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France 24
3 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Trump offers no rest for lifelong US activist couple
The pair, who joined the US civil rights rallies in the 1960s, hope protesting will again pay off against Donald Trump, whose right-wing agenda has pushed the limits of presidential power. "Inaction and silence do not bring about change," 92-year-old Joseph, who uses a walker, told AFP at a rally near Milwaukee in late April. He was among a few hundred people protesting the FBI's arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping an undocumented man in her court evade migration authorities. By his side -- as always -- was Joyce, 88, carrying a sign reading "Hands Off Hannah." They are certain that protesting does make a difference, despite some Americans feeling despondent about opposing Trump in his second term. "The struggle for justice has always had so much pushback and difficulty that it almost always appeared as though we'll never win," Joseph said. "How did slavery end? How did Jim Crow end? How did women get the right to vote? It was the resilience and determination of people who would not give up," he added. "Change does happen." The couple, who have been married for more than 60 years, can certainly speak from experience when it comes to protesting. Joseph took part in strategy meetings with Martin Luther King Jr -- the only white religious leader to do so -- after he became pastor of an all-Black church in Alabama at the age of 25. He also joined King in the five-day, 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, which historians consider a pivotal moment in the US civil rights movement. Joyce, meanwhile, was jailed for 50 days after she rallied against the US military training of soldiers from El Salvador in the 1980s. Other causes taken up by the couple included opposing the Iraq war in the early 2000s. "You do what you have to do. You don't let them stop you just because they put up a blockade. You go around it," Joyce told AFP. 'We'll do our part' Joseph admitted he would like to slow down, noting the only time he and his wife unplug is on Sunday evening when they do a Zoom call with their three adult children. But Trump has kept them active with his sweeping executive actions -- including crackdowns on undocumented migrants and on foreign students protesting at US universities. The threats to younger protesters are particularly concerning for Joyce, who compared those demonstrating today to the students on the streets during the 1960s. "They've been very non-violent, and to me, that's the most important part," she said. Joyce also acknowledged the couple likely won't live to see every fight to the end, but insisted they still had a role to play. "We're standing on the shoulders of people who have built the justice movement and who have brought things forward. So, we'll do our part," she said. Joyce added that she and Joseph would be protesting again on June 14 as part of the national "No Kings" rally against Trump. © 2025 AFP
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Trump offers no rest for lifelong US activist couple
They've lost count of how many times they've been arrested, but even with a combined age of 180 years, American couple Joseph and Joyce Ellwanger are far from hanging up their activist boots. The pair, who joined the US civil rights rallies in the 1960s, hope protesting will again pay off against Donald Trump, whose right-wing agenda has pushed the limits of presidential power. "Inaction and silence do not bring about change," 92-year-old Joseph, who uses a walker, told AFP at a rally near Milwaukee in late April. He was among a few hundred people protesting the FBI's arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan, who is accused of helping an undocumented man in her court evade migration authorities. They are certain that protesting does make a difference, despite some Americans feeling despondent about opposing Trump in his second term. "The struggle for justice has always had so much pushback and difficulty that it almost always appeared as though we'll never win," Joseph said. "How did slavery end? How did Jim Crow end? How did women get the right to vote? It was the resilience and determination of people who would not give up," he added. "Change does happen." The couple, who have been married for more than 60 years, can certainly speak from experience when it comes to protesting. Joseph took part in strategy meetings with Martin Luther King Jr the only white religious leader to do so after he became pastor of an all-Black church in Alabama at the age of 25. He also joined King in the five-day, 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, which historians consider a pivotal moment in the US civil rights movement. Joyce, meanwhile, was jailed for 50 days after she rallied against the US military training of soldiers from El Salvador in the 1980s. Other causes taken up by the couple included opposing the Iraq war in the early 2000s. "You do what you have to do. You don't let them stop you just because they put up a blockade. You go around it," Joyce told AFP. Joseph admitted he would like to slow down, noting the only time he and his wife unplug is on Sunday evening when they do a Zoom call with their three adult children. But Trump has kept them active with his sweeping executive actions including crackdowns on undocumented migrants and on foreign students protesting at US universities. The threats to younger protesters are particularly concerning for Joyce, who compared those demonstrating today to the students on the streets during the 1960s. "They've been very non-violent, and to me, that's the most important part," she said. Joyce also acknowledged the couple likely won't live to see every fight to the end, but insisted they still had a role to play. "We're standing on the shoulders of people who have built the justice movement and who have brought things forward. So, we'll do our part," she said. Joyce added that she and Joseph would be protesting again on June 14 as part of the national "No Kings" rally against Trump. "More people are taking to the streets, we will also be in the street," she said. str/bjt/nl/mlm
The Hill
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) Produces New Film 'Words Of War,' Says Democrats Must Embrace 'New Tactics' to CHALLENGE Trump
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) says there's definite "room for improvement" when it comes to efforts by Democratic leadership to push back against President Trump. "We're seeing, I would say, all of our colleagues are stepping up and recognizing that this is not, to the voters, an approach of 'Are you far left or center-left?' It's more, 'Are you bringing old tactics to this challenge or are you bringing new tactics?'" Swalwell said Wednesday in an interview with The Hill when asked how he would grade the job that Democratic leaders are doing in their efforts to challenge the president. "We have room for improvement," he said. "Old tactics would be sending an eight-page strongly worded letter to the administration," Swalwell said. Last month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) touted a "very strong letter" that he and other top Democrats penned and sent to Trump to oppose the cancellation of billions of dollars in federal funding for Harvard University. "New tactics would be using everything we have inside the House procedurally to stop Donald Trump," Swalwell said, noting a nationwide "No Kings" rally on June 14 and town halls hosted by Democrats in GOP districts. "Are you willing to recognize this is not a 20th century challenge? This is an existential threat to democracy," Swalwell, an executive producer of the new film, "Words of War," added. "It's either revealing who should lead or who should leave," he said. Pressed on what letter grade he might give his Democratic colleagues in Congress, Swalwell said, "I'm not a teacher." "I put my helmet on. I'm back out on the field," he said. "I think people will judge me as doing everything I can right now to make sure that we get through, and have the muscle, and the vision to survive this greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime."
Forbes
15-05-2025
- Forbes
Do Not Click This Message—Just 10 Minutes To Hack Your Phone
You have been warned — do not click here. getty It all starts with a link. Whether it's an AI-perfected phishing email that's impossible to defend, or an unpaid toll or undelivered package text that should be easier to detect. There's an entire industry now crafting the malicious domains that trick millions of smartphone and PC users into clicking when they shouldn't. 'We've found that the average malicious site exists for less than 10 minutes,' Google says. That's the lifespan during which you receive, click and surrender your credentials or install malware, before the site is found and blocked or taken down. And you're much more likely to be hacked on a phone than a PC. Attackers know this, Zimperium warns, and so links may be benign on a PC and only dangerous on on a phone. DomainTools says 'the sheer volume of newly observed domains in 2024 was over 106 million — approximately 289,000 daily creating a significant challenge for security teams.' And now its security research team has issued a new report that highlights just how fast the turnaround time is behind these malicious domains. 'Viral media events capture global attention,' DomainTools says. 'Our security research team recently undertook a project to identify and analyze scam and malicious domains and websites that emerge in the wake of high-profile viral media events.' This meant sampling multiple events 'including the Los Angeles Fire, NoKings, DeepSeek / China AI developments, the ongoing Trade War, and the Ukraine War.' While the team expected credential phishing to be the primary objective, what they actually discovered was 'the predominant motivation across sampled events was direct financial profit.' This was mainly fraudulent charity websites for tragedies such as the LA fires or Myanmar earthquake, but also 'selling merchandise related to the event topic and creating and promoting meme cryptocurrency coins based on the event.' The team cites DeepSeek as a prime example, with BeInCrypto data suggesting 'fake meme coins accrued over 46 million dollars worth before the rug was pulled. presumably indicating the scammers had cashed out.' DomainTools used AI to generate keywords and then scoured recent domains for hits. Suspect domains are not complex — the simpler and more precise the better: 'Lafirevictimsupport[.]com, lafireonsol[.]xyz purported to collect donations on behalf of the American Red Cross.' The FBI and others urge caution when it comes to viral events, especially when there is a sense of urgency to act now in campaigns. As ever, don't click through. If it's the American Red Cross you want to help, for example, navigate to their website directly. Similarly, any event with a one-off crafted domain is likely a scam. You can also check the top level domain. A legitimate website is unlikely to sport a .XYZ or .TOP website. Google's new scam detection will help flag these threats, but it should be easier than it's proving to block such blatant fraud from hitting millions of phones daily.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'No Kings Day': Why Trump's expensive DC birthday military parade will face massive protest across 30 US states
Here are ten things you need to know about 'No Kings Day': Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Indivisible and a coalition of pro-democracy partner organizations have organised a protest on June 14- Flag Day and US President Donald Trump's birthday—targeting a military-style parade planned by the Trump administration. Activists across the US are bracing for a massive protest on June 14 which marks both Flag Day and Trump's target is a large military parade the Trump administration is planning, described by the president as a 'big, beautiful' tribute to the country.-The massive protest against the Trump administration is being organised by "No Kings" coalition. The actions are set to take place during Donald Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14.-Alongside local organizers, partners, and leaders from across the pro-democracy and pro-worker movements, activists across the country will come together for marches, rallies, and demonstrations to reject corrupt, authoritarian politics in the United States, according to to the 'No Kings' group, the parade is less about patriotism and more about Donald Trump. 'It's a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday,' the group said in a public statement, reported Newsweek.-Joined by Black Voters Matter and the Declaration for American Democracy, the coalition is calling for decentralised protests across more than 30 states. Their message is simple, 'No thrones, no crowns, no kings.' 'Real power isn't staged in Washington,' said the organisers. 'It rises up everywhere else.'-The purpose of the large-scale protests, according to the "No Kings Day" website, is to demonstrate that "from city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we're taking action to reject authoritarianism."-This mobilization is inspired by the success of Hands Off! and May Day and is intended to once again motivate actions in towns and cities in every state in the country. Over 100 events have already been registered all over the country, an official statement read.-Planning documents for the parade obtained by the Associated Press call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands and possibly about 2,000 civilians. Defense officials told NBC News that this kind of parade could cost up to $45 million, which Trump said was "peanuts compared to the value of doing it."-The "No Kings" coalition is recruiting volunteers online and working with local chapters in more than 30 states. Organizers say they expect thousands to participate in coordinated events, with more information to be released closer to June 14.-Law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C., are preparing for heightened security, though officials have not disclosed specific plans. Both supporters and opponents of the planned events are using social media to rally attendees.-Since Trump returned to office in January, there have been major nationwide protests against his policies. The June 14 event is shaping up as a flash point for tensions between Trump's critics and supporters. Opponents of the planned parade have compared it to authoritarian displays of military power, but the president has defended the value of the "big, beautiful" parade to celebrate the country.
