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Black Lives Matter grassroots chapters sue global foundation over funds

A coalition of Black Lives Matter chapters has filed a lawsuit against the BLM Global Network Foundation, a non-profit organization that grew out of the protest movement, accusing the foundation of defrauding the local activist groups.

The complaint was filed on Thursday by BLM Grassroots, an entity made up of 26 BLM chapters in the US, UK and Canada.

The local organizers allege that the foundation, which has been a clearinghouse for donations to support BLM over the years, has fundraised off the work of the chapters, but mismanaged the funds and had shut local chapters out of decision making.

The grassroots group, which includes BLM chapters in Los Angeles, Michigan, Atlanta and Boston, also alleges that the foundation, which runs blacklivesmatter.com, has locked them out of the main BLM social media accounts.

And it alleges that the foundation isn’t abiding by a plan laid out by the BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors when she resigned last year to wind down the foundation and transition resources to BLM Grassroots.

“The assets that we built, the financial resources, the social media platforms and the name ‘Black Lives Matter’ have been taken from us and are under the control of consultants,” said Dr Melina Abdullah, the director of BLM Grassroots and a co-founder of the BLM Los Angeles chapter.

Some people might not like to hear this but whenever you've found a terribly corrupt organization, your best bet is to ditch it altogether and start a new project. Preferably with different goals.

Airport Support Staff Arrested
After Stealing Aircraft
and Threatening to Crash Into Walmart

A man has been arrested after he stole an aircraft and threatened to crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, Mississippi, on Saturday.

Tupelo Police Chief John Quaka identified the suspect as 29-year-old Cory Wayne Patterson, who has been charged with grand larceny and making terroristic threats.

Patterson is a lineman in Tupelo Aviation, a fixed base operator (FBO) at the Tupelo Regional Airport, who provides full FBO services and fuels aircraft.

He has been with the company for 10 years and has access to aircraft, Quaka said.

He also has flight instructions, the authorities confirmed. However, Quaka said he is not believed to be a licensed pilot.
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The police and fire department evacuated West Main Walmart and all the surrounding areas after receiving the threat.

 Haven't you noticed how often we read about some issues with the food chain and related stuff nowadays?
 I just hope we aren't facing some organized terrorist groups in the US and Canada.

US Maintains Trump-Era China Tariffs, While Review Continues

The U.S. government said that it will continue to impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods on Sept. 2, while continuing the statutory review of those tariffs initiated during the Trump administration.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said in a federal notice that the department received requests from more than four hundreds U.S. companies and interested parties this spring and summer to maintain the “Section 301” tariffs imposed on Chinese products in 2018 and 2019.
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In response to the USTR’s decision, the Chinese communist regime’s official media Global Times published an article on Sept. 3. It said that the U.S. government has politicized the tariff issue, “treating it as a ‘leverage’ against China,” which has also caused inflation in the United States. The article claimed that the decision indicates the United States economy is “going downhill.”

Lawsuit Using Environmental Law Against Biden Immigration Policies Can Proceed: Judge

A District of Columbia federal judge did not dismiss a lawsuit that relies on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to challenge Biden administration actions on immigration, marking an unmatched if still early success for the use of environmental law against illegal immigration.
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The lawsuit pits immigration reformers, environmentalists, and ranchers against the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of State.
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Smith says those border jumpers degrade the land, leaving behind trash or even buried drugs and guns.

“He [Smith] needs to bring a pistol at all times, even though he would prefer not to. However, he knows he is under threat of trouble from cartel members at all times when the border is not under control by law enforcement,” the suit continues.
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It also refers to broader negative impacts of immigration-driven population growth, including urban sprawl, farmland loss, reduced biodiversity, and strain on water resources.
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The surviving claims include challenges to State Department actions on refugee resettlement as well as other policy changes to refugee detention, fines, and related actions.

Notably, McFadden’s ruling did not dismiss a claim against Biden’s border wall policies.

Gazprom Piping Gas to Europe via Ukraine After Nord Stream Stoppage

Gazprom announced late Friday it had detected an oil leakage on equipment during Nord Stream 1 maintenance work and would not be able to resume flows. It set no timeframe for fixing the problem.

Siemens Energy, which normally services Nord Stream 1 turbines, said such a leak should not stop the pipeline from operating. It also said the Portovaya compressor station, where the leak was discovered, has other turbines to keep Nord Stream 1 operating.

 So is Russia pretending to be a good neighbor now?
I mean, Putin had Europe in his very hands once the so called oil leak had been reported. Why the sudden change now?  Why would it pump the gas through Ukraine? Does he think he has taken control over the Ukrainian pipelines already?

But what makes it totally confusing for political noobs like us is why isn't Gazprom pumping a lot more gas than the 42,7 million cubic meters of gas? Isn't that quite hypocritical?
I don't wanna even fathom how Putin will react once millions of Europeans might get close to death by (rapid) freezing  this upcoming winter.