Posts by gwfoto@newsie.social
(DIR) Post #AVUWbuU7uFRWb4K120 by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-09T18:35:32Z
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'End the Absurdity': Experts Say Biden Must Not Let GOP Force 'Catastrophic' Default"Any time would be a bad time to default, but right now, in particular, would be pretty catastrophic," said Mike Konczal, director of macroeconomic analysis at the Roosevelt Institute, during a Monday press conference. "The conservative agenda right now is to try to reduce the standard of living for many people without having to have their fingerprints on it."#GOP #default #budgethttps://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-gop-debt-ceiling-default
(DIR) Post #AVUcnlTdp30JrM8Au8 by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-09T22:15:48Z
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Melania Trump Says She and Her Sexual Predator Husband Want to Lead America “With Love”Melania Trump Says She and Her Sexual Predator Husband Want to Lead America “With Love”The former first lady insisted in an interview that she totally supports Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.And if it‘s somehow not yet clear how Mel feels about it, recall the figurative message she sent to her husband shortly after he was charged with 34 class E felonies, i.e., “f--k off.”#melaniahttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/melania-trump-donald-trump-2024
(DIR) Post #AVV0fsusg28fW1eCJc by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-10T03:15:59Z
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Donald Trump Responds To E. Jean Carroll Rape VerdictTrump refused to testify at the trial, then falsely claimed he was “not allowed to speak or defend” himself."Typical BullyCowards Response Only After the Fact"just sayinFormer President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the verdict in a rape trial brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll ― telling his Truth Social followers “THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE.”#trump #coward #sexualabuse https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-response_n_645a76aae4b03e16f19eec04
(DIR) Post #AVW9qhpPKw7d3aHXn6 by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-10T16:18:00Z
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George Santos 'Must Resign or Face Expulsion,' Progressives Say After ArrestA multiple-count indictment accuses Santos of "fraudulently inducing supporters" to donate to a company and then using the money to buy luxury clothing and make credit card payments.#santoshttps://www.commondreams.org/news/george-santos-arrested
(DIR) Post #AVWUZptyAF2oD9DFyq by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-10T20:18:05Z
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"This corrupt Supreme Court could do more damage than reversing Roe. The line from #Thomas in Dobbs v. Jackson that should have us concerned is: “We have a Duty to 'Correct the Error” In other words, we must end rights for same-sex marriage, birth control and no fault divorces. Reverse all the gains made by independent women. If men wanted women to be their equal they wouldn't fight the #EqualRightsAmendment. Could it be that these are the things they call correcting the errors?"just sayin
(DIR) Post #AVWiNu3iHTfWzHyTxo by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-10T19:19:29Z
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#Republican lawmakers joined the call for Rep. #Santos (R-NY) to resign Wednesday after charges against him were unsealed"Oh sure now that Santos has been criminally charged the Rep. are jumping on board with ethics breaches. Cowards one and all. Only Mitt #Romney had the courage of conviction to say out loud that he didn't belong in the HouseShame on all of them, they should just keep their mouths shut like they have been doing and let the justice dept. do what they wouldn't"just sayin
(DIR) Post #AVeXLT22FdoCM1VN9U by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-14T02:39:41Z
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U.S. Gun Companies Must Be Held Accountable for Violence in MexicoThe suit was filed in federal court in Massachusetts by the Mexican government against six U.S. gun makers and a wholesaler. Estados Unidos Mexicanos v. Smith & Wesson charges that these companies violated U.S. laws by designing, marketing, selling and knowingly facilitating the unlawful trafficking of guns to drug cartels and other criminals in Mexico.#gunviolence #Mexico #lawsuit https://progressive.org/op-eds/us-companies-held-accountable-gun-violence-mexico-dix-230424/
(DIR) Post #AVhMrOJsn3XYz7kjOS by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-16T02:00:03Z
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Ron DeSantis’s Education Dept. Is Investigating a Fifth-Grade Teacher for Showing Students a Disney MovieThe Florida governor’s reign of terror continues.That’s right, folks: Florida teacher Jenna Barbee is under investigation by the state’s board of education for showing her students the 2022 movie Strange World, according to the Tallahassee Democratit’s about a group of people that finds a plant that becomes an energy source for their society#DeSantis #fascism https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/ron-desantis-disney-movie
(DIR) Post #AVhNVVhclBGNSwzJBI by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-16T01:49:24Z
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How The Media Made A Villain Out Of Jordan NeelyAfter Daniel Penny killed Jordan Neely with a chokehold on May 1, several local media outlets reported that Neely had thrown trash at subway passengers, aggressively threatened them and got into an argument with PennyBut within a few days, as reporting relied less on anonymous law enforcement sources, journalists began poking holes in each of these details, and outright contradicted some of them.#Neely #penny #lieshttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/jordan-neely-daniel-penny-homicide-new-york-media_n_64625ebae4b005be8ff529cb
(DIR) Post #AVhbVrEO7HTTarNACO by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-15T04:58:34Z
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Fox News host reminds House Republican how Ivanka and Jared made $640 million in officeThe Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, on record, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made up to $640 million while her father was in office, and they were official advisers to the president," Neville noted. "If you would explain to our viewers why the Hunter Biden scenario is different."#Ivanka #jared #Ethics #Trump #Responsiblity https://www.alternet.org/fox-news-host-ivanka-jared/?cx_testId=1&cx_testVariant=cx_1&cx_artPos=0&cx_experienceId=EXDEXBKK1F00#cxrecs_s
(DIR) Post #AVlmdgS06FyjvKdCds by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-18T03:21:20Z
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The survivors of Putin’s atrocities have a warning for us“Ukraine is a shield that protects all of Europe and the United States from Putin’s barbaric actions,” Zaitseva said. “Don’t think that Ukraine is so far away — everything is connected in this world.”“People in the West are tired of this topic, sure,” she said. “But could you think about the people in captivity? Are they tired or not?”#UkraineWar #putin #warcrimes https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/17/ukraine-russian-occupation-stories-putin/
(DIR) Post #AVnj0Uew5x0IVtDrpg by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-18T20:57:46Z
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Senators Ramp Up 14th Amendment Pressure on Biden to Counter 'Reckless' GOPSen. Sanders and 10 other senators on Thursday ramped up their calls for President Joe Biden to strongly consider invoking his 14th Amendment authority to avert a debt default as the GOP continues to demand steep federal spending cuts and attacks on critical aid programs."It is unfortunate that Republicans in the House of Representatives and Senate are not acting in good faith#DebtCeiling https://www.commondreams.org/news/senators-14th-amendment-biden
(DIR) Post #AVq0LPNnaTPowLBce0 by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-20T02:54:42Z
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For one family, Florida abortion law made a devastating loss into ‘torture’Baby Milo’s grandfather thought he might have hiccups. Milo lived for all of 99 minutes. The cause of death was Potter syndrome, discovered at 23 weeks of pregnancy. The cause of unnecessary suffering, for Milo and his family, was a Florida law that doctors said prevented them from terminating the pregnancy, even though it was clear the condition would be fatal.#abortionrights #torturehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/19/florida-abortion-law-nonviable-baby-loss/
(DIR) Post #AVr53U29OS16pq7RnE by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-19T17:47:00Z
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Gun and abortion laws have made Texas a woman’s nightmareThe effective overturn of abortion access for women in Texas means that women must now travel out of stategun owners in Texas, including the state’s “permitless carry” lawsThese fears became a fatal reality last week for 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzale, who was allegedly killed by her boyfriend 22-year-old after returning to Dallas from Colorado, where she had obtained an abortion#gunviolence #AbortionRights https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/19/texas-gun-abortion-domestic-violence-gabriella-gonzalez/
(DIR) Post #AVrUCclAohHDMKdLZg by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-20T20:35:03Z
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Who’s Paying For All of Ron DeSantis’s Private Flights?Who have financed DeSantis’s private air travel. The group includes “the heads of oil and gas companies, developers and homebuilders, and health care and insurance executives.” “Voters deserve this information because they have a right to know who is trying to influence their elected officials and whether their leaders are prioritizing public good over the interests of their big-money benefactors,” #desantis https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/ron-desantis-florida-private-travel-donors
(DIR) Post #AVraPAIqWt7IaikNWK by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-20T21:00:13Z
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IRS Granted Tax-Exempt Status To White Nationalist And Extremist Groups, Including An Oath Keepers FoundationOther white nationalist groups, such as Identity Evropa and the National Policy Institute, have received 501(c)(3) status over the years.Both of those groups were among the organizers of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA, in 2017, where participants attacked progressive counter protesters, killing one of them and injuring many others#extremists https://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/irs-granted-tax-exempt-status-to-white-nationalist-and-extremist-groups-including-an-oath-keepers-foundation
(DIR) Post #AVttOjKD7UX4MjoLmC by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-22T03:20:22Z
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Guns, Trump, and the G.O.P.Some visions of how to live well in America are inextricably linked to owning a gun. Trump certainly took. “Remember, we have seven hundred million guns—seven hundred million. Many people, if they don’t have a gun, they’re not going to be very safe,” he said. “Many of them would not be alive today.”called for arming teachers, many of whom, he claimed, are “soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policemen” who “really understand weapons.”#gunviolence https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/05/29/guns-trump-and-the-gop
(DIR) Post #AVx39eB9YK5D4rtuoi by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-23T15:54:45Z
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'Luxury Mega-Polluters': Climate Activists Target Private Jets of Ultra-Rich in Geneva"It is high time for politicians to put a stop to this unjust and excessive pollution and ban private jets."More than 100 climate activists and scientists targeted the biggest private jet sales fair in Europe on Tuesday, chaining themselves to the gangways of luxury planes and placing tobacco-style health warning labels on the aircraft#globalwarming #environment #ClimateCrisis https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-activists-target-private-jets
(DIR) Post #AVzzQr2x9BLbZBtXbk by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-25T01:54:01Z
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How the New York Times Union Finally Got a Pay RaiseAfter a bitter standoff with management, New York media’s top union scored a tiered wage proposal that one senior Times reporter calls “an essential compromise at this moment.”The contract agreement, says one of the Times reporters I spoke to, “is a step towards redressing major pay inequities that have really afflicted the most loyal and longest serving reporters in the last decade. But it’s only a start.”#unionhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/new-york-times-contract
(DIR) Post #AVzzRQ4av4SOCPvqWe by gwfoto@newsie.social
2023-05-25T02:02:35Z
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Largest US LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Issues Travel Advisory For Florida As DeSantis Readies 2024 BidThe Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group in the country — joined several other civil rights organizations Tuesday and issued a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed state laws may pose risks to minorities, immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community.#LGBTQ+https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/largest-us-lgbtq-advocacy-group-issues-travel-advisory-for-florida-as-desantis-readies-2024-bid