‘No Tech For Apartheid: Google Workers Protest Company’s Services To Israel
A group of Google employees staged protests in California and New York on Tuesday against the information technology company’s provision of cloud computing services to Israel, according to reports. Protesters at Google’s Sunnyvale, Calif., location entered the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on Tuesday morning to discuss negotiations with Amazon, which provides cloud […]
Judge awards $23.5 million to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis judge on Monday awarded a nearly $23.5 million judgment to a former police officer who was assaulted by a colleague while undercover during a protest. Luther Hall was attacked and seriously injured in 2017 during one of several protests following the acquittal of former St. Louis police officer […]
Supreme Court Declines To Halt Police Officer’s Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter Protest Organizer
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a lawsuit against a police officer in a case where a Black Lives Matter activist who led a 2016 protest was injured by another person. Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson Asked The judge ruled that the First Amendment holds protest leaders personally liable for violence committed […]
Google Blocks News in California to Protest Proposed Media Payoff Law
Google is blocking access to news articles for some California users in response to the California Journalism Protection Act, which requires tech giants like Google and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to pay publishers for news content. Restrictions have started. NPR report In a show of its immense power and influence, Google announced Friday that it has […]
Michigan ‘Death to America, Death to Israel’ protest condemned by White House
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Governor Gretchen Whitmer remained silent as protesters spoke in Dearborn, Michigan., Those who shouted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” during the International Al-Quds Day rally were condemned by the White House and local leaders. An hour-long rally was held Friday in front of the Henry Ford Centennial Library, led […]
Students protest ‘war criminal’ Hillary Clinton at alma mater appearance
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced student protests Saturday while visiting her alma mater, Wellesley College. Clinton returned to campus for the honor of having a university building named after her. At a women-led democracy summit on campus that Clinton also attended, protesters lined up to harass participants. Local news outlets said angry students […]
Greta Thunberg arrested for third time in six months for protest
Activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in a protest in the Netherlands on Saturday. Thunberg was among 400 arrested in their attempt to block the A12 motorway in The Hague in protest of Dutch tax breaks to fossil fuel companies. After she was transported from the scene, Thunberg posed for pictures in a law enforcement vehicle […]
Pro-Palestine students expelled, suspended from Vanderbilt University after unruly protest
Three pro-Palestinian students at Vanderbilt University were expelled, one was suspended, and 27 received disciplinary protection for participating in violent demonstrations protesting the administration’s lifting of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions initiative. He was given observation. , per fox news digital. The Vanderbilt Divest Coalition had proposed an amendment to the Vanderbilt Student Government […]
Greta Thunberg Arrested at The Hague During Extinction Rebellion Protest
Radical environmental activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by police in The Hague on Saturday during an Extinction Liberal protest against inaction on the so-called “climate crisis.” Thunberg, 21, was one of the first to be arrested when Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists blocked the South-Hollandlaan road in the center of The Hague. A prominent youth activist […]
Vanderbilt students expelled, suspended for participation in rowdy protest in support of Palestine
Several Vanderbilt University students were expelled, one was suspended, and more than 20 students were suspended after violent demonstrations last month protesting the administration’s lifting of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) initiative. He was sentenced to probation. This comes from the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition (VDC), which has proposed an amendment to the Vanderbilt […]