About 13,000 people participated in the Moscow half marathon, a part of the all-Russia sports project „Zabeg,“ on Sunday. The race became the first mass sport event in the Russian capital since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced. Participants were able to choose the distance – five or 21.1 kilometres (13.11 miles).
Daily Archives: 2. August 2020
Runners told to observe social distancing in Moscow half-marathon
More than 9,500 runners competing in Moscow’s annual half-marathon on Sunday wore masks and gloves in the starting area, had their temperature checked and were told to observe social distancing rules because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth, @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug !
2.8.2020
Jose Antonio Yepez Ortiz: Powerful Mexico gang leader arrested
Yepez‘s arrest is considered a major coup for Mexican President Lopez Obrador, who pledged during his 2018 campaign to bring down record levels of violence plaguing the country.
Netanyahu spends 6 minutes during cabinet mtg lashing out at „leftwing“ protesters outside his home, their „incitement to murder“ against him, „North Korean“ media fanning flames, „double-standard“ re demos/coverage, and more. He is, as always, the ultimate victim.
Netanyahu’s Tirades Against Protesters Highlight a Growing Detachment From Reality
Critics routinely lambaste the prime minister’s corruption and incitement, but mostly ignore his compulsive lying and flights of farcical fantasy
#IsraelProtests: Some 10,000 demonstrators gathered at #Jerusalem‘s Paris Square on Saturday evening to call for #Netanyahu‘s immediate resignation, in one of the largest anti-government protests to date
Lügen die Medien?
Die Besucherzahlen der gestrigen Großdemonstration für Verfassung und Grundrechte werden massenmedial massiv nach unten „korrigiert“ — und jeder weiß, dass es gelogen ist.
If you have time watch this and count the people. Have fun! 20.000 is a lie.
Kompletter Demozug, Berlin 1.8.2020, „Tag der Freiheit“ (Das Ende der Pandemie), Querdenken
Laut RBB kamen „17000 Teilnehmende“…
Lt. Presse seien in Berlin 20.000 Leute auf der Kundgebung #TagDerFreiheit gewesen. Leute schaut den Live Stream, das waren mehr als 1 Mio. Menschen. Warum lügen die Medien so billig? Es ist doch alles leicht einzusehen…
Maskenpflicht auf Hochalpenstraße fällt
„Es ist ein bisschen verwunderlich, dass sich auf einer Freifläche von 20.000 Quadratmetern nicht 100 oder 200 Personen frei bewegen dürfen ohne Maske, noch dazu in der freien Natur“.
Israel‘s Netanyahu rails against protesters asking him to resign
Hundreds of people remained in the area well after midnight, ignoring calls by police to leave.
Anti-riot forces moved into the area and began clearing out people. As of early Sunday morning, most of the remaining protesters appeared to be leaving peacefully, but police were seen dragging some activists away.
Downtown Phoenix demonstration honors late civil rights leader John Lewis
Organizers said that if it wasn‘t for late Congressman Lewis, they wouldn‘t have the platform to do what they did Saturday night.
Michael Parenti speech on Empire & Neo-Imperialism
4.01.2020
Michael Parenti speaks on empires and neo-imperialism in the age of GW Bush
Zwölf Festnahmen – Erfurt: Verletzte bei rassistischer Attacke
Zwei von ihnen wurden verletzt, einer sehr schwer. Laut Polizei war der Zustand des Schwerverletzten zeitweise kritisch.
Die „dreiköpfige Gruppe ausländischer Mitbürger“ sei an einem bekannten Treffpunkt der rechten Szene in einem Plattenbaugebiet im Südosten Erfurts von zehn bis zwölf Deutschen verbal und danach tätlich angegriffen worden.
‚No Method in the Madness‘: Israeli Shop Owners Revolt, Open Despite Coronavirus Ban
Some businesses say they are protesting against pressure exerted on the government by ultra-Orthodox parties, others say their only goal is survival
‘Masks are muzzles’: Protesters rally outside BBC HQ & march to Downing Street after UK govt widens mask-wearing orders
Carrying placards reading “Stop the new normal, save lives,”“Freedom over fear,” and “Masks are muzzles,” the protesters then marched towards Downing Street, stopping outside BBC headquarters along the way.
Footage from RT’s Ruptly video agency shows a huge crowd, most without masks, filling the streets of the UK capital as they marched toward Downing Street.
Debatte um Corona-Gästelisten: Polizei verteidigt Zugriff auf Daten
Polizeigewerkschaften haben die Kritik an der Nutzung sogenannter Corona-Gästelisten für Ermittlungen zurückgewiesen. Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der Gewerkschaft der Polizei, Jörg Radek, sagte der Nachrichtenagentur dpa, es gehöre zu den „Kernaufgaben der Polizei“, Gefahren abzuwehren und Straftaten zu verfolgen.
Kritik an Corona-Demo: „Das Virus bleibt eine Daueraufgabe“
Einen Tag nach der Kundgebung in Berlin gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen hat die Politik deutlich gemacht, dass sie an ihrem Kurs festhält.
Don’t. Side. With. The. Powerful.
I’ve been thinking about it because it’s such an accurate reflection of how subservience to power actually manifests in our world. You talk about abusive power structures in our world, from police brutality to corporate predation to imperialist military interventionism, and many people are receptive. But you always wind up standing across from some freaky empire zombie saying “Well, what did you expect?”
It really is like a zombie infection, like a virus of the mind which spreads through propaganda and toxic ideologies and leads people to support the abuse of the disempowered by the powerful.
Susan Rice: 5 things to know about Biden‘s possible Democratic VP contender
Rice served as a foreign policy aide to Michael Dukakis in the 1988 election, to John Kerry in his 2004 campaign and to former president Barack Obama. She served in the Clinton administration in various capacities, first on the National Security Council from 1993 to 1997 and then as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 1997 to 2001. Since 2002 she has served as a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution focusing on foreign policy.
In 2008, Rice was nominated by Obama to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and became national security adviser in 2013.
Very social – but no distancing! Revellers flock to Manchester‘s pubs and bars for a night on the tiles despite new stricter lockdown rules
– Partygoers took advantage of hot weather this weekend to head out drinking in Manchester and Blackpool
– Groups of friends could be seen hugging and crowded outside nightclubs, pubs, bars and restaurants
Hungerstreik in Chile: Mapuche-Gefangene fordern ihre Rechte ein
Der Konflikt zwischen den Mapuche und dem chilenischen Staat bewegt das Land seit langem. Die Mapuche-Aktivisten fordern mehr Autonomie, kritisieren die Ausbreitung von Forstunternehmen in der Region und die zunehmende Militarisierung, während der Staat wachsende Gewalt beklagt.
LIVE: SpaceX Crew Dragon Leaves The ISS And Returns Home
We join NASA‘s live coverage of the departure of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule from the ISS which will bring Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back to Earth