Monday, April 24, 2023
A California journalist documents the far-right takeover of her town: ‘We’re a test case’
Shasta, Chamberlain said, is in the midst of a "perfect storm" as different hard-right factions have joined together to form a powerful political force with outside funding and publicity from fringe figures.
The new majority, backed by militia members, anti-vaxxers, election deniers and residents who have long felt forgotten by governments in Sacramento and Washington, has fired the county health officer and done away with the region's voting system. Politically moderate public officials have faced bullying, intimidation and threats of violence. County meetings have turned into hours-long shouting matches…https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/21/california-journalist-far-right-takover-shasta-county
Florida police decline to make arrests after neighbor shoots at grocery delivery car
A man opened fire after feeling threatened by the driver's actions, police said, and the driver was justified in an erratic escape…
Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’ - The Washington Post
Experts called some of Trump's ideas impractical, reckless, self-defeating, potentially illegal and even dangerous. Some of Trump's specific proposals are admittedly underdeveloped, such as a plan for building futuristic cities from scratch on unused federal land, which has been compared to projects in repressive regimes such as Saudi Arabia.
But Trump has a track record of floating ideas that stoke widespread outrage or confusion, then roiling government and legal institutions to realize them, such as banning citizens of several majority-Muslim countries from coming to the United States and imposing trade barriers. Trump is currently facing federal and local criminal investigations arising from his unsuccessful efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, which ultimately inspired a deadly riot by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol...
Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. - POLITICO
America's regions are poles apart when it comes to gun deaths and the cultural and ideological forces that drive them...
Republican Graham loses cool over abortion after supreme court pill ruling | Abortion | The Guardian
The flustered senator accused his interviewer, Dana Bash, of covering for opponents he said wanted to see "barbaric" late-term abortions "out of line with the rest of the civilised world" and commonplace, he said, only in China and North Korea.
"No, no, no, you [in the] media keep covering for these guys," Graham shouted. "They introduced legislation that allowed abortion on demand with taxpayer funds to the moment of birth, that's the law they want to pass and nobody in your business will talk about it."
Bash replied she was covering for nobody and had frequently challenged Democrats on the issue...
8 people shot, including 12-year-old, in Washington, D.C.
Seven people were shot at one location, and the wounded girl was found at a second location, police said. All are expected to survive.
Foundation for Government Accountability behind child labor law rollbacks, emails show - The Washington Post
The Foundation for Government Accountability, a Florida-based think tank and lobbying group, drafted state legislation to strip child workplace protections, emails show…
By the Numbers: McCarthy's Plan to Kick 10 Million or More People Off Medicaid
A KFF study estimated that under a nationwide Medicaid work-reporting requirements policy similar to policies implemented in Arkansas and proposed by other states, most people losing coverage would be complying with or exempt from the requirements but would be disenrolled due to administrative burdens and red tape...
Progressive Democrat brings pitch to rural America
Khanna's alignment with the tech sector distinguishes him from progressives like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who has been critical of the industry's influence. While Khanna is clear-eyed about areas for improvement, such as privacy and data protection, he believes it offers the party opportunities as well.
A glimpse into that vision for Democrats was recently on display, when several dozen young people engaged in a discussion around a new tech development and career training program.
The initiative, dubbed the Techwise program in partnership with TalentSprint Inc., combines the hiring power of Google with students at Des Moines Area Community College and other community colleges in areas with less of a natural link to the tech world. It's intended to propel students into specific early tech careers like software engineering after just 18 months…
Sunday, April 23, 2023
9 teenagers shot, wounded at after-prom party in Texas - ABC News
At least nine teenagers were injured following a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas, according to authorities. None of the victims' injuries are considered life-threatening.
Gone in seconds: rising text message scams are draining US bank accounts
Sophisticated robotexts are bombarding Americans' phones, costing unsuspecting people millions of dollars…
‘They just need land’: young farmers struggle to find affordable acreage
Jordan Treakle, the national program coordinator at the NFFC, a coalition representing farmers, ranchers and advocacy organizations in 42 states, says that with so much land expected to change hands in the next decade, it's essential that it is passed to young farmers instead of investors or developers.
"If 40% of agricultural land falls into corporate ownership as a speculative asset class or as a way to park money – rather than that land being used to support rural economies in our local food systems – I think that has big implications for national security, for our food security as a nation and the vitality of our local rural economy," he says…
US judge who ruled in favor of church in key abuse case donated to archdiocese
Greg Guidry gave the New Orleans church thousands of dollars and now refuses to step down from a case involving 500 victims…
Texas lawmakers advance bill to force schools to display Ten Commandments
Opponents of the Ten Commandments bill spoke in the legislature earlier this month.
"I should have the right to introduce my daughter to the concepts of adultery and coveting one's spouse," John Litzler, general counsel and director of public policy at the Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission, said, according to ABC13.
"It shouldn't be one of the first things she learns to read in her kindergarten classroom."
One mass killing every 6.53 days: US shootings are on a record pace
Despite the death toll, there is little indication of federal policy changes, but some states have tried to impose more gun control…
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