New York Times – by Thomas Fuller

BERKELEY, Calif. — Chanting “Not my president,” several hundred protesters streamed through the streets of Berkeley and Oakland in the predawn hours of Wednesday venting their anger at the election of Donald J. Trump as president. Demonstrations were also reported in Pittsburgh, Seattle and Portland, Ore.

The California Highway Patrol said that one protester, who was not identified, sustained major injuries after being hit by a car when protesters attempted to move onto a freeway.   Continue reading “Anti-Trump Demonstrators Take to the Streets in Several U.S. Cities”

The Guardian – by Esther Addley, March 17, 2016

It was intended, according to its creator, as a “warning to America”, a horrifying and fantastical vision of the future in which the US – ludicrously – had elected as its president Donald Trump.

But with the property billionaire now the favourite to gain the Republican nomination for the presidency, the episode of The Simpsons that in 2000 foresaw such a laughable outcome has begun looking unnervingly prescient.   Continue reading “Simpsons writer says President Trump episode was ‘warning to US’”

RT

Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Eugene and Portland, Oregon, to demonstrate against President-Elect Donald Trump, following the announcement of election results.

Students are seen walking out of their dorms and onto campuses shouting “F**k Trump” and “Bitch!”

Oregon has become one of the states that saw Hillary Clinton win, and users took to Twitter to express their outrage online.   Continue reading “‘F**k Trump’: Protesters take to streets in pro-Hillary Oregon after election results”

RT

One person is dead and three more were injured in a shooting in Azusa, California, a northern suburb of Los Angeles. Two nearby polling stations have been placed on lockdown, as well as two schools.

One person is dead and three others have been shot, LA County Fire Inspector Gustavo Medina told CNN. The Los Angeles Fire Department said earlier that they were treating four patients as a result of the incident.   Continue reading “Polling stations on lockdown after shooting kills 1, injures 3 in Azusa, CA”

Free Thought Project – by Claire Bernish

“If voting made a difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.”

Despite the contentious candidates, insipid scandals, insidious corruption, raucous rallies, deleterious diatribes, and all-around farcical shit storm of a dystopian presidential election cycle — with all its rigged opprobrium — millions of Americans will cast aside logic, pull the wool over their eyes, and angrily take to the polls on Tuesday.

Because illusions about participating in a loosely-defined democratic kleptocracy — hammered into our brains through indoctrination equating voting to patriotic duty — have replaced the higher call to critically consider the magnitude of this mess, people still think voting matters.   Continue reading “17 Reasons Why Your Vote Not Only Doesn’t Count, But is Part of the Problem”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

Something serious appears to be happening in Russia, as well as at the Russian Consulate in New York.

Speculation abounds as multiple events taking place in the last few hours indicate that either a very coincidental set of circumstances just happened, or an attack has been initiated against Putin’s government.

Here’s what we know right now.   Continue reading “What The Hell Just Happened In Russia: Powerstation Explosion In Naval Base Region – Helicopters Landing On Moscow Streets – Dead Man Found At Russian Consulate in New York”

RT

The victim of a brutal police beating has been awarded $36.6 million in mostly punitive damages after a jury found five Genesee County Sheriff’s officers used excessive force.

William Jennings, 42, was arrested in Michigan for driving drunk in September 2010. When he was going through intake at Genesee County Jail, things quickly went from standard procedure to a takedown by police. Thrown to the floor, Jennings was then beaten by the officers.   Continue reading “Jury awards Michigan police brutality victim nearly $37mn”