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Congress Passes Shell Company Accountability Bill

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 18:42

By a vote of 84 to 13, the Senate passed corporate transparency legislation as part of the annual vote on the National Defense Authorization Act. The legislation reveals to authorities the real owners of so-called anonymous shell companies. These types of corporations can hide the identity of their owner and facilitate crime, development aid theft and human trafficking.

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Banks get Keystone, Line 3 tar sands pipeline protests, BofA shuts down

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 12/11/2020 - 15:39

On the 11th of December, as Nazi terrorists menaced DC, a courageous band of pipeline warriors assembled in Dupont Circle and marched on DC branches of several banks funding the Keystone XL and Enbridge Line 3 tar sands pipeline. Bank of America shut down their branch in response.

Video: tar sands pipeline protest shuts Bank of America branch 1 min 47 sec

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Bank of America's Dupont Circle branch shut down rather than accept a letter signed by Indigenous women. The branch called corporate offices, which told them to refuse the letter

The Shortwave Report 12/04/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 20:42

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from  Radio Deutsche-Welle, Spanish National Radio, Sputnik Radio, and Radio Havana Cuba.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr201204.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From GERMAN

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The Shortwave Report 11/27/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/26/2020 - 19:53

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from  NHK Japan, Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr201127.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From JAPAN

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Activists hold ground, march to BLM Plaza in face of fascist threats

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 11/22/2020 - 17:14

On the 21st of November, SURJ held some group discussions on BLM Plaza and the Fuck the Police march went there almost directly from Dupont Circle. This was to provide relief for the hard-pressed folks looking after the plaza and the signs on the White House fence in the face of repeated attacks from fascists.

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Police/Legal/Prisons
Race/Racism

Violent Trumpers and Proud Boys returning to DC on Dec 12 for electoral college

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/20/2020 - 17:04

The Proud Boys and other violent Trump supporters have announced they are bringing their fights and violence back to DC on the 12th of December. This time their goals are stated as "raze BLM Plaza" and an attempt to pressure the electoral college (meets 2 days later) to toss out the ballets and vote for Trump.

Elections/Legislation/Government
Right Wing

The "StormTrumpers" of Nov 14 are coming back

The Shortwave Report 11/20/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/19/2020 - 21:18

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, and NHK Japan.http://www.outfarpress.com/swr201120.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From RUSSIA- 

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Signs destroyed by "StormTrumpers" again returned to White House siege fence

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 11/17/2020 - 20:05

Over two days of hard work on Nov 16 and 17, Black Lives Matter activists again reposted the spectacular artwork on the "Siege Fence" blocking Lafayette Sq from H st.

Video by Black House News 16 sec

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Race/Racism

Huge Trump rally ends in serious violence, including a stabbing

Submitted by Luke on Sun, 11/15/2020 - 14:33

The Nov 14 "Million MAGA(t) March" over the disputed 2020 election devolved into rioting and assaults by the Proud Boys and other far-right extremists. Mainstream media estimated as many as ten thousand Trump suppporters marched. Afterwards, fights swirled througout the city, as Proud Boys beat several activsts and stabbed at least one. Body armor reportedly stopped another knife attack.

Video of Supreme Court mess, with riot cops facing the wrong way given the threat 1 min 54 sec

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Right Wing

Riot cops at Supreme Court face wrong way as violent crowd full of Proud Boys threatens to push over or through the fence

Shutdown DC, Extinction Rebellion protest Trump's election challenge law firm

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 11/13/2020 - 18:05

On the 13th of Novemeber, Shutdown DC and Extinction Rebellion DC gathered on H st and managed to break away from the Trump supporters. They marched a few blocks away to the offices of King and Spaulding, the remaining law firm representing Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election

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King and Spaulding represents Donald Trump in his lawsuits challenging the 2020 election results

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