Informed Comment daily updates (10/28/2023)

 

Ireland, a leader on Human Rights, Backs UNGA call for Gaza Humanitarian Ceasefire Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The situation in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip grew even more dire on Friday, as Israel bombed internet and telecommunications facilities, plunging the occupied territory into an information black hole, as Israeli military incursions began. All day Friday the Israeli Air Force subjected the desperately poor, densely populated cities of […]

From Palestine to Slavery, Ron DeSantis’ Muzzling of Universities is dooming Florida Higher Education Diane Roberts ( Florida Phoenix ) – The American Association of University Professors recently conducted a survey of faculty in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and Texas, finding the state of higher education in the South is not strong — in fact, it’s in crisis. One-third of those surveyed say they’re looking for a job in […]

Gaza conflict: the US has learned from its ‘forever wars’ – but Israel has not By Rob Geist Pinfold, Durham University | – (The Conversation) – After Hamas’s deadly attacks on October 7, a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) appeared inevitable. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government apparently had little choice, given that the attack shocked Israel to its very core. The IDF failed to prevent […]

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October 26, 2023 Top News 'A Big Deal': New NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Will Close Workers' Rights Loophole The new rule "will help restore fairness to an economy rigged against workers," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Julia Conley Biden Accused of 'Genocide Denial' After Casting Doubt On Civilian Death Toll in Gaza Palestinian officials, U.N. experts, and even Israeli media say nearly 7,000 men, women, and children have been killed by Israel's indiscriminate airstrikes and shelling. Brett Wilkins Biden Approval Among Democrats Falls 11 Points as He Greenlights Israeli Assault on Gaza "Biden's immediate and decisive show of support for Israel following the October 7 attacks by Hamas appears to have turned off some in his own party," wrote a Gallup research consultant. Jake Johnson Amnesty Demands Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza as Israel Readies 'Cataclysmic' Invasion "Urgent action is needed to protect civilians and prevent further staggering levels of human suffering." Jake Johnson Eight Progressives Vote Against House Israel Resolution That Ignores Palestinian Suffering "How does treating Palestinian civilians as less than fully human, as legitimate targets for retribution, bring us closer to a just and lasting peace?" asked Rep. Rashida Tlaib. Jake Johnson 'Madness in the Name of Freedom,' Says Stephen King After Maine Gun Massacre The author and one of the state's most famous residents said the culprit is clear: "It’s the rapid-fire killing machines, people.... Stop electing apologists for murder." Jon Queally

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CRIMES RATES in Republican states are higher!

Let's STOP THE PROPAGANDA!

CRIMES RATES in Republican states are higher!

Not an anomaly: 2020's red states have higher murder rates

https://www.axios.com/.../murder-rate-high-trump...

Republican Cities That Have Higher Crime Rates Than New York

https://www.newsweek.com/these-republican-cities-have...

AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE MASS KILLINGS IN MAINE, GUN ZEALOTS ARE CIRCULATING A GREAT DEAL IS MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION & HYSTERIA.

LET'S WORK TO GATHER FACTS!

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY HAS OFFERED AN EVALUATION OF LAWS

https://everytownresearch.org/rankings/

THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES AVAILABLE ABOUT DEATHS CAUSED BY GUN VIOLENCE

States with the most gun violence share one trait

https://www.cnn.com/.../gun-violence-data-what.../index.html

This is a map of HATE GROUPS across the nation:

https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map

A great deal is being written about MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

How Reagan’s Decision to Close Mental Institutions Led to the Homelessness Crisis

https://obrag.org/.../how-reagans-decision-to-close.../

THE TRUTH ABOUT DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION

A popular theory links the closing of state psychiatric hospitals to the increased incarceration of people with mental illness. But the reality is more complicated.

https://www.theatlantic.com/.../truth-about.../618986/