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The Shortwave Report 01/21/22 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 20:18

This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, NHK Japan, and Sputnik Radio.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr220121.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 GERMANY- In the UK there is much opposition to the controversial police and crime

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Protesters block street, run projection as Manchin and Sinema torpedo voting rights bill

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 00:43

On the 19th of January, protesters gathered a few blocks back from the US Capitol as the Senate attempted to vote on the voting rights bill only to be blocked by a GOP filibuster. The treason of Sens Manchin and Sinema prevented any modification of filibuster rules, so the GOP now owns the election machinery in enough states to all but guarantee a Trump 2024 "win."

Video-projection of "Senator Sinema is holding America hostage" 5 seconds

Elections/Legislation/Government

Shutdown DC photo of the projection protest

Black Lives Matter Plaza vandalized two days before forced-birth march

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 01/20/2022 - 00:18

Two days before the annual anti-Roe v Wade forced birth march, unknown attackers vandalized BLM Plaza with "Jesus" and "All Lives Matter" graffiti. "All Lives Matter" is widely recognized as a code phrase for "White Lives Matter" or sometimes the pro-police "Blue Lives Matter." The timing and the "Jesus" scrawl suggest a connection to Friday's march.

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16th Annual MLK Day Peace Walk focusses on voting rights

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 01/17/2022 - 19:59

On the 17th of January, the 16th annual MLK Day Peace Walk marched into Anacostia over the newly rebuilt Frederick Douglass Memorial (S Cap St) Bridge. A major focus of this march was voting rights, with the lead banner demanding "Deliver for Voting Rights." Senators Manchin and Sinema are working for Trump every day by blocking proposals to bypass the filibuster to permit Federal voting rights legislation to pass. Without it, the wave of GOP voter suppression laws makes a Trump 2024 election "victory" all but a done deal.

Video-the march on the Frederick Douglass Bridge 45 sec

Elections/Legislation/Government

ID rule in DC vaccine mandate locks unhoused residents out of some indoor spaces

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 01/16/2022 - 20:31

On the 15th of January, DC's vaccine mandate covering certain indoor spaces including restaurants, bars, and gyms went into effect. To gain entry, would be patrons over age 18 must display photo ID as well as vaccine proof. Those 12-18 need vaccine proof only. The photo ID is much harder to get than the vaccine, and many unhoused folks do NOT have it. This means many places such as fast food joints where unhoused folks may go to warm up or use the toilet will be unavailable.

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