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- US supreme court abortion reversal would be global ‘catastrophe’ for women
- Clashes in Tripoli as would-be prime minister attempts to claim power
- The ‘Spider-Man’ of Sudan: masked activist becomes symbol of resistance
- UK deportation flight to Jamaica takes off with seven onboard
- Canada: trial of white men who killed two Indigenous hunters in 2020 begins
- Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land
- Madrid show explores graphic art’s role as tool of resistance in Latin America
- Painting traded for a cheese sandwich in 1973 sold at auction for C$350,000
- Cuban parliament approves penal code which activists warn curbs dissent
- Japanese man blows town’s Covid relief fund after it appeared in his account
- More people leaving New Zealand than entering as young flee high cost of living
- Buffalo shooting: unease in New Zealand as live stream of ‘Christchurch-inspired’ attack finds foothold
- Child’s 130,000-year-old tooth could offer clues to extinct human relative
- Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive force
- China air crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate, says US report
- ‘Please tell me he hasn’t gone to hospital’: Morrison the bulldozer knocks over a child while playing soccer
- Former student tells Chris Dawson’s murder trial he called her ‘petal’ and left notes in schoolbag
- Pop star Cody Simpson qualifies for Commonwealth Games at Australian swim trials
- Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears conflicting evidence over Afghan deaths
- Government claims of 7% real wage rise since in office disputed – as it happened
- Some polling stations may not open on election day due to staff shortages, AEC says
- Russia-Ukraine war: first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes pleads guilty, Russia says nearly 700 more fighters surrender – live
- UK must accept border on Irish Sea is inevitable, says ex-WTO chief
- EU plans ‘massive’ increase in green energy to help end reliance on Russia
- Hundreds more Ukrainians surrender at Mariupol steel plant, Russia claims
- Russian soldier pleads guilty in first Ukraine war crimes trial since invasion
- France to challenge Grenoble’s move to allow burkinis in public pools
- Climate crisis makes extreme Indian heatwaves 100 times more likely – study
- ‘We’re fed up with scary dreams’: thieves return temple treasures in India
- Taliban dissolves Afghanistan’s human rights commission as ‘unnecessary’
- Boris Johnson ‘choosing to let people struggle’ with cost of living says Keir Starmer – UK politics live
- John Peel: personal records and memorabilia set for Bonhams auction
- NHS trust fined £1.3m over deaths of two patients after staff mistakes
- Michael Fabricant berated over tweet appearing to joke about Tory MP rape arrest
- Green spaces are not accessible for 2.8m people in UK, finds study
- Keir Starmer: PM choosing to let people struggle by delaying energy windfall tax
- US primary elections: Dr Oz tied with McCormick in test of Trump’s influence on Republicans – live
- Picasso, Monet and Cézanne lead the way in $400m New York art auction
- Virginia Target workers seek to unionize amid surge in labor organizing efforts
- Joe Biden says ‘white supremacy is a poison’ | First Thing
- Netflix cuts 150 jobs after subscriber exodus
- How 4chan’s toxic culture helped radicalize Buffalo shooting suspect
| US supreme court abortion reversal would be global ‘catastrophe’ for women Posted: 17 May 2022 11:00 PM PDT If Roe v Wade is overturned, it will encourage anti-choice groups – particularly in the developing world, activists warn The probable demise of abortion as a federal right in the US will be a "catastrophe" for women in low and middle-income countries, with an emboldened anti-choice movement likely to raise renewed pressure on hard-won gains, doctors and activists have warned. The leak this month of the US supreme court's draft majority opinion, which argued that the 1973 ruling effectively legalising abortion had been "egregiously wrong from the start", stunned and enraged many in America. Continue reading... |
| Clashes in Tripoli as would-be prime minister attempts to claim power Posted: 17 May 2022 04:27 AM PDT Fathi Bashagha forced to withdraw in the face of opposition from Libya's military Fighting broke out in Tripoli after one of the two rival Libyan prime ministers entered the capital to claim the role only to flee hours later when he realised he had misjudged the scale of military opposition. Fathi Bashagha said he had retreated to prevent further bloodshed, and later said that he would base his government in the city of Sirte. It was clear he found that the levels of militia support he had been promised were not forthcoming. He had entered the city in secret overnight with the support of one powerful armed group, the eighth brigade, but it found itself isolated and no other support arrived from outside the city. Continue reading... |
| The ‘Spider-Man’ of Sudan: masked activist becomes symbol of resistance Posted: 17 May 2022 03:00 AM PDT Dressed in red and blue, 'Spidey' is a fixture at protests against the military regime – and the subject of a new Guardian documentary Violence and arrests will not deter Sudan's young activists from resisting the military who "stole our revolution", says one man who faces down the teargas and bullets in a blue and red superhero costume. Featured in a new Guardian documentary, "the 'Spider-Man' of Sudan", who cannot be named for his safety, has become a symbol of protests that began in October. Dressed in his increasingly frayed suit and mask he and other demonstrators confront teargas canisters, water cannon and often live bullets. Continue reading... |
| UK deportation flight to Jamaica takes off with seven onboard Posted: 18 May 2022 03:32 AM PDT Home Office initially had 100 people on list of Jamaican nationals to be removed, say reports A Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica took off in the early hours of Wednesday morning with seven people onboard. Some media reports said the Home Office initially had 100 people on the list of Jamaican nationals that officials hoped to remove. Continue reading... |
| Canada: trial of white men who killed two Indigenous hunters in 2020 begins Posted: 17 May 2022 11:00 AM PDT Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau believed that Jacob Sansom and Maurice Cardinal were thieves, court hears Two white Canadian men followed and then shot dead two Indigenous hunters because they believed they were thieves, prosecutors have told a court at the start of a murder trial in Alberta. Roger Bilodeau, 58, and his son Anthony Bilodeau, 33, have both pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder over the deaths of Jacob Sansom and his uncle, Maurice Cardinal in March 2020. Continue reading... |
| Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land Posted: 17 May 2022 10:56 AM PDT Owners of community land bought shares to join annual meeting of Fresnillo, a Mexican FTSE 100 company Mexican farmers have travelled to London to demand that a FTSE 100 company compensates them for illegal mining on their land and explain violence against anti-mining activists. Penmont mining, a subsidiary of Fresnillo, was ordered by an agrarian court in Mexico in 2013 to pay members of El Bajío community, co-owners of common land in Sonora, north-west Mexico, for the gold extracted and to restore the land to its original state. Continue reading... |
| Madrid show explores graphic art’s role as tool of resistance in Latin America Posted: 17 May 2022 09:28 AM PDT Graphic Turn: Like the Ivy on a Wall at Reina Sofía looks at calls for social justice and responses to repression Forty-three kites bearing 43 black-and-white faces hang from the ceiling of the Reina Sofía, each one a mute appeal for answers, remembrance and justice. Close by, T-shirts and posters clamour for equality, a forest of placards commemorates the detained, disappeared and dead of Uruguay's military dictatorship, and an icon of the struggle for Peruvian independence undergoes a queer, pop art makeover. Continue reading... |
| Painting traded for a cheese sandwich in 1973 sold at auction for C$350,000 Posted: 17 May 2022 07:44 AM PDT Maud Lewis sold her paintings on Nova Scotia roadsides but found a larger audience after a 2016 biopic chronicled her life and work A Canadian painting that was swapped 50 years ago for a grilled cheese sandwich has sold at auction for an "astounding" C$350,000 (US$272,000). Black Truck by the folk artist Maud Lewis sold for 10 times its assessed value, setting a new high mark for a painter whose popularity has surged in recent years. Continue reading... |
| Cuban parliament approves penal code which activists warn curbs dissent Posted: 16 May 2022 04:08 PM PDT The updates, touted as 'modernizing' the country's laws, control unauthorized contacts with foreign organizations and individuals Cuba's parliament has approved a new penal code that officials say modernizes the country's laws but human rights groups warn tightens already strict limits on dissent. The law approved late on Sunday controls unauthorized contacts with foreign organizations and individuals and explicitly bans foreign financing. Continue reading... |
| Japanese man blows town’s Covid relief fund after it appeared in his account Posted: 17 May 2022 11:35 PM PDT Money should have gone to 463 low-income households but man received it all and commenced online casino spree A Japanese man who was mistakenly sent ¥46.3m (£287,000/US$358,000) in Covid-19 relief funds has admitted he gambled away the entire amount in the space of a fortnight. The 24-year-old, who has not been named, was sent the sum in April as part of a local government programme to help residents who were struggling financially as a result of the pandemic. Continue reading... |
| More people leaving New Zealand than entering as young flee high cost of living Posted: 17 May 2022 07:27 PM PDT Thousands head overseas, partly because of economic conditions, with departures accelerating and labour shortage feared Young New Zealanders are leaving in droves as borders reopen and economic conditions tighten at home. The latest data from Stats NZ found that in the year to March, annual net migration was negative, with 7,300 more people leaving than entering. That loss marks a dramatic shift from early in the pandemic when border closures and the relative safety of Covid-free New Zealand prevented many from leaving. In the year to March 2020 there was a record net gain of 91,700. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 17 May 2022 05:54 PM PDT Researchers find New Zealand has become a fertile ground for extreme material amid efforts to ban alleged shooter's 'manifesto' Widespread horror at the killing of shoppers at a Buffalo grocery store, allegedly by a white supremacist gunman, has been felt keenly in New Zealand as it continues to reckon with the ripple effects of the 2019 Christchurch massacre of 51 Muslims at prayer. New Zealand has already moved to ban the live stream video and "manifesto" apparently published by the alleged shooter, which is said to specifically cite the mosque shootings as a source of inspiration. Mosque attack survivors are being re-traumatised by the Buffalo footage, reportedly sent to them anonymously online, and researchers are concerned material from the shooting is spreading quickly inside New Zealand. Continue reading... |
| Child’s 130,000-year-old tooth could offer clues to extinct human relative Posted: 17 May 2022 03:46 PM PDT Researchers believe the discovery in a Laos cave proves that Denisovans lived in the warm tropics of southeast Asia A child's tooth at least 130,000 years old found in a Laos cave could help scientists uncover more information about an early human cousin, according to a new study. Researchers believe the discovery proves that Denisovans – a now-extinct branch of humanity – lived in the warm tropics of southeast Asia. Continue reading... |
| Video showing arrest of Fiji bus driver reignites debate about police use of excessive force Posted: 17 May 2022 03:32 PM PDT The incident was witnessed by a Fijian MP who said she intervened telling the police officer 'You can deal with this without violence' Fiji police have suspended an officer pending an investigation after a video showing what appeared to be the use of excessive force against a bus driver during an arrest was shared widely in the Pacific country. The video appears to show a police officer attempting to remove a handcuffed bus driver from his bus in Labasa on Vanua Levu, Fiji's second largest island on Monday. Continue reading... |
| China air crash that killed 132 may have been deliberate, says US report Posted: 17 May 2022 11:26 AM PDT WSJ sources suggest black box recorders from Boeing 737-800 indicate intentional input from cockpit A China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in March, killing 132 people, appears to have been intentionally flown into the mountainside below by someone at the controls, according to reports. Analysis by US officials of the black box flight recorders found amid the wreckage suggests deliberate input from the cockpit forced the Boeing 737-800 plane into its catastrophic dive. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 May 2022 07:02 AM PDT Prime minister accidentally crashes into under-8s player Luca Fauvette during a campaign visit to the Devonport City Soccer Club in Tasmania
Scott Morrison has lived up to his self-applied moniker of "bulldozer" by crashing into a young child while playing football on the campaign trail in Tasmania. The prime minister had the mid-match collision with the under-8s player at the Devonport City Soccer Club on Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading... |
| Former student tells Chris Dawson’s murder trial he called her ‘petal’ and left notes in schoolbag Posted: 18 May 2022 05:35 AM PDT JC, who went on to be the family's babysitter, has given evidence in a Sydney court where Dawson has pleaded not guilty to killing his wife Lynette in 1982 A former student taught by Chris Dawson has told a Sydney court he would call her "petal" and leave secret love letters signed "God" in her schoolbag when she was 16. The woman, known as JC, gave evidence in Dawson's Sydney murder trial on Wednesday. She said in 1980 he had wanted to teach her after spotting her in the playground. Continue reading... |
| Pop star Cody Simpson qualifies for Commonwealth Games at Australian swim trials Posted: 18 May 2022 05:19 AM PDT
Singer-turned-swimmer Cody Simpson qualified for this year's Commonwealth Games after finishing third in the 100 metres butterfly final at the national championships in Adelaide, while Shayna Jack secured selection on her comeback from a doping ban. Simpson, 25, turned heads earlier on Wednesday when he upstaged Olympic freestyle gold medallist Kyle Chalmers and won his heat in a personal best time of 51.79 seconds behind defending champion Matt Temple (51.64). Continue reading... |
| Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial hears conflicting evidence over Afghan deaths Posted: 18 May 2022 03:34 AM PDT Troops who were present at Whiskey 108 compound split over whether two men shot dead were murdered or were insurgents killed lawfully
The tunnel at Whiskey 108 – and whether there were any people hiding in it – continues to dominate and divide the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, with an SAS soldier accusing a comrade of cowardice over a raid on the compound in the Afghan village of Kakarak. At issue is whether two men killed in the compound in April 2009, were pulled from the tunnel and murdered by Australian troops, or were insurgents lawfully killed in a firefight. Continue reading... |
| Government claims of 7% real wage rise since in office disputed – as it happened Posted: 18 May 2022 03:24 AM PDT Katy Gallagher disputes prime minister's claims on real wage growth; nation records at least 53 Covid deaths. This blog is now closed
National party deputy leader, David Littleproud was feeling upbeat this morning while speaking to ABC Breakfast TV: We have achieved a lot together, in fact we have done more than any other nation in the world if you look at an economic and health front. We should be proud but we need to shift gears and make sure we look after those cost of living inflation pressures and who is best to handle that and to drive the economy and to guide the economy. I think that's where the Australian people are looking at it when the opposition won't tell them how much of their money they're going to spend, they're taking them as mugs. We got to be open and honest and transparent. We think an upward surprise of 1% q/q growth in [today's] WPI could be enough to get the RBA over the line for 40 basis points, though if it comes in at our forecast of 0.8% q/q that prospect will recede. Continue reading... |
| Some polling stations may not open on election day due to staff shortages, AEC says Posted: 18 May 2022 03:16 AM PDT Electoral commission urges people in potentially affected regions to access alternative voting options, and volunteer to work
The Australian Electoral Commission has said staff shortages may mean some polling stations will be unable to open for the election on Saturday. The electoral commissioner, Tom Rogers, said the impact would be "limited" with the vast majority of Australia's 7,000 polling stations to remain open. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 May 2022 08:04 AM PDT Vadim Shishimarin, 21, admits killing unarmed civilian; Russia says 694 Ukrainian fighters have surrendered in the last 24 hours
Russia's ministry of defence has issued a statement on Telegram saying it has been requested by the investigative committee of Russia to provide information on "the illegal actions of Ukrainian armed formations related to the use of civilian objects for military purposes". Without providing evidence, it claims "the Azov Battalion used the buildings of kindergartens and schools to equip barracks" and that members of the 'Aidar' battalion also "equip firing positions in places not intended for this, creating a real danger to the civilian population". Continue reading... |
| UK must accept border on Irish Sea is inevitable, says ex-WTO chief Posted: 18 May 2022 07:52 AM PDT Pascal Lamy says row is solvable if PM stops using emotional Brexit politics to solve 'technical problem' Boris Johnson's row with the EU over Northern Ireland's Brexit arrangements is "absolutely solvable" but only if the UK accepts that a border is inevitable, the former head of the World Trade Organization has said. But Pascal Lamy said the prime minister could only achieve a breakthrough if he stopped mixing "oil and vinegar" and throwing emotional Brexit politics on to what he said was essentially a technical problem. Continue reading... |
| EU plans ‘massive’ increase in green energy to help end reliance on Russia Posted: 18 May 2022 06:24 AM PDT European Commission says extra €210bn needed over next five years to pay for phasing out of Russian fossil fuels The EU plans a "massive" increase in solar and wind power, and a short-term boost for coal, to end its reliance on Russian oil and gas as fast as possible. In a plan outlined on Wednesday, the European Commission said the EU needed to find an extra €210bn (£178bn) over the next five years to pay for phasing out Russian fossil fuels and speeding up the switch to green energy. Continue reading... |
| Hundreds more Ukrainians surrender at Mariupol steel plant, Russia claims Posted: 18 May 2022 05:55 AM PDT Fate of soldiers leaving Azovstal site unclear and numbers not confirmed by Ukraine Russia says another 694 Ukrainian troops have surrendered at Mariupol's besieged Azovstal steel plant in the past day, bringing the total number close to 1,000. The Russian defence ministry said 29 of the soldiers were wounded. It did not say where the soldiers would be sent, though on Tuesday evening Reuters reported that seven buses carrying Ukrainian soldiers left the plant for a former prison colony in the town of Olenivka in a Russian-controlled area of Donetsk region. Continue reading... |
| Russian soldier pleads guilty in first Ukraine war crimes trial since invasion Posted: 18 May 2022 05:53 AM PDT Tank commander Vadim Shysimarin, 21, admits shooting dead a 62-year-old civilian who was on a bicycle A Russian tank commander has pleaded guilty to shooting dead a civilian on a bicycle, in Ukraine's first trial for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion. Vadim Shysimarin, 21, sat emotionless as prosecutors detailed charges that he had fired his AK-47 at a 62 year-old man from the window of a car in the north-eastern Sumy region in late February. Continue reading... |
| France to challenge Grenoble’s move to allow burkinis in public pools Posted: 18 May 2022 05:04 AM PDT Town council votes to allow bathers to wear full-body swimsuit in pools, but government threatens to block move The French government is to challenge a town council decision to allow bathers to wear the burkini – a full-body swimsuit – in its pools. The interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, said the move was an "unacceptable provocation" that was against the values of the secular republic and announced he would seek to block it. Continue reading... |
| Climate crisis makes extreme Indian heatwaves 100 times more likely – study Posted: 18 May 2022 05:29 AM PDT Latest analysis adds to evidence that the impacts of human-caused global heating are already damaging many lives around the world Record-breaking heatwaves in north-west India and Pakistan have been made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis, according to scientists. The analysis means scorching weather once expected every three centuries is now likely to happen every three years. The region is currently suffering intense heat, with the Indian capital New Delhi setting a new record on Sunday above 49C and the peak temperature in Pakistan reaching 51C. Millions of people are suffering from crop losses, and water and power outages. Continue reading... |
| ‘We’re fed up with scary dreams’: thieves return temple treasures in India Posted: 17 May 2022 07:24 AM PDT Gang who stole statues from Hindu temple in India return most items, with note saying they had suffered nightmares A gang of thieves have returned more than a dozen idols they stole from an ancient Hindu temple in India, saying they had been haunted by nightmares since the crime, according to police. Last week, the group stole 16 statues from a 300-year-old temple to Lord Balaji – an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu – in Uttar Pradesh, police inspector Rajiv Singh told Agence France-Presse. Continue reading... |
| Taliban dissolves Afghanistan’s human rights commission as ‘unnecessary’ Posted: 16 May 2022 04:57 PM PDT Four other government departments scrapped as cash-strapped regime faces $500m budget deficit Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former US-backed government, including the country's human rights commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face of a financial crunch, an official said. Afghanistan faced a budget deficit of 44bn Afghanis ($501m) this financial year, Taliban authorities said as they announced their first annual national budget since taking over last August. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 May 2022 08:12 AM PDT Latest updates: Labour leader says prime minister 'does not get it' and says government delays are making problems worse
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the international trade secretary, has warned that inflation will experience a further "bump" before prices are likely to stabilise. In a Q&A after delivering a speech on green trade at Bloomberg's HQ in London, she said countries around the world were facing a "a global battle against inflation". She went on: This is something we have to tackle across the board. And the worry we always have is that inflation tends to have two bumps to it. Continue reading... |
| John Peel: personal records and memorabilia set for Bonhams auction Posted: 18 May 2022 07:53 AM PDT Items including a handwritten letter from David Bowie and Peel's horn gramophone will be up for sale next month Records and music memorabilia once owned by the celebrated former BBC DJ John Peel, including a signed mono pressing of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1968 album Two Virgins, is to be sold at auction in June. Peel's family said in a statement: "John/Dad was in a position to have access to many of the most celebrated people and events in the history of popular music. This is reflected in a wealth of souvenirs he collected. In going through the accumulation of 40 years of pop music moments, we decided that some of the most interesting items might find a home, with fans of his programme or of the artists whose music he played." Continue reading... |
| NHS trust fined £1.3m over deaths of two patients after staff mistakes Posted: 18 May 2022 07:13 AM PDT Shrewsbury and Telford trust admits failing to provide safe care to Mohammed Ismael Zaman and Max Dingle An NHS trust has been fined over £1.3m after it admitted breaking the law by failing to provide safe care in two cases where patients died after serious mistakes were made by hospital staff. The Shrewsbury and Telford trust pleaded guilty on Wednesday at Telford magistrates court to three criminal charges brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the NHS care regulator in England. Continue reading... |
| Michael Fabricant berated over tweet appearing to joke about Tory MP rape arrest Posted: 18 May 2022 06:34 AM PDT Lichfield MP denies making light of sexual assault and later tweeted some people are 'professional offence takers' Conservative whips have remonstrated with the Tory MP Michael Fabricant over a tweet in which he appeared to make light of the arrest of a colleague over allegations of rape and sexual assault. It emerged on Tuesday that an unnamed Conservative MP had been arrested on suspicion of indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of a position of trust and misconduct in public office. Continue reading... |
| Green spaces are not accessible for 2.8m people in UK, finds study Posted: 18 May 2022 06:00 AM PDT Fields in Trust charity finds about one in 24 people in Britain live 10 minutes walk from nearest park Nearly 2.8 million people in the UK live more than 10 minutes walk from a public park, garden or playing field, according to research. Fields in Trust, which protects and campaigns for public green spaces, found just four out of the 11 regions in Great Britain met its "six-acre standard" for green space provision. Continue reading... |
| Keir Starmer: PM choosing to let people struggle by delaying energy windfall tax Posted: 18 May 2022 05:16 AM PDT Labour leader says Boris Johnson U-turn on tax 'inevitable' and he must act now, as cost of living dominates PMQs Keir Starmer has urged Boris Johnson to "make up his mind" and impose a windfall tax on North Sea energy firms, adding that the prime minister is "choosing to let people struggle" by delaying any further action. During yet another prime minister's questions dominated by the cost of living, Starmer used all six of his questions on the single subject. He lambasted Johnson over his refusal to use a windfall tax to reduce energy bills, saying this would inevitably happen, and the "vacillation" was causing significant harm. Continue reading... |
| US primary elections: Dr Oz tied with McCormick in test of Trump’s influence on Republicans – live Posted: 18 May 2022 08:12 AM PDT
Is this irony? The Daily Beast is pointing out one piece of the big lie that Donald Trump keeps putting forth about the 2020 presidential election has to do with mail-in ballots: Joe Biden won swing state Pennsylvania, largely in part through the 2m mail-in ballots, to which Trump objected. Well, with the Republican primary for Senate looking closer than ever, whether or not Trump's candidate – Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician better known as Dr Oz – triumphs over Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund boss, will likely come down to the mail-in votes. Continue reading... |
| Picasso, Monet and Cézanne lead the way in $400m New York art auction Posted: 18 May 2022 04:20 AM PDT Ten works sell for more than $10m each in sale featuring giants of art, also including Gauguin and Magritte Paintings by three titans of modern art have sold for a total of almost $166m (£134m) at auction, confirming the buoyancy of the global market. In a sale of modern art at Sotheby's in New York on Tuesday evening, a total of more than $408m was paid for works by artists including Picasso, Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin, Magritte, Dalí and Renoir. Continue reading... |
| Virginia Target workers seek to unionize amid surge in labor organizing efforts Posted: 18 May 2022 03:00 AM PDT Company has already reportedly pushed back by trying to use union dues as a tactic to deter workers from supporting the union Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, have filed for a union election and, if successful, the store would be the first belonging to the retail chain to unionize. Target has long opposed unionization, with anti-union videos to discourage workers from unionizing. Earlier this year, Target training documents for managers to prevent unionization within stores were leaked. Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden says ‘white supremacy is a poison’ | First Thing Posted: 18 May 2022 02:52 AM PDT President attacks those who promote racist conspiracy theory 'for power, political gain and for profit'. Plus, first open briefing on UFOs since 1966 Good morning. Joe Biden has condemned those who spread white supremacist lies "for power, political gain and for profit" during a visit to Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were killed in a racist shooting last Saturday. What have police discovered about Payton Gendron? Police have said they are investigating a 180-page manifesto the shooting suspect was believed to have written outlining the "great replacement" theory, which baselessly claims white people are being intentionally overrun by other races. How did 4chan's toxic culture help radicalize Buffalo shooting suspect? Payton Gendron first fell into logging on to the far-right message board 4chan daily during the pandemic. In Discord chat logs believed to be written by Gendron, he writes: "I only really turned racist when 4chan started giving me facts." What else is happening? Here's what we know on day 84 of the invasion. Continue reading... |
| Netflix cuts 150 jobs after subscriber exodus Posted: 18 May 2022 02:06 AM PDT US-focused redundancies in film and TV operations follow revenue slowdown Netflix is cutting 150 jobs as the streaming company seeks to reduce its costs after revealing it expects to lose millions of subscribers in the first half of the year. The widely expected cuts are mostly focused on its US operation, affecting employees in its sprawling film and TV divisions. Continue reading... |
| How 4chan’s toxic culture helped radicalize Buffalo shooting suspect Posted: 17 May 2022 11:00 PM PDT Payton Gendron's 180-page manifesto borrowed straight from the site's politics boards, echoing antisemitic and racist myths Just weeks after 4chan motivated a quadruple shooting in Washington, the racist and conspiracy-oriented online message board probably inspired the killings of 10 at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo over the weekend. A 180-page manifesto, allegedly released by the accused along with a video of the attack, is rife with pseudo-scientific racism, antisemitic conspiracy theories and a call for others to mimic his violence. The screed is mostly plagiarized from other extremists and from the far-right 4chan. Continue reading... |
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