Voices, The Peoples News
March 4, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden Administration Considers Allowing Use of Medicaid Funds to House Migrants in One Democratic State: The Biden administration’s push for Medicaid to cover housing and other social needs comes as blue cities and states overwhelmed by the number of immigrants arriving from the border have been demanding more federal support to provide them shelter and care.
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Border officials see massive new surge at southern border: The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023, according to government statistics. That was the highest monthly total on record, easily eclipsing the previous peak of about 224,000 encounters in May 2022.
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Joe Biden knowingly and purposely blew up the border in 2021, don’t believe his blame game now: President Biden was inaugurated Jan. 20, 2021. Weeks later, Feb. 2, he issued the executive order that began the unraveling at the border in earnest. The border crisis isn’t something that happened to Biden. It’s not a product of circumstances or understandable policy mistakes made under duress. No, he sought it and created it, on principle and as a matter of urgency. The new president set out in his initial days and weeks in office to destroy what President Donald Trump had built, most consequentially in the Feb. 2 executive order.
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Federal appeals court to allow controversial Texas immigration law to take effect, if SCOTUS doesn’t intervene: Judge David Alan Ezra wrote in his Thursday decision to halt the law that “If allowed to proceed, SB 4 could open the door to each state passing its own version of immigration laws.” Texas appealed the ruling, with Republican Gov. Greg Abbott saying, “We will not back down in our fight to protect our state — and our nation — from President Biden’s border crisis.” The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of Ezra’s decision but put its ruling on hold for seven days
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Senegalese migrants illegally crossing US border relying on TikTok, WhatsApp to plan their journeys from Nicaragua to the US: ‘It’s not something hidden’: Ba, 40, was deported from the U.S. with 131 compatriots in September after two months in detention, but thousands of other Senegalese have gained a foothold in America. Many turn to savvy travel agents who know the route — touted on social media by those who’ve successfully settled in the U.S.
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US Court Stops Texas Enforcement of Law Against Illegal Border Crossings: Senate Bill 4 was Texas’ latest attempt to deter people from crossing the Texas-Mexico border amid a surge in migration. A federal judge in Austin on Thursday halted a new state law that would allow Texas police to arrest people suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. The law, Senate Bill 4, was scheduled to take effect Tuesday.
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Mass Casualty Incident at US-Mexico Border: At least 10 migrants were injured after falling from a border wall in California on Saturday. The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department declared a “mass casualty” incident after Border Patrol agents sought help for those injured near Border Field State Park, local media reported.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global They fled Ukraine to the Netherlands. Why are they being expelled? The expulsion order came after a high court of the Netherlands ruled in January that a European Union policy that allowed both Ukrainian nationals and residents to settle in the country since the war would no longer apply to temporary residents.
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Ukraine Migrants To US Are Becoming Homeless As Funding Dries Up: A number of migrants who sought refuge from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in New York have been left homeless, after the state government stopped funding a Ukrainian-supporting charity.
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How many illegal immigrants in the U.S. are on welfare? According to a recent study, 59% of illegal alien households receive at least one major form of government handouts. We estimate that 59.4 percent of illegal immigrant households use one or more welfare programs. Compared to the U.S.-born, illegal-headed households use every program at statistically significant higher rates than the U.S.-born, except for SSI, TANF, and housing.
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# Corporations / Industry
Walmart closes 23 more stores across 15 US states in mass closures – see full list
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More than 2,800 stores are closing across the US in 2023. Here’s the full list.
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What is chemical recycling? Chemical recycling explained: It may sound wrong these days, when sustainability is on top of everyone’s agenda, but plastic is, in fact, pretty fantastic: it’s lightweight yet strong and really durable. Since its invention, plastics have revolutionized sectors like healthcare, where they are essential to patient and health worker safety. Unfortunately, far too much plastics end up in our environment. The good news? There is a way to convert plastic waste into value-added products that boost circularity: chemical recycling.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
U.S. national debt spinning out of control, adding $1 trillion every three months: The U.S. began adding $1 trillion worth of debt about every three months beginning last June, a Bank of America investment strategist Michael Hartnett first pointed out in an investment note published last week. The national debt is currently $34.48 trillion and rising.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
US to Sell Off Entire Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve: Under a bill providing funding for the U.S. Department of Energy for the fiscal year, a million barrels of the government’s strategic reserve of petroleum would be sold off, the same amount as in the NGSR, located in New York Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts and South Portland, Maine.
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Just How Much Money Do CO2 Pipeline Companies Stand to Make From the Inflation Reduction Act? Summit Carbon Solutions, whose proposed pipeline in the Midwest would be the largest of its kind globally, could qualify for more than $10 billion in federal tax credits alone. The tax credit’s value, at up to $85 per ton of carbon dioxide captured and stored, far exceeds the estimated costs of running carbon capture on ethanol plants, which numerous estimates place between $20 and $40 per ton.
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# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global Less Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble: White spruce are spreading in the high north, thanks to extra snow. That “Arctic greening” has serious climate implications.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology Dates printed on your food aren’t about expiration: What they really mean: That date does not signify when the product has expired, the Food and Drug Administration explains. The FDA only requires a “use by” date on infant formula — this is to ensure “the formula contains not less than the quantity of each nutrient as described on the label,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture explains.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu rival visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked a top Cabinet minister heading to Washington on Sunday for talks with U.S. officials, according to an Israeli official, signaling widening cracks within the country’s leadership.
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Death toll rises from Russian drone strike on Ukrainian port city, as China’s envoy tours Moscow: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses after a Russian drone strike destroyed an apartment block in the southern port city of Odesa and killed at least 11 people.
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A woman clutching an infant is found in the rubble of Ukraine building after Russian drone strike: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Western allies to boost Ukraine’s air defenses after a Russian drone strike destroyed an apartment block in the southern port city of Odesa and killed at least 11 people. Officials on Sunday said the bodies of a boy — and a young woman clutching an infant — were pulled from Saturday’s rubble.
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What to watch for as China’s major political meeting of the year gets underway: The National People’s Congress annual meeting is being closely watched for any signals on what the ruling Communist Party might do to reenergize China’s economy. And China watchers will parse the annual defense budget and the possible introduction of a new foreign minister.
One burning issue dominates as the 2024 session of China’s legislature gets underway this week: the economy.
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Iran’s troubling move into Africa and the war in Sudan you haven’t noticed: Iran has moved into Africa, sending military supplies to the Islamist military government in Sudan, now struggling for survival in the face of a powerful militia and civilian movement that, in 2019, started a democratic revolution to end Islamist rule with the support of the U.S.
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Gaza women describe Israeli kidnapping, interrogations: In the latest report from the ground in Gaza, 39-year-old mother Abier Mohammed Gheben describes how invading Israeli forces kidnapped her and subjected her to humiliation and violent threats as they interrogated her in captivity. Israel has flaunted its mass abduction, public humiliation and torture of men of all ages across the Gaza Strip, but its abuse of Palestinian women has received less exposure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/29/freed-israeli-hostages-tell-families-of-ordeal-in-gaza-captivity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drcr8HiCD$
Satellite photos appear to show that North Korea has paused supplying artillery shells to Russia, reports say: Russian ships transporting North Korean shells to Russia may have paused, analysts say. It is believed that North Korea has sent up to three million shells to Russia.
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# Gov / Politics
Must watch video from a poster on Facebook … Untitled
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Another video posted by a young man named Tony talking with Echo
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And yet another: Lazor beam fire storm
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What Constitutes Treason? It is the act of waging war against the United States or materially aiding its enemies. Article III, Section 3, Clause
1: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
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Republicans Struggle to Explain Away Their Hypocrisy on IVF: Some Republicans joined Democrats in expressing alarm over a ruling this week by the Alabama Supreme Court that jeopardized future access to in vitro fertilization, giving allies of President Joe Biden new fuel for their efforts to center abortion access in the presidential election.
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Biden Is Bankrolling Israel’s War Amid Growing Financial Hardship at Home: The president has prioritized military spending over helping American families cover the rising costs of child care. In late October, President Joe Biden issued two supplemental funding requests. The first, primarily to support Israel’s war on Gaza and Ukraine’s war against Russia, became the $95 billion National Security Act, which the Senate passed in February.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/03/01/biden-israel-gaza-weapons-child-care/*:*:text=In*20late*20October*2C*20President*20Joe,the*20Senate*20passed*20in*20February__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drR9qF0Yh$
A fraction of Texans will vote in Tuesday’s primary. They’ll decide who runs the state: In Texas, who will run the state is usually decided in the spring. And it’s a much smaller share of people who participate in those elections.
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Hunter Biden sought $5 million to try to quash indictment for Ukrainian oligarch, ex-partner says: Biden sought roughly $5 million from fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Dmitri Firtash to help try to quash a U.S. indictment while his father was vice president and presiding over U.S.-Ukraine policy, according to an eyewitness to the testimony.
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Haley wins District of Columbia GOP presidential primary, first win of her campaign: Haley is the first woman to win a Republican primary, her campaign has said, but faces steep odds with Donald Trump expected to secure the nomination
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‘Be careful what you ask for’: If Donald Trump’s wildest fantasy comes true, Joe Biden could become his worst nightmare. Trump should probably sit down and rethink this particular choice in life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/be-careful-what-you-ask-for-if-donald-trumps-wildest-fantasy-comes-true-joe-biden-could-become-his-worst-nightmare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drfyijm5W$
“Online Trump worship has offline consequences,” MAGA makes plans for ‘apocalyptic battle’: “Whether battle is in the spiritual or physical realm, a large portion of Trump’s base believes warfare is ongoing.” Trump and his attorneys are arguing that he is above the law like a king or emperor because while president he supposedly had the unlimited power to do such things as command that his political rivals be murdered and take bribes in exchange for pardons and other political favors. In a parallel argument, Donald Trump is now telling his followers that he is the Chosen One, a messiah or prophet of “god” and “Jesus Christ” who is a tool of destiny, which means he is outside of human law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2024/03/04/online-worshiphas-offline-consequences-maga-makes-plans-for-apocalyptic-battle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drZJUDJK5$
Senate Republican advises Trump to stay out of race to succeed McConnell: Two GOP senators are cautioning former President Trump from getting involved in the high-stakes race to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) when he leaves Republican leadership later this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/03/03/mcconnell-trump-senate-republicans-congress__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drUHSZ1Hv$
Texas Newspaper Issues Warning About Secession: As Super Tuesday approaches, Republican primary voters in Texas should beware.There has been growing interest in what would happen if Texas did vote to become an independent nation, as it was for nine years between declaring independence from Mexico in 1836 and joining the U.S. in 1845. Such calls have been intensified by tensions between authorities in Texas and the federal government over how to handle the influx of migrants crossing into the U.S. from the southern border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/texas-newspaper-warns-about-secession-pledge-1875324*:*:text=In*20an*20opinion*20piece*20published,voters*20in*20Texas*20should*20beware__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2dre7YdQq9$
See also: The Annexation of Texas, the Mexican-American War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: The Mexican-American War in 1848, ended with the signing and ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1848.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://history.state.gov/milestones/1830-1860/texas-annexation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drUFCmuac$
The turnout gap between white and Black voters is growing, study finds: The gap is increasing nationwide, especially in counties that had been subject to federal oversight until the Supreme Court invalidated preclearance in 2013.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/growing-racial-disparities-voter-turnout-2008-2022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drQdvvKNu$
Trump Says Biden’s Border Policies Are a ‘Conspiracy to Overthrow’ the US: Biden’s administration, Trump contended, seeks “to collapse the American system, nullify the will of the actual American voters and establish a new base of power that gives them control for generations.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-03-02/trump-says-bidens-border-policies-are-a-conspiracy-to-overthrow-the-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drWCS9Cld$
“Texit” A Push for Texas Seceding From the U.S. Is Gaining Momentum: At a recent conference that featured a sitting state senator, so-called “TEXIT” supporters celebrated their movement’s incremental gains. Standing in front of a massive state flag on Saturday, Claver Kamau-Imani outlined his utopian vision of a Nation of Texas that he believes is just on the horizon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/15/texas-secession-texit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drXQzwKoZ$
# Medical / Health
Much Stronger Than Fentanyl, Nitazene Presents a Looming Crisis: What to know about the drug that can be 10 times as potent as fentanyl. Fentanyl is largely fueling the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history, but nitazenes are 20 times more powerful. Nitazenes are a class of opioids now found in pills and powder sold on the street. And while Narcan can help reverse an overdose, it may take much more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nitazenes-fentanyl-substance-use-drug-supply-opioid-death-colorado/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drUpHejOZ$
Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading: The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. Untreated, the disease can pass to newborns, killing them or leaving them with disabilities. As cases rise sharply, the government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages. Since this is entirely preventable, a baby born with syphilis is a shameful sign of a failing public health system. In 2022, the most recent year for which the CDC has data available, more than 3,700 babies were infected with syphilis, including nearly 300 who were stillborn or died as infants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/how-federal-government-fails-stop-syphilis-babies-pregnancy*:*:text=Since*20this*20is*20entirely*20preventable,stillborn*20or*20died*20as*20infants__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drao4B4Dw$
Their States Banned Abortion, Doctors Now Say They Can’t Give Women Potential Lifesaving Care: In Tennessee and other states that banned abortion, doctors are left to debate high-risk pregnancy cases with their colleagues. ProPublica takes an exclusive look inside those discussions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-doctor-decisions-hospital-committee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2draIkliMl$
# Military / DOD
Chemical Research and Spy Satellites; Secret Military Bases You’ve Never Heard Of: From hazardous mountaintop forts to impenetrable underground bunkers, these are the most fascinating facilities on the planet. The design of a base needs to address the immediate needs of a military while still being versatile enough to remain useful as threats and technology evolve.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/design/g152/strangest-military-bases-gallery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drcC8_TyL$
‘Trade blood for machinery’: Fort Moore platoon tests robots, drones for combat: Infantrymen spent months conducting Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment operations, working with aerial drones and ground robots to lead the Army’s effort of incorporating machines directly into infantry formations. The integration of RCVs on the front line during the fight against a determined and world-class opposing force (OPFOR) at the National Training Center (NTC) during Project Convergence 22 (PC22) greatly enhanced 1-7 Cavalry’s ability to fight and win across all mission types while mitigating threats posed to the troopers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.moore.army.mil/armor/earmor/content/issues/2023/Summer/3Speakes-McMath23.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drYmIao1r$
# Science
Why Are Scientists Building a Humungous Tunnel Under South Dakota? Scientists are hoping to discover some of the mysteries of the origins of our universe by building a large tunnel under South Dakota. They believe some of the secrets of the “Big Bang” could be answered in the process. The tunnel will stretch a jaw-dropping 800 miles from South Dakota to Illinois when completed. But why?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://b1027.com/groundbreaking-tunnel-project-under-south-dakota/*:*:text=Scientists*20are*20hoping*20to*20discover,Dakota*20to*20Illinois*20when*20completed__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drSNcUinp$
# Social
Nebraska’s New Racist “Stand Your Ground” Law Puts Us All in Danger: A society of armed individuals carrying concealed weapons, who perceive strangers as attackers and have no duty to de-escalate, doesn’t make anyone more safe. Such laws—defining how and where a person can defend themselves when they feel their life is in danger—are directly linked to rising gun deaths and racist violence in the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/nebraska-stand-your-ground-law/*:*:text=A*20society*20of*20armed*20individuals,t*20make*20anyone*20more*20safe__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drXNd6455$
Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs Are Fat-Shaming Men Into White Nationalism: Fitness groups and fight clubs exclusively for white men, known as “active clubs,” have become a crucial recruitment tool for white nationalists in the U.S. To appeal to disaffected, young, white men, these groups tone down their overt racism and sexism, at least initially, in favor of messages of self-improvement and brotherhood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7evgw/neo-nazi-fight-clubs-robert-rundo-fat-shaming-white-nationalism__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drWrLlqCD$
Residents heartbroken after city rips out shared garden: ‘This is what they are destroying … a garden that we used to feed ourselves’: “I can just never imagine how the people who are doing this can see themselves as anything other than the villains.” Seattle residents had been enjoying a community garden they’d planted in 2020 in Cal Anderson Park as part of the Black Lives Matter protests — until the city decided to rip it up and replace it with turf.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/community-garden-cal-anderson-park-seattle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1dQ8QXNCDeBkPyDxJwF6Uz-4G4ZZw0st1ajGQuliR7ZuQ5NI7pZcHlkJ9mLejzR4ftsUBvlTEsZIwObeZqGqJF2drZj-BGUX$
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