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Thousands of protesters gathered this weekend in an effort to preserve U.S. abortion rights. Dubbed “Bans Off Our Bodies,” the nationwide demonstrations kicked off Saturday in dozens of cities across the nation, including NYC, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Pittsburgh, and Nashville. The pro-choice events were in response to a recently leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that could […]
A self-described “Pro-Life Spider-Man” was taken into custody by the authorities Tuesday after scaling the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. The climber, who goes by the name of Maison Des Champs on Instagram, climbed the 1,000-foot-tall skyscraper before he was detained Tuesday morning, per KTVU. He documented much of the journey on social media, in an effort to […]
Saturday’s playoff game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies was briefly paused after a spectator chained themself to the basket stanchion as a form of protest. According to Sports Illustrated, the incident took place during the second quarter, when an animal rights activist threw what appeared to be flyers or confetti on the floor and then secured herself to the goal. Referees immediately […]
An animal rights activist tried to glue herself to the court during the second quarter of the play-in game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Clippers. It all went down on Thursday night at Target Center in Minneapolis. The game was momentarily stopped due to the woman’s stunt and she was escorted away by security. It appears that […]
A Durham, Ontario region police officer is now facing disciplinary charges for a video she posted online in support of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ while dressed in uniform. Constable Erin Howard is charged under the Police Service Act with two counts of discreditable conduct, two counts of insubordination, and two counts of breach of confidence. She is due to make her […]
More than 4,300 people in Russia were detained Sunday for protesting president Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine, Reuters reports. Russia’s interior ministry disclosed that of the 56 different cities where the protesters were detained, 1,700 were located in the capital of Moscow, and 750 were from the heavily-populated city of St. Petersburg. Protesters reportedly shouted chants, such as […]
Cadence Weapon couldn’t help but chuckle at the DMs he was receiving about his viral police-and-protesters-themed tweet. On Jan. 31—as a convoy of anti-COVID mandate truckers congested traffic and commerce outside Canadian parliament in Ottawa—the rapper posted: Most commenters were positive, but some sent Cadence defensive private Twitter messages decrying accusations of white privilege. He […]
A group of 26 fourth graders protested their elementary school’s decision to remove chocolate milk from their lunch menus, and their efforts paid off. Jordan Reed, 9, urged his fellow classmates at Sierra Vista K-8 School in Vacaville, California to join him in protest of a 2020 decision made by the district over the drink’s sugar […]
Students at Arizona State University are planning a rally to demand the removal of Kyle Rittenhouse from studying at their school. Rittenhouse, the now-18-year-old who killed two people and shot another after carrying an AR-15 style rifle at a Kenosha protest in 2020, was found not guilty on all counts in his homicide trial earlier this […]
Hawk Newsome – co-founder of Black Lives Matter in New York City, cut short his interview with Fox News’ Dan Bongino on Saturday night after being called a “coward” for refusing to condemn vandalism allegedly linked to his group. “Do you condemn rioting and burning down buildings?” Bongino, a former NYPD police captain, asked during the interview. “No,” Newsome […]
