Black Lives Matter of Greater New York co-founder Chivona Newsome denounced the mayor’s Covid-19 vaccine passport as “modern day freedom papers,” comparing it to the documents freed slaves were forced to carry during the 19th century to prove their liberated status to authorities – who might seek to kidnap them …
Read More »Taliban orders commanders to disarm & arrest fighters for celebratory gunfire, says practice kills and maims civilians
Firing weapons in the air by militants during weddings and other celebrations leads to deaths and injuries and spreads fear among civilians, according to an instruction tweeted out by Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Sunday. Military commanders in Kabul and other cities were told to immediately disarm and arrest anyone …
Read More »Japan orders 188,000+ people to evacuate from Hiroshima area due to flooding & landslide risk
The Higashi-Hiroshima City authorities have alerted 87,716 households and a total of 188,969 people living in the area about an increased risk of landslides due to heavy rains and issued an “evacuation order” for the area around 1:20am local time on Saturday, the Japanese media have reported. The second-highest alert …
Read More »Taliban orders Kabul residents to hand over weapons, ammo & ‘state property’
The Taliban has ordered all the weapons, ammunition and other relevant possessions to be handed over within a week, RT’s senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev reported on Friday. The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the order on Twitter, adding that any “offenders” would be dealt with “legally” if discovered apparently after …
Read More »Oregon’s governor orders OUTDOOR MASKING, as Covid numbers rise
Brown, a Democrat, announced the mandate on Tuesday, saying it would go into effect on Friday. “The Delta variant is spreading fast and wide, throwing our state into a level of crisis we have not yet seen in the pandemic,” she said in a statement. “Masks are a quick and …
Read More »Biden orders new sanctions against Russian-German pipeline as Merkel meets Putin in Moscow
In a letter to Congress sent on Friday, Biden argued that “certain Russian energy pipeline projects” would expand Moscow’s influence over EU energy resources and weaken “Ukraine and Eastern flank NATO and EU countries,” thereby threatening “the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.” To that end, …
Read More »Biden orders INCREASE in US presence in Afghanistan as he threatens Taliban with ‘strong’ military response if interests attacked
In a statement released by the White House on Saturday afternoon, Biden revealed that he had ordered approximately 5,000 US troops into Afghanistan to ensure an “orderly and safe drawdown of US personnel.” Several days earlier his administration committed around 3,000 troops for this purpose, as the State Department cut back on …
Read More »‘We’re in competition with China’: Biden orders that US boost new electric car sales to 50% by 2030
“The question is whether we’ll lead or fall behind in a race for the future,” Biden said on Thursday before signing the order. “It’s whether we’ll build these vehicles and the batteries that got them to where they are here in the United States.” Biden noted that China is now …
Read More »Illinois governor imposes mask mandate on all schools & daycares, orders many state employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19
The order, which was issued on Wednesday and made effective immediately, ensures that essentially all Illinois children – from kindergarten to high school – will be forced to wear masks during school hours, regardless of vaccination status. Coaches and students participating in indoor sports, such as volleyball and basketball, also must be …
Read More »Biden orders mandatory Covid vaccines or tests for all federal employees, plus masks for workers and visitors
Biden announced the mask order on Thursday, four days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) dramatically reversed its earlier guidance and recommended that vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike mask up indoors in certain areas. In his announcement, Biden also stated that federal employees who opt not to get …
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