Month: May 2020
John Oliver rips Fox News’ Tucker Carlson for urging ‘order’ from people of color — but never demanding it of police
John Oliver opened his Sunday show, shredding Fox News host Tucker Carlson for uring “order” among protesters, but refusing to urge “order” to police and…
Asia’s factory pain worsens as China’s recovery fails to lift demand
Asia’s factory pain deepened in May as the slump in global trade caused by the coronavirus pandemic worsened, with export powerhouses Japan and South Korea…
Asia stocks reach 3-month peaks, resilient to U.S. riots
Asian shares pushed to three-month highs on Monday as progress on opening up economies helped offset jitters over riots in U.S. cities and unease over…
Cars set on fire blocks from White House as DC protests turn violent
The Washington, D.C. protests turned violent as the city approached the 11 p.m. curfew the mayor instituted Sunday afternoon. The policy of D.C. police is…
Hundreds of protesters rally in London, Berlin over U.S. death
Hundreds of people protested in London and Berlin on Sunday in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States over the death of a black man…
Cincinnati sheriff deputies replace American flag at the Justice Center with ‘thin-blue-line’ flag
Cincinnati police were filmed replacing the American flag that hangs over the Justice Center in Ohio’s third-largest city. They then replaced it with the thin-blue-line…
WATCH: DC protesters turn over ‘agitator’ to police — then the agitators try to start a fight with cops
Protesters in Washington, D.C. were captured on video handing over an agitator to police, while other agitators in paintball tactical gear appeared to try and…
M 4.7 – 117 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia
4.5+ Magnitude Earthquake Reported: M 4.7 – 117 km ENE of Amahai, Indonesia Time 2020-06-01 01:06:44 UTC 2020-06-01 01:06:44 UTC at epicenter Location 2.972°S 129.914°E…
Trump could use Antifa conspiracy theories to ‘investigate his political opponents’: Ex-FBI assistant director
According to former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi, there are far more white supremacists and anti-government agitators infiltrating the peaceful Black Lives Matter…
M 4.8 – 70 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador
4.5+ Magnitude Earthquake Reported: M 4.8 – 70 km SSW of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador Time 2020-06-01 01:00:33 UTC 2020-06-01 01:00:33 UTC at epicenter…
Tanker truck drives into protesters as U.S. cities fear another night of violent protests
A tanker truck drove into a throng of protesters on a closed interstate near Minneapolis on Sunday, with the driver pulled from his rig and…
Trump criticized as ‘most cowardly tough guy’ for Twitterstorm while being rushed to protective underground bunker
Twitter couldn’t help but notice that President Donald Trump was talking tough while hiding in his underground bunker. The New York Times reported Sunday that…
‘Rattled’ Trump rushed to the bunker as protesters surrounded the White House: report
The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump rushed to the bunker as protesters surrounded the White House. On Friday, as protests continued…
M 5.2 – 359 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
4.5+ Magnitude Earthquake Reported: M 5.2 – 359 km NNE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Time 2020-06-01 00:15:52 UTC 2020-06-01 00:15:52 UTC at epicenter Location…
Asia cautious as U.S. riots weigh on S&P futures
Asian share markets started on a cautious note and gold gained on Monday as images of riots in burning U.S. cities unnerved investors already tense…
Sonic Youth Add Hold That Tiger Live Album to Bandcamp
This year may not be going according to plan, but Sonic Youth fans can find solace in the fact that the band has been beefing…
The Best Punk on Bandcamp: May 2020
Repulsive hardcore, raw street punk, and more. Read full story on the Bandcamp Daily. Source: https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-punk/the-best-punk-on-bandcamp-may-2020 Indie Brew found this story and shared it with…
Moby: All Visible Objects
Richard Melville Hall is back to doing what he does best: making soaring electronic music for billboard-sized emotions. Introspection? Not so much. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/moby-all-visible-objects/ Indie…
The 1975: Notes on a Conditional Form
Matty Healy, the enfant terrible of pop-rock, pushes his band all-in with their longest and most uncentered album; it is also their funniest and most…
Louisiana cop hugs sobbing protester afraid for their life: ‘We’re all right here with you’
A Shreveport, Louisiana police officer was captured on video holding a sobbing protester scared for their life. Americans took to the streets to protest the…
M 4.9 – 44 km ENE of Mohr, Iran
4.5+ Magnitude Earthquake Reported: M 4.9 – 44 km ENE of Mohr, Iran Time 2020-05-31 23:59:02 UTC 2020-05-31 23:59:02 UTC at epicenter Location 27.747°N 53.284°E…
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