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Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"<\/strong>
\nVenezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com<\/a> | 2020-02-06
\nIn this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.<\/p>\n

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\nKirk Douglas: The slave who rebelled<\/strong> \nMichael Berkowitz | <a href=\"http:\/\/peoplesworld.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">peoplesworld.org<\/a> | 2020-02-06 \nKirk Douglas was Spartacus, the doomed slave who rebelled against the repressive Roman Empire. He was Colonel Dax, the soldier-lawyer who defends three sacrificial French troops who refuse a WWI suicide mission in Paths of Glory. He was painter and social activist Vincent Van Gogh who took up the cause of the poor and downtrodden … \n<a href=\"http:\/\/peoplesworld.org\/article\/kirk-douglas-the-slave-who-rebelled\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">peoplesworld.org\/article\/kirk-douglas-th…<\/a><\/p>\nWhy House Democrats Passed Bills Reining in Trump's War Machine<\/strong> \nErica Fein | <a href=\"http:\/\/commondreams.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">commondreams.org<\/a> | 2020-02-05 \nTwo of the most outspoken proponents of a more restrained U.S. foreign policy in the current House are Reps. Barbara Lee and Ro Khanna. (Photo: Screenshot) | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/cd_special_coverage\/public\/views-article\/thumbs\/screen_shot_2020-02-05_at_11.22.52_am.png\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.commondreams.org\/sites\/default\/files…<\/a> … \n<a href=\"http:\/\/commondreams.org\/views\/2020\/02\/05\/why-house-democrats-passed-bills-reining-trumps-war-machine?cd-origin=rss\" class=\"autohyperlink\">commondreams.org\/views\/2020\/02\/05\/why-ho…<\/a><\/p>\nGreenpeace protesters block BP headquarters on new boss's first day<\/strong> \nThe Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-02-05 \nGreenpeace members have blocked BP's headquarters with solar panels and oil barrels to mark the first day of the oil giant's new chief executive.Around 100 environmental activists took 500 solar panels to the central London building at 3am on Wednesday as Bernard Looney prepared to take up his new role.Some protesters sat underneath the solar panels after they were prevented from installing them on the pavements and roads near the office.Others locked themselves to oil barrels bearing the BP logo in front of the six doors around the building to stop staff from entering.Protesters blocked six entrances to BP's HQ… \nthecanary.co\/discovery\/news-discovery\/2020\/02\/05\/greenpeace-protesters-block-bp-headquarters-on-new-bosss-first-day\/<\/p>\n2020: the year for action, to 'rise up' and safeguard ocean life<\/strong> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.un.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">news.un.org<\/a> | 2020-02-05 \nWith the ocean in deep crisis, members of civil society and philanthropic organisations are urging governments and corporations to take bold action to safeguard the ocean. After a two-day preparatory meeting in New York ahead of June's UN Ocean Conference in Portugal, activists handed over what they termed "A Blue Call to Action" to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, on Wednesday. \n<a href=\"http:\/\/news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2020\/02\/1056792\" class=\"autohyperlink\">news.un.org\/feed\/view\/en\/story\/2020\/02\/1…<\/a><\/p>\nTeflon Lies and Mowing Lawns: The Afghanistan Papers<\/strong> \nBinoy Kampmark | <a href=\"http:\/\/counterpunch.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">counterpunch.org<\/a> | 2020-02-05 \nAfghanistan is a famous desert for empires, a burial ground which has consumed those in power who thought that extra fortification and trading most might benefit them. It remains a great, and somewhat savage reminder about those who suffer hubris, overconfidence and eagerness in pursuing their agendas. But the country has also served another purpose:… \n<a href=\"http:\/\/counterpunch.org\/2020\/02\/05\/teflon-lies-and-mowing-lawns-the-afghanistan-papers\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">counterpunch.org\/2020\/02\/05\/teflon-lies-…<\/a><\/p>\nTeflon Lies and Mowing Lawns: The Afghanistan Papers<\/strong> \nBinoy Kampmark | <a href=\"http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">dissidentvoice.org<\/a> | 2020-02-05 \nAfghanistan is a famous desert for empires, a burial ground which has consumed those in power who thought that extra fortification and trading most might benefit them. It remains a great, and somewhat savage reminder about those who suffer hubris, overconfidence and eagerness in pursuing their agendas. But the country has also served another purpose: … \n<a href=\"http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2020\/02\/teflon-lies-and-mowing-lawns-the-afghanistan-papers\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">dissidentvoice.org\/2020\/02\/teflon-lies-a…<\/a><\/p>\nTallahassee residents demand removal of killer cop Police Chief Lawrence Revell<\/strong> \nFight Back | <a href=\"http:\/\/fightbacknews.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">fightbacknews.org<\/a> | 2020-02-04 \nTallahassee, FL – Local activists are calling new attention to the long struggle against terrorism by white supremacist law enforcement through a series of direct actions, the latest of which took place January 30 at a "Meet the Chief" meet and greet at a community center in Tallahassee. | "This action is to protest the appointment of confirmed killer cop Lawrence Revell to chief of police, and to condemn the opaque, nepotistic process employed by City Manager Reese Goad to appoint Revell to this position," said Regina Joseph, president of the Tallahassee Community Action Committee (TCAC). | Members of TCAC distr… \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fightbacknews.org\/2020\/2\/3\/tallahassee-residents-demand-removal-killer-cop-police-chief-lawrence-revell\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.fightbacknews.org\/2020\/2\/3\/tallahass…<\/a><\/p>\nWhy aren't Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?<\/strong> \nMedea Benjamin | <a href=\"http:\/\/zcomm.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">zcomm.org<\/a> | 2020-02-02 \nThe tinder for a revolutionary movement is everywhere… \n<a href=\"http:\/\/zcomm.org\/zmagazine\/why-arent-americans-rising-up-like-the-people-of-chile-and-lebanon\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">zcomm.org\/zmagazine\/why-arent-americans-…<\/a><\/p>\nGenerals, Princes, and Black Snakes<\/strong> \nJames Lamont | <a href=\"http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">dissidentvoice.org<\/a> | 2020-02-02 \nDamn The Man, Damn The Empire (January 16th) In 2012 Barack Obama was reelected following the disastrous US-led war on Libya that he began without approval from Congress, and two years after the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, without trial, inside a sovereign nation. In 2011 Obama also came out with this progressive chestnut: "Unlike … \n<a href=\"http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2020\/02\/generals-princes-and-black-snakes\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\">dissidentvoice.org\/2020\/02\/generals-prin…<\/a><\/p>\n"Disclosure": Groundbreaking Documentary Examines a Century of Trans Representation in Film & TV<\/strong> \nStaff | <a href=\"http:\/\/democracynow.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">democracynow.org<\/a> | 2020-01-31 \nAs South Dakota becomes the latest state to pass anti-transgender legislation in the state's lower house, we look at how trans people have been depicted in film and television over the last century. The film "Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen," which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, traces trans representation from the 1914 silent film "A Florida Enchantment" to the Oscar-winning 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry" to the new hit television series "Pose." Through in-depth interviews with transgender actors, activists and writers, the documentary reveals the way Hollywood and the media both manufacture and ref… \n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/2020\/1\/31\/disclosure_trans_lives_on_screen_sundance\" class=\"autohyperlink\">www.democracynow.org\/2020\/1\/31\/disclosur…<\/a><\/p>\nAnimated by Conspiracy Theories, Far-Right Extremists Seize Opportunity to Rally Around Guns in Virginia<\/strong> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/splcenter.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">splcenter.org<\/a> | 2020-01-23 \nFar-right extremists<\/p>\nConspiracy Theories, Threats of Violence Loom Over Coming Gun Rally in Richmond<\/strong> \n<a href=\"http:\/\/splcenter.org\" class=\"autohyperlink\">splcenter.org<\/a> | 2020-01-16 \nGun-rights activists and antigovernment extremists are planning a protest in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday fueled by antigovernment conspiracy theories and accompanied by online calls for violence. \n<a href=\"http:\/\/splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2020\/01\/16\/conspiracy-theories-threats-violence-loom-over-coming-gun-rally-richmond\" class=\"autohyperlink\">splcenter.org\/hatewatch\/2020\/01\/16\/consp…<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"jump\">\n<a id=\"jump\" class-\"jump\">Last Process: 13 Postees: 2020-02-06 23:21 GMT (18:21 EST)<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Please be social by posting these 'POSTEES' on social media! Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law" Venezuela Analysis | <a href=\"http:\/\/theantimedia.com\" class=\"autohyperlink\">theantimedia.com<\/a> | 2020-02-06 In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial. 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