CHICAGO (Reuters) – Many Chicagoans vehemently oppose President Donald Trump’s promise to send federal officials to the third-largest city in the US, after seeing camouflaged agents deployed to a Portland club and protesters anti-racism with tear gas. Chicago Police shell markers are seen where a 37-year-old man riding a bicycle …
Read More »John Oliver exposes Sean Hannity’s lies about Portland protesters
On Sunday night, John Oliver released the latest edition of his acclaimed evening show, Last week tonight, addressing the continued brutalization of Black Lives Matter protesters by President Trump’s federal agents in Portland, Oregon. “The protests in Portland have been going on daily for almost two months since the murder …
Read More »‘Delicious Taxes’: Thai Protesters Use Cartoon Japanese Hamster to Mock Government
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of Thai protesters sang a jingle of Japanese cartoons on Sunday with taunts mocking the government as hungry hamsters feast on taxpayer money, part of a new youth protest movement that they say are using whimsical tactics for serious purposes. Thai youth have been challenging the …
Read More »Protesters protest Portland tactics outside DHS chief’s home
Protesters on Sunday protested the tactics federal authorities are using in Portland, Oregon, in front of the Virginia home of the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A group of about 30 protesters gathered outside the Acting Secretary Chad WolfChad WolfHouse lawmakers will launch an investigation into …
Read More »Seattle Black Lives Matter clashes lead to 45 arrests, 21 police officers injured
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Dozens were arrested and many police officers wounded in clashes around Seattle’s biggest Black Lives Matter protest in weeks on Saturday, police said, with renewed energy sparked by violent clashes between activists and federal agents in the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. Police said officers used non-lethal weapons …
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