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The Strokes end Coachella set with fiery video condemning US and Israeli bombings in Iran and Gaza

The Strokes end Coachella set with fiery video condemning US and Israeli bombings in Iran and Gaza

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Strokes ended their set at weekend two of Coachella with some politically charged messaging. While the indie rock band performed their song “Oblivius” for the first time in a decade Saturday night, they showed a video montage that accused the CIA of enforcing regime change through political violence and concluded with footage of Israel bombing Gaza and the United States bombing Iran. The video on the massive LED screens alleged that the CIA has been linked to the deaths of foreign political figures, including Panama’s Military Leader Omar Torrijos, former President of Guatemala Jacobo Árbenz and former President of Ecuador Jaime Roldós Aguilera. It also gave voice to the conspiracy theory that the U.S. was involved in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Footage of recent bombings in the Middle East were captioned, “Over 30 universities destroyed in Iran.” Another explosion …

The Strokes end Coachella set with fiery video condemning US and Israeli bombings in Iran and Gaza

The Strokes end Coachella performance with fiery political video condemning US government

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Strokes ended their set at weekend two of Coachella with some politically charged messaging. While the indie rock band performed their song “Oblivius” for the first time in a decade Saturday night, they showed a video montage that accused the CIA of enforcing regime change through political violence and concluded with footage of Israel bombing Gaza and the United States bombing Iran. The video on the massive LED screens alleged that the CIA has been linked to the deaths of foreign political figures, including Panama’s Military Leader Omar Torrijos, former President of Guatemala Jacobo Árbenz and former President of Ecuador Jaime Roldós Aguilera. It also gave voice to the conspiracy theory that the U.S. was involved in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Footage of recent bombings in the Middle East were captioned, “Over 30 universities destroyed in Iran.” Another explosion …

UN Security Council adopts resolution condemning Iran’s attacks in the Gulf | US-Israel war on Iran News

UN Security Council adopts resolution condemning Iran’s attacks in the Gulf | US-Israel war on Iran News

UN Security Council draft resolution demanding Iran end its attacks on Gulf nations was cosponsored by 135 countries. Listen to this article | 4 mins info The United Nations Security Council adopted a draft resolution condemning Iran’s attacks on Gulf countries and Jordan, demanding that Tehran immediately halt hostilities. Thirteen of the 15 members of the UNSC voted on Wednesday in favour of the resolution sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and cosponsored by an extraordinary 135 other UN member states. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list No countries voted against the draft. “It was overwhelming. It was 13 votes on the Council in favour, two abstentions,” Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo said, reporting from UN headquarters in New York. “Both China and Russia abstained but notably decided not to use their veto power to block this resolution, probably because it got a lot of support, not only in the Security Council but with other member states – 135 other countries cosponsored this resolution that has now been adopted,” Elizondo said. “We believe that this …

Barack Obama dances with Michelle in Valentine’s Day post after condemning Trump’s racist ‘ape’ video

Barack Obama dances with Michelle in Valentine’s Day post after condemning Trump’s racist ‘ape’ video

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Barack Obama has shared a romantic gesture to his wife Michelle after pushing back on a racist video about the couple that was platformed by President Donald Trump. Less than a day after breaking his silence on the since-deleted video depicting the couple as apes, Barack brought the attention back to his 33-year marriage to his “forever dance partner” with a new Instagram post. “Celebrated Valentine’s Day with my forever dance partner. Love you, Miche!” the former president, 64, wrote Sunday on Instagram. The picture showed the former first couple dancing cheek-to-cheek in front of a heart-shaped bouquet of roses, with Michelle wearing a strapless black leather dress. Michelle, 62, shared the same picture Sunday with the caption: “My forever Valentine. Love you, always, …

Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet

Since Donald Trump returned to the White House last January, the biggest names in tech have mostly fallen in line with the new regime, attending dinners with officials, heaping praise upon the administration, presenting the president with lavish gifts, and pleading for Trump’s permission to sell their products to China. It’s been mostly business as usual for Silicon Valley over the past year, even as the administration ignored a wide range of constitutional norms and attempted to slap arbitrary fees on everything from chip exports to worker visas for high-skilled immigrants employed by tech firms. But after an ICE agent shot and killed an unarmed US citizen, Renee Nicole Good, in broad daylight in Minneapolis last week, a number of tech leaders have begun publicly speaking out about the Trump administration’s tactics. This includes prominent researchers at Google and Anthropic, who have denounced the killing as calloused and immoral. The most wealthy and powerful tech CEOs are still staying silent as ICE floods America’s streets, but now some researchers and engineers working for them have …