"Thousands of climate activists marched through Manhattan streets this weekend as part of a coordinated global wave of protests demanding urgent environmental change. The demonstration took place on the eve of Climate Week NYC, the world's largest climate event, which runs September 21-28 across all five boroughs of New York City. The timing of these protests underscores growing tensions between grassroots climate activism and institutional climate discussions...Activists are demanding more aggressive action from those with the greatest economic and political power."
"The campaign, led by Undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness Anthony Tata, would 'encourage young people to honor the legacy' of Kirk by 'by joining the military.' One of the slogans reportedly being considered is, 'Charlie has awakened a generation of warriors.' Pentagon officials are considering using Turning Point USA chapters, which are present at colleges and high schools across the country, as recruitment centers,"
Thousands of climate activists marched through Manhattan as part of a global wave of protests demanding urgent environmental change ahead of Climate Week NYC, which runs September 21–28 across all five boroughs. The protests underscore tensions between grassroots activists and institutional climate discussions and call for more aggressive action from powerful economic and political actors. Pentagon officials are reportedly considering a recruitment campaign invoking Charlie Kirk's legacy to encourage military service, exploring slogans and engagement with Turning Point USA chapters on campuses. Local political debates include a red-state mayor's defense of diversity initiatives as not constituting reverse bigotry.
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