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☆ Black Lives Matter dodges Adidas legal battle, but other brands using striped logos remain targets
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Danni Santana | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Adidas has retracted its notice of opposition against Black Lives Matter trademarking its logo. But BLM's stripes are yellow as opposed to Adidas' black and white branding. In the notice of opposition, Adidas went into great detail about its 70-year history using the three-stripe mark in collaborating with artists and athletes. An Adidas spokesperson told Insider that it will withdraw its opposition to BLM registering its trademark "as soon as possible." Adidas has at least five pending cases involving its three stripes logo against companies like Elite Custom Wear, Equicor LLC, and Sol Echo.

☆ Adidas drops trademark complaint against Black Lives Matter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The German sportswear company said Wednesday it was dropping its opposition to an attempt by a Black Lives Matter campaign group to trademark a logo featuring three parallel stripes. “Adidas will withdraw its opposition to the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation’s trademark application as soon as possible,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. Adidas (ADDDF) filed a complaint with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Monday, arguing that the foundation’s logo was “likely to cause confusion” with its own three-stripe logo featured on its apparel. Adidas retracted its complaint over fears that it could be seen as an objection to the cause of Black Lives Matter (BLM), Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source close to the company. The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the wider BLM movement.

Companies Conocophillips FollowWASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - The oil industry on Monday cheered the U.S. government's greenlighting of ConocoPhillips' multibillion-dollar oil drilling project in Alaska's Arctic, but court challenges could mire the plans in further delays. President Joe Biden's administration approved a trimmed-down version of the $7 billion Willow project on federal lands in a pristine area on Alaska's north coast. Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, another group involved in the previous suits, said Monday's approval for the Willow project is "still inadequate in numerous respects." Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, told reporters the state's lawmakers are prepared to defend the decision against "frivolous" legal challenges. Even if Interior could beat back the oil company's challenge, it would probably only mean another delay for Willow, he said.

☆ Factbox: Willow oil and gas project in Alaska sparks green opposition
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

March 3 (Reuters) - Environmental and climate activists are rallying online against ConocoPhillips’ proposed Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska as the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden weighs whether to greenlight the controversial plan. Here are some details about the project:WHAT IS THE WILLOW PROJECT? The Willow project is a $6 billion proposal from ConocoPhillips' (COP.N) to drill oil and gas in Alaska. The Willow project area holds an estimated 600 million barrels of oil, or more than the amount currently held in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the country's emergency supply. The Biden administration has also been urging U.S. oil companies to invest in boosting production to help keep consumer energy prices in check.

☆ U.S. government backs smaller version of Conoco Alaska drilling project
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Feb 1 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration said on Wednesday it would support a scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips' (COP.N) planned $6 billion Willow oil and gas drilling project in Alaska but has not yet made a final decision on the contentious proposal. Alaska officials and ConocoPhillips backed that option in letters submitted to the agency in recent months. In a statement, ConocoPhillips said the design represented "a viable path forward" for Willow and said it was ready to begin construction "immediately" upon approval. The company said the project would deliver up to $17 billion in revenue for federal and state governments and local Alaska communities. A final decision will be made no sooner than 30 days after the review's publication, the department said.

☆ Burning Man sues Biden administration over geothermal project
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A bagpipe player and a belly dancer on stilts, participants in the "Burning Man" festival, cross a section of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Organizers of the art and cultural festival Burning Man and several environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the agency's approval of a geothermal exploration project in northwestern Nevada. The suit, filed in Nevada federal court on Monday, alleged that the BLM violated the National Environmental Policy Act and other laws in 2022 when it failed to adequately assess the environmental impacts of an exploration plan by the developer Ormat. The suit alleges that the agency conducted a limited environmental review that only took into account the project's impacts on Gerlach. The town only has a population of about 100 people, but serves as a gateway to the festival, which attracts 70,000 people each year.

☆ 2022 was the year the Overconfidence Man fell back to earth
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Maureen Tkacik | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +22 min

Naturally, Elon Musk, the platonic ideal of the peculiar self-aggrandizing, self-parodying personality type that thrived during the Trump years and peaked during the pandemic, tops this list. By 2022, the media had pronounced him variously the next Warren Buffett, J.P. Morgan and Charles Koch. "bye bye @trussliz Congrats to lettuce", tweeted Putin's one-time stand-in Dmitry Medvedev, to which Elon Musk could not resist replying, "pretty good troll tbh." Elon Musk speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition in March 2020. Elon MuskIt's weird to recall now that Elon Musk once seemed like, graded on the billionaire curve anyway, a net positive for a cursed American society.

☆ A coal mine is on fire in Utah leaving a small town at risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Sara Ruberg | Sara Ruberg Is A News Associate With Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The Trump administration gave several towns relying on oil, gas and coal a boost by cutting royalty payments and expanding projects. East Carbon is a coal town, one of only a few hundred still hanging on. Emery County Coal Resources, which is a subsidiary of American Consolidated Natural Resources, owns Lila Canyon Mine and did not reply to several requests for comment. Utah relies heavily on coal for energy: 61% of the state’s electricity net generation came from coal-fired plants. But Porter said Emery County Coal Resources, the company that runs the mine, has a solid plan to extinguish it.

☆ This former tech worker is helping change laws for people who get laid off
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Ifeoma Ozoma’s path as an advocate for tech workers started with a series of tweets one morning in June 2020. She emerged as a passionate advocate for tech workers by seeking legal protections for whistleblowers. “So many people reached out when I told my story, and most of them were tech workers or workers within the tech industry,” she said. The 30-year-old mentors activists and other people fighting all over the world against workplace discrimination. After leaving Pinterest, Ozoma moved to a farm near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where she grows her own vegetables and raises a flock of chickens nicknamed the Golden Girls.

☆ Ifeoma Ozoma is a passionate advocate for tech whistleblowers. It all started with tweets
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

☆ Biden Interior rule would limit methane leaks, gas flaring from public lands drilling
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The primary component of natural gas is methane, which is odorless when it comes directly out of the gas well. In addition to methane, natural gas typically contains other hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane, and pentanes. The BLM's proposed rule comes after the Environmental Protection Agency said it would expand its 2021 methane rule to require drillers to identify and plug leaks at every well site across the country. Western and national conservation groups said the proposal marks a critical first step but should be strengthened to eliminate gas flaring. The BLM is accepting comments on the proposed rule for 60 days and a final rule is anticipated next year.

☆ Musk tweeted a photo of Twitter merch seemingly mocking 'Stay Woke' apparel supporting Ferguson protests and BLM
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Taiyler Simone Mitchell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk mocked a t-shirt with the hashtag #StayWoke, meant to support the BLM movement. The phrase "#Stay@Work" phrase likely points to reports of brutally long work weeks, mass layoffs, and mass resignations under Musk's new leadership. The original "Stay Woke" shirts were made in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, which took off in 2016. "Here we are at the merch … and there's an entire closet full of hashtag woke t-shirts," Musk said in the video showing off the old shirts in a tweet on Tuesday. Musk and Twitter did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

☆ Elon Musk mocks #staywoke shirts at Twitter that were made to support Black Lives Matter and once worn by Jack Dorsey
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The shirts were promoted by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey and designed to promote Black Lives Matter. Musk deleted a tweet that appeared to defend the police officer who shot Michael Brown in 2014, Bloomberg reported. "Found in closet at Twitter HQ fr," Musk posted on Twitter early Wednesday morning, along with the crying-while-laughing emoji. Musk and a spokesperson for Twitter did not respond to a request for comment from Insider ahead of publication. The officer who shot Brown, Darren Wilson, had claimed he shot at Brown in self defense.

Attorneys for George Floyd's daughter and her mother have sent rapper Kanye West a cease-and-desist letter, demanding that he refrain from commenting publicly about Floyd's death as he did recently. Chauvin also pleaded guilty to a federal charge of violating Floyd's civil rights. regarding" Floyd, his estate, his family and the circumstances surrounding his death, including, but not limited to, his manner of death. Video of Floyd's death recorded by bystanders spurred global protests against racism and police brutality. He was sentenced in July 2022 to just more than 20 years for violating Floyd's civil rights.

☆ Oz says he supports Biden on marijuana pardons and opposes federal mandatory minimum prison sentences
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Dasha Burns | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz opposes federal mandatory minimum prison sentences and thinks President Joe Biden made a “rational move” by announcing a broad pardon for certain marijuana users, Oz, the Republican Senate nominee in Pennsylvania, said Thursday in an exclusive interview with NBC News. Oz said he supports Biden’s decision to clear the records of ex-convicts who were in federal prison solely on charges of simple marijuana possession, a rare area of agreement with Biden and Fetterman. “I really think judges should be empowered to make the difficult decisions, and they generally do it well,” Oz said. On abortion, Oz reiterated that he opposes the procedure except in cases of rape, incest or risk to the life of the woman. “Being released from prison, especially if you’ve been sentenced to life in prison, it’s a whole different game,” he said.

☆ Secret Service email warned that the Proud Boys planned to 'literally kill people' on January 6
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Secret Service warned that the Proud Boys planned to kill people and commit acts of violence. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe Secret Service warned in December 2020 that the far-right group Proud Boys planned to "kill people" during the January 6, 2021 march to the US Capitol. That's according to internal emails released for the first time Thursday by the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot. The email also noted that the Proud Boys had detailed their plans on a number of right-wing websites and forums. In addition to the Secret Service, the FBI also warned of violence at the Capitol on the day of then-President Donald Trump's "Save America" rally.

☆ See every stock trade Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband have made since 2021
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her husband are frequent stock traders. Several of the Greenes' stock trades are with companies whose values conflict with those of MTG. As members of Congress debate whether they and their spouses should be able to trade stocks, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her family continue to regularly buy, sell, and hold stock in various companies. Despite her investment in the companies, Greene has expressed serious disdain for the movement. In April 2021, Greene called Black Lives Matter the "strongest terrorist threat" in the country and introduced legislation to give Congressional Gold Medals to "the law enforcement officers and those who protected American cities during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots."

And we still do.”A recent study of small business owners by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that inflation and supply chain issues are the top challenges entrepreneurs face today. One in three small business owners call inflation their highest concern and 67% of them have raised prices in response to inflation. “The Paycheck Protection Program continues to be disadvantageous to smaller businesses, businesses owned by people of color, and businesses without employees. According to NBC Bay Area, searches for “Black-owned businesses near me” peaked in June 2020, with companies like Yelp making it easier for people to find and support Black-owned businesses, per data from Google. She said that during the height of the social justice movement, corporations and financial institutions pledged to support Black-owned businesses.

☆ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene just bought stock in 2 more companies that back Black Lives Matter
▼ + stars: | 2021-09-07 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Greene has purchased stock in several companies that contradict her political positions. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyIn April, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Black Lives Matter "is the strongest terrorist threat in our county." She also introduced legislation to award Congressional Gold Medals to law-enforcement officers "who protected American cities during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots" of 2020. Speaking up because BLACK LIVES MATTER." Consumers may also buy numerous Black Lives Matter-themed products at Walmart.com — but no "all lives matter" merchandise.

☆ Сергей Лавров обеспокоен расизмом в отношении белых в США – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-02 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: +1 min

В мире Сергей Лавров обеспокоен расизмом в отношении белых в СШАГлава российской дипломатии Сергей Лавров в четверг выразил обеспокоенность ростом расизма в отношении белых в Соединенных Штатах, связав это с политкорректностью, «доведенной до абсурда» в этой стране. В интервью российскому телевидению Лавров сказал, что «все» хотят «избавиться от расизма», добавив, что Россия была «пионером в движении, которое продвигает равные права для людей с другим цветом кожи». Но важно «не впадать в другую крайность, которую мы видели с BLM [движение Black Lives Matter] и нападениями на белых людей, белых граждан Соединенных Штатов», – добавил он. Министр иностранных дел России связал ситуацию с «продолжающейся культурной революцией в Соединенных Штатах», заявив, что «Голливуд меняет свои правила так, чтобы все отражало разнообразие современного общества, что также является формой цензуры». «Эта доведенная до абсурда политкорректность плохо кончится», – заявил Сергей Лавров.

Persons: Сергей Лавров, Лавров, Шекспир Organizations: BLM Locations: СШАГлава, Соединенные Штаты, Россия, Голливуд

☆ Американка написала донос на родственников, участвовавших в штурме Капитолия – Цензура МД
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-11 | by ( ) cenzura.md time to read: +1 min

В мире Американка написала донос на родственников, участвовавших в штурме КапитолияАмериканка Хелена Дюк опубликовала в Twitter пост, в котором «разоблачила» своих близких родственников – маму, дядю и тетю, принявших участие в беспорядках и вторжении в Капитолий. Ранее родственники запрещали девушке ходить на митинги Black Lives Matter. Мать девушки, Тереза Дюк, во время беспорядков в Вашингтоне подралась с чернокожей женщиной-полицейским. Дочь добавила, что Тереза раньше была демократкой, но три года назад стала сторонницей Трампа. Хелена уточнила, что её мать сказала ей, что она уезжает на три дня из города, чтобы отвезти тетю в медицинское учреждение на процедуру, но солгала и отправилась к Капитолию.

Persons: Therese Duke Uncle, Richard Lorenz Aunt, Annie Lorenz pic.twitter.com, cuBAPJ3GJA — Helena Duke, Американка, Хелена Дюк, Тереза Дюк, Тереза, Трамп, Хелена Organizations: Twitter, BLM, КапитолияАмериканка Locations: Капитолий, Вашингтон

☆ The January 6 committee did not finish the job
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The legislation establishing it directed the committee to report on the entire set of "facts, circumstances, and causes" surrounding the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. The January 6 committee report contains extensive documentation of forewarnings of violence that were percolating up from confidential sources, open-source analysts, and senior officials. On January 4, Senator Mark Warner, chair of the Senate intelligence committee, called the FBI's deputy director with his concerns. As the committee notes, a threat analyst noted a "tenfold uptick in violent online rhetoric targeting Congress and law enforcement." Looming over the January 6 committee's report is the report by the 9/11 Commission, which was far from perfect, but much more comprehensive and unsparing.

☆ «Локдаун» стало словом 2020 года по версии словаря Collins
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-11 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +2 min

Британский словарь английского языка Collins назвал «локдаун» словом 2020 года. В Collins отмечают, что раньше слово»локдаун» было частью тюремной лексики и означало, что заключенные заперты в своих камерах из-за беспорядков. Составители словаря отмечают, что в английском языке появился глагол «социально дистанцироваться», а слово «самоизоляция» стало чаще употребляться, как и глагол «самоизолироваться», передает Радио Свобода. Ещё одним популярным словом стало «мукбанг», которое пришло в английский язык из корейского. По версии Оксфордского словаря, словом 2019 года стало выражение climate emergency, которое переводится как «чрезвычайная климатическая ситуация».

Persons: Collins, –, nokta, Гарри, Меган Маркл, Грета Тунберг Organizations: BLM, Радио Свобода, Оксфордский словарь Locations: –, Великобритания

☆ „Lockdown”, desemnat cuvântul anului 2020: 6 din 10 cele mai utilizate au legătură cu pandemia de Covid-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

6 din 10 cuvinte selectate pe lista scurtă au fost asociate pandemieiPrintre acestea se numără "coronavirus", "autoizolare" şi "distanţare socială". Collins a precizat că a înregistrat peste 250.000 de utilizări ale cuvântului "lockdown" în 2020, prin comparaţie cu doar 4.000 în anul precedent. Cuvântul "BLM", prescurtarea "Black Lives Matter", a figurat, de asemenea, pe lista scurtă, notează DPA. Collins îl defineşte drept "o mişcare care face militează împotriva violenţei şi opresiunii rasiale". BLM a început sub forma unei mişcări online declanşate de uciderea adolescentului neînarmat afro-american Trayvon Martin, în 2012, în Statele Unite.

Persons: Collins, neînarmat, american, Martin Organizations: OMS Locations: Statele Unite

☆ Dicționarul Collins a anunțat cuvântului anului. Șase cuvinte din lista scurtă au fost asociate cu pandemia de COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-10 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Dicționarul Collins a anunțat cuvântului anului. Şase din 10 cuvinte selectate pe lista scurtă au fost asociate pandemiei, printre acestea numărându-se „coronavirus”, „autoizolare” şi „distanţare socială”. Collins a precizat că a înregistrat peste 250 000 de utilizări ale cuvântului lockdown în 2020, prin comparaţie cu doar 4 000 în anul precedent. Cuvântul „BLM”, prescurtarea Black Lives Matter, a figurat, de asemenea, pe lista scurtă, notează dpa. Collins îl defineşte drept „o mişcare care militează împotriva violenţei şi opresiunii rasiale”.

Persons: Collins, BLM, neînarmat, american, Martin Organizations: AGERPRES, OMS Locations: Statele Unite

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