[GOP FRACTURES, Part VI] John Boehner's Narrative of the Birth!

By artappraiser on Sat, 04/03/2021 - 6:31pm |

AND BOY IS IT JUICY! John Boehner served as speaker of the United States House of Representatives for nearly five years (January 2011-October 2015)....; this essay is adapted from his book ON THE HOUSE, to be published by St. Martin’s Press on April 13, 2021.

Former GOP @SpeakerBoehner book excerpt: “There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless asshole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Senator Ted Cruz.”https://t.co/njyNAR0O70 via @politico
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 2, 2021

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Republicans quietly say Gaetz's days in Congress are numbered https://t.co/8YSglCvi4i pic.twitter.com/0wF2LmdQ00
— The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2021

If it's in The Hill, it's pretty much a done deal?

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/03/2021 - 7:11pm

SNL opening skit was "the Britney Spears show", with her welcoming three guests with public sexual issues in the following order:

Lil Nas X
Pepe Le Pew
Matt Gaetz

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/03/2021 - 11:30pm

“I’ve known Mike Pence forever,” Inhofe said Tuesday night. “I’ve never seen Pence as angry as he was today.

“I had a long conversation with him,” said Inhofe. “He said, ‘After all the things I’ve done for (Trump).’”https://t.co/CUeikMLOb4
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/04/2021 - 2:53am

Reachout to GOP bad idea -
aliens can be dangerous

"There are some colleagues of mine that believe we should reach out to them. I think that’s a terrible idea. We all know what happened to Montezuma when he met Cortés in Mexico"

String theorist Michio Kaku: 'Reaching out to aliens is a terrible idea' https://t.co/BghlfTr4lD
— Amanda Scott (@tantriclens) April 6, 2021

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 3:28am

No politician in the country examines his actions or statements through the lens of what corporate donors will think more obsessively than Mitch McConnell - this is likely projection https://t.co/QzuZiZG8Mn
— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) April 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 10:56am

^ a related reminder that corporations getting uppity at the GOP about election integrity is several months old, it started back before Jan. 6 and snowballed massively after Jan. 6; evidence here on my long news thread:

BUSINESS LEADERS URGE CONGRESS TO CERTIFY BIDEN WIN

Started by artappraiser on Mon, 01/04/2021 - 3:56pm |

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 11:06am

This is as angry as you're ever likely to see @LeaderMcConnell. https://t.co/YNzf1rPXbR
— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) April 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 11:20am

California deserves to be governed by trans Trump supporter https://t.co/dqtlCshTuR
— Wesley Yang (@wesyang) April 6, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/06/2021 - 10:31pm

Will be 72 by November. I think I remember when Jerry Brown Jr (not his father) was governor the first time, back in Doonesbury Gov. Moonbeam days when he was dating Linda Ronstadt. Maybe Arnie can run again to be the "even *olderer than dirt* candidate.

[ok, Arnie's just 1 yr older than Jenner; Jerry's 10 years older. Still, an Olympian contest seems in order.]

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 12:12am

Re axios story Caitlin Jenner possibly running for gov, Brad Parscale - who is said to have known Jenner for several years - is advising her on building her team. He is not the campaign manager but providing guidance on who to fill specific roles.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 7, 2021

Caroline Wren is said to be involved in the Jenner effort. Wren is a former Trump campaign official who helped with Mark Meadows/CPI event this weekend that overlaps with RNC retreat.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 7:30pm

Jenner is pretty famous but is she really famous enough to be qualified to be governor of such a large and complicated state? Meryl Streep is significantly more famous so is obviously more qualified. And Jennifer Aniston is famous, funny, and a member of the cast of friends so would make a better governor. Julia Roberts was a whore in Pretty Women so she isn't just famous but has experience as an oppressed underclass. I just think we need someone more famous than Jenner.

by ocean-kat on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 8:15pm

Julia knows Richard Gere who knows the Dalai Lama. Though Brad Pitt taught the Dalai Lama (in a movie). But neither is transgender. I'm so torn. What's Demi Moore up to?

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:55am

While I agree that Six Degrees of Separation is one of the best ways to pick a governor if we're going to go that route Kevin Bacon wins hands down.

by ocean-kat on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 1:12am

Yeah, but white male privileged degrees don't equal "freedom"

[i think there's some truth to Kevin Bacon's omnirelatability, since he actively worked to destroy the early ratpack image he had and continually switched to new genres, "destroying" his career yet giving him a widespread decent living and extremely diverse portfolio. He's not a megastar box office attraction Matt Damon, but a "Kevin Bacon night" would be more interesting than Bourne, Mars, and a bad Boston gangster movie.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 1:27am

Pence is planning his own advocacy group, giving him a perch from which to possibly run for president. NB: He's not on the schedules for the RNC spring retreat this weekend https://t.co/t92mL0DWbl
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 12:37pm

nearly lol:

NRCC warns donors Trump will find out if they opt out of monthly donations https://t.co/GqOO5t9JDX postpolitics
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) April 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 7:47pm

Gonna need lots more money to pay lawyers:

NEW: Investigators from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office today seized several boxes and a laptop computer's worth of financial records as part of their ongoing investigation into former President Donald Trump's financial dealings. https://t.co/dXgH1y0pk9 axios
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) April 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 2:14pm

by Max Boot:

The GOP can't be saved. We may see "Biden Republicans" emerge from the ashes of the party.https://t.co/h9BVtsHE7s
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) April 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 9:51pm

Why The Republican Party Isn’t Rebranding After 2020

By Perry Bacon Jr. @ FiveThirtyEight.com, April 6

Typically, after losing a presidential election, a political party will undertake an intense intra-party debate over why it didn’t win and how the party needs to change to take back the White House. Democrats did so after losing in 1988, 2000, 2004 and 2016. In fact, even after winning in 2020 — taking control of the White House and U.S. Senate and maintaining control in the U.S. House — Democrats are having an intra-party debate, trying to figure out why they didn’t win more House seats and struggled with Latino voters. Republicans, too, have had such debates, after losses in 1996, 2008 and 2012.

But not this time.

Despite Republicans losing the White House and Senate in 2020, and thus being totally swept out of power in Washington,1 there’s been no official “autopsy” or widespread consideration of appointing new leaders or anything else. In the period after the 1988 presidential election, the Republican Party has lost the popular vote in all but one presidential race (2004). It has lost three of the last four presidential elections and allowed itself to be dominated by former President Donald Trump, who was twice impeached for breaking with democratic values. But it is moving forward like none of that really happened.

Some examples:

[....]

The collective decision of conservative activists and Republican elected officials to stay on the anti-democratic, racist trajectory that the GOP had been on before Trump — but that he accelerated — is perhaps the most important story in American politics right now. At this moment, it’s unclear whether one of America’s two major political parties truly believes in democracy.

Why has there not been such a reckoning among conservatives and Republicans? This is a hard question to answer precisely because the Republican Party isn’t one thing, and the incentives of right-wing media outlets such as Fox News or Newsmax are different from those of elected officials such as Sen. Mitch McConnell. But based on my own reporting and interviews with people who are studying the Republican Party closely, I’d offer five (overlapping) theories.

[....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 4:54am

Pompeo will be Fox's foreign policy guy

In this new role at @FoxNews, I intend to give viewers a candid, no-nonsense look at geopolitics, international relations and the America First policies that helped chart the course for American prosperity and security.https://t.co/pZf9dFVXj6
— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) April 8, 2021

so Newsmax & OAN etc. going to have to find radical alternatives.

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 2:18pm

Trump alumni having a hard time getting the traditional post-presidency corporate gigs:

Bill Barr’s law firm won’t rehire him.

Mike Pompeo can’t find a corporate gig.

Headhunters don’t see any interest for Elaine Chao.

And no Trump Cabinet officials from the final quarter of his term have been picked to join S&P 500 boards.

Oh well. https://t.co/m7IBaCAkwD
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 2:21pm

Bill Scher retweeted "Red Bull, Elon Musk, and Matt Gaetz":

The GOP is now just a "lifestyle brand" and "Republican voters don’t care about tangible government outcomes," writes @JVLast https://t.co/S7DXRFqT28
— Napp Nazworth (@NappNazworth) April 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 3:47pm

Incredible that these people continue to retain 501(c)3 tax-exempt status. It really is time to dismantle the infrastructure of the far right before it devours US demcoracy. https://t.co/8ysA1bzcyh https://t.co/yip9XyWrc0 pic.twitter.com/WuupjuDc0E
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) April 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 4:09pm

Kinzinger grabbing the moment to try to start erasing some of the Trump stain:

Rep. Adam Kinzinger becomes the first congressional Republican to call on Rep. Matt Gaetz to resign in the face of a federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations https://t.co/om89znnAVe
— CNN (@CNN) April 9, 2021

We'll see. I agree with whatever article I read (think it might have been the Max Boot op-ed upthread) that especially after Trump, there's the GOP model of not having to actually legislate or do one's executive job. Rather if you want that base, your job is to stay in the news saying outrageous stuff, does not matter how. And being a victim is good too.

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/08/2021 - 10:49pm

One of the big perks of being out of power, a back-bencher, was more time to go out and pick up chicks, but i think they just blew that one. Maybe. Perhaps it's good advertising. I remember quite a few Republican women had "Trump can grab my pussy" tees. (Don't recall if these were with husbands.) Will it work for Matt? Maybe he's one of those types who'll get married in jail.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 1:12am

yeah, I see there's development of a victimhood narrative at the hands of the "deep state", natch:

Another attendee—with Gaetz—of the secretive December 21 pre-insurrection strategy session at the White House has spoken up in Gaetz's defense. So now there's this, and Trump giving Gaetz his lawyer (Trump was at the meeting). What happened on December 21? https://t.co/KUi5PeBWUA
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) April 9, 2021

And Gaetz stories fit perfectly with the whole topic of sex trafficking which is one of Qanon's favs, why wouldn't the "deep state" use against others that which they are expert at themselves?

It will be interesting to see how Kinzinger types try to fight this...

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 4:56pm

NRA ex-pres bombs in court

(who knew the rank-and-file supported yachts, $300k designer suits, odd bankruptcy she'll corps and mysterious payouts for "Russia"?)

https://www.salon.com/2021/04/08/nra-chief-wayne-lapierre-faces-tough-qu...

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 3:33am

Subtext of @allymutnick scoop about strong House Republican recruiting early on:

GOP looking for military veterans to run, in part to neutralize the potential backlash of Jan. 6:https://t.co/YBYfrPb2Z7
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) April 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 4:27pm

This is the party of law and order? The Kansas Senate majority leader had blood alcohol twice the legal limit and called an officer 'donut boy.’ https://t.co/ty1OJkwEqy
— PatriotTakes (@patriottakes) April 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 6:19pm

I support the Libertarians who insist upon their right to kill themselves as long as I am not the collateral damage to the freedom being exercised.

Previous culture wars were more complex.

by moat on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 9:00pm

good point!

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 10:53pm

I've even supported retroactive abortions in certain cases.

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 2:51am

Interesting Boehner regret on Clinton impeachment and how they only did it b/c R’s were sure it would help them in the midterms. https://t.co/21wBGw2WhV pic.twitter.com/RSIfF2clsD
— Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) April 10, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 5:01pm

Sounds juicy https://t.co/s236yalWiq
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) April 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 8:43pm

Trump appearing at RNC donor retreat:

There were votes for “saintly Joe Biden.” https://t.co/XWnquWNisY
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 10:31pm

In his list of people he praised - like Kristi Noem and DeSantis and Meadows - Trump never mentioned Matt Gaetz, per attendee.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 10:55pm

New: Former President Trump attacked Mitch McConnell as a "dumb son of a bitch" in his speech at the RNC donor retreat tonight, per an attendee.
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) April 11, 2021

Trump also said he wished that Mike Pence “had the courage" regarding not supporting certifying the election and that he was "so disappointed” (though he said he also likes Pence).
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) April 11, 2021

So yes, Trump "complicates everything so much," as GOP fund-raiser Fred Zeidman said.

W/ @maggieNYT and @jmartNYT: https://t.co/7dCILWW9z8
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) April 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/10/2021 - 11:20pm

Kultyah wars all they got

Ernst says Dems keep trying to "hijack" VAWA "for their own agenda on everything from gun control to sexual orientation."

On the gun control bit, she's referring to Dems trying to update VAWA so someone who has been *convicted* of abusing a person they're dating can't get a gun.
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) April 11, 2021

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 04/12/2021 - 2:59am

Yglesias retweeted Kristol recommending Noah Smith's piece on a new GOP core ideology; I recommend it too

“So how did we get here? Why is the Great Replacement now increasingly core to the conservative worldview? First, it makes sense to ask who or what the folks on the right think is actually being replaced.” https://t.co/slTPo9pTx3
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 15, 2021

Had no trouble accessing it--I think Smith's substack pieces are free of charge?

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/15/2021 - 4:25pm

Ken Buck, who wants to break up Big Tech, is attacking the nativist wing of the GOP. These sorts of inter party clashes are what create change in political parties. https://t.co/yrARbDOr7U
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 17, 2021

The first GOP leader who is able to fuse the gains the party made with minorities and workers in 2020 with a modest increase among people turned off by conservative variations of nativism and tribalism is going to have the winning formula against the Democrats.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) April 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 10:30pm

War is politics by other means. We've extended politics, so war has subsided - too messy anyway the profits diner justify the outcomes, and you can get the weapons payoff without actual battles. Except domestic battles.

Good someone recognizes that liberals promoted "replacement" and now are upset the right is upset about it.

Meanwhile I'm largely happy to have whatever immigrants with some obvious numeric limits if they're somewhat able to work and think and don't bring guns. Most immigrants rave like weird Americans after 1 year anyway.

(btw, looks like <100k war deaths globally in 2020, Yemen & Afghanistan the bigger ones at 19k each

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_armed_conflicts_in_2020)

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 04/17/2021 - 2:48am

yez:

I know that the “defund police” and “socialism” gets most of the credit for GOP wins in the House last year, but I don’t think that we give enough credit to the fact that R’s recruited women/and people of color who didn’t look like or have the same style as Trump.
— amy walter (@amyewalter) April 19, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/19/2021 - 11:36pm

There was a funny back-and-forth this week between John Bolton and Trump over how much weight Trump still carried in the GOP primaries.

The real question, though, is how much sway he has over the base relative to the always-on right-wing media ecosystem. https://t.co/Lrai8wW9Y6
— Philip Bump (@pbump) April 23, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 04/22/2021 - 11:02pm

I got a first look at a new effort from anti-Trump conservative group @AccountableGOP. They graded GOP lawmakers on whether they're upholding or undermining democracy. Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise both received an "F" grade. Liz Cheney got an "A." https://t.co/maQoaQxXA8 pic.twitter.com/YFzZzaGONM
— Clare Foran (@ckmarie) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 2:53pm

Rep. Liz Cheney publicly broke from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, saying an independent commission should focus solely on the Capitol insurrection, not include other instances of political violence, like Black Lives Matter and Antifa protests. https://t.co/uoaRlx8lEJ
— Axios (@axios) April 26, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/26/2021 - 7:21pm

The GOP doctors serving in Congress put out a PSA about getting a COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/Kv3nIxFWaz
— Alex Miller (@AlexMillerNews) April 27, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 1:49pm

OIC! Their ad is very much of the moment, it says "want back the freedom of not wearing a mask? get vaccinated!" It is fighting the Tucker Carlsen forces quite cleverly. Justin Amash wouldn't even have the opportunity to make his true libertarian point if they had their way.

If you don’t want to wear a mask outside, then don’t. If you do want to, then go ahead. Respect other people’s choices, including the choices of parents. Absolutely do not call the police or contact child protective services. Leave people alone as you want to be left alone. https://t.co/ufDIddr7m1
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) April 27, 2021

At the same time, Amash is absolutely making a very good point: calling social services on parents' choices is just so "it takes a village." Hypocrisy to the max

by artappraiser on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 1:58pm

Mitt continues with the integrity thing:

Sen. Mitt Romney was booed by over 2,100 Republican delegates for the party’s state convention: "I’m a man who says what he means, and you know I was not a fan of our last president’s character issues,” Romney said as crowd shouted “traitor” or “communist”https://t.co/jJKMPZBFHJ
— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) May 1, 2021

“You can boo all you like,” said Romney. “I’ve been a Republican all of my life. My dad was the governor of Michigan and I was the Republican nominee for president in 2012.” https://t.co/jJKMPZBFHJ
— Amanda Golden (@amandawgolden) May 1, 2021

And Romney will be reelected...
The delegates are detached from their own constituents
— njevancik (@nevancik1) May 2, 2021

and speaking of voters not being edjumcated on another thread

When I think Communist, the first guy who comes to mind is the one who worked for Bain Capital
— tullymox ❄️ (@tullymox) May 1, 2021

He's certainly got confidence in spades. I think that often goes along with being a religious believer? Joe's got that, too. Same with Pence? Even though he sold his soul to be Trump's V.P., as soon as he is out he's back to an olde fashioned right-wing conservative Christian ideology as if nothing happened; still thinks God has his back, no matter what? Instead of pandering to Trump fans under Trump, he would just sit there and be silent.

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 8:33pm

Romney has played square regarding humans being treated as humans. He didn't come up with the idea by himself.

by moat on Sat, 05/01/2021 - 9:17pm

I think this bit in @sbg1’s latest story hasn’t been reported before.

Liz Cheney orchestrated the Washington Post op-Ed by all ten former living Defense Secretaries. That op-Ed warned against involving the US military in any election disputes. https://t.co/KIA5tvScTO pic.twitter.com/H8YwbbdGkL
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 7, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 2:03am

The enemy of my enemy is sometimes my friend, even if a complex friendship.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 05/07/2021 - 2:39am

Cheney grew distressed when the NRCC presented polling from key districts at a GOP retreat but omitted numbers showing Trump’s deep unpopularity. This & other new details from inside the story of a raging GOP dispute. @michaelscherer @jdawsey1 @danlamothe https://t.co/Sr56MTfyXz
— Rosalind Helderman (@PostRoz) May 8, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/08/2021 - 10:46pm

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, said Sunday that he was alarmed that more members of his party haven't spoken out about former President Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection https://t.co/BQgkrAATtX
— POLITICO (@politico) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 4:33pm

A large majority of Americans, and about half of Republicans, say that undocumented immigrants should be able to stay in the country legally. pic.twitter.com/DI37CXdSIp
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) May 9, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/09/2021 - 5:52pm

In the News

Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

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The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

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Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

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Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

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By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

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All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

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BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

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Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

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[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

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Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

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By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

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@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

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"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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