The Trump administration is charging these Minneapolis protesters with conspiracy. Organizers won’t back down pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 30 minutami ‘Minnesota 15’ indicted after opposing ICE crackdown – just the latest attempt by Trump DoJ to criminalize resistance Days after pleading not guilty to conspiracy charges, Emmett Doyle took the stage at a dive bar in Minneapolis, and performed an Irish protest ballad. “And you dare to call me a terrorist, while you look down your gun,” he sang during his set.The tune has particular resonance now that Doyle, a musician and carpenter who the US government claims is an “antifa” domestic terrorist, awaits trial for protesting. “That song has been a source of inspiration for me, in finding courage to face this ordeal,” he said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
National guard pilots return to duty after 4 July low-level beach flyover in South Carolina pred 1 dnevom, 16 urami in 55 minutami Helicopter pilots were suspended from duty after a low-level stunt over beachgoers during holiday aviation showSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailEight South Carolina national guard helicopter pilots have been returned to flying duties following a suspension over a low-flying sweep over beachgoers as part of a Fourth of July event honoring service members.“Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted,” the Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell, wrote on Friday morning on social media. “Carry on Patriots.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 9 minutami Innocent man lynched by mob in West Bengal as police killing of suspect further escalates tensionsProtests have engulfed the Indian state of West Bengal after the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl, the subsequent lynching of an innocent man and the police killing of one of the accused.Outrage erupted on Sunday after the body of a missing girl was recovered from a pond in a town just outside the state capital, Kolkata. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pacific gray whales facing ‘catastrophic’ die-off as climate crisis hits food supply pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 52 minutami Trump administration urged to relist a species in ‘very, very serious trouble’ under Endangered Species ActClimate change is driving a gray whale “catastrophic mortality event” in the Pacific Ocean as melting sea ice depletes food sources and the animals starve, environmental groups warn.Meanwhile, a range of other issues, like ship strikes, oil spills, microplastic pollution, algal blooms and Russian harvesting are also probably contributing to the die-off that has nearly halved the whales’ estimated population. It fell from 20,000 in 2019 to fewer than 13,000 this year, and the deaths appear to be accelerating. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ryanair passenger almost sucked out of shattered window during flight pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 2 minutama Serbian man reportedly saved by wife hanging on to his legs after window shattered on journey from GreeceA passenger on a Ryanair flight was reportedly almost sucked out of a window after it shattered in mid-air during a journey from Greece.The man was said to have been sucked out of his seat into the plane’s slipstream and hung headfirst out of the window after an engine failure resulted in parts smashing the acrylic window, according to local reports. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Judge to decide if Charlie Kirk case will go to murder trial after five-day hearing pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 5 minutami Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting the far-right activist at Utah Valley University last yearA judge is set to determine whether the case against Tyler James Robinson, the man charged with murdering Charlie Kirk, will advance to trial, as a five-day preliminary hearing comes to a close on Friday.US district judge Tony Graf is expected to sift through the evidence presented by the state and Robinson’s defense team in the coming weeks before issuing a ruling. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How Pauline Hanson courts UK’s far-right – and builds a global brand – with ‘pseudo events’ and publicity stunts pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 13 minutami The One Nation leader is set to be interviewed by Tommy Robinson as part of a media strategy that seems designed to seek scandal – and reach millionsPauline Hanson’s highly publicised meetings with controversial far-right figures in the UK will drive international eyeballs to her content and continue building the global brand – and that’s by design, far-right experts say.The One Nation leader is visiting on a “fact-finding mission” with her chief-of-staff, James Ashby, ticking off a number of the country’s most divisive personalities. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greater Manchester candidate says non-Reform voters should house ‘migrant rapists’ pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 30 minutami Sian Astley doubles down on stance that people who vote for open borders should house ‘criminals and rapists’ who enter UKUK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform UK candidate in the Greater Manchester mayoral race has been criticised by her rivals after doubling down on comments that voters for other parties should have to house criminals and rapists.Sian Astley, a property businesswoman, initially made the comments in a Facebook post in which she shared her party’s pledge that a Reform government would prioritise placing migrant detention centres in areas where the Green party had an MP or controlled the local council. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
GMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party funding pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 34 minutami Exclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for capOne of Britain’s biggest trade unions has told Labour MPs not to vote for a cap on political donations next week, saying it could endanger union funding for the party.The GMB union has written to its affiliated MPs urging them not to vote for amendments to the representation of the people bill that would cap donations at either £100,000 or £1m. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Mahmood’s cutting of protections to enable ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal with France ruled unlawful pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 38 minutami Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of traffickingUK politics live – latest updatesThe British home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims to allow the “one in, one out” asylum returns deal to proceed was unlawful, a high court judge has ruled.The legal challenge was brought by five small boat asylum seekers earmarked for return to France – four from Eritrea and one from Sudan. It related to a change in guidance on the one in, one out scheme, which meant that those denied trafficking protections no longer had the right to ask for it to be reconsidered. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
