Wednesday, October 16, 2024

The Endless Struggle to Control Local Government: And how Republican Hardliners are Using that Power to Maintain Minoritarian Rule

1). “In Texas’ biggest purple county, this far-right Republican is creating a playbook for local governing: From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach”, Oct. 11, 2024, Robert Donen, The Texas Tribune, & Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublicaThe Texas Tribune, at < https://www.texastribune.org/2024/10/11/texas-tarrant-county-tim-ohare-far-right/ >.

2). “Tarrant County GOP sought an election advantage with failed effort to shutter college voting locations: In a resolution signed Friday, the party blasted two Republicans who voted against the measure and accused them of undermining its electoral chances”, Sept. 18, 2024 Updated: Sept. 19, 2024, Juan Salinas II, The Texas Tribune, at < https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/18/tarrant-county-gop-college-voting-locations-election-advantage/ > .

3). “These Are the Right-Wing Ideologues Taking Over School Boards: Conservative consultants and PACs are turning Texas school boards into partisan ``battlegrounds”, Nov. 13, 2023, Steven Monacelli, Texas Observer, at < https://www.texasobserver.org/school-board-pacs-consultants-right-wing/ >.

4). “How the ‘Southlake Playbook’ brought partisan battles to America’s school boards”, May 10, 2024, Mike Hixenbaugh, Chalkbeat, at < https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/05/10/they-came-for-the-schools-southlake-playbook-partisan-school-board-battle/ >.

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Has San Francisco Gotten Too Tough on Teen Crime?

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/10/san-francisco-da-race-brooke-jenkins-ryan-khojasteh-recall-prosecutors/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-10-15-2024

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Jewish-Led Protesters Storm Wall Street, Demanding Arms Embargo on Israel

 https://truthout.org/articles/american-jews-storm-wall-street-demanding-arms-embargo-on-israel/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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Excellent Analysis of the Abortion Rights Struggle by a Male OB-GYN who has been Fighting for Women's Rights since before Roe was First Decided, and by Jessica Valenti.

1). “Republicans Are Controlled by Right-Wing Christian Fanatics Using Abortion Rights to Retain Power”, Oct 14,2024, Dr. Warren Hern is interviewed by Erin Ryan, Hysteria, duration of video 16:47, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCnUyX-lPUs >.

2). “Abortion Bans Are Designed to Kill: 'Pro-family’ politicians and lobbyists spent years carefully, strategically, and callously planning for our deaths”, Oct 15, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-bans-are-designed-to-kill >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

FEMA Was First Targeted by Project 2025; N ow FEMA Workers Are Being Threatened While Providing Disaster Relief in North Carolina By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: October 15, 2024 ~

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2024/10/fema-was-first-targeted-by-project-2025-now-fema-workers-are-being-threatened-while-providing-disaster-relief-in-north-carolina/

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The Kavanaugh cover-up ~~Judd Legum

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1664&post_id=150235810&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUwMjM1ODEwLCJpYXQiOjE3Mjg5ODg0NDYsImV4cCI6MTczMTU4MDQ0NiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE2NjQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.w_YX5NYggNixbloFO94p_dUPy2yd4QkSlAH7piDtBMU

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Trump Pledges to Use Law Behind Japanese Internment to Conduct Mass Deportations

 https://truthout.org/articles/trump-pledges-to-use-law-behind-japanese-internment-to-conduct-mass-deportations/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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Bizzare Ceremony at a Far-Right Wing Church; that is the Current Iteration of the Unification Church (the Moonies)

1). “Church That Worships With AR-15 Is Giving Away Trump Rifle”, Oct 11, 2024, Monica Sager, Newsweek, at < https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-ar-15-rifles-freedom-festival-rod-iron-1967946 >

2). “Rod of Iron Ministries Pastor Sean Moon preaches with rifle and crown of bullets – 2024”, Oct 14, 2024, News2Share, duration of video 23:38, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW4JcEdvOrk >

3). “Cold-War Fascism, and Neo-Moonies: The Bizarre Story Behind the AR-15 Church Ceremony”, Mar 3, 2018, Elliott Gabriel, Mint Press News, at < https://www.mintpressnews.com/neo-moonies-the-bizarre-story-behind-the-ar-15-church-ceremony/238432/ >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Friday, October 11, 2024

Israel has displaced 3 million people since Oct 2023 Polygraph | Newsletter n°271 | 11 Oct 2024 Stephen Semler Oct 12

https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=37298&post_id=150119830&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUwMTE5ODMwLCJpYXQiOjE3Mjg2OTMxNzMsImV4cCI6MTczMTI4NTE3MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTM3Mjk4Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.Yfa7DqcmLwLPuVSfnOflXUAnp38No6QCSTcbYcWp

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

DeSantis and other Forced-Pregnancy / Forced-Birth Operatives Focus on Illegal Operations to Fight Against the Pro-Abortion / Reproductive Healthcare Movement; all while Two Major Hurricanes Approached, Slammed into, and Left Devastation Behind in Florida and the SouthEast.

1). “Ron DeSantis is Using Tax Payer Dollars to Campaign Against Abortion + Melania Trump is Pro-Choice?”, Oct 10, 2024, Erin Ryan and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss issues including Abortion and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Hysteria, duration of video 30:51, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgg5-WrXUms >

2). “Watch the Ad Florida Republicans Are Trying to Keep Off the Air”, Oct 7, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, The political ad in question is embedded in the article, duration of that video 0:31, at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/watch-the-ad-florida-republicans >.

3). “Woman Investigated for Pregnancy Loss..in New York”, Oct 10, 2024, Jessica Valenti, Abortion, Every Day, An interview of Valenti, of 10:36 duration is included in the article. Also there are links to two podcasts one a bit less than an hour long (on We Can Do Hard Things) and one a few minutes longer than an hour (from Next Question with Katie Couric), at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/woman-investigated-for-pregnancy >.

4). “Fathers, think before you vote”, The Lincoln Project, “X”, Abortion Political Ad, duration 1:46, at < https://x.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1843773404152819788 >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Who Is the Ex-Israeli Soldier Serving as Biden’s Lebanon Envoy? ~~ Prem Thakker Oct 11 ∙ Preview

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2325511&post_id=150066664&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rovhk&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NjUxMDE4NCwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTUwMDY2NjY0LCJpYXQiOjE3Mjg2MDUxNDUsImV4cCI6MTczMTE5NzE0NSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTIzMjU1MTEiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.vI95hUJvm8DB3tuukNK0wPSfVkQAAsSWu7FeIAeinNQ

How is this not a conflict of interest?, NB

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Benefit for Carolina - Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings, James Taylor Team Up To Headline ‘Concert For Carolina’ ~~ music Friday for Class Strugglers

 https://news.pollstar.com/2024/10/07/luke-combs-eric-church-billy-strings-james-taylor-team-up-to-headline-concert-for-carolina/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Hurricane Milton Will Hit Florida in the Wee Hours of Thursday: Trump and Vance Continue to Pontificate Lies and Distortions, While the People of the S.E. Suffer

1). “Central Florida braces for life-threatening impacts from Hurricane Milton landfall as a major hurricane”, Oct 6, 2024 updated Oct 9, 2024, Bill Deger & Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, AccuWeather, at < https://www.accuweather.com/en/hurricane/hurricane-milton-to-have-extreme-impacts-in-florida/1700306 >.

2). “Expert: Climate change, aging infrastructure, human decisions feed into disasters like Hurricane Helene”, Sep 30, 2024, Manoochehr Shirzaei, Virginia Tech News, at < https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/09/hurricane-helene-climate-infrastructure-disaster-expert.html >.

3). “Climate change key driver of catastrophic impacts of Hurricane Helene that devastated both coastal and inland communities”, Oct 9, 2024, Anon, Climate Attribution, at < https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-key-driver-of-catastrophic-impacts-of-hurricane-helene-that-devastated-both-coastal-and-inland-communities/ >.

4). “Hurricanes like Helene twice as likely to happen due to global heating, data finds: Analysis shows Gulf’s heat that worsened Helene 200-500 times more likely because of human-caused global heating”, Oct 9, 2024, Oliver Milman & Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/08/hurricane-helene-milton-global-heating-study >.

5). “Hurricane Milton: Vance Claims 'Even Obama' Was Better Than Harris in a Crisis”, Oct 09, 2024, Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, at < https://www.newsweek.com/vance-criticizes-harris-response-hurricane-milton-helene-1966219 >.

6). “Biden-Harris Mismanaged Hurricane Helene: A White House that tried to shift FEMA’s priorities left the citizens of North Carolina suffering for days”, Oct 8, 2024, J. D. Vance, Wall Street Journal, at < https://www.wsj.com/opinion/biden-harris-mismanaged-hurricane-helene-disaster-response-7b831494 >.

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

Palestinians want to choose their own leaders – a year of war has distanced them further from this democratic goal

 https://theconversation.com/palestinians-want-to-choose-their-own-leaders-a-year-of-war-has-distanced-them-further-from-this-democratic-goal-239463?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%207%202024%20-%203120331841&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%207%202024%20-%203120331841+Version+B+CID_2b267a9fd98b0f29d4d86784583c4fa5&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Palestinians%20want%20to%20choose%20their%20own%20leaders%20%20a%20year%20of%20war%20has%20distanced%20them%20further%20from%20this%20democratic%20goal

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Climate Crisis Made Ocean Heat Driving Milton Up to 800 Times More Likely

 https://truthout.org/articles/climate-crisis-made-ocean-heat-driving-milton-up-to-800-times-more-likely/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Every problem Trump wrongfully blames on undocumented immigrants Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims Oct 8

 https://substack.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.JvwsYY2B47bblZVVK_rPreIfLJdr9MuG5cuV0sseN6M?

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

Sixty years after Kubrick’s film, meet the U.S.’s real Dr. Strangelove | MR Online

 https://mronline.org/2024/10/07/sixty-years-after-kubricks-film-meet-the-u-s-s-real-dr-strangelove/?mc_cid=66ba87c57b&mc_eid=d763a9eef7

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The Truth About Cuba’s Pri ~~ vate Sector

 https://americasquarterly.org/article/the-truth-about-cubas-private-sector/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~