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[ad_1] When Republicans moved to redraw congressional maps in Texas to maximize their advantage in the House, California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded with a counterpunch: Proposition 50, a California redistricting measure explicitly designed to eliminate up to five Republican congressional seats and offset Democratic losses elsewhere. It was partisan hardball in the open, justified by Newsom and Democrats as a necessary response to GOP map-drawing in Texas and other states. It also had the added benefit of buoying Newsom’s national political capital with his party as he gears up for a likely White House run in 2028. Newsom cast the…
[ad_1] Cassandra Jaramillo Propublica Co-published with North Dakota Monitor If Eric Murphy loses his primary election on June 9, he believes he already knows one reason why. Last year, the North Dakota state representative, a Republican, tried to expand the window of pregnancy in which women could access abortion. The state legislature had banned it for almost everyone from the moment of conception. Tied up in court, the ban hadn’t yet gone into effect. But Murphy wanted to lock in a less restrictive law, making abortion accessible up to 15 weeks and even later for women whose doctors deemed it…
[ad_1] Photograph Source: Procida per Una Palestina Libera — stop the Genocide This past weekend, the small and beautiful island of Procida offered a warm, heartfelt, and deeply moving welcome to the Freedom Flotilla Italia and its proud vessel, the Ghassan Kanafani. The arrival of the boat marked a powerful and symbolic moment of solidarity as part of the national campaign “100 Ports, 100 Cities,” a mission sailing along the Italian coast to keep the world’s attention fixed on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, raise vital funds for one of the last functioning hospitals in the besieged Strip — Al…
[ad_1] Seven Republicans have joined every House Democrat to bring pro-union legislation to the floor next week. [ad_2] Source link
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[ad_1] By Hend Salama Abo Helow This article was originally published by Truthout A Palestinian doctor in Gaza says the territory is facing its worst medication shortage since Israel began the genocide. My mother has been a hypertension patient for the past 25 years. Ever since her initial diagnosis, she has adhered strictly to her prescribed medication. Yet since the genocide broke out, her medicine gradually ran out until it vanished from the markets altogether, with no clinic, pharmacy, warehouse, or stockpile left untouched by the shortage. Eventually, my mother was forced to redraw her therapeutic map around two…
[ad_1] Joining the military should be regarded as the most dishonorable career path anyone could possibly choose. Reading by Tim Foley: Polly on Twitter asks, “Is there a pejorative term for military like what pig is for cops?” Dear Polly, No, but there should be. We need to start stigmatizing that shit. It is not okay to be a stormtrooper for the western empire. It is not honorable. It is not worthy of respect. If you are a westerner who is considering joining the military, you should choose a different career path instead. Don’t thank soldiers for their “service”. Don’t…
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[ad_1] From Judge Gretchen Lund (N.D. Ind.) Monday in Chen v. Univ. of Notre Dame; the plaintiffs’ Complaint focuses on a Notre Dame Law School Religious Liberty Clinic amicus brief in an Argentina court that included allegedly false “website content and related activities accusing China of genocide and crimes against the human rights of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.” Plaintiffs’ Complaint contains very few allegations involving Plaintiffs themselves; largely, the Complaint references alleged harms to “mainland China” and Chinese people generally. There are only six paragraphs in which Plaintiffs identify harm they have suffered. Each are discussed below. Paragraph 71 alleges that…
[ad_1] The USS Liberty being escorted to Malta after an attack by Israeli air and naval forces that killed 34 members of her crew and wounded another 171. Photo: US Navy. In early June of 1967, at the onset of the Six-Day War, the Pentagon sent the USS Liberty from Spain into international waters off the coast of Gaza to monitor the progress of Israel’s attack on the Arab states. The Liberty was a lightly armed surveillance ship. Only hours after the Liberty arrived, it was spotted by the Israeli military. The IDF sent out reconnaissance planes to identify the…