"We are fed up with empty promises.”
Thousands of teachers took to the streets in Old San Juan on Thursday for a "March of Teachers' Indignation" to protest unpaid wages and low pensions. The educators are demanding $94 million in teacher career ladder payments from Governor Jenniffer González's government and better working conditions.
The teachers’ protest was coordinated in part by the Puerto Rico Teachers Federation and joined by the School Bus Drivers Federation, the United Firefighters Union of Puerto Rico, the Brotherhood of Exempt Non-Teaching Employees of the University of Puerto Rico, the Workers Union of the Puerto Rican University Professors Association and the Independent Union of the Aqueduct and Sewer Authority.
According to José Rosado Rolón, president of the School Bus Drivers Federation, the government owes them $9 million for services to the Puerto Rico Department of Education.
This "aura battle" took place on the streets of Paris during a nationwide strike today, where hundreds of thousands of people are demanding better living and working conditions and protesting the government's austerity measures.
🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk could face a congressional investigation over restrictions on Starlink and Starshield services in Ukraine, CNN reports.
🇺🇸 Senate Democrats have reportedly demanded that Musk preserve relevant documents as they prepare to investigate disruptions affecting Ukraine.
Democrats are also preparing tougher oversight of Trump’s administration.
And here’s the big question: Could Congress push through new aid for Ukraine despite Trump’s opposition?
High school students in France resumed protests on a smaller scale as pupils returned from a two-week break.
Dozens of schools were blockaded and students say they will continue to protest until their demands are met.
One by one, national Ice Hockey unions are saying they will not play scheduled games against russian teams in IIHF competitions. Sponsors also making their views known.
Six officers come in hot and over confident -- to remove an auditor from a public building -- instead they shuffle out disappointed and looking down at the floor.
Long Island Audit (Sean Paul Reyes) was conducting a First Amendment audit inside the Ramapo Town Hall in Ramapo, New York—a public, taxpayer-funded building. He was filming in publicly accessible areas and preparing to file a FOIA request.
Town Hall staff confronted him, insisted filming was not allowed, and called the Ramapo Police Department.
Roughly 8–10 officers responded.
Female Officer Winter approached, began by giving him orders to retreat, claimed she had authority over him, ordered him to leave the building, and participated in efforts to detain him and demanded ID.
Sergeant Mayer and others backed the same aggressive approach.
Officers never clearly articulated a crime or reasonable suspicion.
Reyes repeatedly asked what crime they suspected and whether he was detained, stayed calm, and asserted his right to film and conduct public business in a public building.
The large response of officers for one man with a camera eventually stood down — and took what he called a “walk of shame.”
He later filed a formal complaint at Ramapo PD headquarters.
Outcome: no arrest, no charges, complaint filed against the sergeant and officers involved.
❓How would you describe Winter’s attitude and body language in that hallway?
❓How much of Winter’s attitude was training versus personality?
❓What part of the response felt most unnecessary to you, the number of officers or the aggressive attitude?
🚨 Portugal Takes to the Streets!
The message is clear: Housing is not a luxury; it's a basic human right! People are demanding an end to evictions and affordable homes for everyone.
في اليابان تدفقت سيول بشرية إلى الشوارع تحمل أعلام فلسطينية وتناصر غزة وتهتف لمساندة الاطفال الجوعى!
إن كانت عواصم العرب قد سكتت فعواصم العالم لا تزال في الشوارع من أجل فلسطين!
Students in Albania have reconfirmed their university boycott, expressing their firm resolve to oust both PM Rama and opposition leader Berisha. Young people are now calling Rama a "tree of corruption," from which nothing else can be produced except corruption.
#Day156 🇦🇱🦩
“Journalists continue to pay an outrageous price for telling the truth.”
On Monday’s Day to #EndImpunity for crimes against journalists, @antonioguterres calls for their protection so they can carry out their essential work safely.
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