Too bad the #WaPo didn't bother to mention WHO, exactly, is raising the rents on the seniors in these mobile home parks: It’s Private Equity (PE) firms — all run by Right Wingers / Trumpers — who have been gobbling up real estate across the nation since 2020 and are at the root of the housing crisis:
“Stepping back, if the Times and other major news outlets went through any critical self-reflection after the 2016 election, it doesn’t seem to have affected their coverage. Nor did the leadership of the Times publicly acknowledge any failings. Quite to the contrary…”
“A member of the Qatari royal family invested roughly $50 million in #Newsmax ..in a moment of acute Middle East tensions during #Trump admin. The investment bolstered a key conservative media outlet at a time when #Qatar was facing intense diplomatic pressure from its neighbors & seeking allies in US” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/26/qatar-newsmax-investment/
Please don't read or interact with the Washington Post today in anyway.
The Guild who represents the journalists that are on strike today, asked that readers stand in solidarity with WaPo's staff & not cross the digital picket line.
"Indeed, the Titanic — and, now, the submersible — might be a reminder that the deep ocean is the only resource-rich realm on Earth with the power to keep White men from exploiting it.
There’s a reason many of us Black folk struggle to understand why many White, wealthy folk participate in extreme, death-defying experiences and pay (often lots of money) to experience smallness and powerlessness. It’s a romanticism of peril, of death, as a way to appreciate life — in other words, a privilege. For the poor and the marginalized, the threat of social obsolescence and powerlessness is a lived, everyday reality. No need to pay for the, er, thrill."
No, #WashingtonPost, the Supreme Court did not say that #Alabama had to draw another district "favorable" to Black residents, as your headline wrongly claims. The word "favorable" doesn't occur a single time in the decision.
The word they used many times was "proportional", and the idea behind that word is that the districts need to be equitable to Black residents. EQUITABLE, not "favorable."
Shame on #WaPo for this bad headline.
Gift link: https://wapo.st/3IYWbHx #VotingRights#SCOTUS#VRA
“Trump’s entire persona is built around the facade that he is a powerful strongman, impervious to attacks and solely capable of defending his followers.
“Now he stands for election as a convict, a weak man too cowardly to take the stand who was bested by a local district attorney. The totalitarian edifice looks pockmarked.”
How America could vote for this weak, shouty, cry-baby is beyond me.
#WHO / Famine in Gaza is imminent, with immediate and long-term health consequences
The World Health Organization, along with numerous other humanitarian organizations, are depending on an #IPC report to raise awareness about the pressing issue of an impending famine in Gaza. There are claims by some that the famine is architected by Israel.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a multi-partner initiative that uses a classification and analytical approach to determine the severity and magnitude of acute and chronic food insecurity and malnutrition situations in a country. The goal is to provide decision-makers with evidence-based analysis to inform emergency responses and long-term policies. The IPC was developed in 2004 by FAO's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit (FSNAU) and has since been implemented globally in over 30 countries. It is considered a best practice in the food security field and a model of collaboration.
I haven't heard the album yet, probably won't ever hear it except whenever various songs trickle in through the membranes of my social media bubble. But I can tell you right now, I don't need a bearded white man in the Washington Post to tell me what I ought to think about Beyoncé’s country music album.
#Gaza / Drone footage raises questions about Israeli justification for deadly strike on Gaza journalists
While the #IDF claimed the attack targeted “militants” operating a drone that posed a threat, the footage apparently shows the journalists were simply covering the aftermath of a previous Israeli strike using a commercially available consumer drone bought at Best Buy... Deliberately targeting and killing journalists undermines press freedoms and cannot be justified without overwhelming evidence of an imminent threat. The recovered drone footage raises doubts about the IDF's stated rationale for the attack.