Any thought of impartiality of the 5 #MAGA radical political hacks on #SCOTUS has been destroyed by the oral arguments on #POTUS #immunity. This is a dire red flag for the future of the country. We must NEVER vote for a #Republican.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/26/1247383537/trumps-immunity-arguments-supreme-court-conservatives
Republicans want to completely dismantle NOAA, including privatizing the NWS. How much you wanna bet AccuWeather (the worst offender) and others are lobbying their #MAGA friends to make us pay for NOAA data but conveniently have the government still operate data collection?
If you like not paying extra for life-saving #weather info, don’t vote #Republican.
The 14th Amendment made every American a citizen in eyes of both the states’ governments and the federal government. The federal government has the same right and duty to protect the wellbeing of women as of men. Women’s health depends on meaningful access to abortion, which the Biden administration recognized when it linked federal medical aid to provision of abortion care. 2/
"The capitalist world system will likely confront unprecedented “polycrisis” events by the early 2030s – referring to mutually amplifying shocks across the domains of political economy, climate, energy, food, and geopolitics. If left-green movements remain weak in this conjuncture, then dominant responses like today will continue to prioritise short-termist energy and food security strategies that perpetuate ecologically damaging practices."
https://theecologist.org/2024/apr/25/polycrisis-ecosocialism
1. An ex-president's lawyer is arguing in front of the U.S. Supreme Court that presidents can assassinate U.S. citizens with full immunity.
2. Nearly a dozen universities have called the cops on peaceful anti-war protestors, resulting in hundreds of arrests and clear instances of police brutality.
3. Texas anti-DEI bill has led to firings of dozens of staff at public universities.
If you don't think fascism is a real threat in the United States, I don't know what to say.
@StillIRise1963 this entire "argument" that POTUS is above the law and can act with complete impunity *SHOULD* have been laughed out of existence. The fact that SCOTUS is going to weigh in on this speaks volumes
Why had nobody apparently pointed out to the supreme court, those bastions of textualism, that the Constitution actually defined the start of personhood in the 14th amendment. It literally says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Persons born. In defining citizenship, it also defines the start of personhood. It doesn't say all persons in utero. All persons born.
Constitutionally a fetus is explicitly not recognized as a person, with no rights.
USC went from cancelling their valedictorian’s commencement speech on a made up claim of safety, to canceling all commencement speakers, to canceling commencement altogether—all to prevent the student USC educated on genocide studies from applying her USC education at USC.😑
What a complete failure in leadership.
Interview with Jewish historian, Nara Milanich, on far-right attempts to shut down free speech on campus via false accusations of anti-semitism.
It's natural for students to feel discomfort when they encounter ideas radically different from the ideas they grew up with, says Milanich
But we have to distinguish between discomfort & actual harm
While we should offer emotional support, we can't decide Free Speech policy based on that discomfort alone.
My partner @johnl had to wake me from a nightmare last night. He said I was whimpering and twitching (apparently I dream like a dog).
The nightmare was that there was a giant kraken on the front lawn, which got into the house and started attacking us.
How did it get into the house, you ask? I opened a window to take a photo of it.
Basically, this was me -- or at least that's what my brain thinks I'm like.
https://www.europesays.com/1176494/ Polish aviation lovers forums report that the Rzeszow airport is exponentially increasing number of American military aircraft from hour to hour #Ukraine #UkraineWar #UkraineWarVideoReport
⚠️🇺🇦Ukrainian journalist, soldier killed on front lines (more) https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-journalist-soldier-killed-on-front-lines/ #Ukraine #Press #News #russiaUkraineWar #10yrInvasionofUkraine
#BanRussianAgricultureFromEU
#BanRussianGrainFromPoland
#NoUSRepublicans2024
#BetterOldThanSeditious
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric