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Reality Winner

mardi 15 juin 2021 à 02:00

Reality Winner has been released on probation, but the US government practice of imprisoning whistleblowers by calling them "spies" is only getting worse.

Splitting from ALEC

mardi 15 juin 2021 à 02:00

A campaign calls on companies to split from ALEC. That organization lobbies states to adopt right-wing policies that hurt poor people, democracy, or both.

Firing school teachers

lundi 14 juin 2021 à 02:00

One candidate for mayor of New York wants to fire most of the public school teachers, leaving only a few "great" teachers, each of whom will "teach" 400 students.

This would make sense if students were mass-produced, identical machines.

Israel demands block of shipment

lundi 14 juin 2021 à 02:00

Israel demanded that Egypt block the shipment of construction materials needed to rebuild Gaza's destroyed houses, on the grounds that some of it might be used to rebuild HAMAS's military facilities.

Fortunately, Egypt is disregarding that demand. Biden pledged funds to help rebuild Gaza, and must have urged Egypt to allow in the necessary materials to do it.

Over 2,000 Palestinians arrested

lundi 14 juin 2021 à 02:00

Israeli thugs have arrested over 2,000 Palestinians, in many cases over obviously bogus charges. Some were protesting; some were at home. Some are journalists, but journalists were arrested despite not being at protests.

Sometimes the thugs attacked protesters with violence and then did not let them get medical treatment.

Sometimes the thugs did not allow volunteer lawyers to meet with the prisoners.