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Thousands attend ′pro-democracy′ demonstrations in Poland | News | DW.COM | 19.12.2015

Tens of thousands of Poles have rallied across the country to protest the country’s new right-wing government and its tightening grip on power. The central rally in Warsaw was interrupted early due to a bomb threat.

Politicians and artists, as well as former anti-communist dissidents, joined the protests held in around 20 Polish cities on Saturday.

Locals protested the government’s bid to install five of its alleged supporters in the 15-member Constitutional Tribunal.

“The ruling party is going to destroy the Constitutional Tribunal,” said blogger and activist Marcin Skubiszewski, protesting at the central rally in Warsaw.

Source: Thousands attend ′pro-democracy′ demonstrations in Poland | News | DW.COM | 19.12.2015

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Description: Deborah Harry of Blondie – “Debbie Harry is a really great singer. She had a very different style from what was emerging there at that time. She was not shy, but she was very aloof: you can see that in the picture, hiding half her face behind her hair. It wasn’t something she needed, because she was very pretty, she was the front woman. But it gave her safety.”
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Just Pinned to Viva: Talking Heads – “They were a very different group of people: they came from a visual arts background, and I think they were also a little bit more intellectual compared to the others. I had a nice little chat with Tina Weymouth, the bassist. I thought it was pretty cool that a woman was the bass guitarist.” http://bitly.com/1PgPnUc