Thursday, October 28, 2021
Texas lawmaker says 850 books ranging from race to sexuality could cause 'discomfort'
…Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," which, among other things, made the case that Nazi Germany modeled its anti-Semitic policies on the segregation of Black people in the United States, also made Krause's list…
More than 12 million global deaths are associated with environmental risks every year - CNN
…Earlier this month, the World Health Organization called for governments and policymakers to "act with urgency" on the climate and health crises. The report described climate change as the "single biggest health threat facing humanity," and outlined 10 recommended climate and health actions…
2 officers are indicted in the death of man who was shot 76 times : NPR
… Robinson's family said their son, who suffered from mental illness, was at his girlfriend's house when 16 officers broke down the door.
"Over 90 rounds were fired at my son, flash-bang grenades were thrown at him, landed on him burning him. Somebody walked up the stairs, stood over him, and shot down into his body two more times. After that he was handcuffed and drug down a flight of stairs," Monteria Robinson said at a news conference in June 2020...
Opinion | Blame GOP elites, not the grass roots, for the party’s descent into madness and sedition - The Washington Post
…Where is the next generation of Powells, Bushes, Shultzes, Scowcrofts, McCains? They don't exist. Those who try to uphold their values — e.g., Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) — are outcasts in their own party. The GOP is now led by unprincipled opportunists, such as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who have allowed their party to be captured by the crazies...
BLM demands resignation of white sheriff charged with lying about Black news carrier
"What he did was malicious," Remmu said. "It's clear: This sheriff was trying to get an innocent man killed. This is basically a case of swatting, where you are intentionally calling the police and lying, saying that your life is under threat so that the police respond ready to use excessive or deadly force."…
Liberty U president says on tape that ‘getting people elected’ is his goal - POLITICO
Liberty University's new president, Jerry Prevo, told a top university official this year that he wanted the large Christian school to become a more effective political player with the goal of helping to influence elections, according to a call recording shared with POLITICO…
Billionaires Income Tax: What's in the Senate Democratic plan : NPR
"Giant corporations have been exploiting tax loopholes for too long," Warren said. "It's about time they pay their fair share to help run this country, just like everyone else."
These Trump fans were at the Capitol on 6 January. Now they’re running for office
Bridge Michigan reported that five people who were at the insurrection are now running for various positions in the state, including Jason Howland, who photos show entered the Capitol…
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
How 4 Weeks of U.S. Paid Leave Would Compare With the Rest of the World - The New York Times
The U.S. is one of six countries with no national paid leave. The Democrats have cut their plan to four weeks, which would still make it an outlier...
Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough. - The New York Times
"The pathway is extremely narrow," said Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency. "We really don't have much time left to shift course."
GOP lawmakers were ‘intimately involved’ in Jan. 6 protest planning, new report shows | PBS NewsHour
…I think the key thing here is that Trump himself was the major player. They framed the moment that the president said, let's march to the Capitol, sort of encouraged the crowd to march, as a key turning point, where this went from the planned airing of objections to a charge toward the Capitol Dome...
Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ rally trial begins today. Here’s what you need to know. - The Washington Post
…They have more than five terabytes of evidence, including a leaked trove from the communication platform Discord, where planners messaged about the rally using slurs against Black and Jewish people and sharing violent fantasies of cracking skulls and driving into crowds…
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/25/charlottesville-unite-right-rally-lawsuit/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/25/charlottesville-unite-right-rally-lawsuit/
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen calls for urgent external regulation
…Addressing a group of MPs and peers on Monday, Haugen said much of the blame for the world's increasingly polarised politics lay with social networks and the radicalising impact of services such as Facebook Groups...
The racist theory that is animating some Trump backers (opinion) - CNN
… A recent poll by the Public Religion Research Institute found White evangelical Protestants, who form a significant portion of Trump's base, are particularly open to the idea that America is for people like them.
Slightly more than half agreed with the notion "God intended America to be a new promised land where European Christians could create a society that could be an example to the rest of the world" and most of them agreed today's immigrants are "replacing our cultural and ethnic background."
Opinion | This is how the anti-democratic right wins - The Washington Post
…This is how the anti-democratic right wins: Every time a public spirited elections worker decides that helping to administer democracy in good faith is too personally dangerous to carry out, the threats are achieving precisely their desired end…
Opinion | Pity the billionaire, so sensitive and oppressed - The Washington Post
… But there is precisely zero evidence to suggest that's true. Like almost everything Republicans say about taxes, it's essentially a religious belief, one that's immune to refutation by the facts...
Billionaires Soros and Hoffman backing new effort to battle disinformation | TheHill
"We are seeing unparalleled threats to our country's democracy and a free press today—threats so grave that the long-running fight against misinformation seems almost quaint as we confront outright disinformation from people preying upon Americans fears and anxieties to push their own agenda or profit margins," Kreitlow said…
Intersex people have been challenging 'gender-normalizing surgery.' Doctors are starting to listen.
…While rare, at least 1 in 2,000 people are born with a genital difference caused by an intersex trait, according to Human Rights Watch, an international research and advocacy group…https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-health-and-wellness/intersex-people-challenging-gender-normalizing-surgery-doctors-are-sta-rcna3815
Opinion | Why ‘Evangelical’ Is Becoming Another Word for ‘Republican’ - The New York Times
… What is drawing more people to embrace the evangelical label on surveys is more likely that evangelicalism has been bound to the Republican Party. Instead of theological affinity for Jesus Christ, millions of Americans are being drawn to the evangelical label because of its association with the G.O.P...
… Now the data indicate that more and more Americans are conflating evangelicalism with Republicanism — and melding two forces to create a movement that is not entirely about politics or religion but power...
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