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"A country that forces human beings to beg for food at pantries in order to avoid taxing the wealthy is morally bankrupt and has no future."

#politics #poverty #greed #WealthTax #food #hunger #FoodPantries

She asked what happens if the American families of the immigrants resist in any way.
"Does the U.S. military then fire upon our own citizens? Does the U.S. military fire upon civilians if there's resistance? The United States military should never be used like a Gestapo," said McGrath. "And that is where we're headed."

Former Marine Corps fighter pilot Amy McGrath.

#knitting #fiberarts
Just a heads up for a free pattern over on Expression Fiber Arts site for some super cute mittens 'Merrymaking'
This is one of my favorite indie dyers and she sources some of the best patterns too. I'm making 'Mantlemist' right now, but I may need to put it in time out for these mittens😍

https://www.expressionfiberarts.com/

🏈 Take it to the end zone 🏈 Hey everybody here is a challenge do a review in apps and then do a screen shot

Lets go📣

This is what got us here.

The whole world knows it. But our voters do not. Or they don’t care. Nor does the Democratic Party.

Smarter people than I will do the post-mortem.

Environmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona

If someone deliberately killed the wolf, “the full weight of the federal and state law should be brought to bear”

#wolves #WildlifeCrime #ecocide #ranching https://news.azpm.org/p/azpmnews/2024/11/16/222677-environmentalists-concerned-after-protected-mexican-wolf-dies-in-arizona/

🚨 😍 💞 🤗 Go to your app store and give a CoSo positive review 5 stars it would help CoSo out 🤗 💕 😍 🚨

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: Oh my. #LOL #boilingtea

From #CNN: A Baltic undersea Internet cable connecting Lithuania and Sweden was cut, likely to have been sabotage.

#Russia being the obvious suspect ...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/europe/sabotage-undersea-cables-cut-baltic-sea-intl/index.html

https://balkaninsight.com/2024/11/14/arrest-warrants-issued-in-bulgaria-czechia-as-part-of-eu-probe-into-e520m-vat-fraud/
Arrest warrants issued in Czechia & Bulgaria part of EU probe into e520m Vat fraud
Led by the EPPO offices in Italy’s Milan and Palermo, the EPPO said the investigation, codenamed “Moby Dick”, involved 160 searches in more than 10 countries into 195 individuals and 400 companies, including many linked to several mafia clans in Italy.
Balkan Insight
#news #Balkans

#Innewsoftheabsurd A Wyoming judge just struck down WY's abortion bans.The judge invoked a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... that was passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw
Obamacare.#abortion #comedy #humor #politics #GOP https://boltsmag.org/abortion-access-and-measures-against-obamacare-ohio-wyoming/

Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk called on Matt Gaetz, to arrest PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and other officials after a recount was automatically triggered because incumbent Dem. Sen. Bob Casey lost to challenger GOP Dave McCormick by 0.2%. Kirk called the recount "legal anarchy".
https://rawstory.com/matt-gaetz-josh-shapiro/

@th3j35t3r instructions on how to deactivate your twitter and obscure your handle and such.

https://counter.social/@th3j35t3r/113436844308127979

Jean Luc🥹

More than 40 Hong Kong democracy leaders sentenced to lengthy jail terms as Beijing tightens grip. https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/world/hong-kong-democracy-leaders-sentencing-intl-hnk/index.html

McBride responds

“This is a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing,” McBride said. “We should be focused on bringing down the cost of housing, health care, and child care, not manufacturing culture wars. Delawareans sent me here to make the American dream more affordable and accessible and that’s what I’m focused on."

#News #Politics

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/18/congress/mcbride-responds-to-capitol-bathroom-push-00190293

House passes major veterans care act

The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, known as the Dole Act, passed on a bipartisan 389-9 vote.

Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, said a big provision is that the VA will no longer “get to decide where veterans should get their health care.”

#News #VeteransHealth #DoleAct #Politics

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4996796-house-passes-major-veterans-care-act/

Mace introduces bill to bar trans women from Capitol restrooms

The resolution, which would prohibit members, officers and employees of the House from using single-sex facilities that correspond to their gender identity, comes just a week after Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) made history as the first openly transgender person elected to Congress.

#News #Politics #HumanRights #LGBTQIA

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4997024-mace-introduces-bill-transgender/