| Time |
Event |
| 4:37a |
DNC design flaws
*The Democratic National Committee
Is
Undemocratic. That's by Design.*
The 448 members of the committee are supposed to act as its board of
directors, but they are not given enough information about the
organization's spending make informed judgments about it. And until recently
the organization wouldn't tell them how to get in touch with each other.
Of the four candidates for chairman, only one (Shakir) would give The
Intercept an interview. He was headed the Sanders campaign in 2020.
The DNC strongly opposed Sanders, and changed the schedule of primaries
for 2024 in a way that gave the Sanders campaign
little
chance to catch on. |
| 4:37a |
Airport commissions own growth, Heathrow
The UK minister who decided in favor of expanding Heathrow airport
cited
a report for "evidence". The report was commissioned by Heathrow
airport.
Citing lobbying material without saying that's what it is is a typical
technique of politicians in bed with business. Doing this on an issue
so important for curbing global heating, and that
has attracted so much public concern already, shows how much the
Labour Party is now under the thumb of business.
It caused this by choosing
"growth" rather than "tax the rich".
Perhaps the party should change its name to "Tory Lite".
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| 4:37a |
Urgent: Climate defense laws
US citizens:
call
on state governors to pass climate defense laws.
You can find your state governor phone number at
USA.gov
If you phone, please spread the word!
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| 4:37p |
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| 4:37p |
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| 4:37p |
The cheater refusing to pay legal fees
*[The cheater] has
refused
to pay £290,000 in legal fees after [a lawsuit of his was] dismissed in UK, court told.
He has a history
of stiffing people he as hired for the work they have done.
It is unwise to agree to work for him unless you have something on him
to make him pay you.
Will the UK government have the guts not to allow him to enter the UK
until he pays these legal fees?
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| 4:37p |
HAMAS held hostage in UNRWA premises
*Freed Gaza hostage told Starmer that
HAMAS
held her in UNRWA
premises, her mother says.*
We have only indirect report of this, but it could be true. If it is
true, what follows from that? To militarize a hospital is wrong; so
HAMAS did wrong when it did that. Of course,
HAMAS committed much
worse crimes than that.
However, we cannot condemn UNRWA for "allowing" this, because given he
circumstances UNRWA, which had no soldiers, could not have prevented it
and maybe could not even have found out it was happening.
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| 4:37p |
Air safety around Washington DC
On the probable
underlying causes of decreased air safety around
National Airport in Washington DC.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
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| 4:37p |
The persecutor wants to fire FBI agents
The persecutor's
servitors in the Justice Department want to
fire as
many as thousands of FBI agents, nominally as an irrational act of
retaliation because the agents worked on investigations they were told
to work on — of the persecutor himself and of the fanatical
supporters whom he whipped up to attack the Capitol.
It was not even their choice to work on those investigations, but they
were lawful and were part of their job, so they did it. For the
persecutor, justice as we understand the term is not part of any
question.
I think that he wants Americans to be terrified of finding themselves
obliged to disappoint or inconvenience him in any way, much as
Russians would be if by luck they found themselves in Putin's way.
However, the ultimate aim of this may be to make it possible
to recruit thousands of new agents who are slavishly loyal to
the wrecker.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Wrecker's disregard for US constitution
*[The wrecker's]
disregard for US constitution
"a
blitzkrieg on the
law", legal experts say.*
The wrecker
is crashing ship into the foundation of checks and balances
which is supposed to keep the US government democratic.
*[His] deliberate deluge of policies
overwhelms
resistance as he
aims to weaken the legislature, analysts say.*
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Israel ignored reports of Hamas preparations
Israeli soldiers whose mission was to watch carefully specific nearby
parts of Gaza repeatedly reported on dangerous Hamas preparations for
the Oct, 2023, attack. Some who were taken hostage and recently
released demand
a thorough investigation of why the government ignored
this.
I heard reports in 2024 about suspicion of government responsibility
for leaving the border open — and blocking an investigation of how
that came to happen. Given how bloodthirsty and unprincipled
Netanyahu has been, some Israeli suspect he decided to let HAMAS
attack since that would give him an excuse for killing or expelling
all Palestinians.
It would be wrong to jump to the conclusion that that is what
happened, based on the little evidence we have. It is not proof, but
it is reasonable grounds for suspicion. The US and Palestines, as
well as Israelis, should demand this investigation.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Protecting New York City's immigrant students
New York City's
methods
of protecting immigrant students from being grabbed
via the schools by deportation thugs,
and why this is important for the rest of the students as well as for them.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Insufficient home insurance
*People with insufficient home insurance more
likely to risk their
lives [trying to save them from] bushfires, experts say.*
</li> |
| 4:37p |
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| 4:37p |
Approval of PFA chemicals
The EPA
was already, under Biden, quietly
speeding approval of
industrial use of new PFA chemicals, after hardly any experiments
to find out whether they are dangerous.
(I write just "PFA" because that expands to an adjectival phrase.)
This illustrates a general point. Biden gave only partial support
to many progressive causes, and was far from the president we needed
at the same time, the wrecker is far, far worse.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Urgent: Reject Kash Patel as head of FBI
US citizens: call on the Senate to
reject
Kash Patel as head of the
FBI.
If you phone, please spread the word!
Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121
</li> |
| 4:37p |
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| 4:37p |
Urgent: Accountability for illegal purge of Inspectors General
US citizens: call on Congress to
hold
the wrecker accountable for his
illegal purge of Inspectors General.
If you phone, please spread the word!
Main Switchboard: +1-202-224-3121
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Urgent: Refuse to buy from Starbucks
In countries where Starbucks operates: Pledge to
refuse to buy from
Starbucks in solidarity with striking workers.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Urgent: Reject Gulf of America imperialist fantasy
US citizens: call on schools to
reject
[the bully]'s Gulf of America
imperialist fantasy.
</li> |
| 4:37p |
Urgent: Crack down on wealthy tax cheats
US citizens: call on the acting IRS Commissioner: Continue to use your
authority to crack
down on wealthy tax cheats while you still can.
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