“Israel has accused Hamas terrorists of committing widespread sexual violence” Israeli authorities have released little information about specific crimes and victims but in mid-November, police officials shared a video of an Israeli woman who said she had watched Hamas terrorists gang raping a young woman whom they captured during a music festival in the Negev desert. – NY Times Rape …
President Biden Announces Billions to Deliver World-Class High-Speed Rail President Biden is delivering on his vision to rebuild America and win the global competition with $66 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Biden-Harris Administration is building out a pipeline of passenger rail projects in every region of the country in order to achieve the President’s …
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What if you were sick and there were no physicians or hospital beds in your community? Millions of Americans in rural communities that don’t have essential healthcare services such as a hospital, an emergency room, or a primary care clinic. They face long delays in getting care if they’re in an accident or have symptoms …
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Senate Republicans block assault weapons ban, background checks bill – The Hill Why do Republicans block block gun safety measures that 92% of Americans support? How does a Senator from the state with the smallest population get to block the will of 92% of Americans? Puzzled about the motivation behind a political action? Follow the …
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Texas denied abortions to these women when their lives were in danger. Now they’re suing the state. – 19th News Zurawski v. State of Texas is the first lawsuit brought on behalf of women denied abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion and cleared the way for states to ban it …
Automakers with non-union workforce race to bump pay after UAW’s record deals – Reuters The UAW labor deals with General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis through 2028, include a 25% increase in base wages, including an immediate 11% hike, and will cumulatively raise the top wage by 33%, compounded with estimated cost-of-living adjustments to over $42 an …
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Trump Threatens Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations – NYT What could these detention camps and forced round ups look like? Remember the last time America forced its own citizens of Japanese descent into detention camps? Trump, in describing his domestic rivals as “vermin,” has co-opted language used by “Hitler and Mussolini to dehumanize …
“The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas” – President Biden “Putin is helping Hamas to hurt the West. Russia is on the side of Hamas and its patron, Iran — in part to undermine the United States and its allies. Russia’s main foreign policy goal right now is to distract …
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Latino backlash grows over Trump’s friendly Univision interview – WaPo Why would a major Hispanic television station pander to Trump who called Mexicans ‘rapists and criminals’? Separated families? Opposes DACA and vowed to end Birthright Citizenship? Follow the relationships between Univision executives and Trump with this relationship map. Click on any image for details. Backlash …
A football ‘set play’ is plan of action to score. See how the Mississippi Voter Suppression playbook robs the poor to pay the rich. “Reeves misspent money intended for state’s poorest residents … at least $77 million in federal funds intended for education and job programs for the state’s poorest residents were misspent or directed …
