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William Langewiesche, a writer and pilot, once told me that flying a plane was "90 percent boredom, 10 percent terror." I might say the same for the "Make it great like '68! Shut down the [Democratic National Convention] for Gaza!" protest that took place in front of the Israeli consulate in downtown Chicago on Tuesday night. The event was organized by Behind Enemy Lines, and as might be expected from a group whose tagline is "The empire is the enemy. From the belly of the beast, we choose to resist it," participants arrived carrying resistance-ready banners, flags, and bullhorns. They arrived...
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Full disclosure: I got into a little physical altercation yesterday with the Chicago police and lost my notepad in the scuffle. We'll get to that, but for now please forgive any errors in the timeline. The first march organized by the March for the Democratic National Convention was set to take off from Chicago's Union Park at 1 p.m. Reporters were invited to get there at 7 a.m; I have no idea if any did, but at 10:30 a.m. a friend texted to say, "Union Park right now is very underwhelming." This seemed to be the consensus going in; that the anticipated 30,000 marchers would come nowhere near,...
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I cannot get enough of the Democratic National Convention vasectomy van: Imagine, in an election where, thus far, one party has positioned itself as pro-family—to the point where "childless cat ladies" have become a focal point, brought to the fore by vice-presidential contender J.D. Vance's catty, mean-spirited cable news comments—the other party is parking vasectomy and abortion vans outside of the convention. Technically, it's Planned Parenthood Great Rivers doing it, making reproductive rights—and the Republican Party's attack on them—a focal point of this convention. But Democrats are, mo...
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Depending on how you feel about protesters, there's good news or bad news about the estimated number expected to converge on Chicago this week for the 2024 Democratic National Convention: 30,000. Either way, you would not be faulted for thinking the number is possibly aspirational, based on the fewer than 50 who showed up yesterday for an outdoor event and press conference organized by the Coalition to March on the Democratic National Convention. "Almost 270 organizations from across the U.S. have joined the Coalition to March on the DNC. And tens of thousands will be out on the streets starti...
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Gird your loins, it's DNC time: The Democratic National Convention starts today in Chicago, and the Israel/Palestine-related tensions that have been coursing through the left since October 7 may very well come to a head this week. Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to set up right outside of security to protest the party's support of Israel; presumptive nominee Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish, is expected to speak about Judaism on stage; and, just like during the Republican National Convention, some families of hostages taken by Hamas will plead onstage for the ret...
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For many, the lettuce is a leafy vegetable that serves as the basis for a healthy salad or complements a tasty sandwich. For former British Prime Minister Liz Truss, it’s the nightmarish ‘greenspiration’ she can’t seem to shake. And she showed to what extent the leafy green still gets her riled up, by storming off stage after a banner featuring a lettuce appeared, with the words “I crashed the economy.” She was on stage in Beccles, Suffolk, as part of her book tour. The UK’s shortest serving PM released her ominously-titled book “Ten Years to Save the West: Lessons From The Only Conservative I...
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As riots rock the streets of cities across Britain, some Members of Parliament (MPs) are trying to blame social media—they do not want government policy on issues such as immigration, policing, and social services to be at the center of the discussion about the country's civil unrest. Instead, they argue that these riots are primarily fueled by discussions happening on social media and are using the opportunity to advocate for restrictions on U.K. citizens' speech and access to information. MPs want social media companies to ban user accounts accused of inciting violence, and they have critici...
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Left-wing anti-racism protesters rallied in London on Wednesday to counter far-right agitators amid concerns of another night of violence across the country.
Euronews (English)
Far-right demonstrations were anticipated by UK police in dozens of locations across the nation on Wednesday night, but they failed to materialize as peaceful anti-racism protestors instead showed up in force. Police had braced themselves for another night of violence following a week of rioting and disorder fuelled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Many businesses had boarded up windows and closed as the rioting swept the country, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing the disturbances as “far-right thuggery” and warning those involved in the violence ...
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Two activists from animal rights group PETA have interrupted a speech by Pope Francis. They stood up from the audience during his weekly general audience and approached the stage. They shouted and held up banners protesting against bullfighting. The two were wearing t-shirts reading 'Stop blessing corridas' and holding banners saying 'Bullfighting is a sin'. PETA has been appealing to the Pope to cut the Catholic Church’s ties with bullfighting and condemn the “despicable blood sport.” They were escorted out of Paul VI Hall in the Vatican following the protest. How is bullfighting connected to...
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