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Thursday, November 28, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Native Americans Hold National Day of Mourning on Thanksgiving "'Thanksgiving' is a white-washed holiday designed to conceal its true origins of violence, genocide, land theft, and forced assimilation," said the Indigenous Environmental Network. By Jessica Corbett Muslim Rights Group Calls for Probe Into GOP Lawmaker's Threat to Omar, Tlaib Randy Fine "must be investigated by state and federal law enforcement authorities and condemned by both Democratic and Republican Party leadership," said the Council on American-Islamic Relations. By Julia Conley excerpt:  The country's largest Muslim civil rights group on Thursday called for added protections for U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar after Florida state Sen. Randy Fine issued an apparent threat against the two Muslim lawmakers. Fine, who has the endorsement of President-elect Donald Trump in his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives, called himself the "Hebrew Hammer" in a post on X on Tuesday and suggested Reps. Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Omar (D-Minn.) should leave office for their own safety. "Bombs away," he added. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has spoken out previously about anti-Palestinian and anti-Muslim statements by Fine (R-19), called the lawmaker an "unhinged anti-Muslim bigot." Israeli Attacks Wound Two in Lebanon on Day 2 of Cease-Fire The cease-fire deal prohibits all military operations by Hezbollah but only "offensive" action by Israel. By Julia Conley Rights Groups Alarmed by Arrest of Pakistani Journalist Matiullah Jan Amnesty International said that his arbitrary detention "on trumped up charges after he was abducted in the late hours of November 27 is an affront on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom." By Jessica Corbett 'Heartbreakingly Devastating': US Reportedly Plans to Approve $680 Million in Arms to Israel "The Biden administration seems to be ready and willing to keep piling more and more, despite Gaza descending into what President Biden just yesterday described as 'hell,'" said Amnesty International USA. By Jessica Corbett As US Celebrates Thanksgiving, Israel-Imposed Starvation and Suffering in Gaza Intensifies "There is no military necessity or justification under international law that permits the prevention of basic necessities from reaching a civilian population." By Julia Conley

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■ More News Pakistani Authorities Accused of Trying to Cover Up Killings of Protesters Ohio Governor Signs 'Harmful' Anti-Trans Bathroom Bill excerpt: Pro-LGBTQ+ voices panned an Ohio bill signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine Wednesday that will bar transgender students in public and private Ohio schools from using "multi-occupancy facility"—bathrooms, as well as locker rooms, changing room, or shower rooms—that match their gender identity. "We made it clear to Gov. DeWine and Ohio legislators that S.B. 104 does nothing to make trans students safer in schools, and in fact makes life more dangerous for trans kids in Ohio," said Equality Ohio executive director Dwayne Steward in a statement. "We are deeply disappointed that Gov.DeWine has allowed this dangerous bill to become law that puts vulnerable trans youth at risk for abuse and harassment. Equality Ohio will continue to stand in solidarity with our transgender communities and their families, and we will always fight for fairness in Ohio," Steward added. The Biggest Delegation at Plastic Treaty Talks? Plastic Industry Lobbyists Watchdog Demands Trump Release Report on Probe of 'Pay-for-Play' Scheme

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■ Opinion How Dems Can Take Advantage of Trump’s Tariffs to Reverse the Reagan Revolution As he shatters the neoliberal tariff consensus, Democrats should rise to the occasion and argue for rational, targeted, and gradual tariffs, taking the party back to its pre-1980s positions on trade. By Thom Hartmann Beware Black Friday: Consumerism, Worker Exploitation, and Environmental Harm From start to stop, the shopping stampede known as Black Friday exposes the deep failures of our economic system. By Brianna Westbrook Our World Is Not for Sale: 25 Years of Fighting the WTO In an in-depth interview, OWINFS coordinator Debora James reflects on how the fight for trade justice has evolved from the streets of Seattle to today. By David Solnit,Deborah James

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