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https://jacobin.com/2024/05/uc-uaw-palestine-strike-free-speech/
Pennsylvania Republican who campaigned against "woke" schools gets probation after serving vodka and rum to teens, one of whom she punched in the face (he tried to leave after she sat on his lap).
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/17/fun-mom-no-more-parental-rights-activist-gets-probation-for-giving-vodka-to-teens/ #news #politics
"Fun mom" no more: Republican "parental rights" activist gets probation for giving vodka to teens
Clarice Schillinger, who campaigned against "woke" schools, was also accused of punching a 17-year-old in the faceSalon.com
North Koreans worked remotely for U.S. firms to fund missiles
A U.S. national helped three North Korean IT workers obtain 'illicit telework employment” with hundreds of firms using the identities of U.S. citizens.Iain Marlow (The Japan Times)
"Republican Gov. Greg Abbott... pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal #shooting of a protester during a #BlackLivesMatter march...
After Perry’s conviction, unsealed court records revealed that he regularly shared #racist memes &threatening content in private messages & #SocialMedia posts, including descriptions of killing protesters & minorities."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/16/abbott-daniel-perry-blm-protester/
#GregAbbott #GOP #Racism #Violence #Republicans #Politics #USPolitics #USA #News
“Since the beginning of #Israel’s war on #Gaza, academics in fields including #politics, #sociology, Japanese #literature, public #health, Latin American and Caribbean studies, Middle East and African studies, #mathematics, #education, and more have been fired, suspended, or removed from the classroom for pro-#Palestine, anti-Israel speech.”
https://theintercept.com/2024/05/16/university-college-professors-israel-palestine-firing/
University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza
As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.Natasha Lennard (The Intercept)
#NewCaledonia: three dead in French territory in unrest over voting change
As anger spread over the French parliament’s decision to approve changes to voting rules on the Pacific archipelago, public buildings were torched, roads blocked and vehicles set alight.
#riot #protest #politics #France #news
New Caledonia: three dead in French territory in unrest over voting change
Macron holds crisis meeting after riots over plan to increase number of French nationals eligible to vote in Pacific territoryAngelique Chrisafis (The Guardian)
POLITICS. Just got a new book about gaslighting, or claiming something obviously wrong to wind up a political opponent or to just confuse the situation.
#politics #PoliticalScience #rhetoric
2024 #World #Press #Freedom Index – #journalism under political pressure
#news #problem #politics #future #violence
2024 World Press Freedom Index – journalism under political pressure
Press freedom around the world is being threatened by the very people who should be its guarantors – political authorities. This is clear from the latest annual World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).rsf.org
Trump reportedly told oil execs he’ll end electric car incentives for $1 billion in donations
Donald Trump has reportedly told oil executives that he will end electric car incentives if they contribute $1 billion to...Fred Lambert (Electrek)
“They almost annihilated us, and that genocide continues. To destroy the environment you have to destroy the people who protect it.”
From our magazine: An industrial buildout on the southern tip of #Texas is erasing the last traces of an ancient world that still hasn’t died. From Correspondent Dylan Baddour: https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-keepers-of-the-rio-grande-delta/
#news #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #Indigenous #SouthTexas
Defenders of the Delta: A Tribal Leader Fights for Ancestral Land in South Texas
Juan Mancias leads the Carrizo/Comecrudo, unrecognized and little-known, in a struggle against fossil fuels, SpaceX, and historical erasure.Dylan Baddour (The Texas Observer)
Surely its time for Reform UK to be forced to rename itself 'The Party of Richard Tice' given his role in bank-rolling it.... and of course as you would expect Nigel Farage is not using his won money to pay the party's expenses.
[Oddly (?) I'm reminded of Richard Branson's business model across his Virgin conglomerate.]
If, as many suggest, rich people's contributions to political parties should be tightly constrained by law, that would be then of Reform!
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/13/reform-uk-richard-tice-loans-party-funding
Reform UK reliant on leader Richard Tice for 80% of funding since 2021
Tice has loaned party £1.4m since taking over and has said party’s lack of resources is making campaigning difficultRowena Mason (The Guardian)
Roger Stone fraudulently claimed that this was a picture of 'Don the Con' New Jersey rally.
Isn't Roger suppose to be in prison? Oh yeah, he got a pardon.
BTW. This photo is from @RodStewart's historic 1994 concert at #CopacabanaBeach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Polarization may phase out of American politics as younger generations shift into power
Younger generations today agree more on key national issues than older generations do. A time of intense polarization may be ending.The Conversation
TRUMP CRIME FAMILY
Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-stormy-daniels-c69d54c51e2fccbbc0b19e2220222b0e
What happened in Week 3 of Trump's hush money trial
The alleged sexual encounter at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial got a graphic airing in court this past week as porn actor Stormy Daniels shared her account before a rapt jury.ERIC TUCKER (AP News)
Legal expert: Next witness Michael Cohen may be the "only person" who can connect Trump to scheme
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Legal expert: Next witness Michael Cohen may be the "only person" who can connect Trump to scheme
“We have not yet gotten a direct connection between Trump and these documents,” law professor says.Salon.com
STEVE BANNON TO JAIL 🚨
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the criminal contempt of Congress conviction of Trump White House senior advisor Steve Bannon.
Bannon was convicted in connection with refusing to testify and provide documents to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
Bannon will now have to report to prison for his 4-month sentence!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #Breaking #BreakingNews
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/10/appeals-court-upholds-steve-bannon-contempt-of-congress-conviction.html
Trump White House aide Steve Bannon loses appeal of contempt of Congress conviction
Former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon flouted a House committee subpoena in connection with its Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot probe.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
TRUMP IS AN ORANGE POS!
Donald Trump on Friday said he would undo a new Biden administration policy that will offer protections for transgender students under the Title IX federal civil rights law—his latest promise to restrict LGBTQ rights if elected to a second term.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Breaking #BreakingNews
Trump Promises Rollback On Trans Rights: Here's What He's Said
Trump said he would undo a new Biden administration rule expanding Title IX to prohibit discrimination of transgender students on “day one.”Sara Dorn (Forbes)
Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
#politics #voices #theintercept
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Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets and media organizations.Seth Stern (The Intercept)
The #11tyconf talks have just started, and I love them so much already.
@mia, you read my thoughts after 10 seconds.
#11ty #eleventy #Technology #Politics #PoliticalTechnology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxJ6PtuF9M
Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of sheating with disastrous results for #humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists finds
Leticia Cotrim da Cunha, at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, said: “I am extremely worried about the costs in human lives.”
#news #future #science #climate #earth #heat #temperature #problem #politics #nature #environment
World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
Exclusive: Planet is headed for at least 2.5C of heating with disastrous results for humanity, poll of hundreds of scientists findsDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
“[If we cannot invade #Rafah] how exactly are we supposed to achieve our goals?”
You don’t.
Damn, isn’t life disappointing?
Turns out if murdering children is a means to your end, you just can’t fucking do it. Wild.
#Israel #Hamas #Gaza #uspol #politics #uspolitics #Biden
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli officials criticise ‘very disappointing’ threat from Joe Biden to stop arms supplies
Gilad Erdan says move by Joe Biden stems from political pressure after campus protests and with US election coming soonHelen Livingstone (The Guardian)
Sent from a friend - honestly spot on.
#Politics #USPol #Election2024 #GOP #Republicans #Funny #Meme #Cats #AltText
Should your mail be delivered daily? Canada Post wants Ottawa to rethink its mandate
Canada's national mail service is warning of 'unsustainable' financial losses without major changes to its operating model, after losing $748 million last year. The union says Canada Post can be saved by restoring door-to-door delivery and expanding its services beyond delivering mail.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-post-daily-mail-delivery-finances-postal-charter-1.7196715?cmp=rss
If voting didn't matter, why would the GOP be working so hard to prevent (some groups of) people from doing it?
Voting is powerful. Consider wisely if it is worth throwing that power away just because you don't fully agree with the candidates available.
Georgia just made it a lot easier to challenge elections — and a lot harder to vote in them
A trio of new laws have been signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp including one bill that allows anyone to issue as many challenges as they like to a voter's eligibility and more.Law & Crime
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The House has resoundingly killed Marjorie Taylor Greene's attempt to oust Speaker Johnson.
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats voted to table her motion to vacate.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
MAGA Moscow Marjorie Taylor Greene has started her effort to remove Speaker Johnson.
Watch live from the House floor...
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Breaking #BreakingNews
https://youtube.com/live/M3s09Sj1zHE?si=_Yt6h9Q1JauGo80h
WATCH LIVE: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to force vote to remove Speaker Johnson
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US reveals it paused shipment of #bombs for #Israel over #Rafah concerns
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68974624
The delayed arms #shipment comes as US President Joe #Biden faces mounting domestic pressure - from Democratic lawmakers and some parts of the US public - to rein in Israeli operations in #Gaza amid rising civilian deaths and a worsening humanitarian situation.
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US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns
A bomb shipment was halted last week over concerns Israel was going ahead with a Rafah offensive.By Jaroslav Lukiv, Chris Partridge & Tom Bateman in Washington (BBC News)
REPUBLICAN CLOWN SHOW
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) huddled Monday for almost two hours with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — a marathon meeting suggesting the pair is seeking a deal to defuse tensions and preclude floor action on the Georgia firebrand’s resolution to boot Johnson from power.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4647490-greene-johnson-ouster-vote-off-ramp/
TRUMP THE KINK CLOWN!
Stormy Daniels 'spanked' pajama-clad Donald Trump with Forbes magazine in secret hotel rendezvous
Daniels described her infamous alleged encounter with the future president in 2006 during court proceedings Tuesday
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https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/stormy-daniels-spanked-pajama-clad-474609
