Author: Sydney Robinson

Massive Protests Taking Place at G20 Summit

On Thursday, massive protests began against the G20 Summit held in Hamburg, Germany. The organized effort, dubbed “Welcome to Hell” was in opposition to the meeting of 20 major nations’ leaders coming together, including President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladamir Putin. Thousands of people took to the streets in an attempt to block the routes of the leaders planning to attend the meetings from reaching their designated arrival point. Vehicles and trash bins were set on fire overnight toward this end, and police used water cannons against protesters in order to quell the dissent. From the New York...

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Gov. LePage Declares War on Media: “the sooner the print press goes away, the better society will be”

Maine Governor Paul LePage has made no secret of his disdain for the press in the past, but he took his hatred of the Fourth Estate to new levels this week when he cheered the end of the industry altogether. After yet another run-in with members of the press in his state seeking an interview, LePage ranted during a radio interview saying that the end of the free press equaled a better society. “[T]he sooner the print press goes away, the better society will be.” LePage’s reignited hatred for the media came in response to Freedom of Access Act...

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France Plans to Stop Selling Diesel, Gasoline-Run Cars By 2040

In the latest step in an ambitious and aggressive plan to tackle climate change, newly-elected French President Macron’s Ecology Minister announced on Thursday that France would be phasing out the sale of gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles produced in the country by 2040. The ambitious plan is set to reach its height in 2040, when France plans to fully halt the production of any petroleum-run cars in the nation. With just 23 years to achieve this goal, France is set to begin phasing out the production of traditional cars in order to more greatly emphasize their already impressive electric car...

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Millennials Are Killing Bad Chain Restaurants – You’re Welcome

Millennials are killing the nation’s most notorious chain restaurants, and yes, we will gracefully accept your thanks for it. Sure, according to most hastily-assembled thinkpieces and blurbs written right before deadline, Millennials are responsible for all that ails you. Whether it be global warming, sags in the economy, a degradation of social values, or the end of “please” and “thank you.” Whatever bothers you, a writer somewhere will say its all the fault of the dreaded Millennial. But while we’re busy not getting married and eating too much avocado toast (oh, and being crippled by student loan debt and struggling...

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‘Our Revolution’ Prepares to Stage Healthcare Sit-ins to Kill Trumpcare

Our Revolution has organized a nationwide effort to halt the Republican healthcare bill in a series of sit-ins to “save health care for millions of Americans.” The progressive group which emerged from the momentum behind Senator Bernie Sanders in 2016 plan to take “nonviolent direct action” across 21 states today in order to continue momentum created by similar efforts held by disability groups last week.   (THREAD) Tomorrow progressives are joining together for #SitInSaveLives nonviolent direct action in 21 states to stop the GOP repeal bill. pic.twitter.com/aYo1A6rT8d — Our Revolution (@OurRevolution) July 6, 2017 Our Revolution isn’t pulling off...

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