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Approval for war

mardi 17 avril 2018 à 02:00

Some in Congress remind the bully that the constitution says he must get Congressional approval to start a war.

Here's what Sanders said.

Water for crossers

mardi 17 avril 2018 à 02:00

Stricter patrolling of the border with Mexico regularly kills people trying to cross. Volunteers set out water jugs so crossers don't die of thirst.

Border thugs often destroy water jugs, sometimes making contemptuous statements while doing so. They express the wish to deter crossers by killing some.

That's the right way to treat companies (which are not people), but the wrong way to treat people.

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

mardi 17 avril 2018 à 02:00

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, activist for Muslim women's rights, had a visa to visit the US to speak. But the US cancelled her visa when she arrived.

The bully despises women and hates Muslims, so naturally he would want to deport any advocate for Muslim women.

Refugee stuck in airport

mardi 17 avril 2018 à 02:00

Syrian refugee Hassan al-Kontar is living in a corridor in the Kuala Lumpur airport. He is fleeing to avoid being conscripted to fight for Assad. He was connecting through Kuala Lumpur when Turkish Airlines inexplicably refused to let him fly onward.

Palestinian minors

mardi 17 avril 2018 à 02:00

B'Tselem: Minors in Jeopardy: Violation of the Rights of Palestinian Minors by Israel’s Military Courts.

They are being treated in ways that systematically pressure even many adults into false confessions.