought to enter an embassy, which is far better protected than a normal office building, At around 9:40PM, police abandoned their failed raid as attorneys got control of the situation. The efforts of embassy protectors to deny the police "facts on the ground" bought time for attorneys and legalities to stop the raid.

Update May 15: Ongoing support rallies 6-8PM nightly

DC Media Group video of police entering only to be effectively escorted out by a Partnership for Civil Justice attorney 30 seconds

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Some of the victorious defenders of the Embassy

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