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If there is a mantra among progressive American political and media elites, it would be “our democracy,” usually preceded by what they believe to be a threat from the Right. For example, progressives deemed the recent reversal of Roe “a threat to our democracy” because it removed laws regulating abortion from Supreme Court jurisdiction and returned the issue to democratically elected legislatures. It would seem inconsistent to invoke the democratic electoral process to deal with a contentious issue like abortion, but progressives are nothing if not inconsistent. But even in challenging logic on political issues, progressives at least try to stick to the language of…

Dr. Cory Franklin is not anti-vax, but he thinks health bureaucracies owe Americans (and Canadians) the truth about who is really getting sick. I agree. Source link

Rahm Emanuel Wants To Save Dems From Themselves Source link

A panel named the Middle East Working Group gummed up all efforts to align the DNC with the views of most of the party’s voters, writes Norman Solomon.   DNC HQ in Washington, DC. (ajay_suresh/Wikimedia Commons) By Norman SolomonZ Network In the aftermath of this month’s big meeting of the Democratic National Committee in New Orleans, supporters of the U.S.-Israel alliance have been quite content. “We’re pleased that the DNC Resolutions Committee rejected a set of divisive, anti-Israel resolutions,” the president of Democratic Majority for Israel said. The CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America, a former national security…

A senior Israeli official said the IDF has established a “yellow line” dividing southern Lebanon. In Gaza, the IDF kills Palestinians who cross the “yellow line.” The senior Israeli official told reporters on Saturday, “The ‘Yellow Line’ model implemented in Gaza will be replicated in Lebanon; the IDF [Israeli military] has already established a ‘Yellow Line’ and its forces are currently working towards it.” #عاجل ينشر جيش الدفاع نطاق خط الدفاع الأمامي الذي تعمل فيه قواته في جنوب لبنان لمنع تهديد مباشر على بلدات الشمال 🔸في هذه الأيام تعمل خمس فرق عسكرية إلى جانب قوات سلاح البحرية بشكل متزامن جنوب…

Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard, February 11, Occupation at Building 77 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Image courtesy of DBNY Campaign. Formation / Foundational Principles Demilitarize Brooklyn Navy Yard (DBNY) was formed in September 2024 in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, with the specific aim to materially disrupt the supply chain of weapons and technology being used to exterminate our brothers and sisters in Palestine. Unlike actions that have targeted politicians and liberal institutions, appealing to power at the top (e.g. the UN, NYT, Gracie Mansion, etc.), or ‘permitted protests’ organized in collaboration with the NYPD, we believe that…

Despite drop, vice president’s favorability remains rock-solid with base GOP voters. Source link

The Problem With Political Pundits Cherry Picking Poll Data Source link

Hoover Institution Fellow Eyck Freymann, who also serves as a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute, has published a new book titled Defending Taiwan warning that the United States has no serious contingency plan for a Chinese invasion of the island — and that […]Read Full Article ⟶ Source link

From Judge Kai Scott (E.D. Pa.) today in Bunce v. Visual Tech. Innovations, Inc.: … Plaintiff … sought reasonable travel costs for a cancelled deposition. In response, Mr. Rajan filed an omnibus motion seeking sanctions and objecting to the Plaintiff’s travel costs. Plaintiff responded accordingly, highlighting that although Mr. Rajan was sanctioned previously “for his use of made-up cases and other authorities that did not support his propositions[… ] Rajan has once again used a made-up case and cited to other authorities that don’t support his propositions[.]” In his Reply, Mr. Rajan only briefly addressed this issue in a footnote.…