Greta Thunberg arrested at climate protest in The Hague
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested Saturday at a climate change protest in The Hague, Netherlands. According to the Associated Press, Thunberg was one of dozens of people detained by police during the process of clearing protesters who were blocking a section of road in The Hague. She was seen flashing a victory sign on […]
Police Patrol Without Pants to Protest Uniform Shortage
German police are facing a severe shortage of uniforms, which is being blamed on the war in Ukraine, but officers protesting inaction from higher-ups have stopped wearing trousers to make their point. The Bavarian branch of the German police union (DPolG) has been unable to procure uniform replacements due to long-term supply problems for its […]
More than 40K ‘uninstructed’ ballots cast in Wisconsin Dem primary in protest of Biden’s Gaza response
More than 40,000 “no-instruction” votes were cast in Tuesday’s Wisconsin Democratic presidential primary in protest of President Biden’s handling of the Gaza conflict. Biden, 81, was still on track to win the Badger State, but the number of protest votes was twice the threshold that movement organizers had hoped to reach. Biden speaks at a […]
More Protest Votes Take Bite Out Of Biden’s Primary Victories
A protest vote over President Joe Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza cut into his primary win in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Tuesday evening, as well as in Rhode Island and Connecticut, according to The Associated Press. Pro-Palestinian activists have been urging Democratic primary voters in these states and others to support “uncommitted” […]
Election night results live: Biden braces for protest votes as Trump rallies in Wisconsin
Voters in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2024 presidential primary race. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have already clinched their parties’ presumptive presidential nominations, so neither candidate is facing real competition. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE Delaware […]
Biden’s magic number: Anti-Joe voters draw a line in the sand on protest movement
President Joe Biden‘s skeptical voters have put a number on what they think will be a successful protest vote in Wisconsin on Tuesday. The “uninstructed” vote, inspired by Michigan’s “uncommitted” campaign, urges Wisconsin voters to push Biden on his Israel policy to help people living in Gaza. Wisconsinites will also vote on two GOP-backed referendums […]
Parents say half of students stayed home in protest against LGBQT club held in secret at California elementary school
Parents of students in California school districts tidy A protest strike against an LGBTQ club was held without parental notification. The LGBTQ+ group was founded by a third-grade teacher at Pleasant Grove Elementary School in the Elk Grove Unified District. Brittani Cortina, a parent in the district, said, “Please deal with bullying. Don’t reveal secrets […]
Vanderbilt students at anti-Israel protest ridiculed for calling 911 over tampon ‘toxic shock’ panic: ‘Like a comedy sketch’
A small group of students who organized a sit-in protest at Vanderbilt University were roundly mocked and ridiculed after their protest. called 911 Issues surrounding ‘toxic shock’ of protesters who were not allowed to change tampons. Protesters demonstrating Tuesday to protest the university’s refusal to participate in the Divestment of Israel movement assaulted a social […]
Maryland Senate panel supports Republican nominee to elections board after previous member charged in Jan. 6 protest
A Maryland Senate committee voted Monday night to endorse a Republican candidate for the state elections board to replace the former board member who resigned this year after being accused of participating in the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. did. The vote by the Senate Executive Nominating Committee will send Diane Butler’s nomination […]
Kamala Harris Claps Along to Puerto Rican Protest Song Before Realizing It’s About Her
Vice President Kamala Harris made an embarrassing blunder during a visit to Puerto Rico on Friday, where she was seen clapping along to a protest song against her before an aide translated the lyrics. After speaking in the territory’s capital, San Juan, Harris stopped in the Santurce neighborhood, toured the Goyoko Community Center and heard […]