[Where is the GOP headed?] DeSantis Lambasts ‘Medical Industrial Complex,’ Seeks Drug Rules

By artappraiser on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 4:36pm |

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida renewed calls to slap new regulations on the prescription drug plan industry in an effort to lower costs for consumers https://t.co/5YrlfKJHFJ
— Bloomberg (@business) January 12, 2023

Previous thread HERE includes news and analysis on McCarthy becoming Speaker of the House. (And recent news on George Santos is HERE.)

URL:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/desantis-blasts-medical-industrial-complex-seeks-prescription-drug-rules

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“People aren’t bigots because they ask questions,” Horn said. “That’s a legit question: Is the Republican Party, or even the Democratic Party ready for someone of the Sikh faith?

whisper campaign directed at Harmeet Dhillon is upending RNC chair race. https://t.co/qI3W2POfFy
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 12, 2023

this poll says they are way past ready:

WOW! JUST IN! 86% of Republicans want to see Harmeet Dhillon as the new chair of the RNC! Just 14% want to see Ronna McDaniel. This is from a just released Trafalgar Group Convention of States Action Poll. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT. @pnjaban More here. https://t.co/vEgrtgwI0B pic.twitter.com/aq7ycpKHnZ
— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) January 12, 2023

also big kahuna donor Bernie Marcus

BREAKING: Major GOP donor & Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus endorses Harmeet Dhillon (@pnjaban) for RNC Chair

He said “She’s a fighter in our courts, in the media, & elsewhere. The RNC needs someone with her real-world experience, tenacity, & toughness”https://t.co/1M06x4zLrn
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) January 11, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 9:47pm

“We can be especially proud of the City of Milwaukee (80.2% Dem Vote) casting 37,000 less votes than cast in the 2018 election with the major reduction happening in the overwhelming Black and Hispanic areas.”

—Wisconsin Republican official Robert Spindell https://t.co/QYUOZ1OlDi
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 13, 2023

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 10:31am

What I don't get about bragging about that is that I doubt it has much impact on results, if they actually caused it, that is. I also suspect a lot of those who didn't show up to vote realize the same thing - that it's not going to make a difference and they are too busy for the rigamarole. As it says, it's already 80% Dem. The only thing I can think of is that he's bragging to impress a base that dislikes urban ghetto culture that they try to disenfranchise them whether it matters or not (and once again, reality is it matters very little.)

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 1:06pm

p.s. what smart Dems would be worried about instead is whites and non-ghetto people of color in surrounding sympathetic exurban/suburban areas switching their usual vote from Dem. to Rep. because of things like riots in Wauwatosa and Kenosha or moving down white people in a parade.

A lot of similarities to Long Island in NY. If there are signs of urban problems encroaching, they'll switch to voting GOP. They or their parents worked hard to move away from "the ghetto" for good schools, safety, etc. and they don't want it folllowing them there. "The ghetto" on the other hand, votes the same as it always did, whether high turnout or low.

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 1:20pm

hmmm

"We will not be doing any negotiation over the debt ceiling" -- Karine Jean-Pierre pic.twitter.com/3Ik9vwG9I0
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 13, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 1:29pm

What’s great about this round of debt ceiling crisis is House Republicans haven’t even said publicly what they’re asking for, they just know they want a crisis and they’ll figure out what the crisis is about later.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 14, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/13/2023 - 10:31pm

Kari Lake Rips Republican Proposing Changes to Arizona Election Law https://t.co/rZjeO0IYws
— J. W. (@wolfjon4) January 14, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/14/2023 - 12:27am

Anti nanny state

So there’s indoor smoking on the House side of the Capitol now that the Republicans have taken control.
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) January 11, 2023

Washington, D.C., law bans smoking in all indoor spaces, but it does not apply to the private offices of members of Congress, never has.
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) January 11, 2023

So when you have a change in party control, and they move offices like they just did, if the member who moves into the office is - as in this case - a cigar smoker - you have smoke.
— Patricia Zengerle (@ReutersZengerle) January 11, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/14/2023 - 4:18pm

Wilfred Reilly asks and gets 100's of interesting answers:

An interesting question for my right-wing buddies: what are you FOR?

We all know "the Commies are lying" - sex is real, so is IQ, you need police, etc. But, the left does have a few real ideas, like health care. What are your/our social programs and future plans?
— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) January 13, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/14/2023 - 4:44pm

I agree with Alice here 100%

I don’t agree at all. Most GOP congressmen are too irrelevant to be dangerous, and many are too unimaginative and unambitious as well
— Alice, you idiot, stay out of this. (@AliceFromQueens) January 11, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/14/2023 - 4:59pm

I feel like the appeal of De Santis is the GOP donor class is in fact made up coastal elite snobs who like Miami but don’t want to spend time in flyover country. That the actual state capital is Tallahassee creates some problems but RDS is a good politician so he addresses them. pic.twitter.com/PdQdZNrDLA
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 17, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 4:27pm

I'm sure that endears him to the panhandle crowd who dig shrimp and hush puppies.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 01/17/2023 - 5:44pm

Jamaal Bowman of 'The Squad' spins the latest DeSantis culture warring against CRT as racist:

Wrong again: https://t.co/nTgcsh8EFV https://t.co/8gaRh0nbBK
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) January 20, 2023

To be fair, a lot of MSM are doing that as well.

And that leaves everyone scratching their head about "what's wrong with Floridians?" There's nothing wrong, they know that DeSantis actions are being spun as evil, based on exaggerations that aren't true. Which leaves them mistrustful of outside liberals and even more trusting of DeSantis. TOTALLY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 7:44pm

Same point:

Exactly, Matt. No one in the “real world” believes this nonsense.

Wait. pic.twitter.com/xzmCQD9H8N
— sam (@AntiNewDems) January 19, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 8:08pm

I don't think AP AfricanAmerican studies is quite needed in high school as much as World History, Psychology, Data Science, Project Management, basic computer office training, and other critical modern skills. Video production/presentations/marketing communications becoming more and more important for getting the message out in our social media world.

Once upon a time we had hobbies for stuff we were interested in, so i could read about Blondie in NY in fanzines if I wanted to, or imbibe French existentialism or the (then) latest musings about Artificial Intelligence, or a book by Abbie Hoffman or the then popular "Diary of a Killer" and "The Happy Hooker_ (no, the weren't in the library, nor was Trots & Bonnie).

Its a bit weird that we know state school boards are conservative and have their own agendas, yet we want to push more into the school system. There are 4 major online learning sites plus now many universities have their own courses - some for credit. So i start to get pissed off at all this microaggression politics cuz Jane can't study AP LGBTQ history & discrimination in colonial times. Get a fucking life, people - there's a huge number of blacks who can't read at grade level, much less math* to go on to professional science & engineering degrees. That's it's own kind of mental slavery, dig? (not nearly as bad as forced labor and restricted movement, granted, but then again limits people to crappy jobs and limited possibilities to travel except those junkets to the Caribbean to keep the American rubes' noses to grindstone the other 50 dismal weeks a year - if they can even find that much work)

*Again, math like statistics, Bayesian analysis, probability, formal logic and algebra are probably much more useful math studies for the majority than the more common Trig & Calculus we like to have as our holy grail.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 6:05am

....Once upon a time we had hobbies for stuff we were interested in....Get a fucking life, people - there's a huge number of blacks who can't read at grade level, much less math*...

Amen! say it bro, say it! Readin and writin and numbers are fundamental! And without that your choices are: crime, gangs, violence. Does our chilren know how to access the internet and read what's on it?

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 2:11pm

Well, skimming tweets is hardly Les Miserables or Thinking Fast and Slow, to be clear. Most people are probably literate enough for 288 chars of some sort, tho maybe I'm being naive.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 4:10pm

Racializing a policy issue is counterproductive in U.S. politics

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 5:21pm

an example of what The Woke are getting in return for their efforts (DeSantis comparatively is milquetoast, Bowman ain't seen nothing yet if he keeps pushing his shit - a Sister Souljah urgently needed with him)

Dear Woke Left, (@wsuares) https://t.co/3AQTCue6EF pic.twitter.com/Vs6LUSidkr
— Teachers Against Groomers (@TchAgstGmrs) January 21, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 5:56pm

For better or worse, part of the deal with public schools is that they are public and it’s not sustainable to try to have them operate as ideological vanguard institutions.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 1:35pm

uh oh he's an evil globalist hanging out with the elite as well as being no friend to Trump:

Why aren’t more people on the right talking about the fact that the Republican Governor of Georgia @BrianKempGA was in attendance at the WEF conclave in Davos?
pic.twitter.com/xnORVAQLrX
— The UnWokable Podcast (@UnWokablePod) January 20, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/20/2023 - 6:22pm

NEW: Trump issues a warning to fellow Republicans: Don’t touch Medicare or Social Security in debt ceiling fight

via @meridithmcgraw https://t.co/xCncracfUD
— Sam Stein (@samstein) January 20, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 2:23am

Trying to do that elder statesman thing?

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 9:06am

those who are spinning that the global elites are falsely ginning up the dangers of Covid 19 to control the masses have it bassackwards

“While elites take every #COVID precaution possible when they meet with each other at the World Economic Forum, they go home and tell us that #COVID19 is no longer a threat, and the pandemic is over,” via @bruce_y_lee @luckytran https://t.co/5eioG2KCFC
— StDA (@StDAtw) January 21, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/21/2023 - 6:05pm

BOOM‼️@KariLake https://t.co/0XWQKY18Vq
— Venture Capital (@kelly2277) January 22, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/22/2023 - 7:13pm

MTG and her Qanon-style cohorts are using the latest news to push defunding Ukraine

Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and the war with Russia doesn’t change that.

How much of American’s hard earned tax dollars are being stolen or going to people or things it wasn’t supposed to go to?

We will audit Ukraine.https://t.co/XfO8cJHvoz
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) January 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 1:03pm

Germany just broke stalemate re Leopard tanks fortunately.

(Multi country shipments now). Not huge number,

but again complicates things for Russia on the ground.

Fuck MTG.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 3:39pm

Interesting > Speaker McCarthy levels about what he has against Schiff and Swalwell that he doesn't have against "200 other Democrats":

Based
pic.twitter.com/fc1hqlCkYX
— The UnWokable Podcast (@UnWokablePod) January 25, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 10:21pm

McCarthy broaches Santos, Omar and other panel dramas in closed-door meeting

Asked whether he believed he had the speaker’s support after the GOP conference meeting on Wednesday, the headline-grabbing New York Republican evaded the question.

@ Politico.com, Updated: 01/25/2023 12:28 PM EST

also includes Schiff response

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 3:32pm

.@SteveScalise will speak at the @RepublicanStudy lunch today.

“We’ll get everybody on the same page and we’ll help them understand why it’s not a government shutdown message," one conservative member said of Scalise talk. https://t.co/jjQOBFeesi https://t.co/n58RDsepV5
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) January 25, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 3:53pm

DeSantis picking smart culture war games again:

THIS.

ALL OF THIS. https://t.co/wNyFU6ZAW4
— Isaiah L. Carter (@IsaiahLCarter) January 24, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 4:59pm

Strkes me from reading lots of analysis of the November elections that he is speaking for the majority of voters:

You know am mighty sick of all this in fighting with congress. The old Tit for Tat crap.
Pass some meaningful legislation with our Vets .
They fought in wars for this country & were wounded in action. Congress sits on Their AZZ & does nothing.
Just Not Right.
— J. W. (@wolfjon4) January 25, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 6:55pm

Ron DeSantis’ Secret Twitter Army of Far-Right Influencers

Exclusive @ DailyBeast.com, Jan. 25

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:05am

I spent the last year reporting and writing about Nick Fuentes’ alienated army of zoomers, influencer fascism, and why it’s a mistake to assume younger generations are pre-destined to be progressive https://t.co/wDUiJ9N9Or
— Ali Breland (@alibreland) January 25, 2023

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:27am

interesting that there's not much outrageous about the last paragraph there, is the way a lot of younger people feel unless they're elite white kids -

“The last thing I’ll say is this: We really are at a crossroads here,” he said, looking straight into the camera. “It’s drag queens in school. It’s 18-year-olds joining OnlyFans. It’s the filth on TikTok. It’s this country not having a border. It’s the idea that our kids and this generation is never going to own anything. Debt slavery. Never owning a house, never owning a car, never paying off their school. Never making an income to support a family. Not being able to have a family,” Fuentes said, seamlessly blending the fears of a culture war with facts about economic precarity. “The future is so bleak. But that has changed the calculation,” he added. “There is nothing to lose.”

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 2:58am

RIP Babylon Bee https://t.co/Zc5U9OKTI5
— The Real Kirk Smith (@spumdonor) January 26, 2023

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 3:41pm

It's still Ronna's party

The polls are closed at the RNC for this round of voting.
— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) January 27, 2023

167 votes were cast. You need 84 to have a majority.
Lindell - 4
Dhillon - 51
Ronna McDaniel - 111 votes
— David Chalian (@DavidChalian) January 27, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 3:27pm

“I respect him enormously,” Romney says of incoming White House chief of staff Jeff Zients. “He’s a very bright guy. I expect to be able to communicate with him.”

(both worked at Bain) https://t.co/YswzJ0vKhg
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) January 27, 2023

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 6:51pm

This is a very odd negotiation where McCarthy won’t say what he’s asking for. https://t.co/7Ca7Q3Cssk pic.twitter.com/0ltJDQBQGQ
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 27, 2023

I think Yglesias is just being facetious and knows this is all just bullshit so they can look like they're being tough anti-goverment spending to their rightwing activist base. When in reality they don't just not care but are just as beholden to spending for their special interests as most Dems are. Except for the Freedom Caucus people, and that's why the Freedom Caucus people hate the establishment GOP so much, they know they are hypocrital bullshitters about this

by artappraiser on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 7:08pm

yes, it's likely what we're going to see more of is phony messaging, whatever plays well with the righties (who won't check later to see what actually happened)

Tired: Republicans blame Biden for high gas prices.

Wired: Republicans blame Biden for taking effective action to reduce gas prices.https://t.co/URIVoUxusB
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) January 28, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/28/2023 - 1:46am

Adam & Bill have something to say:

And if we can’t fully hold them accountable, we can truly hold them in contempt. https://t.co/kqhk8W3lka
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 29, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/28/2023 - 7:45pm

McCarthy and Paul Ryan are very different creatures... I explain in this clip https://t.co/yn4AmJOIzM
— Darren J. Beattie (@DarrenJBeattie) January 29, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/28/2023 - 7:57pm

The endorsements list for Trump 2024 is a trip. Kodak Black; Diamond (deceased), Don. Jr, Eric, Lara, and Melania but not Ivanka; Former Member of the Municipality of Ashfield Council Nick Adams; Reagan's under secretary of education Gary Bauer? pic.twitter.com/LoQwO3Q8Mp
— Jacob Rubashkin (@JacobRubashkin) January 29, 2023

by artappraiser on Sat, 01/28/2023 - 7:59pm

Good to point out. For whatever reason. I would note that Ron Desantis as their new Governor isn't holding them back, nor is the presence of Mar-a- lago. The tax situation is certainly a bonus to some:

More New Yorkers moved to Florida in 2022 than any year in history

Wonder why @KathyHochul … https://t.co/t300liAeeg
— Steve (@stealthsteve360) January 20, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/29/2023 - 12:24am

"it's the state and local taxes, stupid":

Americans Are Leaving High-Tax New York and Moving to Florida. New Jersey, California and Illinois are also among the places losing residents as lower costs draw people to the Sun Belt. By @PaulinaCachero https://t.co/cZEJPfqK1w via @wealth pic.twitter.com/7OBmNr2OjH
— alain servais (@aservais1) January 31, 2023

I need to see a chart of the incomes of people leaving. The last time I saw a chart, it was lower-income people leaving due to cost of living, not the wealthy.
— Barry Hoggard @[email protected] (@bhoggard) January 31, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 5:50pm

Ron Desantis is a big failure and the WSJ is a globalist rag:

BREAKING: Donald J. Trump says that “Ron DeSanctimonious is doing FAR WORSE than many other Republican Governors.”

Do you agree that many Republican Governors are doing a better job than Ron DeSantis? pic.twitter.com/WCvmDn20Eg
— ANN (@AlphasFed) January 30, 2023

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/29/2023 - 7:49pm

Trump Just Lost One of His Biggest, Most Loyal and Ardent Supporters, Who Jumped Ship for Ron DeSantis https://t.co/ORHsJUrbvo via @NicoleJames
— Heal the Planet (@fwtoney) January 31, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 4:43pm

Frank Luntz:

As DeSantis steadily gains on Trump in 2024 primary polls, TrumpWorld launches their attacks. https://t.co/T754jgYHZA
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) January 31, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 4:47pm

The Trump oppo file on DeSantis is pictures of him helping an old woman in a wheelchair get vaccinated --

"He personally wheeled her to get jabbed," the Trump ally said, sending another photograph of DeSantis with a woman in a wheelchair.

https://t.co/oiPruDWtoo
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) February 1, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 3:01pm

NEWS: Haley preparing to announce that she'll run for pres. and could release video signaling her plans as soon as this week — positioning herself to be 1st declared Trump challenger as others have slowed moves. By @michaelscherer @jdawsey1 @KnowlesHannah: https://t.co/XcRSPKdoK3
— Ashley Parker (@AshleyRParker) February 1, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 9:27pm

A moderate's opinion. And one who knows Florida politics:

Fresh off a crusade against drag-queens & AP African-American studies, DeSantis now banning Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Like Trump, appealing to GOP base manufacturing culture wars, playing to voters’ grievances. He’s no better than Trump, just younger. https://t.co/VH4G4SxYLR
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) January 31, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 10:54pm

but it must work with a lot of constituents, or they wouldn't do it - it's a very popular thing to do in a lot of localities

pic.twitter.com/pM6wZvOcPw
— Mr. Q of Maine (@cmublock61) January 31, 2023

edit to add: I see they are working a different angle in AZ

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 1:37am

For the umpteenth time I am going to point to this thead: James Carville: “Wokeness is a problem and we all know it”

It's not just Dems he is talking about - GOP knows it too.

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 2:04am

Can the Republican House pass #cannabis reform? Don Murphy thinks so, and he’s fighting to make it happen. "America’s top conservative legalization advocate takes the lead on Capitol Hill."
https://t.co/HMYca2DGcU via @leafly
— Don Murphy, MLC, Director of Government Relations (@donmurphy12a) January 31, 2023

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/31/2023 - 10:57pm

Voters who flipped Virginia to a Republican governor (Glenn Youngkin) on the promise of "fixing" education in VA, shocked to learn of $200M public education funding shortfall, due to "glitch" caused by his Department of Education.

r/LeopardsAteMyFacehttps://t.co/MagHjzB8KR
— Four Seasons Total Landscaping (@durbinwatson09) February 1, 2023

VA GOV Glen Youngkin had a plan to repeal laws & let companies do more pollution, overheating our planet and doing irreversible damage.

BUT, Dems in Virginia defeated Yougnkin's dream.https://t.co/fPz8jtCK9e
— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) January 26, 2023

All of Glenn Youngkin’s bills to limit abortion rights come to my committee.

I put them straight into my trash can. pic.twitter.com/yVOXPE11X4
— L. Louise Lucas (@SenLouiseLucas) January 25, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 4:01pm

This is sick sick sick. Is it legal to even invite this kind of stuff? https://t.co/a0857J9FCN
— Adam Kinzinger #fella (@AdamKinzinger) February 1, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 4:26pm

A real solution to the George Santos malignancy . #scamtos #NY03 #ResignNowGeorge https://t.co/XAGQjQAY20
— Nina K. Gordon (@Nina_K_Gordon) January 27, 2023

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 11:42pm

GOP senators rally to defend DeSantis from Trump attacks

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 02/01/23 6:00 AM ET

GOP moves to stop unelectable Senate candidates

BY AL WEAVER - 02/01/23 6:00 AM ET

McConnell pulls rival Rick Scott off powerful Commerce Committee

BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 02/01/23 6:05 PM ET

by artappraiser on Wed, 02/01/2023 - 11:48pm

In the News

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

submitted by PeraclesPlease 8 months ago

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

submitted by HSG 8 months ago

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

submitted by artappraiser 10 months ago

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)

submitted by artappraiser 10 months ago

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

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

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

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

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

submitted by PeraclesPlease 11 months ago

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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

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

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

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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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