Protests
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Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, reports say
Perspective:
Jacob Flint
The troops are an option should Donald Troop decide to use them to quell anti-ICE protests in the city, a defence official told CBS News. Can you believe that any defence official would say such a thing?
Bloody crackdown appears to have quelled Iran protests for now
Perspective:
Buck Harrington
An extraordinarily bloody crackdown by security forces appears to have succeeded in driving the protests from Iran’s streets, according to activists and analysts. Thousands have been reported killed.
Counterprotesters chase off conservative influencer amid Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Perspective:
Buck Harrington
Hundreds of counterprotesters have drowned out a far-right activist’s attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administration’s massive immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Attention seeking continues beyond the pale.
Iran crackdown death toll at least 2,000: US official
Perspective:
Jacob Flint
Iran has imposed a near-total blackout on the internet and other communications, making it difficult to obtain a firm estimate of protester deaths.
Ford worker suspended for heckling Trump has ‘no regrets’
Perspective:
Jacob Flint
The Ford factory worker who heckled President Donald Trump near Detroit on Tuesday has been suspended by the automobile company for his behavior, but he says he has “no regrets.” The worker, identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, called Trump a “pedophile protector” while the president was touring the Ford River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan.
Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
The Adelaide Festival cited the Bondi shooting when scrapping Randa Abdel-Fattah's appearance. According to the AP, "By Tuesday, when the event was canceled, most of the programmed speakers had withdrawn. The episode unfolded amid a fraught national debate in Australia about limits on speech following the Bondi shooting."
Iran warns US and Israel will be targets if Trump strikes over protests
Perspective:
Buck Harrington
Tehran warned the US and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said deaths linked to the recent unrest, which began over a currency crisis on December 28, ha
Thousands on streets, Soleimani statue down: How Iran protests have intensified
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
Iran protests: Internet has reportedly been shutdown across Iran and at least 42 people have been killed since the protests began last month.