I’ve often complained that when the US “ended welfare as we know it” (in 1996) no one kept track of what happened to the people who were on welfare. How many lost their apartments? Became drug addicts? Went to jail? Died?
There’s no doubt in my mind all of these things happened as a consequence. But we’ll never know the numbers. People with money and power didn’t want to talk about it. They didn’t want to know.
The #Bible has been removed from libraries in Utah after a parent used a new law that permits the removal of "pornographic".
The parent argued that the Bible contained topics such as incest, bestiality, genital mutilation, and infanticide, making it pornographic under the new definition set forth in Utah Code Ann. § 76-10-1227.
A GOP lawmaker expressed "sadness" regarding the situation.
#UnpopularOpinion, if people in #USA & #UK on here are serious about 2024 elections & not losing to Republicans & Conservatives in 2024 they need to spend more time talking to swing voters.
That means either getting them in here, on #Fedi, or talking to them where they are.
I would like to remind citizens of the world that it took years of huge protests for #USA govt to pull out of Vietnam. After millions of Vietnamese lives were lost.
#Protests DO work - except they take time & civilians are killed while government sits/waits to stop bloodthirsty & no-win campaigns of collective punishing violence. Protests against blood thirst, for #peace & calling for #ceasefires in active genocides and/or against #ProxyWars against #marginalized ppls is #HUMANITY IN ACTION.
Behind the Campaign to Take Down Harvard’s Claudine Gay
Christopher Rufo, a right-wing activist and controversial commentator, has been
accused by some critics of being linked to the recent attacks on Harvard
President Claudine Gay. This accusation stems from Rufo's vocal opposition to
critical race theory (#CRT).
What good is the 14th Amendment if noone is brave enough to use it 🤬
A Colorado judge on Friday allowed Donald Trump to remain on the ballot in the state's election next year, but found that he "engaged in insurrection" by sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. #AureFreePress#News#GOP#Politics#USA#Trump#MAGA#Republicans
"Supporting our bipartisan national security bill is standing up to Putin. Opposing it is playing into his hands," U.S. President Joe Biden wrote on Feb. 15.
A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death. The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo county, which includes part of Silicon Valley, passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore...
Not enough swear words for how I feel about the US #genocide accomplice government & folks dumb enough to place all blame at #Netanyahu feet - when this genocide of #Palestinians has been the fucking goal of #Israel government for several decades & far before Bibi-Bloodbather had any influence in Israel.
Your country #USA fucking created #Trump. Your country ignored #neoliberalism leading up to Trump. Your country is focused on Trump, when he'll just be replaced by another poster #fascist face.
"House Republicans were crystal clear from the very beginning of discussions that any so-called national security supplemental legislation must recognize that national security begins at our own border," U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote on Twitter.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended an invitation to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, with a specific condition attached: the former U.S. president must demonstrate his ability to bring an end to the war with Russia within 24 hours, as he once promised.
Trump has repeatedly said he could end Russia’s war within 24 hours if elected president, without specifying the steps for reaching the peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.
A wave of protests continues in Germany against the activities of far-right forces and the right-wing populist pro-Russian party Alternative for Germany (AfD)
More than 80 protests against right-wing forces were registered across the country over the weekend. According to Tagesschau, the day before, in Potsdam, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Bärbock joined the protests. #AureFreePress#News#GOP#Politics#USA#Trump#MAGA
Biden: 'Failure to support Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten' (kyivindependent.com)
"Supporting our bipartisan national security bill is standing up to Putin. Opposing it is playing into his hands," U.S. President Joe Biden wrote on Feb. 15.
House thwarts hard-right push to gut Ukraine funding (www.politico.com)
Continued support for Kyiv's war efforts has also become a sticking point in shutdown talks on Capitol Hill.
Silicon Valley county becomes first in U.S. to declare loneliness a health emergency (www.nbcnews.com)
A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death. The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo county, which includes part of Silicon Valley, passed a resolution on Tuesday that declared loneliness a public health crisis and pledged to explore...
‘Talkshow or a serious conversation?’ Tucker Carlson’s interview of Putin offered neither (www.theguardian.com)
Wide-eyed former Fox host tagged along as Russian president steered the conversation through Russian history and justifications for war
Speaker Johnson likely to face hurdles upon introducing Ukraine aid bill (kyivindependent.com)
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is likely introducing a Ukraine aid bill after Easter, facing potential challenges due to internal party dynamics.
Speaker Johnson preemptively rejects Ukraine aid bill as it moves forward in Senate (kyivindependent.com)
"House Republicans were crystal clear from the very beginning of discussions that any so-called national security supplemental legislation must recognize that national security begins at our own border," U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wrote on Twitter.
Zelensky invites Trump to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
President Volodymyr Zelensky has extended an invitation to Donald Trump to visit Kyiv, with a specific condition attached: the former U.S. president must demonstrate his ability to bring an end to the war with Russia within 24 hours, as he once promised.
Media: Trump wants Ukraine to cede Crimea, Donbas to Russia (kyivindependent.com)
Trump has repeatedly said he could end Russia’s war within 24 hours if elected president, without specifying the steps for reaching the peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow.