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Second Deadly Cyclone Hits Mozambique

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/26/2019 - 17:02

 Category-4 Cyclone Kenneth hit Mozambique Thursday night, the second severe storm to hit the country in six weeks. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 30,000 people were evacuated because of Cyclone Kenneth and another 70,000 people are still in harm's way. The hurricane-strength storm is predicted to drop twice as much rainfall as Cyclone Idai, which devastated the East African nation in March.

Labor/Economics/Business

WTU rally demands full funding for schools, existing budget has other priorities

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 23:53

On the 25th of April, Washington Teacher's Union showed up at Freedom Plaza demanding the City Council amend the upcoming FY budget to fully fund public schools in all 8 wards. It is well known the Mayor prefers to focus on other priorities such as charter schools, stadiums, and anything else to encourage the "New Washingtonians" and their condos to come.

Video-Rev Hagler speaks at the rally 2 min 23 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Local News/Neighborhoods

WTU in front of the Wilson Building demanding funds for schools in all 8 wards (as opposed to the things Bowser prefers to subsidize)

The Shortwave Report 04/26/19 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 20:12

Todays show is a special edition of the SWR. This past Monday was the 49th anniversary of Earth Day, an annual event to try and bring attention to climate issues. There has been increasing data showing that the human impact on the planet is creating weather and environmental disruptions. Globally, the vast majority of scientists are reporting that the human use of fossil fuels is responsible for a planet that is rapidly warming. And that this is accumulating into a crisis. In the US many people still consider this to be speculation.

Environment/Food/Health
Media
World Uprisings

Chelsea still in jail after 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reject appeal and rejects bail

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 13:49

On the 22nd of April, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Chelsea Manning's appeal and denied bail, keeping her in jail where she has been since the 9th of March for defying a grand jury's subpeona to snitch on (presumably) Julian Assange and Wikileaks. Of course, a "Grumbles" motion can be tried again at any time, since the root of it is to show that no amount of confinement can get the target to testify, making confinement punitive rather than probative and thus illegal for civil contempt. Only the U$ and Liberia still use grand juries at all.

Police/Legal/Prisons

424DC #ArmenianGenocide Commemoration and Protest

Submitted by a l c h y m e d i a on Thu, 04/25/2019 - 00:25

Armenian protesters demanding justice for the Armenian Genocide in front of the Turkish Embassy and are met with Turkish flags, loudspeakers and counter-protesters attempting to drown them out.

 

Speech by Nareg Kuyunjian, Armenian Youth Federation, after 36:57 in Armenian, English at 44:23

YouTube Livestream

Anti-War/Peace
Human Rights
Military/Weapons

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