25 June - 1 July 2018 | 148 comments (148 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

by Bjinse on Mon Jun 25th, 2018 at 08:21:47 PM EST

Emily Sirota defeats Planned Parenthood. If you want to know why that is good news, read Naked Capitalism.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Wed Jun 27th, 2018 at 05:25:26 PM EST
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Several hundred Syrian refugees in Lebanon return to Syria

People gathered in minivans and tractors in the morning, loading them with mattresses, water tanks and furniture. Lebanese security personnel recorded the names of Syrians as they passed through a checkpoint on the way out of Arsal. The refugees were headed for Qalamoun across the border, a region cleared of insurgents by Syrian army offensives in which Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement played a leading role. Those leaving said they had submitted their names to Lebanese authorities, who in turn sent the names to Syria for approval from the state.

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Thu Jun 28th, 2018 at 04:56:09 PM EST
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re: meddling and interference, "unwitting co-conspirators"

Hong Kong's Paradoxical "Independence" Movement

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Sun Jul 1st, 2018 at 02:40:08 PM EST
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The Democratic Party is still hopeless (none / 1)

Slate

Moira Jayne Walsh, a 27-year-old former waitress and labor organizer, captured a bit of national attention after she won a seat in the Rhode Island House in 2016. "I decided that I wasn't just going to work on legislation, because there has been so much neglect in my neighborhood for so many years that I wanted to make sure that people felt that they had a sense of community," she told The Atlantic that November.
Walsh has since been a progressive voice in the legislature and supports increasing the minimum wage and marijuana legalization. She also caused a stir in March when she said in a radio interview that there was an "insane amount of drinking" among legislators at the statehouse. All this might go some way towards explaining why the state Democratic Party has endorsed her opponent in the upcoming primaries--a man who appears to have once been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump and alt-right figures.

by gk (gk (gk quattro due due sette @gmail.com)) on Thu Jul 5th, 2018 at 07:38:29 AM EST
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That's the Rhode Island Democratic Party (none / 0)

Rhode Island Democrats rescind endorsements following backlash

Facing a progressive insurgency in a state largely run by Democrats who oppose abortion rights and enjoy favorable ratings from the National Rifle Association, the party released a slate of endorsements earlier this week which critics said was aimed at punishing three female state legislators who ousted old-guard members two years ago, along with a fourth women running for an open state Senate seat this year.
In a letter to Rhode Island's secretary of state dated Wednesday, McNamara withdrew the Democratic Party's endorsement of Michael Earnheart, a former Republican who voted for President Donald Trump running against progressive state Rep. Moira Jayne Walsh. The party also withdrew its endorsement of a former state senator with multiple drunken driving arrests, who is vying for the open state Senate seat. Now, the party will not endorse a candidate in either race.

by Bernard (bernard) on Thu Jul 5th, 2018 at 08:22:49 PM EST
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illegal child 'adoption,' or trafficking
Mother Teresa's charity sold babies: Indian police
THE THREAT OF INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

by Cat on Thu Jul 5th, 2018 at 05:08:36 PM EST
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