All posts tagged: rebuke

At Philadelphia’s ‘No Kings’ protest, faith leaders urge crowd to ‘rebuke hate’

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[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (RNS) — In a city known as the cradle of American democracy, an impassioned, hourslong protest dubbed “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” filled the streets around the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Saturday (June 14). It was the flagship demonstration of more than 2,000 similar protests organized across the U.S. against President Donald Trump. Organized by the advocacy group Indivisible and a number of partnering organizations, the protest included religious attendees and speakers — most notably activist and Yale Divinity School professor the Rev. William Barber II — spanning the spectrum from the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy to Mennonite Action. A column of tens of thousands of demonstrators marched toward the museum on Saturday morning, waving signs and shouting slogans condemning Trump’s ongoing immigration crackdown and his decision to dispatch the National Guard and U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles. But as the crowd neared the museum, Barber, the first speaker, called them to near silence. He urged the throng to pause to recall the shootings of two Democratic …

Players rebuke clumsy ad strategies, even in popular games | Mobile Premier League

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[ad_1] Online game company Mobile Premier League (MPL) this week released a new study in which it reveals a trend in the reviews of some of the most popular mobile games: Namely, that many of the gamers who play these titles are unhappy with in-game advertising. Players can have similar negative reactions to things such as updates and technical problems, but the distribution of their positive and negative sentiment can reveal different sentiments towards different gameplay approaches. For its research, MPL selected the top 5 most downloaded games from Google Play as identified by AppRadar’s 2024 report, and then analyzed the 75,000 most relevant user reviews of those games. An MPL spokesperson summed up the general sentiment of these reviews in a statement, “The data reveals that volume of downloads doesn’t necessarily correlate with player satisfaction. Games with similar market penetration can have drastically different player sentiment profiles.” As an example of the different player feelings, the report shows various player reactions to in-game monetization, and Candy Crush Saga shows a huge spike in negative …

Ukrainian Allies Rebuke Russia At UN Meeting: ‘Not A Victim’

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[ad_1] Russia did not get the sympathy it was hoping for at an informal UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. Ukraine has managed to humiliate Moscow over the last nine days by breaching Russia’s southern borders, reaching into the Kursk region and taking 100 Russian troops as prisoners of war. Kyiv says it is already occupying 1,000 sq km (386 sq miles) – that’s the same amount of Ukrainian land Russia has seized so far this year. Despite often boasting of its military prowess and Vladimir Putin’s promise to “kick the enemy out”, Moscow is struggling to remove the Ukrainian forces. And it’s certainly not getting any help from the West judging from what happened at the informal the UN Security Council. Ukraine’s allies, the US, France and the UK, did not waver in their support for Kyiv during the mini stand-off, and instead chose not mention the Kursk attack at all. Russia’s deputy UN ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said: “We haven’t heard a word of condemnation of these actions from the Western sponsors of the …

Biden’s address was a moving piece of political theatre and a rebuke of Trump | US elections 2024

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[ad_1] There was 6 January 2021, and a violent coup attempt by a president desperately trying to cling to power. Then there was 24 July 2024, and a president explaining why he was giving up the most powerful job in the world. Joe Biden’s address on Wednesday night was a moving piece of political theatre, the start of a farewell tour by “a kid with a stutter from modest beginnings” who entered politics in 1972 and made it all the way to the Oval Office. For diehard Democrats it was a case of: if you have tears, prepare to shed them now. The speech was also a rebuke of his predecessor Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses in both word and deed. Although he never mentioned his predecessor by name, Biden laid out two radically different visions of the US presidency set to clash again in November. ‘History is in your hands,’ Biden tells country in powerful Oval Office address – video Last Sunday the 46th president bowed to a chorus of fellow Democrats questioning his age …

Gantz to leave emergency government in rebuke of Netanyahu

Gantz to leave emergency government in rebuke of Netanyahu

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[ad_1] Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz announced his departure from the emergency government Sunday, destabilizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power. The move by Gantz, a former general, fractures the emergency coalition formed after Oct. 7 and increases the political pressure on Netanyahu to accept a Gaza cease-fire proposal that would bring home the hostages still held by Hamas. [ad_2] Source link

Eurovision Bosses Rebuke Guest Singer For Wearing Palestinian Garment During Performance

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[ad_1] Eurovision bosses have spoken out after guest singer Eric Saade incorporated a traditional Palestinian garment into his semi-final stage outfit. Before this year’s acts each sang for the first time on Tuesday night, the semi-final got underway with a medley of old Eurovision hits performed by finalists including Eric, Eleni Foureira and Chanel. While performing his hit Popular, the Swedish singer – who is of Palestinian descent – was seen sporting a keffiyeh wrapped around his wrist. Following Eric’s performance, a spokesperson for the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organises Eurovision, rebuked the singer for what they described as a “compromise” of the “non-political nature of the event”. “The Eurovision Song Contest is a live TV show,” they said (via ITV News). “All performers are made aware of the rules of the contest, and we regret that Eric Saade chose to compromise the non-political nature of the event.” Posting on his Instagram story after the semi-final, Eric wrote: “Reminder – it’s only love.” Referencing this year’s Eurovision slogan, he added: “United By Music it …

US campus protests wane after crackdowns, Biden rebuke

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[ad_1] NEW YORK: Pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US campuses for weeks were more muted Friday (May 3) after a series of clashes with police, mass arrests and a stern White House directive to restore order. Police in Manhattan cleared an encampment at New York University after sunrise, with video posted to social media by an official showing protesters exiting their tents and dispersing when ordered to do so. The scene appeared relatively calm compared to crackdowns at other campuses around the country – and some worldwide – where protests over Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have multiplied in recent weeks. University administrators, who have tried to balance the right to protest and complaints of violence and hate speech, have increasingly called on police to clear out the demonstrators ahead of year-end exams and graduation ceremonies. At the University of Chicago, the school’s president said talks with protesters on a compromise had failed and indicated that the university might intervene in an encampment there as a result. The news came the same day that …

“Not Evidence”: Federal Judge Denies Hunter Biden Motions To Dismiss Tax Charges In Stinging Rebuke

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[ad_1] Authored by Jonathan Turley, Despite hours of argument by the counsel for Hunter Biden, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Scarsi denied his eight motions to dismiss tax charges with a stinging rebuke that the defense omits one thing from its argument: actual evidence… Hunter Biden has been arguing that he is the victim of selective prosecution despite a documented history of receiving special treatment as the son of the President. However, he has proven a key witness against himself in swatting down defenses raised by his counsel and publishing self-incriminating facts in his book. The filings also did not address the fact that the Justice Department not only allowed the statute of limitations to run on major crimes, but sought to finalize an obscene plea agreement with no jail time for Hunter. It only fell apart when a judge decided to ask a couple of cursory questions of the prosecutor, who admitted that he had never seen an agreement this generous for a defendant. Special Counsel David Weiss noted in his filing that they filed new charges only after Hunter’s legal …

Schumer’s Netanyahu rebuke didn’t break norms for U.S., allies

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON —  Republicans and Israeli officials were quick to express outrage after Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer sharply criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza and called for Israel to hold new elections. They accused the Democratic leader of breaking an unwritten rule against interfering in a close ally’s electoral politics. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky reacted to Schumer’s floor speech by saying it was “hypocritical for Americans who hyperventilate about interference in our own democracy to call for the removal of a democratically elected leader.” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Schumer’s call for an election in Israel was “inappropriate.” And even Netanyahu political rival Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet, called the remarks “counterproductive.” Schumer’s stinging rebuke of Netanyahu — the senator from New York said the Israeli leader had “lost his way” and was an obstacle to peace — was certainly provocative, but it was hardly norm-breaking. U.S. leaders, as well as American allies, have often butted into electoral politics beyond the water’s …

Joe Biden Issues Fiery Rebuke Of Trump In SOTU

Joe Biden Issues Fiery Rebuke Of Trump In SOTU

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[ad_1] President Joe Biden’s fourth and possibly last speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night was the feistiest and most direct of his presidency, telling Americans he has delivered on many of his promises while warning them of the threat that predecessor and potential successor Donald Trump poses to democracy itself. From its start, Biden’s speech put Republicans on defence, leaving House Speaker Mike Johnson to sit in silence as the president rallied in favour of a slew of popular causes: the war in Ukraine, in vitro fertilisation and defending American democracy against the man who inspired the January 6, 2021, insurrection. “January 6 lies about the 2020 election and the plots to steal the election posed the gravest threat to our democracy since the Civil War. But they failed. America stood. America stood strong, and democracy prevailed,” Biden said to cheers from Democrats and silence from Republicans gathered in the House chamber in the Capitol. “My predecessor and some of you here seek to bury the truth about January 6. I …