Friday, October 6, 2023

Informed Comment daily updates (10/06/2023)

In Historic Announcement, Biden Bans Anti-Muslim, Anti-Jewish Discrimination under Title VI for Federal Agencies

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – It is a truism that there are some ethnic groups in the United States toward whom it is still permitted to show bigotry. Whereas public figures can be cancelled for racism against African Americans, Hispanics, and other groups, ragging on Muslim Americans is a blood sport in American politics. Trump […]

Top 6 Reasons why Global Temperatures are Breaking all the Records

By Andrew King, The University of Melbourne | – The world is very warm right now. We’re not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins. Take the preliminary September global-average temperature anomaly of 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels, for example. It’s an incredible 0.5°C above the previous record. So why […]

The Guantánamo Prison Camp may someday be Closed, but it Will leave a Permanent Scar on America’s Conscience

( Tomdispatch.com) – For 18 years, I’ve been writing articles for TomDispatch on the never-ending story of the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility. And here’s my ultimate takeaway (for the moment): 21 years after that grim offshore prison of injustice was set up in Cuba in response to the 9/11 attacks and the capture of figures […]

Old posts you may have missed

Extremist Minister Ben-Gvir opposes Jailing Ultra-Orthodox who spit on Christians in Jerusalem, as Pope Francis Fumes

Palestinian Americans are Now Tourists in their own Land; Millions remain Exiled or Stateless

Made in America: How Biden’s Climate Package is Fuelling the Global Drive to Net Zero

Frankenstein’s Monster of a Climate Emergency: Dangerous Global September Heat Spike

Trump’s Anti-War Stance is a Sham; But his real War is on America

The Death of the Armenian Dream in Nagorno-Karabakh was Predictable but not Inevitable

AI Goes to War: Will the Pentagon’s Techno-Fantasies Pave the Way for War with China?

Gunman Wearing MAGA Hat Shoots Indigenous Activist at New Mexico Protest over Conquistador Statue

In New Mexico, a 23-year-old gunman wearing a red MAGA hat opened fire last week on Jacob Johns and other Indigenous activists opposing plans to reinstall a statue honoring the 16th century conquistador Juan de Oñate, New Mexico's first colonial governor. Johns, the prominent climate activist, was airlifted from Española to an Albuquerque hospital and required emergency surgery. We speak with Malaya Peixinho, who participated in Thursday's gathering, about how the statue of the colonial leader has divided the local community. "It is a really controversial thing to talk about Oñate," says Peixinho, who believes funds for the statue could go to social programs instead. "That feels more important than funding a statue being resurrected." The shooter, Ryan Martinez, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for shooting Johns and aiming the gun at Peixinho, who calls the charges "fair" and blames police for not intervening. "They didn't show up for us," says Peixinho.

TRUMP CORRUPTION 101

THIS IS BUT ONE MORE EGREGIOUS ACT OF CORRUPTION THAT MAGA GOP ARE IGNORING!

In response to this post, an uninformed right winger challenged the post - additional documentation is below.

May be an image of 1 person, the Oval Office and text that says 'TRUMP CORRUPTION 101: A couple years ago, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner DESPERATELY needed $1.2 BILLION to pay the mortgage on 666 5th AVE, a failed condo he owns in NYC. When Qatar REFUSED to bail him out, Trump SHOCKINGLY supported a Saudi blockade of Qatar, despite Qatar being a key US military ally. Then, Qatar bailed Kushner, and Trump MAGICALLY opposed the blockade of Qatar. BUT TELL ME MORE ABOUT JOE BIDEN'S SON...'

Qatar Shocked, Shocked to Learn It Accidentally Bailed Out Jared Kushner
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/02/qatar-666-5th-ave-jared-kushner
Qatar revamps investment strategy after Kushner building bailout

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qatar-fund-kushner-insight-idUSKCN1Q00W3
NYT DEAL GIVES KUSHNER CASH INFUSION
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/03/nyregion/kushners-building-fifth-avenue-brookfield-lease.html

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Sign the petition: President Biden can get rid of Trump's Postmaster General

President Biden has the power to fire Trump-appointed head of the U.S. Postal Service Louis DeJoy, but he still hasn’t done it.

Since being put in his role by Trump, DeJoy has been on a crusade to privatize the USPS, slash worker hours and pay, slow down mail delivery, and raise the costs for consumers.

So why hasn’t he been fired yet?

Sign the petition: President Biden must act and fire Trump crony Louis DeJoy from the USPS.

President Biden can fire DeJoy by appointing two new people to the Postal Board of Governors who are committed to a strong USPS, worker safety, effective mail delivery, and firing Trump’s Postmaster General.

DeJoy’s tenure has been a disaster for USPS workers. Trump appointed DeJoy in 2018 to oversee privatization of the postal service. Since then, DeJoy has cut postal worker staffing by over 30 million hours just this year, and dramatically reduced wages for two thirds of rural mail carriers.¹

Overworked, underpaid carriers worked through record-breaking heat waves, often in trucks that lack air conditioning. Multiple USPS workers have died in the past two years from heat related illness, including one in Texas this summer.²

Mail prices have gone up, and delivery has slowed down. Service cuts have been felt especially hard in rural and Indigenous communities, where broadband is scarce and for-profit delivery companies often don't provide service.³

DeJoy has plans to keep cutting the USPS, and to make life more miserable for workers.⁴ President Biden must nominate Postal Board of Governors candidates who will fire DeJoy for his failed leadership, and advocate strongly for the expansion of USPS services already authorized by Congress.

Add your name: Urge President Biden to fire Trump-appointee Louis DeJoy and save the USPS!

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

1. Government Executive, “USPS continues to lose more money than expected”, August 9, 2023.

2. ABC, “Family, friends mourn loss of Dallas USPS mail carrier who died on this route”, July 1, 2023.

3. Vox, “If the US Postal Service fails, rural America will suffer the most”, April 16, 2020.

4. Truthout, “DeJoy’s 10-Year Plan Could Gut USPS. He Doesn’t Want You to Know the Details”, August 7, 2023.

This Trump Supporter Says He Has Proof of A BIG Obama Lie YOU CAN'T CURE STUPID!

SHARING SO THAT OTHERS UNDERSTAND HOW STUPID tTUMP SUPPORTERS ARE

This Trump supporter has an insane conspiracy theory about Michelle Obama. Michael Shure reports for The Young Turks from the scene of a Trump rally in South Carolina.